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  • Lara Yunaska And Eric Trump Are Now Married

    On Saturday, November 8, Eric Trump and Lara Yunaska got married on the lawn of the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida. The ceremony was attended by 450 guests including family and friends. Present at the wedding were radio personality Eric Duran, Real Housewives of New York star Jill Zarin, and the entire Trump clan including his mom Ivana and his real estate mogul dad Donald Trump.

    Yunaska and Trump exchanged vows at the Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea, the same place where Donald married his third wife Melania Trump back in 2005. Eric’s three-year-old niece Arabella, daughter of Ivanka Trump, served as the flower girl while Ivanka’s husband officiated the wedding. Eric’s 36-year-old brother Donald Trump Jr. was the best man.

    The 31-year-old Yunaska used to work as a personal trainer before getting a job as a producer for CBS’ Inside Edition. The bride wore Vera Wang for the event, but she also sported an accessory not commonly seen during weddings — bandages. Weeks prior to the wedding, Yunaska broke both her wrists during a horse-riding accident.

    — The Knot (@theknot) November 10, 2014

    “There are inherent risks that we all take in life,” she said on her Instagram last month. “When you truly love something, it’s worth it. I wouldn’t take back one day of riding — stuff happens. I will ride again and it will be better than ever. Most importantly, I still get to marry the love of my life on Nov 8th!”

    The bandages were barely noticeable thanks to a strategically-placed bouquet of flowers and her injuries being overshadowed by her happiness during the occasion. In an interview with the Daily Mail prior to the wedding, Donald Trump talked about Yunaska’s accident. “It’s too bad. But she’s really strong, and they dig each other, so that’s important,” he told reporters.

    According to reports, Yunaska and Trump will be going on a honeymoon in Africa before flying off to France.

  • Jerry Seinfeld: Is He Slightly Autistic?

    Jerry Seinfeld: Is He Slightly Autistic?

    On November 6, comedian Jerry Seinfeld was interviewed by Brian Williams for the NBC Nightly News. The observational comic was there to promote his comedy web-series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. The 60-year-old also revealed during the course of the interview that he believes that he’s slightly autistic. “I think on a very drawn-out scale, I’m on the spectrum,” he said in the interview.

    “Basic social engagement is really a struggle. I’m very literal,” Seinfeld added. “When people talk to me and they use expressions, sometimes I don’t know what they’re saying. I don’t see it as dysfunctional; I see it as an alternate mindset.”

    — NBC News (@NBCNews) November 7, 2014

    Autism advocates have applauded Seinfeld for talking about the matter on national TV. “Think about what this does for a closeted autistic person who goes into the workplace knowing that their co-workers have just seen somebody they know, respect, and have a positive opinion of, like Jerry Seinfeld, identify in this way — it’s a valuable and important step in building a greater tolerance for autism,” said Ari Ne’eman, president of the Autistic Advocacy Network.

    However, Wendy Fournier, who is a founding member and president of the National Autistic Association, revealed her concerns over Seinfeld’s statements. “What many people don’t understand is that on that lower-functioning end of the spectrum, we have individuals who are suffering and whose lives are at risk. Autism is not a designer diagnosis,” Fournier said.

    Dr. Michael Rosenthal, a pediatric neuropsychologist at the Child Mind Institute, has expressed his doubts on whether or not Seinfeld actually belongs in the autism spectrum. According to Rosenthal, the symptoms that Seinfeld has talked about “are things that exist in a lot of people who don’t necessarily have an autism spectrum disorder.”

    He added, “Autism is a spectrum and human behavior is a spectrum as well.”

    What is Autism?

  • Amber Vinson Cleared Of Ebola, Gets A Kiss From George W. Bush

    On Friday, November 7, Amber Vinson got the all-clear. She was one of the two nurses who contracted Ebola after caring for Thomas Eric Duncan, who got the disease while he was in Liberia. This marked the end of the feared Ebola outbreak in Dallas, and to celebrate the occasion, former president George W. Bush visited Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital to pose for a photo op and he even hugged Vinson and gave her a kiss on the forehead.

    “I appreciate the way the hospital and its professionals are sharing lessons learned in a way that helps the broader United States health care community respond to this terrible virus,” Bush said in a statement. No further cases of Ebola have been reported in Dallas since Duncan, Vinson, and fellow nurse Nina Pham caught the disease. Duncan passed away on October 8, a week after being diagnosed with Ebola.

