In 2005 she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama, the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for her performance in the film Memoirs of a Geisha . Read More »
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GOP healthcare plan will have 'heart'
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says Republicans will release a discussion draft of their version of the health care bill on Thursday, with a vote likely next week. Competition in many markets has dwindled to one insurer - or none in some cases - and another round of steep price hikes is expected to squeeze consumers who don't receive big income-based tax credits to help pay their bill. Read More »
Bill Cosby's sexual assault jury deadlocked
The jury was told to go back to deliberating amongst each other and try and reach a consensus. If the jury tries again and is still deadlocked, it would be considered a "hung jury" and opens up the possibility that O'Neill will declare a mistrial. Read More »
Cosby Accuser Andrea Constand Thanks Supporters for 'Love & Kindness'
Some jurors in highly visible cases have endured post-trial harassment. The media are asking the judge to release them, stating that the public has a right to know the trial followed an impartial process. The judge sought to comfort the jurors, at least one of whom fought back tears, calling their epic deliberation "one of the more courageous acts, one of the more selfless acts that I've seen in the justice system". Read More »
Judge says names of jurors in Cosby trial can be released
O'Neill said Tuesday. "We just don't know". Hundreds of journalists descended on the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown for the trial. The judge had sealed jurors' names before the trial began, and urged them not to discuss their deliberations with the media. Read More »
Angel Di Maria handed suspended one-year jail term for tax fraud
Di Maria left Madrid in August 2014 and signed a five-year deal with Manchester United after a £59.7m deal was agreed. Spanish authorities have also recently filed papers against Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo, who is accused of evading tax of some 14.7m euros (£12.8m) by hiding income from image rights. Read More »
Jay-Z will tour with new album later this year
While fans were speculating a possible tour for the summer immediately following the release of his anticipated project, PageSix says they'll have to wait until the fall season. Dates for the tour have yet to be confirmed. The new album is called 4:44. Should that the case, Hov as the sole headliner would be a switch from his most recent tours, which include 2014's On The Run Tour with Beyoncé , 2013's Legends of the Summer tour with Justin Timberlake and 2011's Watch the Throne tour with ... Read More »
Exploding whipped cream dispenser kills fitness blogger
Rebecca Burger , who had a large following on the social media site, where she posted regular pictures of herself promoting fitness products, was killed in eastern France in what the family said was a domestic incident. "All my condolences to the family". "I will continue to pray for all her loved ones", said another. The allegedly faulty dispenser "exploded" and struck Rebecca Burger's thorax. Read More »
Juror: 2 holdouts blocked conviction in Bill Cosby trial
Even today, women often face a hostile or skeptical response when they report hard-to-prove date rapes, where, like Andrea Constand , they know their attacker and went to his home voluntarily. Both prosecutors and the defense want the names to remain sealed because of the retrial. Cosby's trial ended without a verdict after jurors failed to reach a. Read More »
A Friend Urged Courteney Cox to Stop Using Facial Fillers
And according to Cox , it's a domino effect: "The next thing you know, you're layered and layered and layered". "You have no idea because it's gradual until you go, 'Oh s-t, this doesn't look right.' And it's worse in pictures than in real life", Cox said. Read More »
Rapper Milan Christopher, a South Side native, goes nude for Paper Magazine
Rapper-turned-reality-star Milan Christopher , a South Side native, is the latest celebrity to show off his, um, assets for Paper Magazine . I think I have a nice body and I think it's art and I just think that it should be celebrated like they celebrate women's bodies. Read More »
'Mubarakan' should be Arjun's most successful film: Anil Kapoor
If we are here in Bollywood for so many years, these films have played a major part", Anil told reporters at the trailer launch of his film " Mubarakan ", here last evening. " Mubarakan " also features actor Arjun Kapoor in a double role along with Athiya Shetty and Ileana D'Cruz. He added: "I feel without comparing, each other's film, if these two films are able to entertain people and hold its unique identity then there is no better thing than this". Read More »
'Big Brother 19' Temptation Twist Revealed - See House Pics Too!
The 16 houseguests for the upcoming 19th season of Big Brother have been announced and we can't wait to meet them during next week's premiere! "There are so many different paths the game could take this season depending on what the Houseguests choose to do". Read More »
Which 'Dark Universe' Movie Are You Most Excited for?
