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Lawrence Taylor's rape arrest costs Giants legend Nutrisystem deal

Nutrisystem, the online weight loss company, shed 230-pound ex-Giants great Lawrence Taylor Friday, a day after his arrest on charges of raping a teenaged Bronx runaway. "Based on the severity of these allegations, Nutrisystem has made the decision to sever our relationship with Mr. Taylor effective immediately," a spokesman for the the Horsham, Pa.-based company told TMZ. The company said it was "shocked and saddened" by the allegations. Nutrisystem quickly replaced Taylor's image on their website with San Diego Padres star Matt Stairs. In the latest off-field fiasco for the Hall of Fame linebacker, Taylor, 51, was charged Thursday with raping a 16-year-old girl in a Rockland County hotel room. Town of Ramapo police said the teen victim was a runaway forceably brought to a hotel where Taylor was staying in Suffern, about 40 miles north of the city. A used condom reportedly was found in the room. Taylor, charged with third-degree rape, which in...

Tori Spelling Was Worried About Raising a Girl

Her relationship with mom Candy has been rocky at times – and Tori Spelling says that dynamic concerned her when it came to raising her own daughter, Stella. "My biggest fear in life was having a girl," Spelling, 35, tells Cookie Magazine for its June issue, which she celebrated Wednesday during a bash at the Kitson in Los Angeles with her family. "How was I going to handle a girl?" But, now she knows she didn't have to worry. "It turns out that Stella is a total mama's girl," she says of her 11-month-old. "For all my fears, without my even trying, Stella wants her mama. When she is in [husband] Dean's arms, she lunges for me the way Liam did for him." Another challenge after becoming a mom for the second time, Spelling says, was how to deal with the public attention over her post-pregnancy body. "After I'd given birth to Stella, some woman at the market grabbed my belly and asked when I was due," she says. ...

Katie Price and Peter Andre’s split all a publicity stunt?

About two weeks ago, Katie Price started to talk about making a ‘massive comeback’. She felt anxious, she confided, because she thought that she was simply not earning enough. Indeed, she had dyed her hair a plain brown because she said she was ‘fed up’ with paying to have her highlights attended to. Gary Cockerill, her great friend and regular make-up artist, was told that she was reducing his hours because she was feeling the pinch. Even her mother Amy could not cheer her up - Katie was in a miserable humour. But having been in America for months, paying rent on a house in Malibu but not earning any money, she felt broke and forgotten, and fretted that she had been eclipsed by Jade Goody. And there is nothing which annoys Katie (who has built up a £30million fortune) more than the threat of obscurity. A source who spent time with her during this period recalls that she was grumbling about the ‘thunder thighs’ she had built up training for the London Marathon, and was even mo...

Jade Goody's mother 'overwhelmed' as fans line star's street with floral tributes

Scores of well-wishers lay flowers outside Jade Goody's home today in a public outpouring of grief for the reality star. Jade's devastated mother Jackiey Budden took comfort in the tributes to her daughter, who died following a public battle with cervical cancer in the early hours of Sunday morning. 'Her response to all this would be the same as mine - overwhelmed,' said Ms Budden. 'It just shows how many people really did love her.' The 27-year-old's funeral will take place at a church near her home early next month, a family spokesman said tonight. She will be buried following a service at a church in Buckhurst Hill, Essex, on April 4, the spokesman said. The service will be the 'Jade Goody Production' the reality star meticulously planned before her death. She spent the last few weeks of her life telling family members exactly what she wanted at the sad event. The tragic Big Brother star's publicist Max Clifford said: 'Jade wanted a celebr...

Nicole Kidman & Charlize Theron to Play Man & Wife

The Hours Oscar winner Nicole Kidman and Monster Oscar winner Charlize Theron are about to star in a movie together – as a married couple. Kidman will star in and produce The Danish Girl, based on a 2000 best-selling novel about real-life Danish artists – and husband and wife – Einar and Greta Wegener, according to the Hollywood Reporter. In the 1920s, the male Einar (to be played by Kidman) posed as a woman for his painter wife Greta (to be played by Theron). The finished portraits became all the rage in Copenhagen, which prompted Greta to encourage Einar to dress as a woman. By 1931, however, the husband took his role another step and underwent a landmark sex-change operation that had repercussions not only in their home but also around the world. The independently produced film is now in pre-production, says the trade paper. In the meantime, a biopic is also in the works with Kidman set to play the late British singer Dusty Springfield ("The Windmills of Your Mind...

