Arthur Hiller, Oscar nominated director and friend of TheCount.com, has passed away. He was 92.
Hiller, who was perhaps best known for directing Ryan O’Neal‘s “Love Story,” also directed dozens of popular movies and TV shows, including, movie of the week, “Last Fling,” starring John Ritter.
Sources say he died Wednesday of natural causes. Continue reading
Edward Snowden tweeted out a series of letters and numbers some are calling a ” secret code.” But soon after, and well before many could fetch their decoder rings, he deleted it.
We caught a screen cap of the tweet so if you’re looking to crack the code, you’re in luck!
Sarah Snyder, aka, Jaden Smith’s “girlfriend,” is knee-deep in a cheating scandal that is suddenly blowing up on social media.
The pair of anointed ones have been spotted together for over a year, but now it appears that they’re now headed for a breakup. That is if they were really ever dating in the first place..
Shortly after the couple was seen showing some PDA at a New York movie premiere, a photo emerged online showing Sarah in bed with another man, a photographer named Gunner. Continue reading
Mary J. Blige, best known for her hit song, Family Affair, is ending her marriage to her husband and manager, Martin “Kendu” Isaacs. Blige filed for divorce to end her 12 year marriage.
Blige married Isaacs back in 2003. Docs show Blige listed the date of separation as “to be determined,” while asking the judge to block Isaacs ability to get spousal support.
Blige cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split. They couple has no children together. There is one interesting note … Blige is asking the judge to block Isaacs’ ability to get spousal support. Continue reading
Oscar-winning actress, Helen Hunt, tweeted a photo of a Starbucks cup with the name “Jody” written on it, along with the caption, “Ordered my drink @Starbucks Asked the barista if she wanted my name. She winked and said. “We gotcha” #JodieFoster”
The Starbucks barista mistook Hunt for another Oscar-winning actor, Jodie Foster, whose name he also got wrong, spelling it “Jody.”
When Helen asked if the Starbucks employee wanted her name, the barista simply responded, “We gotcha.” Weeelllll, apparently they don’t, because they wrote “Jody” Continue reading
Oscar winning actress, Patty Duke, has died. She was 69.
Duke won an Academy Award for her performance as Helen Keller in “The Miracle Worker.”
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Duke’s family and friends at this difficult time.
Adam Levine‘s model wife, Behati Prinsloo, is pregnant with the singer’s first child.
Sources say Prinsloo, 26, is three to four months pregnant. The Maroon 5 singer is said to be “ecstatic,” over the baby news.
One month after their lavish July 2014 wedding ceremony in Mexico, Levine, 36, revealed that he and his wife were eager to start a family Continue reading
Sacha Baron Cohen’s wild Oscar appearance of his infamous Ali G character was in no way a planned part of the show, and more importantly, was not approved in advance as required by Academy brass.
It was revealed today that Academy Awards producers had no idea Cohen was planning the controversial skit. Cohen claims his wife was employed to sneak in Ali G’s signature beanie cap and assorted accessories including fake goatee. Many on social media speculated that perhaps the impromptu appearance was actually material for an unannounced Ali G sequel.
“The truth is we actually had to sneak it in because the Oscars sat me down before and said they didn’t want me to do anything out of order Continue reading
George Kennedy, who won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in “Cool Hand Luke,” died Sunday in Boise, Idaho. He was 91.
Kennedy’s vast film credits include “The Dirty Dozen,” the “Airport” movies, “The Naked Gun” and the disaster film “Earthquake,” among countless others.
Kennedy’s grandson Cory Schenkel said that Kennedy had been in failing health since the death of his wife Joan about a year ago, and had been in hospice care for a month. h/t thewrap
Our thoughts and prayers go you to Kennedy’s family and friends at this difficult time.
Early ratings data for Sunday’s Academy Awards broadcast show Oscar hit a 7-year low and a 6.4 percent drop in household viewing from the comparable figures for last year’s bomb.
Nielsen data showed Oscar averaged a 23.4 household rating in 56-city overnight sample, down from an initial 25 rating of last year’s fail, which was down from 27.9 the year before. Ouch.
The Chris Rock-hosted show, which used Hollywood’s lack of diversity as its narrative engine, appeared to set a seven-year low. Continue reading