Actor Hayden Christensen, best known for playing Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequels, filed a lawsuit Tuesday in New York District Court claiming that the USA Network stole his idea for a TV show. Christensen’s suit alleges that the cable network’s comedy series Royal Pains is ripped off of an idea Christensen and his brother Tove pitched for a show entitled Housecall about a concierge doctor in Malibu who makes house calls to wealthy and famous clients. According to the complaint, Christensen is seeking profits from the show and damages “believed to be in the millions of dollars.”
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Jul 8
2010
06:24 PM ET
Jul 8
2010
03:35 PM ET
Mel Gibson center of domestic violence investigation
The Associated Press reports that Mel Gibson has been targeted as the subject of a domestic violence investigation opened by the L.A. Sheriff’s Department. In a news release, the Sheriff’s Department states the alleged attack occurred Jan. 6, and that the alleged victim is the actor’s ex-fiancé, Oksana Grigorieva. No other details are known at this time. Gibson’s rep has not yet issued a response to the matter.
Summit Entertainment, the studio behind Gibson’s next film, The Beaver, says the investigation won’t alter the movie’s marketing schedule, as a release date has not yet been set. “We will not focus on any marketing efforts until we know when the film will be released,” a rep from the studio told EW. Icon Productions, the studio behind Gibson’s How I Spent My Summer Vacation, have no comment.
Jul 8
2010
02:51 PM ET
Jul 8
2010
01:10 PM ET
Lindsay Lohan's lawyer: 'We believe the penalty is far harsher than what others would have received.'
Lindsay Lohan’s lawyer has released a statement regarding the actress’ 90-day prison sentence, which was handed out by an L.A. judge Tuesday. “Ms. Lohan and I are extremely disappointed in the sentence handed down by Judge [Marsha] Revel. We believe that the penalty is far harsher than what others would have received under similar circumstances,” Shawn Chapman Holley said in a statement. “The reality is that Ms. Lohan, like most defendants, had to balance work commitments with court requirements. To be punished so severely for doing so, particularly in light of the fact that she substantially complied with each of her probationary conditions, is harsh and unfair.” Nonetheless, Holly says that her client is gearing up for her prison sentence: “Ms. Lohan is prepared to serve her jail time and to comply with the Court’s orders,” the statement continues.
Lohan’s lawyer also addressed Lohan’s “F— U” stencil on her fingernail: “With respect to Ms. Lohan’s nails, the fact is, the words could barely be seen by the naked eye. That a courtroom camera, purportedly there to accurately chronicle the proceedings, would use a telephoto lens to zoom in on it as it did to Ms. Lohan’s fingernail is a commentary on the entire issue.”
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Jul 8
2010
01:03 PM ET
Jul 8
2010
12:09 PM ET
Barbara Walters returning to 'The View'
After undergoing heart valve surgery this past May, Barbara Walters is set to return to her hosting duties on The View next week, People reports. Walters won’t be in the studio, however — the newswoman will be Skyping live for July 12′s episode. Walter will be back full-time on the daytime talk show this September.
Jul 8
2010
05:45 AM ET
Lindsay Lohan skips her birthday party
One day after receiving a 90-day jail sentence for violating her probation, Lindsay Lohan opted not to attend her own birthday party at a Hollywood restaurant last night, reports People. According to a source, the Mean Girls actress had planned on celebrating her 24th birthday with a bash at Las Palmas restaurant in Hollywood, only to make a last-minute decision to stay in. “She is at home with friends and family!!!” tweeted a close friend of Lohan’s. “We wish her well and love her!!!”
Jul 7
2010
08:48 PM ET
Denzel Washington in talks to join 'Safe House'
Denzel Washington is in negotiations to join Safe House, a Universal Pictures thriller about a criminal informant (the role Washington’s circling) and a young U.S. agent who have to escape a South American safe house after it comes under attack. (New York magazine’s Vulture blog first broke the story.) The news comes on the heels of the passing of Washington’s long-time agent Ed Limato; agency WME is reportedly fast tracking the deal in an effort to keep Washington at the agency.
Jul 7
2010
07:40 PM ET
Lindsay Lohan tweets that 'f*** u' manicure 'had nothing to do w/court'
Lindsay Lohan pleaded with a fed-up judge in Los Angeles after she sentenced the 24-year-old actress to 90 days in jail for violation of probation and other offenses. But her fingers told a different story. An AP photographer captured Lohan as she broke in to tears, revealing that her middle-fingernail was decorated with the message, “f— u.” Lohan’s attorney has not yet responded to a request for comment.
UPDATE: Lohan posted on her Twitter account today that the profane manicure was “a joke” that “had noting to do w/court,” explaining further that “it’s an airbrush design from a stencil.”
Jul 7
2010
04:50 PM ET
Lindsay Lohan to be tested for drugs and alcohol until 2011
As part of her sentencing order, released today, Judge Marsha Revel ruled that Lindsay Lohan be tested for drugs and alcohol until her probation is over, in August 2011. (Unclear is whether or not she’ll have to wear a SCRAM bracelet during that time.) People also reports that Lohan will serve her time in the Los Angeles County Jail, and, later, the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, Calif.
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Lindsay Lohan sentenced to 90 days in jail
Linday Lohan’s sentencing: How the tearful live-feed made me rethink my position on a troubled young actress
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