Louis Gossett Jr., who took home the golden prize in 1982 for An Officer and a Gentleman, announced today that he’s been diagnosed with the early stages of prostate cancer.
The 73-year-old claims he wants the world to know in order “to set an example for the large number of African-American men who are victims of this disease because of the comparatively low emphasis in our community on preventative examinations and early treatment,” he told KTLA News in Los Angeles. “I want to influence them to seek, as I have, the fine medical care and early detection now available.”
Here’s hoping he has a speedy recovery.
source: Louis Gossett Jr.: I Have Cancer [e online]
With ‘The Wolfman’ terrorizing its way into theaters Friday, we couldn’t help but wonder whether or not the film’s producers really needed to shell out for all those expensive CGI effects on Benicio Del Toro. We’re in a recession, after all, and there are plenty of actors in Hollywood who are more than hairy enough to fit the ‘Wolfman’ bill without all the costly add-ons.
Robin Williams
The godfather of Hollywood Hairiness, Robin Williams has been in the game for nearly four decades and is still going strong. Forget the Oscar and the Golden Globe awards; Williams’ greatest achievement might be making it into the Urban Dictionary lexicon: a noun signifying “an exceptionally hairy person, usually a guy.” Hair on, Robin!
Alec Baldwin
Alec Baldwin is without a doubt the most prolific Baldwin brother and probably the hairiest as well. Even the most casual of Baldwin Google searches will ultimately take you to a strange world of fandom and devotion for his epically hairy chest. Try it for yourself, but don’t say we didn’t warn you.
Tom Selleck
So many people focus on Mr. Selleck’s propensity for growing world-class mustaches that they often forget that the man is just as follicly endowed everywhere else (minds out of the gutter, please). Selleck’s no one-trick pony, but he’s probably just as furry.
Chuck Norris
Same Selleck principle goes for Chuck Norris as well — if you weren’t so busy focusing on his sheer awesomeness, then you’d definitely know by now that he’s one hairy ninja.
Burt Reynolds
Though his face may be a little unrecognizable these days, there’s no denying the hairy chest is still all Burt.
Sean Connery
The baddest Scot in the game, Sean Connery is the prototype for a leading man brazen enough to drive an Aston Martin unscathed through a literal minefield, dismantle a bomb set to destroy the world and still get the girl — au naturale of course. Who has time for manscaping when you’re James Bond?
Hugh Jackman
After three ‘X-Men’ movies and a one-mutant spin-off, it’s hard to imagine anyone but Hugh Jackman filling out those Wolverine mutton chops.
David Hasselhoff
Little known fact: a lock David Hasselhoff’s chest hair sells for about €75 in Germany ($102 U.S.).
Steve Carrell
And we’ll leave you with one of the more memorable manscaping moments in recent history — Steve Carrell’s hysterical adventures in waxing from ‘The 40 Year Old Virgin.’
I leave you with Madonna’s hairiest crotch shot ever (NSFW) ha!
source: Hollywood’s Hairiest Actors: The Definitive List [popeater]
I know this may not be a bombshell to most “Star Wars” fans, but James Earl Jones was not in the Darth Vader suit at the time of filming. For the eight people who didn’t know that, sorry to ruin the illusion.
Since Jones’s voice was dubbed in later, David Prowse, the English Actor and body builder (thanks wikipedia) inside the suit, could be heard saying the lines during the actual filming.
This is actual footage from the filming of the first movie. Not really the menacing voice of a Sith Lord, or a body builder for that matter. But he delivers the lines with such gusto. Such fervor.
I don’t know about you, but all I can think about is THIS.
Lindsey Vonn is hoping the Sports Illustrated cover jinx doesn’t cross international borders. America’s great Winter Olympic hope is featured on the front of SI’s Winter Olympic preview issue, which hit newsstands Wednesday.
Vonn’s semi-provocative pose has drawn the predictable ire from those who claim that it objectifies her. She’s an athlete, not a sex symbol, the chorus inevitably reminds us. They have a point in taking issue with SI; the magazine rarely features women athletes on the cover and its annual swimsuit issue has been a focus of protests for decades. But Vonn’s cover is different.
