Buzz Briefs: SAG Vs. The Golden Globes

Plus: Poppy Montgomery, James Brown, Leo DiCaprio, Stephen Stills, Goldie Hawn, William Shatner, Elizabeth Hasselbeck

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Actors Are Putting Their Foot Down, But Won't Step On The Red Carpet

The Screen Actors Guild says there appears to be unanimous agreement that nominated actors will not cross striking writers' picket lines to attend the Golden Globe Awards.

After canvassing nominees over the past several weeks, Screen Actors Guild President Alan Rosenberg said in a statement, "there appears to be unanimous agreement that these actors will not cross" picket lines to present or accept an award.

The Writers Guild of America had refused to grant a waiver to allow its members to work on the Golden Globes, the People's Choice Awards and the prestigious Academy Awards.


It's A Boy For Poppy Montgomery And Adam Kaufman

2Poppy Montgomery and her boyfriend, Adam Kaufman, welcomed a son, Jackson Phillip Kaufman, on Dec. 23.

The baby was born in Los Angeles and weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces, Montgomery's publicist, Jennifer Shoucair, said Friday. He is the couple's first child.

Montgomery, 32, plays FBI agent Samantha Spade on "Without a Trace." Kaufman, 33, has appeared on several episodes of the CBS drama.


Judge In James Brown Case Is Staying Put

3A judge handling James Brown's contested fortune refused Friday to remove himself from the case despite an argument from the late soul singer's former trustees that he forced them to resign.

"I would never force anyone to do anything, that's not me," Circuit Judge Jack Early said.

Buddy Dallas and Alford Bradley, who both spent years handling Brown's financial affairs, resigned in November. A few weeks later, they claimed the judge had pressured them to resign. On Friday, an attorney for the trustees tried to retract the argument that the judge be removed, but Early wouldn't allow it and then ruled he wouldn't step aside.

Administrators looking into the handling of Brown's estate told the judge in September that another former trustee, David Cannon, may have misappropriated up to $7 million. And the singer's six adult children have been at odds with the trustees, claiming money has been mismanaged.

Dallas and Bradley have denied claims they violated Brown's trust.

Attorneys for Brown's adult children and a woman who claims to be his fourth wife argued the judge should stay.

Brown died in Atlanta on Christmas Day 2006, throwing into turmoil the future of his trust, which is said to contain most of his primary assets, including music rights and his 60-acre Beech Island home in South Carolina. The total value is still unclear.

Since he died, several people, including some claiming to be Brown's unacknowledged children, have come forward wanting a piece of his estate.

Tomi Rae Hynie, a former backup singer who claims to be Brown's fourth wife and the mother of his child, has said the singer wanted her to have his home in the western part of South Carolina, near the Georgia state line. She is vying for half of Brown's estate.


Extradition Sought In DiCaprio Attack

4Police will seek the extradition of a woman accused of fleeing to Canada after slashing Leonardo DiCaprio with a broken beer bottle at a party in 2005, authorities said.

Aretha Wilson, 37, has been in custody for several months in Toronto in connection with an aggravated assault case there and is a suspect in other assault cases, Los Angeles police Detective Steve Ramirez said Thursday.

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Prosecutors are awaiting a formal communication from police before they launch an inquiry into whether the charge against Wilson is an extraditable offense, district attorney's office spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons said.

Dicaprio suffered "great bodily injury" when Wilson allegedly attacked him with a broken beer bottle on June 20, 2005, as he was leaving a party in Hollywood Hills, according to an arrest warrant charging her with one count of assault with a deadly weapon.

Wilson failed to turn herself in after the arrest warrant was issued, authorities said.

DiCaprio attorney Blair Berk said the 33-year-old actor has been cooperating with local and Canadian authorities.


Rocker Stephen Stills Recovering After Surgery

Stephen Stills is recovering after surgery for prostate cancer, his wife said Thursday.

In a statement, Stills' wife, Kristen Stills, said the "procedure went remarkably well and he couldn't be better. He will be home by noon tomorrow and the pain will be minimal."

The musician is scheduled to attend the Sundance Film Festival in Utah for the Jan. 25 world premiere of "CSNY/Deja vu," the statement said. The feature movie - directed by Neil Young under his cinematic pseudonym, Bernard Shakey - was filmed during the 2006 Freedom of Speech tour by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

Stills is also scheduled for a North American solo tour this spring in support of his recent "Just Roll Tape" album.

Jan. 3, 2007


Goldie Hawn: Paparazzi Have Ruined Aspen

5Actress Goldie Hawn says she can't go into Aspen from her nearby ranch anymore because of aggressive paparazzi who pursue her car and stake out her home.

Hawn and longtime companion Kurt Russell have been part-time Aspen-area residents for 25 years. She says, in the past, she could wander Aspen freely because the town attracted few celebrity photographers, and they were discreet.

But Hawn tells The Aspen Times it's not "like the old days anymore." She says she's had to resort to running and dodging and jumping in her car because of the paparazzi -- and feels like she can't go into her own town.

