Pierce Brosnan fell in love with Sorrento on film set

May 23rd, 2013 3:11am EDT
Pierce Brosnan
Pierce Brosnan can't wait to return to Sorrento, Italy, after falling in love with the place while shooting his new movie Love Is All You Need there.

The former James Bond admits he felt so guilty about his surroundings while making the low-budget romance without his wife Keely by his side, he had to lie to her on a daily basis and try to persuade her he was having a miserable time.

He tells BlogTalkRadio.com, "Keely was finishing building the house in Malibu, which was a huge undertaking, and I was working to pay for it! I would call her up and say, 'Oh, it's a horrible place. Nobody tal...
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Emma Roberts joins boyfriend on latest American Horror Story project

May 23rd, 2013 3:10am EDT
Emma Roberts
Actress Emma Roberts has landed a role in boyfriend Evan Peters' creepy U.S. drama series just weeks after learning her new TV pilot, based on sci-fi novel Delirium, was rejected by network executives.

The Scream 4 star has signed up to join the cast of Ryan Murphy's American Horror Story: Coven, according to The Hollywood Reporter. She'll play a party girl in the third season of the acclaimed show.

Peters has already been confirmed as a returning cast member and his previously announced co-stars for the new season include Angela Bassett, Gabourey Sidibe and Kathy Bates, while Jessica Lan...
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Amanda Bynes threatens legal action over party snaps

May 23rd, 2013 3:10am EDT
Amanda Bynes
Amanda Bynes has threatened to sue editors of a U.S. tabloid for printing pictures purportedly taken during a debauched party at her home.

The embattled Hairspray actress has come under growing scrutiny in recent months due to her bizarre antics, a series of traffic violations and odd messages and pictures posted on her social networking pages.

Her lifestyle came under the microscope again in a recent issue of America's In Touch, which published photos allegedly taken during a party at Bynes' New York apartment.

The article suggests the property was sparsely furnished and dirty, while By...
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Eva Longoria receives her master's degree

May 23rd, 2013 3:10am EDT
Eva Longoria
Actress Eva Longoria has a new accolade to add to her resume after picking up her master's degree on Wednesday (22May13).

The Desperate Housewives star has spent the last few years studying the experience of people with Latin heritage in the U.S. as part of her Chicano Studies course at California State University, Northridge.

And after finally completing her thesis, Longoria was invited to pick up her diploma at a graduation ceremony this week (begs20May13).

Taking to her Twitter.com page, she tweeted, "Big day today!!!Very excited to graduate for my Master's degree (sic) in Chicano Stu...
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Brad Pitt struggles to remember faces

May 23rd, 2013 3:10am EDT
Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt fears he has a memory disorder which stops him from recognising the faces of people he has previously met.

The Hollywood superstar often finds himself in trouble with acquaintances who he fails to remember - but is adamant his inability to recognise a face is down to suffering prosopagnosia, and not his inflated ego.

He tells Esquire magazine, "So many people hate me because they think I'm disrespecting them. So I swear to God, I took one year where I just said, This year, I'm just going to cop to it and say to people, 'OK, where did we meet?'

"But it got worse. People were mo...
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Mark Hamill to be presented with legacy award

May 23rd, 2013 3:10am EDT
Mark Hamill
Star Wars actor Mark Hamill will be honoured with a special award in honour of his impressive Hollywood career.

The star, best known for playing Luke Skywalker in the original trilogy of films, will be handed the Don LaFontaine Legacy Award at the PromaxBDA's 2013 conference in Los Angeles next month (Jun13).

The award is in honour of his acting, writing and producing career, as well as his voiceover work on projects such as the Batman cartoon.

Jonathan Block-Verk, president and CEO of PromaxBDA, says, "Mark Hamill is one of the most iconic names in Hollywood. Breaking on to the film sce...
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The Longest Day star Steve Forrest dead at 87

May 23rd, 2013 3:10am EDT
The Longest Day and Spies Like Us star Steve Forrest has died, aged 87.

The actor, who also played Lt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson in 1970s TV action series S.W.A.T., passed away on 18 May (13).

Forrest spent almost six decades on the big and small screen, appearing in TV classics like The Virginian, Bonanza and Gunsmoke.

Born in Huntsville, Texas, he was the youngest of 13 children.

After serving as a sergeant in the Army during World War II, during which he fought at the Battle of the Bulge, Forrest moved to Los Angeles to study at UCLA.

He graduated in 1950 with a bachelor's degree in the...
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Macklemore & Lewis still on top in America as Daft Punk make top 10 debut

May 23rd, 2013 3:10am EDT
Daft Punk
It's a good week for dynamic duos in America's Billboard Hot 100 - rappers Macklemore & Ryan Lewis have scored a third week at number one, while dance music icons Daft Punk land their first top 10.

Macklemore & Lewis' Can't Hold Us keeps Pink's former chart-topper, Just Give Me a Reason, nailed to the number two spot for a third week, while Justin Timberlake's Mirrors also stays put at three and Bruno Mars' When I Was Your Man and Rihanna's Stay round out the top five, just as they did last week.

But it's a big week for Daft Punk, who crash into the top 10 at 10 with Get Lucky, the duo's ...
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Jennifer Lopez launching cell phone stores for Latinos

May 23rd, 2013 3:10am EDT
Jennifer Lopez
Superstar Jennifer Lopez is opening her chain of own cell phone stores targetted at the Latin community.

The On the Floor hitmaker has teamed up with bosses at America's Verizon network to launch Viva Movil across the U.S. and she will open the first store in her native New York on 15 June (13).

The singer/actress reveals every store will feature bilingual staff, who will aim to provide customers with a "culturally relevant shopping experience".

The unlikely new business venture is the latest addition to Lopez's portfolio - she was also recently appointed the chief creative officer of in...
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Morrissey joins fight to ban foie gras in U.K. store

May 23rd, 2013 3:10am EDT
Morrissey
Rocker Morrissey has joined a growing list of animal-loving celebrities urging fans to take action against a high-end British store over the sale of foie gras.

Stars including Sir Roger Moore, Chrissie Hynde, Pamela Anderson and Brigitte Bardot are among those backing a petition urging the owners of Fortnum & Mason to stop selling the controversial pate.

In a new letter of support for a ban, Morrissey thanks British royal Charles, Prince of Wales for refusing to serve foie gras at official events, but slams his daughter-in-law Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge for still eating it.

The form...
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