Archive for February, 2010

Director Kevin Smith Removed From Flight for Being ‘Too Fat’

Director Kevin Smith tweeted up a storm after being asked to step off a Southwest Airlines flight for being too big for his plane seat. His first tweet read: "Dear @SouthwestAir -- I know I'm fat, but was [the captain] really justified in throwing me off a flight for which I was already seated?" The attack on the airline continued with this message, reading: "So, @SouthwestAir, go f*** yourself. I broke no regulation, offered no "safety risk" (what, was I gonna roll on a fellow passenger?)" Read More »

Video: Bruce Lee Immortalized in Wax

The late Bruce Lee's wax figure was recently unveiled at Madame Tussauds Hollywood, and the martial arts icon's daughter was on hand for the festivities. "It's really an honor to be here today to launch this figure," said Shannon Lee, who helped unveil her father's wax double. "I think it's really wonderful that they’ve included my father here in Madame Tussauds. … I feel really proud that he is getting that recognition." The 'Enter the Dragon' star, who died at the age of 32 in 1973, received the honor in celebration of the Chinese New Year. Read More »

New Details on the Alec Baldwin 911 Call

ET has the latest... New information has emerged regarding the February 11 911 call made by Alec Baldwin's teenage daughter Ireland. "Ireland was talking to her dad and they got into an argument," Skip Basinger, the brother of Alec's ex-wife Kim Basigner, tells People. "He got upset. She tried to call him back and she couldn't reach him, so she called 911." But Basigner says the whole situation has been blown out of proportion. Read More »

Woman Sues Anderson Cooper After Allegedly Taking a Spill

Anderson Cooper is facing a lawsuit from an interior designer who claims she took an unusual spill at the site of the CNN anchor's new home in NYC. Killian O'Brien alleges that last September she plummeted 17 feet down a hole in the old fire station that Cooper is converting into his new home, says the Associated Press. The fire pole that once jutted from the hole had been removed, but the hole purportedly remained uncovered. O'Brien is also suing the developer of the building, and her lawyer claims she's lucky to have survived. Cooper's rep declined to comment. Read More »

Late Athlete Honored at Olympics Opening Ceremony

Nodar Kumaritashvili, the 21-year-old athlete who died in a high-speed luge crash on Friday, was remembered last night during the 2010 Winter Games' opening ceremony in Vancouver, and ET has details on the ensuing death investigation. The deadly crash occurred during a training session at the Whistler Sliding Centre yesterday morning. Kumaritashvili was taking a curve in the track and traveling close to 90 mph when he collided with an unpadded steel support pole, says the Associated Press. Luge officials have delayed the reopening of the track. The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games tells ET the investigation on Kumaritashvili’s cause of death is being led by the Coroners Service of British Columbia and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. A second investigation is underway by the Federation International de Luge. Read More »

Buzz Makers: Robert Pattinson, Brad & Angelina, ‘American Idol’ & More!

Plus, John Mayer ignites controversy with a racial slur, Kate Gosselin dishes new book details, and Leonardo DiCaprio gets candid. Click the pictures for all the key star happenings through Friday! Read More »

Nancy Kerrigan’s Tearful Admission: ‘Death is a Part of Life’

Former Olympic skating star Nancy Kerrigan fights back tears as she remembers her late father Daniel, who died less than three weeks ago. "He made an impact on so many people -- I'm lucky I can say that he was my dad," a tearful Nancy tells our own Mary Hart. Asked if there's any one stand-out moment that she treasures the most, Nancy replies, "No, there's no one moment -- thankfully there's millions, just tons." Read More »

Bill Clinton: I Did a Couple Miles on the Treadmill Today

One day after undergoing a heart procedure for chest discomfort, former President Bill Clinton told reporters he's feeling terrific. “I feel great and the doctors and the hospital crew did a great job. And as I said, I even did a couple miles on the treadmill today, so I feel good,” Clinton said. He added that his doctors, who inserted two stents into one of his coronary arteries on Thursday, did recommend some limitations for his exercise. Read More »

Will Angelina and Brad Adopt from Haiti?

Angelina Jolie speaks with CNN from Haiti, and addresses the question of whether a Haitian child will be joining her family with partner Brad Pitt. Christiane Amanpour asks Jolie, "Look, you raised the prospect of yourself as an adoptive parent. Obviously, there's been a lot of speculation as to whether you will adopt from Haiti. Obviously, you're saying, not now, but will you? Is that something that you are looking at?" Angelina responded, "I'm always open to children around the world. We're that kind of a family; Brad and I talk about that. But that's not what we're focusing on at this time, by any means. We're not here for that. We're here to see how we can help protect the children in country and scale up the needs here." Read More »

Leonardo DiCaprio Reveals He Met River Phoenix the Night he Died

Leonardo DiCaprio is styling on the cover of the new Esquire, in which he speaks candidly about River Phoenix and co-star Kate Winslet. He tells the magazine: "When I was 18, River Phoenix was far and away my hero. I always wanted to meet him. One night, I was at this Halloween party, and he passed me. He was beyond pale -- he looked white. Before I got a chance to say hello, he was gone, driving off to the Viper Room, where he fell over and died. That’s a lesson." Leo has often been compared to his former hero, due to both his physical appearance and raw talent. Read More »