While you were working...
October 24th, 2011
07:30 PM ET

While you were working...

Today's news you might've missed:

  • The "Is Jessica Simpson pregnant?" rumors are getting as bad as the "Beyonce's not really pregnant" ones - fresh speculation was rampant today following a questionable photo of the singer/reality star that showed a pronounced....something in the tummy area. [RadarOnline; EW; Gawker; Celebuzz; RumorFix]
  • It's not the "Real World" but Wall Street demonstrators will soon be on MTV thanks to "True Life: I'm Occupying Wall Street." [Daily Intel]
  • If reports are true, this just hasn't been Madonna's....past few months? Following the hydrangea outcry, the Material Girl was booed at her London premiere for "W.E.," a report that spread at the same time another item discovered her brother is homeless and living under a bridge. [THR; Michigan Messenger]
  • Did you wonder where Zooey Deschanel skipped off to when it was revealed she'd left after singing the national anthem at game four of the World Series? "Would have loved to have watched the whole game but I had to catch a plane so I can go to work tomorrow. That's all guys. I'm not a jerk," she promised. [Twitter]
  • Perhaps Halle Berry's "Catwoman" should come with a few warnings. According to reports, a ferry crash that killed a skipper occurred moments after the crew was distractedly chatting about Berry's film. "Yesterday evening I watched 'Catwoman' on the TV. I'm an idiot because after that I slept very badly," the captain reportedly said. "She was jumping from everywhere like a cat. She is very beautiful. She was wearing sexy outfit." [Daily Mail]

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Affleck, Damon to produce, star in Whitey Bulger film
October 24th, 2011
07:15 PM ET

Affleck, Damon to produce, star in Whitey Bulger film

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are combining their star power once again.

Studio Warner Bros. Pictures tells CNN that Affleck is set to direct as well as co-star along with Matt Damon in a film about infamous gangster Whitey Bulger. The yet-to-be-titled film will be produced by the Boston filmmakers as well, under their production company Pearl Street Films.

Damon is signed on to portray Bulger, who was just recently apprehended after more than 16 years on the run.

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Filed under: Ben Affleck • Celebrities • Matt Damon • movies
Robin Williams says 'I Do' in Napa
October 24th, 2011
07:14 PM ET

Robin Williams says 'I Do' in Napa

It was a weekend for weddings: Along with former "Bachelorette" DeAnna Pappas, actor/comedian Robin Williams made his own trip down the aisle.

The 60-year-old Oscar winner wed graphic designer Susan Schneider in a ceremony held in Napa Valley, CNN confirms.

According to People, this is the actor's third marriage, and he also has three kids from the two prior unions: Zachary, 28, Zelda, 22 and Cody, 19.

The Guardian reports that Williams and Schneider met just before he underwent heart surgery in 2009, and Susan was there to help him regain his health.

According to tweets from his daughter Zelda, the Napa nuptials were quite the occasion: "Let the wedding madness begin!" she tweeted over the weekend, following up afterwards, "The wedding festivities rage on but my tired feet are done."


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Cheers to a 25th year, Drake
October 24th, 2011
07:14 PM ET

Cheers to a 25th year, Drake

Drake’s birthday raises an obvious question: What to get the Canadian rapper who seems to have it all, including all of those snazzy sweaters?

Drake, who turned 25 Monday, celebrated over the weekend at TAO nightclub in Las Vegas, according to Rap-Up. (We wonder if he bumped into Kim Kardashian...) The entertainer was actually spotted wearing a Versace button-down instead of his typical garment of choice.

“I have a sweater obsession, I guess,” Drake told Vulture in September. “I don't know, that's honestly my favorite clothing item,” he added. He even poked fun at his love for sweaters during a recent “Saturday Night Live” skit with Andy Samberg.

But instead of a cardigan, MTV reports that AllThingsFresh opted to get Drizzy a "customized OVO kit," along with help from Good Wood NYC. The offering featured beaded bracelets, drinking glasses, shot glasses and iPhone cases (all bearing the owl, of course).

