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Tom Cruise, New York Politician: Mission Impossible

Roger Friedman — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:02:43 +0000

Tom Cruise and his Scientology buddies must be upset this morning. They’ve lost their political supporter in New York City. Disgraced state senator Hiram Monserrate lost a special election yesterday to Queens Assemblyman Jose Peralta. Monserrate was kicked out of the State Senate after being convicted on misdemeanor charges for slashing his girlfriend’s face with a glass. As [...]

Jennifer Aniston, Gerard Butler: No Romance on the Bounty

Roger Friedman — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:36:28 +0000

Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler are not a romantic couple in real life. They play one in “The Bounty Hunter.” And the tabloids are dizzy over the idea that they might be in real life. But they’re not. It’s an act, designed to puff up audiences for “The Bounty Hunter” ahead of its opening Friday. This is [...]

The Great Ron Lundy: Goodbye, Love

Roger Friedman — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:30:50 +0000

I was so sorry to see that the great Ron Lundy has passed away. The legendary WABC DJ died from a heart attack on Monday at age 75. David Hinckley has a nice piece on him today in the New York Daily News. Lundy was part of WABC’s killer quartet from the 1970s (he actually started there [...]

Kirstie Alley Gets it Wrong on the ‘Today Show’ About Scientology Connection

Roger Friedman — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:20:02 +0000

Kirstie Alley got some stuff wrong this morning when spoke to Meredith Vieira on NBC’s beloved “Today Show” in response to our report on her Organic Liaison diet company. Again: Facts are facts, Kirstie. Two of your board members are Scientologists. One of them runs a Scientology-centric company. The address of your company in Clearwater, Fla., [...]

Kristen Stewart’s Next Bite with Julianne Moore

Roger Friedman — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:00:39 +0000

“Twilight” star Kristen Stewart–so good as Joan Jett in “The Runaways” and in “Welcome to the Rileys”– has her next project lined up. Stewart will co-star with Julianne Moore in “Backwoods.” Sources say the film, directed by Moore’s husband, Bart Freundlich, concerns the end of the world. “Backwoods,” still to be fully cast, should start sometime this [...]

Michael Jackson Deal: $225 Mil Just for Records, Nothing Else

Roger Friedman — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:02:54 +0000

The new Sony deal for Michael Jackson’s new records is actually worth $225 million according to my sources. That means that Jackson attorneys John Branca (a co-executor) and Joel Katz, with the help of co-executor John McClain, have cut for Michael Jackson’s estate the richest deal ever in recording business history. It far exceeds the deal [...]

Kate Winslet Was ‘Bored’ With Mendes, Says Source

Roger Friedman — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:15:42 +0000

Kate Winslet and Sam Mendes each have Academy Awards, but it wasn’t enough to keep their marriage intact. They’re ending their marriage, according to their representatives. I am told, believe it or not, that the split actually came last summer. “Kate was bored with Sam,” says a source who knows the inside scoop. “They drifted apart.” It didn’t [...]

Rielle Hunter Still Has Hollywood Tales To Tell

Roger Friedman — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:47:28 +0000

Rielle Hunter fesses up to a lot in her new GQ interview. If Elizabeth Edwards doesn’t die from the cancer, this should kill her. But there’s a lot Hunter doesn’t tell my old pal Lisa DePaolo, about her life in Hollywood just prior to meeting John Edwards in 2006. Hunter, I was told a couple of months [...]

Kirstie Alley Diet Scheme: Scientology Front?

Roger Friedman — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:22:37 +0000

The blogs are alive with speculation that Kirstie Alley’s new diet scheme, called Organic Liaison, is a front for Scientology. It sure seems that way. Let’s not forget that Alley is a devoted member of the sect. She fronted a PR pamphlet for them in 2007 called “Keep Scientology Working.” Organic Liaison’s advisory board includes a prominent Scientologist [...]

Peter Graves and Jim Arness: Brothers on TV

Roger Friedman — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:16:34 +0000

Peter Graves died Sunday at age 83. He was the gray-haired, suave, deep-voiced star of the “Mission: Impossible” TV series on CBS from 1967 to 1973. Graves was also the younger brother of James Arness, who was Marshall Dillon “Gunsmoke” on CBS from 1955 to 1975. They were probably the only siblings ever to star [...]