Anthony Sedlak, Celebrity Chef and TV Host, Dead at 29
Anthony Sedlak, an award-winning Canadian celebrity chef and television host, has died, according to his family. He was 29. Sedlak, the host of Food Network Canada’s “The Main” and a judge on “Family Cook Off,” collapsed Friday and was later found at his North Vancouver apartment, his family says. His body was discovered at the apartment Friday at around 7 p.m., according to the Vancouver Sun. In October 2007, Sedlak began to host “The Main” on Canada’s Food Network, a show that had him preparing a dish featuring one main ingredient. The show ran for four seasons.
 Rumors are flying around Cleveland that NBA champion LeBron James has a love child with fired 19 Action News WOIO Cleveland television anchor Sharon Reed, who was reportedly axed for violating the morals clause in her contract.  There are multiple reports that James, a native of Akron, Ohio, who played for the hometown Cleveland Cavaliers, fathered a child with Sharon Reed. Reed, a Cleveland native, has a long romantic history with the married James, with the two dating each other back when he was on the Cavs despite the fact LeBron was with longtime wifey Savannah Brimson. Some are pointing to Savannah's initial reluctance in joining King James on the court when the Miami Heat won last month's NBA championship as a sign that the Sharon Reed love child rumors are true. "According to sources close to Reed, it was an open secret at work that she has been seeing LeBron for years -- while he was with Savannah," the website reported. "When things started getting out of hand, the Cavaliers brass reportedly met with WOIO management to request that Reed not cover the Cavs home games. When Reed turned up pregnant last year there was no doubt in anyone's minds who the baby's father was."  James is allegedly helping out Reed financially, which isn't making her that concerned about finding new employment after being fired by 19 Action News WOIO.  The love child rumors are even more juicy considering Reed now lives in Miami, where King James won a championship with the Heat last month for his first NBA title.
 Sara Ramirez had more to celebrate than just Independence Day this 4th of July: She also tied the knot! The Grey's Anatomy star, 36, said "I do" to Ryan Debolt during an intimate ceremony in New York on Wednesday, her rep said. The wedding was attended by close family and friends. Ramirez and Debolt got engaged in Paris last summer. This is the first marriage for the actress.

Former Cro-Mags bassist accused of attacking band

Cro-Mags rockers William Berario and Michael Couls have been treated at a hospital after they were allegedly slashed with a knife by a former member of the band. The punk stars were waiting to take to the stage at New York's Webster Hall venue on Friday night when ex-bassist Harley Flanagan reportedly burst into the dressing room. A scuffle broke out and Berario and Couls were left with knife wounds. Berario was cut near his eye and received a bite wound to the cheek, and Couls was slashed on his stomach and arm. The injuries were not life-threatening. Flanagan was seized by police officers and the venue's security guards, and was taken toa  hospital for treatment for a broken leg. An eyewitness said, "Someone was yelling, 'Get his hands, get his hands, he's got a knife.' Everything went nuts." The concert, part of the CBGB Festival, was cancelled. Cro-Mags frontman John Joseph McGowan told the audience, "You can all thank Harley Flanagan for ruining the night for everyone."

Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes Keeping Divorce Deal Strictly Confidential

With reports swirling about everything from restrictions on Suri Cruise's nannies to her exposure to Scientology, Katie Holmes's lawyer warns the public to be wary of stories about the settlement with Tom Cruise. "There are numerous inaccuracies in the reports regarding the purported contents of the agreement reached between the parties," says attorney Jonathan Wolfe. "The agreement is confidential and its terms will not be disclosed." Holmes, 33, and Cruise, 50, announced on Monday morning that both sides had settled the divorce action just days after the actress filed papers. Holmes's attorney Jonathan Wolfe confirmed the deal in a statement: "The case has been settled and the agreement has been signed. We are thrilled for Katie and her family and are excited to watch as she embarks on the next chapter of her life. This result could not have been achieved without the hard work of my partner Gary Skoloff and our co-counsel Allan Mayefsky, Michael Mosberg and Larry Trachtenberg of Aronson Mayefsky and Sloan and Peter Walzer and Chris Melcher of Walzer & Melcher in California. "We thank Tom's counsel for their professionalism and diligence that helped bring about this speedy resolution." Cruise's attorney Dennis Wasser separately said, "All the lawyers and the parties are happy that it's done, the deal was closed and we wish everyone well." There was no immediate word on the details, but Holmes and Cruise said in a separate statement they focused on protecting daughter Suri, 6. "We are committed to working together as parents to accomplish what is in our daughter Suri's best interests. We want to keep matters affecting our family private and express our respect for each other's commitment to each of our respective beliefs and support each other's roles as parents," says the statement from Holmes and Cruise's reps, Nanci Ryder and Amanda Lundberg respectively.
 In a sweet snapshot posted to her WhoSay account, the Grey’s Anatomy star cuddles with her newest daughter, Poppy James as she is surrounded by the proud siblings, Luke Hudson, 4½, and Eve Augusta, 20 months.

