FameCrawler : LA

Lance Armstrong Dishes On The Sheryl Crow Breakup

Josh loposer — Fri, 08 May 2009 21:00:00 GMT

Three years after the infamous Lance and Sheryl fairytale came to an end, Lance is finally ready to talk about the straw that broke the camel's back -- and inadvertently call Sheryl old.

“She wanted marriage, she wanted children; and not that I didn’t want that, but I didn’t want that at that time because I had just gotten out of a marriage, I’d just had kids [Luke, Grace and Bella],” the 37-year-old celebrity cyclist says. “Yet we’re up against her biological clock — that pressure is what cracked it.”

According to Lance's upcoming biography, aptly titled Lance, the world renown cyclist opened up to author John Wilcockson about the celebrity couple's relationship, saying that it got pretty tense toward the end. Apparently, the last two weeks before Sheryl's 44th birthday, the relationship started feeling like “kind of a struggle."

Unfortunately, the whole biological clock thing is pretty tough to navigate, especially for a couple with a significant age gap. He must be ready now though, because Lance (now 37) and his girlfriend Anna Hansen are expecting a baby in June.

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Manny Ramirez Busted!

Whit Honea — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:04:00 GMT

Dodgers superstar Manny Ramirez has failed a drug test and will be suspended by MLB for 50 games.

Admittedly, I'm not surprised. Man-Ram using performance enhancing drugs actually explains a lot. Not only is he too good, but he tends to be labeled a jerk by pretty much everyone that ever meets him. Think Barry Bonds with really bad hair. Really bad hair.

Ramirez will lose 7.7 million dollars during the suspension- which means that he makes more in two months than the rest of us combined will make in our collective lifetime.

However, I don't think we need to worry about his kids going hungry. The little Mannys (seriously, it's George Formanesque) should be able to get by on day old caviar and Happy Meals till this all blows over. Whether or not they get over the scar of their dad being called a cheater is a different story.

Here's Manny's spin. For the record, his new spin is the same as the old spin:

"Recently I saw a physician for a personal health issue. He gave me a medication, not a steroid, which he thought was okay to give me. Unfortunately, the medication was banned under our drug policy. Under the policy that mistake is now my responsibility. I have been advised not to say anything more for now. I do want to say one other thing; I've taken and passed about 15 drug tests over the past five seasons.

"I want to apologize to Mr. McCourt, Mrs. McCourt, Mr. Torre, my teammates, the Dodger organization, and to the Dodger fans. LA is a special place to me and I know everybody is disappointed. So am I. I'm sorry about this whole situation."

Seriously? The blame the doctor angle? I didn't stay in a Holiday Inn last night, but I'm pretty sure medical professionals that are dealing with expensive commodities like professional athletes have a pretty good understanding of what they can and cannot prescribe.

Is it just me or is the American pastime going on a quick ride in a handbasket?

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Sting's Daughter In Intensive Care With Fractured Skull

Josh loposer — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:00:00 GMT

Sting and Trudie Styler's 18-year-old daughter "Coco" has been in intensive care for four days after taking a hard fall at an LA restaurant.

Eliot Paulina "Coco" Sumner (also a musician) was in LA putting the finishing touches on her first album for Island Records when it happened. Reportedly, she complained about feeling strange while sitting at her table. When she tried to stand, that's when she took a serious dive, hitting her head on a chair.

"The doctors are still running tests. Obviously it’s a serious injury and Coco is under constant surveillance.'

A friend told The Mail on Sunday: ‘Trudie and Sting were obviously besides themselves with worry. It was a blessing that Sting was in the States at the time and was able to get to the hospital so quickly.

‘Coco is still very shaken but she is planning to come back to the UK very soon."

What's perhaps even scarier is that she hadn't been drinking, which would've been my first guess. So, at this point, there's really no telling what caused her to black out.

Trudie hopped the first plane to LA from their home in the UK to be with Coco at the hospital. The whole incident is pretty much a parent's worst nightmare: your young daughter, overseas, seriously injured...

"She’s a real daddy’s girl and very close to Sting. He keeps a close eye on her. When she called to say there had been an accident there was panic all round. He dropped everything he was doing and rushed straight to the hospital."

Friends of Coco say she's recovering well, and plans to finish the album before going back to Britain.

Trudie and Sting have four children together, Mickey, 25, Jake 24, Coco, 18, and Giacomo, 13.

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Watts And Schreiber's Son Taken To Hospital

Josh loposer — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:30:00 GMT

Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber got a pretty huge scare last night when their 21-month-old son Sasha went to the hospital with respiratory problems.

Luckily, everything seems to be okay now, and little Sasha has come home after a night in the hospital. Says Schreiber's rep:

“Sasha got home today and is feeling much better after being hospitalized on Tuesday night with respiratory problems.”

