Raquel Castro and Carlin in "Jersey Girl" (AP Photo/Miramax, Peter Sorel)
(AP) Comedian George Carlin is entering a drug rehabilitation facility to shake his dependence on wine and a painkiller.
"I'm going into rehab because I use too much wine and Vicodin," the 67-year-old Carlin said in a statement released Monday by his publicist, Jeff Abraham. "No one told me I needed this. I recognized the problem and took the step myself."
The name and location of the facility weren't disclosed.
Access Hollywood LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- After months of speculation, Jennifer Garner has officially confirmed she is expecting a second child with her husband, Ben Affleck, in a new interview with Access Hollywood's Tony Potts.
"Thank you," Jennifer told Tony at the Baby Einstein's 10th anniversary celebration on Wednesday, at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Downtown Los Angeles. "We're so excited, obviously."
Jennifer was coy with the news at first, joking with Tony as he wished her well.
This Aug. 5, 2008 file photo shows Paris Hilton at the Tivoli amusement park in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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U.S. celebrity heiress Paris Hilton visited Copenhagen International Fashion Fair in Copenhagen, Denmark on Thursday Aug. 7, 2008. The fair is part of Copenhagen Fashion Week and Paris Hilton
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U.S. celebrity heiress Paris Hilton visited Copenhagen International Fashion Fair in Copenhagen, Denmark on Thursday Aug. 7, 2008. The fair is part of Copenhagen Fashion Week and Paris Hilton
(AP Photo / Lars Nyboell, POLFOTO)Worldwide Entertainment Group Inc. filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Miami, alleging the 27-year-old model-actress-heiress owes $75,000 in damages for not fulfilling promotional obligations.
Hilton entered into an agreement in 2004 for the production and distribution of the movie "National Lampoon's Pledge This!," according to the lawsuit. Hilton starred in the film and received credit as an executive producer.
The Miami-based concern said it paid Hilton and her company, Paris Hilton Entertainment Inc., $1 million for "Hilton's acting services" and for "reasonable promotion and publicity" for the movie, which was released in 2006 and featured Hilton as the president of an exclusive sorority.
While most famous for her tabloid exploits and reality TV series "The Simple Life," Hilton has appeared in the films "Bottoms Up," "The Hottie & the Nottie" and "House of Wax."
She's slated to next appear in the movie musical "Repo! The Genetic Opera" and the tentatively titled MTV reality series "Paris Hilton's My New BFF."
Phone calls and e-mails to Hilton's manager, Jason Moore, were not immediately returned Tuesday.
The style was popular in the late '80s and early '90s, according to celebrity hairstylist Porsche Waldo, adding that Rihanna has a similar cut that is more "spiky" and "punklike."
Last year, Holmes sheared off her long locks to create a sleek bob that some compared to the look popularized by Victoria Beckham, Holmes' friend. Internet critics weighed in: Some loved it, others hated it, sniping that Holmes looked like her then 1-year-old daughter Suri.
Stylists are greeting the new 'do with mixed reviews.
"I'm personally not crazy about the look on anyone," says celebrity stylist and beauty expert Billy Lowe, adding that the cut with its soft neckline reminds him of a wig. "I liked her much better in the bob. I thought it was really sophisticated, very chic and very trendy."
Stacy London, co-host of TLC's "What Not to Wear," raved about the cut, saying it fit her face and her fashion persona much better.
"This whole sort of fashion evolution since becoming Mrs. Tom Cruise, I think it has taken her time to find her sea-legs," says London. "This haircut is clearly a step in the right direction."
The 29-year-old Holmes, who played Joey Potter on "Dawson's Creek" from 1998 to 2003, is in New York preparing to star in a revival of Arthur Miller's "All My Sons," which goes into previews Sept. 18.
Singer Jewel poses at the Virgin Unite's 'Rock The Kasbah' benefit reception in Hollywood, California July 2, 2007.
(Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)Jewel said on her Web site on Wednesday that she and Murray were heading to the Caribbean islands for six days with two friends.
The pair, who live on a ranch in Texas, had been together for more than a decade. Jewel, whose last name is Kilcher, achieved fame in the mid-1990s with such pop-folk tunes as "Who Will Save Your Soul" and "Foolish Games." She recently released a country album and served as a judge on the TV talent show "Nashville Star."
Murray is a legend on the rodeo circuit, winning the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association's All-Around world championship title a record seven times.
(Reporting by Dean Goodman; Editing by Vicki Allen).
