Archive for September, 2010

Angelina Jolie Shares Pakistan Devastation Stories with Brad Pitt & Children

Angelina Jolie, a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), is raising awareness about the plight of millions in flood-ravaged Pakistan. In a new interview, she pleads for help from the public and discusses how her travels abroad affect her, her partner Brad Pitt and their six children. "I think it's complicated," Angelina told CNN's Sanjay Gupta on Wednesday. "I'm here with UNHCR and they've been in this country for 32 years, and I've been here four times and there's been four different reasons to come. There's one crisis after another. They've pretty much confronted every different type of disaster." Read More »

Tonight’s ET Slideshow

From Gisele Bundchen and Naomi Campbell at Fashion's Night out, to Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes at a 'Romantic' premiere, we're giving you a sneak peek of fabulous star shots like the footage you'll see on tonight's ET Slideshow! Tune in to ET tonight for more amazing celeb footage! In the first pic, new mama Gisele poses in a black dress as she participates in Fashion's Night Out: The Show at Lincoln Center in New York City. Read More »

Michael Douglas: ‘Life is Not All Ha-ha-ha’

Michael Douglas told Parade magazine he had no choice but to go public with his cancer. "When you are a celebrity, nothing remains secret for very long. If it helps bring attention, then that is a major upside to this whole thing," the 'Wall Street' actor told the publication. "Millions of families are going through the same thing my family and I are now going through. If I can bring any relief or encouragement, that's the good news." Douglas said despite the trials that have come his way, he remains positive. "Life is not all ha-ha-ha. But I'm in good spirits. I'm an optimistic guy. Nothing has deterred me from my belief that I am going to beat this. My doctors' prognosis is for a full recovery. I have no reason to doubt them." Read More »

Mel Gibson’s Ex Oksana Grigorieva Steps Out with Baby

Mel Gibson's ex Oksana Grigorieva was spotted by HTV cameras running errands with her baby in tow. Photographers asked her a number of questions involving her legal matters, but Oksana refused to answer. The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department confirmed late last month that they want to re-interview Gibson involving an alleged extortion plot purported by his ex, Oksana. Read More »

Video: Justin Timberlake Goes Green

What makes Justin Timberlake proud? The performer is making strides in the golf world for helping to build an eco-friendly course. Mirimichi, which he co-founded with Lynn and Paul Harless, is the first and only golf course in all of the Americas to receive Golf Environment Organization (GEO) certified status. Mirimichi utilizes ecological ways to enhance water quality and wildlife habitat, and to reduce water and energy consumption. Read More »

Piers Morgan to Host CNN Talk Show

After months of speculation, CNN announced Wednesday that Piers Morgan will host a prime time interview program on the network starting in January of 2011. Morgan's show will occupy the 9 p.m. time slot currently held on weekdays by "Larry King Live." The "America's Got Talent" judge and former newspaper editor (as well as the host of Britain's No. 1 rated TV talk show) said of the news, "I am thrilled to be joining CNN, and very much looking forward to bringing my own style of interviewing to the world’s biggest, and best, TV news organization. Read More »

‘Desperate Housewives’ Lawsuit Moves Forward

The judge presiding over former "Desperate Housewives" star Nicollette Sheridan's lawsuit against series creator Marc Cherry and ABC may have made a decision benefiting the actress. Reuters reports that Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Allen White rejected ABC's complaint that one of the causes of action mentioned in the suit is nebulous. The network attempted to get one of the accusations thrown out because it involves three claims: discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation and age. In response, Judge White wrote in a tentative order: "Although annoying, inconvenient and inconsiderate, the failure to separate the three distinct wrongs does not result in an inability to understand what is alleged." Read More »

Jacqueline Bisset Receiving France’s Highest Honor

Screen icon Jacqueline Bisset is to be honored in Paris. The star of 'Murder On The Orient Express' will receive France's highest honor, the Legion D'Honneur, a historical reward to commend civilians and soldiers established by Napoleon Bonaparte. The presentation will take place at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Thursday, September 9. Read More »

Jane Fonda on Her Plastic Surgery: ‘It Was a Hard Decision to Make’

ET's Mark Steines sits down with iconic star Jane Fonda to talk about her new exercise DVDs, obsessions about eating and exercise -- and her recent plastic surgery. "I recently had plastic surgery," reveals Jane. "It was a hard decision to make, and I decided if I'm going to do it, I'm going to tell the truth. I'm writing a book about aging, so I can't write that book and not say I've had plastic surgery. And you know, I just decided it was for me -- I don't want to have bags under my eyes that make me look tired, and so forth and so on." Jane is still a knockout at 72 years old. The double Oscar winner revolutionized the fitness industry with her exercise videos in the '80s -- when she was in her forties -- and now she's making exercise DVDs to help get older people in ... Read More »

Officer Claims Religious Discrimination in Wake of Mel Gibson’s 2006 DUI Arrest

The officer who arrested Mel Gibson for DUI in 2006 is suing the County of Los Angeles for damages related to events that transpired after the actor's infamous anti-Semitic tirade was leaked to the media, citing "religious discrimination and retaliation." According to court papers obtained by ET, L.A. Sheriff Deputy James Mee -- who arrested Gibson in the early morning hours of July 19, 2006 -- says he was ordered by his Watch Commander Lieutenant and Watch Sergeant to delete Gibson's reported anti-Semitic remarks from his arrest report. Mee says his was asked to write a supplemental report describing the slurs which would be marked "confidential." The report was subsequently leaked to TMZ, which led to an internal investigation of Mee. Mee's lawsuit points out that he is of the Jewish faith and the order to delete the anti-Semitic rant "was discriminatory toward the Plaintiff [Mee]." The court papers also ... Read More »