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John Travolta Shares Kelly Preston's Mother's Day Video
18 May 2012 1:06 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
John Travolta has put on a united front with Kelly Preston amid sexual battery allegations by releasing a touching video he gave his wife for Mother's Day.
The actor has had a miserable month after being targeted by sensational claims of sexual misconduct and a U.S. tabloid report suggesting he tried to grope his Grease co-star Jeff Conaway.
But Travolta has proved his 21-year marriage is still going strong by sharing a home video he made for the actress.
In a post on his website entitled "A mother's day gift for Kelly", the Pulp Fiction star tells how Preston "was so happy with my Mother's Day video to her, we wanted to share it with you".
The four-minute clip opens with the words, "From me, to you" and features never-before-seen snaps from the Travoltas' private family album, including treasured shots of their late son Jett, who died after a seizure in 2009.
There are also recent photos of their 12-year-old daughter Ella Bleu, Travolta kissing Kelly, and of their 18-month-old son Benjamin.
It concludes with the message, "With all my love, Johnny." »
John Travolta's Lawyer Fires Back At Conaway's Ex Over Groping Accusations
17 May 2012 6:41 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
John Travolta's attorney has slammed reports suggesting his client attempted to grope his late Grease co-star Jeff Conaway during an awkward encounter six years ago.
Tragic Conaway's girlfriend Vicki Lizzi has gone public with the sensational claims in U.S. tabloid Globe in the same week as two unnamed masseurs both dropped sexual battery lawsuits against Travolta, in which they claimed the movie star had acted inappropriately during alleged spa sessions.
Lizzi tells the publication that the alleged groping incident that occurred at Conaway's California home came to light in a suicide note her late boyfriend wrote in 2006 before a failed attempt to take his own life. She claims the encounter put a strain on Travolta and Conaway's longtime friendship and drove them apart.
But the Pulp Fiction star's lawyer Singer insists the Lizzi interview is "reckless" and he has fired off an angry statement blasting the magazine's editors for publishing the report.
His statement, issued to Eonline.com, reads: "This spate of recklessly published tabloid stories is just part of a malicious tabloid agenda to boost lagging sales by running outrageous defamatory stories about my client sourced by people seeking notoriety or a payday."
Singer has also taken aim at Lizzi herself, adding, "Vicki Lizzi, the late Jeff Conaway's estranged girlfriend, has been a regular paid source... yet this is the very first time we are hearing this new outlandish story that is supposedly based on a six-year-old notarized suicide note.
"Vikki Lizzi sold more stories than we can count to (Globe parent company) Ami publications both before and after Jeff Conaway died (in May, 2011)."
Earlier this week, Singer was celebrating after the two masseurs dropped their lawsuits against his client, insisting Travolta had been "vindicated", and on Thursday, he told TMZ.com that reports suggesting the two men had been paid for their silence were incorrect: "Not one penny has been paid, nor do we have any intention to pay any money for these ridiculous and false claims."
The two unidentified masseurs, known only as John Doe #1 and #2, alleged Travolta had touched them inappropriately and propositioned them for sex during two separate appointments in Los Angeles and Atlanta, Georgia earlier this year.
The first lawsuit was dismissed on Tuesday and the second was withdrawn on Thursday. »
Claim: John Travolta in Sham Marriage, Had Sex with Co-Star Jeff Conaway
17 May 2012 2:51 PM, PDT | GossipCop | See recent GossipCop news »
Sister tabloids National Enquirer and Star are continuing to attack John Travolta with allegations that his marriage to Kelly Preston is a sham and that he's engaged in a decades-long string of gay liaisons. This week, the mags have given particular attention to Vikki Lizzi, the estranged girlfriend of the late Jeff Conaway, Travolta's co-star in Grease more than thirty years ago. Lizzi makes some very serious, completely unsubstantiated claims in both the Enquirer and Star -- specifically, that Conaway allegedly revealed that Travolta had once performed oral sex on him as he slept. »
- Daniel Jacobson
John Travolta's Second Accuser Hires Gloria Allred Amidst Flurry Of New Allegations
17 May 2012 2:16 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
High-profile attorney Gloria Allred is now set to represent two of the alleged victims to come forward with claims they were sexually harassed by John Travolta.