It was the summer of 1996, and the Democratic National Convention was about to open just six blocks away from Harpo Studios on the Near West Side.
Though the center of the political universe had come to her own backyard, Oprah Winfrey wanted no part of it.
"I've been asked to do everything, but I'm trying to stay out of it," she told me at the time.
Except for taping an interview with John F. Kennedy Jr., Winfrey was determined to let the convention -- and the parade of presidential politics -- pass her by.
"I've tried to stay out of politics for my entire tenure on the air," she said. "Basically, it's a no-win situation."
Now fast-forward to 2008 and consider just how right Winfrey may have been.
sourceIt’s 11 years in prison for a New York millionaire who inflicted years of abuse on her two enslaved Indonesian housekeepers at her Long Island mansion.
Varsha Sabhnani (sahb-NAH’-nee) was convicted with her husband in December of forced labor, conspiracy, involuntary servitude and harboring aliens. Her husband will be sentenced tomorrow.
The victims testified that they were beaten with brooms and umbrellas, slashed with knives, and forced to climb stairs and take freezing showers as punishment.
Their slavery ended in May of last year, when 1 of the women fled early on Mother’s Day and wandered into a Dunkin’ Donuts wearing nothing but rags. Employees called police.
The women said they were tortured and beaten for sleeping late or stealing food from trash bins because they were poorly fed. Both women also said they were forced to sleep on mats in the kitchen. The maids’ relatives in Indonesia were paid about $100 a month for their work, but the maids themselves were not paid.
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Voice actor Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt arrive for the screening of the animated film 'Kung Fu Panda' by directors Mark Osborne and John Stevenson at the 61st Cannes Film Festival May 15, 2008.
(Vincent Kessler/Reuters)The organization will distribute the donation, made through the couple's Jolie-Pitt Foundation, to four organizations working on behalf of children who have lost parents, homes and schools in Iraq. Children in the U.S. who have lost parents in the conflict will also benefit.
"These educational support programs for children of conflict are the best way to help them heal," said Jolie in a written statement from Education Partnership for Children of Conflict, which she co-chairs.
"We hope to encourage others to give to these great organizations," Pitt added in the statement.
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In a Feb. 28, 2007, file photo comedian George Carlin opens the 13th annual U.S. Comedy Arts Festival at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen, Colo. A publicist for George Carlin says the legendary comedian has died of heart failure at a hospital in Santa Monica, Calif., Sunday June 22, 2008.
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This is an undated file photo originally released by HBO of George Carlinto promote his HBO special, 'Its Bad For Ya'. A publicist for George Carlin says the legendary comedian has died of heart failure at a hospital in Santa Monica, Calif., Sunday June 22, 2008.
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In a May 1, 2001 file photo comedian George Carlin gestures in New York. A publicist for George Carlin says the legendary comedian has died of heart failure at a hospital in Santa Monica, Calif., Sunday June 22, 2008.
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US comedian George Carlin, seen here in 2007, died on Sunday aged 71. Carlin was identified as a voice of the 1970s counterculture and was one of the country's best known funny men.
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Winehouse lost consciousness but an assistant caught her before she hit the ground, spokesman Chris Goodman said.
"She quickly recovered and her father, Mitch, took her to hospital as a precaution," Goodman said in a statement.
Winehouse had spent the afternoon signing autographs for Canadian fans who were standing outside her house. She collapsed after they left.
Goodman said doctors are unsure what caused the collapse and the 24-year-old singer was undergoing tests.
She may stay in the hospital overnight as a precaution, he said.
Winehouse's career has prospered despite wild nights, missed concerts and stints in drug rehab. The Sunday Times newspaper's annual Rich List has estimated her wealth at $20 million.
Actress Jessica Alba, seen here in March 2008, has given birth to a baby girl three weeks after marrying long-term boyfriend Cash Warren, her publicist confirmed on Monday.
(AFP/Getty Images/File)Honor Marie Warren was born on Saturday in Los Angeles, Alba's spokesman Brad Cafarelli confirmed in an email to AFP. Honor is the couple's first child.
Alba, 27, and Warren, 29, tied the knot in a secret ceremony on May 19 in Beverly Hills.
Alba, who met Warren on the set of the "Fantastic Four" in 2004, confirmed her pregnancy in December last year.
She shot to fame in the hit television series "Dark Angel." In addition to the two "Fantastic Four" movies, her recent films include "Sin City," "The Eye" and "Good Luck Chuck."
They're young, fabulously wealthy and have blue blood coursing through their veins. Meet the "20 Hottest Young Royals" in the world, compiled by influential fortune tracker, Forbes magazine.
