Erin Brockovich was the brassy, flirtatious legal secretary at the heart of the $333 million lawsuit settlement from Pacific Gas & Electric on behalf of the residents of a small town in the Mojave Desert who had been poisoned by toxic runoff from the utility’s sites. She became most famous when [...]
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Actor Pierce Brosnan got his big break playing the title role in the TV series Remington Steele. More recently, he has become the latest incarnation of James Bond.
Actor Pierce Brosnan’s 13-year-old son was in a car that plunged 150 to 200 feet down a steep embankment early Saturday, leaving him with [...]
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Mike Ditka is a former coach of the NFL’s New Orleans Saints.
The city attorney has refused to prosecute Mike Ditka on a criminal charge filed by a former casino pit boss who claims the former New Orleans Saints coach hurled a lighted cigar into his face during a dispute over a [...]
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Rapper Ice-T (real name Tracy Marrow) became most famous for his controversial song “Cop Killer.”
Rapper Ice-T helped his friend, a convicted bank robber, get released from federal prison this week by offering him a $36,000-a-year job.
Partly on the strength of Ice-T’s job offer, which is recorded in court papers, Tony Jake [...]
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Da Brat (real name Shawntae Harris) was the first female solo rapper to claim a platinum record with her 1994 debut album, Funkdafied.
t’s been a memorable week for platinum-selling rap artist Shawntae “Da Brat” Harris.
Her third album, Unrestricted, was released Tuesday, today is her 26th birthday and on Thursday she [...]
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Actor Leonardo DiCaprio is the star of movies such as Titanic and The Beach.
After he was found traveling with a doctored passport and more than $44,000 in airline tickets, celebrity money manager Dana Giacchetto was jailed today as a flight risk.
The 37-year-old investment broker, who formerly advised such stars as Leonardo [...]
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Professional wrestler Hulk Hogan (real name Terry Bollea) grapples with the World Championship Wrestling organization. He has parlayed his career in the ring into several movie roles.
Professional wrestlers won’t have to demonstrate chokeholds or testify about their staged moves in a Florida child-murder trial, a judge ruled Tuesday.
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Whitney Houston has five Grammy Awards to her credit. Her career highlights include the songs “The Greatest Love of All,” “I Will Always Love You” and the film The Bodyguard. Her marriage to rapper Bobby Brown has been described as stormy.
Singer Bobby Brown was back in a Florida jail today after [...]
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Kathie Lee Gifford is a television talk show host most famous for the morning show Live With Regis and Kathie Lee.
Ten-year-old Cody Gifford, made a household name by his television host mother Kathie Lee Gifford, sued a tabloid today over an article claiming he is incorrigible.
The libel lawsuit filed in [...]
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Cameron Diaz switched from modeling to acting in 1992 when she won a role opposite Jim Carrey in The Mask. A few years later, the hit There’s Something About Mary lifted her to superstar status.
Dana Giacchetto, who was hauled into court this week to answer federal swindling charges, wants a new [...]
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