Surf guitar star Eddie Bertrand dead at 67
Life is imitating art for Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell. The Parenthood actor and the House of Lies actress are expecting their first child in late spring, a close friend of the longtime couple. Bell, 32, and Shepard, 37, started dating in 2007 and have been engaged for nearly three years. While promoting their film Hit and Run this summer, the couple said children were definitely in their future and would likely come before a wedding, since they don’t plan to marry until same-sex marriage is legal in their home state of California. “We wouldn’t want to invite all of our friends who don’t have that right to celebrate us, who have that right. We just don’t feel right about that,” Shepard said on The View in July. Added Bell: “Can you think about how rude that would feel?” Having kids before marriage, Bell told Larry King in August, “doesn’t really bother us.”Sharon Osbourne undergoes double mastectomy
Sharon Osbourne has undergone a preventive double mastectomy over fears she could develop breast cancer. Ozzy Osbourne's wife, who battled colon cancer in the early 2000s, was horrified to discover she has a genetic mutation which raises her chances of developing the disease, so she decided to have surgery. She says, "As soon as I found out I had the breast cancer gene, I thought: 'The odds are not in my favour'. I've had cancer before and I didn't want to live under that cloud: I decided to just take everything off, and had a double mastectomy." The reality TV star, whose son Jack became a first-time dad to daughter Pearl earlier this year, says she had no doubts about undergoing the operation - which lasted 13 hours - as she wants to live a long and happy life with her family.She adds, "For me, it wasn't a big decision, it was a no-brainer. I didn't want to live the rest of my life with that shadow hanging over me. I want to be around for a long time and be a grandmother to Pearl. I didn't even think of my breasts in a nostalgic way, I just wanted to be able to live my life without that fear all the time. It's not 'pity me', it's a decision I made that's got rid of this weight that I was carrying around."
Sam Worthington has gotten in many on-screen brawls, but on Saturday, he was arrested for a getting into a real life fight – and had to be subdued with pepper spray. The star of Terminator Salvation, Clash of the Titans and Avatar was arrested for fighting on Saturday in Atlanta. He was charged with disorderly conduct, but the charge was dismissed in court Monday morning, according to news reports. The actor, 36, tangled with a doorman at the Vortex bar and grill when he was turned away for being verbally abusive and apparently intoxicated, according to a police report. The doorman, Jerry Link, told police the actor, identified as "Mr. Samuel" in the report, "pushed him twice with his hands. At that time Mr. Link pepper-sprayed Mr. Samuel and handcuffed him until the police arrived," says the officer's report. The charges were dropped when Link didn't appear in court, according to Celebuzz. Worthington is in Atlanta filming Arnold Schwarzenegger's new film, Ten, which also costars Terrance Howard, Josh Holloway and Joe Manganiello.
'Wreck It Ralph' wins first weekend of holiday season
Debuting the first weekend of the holiday season, Walt Disney's video game-themed family fare "Wreck It Ralph" won the Box Office weekend, raking in $49.1 million -- nearly 40% of total ticket sales for the weekend. Voiced by John C. Reilly and Sarah Silverman, the film's budget was $165 million so there is considerable ground left to cover. Also opening this weekend was Denzel Washington's "Flight," in which he plays a pilot who is found to have alcohol in his system after navigating his plane out of danger.The R-rated movie grossed an estimated $25 million in its first three days, and generated plenty of award-show buzz in the process. The other significant debut of the weekend was Universal's "The Man With The Iron Fists." Led by Russell Crowe and Lucy Liu, the film opened with $8.2 million -- failing to beat "Argo," in its fourth week. The full Top 10 is below, with weekend gross followed by total gross.
