Posted in December 14, 2009 ¬ 3:02 amh.ETonline - Celebrities
Screen gems Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury are taking the stage of The Great White Way in "A Little Night Music." ET was there for opening night on Sunday. Catherine was happy to debut the production in front of her supportive family, including husband Michael Douglas. She told ET how the stage compares to the screen: "It's just really different. You can never ever, ever get that immediacy that you get on stage, live theatre. It's just something that I've missed…and now that I'm doing it again, I've realized how much I enjoy it and how much us actors enjoy that applause." The legendary Angela Lansbury praised her co-stars, saying, "The company was very up tonight and Catherine Zeta-Jones was just superlative, so we hope that we have a lovely hit on our hands."
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Posted in December 14, 2009 ¬ 1:01 amh.ETonline - Celebrities
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama decked the halls of the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. on Sunday for Christmas in Washington. Mary J. Blige, Usher, Rob Thomas, Neil Diamond, and Sugarland caroled through the night. George Lopez hosted the annual event that benefits the Children’s National Medical Center. The program will be broadcast on TNT on Sunday, December 20 at 8 p.m.
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Posted in December 13, 2009 ¬ 6:58 pmh.ETonline - Celebrities
Florida Department of Children and Families reportedly paid a visit to Tiger Woods' home, according to a story on Radar Online.
Sources tell Radar that DCF officials were escorted by the Orange County Sheriff's Department to the pro golfer's home on Saturday afternoon.
The sheriff's department released the following statement to ET in regards to Radar's report: "On Friday afternoon the Orange County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call for assistance from an investigator with the Department of Children and Family Services. The deputy responding was to meet with the DCF investigator at the front entrance of the Isleworth community, located in the unincorporated area of west Orange County. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is not at liberty to discuss the reason for the visit, who was being contacted, nor the details of the complaint received by DCF. DCF is the agency responsible for the visit and no report or documentation was ...
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Posted in December 13, 2009 ¬ 6:16 pmh.ETonline - Celebrities
Accenture Ltd. has reportedly cut ties with Tiger Woods after six years, making the global consulting firm the first major sponsor to altogether end their working relationship with the pro golfer after reports of infidelity emerged.
"After careful consideration and analysis, the company has determined that [Woods] is no longer the right representative for its advertising," Accenture said in a statement, adding that the decision comes after learning of the "circumstances of the last two weeks." The firm's campaign with Woods had a slogan that read, "Go on, be a Tiger." The firm is now planning to roll out new advertisements later in 2010.
As for Woods' other sponsorships, Gatorade announced last week that it had discontinued Gatorade Tiger Focus but claimed that decision was made prior to the scandalous reports, while Gillette said it would not be airing ads featuring Woods or using him for public appearances.
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Posted in December 12, 2009 ¬ 6:11 pmh.ETonline - Celebrities
Former "Dancing with the Stars" and "The Bachelor" contestant Melissa Rycroft is celebrating her wedding weekend, according to a report.
Rycroft was set to tie the knot with her insurance agent fiancé Tye Strickland in Mexico this weekend, reported People.com on Saturday. Family and close friends gathered to watch the couple wed, and the bride planned to wear a gown by Alfred Angelo, the site added.
Rycroft and Strickland got engaged in June.
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Posted in December 12, 2009 ¬ 11:26 amh.ETonline - Celebrities
As Tiger Woods steps away from pro golf, one of his alleged mistresses, Jaime Jungers, is stepping into the spotlight -- telling all about their supposed relationship in a new interview that aired on Friday's "Dateline."
Jungers, a 26-year-old cocktail waitress, says she first met Woods in Las Vegas in 2005, less than a year after he tied the knot with his Swedish-model wife, Elin.
“He said he saw me from across the way and he just had to meet me, thought I was gorgeous,” Jungers says of their initial encounter. “One thing led to another and the next thing you know I was sleeping with Tiger Woods.”
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Posted in December 12, 2009 ¬ 11:00 amh.ETonline - Celebrities
ET confirms Jonathan Togo of "CSI: Miami" was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence early Saturday morning in Los Angeles. An LAPD rep tells us authorities arrested Togo around 2 a.m. after responding to a 911 call from his Hollywood Hills home. The actor’s girlfriend was allegedly involved in the incident. Togo has been charged with felony domestic violence. He was released at 10:30 a.m. after posting $50,000 bail.
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Posted in December 12, 2009 ¬ 10:09 amh.ETonline - Celebrities
Which celebs made big headlines this week? Click the pictures for all the key star happenings through Friday!
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Posted in December 11, 2009 ¬ 9:07 pmh.ETonline - Celebrities
Tiger Woods' agent Mark Steinberg has released a statement to ET about Tiger’s surprise decision to take a break from golf following his admission of infidelity.
“As his agent and friend, I stand fully behind Tiger and support his decision wholeheartedly," Steinberg says. "What Tiger and his family need now is time away and private space so that they can recover from all that’s happened and try to restore some well-being to their lives.
”The entirety of someone’s life is more important than just a professional career. What matters most is a young family that is trying to cope with difficult life issues in a secluded and caring way. Whenever Tiger may return to the game should be on the family’s terms alone.
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Posted in December 11, 2009 ¬ 7:33 pmh.ETonline - Celebrities
Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar's 19th baby was born prematurely on Thursday night due to a rare condition that Michelle suffered while pregnant, according to a new report. Citing Michelle's doctor, People.com reports that Michelle suffered from a condition called Preeclampsia, which caused her to have high blood pressure and ultimately have to give birth to daughter Josie Brooklyn prematurely. According to People, the condition was discovered when Michelle was taken to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for a gall-bladder problem that brought on pain.
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