The pose at least resembles the tuck stance skiers like Vonn take when barreling down the hill. It’s exaggerated, of course, but not gratuitously so. It’s not as if SI put her in a bikini in a Whistler hot tub.
Also, this is Vonn’s moment. If she wins multiple golds in Vancouver, Vonn has the potential to become a major crossover star. She’d be like Michael Phelps, only with better looks and an actual personality. Landing on the SI cover is a good way for her to start the Vonn saturation campaign. It’s as important for her as it is the magazine.
The pose is suggestive, sure, but it’s not objectifying. The headline reads “America’s best woman skier ever”, for Jean-Claude’s sake! Why can’t she be both the best skier in the world and really, really attractive too? Tom Brady’s a great athlete and a handsome dude and I don’t hear people whine when he’s shirtless in GQ.
Most importantly, this cover is almost identical to the one that ran on SI’s Winter Olympic preview in 1992. That one featured a gentleman named A.J. Kitt and I’m pretty sure nobody was complaining about that one being too provocative
source: Let the Lindsey hype begin: Vonn is Sports Illustrated cover girl [yahoo sports]
So who at NBC thought it would be a good idea for the “special of the day” to include, among other things, fried chicken in honor of Black History Month?
Because, spoiler alert – it wasn’t a good idea at all.
Questlove, the band leader and drummer for The Roots (the house band on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon) tweeted this picture from the NBC Commissary at 30 Rock, with the comment: “Hmm HR?”
The National Enquirer says Anderson Cooper and his boyfriend will adopt a Haitian baby. Even crazier than that, the National Enquirer is talking about Cooper’s boyfriend on the front page.
Unlike when Page Six made a veiled reference to his relationship with Benjamin Maisani, this story is putting it out there in every supermarket checkout and news stand in America.
After saving one on national television, Anderson is said to be bringing home a Haitian orphan of his own and will raise it with Maisani.
You know, the whole “adopting a baby” thing is just a front, so the Enquirer has a reason to talk about his personal life.
source: Anderson Cooper’s Casually Outed in Haitian Adoption Tale [gawker]
Dean Richards of Chicago’s WGNtv was interviewing Mel Gibson for his new movie, “Edge of Darkness.” Richards, like many other reporters, asked Gibson whether his audience will forgive him for his 2006 drunken outburst and anti-semetic remarks. Gibson was visibly displeased and responded with, “That’s almost four years ago, dude. I mean, I’ve moved on. I guess you haven’t.”
Uh oh!
Gibson then requested Richards to move on, which he did and quickly wrapped up the interview. Gibson can then be heard saying, “a**hole” after sipping his coffee.
However, Gibson says the on-air insult was directed at his publicist, not a WGN reporter.
In a text message to KTLA’s Sam Rubin Wednesday, Gibson said his publicist was making faces at him off camera, and the actor didn’t realize he was still on air when he called him an “a**hole.”
Looks like Mel Gibson is back on his own edge of darkness… or did he ever leave it?
source: The Most Entertaining Thing Mel Gibson Has Done In A While [dlisted]
Disgraced former presidential contender John Edwards and his wife have reportedly legally separated after he admitted he is the father of a baby girl whose mom he repeatedly bedded during his 2008 White House run.
After spending Christmas together with their three kids, Edwards and his wife quietly parted ways.
“[Elizabeth] said, ‘I’ve had it. I can’t do this. I want my life back,” Elizabeth Edwards’ sister, Nancy Anania.
“A long marriage is a tough habit to break, and when you throw in incurable cancer and young children, it makes you waver. But I hear peace in her voice that i haven’t heard in a long time.”
The couple have three children, Cate, 27; Emma Claire, 11; and Jack, 9.
Elizabeth, 60, who is still undergoing treatment for breast cancer, has had divorce papers ready for nearly a year and had not yet filed the paperwork. Elizabeth even gave her husband’s baby Christmas presents.
“She gave it a lot of thought, wrapped up a bunch of Christmas presents, took them to the baby and was so pleased when Quinn made a beeline to the toy carriage and doll. She even said to Quinn, ‘Go stand next to Daddy.’”
