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Halle Berry is in the news everyday now it seems (about as much as Anna Nicole Smith), from suicide attempts over a decade ago to shooting down rumors of Catwoman that doesn’t even exist! Anything in the name of the celebrity publicity, right? Snoop Dogg is still in the dogpound with the law and Joe Francis “on the lamb” status didn’t last long at all. Imus no longer has a job, Ghost Rider creator hated the movie and Hurley shouldn’t have worn shoes at her wedding! 

All is norm in the world of celebrity news.
 

Halle Berry & Parade Magazine not in agreement on “Suicide” article: 

It seems as if Halle Berry isn’t a happy camper in terms of what Parade Magazine published earlier this month featuring the actress. She’s saying that her bout with depression and her attempt suicide is old news and shouldn’t have been a focus on her article from Parade. The suicide attempt in question is in regards to her and baseball player David Justice splitting up back in the mid 90s.  

Berry is claiming this bit of news is outdated and she told the press about this period of her life a long time ago so it shouldn’t have been spotlighted. It’s more “sensational” coverage all in the effort to sell magazines.  

“The truth is I'm in such a great time in my life right now that it wouldn't be my wish to revisit that," Berry told reporters at a press junket for her latest movie, Perfect Stranger, which opens Friday. "But another outlet did that and made it seem as though it was current again. And it's just really not." 

Parade Magazine quickly responded to the outspoken Berry by saying they’re just reporting what she said. 

“All of the quotes in the April 1 Parade profile on Halle Berry came from a candid sit-down interview between Ms. Berry and Parade writer Emily Listfield on Jan. 25, 2007," the statement read.  

"Ms. Berry talked very freely (on tape) about the challenges she has faced in her life, including her failed marriages and suicide attempt. It is unfortunate that Ms. Berry has chosen to respond to media interest by backing away from what she originally told Parade." 

Berry is clear that this dark point of her life is over. 

"It's 10 years old. I'm so past it and I'm so beyond it," she told reporters. 

It sounds a little of the same from both sides here. Come on, a magazine printing a sensational piece in the name of selling more prints? Pffft, never!  

That and Halle Berry has been everywhere in the name of being spotlighted.  

This past week, Berry told Cinematical that she won’t play Catwoman in a Justice League movie.  

Okay. 

WHY would the studio even ask Berry to play Catwoman to appear in this movie?? 

I think both sides are thinking of good ways to get their names in the media. More of the normal Hollywood behavior. 
 

Laguna Beach star arrested making use of his 15 minutes of Fame: 

This might be the only time I ever report on someone related to MTV’s Laguna Beach or The Hills at all. They probably don’t even deserve to be mentioned unless they’re hot enough to look at it and even then, it’s a stretch. Still, a story is a story. 

Laguna Beach leach Jason Wahler has been arrested for the fourth time in 10 months this last Easter weekend. This time, the guy got into a fight with another man inside a Seattle hotel early Sunday morning. 

According to the police report, the guy was physically going at it in the Mariott lobby with someone and the staff of the hotel told them to knock it off and take it elsewhere. At this point, beach bum Jason started to become even more hostile and launching into hostile tirades before going back at the guy he was wrestling with.  

At this point, the cops were called in.  

When they got there, they witnessed him shove the man in the chest and punch him in the face a few times. Wahler was finally restrained by a third member at the scene and once escorted outside, he tried running away.  

The moron then returned later and the cops found him passed out in a third floor hallway.  

Upon being handcuffed and escorted to the cruiser, Wahler then goes into another homophobic tirade towards the officer in question. Obviously, this was not a wise move. 

Wahler stated he was rich and would have my ass," the report reads. "Wahler said to me, 'Come down to L.A. County and get your ass kicked!' " 
 

Yeah, I’m sure that officer is shaking in his boots, Mr. L.A. County! 
 

Girls Gone Wild man taken into Custody. 

It didn’t take long for US Marshalls to find and arrest Girls Gone Wild mastermind Joe Francis. It’s not as if he was hiding at all. 

A week after the judge over a case issued the warrant; Joe Francis was captured by US Marshals in the Panama City International Airport upon arrival.  

