Nick Cannon Says He Has Lupus-Like Autoimmune Disease

Nick Cannon is opening up about his ongoing health problems that came to light after he was hospitalized for kidney failure in January and then hospitalized again, weeks later, with blood clots in his lungs. "The blood clot thing was probably the scariest because ... I've known people who have passed away from that," he said. I thought I was getting better," said Cannon, 31, "and then that happened, so that kind of came out of nowhere." Cannon, who stepped down from his New York-based radio show in February to continue his recovery, said doctors have told him his kidney condition is "something I'm going to be living with all my life." "I'm just trying to make sure I put my health first," he recently said, adding that he tries to get six hours of sleep a night and has been taking it easy at home. He also revealed that the kidney disease was a result of an "autoimmune disease that [doctors] found in my system," and his blood clots were directly connected to his kidney infection. "It's a lot of stuff," said Cannon, "but it's all in order now." When asked if his condition was hereditary, Cannon said, "They kind of say [my] autoimmune [disease] is – like a lupus type of thing, but no one else in my family has it." For now, Cannon is just focusing on getting better – as well as on his young family with wife Mariah Carey. "I feel blessed to be alive," Cannon said. "If it wasn't discovered, I don't know [what would have happened]."  Wiz Khalifa has proposed to his model girlfriend, Amber Rose, and “She Said Yes!!!” Wiz Tweeted. Amber took to Twitter to express her own excitement. “He has made me the Happiest Woman in the World!!!!” Rose exclaimed.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Shriver 'not reconciling'

It appears that California's former first couple won't be getting back together after all. Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger are through for good. Stories had swirled in recent months that the two, who filed for divorce in July 2011, might be trying to repair their damaged relationship. But a source says they "are not reconciling and not in counseling." The source goes on to say that "they will continue to be seen together because of their family but they are not reconciling." The two split last summer following Schwarzenegger's admission that he fathered a child with the family housekeeper. Arnold and Maria have four children together.

Scarlett Johansson to play Janet Leigh

Scarlett Johansson has nabbed the plum role of Janet Leigh in Fox Searchlight's "Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho", an upcoming biopic that sheds light on the difficulties Hitchcock suffered during the making of the classic horror film. Leigh was, of course, one of the stars of the film - an A-list movie actress who audiences were shocked to see being violently killed off before the halfway mark. In addition to Johansson, James D'Arcy has also been added to the cast and will play the part of Anthony Perkins, the late actor who portrayed the psychotic hotel owner/mama's boy Norman

Bruce Willis To Take A "Bullet"

Bruce Willis has signed on to star in the action thriller "Five Against a Bullet" for Sony Pictures. The story follows a Mexican politician who, after his father is killed by a drug cartel, hires the five best bodyguards from around the world to protect him through a contentious election. Lorenzo DiBonaventura, Jordan Schur and David Mimran are producing. Willis' immediate next project is "A Good Day to Die Hard".


The Viagra Diaries
Goldie Hawn is off HBO’s comedy pilot "The Viagra Diaries", her first acting gig in a decade. HBO and the actress have "mutually agreed" to part ways.  Hawn was to star as Claire, who, after her husband has a “mid-life crisis” at 65 and leaves her, struggles with being single for the first time in 35 years.

