Johnny Depp is producing a new Martin Scorsese flick involving Britain's A-list actors.


According to Aceshowbiz.com, Jude Law, Sir Ben Kingsley, Christopher Lee, Ray Winstone, Frances de la Tour and Richard Griffiths have began working on the live-action adventure entitled 'Hugo Cabret' in London.


Also included in the star-studded cast are, Comic act and 'Borat' star Sacha Baron Cohen, who previously collaborated with Depp in 'Sweeney Todd, as well as Chloe Moretz from the recent wacky hero hit, 'Kick-Ass.' The film adaptation is based on Brian Selznick's 2007 bestseller, 'The Invention of Hugo Cabret.'


The Scorsese film, which is set in the 1930's revolves around a 12-year-old orphan who resides in the walls of a Paris train station, and a mystery about the boy, his late father and a robot. The film will hit theaters sometime next year.


If it's from Johnny Depp and Scorsese, I'd be out of my wits not to see it!
After the report surfaced on the web that 'Avatar' star Zoe Saldana is engaged to her boyfriend for 10 years, blab search for photos and articles about this guy.


Well, we have one, taken in March of this year. Keith Britton, a 33-year-old actor and CEO of My Fashion Database. Check out the report {here} for more information.

Johnny Depp is producing a new Martin Scorsese flick involving Britain's A-list actors.


According to Aceshowbiz.com, Jude Law, Sir Ben Kingsley, Christopher Lee, Ray Winstone, Frances de la Tour and Richard Griffiths have began working on the live-action adventure entitled 'Hugo Cabret' in London.


Also included in the star-studded cast are, Comic act and 'Borat' star Sacha Baron Cohen, who previously collaborated with Depp in 'Sweeney Todd, as well as Chloe Moretz from the recent wacky hero hit, 'Kick-Ass.' The film adaptation is based on Brian Selznick's 2007 bestseller, 'The Invention of Hugo Cabret.'


The Scorsese film, which is set in the 1930's revolves around a 12-year-old orphan who resides in the walls of a Paris train station, and a mystery about the boy, his late father and a robot. The film will hit theaters sometime next year.


If it's from Johnny Depp and Scorsese, I'd be out of my wits not to see it!
After the report surfaced on the web that 'Avatar' star Zoe Saldana is engaged to her boyfriend for 10 years, blab search for photos and articles about this guy.


Well, we have one, taken in March of this year. Keith Britton, a 33-year-old actor and CEO of My Fashion Database. Check out the report {here} for more information.

The deal was done by the time Jonathan Klein, the president of CNN/U.S., flew to Los Angeles and had lunch with Larry King on Tuesday.

Mr. King would be stepping down from his daily talk show sometime in the fall — no later than November — paving the way for a new CNN program at 9 p.m. for the first time in 25 years. A new contract would allow Mr. King to come back on CNN for occasional specials.

At lunch, after some chit-chat about the Dodgers and the Yankees (Mr. King sides with the Dodgers; Mr. Klein, the Yankees), talk turned to the future.

“He already had the wheels turning about what these specials could be,” Mr. Klein recalled in a telephone interview Tuesday. He conjured up Mr. King’s voice: “Big! Ground-breaking! Global!”

“At this point, he’s thinking far and wide and big,” Mr. Klein added. Mr. King said on his show that the specials would be about “major national and international subjects.”

The terms of his new contract are unknown, but Mr. Klein said Mr. King would be hosting specials for several years.

Asked what he would say to people who suspect that the change wasn’t all Mr. King’s doing, he said, “I saw it happen, so I can tell you. This is what Larry wants to do. He’s embracing it. He is naturally wistful about the change, but at the same time, he’s very excited about the new opportunities.”

After lunch, Mr. King picked up his children at school. That evening, he told tell viewers that the end of “Larry King Live” would allow “more time for my wife and I to get to the kids’ little league games.”

And then he talked with the comedian Bill Maher, who he said he had invited especially for the announcement. Mr. Maher said he missed Mr. King already, prompting a reminder that “I will be here for a while.”

“Then I will be doing specials and you will see me in other places,” Mr. King said. “Remember, I’m free.”

The deal was done by the time Jonathan Klein, the president of CNN/U.S., flew to Los Angeles and had lunch with Larry King on Tuesday.

Mr. King would be stepping down from his daily talk show sometime in the fall — no later than November — paving the way for a new CNN program at 9 p.m. for the first time in 25 years. A new contract would allow Mr. King to come back on CNN for occasional specials.

At lunch, after some chit-chat about the Dodgers and the Yankees (Mr. King sides with the Dodgers; Mr. Klein, the Yankees), talk turned to the future.

“He already had the wheels turning about what these specials could be,” Mr. Klein recalled in a telephone interview Tuesday. He conjured up Mr. King’s voice: “Big! Ground-breaking! Global!”

“At this point, he’s thinking far and wide and big,” Mr. Klein added. Mr. King said on his show that the specials would be about “major national and international subjects.”

The terms of his new contract are unknown, but Mr. Klein said Mr. King would be hosting specials for several years.

Asked what he would say to people who suspect that the change wasn’t all Mr. King’s doing, he said, “I saw it happen, so I can tell you. This is what Larry wants to do. He’s embracing it. He is naturally wistful about the change, but at the same time, he’s very excited about the new opportunities.”

After lunch, Mr. King picked up his children at school. That evening, he told tell viewers that the end of “Larry King Live” would allow “more time for my wife and I to get to the kids’ little league games.”

And then he talked with the comedian Bill Maher, who he said he had invited especially for the announcement. Mr. Maher said he missed Mr. King already, prompting a reminder that “I will be here for a while.”

“Then I will be doing specials and you will see me in other places,” Mr. King said. “Remember, I’m free.”

Top searches around the world today include Anna Chapman the attractive Russian and alleged spy whose Facebook pictures have been posted by news outlets over the web. The Russian spy allegations aside this should cause some to consider there privacy settings and determine how open their Facebook page is to the world.

On a separate note Cincinnati Bengals running back Cedric Benson was charged with misdemeanor assault by punching a bar employee. Bengals fans have to be wondering why these sort of police involved actions happen to Bengal players. Benson from Texas, had a great season last year rushing for over 1200 yards. In light of the charge the NFL may take some action which would affect the start of his season.

In dog news the Icelandic sheepdog, Cane Corso and Leonberger are now officially recognized by the American Kennel Club bringing relief to owners nationwide. According to Wikipedia, Icelandic Sheepdogs are tough and energetic. Hardy and agile, they are extremely useful for herding and driving livestock or finding lost sheep. If you can't find your sheep this dog sounds perfect.

Top searches around the world today include Anna Chapman the attractive Russian and alleged spy whose Facebook pictures have been posted by news outlets over the web. The Russian spy allegations aside this should cause some to consider there privacy settings and determine how open their Facebook page is to the world.

On a separate note Cincinnati Bengals running back Cedric Benson was charged with misdemeanor assault by punching a bar employee. Bengals fans have to be wondering why these sort of police involved actions happen to Bengal players. Benson from Texas, had a great season last year rushing for over 1200 yards. In light of the charge the NFL may take some action which would affect the start of his season.

In dog news the Icelandic sheepdog, Cane Corso and Leonberger are now officially recognized by the American Kennel Club bringing relief to owners nationwide. According to Wikipedia, Icelandic Sheepdogs are tough and energetic. Hardy and agile, they are extremely useful for herding and driving livestock or finding lost sheep. If you can't find your sheep this dog sounds perfect.

