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 Bale's Mom 
 Dishes on His 
 Tantrum Demons 

Reveals star's troubled childhood

Feb 5, 09 7:24 AM CST
(Newser) - Christian Bale's infamous F-word-laced meltdown on a movie set was caused by a hair-trigger temper forged in his childhood, his mom tell the Mirror. The perfectionist actor was repeatedly humiliated as a child by his father, said his 61-year-old mum, Jenny, who accused her son of assault last year. “... More »

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Hollywood • film • celebrity • Internet leak • Christian Bale • actor • rants

 Phoenix 
 Denies 
 Hip-Hop 
 Is Hoax 

Actor-turned-rapper says he has made his last film

Feb 4, 09 3:08 AM CST
(Newser) - Actor Joaquin Phoenix insists he really has quit Hollywood for hip-hop,  AP reports. He’s made his last movie and is busy recording rap tracks in his home studio, said the star. Rumors that the career change was actually an elaborate practical joke swirled after video emerged of Phoenix... More »

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celebrity • hip-hop • rapper • rap music • hoax • Joaquin Phoenix • actor • acting career

Rant Just Bale
in Character: Producer

Stress pushed method actor over edge on Terminator 4 set

Feb 3, 09 3:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Christian Bale’s profane tirade on the Terminator Salvation set was just another day on the job, an assistant director/producer tells TMZ. “Christian is a method actor and was completely immersed in his scene,” he insists. “Bale’s reaction was from the heat of the moment.”... More »

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Hollywood • film • gossip • Christian Bale • actor • anger management • Terminator Salvation

(Newser) - Patrick Swayze quickly scotched tabloid rumors today that he's stopped receiving treatments for his pancreatic cancer, People reports. "The reports are not true," said a spokeswoman. "Patrick is continuing his treatment." Swayze, 56, was hospitalized earlier this month for pneumonia, and several tabloids reported that he'd... More »

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cancer treatment • pancreatic cancer • rumor • actor • Patrick Swayze

 Ledger's Insurer 
 Settles With 
 Daughter 

Attorneys wanted $10M, but company wanted to look into suicide possibilities

Jan 29, 09 4:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Heath Ledger’s insurance company has agreed to pay at least part of the late actor’s $10 million policy to his daughter, Matilda. Ledger’s lawyers reached an out-of-court settlement with ReliaStar Life Insurance, which had balked at paying because of suspicions his 2008 overdose death was a suicide,... More »

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(Newser) - Joaquin Phoenix really is a struggling rap artist, a rep tells MTV. “The transition from one career to another is never seamless,” the actor’s publicist says. “He intends on exploring his musical interests despite speculative, negative, or positive reactions.” The statement is in direct contrast... More »

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celebrity • rapper • rap music • hoax • Joaquin Phoenix • Casey Affleck • actor • acting • acting career

 Phoenix 
 'Breakdown' 
 More Like 
 a Put-On 

Phoenix' rap career might just be a show

Jan 28, 09 10:06 AM CST
(Newser) - Joaquin Phoenix's transformation from Oscar-nominated actor to bumbling rapper may be a prank meant to satirize media coverage of pompous actors, Entertainment Weekly reports. “He said, ‘It's a put-on. I'm going to pretend to have a meltdown and change careers, and Casey [Affleck] is going to film it,... More »

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celebrity • rapper • rap music • hoax • Joaquin Phoenix • Casey Affleck • actor • acting • acting career

 Rourke Will Wrestle Off-Screen 

Actor will take his Wrestler character to WrestleMania 25

Jan 26, 09 2:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Mickey Rourke will take his character from The Wrestler to the off-screen world of pro wrestling, Wrestling Online reports. Rourke will appear at WrestleMania 25 in Houston on April 5, challenging star Chris Jericho. “The boys from the WWE called me and asked me to do it,” Rourke... More »

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film • professional wrestling • WWE • actor • Mickey Rourke • The Wrestler

SLIDESHOW

 SAG Fashion 
 Highs, Lows 


Jan 26, 09 11:32 AM CST
(Newser) - The SAG awards have been handed out, but there are still plenty of snickers and praise to heap upon last night's red carpet fashions. Elizabeth Snead doles out plenty of both in the Los Angeles Times. Click the image to the left and judge for yourself.
  • Amy Poehler gets
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fashion • list • award show • red carpet • Screen Actors Guild • actor

 Aussie Stars Play New 
 Venue: the Mailbox 

Kidman, Crowe, Blanchett, Rush featured on 'legends' stamp collection

Jan 21, 09 5:53 PM CST
(Newser) - Australian movie stars Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett, Russell Crowe, and Geoffrey Rush have been honored by their country with postage stamps in their likenesses, the Daily Telegraph reports. The actors have been named Australia Post’s 2009 Australian Legends, and each will have two stamps. “I’m going to... More »

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Nicole Kidman • film • Australia • mail • Cate Blanchett • Russell Crowe • actor • Australia Post • postage stamp • Geoffrey Rush

Glossies


 Is There Life 
 After Lost 
 for Fox? 

