Archive for August 6, 2009

Ashton and Demi’s Emergency Landing

Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore are sharing their scary afternoon with the world. According to tweets from their Twitter accounts, the private plane they were headed to New York on had an emergency landing in Las Vegas. Ashton tweeted of the incident, "My plane just had to do an emergency landing. Engine over heated. Fire trucks everywhere. Good times." Read More »

Bill Clinton on Laura Ling and Euna Lee’s Homecoming

Former President Bill Clinton is speaking out about successfully negotiating the release of U.S. journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee, who returned to America yesterday after being imprisoned in North Korea for nearly five months. "It's an important and interesting story, but my job was to do one thing, which I was profoundly honored to do as an American and a father -- I wanted those young women to be able to come home," Clinton said at a press conference on Thursday. "And I wanted [the U.S. and North Korea] to have the ability to decide where to go from here. But anything I say beyond that could inadvertently affect the decisions and moves either here or in North Korea, or the attitudes of our allies, and I have no business doing that. I’m not a policy maker anymore," he added. Read More »

Jon Cryer: John Hughes Was an ‘Amazing Man’

"Two and a Half Men" star Jon Cryer, who memorably played Duckie in the John Hughes-penned 'Pretty in Pink,' is opening up to ET about the famed writer/director's death. "This is a horrible tragedy. He was an amazing man to work for and with," Cryer says about Hughes. "He respected young actors in a way that made you realize you had to step up your game because you were playing in the big leagues now. That's why he got such great performances out of his actors. My heart goes out to his wife Nancy and their children." Hughes passed away of a heart attack at age 59. Read More »

‘Breakfast Club’ Director John Hughes Dies

ET can confirm that John Hughes, the famed writer/director behind such films as 'Sixteen Candles,' 'The Breakfast Club,' and 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off,' has died. He was 59. Hughes passed away suddenly while taking a morning walk during a trip to Manhattan to visit family. The Michigan native started out as an advertising copywriter in Chicago before launching his film career. Some of his other notable directing credits include 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles' and 'Weird Science,' and he wrote 'Home Alone.' Read More »

Did Michael Jackson Inject Himself with Demerol?

Did Michael Jackson inject himself with a deadly shot of Demerol? ET special correspondent Diane Dimond has the latest from the ET Newsdesk on the wild new rumors… "An unconfirmed source tells ET that Michael may have awakened from his induced sleep sometime in the middle of the night -- and with no one around to help him -- injected himself with a deadly shot of Demerol," says Diane about the narcotic pain reliever and the King of Pop's final hours. "Once the toxicology report is released we'll finally have answers," she concludes. Read More »

Video: John Edwards’ Ex-Mistress Brings Baby to Court

Rielle Hunter, ex-mistress to Senator John Edwards, arrived to a federal courthouse in Raleigh, North Carolina Thursday morning with her baby in her arms. Hunter stepped out of an SUV, picked up her child Francis Quinn from the backseat and walked into the courtroom. Edwards is under federal investigation over payments amounting to $114, 000 that were given to Hunter's production company. Hunter was making a movie about Edwards, while he was attempting for the second time to become the Democratic presidential nominee. Read More »

Juliette Lewis on Dating Brad Pitt: Lovely Time in My Life

Actress and rock-n-roller Juliette Lewis opens up in a new interview about dating heartthrob Brad Pitt when they both were "anonymous." "It was such a lovely time in my life -- well, in both of our lives -- because we were anonymous. We were both struggling actors and Brad blew up after we were together, when 'Legends of the Fall' came out," Lewis tells Black Book magazine. Juliette and Brad starred in both the 1990 movie 'Too Young to Die' and the 1993 film 'Kalifornia.' "We both had our turning points -- there were six months between the release of 'Thelma & Louise' and 'Cape Fear' -- but for half of our relationship, we were just unknown young actors in L.A." Read More »

Update: Steven Tyler Admitted to Hospital After Fall

Steven Tyler was airlifted to a hospital Thursday morning after falling from the stage during an Aerosmith concert in Sturgis, South Dakota. Mike Sanborn, spokesman for the concert venue -- the Buffalo Chip Campground tells the Associated Press, that the 61-year-old rocker fell backwards onto a couple fans while he was dancing around in order to entertain the crowd after the sound system failed during the song "Love In an Elevator.” "He was good natured about it," Sanborn says. "He was in good spirits when he got in the helicopter. He was talking and joking with the physician." Read More »

Video: Jay Leno Reveals His Dream Guest for New Prime Time Show

Jay Leno's hour-long, prime time show premieres September 14 on NBC -- and the talk show host reveals his dream guests for the new show! "You shoot for Oprah and kind of work your way down," Jay tells ET. "There's a lot of people I'd like to have on. Jerry Seinfeld, there's nobody funnier than him. Tom Cruise of course, who you would think would be the biggest stars." As Jay leaves late night behind he tells ET about which elements of his show he'll take with him to his new time slot. Read More »

Steven Tyler Falls Off Stage in South Dakota

Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler was taken to the hospital Wednesday night after falling from the stage during a concert in South Dakota. The rocker fell off the stage in Sturgis, South Dakota while his band was playing the song "Love in an Elevator," the Rapid City Journal reports. The 61-year-old fell while dancing around in an attempt to entertain the crowd after the sound system stopped working during the song. Read More »