22 June 2005
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DiCaprio Files Police Report
Leonardo DiCaprio has filed a police report over an attack at a Hollywood party which left him needing 12 stitches in his neck. The Titanic hunk reported he was assaulted with a deadly weapon and needed hospital treatment for his wounds. Police say no suspects have been arrested and there is no known motive for the attack, which occurred at a bash at the home of Paris Hilton's sex tape co-star Rick Salomon on Friday. According to media reports, DiCaprio was hit in the face by a woman wielding a glass bottle as he was leaving the party. The woman was reportedly looking for her ex-boyfriend. DiCaprio's publicist Ken Sunshine says the actor is in Los Angeles taking a break from filming The Departed with Martin Scorsese.
Cruise Won't Take Legal Action Against Pranksters
Tom Cruise has decided not to press charges against the pranksters who squirted water in his face at the London premiere of War Of The Worlds on Sunday night. The newly-engaged superstar was horrified when pranksters spurted water from a fake microphone in his face, at the star-studded red carpet event - but his spokesperson told TV show Entertainment Tonight that Cruise will not pursue the matter. After the incident, the premiere event continued as usual and the man who squirted Cruise, along with three of his fellow crew members, was taken into custody by authorities. They were released several hours later on bail, according to police, and ordered to return next month to face possible charges.
Lohan Infuriated After 'Herbie' Song Is Dropped
Mean Girls star Lindsay Lohan stormed out of the Los Angeles premiere of her new movie Herbie: Fully Loaded on Sunday, after learning a song she recorded for the project had been moved to the credits in the final cut. The 18-year-old excitedly entered Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre to watch the polished cut of the Disney movie, which opens in America today. But after the screening, Lohan was seem storming out into the theatre lobby, huffing, "I'm so (angry)," as her team of handlers hurried her into a bathroom to calm her down. She explains, "I was upset when I hear my song ("First") during the race scene, where I originally thought it would be. I was like, 'Whoaaa, ' because nobody stays to hear the song in the closing credits. So I ran out. I recorded it right before I got sick (from exhaustion) and went to the hospital. And then I shot the video for it and re-sprained my ankle. I pushed myself to get it done for the movie when I probably should have waited."
Nicholson Spices Up Scorsese Movie
Jack Nicholson helped re-write the script for his new movie with legendary director Martin Scorsese, because he felt the sex scenes needed spicing up. Nicholson stars alongside Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio in thriller The Departed, a remake of Hong Kong movie Infernal Affairs, due for release next year. According to reports, the actor wanted to make his character - an Irish-American gangster - a little more like himself, and more of an animal in the bedroom. A source tells the New York Daily News, "Jack didn't feel there was enough Jack in his character. Jack actually did some of the writing himself." The insider adds of the sex scenes, "Jack suggested using a (prosthetic appendage). He also wanted to dust the a** of one of the actresses with cocaine. Marty said, 'Go for it!'" A Warner Bros spokesman adds, "It's not at all uncommon for dialogue to be fine-tuned during production. Everyone is extremely pleased with the way this shoot is proceeding."
Holmes Meets Cruz
Tom Cruise took his new fiancee Katie Holmes to meet his ex-girlfriend Penelope Cruz during a visit to Spain. The couple, who announced their engagement on Friday after Cruise proposed at the top of Paris' Eiffel Tower, have been traveling around Europe promoting the actor's new movie War Of The Worlds. After Cruise had water squirted in his face by a red carpet prankster at the film's London premiere on Sunday night, the couple made their way to Madrid, Spain, for another screening and were spotted meeting Cruz - who split with the actor in 2004 after a three year romance. Holmes has yet to meet another prominent woman in Cruise's life - his ex-wife Nicole Kidman.
Twentieth Century Fox Sues Sony Pictures Over 'X-Men' Similarities

