Michael Brea, an actor who had a part in “Ugly Betty,” repeatedlystabbed and killed his mother with a Freemason ceremonial sword after a bizarre religious diatribe this morning.
Yannick Brea, 55, was found in her second-floor Brooklyn apartment around 2:20 a.m. with multiple stab wounds. Her son, Michael Brea, 31, was taken into custody and then to Kings County Hospital, where he is undergoing psychiatric evaluation.
Cops were called to a domestic disturbance at the home earlier in the evening but left shortly thereafter. Neighbors Vernal Bent and his mother Phyllis said they heard yelling from the floor below between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. and called 911.
“I heard a shriek and a woman yelling ‘help me’,” Vernal Bent said. “We called 911 and we kept hearing screams and then we didn’t hear them any more. Michael was chanting Biblical phrases and kept calling for Moses, Jerusalem and the ‘architect of the universe’.”
Police spent nearly 45 minutes trying to get into the apartment, Bent said. They left and returned with an emergency team, which broke into the home and found Yannick Brea fatally stabbed in a bedroom, sources said.
Phyllis, who refused to give her last name, said she was friends with Yannick and that the woman would frequently bring them traditional Haitian food.
She once worked at the Marriott at the World Trade Center but didn’t work again after the hotel was destroyed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, neighbors said.
“I think he just snapped,” Bent said.
Michael’s twin brother Marcel, a physical trainer, went to the hospital this morning with a friend. Charges against Brea are pending.
Cops said Brea has had a small role in the recent movie “Step Up 3D.”
We’ve just heard that ABC executives have told “Ugly Betty” to hang up the poncho!
The network has just announced today that they are ending the series after the fourth season is complete, meaning that there isn’t going to be a fifth season of the once popular show/
To add insult to injury, the network has also cut back on the amount of episodes for the current season, from 22 to 20.
The network does have time to think up how they want to end the series, however. According to Executive Producer Silvio Horta and ABC President Steve McPherson confirmed this in a statement:
“We’ve mutually come to the difficult decision to make this Ugly Betty’s final season, and are announcing now as we want to allow the show ample time to write a satisfying conclusion. We are extremely proud of this groundbreaking series, and felt it was important to give the fans a proper farewell.â€
So sad for them. At least they can go out on a high note! How would you like the series to end?
It must be a welcomed break after being on Samantha Ronson.
Lindsay Lohan will be making an appearance on Ugly Betty’s season finale along with 5 episodes to begin next season. The plot line revolves around Lohan’s character coming back in Betty’s life after being mean to her in high school.
Now there is a stretch in acting. Pretty girl who was cruel to people in high school only to find compassion after being ostracized. Gee…I bet she will take home and Emmy. This will totally make her the next Meryl Streep.
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Source: Lindsay Lohan on Ugly Betty First Photos [Just Jared]
Too many actresses are believing the line that you can’t be too thin. Please, ladies, eat a sandwich or something at the craft services cart. Here are a special shout-out to ten skinny-ass celebs that used to really turn heads
Thandie Newton
Most recently seen in: Run Fat Boy Run
Last time she was hot: Mission: Impossible II
There was a time that Thandie Newton was the next Hollywood hottie. Then someone must have suggested that she had some jelly rolls, because she lost more weight than a cancer patient on Atkins. Now she looks more like a zero-body-fat lizard than a celebrity beauty.
Victoria Beckham
Most recently seen in: Ugly Betty
Last time she was hot: when the Spice Girls were
Not that I was a fan of the Spice Girls, but I will admit that they covered all the bases in terms of fantasy girls. But the former Posh Spice has lost so much weight that her once sultry figure makes her look like a lollipop – a wobbly head on a stick. I’m afraid her neck is going to snap and her hubby will kick her head around their flat like a soccer ball.
Jennifer Connelly
Most recently seen in: Reservation Road
Last time she was hot: Requiem for a Dream
Can you believe this was the girl from The Rocketeer? Or Dark City? This buxom brunette starts getting some Hollywood credibility and drops down to a size zero. There’s nothing wrong with losing a little pudge, but when you look like one of the starving children from Sierra Leone in Blood Diamond, something’s wrong.
Rachel Taylor
Most recently seen in: Shutter
Last time she was hot: Transformers
Okay, I really loved her debut in Transformers. Very few ladies in Hollywood could give Megan Fox a run for the money, especially in a two-hour Michael Bay beer commercial. But in Shutter, this girl looked like she hadn’t eaten since working with Bay. She could make it as an up-and-coming hottie, if she actually ate a sandwich.
