Tag: Celebrity Scandals (21-30 of 236)

Dec 8 2011 10:29 AM ET

Mindy McCready defends herself to ABC News -- WATCH

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Country singer and Celebrity Rehab star Mindy McCready sat down with ABC News’ Andrea Canning for an interview to tell her side of her ongoing custody saga. McCready, who recently violated a court order when she took her five-year-old son, Zander, out of the care of her mother, Gayle Inge, (who she filed a libel suit against back in August, according to the Associated Press) and brought him to Arkansas with her. The two were found hiding in a closet by the authorities, after it they were initially reported as missing.

The troubled star, who according to her website “suffers from severe depression” (she attempted suicide in 2008) and has continued to find herself in trouble with the law over the years, told Canning “[I did] not ever think that me taking my own child, that I carried for nine months, that I gave birth to in the hospital by myself would ever be breaking the law. What I did was to protect my child, and there’s not a person in the world that’s going to tell me that that is wrong.” Watch a clip below: READ FULL STORY »

Dec 7 2011 06:30 PM ET

Celebs who have quit Twitter: Alec Baldwin joins the club

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Alec Baldwin has plenty of prestigious titles in Hollywood (Emmy winner, Oscar nominee, the good Baldwin brother), but he added two more (arguably less prestigious) bragging rights to his resume this week: Celebrity booted from a plane and a Twitter quitter.

One day after Baldwin was kicked off of an American Airlines flights after refusing to stop playing his Words with Friends game and went on a Twitter rampage about the incident (one tweet read, “Flight attendant on American reamed me out 4 playing WORDS W FRIENDS while we sat at the gate, not moving. #nowonderamericaairisbankrupt”), the 30 Rock star deactivated his account from the social networking site in light of the controversy. READ FULL STORY »

Dec 7 2011 02:04 PM ET

Hilary Swank explains her Chechen fiasco to Mariska Hargitay in 'Gotham'

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Hilary Swank has already paid a public price for appearing at a Chechen gala — for a fee — that ended up celebrating the birthday of Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin-back president who’s been suspected of human-rights violations. She subsequently parted ways with her management and publicity teams after her appearance became public, and Swank offered a public mea culpa on The Tonight Show. But she has a big movie coming out Dec. 9, the star-studded romantic-comedy, New Year’s Eve, and the questions aren’t going away anytime soon.

In the most recent issue of Gotham magazine, Swank opted to tell her side of the story to actress and guest-journalist Mariska Hargitay.

MARISKA HARGITAY: I want to ask you about something more serious concerning your travels. Much has been said about your recent trip to Chechnya. Can you share what happened? READ FULL STORY »

Dec 7 2011 11:00 AM ET

Alec Baldwin joins the pantheon of booted-from-planes celebrities... and leaves Twitter

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It seems like celebrities being kicked off of airplanes is becoming as synonymous to air travel as those hard-to-open bags of peanuts, tiny bathrooms, annoying Captain spiels, and cliched jokes about the perils of flying.

On Tuesday, Alec Baldwin joined the growing list of stars who have been booted from planes. But Baldwin’s exit might be the best one yet, or at the very least, the most relatable considering a game of Words With Friends got him in trouble with American Airlines. The 30 Rock actor told his followers on Twitter, “Flight attendant on American reamed me out 4 playing WORDS W FRIENDS while we sat at the gate, not moving. #nowonderamericaairisbankrupt.” (I like to imagine he was deeply immersed in a wildly competitive game with John Krasinski in which he kept using Yankees terminology.) READ FULL STORY »

Dec 3 2011 01:55 PM ET

Hilary Swank apologizes for Chechnya appearance on 'The Tonight Show'

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There are two main rules of thumb for Hollywood celebrities: 1. Don’t take net points over gross, and, 2. Never tacitly give your support to brutal foreign leaders known for human rights abuses. Hilary Swank, who broke Rule No. 2 when she attended the Oct. 5 birthday celebration of Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov, appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno last night and apologized for her actions. The actress explained to Leno — who helped her out with friendly questions like a supportive defense attorney — that the appearance was a mistake and that she didn’t even know the event was going to be in honor of Kadyrov, who has been accused of a bevy of violent dictatorial actions. She also insisted that her line “Happy birthday, Mr. President!” was less a Marilyn Monroe-esque affectation than simply a product of not knowing the Chechen leader’s name.

