Oscar Winner Anne Hathaway Is Pregnant With Baby No. 2

Oscar-winner Anne Hathaway is pregnant with baby No. 2

Anne Hathaway is signing up for more diaper duty.

The 36-year-old actress announced Wednesday on her Instagram account that she and her husband, actor, and jewelry designer Adam Shulman, are expecting their second child.

She posted a photo of her growing belly with the caption “It’s not for a movie…”

Hathaway also went on to say that she was sending “extra love” to anyone with fertility issues because she’s experienced it, too, with both pregnancies.

The new baby will join big brother, Jonathan, now three.

Hathaway, who won an Oscar for her work in “Les Miserables,” just wrapped filming the movie “The Witches” with Octavia Spencer, an adaption of the Roald Dahl children’s’ book.

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Amanda Bynes details struggle with drug abuse, says she is nearly 4 years sober

After years out of the spotlight, Amanda Bynes is enrolled in fashion school and is nearly four years sober.

The actress, 32, gave a tell-all to Paper magazine about her experience with drug abuse and why she stopped acting in an article published today, Nov. 27.

Millennials would know her as a stand-out in her generation, thanks to her natural comedic timing. By 13, she hosted her eponymous sketch comedy show “The Amanda Show.” Bynes was a favorite in headlining early 2000s teen comedies such as “Big Fat Liar,” “What a Girl Wants” and “She’s the Man.”

But from 2010 onwards, news reports documented erratic behavior including 2010 tweets that stated she had retired from acting and that, a month later, she was “unretired.”

She would be arrested for driving under the influence and was accused of hit-and-runs. She also became notorious on Twitter for attacking other celebrities and for threatening the media. She would deny that she was on drugs, despite being arrested on drug charges in May 2013.

In the Paper interview, she reiterated that she didn’t drink alcohol, as she disliked its taste. But she owned up to her drug abuse and to the problematic behavior with much remorse.

She said she started smoking weed at 16 and later on experimented with harder drugs like Molly and ecstasy. When she found out about Adderall, which was labeled as a “skinny pill,” she got hooked on it, too.

Her drug abuse would kill her career, forcing her to drop out of the 2011 film “Hall Pass” when she couldn’t perform properly while high on marijuana.

Without work, she felt she had no purpose in life. To fill the void, she spent her days getting stoned at home while watching TV and tweeting.

“I’m really ashamed and embarrassed with the things I said. I can’t turn back time but if I could, I would. And I’m so sorry to whoever I hurt and whoever I lied about because it truly eats away at me. It makes me feel so horrible and sick to my stomach and sad,” she said in the interview.

“Those days of experimenting [with substances] are long over,” she promised, crediting her parents for helping her recover. “I’m not sad about it and I don’t miss it because I really feel ashamed of how those substances made me act.”

"When I was off of them, I was completely back to normal and immediately realized what I had done—it was like an alien had literally invaded my body. That is such a strange feeling,” she said.

Bynes plans to return to acting and hopes for different types of roles. She enrolled in the Los Angeles school Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in 2014. This November, she will earn her Associate of Arts degree in Merchandise Product Development and will take a bachelor’s degree in January.  Niña V. Guno /ra

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‘Gone With the Wind’ actress dies at 98

CHARLESTON, South Carolina—The oldest surviving cast member of “Gone with the Wind” has died in South Carolina. She was 98.

Alicia Rhett played India Wilkes in the 1939 film starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable.

Kimberly Farfone Borts is spokeswoman for the Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community in Charleston, South Carolina. She told The Associated Press that Rhett died about 5 p.m. Friday at Gadsden, where she had lived since August 2002.

In the movie, India Wilkes is a sister of Ashley Wilkes, with whom Scarlett O’Hara is deeply in love before Ashley marries his cousin and Scarlett becomes involved with Rhett Butler.

The news release says Alicia Rhett was born February 1, 1915, in Savannah, Georgia.



Farfone said Rhett also was a portrait painter who sketched her fellow actors on the set.

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Hailee Steinfeld hopes to visit Bohol

LOS ANGELES—Hailee Steinfeld has done seven films, including “Romeo and Juliet,” since her Oscar-nominated feature-film debut performance in “True Grit.” So, the talented 16-year-old, pretty in a pink printed blouse and miniskirt, said in my recent chat with her, she has not seen much of her family, including Filipino relatives.

“Not as often as I’d like to,” Hailee said. Her mom, Cheri, who was in the back of the room, traces her roots back to Bohol. Hailee fondly calls her maternal grandpa, Ricardo Domasin, “Papa.” Her great grandfather, Peter Domasin, was the one originally from Bohol. Hailee’s dad is also named Peter.