    — Bonnie Moon (@bonniemoon) November 7, 2014

    — CNN Newsource (@CNNNewsource) November 8, 2014

    In an interview with CNN, Vinson said she wondered how she caught the disease despite following protocol. “I have no idea. I go through it almost daily in my mind: what happened, what went wrong. Because I was covered completely every time. I followed the CDC protocol. I never strayed. It is a mystery to me,” she told CNN’s Don Lemon.

    Vinson was criticized for boarding commercial flights after treating an Ebola patient, despite showing no symptoms. After treating Duncan, she flew to Ohio for the weekend to plan for her wedding with Derrick Murray. She was diagnosed with Ebola when she got back to Dallas.

    Her engagement ring as well as the binder containing her wedding plans were incinerated during a hazmat clean-up that was meant to stop the spread of the disease. However, it was revealed by Dr. William Schaffner that some bleach would have destroyed any trace of the virus from her jewelry. 

    — Good Morning America (@GMA) November 8, 2014

  • Christina Applegate Recalls Cancer Diagnosis

    Actress Christina Applegate recently opened up about her breast cancer diagnosis back in 2008. “I think when you get diagnosed with cancer, there’s such a sense of loneliness, but we need to know as people going through this is that you’re not alone,” the actress said during a shoot for her new PSA for Stand Up to Cancer and Cancer Treatment Centers America.

    Applegate underwent a bilateral mastectomy, but she realized right away that she doesn’t have to go through this alone. She found support from some new friends and fellow cancer survivors that she met through physicians. “Our doctors understood that we, as cancer survivors or patients, are the ones that really understand one another on a deep cellular level,” she said. “I had these three strangers in my life who I called up at any time of the night and they would be there for me and answer any questions that I have.”

    Applegate also revealed in the interview that she has maintained contact with her “three survivor friends”. “I always get really nervous right before I get on the phone, because I think that this person might need to hear something different than the girl I talked to two weeks ago. But the one thing that helped me was, ‘I’m here for you,’ so that you never feel alone,” said the 42-year-old star.

    Rusty Robertson, co-founder of Stand Up to Cancer, had nothing but kind words for Applegate’s involvement in the new PSA. “We are so honored to have a survivor as inspiring as Christina participating in this PSA campaign. Her personal story is incredibly powerful and a source of hope for those in the same situation. This collaboration with Cancer Treatment Centers of America will be a great resource for anyone that is dealing with the anxiety, distress and grief associated with a cancer diagnosis,” said Robertson.

    Applegate has been cancer-free since her mastectomy.

  • Lisa Kudrow’s HBO Show Makes A Comeback

    Back in 2005, Lisa Kudrow starred in The Comeback – a single-camera sitcom that poked fun at celebrity culture and reality shows. While the satire was considered ahead of its time, HBO cancelled the series after just one season. Now, nine years after its cancellation, The Comeback is back on air.

    In The Comeback, Lisa Kudrow plays the role of Valerie Parish. Parish is a forgotten sitcom actress who wants to reclaim her former glory by starring in a reality show. The character was created by Kudrow back when she was still part of the improv comedy group the Groundlings. While reality shows have become a passé subject for The Comeback, they have found a new topic to make fun of – the kind of dark comedy/drama shows that have become popular on cable channels (including HBO) recently.

    If one were to use a particular term to describe The Comeback, it would be “meta”. The second season of the show focuses on Valerie Parish getting a role on an HBO series based on her life. The cringe-worthy moments of humiliation and self-delusion are still there, and the show is funnier than ever because of it.

    In an interview with Rolling Stone, Kudrow talked about what it was like when the show was picked up for a second season. “No, I never thought I’d be able to revisit the project ever. Michael Patrick King and I had tossed around the idea of maybe making a movie, but then we’d have to ask HBO and if they said ‘No,’ I don’t know if I could survive that. It’s like asking a guy that broke up with you, after running into him, ‘Do you want to get back together?’ God, no. But the people at HBO were picking up on something, so they came to us said: ‘We think people like Valerie Cherish and wouldn’t mind seeing her again.’ I really did feel that because we were on HBO, there would be another season [eventually].”