- Wreck-It Ralph, $49.1 million, $49.1 million
- Flight, $25 million, $25 million
- Argo, $10.2 million, $75.9 million
- The Man With the Iron Fists, $8.2 million, $8.2 million
- Taken 2, $6 million, $125.6 million
Two years after a horrific crash that left him in a coma, BMX icon TJ Lavin is a married man. The host of MTV's The Challenge wed longtime fiancée Roxanne Siordia, 32, Friday night in Las Vegas. The nuptials at City Hall came eight years to the day that the duo met. "We always knew we wanted to get married on Nov. 2 because that's when we met," Lavin, 35, said. "I knew I was gonna marry her the second I met her. We thought about doing it at the drive-thru but we couldn't go through with it, so I said I was down for City Hall. Fancy weddings aren't our thing." The couple had been talking about marriage as long as 6 years ago, but life got in the way after Lavin's accident left him comatose for 9 days. He now says he's 100 percent recovered. "My coma ... really messed up things. If you go in a coma it really messes with your social life, so don't do it," he said, joking. "But when I got [through] my wreck ... it opened my eyes, and we had to work on our relationship more and make It more of a priority. We had to find ourselves – [then] everything was cool." The wedding – in which Lavin donned a suit and Siordia wore a cocktail dress – had been planned for a few weeks. Next up: thinking about the honeymoon. "I told Roxanne we can go anywhere in the world she wants to go and do anything she wants to do," he said. "So, she's got some decision making to do." Siordia has a daughter, Raquel, 13, from a previous relationship. Lavin plans to formally adopt her. Star-studded Sandy telethon raises $23M for storm victims
Bruce Springsteen, Sting and Christina Aguilera have helped to raise an estimated $23 million for the victims of superstorm Sandy after performing at a star-studded telethon on Friday. Billy Joel and Jon Bon Jovi were also among the huge names who took the stage during the Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together. Tina Fey, Kevin Bacon, Whoopi Goldberg and Danny DeVito took part in the fundraiser too, which set out to raise funds for the American Red Cross recovery effort following the huge storm which battered the East Coast earlier this week. estimates. American Red Cross officer Peggy Dyer says, "We are incredibly grateful and humbled by this outpouring of support for those who are suffering as a result of Superstorm Sandy. "Our preliminary results of nearly $23 million raised are an extraordinary example of how the American people pull together in times of disaster. Their generous donations will go directly to those in need, and we urge the public to continue to give."
Stars turn out to honor Eddie Murphy
However riotous the Eddie Murphy stories from Arsenio Hall, Tracy Morgan, Adam Sandler and Russell Brand, the highlight of Spike TV's tribute to Eddie Murphy was the comedian's duet with Stevie Wonder. Murphy joined the subject of one of his most classic impressions for a rousing rendition of Wonder's 1973 hit "Higher Ground" during the taping of the Spike TV special "Eddie Murphy: One Night Only," which is set to air Nov. 14. The Roots served as the house band. Jamie Foxx, Tyler Perry, Martin Lawrence, Chris Rock and Keenan Ivory Wayans were also among those paying tribute to Murphy Saturday at the Saban Theater. Murphy beamed throughout the two-hour program Saturday, saying he was touched by the tribute. "I am a very, very bitter man," he said with a beguiling smile. "I don't get touched easily, and I am really touched." The program featured clips of Murphy's standup shows, his film appearances in "Shrek" and "Nutty Professor" and his work on "Saturday Night Live." Murphy insisted before the tribute that he is retired. "I'm just a retired old song and dance man," he said, adding that he only makes rare appearances these days. "That's what you do when you're retired: You come out every now and then and talk about the old days." The 51-year-old entertainer took the stage at the conclusion of the tribute to say that he was moved by the honor. "This is really a touching moving thing, and I really appreciate it," he said. "You know what it's like when you have something like this? You know when they sing happy birthday to you? It's like that for, like, two hours... and I am Eddied out." Focus
Kristen Stewart will star alongside Ben Affleck in the con artist feature "Focus" at Warner Bros. Pictures. Glenn Ficarra and John Requa ("Crazy, Stupid, Love") are directing. Stewart will play a more inexperienced grifter who hooks up with Affleck's seasoned hustle genius.
Are We Officially Dating
Imogen Poots has scored a role opposite Zac Efron in Tom Gormicon's young ensemble rom-com "Are We Officially Dating?" which begins shooting this month in New York City. The story follows three male friends in New York who pledge to stay single. Not long after, the trio all start to fall in love. Deborah Ann Woll also stars.
Grudge Match
Kim Basinger has scored the female lead in Pete Segel's senior-skewing comedy "Grudge Match" at Warner Bros. Pictures.Sylvester Stallone and Robert DeNiro play two boxers who, five decades after their last fight, are coaxed out of retirement for one final match. Kevin Hart also stars.