“I have been traveling so much lately,” Hailee added. “But when the family does get together, it’s definitely an occasion.”

I took the chance to give copies of my book, “My Filipino Connection: The Philippines in Hollywood,” to Hailee, who quickly noticed that Darren Criss was one of her fellow Fil-Ams featured along with her on the cover. Cheri said she looked forward to showing the book (available at National Book Store in the Philippines and on amazon.com) to her family.

In the book, I mentioned that Hailee’s uncle, Larry Domasin, was a child actor whose credits include costarring with Elvis Presley in the 1960s film, “Fun in Acapulco.” I asked Hailee if her uncle Larry’s acting stint somehow inspired her to become an actor, too. “It’s interesting because I [can’t really say I] come from a family of actors,” she replied. “There have been a few [relatives] like my uncle Larry, who has done a few things. The thing I admire the most is that he did [some acting] because he loved it and had a great time. He did it as long as he wanted to. And he has a great life now. I love seeing him. He’s great.”

Been busy

Hailee said she still dreamt of seeing the Philippines, especially Bohol. In fact, with a blooming career, she hopes to make a film in the Philippines. “Every place I want to go to is a place where I hope to shoot a film,” she said.

(After the interview, we chatted briefly about Filipino food. Saying she was picky, Hailee singled out one good meal she had in a Filipino restaurant—in Glendale or Pasadena, she was not sure.)

“I have been busy,” she said with the sweetest smile. Quite an understatement. “I have done ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and ‘Ender’s Game.’ Two of my films, ‘Can a Song Save Your Life?’ and ‘Hateship Loveship’ were bought in Toronto. I have a few more—I am losing track!—‘Three days to Kill’ and ‘The Keeping Room.’” Add Tommy Lee Jones’ “The Homesman” to that list.

Hailee said she would always be grateful for her major break in the Coen brothers’ acclaimed “True Grit.” “I always refer back to my experience on ‘True Grit.’ That was my first film and every single thing that I learned in those three months has traveled with me everywhere. I have since had the opportunity to work with so many incredible people. In ‘Can a Song Save Your Life?’ I worked with Mark Ruffalo and Keira Knightley, whom I admire and look up to. They were so supportive and helpful—like everyone else I have worked with. In ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ my experience with Lesley Manville (who plays the nurse) sticks with me.”

Huge honor

Landing the Shakespearean heroine was a coup for the young actress. She plays against Douglas Booth’s Romeo in director Carlo Carlei’s retelling of the classic story, as scripted by Julian Fellowes (“Downton Abbey”). “The casting came about very quickly. I received a phone call and, I remember thinking, to even be considered for a part like this is such a huge honor.

“After that, I went immediately into dialect training. We spent a week or two in Italy before we started filming. That always helps so much—immersing yourself in the culture and working with the wardrobe, locations. Everyone and everything has such an impact on my performance that I am truly thankful for.”

I urged her to talk some more about her coming films. She obliged: “‘Ender’s Game’ is an epic adventure. I play a character named Petra Arkanian, the only girl in the army that Ender is placed into. They become really good close friends, and help each other out in that world.

“In ‘Can a Song Save Your Life?’ I play Mark Ruffalo’s daughter, a lost teener trying to fit in—she basically does what she can. Her dad comes into her life at a time when she really needs him. They rekindle their relationship. It’s a beautiful coming-of-age story.

“In ‘Three Days to Kill,’ I play Kevin Costner’s daughter. In some ways, she is similar to my character in ‘Can a Song.’ This is a girl who is, again, trying to fit in. She has moved to Paris with her mom. It’s a whole different world. She takes the Metro to school. She is trying to make it as if it’s normal for her.  She puts on a façade until the end of the movie, where you see her for who she really is. She reconnects with her dad. It’s a really beautiful story.

“‘The Keeping Room’ is about two sisters and their female slave during the Civil War. I play the younger sister to Brit Marling. It’s about these women who are by themselves on their property. Two Union soldiers who have broken off from the war come to invade their space. It’s a really beautiful story of three powerful women fending for themselves.”

Back to “Romeo and Juliet,” Hailee said filming in Italy was quite a contrast from acting in front of a green screen in “Ender’s Game.” “Very different,” she stressed. “It was one of the most interesting things I’ve done—going from filming a story in the actual location it was set in to going in front of a green screen for three months. So that was definitely a departure, really opposite sides of the spectrum but it was really interesting.




