U.S. comedian Gene Wilder, who starred in 1971’s “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” said he didn’t like the 2005 remake and doesn’t care for Tim Burton. In an interview with New York non-profit center 92Y on Thursday, Wilder said Burton’s reimagining of the Roald Dahl tale was “an insult.” “It’s probably Warner Bros.’ insult,” […]
Michael Jackson’s comeback tour in London was in danger of being canceled after the singer appeared frail during rehearsals, an AEG top executive testified. In the eighth day of his testimony in the wrongful-death case against AEG Live, top executive Randy Phillips said the singer appeared unprepared for the physical rigors of the “This Is […]
Paris Jackson said Canadian pop star Justin Bieber isn’t a good role model because he didn’t speak out about his fans cutting themselves, sources told TMZ. Sources connected to the Jackson family said Jackson became angry when young girls began tweeting about cutting themselves out of love for Bieber and he said nothing to discourage […]
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Thirty-seven percent of women admit walking home barefoot because their high heels made their feet hurt too much, a British survey indicates. The survey of 2,000 men and women by Britain’s College of Podiatry also found 28 percent of women said they’ve kicked off their shoes to dance in a club or at a bar […]
A German man didn’t feel like giving his ex-wife her alimony money, so he gave it to a schoolboy standing outside a bank, police said. The man, 49, of the Bavarian town of Straubing, gave away about $245 because he has arguments with his ex-wife over alimony, The Local of Berlin reported. The boy said […]
Retired San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman was taken to a Los Angeles hospital after overdosing on unspecified drugs and alcohol, police said. The 29-year-old former NFL Pro Bowler was at a Hollywood club — The Colony — Sunday night when the incident occurred, law enforcement officials, whose names were not reported, told the Los […]
Suzanne Blumenauer threw a giant pool party at her Winter Park, Florida, home on Sunday night. She went out for a birthday dinner date Monday evening, and came back to find her swimming pool sinking into her backyard. Orange County Fire Rescue arrived and found the hole 40 to 50 feet wide and 30 to […]