Sumner Redstone gets the Mel Gibson treatment

By: THR Staff   //   Monday July 19, 2010

Poor Sumner Redstone. All he wanted was the name of the source who told The Daily Beast reporter Peter Lauria an embarrassing story about an all-girl band the Viacom CEO wanted to make the focus of an MTV reality show. So when he left a phone message on Lauria's line demanding the source--though tactfully mentioning he did not seek to "kill" that source--he probably had no idea Lauria would put the message online.

But as Mel Gibson could tell Redstone, no phone conversation is safe these days. Here's a link to the audio.

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Mel Gibson’s Malibu estate up for sale

By: Philiana Ng   //   Monday July 19, 2010

97479739 Mel Gibsons Malibu estate up for saleDoes a little ol' tabloid scandal bring down property values?

Mel Gibson is about to find out. His 2.75-acre home, Lavender Hill Farm, is where the actor reportedly fought with ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva. And you can buy it for a cool $14.5 million.

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Teen singer Charice alters appearance for ‘Glee’

By: Associated Press   //   Monday July 19, 2010

Charice Pempengco 250x300Filipino teenage singer Charice Pempengco says she prepared for her debut on the hit TV show "Glee" by getting Botox and an anti-aging procedure "to look fresh on camera."

The 18-year-old Charice, whose singing career rocketed after appearing on Ellen DeGeneres' and Oprah Winfrey's talk shows, underwent a 30-minute Thermage skin-tightening procedure and Botox to make her "naturally round face" more narrow, celebrity cosmetic surgeon Vicki Belo told ABS-CBN television.

Charice, in the same interview, said last week's face makeover was part of her big preparations for her appearance on the hit show's second season. She starts filming at the end of this month.

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Jon Hamm in John Edwards movie? Author dares to dream

By: THR Staff   //   Sunday July 18, 2010
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With his tell-all book on the road to becoming a movie, it's only natural for Andrew Young to wonder who might play him on the big screen. In his interview with THR, he wouldn't so much as speculate who could be the big-screen versions of John or Elizabeth Edwards, but he did say the mere suggestion of "Mad Men" star Jon Hamm playing him was enough for the actor to be insulted.

You've got to work on that self-image, Andrew, you're in Hollywood now!

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Bristol Palin, Levi Johnston shop reality TV show

By: THR Staff   //   Friday July 16, 2010
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 TMZ reports that the newly reunited couple of Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston are looking to cash in on their love. They are shopping around a reality show focusing on their life as parents to two-year-old Tripp.

No specific networks are mentioned, but you've got to wonder whether Discovery Networks is in the hunt given they've already done a deal to give Bristol's slightly more famous mother, Sarah Palin, her own reality series on the company's TLC cable channel. Could be a perfect fit at TLC given they've made parenting reality shows popular including "Jon & Kate Plus 8."

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Lindsay Lohan reportedly checks into rehab

By: Jill Serjeant, Reuters   //   Thursday July 15, 2010
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Lindsay Lohan was reported on Thursday to have moved into a sober living facility in Los Angeles, less than a week before she is due to start a 90-day jail term.

Celebrity news site X17online.com posted photos of the actress entering the building late on Wednesday and of her mother Dina, sister Ali, and former girlfriend DJ Samantha Ronson turning up later, apparently to visit her.

The reports could not immediately be confirmed.

Lohan, 24, who is currently wearing a court-ordered alcohol monitoring bracelet, is due to begin a 90-day jail term on July 20 for missing alcohol education classes that were part of her probation on a 2007 drunken driving charges.

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L.A. detectives receive Gibson recordings

By: Associated Press   //   Thursday July 15, 2010
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A Los Angeles County sheriff's spokesman says detectives investigating Mel Gibson have received audio recordings from a court hearing the actor's child custody matter.

Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore says detectives received the recordings Thursday morning after a court hearing. Several sheriff's detectives were spotted outside a closed hearing where Gibson's criminal attorney and attorneys for his ex-girlfriend appeared.

All of the attorneys declined comment. The sheriff's department is investigating whether the Academy Award-winner abused his ex-girlfriend, Russian singer Oksana Grigorieva, in January.

Whitmore says the detectives received CDs, but did not know how many recordings were on them. He says detectives will now work to authenticate the recordings for a possible criminal case.

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Kelly Osbourne splits from fiance

By: Philiana Ng   //   Wednesday July 14, 2010

Kelly Osbourne, 25, and her fiance, British model Luke Worrall, have split, according to reports.

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Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz now married

By: Philiana Ng   //   Tuesday July 13, 2010

Oscar-winning actors Javier Bardem, 41, and Penelope Cruz, 36, tied the knot earlier this month, Cruz's rep confirmed to E! News. Say what?!

The small wedding, which was only attended by family members, took place at a friend's home in the Bahamas.

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Nick Cannon launches comedy tour

By: Philiana Ng   //   Tuesday July 13, 2010

cannon Nick Cannon launches comedy tour"America's Got Talent" host (and Mariah Carey's hubby) Nick Cannon will kick off his comedy tour at Just for Laughs.

Cannon will perform alongside comedians Steve Martin, Tom Arnold and Patrice O'Neal.

Notable cities Cannon will perform in during his nationwide stand-up comedy tour include Las Vegas, Denver, Houston, Chicago and Nashville.

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