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Whoopi Goldberg seems sad, choked up on ‘The View’

February 28th, 2008

Whoopi Goldberg seemed sad and choked up on “The View” chat show Monday when her fellow co-hosts discussed how she was not included in a montage featuring Oscar hosts during the Academy Awards telecast.
The 52-year-old Goldberg has received two Oscar nominations, winning for her role as Oda Mae Brown in 1990’s “Ghost.” She hosted the [...]

Rebecca Broussard sentenced to jail on drinking and driving charge

February 28th, 2008

Actress Rebecca Broussard was sentenced to five days in jail and three years of probation after pleading no contest to a drinking and driving felony charge.
Superior Court Judge Katherine Mader on Monday also ordered Broussard, charged under the name Rebecca Kelly to perform 30 days of state highway cleanup, participate in a hospital and morgue [...]

Blanchett gets government chair

February 28th, 2008

Hollywood star Cate Blanchett missed out on an Oscar but has won the position of chairwoman at an Australian government summit meeting to chart the country’s future.
Blanchett will chair the “Creative Australia” discussions at Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s 2020 Summit in parliament’s Great Hall in Canberra on April 19-20, the government said yesterday.
The chisel-cheekboned actress [...]