  • Anne Hathaway On Interstellar Promotional Tour, Talks About Catwoman And Haters

    Anne Hathaway is currently busy promoting her new film, the Christopher Nolan-directed Interstellar. But aside from talking about the film, she has managed to discuss moments in her recent past including her role as Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises as well as her constant battle against her haters. Speaking to IGN, the actress expressed her desire to don the Catwoman outfit again. “I would be totally up for doing it,” she said. “If Chris [Nolan] was involved. For me, the thing that made doing that part particularly fun was that she existed in his Gotham. Without him, I don’t think it would be the same thing. But I also wonder about that part. If because she’s a thief, it’s not better to have her be a small part in a larger film. So she can go through and steal aspects of the film, but when the focus is squarely on her, I don’t know if it works as well.”

    Hathaway also took time to address her haters in a recent article in Harper’s Bazaar. She has been the target of attacks because of her squeaky clean image, and the constant criticism even led to articles that tackled this particular aspect of her career. She talked to Harper’s about the time she came across one of these articles online. She said she felt “punched in the gut… shocked and slapped and embarrassed. Even now I can feel the shame.” She even said that the bad press started to cost her roles because directors and producers didn’t like her public image.

    But that might all change with Hathaway’s involvement in Interstellar. The film, which also stars Matthew McConaughey and Jessica Chastain, has been getting rave reviews. There are even rumors that the film is a definite candidate for the Best Picture win at the 2015 Academy Awards.

  • Gabrielle Union Speaks Out Against Nude Photo Leak

    Two months after being involved in a massive nude photo leak that targeted celebrities, Gabrielle Union has opened up about her experiences and the gross violation of privacy she has encountered. During the Fun Fearless Life conference in New York City, the actress talked at length about what she went through. “I didn’t do anything wrong—no matter what people describe to me, ‘It’s your fault, you’re stupid to take nude photos, that’s what happens when you’re a celebrity’—all this nonsense… they’re criminals,” she said. “What you do with your own body is your choice. Period. There’s no gray matter there. And when someone takes your choice away and your power away over your own body, it’s a crime. Period. A hacking scandal? We’re lessening it, making it more palatable for mass consumption, but it’s a crime.”

    Union found out about the hacking the day after her wedding with NBA star Dwyane Wade. “The day after my wedding, we were all sitting around, rehashing the best day of my life, and I get a text from my team that there’s an article that over 100 female celebrities had been targeted.” The photos were leaked online three weeks later.

    Union wrote a piece for Cosmopolitan’s December 2014 issue called “My Nude Photos Were stolen, and I’m Fighting Back”. In it she issued a call to arms of sorts and said, “Any time you lose control over your body, it’s a violation and a crime. In addition, some of the stolen photos reportedly depict women when they were underage — that’s child pornography. I hope people think about all these things when they consider clicking on these private images.”

    The attack targeted over a hundred women. According to Union, the fact that they were celebrities shouldn’t change how we look at this crime. Union has contacted the FBI about the matter, but the culprits behind the attack have yet to be arrested. 

  • Brooke Shields Reveals Andre Agassi Destroyed Wimbledon Trophy In A Fit of Rage

    Brooke Shields has written a memoir called There Was A Little Girl: The Real Story of Mother and Me. In the memoir, Shields talks candidly about her personal life as well as her relationships including her troubled marriage with tennis pro Andre Agassi. Quotes from the memoir were published in the US magazine Globe. One part in particular talks about an incident in 1995 when Shields appeared in the TV show FRIENDS as a stalker obsessed with Matt le Blanc’s character Joey.

    According to the memoir, Andre Agassi was in a jealous fit of rage after the scene where Shield’s character had to lick Joey’s fingers. Agassi was in the soundstage while Shields and le Blanc shot the scene. He reportedly stormed off and drove for four hours back to his home in Las Vegas. “Upon arrival he systematically smashed and destroyed every single trophy he had won, including Wimbledon and the US Open,” Shields wrote. The actress also revealed that it took her three years to replace the destroyed trophies.

    — The Independent (@Independent) November 8, 2014

    Despite the incident, Shields and Agassi were married in 1997. However, the couple divorced less than two years later. Shields talked at length about the short-lived marriage, and revealed that she knew that she had “made a mistake”. “I could not form a sentence. I kept shaking my head as if I had duct tape across my mouth. It hit me all of a sudden … I did not want to be married,” she wrote in the memoir.

