Category: People

Hasselhoff Checks Into Alcohol Rehab
David Hasselhoff has checked himself into The Betty Ford Center for treatment of alcoholism.
The former “Baywatch” star, who turns 50 next week, issued a release Monday announcing the voluntary stay at the hospital.
“He realized his social drinking had increased more than he was comfortable with and he decided to do something about it,” read the statement from publicist Richard Hoffman.
The actor checked in June 26, but his representatives did not know when he planned to check out.
Hasselhoff’s recent roles included a cameo appearance as himself in the summer comedy “The New Guy” and he performed on Broadway last year in the musical “Jekyll & Hyde.”

Destiny’s Child Star: Show Biz Can Drive You Crazy
Stay out of show business — that is the message from Destiny’s Child singer Beyonce Knowles to tomorrow’s wannabe stars.
The 20-year-old said the industry is full of backbiters who “can drive you crazy and mess with your head. You have to be super-strong because people say things about you.”
Knowles, interviewed by Britain’s Radio Times, said she and fellow group members Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland would “remain together as long as we have fun on stage and make good records. But I wouldn’t suggest this as a career for anyone.”
The singer, who is to co-star as Foxxy Cleoptara in the new Austin Powers movie, said: “Sharks are all around and if you can survive them once you’re successful, that’s when the true you comes out.”

Well, So Much For Anthony Stewart Head Playing Dr. Who.
Sometimes rumours become tomorrow’s garbage and that’s happened it seems.
An article by John Mosby in the latest issue of Dreamwatch magazine was picked up by People, Ananova, the UK tabloids etc. and it seems the confusion spread from there. Mosby got in touch to help clarify things: “David Fury has indeed said he is talking with various people at the BBC about ideas in which the BBC could make a new Dr.Who series viable. This is not to say a new series is guaranteed, simply that the BBC is actively looking for ways to make the franchise viable again as it approaches its anniversary. At no point did the article say that Tony Head would play the Doctor. In fact we said the exact opposite – that he loved the character and would find it a challenge, but had no inclination at the moment to be take another high profile fantasy role”. The BBC have also denied the Head rumours saying “the BBC aren’t currently making any such plans”. The full quotes and full page news feature with Fury & Head are in the new Dreamwatch Issue 95, out now in the UK.

Marilyn Monroe ‘God-Awful to Work With’ -Widmark
Hollywood star Richard Widmark found Marilyn Monroe “God-awful to work with.”
And when it comes to heroes, the 87-year-old Widmark has no doubt about his — Spencer Tracy.
Widmark, one of the last survivors of Hollywood’s golden era, told Monday’s Daily Telegraph: “I liked Marilyn but she was God-awful to work with. Impossible, really. She would hide in her dressing room and refuse to come out.”
Widmark, who appeared with Monroe in “Don’t Bother to Knock” 50 years ago, said: “When she would finally show up, she was a nervous wreck. It was all a result of fear. She was insecure about so many things and was obviously self-destructive. She was a wounded bird from the beginning.”
Widmark and Spencer Tracy worked together on “Broken Lance” and “Judgement at Nuremberg.” Widmark loved every minute of it.
“He made everything look so easy and simple and I’d watch him like a hawk. Acting with him was like skating on ice. So smooth. He was a natural who was good when he started his career and good when he ended it,” Widmark said of his idol.

He Was 72
John Frankenheimer, director of such Hollywood classics as “The Manchurian Candidate” and “Birdman of Alcatraz,” died Saturday.

Here Are Some Tributes To Ted Williams.

He Was One Of The Greats Of The Game
Hall Of Fame Baseball Player Ted Williams Has Died.

Mitchell Appointed to Order of Canada
Singer-songwriters Joni Mitchell and Bruce Cockburn were among 99 appointees to the Order of Canada announced by Governor General Adrienne Clarkson.
Mitchell, a Saskatchewan native who wrote and performed songs such as “Big Yellow Taxi,” “The Circle Game” and “Both Sides Now,” was made a companion of the order, the highest designation.
Also appointed companions were former Supreme Court Justice Peter Cory, Toronto social activist and feminist author Doris Anderson and Roger Blais, a renowned engineer, scientist, teacher and entrepreneur from Montreal.
Cockburn, known as much for his outspoken social activism as his folksy music, was promoted to an officer of the order after previously being made a member.
Lorne Michaels, founder of TV comedies Saturday Night Live and a nine-time Emmy Award winner, was appointed a member of the order.
The Order of Canada was established in 1967 to recognize Canadians for outstanding lifetime achievement and service.

Yummy, Yummy!
Its the weekend so as a treat, enjoy “The Mystery of Britney Spears’ Breasts.”

Man Who Stabbed George Harrison Is Freed
A schizophrenic man who broke into the house of former Beatle George Harrison and attacked him with a knife three years ago was discharged from a secure British mental hospital on Thursday.
Michael Abram had been found not guilty by reason of insanity after breaking into Harrison’s house in 1999 and repeatedly stabbing him and attacking his wife Olivia.
He was confined to the Scott Clinic secure mental hospital outside Liverpool, northwest England.
“Michael Abram, Scott Clinic patient, has been given a conditional discharge today by a mental health review tribunal,” the National Health Service trust which runs the clinic said in a statement.
“In this case, the tribunal has given a conditional discharge. The conditions, which remain confidential, are to ensure the safety of the public.”
Harrison survived the stabbing but died last November of cancer.
Abram’s lawyer, Peter Edwards, told Reuters Abram had responded to drug treatment for his schizophrenia and had been symptom-free for two years.
“That’s the great tragedy of Michael Abram’s case,” he said. “He had spent many years going to hospitals and doctors seeking treatment for his mental illness, and been rebuffed.
“If they had done their jobs properly, Mr. Harrison and Mrs. Harrison would never have been attacked,” the lawyer said.
A spokeswoman for the trust said it would take a few days for Abram to be released, and that he would continue to live in a “structured care environment.”
Harrison’s family expressed shock and dismay at the news and said they had not been informed earlier of preparations for Abram’s release.
“We certainly wish Mr. Abram no ill, but to be presented with this as a fact after the event is deeply upsetting and insulting and we feel completely let down by the system,” Harrison’s widow Olivia and his son Dhani said in a statement.