Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) -- Charlize Theron opens up about aging, motherhood and relationships in an interview with InStyle magazine. As she gets older, the 36-year-old actress says she can feel her body changing and she’s OK with that. “Part of me understands I may not be in front of the camera forever, and maybe not just because of age, but because of me.” She notes that she has started her own production company, with an eye towards a behind-the-scenes future in Hollywood.
Theron has an adopted son named Jackson and hopes to be “10 percent of the mom mine was to me.” She adds that she wants her son to be confident and enjoy life.
When it comes to relationships, the Snow White & The Huntsman star says she’s always open to opportunity but is “not putting feelers out there now.” She muses, “I’m a relationship girl. That’s kind of just how I’m made.”
Ryan Pierse/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- After two men filed lawsuits, alleging that John Travolta sexually harassed them, the actor's initial accuser has dropped his lawsuit, TMZ.com reports.
The masseur, identified only as John Doe, accused Travolta in a $2 million lawsuit of assault and sexual battery for allegedly attempting to have sex with him on Jan. 16 at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Now, John Doe has filed dismissal papers, according to TMZ.
John Doe's dropped lawsuit comes after reports showed Travolta photographed in New York on the day of the alleged sexual assault.
Travolta still faces claims from a second unidentified masseur, who claimed that during a massage at an Atlanta resort in late January, the actor tried to force the masseur's hand onto his private parts and later performed a lewd act. The masseur says he left the room and complained to his supervisors and co-workers, after which Travolta unsuccessfully "demanded" that the masseur continue the massage.
A Chilean cruise ship employee named Fabian Zanzi has also claimed Travolta made sexual advances at him, according to E! Online. He told the Chilean news program Primo Plano the incident occurred during a Royal Caribbean cruise in 2009. He has not filed a lawsuit.
Travolta's attorney, Marty Singer, has long denied the allegations against the actor. He responded to E! News regarding Zanzi, saying, "This is just another ridiculous claim by someone hopping on the bandwagon to get his 15 minutes of fame with a story about something that supposedly happened over three years ago."
Regarding the initial accuser dropping his claim, Singer tells E! News in a statement, "My client is completely vindicated by Doe No. 1 dropping his claims and dismissing his lawsuit." The statement continues, "We fully expect that my client will similarly be vindicated with respect to Doe No. 2, as well as with respect to any other person who makes meritless claims against John Travolta."
Jeoffrey Maitem/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Manny Pacquiao’s latest jab toward gay marriage has landed him on the wrong side of the rope in Tinseltown. Pacquiao was scheduled to be interviewed on the set of the TV show Extra at The Grove Wednesday but the owner banned him after his comments against gay marriage were made public.
“God only expects man and woman to be together and to be legally married,” said Pacquiao in a recent interview with The National Conservative Examiner. “It should not be of the same sex, so as to adulterate the altar of matrimony, like in the days of Sodom and Gomorrah.”
Pacquiao’s comments arrive on the heels of President Obama’s endorsement of same-sex marriage. The endorsement has managed to be a catalyst for both sides of the debate and has been met with a payload of opposition.
The 33-year-old boxer and Sarangani representative in the Filipino Congress, who’s also No. 33 on Forbes’ world’s most powerful celebrities list, has made no secret of his conservative politics after denouncing a reproductive health care bill that would benefit Filipinos seeking contraception.
It was reported that Pacquiao had quoted Leviticus 20:13 verbatim during the interview, which states, “If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They must be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.”
It then turned out that he had not said that, but not before the media frenzy took off and an online petition was created to encourage Nike to drop a deal they have with Pacquiao. Nearly 5,000 signatures were gathered before it was shut down.
Pacquiao, a devout Catholic, released a statement Wednesday on his website to clear up what he said during the interview.
“I’m not against gay people,” he wrote. “I have a relative who is also gay. We can’t help it if they were born that way. What I’m critical of are actions that violate the word of God. I only gave out my opinion that same-sex marriage is against the law of God.”
Another message on his official website further explains the boxer’s beliefs. "Pacquiao does not now and has never believed that people deserve death because of their sexual orientation.”
Besides Nike, the married father of four has deals with Monster Energy, Hennessy and Hewlett Packard.
Ezra Shaw/Getty Images(PALM BEACH, Fla.) -- Tiger Woods' ex ElinNordegren is single again.
According to People magazine, Nordegren broke off her relationship with financier JamieDingman in January.
“She says Jamie’s a great guy -- and they’re still friends -- but I think it was just too early [after the divorce] for her to get serious with anyone,” a friend of Nordegren told the magazine.