By CNN's Stephanie Busari
10. Andrea Casiraghi (Monaco)
09. Prince Carl Philip (Sweden)
08. Prince Azim (Brunei)
Prince Azim of Brunei, 25 year old billionaire playboy spared no expense on his 25th birthday bash. His 200 strong guest list included current stars and those of yesteryear. Celebrities that attended included Jerry Hall, Olivia Newton-John, Faye Dunaway, Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss and even Pamela Anderson. But the star of the night was Prince Azim’s all time hero, Michael Jackson. The former star was paid $10 million to attend, and not even perform!
07. Princess Victoria (Sweden)
06. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum (Dubai)
05. Charlotte Casiraghi (Monaco)
04. Princess Beatrice (Britain)
03. Zara Phillips (Britain)
02. Prince Harry (Britain)
01. Prince William (Britain)
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Yep, they did it! If there was any doubt Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon's wedding was the real deal, they answer the question once and for all in this week's issue of PEOPLE, speaking for the first time about their surprise nuptials – and showing off exclusive photos from their April 30 ceremony.
"We really do feel we are soulmates," Carey tells PEOPLE, following their sunset ceremony at the pop star's Bahamian estate. "I never felt a love like this was in the cards for me."
C-H adds: "She is beautiful
Last month Yankees' Alex Rodriguez and his wife Cynthia had their second daughter, Ella Alexander, weighing at 7 pounds and 2 ounces. But A-Rod's wife says that he's not very helpful when it comes to the labor and giving birth part. In an upcoming episode of YES Network's "YESterdays", Cynthia said that Alex was a shell of himself when their first daughter, Natasha Alexander, was born.
"The one nurse had a cold cloth on his head. The other nurse had the blood pressure on his arm. And my mother was like rubbing his back. And he is passed out on a couch. And I am there, in the middle of labor," Cynthia Rodriguez told the TV show, which airs Wednesday night. "And really, I am not being paid much attention to besides the doctor and a couple of nurses. And he is there moaning. In between pushing, I am going, 'Honey, are you OK?' and 'Are you breathing? Are you OK?'"
Mayor Daley buying “assault rifles”
Story in the Chicago Tribune
And from Mayor Daley we learn:
There is a form of gun known as “a semi-fully-automatic weapon.”
“Criminals” can “carry assault weapons, it’s not a violation of federal law…”
The city plans to buy “semiautomatic assault rifles,” specifically “M4 carbines.” (I guess that could be right if they bought Bushmaster uppers).
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How the Nose Can Control Human Sexuality
does the nose control human sexuality?if humans can train (or genetically engineer) themselves to harness pheromones, sexual attraction in the to be to come may depend more on how someone smells than how someone looksor whether they’re a man or a strife.
source By Vaughn McClure, 6:50 p.m. With their second-round pick -- No. 44 overall -- the Bears selected running back Matt Forte from Tulane. He is a 6-foot-1, 217 pound back with 4.47 speed in the 40 yard dash. Picking Forte makes sense for the Bears, who wanted to bring in competition for Cedric Benson. With Benson slowly recovering from a broken leg, Forte might work his way into serious playing time. The question is, what happens to Garrett Wolfe? The Bears picked left tackle Chris Williams with their first pick -- No. 14 overall.
NEW YORK (AP) -- A nude photo of France's first lady was auctioned for $91,000, about 30 times more than anticipated, the Christie's auction house said.
The image was taken by photographer Michel Comte in 1993, when Carla Bruni-Sarkozy was one of the world's most sought-after models.
The 13-by-10-inch (33-by-25-centimeter) photo was bought Thursday by an anonymous bidder on behalf of a collector, Christie's said.
It was part of a selection of photographs auctioned by collector Gert Elfering that also included nude photos of models Lauren Hutton, Gisele Bundchen and Kate Moss. The money from the sale of the Bruni-Sarkozy photo will go to the Swiss charity Sodis, which provides clean drinking water to developing nations, Christie's said.
A late-night call to French President Nicolas Sarkozy's office was not immediately returned Thursday. The office previously declined to comment on the sale, saying it concerned the leader's private life.
The photo had been expected fetch $3,000 to $4,000 at the auction, Christie's said.
Sarkozy divorced his second wife in October and married the Italian-born former model, now a successful singer, in February after a quick courtship. Bruni-Sarkozy made her first state visit as France's first lady in late March with a two-day trip to Britain, where she and her husband attended a lavish banquet held by Queen Elizabeth II.
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