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Celebrity Rundown
Another day, another Lindsay Lohan headline. Yesterday, Lohan was accused of not paying her $46K tab at the Chateau Marmont hotel. Today, the actress is being accused of trashing the trailer Elizabeth Taylor used when she was filming Cleopatra. The owner had loaned the trailer to producers of the Taylor biopic Liz & Dick, but when it was returned it was covered in cigarette burns and dirty dishes, and several antiques were missing. Of course, Lohan said she's not to blame. The owner estimates the cost of the damages to the trailer to be $100,000.
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— LeAnn Rimes corrects the record and says she's not in rehab.
— Mariah Carey shares new photos of her twins.
— There's rumors that Rihanna and Chris Brown are performing together at MTV's Video Music Awards.
—E! News anchor Giuliana Rancic and husband Bill welcomed son Edward Duke Rancic. The baby was born via a surrogate mother.
—Clint Eastwood will be the "surprise" speaker at the RNC tonight.
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Hollywood Headlines
Robert Pattinson is moving. The Twilight actor is selling the L.A. home he shared with co-star and former girlfriend Kristen Stewart. Pattinson purchased the home (which previously was owned by Noah Wyle) in September 2011 and had shared it with Stewart since. Pattinson listed the Los Feliz mansion for a cool $6.3M. Us Weekly reports the actor wanted to sell the house after the two split because "there are too many memories." We're sure there is a group of Twi-hards pooling their allowances to buy the house at this very moment.
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Axel Foley is headed to the small screen. A TV show based on Beverly Hills Cop is being pitched to the networks and Eddie Murphy is attached to the project. According to Vulture, Murphy is teaming with The Shield creator Shawn Ryan and Sony Pictures Television on a Beverly Hills Cop TV show. In addition to serving as an executive producer, Murphy also reportedly agreed to an on-camera role.
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Lindsay Lohan was banned from the swanky Chateau Marmont hotel in LA after reportedly not paying her $46K tab. TMZ published a letter from the hotel's general manager addressed to Lohan telling her she's banned from the property. While living at the hotel for 47 days, Lohan blew $686 on cigarettes and $3,145 on minibar charges. Doesn't Lohan know the minibar will kill your budget?
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No one wants to walk in on their parents during sex but it's probably a lot less tragic if your mom was in flagrante delicto with David Bowie. In an interview with an Australian radio station, Slash recalls walking in on his mom and Bowie when he was 8. "My mom started working professionally with David Bowie at first," said the rocker. "I'm pretty sure that's how it started and then it turned into some sort of mysterious romance that went on for a while after that. I caught them naked once. They had a lot of stuff going on, but my perspective at eight was limited. Looking back on it I know exactly what was going on."
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Rosie O'Donnell is recovering at home after suffering a heart attack last week. The comedian took an aspirin after realizing that she had several heart attack symptoms, including clammy skin, nausea, and an aching chest. Doctors inserted a stint after finding that O'Donnell's coronary artery was 99 percent blocked. On her blog O'Donnell urged women who believe they are having a heart attack to call 911.
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We don't know who, but somebody apparently told Amanda Bynes that driving around southern California is pretty much the same thing as riding in the bumper cars at an amusement park. The retired 26-year-old actress got in yet another car accident on Monday night. She was rear-ended while driving a rental, but the other driver is claiming a reckless maneuver on Bynes' part caused the collision. Why was she in a rental? Oh yeah, because her car is in the body shop. Between getting in car accidents every five minutes and getting photographed running around town looking like a hot mess, perhaps Bynes should look into relocating to a smaller, mellower, pedestrian-friendly town.
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We're glad to see that the often troubled Britney Spears is looking good these days. The pop-star turned X Factor judge tweeted a picture of herself on the beach wearing a bikini, and it turns out that being happily engaged looks good on Spears.
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ReelzChannel Celebrity Rundown
The paparazzo who was involved in a high-speed chase earlier this month while trying to follow Justin Bieber is now officially facing criminal charges and jail time. The Los Angeles City Attorney's Office filed four misdemeanor charges against photographer Paul Raef. Raef could be sentenced with up to a year of jail time as well as $3,500 in fines.
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In other celebrity motorist news, TMZ reports that Lindsay Lohan has been involved in yet another car accident. Also, the sun rose in the east this morning. This most recent accident was a minor fender bender on Wednesday that resulted from LiLo tapping her Porsche against the bumper of a car that was stopped at a red light.
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It's not all bad news for Robert Pattinson this week. The actor is attached to star alongside Guy Pearce in a futuristic western titled The Rover, and the movie was officially given the greenlight yesterday, the same day his longtime girlfriend, Kristen Stewart, publicly apologized for cheating on him.
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Both The Daily Show and The Colbert Report were nominated for this year's Emmy awards, and now hosts Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert have both extended their contracts for another two years.