Kate Bosworth
Most recently seen in: 21
Last time she was hot: Blue Crush
She just beat the house last weekend in 21, and she banged Superman without being mortally wounded, but I just can’t get over the fact she looks like a 12-year-old boy. It wasn’t hard to hide her nipples in the 21 sex scene, considering she’s about as anorexically flat-chested as Jim Sturgess was.
Ashlee Simpson
Most recently seen in: 2008 Kids Choice Awards
Last time she was hot: 2008 Kids Choice Awards, but still doesn’t look healthy
She was the less-cute sister of Jessica Simpsons, but thanks to silicone, collagen, rhinoplasty and crash diets, she now looks like a supermodel. But that’s not a good thing. It might work for a bulimic supermodel, but for a girl who could have been America’s sweetheart, she looks less like her former self than Michael Jackson does.
Angelina Jolie
Most recently seen in: Beowulf
Last time she was hot: Beowulf (hell, they can do a lot with CGI)
Not too long ago, I saw a tabloid compare photos of Jolie’s scrawny, veiny arm to that of geriatric Clint Eastwood. And you know what? Sometimes tabloids are right. This once hot chick has gotten way too thin. Have you seen the trailers for Wanted? Give me back the Gia days, baby!
Lindsay Lohan
Most recently seen in: I Know Who Killed Me
Last time she was hot: Herbie Fully Loaded
Granted, she’s up and down more often than Oprah lately, but let’s blame this on her lack of focus. I saw her nudie shots from New York Magazine. And while I’m impressed with her huge (but obviously fake) knockers, I just can’t get excited about the freckly femme’s whisper-thin frame. She was chubby-cheerleader cute for a while, but just a year or so ago, her weight plummeted, making her scary-thin for a while.
Saffron Burrows
Most recently seen in: The Bank Job
Last time she was hot: Deep Blue Sea
It’s arguable that former model Saffron Burrows ever really looked healthy. But watching this scrawny, lanky lady tower over Jason Statham in The Bank Job was enough to get her on this list. She made his evil co-star from Transporter 2 look fat. Still, that underwear shot in Deep Blue Sea was pretty nice.
Gwyneth Paltrow
Most recently seen in: The Good Night
Last time she was hot: Se7en
Anyone who is familiar with me as a film critic knows that I have been highly critical of Paltrow for years. But aside from her inability to act (and so many people’s inability to see that she can’t act), I detest how she is physically wasting away as she gets older. She’s one of those girls that went overboard to lose the baby weight. Now, as she enters her late 30s, that too-thin look is not working for her.
The actor wrote a blog on his MySpace page early Saturday morning, detailing how it all went down. He wrote, “Walking back to my friend’s car, about a block away from the party, two men jumped out of their car and held a gun to my face and stole my wallet and my friend’s purse/camera/phone.”
Blue wrote that he was happy to be alive (obviously!) and also glad it didn’t happen to one of his richer co-stars — like America Ferrera or Judith Light.
Did he just use this opportunity to ask for a raise?
What others said:
Ugly Betty News says, “This is an awful thing to happen to anyone, especially near the holidays. Here’s hoping they catch the perpetrators and punish them quickly. Oh, and ABC, Blue needs to be made a regular, and needs a new contract (based on what he’s said about money in this post). Of all of guest stars on Ugly Betty, David Blue is the most universally liked, based on comments at Ugly Betty News.
Lindsay Lohan might be giving her acting comeback a little push with a guest appearance on ABC’s “Ugly Betty”. An insider tells the New York Obsever,
“Everyone’s very excited. Of course it brings a lot of attention to the show, and it’s a great part for Lindsay.”
Lindsay would play a fallen beauty queen who manages the fast food restaurant where the Betty’s father works. Betty, played by America Ferrera, would befriend Lindsay’s character and help get her a job at the show’s fictional fashion magazine.
Looks like “Ugly Betty” is becoming the next hot spot for movie actors to make their guest appearances. Victoria Beckham’s episode is airing tonight. Here’s a little preview:
Source: “Lindsay Lohan: Making A Comeback On TV’s Ugly Betty?” [Star Magazine]; Photo: Time
Her obsession with couture, twiggy frame and primped appearance meant Victoria Beckham fitted right into Ugly Betty’s world of high fashion.
The Spice Girl recently filmed a starring role on the award-winning Channel 4 programme, Ugly Betty – and walked a way with a rather hefty pay check.
She was reportedly paid an impressive £70,000 for a one-off cameo appearance in an episode titled Nice Day for a Posh Wedding.
