July 24, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Swimmer Jessica Hardy’s trip to the Beijing Olympics could be in jeopardy after testing positive for a banned substance, according to a person familiar with the test results.
Hardy’s “A” sample from the recent U.S. Olympic trials tested positive, the person told The Associated Press on Wednesday night. The person requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly.
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July 17, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Justin Timberlake took the stage as host of this year’s ESPY Awards, honoring the year’s best sports moments and athletes.
Timberlake performed an original rock opera that showcased his passion for sports and repeatedly zinged Los Angeles Galaxy star David Beckham, who sat in the front row with his wife, Victoria.
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July 16, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
David Beckham has thanked Southern California for its outpouring of support following the Beckham family’s move to Los Angeles just one year ago.
“My [Galaxy soccer] teammates have been great to me and we have a brilliant set of fans,” Beckham blogged on his web site. “I’m thankful to them and to the people of Los Angeles for making my family and I so welcome since we arrived here.”
More from David as he weighs in on his original reason for coming stateside, inside!
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July 16, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens is setting the record straight about remarks he made about teammate Tony Romo’s girlfriend Jessica Simpson.
Last year, Terrell said Jessica was not a “fan favorite” in the Texas football world after the Cowboys lost a slew of games that Jessica attended.
Now, the Dallas Cowboy says it was just a joke.
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July 18, 2008
BEIJING, China
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Airlines are being told to stay away from Beijing’s airport during the opening ceremony of the Olympics and further scrutiny is being applied to foreign entertainers in the latest security moves ahead of next month’s games.
No official announcement has been made, but local media and airlines said Friday that the Beijing airport will close for about four hours during the opening ceremony, affecting dozens of flights.
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July 15, 2008
NEW YORK, New York --
The wife of Alex Rodriguez wants to know if the New York Yankees star hired private detectives or installed wiretaps to spy on her.
Cynthia Rodriguez’s lawyers demanded evidence of any such surveillance as part of a routine request filed in Miami-Dade Circuit Court last week in their divorce case.
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July 17, 2008
SAN DIEGO, Calif. --
Abby Wambach has to take a new approach: Instead of getting ready for the Olympics she has to start rehabbing a broken leg.
The star forward on the U.S. women’s soccer team was to have a titanium rod inserted in her left leg Thursday. The injury, coming in the team’s final tuneup Wednesday night against Brazil in San Diego, is expected to sideline her for about 12 weeks.
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July 15, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Contrary to previous reports, Madonna will not be attending tonight’s All Star game at Yankee Stadium, Access Hollywood has learned.
Madonna had been rumored to attend, according to the New York Post’s Page Six, but will not be present at the game.
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July 15, 2008
NEW YORK, New York --
The strip clubs in New York must have been ghost towns last night, because a bevy of busty, barely dressed bleached blondes were at the nightclub 40/40, awaiting the arrival of Alex Rodriguez, who was hosting a pre-All Star Game party at the hotspot.
At around 11:15 PM, 75 minutes after the party began, Rodriguez was escorted into the club, along with his manager Guy Oseary and model/restaurateur Ingrid Casares, who were the ones who originally introduced the slugger to their close friend, Madonna.
Access has all the details from inside the party!
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July 14, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Qualifying for the Olympics is a wonderful moment for any athlete who has put in the time and effort, year after year, to be the best they can be.
Just ask 24-year-old Eric Shanteau, who will be heading to Beijing to compete for the U.S. in the 200 meter breaststroke.
But what makes Eric’s story even more remarkable is that just a week before he qualified for the 2008 summer games, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer.
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July 14, 2008
NEW YORK, NY --
It appears everyone wants to know more about our own Maria Menounos today! She’s #15 on Google Trend Labs’ “Hot Trends” search list, following her participation in the Major League Baseball All Star Legends & Celebrity Softball game Sunday.
Without a shred of fear in her body, Maria wore her Boston Red Sox hat to Yankee Stadium, even weathering Boo’s from the crowd to stand up for her beloved home town team! She wore #49.
More details… inside!
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July 11, 2008
NEW YORK, New York --
Alex Rodriguez met with his estranged wife, Cynthia, and the couple’s oldest daughter, Natasha, on Friday, Access Hollywood has confirmed.
The meeting took place at a hotel in Toronto, where Alex is in town as his New York Yankees play the Toronto Blue Jays.
It is the first time A-Rod saw his wife or his three-year-old daughter since the couple split earlier this month.
