Archive: July 2010 (51-60 of 178)

Jul 23 2010 08:57 AM ET

Billy Corgan 'blacks out' on stage

Categories: Music, Music Biz

Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, who stumbled on stage Wednesday night during the band’s concert in Tampa, revealed on Twitter that his spill was actually the result of blacking out. “And for those that saw me fall last night during Bullet [With Butterfly Wings] that wasn’t a stage move or clumsiness, that was me blacking out and wiping out.” A second tweet added, “I have no memory of falling against the drum riser and my guitar cabinet, but I can tell you I’ve got quite a good bruise + am moving slow.” Corgan recovered to perform 11 more songs that night, and the slip went unnoticed in most concert reviews.

Jul 23 2010 08:45 AM ET

GLAAD gives MTV, CW top marks on diversity

Categories: Television, TV Biz

GLAAD, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, has released its annual analysis of the portrayal of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender characters. MTV received the first-ever “excellent” rating, with 42 percent of its primetime programming reflecting the lives of the community. The CW was the top-rated broadcast network with a “good” 35 percent.

Jul 22 2010 07:40 PM ET

Michael Lohan charged with allegedly attacking fiancee

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As his daughter Lindsay spends her third day in jail, Michael Lohan has been charged with 2nd degree harrassment after allegedly attacking his fiancee, Kate Major, according to multiple news outlets. In the police report filed July 19, Major accused Lohan of attacking her by flipping over her chair, throwing a shoe at her, and kicking her in the mouth.

Lohan denies the charges, and released a statement alleging that Major was “heavily intoxicated” at the time of the incident. He is scheduled to appear in court on Aug. 18.

Jul 22 2010 07:08 PM ET

Orlando Bloom marries model Miranda Kerr

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According to People, Orlando Bloom and model Miranda Kerr have gotten married, just one month after announcing their engagement. Bloom, 33, and Kerr, 27, dated for almost three years.

Jul 22 2010 05:11 PM ET

David Boreanaz faces sexual harassment charges

Categories: Lawsuits

A lawsuit filed today in California accuses Bones actor David Boreanaz of sexual harassment. The lawsuit states plaintiff Kristina Hagan was an extra on Bones last August where she met Boreanaz. The suit claims Hagan gave him her contact information with the impression that he was going to help her land a featured role on Bones. After that meeting, Boreanaz allegedly sent her sexually explicit text messages and made several phone calls to her speaking in a “sexual manner,” according to the lawsuit. It also includes allegations of Boreanaz being sexually aggressive with Hagan while they were in a car together. A rep for the actor issued the following comment: “The allegations concerning any alleged inappropriate conduct by David Boreanaz are totally fabricated and absurd. There is no validity to this lawsuit.”

Jul 22 2010 04:05 PM ET

Kevin Costner dismisses lawsuit

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Last week, Kevin Costner has dismissed a lawsuit filed against a music promoter, the Associated Press reports. The suit, which was filed in 2007, claimed that music promoter Mahee Worldwide Ventures Inc., did not follow-through with agreements to book the actor’s band for several shows. Says Costner’s lawyer: “We just felt it was time to move on.”

Jul 22 2010 01:51 PM ET

Dierks Bentley expecting second child

Categories: Celebrity Babies!

Dierks Bentley and wife Cassidy are expecting their second child, People reports. The baby, which will be born in December, will join older sister Evie, who was born in 2008. “We’re excited that our daughter Evie is going to get a baby sister or brother for Christmas,” Bentley told People.

Jul 22 2010 11:58 AM ET

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie win damages from lawsuit

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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have collected an undisclosed sum from the U.K.’s News of the World as part of a settlement connected to a lawsuit filed in January, People reports. The suit arose from an article printed in the newspaper that claimed the couple had become legally separated and were in the midst of arranging custody agreements. The couple’s lawyer, Keith Schilling, stated that the report was false earlier in the year.

Jul 22 2010 11:14 AM ET

'South Park' critic faces unrelated terror charge

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Zachary Adam Chesser, the 20-year-old U.S. citizen who posted online warnings to South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone after the airing of their Mohammad-themed 200th episode, was arrested July  21 on charges of providing material support to an extremist group that has ties to al Qaeda, Reuters reports. According to the FBI, Chesser admitted that on July 10, when he was stopped from boarding a flight from New York to Uganda, he was on his way to Somalia to join the al Shabaab group, which U.S. officials believe has fought alongside al Qaeda in Afghanistan. Per Reuters’ report, Chesser also said he changed his mind about joining al Shabaab after it claimed responsibility for deadly bombings in Uganda earlier this month.

Jul 22 2010 11:07 AM ET

Facebook founder to guest on 'The Simpsons'

Categories: Television, TV Biz

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg will play himself (in animated form) on an upcoming episode of The Simpsons, according to New York magazine’s Vulture blog. Zuckerberg, the subject of the anticipated fall film The Social Network, will reportedly encounter wee Lisa Simpson at a business convention. [Related: The full 'Social Network' trailer hits: Will you friend the Facebook movie this October?; 'The Social Network' trailer: Who's that choir covering Radiohead's 'Creep'?]

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