Archive: September 2011 (31-40 of 49)

Sep 15 2011 10:13 AM ET

Report: Pia Toscano and Mark Ballas break up

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Reality powerhouse couple Pia Toscano (American Idol) and Mark Ballas (Dancing With the Stars) have gone their separate ways, according to E! Online. Sources claim that the pair, who appeared to have started dating back in April (though Toscano, 22, claimed at the time that they were “just friends”), recently put an end to their courtship. Toscano’s rep would not comment on the relationship, but stated, “She’s hard at work on her new album and can’t wait for her fans to hear it. Pia is wrapping up her American Idol tour and her album is expected to be released soon.” Meanwhile, Ballas, 25, will get to mend his heart on the dance floor with his new partner, DWTS contestant Kristin Cavallari. Season 13 begins on Monday, Sept. 19.

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Sep 15 2011 09:29 AM ET

Michaele Salahi not kidnapped, willingly by the side of Journey guitarist Neal Schon

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Don’t stop believin’ this story. After White House party crasher Tareq Salahi called the authorities Tuesday to inform them that his wife, The Real Housewives of D.C. star Michaele Salahi, had gone missing, authorities revealed that she is okay, “with a good friend” and simply did not want her husband to know where she was. As it turns out, that “good friend” seems to be Journey guitarist Neal Schon. TMZ reports that the band’s rep confirmed that Salahi is with Schon in Memphis, where Journey is scheduled to play a show with Foreigner. “Nobody kidnapped her,” the rep is quoted as saying. TMZ also reports Salahi previously dated Schon, a relationship she called “intimate and passionate.”

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Police: Michaele Salahi is fine, ‘does not want to be home right now’

Sep 14 2011 05:31 PM ET

Police: Michaele Salahi is fine, 'does not want to be home right now'

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Tareq Salahi, husband of former The Real Housewives of D.C. star Michaele Salahi, called the Warren County, Va. Sheriff’s Office Tuesday night to report that his wife was missing. He had spoken to her six hours prior, but she called from an Oregon area code when she was supposed to be home in Virginia. Sheriff Daniel T. McEathron confirmed via release that Deputy Mike Glavis later spoke with Mrs. Salahi, who “seemed calm, was engaged in conversation, and assured the deputy that she had left the residence with a good friend and was where she wanted to be.” Mrs. Salahi also made it clear that she did not want her husband to know where she was, and she did not want to come home.

The Warren County Sheriff’s Office and FBI are working together to make further contact with Mrs. Salahi, and confirm her well being.

Before her reality TV stint, the Salahi’s were best known for attending a White House state dinner without an invitation.

Sep 14 2011 04:10 PM ET

Scarlett Johansson nude pictures hit the Internet; FBI reportedly investigating phone-hacking

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Yet more proof that you should never take any private photos on your smartphone: Alleged nude pictures of Scarlett Johansson have hit the Internet, according to Reuters. TMZ reported that the FBI was investigating the apparent hacking of Johansson’s phone. When reached for comment, a representative for the FBI could not confirm that Johansson was part of the investigation. However, the representative did tell EW: “I can confirm that the FBI in Los Angeles is investigating the person or group responsible for computer intrusions of high-profile figures. Because the investigation is ongoing, we are not at liberty to confirm any online reports or provide specifics.” The starlets of Hollywood are crying out for a savior: Where’s anti-hacking crusader Hugh Grant when you need him?

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Sep 12 2011 03:18 PM ET

'Chuck' star Sarah Lancaster gives birth to son

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Sarah Lancaster, who plays Ellie on Chuck, has delivered a baby boy, reports People. Lancaster and her attorney husband of seven months, Matthew Jacobs, named their 8-lb., 7-oz. son Oliver Michael Jacobs. The new parents said, “We feel so fortunate for every minute we get to spend with our healthy and happy baby.”

Sep 11 2011 09:36 PM ET

'Spartacus' star Andy Whitfield, 39, dies of lymphoma

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Andy Whitfield, who starred in the first season of Starz’ Spartacus: Blood and Sand, has died of non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in Sydney, Australia. Spartacus was the Wales native’s first big break; most of his previous work was in Australian television.

Whitfield was diagnosed 18 months ago while preparing for the second season of Spartacus. Starz announced in January that Liam McIntyre, another Australian actor, would take over the role.

In a statement, Whitfield’s wife Vashti called her husband a “beautiful young warrior” who died on a “sunny Sydney morning” in her arms.

“No words to express the depth of such a loss. You will be deeply missed, my brother,” said Spartacus creator Steven DeKnight on Twitter.

In statements on Sunday night, Lucy Lawless and Starz paid tribute to Andy Whitfield.

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Sep 10 2011 09:44 PM ET

Oscar-winning actor Cliff Robertson dies at age 88

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Cliff Robertson, who portrayed John F. Kennedy in P.T. 109 and later won an Academy Award for his role as a mentally disabled man in Charly, died Saturday of natural causes, according to the Associated Press. He had turned 88 one day earlier.

The film, television, and theater veteran enjoyed a career that spanned more than five decades, making his big-screen debut in the 1955 romantic drama Picnic opposite William Holden and Kim Novak. He would appear in dozens of films, including The Girl Most Likely, Gidget, Sunday in New York, The Naked and The Dead, The Devil’s Brigade, Three Days of the Condor, and more recently, the Spider-Man movies as Uncle Ben Parker.

A popular leading man in the ’60s, he played a sitting President — John F. Kennedy — in the 1963 World War II-set drama P.T. 109, after Kennedy gave his casting approval. Five years later, he scored an Oscar for his touching portrayal of mentally challenged bakery employee Charlie Gordon in Charly, which was based on the novel Flowers for Algernon. Robertson — who won an Emmy in 1966 for his performance in an episode of Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre – also appeared in such TV series as The Twilight Zone, Batman, and Falcon Crest, and in commercials for AT&T. He earned attention as well for blowing the whistle on a film studio president who had victimized him in a check forgery scheme in 1977.

Sep 10 2011 07:01 PM ET

Fire damages one of Jack Nicholson's homes

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A two-story Hollywood Hills home owned by Jack Nicholson was damaged in a fire on Friday night, according to the Los Angeles Times. Two firefighters were injured while trying to extinguish the blaze. KTLA reports that two actors — including William Tynan, who appeared with Nicholson in 1990′s Chinatown sequel The Two Jakes – were renting the house from the three-time Oscar winner.

Sep 9 2011 06:31 PM ET

Country singer Ashton Shepherd welcomes daughter

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Look it up: Ashton Shepherd gave birth to a daughter named Raden Delilah Cunningham in Demopolis, Ala., on Friday, according to her website. The 25-year-old country singer and her husband, Roland Cunningham, also have a 5-year-old son. Shepherd’s second album, Where Country Grows, was released in July.

Sep 9 2011 03:33 PM ET

Reese Witherspoon will not press charges after accident

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Reese Witherspoon has decided to not press charges after being hit by a car Wednesday. People reports that the actress, who only suffered minor injuries, has decided to “move on” after the incident. The driver did face some consequences, and was cited for failing to yield to a pedestrian.

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