Philip Seymour Hoffman will play Plutarch Heavensbee in 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'

Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has signed on to The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, as Plutarch Heavensbee, the politically crafty Head Gamemaker who oversees the 75th Annual Hunger Games.  Hoffman is the first new actor to officially join the wildly popular franchise, alongside stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Lenny Kravitz, Elizabeth Banks, and Donald Sutherland. Actress Jena Malone has reportedly signed up to play tribute Johanna Mason — EW first reported that Malone was in the running for the role — but Lionsgate has yet to confirm that casting. Director Francis Lawrence is aiming to start shooting Catching Fire later this year. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is set to hit theaters on Nov. 22, 2013.

D'Angelo, Mary J. Blige team up for Liberation tour

After separately dazzling the Essence Music Festival this weekend, R&B veterans D'Angelo and Mary J. Blige are teaming up for a co-headlining trek dubbed the Liberation tour. Although only four East Coast dates for the joint tour have been announced, Blige tells Rolling Stone that the run will be 20 dates long. The first announced date of the tour is Aug. 18 in Virginia Beach, and tickets are currently on sale through Live Nation. For D'Angelo, the co-headlining tour marks another step in the comeback of a legendary, long-reclusive singer. He played his first U.S. show in over a decade when he made a surprise stop at Bonnaroo last month, and after performing at Essence Fest on Friday night, the singer is booked for Jay-Z's inaugural Made in America festival in September. Meanwhile, Blige is coming off the 2011 release of her 10th studio album, "My Life II ... The Journey Continues (Act 1)." In 2008, Blige co-headlined the Heart of the City tour with Jay-Z. Here are the announced dates for the D'Angelo-Mary J. Blige Liberation tour: Aug. 18 in Virginia Beach, Va. (Farm Bureau Live); Aug. 19 in Wantagh, N.Y. (Nikon Theatre at Jones Beach); Aug. 21 in Boston (Bank of America Pavilion) and Aug. 23 in Holmdel, N.J. (PNC Bank Arts Center).

White House Down
James Woods is in talks to play the head of the Secret Service in Roland Emmerich's "White House Down" at Sony Pictures. Shooting on it begins in August. Channing Tatum plays a Secret Service agent who must save the U.S. President (Jamie Foxx) when a paramilitary group takes over the White House and holds everyone inside hostage.


Olympus Has Fallen
Cole Hauser has joined the cast of Antoine Fuqua's White House-set action thriller "Olympus Has Fallen" at Nu Image/Millennium. Gerard Butler plays an unlikely Secret Service agent trying to stop North Korean terrorists who have taken over the White House. Hauser plays a fellow Secret Service agent.

Chumbawamba get knocked down, break up after 30 years

They get knocked down, but this time they won't get up again. Though the world seems to have long since forgotten about '90s rock group Chumbawamba -- of "Tubthumping" fame -- the band members announced on their official website plans to dissolve after a three-decade career. The statement, posted on the aptly titled Chumba.com, detailed the members' plans to end things "with neither a whimper, a bang or a reunion. Thirty years of ideas and melodies, endless meetings and European tours, press releases, singalong choruses and Dada sound poetry, finally at an end." The band had remained relatively inactive in recent years, although they performed in and recorded the soundtrack for the "Big Society!" musical in Leeds earlier this year. Chumbawamba plan to play their way out of 2012 with a string of fall and early winter shows. "We do, of course, reserve the right to re-emerge as Chumbawamba doing something else entirely," the statement reads, closing with what seems to be the nail in the coffin: "frankly, that's not very likely." "Tubthumping," the group's 1997 hit, peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent nine weeks at No. 1 on the Pop Songs chart. Chumbawamba's "Tubthumper" album hit No. 3 on the Billboard 200 with 3.2 million sold in the U.S.

 We've heard Olympians talk about how they keep their bodies in tip-top condition. Now it's time to let those bodies speak for themselves. In this week's issue of ESPN Magazine, the U.S. Women's Indoor Volleyball Team stripped down naked and flaunted their toned, athletic bodies. The shoot – part of the magazine's fourth annual Body Issue – was meant to show off the results of their rigorous exercise routines. "I was a little nervous about doing the shoot, but looking back, I'm glad I did it," said team member Megan Hodge. "I thought it was a cool, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to show the world the work we put in every day."

 

Destiny's Child to drop unreleased music this fall

The esteemed ladies of Destiny's Child have been able to pay their own automo-bills for quite some time, but now Bey, Kelly, Michelle and possibly those other original members no one remembers are about to blast to the past as new music hits shelves in November. Alas, Beyonce, Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland didn't take time out of their thriving solo careers to reunite in the studio. Mathew Knowles spoke about this and other upcoming ventures, including the likelihood of a full-on Destiny's Child reunion tour. "It takes a year of planning to do these tours, but first it starts with the artist wanting to do it," Knowles said. "I hope in the next five years that there is a reunion tour. I think it would be incredible. The hardest thing would be choosing which songs they're going to do, because we would want to mix it up with solo hits and Destiny's Child hits. We would have to throw away some number ones from off the set list."