You know, by being socked in it. Metaphorically speaking, of course. The Desperate Housewife is being sued by Hydroderm, TMZ says, because she broke the anti-competition clause in her contract with the company when she mouthed off about how wonderful City Cosmetics' Lip Plumper is. According to the legal docs, Hydroderm paid the erstwhile Lois Lane $2.4 million for her exclusive endorsement, and now its execs want all $2.4 million back.... In a move that will surprise no one, yesterday Dennis Quaid and his wife sued the makers of heparin, claiming that negligent packaging of the blood thinner led to the massive overdose their newborn twins were given at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A.... Sasha Baron Cohen and his fellow Borat creators were sued again yesterday, this time by a driving instructor who claims he was suckered into appearing in the film.... A Dublin court has dropped all charges against The Tudors' Jonathan Rhys Meyers, who got a bit drunk and disorderly at the airpor...
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After accidentally being given a massive dose of an anti-coagulant medication, Dennis Quaid's twins are in stable condition at Cedars-Sinai in L.A., TMZ reports. Thomas Boone and Zoe Grace were born just 13 days ago to Randy Quaid's kid bro and wife Kimberly, with the help of a surrogate. Mom and Dad "appreciate everyone's thoughts and prayers and hope they can maintain their privacy during this difficult time," reads their statement to the website. — Ben Katner
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Jon Heder and his wife Kirsten recently welcomed their first child, a daughter named Evan Jane, says People.... Court TV's Ashleigh Banfield welcomed her and husband Howard Gould's second child, a spectator-glasses-wearing son named Ridley, on Monday.... 24's Kim Raver is expecting; see the TV Guide News Report for details.... Dennis Quaid and his wife of nearly three years, Kimberly, are expecting twins via a surrogate, says the AP.... Idol alum Kellie Pickler tells Us she has been fielding the passes of Nashville Predators hockey star Jordin Tootoo since January.... Tom Arnold has filed for divorce from his third wife, Shelby Roos, after five years of marriage, says the AP.
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Per Variety, Reese Witherspoon is likely to star in a remake of Bunny Lake Is Missing, a 1965 Otto Preminger thriller about a woman whose daughter goes missing, yet perhaps never existed. Um, Flightplan? That Julianne Moore thing?... Brittany Snow has landed the lead in Finding Amanda, an indie in which a TV exec (Matthew Broderick) tries to save his niece from her life as a Vegas hooker and stripper.... Spike Lee will direct L.A. Riots, a drama based in the racially charged events of 1992.... Per the Hollywood Reporter, James Franco, Frances Fisher and Jason Patric have joined the cast of Paul Haggis' new film.... Dennis Quaid plays an NFL coach in The Express, a biopic of Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis. All together now: Let's go, Orange!
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What if an outbreak of an avian flu actually mutated into a virus transmittable from human to human? That is the very scary proposition explored in the ABC TV-movie Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America (premiering tonight at 8 pm/ET). Among the brave hearts attempting to impede the pandemic are Stacy Keach as Collin Reed, Secretary of Health of Human Services. Here, the veteran actor reveals how Fatal Contact came together in such a timely manner, ponders the uncertain fate of his Prison Break warden, and serves up a choice
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