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
MANHATTAN — A redheaded Financial District beauty was among 11 people accused of being a Russian spy Monday after she allegedly passed information to her handlers at locations around Manhattan.
Anna Chapman, 28, lived in a luxury Financial District apartment and ostensibly ran a $2 million online real-estate business. However, authorities charged that the divorced woman's real goal was to infiltrate political circles and funnel information back to Moscow, according to a complaint obtained by the Daily News and the New York Post.
Chapman allegedly engaged in clandestine communication tactics fit for a Cold War era spy flick. She was one of 10 people arrested as part of a Russian spy ring on Monday. Another alleged spy is still on the loose.
On one occasion, Chapman is accused of sharing computer files from the Barnes & Noble on Greenwich and Warren Streets in TriBeCa. She allegedly transmitted the data over a secret wireless network to another spy who was parked in a van outside, according to the complaint.
A similar incident allegedly took place at a Starbucks on 47th Street and Eighth Avenue, the Post reported. The contents of the communications were not revealed in the complaint.
Chapman's life as a spy began to unravel last week when an undercover FBI agent enlisted her to deliver a fake passport to another agent, according to the complaint.
Chapman initially agreed to the plan, but apparently became suspicious. The redheaded beauty sprinted to a Brooklyn Verizon store, where she bought a cell phone under the name Irine Kustov of 99 Fake Street, the News reported.
The FBI figured out she was on to them and immediately began rounding up the ring of suspected Russian spies, who they'd been tracking for more than a decade, according to the News.
Chapman could face up to five years in prison if convicted of acting as unregistered foreign agent.
Although Chapman appeared demure in court on Monday, prosecutors were adamant about her espionage role, the News reported.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Farbiarz singled out the curvaceous divorcé, saying "This is a Russian agent!"

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
MANHATTAN — A redheaded Financial District beauty was among 11 people accused of being a Russian spy Monday after she allegedly passed information to her handlers at locations around Manhattan.
Anna Chapman, 28, lived in a luxury Financial District apartment and ostensibly ran a $2 million online real-estate business. However, authorities charged that the divorced woman's real goal was to infiltrate political circles and funnel information back to Moscow, according to a complaint obtained by the Daily News and the New York Post.
Chapman allegedly engaged in clandestine communication tactics fit for a Cold War era spy flick. She was one of 10 people arrested as part of a Russian spy ring on Monday. Another alleged spy is still on the loose.
On one occasion, Chapman is accused of sharing computer files from the Barnes & Noble on Greenwich and Warren Streets in TriBeCa. She allegedly transmitted the data over a secret wireless network to another spy who was parked in a van outside, according to the complaint.
A similar incident allegedly took place at a Starbucks on 47th Street and Eighth Avenue, the Post reported. The contents of the communications were not revealed in the complaint.
Chapman's life as a spy began to unravel last week when an undercover FBI agent enlisted her to deliver a fake passport to another agent, according to the complaint.
Chapman initially agreed to the plan, but apparently became suspicious. The redheaded beauty sprinted to a Brooklyn Verizon store, where she bought a cell phone under the name Irine Kustov of 99 Fake Street, the News reported.
The FBI figured out she was on to them and immediately began rounding up the ring of suspected Russian spies, who they'd been tracking for more than a decade, according to the News.
Chapman could face up to five years in prison if convicted of acting as unregistered foreign agent.
Although Chapman appeared demure in court on Monday, prosecutors were adamant about her espionage role, the News reported.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Farbiarz singled out the curvaceous divorcé, saying "This is a Russian agent!"

On Monday, the Senate Judiciary Committee began hearings on President Obama's nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court of the United States. It goes without saying that this one of the more important things that the president and the Senate do.

Presidents come and go.

Senators are defeated and retire.

Supreme Court justices serve for life.

What to expect? We can expect that the Democrats will praise her as brilliant and qualified. The Republicans will try to show that her views of the relationship of the federal government to individuals are out of step with what most folks expect and inconsistent with what the Constitution requires.

The Constitution is the supreme law of the land. Why do I say that? Because the Constitution itself says that it is. It is the basis of American rule of law. Why do I say that? Because everyone who works for any government in the U.S. — local, state and federal — takes an oath to uphold the Constitution. Thus, the people have a right to expect that their representatives and their judges will uphold the Constitution, come what may. Is that a realistic expectation or a fanciful one?

A few months ago, I asked Rep. Jim Clyburn, the number three ranking Democrat in the House, about where in the Constitution the Congress gets the power to regulate health care. His answer was very telling. Take a listen:
JUDGE NAPOLITANO: Where in the Constitution is the federal government charged with maintaining people's health?

REP. JAMES E. CLYBURN, D-S.C.: Well, it's not in the Constitution. There's nothing in the Constitution that says that the federal government's got anything to do with most of the stuff we do.

(END AUDIO CLIP)

OK, there's one member of Congress who does not believe he is committed to following the Constitution. Unfortunately, most other members agree with him.

In recent years, Congress has voted to give federal agents the power to write their own search warrants, even though the Constitution says that only judges may do so. Congress has voted to make it a crime to report that you have received a self-written search warrant, even though the Constitution says that Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech. It has voted to put a federal bureaucrat between you and your doctor, even though the Supreme Court has ruled that what you tell your doctor and what she tells you is none of the government's business. And Congress has voted to give billions to its favorite banks and labor unions, even though the Constitution nowhere permits that.
What does this have to do with the Supreme Court? Everything.

You see, it is the court's job to decide if Congress has been faithful to the Constitution; not whether what Congress has done is wise or fair, but is it constitutional? That's why federal and some state judges and certainly justices of the Supreme Court have life tenure, so they don't get caught up in the politics of the moment like the president and the Congress do. Don't like what BP just did in the Gulf? Intimidate $20 billion from them. Wish the economic crisis hadn't occurred? Print some cash and give it away. Is that what the Constitution permits? Of course not. That's why we have life-tenured judges and that's why we have a Supreme Court.

Think about it: When it works as it should, the judiciary is the anti-democratic branch of government. It keeps the other two branches within the Constitution. If this were not so, nothing would prevent the majority from taking the liberty or the property of the minority.

That brings us back to Elena Kagan. Will she vote to protect freedom? Will she vote to let the Congress regulate any activities or tax any events it wants? She will soon have the power — with four other justices — to permit or stop abortions, to stop the president and the military, to tell the president and the Congress and the states how to stay within the confines of the Constitution.

How will she use all that power?

On Monday, the Senate Judiciary Committee began hearings on President Obama's nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court of the United States. It goes without saying that this one of the more important things that the president and the Senate do.

Presidents come and go.

Senators are defeated and retire.

Supreme Court justices serve for life.

What to expect? We can expect that the Democrats will praise her as brilliant and qualified. The Republicans will try to show that her views of the relationship of the federal government to individuals are out of step with what most folks expect and inconsistent with what the Constitution requires.

The Constitution is the supreme law of the land. Why do I say that? Because the Constitution itself says that it is. It is the basis of American rule of law. Why do I say that? Because everyone who works for any government in the U.S. — local, state and federal — takes an oath to uphold the Constitution. Thus, the people have a right to expect that their representatives and their judges will uphold the Constitution, come what may. Is that a realistic expectation or a fanciful one?

A few months ago, I asked Rep. Jim Clyburn, the number three ranking Democrat in the House, about where in the Constitution the Congress gets the power to regulate health care. His answer was very telling. Take a listen:
JUDGE NAPOLITANO: Where in the Constitution is the federal government charged with maintaining people's health?

REP. JAMES E. CLYBURN, D-S.C.: Well, it's not in the Constitution. There's nothing in the Constitution that says that the federal government's got anything to do with most of the stuff we do.

(END AUDIO CLIP)

OK, there's one member of Congress who does not believe he is committed to following the Constitution. Unfortunately, most other members agree with him.

In recent years, Congress has voted to give federal agents the power to write their own search warrants, even though the Constitution says that only judges may do so. Congress has voted to make it a crime to report that you have received a self-written search warrant, even though the Constitution says that Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech. It has voted to put a federal bureaucrat between you and your doctor, even though the Supreme Court has ruled that what you tell your doctor and what she tells you is none of the government's business. And Congress has voted to give billions to its favorite banks and labor unions, even though the Constitution nowhere permits that.
What does this have to do with the Supreme Court? Everything.

You see, it is the court's job to decide if Congress has been faithful to the Constitution; not whether what Congress has done is wise or fair, but is it constitutional? That's why federal and some state judges and certainly justices of the Supreme Court have life tenure, so they don't get caught up in the politics of the moment like the president and the Congress do. Don't like what BP just did in the Gulf? Intimidate $20 billion from them. Wish the economic crisis hadn't occurred? Print some cash and give it away. Is that what the Constitution permits? Of course not. That's why we have life-tenured judges and that's why we have a Supreme Court.