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July 11, 2008
By Jesse Spero
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Plus, Tom Cruise showers Nicole Kidman with baby gifts. Jackie Chan gets his own museum. And Anna Kournikova shoots down some rumors.
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July 10, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Jessica Simpson may have Tony Romo’s heart – but apparently, she also has his ear, and still does.
During an interview at the American Century Championship Celebrity Golf Tournament in Lake Tahoe on Wednesday, Romo revealed Jess is in regular rotation on his iPod.
What other tunes made the list?
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July 11, 2008
ATLANTA, GA --
Olympic swimmer Eric Shanteau is heading to Beijing with a startling diagnosis: He has cancer.
In an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, Shanteau said he learned just a week before the Olympic trials in Omaha, Neb., that he has testicular cancer. His doctors cleared him to compete in that meet and he surprisingly made the team in the 200-meter breaststroke, finishing second ahead of former world-record holder and heavy favorite Brendan Hansen.
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July 10, 2008
NEW YORK, New York --
For the first time since filing for divorce from New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez, Cynthia Rodriguez is speaking out.
C-Rod, as she’s been dubbed, opened up to the New York Post’s Cindy Adams about her estranged husband’s alleged affairs and the stripper that was the final straw.
In fact, Cynthia insists she is “not out to mutilate” Alex, according to Adams’ interview.
Plus, news on A-Rod’s reunion with his daughters!
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July 8, 2008
NEW YORK, New York --
It’s more than “Like a Prayer” for Alex Rodriguez.
The baseball player isn’t just flirting with Kabbalah, the mystical branch of Judaism.
“He’s into it. He’s exploring his spiritual side,” a source close to Rodriguez tells Access Hollywood.
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July 8, 2008
NEW YORK, --
While Alex Rodriguez’s wife may have just filed for divorce, a friend of Alex’s confirms to Access Hollywood the couple’s relationship has been floundering for quite some time.
The friend tells Access that the couple has had a number of unspecified issues, which could not be resolved and although Cynthia may have been the one to file, Alex feels it’s best if they both separate and get on with their lives.
And while the Yankees superstar is expected to answer his soon-to-be-ex wife’s divorce petition in the next few days, the friend told Access A-Rod is “very depressed” about being kept from his kids.
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July 7, 2008
MIAMI, Fla. --
Alex Rodriguez’s wife filed for divorce Monday, calling her husband an adulterer who “emotionally abandoned his wife and children.”
“The marriage of the parties is irretrievably broken because of the husband’s extramarital affairs and other marital misconduct,” according to Cynthia Rodriguez’s petition for dissolution of marriage, filed in the family division of Miami-Dade County Circuit Court.
The New York Yankees third baseman, who earned his 12th All-Star selection Sunday, has refused to comment on his relationship with Madonna, who denied any romantic involvement with the slugger.
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July 6, 2008
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Cynthia Rodriguez, who married the New York Yankees star in 2002, said the marriage is over because of the All-Star third baseman’s extramarital affairs, according to reports that appeared Sunday on the Web sites of Houston television station KTRK and The Miami Herald.
The reports come just days after Alex Rodriguez was linked to Madonna in various media outlets and Cynthia Rodriguez’s subsequent visit to the Paris home of rocker Lenny Kravitz, who said she came to France to escape the media frenzy in New York and denied that anything improper had happened.
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July 3, 2008
NEW YORK, New York --
Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez and his wife have split less than three months after the birth of the couple’s second daughter, according to a report in the New York Daily News.
The story on the newspaper’s Web site comes amid reports linking Rodriguez to Madonna. Rodriguez refused to address the topic on three occasions Tuesday, once saying “no” when asked if he had any comment.
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July 1, 2008
NEW YORK, New York --
Despite the rumors of a split between Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie, a rep for the singer told Access Hollywood the couple is not planning to separate.
“Madonna’s husband Guy arrived in New York last night to be with his wife and family,” Madonna’s rep, Liz Rosenberg, said in a statement released to Access. “There are no plans for Madonna and Guy to divorce.”
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June 25, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Host Justin Timberlake will be joined on stage by the world’s premiere athletes and Hollywood’s biggest stars when the 2008 ESPYs comes to Los Angeles next month.
The 16th annual celebration of the best moments from the year in sports will be televised on ESPN and ESPN HD, Sunday, July 20, at 9 PM ET.
