Elizabeth Taylor remains hospitalized in Los Angeles after 3 weeks of treatment

A spokeswoman for Elizabeth Taylor says the actress is still hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Publicist Jamie Cadwell said there have been no new developments in Taylor's condition. The 79-year-old actress has been in the hospital for more than three weeks for treatment of congestive heart failure, a condition she disclosed in 2004. Taylor celebrated her 79th birthday Sunday in the hospital, where she watched the Academy Awards.


Zsa Zsa Gabor Refuses Second Leg Amputation Surgery

The actress, whose lost most of her right leg last month due to gangrene, has a "50-50" chance of surviving another year without surgery. Zsa Zsa Gabor's doctors have told her that she needs to have her remaining leg amputated, but the actress is declining the surgery. Gabor, who had most of her right leg amputated in January because of gangrene, was admitted to the hospital Wednesday after blood flow to her left leg suddenly stopped.



Daughter of Whitney Houston denies snorting coke in photos

Whitney Houston's daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, may be following in her famous mother's footsteps, if the National Enquirer is to be believed. In its newest issue, the tabloid published a "world exclusive" story alleging Brown is "hooked on cocaine and booze." The article is accompanied by a series of pictures purporting to show the 17-year-old snorting cocaine. Both of Brown's parents, Houston and father Bobby Brown, have struggled with drug addictions in the past.But Brown, who turns 18 on Friday, took to Twitter to slam the story – and the ex-boyfriend she thinks is behind it. "A former very dear person to me did this. Set me up to make it look exactly what it looks like," she tweeted Wednesday. "God will smite them yes." "But it's really not what it looks like," Brown continued. "People will do anything for money which is extremely sad, and I'm very hurt by this." Brown followed up several hours later to share that her "mom just comforted me to the max."



Mike Huckabee Slams Natalie Portman's Out-of-Wedlock Pregnancy

She won over the Academy, but Natalie Portman doesn't have a fan in presidential prospect,Mike Huckabee. The former Arkansas governor and Fox News Channel host attacked the best actress winner, 29, who's currently expecting her first child with fiance Benjamin Millepied. "People see a Natalie Portman who boasts, 'We're not married but we're having these children and they're doing just fine," Huckabee told radio host Michael Medved on his show Monday. "I think it gives a distorted image. It's unfortunate that we glorify and glamorize the idea of out-of- wedlock children." Calling Portman's pregnancy "troubling," Huckabee went on to say that many single parents don't have the resources to hire help, the way someone like the "Black Swan" star would. "Most single moms are very poor, uneducated, can't get a job, and if it weren't for government assistance, their kids would be starving to death and never have health care," he said. "And that's the story that we're not seeing."



Paula Abdul Called 911 on Vaentine's Day

A 911 call from Paula Abdul on Valentine's Day was released. Abdul is heard in a frantic and tearful voice begging to be "dropped off"... The call, placed at 4:35 in the afternoon has Paula crying hysterically saying, "I wanna go, and he won't let me!" Seconds later Paula says, "Are you gonna drop me off 'cause I have emergency on the phone" -- and shortly after that she says, "He's dropping me off." Officers got in touch with Paula about an hour later and she said it was just a verbal dispute and all problems between the couple had been worked out.



The NFL and the NFLPA Agree to a 24 Hour Extension

The league and players union staved off a work stoppage late Thursday afternoon by agreeing to a 24-hour deadline extension in negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement. The odds of finalizing a labor pact in that time span are considered astronomical because of the gulf that remains between the two sides. In a best-case scenario, the NFL and NFLPA will agree to another extension Friday that would continue labor talks under the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service in Washington D.C. If such an arrangement can't be reached, the current CBA will expire at midnight Saturday and the first NFL work stoppage since 1987 will begin.



Rock of Ages

Julianne Hough has won the female lead in director Adam Shankman's movie adaptation of the hit Broadway musical "Rock of Ages". The former "Dancing With The Stars" pro dancer will play Sherri Christian, a girl from the Midwest who moves to Hollywood with dreams of becoming an actress. Tom Cruise has already signed on to play musician, Stacee Jaxx. Hough's love interest, Drew Boley, has yet to be cast. Shooting begins May 19th in Florida.



BYU suspends player

Brigham Young basketball star, Brandon Davies, 19, has been suspended for the remainder of the season for violating BYU Honor Code. His transgression: premarital sex. The Utah-based school, operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, recently suspended Davies from tho No. 3 ranked squad. Davies has been allowed to remain in school while the incident is under review by the Honor Code Office. Davies was "extremely remorseful and heartbroken," says a source. The school's honor code, which requires students to "live a chaste and virtuous life," also says that they must abstain from alcoholic beverages, tobacco, tea, coffee and substance abuse.



More 3-D

A 3-D version of the "Star Wars: Episode I" will hit theaters next year about this time next year. Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox say that there are plans to release all six movies in 3-D, and if "The Phantom Menace" does well next year, the other five will come out annually at roughly the same time each year.



TV NEWS

Ginnifer Goodwin Joins ABC Pilot as Snow White. The soon-to-be Big Love alum has been cast as the lead in ABC’s new drama pilot Once Upon a Time. Brought to life by former Lost executive producers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, the project tells the story of a fair-skinned, raven-haired woman drawn to a small, strange town where fairy tales might actually exist. Goodwin plays Snow White/Sister Mary Margaret — and there’s even an Evil Queen (played by Swingtown‘s Lana Parrilla) and a yet-to-be-cast Prince Charming.



Big Love, which will wrap its five-season run on Sunday, March 20.



Aidan Quinn has inked a deal to join NBC’s Americanized reboot of the smash UK crime procedural Prime Suspect. Quinn will play Lt. Kenny Rowe opposite Maria Bello’s Det. Jane Tennison in the Peter Berg-produced pilot. Quinn’s last full-time series gig was the short-lived NBC drama Book of Daniel.



Charlie Sheen Breaks Record

Charlie Sheen has won a Guinness Book of World Records honor. He has officially won the title of the "Fastest Time to Reach 1 Million Followers" in Twitter. According to Guinness community manager Dan Barrett, Sheen reached a total of 1 million followers in 25 hours and 17 minutes. Sheen also set and maintains a Guinness record for "Highest Paid TV Actor Per Episode " at $1.25 million.