Dr. Michael Kamrava, the Beverly Hills fertility doctor who helped the Octomom, Nadya Suleman, conceive her octuplets, will have his medical license revoked next month, the Medical Board of California ruled yesterday. The Board accused Kamrava of “repeated negligent acts” with at least three clients, and concluded that “whenever the Board exercises its disciplinary functions, public protection is paramount. The Board is not assured that oversight through probation is enough, and having weighed the above, has determined that revocation of Respondent’s certificate is necessary to protect the public.”
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Jun 2
2011
09:41 AM ET
Jun 1
2011
11:05 AM ET
Lance Armstrong seeks '60 Minutes' apology, '60 Minutes' stands by its story
Lance Armstrong is demanding an on-air apology from 60 Minutes after a Swiss anti-doping authority denied a report included in the CBS news show’s report that the seven-time Tour de France winner tested positive for performance enhancers at the 2001 Tour de Suisse, according to the Associated Press. In a segment that aired May 22, Armstrong’s former teammate Tyler Hamilton said that cycling authorities helped Armstrong bury a positive drug test during the 2001 Swiss race. Martial Saugy, the head of the Swiss anti-doping agency, rejected that allegation last week.
In a letter to CBS News chairman and 60 Minutes executive producer Jeff Fager, Armstrong’s lawyer Elliot Peters wrote, “In the cold light of morning your story was either extraordinarily shoddy, to the point of being reckless and unprofessional, or a vicious hit-and-run job … In either case, a categorical on-air apology is required.”
UPDATE: 60 Minutes has issued a response to Armstrong. See Fager’s comment in full after the jump: READ FULL STORY »
May 24
2011
10:59 AM ET
Model-actress Estella Warren arrested for DUI
Estella Warren, former Victoria’s Secret model and actress (best known for the 2001 version of Planet of the Apes), was arrested Monday night in Los Angeles under suspicion of driving under the influence. The LAPD confirmed to EW that her bail had been set at $100,000. TMZ reported that Warren initially resisted arrest, and that, after arriving at the police station, she attempted to escape. The website alleges that Warren is being booked for felony escape, assault, hit and run, and DUI, although the LAPD would only confirm the latter charge at this point.
May 20
2011
12:18 PM ET
Rosie Perez sues 'SVU' over alleged on-set injury
Rosie Perez has filed a suit against the producers of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit for an injury she alleges was inflicted on the set of a 2009 episode, according to CBS News. The actress claims that she suffered a herniated disc after an extra forcefully shook her during a scene where she was leaning through the window of a car. She subsequently underwent two surgeries, and her lawyer told the New York Daily News, “She’s still suffering severe pain, numbness of the arms, and she’ll never be the same despite the surgery.”
A spokesperson for the NBC show declined to comment on the suit.
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Rosie Perez is fighting the power
May 20
2011
09:39 AM ET
Rocker Pete Doherty sentenced to 6 months for cocaine possession
Musician Pete Doherty has been sentenced to six months in jail after pleading guilty to cocaine possession in a London court, according to the Associated Press.
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Pete Doherty arrested on drug charges
Rocker Pete Doherty arrested for heroin
May 19
2011
10:01 AM ET
Maria Shriver hires divorce lawyer
Maria Shriver has hired a divorce lawyer to represent her during her separation from Arnold Schwarzenegger, according to People. Attorney Laura Wesser is currently advising Shriver, who split from her husband soon before news that he’d fathered a child with a member of the family’s household staff became public.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger admits fathering child out of wedlock
Maria Shriver appears on second-to-last ‘Oprah Winfrey Show’
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver announce separation
May 17
2011
02:56 PM ET
'The Wire' actress Snoop Pearson pleads not guilty
Felicia “Snoop” Pearson, who played a semi-autobiographic version of herself on HBO’s The Wire, pleaded not guilty to drug conspiracy charges this morning in Baltimore, according to the Baltimore Sun. Pearson was arrested in March with more than 60 others and accused of running a drug dealing operation. She was released from jail last month on $50,000 bail. A court date has been set for Aug. 9.
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‘The Wire’s Snoop feels ‘targeted’ by Baltimore police
Snoop from ‘The Wire’ arrested in Baltimore
May 17
2011
01:47 PM ET
Mike 'Situation' Sorrentino files lawsuit against father
This is a situation. Mike Sorrentino, also known as Jersey Shore‘s Situation, has filed a lawsuit against his father Frank Sorrentino, claiming the defendant is illegally using his likeness on The Confrontation, a website the elder Sorrentino set up to air videos about the reality star. In the videos, Frank claims, among other things, that the Jersey Shore star abandoned his family and was fired from a job because of inappropriate sexual behavior. In court papers obtained by EW, the younger Sorrentino is requesting unspecified damages and asking that his father discontinue using his name. Frank Sorrentino could not be reached for comment.
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The Situation ‘saddened’ by estranged father’s online tirade
‘Jersey Shore’ in Italy: Local Florentines react to the GLT invasion of their city
‘Jersey Shore’: 25 Most Outrageous Moments
May 16
2011
06:30 PM ET
Winklevoss Twins' Facebook appeal rejected for the second time
Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, the creators of Harvard’s ConnectU who claimed Mark Zuckerberg stole their idea for a social networking website, saw their appeal against the Facebook creator rejected Monday. Bloomberg reports an 11-judge panel upheld a previous ruling, which stated that the Winklevoss twins (or, as Jesse Eisenberg’s Zuckerberg famously called them in The Social Network, “the Winklevi”) must accept their $65 million settlement reached in 2008. UPDATE: The Winklevoss twins intend to bring the case in front of the Supreme Court. According to a statement from their lawyer, Jerome B. Falk, Jr., “Settlements should be based on honest dealing, and courts have wisely refused to enforce a settlement obtained by fraudulent means. The Court’s decision shut the courthouse door to a solid claim that Facebook obtained this settlement by committing securities fraud. Our Petition to the Supreme Court will ask the high court to decide whether that door should be reopened.”
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Winklevoss twins appeal Facebook ruling
Winklevoss twins lose Facebook appeal
‘Social Network’: Director David Fincher explains the CG magic behind the Winklevoss twins
May 16
2011
06:24 PM ET
Legal claims against Hollywood Foreign Press Association dismissed
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has picked up its own win, but this victory is far less glitzy than the awards handed out during its Golden Globes ceremony: The HFPA has won a legal battle with former publicist Michael Russell. The Hollywood Reporter reports that a California Superior Court judge dismissed defamation claims made by Russell against the HFPA. Among other things, Russell also claimed the HFPA interfered with his recruiting attempts and methods. The judge ruled that the HFPA, who countersued Russell in February, was protected under free speech. “As most of the remaining claims concern employment issues, we are confident that we will remove them by demurrer or motion for summary judgment,” Joseph Campo, an attorney for HFPA, said in a statement. “This baseless complaint will not reach the jury.” UPDATED: Russell’s attorney issued the following statement to EW about the judge’s ruling, “[The] judge dismissed two minor claims … My clients look forward to having the eight pending claims for business torts and punitive damages resolved by a jury.”
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Golden Globes organization files suit against former publicist
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