    According to Shields, it wasn’t until they were into the marriage that Agassi revealed to her that he was addicted to crystal meth. “I was shocked but immediately got hurt and insulted that he had not come to me at the time,” she wrote.

    Shields got remarried in 2001 to television writer Chris Henchy. The couple have two children together.

    I can’t believe it’s done. In stores November 18!

    A photo posted by Brooke Shields (@brookeshields) on

  • Keira Knightley Defends Topless Photo Shoot

    Back in August, actress Keira Knightley was photographed by Patrick Demarcherlier for Interview magazine. It was revealed that the actress agreed to do the photo shoot on one condition – the photos should not be retouched or altered with Photoshop in any way. Knightley revealed that this was a protest against the unrealistic expectations placed on women, especially celebrities.

    In an interview with The Times, Knightley talked about the shoot and her reasons behind doing it. “I’ve had my body manipulated so many different times for so many different reasons, whether it’s paparazzi photographers or for film posters,” said the 29-year-old Knightley. “That (shoot) was one of the ones where I said: ‘OK, I’m fine doing the topless shot so long as you don’t make them any bigger or retouch.’ Because it does feel important to say it really doesn’t matter what shape you are.”

    One of the instances where Knightley’s image was manipulated was back in 2004 when promotional materials for the film King Arthur were released. Her chest was digitally enlarged for the poster, despite the star claiming that she had actually lost her bosom during the training to prepare for the role.

    Knightley told The Times, “I think women’s bodies are a battleground and photography is partly to blame. It’s much easier to take a picture of somebody without a shape; it simply is. Whereas actually you need tremendous skill to be able get a woman’s shape and make it look like it does in life, which is always beautiful. But our society is so photographic now, it becomes more difficult to see all of those different varieties of shape.”

    On November 8, Knightley made her first appearance since defending the topless photos. She attended the Governor’s Awards where she was promoting her film The Imitation Game which also stars Benedict Cumberbatch.

  • Britney Spears Shares Picture With New Boyfriend

    On November 8, pop superstar Britney Spears tweeted a picture with her new boyfriend Charlie Ebersol. The picture was captioned with a heart emoticon, confirming prior rumors that the couple were dating. On November 5, Spears talked to Extra about the rumors, saying, “Yes, there is a special someone. It’s very new.”

    Back in August, Spears split with David Lucado. She even told the crowd at one of her shows that Lucado cheated on her. Britney is no stranger to troubled relationships, but it seems her and Ebersol are a match made in heaven. A source told People that the couple are taking things slow. Both of them have busy careers after all.

    Spears is currently continuing her residency at Las Vegas, performing her Piece of Me show at Planet Hollywood. Just last week, Spears received a key to the Las Vegas strip. November 8 was also declared as “Britney Day” in her honor. After receiving the honor, she simply told the crowd “I consider [Las Vegas] my second home.”

    Britney’s new man, Charlie Ebersol, is a 31-year-old entrepreneur and TV producer. He is the son of Dick Ebersol, who was also a TV producer and is one of the co-creators of Saturday Night Live as well as the president of NBC sports. Charlie has been keeping quiet about the relationship, but he has been following Spears on twitter.

    And while Ebersol hasn’t spoken at length about his relationship with Spears, he did share the picture on Instagram with the caption “#happiness”.

    Despite her troubled love life, Spears still plans on settling down someday. Last year, Spears said in an interview, “I’d like to have more kids, settle down… have kids – maybe twins – and get married. That would be nice.”

    Will there be wedding bells in Spears and Ebersol’s future? Only time will tell.

  • Amanda Knox Now Working As A Reporter

    Amanda Knox Now Working As A Reporter

    Amanda Knox made headlines after she was convicted for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher back in 2007. Now, it seems Knox has put her past behind and is now working as a freelance writer for the West Seattle Herald. “We approached her originally to give her the opportunity of a normal life,” said Patrick Robinson, her editor at the paper. “We simply asked her as we would ask anyone of that age and stage, if they would be interested in writing for us as a qualified writer of that scale and this level of journalism.”

    Knox, 27, has been working for the paper for a few months now. Her pieces mostly deal with human interest stories and the local theater scene. When she started out with her new job, her articles were published under a pseudonym but she has since reverted to using her real name in the byline.