The pair were first linked last summer. Dingman, the son of billionaire Michael Dingman, president of international investments firm Shipston Group Ltd., manages his father’s business in China. He and Nordegren’s pro golfer ex-husband reportedly share something in common -- a fling with former nightlife hostess Rachel Uchitel.
Nordegren lives with her two children in North Palm Beach, Fla., and is a part-time college student working on her psychology degree.
Mike Marsland/WireImage(CANNES, France) -- The stunts just never stop with Sacha Baron Cohen. At the Cannes Film Festival Wednesday, he paled around on a yacht with Elisabetta Canalis, the Italian model famous for once dating George Clooney.
Dressed as the star of his new movie, The Dictator, Cohen oiled up Canalis’ legs, showed her what was inside his speedo, and eventually threw her overboard in a body bag. Photos of Canalis lounging at a Cannes hotel after the playdate confirm she was not actually killed and disposed of unceremoniously.
Cohen also arrived at a Cannes press conference for The Dictator on a camel. All of this comes as The Dictator, which opens Wednesday, is getting lukewarm reviews compared to the raves showered on Borat, Cohen’s first big-screen satire.
“What’s shocking this time is how tame Sacha Baron Cohen’s newest wild man is, for all the kerfuffle the comedian can stir up on the promotional trail,” Entertainment Weekly’s Lisa Schwarzbaum said.
Alo Ceballos/FilmMagic(JAKARTA, Indonesia) -- Lady Gaga’s June 3 concert in Jakarta, Indonesia — the subject of protests and complaints by that country’s hard-line Islamist organizations — will not go forward as scheduled.
The Jakarta Globe reports a police spokesman as saying, “The National Police said verbally that [the concert] would not be permitted,” while the Jakarta Post reports that Gaga has become the first foreign artist ever denied a concert permit by Indonesian authorities.
A spokesperson for the National Police said that it denied the permit based on the police recommendation. Also, police were swayed by protests from the Islamist groups who had accused Gaga of being vulgar, corrupting the morals of the country’s youth, and worshiping Satan. One group said it would send crowds of its supporters to intercept Gaga at the airport and prevent her from staging the show.
Nevertheless, there was plenty of public support for the concert, which was sold out.
The concert promoter told the Jakarta Globe that the idea that Gaga worships the devil is ridiculous.
“Lady Gaga is a Catholic and she has many charitable works. How could she be a devil worshiper?” the promoter said.
He also had promised that Gaga would tone down her provocative outfits for the show: “The concert will be different from video clips [online]. It will not be vulgar.”
Steve Granitz/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) -- Halle Berry says she will go directly to President Obama to seek help passing laws to protect children from paparazzi after an incident last week in which she lost her cool when photographers came uncomfortably close to her daughter, Nahla.
The Oscar-winning actress was caught on camera as she lost her temper outside a Los Angeles school Thursday, yelling at photographers, “I’m doing something honorable. I’m not harassing people.”
Berry, 45, has since said she regrets losing her temper, but also revealed her new plan to take her plight straight to the top of the federal government.
“There are no laws here that protect our children and, as a mom coming to the school … not only my child, but all the children that are there. It’s just wrong, wrong, wrong,” Berry told Extra.
“You know, I think I’m going to call Obama and say, ‘Look, can you help us? I know this seems like a little issue right now, but it’s a big issue in our lives and our lives at the school and our children being protected,’” she added.
Berry, however, appears to be unaware of the myriad of laws that have already been put in place to protect her and her child from such unwanted intrusions from paparazzi. California’s 10-year-old anti-paparazzi statute, for instance, was given added traction two years ago.
The original statute, which came in the wake of Princess Diana’s death in Paris as she was being followed by paparazzi, expanded the reach of the California trespass law when it created a civil damages cause of action for three tactics commonly used by paparazzi to gain photos and footage of stars.
First Amendment attorney and partner in the Los Angeles office of Loeb & Loeb LLP Douglas E. Mirell says that Berry has a number of options on the local and state levels at her disposal before taking her problem to Washington.
“She should first report the incident to local law enforcement authorities – police or sheriff,” Mirell says. “[They] would then investigate and bring the matter to the city attorney or district attorney’s office for prosecution, either as a misdemeanor or felony, depending upon the precise nature of the conduct.
She filed a criminal complaint in 2008 against a photo agency that, she claimed, was circulating pictures of her and her daughter pictured in their backyard. And a man, who had previously served a 10-year prison sentence for threatening to kill Madonna, was taken into custody in February after allegedly stalking Berry for a week that month.
Elsa/Getty Images(MCKINNEY, Texas) -- Football legend Deion Sanders has been ordered by a Texas court to pay his estranged wife Pilar Sanders $10,500 per month in child support for their three children and $275,000 to cover her legal fees.
