Archive: February 2009 (61-70 of 218)

Feb 23 2009 09:02 AM ET

Rihanna photo: TMZ editor says pic was obtained 'legally'

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TMZ executive producer Harvey Levin went on Fox News’ On the Record Friday night and talked to host Greta Van Susteren about a closeup photo his website published of what appears to be Rihanna’s badly beaten face. "Now, I should be quick to say, Greta, that we gotthis picture legally," a Fox-published transcript of the show quotes Levin as saying. "And we — when we got the picture, we believed itwas not an LAPD picture, and we still are still not convinced it is.The police department is sounding like they say it is, but they haven’tsaid that unequivocally, either."

The Los Angeles Police Department has not officially identified Rihanna as the alleged victim in the Chris Brown domestic violence case,but it released a statement last week saying that it launched an internal investigation into the source of the photo after receiving "numerous inquiries about the release of a photographassociated with a domestic violence incident that occurred on February8, 2009, involving entertainer Chris Brown."

Levin also said TMZ has heard a lot of rumors surrounding what Rihanna will do next in regards to Brown, but that most of what they have heard is still unsubstantiated.
"There are a lotof rumors going around, and I don’t really put a lot of credence in anyof them, which is why we haven’t put any of that stuff up on the sitebecause I don’t think it’s concrete enough," he said. "But I think the fact is,with those pictures, Greta, I got to tell you, I mean, I don’t thinkthe DA is going to be stymied if she doesn’t cooperate."

More Rihanna, Chris Brown:
Police launch investigation into leak of Rihanna photo
Rihanna, Chris Brown cancel Grammy performance
Chris Brown surrenders to LAPD; released on $50,000 bail

Feb 23 2009 07:52 AM ET

Jon Favreau reportedly confirms Emily Blunt as out of 'Iron Man 2'

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Iron Man director Jon Favreau said that Emily Blunt will not play Black Widow in Marvel’s upcoming sequel, according to movies and music blog The Playlist. Favreau said Fox appears to be exercising an option that can prevent her from working on the project. As EW reported on Feb. 13, Blunt’s commitment to Twentieth Century Fox and the studio’s upcoming Gulliver’s Travels movie may prohibit her from costarring in Iron Man 2. Sources tell EW Marvel has been talking to Scarlett Johansson about taking on Black Widow, but Marvel will not confirm. Shooting is set to start on Iron Man 2 this April.

More ‘Iron Man 2′:
Scarlett Johansson to replace Emily Blunt as Black Widow?

Feb 22 2009 03:40 AM ET

The Razzies: Mike Myers and Paris Hilton 'win' big

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Mikemyers_lOn the eve of the Oscars, the decidedly less coveted Golden Raspberry Awards were handed out Saturday night to some of the least acclaimed films of the year. Mike Myers’ The Love Guru was the night’s big winner, taking home Worst Picture, Worst Actor (for Myers himself), and Worst Screenplay. Paris Hilton also earned Razzies in several categories, including Worst Actress (for The Hottie & The Nottie), Worst Supporting Actress (for Repo! The Genetic Opera), and Worst Couple (with either Christine Lakin or Joel David Moore in The Hottie & The Nottie). Other Razzie winners included Pierce Brosnan, who brought home Worst Supporting Actor for Mamma Mia!, and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which was named Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-Off, or Sequel.

More Razzies from EW:
‘Love Guru’ leads Razzie nominations

Feb 22 2009 12:45 AM ET

Spirit Awards: Mickey Rourke, Penelope Cruz, 'The Wrestler' win

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Penelopecruzrourke_lMickey Rourke and Penelope Cruz upped their chances for Oscar wins tomorrow night. On Saturday, both actors took home Independent Spirit Awards, honoring achievements in independent film, for their performances in The Wrestler and Vicky Cristina Barcelona, respectively. The Wrestler scored the best feature film prize. Melissa Leo, also nominated for an Oscar, won best female lead for her performance in Frozen River. James Franco took home the supporting actor prize for his performance in Milk. Woody Allen, snubbed by the Oscars this year, won Best Screenplay for Vicky Cristina Barcelona, while Dustin Lance Black, nominated for his Milk screenplay, picked up the Best First Screenplay award. Here’s the full list of winners:

Best Feature
The Wrestler, Darren Aronofsky, Scott Franklin

Best Director

Tom McCarthy, The Visitor

Best First Feature

Synecdoche, New York, Charlie Kaufman

Best First Screenplay

Dustin Lance Black, Milk

Best Supporting Female

Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Best Supporting Male

James Franco, Milk

Best Female Lead

Melissa Leo, Frozen River

Best Male Lead

Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

Best Cinematography

Maryse Alberti, The Wrestler

Best Foreign Film

The Class, Laurent Cantet

Best Documentary

Man on Wire, James Marsh

More award season news from EW:

