Billy Bob Gives Angry, Strange Interview

Who knew Jada Pinkett Smith had a fondness for metal?

(NEWSER) - The news that House star Hugh Laurie is recording a blues album prompted Time to reminisce over 10 other unlikely actors who turned to singing…often with hilarious results:

• David Hasselhoff: Shockingly, he managed to top the German charts even though he recorded songs like the super-creepy “Jump in My Car.”
• Billy Bob Thornton: He once took down a radio interviewer who mentioned his acting career while they were supposed to be discussing his musical career with his band, the Boxmasters.

'He is out of control and must be stopped,' woman tells tabloids

(NEWSER) - The sister of Billy Bob Thornton's fourth wife says the star has been stalking her for a decade, the New York Daily News reports. The actor's former sister-in-law—who offers up no proof—also accuses him of wife-beating, drug abuse, and bugging her home. A spokesman for Thornton said the allegations are completely untrue and the woman has a history of making false claims. More»

Billy Bob opens up about Angelina on 'Nightline'

(NEWSER) - Billy Bob Thornton takes the blame for the failure of his marriage to Angelina Jolie in a new Nightline interview. “I blew it because I didn’t think I was good enough for her. She has one way she wanted to live her life and I had another way to live mine and I was just too insecure,” he says. “I did feel like the Phantom of the Opera hiding in the catacombs. People have actually said that I didn’t deserve to be with her.” More»

He was napping as set closed down for the day

(NEWSER) - Maybe he should have blown the bloody doors off? Michael Caine spent an uncomfortable night locked in the attic of an empty theater in New Orleans during the filming of heist movie Now You See Me, a production source tells the Mirror . The 79-year-old actor went to a makeshift dressing room for a quick nap, but failed to hear directors calling a wrap and was locked in by crew members who thought he had gone to his trailer. More»

He performed for National Press Club in 1971

(NEWSER) - One of the final live performances by Louis Armstrong will be released to the public for the first time. The recording is of a concert on January 28, 1971, at the National Press Club in Washington. The legendary trumpeter was a featured act at the concert, held less than six months before his death, reports AP . The new album will be titled Red Beans and Rice-ly Yours: Satchmo at the National Press Club. You can hear a snippet of him performing "Hello Dolly" via this Washington Post link. Details on the CD or digital download are here . More»