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After making threats to protest today’s funeral of famed film critic Roger Ebert, who died last week at the age of 70 after struggling with cancer, the Westboro Baptist Church was a no show at Chicago’s Holy Name Cathedral. The religious extremist organization threatened to protest today, calling the late Pulitzer priz-winner a “F-g enabler” and claimed that he used his Twitter account "to mock the faithful servants of God at Westboro Baptist Church." Luckily, the group was nowhere to be scene as Ebert’s widow, Chaz Ebert, was able to mourn with friends and family today as they laid the cultural icon to rest. Read More »
As the due date of the next royal to be born approaches, it seems like the father-to-be, Prince William, is incredibly excited for his new family to start growing. According to sources close to the royal couple, the Duke of Cambridge is hoping to film the birth of his first child, the sex of which has yet to be revealed. Unfortunately, it seems like his wife, Kate Middleton, is not exactly thrilled about the idea of a camera in the delivery room. Though, sources claim that Kate's disinterest in the idea has not deterred the Prince from trying to get the labor on film. Read More »
Actresses Jamie Pressly and Estella Warren started their night last Friday as two people enjoying a party but when the "My Name Is Earl" star's assistant's phone and purse went missing, the night went from a party to a fight. The 35-year-old Pressly accused the 34-year-old Warren of being the thief, which led to an argument that escalated into a physical altercation. It reportedly took hours for the two to calm down and they each spent their Saturday mornings being questioned by police. Read More »
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman was eliminated Sunday night from “All-Star Celebrity Apprentice” after failing to spell Melania Trump’s name correctly in a presentation for her skin care line, Melania Caviar Complexe C6. Clearly not happy about this misspelling, judge and executive producer Donald Trump fired the former Chicago Bull. Rodman has been in the headlines recently for his visit to North Korea last month and just this weekend he was on “Saturday Night Live” where he said the introduction to the show incorrectly. Read More »
It looks like on top of last night's 2013 Academy of Country Music Awards being an incredible event for the popular music genre, a huge fiasco was avoided by just two miles of separation. Country star Taylor Swift is known for a handful of failed relationships but one in particular with singer John Mayer was a huge deal when it happened. Last night, the two were both featured performers at the awards ceremony with Swift accompanying Tim McGraw on his song "Highway Don't Care" (along with Keith Urban) and then Mayer helping Brad Paisley with some guitar work on "Beat This Summer." These performances were featured back to back, but the actual stages were two miles away from each other. Read More »
In The Place Beyond the Pines, the new film starring Ryan Gosling as a down-on-his-luck travelling performer who turns to crime to support his baby, a bank robbery scene was shot using real customers as extras. The film, which is currently in theaters, is directed by famed documentarian and director Derek Cianfrance who is known for his off-script and "in the moment" directing. Earlier this month, he released the opening, continuous shot opening scene featuring Ryan Gosling walking through a crowded fair in order to get the his performance. So the film is full of real people in order to make it feel more real, too. The film also stars Eva Mendes and Bradley Cooper. Read More »
Last week's episode of FOX's The Following entitled "Whips and Regret" definitely kept the suspense coming as the capture of Claire Matthews culminated in the previous episode, "Guilt." Despite losing their most important asset, the FBI did manage to uncover the recruiting website for Joe Carroll's cult of followers. After hacking into militiaman Vince's e-mail account, a disturbing website was found and the FBI tracks it to a server located in a BDSM club. From there, the search for Joe's compound intensifies. So where does that leave us for tonight's episode "The Curse" and what exactly did we learn last week? Read More »
Margaret Thatcher, Great Britain's first and to-date only female Prime Minister, has died at the age of 87 years of from a stroke. Thatcher won three Prime Mister elections and served for over 11 years in the position from 1979 to 1990. Though people in the United States are probably not too familiar with her, Margaret Thatcher was portrayed by Meryl Streep in an Oscar award-winning performance in the film The Iron Lady in 2012. Since 2002 Thatcher had suffered from many health issues including numerous strokes. Read More »
Last night's (April 6, 2013) episode of Saturday Night Live was a solid return to form after about a month off for the show. Melissa McCarthy returned for her second time hosting the show and musical guest Phoenix put on two great performances of new songs off of their new album Bankrupt! There were even cameos from Dennis Rodman during the Kim Jong-un Cold Open and Peter Dinklage as "Peter Drunklage, the Drunk Uncle." Some people are calling this episode the best of the season, but what did you think? Read More »
Most flash mobs involve intricate dance numbers of popular songs but this week in a Dutch mall, a masterpiece painting was recreated using the organized social media experiment. Dressed in 17th century garb, a group of participants came into the mall at the sound of a security alarm going off and then organized themselves into Rembrandt's famous painting, "The Night Watch." The painting itself is known for its size; it is oil on canvas that measures about 12 feet by 14 feet and depicts Captain Frans Banning Cocq and his lieutenant, Willem van Ruytenburch, leading out their city guard. Read More »
"Game of Thrones" actress Lena Headey apparently only has about $5 in her bank account. Though she portrays the wealthy, conniving Queen Cersei on the hit HBO show, it looks like her real-life finances are all but dwindled. The 39-year-old actress split from her husband, Peter Loughran, last year and now the two are in a heated legal battle over splitting their $46,000 tax refund from 2011. Headey reportedly asked for a $6,000 emergency advance in order to help provide for the couples' two-year-old son. Read More »
After Michael Bay announced the casting of Megan Fox as April O'Neil in the upcoming Ninja Turtles movie people were a bit hesitant about the Transformers star taking on the role. But it looks like she is committed to the character since the 26-year-old actress recently dyed her usually brunette hair, becoming a redhead like the iconic cartoon and comic character. Earlier this week Will Arnett was cast in the movie alongside Fox. The Turtles themselves were cast as well with Pete Ploszek, Jeremy Howard, Noel Fisher, and Alan Ritchson taking on the roles. Read More »
16-year-old Prince Jackson, the oldest child of the late Ling of Pop Michael Jackson, was seen on an alleged date with an actual princess, Remi Alfalah of Kuwait. The two were seen bowling Wednesday evening at PINS Bowling Center in the San Fernando Valley. According to a source at the Kuwati consulate, Remi is in fact a princess and a junior in high school. Prince is also a junior and the two attend the same school. Read More »