To be fair, it wasn’t all equivocation. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 15 2011 02:45 PM ET

Kim Kardashian defends her marriage -- pre-split -- in new 'Marie Claire' cover story

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It used to be starlets couldn’t do bridal photo shoots before walking down the aisle for fear of the wedding being called off before the issue hit stands. Now maybe they’ll have to not give cover story interviews about their marriages until at least three months has passed. Kim Kardashian graces Marie Claire‘s December issue and, in an interview conducted a few weeks after her wedding to Kris Humphries, defended their rush to the altar: “We felt like, ‘Why wait?’” she said. “It’s fun to have a partner who understands your life and lets you be you.” She insisted everything was fine between her and Humphries despite tabloids already reporting problems: “I feel like where we’re at right now is the best time in my life,” she said. She proclaimed her faith in their bond: “I’m not worried about him at all,” she said. “We have a lot of trust, and I don’t think either of us would do anything to break that. It makes life so easy. He’s such a good guy; he is so down-to-earth, and it’s such a reality check. He is a normal guy, and I just want to chill out and be normal and not get glammed up all the time. He gets it. Sometimes my life can be really intimidating for people, but he allows me to work and do what I’ve gotta do.”  READ FULL STORY »

Nov 14 2011 02:55 PM ET

Kat Von D alleges Jesse James had 19 mistresses during their relationship. Happy Monday, everyone!

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Kat Von D took to her Facebook to write a message to her ex Jesse James, thanking him for his many indiscretions. (To be fair, Hallmark hasn’t exactly made a card for that just yet.)

In a message titled “Thank you, Jesse James,” the former LA Ink star alleges that a 19th woman has stepped forward and claimed to have had an affair with the biker during their courtship last year. “I kept going back and forth in my mind as to what the best way would be for me to release and let go of any residual feelings remaining from that toxic relationship. All of this may sound petty or immature to some, but I assure you this is coming from a place of pure honesty and love,” Von D wrote regarding the latest bombshell.

Speaking of bombshells, the tattoo artist also made a point to remind everyone she’s not Michelle McGee. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 11 2011 04:45 PM ET

'Survivor': Whitney Duncan has been hiding a secret husband

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Survivor just turned into Temptation Island. People revealed today that castaway Whitney Duncan, who began an on-air romance with fellow contestant Keith Tollefson, has been secretly married for more than a year. The former Nashville Star contestant married musician Donny Fallgatter in August 2010, though the newlyweds kept their marriage secret from friends and family. Duncan told Survivor: South Pacific producers she was single even while she made phone calls to her husband back in the U.S. Before filming wrapped, Duncan confessed over the phone that she’d started a romance with Tollefson. Now back Stateside, the showmancers have been spotted around Nashville, and it appears her relationship with Fallgatter is over — if only unofficially.

What do you make of this shocking revelation, PopWatchers? Does this news change your opinion of Duncan? Tollefson has already been voted off the island, but do you think Duncan has a chance of making it to the end?

Read more:
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‘Survivor: South Pacific’: New cast and new twists revealed!
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Nov 11 2011 02:40 PM ET

Ashton Kutcher takes the self-deprecating humor approach to image rehab

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“What’s a picture worth?” Ashton Kutcher tweeted, along with a link to the photo of him posing next to an “I’M WITH STUPID” sign. Answer: Another apology for that uninformed tweet claiming Penn State firing college football legend Joe Paterno was an “insult” and showed “no class” because he wasn’t aware of the Jerry Sandusky scandal?

You can argue Twitter is just Twitter, and it’s ridiculous that what a person types in 140 characters or less becomes a news story, ever. But then, you weren’t the celebrity who just last month made a video urging the media and social media users to hold themselves to a higher standard when reporting and sharing information. After his faux pas, Kutcher has handed over management of his Twitter feed to his production company Katalyst as “a secondary editorial measure, to ensure the quality of its content.”

Read more:
Ashton Kutcher jumps blindly into Joe Paterno firestorm, shuts down Twitter account after apologizing
Ashton Kutcher hands Twitter over to management in wake of Joe Paterno comments
Ashton Kutcher wants to talk truth

Nov 9 2011 03:09 PM ET

Oscar host vacancy: With Eddie Murphy out, who should step in? Vote!

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Just one day after Brett Ratner announced he would be stepping down as Oscars producer, the 84th Academy Awards now finds itself without a host, too, as Eddie Murphy released a statement confirming that he will no longer be emceeing the ceremony. (“I was truly looking forward to being a part of the show that our production team and writers were just starting to develop, but I’m sure that the new production team and host will do an equally great job,” said Murphy, who was recruited to host the event by Ratner, his Tower Heist director.)

So now what, PopWatchers? Or more specifically, who? As in, who should host the 2012 Oscars? READ FULL STORY »

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