Sanders learned in court Tuesday that despite the hefty monthly fee, he will not have to pay spousal support, according to TMZ.com. Pilar was also ordered to return six containers of Deion’s property by July 1, the website reported.
Deion Sanders, 44, filed for divorce from Pilar, 38, in December after 13 years of marriage. The couple had continued to live together with their children in their sprawling mansion outside of Dallas, despite the divorce drama. Pilar reportedly has a home in Celina, Texas.
The two have reportedly worked out a schedule for visitations rights with their kids. A full custody hearing is scheduled for later this month.
A domestic dispute broke out between the couple on April 23 at the family’s $5.7 million Prosper, Texas, mansion that ended with Pilar being held in jail overnight on a misdemeanor assault charge and her husband cited, also for misdemeanor assault.
Texas State District Judge Ray Wheless last week ordered Pilar to stay 500 yards away from the family’s home and gave Deion temporary custody of the couple’s two sons and daughter, pending a full custody hearing. The judge also ordered that the children undergo psychological counseling.
Sanders, who became known as “Primetime” during his college and NFL days and was an icon in the Dallas area during his five seasons as a cornerback with the Cowboys, has frequently taken to Twitter as the bitter divorce has unraveled. He seemed contemplative in a recent posting.
“God is good Good is faithful God is who he says he is. Don’t ever doubt him. Truth,” he tweeted on Tuesday.
Paramount Pictures(NEW YORK) -- We're going to keep this review short and to the point because I don't want to give away The Dictator's best jokes. And when I started writing, I realized that's what I was doing. So let's stick to the basics.
Sacha Baron Cohen is Adm. Gen. Aladeen, the tyrannical dictator of the Wadiya, a fake North African country sitting on a hefty supply of oil Aladeen refuses to sell. On top of that, he's trying to build a nuclear weapon and the whole world knows it. Aladeen has enough money to fly movie stars to Wadiya for sex: I refuse to reveal who we see in bed with him, but trust me, it's funny.
When the United Nations demands Aladeen's presence in New York to clear the air about his nuclear energy program, he takes with him his trusted right-hand man and uncle, Tamir, played by Ben Kingsley, but it turns out Tamir really is not to be trusted. Aladeen also has a body double whose sole purpose in life is to take a bullet for his supreme leader. Of course, Baron Cohen plays his own body double, a casting decision that's kind of genius.
Once in New York, Aladeen is abducted by a rogue security guard (John C. Reilly) who shaves off Aladeen's enormous beard, making him completely unrecognizable -- so much so that once he escapes, it's impossible for him to return to his hotel or the U.N. because nobody believes he's Aladeen. As fate would have it, Aladeen meets Zoey (Anna Farris), a left-wing feminist who manages a food co-op in Brooklyn and who's the perfect "straight man" for Baron Cohen's extremely politically incorrect humor. Then enter Nadal (Jason Mantzoukas, HBO's Enlightened), the man once in charge of Aladeen's nuclear weapons program, until Aladeen had him killed. As it turns out...actually, I don't want to spoil things by telling you how it turns out. I do want to tell you that Mantzoukas, an under-appreciated comedy veteran, not only holds his own against Baron Cohen, he steals entire scenes from him.
Cohen's habit is to do press as his characters. Frankly, I consider that not only a distraction but also unnecessary, especially since Cohen often repeats some of the movie's funnier bits and jokes, spoiling them. So, points off for that. And while The Dictator isn't the funniest or the most shocking of Cohen's three major releases (although like Borat and Brüno, he brings the shocks and the humor), it does contain what might be one of the most intelligent scenes we see all year in any film: a satirical speech to members of the international community in which Aladeen extols the benefits of dictatorship, in the process reflecting the climate in our own country. It’s a shining moment for Sacha Baron Cohen and a nice payoff for the audience who, up until that point, will have experienced inconsistent, though spirited, fits of laughter.
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Nick Stahl, the actor who played John Connor in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, has been reported missing by his estranged wife, TMZ reported early Thursday morning.
The gossip site says Roseann Murphy told the Los Angeles Police Department she hasn't heard from Stahl since May 9, and he'd been spending time in L.A.'s dicey Skid Row area.
The Carnivale actor, 32, was rumored to be dabbling in drugs, according to custody paperwork his wife filed in February, reports the gossip site. The couple had one child together.
Stahl took over the John Connor role from Edward Furlong, whose own career was sidetracked by drug addiction after 1991's Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
The Dictator stars the British comedian as Admiral General Aladeen, the cruel leader of the fictional North African country of Wadiya.