The revelations of the couple’s separation come as a former aide to John Edwards says in a new book that the former North Carolina senator told him he thought about leaving his wife — but also cited his love for her as a reason to keep details of an affair hidden.
Next, he’ll be setting up home with the mistress and helping raise the kid — then make his bid for the White House.
Whoever said that it was only women in the music industry that had naked photos of themselves leak? I probably did, but the statement is wrong. NBA star Greg Oden has a naked photo of himself leak on to the internet.
Oden, 22-years-old, plays for the Portland Trailblazers and is currently the “Team Oden” spokesperson for Oregon Mentors which aims at mentoring kids. I wonder if he will lose his contract or if it’s okay for naked photos of men to leak?
This photo was obviously meant for some girl (or guy, you never know!) and either the person on the receiving end or Gred Oden himself leaked the photo. The photo is in a video.
The brother of Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan has been charged with assaulting their 70-year-old father, who was found dead over the weekend in the family’s Stoneham home.
Police are looking into the sudden death that occurred early Sunday morning. Daniel Kerrigan, 70, was found dead inside his home. Mark Kerrigan, the victim’s 45-year-old son, faces arraignment today on a charge of assault and battery on a person over 60 that resulted in injuries.
Emergency crews were sent to 7 Cedar Avenue around 1:30 a.m. Sunday after getting reports of an unresponsive male. Daniel Kerrigan was then taken to Winchester Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Stoneham Police Chief Richard Bongiorno told FOX25’s Keba Arnold that Mark Kerrigan was arrested early Sunday morning, taken to the hospital and then to the police department. He was booked by 4 p.m.
During the Sunday incident, there was some sort of struggle between Mark and Daniel in the kitchen area, police said.
The district attorney’s office will determine if more charges will be filed. Mark Kerrigan is known to police. Brenda Kerrigan told the Boston Herald that her husband died of a heart attack and there was nothing suspicious about the death. Funeral services for Daniel Kerrigan are scheduled for Thursday.
Very sad. Our condolences to Nancy Kerrigan and the rest of her family, for their loss and the unfortunate circumstances following it.
source: Nancy Kerrigan’s dad found dead; brother accused of assault [fox-boston]
“We were covering another story when we heard shots being fired. We ran toward the sound and found a store being looted. Two Haitian police officers were occasionally firing into the air to try to keep order, but that only worked for a few moments, then the looting would begin again.
They were stealing boxes of candles. An American businessman named Tony who owns two stores nearby barricaded one street to keep looters away. He had armed the two Haitian police with automatic weapons, and they were assisting him, but they were not able to control anything beyond their barricade.
It quickly became a free-for-all. Young men began fighting one another for the stolen items. A number of young men had knives, and planks of wood, screwdrivers and rocks. They were using their improvised weapons to threaten and injure others who had stolen items from the store. The robbers were now being robbed. One group of looters whipped another man with a leather belt. They punched him as well, and they stole the sack of goods he’d just stolen.
I was in the midst of the melee with Charlie Moore, my producer, Neil Hallsworth my cameraman, Vlad Duthiers, my translator, and there was a still photographer from Getty Images with us, photojournalist Jonathan Torgovnik. As things got really out of control, I saw a looter on the roof of the store they’d broken into throw what I think was part of a concrete block into the crowd. It hit a small boy in the head.
I saw him collapse. More chunks of concrete were being thrown at the looters on the roof. The injured boy couldn’t get up. He’d try and then collapse again. Blood was pouring from his head. He was conscious but had no control over his body. I was afraid someone on the roof would see him lying there and throw another cinder block piece onto him. I was afraid he’d get killed. No one seemed to be helping him.
I ran to where he was struggling, and picked him up off the ground. I brought him to a spot about a hundred feet away. I could feel his warm blood on my arms. I stood him up, but he was clearly unable to walk. He wiped his bloody face, and I tried to reassure him. He had no idea where he was, and he clearly couldn’t walk, so I picked him up again and handed him over to someone behind that makeshift barricade. Tony, the American businessman, gave the boy a wet towel. He was then taken away by someone else. We don’t know what happened to him.