“I really enjoy doing period pieces like ‘Romeo and Juliet’ because you have everything there around you to use and take advantage of. But I’ve also learned that I really enjoy doing a film where I am required to use my imagination. That was really fun for me, a new experience that I really enjoyed. ”

The teenage actress admitted that she had never fallen in love. “I can’t really say…I would be able to tell you if I knew, but I haven’t. I have to agree with Julian (Fellowes) that ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is a symbol of first deep love. Obviously, the way that story is told is very dramatic. Everything, apart from their love—the inner conflict, the feuding families, and just everything going on makes it so exciting when they are together. That’s the way it’s supposed to be, that no matter what anyone is telling you on the outside, you should love who you want to love. But I’m 16 and I don’t really know much about love.”

Social media

Poised and articulate, Hailee is growing up into a young lady. On how she kept herself solid in a profession where drugs and alcohol claim many young lives, Hailee explained, “I owe my parents a lot, the way they brought me up. It was sort of a strict household, where I learned right from wrong. I am home-schooled. It’s interesting because, as much as I feel that I am not part of that stuff, I do see it happen all the time. I am actually fascinated by it because I don’t really understand it.”

Hailee has taken to social media, especially Twitter, very well. “I recently became very big in the social media. It’s so interesting to me that I will get a message from somebody on the other side of the world, saying that they are so excited to see ‘Romeo and Juliet.’ It’s so crazy because, first of all, I always think, how do they know? Other than that, it’s incredible to connect with your fan base and talk to people who are excited about and admire your work. It’s always really flattering. I have yet to have one of those crazy fan experiences.”

On being the face of the fashion house, Miu Miu, Hailee recalled, “I did a campaign for them a couple of seasons ago. It was a wonderful experience. After I was flown to Paris to see the Miu Miu fashion show—t was my first fashion show, my first Fashion Week, it was unreal. The designers, models and the shows—they put on such a production. It’s so incredible. I really felt like I was introduced to fashion on another level. Fashion has become a really big part of my life.”

Day by day

As Hailee plunges from one film project into another, does she have time to map out the kind of future she’d like to have? “I have moments where I will sit and think about what I will be doing in a couple of months or years from now. But because there is so much going on right now, I find it easier to take it day by day. Before you know it, you will find yourself thinking about many months and years into the future so I think it’s less stressful to take it day by day. It’s easier to take it all in that way. But I definitely have times where I am really interested in what the future will be like but there’s only so much you can do thinking about that.”

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Claudine Barretto, ex-aide swap theft raps

From accused to accuser.

A former personal assistant of Claudine Barretto has filed a complaint for theft against the actress, more than four months after the alleged incident in Marikina City.

In a complaint-affidavit filed in the Marikina City prosecutor’s office on Sept. 11, Dessa Cadelario Patilan said she lost more than P13,550 worth of valuables when Barretto went to search Patilan’s room in the actress’ house at Loyola Grand Villa on May 10.



The search happened after Barretto accused her of theft and reported this to the local police station, she said.

Patilan alleged that Barretto took her cash amounting to P10,700 and her tablet computer, and asked that the actress pay some P113,000 to cover the cost of the lost items as well as moral and exemplary damages, apart from lawyer’s fees.

Sought for comment, Barretto’s legal counsel Ferdinand Topacio said he and his client had yet to receive a copy of the complaint.

“That’s what we complained about (against Patilan),” he said, referring to the qualified theft charges they earlier filed against her. He said Patilan was just getting back at the actress with a “countercharge.’’

He said Patilan “was dismissed from service (by Barretto) a long time ago’’ and that it was puzzling that she was filing the complaint only now.

The actress would issue a statement today to answer the complaint, Topacio said.

source: newsinfo.inquirer.net

‘Five Easy Pieces’ star Karen Black dead at 74

LOS ANGELES – Karen Black, the prolific actress who appeared in more than 100 movies and was featured in such counterculture favorites as “Easy Rider,” ”Five Easy Pieces” and “Nashville,” has died.

Black’s husband, Stephen Eckelberry, said the actress died Wednesday from complications from cancer. She was 74.

Known for her full lips and thick, wavy hair that seemed to change color from film to film, Black often portrayed women who were quirky, troubled or threatened. Her breakthrough was as a prostitute who takes LSD with Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda in 1969′s “Easy Rider,” the hippie classic that helped get her the role of Rayette Dipesto, a waitress who dates — and is mistreated by — an upper-class dropout played by Jack Nicholson in 1970′s “Five Easy Pieces.”

Cited by The New York Times as a “pathetically appealing vulgarian,” Black’s performance won her an Oscar nomination and Golden Globe Award. She would recall that playing Rayette really was acting: The well-read, cerebral Black, raised in a comfortable Chicago suburb, had little in common with her relatively simple-minded character.

“If you look through the eyes of Rayette, it looks nice, really beautiful, light, not heavy, not serious. A very affectionate woman who would look upon things with love, and longing,” Black told Venice Magazine in 2007.

