Archive: October 2009 (1-10 of 459)

Oct 30 2009 11:05 PM ET

Broadway's 'Brighton Beach Memoirs' revival to close Sunday

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Categories: Stage

Broadway’s new revival of Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs will close on Sunday, a source with the production told The New York Times. Also, the companion production of Simon’s Broadway Bound will not open as planned. Poor ticket sales are to blame. Brighton Beach Memoirs opened on Oct. 25 to mixed-to-positive reviews (EW gave it an A-), but grossed only about $124,000 for eight performances last week, The Times reported. Laurie Metcalf led the cast and David Cromer was directing both productions.

More Stage coverage from EW:
EW’s Stage coverage
This week on stage: A roundup of EW reviews of current shows

Oct 30 2009 07:45 PM ET

Nicole Richie gets restraining order against two photographers

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Categories: Lawsuits

A Los Angeles judge has temporarily ordered two photographers to say 100 yards away from Nicole Richie, People reports. Richie’s attorney requested the order, with Richie saying the photographers are “stalking our home, as we try to go about living our lives.”

Oct 30 2009 07:38 PM ET

Colin Farrell and Alicia Bachleda welcome son Henry

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Categories: Celebrity Babies!

Actor Colin Farrell and girlfriend Alicia Bachleda have welcomed a baby boy, People reports. Henry Tadeusz Farrell was born Oct. 7 in Los Angeles. The pair co-star in Ondine; Farrell also has a 6-year-old son from a previous relationship.

Oct 30 2009 06:57 PM ET

One man dropped from Matthew Broderick-SJP surrogate case

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Categories: Celebrity Babies!, Lawsuits

An Ohio prosecutor has dropped a case connected to two Ohio police chiefs who were accused of snooping on the woman who bore twins for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, the AP reports. Special prosecutor Shawn Hervey said he prefers to have Bruce Callarik – who had previously pleaded not guilty to complicity to receive stolen property – testify in the other men’s upcoming trials. Callarik and the two chiefs were charged with a scheme to steal items from the surrogate’s Ohio home and sell them to paparazzi.

Oct 30 2009 06:35 PM ET

Ryan Seacrest gets restraining order against alleged stalker

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Categories: Television

According to published reports, a man was arrested inside the E! building today for allegedly stalking Ryan Seacrest. Chidi Benjamin Uzomah Jr. was apparently taken into custody, though the Los Angeles Police Department would only confirm to EW that it responded to a disturbance at the Los Angeles building where Seacrest works and that someone was detained for questioning.  A rep for Seacrest did not immediately respond to calls.

Last month, police reportedly arrested Uzomah for trying to enter Seacrest’s automobile in Orange County. He pleaded guilty to three misdemeanors – assault, battery and possession of a switchblade knife – and was sentenced to 15 days in jail, three years probation. He was ordered to stay away from the American Idol host.

UPDATE: The AP reports that Seacrest has gotten a temporary restraining order against Uzomah.

Oct 30 2009 06:20 PM ET

Anna Nicole Smith doctors, companion ordered by judge to stand trial

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Categories: Lawsuits

A Superior Court judge in Los Angeles today ordered two of Anna Nicole Smith doctors and her longtime companion Howard Stern to stand trial on charges of conspiring to illegally furnish the late Anna Nicole Smith with prescription drugs, reports the Los Angeles Times. Arraignment has been set for Dec. 11 and will be overseen by another judge. The 39-year-old supermodel died in 2007 from an overdose of a sedative and other drugs at a hospital in Florida, near the Seminole Hard Rock Casino, where she had been staying. A medical examiner ruled her death an accident. A multi-agency task force spent two years investigating how she obtained opiates, sedatives and other drugs before her death.

Oct 30 2009 06:18 PM ET

Don Cheadle, Brendan Gleeson start shoot for Irish comedy thriller

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Categories: Movies

Don Cheadle and Brendan Gleeson (In Bruges, Harry Potter) have started shooting a new comedy thriller in west Ireland. John Michael McDonagh’s The Guard started principal photography this week, starring Gleeson as an unorthodox small-town Irish policeman who joins forces with straightlaced FBI agent (Cheadle) to take on a cocaine-smuggling ring. John Michael McDonagh — who is the brother of playwright/film-maker Martin McDonagh — previously wrote Ned Kelly. The Guard‘s other cast members include Mark Strong, Liam Cunningham, Fionnuala Flanagan, David Wilmot, Rory Keenan, Pat Shortt and Katarina Cas.

Oct 30 2009 06:09 PM ET

Robin Thicke, Paula Patton expecting first baby

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Categories: Celebrity Babies!

People is reporting that singer Robin Thicke and his wife Paula Patton are expecting their first child. Thicke’s mother, former Days of our Lives star Gloria Loring, posted the news on her Facebook account. Thicke and Patton married in 2005; she stars in Precious and his next album is out in December.

Oct 30 2009 05:14 PM ET

Patrick Swayze's widow Lisa Niemi discusses grief on 'Oprah'

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Categories: Patrick Swayze

Lisa Niemi, Patrick Swayze’s widow, was on Oprah today for her first TV interview, after an appearance earlier this week at the Women’s Conference 2009 roundtable on grief. Niemi told Oprah that she struggled with the shift from medical treatment to palliative care, and that she “feel[s] like he hasn’t left.” She also discussed the couple’s temporary separation in 2003 due to Swayze’s alcohol abuse at the time. “He was imploding pretty badly,” Niemi, his wife of 34 years, said. She described Swayze’s diagnosis with pancreatic cancer as “mind-numbing,” but said the two didn’t discuss death because they were “too positive.” “We were what we called optimist realists,” she said. More on the interview can be found on Oprah’s website.

Oct 30 2009 04:03 PM ET

Miramax president Daniel Battsek steps down

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Categories: Movies

Variety is reporting that Daniel Battsek is stepping down as president of Miramax. His departure follows the recent announcement that Disney (which owns Miramax) would be significantly downsizing the specialty division. Variety quoted Walt Disney Studios chairman Rich Ross saying in a statement, “With the change in direction at Miramax, we appreciate Daniel’s desire to leave the organization. During his 18 years of service, he has brought some very prestigious and award-winning films to the studio, from Calendar Girls to The Queen to No Country for Old Men. We wish Daniel the very best on his future endeavors.”

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