I hope he’s ok.”
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The response to Anderson Cooper’s brave and unselfish act has been overwhelming. It’s best described by the comment below:
Anderson Cooper as a Haitian – American you are a God Sent, you are Truly an angel on earth… Thank you so much for Being there for my people. That little boy could of died…(crying), but you risked your life to save him… Haiti will be rebuild and you will always be remembered for your Heroic effort.
While I know it crosses the line between being part of the news and or covering it, you and Sanjay are certainly stepping up. How could you not be involved, really. Be careful.
The New York Times website is set to charge readers for access. A decision is expected in days and an announcement “within weeks,” according to a report.
The Times will likely deploy a metered system, meaning you can read a certain number of articles for free before you’re prompted to pay up. However, the system won’t be implemented for a few months — likely in the spring.
The move is a gamble for the Times, which previously tried charging for content from columnists through TimesSelect — readership fell and the project was abandoned. With ad revenues not meeting costs, however, the Times is taking another shot at the paid model.
“The decision to go paid is monumental for the Times, and culminates a yearlong debate that grew contentious, people close to the talks say. In favor of a paid model were Keller and managing editor Jill Abramson. Nisenholtz and former deputy managing editor Jon Landman, who was until recently in charge of nytimes.com, advocated for a free site.”
Will you pay to access the New York Times online? I know I won’t!
source: The New York Times Website To Charge for Access [REPORT] [Discussion (0)
Roman Polanski has won damages from a French newspaper that photographed him at his Swiss home, where he is confined pending extradition proceedings on rape charges.
A Paris court convicted French daily Aujourd’hui en France, with its Paris edition Le Parisien, of breaching Polanski’s privacy and the right to the use of his image. These rights are strictly protected by French law.
The court ordered the newspaper to pay €3000 ($4670) to Polanski and his wife, the French actress Emmanuelle Seigner. The newspaper had photographed Polanski, his wife and son at the family’s chalet near Gstaad, Switzerland.
The filmmaker is under house arrest there while Swiss authorities consider a US demand to deport him and face charges of having unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl in California in 1977.
Polanski and Seigner had demanded a total of €40,000 ($62,200) in damages and interest from Aujourd’hui en France and are seeking a further €75,000 ($116,700) in cases against three other French publications.
The filmmaker doesn’t want to be photographed, irony.
source: Roman Polanski wins damages for illegal snaps [news.com.au]
Donald Goerke, the man behind SpaghettiOs and Chunky Soup has passed away Sunday.
Goerke, who was 83-years-old, passed away as a result of heart failure. He died at his home in Delran, New Jersey.
He was the marketing research director at Campbell’s Franco-American line and dreamed up ideas for differently shaped pastas to appeal to children. He settled on the O’s and marketed them with the tagline, “Uh oh, SpaghettiOs!”
He later helped introduce Chunky Soup, which broke away from their condensed soup line.
May he rest in peace. We’ll have to eat a can of O’s in his memory.
source: SpaghettiOs creator Goerke dead at 83 – [msbnc]
Troubled comic Artie Lange landed in the hospital after stabbing himself nine times in an apparent suicide attempt.
Lange’s frantic mom called 911 Saturday morning after she entered his Hoboken apartment and found the bloodied funnyman, a law-enforcement source said.
Lange sustained six “hesitation wounds” and three deep plunges. A source close to Lange’s management team confirmed that the Howard Stern sidekick stabbed himself, adding that his mother had come to visit him that day to drop off food. Surgeons managed to save Lange despite heavy bleeding.
“We all have our demons,” Stern said on-air this week, referring to Lange’s past battles with addiction.
“Artie has given this show tremendous moments of great comedy. He’s a tremendous contributor. He is a good man. Don’t forget how great he is.”
How can your life be so bad… where NINE stab wounds is the answer?
Vonn’s semi-provocative pose has drawn the predictable ire from those who claim that it objectifies her. She’s an athlete, not a sex symbol, the chorus inevitably reminds us. They have a point in taking issue with SI; the magazine rarely features women athletes on the cover and its annual swimsuit issue has been a focus of protests for decades. But Vonn’s cover is different.