Think about it: When it works as it should, the judiciary is the anti-democratic branch of government. It keeps the other two branches within the Constitution. If this were not so, nothing would prevent the majority from taking the liberty or the property of the minority.

That brings us back to Elena Kagan. Will she vote to protect freedom? Will she vote to let the Congress regulate any activities or tax any events it wants? She will soon have the power — with four other justices — to permit or stop abortions, to stop the president and the military, to tell the president and the Congress and the states how to stay within the confines of the Constitution.

How will she use all that power?

The Deftones' new album Diamond Eyes is a rousing return to form for the Sacramento, California-based band. Only thing is, it isn't the record they were planning to make. Not by a long shot.

"We were kind of forced to make this album by circumstances that definitely were not of our choosing," says guitarist Stephen Carpenter. "Although we're very proud of it and, in many ways, we do think it's one of the best records we've ever made, a big part of us wishes things would have turned out much differently."

Carpenter is referring to the early November 2008 car crash that almost took the life of longtime Deftones bassist Chi Cheng. The accident left Cheng in a coma, and even today he is in what is described as a 'semi-conscious state.'

For a while the group (the lineup also includes singer-guitarist Chino Moreno, drummer Abe Cunningham and DJ/keyboardist Frank Delgado), which had almost finished recording an album to be called Eros with producer Terry Date, held out hope that their friend and bandmate would recover and rejoin them, but when it became sadly apparent that Cheng's condition was of a permanent nature, they enlisted Sergio Vega (ex-bassist for Quicksand) to help them out.

"I was more than happy to step in," says Vega, "but at the same time I wish things weren't what they are. Basically, I'm trying to help the band make the best of a very tough situation, and I think we've all come through this ordeal extraordinarily well - and with an album that's pretty darned terrific."

Diamond Eyes, produced by Nick Raskulincz (Rush, Foo Fighters) is a sonic joyride, and a surprisingly upbeat affair. "We didn't want to make a downer album," says Carpenter. "What would be the point in that?"

On songs such as Rocket Skates and the title cut, the group, true to their signature sound, shift deftly from a whisper to a scream, with Carpenter creating intoxicating blankets of guitar textures and new man Vega contributing nimble, rolling basslines that fit seamlessly in the Deftones' pockets of shadows and light.

MusicRadar recently sat down with Carpenter and Vega to find out the status of Chi Cheng, and also how the band triumphed over what many saw as insurmountable odds.

Diamond Eyes is such an impressive record. How close were you to finishing Eros, the album you were recording at the time of Chi's accident?

Carpenter: "We were about 70-75 percent finished with Eros. Musically, we were completely finished with that one - we were just waiting for Chino to finish the vocals, and I'd say he was more than half done."

How is Chi? What's the status of his condition?

Carpenter: "At this very moment, I can't really say. Fans can always get information on the oneloveforchi.com website. Last time I saw him, he was just out of his accident. That was… I don't like to see my friend like that, so I'm… I'm kind of detached from it."

The Deftones' new album Diamond Eyes is a rousing return to form for the Sacramento, California-based band. Only thing is, it isn't the record they were planning to make. Not by a long shot.

"We were kind of forced to make this album by circumstances that definitely were not of our choosing," says guitarist Stephen Carpenter. "Although we're very proud of it and, in many ways, we do think it's one of the best records we've ever made, a big part of us wishes things would have turned out much differently."

Carpenter is referring to the early November 2008 car crash that almost took the life of longtime Deftones bassist Chi Cheng. The accident left Cheng in a coma, and even today he is in what is described as a 'semi-conscious state.'

For a while the group (the lineup also includes singer-guitarist Chino Moreno, drummer Abe Cunningham and DJ/keyboardist Frank Delgado), which had almost finished recording an album to be called Eros with producer Terry Date, held out hope that their friend and bandmate would recover and rejoin them, but when it became sadly apparent that Cheng's condition was of a permanent nature, they enlisted Sergio Vega (ex-bassist for Quicksand) to help them out.

"I was more than happy to step in," says Vega, "but at the same time I wish things weren't what they are. Basically, I'm trying to help the band make the best of a very tough situation, and I think we've all come through this ordeal extraordinarily well - and with an album that's pretty darned terrific."

Diamond Eyes, produced by Nick Raskulincz (Rush, Foo Fighters) is a sonic joyride, and a surprisingly upbeat affair. "We didn't want to make a downer album," says Carpenter. "What would be the point in that?"

On songs such as Rocket Skates and the title cut, the group, true to their signature sound, shift deftly from a whisper to a scream, with Carpenter creating intoxicating blankets of guitar textures and new man Vega contributing nimble, rolling basslines that fit seamlessly in the Deftones' pockets of shadows and light.

MusicRadar recently sat down with Carpenter and Vega to find out the status of Chi Cheng, and also how the band triumphed over what many saw as insurmountable odds.

Diamond Eyes is such an impressive record. How close were you to finishing Eros, the album you were recording at the time of Chi's accident?

Carpenter: "We were about 70-75 percent finished with Eros. Musically, we were completely finished with that one - we were just waiting for Chino to finish the vocals, and I'd say he was more than half done."

How is Chi? What's the status of his condition?

Carpenter: "At this very moment, I can't really say. Fans can always get information on the oneloveforchi.com website. Last time I saw him, he was just out of his accident. That was… I don't like to see my friend like that, so I'm… I'm kind of detached from it."

On Thursday, word started bubbling about a new feature -- Great Hope Springs -- which had a pretty apt title for the feelings this project should elicit. Written by TV writer Vanessa Taylor, the project is close to closing deals that will have Meryl Streep and Jeff Bridges come together as a couple unsure about their 30-year marriage. Instead of the It's Complicated route with jerky exes and romantic triangles, the pair "attend an intense counseling session over a weekend in order to decide the fate of their marriage."

At first, it was getting a killer third party -- Philip Seymour Hoffman -- as the doctor. However, word has it there are scheduling issues that have the cast down one doc. However, there's a bright side. They might be up one hell of a director.

As deal-making on the feature continues, The Wrap has learned that Mike Nichols has begun talks to helm the feature. Right now, it's an unconfirmed bit of news from "an individual familiar with the project," and representatives for the main players wouldn't confirm the negotiations. This is, of course, understandable as talks continue. Only days ago, Jessie Nelson was linked to the job. While she's been writing over the last decade -- films like Because I Said So and Fred Claus -- you might remember her last directorial stab, the 2001 drama I Am Sam.

While I'd love to see a two-woman team behind the scenes crafting a great film with Streep and Bridges, Nichols has a wonderful talent for making sentimentality grounded and honest, rather than sweetly saccharine, and I'd just love to see what he does with this duo. Of course, he has worked with Streep on a number of occasions in the past, but along with Bridges, this should open up a whole new world.

Now for the doctor. Would it be wrong to hope for a reunion with Dustin Hoffman?

On Thursday, word started bubbling about a new feature -- Great Hope Springs -- which had a pretty apt title for the feelings this project should elicit. Written by TV writer Vanessa Taylor, the project is close to closing deals that will have Meryl Streep and Jeff Bridges come together as a couple unsure about their 30-year marriage. Instead of the It's Complicated route with jerky exes and romantic triangles, the pair "attend an intense counseling session over a weekend in order to decide the fate of their marriage."

At first, it was getting a killer third party -- Philip Seymour Hoffman -- as the doctor. However, word has it there are scheduling issues that have the cast down one doc. However, there's a bright side. They might be up one hell of a director.

As deal-making on the feature continues, The Wrap has learned that Mike Nichols has begun talks to helm the feature. Right now, it's an unconfirmed bit of news from "an individual familiar with the project," and representatives for the main players wouldn't confirm the negotiations. This is, of course, understandable as talks continue. Only days ago, Jessie Nelson was linked to the job. While she's been writing over the last decade -- films like Because I Said So and Fred Claus -- you might remember her last directorial stab, the 2001 drama I Am Sam.

