Posts Tagged ‘E! News’

Less than a month after leaving rehab, Lindsay Lohan has already fallen off the wagon. Last week, the 24-year-old starlet failed not one, but TWO court mandated drug tests: one for cocaine, and one for amphetamines.

Los Angeles County court spokesman, Alan Parachini, confirmed to E! News, “There is a report of a violation”.  As of now, Lilo’s probation has been revoked and a bench warrant has been issued for her arrest.

At least this time, Lilo is fessing up to her mistakes. The actress admitted to her dilemma on Twitter, writing, “Regrettably, I did in fact fail my most recent drug test and if I am asked, I am prepared to appear before judge Fox next week as a result…Substance abuse is a disease, which unfortunately doesn’t go away over night. I am working hard to overcome it and am taking positive steps forward every day. I am testing every single day and doing what I must do to prevent any mishaps in the future. This was certainly a setback for me but I am taking responsibility for my actions and I’m prepared to face the consequences.”

Well this is a side of Lindsay we’ve never seen! Lilo also thanked her family and fans for their support, adding that she remains hopeful and faithful.

According to Lindsay’s probation terms set last month, she could face 30 days in jail for any positive drug test. Lindsay is scheduled to appear in court (yet again) at 8:30 Friday morning.

Speaking of court…Paris Hilton may be able to give Lilo a few pointers, considering she just plead guilty to a misdemeanor drug possession charge and obstructing an officer, stemming from her August 27 cocaine bust in Las Vegas.

On Monday, Las Vegas Justice of the Peace, Joe Bonaventure, sentenced Paris to one year of informal probation – which means she won’t have a probation officer to check in with. She is also expected to complete an intensive outpatient controlled substance abuse program, serve 200 hours of community service, and pay a $2000 fine.

Though Paris escaped a felony charge, Judge Bonaventure assured her that she is not in the clear, saying, “Ms. Hilton, you’re ordered to stay out of trouble. Any new arrests terminate your criminal probation and you will serve a one year sentence. The purpose of this is to change your conduct. I’m going to warn you, Ms. Hilton. You’ve now been sentenced to one-year in the Clark County Detention Center. The Clark County Detention Center is not the Waldorf Astoria. Take this seriously, Ms. Hilton.”

Any new misconduct – other than minor traffic citations – will result in automatic jail time for the starlet. Paris’ next hearing is set for September 20, 2011.

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As of Saturday evening Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds are officially man and wife. The nuptials took place outside Vancouver in the groom’s native Canada, reports E! News.  With few details being released yet, it was no doubt an intimate affair. 

This was the first wedding for both Johansson, 23, and Reynolds, 31, who had been engaged since May and dating since spring 2007.  Reynolds had, however, been previously engaged to singer Alanis Morissette.

Johansson announced their engagement on May 5 at the Met Costume Ball Gala by showcasing her three-carat diamond ring (estimated to be worth about $30,000) US Magazine reports.

The pop singing sensation’s autographed self portrait is being auctioned off on eBay to raise money for the Promises Foundation which helps provide behavioral health services to low-income women and their children.

The oil painting, titled “Mixed Media Paint of Britney Spears,” is a 5-by-4-foot creation by artist Daniel Maltzman.

US Weekly describes the painting as the singer in a bikini with her eyes closed and her arms crossing her chest and her belly-button ring showing.

Bidding started at $10,000 and ends September 20 according to E! News. 

The E! Network also reports that in addition to the painting, the highest bidder will also get a letter of authenticity from the artist and a signed ownership letter from Britney’s father, Jamie Spears.

In accepting the nomination for president, TV Decoder reports that Barack Obama not only enticed the attention of the nearly 80,000 supports at the Denver Broncos football stadium, but almost 38 million television viewers too.

The ratings topped last year’s Oscars (32 million), every night of the Beijing Olympic Games (which, at its best had 34.9 million), and last spring’s American Idol finale (31.7 million) according to US Weekly.

Compared to other empowering speeches from Bill and Hillary Clinton, and Obama’s running-mate Joe Biden, Obama’s acceptance speech was easily the most-watched hour of the Democratic convention.

The four days of the convention combined averaged 27.7 million viewers, making it the most-watched convention, Democratic or Republican, on record according to Nielsen Media Research.  (Note Nielsen viewership has only been calculated since 2000).

John Kerry’s speech in 2004 drew 24.4 million viewers and George W. Bush’s was watched by 27.5 million, reports US Weekly.

E! News reports that after Obama, the week’s next-biggest draw was his primaries rival Hillary Clinton.  Tuesday’s prime-time coverage, featuring a speech by Clinton, averaged 26 million. Wednesday night, featuring a speech by former President Bill Clinton, averaged 24 million.

Hollywood and fans across the globe are mourning the loss of funny man Bernie Mac after his death Saturday. The actor-comedian died in a Chicago-area hospital of “natural causes” after being hospitalized for a week with pneumonia according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office and E! News.

He was 50 years old.

Mac became a household name with his own Fox sitcom and movie roles including the popular Ocean’s films.

“The world just got a little less funny,” Ocean’s 13 co-star, George Clooney, said in a statement to Entertainment Tonight. “He will be dearly missed.”

E! News reports that prior to falling ill, Mac had been regularly working – shooting a new proposed Fox comedy series, Starting Under and finishing off a new big-screen comedy with Samuel L. Jackson for Soul Men, due out in November.