Kim Kardashian's Wedding Wishes for Kendra

Kim Kardashian is thrilled to hear that her friend (and fellow reality star) Kendra Wilkinson, 23, has gotten engaged to Philadelphia Eagles football star Hank Baskett. But that doesn’t make Kardashian any more anxious to walk down the aisle with her own NFL-star beau, the New Orleans Saints’ Reggie Bush. “I am so excited for Kendra,” Kardashian, 28, tells people of the Girls Next Door star. “It’s good to see her happy. But this doesn’t change my feelings for Reggie or our relationship at all. It is good now, and I just let it flow.” Kardashian – looking stunning in a long brown off- the-shoulder gown and diamond earrings – was in Miami for the annual gala thrown by the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida. Read More

Simon Cowell's Ex: 'I'll Always Love Him'

Former model Terri Seymour says there will always be a special place in her heart for reality TV's Mr. Mean. "You know, I'll always love Simon," Seymour tells Britain's Daily Mail of her ex-beau, Idol judge Simon Cowell. "When you've been with someone that long, you can't help it." The British couple spent six years together but only revealed the split on Nov 1. Since then Cowell has sworn he has kicked the female habit. "Don't worry about me," he said four days later. "I don't need a lonely hearts ad. I'm off women now." But if he ever reconsiders, Cowell may just get to see more of Seymour. "I'll always have a special place in my heart for him, but it was time to move on," she adds. Seymour, who was once a Wheel of Fortune host and now presents for Extra, also reveals the Cowell who means the most to her – his mom. "I'll tell you who I'll really miss – his mum, Julie. She's a lovely...

Tiger Woods Expecting Second Child

Tiger Woods is going to be a daddy for the second time. “Elin and I are proud to announce that we are expecting our second child in late winter,” the golf champ wrote on his official Web site Tuesday. “This has been a year of contrasts,” Woods, 32, began. “I had a solid start to the season, won the U.S. Open in an exciting playoff, and then unfortunately had to shut it down after successful knee surgery.” Continued the athlete: “And now, I have some wonderful news to report. Sam is going to be a big sister.” Woods and his wife, Elin Nordegren, welcomed Sam Alexis Woods, in June 2007. The couple also revealed photos of the newborn – a week after her birth – on Wood’s official site. “It was a dream come true for both Elin and myself,” he said of fatherhood at the time. “I’ve been changing diapers and doing feedings. I definitely don’t sleep now.”

Singer LeAnn Rimes: ‘We’re Ready’ for Baby

With their anniversary fast approaching, LeAnn Rimes and Dean Sheremet knew just how to scratch their “seven-year itch”: with a party – and soon, perhaps, a baby. The country star and her husband invited 30 of their closest friends to celebrate their upcoming seventh wedding anniversary – and Rimes’s 26th birthday on Aug. 28 – at the Calistoga Ranch in California’s Napa Valley. “We wanted to remember how blessed we are, and how excited we still are about each other,” says Rimes, who was just 19 when she wed Sheremet, now 27, on Feb. 23, 2002. (They decided to celebrate early to take advantage of the warm weather and Rimes’s birthday.) The three-day festivities culminated with a seven-course dinner and an evening of dancing on Saturday night. “My ankles and my feet hurt because I was jumping around on the dance floor so much!” she says. Looking ahead, the couple say they are eager to begin a new chapter of their lives together: parenthood. “We’re ready, definitely,” says R...

Sopranos Star James Gandolfini Gets Married

James Gandolfini and fiancée Deborah Lin tied the knot Saturday in her hometown of Honolulu, Hawaii, a wedding guest confirms to people. "There was a nice big kiss at the end with both hands on the cheeks" as The Sopranos star and Lin officially became husband and wife, the guest tells people. "They looked great." As a group of their closest friends and family looked on, Gandolfini, 46, and Lin, a former model, 40, exchanged their vows in an intimate ceremony surrounded by white lilies and rhododendrons adorning every pew held at Central Union Church. According to the guest, Lin strolled down the aisle in a white gown made of Italian lace while her tuxedoed groom stood waiting as a harpist played the "Hawaiian Wedding Song" in the background. Gandolfini's son Michael, 8, from his first marriage to Marcy Wudarsk (which ended in 2002), served as best man. Following the elegant 20-minute nuptials, the newlyweds stepped into a white stretch lim...