While I'd love to see a two-woman team behind the scenes crafting a great film with Streep and Bridges, Nichols has a wonderful talent for making sentimentality grounded and honest, rather than sweetly saccharine, and I'd just love to see what he does with this duo. Of course, he has worked with Streep on a number of occasions in the past, but along with Bridges, this should open up a whole new world.

Now for the doctor. Would it be wrong to hope for a reunion with Dustin Hoffman?

More baby momma drama For Mel Gibson!

Mel Gibson has filed a temporary restraining order against baby momma Oksana Grigorieva.

Specific details haven't been leaked yet, however, sources confirm that the complaint revolves around three separate issues, which includes a forthcoming court hearing and Gibson's visitation rights and custody of their seven-month-old daughter Lucia.

Grigorieva has said in the past that their break-up was difficult, stating, "We have split up, suddenly and recently… Unfortunately, I cannot give you the reason. But you will find out everything quite soon."

We can only imagine what kind of crazy dramz went down! Poor bb Lucia!

More baby momma drama For Mel Gibson!

Mel Gibson has filed a temporary restraining order against baby momma Oksana Grigorieva.

Specific details haven't been leaked yet, however, sources confirm that the complaint revolves around three separate issues, which includes a forthcoming court hearing and Gibson's visitation rights and custody of their seven-month-old daughter Lucia.

Grigorieva has said in the past that their break-up was difficult, stating, "We have split up, suddenly and recently… Unfortunately, I cannot give you the reason. But you will find out everything quite soon."

We can only imagine what kind of crazy dramz went down! Poor bb Lucia!

Here are below some Michael Jackson quotes:
1. Michael Jackson: Because I wanted to have a place that I could create everything that I that I never had as a child. So, you see rides. You see animals. There’s a movie theater.
2. Michael Jackson: Children show me in their playful smiles the divine in everyone. This simple goodness shines straight from their hearts and only asks to be lived.
3. Michael Jackson: Everyone who knows me will know the truth, which is that my children come first in my life and that I would never harm any child
4. Michael Jackson: I love my family very much. I wish I could see them a little more often than I do. But we understand because we’re a show business family and we all work.
5. Michael Jackson: I’m a black American, I am proud of my race. I am proud of who I am. I have a lot of pride and dignity.

Here are below some Michael Jackson quotes:
1. Michael Jackson: Because I wanted to have a place that I could create everything that I that I never had as a child. So, you see rides. You see animals. There’s a movie theater.
2. Michael Jackson: Children show me in their playful smiles the divine in everyone. This simple goodness shines straight from their hearts and only asks to be lived.
3. Michael Jackson: Everyone who knows me will know the truth, which is that my children come first in my life and that I would never harm any child
4. Michael Jackson: I love my family very much. I wish I could see them a little more often than I do. But we understand because we’re a show business family and we all work.
5. Michael Jackson: I’m a black American, I am proud of my race. I am proud of who I am. I have a lot of pride and dignity.

The Milwaukee Bucks selected Virginia Commonwealth power forward Larry Sanders 15th overall in the 2010 NBA draft on Thursday night.
Sanders increased his points and rebounds per game every season while at VCU, but is still considered pretty raw. His offensive game, while getting better, is not NBA-ready at this point. His value lies in his rebounding (9.1 averages last season) and shot blocking (2.6 per contest).
Sanders stands 6'9" and has an incredible 7'5" wingspan, making him a potentially great shot-blocker in the NBA.
There were rumors that the Bucks promised Sanders that they would pick him 15th overall, but the organization denied any such promises. That said, many outlets had Sanders going in the 20's, so there will be talk about the Bucks reaching to get him.
It became pretty clear after GM Hammond traded for Corey Maggette on Tuesday that the team would not be going with a shooting guard in the first round. Nevada guard/forward Luke Babbitt, who was expected to go between picks 10-15, was still available when the Bucks selected, but Hammond went with Sanders, instead.
Sanders could eventually force his way into the starting lineup in the post alongside Andrew Bogut, which would create quite the defensive presence for the Bucks. If Sanders' offensive game can keep improving, the pick would be a solid one for Milwaukee.
But as with a lot of picks in the NBA draft, the Bucks are banking on Sanders' athleticism to turn into basketball ability. It's hit and miss with a lot of post players in this regard, but obviously Hammond sees something in Sanders.
The Bucks still have three picks in the draft, all in the second round (37, 44, 47). Look for the team to possibly trade some of those picks as there isn't a whole lot of space for four rookies on the squad.
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The Milwaukee Bucks selected Virginia Commonwealth power forward Larry Sanders 15th overall in the 2010 NBA draft on Thursday night.
Sanders increased his points and rebounds per game every season while at VCU, but is still considered pretty raw. His offensive game, while getting better, is not NBA-ready at this point. His value lies in his rebounding (9.1 averages last season) and shot blocking (2.6 per contest).
Sanders stands 6'9" and has an incredible 7'5" wingspan, making him a potentially great shot-blocker in the NBA.
There were rumors that the Bucks promised Sanders that they would pick him 15th overall, but the organization denied any such promises. That said, many outlets had Sanders going in the 20's, so there will be talk about the Bucks reaching to get him.
It became pretty clear after GM Hammond traded for Corey Maggette on Tuesday that the team would not be going with a shooting guard in the first round. Nevada guard/forward Luke Babbitt, who was expected to go between picks 10-15, was still available when the Bucks selected, but Hammond went with Sanders, instead.
Sanders could eventually force his way into the starting lineup in the post alongside Andrew Bogut, which would create quite the defensive presence for the Bucks. If Sanders' offensive game can keep improving, the pick would be a solid one for Milwaukee.
But as with a lot of picks in the NBA draft, the Bucks are banking on Sanders' athleticism to turn into basketball ability. It's hit and miss with a lot of post players in this regard, but obviously Hammond sees something in Sanders.
The Bucks still have three picks in the draft, all in the second round (37, 44, 47). Look for the team to possibly trade some of those picks as there isn't a whole lot of space for four rookies on the squad.
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Gen. David Petraeus, who replaced ousted Gen. Stanley McChrystal, is a widely respected officer who wrote the Army's counterinsurgency manual and helped craft US policy in Afghanistan.
Washington
Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top US military commander in Afghanistan until today, has been dismissed from his post by President Obama. Will that affect the operations of American troops on the ground?
It doesn’t look as if it will, at least for now.

In announcing the McChrystal firing, Obama emphasized that he remains committed to the current strategy, which calls for a bump-up in US personnel in Afghanistan this year. And Central Command chief Gen. David Petraeus – the man Obama picked to replace McChrystal – literally wrote the manual on counterinsurgency techniques which US commanders in Afghanistan have been following.

IN PICTURES: Controversial American generals

Petraeus was a surprise choice, in the sense that as head of a combatant command he was McChrystal’s boss, and thus the Afghanistan job represents something of a demotion.

But as the general widely credited for turning around the dire situation in Iraq, he is respected by lawmakers of both parties. His presence in Kabul may allow the Obama team in Washington to put the McChrystal incident behind it more quickly than it would have otherwise.

“The Petraeus choice is an awfully good move,” says William Martel, a security studies expert at Tufts University’s Fletcher School.

McChrystal’s firing was done quickly – the general had a few minutes with Obama in the morning, then left prior to the beginning of the monthly White House meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan policy. In announcing the move Obama stressed that it stemmed only from the general’s behavior in speaking too loosely to a reporter from Rolling Stone magazine, and not from any differences in policy.

Obama said he remained in “full agreement” with McChrystal’s approach to fighting the difficult Afghan conflict.

Winning hearts and minds

McChrystal, a former chief of Special Operations Command, did not get the Afghanistan post in the first place by being a conventional general. Instead, he emphasized a counterinsurgency doctrine that holds among other things that the strategically crucial high ground in the war is the hearts and minds of the Afghan people as much as the mountain ridges along the border with Pakistan.