    — The Daily Telegraph (@dailytelegraph) November 6, 2014

    Back in 2007, Knox and her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were found guilty of Kercher’s murder. Kercher and Knox were roommates in Italy when they took part in a student abroad program. Two years later she was acquitted on appeal and was released after serving four years in an Italian prison.

    Knox’s legal troubles aren’t over though. In January, the Italian court overturned the acquittal. She was convicted of Kercher’s murder during the retrial and is sentenced to 28 and a half years in prison. There’s no news yet if Knox will be extradited, but she is expected to appeal the verdict.

    — Hastings (@goHastings) April 30, 2013

    Last year, Knox released her memoir called Waiting to Be Heard and the details surrounding the case became fodder for film adaptations including the Lifetime movie Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy as well as the upcoming Michael Winterbottom film The Face of an Angel which stars Cara Devlevingne in a role inspired by Knox.

  • Maureen O’Hara Surprised By Honorary Oscar Award

    Maureen O’Hara, the red-headed Hollywood icon, may not have won any Oscars when she was still acting. But on Saturday, November 8, she will be getting an honorary Oscar for her work. She will be receiving the award alongside Hayao Miyazaki, Jean-Claude Carriere, and Harry Belafonte. O’Hara is known for her work with filmmaker John Ford, especially the films Rio Grande and The Quiet Man, both of which also starred her longtime friend John Wayne.

    “It’s just absolutely wonderful. I keep thinking, ‘Oh, this is a league of baloney. They’re not telling me the truth,’” she said in a recent interview. One of her films with John Ford, How Green Was My Valley, received the best picture award in the Oscars back in 1941.

    — CBS Entertainment (@CBSShowbiz) November 9, 2014

    O’Hara also gave a phone interview with Los Angeles Magazine. In it, she spoke at length about her excitement. “How do you explain the reaction to something you wished you had won? It was wonderful. I was thrilled every time I won a prize in life for acting,” she told the interviewer.

    She also reveals in the interview that out of all her films, The Quiet Man remains her favorite. The film centers on an Irish-American played by John Wayne, who returns to his hometown in Ireland. O’Hara played the role of Mary Kate Danaher, Wayne’s love interest in the film.

    John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara made five films together. “He was a great friend. He would do anything for you. He was a family man. He was a real man’s man and it was wonderful to have him in this world with us and be sent here to do whatever God wanted him to do,” O’Hara said when she was asked about Wayne.

    Her final film was Only the Lonely, which came out in 1991 and also starred the late comedian John Candy.

  • Olivia Munn: How She Makes Her Love Life Work

    Olivia Munn and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers have been dating for months now. One would think that two celebrities with busy schedules would have a hard time making a relationship work, but that doesn’t seem to be the case for the couple. In an interview with E! News, the Newsroom actress talked about how she and Rodgers make the best out of their relationship.

    “You make decisions because it can’t all be work and it can’t all be your personal life, especially when you’ve worked so hard to have a career,” Munn said during the interview. She added, “There’s a lot of traveling, a lot of driving, and then you’re just really happy with the decisions that you make. And for me, it comes at a time in my life when I end up having to say no to some work because I gotta be somewhere else.”

    — UPI.com (@UPI) November 6, 2014

    Just recently, Rodgers gave Munn an expensive ring just after six months of dating. News began circulating that this might be an engagement ring, but the actress dismissed the rumors. “This is a gift from my boyfriend, actually,” explained the TV star. “I wore this for a premiere, and he had heard me talking to my stylist about being obsessed with it. It is such a special ring, and then he surprised me.”

    “It’s not that kind of ring, by the way. It’s not the special ring. I mean, it’s a very special ring, but it is not THE special ring,” Munn said.

    Munn and Rodgers were rumored to be dating back in May, but they only confirmed their relationship last June. Munn is known for her stint co-host of Attack of The Show and for her roles in films like Magic Mike and I Don’t Know How She Does It. She currently plays Sloan Sabbith on the HBO show The Newsroom, which is now on its final season.

