Girls Gone Wild associate fined $5,000; no prison (AP)
AP – A Hollywood associate of Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis was fined $5,000 Monday but spared prison time for his role as the “bag man” in the bribery of jail guards to help Francis when he was held in Reno on tax evasion charges in 2007.
Link Party: Jimmy Kimmel Organizes the Handsome Men’s Club
• Jimmy Kimmel rounded up a bunch of the dreamiest guys in Hollywood for the Handsome Men’s Club. Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner’s request to join was denied, but…
Liv Tyler, Patrick Wilson join suspense film (Reuters)
Reuters – Liv Tyler and Patrick Wilson have been cast in the suspense film “The Ledge,” which began shooting Monday in Baton Rouge, La.
Film, TV casting briefs (Reuters)
Reuters – Actress Spencer Locke has been cast in a guest spot on the CW’s “Vampire Diaries.” She will play Amber Bradley, a girl who enters a beauty pageant along with Elena and Caroline. Locke has appeared in the ABC series “Cougar Town,” the film “Resident Evil: Extinction” and the Nick series “Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide.”
Simon Cowell Getting Married "Within the Next 10 Years"
It is indeed fun watching Simon Cowell squirm.
Just when you thought the most interesting thing Cowell would have to say on The Tonight Show would be about his supposedly hate-hate…
Best Oscar Drama? Interrupted Prudence Director Defends His Mom, Finishes His Speech
The Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject has been long on drama.
In what was a classic example of acceptance speech thunder-stealing, aka “a Kanye,” producer Elinor Burkett…
Oscar’s big question: How did David slay Goliath? (AP)
AP – For Hollywood pundits, industry folk and Oscar fans still paying attention on Monday, a major question remained: How did David slay Goliath?
Bachelor Wedding Paps Sue ABC for Battery
You didn’t need a telephoto lens to see this one coming a mile away.
The two photographers arrested after attempting to sneak a few shots of Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney’s…
"Sopranos" creator to direct coming-of-age film (Reuters)
Reuters – “The Sopranos” creator David Chase has unveiled the nature of the feature film he’s written and will direct for Paramount Pictures.
Rate-a-Trailer: It’s Good to Have Iron Man Back
Mr. Stark displays textbook narcisissm. Agreed.
The latest trailer for Iron Man 2, in theaters finally on May 7, doesn’t really extend the storyline past what we’ve seen in…