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Lauren Bacall, 2 Others Receive Early Oscars

Without the burden of a live worldwide broadcast, members of the film academy threw themselves a lively yet relaxed dinner party to honor the first Oscar winners of the season.

Morgan Freeman Settles Suit On Car Wreck

Morgan Freeman has settled a lawsuit related to a 2008 car accident that seriously injured him and a passenger, according to court records posted Thursday. Terms of the settlement were not released.

Demaris Meyer filed a federal lawsuit against the Academy Award-winning actor in February, claiming Freeman had been drinking the night of the accident last summer and was negligent when the car ran off the side of a rural highway near his Mississippi Delta home.

Hilary Swank & Robert De Niro Among Winners At Hollywood Awards

And they’re off.

A new crop of Oscar prospects crammed the red carpet at what is widely considered Tinseltown’s award-season starting gate: the Hollywood Awards.

Johnny Depp Lights Up Spike TV’s ‘Scream 2009’

A larger-than-life snowglobe filled with murderous little girls, a “Battlestar Galactica” spaceship and comic-book legend Stan Lee flying overhead on a bouquet of giant balloons — just a few signs that Spike TV’s “Scream 2009” is different from other awards shows.

Hollywood’s Elite To Be Lauded For Charitable Efforts At Inaugural Noble Awards

The inaugural Noble Awards, taking place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on October 18, has announced five new award honorees. The Blind Project, The Lollipop Theater Network, Padres Contra El Cancer and Playing for Change will be honored along with six other previously announced charities. In addition, Morgan Freeman will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award.

The two-hour event, hosted by Access Hollywood’s very own Billy Bush, seeks to annually honor up to a dozen charities and celebrities who actively support them, elevating awareness of these organizations and the impact of their work.

Vampires, Werewolves, Liars Lead Fall Film Cast

Hollywood might be telling its own life story this fall, presenting a lineup of liars, phonies, smooth talkers, bloodsuckers and greedy old men.

Settlement Deadline Set In Morgan Freeman Lawsuit

A federal judge says actor Morgan Freeman and the woman suing him over a car wreck should submit settlement proposals to the court by July 15.

Demaris Meyer claims the 71-year-old Oscar-winning actor was negligent when the car he was driving ran off the side of a rural Mississippi highway in August. Meyer was a passenger in the car when it flipped several times. Both of them were seriously injured.

Morgan Freeman Responds To Car Wreck Lawsuit

The woman in the passenger seat the night Morgan Freeman crashed a car on a rural Mississippi highway was partly to blame for the accident, the actor’s attorney said Friday in court papers.

Taraji P. Henson & Viola Davis Talk Navigating Hollywood

Penelope Cruz might have grabbed all the headlines when it came to the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress at the 2009 Academy Awards, but Taraji P. Henson and Viola Davis said their lives and careers have changed forever following their nominations.

Morgan Freeman Signs On For New Series With Science Channel

Actor Morgan Freeman is teaming with the Science Channel to make a series on space exploration that is expected to air on the cable network early next year.

Titled “Through the Wormhole,” the series will look into such topics as the possibility of life beyond Earth, future expeditions to Mars and problems caused by the sun.

Matt Damon Moved By Plight Of Zimbabwean Refugees On Visit To South African Border Town

Matt Damon listened emotionally Tuesday as a Zimbabwean woman described how she was raped while pregnant during a perilous journey to cross into South Africa from her troubled homeland.

Morgan Freeman’s Passenger Claims He Was Drinking Prior To August Crash

Morgan Freeman’s passenger, Demaris Meyer, claimed the actor was drinking prior to the August 2008 car crash in Mississippi that left both Freeman and Meyer injured.

According to court documents filed Wednesday in Mississippi federal court and obtained by Access Hollywood, Meyer claimed that “throughout the course of dinner and afterward drinks were consumed by Freeman” at the Bayou Bend Golf & Country Club.