James Gandolfini: Celebrities React to Death of “Sopranos” Star
Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Colleagues and friends of James Gandolfini are paying tribute to the actor in the wake of his sudden death Wednesday in Italy. Gandolfini was 51.David Chase, who created The Sopranos, the hit HBO series…
“The Sopranos” Star James Gandolfini Dead at 51
Vera Anderson/WireImage(NEW YORK) — James Gandolfini, best known for his role as mobster Tony Soprano in the 1999-2007 HBO series The Sopranos, has died.HBO has confirmed Gandolfini has died at the age of 51 of a possible heart attack.Gandolfini was o…
Miley Cyrus: Alcohol ‘More Dangerous’ Than Weed
MEHDI TAAMALLAH/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Miley Cyrus has never said publicly that she smoked pot, but in a new Rolling Stone interview she doesn’t exactly deny it either.“I did a song with Snoop Dogg called ‘Ashtrays and Heartbre…
James Franco Joins List of Celebs Using Crowdfunding
LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — It worked for Zach Braff and Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas. Now James Franco has turned to crowdfunding to bankroll a trilogy of movies.Franco launched his campaign on June 17 to raise $500,000 through Indiego…
Famed Country Singer Slim Whitman Dead at 90
Doug McKenzie/Getty Images(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — Country singer Slim Whitman died Wednesday. He was 90.Best known for his 1952 hit, “Indian Love Call,” Whitman joined the Grand Ole Opry cast in 1955. He earned a string of top 10 hits between 195…
“Anchorman 2″ Trailer Released
Frank Micelotta/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Paramount has released its first trailer to Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.
Unlike the previous two teasers, the snippet gives a bigger peek of the movie’s plot, when Will Ferrell’s Ron Burgundy and the rest…
Report: New “Jurassic Park” on Track for 2015 Release
Murray Close/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Jurassic Park 4 is back on track. Last month, production on the film was postponed, leaving its release date up in the air after it was originally scheduled to premiere in June 2014. Variety is now reporting th…
NBC Moves Forward on Valerie Harper Documentary
Adam Rose/NBC(NEW YORK) — NBC announced Tuesday it is moving forward with an hour-long documentary that will capture actress Valerie Harper’s battle with cancer. The 73-year-old Mary Tyler Moore Show star announced in March that she had been diagnosed…
Selma Blair Gone from “Anger Management”
Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — It seems Charlie Sheen’s reported feud with Selma Blair on the set of Anger Management has cost her her job.Lionsgate, which produces the FX sitcom, announced on Tuesday, “We are confirming that Sel…
“The Voice” Gets Ratings Boost for Final Performance Show
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Ratings for The Voice are on the rise for its finale week.The final performance show of the season for the NBC competition pulled in an estimated 12.3 million viewers on Monday night, according to Variety. That’s an…
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Video Pays Tribute to Channing Tatum’s Sexiness
Stuart Wilson/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — During Jimmy Kimmel Live!’s “Game Night” primetime special on Tuesday, Kimmel unveiled the video for “(I Wanna) Channing All Over Your Tatums,” the sexually charged but nonsensical tribute to the sexiness of C…
Universal, Red Granite Pick Up “Dumb and Dumber” Sequel
Comstock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The Dumb and Dumber sequel has found a new home.
Warner Bros., the parent company of the original film’s studio New Line, cut ties with the project recently, but it’s been picked up by Universal Pictures and Red Granite…
Johnny Depp Admits He Thinks of Retiring ‘Every Day’
ABC/RICHARD CARTWRIGHT(LOS ANGELES) — Johnny Depp has been hot in Hollywood for years, nabbing blockbuster films like Pirates of the Carribean, Alice in Wonderland and now Lone Ranger, out July 3. Still, the 50-year-old actor recently admitted t…
Kim Kardashian: Motherhood Is ‘So Crazy!’
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Kim Kardashian has been silent since she gave birth to her baby daughter last weekend. Ryan Seacrest, an executive producer of her E! reality series, did, however, provide a small update on the new mom…
Nick Stahl Hospitalized for Psychiatric Treatment
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Terminator 3 actor Nick Stahl has reportedly been hospitalized for involuntary psychiatric treatment at a medical facility in Los Angeles.TMZ reports the actor, who has been in rehab previously and has …
Danielle Bradbery Wins the Fourth Season of “The Voice”
Trae Patton/NBC(LOS ANGELES) — Danielle Bradbery was named the fourth-season winner of the NBC singing competition The Voice on Tuesday night.
The 16-year-old country artist from Texas, who was coached by Blake Shelton, received more votes than runn…
Lil Wayne: “I Didn’t Step on the Flag on Purpose”
Facebook.com/LilWayne(NEW YORK) — Lil Wayne is responding to outrage over a behind-the-scenes clip that shows him stepping on the American flag, during the making of his “God Bless Amerika” music video.”I didn’t step on the flag on purpose!” Way…
Brad Pitt Responds to Melissa Etheridge’s Comments on Angelina
Paul Warner/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Breast cancer survivor Melissa Etheridge raised some eyebrows with her recent interview in the Washington Blade, in which she stated that Angelina Jolie had made the “most fearful” choice, and not the “brave” ch…
Justin Bieber Cleared in Possible Hit-and-Run
Kevin Mazur/WireImage via ABC(LOS ANGELES) — Justin Bieber has been cleared in a possible hit-and-run accident involving a paparazzo Monday night.Bieber is no longer under investigation for the late-night possible hit-and-run in Hollywood, ABC News Lo…
Jay-Z & Beyonce Celebrate 10th Anniversary of 40/40 Club
Johnny Nunez/WireImage(NEW YORK) — Jay-Z and Beyonce held court Monday night at the 10th anniversary of Jay’s 40/40 Club. It’s the same club he rapped about on the Black Album’s “Dirt Off Your Shoulder,” throwing in a line in the 2003 song that …