Spirit Awards: Mickey Rourke gives props to Eric Roberts

Razzies: Mike Myers and Paris Hilton ‘win’ big

Dave Karger’s Oscar predictions

Oscars 2009: Who will win (and who should)

Oscars: How the stars would improve the show

Oscars: Viola Davis on her chances

EW’s Oscars 2009 central

Feb 21 2009 01:07 AM ET

'Twilight': Third film in series, 'Eclipse,' set for June 2010

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A third film in "The Twilight Saga" is now set, reports Deadline Hollywood Daily. Summit Entertainment, the studio behind the series based on Stephenie Meyer’s teen vampire books, has apparently decided to release Eclipse on June 30, 2010. That’s little more than half a year after the series’ second movie, New Moon, is due to come out, on Nov. 20, 2009. No director for the third film is confirmed yet, and New Moon and Eclipse aren’t set to be filmed back-to-back.

Deadline Hollywood Daily also quotes this Eclipse plot summary from Summit: "As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and amalicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once againfinds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she isforced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship withJacob — knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite theageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduationquickly approaching, Bella has one more decision to make: life ordeath."

Feb 20 2009 09:52 PM ET

Rihanna makes first statement since alleged incident

Categories: Music

Rihanna has issued a statement regarding her reported involvement in a domestic violence case — her first such public comment since brief remarks made by her label at the time of the alleged Feb. 8 incident. The statement, released by publicity firm Rubenstein Associates, reads in full: "At the request of the authorities, Rihanna is not commenting about the incident involving Chris Brown.  She wants to assure her fans that she remains strong, is doing well, and deeply appreciates the outpouring of support she has received during this difficult time."

More Rihanna, Chris Brown:
Rihanna’s father speaks out on photo leak
Police launch investigation into leak of Rihanna photo
Rihanna, Chris Brown cancel Grammy performance
Chris Brown surrenders to LAPD; released on $50,000 bail

Feb 20 2009 07:35 PM ET

Rihanna's father speaks out on photo leak

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Rihanna’s father has sharply criticized the LAPD’s handling of his daughter’s domestic violence case after a graphic photo of her leaked, People.com reports. "Sloppy work on their part," Ronald Fenty is quoted as saying via phone from Barbados. The LAPD is investigating the source of the leak.

More Rihanna, Chris Brown:
Police launch investigation into leak of Rihanna photo
Rihanna, Chris Brown cancel Grammy performance
Chris Brown surrenders to LAPD; released on $50,000 bail

Feb 20 2009 03:33 PM ET

James Franco to star in 'Howl'

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Variety reports that Milk costar James Franco will star in Howl, a big-screen drama about the obscenity trail over Allen Ginsberg’s classic poem. (Even more intriguing: the report mentions an "animated reimagining" of the poem itself.) Filming is expected to begin in March in New York.

Feb 20 2009 02:00 PM ET

Police launch investigation into leak of Rihanna photo

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Following an entertainment website’s publishing last night of a closeup photograph of what appears to be Rihanna‘s badly beaten face, the Los Angeles Police Department has launched an internal investigation into the source of the leak. "The photograph has the appearance ofone taken during an official Domestic Violence investigation. The Los Angeles Police Department takes seriously its duty to maintainthe confidentiality of victims of domestic violence," the LAPD said viaa statement released on Thursday."The Department launched an immediate internal investigation and subsequently filed a personnel complaint. A violation of this type is considered serious misconduct, with penalties up to and including termination."

The LAPD has not officially identified Rihanna as the alleged victim in the Chris Brown domestic violence case, but it said in its statement that last night it received "numerous inquiries about the release of a photograph associated with a domestic violence incident that occurred on February 8, 2009, involving entertainer Chris Brown."

The police statement encourages anyone with information about the source of the photo to call or visit the department’s website.

More Rihanna, Chris Brown:
Rihanna, Chris Brown cancel Grammy performance
Chris Brown surrenders to LAPD; released on $50,000 bail

Feb 20 2009 12:28 PM ET

Octuplet mom's grandfather talks to Oprah

Categories: Television

The father of the California octuplet mom Nadya Suleman told Oprah Winfrey yesterday that the actions of his daughter and her doctor was "absolutely irresponsible." In case you haven’t had enough of this story already, his interview on The Oprah Winfrey Show is scheduled to air on Tuesday.

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