TMZ reports that Allred is now representing John Doe #2, the second of two anonymous masseurs to charge Travolta with sexual battery and assault, but notes "it's unclear exactly what Allred is doing with him."
The news comes one day after Allred confirmed she'd taken on the case of John Doe #1, who is described in court documents simply as a Texas-based masseur. Late last week, John Doe #1 was dropped by his legal counsel, Los Angeles-based attorney Okorie Okorocha, after the alleged victim revealed he'd gotten the date of his supposed encounter with the "Pulp Fiction" star wrong when filing suit.
As TMZ reported earlier, John Doe #2 -- said to be a masseur at an undisclosed Atlanta-based resort -- followed suit by firing Okorocha, and announcing »
- Curtis M. Wong
John Travolta's Attorney Slams Allegation Star Groped Grease Cohort Jeff Conaway
17 May 2012 9:35 AM, PDT | E! Online - UK | See recent E! Online - UK news »
After spending the last several days blasting sexual battery lawsuits filed by anonymous masseurs, John Travolta's team is trying to shut down an even more shocking allegation. In a statement to E! News, the 58-year-old actor's attorney Marty Singer is slamming a National Enquirer story that claimed Travolta once tried to perform oral sex on his Grease costar Jeff Conaway. Conaway's longtime girlfriend, Vicki Lizzi, is quoted in the tabloid saying the purported encounter occurred in the early '90s at Conaway's residence. According to her account, the erstwhile Kenickie had been sleeping and was awaken by a groping Travolta. The alleged encounter, Lizzi claimed, severed a decades-long friendship »
John Travolta's Attorney Slams Allegation Star Groped Grease Cohort Jeff Conaway
17 May 2012 9:35 AM, PDT | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
After spending the last several days blasting sexual battery lawsuits filed by anonymous masseurs, John Travolta's team is trying to shut down an even more shocking allegation. In a statement to E! News, the 58-year-old actor's attorney Marty Singer is slamming a National Enquirer story that claimed Travolta once tried to perform oral sex on his Grease costar Jeff Conaway. Conaway's longtime girlfriend, Vicki Lizzi, is quoted in the tabloid saying the purported encounter occurred in the early '90s at Conaway's residence. According to her account, the erstwhile Kenickie had been sleeping and was awaken by a groping Travolta. The alleged encounter, Lizzi claimed, severed a decades-long friendship »
Travolta Put His Mouth on Grease Co-Star Conaway
17 May 2012 7:24 AM, PDT | newser.com | See recent newser news »
We were hoping it had gone away , but John Travolta’s Gropegate lives on: The latest claim is that he once tried to perform a sex act on his Grease co-star, Jeff Conaway. Conaway’s former fiancée tells the National Enquirer that Conaway was asleep at home in the 1990s, and woke up to Travolta giving him oral sex, the New York Post reports. The incident ended their long friendship, she claims. (The incident also spurred the Post to use the regrettable line, “John Travolta just couldn’t resist a quickie with Kenickie.”) The ex is apparently on a tabloid tour, because »
- Evann Gastaldo
23 High School Movies That Get The Passing Grade
15 March 2012 1:17 PM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Considering it's where most of us (bar the weird home-schooled kids) spend our crucial formative years, where we have our first fights, our first loves, our first tentative steps into adulthood, it's no surprise that high school has long been a popular setting for movies. A range of genres (though generally leaning towards comedy) have taken place in those hallways, particularly from the 1980s onwards, when John Hughes, among others, made an entire career out of the lives and loves of 15-18 year olds.
The latest film to head back to class is "21 Jump Street" (review here) the big-screen reboot of the '80s TV show, which stars Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum as youthful-looking cops who are sent back to high school in order to bust a drug-running ring. While you might assume this to be another lazy remake, you'd be very wrong, as Tatum, Hill, co-writer Michael Bacall, »
- Oliver Lyttelton
The Frantic Fight to Save Davy Jones: the 911 Call
1 March 2012 7:11 AM, PST | Extra | See recent Extra news »
A frantic 911 call was placed after Monkees singer Davy Jones suffered a massive heart on Wednesday in Florida.
