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August 7, 2008
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah --
Julianne Hough brought Access Hollywood along on a recent visit to the Huntsman Cancer Institute in her hometown of Salt Lake City, where the “Dancing With the Stars” two-time winner and country sweetheart met with fans battling the disease.
“It’s so hard to see anyone going through cancer,” she told Access. “You try to keep it together while you’re there.”
See what she thought about the “DWTS” casting rumors inside!
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August 7, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
In a matter of months, the Spears sister, Britney and Jamie Lynn, have turned their lives and bodies around.
Eight months ago, Jamie Lynn revealed to the world that she was a pregnant at 16, shortly following the hospitalization of sister Britney. But the “Zoey 101” star was spotted Wednesday at a Mississippi Wal-Mart back to her pre-pregnancy weight.
Jamie Lynn’s older sis, Brit, is also on the road to a comeback.
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August 7, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Kate Hudson has marriage on her mind.
In an interview with W Magazine, the “Bride Wars” actress sounded off on her new film and her past marriage to Black Crowes rocker Chris Robinson.
Hear about the real man in her life inside!
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August 7, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Shia LaBeouf will not lose his left pinky to amputation, despite a recent report.
Read on for what his rep had to say about the false report.
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August 7, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Miley Cyrus may currently be single, but she is still hopeful for a future with former boyfriend and fellow ‘tween star, Nick Jonas of The Jonas Brothers.
“We became boyfriend and girlfriend the day we met,” Cyrus said of Nick in the September issue of Seventeen Magazine. “He was on a quest to meet me, and he was like, ‘I think you’re beautiful and I really like you.’ And I was like, ‘Oh, my gosh, I like you so much.’”
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August 7, 2008
NEW YORK, NY --
Cosmetics giant L’Oreal is denying it lightened Beyonce’s skin tone in an ad.
“We highly value our relationship with Ms. Knowles. It is categorically untrue that L’OrÄeal Paris altered Ms. Knowles’ features or skin tone in the campaign for Feria hair color,” the Paris-based company said in a statement.
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August 7, 2008
MEMPHIS, TN --
Morgan Freeman has been released from a Memphis area hospital, a rep for the facility confirmed to Access Hollywood.
Freeman was taken to the facility on Sunday, after he and his passenger — friend Demaris Meyer — were involved in an accident that saw his vehicle flip over, while heading to the actor’s home.
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August 7, 2008
By Jesse Spero
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Plus, what would Paris’ White House look like? Which celeb couple named their baby Nell?
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August 7, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Hours after arriving in Sydney, Australia, for their first trip home with newborn Sunday Rose, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have asked the media for some “space.”
The couple, who arrived in Australia late Wednesday night, told Sydney’s 2Day FM on Thursday morning that they wanted to show their four-week-old daughter their home without flashbulbs going off in their baby’s face.
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August 7, 2008
SAN ANTONIO, Texas --
Dixie Chick Emily Robison and her husband, singer Charlie Robison, have divorced.
The San Antonio Express-News reports that Charlie Robison filed for divorce in January. The couple were at the Bexar County Courthouse on Wednesday when the divorce was finalized.
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August 7, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Acid-tongued fashion critic Mr. Blackwell has been hospitalized with a serious illness, his business partner said Thursday.
Blackwell, 85, has been in the hospital and unconscious since Tuesday, his partner, Robert Spencer, said from his home in Los Angeles.
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August 7, 2008
By Jeremy Blacklow
BEIJING, China --
With the expectation of winning eight gold medals on his shoulders, one would think that Michael Phelps would have a hard time relaxing. Instead, the superstar swimmer is keeping a low-key profile in the Olympics Athletes’ Village – just playing cards and watching movies.
But as for the question everyone really wants answered — when would Michael shave off the Fu Manchu mustache — well, only Billy Bush found out the answer to that.
And if you want to find out… read on… inside!
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August 7, 2008
By Jeremy Blacklow
BEIJING, China --
Don’t doubt it for a second: Dara Torres is proud and excited to be here in Beijing.
