Ellen DeGeneres and actress-girlfriend Portia de Rossi have bought the Beverly Hills mansion known as the “Brad Pitt-Jennifer Aniston” house, the New York Post’s Liz Smith reported.
Aniston reportedly dropped her $20 million-plus asking price. She and Pitt purchased the home two years ago for $12 million, so the “Friends” actress will not be starving or homeless long.
Lindsay Lohan was uninjured after her car was hit by a photographer allegedly following her. Galo Ramirez, 24, was booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after running into Lohan’s car Tuesday, Los Angeles police said.
Kevin Spacey will mentor showbiz interns in “Going Hollywood,” an eight-part TLC reality series. The series, slated to premiere this fall, will go “where grit, ambition and, above all, hard work, are the stuff that dreams are made of,” said David Abraham, TLC executive vice president and general manager.
A pledge became reality over the Memorial Day Weekend when the Sheryl Crow Aquatic Center opened in the Grammy Award-winning singer’s hometown of Kennet in southeast Missouri.
A crowd of 4,000 joined Crow, father Wendell Crow and area musicians at the center, which includes an 82-foot-long swimming pool, a children’s pool, a splash pad and a water slide.
“If I was in better shape, I’d put my swimming suit on and go swimming in the pool,” Sheryl Crow said jokingly.
King County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a concertgoer’s claim that he was severely beaten after joining hip-hop star Snoop Dogg onstage during a performance near Seattle.
Richard Monroe, 24, of Kent, said performers encouraged him to climb onstage. The concert featured Snoop Dogg and The Game. Monroe said he was kicked, punched, had liquor poured on him and had his diamond earrings, a watch, cellphone and wallet stolen. Relatives told the Seattle Post-Intelligencer that Monroe suffered bruised ribs, a broken nose and a split lip. In a statement, White River Amphitheater officials said a fan was removed “unexpectedly.”
Nicole Kidman may be moving up the financial dating food chain. The New York Post reported the actress, who once was dating millionaire producer Steve Bing, is seeing French billionaire Francois Pinault. Pinault, who owns PPR, parent company of Gucci, “just started dating,” an insider told the Post. Kidman’s rep, Catherine Olim, said: “Don’t be silly. She is not dating anyone.”
Paris Hilton’s mother approves of her daughter’s fiancé. Kathy Hilton told the New York Daily News she is happy Paris Latsis, the 27-year-old shipping heir, is marrying her 24-year-old daughter. “If he didn’t I would be very angry. My husband would be furious,” she said.
George Lucas and Steven Spielberg have vetted the script for the next, long-awaited “Indiana Jones” sequel. Now, Harrison Ford only has to OK the Jeff Nathanson screenplay to allow the production to continue, Variety reported.
– Compiled by Greg Henry from wire and Internet reports
