FameCrawler : writers strike

Hugh Laurie's Brand New House is Robbed

Karl Erikson — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:09:00 GMT

We told you about Hugh Laurie's family finally moving to the United States after staying in England for the first four years of "House." Hugh just bought a $4 million mansion earlier this month and someone already broke into the house and robbed it.

Laurie had his laptop and some other personal things stolen. Everyone is okay - Hugh and wife Jo were sound asleep when the burglars broke in. It's believed that the same group of thieves broke into other stars' homes, like Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, and studio boss Sherry Lansing, all who live near Laurie.

Police said, "The raid on Hugh Laurie was very similar to ones we have been investigating in that area. It is lucky that he did not disturb the burglars or we could have been looking at something much more serious."

Thank God everyone is okay. Hopefully, those punks will be caught soon.

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Hugh Laurie's Family Finally Moving to the States

Karl Erikson — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:33:00 GMT

"House, M.D." is due to start back with its fifth season this Tuesday evening (can't wait) and star Hugh Laurie still has a tough time believing the show is going to last. So much so that he's refused to uproot his family from England all this time, and it's been hell on him. It's a grueling 9-month shooting schedule, then back to England for the hiatus, then rinse and repeat. That's just not enough time for anyone. I can't imagine being apart from my family on that sort of schedule.

Laurie has been married to his wife Jo for 19 years and she finally convinced him to bring the whole family to Los Angeles. Granted, it probably took his brand-new $17 million 3-year contract to help convince him. The couple share three children: Charlie, 19, Bill, 17, and Rebecca, 14.

The Daily Mail says that Laurie had to film all summer long without his usual two-month break because of the writers strike earlier this year. Fox TV helped him out by hiring 3 full-time assistants to help him find a great home for the family. He found one recently, a 3,200 square foot mansion in Hollywood worth $3.5 million.

I'm glad to see his family coming to the States. Whatever Hugh needs, he should get because "House" freaking ROCKS. I've loved Hugh for years, ever since I lived in England for a few years. Hysterical guy and he's a great actor. Congrats, Hugh.

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Tina Fey Will Host SNL's First Post-Strike Show

sweatpantsmom — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:36:00 GMT

On this, the first day after the writer's strike officially ended, some good news: Tina Fey will return to "Saturday Night Live" on February 23 to host its first post-strike show. SNL was the only late-night show to completely halt production during the three month WGA strike.

No guests have been announced, and no word on whether Fey will don fishnets and a teddy while playing a typewriter/accordion.

SAG Awards: Tina Fey Wins Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Comedy Series

The Writer's Strike is Officially Over; Housewives Can Start Sleeping Around Again

sweatpantsmom — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:40:00 GMT

After exactly 100 days, the writer's strike is officially over. Writers Guild of America members voted on Tuesday, and as of 7pm Tuesday evening they had voted overwhelmingly in favor of ending their walkout.

A total of 3,775 Guild members voted in both Los Angeles and New York. Guild leaders immediately sent an e-mail letter to over 10,500 writers who walked off the job on Nov. 5, instructing them to return to work on Wednesday morning.

So now those Desperate Housewives can get back to work. At least until June, when Screen Actors Guild contracts expire and the industry may be faced with yet another walkout. Better get your NetFlix up to date.

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[photo: MSNBC.com]

Oscar Nominations: Johnny Depp Is Sick of His Good Looks

sweatpantsmom — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:45:00 GMT

He may have been nominated for an Academy Award this morning, but Johnny Depp probably watched the announcements through his tears. The actor, who was nominated for his leading role in Sweeney Todd, says sarcastically, "I cry every morning when I look in the mirror. Every single morning, because I gotta live with this cute face."

Let's hope he pulls it together for the Oscars.

See a full list of nominees here.

Oscar Nominations: A Mighty Disappointment For Angelina Jolie

sweatpantsmom — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:45:00 GMT

Not everyone is celebrating the announcement of Academy Award nominations this morning. Angelina Jolie, who was on many critics' short list for a Best Actress nominee for A Mighty Heart, was noticeably absent off the list. In spite of scoring both Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominations, Jolie's portrayal of Marianne Pearl, (wife of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl) failed to earn her an Oscar nod.

Us Magazine film critic Thelma Adams blames the slight on the film's poor box office performance as well as the release date of the film. The movie premiered way back in June, which she says could mean many voters simply forgot about the movie.

Or, maybe the other nominees are better actresses. Just a theory.