“A completely uncritical person, and in that sense, a beautiful person. When (director) Bob Rafelson called me to his office to discuss the part he said, ‘Karen, I’m worried you can’t play this role because you’re too smart.’ I said ‘Bob, when you call “action,” I will stop thinking,’ because that’s how Rayette is.’”

In 1971, Black starred with Nicholson again in “Drive, He Said,” which Nicholson also directed. Over the next few years, she worked with such top actors and directors as Richard Benjamin (“Portnoy’s Complaint”), Robert Redford and Mia Farrow (“The Great Gatsby”) and Charlton Heston (“Airport 1975″). She was nominated for a Grammy Award after writing and performing songs for “Nashville,” in which she played a country singer in Robert Altman’s 1975 ensemble epic. Black also starred as a jewel thief in Alfred Hitchcock’s last movie, “Family Plot,” released in 1976.

“We used to read each other poems and limericks and tried to catch me on my vocabulary,” she later said of Hitchcock. “He once said, ‘You seem very perspicacious today, Miss Black.’ I said, ‘Oh, you mean “keenly perceptive?” ‘Yes.’ So I got him this huge, gold-embossed dictionary that said ‘Diction-Harry,’ at the end of the shoot.”

The actress would claim that her career as an A-list actress was ruined by “The Day of the Locust,” a troubled 1975 production of the Nathanael West novel that brought her a Golden Globe nomination but left Black struggling to find quality roles.

By the end of the ’70s, she was appearing in television and in low-budget productions. Black received strong reviews in 1982 as a transsexual in Altman’s “Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean.” But despite working constantly over the next 30 years, she was more a cult idol than a major Hollywood star. Her credits included guest appearances on such TV series as “Law & Order” and “Party of Five” and enough horror movies, notably “Trilogy of Terror,” that a punk band named itself “The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black.”

Black was married four times. She is survived by Eckelberry, a son and a daughter.

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Paltrow named People’s Most Beautiful Woman

NEW YORK— People magazine has named Gwyneth Paltrow as the World’s Most Beautiful Woman for 2013.

The 40-year-old actress tops the magazine’s annual list of the “World’s Most Beautiful,” announced Wednesday.

Commenting on her selection, Paltrow says: “Around the house, I’m in jeans and a T-shirt. I don’t really wear makeup.”

She credits her workout routine for keeping her looking young and feeling strong.



Paltrow is married to Coldplay rocker Chris Martin. They have two children, Apple, 8, and Moses, 7.

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Esquire names Mila Kunis 'sexiest woman alive'

Actress Mila Kunis has been dubbed "the sexiest woman alive" by Esquire magazine in its November issue out this week.

Kunis, 29, a one-time star of the TV comedy "That '70s Show," was lauded by the men's magazine on its website as "the most beautiful, opinionated, talkative, and funny movie star that we've all known since she was nine."




As a grown-up, the native of Ukraine electrified audiences with a solid performance opposite - and sometimes in bed with - Oscar-winner Natalie Portman in 2010 ballet movie "Black Swan." She recently showed her comic chops in the surprise summer hit, "Ted."

Near year she will star in "Oz: The Great and Powerful," and she is the voice of Meg Griffin on the animated Fox comedy "Family Guy."

Runners-up this year included Jessica Chastain, Anne Hathaway, "Precious" star Gabourey Sidibe and newly divorced Katie Holmes.

Kunis joins the ranks of past Esquire choices, including Oscar winners Charlize Theron and Halle Berry, and last year's winner, Rihanna. — Reuters

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Amanda Bynes's Car Impounded

Amanda Bynes, who has been ordered by a judge not to drive, was pulled over and had her car impounded Sunday morning.

Victor Gill of the Burbank Airport Police confirms to PEOPLE that the actress, 26, was stopped and cited for driving with a suspended license.

"I can confirm that Amanda Bynes was cited at approximately 8:20 a.m. Sunday for driving with a suspended license," Victor Gill of the Burbank Airport Police tells PEOPLE. "Her car was impounded and she received a misdemeanor citation. She was not arrested. I believe she was by herself. This occurred on Hollywood Way, just south of the main entrance to the Bob Hope Airport."

Gill provided no other details and would not say why she was stopped.

Bynes lost her driving privileges while facing a DUI charge and two counts of hit-and-run, according to the Los Angeles Times.

As recently as Thursday night Bynes was spotted driving around West Hollywood in her black BMW 5-series.

source: people.com

Sam Pinto irked by rumors she used money to top FHM sexiest list

A few days before her victory party as the reigning sexiest Pinay of FHM, Sam Pinto finds herself facing an intrigue.