Miley Cyrus's Birthday List

Miley Cyrus's Birthday List: Puppy, Wii Fit and a Big Car What does teen sensation Miley Cyrus have in store for her upcoming Sweet 16 party at Disneyland? Ice cream cake, water rides and – fingers crossed – a brand new car! "I definitely want to get something bad on the road," Cyrus told Radio Disney on Aug. 21, adding that the vehicle must be "big enough for all my friends and to scare all the cars away from me. I'm a good driver but it's everyone else that I'm worried about!" Along with a new ride, Miley's growing birthday wish list includes a Wii Fit and a puppy. Cyrus – who actually turns 16 on Nov. 23 – announced Thursday that she is celebrating her benchmark birthday a month early on Oct. 5 with a blowout party at Disneyland. "I'm stoked!" Cyrus told Radio Disney. "Most everyone dresses up on their Sweet 16. Not me. I'm going to be ready to get in the water and ready get on the crazy rides. That's all...

Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus to Celebrate Turning 16 at Disneyland When Miley Cyrus finally becomes old enough to drive on Sunday, Oct. 5, she can jump behind the wheel – on the Autopia! Actually, reports Entertainment Tonight, the Hannah Montana star will be celebrating her Sweet 16th birthday party with a special bash at California's Disneyland, home of the Autopia, the Matterhorn and Space Mountain. As Cyrus says in a special video message on ETOnline.com, "I love roller coasters." There's also going to be a special fireworks display during what Cyrus calls "one rockin' night ... totally awesome." She'll sing some songs, too. The public is invited, as the event will benefit a good cause, Youth Service America, which helps improve the lives of people ages 5 to 25. "There's only one world," says the birthday girl, "and we got to take care of it." Priced at $250, a limited number of tickets to Miley's Sweet 16 – Share the Celebration will ...

Matt Damon and His Wife Welcome a Girl

It's another girl for Matt Damon and his wife, Luciana, his rep tells people. "Matt and Lucy Damon had a baby girl named Gia Zavala on Wednesday, Aug. 20th. Everyone's doing great," Damon's rep, Jennifer Allen, tells people. "She is a healthy baby girl." The newest addition is the third little girl in the Damon household, joining big sisters Isabella, 2, and Alexia, 10. Damon recently joked about living with so many females, telling USA Today from his home in Miami, "I'm so outnumbered down here, it's crazy." Damon, 37, and Luciana, 32, met in Miami Beach in 2003 while he was filming the comedy Stuck on You. They married in December 2005 at City Hall in Manhattan. Damon is a "phenomenal" father, his close pal George Clooney told people in 2007. "He absolutely adores those kids. He's doing it really well." Damon, people's reigning Sexiest Man Alive, is currently preparing for re-shoots on his thriller Green Zo...

John and Jen Breakup !

Though John Mayer and Jennifer Aniston were decidedly mum about their romance, the singer is opening up about their breakup. "There's no lying, there's no cheating, there's no nothing," Mayer told reporters Saturday about his split with Aniston after working out at an Equinox Gym in New York's SoHo neighborhood. If anything Mayer had only praise for his ex, saying: "Jennifer Aniston is the smartest, most sophisticated person I think I have ever met." So what went wrong? "People are different, people have different chemistry," said Mayer, who appeared emotional, nervous and sad. "I ended a relationship to be alone, because I don't want to waste somebody's time if something's not right." Sources confirmed that the duo, whose whirlwind romance began in April, mutually decided to split earlier this week. Since the breakup, Aniston and Mayer have settled into their separate lives on different sides of the country...

Bret Michaels: I Still Love Ambre Lake

Poison frontman Bret Michaels will be looking for Miss Right again when VH1’s Rock of Love Bus starts shooting next month, but future contestants be warned: he’s still not over season 2 winner Ambre Lake. “I still love her,” Michaels told people on his luxury tour bus Tuesday night moments before stepping onstage at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey. “I’m not really over her yet. We still hang. She was just out with me a couple days ago and we were having a great time. She’s really got it. I think she’s great.” Season 1 winner Jessica Rickleff dumped the rocker soon after the show ended. In April, Michaels thought he had found love again in 37-year-old Lake. But in July, people reported that they broke up because of their conflicting work schedules. “The reason for destruction of all my relationships is that I’m passionate about being on the road and making music,” he says. “I have great relationships. But the women I date don’t realize that I spend between 6 and ...

