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Spokesman: Minnelli, Husband Separated
Spokesman Says Liza Minnelli and Husband Have Separated, 16 Months After Star-Studded Wedding. Minnelli and Gest wed in March 2002 with best man Michael Jackson briefly carrying the bride's train. Elizabeth Taylor served as maid of honor.Hundreds of fans lined Fifth Avenue to watch guests including actors Michael Douglas, Anthony Hopkins and David Hasselhoff, rocker Elton John, TV newswoman Barbara Walters and KISS band member Gene Simmons arrive. Gossip columnist Liz Smith called the nuptials, Minnelli's fourth, "the kissiest wedding" she's ever seen.
Sharon Stone: TV Star?
Actress Sharon Stone will appear on three episodes of the ABC legal drama "The Practice" this fall. Series creator David E. Kelley wouldn't discuss the character the 45-year-old actress will play. "That will be a part of our plot development that we'll want to keep for a surprise for the audience," Kelley told the Television Critics Association. But Kelley said there's a possibility she'll stick around for more.
Zeta-Jones Pics: The Sequel
Lawyers for Douglas & Zeta-Jones back in court for damages
Lawyers for Catherine Zeta-Jones and her husband Michael Douglas returned to the High Court in London for the second round of the couple's damages claim against a celebrity magazine they say breached their commercial and personal rights by publishing paparazzi photos of their wedding.
Justice John Lindsay, who ruled in April that Hello! magazine breached their commercial confidence by printing pictures of their $2 million wedding at New York's Plaza Hotel in November 2000, must now decide the level of damages to award the couple. The judge's ruling did not extend to a breach of their right to privacy, which he said was not protected under British law.
Cameron Diaz Blocks Photos
Actress Cameron Diaz seeks injunction barring release of photos
Cameron Diaz is seeking an injunction barring the release of photographs taken at a private modeling session over a decade ago, before she was a star. In the lawsuit, the 30-year-old "Charlie's Angels" star claims she didn't sign a photo release and that a release produced by the photographer is a forgery, her publicist, Brad Cafarelli, said Tuesday. He wouldn't describe the nature of the pictures.Photographer John Rutter told the syndicated news program "Inside Edition" he had contacted Diaz's lawyers to offer them the photos before he sold them to any media outlets."This was a negotiation for a right of first refusal with Cameron Diaz's lawyers," Rutter said in a statement to "Inside Edition." "A few hours after her lawyers offered to buy the photos my place was raided."
There were few details available as to the contents of the photographs, but Rutter described them as "beautiful," "Inside Edition" reported. Rutter said he took the photographs well before Diaz's big break in the 1994 film "The Mask."
Madonna: New Gap Girl?
Madonna to star in Gap's fall multimillion dollar ad campaign
Madonna will be the new face for Gap's fall multimillion dollar ad campaign.
Over the past several years, Gap has enlisted a diverse group of celebrities for its advertising, including actors Christina Ricci, Anjelica Huston, and Dennis Hopper. But experts believe signing the pop icon is the biggest coup yet for the retailer, which needs additional buzz to continue its turnaround. "This is the coolest idea. Madonna has kept her image fresh," said Mike Toth, president and chief creative director for Toth Brand Imaging, a brand and advertising company with offices in New York and Concord, Mass.Toth said the pop icon will resonate well with the group that the chain wants to bring back to the stores — shoppers in their 30s and early 40s. Madonna hasn't done a lot of commercials for products, though she endorsed Pepsi several years ago, said her publicist Liz Rosenberg. And why Gap? "Why not Gap?" Rosenberg asked, noting that Madonna wears the clothes. Madonna is also set to do some tie-ins with Gap to promote her children's book, "The English Roses," due out Sept. 15. Rosenberg declined to offer details.
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