"Bumili ka raw ng boto?"

In an exclusive phone interview with PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) at around 8:30 p.m. today, July 8, the usually placid actress makes no effort to hide her irritation.

"Na-stress ako sa rumor na ito. Where did it come from?" she begins.

The minute she learned about it through Twitter, she felt bad for the fans who tirelessly and wholeheartedly supported her during the voting period, which ran from April 2 until June 15.

She adds, "I know they worked hard for this. They would tell me, 'Naubos ang load ko... Na-cut ang phone ko....' I did not give money!"

But she's vocal about giving gifts— which, she says, is the suggestion of her avid supporters.

The Kapuso leading lady relates, "I agreed to their suggestion. Yung mga gifts na ito, it came from my sponsors. Mga San Miguel shirts and fan signs... If they buy the magazine, they get a shirt. Kasi yung ballots this year, dapat bumili ka talaga ng FHM.

"I campaigned sa Twitter and fan page..."

Then with more emphasis, she repeats, "But I did not give money so I can win!"

How about the liquor brand she's endorsing? According to tittle-tattle, it allotted budget for the FHM survey.

Her reply: "Ang alam ko yung sa Facebook fan page at yung mga gifts... But you know, fans pa rin ang, e, ang magde-decide.

"Kaya whoever started this, it's just so unfair. Nung nalaman ng nanay ko, pati siya na-stress... So, I felt that I should clarify things."

Why is the sexiest Pinay title important to her?

"When I won last year, I saw what happened to me... People know me more, and dumami yung endorsements ko, I had 4 yata... Kaya it really, really helped my career," she replies.

Next year though, while the distinction of being the first Pinay to win the title three years in a row is appealing, Sam said in a previous interview, “Don’t worry, hindi na ako masyadong lalaban next year!”

This time, she declares, "Tapos na ang ang laban..." But her fate in 2013, she says, will still be up to the fans.

"If I'll have my way, why not?" quips the 22-year-old star, who's also not discounting the possibility that competition is bound to become more stiff.

And if she'll also have her way, she wants to shun these "kaka-stress" issues.

She says, "I have no idea ba't laging lumalapit ang mga controversies... but they say, publicity, good or bad, is still publicity.

"If the issue is not true, I'll be fine. Then it's okay. I know the truth naman... Meron lang mga hindi ma-tolerate, like this one. Nakakairita itong isyu na ito!"

MOVING ON... But Sam wants to put this behind her and just focus on her preparations for the victory party on July 12.

What can the people expect?

"Last year, maraming na-disappoint kasi balot na balot daw yung suot," she says, referring to the quite-demure corset she wore in 2011.

But Popo Go is designing a "more revealing" outfit this year.

Sam assures, "It's gonna be way better than last year." - Pep.ph

source: gmanetwork.com

KC Concepcion, Carmen Soo Figure In Int’l Sexiest Actress List

MANILA, Philippines – Coming right on the heels of the alleged discrimination to 100% Pinays by a local clothing company, actress KC Concepcion, who coincidentally is an endorser of the said brand, proved that pure-bred Pinays are still as beautiful as the half-breds by landing on the list of "25 Sexiest International Actresses You Haven't Heard Of.”

Compiled by New York-based magazine Complex on their website on June 6, Megastar Sharon Cuneta’s eldest daughter happens to be the only Filipina on the list. She was on the 23rd spot of the list along with other celebs from various countries such as India, Australia, Canada, England and Germany.

Under her photo was a brief bio of KC where her celebrity parents Sharon and Gabby Concepcion were mentioned.

The accomplished TV host-actress' achievements were also enumerated among them being a United Nations’ National Ambassador Against Hunger together with bits and pieces of her past and present showbiz projects.

But perhaps the most interesting detail in the profile was her being called a show business “royalty” who is not “riding on her mother’s coattails.”

Clearly, several visitors of the website agree that KC deserves to be on the list.

Commenter Perla opined that “KC Concepcion is a remarkable woman, a beautiful person inside and out, she is such a warm and loving person.”

Junky, on the other hand, lauded how KC was the only Filipino on the list and wrote, “Congratulations KC you deserve it, even though a lot of people wanted to put you down,they didn't succeed because you can never put a good woman down...you really are very beautiful and talented woman.. and now internationally they recognize you as one of the sexiest woman!!!!! keep it up!!”

Visitor Anne praised the “commonalities” among the stunning women on the list and how it appears that the list's creator didn't base their judgements solely on looks.

“I just noticed also, some of them are University graduates, Ambassador, etc... they got good Resume so to speak. Being SEXY is not all about the looks, it's about EVERYTHING & more... (intelligent people got sexy brains, & they got loads of BRILLIANT IDEAS, just like KC!),” she said.

