Mariska Hargitay’s family is getting bigger now that she’s adopted a new baby boy. According to reports, The Law and Order: SVU star and her husband Peter Hermann brought their new son home less than a week after filling out the paperwork. “We never in a million years thought it would happen this quickly,” said Hargitay in a People magazine interview.
The proud new parents named him Andrew Nicolas, and he joins the family just six months after they adopted their daughter Amaya Josephine. Hargitay told the magazine they were confident…Read full story
What do Jennifer Aniston, Barbra Streisand, Naomi Watts and Michelle Pfeiffer have in common? They’re A-List celebrities, and all were among the honorees at Elle magazine’s 18th Annual Women in Hollywood Tribute.
Others honored at this year’s ceremony were Viola Davis, Evan Rachel Wood and Elizabeth Olsen (sister of the famous Olsen twins), who was given the Calvin Klein Emerging Star Award. Katherine Heigl, Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Richie, Laura Dern, John Hamm and Olivia Spencer also attended the event, which was held at the Beverly Hills Four Seasons Hotel Monday night.
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Some top Hollywood stars will have a leading role in Audible.com next year, reading great literary works for the audiobook service. Celebrities who’ve signed on for the project include Meg Ryan, Naomi Watts, Colin Firth, Jennifer Connelly, Nicole Kidman, Samuel, L. Jackson, Anne Hathaway and Dustin Hoffman.
Kate Winslet was the first star to record an audiobook for the series, which will be available for download early next year. When asked what it was like to read Therese Raquin by Emile Zola, Winslet said “You use a different part of your…Read full story
Celebrities are taking off their shoes for an online auction to help children living in trash dumps around the world. Shoes from Ben Stiller, Sarah Jessica Parker, Chis Noth, Will Ferrell, Sienna Miller, Ricky Gervais, Jamie Lee Curtis, Russell Brand, Colin Firth and Bill Murray are among those up for bid.
Hosted by UK non-profit Small Steps Project, the eBay auction kicked of yesterday and will be accepting bids through October 23. Over 60 pairs of celebrity shoes are available and 100 percent of the final sale price will go directly…Read full story
Music icon Paul McCartney proved he still hasn’t had enough of silly love songs when he performed a tribute song for his new bride at their wedding reception last weekend. The former Beatle married Nancy Shevell in a modest ceremony at a London registry office.
McCartney’s daughter Stella made the event truly memorable by designing the bride’s gown, which was a knee-length, V-neck white dress with button detail on the bodice and sleeves. The designer also made the groom’s suit, the bridesmaids’ dresses and her dress for the big day.
Afterward the…Read full story
Kid Rock is teaming up with group of Detroit area titans to help raise money for U.S. cities in need. The singer assembled group of Detroit business leaders, who will donate to local charities, causes and people in cities on his upcoming tour.
Kid Rock’s 10-city Club Tour will take him to some of the nation’s most troubled cities, where he’ll skip the huge arenas he played on his recent Born Free Tour and go with much smaller venues. All funds will be distributed through the Kid Rock Foundation, who will…Read full story
Pierce Brosnan is giving moviemakers around the world a “license to film,” as a supporter of the 12th Annual Malibu International Film Festival. The former Bond star and his wife Keely were among the opening night sponsors, and the couple looked stunning as they attended the festival’s red carpet event on Thursday.
The festival kicked off with the film “Miss South Pacific: Beauty and the Sea,” which is a beauty pageant documentary, with an underlying message about climate change, and was directed by Mary Lambert. Later that evening, the Brosnans presented…Read full story
George Clooney may not be running for president, but celebrities came out in full force to see him play a presidential candidate in his latest film “The Ides of March” at its New York premiere. Clooney arrived at the Ziegfeld Theater Wednesday night with his parents for the big event.
The film’s co-stars Evan Rachel Wood, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Marisa Tomei and Paul Giamatti also attended the premier. Other notable guests included supermodel Christie Brinkley, actress Ellen Barkin, lifestyle guru Martha Stewart, newsman Dan Rather and Clooney’s former “ER” co-star Eirq…Read full story