See a full list of nominees here.

[photo: UsMagazine.com]

Oscar Nominations: Ex-Stripper Diablo Cody Gets a Nod for "Juno"

sweatpantsmom — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:50:00 GMT

Taking off your clothes in public? People do it everyday in Hollywood, but few of them get nominated for an Oscar. Diablo Cody, who at one time made a living as a stripper, can now add Academy Award nominee to her colorful resume. Cody (whose real name is Brook Busey-Hunt) scored a nomination for her original screenplay for the hit indie film Juno. The movie, about a feisty 16-year old dealing with an unexpected pregnancy, got a total of four nominations including Best Picture.

A first-time screenwriter who also toiled as a phone-sex worker, Cody previously had some notoriety for her memoir, Candy Girl. The book chronicled her days working as a stripper while supporting her husband and then nine-year old stepdaughter.

Also important to note: Cody started off as a blogger on her site The Pussy Ranch. There's hope for all of us here: Today FameCrawler, tomorrow the Oscars!

See a full list of nominees here.

Forget Britney - Let's Go After Brad Pitt

sweatpantsmom — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:35:00 GMT

I did five posts on Britney Spears yesterday and couldn't possibly think of anything else to say about her, so I've decided to release my pent-up anger and vitriol on someone else today.

Brad Pitt is coming under fire for reportedly taking 4-year old son Pax on a precarious ride on an ATV around a construction site in New Orleans. While the 4-year old, sans helmet, rode along with his dad a source describes him as looking "miserable." Pax was also apparently not in a bolster seat and - WAIT A MINUTE, THIS IS BORING.

I thought Brad would be accused of something more salacious, like jetting off to Cabo with a paparazzi or causing a standoff with police while he barricaded himself in his bathroom with Angelina Jolie. ATVs and bolster seats? I'm going back to writing about Britney.

[photo: MSNBC.com]

Johnny Depp, Reese Witherspoon Like Being On Top

sweatpantsmom — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:05:00 GMT

Get your minds out of the gutter - I'm talking about at the People's Choice Awards. The two stars were named Favorite Male and Female Movie Star, respectively, at a (way) scaled-down version of the annual award show. Another casualty of the writer's strike, the show was hosted by Queen Latifah but mostly featured vintage clips and pre-recorded acceptance speeches sandwiched in-between shots of Latifah directly addressing the cameras and walking around an empty studio. I think it was the first time in awards show history that viewers were praying for a badly-choreographed dance number or an excruciatingly-long song medley.

First the cancelled Golden Globes, now this? What's in store for the Academy Awards if the strike isn't settled by then? Get ready for host Jon Stewart broadcasting live from the Quizno's next to the Kodak Theater, showing us shots of the stars that he's clipped from OK! magazine.

Fresh out of the Shower: Katie Holmes at the Critics Choice Awards

sweatpantsmom — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:05:00 GMT

Katie Holmes made a surprise appearance last night at the 13th Annual Critics Choice Awards. I wonder if she hung out with Brad and Angie. Holmes presented the award for Best Comedy Movie to Juno co-stars Ellen Page and Allison Janney.

According to style watchers and people-who-know-about-these-things, Holmes was wearing a gown by designer Lanvin.

I would have guessed she was running late and grabbed the shower curtain on the way out, but then again I just found out shoulder pads and rainbow suspenders had gone out of style.

[photo: FabSugar.com]

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt at Critics Choice Awards

sweatpantsmom — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 05:45:00 GMT

Critic's Choice Awards saves the day: You can get your fix of Angie and Brad here since you won't be seeing them at the Golden Globes. The philanthropic couple attended the Critics Choice Awards on Monday, held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, Calif.

Brad looks a little dazed here - I wonder if he's deep in thought about what really happened between Britney and Dr. Phil.

The awards took place just hours after it was announced that the Golden Globe Awards, scheduled for Sunday, would be cancelled in light of the ongoing writer's strike. The Critics Choice Awards, presented by the Broadcast Film Critics Association, isn't covered by guild contracts so stars didn't have to cross picket lines to attend.

[photo: JustJared.com]

Sorry Angie Watchers: Golden Globes Have Been Cancelled

sweatpantsmom — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 22:57:00 GMT

All of you rabid Angelina Jolie fans waiting for the next glimpse of your chosen one will have to wait: The 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards have been cancelled. The awards, set to take place and air this Sunday on NBC is the latest casualty of the ongoing writer's strike.

