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Elizabeth Taylor Buried in Small Ceremony at LA Cemetery
By not in system - AOL NewsGLENDALE, Calif. -- Elizabeth Taylor's family mourned the screen legend in a brief private funeral service Thursday at a Southern California cemetery famous for being the final resting place of Hollywood celebrities, including her good friend Michael Jackson. Inside the sprawling Forest Lawn Cemetery, barricades blocked access to the funeral, where about four dozen family members mourned the actress during a service that lasted about an hour, said Glendale police spokesman Tom Lorenz. Five black stretch limousines transported Taylor's family to and from the funeral, but no procession was ...
James Franco Not Totally Baked During Oscars, Apparently [VIDEO]
By David Knowles - AOL NewsThere goes that theory? James Franco's rather lackluster performance as co-host of the Academy Awards set off a storm of speculation that the young actor/scholar/performance artist may have gotten high backstage before the show began. Pundits pointed to pictures of Franco in which his eyelids were captured at half-staff as some sort of empirical proof that marijuana had been smoked. But following a day of reefer theorizing, one of Franco's representatives decided that enough was enough and let the world known that the Yale Ph.D. candidate don't play like that. "James does not drink or do ...
RIP Jane Russell: Lifelong Republican and Straight Shooter
By Suzi Parker - Politics DailyI met Jane Russell once. It was in my hometown, Pine Bluff, Ark., a faded Southern place that hosted a film festival in hopes of raising enough money to restore the Saenger Theater, a once palatial movie house. Each year, the festival invited former famous starlets – Tippi Hedren, Carol Channing, Shirley Jones, Celeste Holm – to talk about Hollywood's Golden Age. In 2002, Russell came to town. Statuesque, with silver hair and a still-to-be-envied figure, Russell possessed no celebrity air about her. She talked like a good old Western gal who had seen a lot, and done a lot, but no ...
Victoria Jackson's CPAC Comments and 4 More Controversial Moments From the 'SNL' Star [VIDEOS]
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsVictoria Jackson sure loves to talk about politics. The former "Saturday Night Live" star joined a panel called "Getting Started in Hollywood" at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC. While some panel members, including Variety deputy editor Ted Johnson, doubted there was a widespread movement to suppress conservatives in Hollywood, Jackson disagreed: "They just don't dislike Christians, they hate God," said Jackson, who later added, "You don't know how liberal it is, even the Christians are communist. ... Do you see me on TV? No. Do you see me in movies? ...
'Uncle Leo', Len Lesser's Character from 'Seinfeld,' Dead [VIDEO TRIBUTE]
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsLen Lesser's Hollywood career spanned six decades, but to legions of "Seinfeld" fans, he was known for one role: Uncle Leo. Lesser died Wednesday at the age of 88. In addition to playing Uncle Leo, Lesser, a character actor, appeared in TV shows like "Everybody Loves Raymond," "Gunsmoke," "The Munsters" and more. Here are some of his classic Uncle Leo scenes from "Seinfeld." Years after "Seinfeld" ended, Lesser talked about the fame the show brought him. Watch: There's an outpouring of grief from "Seinfeld" fans on Twitter. .bbpBox38205797770993660 ...
Ex-Porn Star Launches 'Talent' Agency for Celeb Mistresses
By Matthew Hall - AOL NewsBusiness is apparently booming for a "talent" agency representing the purported ex-lovers of celebrities. Launched by former porn star Gina Rodriguez, the probably suitably named DD Entertainment is reaping rewards from the extramarital activity of stars such as golf champion Tiger Woods and actor Mel Gibson. Los Angeles-based DD Entertainment says it specializes in remaking the images of people caught in notorious situations and circumstances. Michael Goulding, Orange County Register / MCT Gina Rodriguez is the CEO of DD Entertainment, a talent agency that specializes in ...
Michael Moore Sues Weinstein Brothers for 'Fahrenheit 9/11' Profits; Twitter Not Amused
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsThere's a new Hollywood feud in town: Michael Moore vs. the Weinstein brothers. At one time, the three were on the same side. Harvey and Bob Weinstein were producers on Moore's 2004 blockbuster documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11," and their company, Miramax, funded the film. The Weinsteins also helped fight to release the film when Disney tried to block it. But now Michael Moore has filed suit, claiming that the Weinsteins' use of "creative accounting" robbed him of "Fahrenheit 9/11" profits he was entitled to according to their contract. He claims he is owed nearly $3 million. The lawsuit has ...
Blind Martial Arts Champion Has Future as Scrimshaw Artist
By David Moye - AOL NewsJim Stevens is proof of what can be accomplished if a person doesn't give up. It's not like he didn't want to give up (he did -- many times), but his daughters wouldn't let him. Good thing he listened to them because Stevens is the only legally blind man and the oldest man to ever win the men's fighting competition at the martial arts Tournament of Champions -- an event with martial artists from across the country. Jim Stevens Jim Stevens may be blind, but that didn't stop him from becoming a martial arts champion or a world-respected scrimshaw artist. Not only that, but he's ...
The Reagan Centennial: The Gipper Reconsidered
By Walter Shapiro - Politics DailyAs an anti-Vietnam war left-wing college student at the University of Michigan in the late 1960s, my world view was all primary colors (mostly red) with no shading. That was why I was so baffled by my non-ideological reaction to Ronald Reagan. Covering the 1968 Republican Convention in Miami Beach for my college paper ("Special to the Michigan Daily"), I sat mesmerized as the first-term California governor made a public pitch to the North Carolina delegation in a last-ditch effort to woo the South away from Richard Nixon. Even though I disagreed with everything Reagan was saying about ...
40 Years After the Manson Verdict, Visitors Take 'Helter Skelter Tour'
By Chris Epting - AOL NewsIt was 40 years ago -- Jan. 25, 1971 -- that a jury returned guilty verdicts against Charles Manson, Susan Atkins and Patricia Krenwinkel, three central figures in the infamous "Helter Skelter" murder spree. The three were found guilty on seven counts of first-degree murder and one count of conspiracy to commit murder for their roles in the ghoulish Tate-LaBianca murders in the Los Angeles area. Two other members of Manson's twisted "family" -- Leslie Van Houten and Charles "Tex" Watson" -- would be tried later and convicted for crimes related to the killing spree. AP A ...
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