Archive | July, 2008

Snoop Dogg tour bus pulled over; 2 arrested

Posted on 31 July 2008

A tour bus carrying hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg was pulled over and two people were arrested on marijuana possession charges Thursday a few hours before a concert in Dallas, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety said.

Durning gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (AP)

Posted on 31 July 2008

Actor Charles Durning poses during ceremonies honoring him with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Thursday July 31, 2008 in Los Angeles. Durning received the 2,366th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, honoring a career in which he overcame a stutter and the wounds he suffered in World War II to appear in more than 200 movies and TV shows. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — From World War II hero to dancer and award-winning actor, Charles Durning has lived a storied life. The 85-year-old added to that resume Thursday with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next to one for his idol, James Cagney.

Elizabeth Taylor visits hospital, to return home (AP)

Posted on 31 July 2008

In this Nov. 10, 2005 file photo, Dame Elizabeth Taylor poses at the British Film and Television Academy/Los Angeles Cunard Britannia Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. Representatives for Taylor said Thursday, July 31, 2008 that she is in a Los Angeles hospital but is doing fine and expects to return home shortly. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)AP - Elizabeth Taylor was hospitalized for an undisclosed reason but was expected to return home soon, representatives for the Oscar-winning actress said Thursday.

Tidbits: Britney’s new man: Bodyguard to boyfriend

Posted on 31 July 2008

Britney Spears’ latest main squeeze, Lee, is a former Israeli soldier who also works as her bodyguard, according to The Sun.Britney Spears’ latest main squeeze, Lee, is a former Israeli soldier who also works as her bodyguard, according to The Sun.

Scoop: Madonna, A-Rod share Kabbalah advisor

Posted on 31 July 2008

Madonna's Kabbalah advisor will now be helping Yankee Alex Rodriguez.Madonna and Alex Rodriguez might be distancing themselves from each other, but their common interest in Kabbalah is only growing stronger.

Two men on Snoop Dogg tour bus arrested

Posted on 31 July 2008

Police say rapper Snoop Dogg's tour bus was pulled over for an expired registration sticker, but troopers smelled marijuana and searched the bus for drugs, finding two ounces.Police say rapper Snoop Dogg’s tour bus was pulled over for an expired registration sticker, but troopers smelled marijuana and searched the bus for drugs, finding two ounces.

Court extends Britney Spears’ conservatorship (AP)

Posted on 31 July 2008

In this Dec. 1, 2007 file photo, singer Britney Spears poses on the press line at the Scandinavian Style Mansion party in Los Angeles. An attorney for Spears said Wednesday, July 30, 2008 that he will not seek an extension for a restraining order against Osama 'Sam' Lutfi, but that doesn't mean the pop star wants her former sidekick back in her life. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, File)AP - Britney Spears will remain under her father’s care for a few more months, but she may ring in 2009 on her own terms.

Country star John Rich wants fans ‘Raising McCain’ (AP)

Posted on 31 July 2008

AP - Country music star John Rich wants like-minded voters to join him in “Raising McCain.”

“Traveling Pants” sequel a comfortable fit (Reuters)

Posted on 31 July 2008

Reuters - Much has transpired in
the lives of best friends forever Tibby, Carmen, Bridget and
Lena and their shared globe-trotting jeans in the three years
since the first “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.”

Batman may bow down to “Mummy” (Reuters)

Posted on 31 July 2008

Tomb of the Dragon Emperor' in Los Angeles July 27, 2008. (Phil McCarten/Reuters)Reuters - This is the weekend
Batman should get whooped by somebody’s mummy.