This year’s presenters will include Lance Armstrong, Jason Bateman, David Beckham, Kristen Bell, singer/actress Ashanti, Zac Efron, Brendan Fraser, Samuel L. Jackson, Jet Li, Steve Nash, David Ortiz, Candace Parker, IndyCar racer Danica Patrick, golfer Annika Sorenstam, Kate Walsh and Luke Wilson with more to be announced in the coming weeks.
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June 19, 2008
By Jesse Spero
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Plus, are Kimora Lee Simmons and Djimon Honsou Engaged? And Ali Lohan to star in “Troll” remake?
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June 18, 2008
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. --
Jessica Simpson, who is dating Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, was recently mistaken for possibly the last person in the world she would like to be confused with-- Tony’s ex-girlfriend, Carrie Underwood.
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June 11, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Jack Nicholson was in his familiar courtside seat wearing his traditional sunglasses Tuesday night, cheering on the Lakers in Game 3 of the NBA finals.
But Jack wasn’t the only star in attendance.
Denzel Washington, Dustin Hoffman, Kristin Davis, Hilary Duff, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon were just a few of the celebs catching a little bit of NBA action.
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May 19, 2008
Austin, Texas --
Kate Hudson and Lance Armstrong have not gone public with their possible relationship, but the duo was spotted in public over the weekend looking very much like a couple.
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May 19, 2008
By Jesse Spero
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Plus, Jessica Simpson & Tony Romo’s kiss at Ashlee & Pete’s wedding and Nicole Kidman on her pregnancy.
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May 15, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo’s relationship rollercoaster took yet another unexpected twist — and has reportedly perhaps indeed now come to a complete stop.
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May 14, 2008
By Jesse Spero
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Plus, Nancy Kerrigan gives birth to a daughter. And Nicole and Joel lend a hand to Myanmar.
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May 12, 2008
By Jesse Spero
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Plus, Jessica Simpson’s beau, Tony Romo, sings at a baseball game and the crowd boos. A new “X-Files” trailer debuts. And a “Survivor” is crowned.
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April 29, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
The recent Miley Cyrus photos aren’t the latest images taken by photographer Annie Leibovitz to stir up controversy. In fact, she’s been taking legendary photos of celebrities for four decades!
Her iconic images of Pete Townshend, Meryl Streep, Susan Sontag, Lily Tomlin, The Rolling Stones and many others aren’t even on our list below. There are simply too many to list and the art certainly can’t be easily quantified.
But click inside to read our list of ten of Leibovitz’s most outrageous, controversial, iconic and infamous shots – in other words, some of our favorites!
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April 28, 2008
NEW YORK, NY --
Roger Clemens had a decade-long relationship with country star Mindy McCready that began when she was a 15-year-old aspiring singer and the pitcher was a Boston Red Sox ace, the Daily News reported.
Clemens’ lawyer, Rusty Hardin, confirmed a long-term relationship but told the newspaper it was not sexual.
“He flatly denies having had any kind of an inappropriate relationship with her,” Hardin said. “He’s considered her a close family friend. … He has never had a sexual relationship with her.”
Clemens was 28 and a married father of two when he first met McCready, the newspaper reported.
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April 21, 2008
NEW YORK, New York --
A Super Bowl championship isn’t the only big event this year for New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning.
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April 2, 2008
By Jesse Spero
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
David Beckham's mom is not happy about his underwear ad & Heidi Montag announces who her vote is going to.
Plus, Jamie Lynn has her wedding all planned out. Mariah takes down The King. And Oprah's new puppy plan.
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March 31, 2008
By Jesse Spero
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
The tennis star pops the question to the swimsuit model and the kids choose their favorites at Nick's annual slime-fest.
Plus, Michelle Williams drops a new single, Paul McCartney hits the islands, and Nickelodeon announces plans for their own "High School Musical."
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February 14, 2008
PLAYA HERMOSA, Puntarenas, Costa Rica --
New England Patriots QB Tom Brady has retreated from his team's huge Super Bowl loss to the home of supermodel girlfriend Gisele Bundchen in Costa Rica.
However, it appears from this photo, not even paradise has cheered him up.
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February 2, 2008
by Eric Anderson
GLENDALE, Arizona --
Hollywood and Arizona might be separated by a few hundred miles, but you'd never know it looking at all the star power on-hand for the week's pre-Super Bowl parties in Phoenix.
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January 5, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Access meets the very inspiring Tara Llanes
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