Archive for June 20, 2010

Report: Joran van der Sloot’s Mother Calls Him ‘Sick in the Head’

The mother of Joran van der Sloot has reportedly spoken to a Dutch newspaper about the mental health of her son. Joran is the main suspect in the killing of a woman in Peru last month and is also a person of interest in the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway. "My son is sick in his head," Anita van der Sloot is quoted as telling the publication De Telegraaf, according to the Associated Press. According the interview interpreted by the AP, Anita said that her son fled Aruba and went to Peru in order to avoid being placed in a mental institution. Read More »

Angelina Jolie Makes Second Video for World Refugee Day

United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie sent out a special message while at the Amazon Basin in South America in regards to Sunday, June 20, being World Refugee Day. In a video clip posted on the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' website, Jolie speaks with a woman, who did not want her identity revealed, that shares her experience as a refugee. Jolie says prior to her conversation with the woman, "I was in this region about eight years ago and at the time there were about 300 registered refugees. Today, there are over 50,000 registered and over 100,000 identified. That's in part because of the growing tension in Columbia ... but also because of the hard work of the UNHCR field officers who've been coming deep into the jungle, into the field, and identifying and finding families and registering them." Read More »

In Pics: Celebrating Celebrity Dads on Father’s Day

From Brad Pitt to Tom Cruise to Will Smith, ET has the shots of the A-list dads in action, tending to their adorable kids. Click the pics to see the photos in honor of Father's Day! Read More »