Archive for March 10, 2010

Elizabeth Taylor Reacts to the Kathy Ireland Criticisms

ET has the latest... Kathy Ireland has received some unkind words from various magazines, which are criticizing her performance on ABC's pre-Oscar telecast.  Now Ireland's friend Elizabeth Taylor is coming to her defense via her Twitter. "I heard that some scum magazines, print and Internet trashed Kathy Ireland on Oscar Red Carpet night," she wrote. "These rags said, to quote them, 'She was either stoned or drunk and looked pregnant' -- what???? They must be the ones on drugs. "I have never seen anyone epitomize glamour and grace and professionalism like she did. I am boiling to the point of eruption at the injustice of those statements. Read More »

Corey Feldman: Don’t Jump to Conclusions about Corey Haim’s Death

Corey Feldman spoke out on "Larry King Live" Wednesday night about his best friend Corey Haim's death. Feldman had strong words for those who have assumed that Haim's death was drug-related: "The first thing I need to say is, people need to stop. They need to stop jumping the gun. They need to stop saying it's a drug overdose. They need to stop saying, you know, their theories of what they think it is or isn't." "Because at the end of the day, until the coroner's report comes out, until we have specific evidence, until we know exactly what the toxicology reports say, nobody knows," Feldman continued. "And nobody is going to know." Read More »

Joseph Fiennes is a Dad!

Actor Joseph Fiennes, of 'Shakespeare in Love' and "FlashForward," welcomed his first child with wife Maria Dolores Dieguez. People magazine reported Wednesday that the couple's daughter was born on Monday. Fiennes and Dieguez married last summer in Tuscany, according to the mag. There is no word yet on a name. Read More »

Jessica Simpson: John Mayer ‘Gave Away My Game’

In a revealing new interview on tonight's "Late Show with David Letterman," Jessica Simpson tackles questions about her weight, her highly publicized split from NFL star Tony Romo, and John Mayer's headline-grabbing interview in which he talked about his sex life with the singer. Jessica addressed the fallout from her weight after Dave held up the now-infamous photo of her performing in "mom jeans" last year. "Unfortunately, people were talking about my weight for a year," Jessica told Dave, adding, "Yeah, that's the fat woman in Hollywood, apparently." She went on to say, "Hey, it was fine to me ... I was confident. I wouldn't have been on stage if I wasn't confident." Read More »

Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart Share Daughter’s Name

Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart have disclosed the name of their newborn daughter. The couple tells People magazine that the baby girl born last week is named Billie Beatrice. According to People, before the baby girl's birth Eric said that Rebecca wanted to "wait to see [the baby]" before naming her. He said, "You want to make sure that the name sticks." Read More »

Video: Corey Haim with Corey Feldman Just Last Month

Just last month, Hollywood.TV cameras caught up with the late Corey Haim and his longtime pal and costar Corey Feldman. In the video shot on February 17 outside of L.A. hotspot Haute, a photographer is heard talking to Haim and Feldman about surviving the Hollywood scene. Watch the video of ET's last video of Haim. Read More »

Reese Witherspoon Goes to Washington

Reese Witherspoon goes to Washington to end violence against women and ET's Kevin Frazier is exclusively interviewing her! Reese, in her capacity as an Avon Global Ambassador, celebrated Avon's International Women's Day event and promoted awareness of violence against women and the launch of the Avon Empowerment Ring. Reese explained that sales of the ring, which sells for $5, will go toward efforts to stop violence against women. On Wednesday, Reese spoke at a breakfast meeting of the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Women at the Department of State before heading to the International Women of Courage Awards, co-hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, where she also spoke. Read More »

Corey Feldman Reacts to Death of Corey Haim

Corey Feldman recalls how he found out that his longtime friend and costar Corey Haim had passed away. "I was awakened at 8:30 this morning by my brother and sister knocking on my bedroom door. They informed me of the loss of my brother, Corey Haim. My eyes weren't even open all the way when the tears started streaming down my face," Feldman discloses. Feldman and Haim costarred in seven movies together including 'The Lost Boys' and 'License to Drive.' In addition to their films, the actors had an A&E reality series in 2007 called "The Two Coreys." Read More »

Nicole Eggert ‘Very Saddened’ by Corey Haim’s Death

Corey Haim's former co-star and ex-girlfriend Nicole Eggert is opening up about the actor's untimely death. Nicole says in a statement to ET, "I am very saddened at the news of Corey's death and that he was unable to overcome the demons he so deeply struggled with. It is tragic and my heart and well wishes go out to his family. May he finally be in peace." Haim, an '80s film star and former teen heartthrob, died early Wednesday morning at the age of 38. Coroner Ed Winter told ET that Haim had complained of having flu-like symptoms for a couple of days and that no illegal drugs were found, but some prescription drugs have been identified. Chief Winter says the coroner has Corey's body and the investigation is ongoing. Read More »

Corey Haim’s Recent Drug Tests Revealed

With breaking news that Corey Haim was pronounced dead early this morning, a source on the set of his last film tells ET about his recent drug tests in relation to the project.  According to the source, Corey was completely drug-free during the production of his most recent movie, 'American Sunset.' We're told that he was tested for insurance purposes because of his public battles with addiction. Testing showed he had no illegal drugs in his system during the four week shoot last May, 2009. Additionally, the source says the Canadian-born actor was tested again this year. In January 2010 he was allegedly drug tested so he could keep his Visa to stay in the U.S. -- we're told those tests also came back negative. Read More »