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Rolling Stone Condemned For Boston Bomber Cover
The decision of Rolling Stone magazine to feature Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on its cover has triggered widespread outcry. On the right, the conservative Breitbart.com commented, By using that once revered space for an...
By Lew Irwin on 18 July 2013
Iron Man Makes Downey Highest-paid Actor
Landing the role of Iron Man has turned out to be as lucrative for Robert Downey Jr. as winning a national lottery. According to Forbes magazine, Downey became the highest-paid actor over the past 12...
By Lew Irwin on 17 July 2013
Pacific Rim: A Flop By Any Other Name?
It wasn't quite so big a flop as some writers had expected, but when a movie costs around $200 million to make and market and earns an estimated $38.3 million domestically in its opening weekend,...
By Lew Irwin on 15 July 2013
The Heat -- Hotter Than Expected
Many moviegoers looking to escape the heat of summer found it in The Heat at their multiplexes. The Melissa McCarthy-Sandra Bullock comedy, which analysts thought would battle the Channing Tatum-Jamie Foxx thriller-comedy White House Down...
By Lew Irwin on 01 July 2013
Piers Morgan: I Will "Seriously Consider Deporting Myself"
CNN host Piers Morgan has hit back at gun-control opponents who have called on President Obama to deport him. A petition that they have mounted on the White House website has now garnered nearly 100,000...
By Lew Irwin on 02 January 2013
Piers Morgan: I Will "Seriously Consider Deporting Myself"
CNN host Piers Morgan has hit back at gun-control opponents who have called on President Obama to deport him. A petition that they have mounted on the White House website has now garnered nearly 100,000...
By Lew Irwin on 02 January 2013
Charlie Rose Set For Triple Duty At Conventions
It turns out that Charlie Rose will become arguably the busiest journalist covering the two political conventions beginning next week. Besides continuing as co-host of CBS's morning show, Rose will also be hosting his nightly...
By Lew Irwin on 20 August 2012
The Killers' Ronnie Vannucci Grabbed Obama's Butt
The Killers' Ronnie Vannucci once ''grabbed Michelle Obama's ass''.The drummer unexpectedly found himself touching the American First Lady's derriere at an inappropriate moment when she went to hug him after the group had performed at...
By Bang Showbiz on 16 August 2012
Erica Hill Out At Cbs This Morning
In the latest shakeup in early-morning television, CBS has booted Erica Hill off CBS This Morning and has announced that she'll be replaced by Norah O'Donnell, currently CBS News' chief White House correspondent. In a...
By Lew Irwin on 26 July 2012
Aaron Eckhart To Play Us President
Aaron Eckhart has joined the cast of 'Olympus Has Fallen'.The 'Dark Knight' actor will play the US president in the new movie which follows a former Secret Service agent who becomes America's only hope when...
By Bang Showbiz on 25 June 2012
Jamie Foxx Lined Up For White House Down
Jamie Foxx is set to star as the US President in 'White House Down'. The 'Django Unchained' actor is considering the role in director Roland Emmerich's new thriller, about a secret service agent who must...
By Bang Showbiz on 07 June 2012
Bob Dylan Receives Presidential Honour
Bob Dylan received the Presidential Medal of Freedom yesterday (29.05.12).The legendary singer was among 13 recipients of America's highest civilian honour at the White House and President Barack Obama revealed himself to be a fan...
By Bang Showbiz on 30 May 2012
Michelle Obama Wishes She Was Beyonce
Michelle Obama wishes she was Beyoncé Knowles.The First Lady of the United States says that if she wasn't heading the White House in Washington D.C with American President Barack Obama, she would love to be...
By Bang Showbiz on 26 May 2012
Jay-z Wants To Perform With Obama
Jay-Z wants US President Barack Oabama to sing at his two-day Made In America festival.The rapper is a major supporter of the American leader and he wants Obama to swap the White House for the...
By Bang Showbiz on 16 May 2012
Barack Obama Gave David Beckham A 'Hard Time'
Barack Obama gave David Beckham a ''hard time'' about his age.The 50-year-old US President admitted that he thinks the 38-year-old soccer player is getting too old to play the sport professionally.Speaking at the White House...