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Reality star Holly Madison revealed in a recent interview that she's started the process to adopt a baby. Madison is leaving her Peepshow job at the Planet Hollywood Resort in Las Vegas at the end of this year, giving her time to focus on starting a family. When Madison left Hugh Hefner, the Playboy Mansion, and The Girls Next Door in 2008, it seemed in large part to be due to the fact that Madison wanted a husband and a family, while Hefner did not.
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While on tour in Italy, Madonna wanted to visit the Uffiza Gallery in Florence but instead of just buying a ticket, the singer paid to close the art museum for the entire day. Madonna reportedly offered the prestigious museum an undisclosed amount of money to shut the doors for the day. Madonna, boyfriend Brahim Zaibat and her 15-person entourage spent hours in the museum uninterrupted. Reportedly the singer was intrigued by the works of Botticelli. No word if Madge sent in her team of DNA exterminators to remove every trace of sweat and hair after her visit.
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It's official: Kim Kardashian's relationship with Kanye West has now lasted longer than her marriage to Kris Humphries. The two have been dating now for 72 days, surpassing the amount of time she was married to Humphries. The two first made a public appearance on April 23. And to think she's gone 72 days in a relationship without needing a two-part E! special.
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Walk like an Egyptian? Lindsay Lohan was seen dressed like Cleopatra on the set of the Elizabeth Taylor biopic Liz & Dick. The legendary actress — Taylor, not Lohan — famously played the Queen of the Nile in the 1963 movie. By the cig in her hand, looks like the photo was taken during one of Lohan's smoke breaks.
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Yahoo! is asking the question that has baffled scientists for years: Who has better abs — Mark Wahlberg or Channing Tatum? We'll let the fairer sex decide.
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And a happy 50th birthday to Tom Cruise. We're sure today is an awkward birthday for Cruise . . . given the other big story about the actor.
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Anderson Cooper confirmed what most have suspected — that the CNN news anchor is gay. For years Cooper dodged questions about his sexuality. Cooper came out in a letter to friend Andrew Sullivan, a writer for The Daily Beast.
The fact is, I'm gay, always have been, always will be, and I couldn’t be any more happy, comfortable with myself, and proud.
Earlier this year, Cooper was ranked number six in Out Magazine's Power List, despite not publicly acknowledging his sexual orientation. As The Wrap points out, Cooper's announcement makes him the only openly gay news anchor on television.
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Alec Baldwin really hates tabloids and the paparazzi. If his recent run-ins with photogs didn't convince you of that then maybe what he told Vanity Fair what he wants to do to TMZ boss Harvey Levin will.
Baldwin told the magazine: I wanted to stick a knife in him and gut him and kill him and I wanted him to die breathing his last breath looking into my eyes.
It was TMZ that leaked the 2007 voice mail Baldwin left to his then-11-year-old daughter, calling her a pig.
But maybe marriage will change the actor. Just days after tying the knot, Baldwin deactivated his Twitter account, signing off with the message, "It's been fun."
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Happy birthday to Lindsay Lohan, who turns 26 today. The actress celebrated her birthday early over the weekend partying at the West Hollywood nightclub, but sources say Lohan partied sober. "There was a ton of alcohol at Lindsay's table, however she didn't appear to be drinking," said a witness. Could it be that Lohan has found wisdom with age?!
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Michael Jordan's adult son, Marcus Jordan, was arrested in Omaha, Neb., on charges of resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, and obstruction. Police allege Marcus was intoxicated and arguing with two women and it took several officers to put him in handcuffs. Marcus plays college basketball for the University of Central Florida.
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Kris Jenner is getting heat for recent comments she made about putting daughter Kim Kardashian on birth control before she was 15. On Bethenny Frankel's new talk show, Kris defended her actions. "You want to protect your kids," she said. Jenner added: "You can try and talk your kids out of it, but unless you lock your child in the closet and throw the key away, they’re going to do what they feel." The interview airs Monday on Bethenny.
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TMZ reports that Lifetime producers have been hysterical the past few weeks because of all the headlines surrounding the star of their Elizabeth Taylor biopic, Lindsay Lohan. In the past few weeks, paramedics have been called to Lohan's hotel room, she was in a very serious car accident on the Pacific Coast Highway, and she's hitting the nightclubs — all reasons why producers should be worried. TMZ said the producers big concerns are that they might lose the production's insurance, that Lohan could have violated her probation by lying to cops about her car accident, and that she's opening herself up to more problems by going to clubs. But TMZ argues that it's because of Lohan that the channel is getting so much press and predicts Liz & Dick to be the channel's most-watched program ever.
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A fellow dancer is accusing Casper Smart of hiding the fact that he's gay and using J.Lo for fame. Joshua Lee Ayers, who worked with Smart on the 2010 movie Step Up 3D made his accusations on Twitter. He also posted a photo showing Smart wearing just a pair of shiny gold short shorts, surrounded by other shirtless men. A rep for the couple blasted the rumors saying, "Casper is not gay. These comments are born from envy and jealousy. It must be a slow news day."
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Kick-Ass star Aaron Johnson tied the knot with director Sam Taylor-Wood. The newlyweds share a 23-year age difference. They met when Johnson played a young John Lennon in Taylor-Wood's 2009 movie Nowhere Boy.
