Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Actress Tawny Kitaen arrested in US for DUI


Police in California say former actress Tawny Kitaen has been arrested for investigation of driving under the influence. Newport Beach police Sgt. Shontel Sherwood says Kitaen was arrested at about 3 p.m. Saturday when officers suspected she had been driving her ...

'Saturday Night Live' starts season with F-bomb


Nabbing Megan Fox to host the season premiere of "Saturday Night Live" wasn't the only bang for the start of the season. There was also an F-bomb. Newcomer Jenny Slate let the dreaded word slip during a parody of a talk show by biker women. The sketch was laden with tough talk .

'Survivor' winner asks to finish sentence at home


"Survivor" winner Richard Hatch is appealing a judge's decision to keep him in a Massachusetts prison until the end of his sentence for tax evasion.
Hatch was convicted in 2006 of failing to pay taxes on his $1 million prize for winning the CBS reality show in its first season. He had been serving the final portion of his 51-month sentence in home confinement at his sister's house in Newport, R.I., when he was sent back to prison last month for giving unauthorized media interviews.

O'Brien back on 'Tonight,' joking about accident


Conan O'Brien turned his "Tonight Show" stunt injury into laughs at his expense by showing footage of the cringe-worthy backward fall on a hard studio floor.
"As many of you may know, on this past Friday's show I was doing a stunt and I hit my head and suffered a slight concussion. And I promise, if you're a good audience, I'll do it again tonight," O'Brien said during Monday's taping.
In a transcript released by NBC, he joked that he struck his head so hard "that for five seconds I actually understood the plot of 'Lost.'"
O'Brien and guest Teri Hatcher were in a footrace when he slipped while trying to slide past the finish line, forcing Friday's show to be halted.
He played a clip of the fall and the studio audience gasped.

Tight security at Julia Roberts film set in India


Young boys climbed trees and villagers crowded rooftops in a tiny dusty village in northern India Sunday to catch a glimpse of Academy Award winner Julia Roberts shooting her new film, "Eat, Pray, Love." Scores of policemen, armed with bamboo sticks, private guards and ...

Polanski arrest puts latest film `Ghost' on hold


Roman Polanski's arrest in Switzerland has left his latest film in limbo, with several months of work before the political thriller is ready for theaters. Polanski's agent, International Creative Management chief Jeff Berg, said Polanski had completed much of the editing .

Malaysia bans Baron Cohen's 'Bruno' film


Malaysia has banned U.S. box office hit "Bruno" by Sacha Baron Cohen because it highlights gay life and has gay sex scenes, an official said Tuesday. "Bruno" — following Baron Cohen's hit "Borat" — is centered around the adventures of a flamboyant gay fashion journalist ..