Nicollette Sheridan Takes the Stand in 'Desperate Housewives' Trial

Former Desperate Housewives actress Nicollette Sheridan has taken the witness stand in the trial over her claim that she was fired by ABC after complaining about being hit by series creator Marc Cherry. She said after season one, producers doubled her salary and gave her a $125,000 bonus. Sheridan continued testifying that she received raises in a new contract (in the third year she got $125,000 per episode and in the fourth year she would get $150,000, then $175,000 in fifth year and $200,000 for the sixth year and $250,000 for seventh episode). At end of season three, Cherry allegedly told Sheridan that the show would end with Sheridan's character hanging in a noose but that she would "definitely" be back, and she was. That made her firing during the show's fifth season suspicious, she claims. Sheridan testified that she had no indication Cherry would write her off the show. At the beginning of season 5 the studio had picked up her option for another year, given her another raise in salary and she had been fully vested as a profit participant in the entire run of the series. At a meeting in August she said Cherry told her "he was very happy with my work in season 5 so far," she testified. The fight that soured Sheridan's relationship with Cherry started with an episode she originally wasn't going to be in, she testified. However, because the table-read for that episode was being taped for bonus material for the DVD release, a few lines were added for her. When Sheridan read her lines at the table read, they got a laugh, she said. So she was surprised and unhappy when in a revised script her dialogue was changed. She asked Cherry to write a new line of dialog for her but "He got agitated and annoyed and didn't respond," Sheridan testified. After the rehearsal, she said she went to him again. He was standing with the director of the episode and others. "He got agitated," Sheridan said, and led her to a side area away from others. "What is it you want?" Sheridan testifed, mimicking Cherry's sharp, loud voice. She said she offered to explain her request again but she was cut off. "Cherry stepped toward me and with his right hand he hit me upside the head," Sheridan said, adding that her head jerked and she was stunned. She then yelled at him, "You hit me in the head! That is not OK. That is not OK." Sheridan said she then rode a van back to her trailer with co-star Neal McDonough, who played her husband. "Neal said if I saw him I would have hit him back," Sheridan testified. McDonough stayed with her in her trailer until he was called to wardrobe, she said. Then Cherry arrived to see her.  "On the doorstep, he said, 'I am on bended knee begging your forgiveness,' " she testified. "I said, 'Why would you do that? He wrapped his arms around me and apologized again. Then he changed the subject." A little later she shot the scene with new dialogue that Cherry had written. When asked by her lawyer why she returned to the set, Sheridan said, "I pride myself on being a professional. I wasn't going to let everybody else down." In February 2009, Sheridan said she was summoned to what was described as "a fun" meeting with the Housewives writers. She finally found Cherry in his office with several other producers and an ABC executive. "I said, 'What's going on?' " she recalled. Cherry directed her to take a seat. She noticed the others in the room had their heads hung low. She recalled Cherry looked "Very nervous. His hands were shaking" uncharacteristically. "He said he had decided Edie Britt was going to die," Sheridan testified. Cherry said her character would be killed in a car crash. "I asked why? He said he wanted to shake thigs up. I was stunned." As part of ABC's case, jurors will be shown an index card created at a writer's meeting in May 2008 that reads "Steve drinks OJ," which was code for the plan to have Sheridan's husband cause her death. Levin said it was a reference to O.J. Simpson. In earlier rulings, the judge limited how much Sheridan can win to a little more than $4 million, which represents her salary for one season. She had been seeking millions more to cover all the seasons she would have been on the show if she remained.

Mila Kunis Goes To "Hell and Back"

Mila Kunis ("Black Swan") is set to play a tough half-human/half-rogue demon in the R-rated stop-motion animated comedy "Hell and Back." The story follows two best friends who rescue a buddy who’s been dragged to hell by accident. Kunis' character, the offspring of a horny Orpheus who sired her during his journey down the River Styx, has a keen ability to navigate the underworld. Kunis joins a cast that currently includes Nick Swardson, TJ Miller, Rob Riggle, Brian Posehn and Kumail Najiani.

 

A.C.O.D.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead ("Scott Pilgrim," "The Thing") has joined the cast of Stuart Zicherman's indie comedy "A.C.O.D." (Adult Children of Divorce) as the long-time girlfriend of the lead character played by Adam Scott.  Scott stars a grown man still dealing with the ramifications of his parents' divorce and who must do what he can to bring the family together when his younger brother decides to get married. Richard Jenkins and Jane Lynch also star.


Claire’s Cambodia
Mary Kay Place, Sarah Paulson, Mamie Gummer and India Muenez, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Casey Wilson and Joe Lo Truglio are all set to star in the dramedy "Claire’s Cambodia" which begins shooting this Summer in Los Angeles. The story revolves around three sisters whose estrangement, resentment and envy of one another is barely dented by the news that their father is terminally ill.