Friends and Costars Remember Bernie Mac

In the wake of the untimely death of Bernie Mac Saturday morning at age 50, fellow entertainers fondly remember the standup comic and actor as a quintessential funnyman – and a warm guy. George Clooney, who starred with Mac in 2001’s casino caper Ocean’s Eleven and its two sequels, says, “The world just got a little less funny. He will be missed dearly.” Said fellow Ocean’s colleague Brad Pitt, “I lament the loss of a ferociously funny and hardcore family man. My thoughts are with Rhonda and their family. Bernie Mac, you are already missed.” Mac, who died at a Chicago hospital of complications from pneumonia, will be seen this fall in the comedy feature Soul Men opposite pal Samuel L. Jackson, who says, “It goes without saying that Bernie was one of the preeminent comedians of our generation.” The actor added, “He was also an attentive husband, a great father and loving grandfather. I feel blessed to have shared years of friendship with Bernie Mac, and I’m honored to have fin...

Bernie Mac dies at age 50

Actor and comedian Bernie Mac dies at age 50 CHICAGO — Bernie Mac, the actor and comedian who teamed up in the casino heist caper "Ocean's Eleven" and gained a prestigious Peabody Award for his sitcom "The Bernie Mac Show," died Saturday at age 50. "Actor/comedian Bernie Mac passed away this morning from complications due to pneumonia in a Chicago area hospital," his publicist, Danica Smith, said in a statement from Los Angeles. She said no other details were available and asked that his family's privacy be respected. The comedian suffered from sarcoidosis, an inflammatory lung disease that produces tiny lumps of cells in the body's organs, but had said the condition went into remission in 2005. He recently was hospitalized and treated for pneumonia, which his publicist said was not related to the disease. Recently, Mac's brand of comedy caught him flack when he was heckled during a surprise appearance at a July fundraiser for D...

Leonardo DiCaprio's Grandmother Dies

Leonardo DiCaprio is mourning the death of his beloved maternal grandmother, Helene Indenbirken. Indenbirken, whom The Departed star called Oma, was 93 and passed away in a hospital in her native North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, according to Indenbirken's hometown paper, the Recklinghauser Zeitung. 
No exact date or cause of death has been reported.
 Only last week, DiCaprio and his mother visited Indenbirken in the hospital in Oer-Erkenschwick. Her health apparently had begun to decline earlier this year. As her grandson, 33, who often took Indenbirken with him to his premieres and on to his movie sets, once told Vanity Fair: "She is literally gangsta, and I mean that with an 'a.' She will tell people exactly what she thinks to their face and look them in the eye." DiCaprio is due back in Oer-Erkenschwick, to attend a small memorial service.

Baby Sunday Makes Her Aussie Debut

Sunday Rose Urban may be just one-month-old, but the daughter of Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban is already a globetrotter. Tightly swaddled in blankets and carried by her mother, baby Sunday, who was born July 7 in Nashville, arrived in her parents' native Australia Wednesday night local time, according to Sydney's Daily Telegraph. The family arrived at the Kingsford Smith Air Base in Sydney, where they were greeted by throngs of media outside and had to make their way to the Kidman's seaside home with the help of decoy cars. The trip marks the first time her maternal grandfather, Dr. Anthony Kidman, has met his granddaughter, The Daily Telegraph reported, adding that the baby's arrival is especially exciting for Kidman's young nieces and nephews who have been waiting to meet their cousin since her birth. But as excited as her Aussie clan is to meet Sunday, the trip isn't merely a family reunion: it will also be work for Kidman. The actress, who has gotten her pr...

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman Is in 'Good Spirits' After Accident Morgan Freeman is in good spirits and is planning to have surgery after sustaining injuries in a car accident Sunday night, the actor's rep said in a statement Monday afternoon. "He has a broken arm, broken elbow and minor shoulder damage but he is in good spirits," said Donna Lee. "He is going to have surgery this afternoon or tomorrow to correct the damage. He says he'll be okay and is looking forward to a full recovery." The Dark Knight actor, 71, was listed in "serious" condition after a late-night car accident. Freeman was driving in Tallahatchie County when the accident happened at about 11:30 p.m., according to Mississippi Highway Patrol. He was removed from the wreck using the jaws of life, then airlifted from the accident scene to the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. A passenger, identified by police as Demaris Meyer, was also in the car with Freeman.