McChrystal calls his approach “population-centric.” Among other things, it involves less use of close air support to bolster US ground troops when they take fire. This has reduced Afghan civilian casualties, but increased worries among junior officers about the risks they and their patrols must take.

“A year ago, close air support was a leading cause of civilian casualties, and we focused on that. And today it’s down, and Afghans see that,” said McChrystal at a June 10 roundtable discussion on the war.

Gen. David Petraeus, who replaced ousted Gen. Stanley McChrystal, is a widely respected officer who wrote the Army's counterinsurgency manual and helped craft US policy in Afghanistan.
Washington
Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top US military commander in Afghanistan until today, has been dismissed from his post by President Obama. Will that affect the operations of American troops on the ground?
It doesn’t look as if it will, at least for now.

In announcing the McChrystal firing, Obama emphasized that he remains committed to the current strategy, which calls for a bump-up in US personnel in Afghanistan this year. And Central Command chief Gen. David Petraeus – the man Obama picked to replace McChrystal – literally wrote the manual on counterinsurgency techniques which US commanders in Afghanistan have been following.

IN PICTURES: Controversial American generals

Petraeus was a surprise choice, in the sense that as head of a combatant command he was McChrystal’s boss, and thus the Afghanistan job represents something of a demotion.

But as the general widely credited for turning around the dire situation in Iraq, he is respected by lawmakers of both parties. His presence in Kabul may allow the Obama team in Washington to put the McChrystal incident behind it more quickly than it would have otherwise.

“The Petraeus choice is an awfully good move,” says William Martel, a security studies expert at Tufts University’s Fletcher School.

McChrystal’s firing was done quickly – the general had a few minutes with Obama in the morning, then left prior to the beginning of the monthly White House meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan policy. In announcing the move Obama stressed that it stemmed only from the general’s behavior in speaking too loosely to a reporter from Rolling Stone magazine, and not from any differences in policy.

Obama said he remained in “full agreement” with McChrystal’s approach to fighting the difficult Afghan conflict.

Winning hearts and minds

McChrystal, a former chief of Special Operations Command, did not get the Afghanistan post in the first place by being a conventional general. Instead, he emphasized a counterinsurgency doctrine that holds among other things that the strategically crucial high ground in the war is the hearts and minds of the Afghan people as much as the mountain ridges along the border with Pakistan.

McChrystal calls his approach “population-centric.” Among other things, it involves less use of close air support to bolster US ground troops when they take fire. This has reduced Afghan civilian casualties, but increased worries among junior officers about the risks they and their patrols must take.

“A year ago, close air support was a leading cause of civilian casualties, and we focused on that. And today it’s down, and Afghans see that,” said McChrystal at a June 10 roundtable discussion on the war.

Ron Stutzman will be appearing on Hell’s Kitchen episode tonight. You will be seeing Ron Stutzman through Fox Channel where the Hell’s Kitchen will be aired tonight. You have the opportunity to see the technical manager of Hell’s Kitchen since 2006 in the main show where he works.
This episode of Hell’s Kitchen tonight will be great with Ron Stutzman. The episode is entitled “In Loving Memory of Ron Stutzman”. Don’t miss this episode tonight.

Ron Stutzman will be appearing on Hell’s Kitchen episode tonight. You will be seeing Ron Stutzman through Fox Channel where the Hell’s Kitchen will be aired tonight. You have the opportunity to see the technical manager of Hell’s Kitchen since 2006 in the main show where he works.
This episode of Hell’s Kitchen tonight will be great with Ron Stutzman. The episode is entitled “In Loving Memory of Ron Stutzman”. Don’t miss this episode tonight.

Chelsea Clinton's wedding this summer won't have much to do with Chelsea Clinton—it'll just be a Democratic fundraiser for major donors. We'd say "poor Chelsea," but she's probably known her wedding would be like this since elementary school.

Chelsea Clinton's wedding this summer won't have much to do with Chelsea Clinton—it'll just be a Democratic fundraiser for major donors. We'd say "poor Chelsea," but she's probably known her wedding would be like this since elementary school.

For Padma Lakshmi, baby (and breastfeeding!) comes first these days — though Top Chef Season 7 comes in close behind. She recently told PopEater.com, of baby Krishna Lakshmi, “I live and die by the tiniest gestures and expressions on her face.” In fact, Padma said, “Everything is better with her around.” Well, not everything. The Top Chef host had some not very kind words to say about breast pumping.

Though she seems to love breastfeeding, she says, “I don’t like to pump, I’d rather just nurse. Sometimes I have to, but I’m not into the pumping. It feels very bovine.” Bovine? OUCH.

As for what to expect on Top Chef D.C. this season, she seems to have heard the rumors that a local First Lady will make a guest-judge appearance, but she won’t reveal too much. “Um … I can’t say,” she responded when asked about a Michelle Obama role on the show. It’s not a stretch. The First Lady previously made a prominent appearance on Iron Chef, and has shown serious concern about how Americans, especially American children, eat.

As for how Padma’s own child eats, expect Krishna to get plenty of spice in her life. In addition to selling her own line of spices, Padma says, “I’ve been taking the spice fenugreek in pill form because it’s supposed to be good for nursing.”

What are your thoughts on pumping, and on spices for breastfeeding?

For Padma Lakshmi, baby (and breastfeeding!) comes first these days — though Top Chef Season 7 comes in close behind. She recently told PopEater.com, of baby Krishna Lakshmi, “I live and die by the tiniest gestures and expressions on her face.” In fact, Padma said, “Everything is better with her around.” Well, not everything. The Top Chef host had some not very kind words to say about breast pumping.

Though she seems to love breastfeeding, she says, “I don’t like to pump, I’d rather just nurse. Sometimes I have to, but I’m not into the pumping. It feels very bovine.” Bovine? OUCH.

As for what to expect on Top Chef D.C. this season, she seems to have heard the rumors that a local First Lady will make a guest-judge appearance, but she won’t reveal too much. “Um … I can’t say,” she responded when asked about a Michelle Obama role on the show. It’s not a stretch. The First Lady previously made a prominent appearance on Iron Chef, and has shown serious concern about how Americans, especially American children, eat.

As for how Padma’s own child eats, expect Krishna to get plenty of spice in her life. In addition to selling her own line of spices, Padma says, “I’ve been taking the spice fenugreek in pill form because it’s supposed to be good for nursing.”

What are your thoughts on pumping, and on spices for breastfeeding?

David Mills (born January 24, 1959) is an American atheist and an author who argues that science and religion cannot be successfully reconciled. He is best known for his book Atheist Universe which was published in 2004. In his book The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins cites Mills' writings as "admirable work." Mills claims in his books to rebut both young- and old-earth creation science, as well as Intelligent design.

Mills has been interviewed on multiple talk shows including The Infidel Guy, WBAI in New York, on Air America Radio, and elsewhere. He is also a self-proclaimed member of the Rational Response Squad. He currently lives in Huntington, West Virginia.

David Mills (born January 24, 1959) is an American atheist and an author who argues that science and religion cannot be successfully reconciled. He is best known for his book Atheist Universe which was published in 2004. In his book The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins cites Mills' writings as "admirable work." Mills claims in his books to rebut both young- and old-earth creation science, as well as Intelligent design.

Mills has been interviewed on multiple talk shows including The Infidel Guy, WBAI in New York, on Air America Radio, and elsewhere. He is also a self-proclaimed member of the Rational Response Squad. He currently lives in Huntington, West Virginia.

LOS ANGELES — Amanda Bynes is done acting, the 24-year-old star announced on Twitter.
"Being an actress isn't as fun as it may seem," she tweeted from her verified account. "If I don't love something anymore I stop doing it. I don't love acting anymore so I've stopped doing it."
Photos: Latest star sightings
However, she admitted that she's a little young to call it quits already.
"I know 24 is a young age to retire but you heard it here first," she tweeted. "I've #retired."
Photos: Young Hollywood: Then & now
Following her star-making roles on Nickelodeon's sketch comedy "All That" and her own show on the network, "The Amanda Show," Bynes starred alongside Jennie Garth on the WB sitcom "What I like About You" and hit the big screen in such films as "She's The Man" and "Hairspray."
If she holds true to her retirement revelation, her last film project may be the fall comedy "Easy A," co-starring Emma Stone, due September 17.

