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'Huckabees' Tirade Hits Internet
Warner Bros. Confirms Watson Won't Quit
Richards & Anderson Sued by Photographers
Smith Autopsy Report Set for Release
Wahlberg: "I Had Problems with Scorsese"
Campbell Drives Off In Style After Completing Community Service
Philbin "Recovering Well" After Surgery
Brando's Estate Sues Furniture Maker
Richie Upset About Fainting Fuss
Winslet and DiCaprio To Reunite

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26 March 2007

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'Huckabees' Tirade Hits Internet

Outtakes from 2004 movie I Heart Huckabees featuring actress Lily Tomlin and director David O. Russell in an obscenity-laced tirade have left internet surfers stunned. The clips started appearing on websites on Friday and were picked up by US news show Extra. No explanation was offered as Tomlin raged at Russell during a scene in which she seen sitting next to co-star Dustin Hoffman in a car, while in another bizarre clip, the Three Kings moviemaker appears to lose his cool and clear a desktop of papers as he verbally attacks the actress. And when co-star Hoffman attempted to intervene at one point, the angry actress turned to him and said, "You shut the f**k up." Despite the apparent on-set bust-up, Tomlin was all smiles when she was asked about working with Russell when it came to promoting the quirky film. She told Extra reporters, "I just have great affection and regard for David." Of the outtakes on the internet, Tomlin says, "I love David, there was a lot of pressure in making the movie." It's not the first time Russell has upset one of his stars - George Clooney was far from impressed with the moviemaker's techniques on the set of war film Three Kings in 1999.

Warner Bros. Confirms Watson Won't Quit

Actress Emma Watson has ended speculation about her future as Harry Potter's pal Hermione Granger by confirming to movie executives she'll be by the boy wizard's side for all seven films. Fans were left fretting last week when Watson's co-star Rupert Grint suggested, in a British newspaper article, that his pal might not play a part in all seven planned films. But now Warner Brothers bosses have confirmed the actress has no plans to quit the film franchise. In a statement released on Friday, Warner production president Jeff Robinov said, "We are thrilled and proud that Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert and Emma have chosen to complete the arc of their characters in the final two films." The franchise's fifth movie, Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix will be released this summer - just as author J.K. Rowling's seventh and final Potter book, Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows, hits stores. The sixth Potter film, Harry Potter & The Half Blood Prince is scheduled to hit cinemas next summer.

Richards & Anderson Sued by Photographers

Celebrity pals Denise Richards and Pamela Anderson have been named in a lawsuit filed by two photographers, who claim the actresses verbally and physically abused them. In a lawsuit, filed on Friday in Los Angeles, snappers Scott Cosman and Rik Fedyck allege Richards raged when she spotted the photographers taking snapshots of her on the set of upcoming movie Blonde & Blonder last year. According to the lawsuit, which was obtained by Tmz.com, Wild Things star Richards spent 20 minutes hurling abuse at the two men and physically assaulted them at the River Rock Casino Resort in Vancouver, Canada. The plaintiffs claim Richards then "snatched their laptop computers from their hands, and threw them over the (hotel) balcony," adding one of the computers allegedly struck "an elderly woman in a wheelchair." Canadian police investigated the incident and decided it "wasn't in the best public interest to bring criminal charges" against the actress. In the lawsuit, Cosman and Fedyck claim Richards and Anderson, her Blonde & Blonder co-star, then falsely told the Royal Canadian Mounted Police that the photographers "had engaged in criminal activity." As a result, they were arrested and held by authorities for "approximately three days." The paparazzi pair is suing both women for assault, battery, defamation, false arrest and a slew of other charges.

Smith Autopsy Report Set for Release

Anna Nicole Smith's autopsy report is set to be released on Monday, following weeks of speculation over the star's death. Brower County, Florida, medical examiner Joshua Pepper will release his findings at a press conference with Seminole Police chief Charlie Tiger. Pepper postponed the determination of the cause of the tragic model/actress' death last month after police provided him with additional evidence, admitting at the time it would take his staff up to five weeks to determine how the star died. But Pepper admitted at the February press conference his initial autopsy had ruled out "any kind of physical injuries, such as blunt-forced trauma, gunshot wound, stab wounds or asphyxia" as a cause of death, but added he "saw something that looked a little bit unusual" in Smith's heart. The former Playboy model was found dead in her suite at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida on February 8.