  • Jessa Duggar Shares Steamy Kiss On Instagram

    Jessa Duggar, the 22-year-old reality TV star, married 19-year-old Ben Seewald on November 1. Jessa and Ben, who appear in the reality show 19 Kids and Counting, opted to wait until marriage before their first kiss. The couple gave themselves a strict PDA rule prior to the wedding, being allowed only to side hug and hold hands once they were engaged. They were also accompanied by a chaperone when they went out on dates.

    However, now that the extremely conservative couple are married, the rules are out the window. Duggar shared a picture on her Instagram of her locking lips with her new husband. The photo was captioned “It’s great living life with your best friend! @ben_seewald.”

    It’s great living life with your best friend! @ben_seewald

    A photo posted by Jessa Duggar (@jessaseewald) on

    The wedding was attended by 1000 guests including Growing Pains star Kirk Cameron. Cameron said of the couple, “This kind of moral excellence and purity is rare today, but our sons and daughters are priceless. This dad has only a few years to etch these meaningful images on the minds of his children.”

    However, rumors are circulating that Jessa and Ben supposedly consummated their relationship even before they got to the reception. “Multiple people were discussing that when Jinger opened the door to get Jess for the reception, she immediately closed the door with a look of shock on her face,” said alleged wedding guest “Mary B.” in the comments section of the blog My Life as a Stay At Home Wife and Mom.

    She added, “I am not sure why they would not wait for the evening to pray and then consummate God’s marriage. The Lord has blessed them and brought them together. To hear so many people discussing what they inadvertently walked into was heartbreaking and troubling.”

    Whether or not the rumors are true, it’s pretty clear that Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald are one happy couple.

  • Brigitte Bardot Does Not Support Feminism, She’s A “Masculinist”

    Brigitte Bardot, the outspoken former sex siren, has made some controversial comments in the past regarding her personal politics. Now, the actress is in hot water yet again for her remarks. This time, the subject was feminism. In an interview with the Daily Mail’s Liz Jones, Bardot bluntly professed her views regarding the topic, which has been a hot-button issue lately.

    In the interview, Bardot was asked if she considers herself a feminist. The 80-year-old actress replied, “No, I hate feminism. I am a masculinist.” The star didn’t elaborate on her comments, and when she was asked about whether she thinks feminism was too insular and if women should campaign for other causes like animal welfare, Bardot simply said, “I think that women do what they want.”

    This is not the first time that the actress got in trouble for speaking publicly about her personal politics. Back in 2004, Bardot was fined for “inciting racial hatred” in her book A Cry in The Silence. In the book, she talks about her views on Islam, immigration, and the role of women in politics. She has especially been criticized for a section in her book that attacked racial mixing.

    Another incident occurred in 2008, when Bardot was fined 15,000 Euro for a letter she sent to French Prime Minister Nicholas Sarkozy. The letter claimed that Muslims were “destroying our country by imposing their ways”.

    Bardot, while known for her “sex kitten” roles, was widely regarded as a fashion icon and became a sort of figurehead for the feminist ideal of being sexually liberated. According to Hannah Ongley of Stylelite.com, the recent comments made by Bardot “should be taken as a warning of the dangers of confusing a woman and a woman’s image”.

    Despite her attacks on immigration and other human rights issues, the French actress remains a staunch supporter of animal rights. Bardot founded the Brigitte Bardot Foundation for The Welfare and Protection of Animals back in 1986.

  • Lauren Hill Has Cancer, Gets Her Own Wheaties Box

    Lauren Hill received a special surprise on Wednesday, November 6. A special package arrived for the college freshman after attending basketball practice. Inside was a Wheaties box with her picture on it. As far as she knows, it’s just a one box deal. But considering her inspiring story, it wouldn’t be a surprise if more people want their own Lauren Hill Wheaties box.

    Back in high school, Hill committed to play basketball for Division III team Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati. But before she could even play her first game for the team, she was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. Hill was told by doctors that she will only have until December to live.

    Knowing that her dream was to play college basketball, Mount St. Joseph and Hiram College decided to move a match previously scheduled on November 15 to a closer date in order for Hill to play. The match happened last Sunday, November 2 at Xavier University.

    Hill scored the first points of the game and the college basketball season after she scored off a teammate’s assist 17 seconds into game. A crowd of 10,000 came out in support of Hill, and were cheering as the terminally-ill freshman was subbed out of the game.

    Mount St. Joseph won the match 66-55.