Commenter Wonder questioned why TV host-recording star Anne Curtis wasn’t on the list when she has a string of achievements and a gorgeous face to cap it all off.

“After reading the top 25, how come Anne Curtis from the Philippines is not included? I believe Ms. Curtis also deserve such inclusion knowingly she's now filming ‘Blood Ransom’ in Hollywood and she's the Princess of All Media,” he queried.

Aside from KC, Malaysian actress Carmen Soo is also on the list at number five. The one on the top spot is Mexican actress Adriana Fonseca who also ranks high on People Spain’s “50 Most Beautiful People” list.

article source: mb.com.ph

The trouble with dating Bea Alonzo

Zanjoe Marudo says the hardest part of dating actress Bea Alonzo is coping with her work schedule.

Bea is in Vienna working on the John D. Lazatin romantic comedy, “What I Did For Love,” with John Lloyd Cruz. “When she comes home, I’ll be in Baguio for another project,” Zanjoe says. “She is flying to Barcelona next and will be gone when I get back to Manila.”

He adds: “Before she left, she made me promise to always have time to talk with her. She said she still wants to be part of my daily routine. I hate the feeling of missing someone. I get temperamental. I miss looking at her beautiful face.”

Being with Bea has taught him to be more expressive, the actor says. “I used to be uncomfortable about that. I’ve become more demonstrative now.”

Zanjoe sat down with a group of entertainment writers recently talk about his latest TV project, “Precious Hearts Romances Presents Hiyas,” about a tribal warrior named Silang.

You were last seen on TV in the adult drama “Kristine.” Which role is more daring?

I show more skin in this project than I did in “Kristine.” Silang lives in the woods; it’s normal for him to be wearing just a loin cloth.

What is it like working with Megan Young?

She’s very professional, comes to the set prepared. She was doing another TV show while we worked on this one, but she never complained. I like working with people like her.

You finished shooting “Hiyas” last year. Do you feel bad about the delayed airing?

I’m glad that it’s finally here. Let me focus on that.

Mercedes, who is now a GMA 7 talent, was very vocal about her disappointment. She thought the project had been shelved.

I understand how she felt. She’s known for her indie movies and this is her first big mainstream project, so she’s excited about it.

(“Hiyas” airs weekday afternoons after “PBB Teen Edition 4 Uber” on ABS-CBN)

source: http://entertainment.inquirer.net

Amanda Bynes Reportedly Involved in Another Hit and Run

It's one car mishap after another for Amanda Bynes. Someone reported the actress as the culprit in the accident occurring on the 101 Freeway in the San Fernando Valley on April 10. The victim said Bynes slammed into a car and fled the scene.

If this were true, then it happened four days after Bynes hit a police car in West Hollywood and got arrested for DUI afterwards. The victim of her May 10 incident identified the woman driving the 5 series BMW through her mugshot.

The victim claimed the culprit drove through a red light when the victim tried to chase her. The victim was able to write down the license plate and got a profile view of the BMW driver. When CHP showed up, they ran the plate and found out it was a rented car. They contacted Enterprise rental car which then said that the person who rented the car was Bynes.

According to TMZ's source, the case was rejected by the L.A. City Attorney's Office because there was no independent witness stating that Bynes was the other driver.

source: http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00050939.html

Child actress, 14, among victims of Nepal crash

New Delhi (CNN) -- A 14-year-old Indian actress, Taruni Sachdev, was among the passengers who died in Monday's plane crash in Nepal, officials said.

Jaikumar Thakur, a doctor at the Indian embassy in Kathmandu, told CNN that Sachdev was traveling with her mother, who also lost her life in the crash.

The two were among 21 people on board a small plane that crashed after it was unable to land in a mountainous area of Nepal, killing 15.

The plane was about a mile from the airport at Jomsom, a popular tourist town in central Nepal, when it went down, said Purusottam Shakya, deputy director of air traffic service operations in Kathmandu. It was operated by Agni Air, a Nepalese carrier.

Taruni shot to national fame for her role as a schoolgirl alongside India's superstar Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek in "Paa" (Father), a movie with disability as its theme.

Amitabh, who played Abhishek's son in the film, portrayed a child with a genetic condition that leads to premature ageing.

"Just reading that Tarini (Taruni) Sachdev the girl child artist in Paa, has perished in Nepal plane crash... please God may this not be true," Bachchan senior tweeted after the crash.

Abhishek Bachchan also mourned the loss.

"SHOCKED and very saddened to hear about the Nepal plane crash. Lost 1 of my cutest co-stars. Little Taruni Sachdev from PAA. Speechless.....," he said in a tweet.