If you happened to be lucky enough to get a ticket to the LA premiere of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, you may have noticed that Liev, who plays Sabretooth in the flick, was nowhere to be found. That's because he immediately flew to New York to be with his family.

That who experience had to be really freaky for Naomi and Liev, I'm glad that little Alexander "Sasha" Pete is going to be alright. I'm sure the family is super relieved.

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Colin Farrell Says Son Saved His Life

Josh loposer — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:31:00 GMT

Colin Farrell's wrap sheet is just about as long and filled with embarrassing details as any hard-partying, hedonistic Hollywood star around. But the new Colin Farrell is done with all of that, and he says his son was one of the biggest reasons he's around today.

“I don’t know if I would be here if I hadn’t had him…He was a huge part of me going in and making certain changes in my life.” He reflects back on the years he spent drinking, doing drugs and bed-hopping with a simple admission: “I had a blast of a time. I went over to Los Angeles and it was handed to me on a plate, parties in the Playboy mansion and this and that and the other."

“The negative aspect to all this good fortune was loneliness. I never figured it out… I just had a broken heart and was profoundly sad. I had all these wonderful things in my life and yet I found myself at this point.”

It's good to see Colin doing better and being there for his son James, who has a really rare genetic disorder called Angelman Syndrome. Carrying on a successful acting career while taking care of children has got to be a challenge, and with a special need child, you have to work that much harder.

Also, I though he was totally hilarious and likeable in his recent dark comedy In Bruges... a totally underrated film in my opinion.

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Michael To Catherine-Enough Already

trix — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:32:00 GMT

Don't you just hate it when people you know talk in fake accents? I know it's funny for a minute but sometimes they take it a little too far and then you just get annoyed.

Well now Michael Douglas now knows how the rest of us feel. His lovely wife Catherine Zeta Jones has adopted a Scottish accent for a new movie role and he is just about tired of her practicing.

She says, "Michael is really fed up with it. When we are on the phone, I'll say 'Hello' in a Scots voice and he'll reply, 'It's me, enough already!'"

Catherine's new movie is Death Defying Acts and is about Harry Houdini and I'm guessing it's his death defying acts not hers since she plays a con woman.

Catherine Zeta Jones Disagrees With Randy Newman

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Catherine Zeta Jones Disagrees With Randy Newman

trix — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:23:00 GMT

Catherine Zeta Jones hates Los Angeles.

She has said: "I hate Los Angeles with a passion. I felt that way even when I was single and knocking on doors trying to get a job. We go there, work hard, have our meetings and then get the hell out again. I don't know how people live there, especially with kids."

Catherine is married to Michael Douglas and has two children, they have many properties around the world, but could never live in L.A.

That's alright Catherine, we don't want you here anyway.

This is a really good picture of her, she doesn't look snooty. My friend Claudia always said that she thought Catherine Zeta Jones got beat with an ugly stick. Not this time.

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Risky Business: Rebecca De Mornay DUI

Sassy Smith — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 21:05:00 GMT

Actress Rebecca De Mornay, best known for her role opposite Tom Cruise in Risky Business, was charged yesterday with misdeanor drunken driving stemming from her arrest back in October. What is with these celebrities who are idiots, and can't either take a cab, get a designated driver, ride a bus, walk, anything but get behind the wheel after they've BEEN DRINKING?

L.A. District Attorney spokeswoman said De Mornay was charged with one count of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and one count of driving with a blood alcohol level above the legal limit of .08.

De Mornay is scheduled to be arraigned on Monday. Calls to her reps have gone unanswered. Hmm, wonder why? What are they gonna say, 'yes, we know, she's a moron.' Got that right!

Rebecca has 2 young daughters with her ex, Patrick O'Neal, son of Ryan O'Neal. Great example mom.

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Hey, L.A., Want Free Tickets to See the Spice Girls?

Whit Honea — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:56:00 GMT

Me neither, but someone might. The group of ~~hot~~ moms and Mel C. will be doing a tapping in Los Angeles and tickets are FREE! If you live in the L.A. area click here.

Britney Spears' Former Assistance Leaks Photos & More

Sassy Smith — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:10:00 GMT

Britney Spears' former assistant, leaked some photos of her and is also saying, "She needs mental help!" Gee, ya think?

Kalie Machado, who briefly worked for Spears' as her assistant has recently told Us Weekly that after Britney and Kevin's breakup, Britney desperately tried to win him back.

“She wanted so badly to have the father of her babies. When Britney thought about Kevin not wanting her, she would bawl,” Machado says. “She would look at Sean and Jayden and say, ‘Where’s your daddy? I need help. Where’s your daddy?’” Does that really sound like ~~crazy~~ Britney? ~~Of course silly~~.

Apparently Britney was obsessed with getting Kevin back. Brit reportedly kept framed photographs of she and K-Fed all over the house: “She would ask, ‘Why did he do this to me? It just made her crazy and depressed.” Yes and BritBrit's behavior is making us all crazy.

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