Moments — like meeting men’s basketball star LeBron James Wednesday night and Skyping (video conferencing) with her two-year-old daughter, Tessa, have made this, her 5th Olympics, perhaps her most unique to date.
But when she got together with our own Billy Bush, the conversation quickly turned to painting toenails, tips for getting rid of love handles, and Ryan Lochte’s hair.
A preview of our interview… inside!
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August 6, 2008
NEW YORK, NY --
Mary-Kate Olsen is off the hook.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office investigation into the death of “The Dark Knight” star Heath Ledger has been dropped, according to a law enforcement official who spoke to the Associated Press.
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August 6, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson returned to Los Angeles on Wednesday after a whirlwind week of music-inspired travels — and sported matching tattoos!
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August 6, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
It’ll be “comforting” for Christina Applegate to participate in next month’s “Stand Up To Cancer” telethon, show producer Laura Ziskin told People.
The “Samantha Who?” star announced on Saturday that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
“To be on the show and to hear other people, it’s comforting to be around other people who’ve been through it,” said Ziskin, a breast cancer survivor herself, who has production credits for the “Spider-Man” films and the Oscars.
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August 6, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Britney Spears might have kissed Madonna at VMA’s in 2003, but don’t expect her to play a killer lesbian stripper in Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming film.
Britain’s Daily Telegraph reported that the pop star would return to the big screen in a remake of the 1965 cult film “Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!,” directed by Tarantino.
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August 6, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
It appears a war of words has broken out between The Lohans and CNN anchor Anderson Cooper.
While guest-hosting on “Live with Regis & Kelly” Monday, Anderson let loose on the Lohan family, including calling their E! reality show, “Living Lohan,” a “train wreck.”
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August 7, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
George Lucas says he’s already identified the one person who can keep the “Indiana Jones” franchise going: Harrison Ford.
The filmmaker scoffed at the possibility of passing the famed fedora from Ford to Shia LaBeouf, the 22-year-old actor who played Indy’s son Mutt Williams in this summer’s “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.”
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August 6, 2008
OER-ERKENSCHWICK, Germany --
Leonardo DiCaprio’s beloved grandmother has passed away.
Helene Indenbirken, who “The Departed” star knew better as “Oma,” was 93. She died in a hospital on Monday in Recklinghausen, near her hometown of Oer-Erkenschwick, town spokesman Peter Raudszus told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
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August 6, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
“American Idol” runner-up David Archuleta is looking to land at the top of the charts with a little help from the team that has cranked out hits for Miley Cyrus and Mariah Carey.
Jeff Archuleta, David’s father and manger, recently met with Rock Mafia Records, who co-wrote and coproduced eights songs on Miley’s latest, “Breakout.”
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August 6, 2008
By Jesse Spero
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Plus, Princes William and Harry to walk the red carpet with 007. Michelle Williams and director Spike Jonze spotted getting cozy. And Leo’s grandmother passes away.
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August 6, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Days after he was involved in a serious car accident, a friend of “Dark Knight” star Morgan Freeman confirmed to Access Hollywood that the actor is getting a divorce.
Read on for all the details.
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August 6, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza will retain her crown despite a host of nearly topless modeling photos of the pageant queen, which surfaced this week.
“Dayana Mendoza is not in jeopardy of losing the title of Miss Universe,” Paula M. Shugart, President of the Miss Universe Organization told Access Hollywood in an exclusive statement.
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August 6, 2008
By Jeremy Blacklow & Buddy Singer
BEIJING, China --
The U.S. men’s and women’s swimming team took to the stage like true superstars at a media press conference at the Main Press Center in Beijing on Wednesday.
The USOC started by bringing out the team’s two biggest stars – Michael Phelps and Dara Torres.
The duo was then replaced on stage by teammates Aaron Peirsol, Ryan Lochte, Brendan Hansen, Katie Hoff, Eric Shanteau & Natalie Coughlin.
And, everyone seemed to have an opinion about teammate Amanda Beard’s racy new naked ad for PETA.
All of their amazing stories… inside!
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