After two trials, three sets of attorneys and more than six years, record producer Phil Spector was found guilty of second degree murder for the shooting death of actress Lana Clarkson on Monday. The jury took more than two weeks to reach a guilty verdict (his first trial ended in a deadlock). While revered for [...]
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Flashback Lunch: The Eyes Of Michael Douglas
The Michael Douglas facelist rumors are back with a vengeance, despite his reps’ ancient claim that those grisly 2005 photos of his bandaged face were evidence of lesion removal, not cosmetic surgery. Between that and the hubbub about an alleged eyelift in 2000, you’d think people would be unimpressed by any visible scaring in recent [...]
Flashback Lunch: Frankie Avalon Cannot Be Stopped
Frankie Avalon was the surprise guest on American Idol last night, entertaining Simon Cowell (Avalon’s “Venus” is apparently Simon’s birth year jam) and confusing young fans of the show, who have no idea who he is. According to Ryan Seacrest, Avalon almost didn’t make the show due to an allergic reaction. “Paramedics were called,” the [...]
Flashback Lunch: Keith Urban’s Pre-Nicole Fashion Nightmares
Keith Urban‘s having a pretty great week. His new album, Defying Gravity, debuted at #1 on the Top 200, his first chart-topper, and he just won an ACM award for his duet with Brad Paisley. It’s been a long road for the 41-year-old, whose been performing since childhood. A clue as to why it took [...]
Flashback Lunch: Whitney Houston Paid Ransom To Save Bobby Brown’s Life
A new book alleges that Whitney Houston paid $400,000 ransom to drug dealers who threatened then-husband Bobby Brown‘s life in 1993 (the same year their daughter, Bobbi Kristina, was born). According to David Collins, a former member of the NY gang Preacher Crew, Brown owed $25,000, and was kidnapped and held at gunpoint until Whitney [...]
Flashback Lunch: Charles Manson Ages Gracefully
The LA police have released a new photo of Charles Manson, almost 40 years after his followers committed a series of brutal murders in Hollywood, including that of Sharon Tate, Roman Polanski‘s pregnant wife. Manson has been denied parole eleven times since 1978. His next hearing will be in 2012. Check out the gallery for [...]
Flashback Lunch: Johnny Depp And Nicolas Cage Go Metal
Nicolas Cage and Johnny Depp have never made a movie together, but the Hollywood bad boys were bros enough to attend the premiere of The Decline Of Western Civilization II: The Metal Years together in 1988. The classic documentary features rock stars like Ozzy Osbourne, Gene Simmons and Bret Michaels discussing their wild and crazy [...]
Flashback Lunch: Jennifer Aniston Vs. The Leprechaun
Jennifer Aniston has been so glamorous for so long that it’s hard to remember she was once a big-haired wanna-be hopping from failed sitcom (Ferris Bueller) to failed variety show (The Edge). With all due to respect to the TV movie Camp Cucamonga, her lowest point—even lower than that Herman’s Head guest spot—was starring in [...]
Flashback Lunch: Maureen McCormick And Patrick Swayze Go To Skatetown, USA
After The Brady Bunch and before Dirty Dancing, Maureen McCormick and Patrick Swayze (in his film debut) starred in Skatetown, USA, arguably the least remembered of the roller disco movies, coming out before Olivia Newton-John‘s Xanadu and Linda Blair‘s Roller Boogie. The plot is something about a war between skate gangs and disco versions of [...]
Flashback Lunch: George Clooney—The ER Years
George Clooney may be a major movie star, but he’ll never forget where he came from. Despite needing a prime-time guest spot like 1995 MTV Rock’n’Jock teammate Dan Cortese needs another day without work, the Burn After Reading actor showed up on ER last night, making smoochies with Julianna Margulies and letting everyone know what [...]