That, Six credited screenwriters and three editors could not make more of this hodgepodge action horror comedy is such a pity. It also stars Courtney B Vance and Jake Johnson . Cruise, as game a star as there ever was, runs and quips and smiles and does all the things you want Cruise to do in a blockbuster. The plane scene from the trailer is well done and so are most of the fight scenes. Read More »
Juror says 2 holdouts blocked conviction in Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial
After requests from several media outlets, including CNN, Montgomery County Judge Steven O'Neill chose to release the names, while keeping the jury deliberations confidential, according to a court document released Wednesday. The jurors, who were selected from the Pittsburgh area, were transported back to their homes in Allegheny County on Saturday evening. However, after over 50 hours deliberations a unanimous decision could not be reached on any of the three counts. Read More »
Katie Price slammed over 'screeching' singing voice
Her loyal fans weren't having anything bad said against Pricey though, gushing to tell her how great the song (and her singing is.) That's loyalty for you. "Bless Katie Price she can't dance or sing this is so uncomfortable to watch fml", one viewer wrote on Twitter, while another went in for the kill by concluding: "If you've ever wondered what a cat in a Nutribullet sounds like, stick Loose Women on and listen to Katie Price "singing". Read More »
Anti-Trump groups stick to resist tactics despite shooting
It contained the names of Rep. Mo Brooks , Rep. Trent Franks of Arizona, Rep. Jeff Duncan of SC and some other names that were not released. He says Hodgkinson told him Trump screwed up the nation " more than anyone in the history of this country". Read More »
Ghostbusters II child star Hank Deutschendorf found dead at 29
Although he was seeking treatment, the young man was still suffering from voices in his head, despite the delusions disappearing because of the medication. His students will remember him as a mentor, in martial arts and in life. He "fought for his life every day" and experienced hallucinations, delusions, depression , and mania. Read More »
Paul McCartney confirms first New Zealand show in 24 years
Paul McCartney , now a knight, is on his way to Australia in December. Australians have a long memory, and few have forgotten how the Beatles honored a commitment and made the long haul Down Under at the very peak of their fame, back in 1964. Read More »
Memorial for Slain Muslim Teen Set On Fire In Washington, DC
He described Hassanen as someone who led other young people to give of themselves, be the best person they can be, and lift people up when they fell down. Virginia law defines these crimes, in part, as attempts to intimidate or instill fear in people targeted for their race or religion. Police had announced earlier on Monday that they were "not investigating Hassanen's murder as a hate crime ", provoking deep skepticism among many within the Muslim community. Read More »
Keith Urban Thanks Wife Nicole Kidman In Sweet CMT Awards Speech
Who knew country and dance music could blend together so effortlessly? Ashton Kutcher turned the 2017 CMT Music Awards on Wednesday, June 7 into a pep rally for the hometown hockey club. "I don't know what to say". "Oh my gosh, it's killing me that we're not there tonight", she told ET of the Nashville Predators' Stanley Cup playoff game. Read More »
Day 5 Of Deliberations For Cosby Jury
Jurors also asked the court to define the phrase "without her knowledge" in one of the charges, to define "reasonable doubt", and asked to rehear testimony from the Cheltenham police detective who interviewed Cosby. With deliberations running about as long as the testimony of all the witnesses combined, the 79-year-old TV star's lawyer complained that jurors were seeking a replay of the entire trial. Read More »
Cosby jury told to rely on 'recollection' after asking 12th question
As jurors near their 50th hour of deliberations in the Bill Cosby sexual assault case , his supporters expressed frustration. "As long as this jury wants to deliberate, I will let them deliberate", Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas Judge Steven O'Neill said on Friday, noting the "magnitude" of the case. Read More »
Ariana Grande Will Become an Honorary Citizen of Manchester Following Terror Attack
Sanders Auctions . Ariana Grande donned a fancy tiara to promote her recently released Dangerous Woman album. The 24-year-old singer wore the jewel-encrusted headpiece in promotional shots for her most recent LP, but she is set to say goodbye to the accessory when it goes under the hammer later this month. Read More »
Galileo and Highland Real Star at Royal Ascot
We have everything covered. HIGHLAND REEL gave Aidan O'Brien his first victor of the week as he battled gamely to win the Prince Of Wales's Stakes. South African transplant Smart Call made all the going along the stands side rail in the Duke of Cambridge and continued well but could not hold off a bold move by the French-trained victor, under Gregory Benoist. Read More »