It was far from the Hollywood red carpet scene, but Saturday’s Sarajevo Film Festival in Sarajevo, Bosnia was event for Angelina Jolie to publicly wear her engagement ring from Brad Pitt. The Maleficent actress, 37, was first seen wearing the $500,000, tablet-shaped rock during a private viewing at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Chinese Galleries. After […]
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New Poll Reports Kristen Stewart is the Highest Paid Actress in Hollywood
Highest Paid Actresses in Hollywood With profits from her massive Twilight and Snow White and the Huntsman , Kristen Stewart comes in first on Forbes magazine’s 2012 list of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood, with a total salary of $34.5 million between May 2011 and May 2012. Second Highest Earner is Cameron Diaz who made 34 million Thirds Place […]
Brad Pitt on love, sex and fatherhood
Don’t tell Brad Pitt who or how to love. The actor and star of the new film “Inglourious Basterds” opened up to Parade magazine about his thoughts on love, marriage and fatherhood. During the candid interview, Pitt showed off a secret area in one of his homes which he said “is a great place for sex” and reflected on his early days in Hollywood, which included superstardom and some marijuana.
Monsoon season compounds refugees’ troubles
"Refugees are the most vulnerable people on Earth. They are fighting to survive." — Angelina Jolie, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees goodwill ambassador The world’s population at the end of last year included 42 million displaced people, 80 percent of them in developing nations, according to a report this week by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Many of these refugees are living in minimal standards for shelter and are exposed daily to the harshest elements of weather, the report says
Jolie jumps past Oprah to nab top spot on Forbes celebrity list
Media maven Oprah Winfrey earned 10 times more than Angelina Jolie last year, but the actress bumped the talk show host from the top spot on Forbes’ 2009 Celebrity 100 list just released by the business magazine. Jolie’s fame, evidenced by magazine covers and TV, radio, newspaper and Web stories, outweighed Winfrey’s, giving her the edge as “the most powerful celebrity in the world” based on Forbes’ formula, Forbes Senior Editor Matthew Miller said.
Cannes exposure is no guarantee of success
As the 2009 Cannes Film Festival draws near, filmmakers who have made the event’s short list hope that their films will be blessed with that hard-to-earn Cannes buzz, which could lead to awards and financial success. But the story doesn’t always have a Hollywood ending. There were several big names in last year’s lineup
Obama returns home for final stimulus plan push
President Obama took his economic stimulus proposal back on the road Thursday, urging final congressional passage of the now-$789 billion bill during a visit to a Caterpillar plant in the state that launched his political career. In an exclusive interview with CNN Thursday, Abhisit Vejjajiva said he could not pinpoint who in the government approved the practice, but said he was working on rectifying the problem. “It’s not exactly clear whose work it is,” Vejjajiva said.
Thai PM admits boat people pushed out to sea
Thailand’s prime minister suspects there were "some instances" in which Thai authorities pushed Myanmar’s Rohingya boat people out to sea, a frank admittance of a practice drawing worldwide condemnation. In an exclusive interview with CNN Thursday, Abhisit Vejjajiva said he could not pinpoint who in the government approved the practice, but said he was working on rectifying the problem.