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Christina Applegate Tops People's "Most Beautiful" List
Christina Applegate is People's Most Beautiful Star of 2009.Joining the Samantha Who? star in this year's Top 5 are Halle Berry, the female stars of 90210, Ciara, and Zac Efron. Also making the list are Dancing with the Stars' Julianne Hough (No. 9), Michelle Obama (No. 12), Kristen Wiig (No. 16) and Angelina Jolie (No. 17).Applegate — who underwent a double mastectomy after being diagnosed with breast cancer last summer — shared her approach to overcoming obstacles. "You have to get through the physical transformations, then buck up, go to work, and try to be the normal, happy Christina for everyone around you," she told the magazine.The actress, 37, described how she's matured. "I used to be really shy but I started to come into my own in my late 20s and early 30s," she said. "Now I'm not afraid to speak up in a room full of people and be a part of the conversation."Applegate also ...
Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts' Son Hospitalized
Liev Schreiber missed Tuesday's premiere of X-Men Origins: Wolverine to be with his 21-month-old son, Sasha, who was hospitalized for respiratory problems.The actor, who plays Wolverine's nemesis, Sabretooth, left Los Angeles to join his partner, Naomi Watts, and their two children in New York, People reports. Sasha remained in the hospital overnight and was released Wednesday morning."Sasha got home today and is feeling much better," Schreiber's rep said Wednesday.Watts is currently shooting
SAG Sets Date for Contract Ratification Vote
The Screen Actors Guild will mail ballots to members on May 19 to see if they will accept a two-year contract with producers.The Guild's national board approved the contract for film and television work on April 19, a day after approving a three-year contract for commercial work. The union has been without a film and television contract since June 30, 2008, when it arrived at an impasse with ...
The Hills Will Return, But Will LC?
MTV will air the second half of the fifth season of The Hills this fall, the network announced. Leading lady Lauren Conrad, however, will not appear in the new episodes. While a statement from MTV indicates that Conrad "has moved on," Tony DiSanto, a development veep for the channel, pointedly declined to confirm her exit from the show. Instead, he told TVGuide.com that shooting had not yet begun, and that...
Power, Sex and Tragedy: The Tudors' Queen Uncovers Court Life
In The Tudors' third season (Showtime, Sundays at 9 pm/ET), Jane Seymour (Annabelle Wallis) has taken the throne as the new queen of England. With her ascent, King Henry VIII (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) finds happiness at home, even as rebellion across the country threatens his sovereignty. But this week, Henry's world — and the history of England — changes forever when tragedy befalls him, his queen and the royal court that adores her. TVGuide.com caught up with Wallis ahead of the heart-breaking episode to get to know more about Seymour, see why she's left out of Henry's more salacious scenes and why her on-screen dances with Meyers are few and far between. Read what she had to say, after the jump.
President Obama Requests May Sweeps Timeslot
President Barack Obama has asked to make a prime-time appearance during May sweeps.White House officials have requested up to an hour of airtime for Wednesday, April 29, according to TV Week. The press conference, which falls on the 100th day of Obama's presidency, will probably air in the 8 o'clock hour and address questions of the president's performance.Broadcast networks have not yet announced their response, but a source said ...
Heidi Sums Up Outlook if Married (For Real) to Spencer: Divorce
Will they or won't they? Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt continue to dodge the latest wedding rumors, but if they had tied the knot any sooner Montag doubts it would have lasted. "I'd be getting divorced right now if..."
Octo-Mom Hopes to Televise Babies' Milestones on Series
"Octo-Mom" Nadya Suleman has revealed new details about her nascent reality show — but the deal isn't done just yet. On Wednesday, Suleman opened up about the possible show, explaining that it would be a documentary series versus traditional reality fare. "It's going to be..."
Diablo Cody Dishes on 90210 --- and if She's Really a Hollywood Powerhouse
Diablo Cody is known as the mind behind Juno's sassy, Oscar-winning script, as well as a chief force driving Showtime's United States of Tara. But Tuesday night (9 pm/ET), the ingénue is stepping in front of the camera for the first time for a guest-role on the CW's 90210. In a cameo that has her gushing, Cody arrives at West Bev just as Tori Spelling returns as Donna Martin, now a fashion designer. Cody asks her to help with a red-carpet dress. TVGuide.com chatted with the writer to find out what it was like to film with her heroes, and, a year after winning her Oscar, if she feels like she's breaking new ground for women in Hollywood.
Lost's Josh Holloway Becomes a Dad
Josh Holloway's Lost alter ego(s) may be on rocky romantic seas, but in real life, the actor is a family man. Holloway and his wife, Yessica, welcomed a daughter on April 9 in Oahu, according to People. They named her Java Kumala Holloway. Baby Java is the first child for the couple, who have been married since 2004. "Dad and mom are absolutely thrilled," a source said. "Everyone's happy and healthy."
