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Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for AFI(LOS ANGELES) -- Meryl Streep will appear on the Oscars stage this Sunday, whether she wins or not.
Streep, who's nominated for best actress for her performance in The Iron Lady, will serve as a presenter at the ceremony. Previously-announced presenters include Angelina Jolie, Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Bradley Cooper, Halle Berry, Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis and many more.
Billy Crystal will host the 84th Academy Awards. Carol Leifer, who is helping to write his material and who has worked on hit shows like Seinfeld and Modern Family, compares Crystal to "comfort food" because
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James Devaney/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) -- Jennifer Aniston's most memorable role was that of Rachel Green on the sitcom Friends, but on Wednesday she received a star on the Walk of Fame in recognition of her movie career.
The actress, whose new comedy Wanderlust opens Friday, was given the 2,462nd star on the famed sidewalk.
The 43-year-old Aniston said it was a "surreal" moment for her to be honored on the Walk of Fame.
She said, "I am a California girl through and through...I don't think I ever thought this would be here, this day."
In attendance at the ceremony were her Wanderlust co-star and boyfriend,
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Alexandra Wyman/WireImage(NEW YORK) -- Six years after departing The View on uneasy terms, Star Jones on Wednesday made a guest appearance on the ABC daytime talk show.
The ladies revisited Jones' final days as co-host of the show, with Barbara Walters explaining that in 2006 Jones' contract was not renewed and that Jones subsequently stunned her colleagues by announcing she was leaving the program.
Jones seemed reluctant at first to take the trip down memory lane, saying, "Are we really going to go here, Barbara? Do we care at this point? I honestly don't." She eventually said, "It was ugly...It was a bad emotional time...I
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Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Sacha Baron Cohen will not be attending the Oscars as his character from The Dictator -- or as himself -- according to Deadline.com.
The website claims the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has pulled Cohen's tickets for Sunday's ceremony following a report that he intended to show up as the title character in his new comedy.
A source says, "Unless they’re assured that nothing entertaining is going to happen on the red carpet, the Academy is not admitting Sacha Baron Cohen to the show.”
An Academy spokesperson denies to The Hollywood Reporter that Cohen
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George Doyle/Stockbyte/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) -- Producers of the NBC series The Biggest Loser have a lot weighing on their mind.
TMZ.com claims nearly all of the contestants who remain in the hunt for the $250,000 grand prize this season have quit the weight-loss show for the time being. The reason: the contestants discovered that producers are thinking of inviting previously-eliminated contestants back into the competition.
The current contestants, who reportedly don't like the idea of giving the others a second chance at the jackpot, left the show while shooting an episode. As a result, production has been shut down for at
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Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) -- It's safe to say that Nicki Minaj probably doesn't have any monetary concerns right now, thanks to the success of her album Pink Friday, not to mention her deal with OPI nail polish. But is she spending her money wisely? Well, she confesses to Vogue magazine, that at one time, she was spending $50,000 a month ... on accessories.
"Guiseppe, Versace, YSL and Fendi shoes," Nicki confesses. "And I bought tons of Vuitton bags. When you’re a young girl from Queens, you’re going to stock up on those bags.” When it comes to clothes, though, Nicki isn't nearly so free with
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iStockphoto/Thinkstock(MONTGOMERY, Ohio) -- Daniel von Bargen, perhaps best known as Mr. Kruger on Seinfeld, was hospitalized this week after shooting himself in the head in a botched suicide attempt.
The Montgomery, Ohio, resident shot himself in the temple with a Colt .38 gun on Monday. He called Hamilton County 911 after his attempt failed.
According to the call, Von Bargen shot himself to avoid going to the hospital. After the dispatcher asked if the shooting was accidental, von Bargen responded, "No, I was supposed to go to the hospital today, didn’t want to … well, I shot myself.” Von Bargen is a diabetic and was supposed
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Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Lindsay Lohan's future is looking brighter. A day after news broke she'd be playing Elizabeth Taylor in a Lifetime movie, a Los Angeles judge said the actress is sailing through probation with flying colors.