Most A-listers had already stated that they would honor the Writer's Guild strike by boycotting the show, which had show organizers worried that viewers would stay away.

MTV is reporting that the new plan is for a "stripped down" ceremony instead of the lavish televised show. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which hosts the Globes, will instead make an announcement of the winners as part of an NBC news broadcast; being part of a news event will presumably allow the actors to accept their awards and then move to a press room for interviews and photos.

Jon Stewart Needs a Hug

Whit Honea — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:43:00 GMT

It ain't easy on the street for a comedian without a writing staff. Jon Stewart is apparently calling someone that cares, and that's sweet.

I don't know what the big deal is with needing writers for his show. As long as George Bush is in office he does all the work.

I suppose Stewart could just show YouTube clips for 30 minutes.

Photo: Jezebel

Let's Check in with Marcia Cross and the Twins

Whit Honea — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:20:00 GMT

Well, here they are. Marcia Cross and twins Eden and Savannah spent a little time at the park.

I've decided that Marcia lives in a Pottery Barn catalog. Every time we see her and the kids everything looks perfect. What's that like?

Photo: Celebrity Baby Scoop

Brad Pitt's In No State Of Play

HerBadMother — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 19:01:00 GMT

Brad Pitt has dropped out of the movie State of Play, and could be facing a lawsuit.

Apparently, if Universal Pictures can't recast Brad's part by the time shooting is set to begin on November 29th, they will consider bringing a lawsuit against him. Word is that the producers fear that a failure to recast will prompt other members of the cast - which includes Edward Norton, Helen Mirren, Rachel McAdams, Jason Bateman and Robin Wright Penn - to withdraw and that this will put the project in jeopardy.

Brad reportedly dropped out of the project because of script concerns, which cannot be addressed because of the writers' strike.

Source: JustJared

Angela Kinsey Pregnant

HerBadMother — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 12:02:00 GMT

Wow, I hope that they write this into the script of The Office, if that writers' strike ever ends. Little Dwight Schrutes running around? Hysterical. Assuming, that is, that they write Dwight in as the father. Could be more interesting to make it a mystery... little Andys? Little Michaels???

But that's just my fantasy. The reality is still very cool - congrats to Angela and husband Warren Leiberstein!

Source: Just Jared

Who Needs an Idol? Chris Daughtry Wins Big at AMAs

sweatpantsmom — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 08:20:00 GMT

Looks like a good week to be an American Idol runner-up. First, one gets engaged and is probably pregnant, and now another kicks ass at the AMAs. Daughtry, Chris Daughtry's self-titled band, won three awards at last night's American Music Awards, taking honors for Favorite Pop/Rock Album and Favorite Breakthrough Artist. Their third award was for best Adult Contemporary Artist, beating out heavyweights such as Norah Jones and John Mayer. If you'll remember, Daughtry, a father of four, was fourth runner up on season five of American Idol

I would make a joke about Taylor Hicks here, but those Soul Patrol people would probably kick my ass.

Weekly World News: Travis Barker Fakes Death, Then Undergoes Sex Change!

HerBadMother — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 16:33:00 GMT

The last few days in the world of Internet gossip have been pretty crazy. Sure, there are always crazy stories rolling around - Miley Cyrus pregnant? Who could get past Billy Ray and his shot-gun to knock her up? - but this week's stories took the cake. Travis Barker dead! Travis Barker resurrected! Travis Barker zombie seen shopping in Los Angeles!

(Take those stories together with those concerning Paris Hilton's plans to host AA meetings for drunkard elephants and Brangelina's plans to buy Ethiopa and you pretty much had a perfect storm of extreme gossip.)

Which got me thinking: what else might we have seen in the headlines this week, if the denizens of MySpace ran Associated Press?

1) Clay Aiken Marries Jake Gyllenhaal In Secret Ceremony (Reese Witherspoon Is Flower Girl!).

2) Britney Spears Drives Car Into Crowd Of Writer's Guild Strikers With Kids In Back Seat: Asks Tina Fey To Get Her A Frappuccino

3) Heidi Klum Has Back Fat!

4) FDA Says That A Pack A Day Is Good For Baby: Nicole Richie Rejoices!

5) Angelina Jolie: "I'm Really A Man (But Brad Still Loves My Ass!)"

6) Tom Cruise Wants Another Baby: Plans to Impregnate Self And Carry To Term (Katie Smiles And Nods!)