Wahlberg: "I Had Problems with Scorsese"

Mark Wahlberg found it difficult working alongside Martin Scorsese on The Departed as the pair were "constantly struggling" with one another. The actor admits it was a harrowing experience behind the scenes of the Oscar-winning movie, because he had different creative ideas from the director. He says, "Marty and I were constantly in this struggle. I had problems with Marty. He was 'I'm Martin Scorsese... da-dee-da.' He was pushing me in different ways." And the star admits playing the role of foul-mouthed cop Sergeant Dignam - which earned him a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award nomination - caused him to take his frustration out on the rest of the cast. Wahlberg adds, "But it wasn't just Marty. The whole time I was in the character so I was mad at everybody. It was Leo (DiCaprio), Matt (Damon) and Jack (Nicholson). F**k Jack too. We were able to laugh about it afterwards and we have a great relationship now and we're going to do other stuff in the future."

Campbell Drives Off In Style After Completing Community Service

Supermodel Naomi Campbell ended her five days of community service in style on Friday by driving away from New York's Department of Sanitation garage in a Rolls Royce, dressed in stylish Dolce & Gabbana. The Brit swapped the work clothes she plans to auction off for Nelson Mandela's children's charity for a designer gown as she completed her job as a toilet cleaner and headed off to Elton John's glitzy 60th birthday party. Campbell's supervisor for the week, sanitation chief Albert Durrell, has confirmed the model successfully completed her service, which she was ordered to perform as punishment for throwing a mobile phone at former housekeeper Ana Scolavino. Campbell was stylish throughout last week's community service stint - she showed up in stiletto heels last Monday and wore spectacular outfits to work every morning.

Philbin "Recovering Well" After Surgery

TV veteran Regis Philbin is "recovering well" just a week after undergoing a triple heart bypass operation. The talk show host was admitted to the Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City on March 14, but Friday took time to contact his co-host on Live! With Regis And Kelly, Kelly Ripa, to inform viewers he is on the mend. Seventy-five-year-old Philbin conceded he is in pain following the surgery - especially when he sneezes - but remains positive he will soon make a full recovery. He says, "Well, you know, I think I'm through the worst of it. I guess I was a little unprepared for, you know, the first week and what they actually do to make this thing happen - and so, some of it came as quite a shock. Other than that, I'm dancing, I'm having fun. Last night I was yelling - I'm a little embarrassed to tell you this - but I was yelling, 'I haven't had sex in three and a half months!'"

Brando's Estate Sues Furniture Maker

Marlon Brando's estate is suing a furniture maker after the iconic star's surname was used to sell a chair. Papers filed at Los Angeles Superior Court allege the retailers selling the home cinema chair did not seek permission to use the Oscar-winning actor's surname on a home cinema chair named 'The Brando'. City Leather in southern California, Palliser Furniture Corp in North Carolina and Palliser Furniture Ltd in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada have been named in the case. Brando's estate is seeking unspecified damages and a court order to prevent any goods being sold under the late actor's name. The Godfather star died of lung failure in 2004.

Richie Upset About Fainting Fuss

Socialite Nicole Richie is embarrassed about the fuss surrounding her fainting incident on the set of the upcoming new season of The Simple Life - because she only spent 10 minutes in hospital. The dehydrated star passed out during filming and was rushed to hospital because there wasn't a medic on the set. Richie says, "It actually made me really upset because I did not need to go to the hospital at all... I was just tired, and I left after 10 minutes." The skinny star reveals the incident happened because she didn't get her breakfast quickly enough. She tells OK! Weekly magazine, "I hadn't eaten breakfast yet and I asked for a bowl of cereal, but when you're on a big set it has to go through 15 people to even get to me. I walked outside and I just wasn't feeling like myself. There wasn't an on-set doctor, so instead they took me to a hospital. There was absolutely nothing wrong with me."

Winslet and DiCaprio To Reunite

Titanic stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet are to reunite on the big screen, 10 years after the blockbuster disaster movie. Winslet and DiCaprio famously played doomed lovers in the James Cameron epic and will now play a troubled married couple in an adaptation of Richard Yates' novel Revolutionary Road. The English actress' husband Sam Mendes will direct the movie, when filming begins on America's East Coast this summer.

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