    Talking about the experience, Hill told ESPN, “I never thought I would play on a college court, put my feet on the floor and feel the vibration of the crowd. This game has been amazing, and everything that happened today was amazing. This is a really good day.”

    Hill is hoping she could participate in Mount St. Joseph’s next game on November 21.

    As for role as the new face of Wheaties, she’s more than thrilled. “I said, ‘Oh my gosh, wait till Dad sees this,’” she told WKRC-TV.

    Other athletes that have appeared on the Wheaties box include Michael Jordan, Lou Gehrig, Brett Favre, and Muhammad Ali.

  • Hugh Hefner of Tauranga: AC/DC Drummer Phil Rudd Arrested

    Phil Rudd, the 60-year-old drummer for rock ‘n’ roll band AC/DC, was arrested on the morning of November 6 during a police raid on his North Island home in New Zealand. The musician was charged with attempting to procure a murder, threatening to kill, and possession of cannabis and methamphetamines.

    The alleged hitman hired by Rudd said that the aging rock star wanted protection after disputes with “working girls” and their partners. In an exclusive interview with The Sydney Morning Herald, the hitman/bodyguard, said that Rudd was the “Hugh Hefner of Tauranga” because of the amount that he pays for escorts is “like someone’s yearly wage.”

    It has been reported that the bodyguard, whose name has been witheld, went on countless trips with Rudd including fishing and helicopter trips as well as driving around in Rudd’s expensive sports cars. Despite the arrest, the man claims that Rudd is “a good fella” with a “big heart”.

    The alleged hitman discussed the dispute with escorts at length. “The girls that he gets, working girls and that, their partners get pissed off, he tells them ‘Nah I’m not paying you’ and then the partners come and say they want their money.”

    According to documents, Rudd was accused of hiring the alleged hitman to kill two people between September 25 and September 26. He was also accused of attempting to kill a complainant on September 26.

    Rudd was released on bail until his upcoming trial on November 27.

    While he remains part of AC/DC, the “Hugh Hefner of Tauranga” has been left out of press photos for the band’s upcoming album Rock or Bust. This absence leaves his future with the band uncertain.

    Recently, Rudd released the solo album Head Job back in September. Although considering his hard-living playboy lifestyle, Hugh Hefner of Tauranga may have been a more appropriate album title. After all, it’s a nickname that’s sure to catch on.

  • Jayne Mansfield And Sophia Loren’s Iconic Photo Explained!

    It’s one of the most iconic old Hollywood photos of all time – Sophia Loren and Jayne Mansfield sitting at a dinner table, with Loren eyeing Mansfield’s risqué dress and exposed nipple. Loren, now 80 years old, finally talked about what was going on in the photograph. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, she discussed the events that led to the famous photo.

    “Paramount had organized a party for me. All of cinema was there, it was incredible. And then comes in Jayne Mansfield, the last one to come. For me, that was when it got amazing,” Loren said.

    Loren continued, “She came right for my table. She knew everyone was watching. She sat down. And now, she was barely… Listen. Look at the picture. Where are my eyes? I’m staring at her nipples because I am afraid they are about to come onto my plate. In my face you can see the fear. I’m so frightened that everything in her dress is going to blow — BOOM! — and spill all over the table.”

    The party happened back in 1957 and was thrown to welcome Loren to Hollywood. It was also the same year when she starred in one of her earliest Hollywood films, The Pride and The Passion. She was 22 years old, while Mansfield was about to turn 24.

    Mansfield was a popular sex symbol at the time, and when she arrived at the party, she clearly upstaged the Italian film star.

    While the photo was the most famous photograph of Loren and Mansfield together, Loren refuses to sign any autographs on it. She discussed her reasons for not signing it in her memoir Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: My Life which was released on November 4. In it she says, “I refused to autograph it. Hidden behind Hollywood’s enchanted kingdom were some coarse and grotesque sides, which I refused to have anything to do with.”

  • Priscilla Presley Recalls Her Time With Elvis

    Priscilla Presley gave an interview with The Daily Mirror to promote the upcoming exhibit called Elvis at The O2: A Celebration of His Life which will be held in December. In the interview, she talked about her time with the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll.  “I remember when I set eyes on him — he was just so kind, so authentic. I just thought how he was the real deal. Elvis wasn’t putting on any pretense, he never did. What you saw with him is what you got. Not everyone knows that,” she says in the interview.