By Bang Showbiz on 16 May 2012
Stevie Wonder To Be Honoured With A Billboard Icon Award
Stevie Wonder will be honoured with the Billboard Icon Award for his achievements in music.The soul music legend will be the second person to receive the trophy, presented at the Billboard Music Awards ceremony in...
By Bang Showbiz on 11 May 2012
Lindsay Lohan Attending White House Dinner
Lindsay Lohan has been invited to the White House Correspondents' Dinner. The 'Mean Girls' actress is among a host of names to be asked to attend the event - which is held yearly to celebrate...
By Bang Showbiz on 26 April 2012
Taylor Swift 'Terrified' Meeting Michelle Obama
Taylor Swift admits she was ''terrified'' about meeting Michelle Obama.America's First Lady presented Taylor with The Big Help Award for her charity work at Sunday night's (04.03.12) Kid's Choice Awards, and the 22-year-old singer says...
By Bang Showbiz on 03 April 2012
Jane Fonda To Play Nancy Reagan
Jane Fonda is to play Nancy Reagan in 'The Butler'. The iconic actress - who has won two Oscars in her career - will take on the part of the of the wife of former...
By Bang Showbiz on 27 March 2012
Barack Obama Requests Song During Janelle Monae's White House Show
Janelle Monae was astonished when U.S. President Barack Obama asked her to perform his favourite track during her show at a White House state dinner this week (beg10Oct11).The R&B star was invited to entertain 220...
By WENN on 14 October 2011
Daryl Hannah Proud To Be Arrested For Protesting
Daryl Hannah says being arrested was "the point" of her recent protest.The 50-year-old actress was taken into police custody last month after participating in a sit-in demonstration outside the White House in Washington DC to...
By Bang Showbiz on 14 September 2011
The Killers Proud To Rock Obama
The Killers star Ronnie Vannucci Jr. says performing for President Barack Obama has been the highlight of his career.The musician and his bandmates - singer Brandon Flowers, guitarist Dave Keuning and bassist Mark Stoermer -...
By Bang Showbiz on 24 June 2011
Animated Man Zach Galifianakis
Zach Galifianakis is "treated like a cartoon" when people want pictures with him.The 'Hangover II' actor - who plays Alan in the comedy movie - is not always in the mood to have his photograph...
By Bang Showbiz on 08 June 2011
Justin Bieber Set To Meet 9/11 Victim
Justin Bieber is set to meet a 9/11 victim's daughter after a request from US President Barack Obama.The 'Baby' hitmaker has implied he will keep a promise made by the American leader that he would...
By Bang Showbiz on 13 May 2011
Wimpy Kid Delivers Sucker Punch
Sucker Punch took one itself -- of knockout force -- from a wimpy kid over the weekend. The Warner Bros. tough-girl action flick opened in the lead at the box office on Friday but quickly...
By Lew Irwin on 28 March 2011
Johnny Knoxville To Be First Man?
Johnny Knoxville is set to star in 'First Man'. The actor - best known for the 'Jackass' films in which he and a number of his friends do unusual and often painful stunts - would...
By Bang Showbiz on 04 March 2011
Naomi Watts 'Very Scared' About Playing Marilyn Monroe
Naomi Watts is "very, very scared" about playing Marilyn Monroe in a new biopic The actress - who recently became attached to Clint Eastwood's forthcoming movie 'J. Edgar' in the role as his secretary Helen...
By Bang Showbiz on 27 January 2011
Amber Riley Grateful For Glee Co-stars' Support
Amber Riley's 'Glee' cast-mates cried when she sang for the US President.The actress-and-singer - who plays Mercedes Jones in the hit musical drama series - was grateful for the support of her co-stars when she...
By Bang Showbiz on 08 January 2011
Jessica Simpson Admires Michelle Obama
Jessica Simpson wants to be Michelle Obama. The singer-and-actress - who attended the White House Correspondents' dinner in Washington D.C. yesterday (01.05.10) - claims she would love to be as self-assured and "incredible" as the...
By Bang Showbiz on 02 May 2010
Jay-z Pumps Up President
Jay-Z has revealed US President Barack Obama exercises to his music.The '99 Problems' rapper has revealed the political leader is a big hip-hop fan and uses his expletive-riddled tracks to inspire him during his work-outs.Jay-Z...
By Bang Showbiz on 19 February 2010
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