| DeGeneres Marries Ellen DeGeneres is still glowing after marrying her longtime girlfriend Portia De Rossi and is calling herself the "luckiest girl in the world." DeGeneres and de Rossi married in an intimate ceremony in the backyard of their Beverly Hills home, where just 19 guests watched as the couple read aloud their handwritten vows. DeGeneres says, "What can I say? I'm the luckiest girl in the world. She's officially off the market. No one else gets her. And now she'll cook and clean for me." And de Rossi adds she is equally blissful since the couple's nuptials. She says, "The love we felt from the people surrounding us, and the love we have for each other made this the most beautiful and emotional day. And one that we'll never forget." |
| Matching Tatoos Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson have had matching tattoos to signify their love for each other.The two, who reportedly started dating late last year, showed off black love hearts on their left hands as they arrived back in Los Angeles after spending time with Samantha's family in Miami.Lindsay, who had a white heart inked on her hand, between her thumb and index finger in 2006, had it outlined in black, while Samantha had an identical symbol etched onto her hand.Lindsay also had a red star inked on her right hand, to match the red stars Samantha has tattooed on her right arm.Before going to Miami, the couple had been to a music festival in Chicago, where Samantha DJed.They were "very affectionate" and "very much in love", according to onlookers.Lindsay and Samantha have always shared an interest in body art. In March, the she hosted a photograph exhibition in New York's Sky Terrace displaying pictures Lindsay felt matched the mood behind her tattoos. Samantha DJed at the exhibition. |
| Bale Not Charged Christian Bale will not face charges relating to an alleged assault on his mother and sister at the Dorchester Hotel on July 20, British prosecutors said. The country's Crown Prosecution Service said in a statement that there was insufficient evidence to afford a "realistic prospect of conviction" and ordered the police not to take any further action in the case. British media had reported that Bale's mother and sister told police he assaulted them at the hotel a day before attending the European premiere of his film "The Dark Knight." Bale has denied the accusation. It was reported that the police waited a day to question Bale to allow him time to attend the premiere of the film in London. Bale was questioned for several hours at a police station before being released on bail. Prosecutors said the decision not to pursue the case was based in part on the feelings of Bale's mother and sister. While it "treats all incidents which take place in a domestic context seriously, it is important that the views of complainants are also taken into account when making decisions in such cases," prosecutors said. Bale has repeatedly refused to comment on the incident beyond a statement released by his lawyers denying the assault allegation. His family has also declined to comment, saying the issue was a personal matter. |
| Hilton Sued Paris Hilton didn't do enough promotion for a 2006 sorority comedy, according to a lawsuit filed against her. Worldwide Entertainment Group Inc. filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Miami, alleging Hilton owes $75,000 in damages for not fulfilling promotional obligations. Hilton entered into an agreement in 2004 for the production and distribution of the movie "National Lampoon's Pledge This!," according to the lawsuit. Hilton starred in the film and received credit as an executive producer. The Miami-based company said it paid Hilton and her production company, Paris Hilton Entertainment Inc., $1 million for "Hilton's acting services" and for "reasonable promotion and publicity" for the movie, which was released in 2006 and featured Hilton as the president of an exclusive sorority. While most famous for her tabloid exploits and reality TV series "The Simple Life," Hilton has appeared in the films "Bottoms Up," "The Hottie & the Nottie" and "House of Wax." |
| Isaac Hayes Dies Isaac Hayes, the baldheaded, baritone-voiced soul crooner who laid the groundwork for disco and whose 'Theme From Shaft' won both Academy and Grammy awards, died Sunday afternoon after he collapsed near a treadmill, authorities said. He was 65. Hayes was pronounced dead at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis an hour after he was found by a family member, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office said. The cause of death was not immediately known. With his muscular build, shiny head and sunglasses, Hayes cut a striking figure. His music, which came to be known as urban-contemporary, paved the way for disco as well as romantic crooners. In his spoken-word introductions and interludes, Hayes was essentially rapping before there was rap. His career hit another high in 1997 when he became the voice of Chef, the sensible school cook and devoted ladies man on the animated TV show "South Park.""Isaac Hayes embodies everything that's soul music," Collin Stanback, an A&R executive at Stax, said. "When you think of soul music you think of Isaac Hayes, the expression, the sound and the creativity that goes along with it." Hayes was about to begin work on a new album for Stax, the soul record label he helped build to legendary status. And he had recently finished work on a movie called "Soul Men" in which he played himself, starring Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac, who died on Saturday. Steve Shular, a spokesman for the sheriff's office, said authorities received a 911 call after Hayes' wife and young son and his wife's cousin returned home from the grocery store and found him collapsed on the floor. A sheriff's deputy administered CPR until paramedics arrived."The treadmill was running but he was unresponsive lying on the floor," Shular said. The album 'Hot Buttered Soul' made Hayes a star in 1969. His shaven head, gold chains and sunglasses gave him a compelling visual image. A self-taught musician, he was hired in 1964 by Stax Records of Memphis as a backup pianist, working as a session musician for Otis Redding and others. He also played saxophone. In the 1960s, he began writing songs, establishing a songwriting partnership with David Porter.The 'Theme From Shaft,' a No. 1 hit in 1971 from the film "Shaft" starring Richard Roundtree."That was like the shot heard round the world," Hayes said in the 1999 interview.At the Oscar ceremony in 1972, Hayes performed the song wearing an eye-popping amount of gold and received a standing ovation. He won an Academy Award for the song and was nominated for another one for the score. The song and score also won him two Grammys.Hayes was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. |
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