Archive: July 2010 (111-120 of 178)

Jul 13 2010 06:20 PM ET

Vince Vaughn expecting baby

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People reports that Vince Vaughn and wife Kyla Weber are expecting their first child together. The couple has been married since January.

Jul 13 2010 05:24 PM ET

John Stamos takes the stand at trial of alleged extortioners

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Actor John Stamos testified today at the trial of Allison Coss and Scott Sippola, the pair who allegedly attempted to extort $680,000 from the Full House star in exchange for potentially compromising photographs, the AP reports. The attorney for the defense claimed during opening arguments that Coss was only 17 when she met Stamos, and maintained that he had brought her back to his hotel room along with two strippers and a bag of cocaine. On the stand, the actor admitted to meeting Coss in 2004, but said it never got beyond “just hanging out” and “socializing,” and Stamos’ camp categorically denied the more salacious accusations in a statement that read, “The allegations made yesterday in the courtroom by the defendants’ attorney during opening statements will not be proven because they are simply untrue.”

Jul 13 2010 05:10 PM ET

FCC live expletive policy scrapped by New York City court

Categories: Lawsuits, TV Biz

An FCC policy that allowed television broadcasters to be fined for airing even a single expletive live was tossed out today by a federal court, the AP reports. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled that the 2004 policy “effectively chills speech, because broadcasters have no way of knowing what the FCC will find offensive.” The policy originated after Bono of U2 said “f—ing brilliant” on NBC during the live broadcast of the Golden Globes in 2003.

Jul 13 2010 03:48 PM ET

Nina Garcia is pregnant

Categories: Celebrity Babies!

Project Runway judge Nina Garcia is pregnant with her second child, People reports. The Marie Claire fashion director and husband David Conrod are expecting the new baby in December. The couple already has one child, 3-year-old son Lucas Alexander.

Jul 13 2010 01:00 PM ET

Google reportedly invests in Zynga

Categories: Industry News, Tech

Google has invested over $100 million in the social gaming site Zynga, anonymous sources told TechCrunch and Variety. Zynga, which created FarmVille, FrontierVille, MafiaWars, and other popular Facebook and social networking games, could become a cornerstone of Google Games, a yet-unofficial project. Neither company would comment on the possible investment.

Jul 13 2010 12:55 PM ET

Third Mel Gibson tape surfaces online

Categories: Movies

A third tape in which Mel Gibson purportedly threatens his ex-girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva, has emerged, just a day after a second tape surfaced on RadarOnline.com. During Gibson’s alleged rant, the 54-year-old actor accuses Grigorieva of using him for his money and says he owns her, in addition to berating the former couple’s nanny and referring to her with a racial epithet. Grigorieva, in response, states that Gibson controls her “like a marionette” and that she “walks on eggshells” around him. The L.A. Sheriff’s department is currently investigating allegations of domestic abuse against Gibson.

Jul 13 2010 10:46 AM ET

Yankees owner George Steinbrenner dies at 80

Categories: In Memoriam

George Steinbrenner, the often larger-than-life owner of the New York Yankees, died from a heart attack this morning. After purchasing the then-moribund team in 1973, Steinbrenner helped lead the Yankees to 11 American League pennants and seven championships, and regain prominence as one of the reigning franchises in Major League Baseball. Boisterous and with a sometimes controversial hands-on approach, Steinbrenner was a famous figure in the sport; so much so that the sitcom Seinfeld often featured a fictional version of the executive in its episodes; his voice was provided by series co-creator Larry David.

“The Boss” was 80, and his death comes eight months after the Yankees won their latest World Series.

Jul 13 2010 08:07 AM ET

Broadway box office on the rise

Categories: Stage

Broadway ticket sales saw a boost last week, with a nearly across-the-boards increase at the box office, Variety reports. Denzel Washington’s Tony-winning performance helped fill seats for the revival of the August Wilson play Fences, which posted an impressive $1,175,626 during the final week of its run. Disney’s The Lion King also did very well; its $1,634,367 marked the long-running production’s strongest non-holiday take ever. Overall, Broadway saw a $450,000 increase from the week before.

Also: ‘Next Fall’ is Broadway’s first post-Tony casualty; what’s next?

Jul 13 2010 07:58 AM ET

'Die Hard' director John McTiernan pleads guilty in Pellicano case

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Director John McTiernan pleaded guilty on Monday to making false statements to the FBI while they were investigating convicted wiretapper Anthony Pellicano, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Die Hard and Predator helmer admitted to lying to agents about his relationship with Pellicano, as well as to committing perjury to a federal judge. McTiernan had previously entered a guilty plea in 2006, but later tried to withdraw it. Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 4, and the director faces up to a year of prison time.

Also: Anthony Pellicano convicted on 76 counts

Jul 12 2010 06:29 PM ET

World Cup finals draw 24.3 million

Categories: TV Ratings

Cue the vuvuzelas: Sunday’s broadcast of the World Cup finals drew 24.3 million viewers in the United States, according to The Nielsen Company. That means the Spain vs. Holland game, broadcast on ABC and Univision, was the most-watched soccer game ever in this country, topping the 19.4 million who tuned in for the USA vs. Ghana match last month.

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