Jackie Chan may be a film action hero, but even when he thuds into a steel-reinforced table there are consequences. Chan, 52, admitted to injuring his chest during filming of “Rush Hour 3” in Los Angeles, according to a production diary on his website. Chan finished three takes of a fight sequence but wanted to alter the choreography for a fourth. Guess Jackie’s never heard the phrase “third time’s a charm.” X-rays showed no broken bones or internal damage, and doctors cleared him to continue the shoot.
Farrah Fawcett has completed chemotherapy treatment and is “doing well,” her publicist said. Fawcett, 59, finished several weeks of the treatment nearly two weeks ago, contactmusic.com reported. Publicist Mike Pingel wouldn’t say what Faw-cett’s cancer is, but noted her prognosis was good. “Her spirits are high, she’s feeling good,” Pingel said.
Emma Thompson admitted in an interview with Easy Living magazine she has battled depression. Thompson and her husband, Greg Wise, have one daughter (Gaia, 6), but her desire for more children and past acting roles may have fueled her depression, she said. “I’ve certainly been there, in various depressions, when you never wash, and wear the same things all the time,” she said. “It’s the sort of depression that doesn’t necessarily make you want to kill yourself – you just don’t want to be, you want to switch it off and stop.”
Sarah Ferguson, inspired by recent “Dancing With the Stars” winner former NFL star running back Emmitt Smith and a visit to Buenos Aires, Argentina, said she’d like to become a contestant on the ABC hit. The duchess of York told “Inside Edition,” “I’d like them to teach me the tango. I did go to the oldest tango place (in Argentina) and I did look at it and think ‘I can try this.”‘