LOS ANGELES — Amanda Bynes is done acting, the 24-year-old star announced on Twitter.
"Being an actress isn't as fun as it may seem," she tweeted from her verified account. "If I don't love something anymore I stop doing it. I don't love acting anymore so I've stopped doing it."
Photos: Latest star sightings
However, she admitted that she's a little young to call it quits already.
"I know 24 is a young age to retire but you heard it here first," she tweeted. "I've #retired."
Photos: Young Hollywood: Then & now
Following her star-making roles on Nickelodeon's sketch comedy "All That" and her own show on the network, "The Amanda Show," Bynes starred alongside Jennie Garth on the WB sitcom "What I like About You" and hit the big screen in such films as "She's The Man" and "Hairspray."
If she holds true to her retirement revelation, her last film project may be the fall comedy "Easy A," co-starring Emma Stone, due September 17.

I have been wondering why people are searching avidly for Gia Carangi Last Photo Shoot. Well as far as i remember it was way back in April 1982 when Gia Carangi appear on a cover for Cosmopolitan. Now lets talk about who Gia Carangi and why are people searching out for him. Gia Carangi or Gia Maria Carangi was born on January 29, 1960 and had her life ended at November 18, 1986. She was are renowned artist and was one of the first supermodels ever. She may have not recieved a lot of recognition unlike similar models from her years like Janice Dickinson, Dorian Leigh, and Jean Shrimpton.
Her last Photo shoot was with Cosmo. Some of the famous fashion magazines that she was in included: Vogue, April 1, 1979; Vogue Paris, April 1979; American Vogue, August 1980; Vogue Paris, August 1980; Italian Vogue, January 1981; and several issues of Cosmopolitan between 1979 and 1982.
During later part of her career she began hooking up with Heroin and later her career was gone in an instant. She later was infected with HIV and passed away at the age of 26. There is presently a documentary film Starring Angelina Jolie that debuted in 1998. Here is a photo on Gia Carangi Last Photo Shoot from Cosmo.

I have been wondering why people are searching avidly for Gia Carangi Last Photo Shoot. Well as far as i remember it was way back in April 1982 when Gia Carangi appear on a cover for Cosmopolitan. Now lets talk about who Gia Carangi and why are people searching out for him. Gia Carangi or Gia Maria Carangi was born on January 29, 1960 and had her life ended at November 18, 1986. She was are renowned artist and was one of the first supermodels ever. She may have not recieved a lot of recognition unlike similar models from her years like Janice Dickinson, Dorian Leigh, and Jean Shrimpton.
Her last Photo shoot was with Cosmo. Some of the famous fashion magazines that she was in included: Vogue, April 1, 1979; Vogue Paris, April 1979; American Vogue, August 1980; Vogue Paris, August 1980; Italian Vogue, January 1981; and several issues of Cosmopolitan between 1979 and 1982.
During later part of her career she began hooking up with Heroin and later her career was gone in an instant. She later was infected with HIV and passed away at the age of 26. There is presently a documentary film Starring Angelina Jolie that debuted in 1998. Here is a photo on Gia Carangi Last Photo Shoot from Cosmo.

You may have heard from your annoying co-worker who counters her perky annoyance by handing out Jellybeans that on Tuesday, a judge declared Lindsay Lohan had violated her probation when her SCRAM bracelet detected alcohol on her and beeped a few times. The judge set bail for her at $200,000 and Lindsay paid 10% of it to avoid going to jail.

Now, of course, everyone on Lindsay’s soccer team-sized posse is refuting the obvious reason why the SCRAM bracelet went off. But her most adamant and ferocious defender is obviously her mother, Dina Lohan, who explained Lindsay's alcohol monitoring bracelet went off because…

“She was at the MTV Awards and somebody spilled a drink on her leg, which must have set off the SCRAM bracelet. She has done absolutely nothing wrong and shouldn’t have to wear the bracelet in the first place. She is doing absolutely fine.”

The worst part of this isn’t that Dina Lohan thinks drunk driving or possession of cocaine is okay. Tons of people think both of those should be legal. The worst part isn’t even that she didn’t know which “MTV Awards” it was (and she shouldn’t – people over “35” have other things to worry about). The do all, end all, worst part is this woman has absolutely no brain.

You may have heard from your annoying co-worker who counters her perky annoyance by handing out Jellybeans that on Tuesday, a judge declared Lindsay Lohan had violated her probation when her SCRAM bracelet detected alcohol on her and beeped a few times. The judge set bail for her at $200,000 and Lindsay paid 10% of it to avoid going to jail.

Now, of course, everyone on Lindsay’s soccer team-sized posse is refuting the obvious reason why the SCRAM bracelet went off. But her most adamant and ferocious defender is obviously her mother, Dina Lohan, who explained Lindsay's alcohol monitoring bracelet went off because…

“She was at the MTV Awards and somebody spilled a drink on her leg, which must have set off the SCRAM bracelet. She has done absolutely nothing wrong and shouldn’t have to wear the bracelet in the first place. She is doing absolutely fine.”

The worst part of this isn’t that Dina Lohan thinks drunk driving or possession of cocaine is okay. Tons of people think both of those should be legal. The worst part isn’t even that she didn’t know which “MTV Awards” it was (and she shouldn’t – people over “35” have other things to worry about). The do all, end all, worst part is this woman has absolutely no brain.

At first, they had Jerry Buss, now they have Bill Russell. Los Angeles Lakers can’t wait to have a three-time championship and would march in Boston to their most victorious NBA win.

Lakers prevailed with the score 83-79, despite the 13 points behind Boston Celtics at the beginning of the third quarter. Somehow, they found their appropriate mix of effort and direction of the most critical point of the season.

In the final minutes of the season, the Lakers finally found their balance, playing with passion, but patience, and put the Celtics on their heels, their graves.

Kobe Bryant was frenetic at the start, though the Lakers have their rock as usual, which brought the crowd chanting “Ko-Be!” on the game with all his team mates scattered all over Staples Center. Bryant has been plowed for the resumption following and press two free throws for a 66-64 Lakers advance. Then he whistled a 17-foot right side – go to one of his plans for pets, the rider drifting to the right of the right elbow close to a lead of 68-64.

Bryant was alongside his teammates Ray Allen during the game, and in the end, Lakers became victorious.

At first, they had Jerry Buss, now they have Bill Russell. Los Angeles Lakers can’t wait to have a three-time championship and would march in Boston to their most victorious NBA win.

Lakers prevailed with the score 83-79, despite the 13 points behind Boston Celtics at the beginning of the third quarter. Somehow, they found their appropriate mix of effort and direction of the most critical point of the season.

In the final minutes of the season, the Lakers finally found their balance, playing with passion, but patience, and put the Celtics on their heels, their graves.

Kobe Bryant was frenetic at the start, though the Lakers have their rock as usual, which brought the crowd chanting “Ko-Be!” on the game with all his team mates scattered all over Staples Center. Bryant has been plowed for the resumption following and press two free throws for a 66-64 Lakers advance. Then he whistled a 17-foot right side – go to one of his plans for pets, the rider drifting to the right of the right elbow close to a lead of 68-64.

Bryant was alongside his teammates Ray Allen during the game, and in the end, Lakers became victorious.

Comedian Jim Varney was replaced by Blake Clark in Toy Story 3. Jim Varney who was best known for his role in the funny comedic movies as Ernest was replaced as the voice of Slinky Dog in Toy Story 3 by Blake Clark.

Jim Varny passed away of lung cancer after the release of Toy Story 2. Blake Clark now lends his voice to the role of Slinky Dog for the latest installment of Toy Story with hits theaters on Friday.

Jim Varney will forever be remember as Ernest but his voice as slinky dog is iconic as the Toy Story movies are beloved by children and adults everywhere. Slinky dog, the lovable character who is one Woody's best friends is now being taken over by Blake Clark.