Hawn says photographers also stalk her daughter, 27-year-old actress Kate Hudson.

Hawn says she spoke with Aspen Mayor Mick Ireland about the problem.

Ireland told the Times the paparazzi pursuit was "abusive" and "inconsiderate," but that there's little the town can do.

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Hasselbeck To Return To "The View" Monday

Elisabeth Hasselbeck will return to ABC's "The View" on Monday, and she'll bring along her infant son, Taylor Thomas.

Hasselbeck, 30, has been on maternity leave from the popular New York-based daytime talk show since Oct. 23.

She gave birth to Taylor Thomas on Nov. 9 at an Arizona hospital. Her husband, Tim Hasselbeck, is a quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals. The couple have a 2-year-old daughter, Grace.

The conservative co-host's first day back at "The View" will include "a big ticket item giveaway" for the studio audience and a full hour of "Hot Topics," show spokesman Karl Nilsson said Thursday.

"I miss my Republican pal," said co-host Joy Behar.

Co-hosts of "The View" also include Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg and Sherri Shepherd.

Hasselbeck is "never shy about expressing her view, so `Hot Topics' will be getting a whole lot hotter - especially with the upcoming presidential election," ABC said.

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Shatner A Proven Success As Priceline.com Spokesman

They don't often compete for parts, but William Shatner beat out Bill Cosby for his longest-running role.

Ten years ago, online travel company Priceline.com Inc. narrowed its list of potential spokesmen to Shatner and Cosby. The former Captain Kirk won out because he was more "futuristic," and because "anyone holding a credit card aged 18 to 95 had heard of William Shatner and knew who he was," said Brett Keller, the company's chief marketing officer.

It has been a happy union.

Shatner lent his credibility and camp to the company's early TV spots, in which he performed contemporary hits like "Bust a Move" in a classic lounge-lizard style.

The ads, which became a cultural phenomenon and were sent up on NBC's "Saturday Night Live," "propelled Priceline from a second- or third-tier brand to a top-tier brand with extremely high brand awareness," Keller said.

Shatner, too, saw a bump in his fortunes.

After some lean years, he began finding work and was eventually cast as lawyer Denny Crane in ABC's "The Practice," then took the role to the spinoff, "Boston Legal." The part earned him an Emmy.

"It's possible that when I was being amusing in these commercials, (writer) David Kelly saw them and brought me to mind for a part in "Boston Legal," Shatner said on the set of a new Priceline commercial.

Shatner, 76, has played the role of Priceline spokesman for far longer than the four years he spent as Captain Kirk on the original "Star Trek" series, though he reprised that role over the next several decades.

In the new spots, Shatner plays "The Negotiator," a superhero summoned when a customer needs help.


Pavarotti Is Irreplaceable

The Three Tenors will never re-form with a new singer replacing the late Luciano Pavarotti, tenor Jose Carreras says.

The 61-year-old Spanish singer, who is visiting Australia to give concerts at the Sydney Opera House, said in Thursday's editions of The Australian newspaper that re-forming the immensely popular trio would be disrespectful to Pavarotti, who died of pancreatic cancer in September at age 71.

"For Placido (Domingo) and myself to do something would betray the memory of Luciano; I don't think that would be ethical," Carreras told the newspaper.

Carreras was diagnosed with leukemia in 1987 but overcame the disease to take part in the "Three Tenors" concerts from 1990.

Carreras told the newspaper he traveled to Pavarotti's home in Modena, Italy, and called him often as he was dying.

"It was important to show him that someone who suffered from such a severe disease was able to overcome the situation and win the battle. This is the kind of comfort I could give him," Carreras said.


Mississippi Honors Country Legend Charley Pride

The Mississippi Arts Commission is giving its lifetime achievement award to country music legend Charley Pride next month.

Pride will receive the award at the 2008 Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts on February 8th.

Pride, born in Sledge, Mississippi, has sold more than 70 million records in his career.

He is best known for his million-selling crossover single "Kiss an Angel Good Morning" recorded in 1971. The song earned Pride the Country Music Association's Top Male Vocalist and the prestigious Entertainer of the Year awards in 1972.

The only artist to sell more albums at RCA Records is fellow Mississippian Elvis Presley.

Pride played baseball for the American Negro League and joins the Texas Rangers for workouts during spring training.

Other 2008 recipients are Natasha Trethewey, of Gulfport, for Literary Excellence; Lallah Miles Perry, of Jackson, for Artistic Excellence; Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson for Leadership in the Arts; Emma McCain, of Meridian, for Arts Patron.


Tila Tequila Will Get A Second "Shot at Love"

"A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila" is apparently over for Bobby Banhart.

The 25-year-old male film student selected last month by Tequila on her popular MTV reality dating show is no longer or maybe never was dating the 26-year-old bisexual Internet celebrity.

During MTV's live New Year's Eve programming, Tequila said that Banhart had broken up with her because of her hectic work schedule. "He couldn't handle it," she said. "He broke up with me."