Tom Miller, a spokesman for the U.S. Marshal's office in Pensacola, confirmed that the 34-year-old soft-porn purveyor was nabbed at Panama City International Airport as he arrived in town on a chartered jet around 6:30 a.m. to surrender to authorities. According to Miller, Francis did not turn himself in but was instead identified by awaiting marshals as he deplaned. 

Francis, 34, was transported to the Bay County Jail in downtown Panama City. Hours later, federal Magistrate Larry A. Bodiford ordered Francis held without bail until a Thursday hearing before U.S. District Judge Richard Smoak. 

Not really a hard find for the law. Everywhere the guy goes, he has a large billboard around his neck saying “I’m right here!” 
 

Ghost Rider creator is angry over the film and lawsuits are occurring. 

Apparently, the creator of Ghost Rider is angry with the film released in February. 

Along with half of America. Hah. Just kidding. 

Gary Friedrich, who started writing for Marvel Comics in the 1960s, filed his lawsuit Apr. 4 in federal court in Illinois. The 61-page complaint alleges that 21 violations were committed during the production and marketing of the action flick, calling the project a "joint venture and conspiracy to exploit, profit from and utilize" his creation, which first appeared in 1972 in an issue of the Marvel Spotlight series.   

The comic book writer claims to have created the Ghost Rider character in 1968 and then made an arrangement three years later with Marvel icon Stan Lee to feature the hellfire-thrower in an issue of Lee's Magazine Management, which then became Marvel, per court documents.   

While that arrangement gave copyright ownership to Marvel at the time, the comic book institution never properly registered the work, Friedrich's lawsuit states, and Friedrich regained the rights to Ghost Rider in 2001.   

On top of the complaint, Friedrich alleges that Marvel also damaged the value of his work, failing "to properly utilize and capitalize" on the Ghost Rider character by accepting inadequate royalties from Sony and others and failing to properly promote and protect the characters.    
 

Snoop Dogg being targeted over Felony drug and gun charges 

The Los Angeles District Attorney office is throwing the book, the pages and a few added nasty words at Snoop Dogg all stemming from some run ins with the law last fall. 

County prosecutors charged Snoop Tuesday with two felony counts of transporting marijuana and possession of a firearm by a felon, stemming from the rapper's two arrests in Burbank last fall, one at Bob Hope Airport and another after leaving the set of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. 

Arraignment is scheduled to take place Wednesday morning in Pasadena Superior Court. 

Back Story Time. 

The Doggfather was also grabbed by the law Oct. 26 at Bob Hope Airport for illegal firearm and drug possession after police cited him for being parked in a passenger loading/unloading zone and then searched his vehicle, turning up marijuana and a gun. 

Snoop was taken into custody, booked for being a felon in possession of a firearm and transporting pot, and released after paying $35,000 bail. 

Then, on Nov. 28, he had just finished taping a segment of The Tonight Show at NBC Studios when police pulled him over to search his vehicle, acting on a follow-up warrant related to the airport arrest.

For the second time in two months, Snoop was booked on drug and weapon-related charges, this time for illegal possession of a handgun, having cocaine, transporting marijuana and having a false compartment in his car.

Update later in the week: 

The rapper-actor pleaded no contest Wednesday to felony gun and marijuana violations stemming from a pair of arrests last fall. 

In exchange, Snoop, born Calvin Broadus, was sentenced to five years of probation and was ordered to log 800 hours of community service. 

A three-year prison sentence was suspended. And Snoop's medical marijuana certificate, as issued by the state of California, was left intact. 

Snoop’s out of trouble here but  damn Snoop, stop taking drugs and guns where ever you go. 
 

The Anna Nicole Smith Daddy saga is over. 

About damn time too. 

A day after being declared the biological father of seven-month-old Dannielynn, Larry Birkhead was quick to the airwaves to share his pleasure and prove his single parenting resolve. 

While the photographer had a major victory in the courts of both the Bahamas and public opinion Tuesday, he has yet to be awarded custody of his child with Anna Nicole Smith. This is something he says he is willing to fight for and something which he will not share. 