Prisoners
Viola Davis has joined the cast of Denis Villeneuve's "Prisoners" which begins shooting early next year. The story revolves around a small-town carpenter (Hugh Jackman) whose young daughter and her best friend are kidnapped. Keller takes the law into his own hands and runs up against a hot-shot cop (Jake Gyllenhaal).
Grand Budapest Hotel
Jeff Goldblum has confirmed he is re-teaming with his "Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" director Wes Anderson on his next project "The Grand Budapest Hotel". Goldblum joins a cast that includes Bill Murray, Saoirse Ronan, Ralph Fiennes, Jude Law, Owen Wilson and Jason Schwartzman. Shooting kicks off in January in Germany.
Beverley Mitchell suspected something was going on when she suddenly developed a super sniffer around four months ago. “My sense of smell was off the charts, to the point where I could smell a kid’s dirty diaper from the other side of a restaurant,” says Mitchell, 31, best known for her role as Lucy on the long-running drama 7th Heaven. The actress, who plays Kaitlin on The Secret Life of the American Teenager, soon learned the reason for her acute new sense: She and husband Michael Cameron are expecting their first child in early April, she says. The parents-to-be recently squeezed in a very special babymoon: They celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary in Italy, where Mitchell and Cameron, 32, an accountant, wed in 2008 in the town of Ravello. The couple then attended the week-long wedding celebration of Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel, one of Mitchell’s closest pals since their days costarring as sisters on 7th Heaven.Lindsay Lohan Will be Charged with Lying to the Cops
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Academy Award-winning musician Glen Hansard (Once) will make a cameo in a December installment of Parenthood. The Swell Season frontman will use the Luncheonette to record some songs.
"Sons of Anarchy" creator Kurt Sutter is planning to purchase digital copies of last week's episode and distribute them to victims of Superstorm Sandy. Sutter fears many fans on the east coast will have missed out on seeing the November 2 episode of the drama after the massive storm knocked out power to thousands of homes. He now wants to help them catch up by distributing 5,000 digital copies of the episode to those affected by the hurricane and is asking fans to send in their pictures of the storm to receive one. In a series of posts on Twitter, he writes, "When power is restored back east, I will buy 5,000 copies of 'SOA' (Sons of Anarchy) episode 508 on Amazon Instant for those who couldn't see it or DVR it because of Sandy ... I know 5k is only a fraction of people who missed it, but I want my peeps in Jersey to know I care ... We love you ..." He later adds, "For those who see my efforts as a waste of cash and just self promotion ... (Wife) Katey (Sagal) and I have also contributed significantly to relief efforts... "East coast, send me a pic of Sandy and I send you a free copy of the episode you missed cause of that b-----."
Erstwhile True Blood packmaster Daniel Buran will soon be making sweet music on ABC’s Nashville. The actor has landed a recurring role on the country-tinged freshman drama, playing Cy, a Bon Jovi-like rockstar whose band is looking for a new guitar player.
"The Talk" co-host and actress Aisha Tyler is headed to "Glee." Tyler, who is known for her television work on shows like "Ghost Whisperer," "CSI," and of course "Friends," is set to play the mother of New Directions newbie Jake (Jacob Artist). Jake, who shares a father with Puck (Mark Salling), doesn't mention his mother much. The episode is also set to feature a young Kurt Hummel, as producers are casting an 8-year-old boy to play Chris Colfer's character in flashbacks.
Breaking Bad‘s RJ Mitte has been tapped to guest-star on CBS’ rookie drama Vegas. He’ll portray Nathan’s (Stephen Monroe Taylor) younger brother who has opted to move to Sin City for a life of crime with his sibling.
Gym, Tan… Philanthropy? MTV has announced that on Nov. 15, it will broadcast Restore the Shore, an hour-long special that will raise funds for the rebuilding of Seaside Heights aka the heart of both the Jersey Shore and the network’s infamous Jersey Shore, in the wake of the damage sustained last week by Hurricane Sandy. Airing live from MTV’s Times Square that night starting at 11 pm EST (and on a tape delay for PST viewers), Restore the Shore will feature the cast of Jersey Shore along with other special guest appearances to be announced.
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