"You're in the home stretch," Judge Stephanie Sautner told a beaming Lohan in court Wednesday morning. "You seem to be getting your life back on track and that's what we all hoped for."
Sautner explained as long as Lohan keeps her nose clean, and completes 14 more days of community service and five therapy sessions by the next progress hearing March 29, her formal probation on DUI charges will be considered successfully
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Ingram Publishing/Thinkstock(KAMPALA, Uganda) -- American television producer Jeff Rice was found dead in a hotel in Uganda and police told ABC News he died of an apparent cocaine overdose.
Rice’s body was discovered in a luxury hotel in the capital city of Kampala on Friday. His assistant Katheryne Fuller was found unconscious and is now recovering at a hospital.
Police say hotel staff noticed a man hanging on a balcony. When they went to the room, they found Rice’s body on the balcony and Fuller lying in the room. Staff called police and rushed the victims to a hospital where Rice was declared dead, police
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Dan MacMedan/WireImage(LONDON) -- Adele’s trophy shelf is already groaning under the weight of the six Grammys she won earlier this month, but now she’s got two more bits of hardware to add to it. The singer picked up two honors at the Brit Awards, the British equivalent of the Grammys, held Tuesday in London. Her album 21 was named Best British Album and she was named Best British Female Artist.
According to the BBC, Adele, who performed “Rolling in the Deep” at the ceremony, told the audience, “Nothing makes me prouder than coming home with six Grammys and then coming to the Brits and winning album of the year. I’m so
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Adam Rose/FOX(LOS ANGELES) -- Tuesday night's episode of Glee didn't live up to the show's title: as the finale ended, viewers witnessed what was quite possibly the death of Quinn Fabray.
The episode started with nasty Sebastian, the Warblers' frontman, telling Rachel that unless she dropped out of the Regionals competition, he'd post a Photoshopped image of Finn online, showing him naked and wearing women's heels. Rachel refused to give in to his blackmail, which ticked Finn off. But then, Dave Karofsky, the closeted gay student who used to beat Kurt up, takes center stage. After being outed by his classmates, he's so devastated that he
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Peter Kramer/NBC(LOS ANGELES) -- Will Ferrell is leaving his imprint on the Oscars, in more ways than one.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Tuesday that Ferrell and fellow funnyman Zach Galifianakis will present at the Oscars ceremony. They join a list of presenters that also includes Angelina Jolie, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks and many more.
The Academy Awards will air live on ABC this Sunday.
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Toby Canham/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Lindsay Lohan has scored the role of a "lifetime."
According to Access Hollywood, Lohan will portray Elizabeth Taylor in a Lifetime movie about the legendary star's romance with Richard Burton.
However, she reportedly could be yanked from the project if she were to run afoul of the law again.
Lohan's rep declined to confirm the story. It was reported last month that Lohan was competing with Megan Fox for the lead female role in the Lifetime movie, titled Liz and Dick.
Lohan is scheduled to host Saturday Night Live on March 3. But first things first: she
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Sandra Rose/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- With Whitney Houston's death still fresh in fans' minds, her ex-husband may try to revive a memoir he worked on years ago.
An unnamed publisher tells The Huffington Post that Bobby Brown shopped a tell-all book in 2008 but didn't draw much interest at the time.
However, the publisher says, "Now is the time for a book that details an honest look into the life of Whitney."
A friend of Houston's believes Brown would want to write a memoir just so he can make some money. However, The Huffington Post speculates that Brown might not go ahead with the project out of consideration for the ex-couple's
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ABC/RICHARD CARTWRIGHT(LOS ANGELES) -- Charlie Sheen has changed his opinion of Ashton Kutcher, his replacement on the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men.
Speaking with TMZ.com last week, Sheen said, “I’m tired of lying and tired of pretending Ashton doesn’t suck." He also said he "feels bad" for Kutcher because he's been, "saddled with such bad writing" on Two and a Half Men.
Sheen was more complimentary of Kutcher on Tuesday, when he wrote on his website, "Dear Ashton, My bad. I was disrespectful to a man doing his best. I got excited and threw you into a crossfire."
Sheen didn't bother trying to make amends
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