You think I make this shit up? At least one of these stories is confirmably true. And we still don't know if Travis is dead or alive, so I advise suspension of disbelief on all fronts until further notice.

Buffy Having A Baby

HerBadMother — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:23:00 GMT

It just doesn't get more exciting than this for a Buffy The Vampire Slayer-fangirl-turned-gossip-writer. Sarah Michelle Gellar knocked up!

Well, actually, it would get more exciting if we were living in an alternate, parallel, Sunnydale universe and it was actually Angel that had impregnated Buffy. Even a Spike-spermination would be pretty exciting. Disturbing too, of course, because, you know, vampire babies are maybe a bit freaky, but still. Cool!

Sadly, neither the real world story nor the alternate parallel universe story are true. That Buffy/Babies headline? Sarah Michelle Gellar was just discussing babies recently, with Maxim magazine - which has named her Woman Of The Year - to say that she wasn't quite ready for them. Which is really just a pisser of a misleading story, really - and I fully acknowledge that this post is just such an example of a pissy story, and I apologize for that - because I don't really care if Sarah Michelle Gellar isn't quite ready for children. I want to hear that she's pregnant, dammit, like everybody else - or coming back to star in Buffy The Vampire Slayer, the TV series or a movie. You know, news.

But we should know better than to expect pregnancy news from Maxim. And would they ever make a mom or an expectant mom 'Woman Of The Year'? Doubtful, after the mom-razing that they did with their Unsexiest Women list. Buffy should kick their evil asses. (Now there's a dream headline: 'Expectant Buffy Slays Maxim Editors For Crimes Against Mommies.' Someone get Joss Whedon on the phone.)

Source: People.com

I Demand a Recount: Patrick Dempsey is the Sexiest Man Alive

sweatpantsmom — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:05:00 GMT

Something's fishy over at People magazine.

Sorry Matt. I've taken another poll (of me and my libido) and Patrick Dempsey is definitely the Sexiest Man Alive. Even you have to admit he's pretty hot.

People has him as a runner-up, but I definitely think a recount is in order. Illegal campaign funds, a hanging chad - I say Dempsey was robbed. Oh well - at least David Beckham didn't win this one.

[photo: People.com]

People Magazine Says Matt Damon is the Sexiest Man Alive

sweatpantsmom — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:25:00 GMT

Next up: Bourne Hotness? According to People magazine, Matt Damon is the Sexiest Man Alive! I've always wondered how they came up with this title. Did they consider dead guys, too, and then decide that they weren't all that sexy? Were they worried some really hot guy from the 1800's would just keep winning the contest?

Damon, who is married to Luciana Bozan Barroso, said the honor came as a surprise. "You gave an aging suburban dad the ego boost of a lifetime. My 9-year-old stepdaughter now thinks I'm cool - well, cooler." The actor also revealed that pals George Clooney and Brad Pitt, who had each won the 'Sexiest' title twice, had campaigned for his crowning. So that's what guys do when they're not betting on fantasy football.

[photo: People.com]

Rosie O'Donnell Considers Doing a Show "In Blogville"; If She Comes Near FameCrawler I'm Outta Here

sweatpantsmom — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:15:00 GMT

Lock the doors and password-protect your servers: Rosie O'Donnell is coming to a URL near you. MSNBC cut off negotiations with O'Donnell after she prematurely started yapping about it, and now the TV bully has decided to take it out on billions of innocent internet users. "I'm going to figure out a way to do a show here, in my blogville, because I really think it's the next way anyway," And by "next way" she means the next way to get scores of people to tune her out by taking a sledgehammer to their computers.

For some reason I've got a sinking feeling, like knowing that the family who's moving in next door has got six-foot speakers in their living room, a bullhorn mounted on their car and a drum set in their garage.

When Bees Attack! Jerry Seinfeld Gets All Up In Larry King's Hive

sweatpantsmom — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 10:05:00 GMT

Poor Jerry Seinfeld. First his wife is accused of being a plagiarizing carrot-masher, and now Larry King mistakenly asks whether Seinfeld left his hit show or was cancelled. As you'll see, Jerry is apparently a little, uh, stung by this.

Perhaps a bit testy these days because of CookbookGate and also the tepid critical reaction to his Bee Movie, Seinfeld overreacts just a tiiny bit (ya think?) before King desperately cuts to a commercial.

Watch the video of Jerry going all Soup Nazi on Larry's ass!