Numb3rs star David Krumholtz married actress Vanessa Britting (The Young and the Restless, Without a Trace) at a ceremony at the Plaza Hotel in New York City, People reports. Seth Rogen and Jay Baruchel were groomsmen, and Numb3rs costars Rob Morrow, Judd Hirsch, and Peter MacNicol were among the 180 guests. The couple were engaged in 2008.
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U2 lead singer Bono had surgery on his back today in Munich while preparing for a world tour. “Bono has today undergone emergency back surgery for an injury sustained during tour preparation training,” his spokesperson told Reuters. “He was admitted to a specialist neuro surgery unit in a Munich hospital. Bono will spend the next few days there, before returning home to recuperate.” The status of U2′s “360 Degree” world tour — which is supposed to kick off June 3 — will be addressed after Bono’s “condition has been assessed further.”
Twentieth Century Fox has signed Pineapple Express and Spider-Man star James Franco to star in Rise of the Apes, a prequel film to Planet of the Apes. Rupert Wyatt (The Escapist) is directing the movie, which will be set in the present and chronicle the rise of talking apes and their conflict with humans. Shooting will begin in July. The movie is scheduled for a summer 2011 release. The news of Franco’s participation was first reported by Variety and confimed by EW.
Bret Michaels was hospitalized this week after suffering a small “warning stroke” known as a Transient Ischemic Attack, or TIA, according to his official website. MRI and CT scans at the hospital also revealed that the 47-year-old singer has a hole in his heart known as a Patent Forum Ovale. Both conditions are considered treatable and are reportedly not related to the brain hemorrhage Michaels has been recovering from since April. Michaels was readmitted to the hospital after experiencing numbness on the left side of his body, especially to his face and hands. Although Michaels had hoped to return to the May 23 finale of Celebrity Apprentice, the musician’s doctors are not certain that will be possible. “Bret’s brain and body are not quite 100 percent yet,” said Michaels’ neurosurgeon, Dr. Joseph Zabramski.
Michaels’ rep released this online statement: “Bret wants everyone to know he cannot thank you enough for all of the well wishes, prayers, and good vibes you have sent his way. Even though these last few months have been tough on him and his family, especially this most recent setback, he is in good spirits, great medical hands, and is positive and hopeful that everything is going to be OK. He is up, walking, talking, continuing his daily rehab, and very happy to be alive, but he has made it clear he is sick and tired of being in the hospital and is ready to rock again.”
Google has unveiled plans to invade yet another one your electronic devices: your home television. On Thursday, the Internet powerhouse announced that it’ll be integrating its Android cellphone software and Chrome Web browser into select televisions and Blu-ray players, the Los Angeles Times reports. “Video should be consumed on the biggest, best, and brightest screen in the house, and that is a TV,” said Google’s project leader Rishi Chandra. Sony’s Bravia line of televisions will be the first to include Google TV this fall. Example features of Google TV include being able to pull up a NBA game’s box score while watching the action in picture-in-picture mode, or following American Idol Twitter updates while enjoying the show. Users will also be able to pull down a search box, type in (for example) “House,” and be presented with a list of all the House episodes available on USA and Fox, Hulu.com, and Amazon.com.
Prosecutors in Sierra Lione have requested Naomi Campbell’s testimony in the war crimes trial against former Liberian President Charles Taylor, Reuters reports. Prosecutors claim Taylor gifted Campbell with a blood diamond. Taylor is denying all charges tied to wars in Liberia and Sierra Lionne. The charges include instigating murder, rape, mutilation, sexual slavery, and conscription of child soldiers.
An arrest warrant was issued for Lindsay Lohan Thursday in Beverly Hills after the actress neglected to appear at a probation hearing related to her 2007 drunk driving case. Lohan’s attorney responded to the Judge Marsha Revel’s warrant by informing the court that Lohan was stranded in France “because her passport had been lost or stolen during a trip to the Cannes film festival,” according to Reuters. Revel set bail at $100,000 and ordered Lohan to undergo random drug and alcohol tests once a week and be fitted with an alcohol monitoring bracelet upon her return.
UPDATE: People reports the court lifted Lohan’s arrest warrant after the actress posted $100,000 bail.
Suge Knight was arrested in Los Angeles Thursday, according to Reuters. The rapper was booked for assault with a deadly weapon and driving on a suspended license. They did not provide any other details about the arrest. Knight was previously arrested in 2008 on drug and assault charges (but was later cleared), and spent time behind bars in 1997 and 2003 for parole violations.
Valerie Bertinelli is engaged to boyfriend of six years, Tom Vitale. Vitale, a businessman, proposed to the actress in Florence, Italy. “We’d talked about getting married, but I was still shocked. It was sweet when he asked me, because he was so scared. I was like, ‘Are you kidding me?’” Bertinelli told AARP The Magazine. The couple first met in 2004. Bertinelli was previously married to Eddie Van Halen.
Reps for Megan Fox tell People that she was not booted from the franchise, but that “It was her decision not to return.” EW confirmed Fox’s departure last night. Sources close to the production say the actress’s option was not renewed for the third Transformers movie due to the direction of the story, which will see leading man Shia LaBeouf develop a new love interest.
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