Hollywood studio Twentieth Century Fox and comic book company Marvel Enterprises filed a lawsuit on Monday against Sony Pictures and Revolution Studios to delay the release of Zoom - a movie they believe is too similar to their X-Men films. Both projects center on children who possess special powers and are shunned by normal society before they enroll in a special to school to learn how to harness their abilities. Twentieth Century Fox and Marvel Enterprises allege Sony Pictures and Revolution Studios deliberately brought forward the release date of their movie in an attempt to attract cinema-goers before X-Men 3 is released on May 26, 2006. Legal papers filed in a California federal court state: "Just days after Fox announced X3 would be released on May 26, 2006, Sony and Revolution deliberately moved up Zoom's release so that it would come two weeks before, instead of 11 weeks after the release of X3." Fox and Marvel have also asked the court to force Sony and Revolution to remove material from their movie which is similar to X-Men content. Fox also allege Revolution ignored a written warning to leave out X-Men references in Zoom's Academy - even though some script changes were made. The lawsuit continues: "Although Revolution changed some parts of Zoom's Academy script... those few cosmetic changes cannot cover up the fact that Zoom continues to copy key elements, concepts, themes, characters and story lines from X-Men." Zoom, a comedy satire set to star Tim Allen, has not yet gone into production.
Richards Still Shocked by Sheen Split
Denise Richards is still struggling to come to terms with the end of her marriage to Platoon actor Charlie Sheen. In March, Richards shocked fans when she filed for divorce from Sheen after just under three years of marriage. The actress went on to give birth to their daughter Lola on June 1, a sister to one-year-old Sam. And in an interview with Us Weekly, Richards admits that leaving Sheen was the hardest decision of her life. Although she spent Father's Day with Sheen, Richards insists that while they will remain apart, they're both committed to being good parents. But she's still in shock about the split, admitting, "I never, in a million years, thought I would be the position I am today."
Cattrall Finds Love with Co-Star

Former Sex And The City star Kim Cattrall has found love with her London theatre co-star Alexander Siddig. Cattrall, who dated 27-year-old Canadian chef Alan Wyse until earlier this year, starred opposite the Sudan-born actor, 39, in West End hit Whose Life Is It Anyway? until April. Cattrall, 48, starred as Claire Harrison, a woman paralyzed from the neck down, who enjoys a flirtatious relationship with the handsome Doctor Scott, played by the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine actor. At British magazine Glamour's Women Of The Year Awards in London on June 9, where Cattrall picked up Theatre Actress Of The Year, the couple went public for the first time on the red carpet. A theatre source says, "Their chemistry is amazing."
Brown Hopes New Reality Show Will Help His Image

R&B star Bobby Brown has two reasons for appearing in a reality TV show - he wants a distraction to keep him off drugs, and to clean up his image for his children. The My Prerogative singer who, along with his wife Whitney Houston, has endured drug abuse problems and a fading career in recent years, admits he has high hopes that Being Bobby Brown would turn around a series of negative events in his life. The father-of-four says, "I needed to do something to stay out of trouble. Too much free time ain't too good for someone like me. And now that I'm feeling healthy and off the drugs and other stuff I was doing - I feel like getting myself back on track. But honestly, the main reason I wanted to do this is really for my kids. They're always saying, 'Daddy, why do they always make you look so bad in the press?' You know? They don't see their father as a screw-up." The show will debut on US TV on June 30.
'Housewives' Teen Escapes Drug Charges
Desperate Housewives star Cody Kasch has managed to avoid marijuana possession charges - as long as he stays out of trouble for the next year, a New York City judge has ruled. The 17-year-old actor, who plays troubled teenager Zach Young in the hit drama, was arrested by plainclothes police officers in Manhattan's East Village after they spotted him allegedly smoking marijuana in public. On Monday, Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Evelyn Laporte told Kasch the fifth-degree drug possession charge will be dropped next year, on the condition he avoids further arrest over the time. Kasch will return to court on June 20, 2006 to assess his record.
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