Friday, July 10, 2009

Comic Artie Lang Arrested for Suspicion of DUI


By: Vickie J. Rubinson

Artie Lang was busted for suspicion of DUI moments ago in New Jersey.

Law enforcement officials told TMZ.com the "Howard Stern Show" veteran was arrested about a half hour ago in Toms River after he got in a minor car accident. He rear-ended a 2004 Pontiac and was charged with DUI and careless driving.

Mickey Gilley Injured in Fall


By: Vickie J. Rubinson

Country music legend Mickey Gilley was seriously injured in a fall in Branson, Missouri on Sunday and underwent surgery on Tuesday.

The 73-year-old has since been flown to Houston, Texas for futher treatment but, despite numerous reports, FOX News can confirm Gilley is not paralyzed.

"He is absolutely not paralyzed," his rep said. "He did have a fall and surgery on his back, there was some bruising, and he was flown to Texas for physical therapy, but his doctors are satisfied with the recovery. He will be flown home in a jet. They just want to make sure it won't tire him out to much."

Gilley's condition does remain serious however.

"When you have surgery on your back its not a mild thing, it is serious, but he'll have physical therapy because of stiffness and they expect him to be fine."

Gilley was scheduled to perform in Branson, but the shows have been canceled pending his recovery.

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Mel Gibson to star in 'Beaver'


By: Vickie J. Rubinson

Mel Gibson will star in "The Beaver" for director Jodie Foster.

Gibson will play a depressed man who finds solace in wearing a beaver hand-puppet. Foster will also play the role of the man's wife.

Foster boarded the project and brought it to Gibson, with whom she co-starred in 1994's "Maverick."

'Bruno' faces 'Ice Age' at box office


By: Vickie J. Rubinson

Sacha Baron Cohen mockumentary "Bruno" is looking good as it gets ready to strut down the box office runway for Universal.

The R-rated "Bruno," is one of the most talked-about pics of the season. But it still may not win the weekend, depending upon the strength of Fox's holdover "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs."

Universal opens "Bruno" in 2,755 domestic theaters, nearly triple the number of opening locations for "Borat" in November 2006. At that time, Baron Cohen was largely unknown in the U.S., and 20th Century Fox used the smaller release plan to build word of mouth. It worked: Pic's domestic gross was $125.8 million.

The characters of gay fashionista Bruno and Kazakhstan TV reporter Borat were created by Baron Cohen for his TV program "Da Ali G Show."

Domestically, tracking for "Bruno" shows the film drawing the most interest from males, followed by younger females.

'Marcia and Jan Brady' feuding


By: Vickie J. Rubinson

According to the New York Post, Maureen McCormick who played Marcia on "The Brady Bunch," claims Eve Plumb, who played sister Jan, is upset because McCormick claimed they had a lesbian affair on the set of the sitcom.

McCormick, blogging this week on Fancast.com, said all six Brady "kids" were invited to re unite on the Oprah Winfrey Show in September.

"All of us said yes except for one person, Eve Plumb, who used to be my best friend but now apparently wants to distance herself fom the show and, most troubling from me...I have no idea why, unless she's mad at the joke I made a few years ago that we'd had a lesbian love affair. I made the crack to be funny--and for shock value. I'm sorry if she took offense."

McCormick "joked" about their sapphic sex last year just before her book, "Here's the Story," was published. The "joke" made the book a best seller.

Plumb's agent, Mark Measures, downplayed any animosity. "No one from 'Oprah' called. We haven't turned down anything. There is no feud."

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Kate Winslet: No More T&A


By: Vickie J. Rubinson

After years of nude scenes, Oscar-winner Kate Winslet is getting ready to put it all away once and for all.

In a new interview with Harper's Bazaar, the actress says she knows that her age will catch up with her one day, but is happy to have done full-frontal or two in her heyday.

"If people are noticing my boobs in a movie and saying they do what real boobs so, then that's great. I can't keep getting away with it. There was much of it in 'The Reader' because the story required it, but people have seen enough of my bum and boobs. I have to get them back."

Known not just for her fabulous figure but also for her glamorous look, Winslet is quick to dismiss the world of Hollywood glitz. "our knickers will still go up our ass at the inappropriate moment. And we'll still want to flick them out, but you can't because someone is going to catch you."

Instead, Winslet said she does it in secret: "Oh, I run behind pillars and things."

'Laverne and Shirley' Star Eddie Mekka Arrested for DUI


By: Vickie J. Rubinson

The guy who played Carmine "The Big Ragoo" Ragusa on "Laverne and Shirley" was arrested last Friday in Las Vegas after he allegedly got into a drunken car crash.

Law enforcement sources told TMZ.com, they received a call at around 12 p.m. about a collision with a "suspected drunk driver."

When officers arrived, they found Eddie Mekka and administered field sobriety tests. After the tests, Mekka was placed under arrest for suspicion of driving under the influence--a misdemeanor.

As for the accident, according to TMZ.com, no injuries were reported at the scene.