Tag: Actors

Mia Farrow to testify in blood diamond trial

July 30, 2010 08:00:00

Actress Mia Farrow and agent Carole White will testify next month about a "blood diamond" Naomi Campbell is said to have been given by Liberia's Charles Taylor, court papers show.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, courts-and-trials, actors, liberia

Meryl Streep to play Tina Fey's mother

July 29, 2010 09:00:00

Meryl Streep and Tina Fey will play a mother-daughter duo in a comedy to be directed by Stanley Tucci.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, feature-films, actors, united-states

Refugees on Jolie agenda in Korea

July 29, 2010 08:41:00

Actress Angelina Jolie has taken time out from her promotional movie tour of South Korea to investigate the fate of repatriated North Korean refugees.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, feature-films, refugees, actors, north-korea, south-korea

Hugh Laurie to release album

July 28, 2010 11:46:00

House star Hugh Laurie will release a New Orleans-flavoured blues album showcasing his piano playing and singing skills.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, music, actors, united-states

Gladiator Crowe joins Ben Hur cast

July 27, 2010 14:00:00

Actor Russell Crowe to don sword and sandals again as narrator for the Sydney stadium show of Ben Hur.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, theatre, actors, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Jolie adds spice to Salt premiere

July 27, 2010 09:36:00

Actress Angelina Jolie's 'Russian red' dress adds spice to the Moscow premiere of her spy thriller Salt.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, feature-films, actors, russian-federation

Daniel Craig gets Tattooed

July 27, 2010 08:50:00

Daniel Craig will star in the English-language remake of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, as well as the two potential follow-ups based on author Stieg Larsson's bestselling trilogy.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, feature-films, actors, united-states

Top director backs 'terrific' Gibson

July 26, 2010 11:33:00

Troubled actor Mel Gibson has received a vote of confidence from one of Hollywood's top directors.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, feature-films, actors, directors, united-states

Casey Affleck sued for sexual harassment

July 26, 2010 11:27:00

Casey Affleck is firing back at the woman who has sued him for sexual harassment during the shoot of his upcoming Joaquin Phoenix documentary.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, courts-and-trials, actors, united-states

Miranda Kerr, Orlando Bloom tie the knot

July 23, 2010 08:27:00

Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr and her actor beau Orlando Bloom have tied the knot, just a month after announcing their engagement.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, fashion, human-interest, people, actors, australia, united-states

Jolie, Pitt awarded damages over UK tabloid claim

July 22, 2010 21:36:00

Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have accepted an undisclosed amount of damages on after suing a British tabloid newspaper which had claimed they were separating.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, feature-films, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, actors, united-kingdom, england

Secret Mel Gibson text may prove extortion

July 22, 2010 14:49:00

After the disturbing Mel Gibson audio tapes became public earlier this month, Oksana Grigorieva sent a text to the actor explaining why she had surreptitiously recorded their conversations, the Hollywood Reporter has learned.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, actors, united-states

George Clooney to receive Emmy humanitarian prize

July 22, 2010 11:01:00

Actor George Clooney, who led a galaxy of stars in a January telethon fundraiser for Haiti's earthquake victims, will receive a special Emmy Award for his humanitarian efforts on August 29.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, actors, united-states

Jennifer Aniston launches perfume

July 22, 2010 09:06:00

Jennifer Aniston has launched her first fragrance, with a last-minute switch of its name.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, fashion, popular-culture, actors, united-states

Prosecutors urge immediate jail for Snipes

July 22, 2010 09:03:00

United States federal prosecutors have asked a judge to revoke bail for actor Wesley Snipes and order him to prison immediately to begin serving a three-year sentence for failing to file federal income tax returns.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, popular-culture, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, actors, united-states

Aniston wins order against duct tape stalker

July 21, 2010 08:00:00

Jennifer Aniston has won a restraining order against a man who was found prowling around carrying a sharp object, duct tape and other items.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, popular-culture, people, actors, united-states

Handcuffed Lohan starts jail term

July 21, 2010 06:00:00

Lindsay Lohan has begun a 90-day jail sentence, trading nightclubs for an isolated cell and an orange jumpsuit.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, popular-culture, actors, united-states

Lohan's lawyer quits on jail term eve

July 20, 2010 23:23:00

Actress Lindsay Lohan is due to surrender for jail but her lawyer is reported to have quit the case just hours before her court appearance.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, popular-culture, actors, united-states

Lohan a 'fidgety mess' before jail

July 20, 2010 12:38:00

Troubled Hollywood starlet Lindsay Lohan is a "fidgety mess" a day before she is due to be locked up for 90 days for parole violations in her 2007 drink driving conviction.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, popular-culture, actors, united-states

Zsa Zsa Gabor out of hip surgery

July 20, 2010 08:12:00

Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor has emerged from hip replacement surgery after suffering a fall at home.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, popular-culture, human-interest, people, actors, united-states

Daniel Radcliffe lands gothic thriller role

July 20, 2010 08:00:00

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is to star in gothic thriller The Woman in Black, says cult British horror film maker Hammer.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, feature-films, horror-movies, thriller-movies, popular-culture, actors, united-kingdom

Kutcher says Twitter will change film-making

July 19, 2010 10:00:00

Ashton Kutcher says there is room for both feature films and new media to co-exist in the entertainment landscape.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, feature-films, popular-culture, information-and-communication, internet, actors, australia

Zsa Zsa Gabor breaks hip in fall

July 19, 2010 08:31:00

Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, now in her 90s, has broken her hip and will need surgery to replace it.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, popular-culture, human-interest, people, actors, united-states

Wesley Snipes loses appeal in tax case

July 18, 2010 13:07:00

Wesley Snipes is headed for jail after losing his appeal of a prison sentence for failing to file tax returns.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, feature-films, courts-and-trials, actors, united-states

Film discovery 'changes Chaplin history'

July 17, 2010 17:02:00

A long-lost film featuring an appearance by Charlie Chaplin will be shown for first time in almost a century at a film festival in the United States.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, feature-films, community-and-society, history, actors, 20th-century, united-states