Celebrities

Hollywood High -- "20/20" Reports On Celebrities And Addiction, Friday, March 28 At 10:00 P.M. On ABC

Thursday, March 27, 2008 -- Why do many stars fall into the trap of alcohol and drug addiction? Lately it seems as though more and more celebrities are making headlines for the wrong reasons - some of them are dying and some are heading off to rehab. "20/20" gets insight from several stars who have battled their own addictions, including Daniel Baldwin and the Osbourne kids. What were their struggles? What are the causes and the consequences of Hollywood's drug epidemic? "20/20's" report on the scourge of drugs in Hollywood airs FRIDAY, MARCH 28 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.    » read more »

ESPN’s 16th Annual Telecast to Honor Best in Sports from a New Venue – NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE – on Sunday, July 20 at 9 p.m. ET

March 26, 2008 -- The 16th annual ESPYs will be hosted by Justin Timberlake, who will be joined by an all-star lineup of top athletes and entertainers to celebrate the best sports stories of the year. The two-hour event will move to the new NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE, a world-class 7,100-seat venue located across the street from STAPLES Center in downtown Los Angeles. The 2008 ESPYs presented by HUMMER will be televised July 20 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN HD with additional unique content available on a variety of ESPN multimedia platforms including ESPN.com and ESPN International.    » read more »

March 26, 2008, London -- NME – the longest-running and most famous music weekly in the world – today announced an exclusive partnership with the world’s leading social network, MySpace (myspace.com), to stream the first ever NME Awards US live from Los Angeles next month. In addition to streaming the awards, MySpace will also be presenting the Best Band of the Year award.

The hugely successful NME Awards UK – renowned as the most important and prestigious event for British fans of cutting-edge music – will be held in the US for the first time in Los Angeles at Goldenvoice’s historic El Rey Theatre on April 23, two days before the Coachella Music and Arts Festival begins.    » read more »

14 March 2008 -- India's Supreme Court has suspended legal proceedings against Hollywood actor Richard Gere, who faced obscenity charges for publicly kissing Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty last year.

Friday, the court indefinitely stayed the arrest warrant issued against Richard Gere and granted him permission to travel to and from India.

Richard Gere embraced and kissed Shilpa Shetty on her cheek at the public AIDS awareness event in New Delhi last year, prompting Hindu hard-liners to allege the pair had offended India's conservative culture.    » read more »

Nominations for 60th Primetime Emmy Awards coming July 17, 2008

North Hollywood, CA, March 17, 2008 – Veteran television producer Ken Ehrlich (“The Grammy Awards”) will return as Executive Producer of the “60th Primetime Emmy® Awards” for the fourth consecutive year, it was announced today. The Primetime Emmys will be broadcast live SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET/PT) on the ABC Television Network.    » read more »

NEW YORK, March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- In this 90 minute episode, Dr. Drew reunites several of his celebrity rehab patients to find out what happened after they left treatment.

Dr. Drew reveals who has relapsed, who has stayed sober and who is back in rehab.

The audience, which is comprised of recovering addicts and fans of the show, will also have the opportunity to ask the cast questions about what happened over the season.

SOURCE VH1

Hollywood's Mr Cool stars in TV revolution ads

Feb. 29, 2008 -- Samuel L Jackson has been confirmed as the new face of Virgin Media's latest TV advertising campaign. Jackson, Hollywood's award-winning actor and international icon, is to star in the new TV adverts to promote the company's market leading TV service.

The suite of 30 and 40 second ads will go on air in April and were filmed recently in the United States on the set of Jackson's latest movie. Jackson follows in the successful footsteps of Uma Thurman, who helped to launch Virgin Media in February 2007.    » read more »

Antonio Sabato Jr., Hosts "Road to the Oscars(r)"; Fashion Reporting and Commentary by Tom Julian; Live Blog of the Show by Humorist Joel Stein; Exclusive Online Sweepstakes and Promotions; And, for the First Time, Fans Can Upload Their Own Acceptance Speech

TWELVE NEW STARS WILL LIGHT UP THE DANCE FLOOR WHEN "DANCING WITH THE STARS" RETURNS FOR A SPECTACULAR SIXTH SEASON

Tuesday, February 19, 2008 -- Twelve celebrities - six men and six women -- attempt to outshine one another on a sixth season of the hit series "Dancing with the Stars," which returns MONDAY, MARCH 17 (8:00-9:30 p.m., ET) on ABC. The Season Six cast includes some of our most lauded stars yet: an Academy Award winner, a Tony Award winner, an Olympic Gold medalist, a nine-time Grand Slam tennis champion and the NFL's current Man of the Year.

Highlights:    » read more »

February 18, 2008, Beverly Hills, CA — Academy Award® nominees, presenters and performers will be greeted on Oscar’s red carpet on Sunday, February 24, by film historian, television host and Hollywood Reporter columnist Robert Osborne, Academy President Sid Ganis announced today. Red carpet guest arrivals are expected to begin at approximately 3 p.m. PT and conclude at the start of the Oscar® telecast at 5 p.m. PT.    » read more »

February 15, 2008, Beverly Hills, CA –– Regis Philbin, who will host the official 30-minute red carpet arrivals show preceding the 80th Academy Awards® presentation, will be joined by co-hosts Samantha Harris and Shaun Robinson, executive producer Gil Cates and producer Dennis Doty announced today.

This will be Samantha Harris’s first time working on Oscar’s Red Carpet Show and Robinson’s fourth time hailing the stars on Oscar’s behalf.    » read more »

- ESPN to Televise “McDonald’s NBA All-Star Celebrity Game” Live Feb. 15
- ESPN Radio and ESPN International to Broadcast 57th NBA All-Star Game
- Coverage on SportsCenter, ESPNEWS, ESPN.com and More

Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson Top the List of Playboy's 25 Sexiest Celebrities

Feb. 2008 -- Playboy magazine spotlights the world's 25 Sexiest Celebrities in its annual March Sex and Music issue, and awards its "Sex Stars of The Year" title to Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson, the stars of E!'s hit series "The Girls Next Door."    » read more »

11 February 2008, Washington (By Mary Morningstar) -- Britney Spears was released from UCLA Medical Center's psychiatric ward on February 6.

People magazine reports that a court representative determined there was "no just cause" to keep the troubled singer detained.    » read more »

February 11, 2008, Beverly Hills, CA — To ensure public safety, support security strategies and facilitate the production of the 80th Academy Awards® show, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the City of Los Angeles have finalized street closure plans around the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood.    » read more »