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The United Nations had chosen George Clooney to be a U.N. Messenger of Peace after recognizing his work in spreading public awareness of international political and social issues. The Michael Clayton star, along with co-activist Don Cheadle, received the 2007 Peace Summit Award for their work as peace advocates in Darfur.
Excited parents Nicole Richie and fiancé Good Charlotte frontman Joel Madden happily welcomed their first child together – healthy baby girl Harlow Winter Kate Madden who was born on Friday at the Cedars-Sinai Hospital. The couple’s first daughter weighed in at six pounds, seven ounces. Richie and Madden have been dating for over a year and plans to marry later this year.
James Bond’s new movie may have more action behind the cameras than it does on camera.
A stuntman crashed an Alfa Romeo during a chase scene yesterday. The site was on a notoriously winding road near northern Italy. The said stuntman, Aris Camninos, is now in stable condition. This has been the second accident on the new Bond Film: Quantum of Solace.
The previous one took place four days ago where an Aston Martin skidded into the lake. Luckily, no one was injured in that accident. No cast member was in the vicinity when the Aston Martin plunged into the lake.
According to a saying there’s only two sure things in this world: death and taxes. No one can really avoid both, because once you do: it’s going to get you eventually in the end. This is what happened to Wesley Snipes.
The tax-dodging actor was recommended by the D.A. to serve a maximum penalty of three years in federal prison and pay a $5 Million fine. It was reported last Monday that the Florida U.S. Attorney, Robert O’Neill , said the actor deserved the harsh sentence for his years of brazen defiance and insidious concealment.
“This case cries out for the statutory maximum term of imprisonment, as well as a substantial fine, because of the seriousness of defendant Snipes’ crimes and because of the singular opportunity this case presents to deter tax crime nationwide,” O’Neill wrote.
Snipes will be sentenced on April 24.
Whenever there is a large gathering of stars in events like the Grammy’s, expect the critics to have a field day checking out what the stars are wearing. They may be unique and different but the point is, you really have to expect something positive and negative once they start writing those reviews.
Some are favorable while some are not. Wardrobes depend as well on the celebrity wearing them. They are not plainly worn since they want to be different. They have to complement the person as far as beauty and physique is concerned. Some may defy these things but the result will be an unforgivable lash for their carelessness in clothing style.
Harrison Ford drew media attention when he played the lead role for the hit movie Indiana Jones back in the 1980’s. He has since made strides on other roles ranging from romance to political drama to which many saw the evolution of one of the supporting stars that came out of Steven Spielberg’s Star Wars as Han Solo.
Today, he is trying to turn back time by coming out with another sequel in the Indiana Jones series. As with others, he now plays father to a son who plans to pick up where his father left off. The question is, can he handle the limitations embedded by father time?
Spiderman Director, Sam Raimi wants to direct a Jack Ryan movie.
If you’ve been a Suspense-Thriller type of book reader, then you’ll be familiar with Jack Ryan: main character for many Tom Clancy novels. Not to mention that four movies have been based on this character and his adventures, namely: The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, and The Sum of All Fears. Three excellent movie stars have also portrayed this character: Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, and Ben Affleck.
Raimis going to be delving back into the characters past. He wants a movie based on a younger Ryan, but based in the present. Although, Tom Clancy is writing a new novel based on this character,
Miley Cyrus does not believe in Destiny or Hope. The Disney star has just filed papers in LA’s Superior Court to change her legal name from Destiny Hope Cyrus to Miley Ray Cyrus.
According to documents sent in, the reason she’s changing her name is she’s been commonly known as Miley Cyrus since she was a young child. The Change of Name is requested to make her commonly used name the same as her legal name.” Although, she still has some things to do to make the changes official: she needs to publish a public notice to inform everyone of the name change.
While taping for the Friday episode of the Late Show with David Letterman, P. Diddy announces his upcoming stint as a budding actor. He also plugged his new ABC TV movie A Raisin in the Sun and tells Letterman that it was the “greatest experience in his life”. Raisin will be directed by award-winning Broadway director Kenny Leon and will also cast Rashad, Audra McDonald and Sanaa Lathan, Bill Nunn.
Shaffer Smith, or more popularly known as hip-hop artist Ne-Yo, was arrested last Tuesday for reckless driving and driving without a license. The 28-year-old rapper-songwriter was said to be going more than 100mph in his Range Rover. He was booked by Atlanta’s Cobb County Police and was scheduled to appear on court on March 25.