Blake Clark's name may not ring a bell but his face might. According to News By The People Clark has been featured in movies such as Road Trip, 50 First Dates, the Water Boy, and Grown Ups. Clark will also appear in the Son of Morning, Highland Park, and the Last Godfather. He was also featured in the tv series Boy Meets World.

Blake Clark's voice is simmilar to Jim Varney's. I think he'll make an excellent addition to the Toy Story 3 cast. The movie opens all over the country tomorrow.

Comedian Jim Varney was replaced by Blake Clark in Toy Story 3. Jim Varney who was best known for his role in the funny comedic movies as Ernest was replaced as the voice of Slinky Dog in Toy Story 3 by Blake Clark.

Jim Varny passed away of lung cancer after the release of Toy Story 2. Blake Clark now lends his voice to the role of Slinky Dog for the latest installment of Toy Story with hits theaters on Friday.

Jim Varney will forever be remember as Ernest but his voice as slinky dog is iconic as the Toy Story movies are beloved by children and adults everywhere. Slinky dog, the lovable character who is one Woody's best friends is now being taken over by Blake Clark.

Blake Clark's name may not ring a bell but his face might. According to News By The People Clark has been featured in movies such as Road Trip, 50 First Dates, the Water Boy, and Grown Ups. Clark will also appear in the Son of Morning, Highland Park, and the Last Godfather. He was also featured in the tv series Boy Meets World.

Blake Clark's voice is simmilar to Jim Varney's. I think he'll make an excellent addition to the Toy Story 3 cast. The movie opens all over the country tomorrow.

Book excerpt: In her memoir, Confessions of a Prairie Bitch, Alison Arngrim (Nellie Oleson on Little House on the Prairie) reveals how the death of her TV husband from AIDS complications spurred her to become an activist.
By Alison Arngrim
Chapter Fifteen: A Change in the Relationship

I couldn’t marry Steve Tracy (that gay thing kind of got in the way), but I did marry a friend of his sister. I met Donald Spencer in December 1984. He was twenty-two, like me. He told me a friend of his back in Florida, a girl named Cindy, had a brother, Steve, who married a TV character named Nellie Oleson. Small world, I thought. But Don claimed to have never once watched an episode of Little House.

Getting married seemed like a good idea at the time. I had gone through a whole parade of boyfriends, none of whom were exactly marriage material. With my childhood, I thought any guy who didn’t hit me was “a good catch,” and I tended to overlook things — things like huge age differences, boozing, drugs, chronic unemployment, severe mental illness. Then suddenly it dawned on me that I wasn’t a teenager anymore. My friends, like Melissa, were getting married. (She married Bo Brinkman after knowing him a mere six weeks.) I thought maybe I should at least consider it. Don seemed like a good possibility — a guy who was classically tall, dark, and attractive, who didn’t smoke, drink, take drugs, or run around with other women. He was an actor and a writer. He was hilariously funny. He could both cook and sew. He had lived through a terrible childhood but was getting his life together. And he was definitely looking to settle down. In fact, Don asked me to marry him on our third date.

I had to talk him out of it and urge him to slow down. Looking back on it now, the fact that I was dragging my feet should have told me something wasn’t quite right. It all sounded a bit too good to be true. I should have listened to my instincts. But we married in the spring of 1989 in a big Episcopal church. I even wore white. Well, whitish. I didn’t want my pals to fall out of the pews laughing and hurt themselves. So I went with a nice ivory, a shade slightly off of virginal white.

The whole time I was dating and engaged to Don, I always referred to Steve Tracy as my “other husband.” In the years after we both left Little House, we stayed incredibly tight. It was as if our relationship picked up where Little House left off. We kidded around and told each other dirty jokes. We still could finish each other’s sentences — without a script. It was as if we never stopped being Nellie and Percival. Steve was my friend, my teacher, the confidant I ran to if I had a fight with a boyfriend. I needed him. He was the only constant in my crazy life, and I clung to him when everything else was spinning out of control.

I came home one day in 1986, and Steve had left a message on my answering machine: “Um, hi, it’s Steve. Uh ... call me.” Then he hung up.

I felt the hair on the back of my neck stand on end. It wasn’t what he had said, it was the way he said it. He sounded like someone who was being held hostage with a gun to his head. It was the scariest message I had ever heard. Frantically, I tried to reach him. I called and called until I finally tracked him down. But when he answered, he said in a hushed voice, “I can’t talk right now.”

“Okay, fine,” I replied. “Then we’re going to play twenty questions, and you just say yes or no, okay?”

“Okay.”
“Are you okay?”
“No.”
My heart was now leaping out of my chest. “Are you being held hostage?” (I thought I ought to get that one out of the way.)
“No.”
“Are you in some kind of trouble?”
“Yes.”
“Physical, financial, or legal?” (I know. That wasn’t really a yes or no question, but this was taking too long.)
“The first one.”
“Shit! Are you sick?”
“Yes.”
“Very sick?”
“Yes.”
“Do you have cancer?”
“Sort of.”
“What? Who the hell ‘sort of’ has cancer?”
Then he said, “I have to get off the phone now.”

I knew this was bad. Really bad. I was on pins and needles, waiting for Steve to call and fill me in. But he didn’t. I knew he wasn’t playing games or purposely trying to give me a nervous breakdown. Steve wouldn’t hold out on me. So I figured he was sorting it all out, and I gave him some time, although it was torture. He finally surfaced a few days later and explained that he had been diagnosed with cancer and had freaked out. He assured me it would be all right; he was getting treatment. But I knew he was lying his face off. I knew him too well and loved him too much not to know.

Yet he desperately wanted me to believe everything was going to be fine; he needed me to believe so he could believe it, too. So I never contradicted him — if he smiled and cheerfully told me the radiation treatment was working, I replied, “You betcha!” But deep down, I knew that wasn’t so. He was a great actor, but it killed me every time I saw through it.

Finally, a year later, Steve fessed up. He had AIDS, and he was going on AM Los Angeles, a popular morning news program, to go public with his diagnosis.

Book excerpt: In her memoir, Confessions of a Prairie Bitch, Alison Arngrim (Nellie Oleson on Little House on the Prairie) reveals how the death of her TV husband from AIDS complications spurred her to become an activist.
By Alison Arngrim
Chapter Fifteen: A Change in the Relationship

I couldn’t marry Steve Tracy (that gay thing kind of got in the way), but I did marry a friend of his sister. I met Donald Spencer in December 1984. He was twenty-two, like me. He told me a friend of his back in Florida, a girl named Cindy, had a brother, Steve, who married a TV character named Nellie Oleson. Small world, I thought. But Don claimed to have never once watched an episode of Little House.

Getting married seemed like a good idea at the time. I had gone through a whole parade of boyfriends, none of whom were exactly marriage material. With my childhood, I thought any guy who didn’t hit me was “a good catch,” and I tended to overlook things — things like huge age differences, boozing, drugs, chronic unemployment, severe mental illness. Then suddenly it dawned on me that I wasn’t a teenager anymore. My friends, like Melissa, were getting married. (She married Bo Brinkman after knowing him a mere six weeks.) I thought maybe I should at least consider it. Don seemed like a good possibility — a guy who was classically tall, dark, and attractive, who didn’t smoke, drink, take drugs, or run around with other women. He was an actor and a writer. He was hilariously funny. He could both cook and sew. He had lived through a terrible childhood but was getting his life together. And he was definitely looking to settle down. In fact, Don asked me to marry him on our third date.

I had to talk him out of it and urge him to slow down. Looking back on it now, the fact that I was dragging my feet should have told me something wasn’t quite right. It all sounded a bit too good to be true. I should have listened to my instincts. But we married in the spring of 1989 in a big Episcopal church. I even wore white. Well, whitish. I didn’t want my pals to fall out of the pews laughing and hurt themselves. So I went with a nice ivory, a shade slightly off of virginal white.

The whole time I was dating and engaged to Don, I always referred to Steve Tracy as my “other husband.” In the years after we both left Little House, we stayed incredibly tight. It was as if our relationship picked up where Little House left off. We kidded around and told each other dirty jokes. We still could finish each other’s sentences — without a script. It was as if we never stopped being Nellie and Percival. Steve was my friend, my teacher, the confidant I ran to if I had a fight with a boyfriend. I needed him. He was the only constant in my crazy life, and I clung to him when everything else was spinning out of control.