"We might go from one fight to another, but I'm hoping that's not the case because, you know, there's only one dad, and I have no problem with anyone that has good intentions being allowed to visit the baby and see the baby and be a part of the baby's life," he told the Today show Wednesday. 

Birkhead added it was great to no longer be known as "the man who claimed he's the father of Dannielynn. I'm actually the father." 

Stern, who has had custody, has already made himself a vocal member of Team Birkhead, giving his legal adversary of the past year a hug outside the courtroom yesterday and telling reporters he will "do everything I can to make sure he gets sole custody." 

Hopefully, this story can die now. I doubt it though. 
 
 

Hurley’s wedding may have offended Hindu Customs 

So much for a happy honeymoon with that hot actress Hurley. 

A tabloid reader, Vishnu Khandelwal, who’s read the coverage in Hello! Magazine on Hurley and hubby rich native India resident Nayar has filed suit on the breach of Hindu customs in the traditional wedding ceremony. 

What did Hurley and Nayar do to incite such legal action? Among other indiscretions, they wore shoes. 

Hurley, either by refusal or neglect, failed to remove her leather kicks. 

Per Hindu tradition, it is customary that the bride and groom remove their footwear before walking around the "sacred fire," an important part of the religion's wedding festivities in which the couple walk around the fire, placing offerings around the flames and pledging love and loyalty to one another. 

Further, the couple reportedly drank alcohol before their vow swap, another Hindu no-no. But most egregiously, the complaint alleges, Hurley and Nayar should not have been allowed to hold a ceremony in India at all, not least because Hurley failed to fully convert to Hinduism. 

Rather than simply being culturally insulting, their ceremony could also prove to be illegal. Hurley and Nayar could spend up to three years in jail if they are found in violation of Indian Penal Code 295 A, which deems it a law-breaking offense to upset religious feelings with "deliberate and malicious intention." 

You would think someone would have advised them against these things. 

Don Imus’s show fired from MSNBC and CBS Radio all in a week. 

I can’t really fit everything here as much as the publicity has been going wild over this issue. I’ll cliffnote it and besides, I’m pretty sure you’re aware of what’s going on. 

CBS Radio announced Thursday that it has canceled Imus in the Morning, "effective immediately," stemming from racist and sexist remarks the 66-year-old personality made on the air last week with regard to Rutgers University's women's basketball team.  

What may prove to be the final nail in the coffin containing Imus' 30-year radio career comes a day after MSNBC announced that it was dropping its daily simulcast of the nationally syndicated program, which airs from New York's WFAN-AM and is distributed by Westwood One. 

MSNBC is said to have scrapped Imus in the Morning after several high-profile sponsors, including General Motors and American Express, stated that they do not advertise on "controversial programming."

Perhaps looking to avoid being labeled an outfit that cares more about money than mass outrage, CBS has followed suit. Imus' show reached about 2.5 million listeners a week, while the MSNBC simulcast was drawing another 361,000 during the first three months of this year. The program was also good for nearly $15 million in annual revenue for CBS, which owns WFAN and manages Westwood One. 

Here’s what CBS Chairman Leslie Moonves had to say about the firing of the veteran: 
 

“From the outset, I believe all of us have been deeply upset and revulsed by the statements that were made on our air about the young women who represented Rutgers University in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship with such class, energy and talent," CBS chairman Leslie Moonves said in a statement. 

"Those who have spoken with us the last few days represent people of goodwill from all segments of our society—all races, economic groups, men and women alike. In our meetings with concerned groups, there has been much discussion of the effect language like this has on our young people, particularly young women of color trying to make their way in this society. 

"That consideration has weighed most heavily on our minds as we made our decision, as have the many emails, phone calls and personal discussions we have had with our colleagues across the CBS Corporation and our many other constituencies." 

Well.  

Okay. 

I understand the whole offensive part of this controversy in Imus’s words but I have to wonder if CBS in accordance to this policy of respecting young women’s image is now going to pull most of their “Rap” music from their CBS programming radio stations? Or if they’re going to stop supporting all the controversial comedians who touch on more sensitive subjects with racy remarks in their skits on their network properties?? 

Is rap, for the most part, going off CBS’s radio dials now?