Archive for December, 2009

Tom Brokaw Involved in Fatal Car Accident

Former NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw was reportedly involved in a three-car accident that fatally injured one person on Friday. CBS News reports that Brokaw and his wife, Meredith, were not injured in the accident in New York and released the following statement about the crash: "The Brokaws were in the far left lane when they noticed a spool of cable bouncing along the far right lane. Just then, a green SUV in the right lane came up fast and tried to avoid the cable. The driver lost control of her vehicle and slid into the middle lane, forcing a mail truck into the Brokaw lane of traffic. Read More »

Report: Amy Adams is Pregnant!

Amy Adams is reportedly expecting a baby. People.com reports that the actress and her fiancé Darren Legallo are expecting their first child together. The 35-year-star and her fiancé have been dating for a total of seven years, according to the mag. Read More »

Halle, Hilary and Eva Do Breakfast for ‘Power 100’

Halle Berry, Hilary Swank and Eva Longoria Parker, along with ET's own Executive Producer Linda Bell Blue, celebrated being named to the Hollywood Reporter's Power 100 Women in Entertainment list on Friday in Beverly Hills. "It's nice to see women come together for other women," Swank told ET on the red carpet. For her part, Berry said, "You never really know the impact you have on lives or even on your industry, so when someone decides to say, you know, you're doing well, it feels really good." Read More »

Rosie O’Donnell Spotlights Struggles of Military Kids

Radio host and child advocate Rosie O'Donnell joined military families in New York on Thursday for a screening of 'My Mom's A Soldier.' "At the end of the day, there are mothers and fathers and daughters and sons and brothers and sisters and aunts and uncles," Rosie tells ET of the men and women of the military. "And they all go over there --not as troops, but as human beings with families. And the ones that are home suffer as well." 'My Mom's A Soldier' is a documentary that follows three sets of children whose mothers have been deployed to Iraq for a year. It is part of Web series that can be seen at www.intheirboots.com. Read More »

Katherine Heigl’s Organization Airlifts Dozens of Dogs

Twenty-five Chihuahuas who would have been put to sleep were flown to new lives in the Northeast, thanks to Katherine Heigl's animal organization. According to People magazine, Heigl and her mother’s Jason Debus Heigl Foundation donated $25,000 in order to facilitate transportation of the pooches from Los Angeles to Boston on an American Airlines flight. People reports that the dogs, who were transferred from Kinder Rescue in Los Angeles, have ended up in New Hampshire in the care of the Humane Society for Greater Nashua and Salem Animal Rescue League of N.H., and will be made available for adoption soon, some as early as Saturday morning. Read More »

Maya Rudolph Baby News!

Former "Saturday Night Live" star Maya Rudolph has reportedly welcomed baby No. 2! People.com reports that the star and her director beau Paul Thomas Anderson welcomed daughter Lucille on November 6 in Los Angeles. Baby Lucille joins the couple's four-year-old daughter Pearl, who was born in October 2005. According to the mag, the couple again opted to not learn the sex of the baby during pregnancy, Maya having once told David Letterman in part, "It was nice to have something to look forward to." Read More »

Dr. Drew on Tiger Woods: Sex Addiction Might Be a Part of His Problem

ET has the latest... Dr. Drew Pinsky, of the hugely popular VH1 show "Sex Rehab," tells ET that Tiger Woods could very well be a sex addict himself. "It's safe to say that sex addiction might be a part of his problem," the TV doctor says, but also adding that with sex addiction there's usually childhood trauma which he has not seen any evidence of with Tiger. Pinsky says he was shocked when he read the headlines. Read More »

Julia Roberts Named as New Ambassadress of Lancome

Oscar-winning actress and mom of three Julia Roberts has been named the new "ambassadress" for Lancome cosmetics. Lancome International president Youcef Nabi said in a statement Friday: "By her remarkable personality and career, Julia Roberts is an emblematic woman of her time. Her exceptional talent, her radiance and her strong commitments, perfectly echo Lancome's values. We are convinced she will embody the brand in the most sublime way possible." Roberts traveled to India and Italy recently to film the upcoming film 'Eat, Pray, Love' based on the bestselling book by Elizabeth Gilbert. Read More »

HTV: ‘Friends’ Courteney Cox & Jennifer Aniston Stick Together

HTV spots Courteney Cox and Jennifer Aniston out and about in Hollywood! The duo is seen leaving the Sunset Towers Hotel as an excited fan shouts, "We love you Jennifer! We love you!" The two are quickly whisked away from the valet in a waiting black SUV. Jennifer arrived back in L.A. just days ago, where paps snapped her wearing a funky fedora and cool shades. Meanwhile, it was recently announced that Courteney has a hot new co-star on 'Cougar Town' with former ET on MTV host Ryan Devlin. Read More »

First Family Lights Up National Christmas Tree

President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Malia and Sasha stepped out onto the White House lawn on Thursday night to join Santa in the lighting of the National Christmas Tree. Before the President pressed the button to light the tree, he said, in part, "On behalf of Michelle and Malia and Sasha and my mother-in-law, Mama Robinson -- I want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas. May you go out with joy, and be led forth in peace." The President continued, "And now, to the serious business of pressing the button and lighting this beautiful tree. So, guys, come up here. I need some assistance. I'm technologically challenged and I might not get this right. So we're going to do a countdown, starting from five. Everybody has got to help me out here. Five, four, three, two, one -- ho! It worked!" ... Read More »