Archive for October, 2009

Report: Swiss Authorities Told U.S. Polanski Was to Visit

According to a report, Swiss authorities told U.S. authorities that Roman Polanski was going to be visiting Switzerland. The Associated Press reports that the Swiss Federal Office of Justice tipped off U.S. officials on September 22, days before Polanski was to arrive in Switzerland to receive an honor at the Zurich Film Festival. According to the AP, Polanski had visited Switzerland frequently previously. Read More »

Psychiatrist Testifies Anna Nicole Smith was an ‘Addict’

Anna Nicole Smith's former psychiatrist says the late actress fit the legal definition of an addict, according to a new report. The Associated Press reports that Dr. Nathalie Maullin testified Tuesday that Smith fit the definition, but that the words "addict" or "addiction" were never used in discussing Smith's problems with her, her former boyfriend Howard K. Stern and her former doctor Sandeep Kapoor. Maullin treated Smith for an apparent withdrawal from pain and anti-anxiety medication, the AP reports. She also testified that Smith had legitimate issues with pain. Read More »

Stars Judge ‘Best in Drag Show’!

Molly Shannon, John C. Reilly, Mary-Louise Parker and Anna Faris are among the celebs who judged at a unique beauty pageant fundraiser in L.A. last Sunday. Contestants competed for the title of “top dog” in front of the celeb judges at the 7th Annual Best in Drag Show. One-hundred percent of all proceeds will benefit Aid for AIDS, which aims to provide basic necessities of life to individuals living with HIV/AIDS. More stars who judged at the event included Holland Taylor ("Two and a Half Men"), Jennifer Coolidge ('Legally Blonde,' 'Best in Show'), Jo Anne Worley ("Sabrina: The Teenage Witch"), Jayma Mays ("Glee," "Ugly Betty"), Camryn Manheim ("Ghost Whisperer") and Chris Pratt ("Parks and Recreation"). Read More »

Photo: Gilles Marini’s Hot Tea Time

In the November issue of Playboy magazine, on stands now, Gilles Marini is sexy in suits! The former "Dancing with the Stars" runner-up posed for Playboy's pictorial inspired by Paul Schrader's film, 'The Comfort of Strangers.' The images, shot by Tony Kelly, feature the hunky actor modeling suits by designers Bottega Veneta, Tom Ford, Ermenegildo Zegna, Isaia, and Salvatore Ferragamo. Read More »

Stars Celebrate at Tiger Woods Learning Center Block Party

Stars step out for a good cause in Southern California. The celebs hit the red carpet in Anaheim for Tiger Woods' fifth annual block party to benefit the Tiger Woods Learning Center, also located in Anaheim. Jamie McCourt, the co-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, was honored at the event. A former attorney, Jamie is considered one of the most powerful figures in American sports. "I'm so privileged to have a friendship with [Tiger]," she tells ET. She calls his learning center "remarkable," which is "typical of everything Tiger does," she adds. Read More »

Heene Sought Restraining Order Against Man Who Reported Him to DCFS

New documents obtained by ET show that Richard Heene, the father of the so-called "Balloon Boy," was granted a temporary restraining order against a Los Angeles man, in part because Heene claimed the man "eroneously (sic) reported [him] to the the Department of Children and Family Services." Richard and his wife Mayumi asked for protection from Matt Wineroth for themselves and their three children, Bradford, Ryo and Falcon, back in 2006. They claimed that Wineroth, who they called an "ex-employee," not only reported them to DCFS, but they also alleged that he and his partner Josh Chase had stolen a copy of a database from their production company, My You Me Productions. In papers, Richard Heene also alleges that Wineroth told him, "I'm going to kick your ass," and that Wineroth "stared at [him] intently as though he was going to do [him] physical harm." Read More »

Box Requesting ‘Letters of Support’ Spotted on Heene Front Stoop

A homemade-looking box asking for "Letters of Support" has appeared outside the "Balloon Boy" family home in Colorado. The box sits outside the home of Richard and Mayumi Heene, who are under fire after authorities began investigating them on suspicion of concocting a hoax that involved telling the world their six-year-old may be flying thousands of feet in the air in a homemade balloon. The box, which has an opening on top, includes a hand-lettered note that reads "Letters of Support." Read More »

New Papers: Richard Heene’s Past Court Cases

New papers obtained by ET demonstrate that "Balloon Boy"'s dad Richard Heene has been involved in a number of court cases as both a plaintiff and a defendant over the years. In one 2006 case, he and his wife Mayumi filed a civil harassment suit against a man named Matt Wineroth, but it was dismissed due to "lack of prosecution." Click here to see the papers. A court civil case index shows over a dozen additional suits. Keep checking back here for more details on this story. Read More »

Audio: ‘Balloon Boy”s Father’s 911 Call

ET has obtained audio to a 911 call made by Richard Heene -- the father to the so called "Balloon Boy" -- where he claimed he was being threatened.  Click HERE to listen. During the call, made on August 6, 2009, Heene tells the 911 operator that he is suspicious of men working around his house following a threat he received. "There was a guy running around our house late last night, and this morning at 8:30 there were suspicious characters that were doing things that are just not conducive to what I know about construction. ... They just painted a line," he tells the operator. When asked who threatened him, Heene responds, saying, "It was a guy that works for another guy that cosigned a loan for me, on my vehicle." Read More »

TV Host Whoopi Goldberg Reacts to ‘Balloon Boy’ Incident

Oscar winner and host of "The View" Whoopi Goldberg discloses to ET what she thinks of the "Balloon Boy" incident that is now being labeled a hoax. A six-year-old boy named Falcon Heene was thought to be inside a flying Mylar balloon on Thursday but was later found in the garage of his family's home. "My life is much more complicated than dealing with some folks who are trying to get on TV. I'm already on TV. ... So, they're doing whatever they need to do I guess," Whoopi said of the Heene family. Read More »