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The relationship between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton wasn't always smooth sailing, and it looks like the biopic about the couple has hit some rough waters as well.
The union that represents crew members for most TV and movie productions, IATSE, has been on the set of the Lifetime movie Liz & Dick since Friday. Two crew members as well as star Lindsay Lohan have reportedly suffered from exhaustion and dehydration due to overwork. Lohan also tweeted on Saturday that she had worked 85 hours in four days. It's unclear whether that was a statement in fact or simply a young actress speaking — or tweeting — in hyperbole. So far the union hasn’t publicly acknowledged any wrong doing on the movie’s production, but a union rep said that they would continue to visit the set of the biopic.
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Over the weekend, we learned exhaustion was the reason paramedics rushed to Lindsay Lohan's hotel room after someone from the Elizabeth Taylor biopic Lohan is working on found the actress "unresponsive." While Lohan said she was exhausted from working nearly nonstop on the Lifetime movie, it didn't keep her from partying. Us Weekly reveals that Lohan was partying until 1 a.m. at L.A.'s Chateau Marmont on Saturday, just a day after the incident. Lohan was so determined to get to the club, she showed up in her Liz Taylor makeup from the set. Lohan, you gotta ask yourself: What Would Elizabeth Do?
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While 51% of the U.S. population is looking forward to seeing Channing Tatum take it off in Magic Mike, a couple of the actor's former stripping pals are less than enthusiastic about the movie coming out. TMZ reports two male strippers who worked with Tatum before he became a movie star claim he stole their story. The movie is supposedly based on Tatum's career as a stripper in Florida. The two guys said they taught Tatum everything he knows about stripping and feel unappreciated. We have a feeling come June 29, women across the country are going to appreciate what they have passed along to Tatum.
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Jack Osbourne revealed he has multiple sclerosis. The diagnosis comes just two weeks after fiancee Lisa Stelly gave birth to daughter Pearl Clementine. "I was just angry and frustrated and kept thinking, 'Why now?'" Jack tells People. "I've got a family and that's what's supposed to be the most important thing." Multiple sclerosis targets the central nervous system, affecting the ability of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord to communicate with each other effectively. There is no cure for the disease.
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What did you get your dad for Father's Day? A tie? Well, for Jay-Z's first Father Day's, Beyonce did a little better than a tie. MediaTakeOut.com reports Beyonce bought Jay-Z a $40M private jet. The brand-new Bombardier Challenger 850 includes a living room, kitchen, a bedroom, and two full bathrooms. Oh, the joys of fatherhood.
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Woody Allen's son wished him a happy Father's Day on Twitter saying: "Happy father's day -- or as they call it in my family, happy brother-in-law's day." Guess he's still not over Woody marrying his adoptive sister.
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Justin Bieber took girlfriend Selena Gomez on a helicopter ride over Stratford, Ontario, between rehearsals for Sunday's MuchMusic Video Awards.
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Despite allegedly hurling champagne bottles in a crowded nightclub, Drake will not face criminal charges stemming from his brawl with Chris Brown. TMZ reports police have "no suspects, complaints, or arrest warrants at this time." Though Drake and Brown are not currently facing criminal charges, it's very very likely they'll face civil penalties from injured bystanders. Several clubgoers have come forward with their injuries, including 21-year-old Veronica, who had to get stitches when she was hit with a champagne bottle. She said she's planning to sue the club and is looking at her "best legal options" about taking legal action against Brown or Drake.
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While Brown and Drake might have avoided criminal charges, Ronnie from Jersey Shore isn't going to be that lucky. The cast from the reality show started their sixth season by getting into a bar fight and now one guy who allegedly had his face bashed in by Ronnie has filed a criminal complaint with police. The man accuses Ronnie of punching him several times during the fight but Ronnie claims it was all in self-defense. And we thought the season was going to be dull with Snookie knocked up and The Situation in rehab . . .
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Lindsay Lohan is back to work on her Elizabeth Taylor biopic just a day after paramedics were called to her hotel room after someone from the production found Lohan unresponsive. It turned out Lohan was fine and was just tired from shooting almost nonstop for two whole days. Healthy and well, Lohan was seen in all her Liz Taylor glory on the set of Liz and Dick. Lohan had some fun with the incident, tweeting: "Note to self.. After working 85hours in 4days, and being up all night shooting, be very aware that you might pass out from exhaustion 7 paramedics MIGHT show up @ your door.... Hopefully theyre cute."
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Being Jenny McCarthy's dentist definitely has its perks. The centerfold recently admitted she accidentally sent a nude photo to her dentist. McCarthy said she was trying to take a photo of an abscess on her son's mouth to send to her dentist but instead sent a raunchy photo of herself that was meant for current boyfriend, football player Brian Urlacher. But no need to worry about missing out on anything — the 39-year-old is posing nude again for Playboy in an upcoming issue.
Posted 06.16.12 by Chris