Punk princess Avril Lavigne may be married now, but she still has no problem letting the world “Under Her Skin.” The 22-year-old music mogul posed topless in a short skirt and fishnets for the June cover of Blender magazine, accompanied by a “Hell Yeah, I’m Hot” headline. Miss Lavigne was …
Read More »Hugh Jackman Eyed for 'Gone With the Wind' Broadway Role
‘Gone With the Wind’ Remake; ‘Dreamgirls’ Lawsuit Avoided; Pre-Oscar Partying; Hollywood Swinging ‘Gone With the Wind’ Musical Coming Get ready: A musical based on Margaret Mitchell’s novel “Gone with the Wind” is being prepared for Broadway. I’m told that a group of producers have secured the rights from the Mitchell …
Read More »Hoorah for Hollywood!
Hello Everyone, First let me tell you what a great time I had co-hosting the Friday edition of “FOX & Friends” with Brian Kilmeade and Gretchen Carlson. What a morning it was following the Anna Nicole Smith case, meeting the two cast-offs of “American Idol” and talking to John Stossel …
Read More »Michael Jackson Sued by Bahraini Prince
Michael Jackson | Laura Linney | Ed Limato Michael Jackson Sued by Bahraini Prince He may be homeless, wandering, carting around three school-aged kids, but Michael Jackson has a new friend: former imprisoned crack addict and Washington, D.C., Mayor Marion Barry. And that’s good in a way, because he is …
Read More »Chase Has Fond Memories of Gerald Ford, But Owes Him No Debt
Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Became Friends Actor and comedian Chevy Chase says he became friends with the late President Gerald Ford, years after making fun of him on the TV show, “Saturday Night Live.” But Chase bristles at suggestions his portrayal of Mr. Ford made his …
Read More »Jive Records Still Addicted to Britney Spears
Britney Spears | Jennifer Hudson | R.I.P. Britney Safe at Record Label Britney Spears may look disheveled from too much partying, but rumors of her professional demise are premature. Sources inside Jive Records tell me that despite stories last week about the pop tart being dropped by her label, nothing …
Read More »Celebrity Justice, the System, and the Armchair Jurist
Lawyers and judges in the courtrooms of Los Angeles, and in my hometown of Las Vegas, have had quite a run in the news lately. I’m an attorney with a thriving private practice, but it’s not my civil litigation clients that have me standing outside courthouses in the pre-dawn hours …
Read More »The End of Another Year
After tonight, I’ll be taking a few days off, so I want to wish you all a very merry Christmas and a prosperous 2008. By the way, on Christmas Eve, we’ll have a special on my trip to Afghanistan that you might find interesting. For us, 2007 has been another …
Read More »How One Journalist Defines a 'Staunch Republican'
Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Republican Defector? Chicago Sun-Times columnist Jennifer Hunter is taking heat for a recent story headlined “GOP Lawyer Sold on Dems.” She wrote that after watching the top Democratic presidential candidates speak —one “staunch republican” lawyer said he will not vote for anyone …
Read More »Father Arrested After Leaving Toddler in Car at Brothel Parking Lot
PATRICK, Nev. – An Oregon rugby player remains in jail Tuesday after being arrested on charges he left his 2-year-old daughter in a vehicle in the parking lot of a Nevada brothel on a 95-degree day. Lucien Hoffman, of Bend, Ore., is being held in the Storey County Detention Center …
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