Taruni also starred in dozens of TV commercials.

article source: CNN

MIAA chief: Security personnel ready to testify on Raymart-Tulfo scuffle

While it does not have any closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage to help clear the mess, the Manila International Airport Authority is ready to have its security personnel testify on the scuffle involving columnist Ramon Tulfo and actor Raymart Santiago at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport 3 Sunday.

In a radio interview Monday, MIAA general manager Jose Angel Honrado said his men will be ready to testify if called by the court.

“Pag pinatawag sila ng korte, siyempre haharap sila,” Honrado told dzBB radio.

He said this was the next best thing to CCTV footage, saying the NAIA-3 baggage area had no working CCTV equipment.

Tulfo and Santiago engaged in a scuffle at the NAIA-3’s baggage area Sunday, after Santiago saw Tulfo taking footage of actress Claudine Barretto – Santiago’s wife – scolding an airline attendant over their missing luggage.

While Santiago said Tulfo tried to punch him when he asked what he was doing, Tulfo said Santiago and some companions ganged up on him. Both are taking their fight to the courts.

Statements from security personnel

Honrado said that while there was no CCTV at the baggage area where the fight occurred, there were statements taken from security personnel there.

“May mga salaysay na kinuha rito. Kung hahanapin ng korte ang salaysay, ibibigay sa korte kung magkaroon ng kaso,” he said.

On the other hand, Honrado admitted he could not guarantee there will be no repeat of what happened Sunday.

“Hindi kasi araw-araw na nangyari. Mula ako naupo rito ngayon lang ako nakakita ng suntukan sa baggage area,” he said. — RSJ, GMA News

source: gmanetwork.com

Nicole Kidman in talks to play Grace Kelly

LOS ANGELES — Australian actress Nicole Kidman is in talks to play the late Grace Kelly, the screen legend who married the prince of Monaco, in a film by French director Olivier Dahan, Variety reports.

The report said Kidman, 44, is in negotiations to play Kelly in “Grace of Monaco,” which Pierre-Ange Le Pogam is producing with writer Arash Amel.

The entertainment daily said “nearly every top actress in Hollywood” is seeking the role and that no deal has been signed yet.

The screenplay by Amel is not a biopic but centers on the period from December 1961 to November 1962.

At the time Kelly, an Oscar winner and mother of two, had already spent six years as a princess and was called upon to save Monaco from an escalating crisis with France over the tiny monarchy’s status as a tax haven.

Kidman won an Academy Award for her portrayal of author Virginia Woolf in “The Hours” (2002).

source: japantoday.com

Donita Rose's mom sees bankruptcy in positive light

MANILA, Philippines – Evelyn Cavett, the mother of actress-TV host Donita Rose who is now based in Nevada, has finally moved on three years after filing for bankruptcy and losing the five houses her family has worked so hard to acquire.

“We have always lived in a house. Now we’re living in a rented house. It’s okay, it’s okay. We can make it. It’s just a matter of your attitude. It happened to be that recession hit, it’s global, and so we have to accept it,” Evelyn told The Filipino Channel’s “Balitang America,” with the video clip posted on its official website on March 19.

According to Evelyn, most of the money used to invest for the houses had been from Donita’s showbiz earnings. Donita was not only a popular actress-model in the Philippines, but was also well-known across Asia as one of the video jocks for MTV Asia.

“Large portion of it [investment] was initiated by Donita. She really spared her income, huge, just a lot of money that we put into the down payment. That’s how we started to have all these homes.

“We collected five homes [using] of course my savings, and then my sister worked for the bank, and my hard-earned income being a teacher. We put it together with Donita’s [money],” Evelyn related.

Bankruptcy is usually a cause for humiliation for many, but Evelyn believes otherwise.

“Why the embarrassment? No! You should not be. I’m not. You know, it happened to me and so be it. Make sure that we keep our job… We know how to cook, we know how to budget, shopping-wise, food-wise. We are the survivors,” she said.

Accepting their condition might have been difficult, but Evelyn can now say, “It’s gone! What can you do? You have to move on. There’s nothing that you can do [but] face it.”

Evelyn, now 64, still works as a teacher during weekdays and a tutor for kids during weekends.

source: mb.com.ph

Gwen Zamora goes international

MANILA, Philippines – Gwen Zamora is keeping her fingers crossed that Pinoys would be proud of her stint in the international movie, “The Witness.”

Weeks prior to the release of the GMA Films and Skylar Films co-produced Indonesian flick, Zamora shared how thrilled she was to be part of a production as big as this one.

