James Gandolfini dead - report

June 19th, 2013 7:50pm EDT
James Gandolfini
Actor James Gandolfini has died during a trip to Italy, according to multiple reports.

The 51-year-old The Sopranos star allegedly suffered a massive heart attack.

He was in Italy to attend the Taormina Film Festival in Sicily, and was slated to appear at an event with director Gabriele Muccino over the weekend (22-23Jun13).

The three-time Emmy Award winner is best known for his role as New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano, who he played on TV from 1999 to 2007. He also appeared in last year's Zero Dark Thirty.

His big break came in 1992 when he landed a role in a Broadway version of A Stre...
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Miley Cyrus Throws One 'Crazy' Party In Latest Video, 'We Can't Stop'

June 19th, 2013 7:09pm EDT
Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus just released the video for "We Can't Stop," the first single off her upcoming debut album for new label RCA Records.

The singer, who was named the worst female celebrity role model for kids (Chris Brown "won" for the men) in a recent poll, lives up to the title in her racy new video, which features her in a pool wearing a see-trough swimsuit and French-kissing a doll dressed the same way, spanking another woman, dancing teddybears and plenty of "twerking."

The scantily-dressed 20-year-old also writhes around in her bed, sticks out her tongue a lot, slaps some butts and... wor...
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Stay Classy, New York -- First Full Trailer For 'Anchorman: The Legend Continues' Released

June 19th, 2013 5:49pm EDT
Anchorman: The Legend Continues
The Legend Continues this December as newscaster Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) returns to the screen in Anchorman: The Legend Continues.

The first full trailer for the film was released Tuesday, showing that the San Diego news crew has moved on to the Big Apple to help usher in the era of the 24-hour news network.

"Even though it's going to be a big silly movie, it's all about the rise of the new media and 24 hour news cycle, and there's a lot of interesting points to make about that while being silly..." director Adam McKay told Indiewire last fall. "...It's just funny that Americans have ...
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Miley Cyrus, Kim Kardashian & More Stars Voted The Worst Celebrity Role Models

June 19th, 2013 5:00pm EDT
Miley Cyrus
A new survey names Miley Cyrus and Chris Brown as the worst celebrity role models for children.

The former "Hannah Montana" star, 19, earned 68 percent of parents' disapproval in the new poll from CouponCodes4u.com. The singer/actress, who recently said that marijuana isn't that dangerous, no longer embodies a squeaky clean image - thus putting her in the number-one slot.

In the female version of the poll, Cyrus narrowly beat out Lindsay Lohan, who garnered 65 percent of the unpopularity vote. New mom Kim Kardashian, Amanda Bynes, and "Teen Mom" and aspiring XXX star Farrah Abraham rounde...
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Kanye West Slammed Over 'Distasteful' Parkinson's Lyric

June 19th, 2013 3:24pm EDT
Kanye West
Health advocacy groups are slamming Kanye West for rapping about Parkinson's disease in a new song.

"On Sight," from the rapper's latest album "Yeezus," has been called "distasteful" due to a line that references the degenerative disorder, which causes victims to shake.

West raps, "A monster about to come alive again / Soon as I pull up and park the Benz / We get this b**ch shaking like Parkinson's."

The American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA), which is dedicated to finding a cure and helping those diagnosed with the condition, is unhappy with the lyric.

Kathryn Whitford of APDA t...
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Armie Hammer refused to consider Fifty Shades of Grey role

June 19th, 2013 3:21pm EDT
Armie Hammer
Actor Armie Hammer rejected his agent's plans to put him forward for a role in the upcoming Fifty Shades Of Grey movie because he considers the erotic novel to be little more than "mommy porn".

The Social Network star has been among the names touted for the lead role of Christian Grey in a film adaptation of E. L. James' book, which is the first installment of a trilogy.

Hammer admits he hasn't been officially approached about the job, but he told his agent not to pursue the project.

He tells Playboy magazine, "No one actually offered me the movie, but while I was working on Lone Ranger ...
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Photographer demands memory card from Justin Bieber

June 19th, 2013 3:20pm EDT
Justin Bieber
A paparazzo has fired off a letter to Justin Bieber's manager demanding the return of a memory card he alleges was taken by the star during a clash in Miami, Florida.

Gustavo Garces claims the Baby hitmaker snatched the data storage device from his camera during a bust-up on June 5, and now the snapper's lawyer has written to Bieber's representative Scooter Braun to "respectfully demand (its) immediate return".

The letter, obtained by TMZ.com, goes on to detail Garces' plan to take legal action against the 19-year-old singer.

Attorney Lee P. Marks informs Braun, "Please be further advise...
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Serena Williams backtracking over Steubenville rape comments

June 19th, 2013 3:17pm EDT
Serena Williams
Tennis ace Serena Williams is distancing herself from controversial comments she allegedly made to a magazine interviewer about the rape of a drunken 16-year-old girl in Steubenville, Ohio after appearing to suggest the teen was partly responsible for the sexual assault.

Rolling Stone contributor Stephen Rodrick recently sat down with the sports champ to chat about her career, but the topic of conversation strayed when a news clip about the March rape conviction of two Steubenville High School football players aired on TV.

The news purportedly prompted Williams to say, "I'm not blaming th...
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Angelina Jolie makes official visit to Jordan to mark World Refugee Day

June 19th, 2013 3:16pm EDT
Angelina Jolie
Actress Angelina Jolie has returned to work as a humanitarian a month after stunning the world with her double mastectomy revelation by jetting off to Jordan in celebration of World Refugee Day.

The Salt star shocked fans in May when she announced she had undergone surgery to reduce her risk of developing breast cancer after discovering she was a carrier of the 'faulty' BRCA1 gene.

Jolie has made a handful of public appearances since then to support the release of her fiance Brad Pitt's new movie World War Z, but on Tuesday she travelled to the Middle East for an official visit as an amba...
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Paris Jackson video testimony airs in court

June 19th, 2013 3:16pm EDT
Paris Jackson
The nanny Michael Jackson hired to look after his three children was "obsessed" with the King of Pop and would even climb into his bed, according to the superstar's daughter Paris.

The teenager made the revelations during a pre-recorded video testimony which was shown in court on Tuesday as part of the Jackson family's wrongful death trial against concert promoters AEG Live.

During the deposition, taped on March 21, a lively Paris Jackson claimed her father was not a fan of live-in nanny Grace Rwaramba, saying, "My dad didn't like her, so he tried to keep her away from us. So he'd send he...
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