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BOSTON (AP) — Sandra Bernhard says the decision by a women’s shelter to cut her act from its annual benefit was based on a misleading account of what she said about Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

The 53-year-old comedian, in criticizing Palin for opposing abortion rights, challenged whether she would keep the baby if she became pregnant after being violated by a group of black men in New York. Bernhard made the remarks last month during her one-woman ... read more

LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 120 workers at a Los Angeles hospital looked at celebrities’ medical records and other personal information without permission between January 2004 and June 2006 — nearly double the number initially reported earlier this year, according to a state report.

The report, released Monday by the California Department of Public Health, also said three staffers at the UCLA Medical Center continued to look at the confidential records of a ... read more

LONDON (AP) — Batman star Christian Bale was arrested Tuesday over allegations of assaulting his mother and sister, police and British media said.

The 34-year-old actor spent four hours at a London police station before being released on bail.

British media had reported that Bale’s mother and sister complained he had assaulted them at the Dorchester Hotel in London on Sunday night, a day before the European premiere of his latest film, “The Dark Knight.”

The Sun newspaper said police did not question the actor Monday because they did not want to interfere with the premiere ... read more

Uma Thurman is set to the tie the knot with her boyfriend, Arpad “Arki” Busson, the New York Daily News reported on Friday.

“I can confirm she is engaged,” Thurman’s rep Stephen Huvane told People.com.

The “Kill Bill” star received a ring with an 8-plus carat center stone, People reported.

The couple started dating last summer and since then, their relationship has quickly taken off.

Thurman has been married two times before. The ... read more

Sophia Loren is imploring people to clear the garbage off the streets of her beloved Naples.

“I beg you, with my hands clasped in prayer, to multiply efforts to remedy to this tragedy,” Loren was quoted as saying by the Italian daily La Repubblica on Friday.

Loren said that seeing footage of the streets of Naples and the surrounding Campania region littered by piles of trash moves her to tears.

“I look at this tragedy with deep anguish in my heart,” the paper quoted Loren as saying.

Speaking from Geneva, she urged Neapolitans: “Cooperate! Make an effort! This is ... read more

Has Angelina Jolie given birth to her twins?

Entertainment Tonight reported on Friday that the twin girls had been born in France.

However, contrary to the ET report, a rep for Jolie told People magazine that the rumors are not true.

“Angelina has not given birth. She is fine, enjoying her home and her family in France,” Jolie’s rep told People.

The twins would be the fifth and sixth children for the couple. Their other children are ... read more

George Clooney and Sarah Larson have decided to call it quits, People.com reported on Wednesday.

Clooney’s rep, Stan Rosenfield, declined to comment on the break up: “We do not comment on George’s personal life,” he told People.

Larson, who was a contestant on “Fear Factor,” met Clooney in 2004 in Las Vegas when she worked as a cocktail waitress at a bar. The two, however, did not start dating until June 2007.

Clooney, 47, and Larson, ... read more

Carmen Electra may be giving matrimony another whirl.

The “Meet the Spartans” actress is engaged to boyfriend Rob Patterson, according to a People magazine source.

“He told friends three days ago that he got engaged,” says the source. “The ring is a black diamond set in white diamonds.”
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Patterson, 37, is the former touring guitarist for Korn. He reportedly proposed over the weekend in ... read more