“I hope I made the Philippines proud kasi I’m the only Filipina representing the Philippines in [that] Indonesian film,” enthused the part French, Italian, Vietnamese and Filipino actress in a taped interview with “Unang Hirit [UH]” aired March 6.

Filming experience

In the film, Zamora plays half-Filipina, half-American expatriate, Angel; a hotel employee who, according to a previous Bulletin Entertainment report, witnesses the grotesque killing of her father by an armed syndicate.

Being sole eyewitness to the crime, Angel was forced to flee and hide from the syndicate who wants to get rid of her as well. With the goal to avenge her father’s death, Angel eventually meets his leading man played by Indonesian actor, Tyo Pakusa Dewol.

Since fractions of the film were shot in Indonesia, which is known as a strict Muslim country, Zamora reiterated that the entire production team had to be extremely cautious in capturing certain sequences.

“They were very meticulous about ‘yung pagtakbo ko. Hindi pwedeng umaalog ‘yung dibdib gano’n,” shared the actress in the “UH” report.

Although, she deems the film to be “very conservative” she pointed out that they were able to successfully go around the “sensitive scenes” making the flick “very twisted” at the same time.

Of all the things that she's done in the film, Zamora singled out that what frayed her nerves the most was “’yung shooting everyday tapos iyakan everyday."

Recall that in a past report, Zamora described the film as the “most intense” she’s done to date, in her relatively new acting career.

“There's a lot of action, a lot of shooting, a lot of blood. Madugo talaga ‘yung Gwen Zamora na makikita ninyo dito,” she said.

She even boasted that she did all the stunts in the film without a double which is why “half of my shooting days, I had bruises everywhere. My kneecap was sort of out for a while, so I was [in and out] of the hospital and I was always on painkillers so it was really intense talaga.”

But, despite the physical challenges posed by her role, Zamora said "It was really worth it!"

The young actress bagged the titular role in the suspense-thriller flick when the Indonesian film outfit was scouting for talent from the GMA Artist Center (GMAAC).

"Actually they went around the Philippines kasi gusto daw nila ng Philippine actress in their movie and GMA presented their various actresses tapos ‘yon,” shared Zamora in the “UH” episode.

According to her, the film would premiere in local theaters on March 21. It will also be screened in other Asian countries namely Singapore, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand; and in Dubai.

source: mb.com.ph

Lindsay Lohan no longer party girl, now a 'homebody'

LOS ANGELES - Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan says she is putting her bad girl image behind her and starting a fresh chapter in life, getting back to acting after recent years of personal turmoil that included arrests and stints in jail.

The actress, 25, who is on probation from a string of legal troubles including drunk driving, drug possession and theft, has recently impressed court officials with good behavior and seemed eager to continue on a straight-and-narrow path.

Lohan, who became a fixture on the Hollywood nightlife scene as a young actress told Matt Lauer of NBC's "Today" news show that parties were "not my thing anymore" and she was more comfortable being a "homebody."

"I went out, actually, a few months ago with a friend. And I was so uncomfortable. Not because I felt tempted, just because it was just the same thing that it always was before. And it just wasn't fun for me. I've become more of a homebody. And I like that," the actress said in excerpts of the interview that were released on Tuesday.

Lohan rose to fame as a likeable child star in Disney movies such as "The Parent Trap" and comedies including "Freaky Friday," but has been in and out of jail and rehab since 2007 when she was arrested for drunk driving and cocaine possession.

She currently is serving court-ordered community service at the Los Angeles County morgue as part of her probation, due to be completed at the end of March, after she admitted stealing a gold necklace from a California jewelry store in January 2011.

Lohan has expressed measures of regret before only to find herself back in trouble afterward.

In an April 2011 interview on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," she told the host: "I have made a lot of mistakes and I recognized that, but I am in the clear now," and in September 2010, after failing a drug test, she tweeted, "I am working hard to overcome it and am taking positive steps forward everyday."

Speaking to Lauer, the "Mean Girls" actress admitted to being in denial over her issues, saying it was "a scary thing" to express to people.

"I wasn't as comfortable with myself then ... I think it was a fear factor that I had about what was really going on. And, you know, I had to get that wakeup call," said Lohan.

But 2012 could see a fresh start for the actress, who is set to host U.S. sketch comedy show "Saturday Night Live" on March 3 and is also in line to be cast as screen icon Elizabeth Taylor in an upcoming film, a welcome change after being dropped from projects in recent years.

The actress said she wanted to use the opportunities to "do what I'm supposed to," adding she will "not let anyone down."

"I could see where it could be scary for people to invest in me. And I don't want people to have that reason to be scared anymore," said Lohan.

The full interview with Lohan will air on Thursday, March 1. — Reuters

source: gmanetwork.com