I came home one day in 1986, and Steve had left a message on my answering machine: “Um, hi, it’s Steve. Uh ... call me.” Then he hung up.

I felt the hair on the back of my neck stand on end. It wasn’t what he had said, it was the way he said it. He sounded like someone who was being held hostage with a gun to his head. It was the scariest message I had ever heard. Frantically, I tried to reach him. I called and called until I finally tracked him down. But when he answered, he said in a hushed voice, “I can’t talk right now.”

“Okay, fine,” I replied. “Then we’re going to play twenty questions, and you just say yes or no, okay?”

“Okay.”
“Are you okay?”
“No.”
My heart was now leaping out of my chest. “Are you being held hostage?” (I thought I ought to get that one out of the way.)
“No.”
“Are you in some kind of trouble?”
“Yes.”
“Physical, financial, or legal?” (I know. That wasn’t really a yes or no question, but this was taking too long.)
“The first one.”
“Shit! Are you sick?”
“Yes.”
“Very sick?”
“Yes.”
“Do you have cancer?”
“Sort of.”
“What? Who the hell ‘sort of’ has cancer?”
Then he said, “I have to get off the phone now.”

I knew this was bad. Really bad. I was on pins and needles, waiting for Steve to call and fill me in. But he didn’t. I knew he wasn’t playing games or purposely trying to give me a nervous breakdown. Steve wouldn’t hold out on me. So I figured he was sorting it all out, and I gave him some time, although it was torture. He finally surfaced a few days later and explained that he had been diagnosed with cancer and had freaked out. He assured me it would be all right; he was getting treatment. But I knew he was lying his face off. I knew him too well and loved him too much not to know.

Yet he desperately wanted me to believe everything was going to be fine; he needed me to believe so he could believe it, too. So I never contradicted him — if he smiled and cheerfully told me the radiation treatment was working, I replied, “You betcha!” But deep down, I knew that wasn’t so. He was a great actor, but it killed me every time I saw through it.

Finally, a year later, Steve fessed up. He had AIDS, and he was going on AM Los Angeles, a popular morning news program, to go public with his diagnosis.

ake Harris is presently making waves on the net after being caught red-handed on tonight's episode of the Deadliest Catch by none other than his father, Captain Phil Harris.

The episode entitled "The Darkened Seas" features Jake slacking off from his duties on the Cornelia Marie while his father tries to motivate him in captaining the boat. Eventually Capt. Harris discovers that Jake has been stealing his pills.

"You're a thief and a liar," Capt. Harris tells his son Jake after witnessing the "unthinkable," adding that he wants nothing more to do with him once they get back on shore. The episode ends as Jake Harris pleads with his dad and admits that he's an addict.

Meanwhile, we all know that tonight's episode is just the start of a rocky and painful road for Capt. Phil, who died earlier this year. Next week, the Deadliest Catch will feature Capt. Phil as he suffers a stroke.

ake Harris is presently making waves on the net after being caught red-handed on tonight's episode of the Deadliest Catch by none other than his father, Captain Phil Harris.

The episode entitled "The Darkened Seas" features Jake slacking off from his duties on the Cornelia Marie while his father tries to motivate him in captaining the boat. Eventually Capt. Harris discovers that Jake has been stealing his pills.

"You're a thief and a liar," Capt. Harris tells his son Jake after witnessing the "unthinkable," adding that he wants nothing more to do with him once they get back on shore. The episode ends as Jake Harris pleads with his dad and admits that he's an addict.

Meanwhile, we all know that tonight's episode is just the start of a rocky and painful road for Capt. Phil, who died earlier this year. Next week, the Deadliest Catch will feature Capt. Phil as he suffers a stroke.

Laurie David and Al Gore are not having an affair despite a tabloid report, a rep for David tells UsMagazine.com.

"This is completely and totally untrue," her rep tells Us.

Star magazine reports the two have been romantically involved for two years. They worked together on the 2007 Oscar-winning documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, which David produced. Neither of their reps were called before Star published the story, the source adds.



A source close to David, who split from Seinfeld creator and Curb Your Enthusiasm star Larry David in 2007, adds, "As far as I know, they haven't even spoken in two years. I have no idea where this came from."

David, 52, told the Huffington Post, "It's a total fabrication. I adore both Al and Tipper. I look at them both as family. And I have happily been in a serious relationship since my divorce."

Gore, 62, announced his split from his wife of 40 years, Tipper, on June 1, calling it, "a mutual and mutually supportive decision that we have made together following a process of long and careful consideration"

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A source close to the Gore family told the Huffington Post, "Al and Tipper are still very close and spending together time this summer with their family."

Laurie David and Al Gore are not having an affair despite a tabloid report, a rep for David tells UsMagazine.com.

"This is completely and totally untrue," her rep tells Us.

Star magazine reports the two have been romantically involved for two years. They worked together on the 2007 Oscar-winning documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, which David produced. Neither of their reps were called before Star published the story, the source adds.



A source close to David, who split from Seinfeld creator and Curb Your Enthusiasm star Larry David in 2007, adds, "As far as I know, they haven't even spoken in two years. I have no idea where this came from."

David, 52, told the Huffington Post, "It's a total fabrication. I adore both Al and Tipper. I look at them both as family. And I have happily been in a serious relationship since my divorce."

Gore, 62, announced his split from his wife of 40 years, Tipper, on June 1, calling it, "a mutual and mutually supportive decision that we have made together following a process of long and careful consideration"

PHOTOS: More shocking celeb splits

A source close to the Gore family told the Huffington Post, "Al and Tipper are still very close and spending together time this summer with their family."

Fans of the hit reality TV show starring Matt and Amy Roloff, Little People, Big World, have been searching the net for answers to what happened when Matt was lying on the ground at the end of the last episode. Worried that Roloff may have suffered a heart attack and possibly died, Internet bloggers hit cyberspace to speculate and spread rumors that Roloff was dead.
Roloff and his wife dispelled the rumors by posting a recent photo of Matt on his official Facebook page with a photo from his recent trip to New York City. In the photo, Roloff looks healthy and happy, discrediting rumors that he’s suffering in the hospital, or possibly even dead.
I’ve said before I have an obvious problem with reality television.

Fans of the hit reality TV show starring Matt and Amy Roloff, Little People, Big World, have been searching the net for answers to what happened when Matt was lying on the ground at the end of the last episode. Worried that Roloff may have suffered a heart attack and possibly died, Internet bloggers hit cyberspace to speculate and spread rumors that Roloff was dead.
Roloff and his wife dispelled the rumors by posting a recent photo of Matt on his official Facebook page with a photo from his recent trip to New York City. In the photo, Roloff looks healthy and happy, discrediting rumors that he’s suffering in the hospital, or possibly even dead.
I’ve said before I have an obvious problem with reality television.

Barbara Bush is one of the daughters of George W. Bush.Barbara Bush said that she likes the new president Barack Obama.Busharbara Bush, one of the two daughters of former U.S. President George W. Bush said she was “happy” that the country’s current president, Barack Obama, managed to take forward health care reform despite the rejection of the Republican Party that owns his own father.

“Why do people with money have good medical care and why people living on low wages do not have good medical care?” Asked the 28-year old in an interview Sunday on Fox News. Barbara Bush is happy with the current actions of U.S president.

According to Barbara Bush, “health should be a right for everyone.” Thus, when asked what he thought the reforms introduced by Obama for more Americans to have access to free health care, said: “Obviously health care reform was a hotly debated topic for many people and I think I’m happy that the law was approved. ” Barbara Bush is a happy woman.

With his remarks, Barbara Bush distances himself from the position of his father, openly opposed to reform. She is one of the cofounders of the Global Health Corps, a nonprofit organization that works to relate to “youth leaders with organizations working on the frontline for prom global health equity” and that cooperates with the organization of former Democratic President Bill Clinton Health Access Initiative.