The distressed woman who dialed the emergency number pleaded for an ambulance to "hurry," before suggesting it might be faster to put Jones in a car and drive to the nearest hospital -- which was 27 miles away.
Jones had complained of breathing trouble early in the morning, and was later taken to a hospital in the town of Stuart, »
Oscar 'In Memoriam' Omits Stars Of 'Grease,' 'Rambo'
27 February 2012 9:10 AM, PST | MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news »
Jeff Conaway, character actor Charles Napier and 'Batman' star Michael Gough among those left out of segment on Sunday's show.
By Gil Kaufman
Jeff Conaway in "Grease"
Photo: Paramount Pictures
Some people watch the Oscars to see the pretty dresses, look for potential nip slips, revel in the weepy acceptance speeches, root against the leading contenders and yes, a few even tuned in for host Billy Crystal's paint-by-numbers movie spoofs.
But then there are those of us who wait for the annual "In Memoriam" segment that pays tribute to those the movie world has last over the past year, eager to see who has been omitted. In the past two years, that list has included "Airplane!" star Peter Graves and "Lost Boys" actor Corey Haim. In 2010, some fans were outraged that former pin-up and "Charlie's Angels" star Farrah Fawcett (who appeared in films including "Logan's Run" and »
Oscars: Jeff Conaway among those not featured during In Memoriam segment
27 February 2012 7:06 AM, PST | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
Last night’s lovely Academy Awards In Memoriam segment paid fitting tribute to the likes of Whitney Houston, Steve Jobs, and a pair of former Academy Awards producers — one of whom host Billy Crystal honored during his introduction to the montage — one omission caught the eye of viewers last night: former Grease star Jeff Conaway.
Conaway, who died last May due to complications from pneumonia, wasn’t the only noticeable absence. Jackass star Ryan Dunn, Police Academy’s Bubba Smith, and former B-movie star Yvette Vickers were also not featured.
Omissions happen every year without fail. Oscar executive producer Don Mischer »
- Sandra Gonzalez
Singer Etta James Dead at 73
20 January 2012 9:06 AM, PST | Extra | See recent Extra news »
R&B great Etta James, best known for her classic song "At Last," has died from chronic leukemia. She was 73.
James had been struggling with the disease for several years. She died at a hospital in Riverside, Calif. with her husband of 41 years, Artis Mills, and her sons by her side.
Etta's longtime friend and manager, Lupe De Leon, said, "This is a tremendous loss for the family, her friends and fans around the world. »
Conaway's Exes Feud Over Late Star's Possessions
16 January 2012 4:06 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Jeff Conaway's former girlfriend is battling one of his ex-wives over personal items owned by the late actor.
The Grease star, who died aged 60 last May, left a collection of his belongings at a storage facility in Los Angeles.
Now one of his ex-wives, who has not been named, has filed legal documents at Los Angeles County Superior Court claiming she rightfully owns the items and wants to access the storage facility.
But she has so far been refused entry by officials at the unit because an ex-girlfriend of Conaway's is also claiming she should be handed the storage items due to a "living trust".
A representative for the storage company tells TMZ.com they are caught "in the middle of a feud between an estranged wife and an ex-girlfriend" and they're refusing access to anyone until a court official rules on who the property belongs to.
