Roy Disney, nephew of entertainment icon Walt Disney, died this morning after suffering from stomach cancer, the AP reports. He was 79.
Archive: December 2009 (121-130 of 319)
Dec 16
2009
03:13 PM ET
Dec 16
2009
01:18 PM ET
Sofia Coppola pregnant with second child
Director Sofia Coppola, daughter of famed filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, is expecting her second child with partner Thomas Mars, lead singer of the band Phoenix, People reports. Mars revealed the news during an interview with Chicago radio station WXRT. Coppola, who last directed 2006′s Marie Antoinette, is currently in post-production on the film Somewhere, starring Benecio Del Toro and Michelle Monaghan.
Dec 16
2009
12:52 PM ET
Courtney Love criticizes daughter on Facebook
Days after losing custody of her 17-year-old daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, Courtney Love lashed out at her on Facebook with a series of semi-coherent posts. On Friday, a California court temporarily placed Frances Bean with her grandmother, and Love’s online outbursts did little to discourage rumors that she’s suffering. According to New York’s Daily News, Love wrote, “I hate to spund cold but any kid of mine who pulls this s— has lost her position. She was deceptive she lied and shes lying to herself … my daihgter is not always honest.”
Read More: Music Mix: Courtney Love loses custody of Frances Bean
Dec 16
2009
10:00 AM ET
Ben Bernanke named 'Time' magazine's Person of the Year
Ben Bernanke, the 56-year-old chairman of the Federal Reserve, has been crowned Time‘s Person of Year. Runners-ups include General Stanley McChrystal, the Chinese worker, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest man. Among the People Who Mattered: Jon and Kate Gosselin, Adam Lambert, Jay Leno and David Letterman, Twilight‘s Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, Taylor Swift, The Twitter guys (Biz Stone and Evan Williams), and Tiger Woods.
Dec 16
2009
06:21 AM ET
Alec Baldwin donates $1 million to alma mater Tisch
Alec Baldwin has donated $1 million to his alma mater, New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, to establish the Alec Baldwin Drama Scholarship Fund, which will start in 2010. The scholarship will provide tuition assistance to students who exhibit “work ethic, development of leadership skills, willingness to collaborate, the ability to tolerate risk, and the capacity to work with constructive criticism,” according to a Tisch press release. In addition, recipients must be in good academic standing and demonstrate financial need. The release also states that special consideration will be given to students from economically disadvantaged families or who are the first in their families to attend a college or university.
“The support I got from Tisch made it possible for me to become an actor and to have a career in this business,” Baldwin said in the release. “It’s important to give back to those institutions that give us such opportunities, and I encourage anyone to look into supporting their alma mater.”
The 30 Rock star graduated from Tisch in 1994.
Dec 16
2009
05:42 AM ET
PTC targets 'Family Guy'
The Parents Television Council has filed an indecency complaint against Fox’s Family Guy with the FCC. Broadcasting & Cable reports that the PTC, which has complained about the animated show before, took issue with the most recent Dec. 13 episode, in which a stripper gave a character a lap-dance. A rep for Fox said the network has no comment at this time.
Dec 16
2009
05:31 AM ET
Report: Elin Nordegren planning to divorce Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods’ wife, Elin Nordegren, may be preparing to divorce the philandering golf superstar. People reports that according to “a source close to the golfer’s wife,” Nordegren has moved out of the couple’s Windermere, Fla. home and met with lawyers to discuss her prenuptial agreement. “She’s made up her mind,” the source told People. “There’s nothing to think about: he’s never going to change.” Woods and Nordegren have two young children together.
Dec 16
2009
04:00 AM ET
New bail set after Randy Quaid and wife miss court date
New arrest warrants have been issued for Randy Quaid and his wife Evi, after they failed to show up at a Tuesday court date. According to People, the bail is now set at $40,000 each. That’s on top of the $40,000 bond the Quaids posted last month – that sum is now forfeited because they didn’t show up for their court date. Their court hearing stems from felony charges related to allegedly neglecting to pay a $10,000 hotel bill.
Dec 16
2009
04:00 AM ET
Trump plans celeb golf show with Golf Channel
The Golf Channel has greenlit the new reality show Donald J. Trump’s Fabulous World of Golf, Variety reports. Trump will recruit celebrities to compete against each other for charity on the show. The six half-hour episodes will start airing April 26 in primetime.
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