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From the top stars of Hollywood to Chicago's best-known celebrities like Michael Jordan and Oprah Winfrey, Bill Zwecker is the expert when it comes to …Read More
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Jermaine Jackson plays a name game
It’s only a one-letter change, but Jermaine Jackson now wants to be known as Jermaine Jacksun. The singer filed court papers Tuesday in L.A. requesting the change for “artistic reasons,” but music industry sources are sneering about it merely being a publicity stunt. — B.Z. …Read More
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Brooke Burke fighting thyroid cancer
In a video posted Thursday on her ModernMom blog, “Dancing With The Stars” co-host Brooke Burke-Charvet revealed she has thyroid cancer. Burke said she will undergo thyroid surgery but feels fine and will “make a positive out of this negative thing.” — B.Z. …Read More
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Ashley Judd intrigued by calls to run for U.S. Senate
BILL ZWECKER: Some key Democrats urge the outspoken liberal actress to take on Mitch McConnell in her native Kentucky.
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Kanye West, Kim Kardashian appear destined for the aisle
BILL ZWECKER: Kanye West and Kim Kardashian “really have connected,” an insider says, and the at traction isn’t just physical.
Brian Austin Green thanks Reese Witherspoon for her perfect timing
On Ryan Seacrest’s radio show, Brian Austin Green thanked Reese Witherspoon — for having her baby the day before Green’s wife, Megan Fox, gave birth. Because of the big media focus on Witherspoon’s child, Green and Fox got lots of private time to enjoy their …
Lady Gaga pledges $1 million to the Red Cross
Lady Gaga is making a $1 million donation to the American Red Cross for the Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. “If it wasn’t for NYC: The Lower East Side, Harlem, the Bronx and Brooklyn, I would not be the woman or artist that I am today,” …
Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson romance clearly back on
“Twilight” co-stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson continue to revive their romance. Stewart dashed to a cozy date with Pattinson after he taped “ Jimmy Kimmel Live” to promote “Breaking Dawn, Part 2” after she did similar duty on Jay Leno’s show. — B.Z. …
Kirstie Alley found love with Patric Swayze
Kirstie Alley told “Entertainment Tonight” she and Patrick Swayze fell in love filming the ’85 miniseries “North and South” but didn’t “have an affair” out of loyalty to spouses Parker Stevenson (whom Alley later divorced) and Lisa Niemi, Swayze’s widow after he died in 2009. …
Katie Holmes is going it solo, despite reports of a co-star crush
BILL ZWECKER: Tom Cruise’s ex-wife avoids romance, concentrating instead on raising Suri and acting in her latest Broadway play.
Sharon Osbourne faces tough choice
Sharon Osbourne told Hello! magazine she has undergone a double mastectomy. The TV personality and reality star explained she made the decision to “just take everything off,” after learning she carried the BRCA gene — which increases her odds of contracting breast cancer. — B.Z. …
It’s a baby bump for Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard
Dax Shepard, who stars in “Parenthood” on NBC, now will become a dad for real. The actor and longtime love Kristen Bell are expecting their first child next spring. Engaged since February 2010, the couple have said they won’t marry until it’s legal for everyone. …
Leonardo DiCaprio’s romance with Skokie native Victoria’s Secret model goes bust
BILL ZWECKER: Erin Heatherton, a supermodel from Skokie, is the latest beauty to part with Leonardo DiCaprio. The acclaimed actor “loses interest pretty quickly” in his conquests, a friend says.
Cee Lo Green sex case still being investigated
Though music superstar and “The Voice” judge Cee Lo Green continues to deny allegations he drugged and then sexually assaulted an unidentified woman he took to a Los Angeles sushi restaurant three months ago, the L.A. police say they are still investigating the charges. — …
James Bond writer, director reteam on TV series
Ex-Chicagoan, Tony winner and three-time Oscar nominee John Logan, who co-wrote the new 007 film “Skyfall,” is teaming up with that movie’s director, Sam Mendes, to write their first TV series— a vampire-chasing drama, now being pitched to cable outlets. — B.Z. …
Evan Rachel Wood, Jamie Bell marry
As expected, “True Blood” star Evan Rachel Wood, wearing a Carolina Herrera gown, married fiance Jamie Bell on Tuesday at a small California wedding attended by close friends and family members. The couple met making a Green Day music video in 2005. …
Jodie Foster is golden
Jodie Foster’s trophy shelf is about to get more crowded as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Thursday the Oscar winner will receive the group’s lifetime achievement Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 70th annual Globes ceremony Jan. 13. …
Jon Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, Christina Aguilera act fast to help
BILL ZWECKER: Billy Joel, Sting and others are quick to sign on to Friday’s televised hurricane relief concert, which came together even as Sandy’s impact wasn’t yet fully known.
Steven Tyler’s split with fiancee called a mere ‘time out’
BILL ZWECKER: The Aerosmith singer and Erin Brady say they’re still engaged but going through “trials and tribulations.”
After Disney deal, ‘Star Wars’ might be a 007-style perennial
BILL ZWECKER: The new owners of Lucasfilm plan to make ‘Episode 7’ and more movies after that. One exec expects Jedi adventures to become ‘a permanent feature’ in our moviegoing lives.
Sherman Hemsley remains unburied during estate fight
“The Jeffersons” star Sherman Hemsley died July 24, but his burial has been delayed as his named heir and girlfriend Flora Enchinton battles with a Philadelphia man claiming to be the actor’s brother. During his life, Hemsley always stated he was an only child. — …