As for the artist himself, he tweeted, "Momma I feel so alive...I made it to 25. Thank you all," along with a photo of him checking out the skyline with the caption, "You only live once."


Filed under: Celebrities
'Paranormal Activity 3': What's the verdict?
October 24th, 2011
06:15 PM ET

'Paranormal Activity 3': What's the verdict?

"Paranormal Activity 3" was no less of a box office success than its predecessors, but was it worth the cost of admission?

While critics seemed generally pleased with Paramount's return to the found footage horror flick, moveigoers were a little less sure.

The Los Angeles Times reports that while "PA3" stuck to its low budget - that would be $5 million - it was still "far and away the sharpest, most wildly aware film of the series," filled with "newfound wit and invention."

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Joss Whedon, Nathan Fillion take on Shakespeare
October 24th, 2011
05:38 PM ET

Joss Whedon, Nathan Fillion take on Shakespeare

"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" creator Joss Whedon has understandably had a lot on his plate lately, what with directing Marvel's "The Avengers" and overseeing a new "season" of "Buffy" comics.

But that doesn't mean he isn't able to squeeze in something like, oh, adapting one of the most famous works of William Shakespeare into a feature length movie.

A website for the fan favorite director's version of "Much Ado About Nothing" was launched on Sunday, with a cast of actors from many of his cult classic TV series.

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Eric Bana to play Elvis Presley
October 24th, 2011
05:03 PM ET

Eric Bana to play Elvis Presley

We’re all shook up over this casting news. According to Variety, Eric Bana is set to play Elvis Presley in the upcoming film, “Elvis & Nixon.”

Interestingly, “Princess Bride” star Cary Elwes will direct the movie (his directorial debut), which is all about a December 21, 1970 White House visit. Yes, Elvis popped in on President Nixon.

Apparently, the superstar singer wrote President Nixon a six-page letter asking to swing by, and also suggested that he be made a "Federal Agent-at-Large" in the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs.

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Aisha Tyler joins 'The Talk'
October 24th, 2011
04:38 PM ET

Aisha Tyler joins 'The Talk'

“The Talk” gets another new face. Aisha Tyler has joined CBS' daytime chat show, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

The 41-year-old actress/comedian starts her co-hosting duties today, alongside remaining stars Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne and fellow newbie Sheryl Underwood.

Leah Remini and Holly Robinson Peete were let go last month, and Marissa Jaret Winokur left earlier this year.

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Sheen critiques 'Two and a Half Men' as ratings fall
October 24th, 2011
04:08 PM ET

Sheen critiques 'Two and a Half Men' as ratings fall

If ratings are any indication, viewers may not be thrilled with the revamped "Two and a Half Men," and for that matter neither is its former star, Charlie Sheen.

"I'm extremely disappointed with how they're handling what I left behind," Sheen told an L.A. paparazzo armed with a video camera last week, according to TMZ.

Although he's previously praised the premiere episode, which saw the entrance of his replacement, Ashton Kutcher, Sheen doesn't sound surprised that ratings have slid in recent weeks. "People aren't stupid," he said. "Not all of them."

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Filed under: Celebrities
Miss Piggy dons designer duds
October 24th, 2011
04:07 PM ET

Miss Piggy dons designer duds

Ever the fashionista, Miss Piggy is making other muppets green with envy thanks to a shoot with InStyle magazine.

The snappy diva flaunted her figure in a series of designer wares for the fashion mag's November issue, including a fringed, lacy black number from Jason Wu, and the silk, cinched-waist dress from Prabal Gurung, as seen above.

As InStyle notes, Miss Piggy has nary a wrinkle on her smooth snout, despite being in the biz for 35 years. However, don't expect any stay young tips - she tells the magazine, "I was, as the saying goes, born this way: Perfect."

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