LOS ANGELES (AP) — She was the voluptuous pin-up girl who set a million male hearts to pounding during World War II, the favorite movie star of a generation of young men long before she’d made a movie more than a handful of them had ever seen. (more)
There’s more to “Baywatch” bombshell Pamela Anderson than her Playboy centerfolds. The Canadian actress is also an activist for respecting the legal immigration process, Fox News reported Monday. (more)
Amanda Knox is a “real person,” according to actress Hayden Panettiere, who will play the American tourist convicted of murder by an Italian court in the upcoming Lifetime network film, “Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy.” (more)
I wasn’t a fan of the Motion Picture Academy’s decision to expand its field of Best Picture nominees to a crowded 10. But maybe the Academy is onto something. This year it has given its membership the opportunity to recognize a range of work that includes small independent films, big-budget blockbusters, thoughtful biographies, an animated film, a comedy (of sorts), and even an old-fashioned Western. (more)
As everyone knows, Charlie Sheen had a wild night earlier this week (though really, it was just Charlie being Charlie) and had to go to the hospital as a result. (more)
Nominees for the 83rd annual Academy Awards were announced this morning in Los Angeles. (more)
What’s better than fame, dapper suits, cigars and liquor? Nothing, if you’re the Rat Pack. (more)
Back in December, when critics everywhere were lavishing praise upon Natalie Portman’s performance in “Black Swan,” she appeared to have a lock on the best actress Oscar. But then the trailer for “No Strings Attached” was released, and a chill wind blew through Hollywood. Suddenly, pundits everywhere were calling this Ivan Reitman-directed romantic comedy “Natalie Portman’s ‘Norbit’ ” and predicting that Portman’s award season fate would parallel that of Eddie Murphy in 2007, when the “Dreamgirls” star had his award dreams shattered by the trailers for him in drag and in a fat suit. (The double death!) (more)
She may be a first-time novelist, but reality star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi doesn’t think she needs Bill O’Reilly’s show to help her book sales. (more)
In the lead-up to the Academy Awards, the Golden Globes are usually a pretty good indicator of who is on the road to Oscar glory. While the prizes are handed out by two entirely different voting bodies — the Globes come from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a collection of foreign journalists who cover the American movie industry, and the Oscars are awarded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a collective of over 6,000 film professionals (actors, directors, writers, etc.) — more often than not, if an actor or actress wins the Globes’ lead dramatic acting prize, they go on to score the Oscar. (more)
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Host Ricky Gervas humorously insulted nearly every A-lister in the room at the Golden Globes, while the big winner was “The Social Network” — a movie about a guy who riles up everyone on campus with his new and invasive website. (more)
ET has learned that United States congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head when a man opened fire outside a grocery store in Arizona on Saturday, is in fact related to actress Gwyneth Paltrow. (more)
Could Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens be back on? (more)
Jessica Szohr, star of The CW’s ‘Gossip Girl,’ bares all in a new SoBe Lifewater ad. (more)
Every year, it seems a new, high-profile Federal Communications Commission case ends up in court. (more)
Lindsay Lohan has had her first good omen since leaving rehab. (more)
The new year brings new beginnings for Meg Ryan and John Mellencamp. (more)
Cue “Auld Lang Syne,” but it looks like these old acquaintances won’t soon be forgot. (more)
One of the lead actresses in “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” Natalie Mendoza, who is still recovering from a concussion sustained during the musical’s first preview performance, is leaving the production, according to two people who work on the show and who spoke on condition of anonymity. (more)
As far as drama-filled years in sports go, 2010 might take the cake. (more)