Adult Film Star Marilyn Chambers Dies at 56
Marilyn Chambers, an adult film star who also once modeled for Ivory Snow detergent, has died. She was 56. Chambers' 17-year-old daughter found her dead at her home in northern Los Angeles County on Sunday night, a friend of the actress told the Associated Press. Chambers was best known for Behind the Green Door, a 1972 film that was central to the "porn chic" movement, in which...
Phil Spector Found Guilty of Murder
Music producer Phil Spector has been convicted of second-degree murder in the 2003 shooting of an actress. Spector, 69, faces at least 15 years in prison, according to a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Superior Court. After deliberating for nine days, the jury found that the producer killed Lana Clarkson on Feb. 3, 2003, hours after they met at a Sunset Strip club where she worked. A previous jury on the case deadlocked in 2007. Spector's lawyer was not immediately available for comment.
Redmond O'Neal Violates Probation, Could Face Prison Time
Redmond O'Neal could face up to three years in prison because of a judge's ruling that he violated the terms of his probation.O'Neal — the son of Ryan O'Neal and Farrah Fawcett — was charged last week with heroin possession, after being stopped at a routine security checkpoint at a detention facility.
Office's Melora Hardin Gets New Cable Pilot
Melora Hardin, who played Michael Scott's girlfriend on The Office, has been tapped as the female lead in FX's drama pilot Lights Out, according to The Hollywood Reporter.Hardin will star opposite Holt McCallany, who plays Patrick "Lights Out" Leary, a former boxing champion.
The Tudors: Playing Dirty, Renaissance Style
The Tudors has returned to Showtime (Sundays, 9 pm/ET) for a third season of lust, intrigue, murder and more. As the royals arrive, Henry VIII (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) makes Jane Seymour (Annabelle Wallis) his new queen, and a surprise rebellion undermines the King's efforts to sever ties to Catholicism. Thomas Cromwell (played by U.K. native James Frain), meanwhile — Henry's closest adviser and the architect of the Reformation — is on the hot seat, and things only get worse when he brokers a new marriage for the King that goes terribly wrong. In a chat that was part history lesson and part Season 3 preview, TVGuide.com got the scoop from Frain on what it was like playing a man who incurs Henry's wrath, working with Tudors newbie Joss Stone and how it feels to wear all that heavy royal garb... in the middle of summer.
"Octo-Mom" Could Have TV Deal By End of Next Week
Are you ready for an "Octo-Mom" reality show? Nadya Suleman could have a TV deal "by the end of the week," her lawyer, Jeff Czech, told Us. The "Octo-Mom" met with four production companies this week to explore creating a reality show about life with her 14 children. "Nadya has been interested in, and hoping to find, something not so intrusive to the family and babies while, at the same time, [something to] sort of focus on trying to make a little income for herself," he said. While no deal has been inked yet, potential Octo-Shows include...
Farrah Fawcett Released from Hospital, "In Great Spirits"
Farrah Fawcett has been released from the hospital, following treatment for internal bleeding. "She's walking and in great spirits and looking forward to celebrating Easter at home," her physician, Lawrence Piro, told People. The actress, who has been battling anal cancer, was hospitalized April 2 for a hematoma from abdominal bleeding. According to Piro, she suffered the hematoma after undergoing treatments in Germany to address the cancer's spread to her liver. The former Charlie's Angels star returned home...
Fox Heats Up with Star-Studded Guest Lineup, Action-Packed Finales in May
Fox's May sweeps feature a plethora of big-name talent and wildly anticipated finales. From Jodie Foster lending her voice to The Simpsons' season closer to American Idol finding its reigning champ, take a look at the month's highlights, and weigh in on which episodes you'll be tuning into.
Lindsay Lohan: Breakup from Ronson Is "Absolute Hell"
Days after her breakup with Samantha Ronson, Lindsay Lohan says she's in "absolute hell.""Everyone's turned on me," she told Us in a series of wide-ranging and sometimes tearful interviews. "I'm a f--king 22-year-old girl who's in love. I felt like I was in Mean Girls, but worse: Mean Girls was a movie."On Friday, the two broke up after a relationship of almost two years, though they barely confirmed it during its duration. Lohan was ...
Redmond O'Neal Charged with Heroin Possession
Redmond O'Neal — the son of Ryan O'Neal and Farrah Fawcett — has been charged with heroin possession while in a jail facility in Los Angeles. He was stopped during a routine search at a jail checkpoint, and told authorities that he had drugs with him, a rep for the L.A. County Sheriff's office told CNN. O'Neal, 24, is being held in custody on bail initially set at $25,000. His lawyer was not immediately available for comment. The charge isn't the first for O'Neal. In October, he and his father were both charged with...
Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson "Taking a Break"
Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson have called things off — for now. "We are taking a brief break so I can focus on myself," Lohan told E!. The star's comments clarify recent speculation that the pair has hit a rough patch. Over the weekend, OK! and other outlets reported that Lohan was barred from a Ronson family party in Los Angeles.