Bosses at the storage company have also filed a lien on the actor's estate worth $3,600 (£2,250) claiming the bill for storing the goods has not been paid since last July. »
'Grease' Star Jeff Conaway -- Massive Storage War Over Dead Actor's Stuff
16 January 2012 2:30 AM, PST | TMZ | See recent TMZ news »
"Grease" star Jeff Conaway's been dead 8 months -- but TMZ has learned, there's a three-way war brewing over the piles of junk he left behind ... and right now, there's no clear winner.Jeff's estranged wife filed legal docs in L.A. County Superior Court -- claiming she's the rightful heir to a bunch of crap Jeff had squirreled away in an L.A. storage facility ... and she wants access to it, stat.But the »
- TMZ Staff
Extended Thoughts on Pete’s Dragon
5 January 2012 8:04 PM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Being original is hard. I don’t think we appreciate that as much as we should in modern popular entertainment. Being original is hard mainly because everything has been done. With very few exceptions, every type of story has been told countless times. Unless you’re Charlie Kaufman, frankly, you’re not going to be breaking any ground anytime soon. And as consumers of popular entertainment, we need to accept that and realize that it’s Ok for filmmakers to cover already trodden ground. What matters is not that you tell an original story (of course, that helps), but that you tell it well. Tell me a story well and I won’t nitpick a well-worn cliché you use. Tell me a story well and I’ll be enthralled, simply because of how you’re telling that story.
Pete’s Dragon doesn’t tell its story well. Pete’s Dragon »
- Josh Spiegel
VH1 Putting 'Celebrity Rehab' on Hold
4 January 2012 5:29 PM, PST | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
VH1 has put Celebrity Rehab on hold. The reality show, which featured Dr. Drew Pinksky and his staff at the Pasadena Recovery Center assisting troubled celebrities battle addiction, is not currently part of the cable network's programming plans for 2012, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Celebrity Rehab spinoff Celebrity Rehab Presents Sober House also isn't part of VH1's plans for the year, either, as first reported by EW. While neither series have been canceled, both have a checkered past. Former Grease and Taxi co-star Jeff Conaway -- who was featured in Seasons 1 and 2 of Celebrity Rehab as he
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- Lesley Goldberg
VH1's controversial 'Celebrity Rehab' benched (for now...)
4 January 2012 3:21 PM, PST | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »
Dr. Drew’s VH1 drug rehab facility is closed — at least for now.
VH1 has no current plans for 2012 editions of its hit show Celebrity Rehab, or its spin-off Celebrity Rehab Presents Sober House, though both could return at some point.
Last year, the shows drew criticism following the death of two former cast members. Actor Jeff Conaway, who appeared in season 2 of the flagship program, died of complications from taking prescription medications. Season 3 participant, Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr, died after mixing Xanax and alcohol. The events prompted a surge of criticism about the show, where stars try »
- James Hibberd
Our Favorite & Least Favorite Celebrity Moments of 2011
2 January 2012 2:11 PM, PST | BuzzFocus.com | See recent BuzzFocus.com news »
2011 was quite an interesting year in the world of celebrity as it was really all about the good… Oprah Winfrey, the bad… Kim Kardashian, and the ugly… Charlie Sheen. In no particular order, let’s take a look back these moments as well as a few in between.
Shortly after launching her own network, Own, Oprah Winfrey ended The Oprah Winfrey Show after 25 seasons. With that came some of the most spectacular episodes of the series. The conclusion of Oprah’s show but launch of her network made for one of the most bittersweet moments of the year. Here’s to hoping Own becomes just as successful.
Not too long before the final episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show aired, The Royal Wedding took over everyone’s television screens and brought a fairy tale to life. Need I say more? Also married in 2011 were Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed, Michael Vartan, »
- Melody Simpson
The Most Highly Anticipated Horror Films of 2012!
1 January 2012 7:00 AM, PST | 28 Days Later Analysis | See recent 28 Days Later Analysis news »
Sometimes, the movies slated for the 2012 year are only as good as their hype. A few of these flicks only look good as a trailer, but when audiences hit the theatre, either all the best parts have been given away or expectations fall flat. Not every title bears merit, but if any blood money is to be spilt, here’s a list of curios that should really be investigated.
Beneath the Darkness (Release Date: Jan 6)
Dir.: Martin Guigui.
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Tony Oller and Aimee Teegarden.
When a group of teens witness their best friend murdered by a so-called hero, they have to figure out how to expose him and avoid being killed too. Dennis Quaid plays Ely Vaughn, the pillar of the community, but also the antagonist in this film. Interestingly enough, Vaughn is the town’s local mortician, and there’s a secret that no body knows about him. »
- noreply@blogger.com (Ed Sum)
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