    Priscilla met Elvis at Bad Nauheim, Germany in September 1959. The couple married in 1967 and divorced in 1973, a few years before the rock ‘n’ roll icon’s death. In 1968, Priscilla gave birth to their daughter Lisa Marie Presley who grew up to become a celebrity in her own right.

    Elvis at The O2: A Celebration of His Life is being headed by the Presley estate, managed by Priscilla who has served as the chairwoman for Elvis Presley Enterprises since 1979. The exhibit will be held at the O2 arena, and will feature Elvis’ most prized possessions from Graceland.

    Some memorabilia included in the exhibit are Elvis’ diploma, his famous gold lame suit from 1957, as well as a wallet containing pictures of Lisa Marie.

    Priscilla talked at length about the exhibit, saying, “I’m very, very excited, as we have been wanting to do this for some time. It is a peek behind the scenes of the real Elvis, Elvis the father, son, friend and dad. He was just so very loyal and that will come across. He was someone who could be trusted, someone who people could rely on.”

    This same desire to share Elvis’ legacy to his devoted fans led Priscilla to open Graceland to the public back in 1982. Since then, Graceland has become a mecca of sorts for Elvis fans worldwide.

  • Jerry Jones’ Wife Gets Bumped Out Of First Class To Accommodate Tony Romo

    Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones found a solution to accommodate injured quarterback Tony Romo during a recent flight to London where the Cowboys will be facing the Jacksonville Jaguars: boot his wife Gene out of first class. The comments were made in jest, but Jones was truly concerned about Romo’s accommodations for the flight. The quarterback is currently suffering from two small fractures in his back.

    Jerry Jones told the Dallas News, “Some of those seats really make out into a nice cot, bed-type configuration. He will get one of those. Gene will sit up in the bulkhead. Romo will lounge on the way over. You don’t think it’d be me, do you?” At least it proves that Jones cares about his players’ well-being.

    Of course we know how the saying goes: “All’s well that ends well”. In the end, Jerry Jones didn’t have to make his wife sit up in the bulkhead. Tony Romo was still seated in first class and had a pretty comfortable flight. “The flight was fine. I slept. It went by quick. That part of it was no problem. I think it continues to get a little bit better incrementally every day. You just reassess it every day.” Romo said.

    Romo missed practice all of last week and had to sit in the sidelines as the Arizona Cardinals defeated the Cowboys 28-17. He is expected to play next Sunday as the Dallas Cowboys faces off against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

    All the joking around about his wife’s first class status aside, Jerry Jones has high hopes regarding Romo being ready for the Jaguars match. “The proof of the pudding is we certainly wouldn’t put him on that plane and take him to London and fly over and fly back if we weren’t planning on him playing,’’ said Jones.

  • Wayne Brady’s Ex-Wife Helped Him Cope With Depression

    In an interview with Entertainment Tonight which was aired on November 3, Wayne Brady revealed that he has been suffering from depression. He also talked about how his ex-wife, Mandie Takata, helped him get the treatment that he desperately needed. Brady cites Robin Williams’ suicide as the wake-up call that made him want to get better and ultimately shaped his decision to go public.

    He said in the interview, “I think that when you keep these secrets, and something that you learn as you read more and go into treatments and get help is, that these secrets kill. Nobody wants to out themselves, so to speak. Or if they out themselves, it’s in a very Hollywood way. If someone says, ‘I’m clinically depressed,’ that sounds like someone’s making something up.”

    Brady’s divorce from Takata, his second wife, pushed him further into depression. However, things got really bad during his 42nd birthday back in June.

    “I was there by myself, in my bedroom and I had a complete breakdown,” he tells the show. “Just go ahead and imagine for yourself a brother in his underwear, in his room, crying, you got snot … that birthday was the beginning of, ‘OK, I have got to make a change.’”

    Brady and Takata are now neighbors and they are helping each other raise their daughter Maile. Wayne talked about the relationship with Takata in the interview.

    “We said we want to give Maile the closest experience to living in the same house. We have always lived in different homes. We just live super close now. The fact of the matter is I like her mom. She was with me when no one else in the world was with me, except my mom. There was loyalty, there was trust. She is my baby mama.”

    Wayne Brady currently hosts the game show Let’s Make a Deal on CBS.