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Posted: 6:47 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011
Boston Red Sox pitcher John Lackey has filed to divorce his wife, Krista. According to court documents, Lackey filed on August 30th claiming "the marriage has become insupportable because of discord or conflict of personalities." Krista, who just underwent a double mastectomy in March because of breast cancer, went through chemo just last June. The couple was married in 2008 and there is a prenup.
Paris Hilton handed out over $2,000 to poor families in Mumbia on Monday. Paris was so emotional about the poverty situation in India, she decided to give away all of the cash she was carrying on her at the time to poor people in the area ... more than $2,000 in total. Paris later tweeted, "India is beautiful, but some parts are very poverty stricken. Broke my heart to see babies sleeping on the streets."
Axl Rose is having to fork over $53,000 to cover the damage he created on a Bentley he was leasing. Bentley Financial Services claims Rose leased a $192,000 Bentley Flying Spur back in 2005, and just beat it up, eventually returning it with damages and fees totaling $73,000. Axl finally settled the case last week and agreed to pay $53,000.
Ana Ortiz, the actress who played Betty's sister on "Ugly Betty" gave birth to a son on Saturday. She and her husband Noah Lebenzon named the boy Rafael. The baby weighed in at 7 lbs., 7 oz. and measured 20 inches long. Ortiz, 40, and Lebenzon are already parents to daughter Paloma Louise, 2.
Lady Gaga attended the $35,800 per couple Obama fundraiser Sunday at the home of Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg and David Goldberg in Atherton, Calif. Gaga reportedly wore a black dress scalloped high plunge back and high heels. She had a black flower in her hair with a black veil attached.
She thanked Obama for hosting his anti-bullying conference with Michelle Obama, and then made a general plea to everyone in the room, including the president, to do what they can to prevent bullying.
Pink Floyd's 30 foot inflatable pink pig was sailing in the sky above London's Battersea power station, to commemorate the re-release of 14 of the bands studio albums. The scene recreated the album cover of their 1977 album, "Animals". The last time the band released the pig was in 1976 when the pig escaped and floated into the flight path of London's Heathrow Airport before landing in a field.
"Saturday Night Live" announced Monday that former cast member Ben Stiller will host he October 8th broadcast. He'll be joined by musical guest Foster the People. The following week, actress Anna Faris will host with music provided by Drake.
Justin Timberlake has signed on to star and produce a movie about 70's industry giant, Neil Bogart. The Casablanca Records co-founder is credited with discovering KISS, Parliament, Donna Summer and The Village People. Bogart died in 1982 from cancer at the age of 39. The music producers son, Tom Bogart says even though his dad died at the age of 39, he lived to see all his dreams come true.
Ellen DeGeneres was tended to by EMT's on Monday after she suffered chest pains during a meeting on the Warner Brothers lot. Someone on DeGeneres' staff called 911 and the Burbank Fire Department dispatched a crew to check on her. Ellen isreportedly fine and has been seen walking around the studio lot.
It’s now official: Warner Bros TV and Charlie Sheen have settled their legal disagreements. Sheen filed a $100 million lawsuit against the studio and "Two and a Half Men" executive producer Chuck Lorre over his firing from the show. The parties have agreed to maintain confidentiality over the terms of the settlement. Financial details on the settlement were not released but besides back pay he is expected to continue to receive payments of the syndicaton of the show.
Laguna Beach actress, Kristin Cavallari and Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler called off their engagement in July but according to People Magazine, the two seem to be trying to get back together by working on their issues. With Cavallari's Dancing with the Stars schedule and Cutler's football season
underway, the two haven't physically spent time together but are talking a lot.
Spencer Pratt is in trouble with his agent. According to US Weekly, the 28 year old reality star owes his agency "hundreds of thousands of dollars in
commissions" from the millions he and Montag, 25, earned during their run on the MTV reality show, The Hills. According to a source, Pratt calls his agent up to 30 times a day but they just laugh and hang up on him.
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