Leading man material, Fox looks forward to time off

Jan 21, 09 3:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Watching his handsome mug on screen, it's easy to see Lost star Matthew Fox following George Clooney's footsteps and moving easily from small screen to big. And while the 42-year-old actor is indeed looking forward to the end of the series and a switch to movie roles, the down-to-earth Ivy... More »

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 Actor Nearly Killed by Prop Gun 

Unexpectedly loaded revolver shakes up Of Mice and Men rehearsal

Jan 21, 09 2:34 PM CST
(Newser) - A Florida theater company’s production of Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men got a little too real Monday when a prop gun almost killed an actor in rehearsal, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reports. A revolver used in the play’s final scene—in which the character Lennie is shot—turned... More »

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Florida • theater • accident • actor • shooting • guns • John Steinbeck • Of Mice and Men

OBITUARY

 Bob May, 
 Lost in Space 
 Robot, Dies 

Actor moved the suit, but never said "Danger, Will Robinson"

Jan 19, 09 2:37 PM CST
(Newser) - Bob May, famous for inhabiting the robot suit on 1960s sci-fi hit Lost in Space, has died at 69 of heart failure, the AP reports. “He always said he got the job because he fit in the robot suit,” a co-star said. May did not voice the robot—... More »

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television • obituary • robot • science fiction • actor • Bob May • Lost in Space • stuntman

(Newser) - Retired actor and ex-Oscar nominee Joaquin Phoenix hit a Vegas stage last night in his new incarnation—as a rapper, People reports. "This is me saying this is who I am. This is my story," Phoenix said before performing at LAVO in The Palazzo. Brother-in-law Casey Affleck recorded... More »

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music • rapper • Joaquin Phoenix • Casey Affleck • actor

 Swayze Out of Hospital 

Beast star on the mend after week being treated for pneumonia

Jan 17, 09 7:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Patrick Swayze is on the mend after being released from the hospital after a weeklong stay being treated for pneumonia. The actor, whose new TV drama The Beast premiered Thursday, is fighting pancreatic cancer but says his spirit remains strong. "I am alive and plan on continuing to stay... More »

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pancreatic cancer • pneumonia • actor • Patrick Swayze • The Beast

(Newser) - Producers of David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow have filed a grievance with Actors' Equity against Jeremy Piven, who left the production with what his doctors called mercury poisoning, BroadwayWorld.com reports. No date for the arbitration proceedings has been set. Piven has gone to another set of doctors for a second opinion,... More »

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actor • grievances • Jeremy Piven • Speed-the-Plow

 Globes Fave 
 Hoffman Calls 
 Acting 'Torturous' 

Nominee and veteran character actors talks shop

Jan 11, 09 5:25 PM CST
(Newser) - A virtual shoe-in for a Golden Globes award tonight, Philip Seymour Hoffman insists that his supporting role in Doubt came "at a price"—as have most of his other parts as a veteran character actor. “For me, acting is torturous, because you know it’s a beautiful... More »

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film • award show • Philip Seymour Hoffman • Golden Globes • actor • movies • acting • acting career • characters • supporting cast

Swayze Checks Into Hospital With Pneumonia

Cancer-stricken star misses appearance to promote new show

Jan 9, 09 4:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Patrick Swayze checked himself into the hospital after coming down with pneumonia, People reports. Swayze, who has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, was forced to cancel an appearance to speak about his new show The Beast at a TV Critics Association panel in LA. “We wish him the very... More »

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cancer • pancreatic cancer • actor • Patrick Swayze • A&E • The Beast

Tabloid Alter Ego Leaves
LiLo Cold

Overexposed star reflects on youthful antics, career fallout

Jan 8, 09 3:48 PM CST
(Newser) - At 22, Lindsay Lohan is burdened by regrets, and she finds a sympathetic listener in retired supermodel Lauren Hutton, who sits down with her for Interview. "In  terms of what people see of me, I have become this girl who just loves to be photographed, doesn't know how... More »

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Hollywood • film • Lindsay Lohan • paparazzi • Scarlett Johansson • child star • actor • Alfred Hitchcock • Lauren Hutton

 Dark Knight Sweeps 
 People's Choice Awards 

Caped crusader movie goes 5 for 5 as chosen by online voters

Jan 8, 09 12:55 AM CST
(Newser) - The Dark Knight swooped in to collect all five trophies it was nominated for at last night's People's Choice Awards, reports the AP. The flick's awards included favorite movie, best cast, and best on-screen match-up, for Christian Bale and Heath Ledger. "On behalf of all of the cast from... More »

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award show • Batman • The Dark Knight • Heath Ledger • Christian Bale • Reese Witherspoon • Carrie Underwood • actor • People's Choice

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