Aladeen comes to the United States to make a speech, but he's betrayed by one of his officials and is tortured by a U.S. agent. Stripped of his thick beard, he's left to fend for himself with the help of a grocery store worker, played by Anna Faris.
Ben Kingsley and John C. Reilly also star in The Dictator, which is rated R.
ABC(NEW YORK) -- In announcing its 2012-2013 schedule on Tuesday, ABC confirmed that the next season of Dancing with the Stars will feature an all-star cast of past contestants.
ABC Entertainment Group president Paul Lee wouldn't provide any names, but he said he would "love to see some of the fan favorites...from the last seasons come back."
A recent TV Guide report stated the all-star edition may feature Melanie "Scary Spice" Brown, Sabrina Bryan, Mario Lopez, Gilles Marini and Kyle Massey.
On Tuesday night's Dancing with the Stars, host Tom Bergeron said former champions will be involved.
ABC will premiere 10 new series over the course of the 2012-2013 season. Four of them will begin in September:
-- The Neighbors, a comedy about a family that moves into a New Jersey community where aliens reside, disguised as humans.
-- Nashville, a drama about two country stars -- a veteran played by Connie Britton and an up-and-comer portrayed by Hayden Panettiere.
-- Last Resort, starring Andre Braugher as the captain of a nuclear submarine.
-- 666 Park Avenue, about a New York City apartment building occupied by supernatural forces.
Revenge will move to Sunday nights, taking over the time slot that had belonged to the recently-concluded Desperate Housewives.
In November, Tim Allen's sitcom Last Man Standing returns on Friday nights and will be paired with a new Reba McEntire comedy, Malibu Country.
Later in the season, ABC will debut the Sarah Chalke-Brad Garrett comedy How to Live With Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life), the comedy The Family Tools, the crime series Red Widow, the Anthony Edwards thriller Zero Hour, and the Alyssa Milano series Mistresses.
Charles Eshelman/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) -- Iron Man is a very rich man, thanks to the worldwide success of Marvel's The Avengers.
Robert Downey Jr. stands to make $50 million or more for his portrayal of Iron Man in the blockbuster superhero film, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The total includes box office bonuses and other yet-to-be-determined incentives.
Downey's massive payday stems from the fact that his camp renegotiated his deal with Marvel after the first Iron Man film, released in 2008, proved to be a big hit. His reworked contract reportedly called for him to receive a percentage of Marvel's revenue from future films in which he reprises the Iron Man role.
Downey's Avengers co-stars will earn far less for their performances in the film. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner and Mark Ruffalo will all receive $2 million to $3 million each, while Samuel L. Jackson and Scarlett Johansson will get about twice as much.
The Avengers has already raked in over $1 billion worldwide.
ABC/RANDY HOLMES(LOS ANGELES) -- Shonda Rhimes, the creator of ABC’s Grey's Anatomy, has advised that Thursday’s season finale will contain "really shocking, horrible moments," and the just released first six minutes of the episode certainly confirms that warning. The footage is extremely graphic.
Fans viewing last week's penultimate episode of the season saw a plane carrying the show's main characters crash in a forest. The finale opens with the staff from Seattle Grace realizing they've been in a plane crash.
The season finale of Grey’s Anatomy airs Thursday at 9 p.m. Eastern time.?
ABC/ADAM TAYLOR(LOS ANGELES) -- Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Maria Menounos eliminated from Dancing with the Stars!
The Extra correspondent and her partner, Derek Hough, on Tuesday night failed to advance to the finals of the ABC competition. Next week, Welsh opera singer Katherine Jenkins and her partner Mark Ballas, telenovela actor William Levy and his partner Cheryl Burke, and NFL star Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd will face off for the Mirror Ball trophy.
Menounos' dismissal was surprising, considering that she and Hough topped the semifinals leader board with a near-perfect overall score the previous night.
Following the announcement, Menounos said her experience as a contestant was a rewarding one for her. She said, "I learned so many things. I learned how strong I was. I learned to persevere."
Jenkins is headed for the finals despite suffering what she described on Twitter as a "reflectorical spasm" in her lower back during this week's performance show. She jumped up and down after learning that she'd advanced, then stated that she'll be OK to compete next Monday night.
The musical guests on the results show were Carrie Underwood, who sang her new hit "Good Girl"; Alanis Morissette, who performed her new single "Guardian"; and Rock of Ages stars Julianne Hough, Mary J. Blige and Diego Boneta, who did a medley of '80s rock hits from their upcoming film. It was a homecoming of sorts for Hough, who was a pro dancer on the show for several seasons.
The Dancing with the Stars finals begin next Monday night at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time.