However, Banhart said in a Dec. 30 message posted on MySpace that "she never called me after the last show and no one would give me her number."

The network announced Wednesday that a second season of "A Shot at Love" will air this spring and will once again feature Tequila looking for love, reality TV style, among a group of men and women.

"This time I wanna find love for real," Tequila said during "Tila Tequila's New Year's Eve Masquerade 2008."

Casting notices circulated online for a second season of "A Shot at Love" before the finale, the network's most-watched broadcast since November 2005.

[dylanxxv]

They should permanently cancel the golden globes as well as all other self serving awards shows...

[dylanxxv]

They should permanently cancel the golden globes as well as all other self serving awards shows...

[dylanxxv]

They should permanently cancel the golden globes as well as all other self serving awards shows...

[dylanxxv]

They should permanently cancel the golden globes as well as all other self serving awards shows...

[dgshiner]

Way to go Will Shatner for your roles and humor I love Boston Legal and what you do for the character Dennie Crane is halairious as well as good fun refreshing to see a Sr. doing such wonderful work without a lot of controversy Best wishes and Happy Newyears! Now thats entertainment with a capitol "E"

[dylanxxv]

Just say "NO zebras"...

[jetlizhan]

jessica simpson cannot sing - she''s too nasal sounding and tries to eat her words, if anyone knows what i mean. she''s sickening. roma''s former girlfriend, carrie underwood - now that girl can sing!!!!!!!!!!

[provocative1]

Way to go Jessica. When all else fails (and you are not the first) turn to country music. It does not take much talent to make and sing country music so you should be right at home.

[dgshiner]

it seems all we see and hear is smut, crut, and nasty including murder, from musicians. There is one way to stop it though stop buying it and lets see how long they last and jounalist as well should stop giving them so much publicity!

[shafteriffic]

Rapist Kelly should be put in prison for at least 40yrs. What a loser! He could have so much (I know it''s unbelievable, but it''s true) so why do what he did, IGNORANCE and lack of MORALS! TRASH!

[shafteriffic]

Tila Tewhora is a nasty sluuttt! She is ugly and has no morals what so ever. She is corrupting so many young minds with her immoral sluuttt ways. Get a grip MTV and boot her back to the gas station she should be working at! Ugly,nasty waste of space and air! Please just GO AWAY! GO AWAY FOREVER!

[jinxkity]

Come on Pam ... can''t you stay married longer than a minute! Next time, just date ''em!

[briansgirl2]

Such a lavish wedding - - - now, someone comes along to ruin things. How sad is that. Hang in there Eva and Tony!!

I wouldn''t think that Tony would be that stupid as to have an affair. They both are too high profile for that. Do I detect a hint of jealousy here???????

[gunownerdan]

Today more and more Americans would rather be entertained than informed. I think it''s called "the dumbing-down of America".

[pressenter1]

I BELIEVE TONY AND EVA.NOTHING WILL KEEP THEM APART.

[dgshiner]

Tyra Banks is not fat but so what if she is hell she has had both ways when she was thin she was dynamite and now that she has put on wt. according to Euro standards she still looks *** good and We are living in an era where either size is beautiful! SO if I were these women I would not give "1 dayum of what somebody else had to say it is how you feel about yourself that matters!

[dgshiner]

so true we all are gonal face judgement whether we like it or not! Question is what diod you to to make this world better? And if you are butt dust then flush yourself down the toilet!

[misssuzq]

12/12

How can Brit-Brat be anxious about all of the paparazzi today, when she is in the middle of them most other days and nights?

And the court will let her off easy even though this was a indeed farce.

[brianbwb-2009]

Come on. Are you serious? These bands that you refer to but didn''''t name are better/greater than Nirvana?
Posted by Keithle1

Nope, as a musician myself,I don''t believe in "better" or "best", music is a communication between the composer and the audience, which cannot be quantified as such. There are Nirvava fans, and Britney Spears fans, Tower of power fans, and Gino Vanneli fans, Miles Davis fans, and Mahavishnu fans, the communication between the artist and the fan is personal.

Its just that Nirvana''s message, and their means of delivery, don''t resonate with me Perhaps I am a musical dinosaur, but I am more into advanced instrumental performance that consists of more than 3 - chord distorted guitars, 4-to-the-floor drums and "the universe sucks" messages. I already know the universe sucks, I want music to take me away from that, if only for a few minutes.

I know it is older than the ten years you mentioned, but check out some Frank Zappa...

[dgshiner]

I still don''t understand those who have money or who have aspired to achieve to be the best gets caught up in addiction with abuse of drugs of any kind it is a fact you are gonna have some rough days but to get caught up in drinking, abusing drugs then advertising it like you have done something big is just pure stupid and downright crazy if you wanna get high that is your right but don''t advertise it. If you wanna get drunk that is your right but don''t drive and truthfully if you wanna kill yourself that too is your right but do it alone I am sick of drunks and dopsters getting the fame and glory! Die if you must but do it alone!