This sneak peek picture shows Victoria playing bridesmaid to Ugly Betty villain Wilhelmina (Vanessa Williams), who is set to wed Alan Dale’s Bradford Meade.
Thursday night TV is finally back – I’ve been waiting for this day for quite some time, and it’s here! Unfortunately, the two best shows of the evening, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and ‘The Office’ are now on at the same time, so it’s get your Tivos ready.
‘Grey’s Anatomy’ returns for its fourth season, and it promises to be as drama filled as the last three. We ended last season on Christina’s wedding day, but it wasn’t as happy as it was supposed to be. Burke walked out on the wedding, and Seattle Grace, Meredith and McDreamy were growing a little distant, George failed the exam and has to be an intern again, and Meredith’s half-sister Lexie has come to the hospital to be an intern. Drama, drama, drama. And I love every minute of it.
The title of tonight’s episode is “A Change Is Gonna Come”, so get ready for that.
Season Premiere Tonight at 9 pm EST/8 pm CST on ABC
Tonight also marks the premiere of the fourth season of ‘The Office’, which starts with Michael (Steve Carell) believing the office is haunted. To get to the bottom it, he explores the religious beliefs of his employees. On the ongoing plot side of things, the show promises to bring developments in the romances of Pam and Jim, and Dwight and Angela. Get ready for some fun.
Season Premiere Tonight at 9 pm EST/8 pm CST on NBC
Other shows premiering tonight:
My Name Is Earl – 8 pm EST on NBC
Smallville – 8 pm EST on CW
Ugly Betty – 8 pm EST on ABC
CSI – 9 pm EST on CBS
Big Shots – 10 pm EST on ABC
ER – 10 pm EST on NBC
Without a Trace – 10 pm EST on CBS
Even Ryan Seacrest dressed like that couldn’t get people to watch the Emmys this year. The broadcast may have been the least-watched in history.
Preliminary figures from Nielsen Media Research put the audience for Sunday’s show, aired on Fox, at 13.1 million viewers. That’s three million fewer than for last year’s telecast, on NBC, and less than the record low 13.8 million three years ago on ABC.
What were people watching? About 13.3 million viewers chose to watch the New England Patriots play the San Diego Chargers instead. Which is sad since the Patriots won 38-14 and it wasn’t even a game after the first quarter.
The best part of the whole broadcast was Katherine Heigl correcting the announcer who mispronounced her name. Other than that, there were no real surprises. But if you’re interested, you can see all the winners after the jump
Outstanding Drama Series
Boston Legal
Grey’s Anatomy
Heroes
House
The Sopranos
Outstanding Comedy Series
Entourage
The Office
30 Rock
Two and a Half Men
Ugly Betty
Outstanding Lead Actor on a Drama Series
James Spader, Boston Legal
Hugh Laurie, House
Denis Leary, Rescue Me
James Gandolfini, The Sopranos
Kiefer Sutherland, 24
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Ricky Gervais, Extras
Tony Shaloub, Monk
Steve Carell, The Office
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Sally Field, Brothers and Sisters
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
Mariska Hargitay, Lay & Order: SVU
Patricia Arquette, Medium
Minnie Driver, The Riches
Edie Falco, The Sopranos
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Felicity Huffman, Desperate Houswives
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
America Ferrara, Ugly Betty
Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Kevin Dillon, Entourage
Jeremy Piven, Entourage
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
Rainn Wilson, The Office
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
William Shatner, Boston Leagal
TR Knight, Grey’s Anatomy
Masi Oka, Heroes
Michael Emerson, Lost
Terry O’Quinn, Lost
Michael Imporioli, The Sopranos
Oustanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Jaime Pressly, My Name is Earl
Jenna Fischer, The Office
Holland Taylor, Two and a Half Men
Conchata Ferrell, Two and a Half Men
Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty
Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Rachel Griffiths, Brothers and Sisters
Katherine Heigl, Grey’s Anatomy
Chandra Wilson, Grey’s Anatomy
Sandra Oh, Grey’s Anatomy
Aida Turturro, The Sopranos
Lorraine Bracco, The Sopranos
The actor wrote a blog on his 
“Everyone’s very excited. Of course it brings a lot of attention to the show, and it’s a great part for Lindsay.”
Her obsession with couture, twiggy frame and primped appearance meant Victoria Beckham fitted right into Ugly Betty’s world of high fashion.
Preliminary figures from Nielsen Media Research put the audience for Sunday’s show, aired on Fox, at 13.1 million viewers. That’s three million fewer than for last year’s telecast, on NBC, and less than the record low 13.8 million three years ago on ABC.
