Patrick Swayze
In a testament to his wide-ranging career, tributes to Patrick Swayze poured in from all corners Monday: from former co-stars, younger actors inspired by his work, and even the New York Yankees.
"Patrick was a rare and beautiful combination of raw masculinity and amazing grace," said Jennifer Grey of her Dirty Dancing co-star. "Gorgeous and strong, he was a real cowboy with a tender heart. He was fearless and insisted on always doing his own stunts, so it was not surprising to me that the war he waged on his cancer was so courageous and dignified."
The original "baby" in the corner went on to say, "When I think of him, I think of...
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Carrie Prejean and Shanna Moakler
Former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean's religious discrimination lawsuit against pageant officials is "without merit," an attorney for pageant co-director Shanna Moakler said.
News: Miss California loses her crown
"On Ms. Moakler's behalf, I can say unequivocally that Ms. Prejean's lawsuit is without merit," Mel Avanzado said in a statement...
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Robin Wright Penn, Sean Penn
Is the third time the, uh, charm? Robin Wright Penn has reportedly filed for divorce from Sean Penn, marking the third time in nearly two years the couple has split up. (TVGuide.com's calls to the couple's rep were not immediately returned.) But the Penns aren't the only stars with divided hearts. Check out these other celebrity couples who break up to make up to break up to — you get the picture.
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Carrie Prejean
Miss California is keeping her crown.
Donald Trump, owner of the Miss USA pageant, announced Tuesday that he didn't object to semi-topless photos of first runner-up Carrie Prejean that recently surfaced online. Prejean charged that some of the photos are fake, and denounced pageant judge and celebrity blogger Perez Hilton for what she called a "self-promoting and hateful" campaign against her.
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Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler
The on-again, off-again romance between Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler is off once again.
The couple divorced in 2006, but reconciled in September after Barker survived a plane crash. The latest split occurred after Barker accused his ex of having an affair with ...
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DJ A.M. and Travis Barker by Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com
Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and DJ AM were critically injured when their private jet crashed in South Carolina, killing the four other people aboard, authorities told The Associated Press .Barker and Nicole Richie's former fiance, whose real name is Adam Goldstein, were reported in critical condition at a burn center in Augusta, Ga., about 75 miles southwest of Columbia, where they played a free concert near the University of South Carolina Friday night. People magazine reports that Barker's ex-wife, Shanna Moakler, has rushed to the drummer's side. Barker's former mother-in-law Gail Moakler told People, "Shanna flew out this morning, and I am going to L.A. to be with the children so that she can devote time to Travis." She also said, "Our heart pours out. We're hoping he recovers. The family is rallying around him and saying our prayers." The couple's two young children Landon, 4, and Alabama, 2, have not been told.DJ AM's mother informed his sister, Lara, and her husb...
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Calling in to Howard Stern's Sirius radio show on Thursday, Pamela Anderson confirmed that Kid Rock, from whom she recently filed for divorce, indeed had issues with her role in Borat. "I don't know why — you'd have to ask him — but he really was very unhappy about that," she shared. When Stern said he would have been jazzed as her beau, Pam responded, "That's what I'm looking for. Someone who is excited about me." Hmm, define excited.Elsewhere, Shanna Moakler, the soon-to-be ex-Mrs. Travis Barker, is dating her Dancing with the Stars partner, Jesse DeSoto, says the New York Post's Page Six.... Six Degrees' Bridget Moynahan and her boyfriend of three years, Patriots QB Tom Brady, have split, says Us.
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?We are not going home tonight,? Shanna Moakler proclaimed during one of her rehearsal-scene interviews. Sorry, Shanna, but yes you are. She may once have been Miss USA, but clearly she wasn?t Miss Popularity, and that was ultimately the reason for her early exit. And based on her appearance in the red-light spotlight for two weeks now, Willa Ford looks primed to be following Shanna next week, for the same reason.So we won?t be seeing any more of Shanna, and hopefully no more of Julio Iglesias, either. Really, the less said about his performance the better. At least there was dance going on during it, which proved to be a pleasant distraction. And even more enjoyable was the group jive. I know they were dancing to Billy Idol, but their all-black outfits and the way they paired off made me think of the final scene from Grease ? I almost expected Sandy and Danny to come out and join them.I did not expect to see Tucker Carlson again, and yet, there he was. Thankfully not dancing, but i...
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Looks like we're in for another fun season of Dancing with the Stars, the kind of show that defines reality TV as a guilty pleasure. It's hard not to watch this gaudy bauble of harmless fluff without a goofy grin on your face, at times because of the train-wreck spectacle of the terminally rhythm-less (Tucker Carlson, who didn't even dance half of his dance, content to make faces and laugh it all off) and at times because of the sheer joy of performance, whether it's Emmitt Smith's crowd-pleasing playfulness, Mario Lopez's boyish exuberance or Willa Ford's unexpected elegance. (She could be this season's Stacy Keibler.)Handicapping these so-called stars is almost as silly a pastime as watching them, but really, who can resist asking questions like who is this season's Drew Lachey, Lopez or the startlingly buff Joey Lawrence, who looks like Mr. Clean on steroids. My money's on Lopez. Or as judge Bruno Tonioli might call him, the Energizer Bunny, as in: "Do you have extra batteries in...
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Loved the new bigger and better set. The chandeliers and balcony seats add a kind of theater glamour to the show. Tom Bergeron was back in top form with his snappy comments, proving he's one of the best reality-show hosts out there. And the judges were back to bickering amongst themselves in no time. As for the new crop of stars, some lived up to expected awkwardness, while some surprised.Let's start with the top of the pack: Mario Lopez. Sure, I expected A.C. Slater could dance well; after all, he had some pretty killer moves back at those Bayside High dances. But I never expected his dancing to be that good: those hips, those feet, those dimples. Did I mention his dancing was really good? He has the lean body of a dancer, and could almost pass for one of the professionals. And right on his heels in the competition was Emmitt Smith. After fellow football great Jerry Rice made it to runner-up in the competition last year, it should be no surprise that football players can dance. But...
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