Posted on Tue Jan 15th, 2013 11:38am PDT By
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Lionsgate
And Peeta, of course!
Lionsgate has released a few stills from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, and this is our first peek at fan favorite Finnick Odair (played by Sam Claflin), who is thrown into the games with Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence), Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) and other tributes from the past. And this must be the scene where Finnick offers Katniss sugar in exchange for all her secrets ... those of you who have read the book know what we're talking about!
Fun fact: Taylor Kitsch, Armie Hammer, Hunter Parrish, Grant Gustin, Luke Mitchell and Garrett Hedlund were also considered for the role of Finnick.
Posted on Tue Jan 15th, 2013 11:30am PDT By
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Grey's Anatomy star Sara Ramirez, her husband and two friends headed to Mexico to a little R&R, and the group are currently relaxing at celeb hotspot and luxury resort Garza Blanca. Eva Longoria stayed at Garza Blanca in November, and Ashley Greene rang in the new year at the gorgeous resort.
Sara strolled along the beach and lounged by the pool, and a source at the hotel tells us she spent "a lot of her time at the spa enjoying massages, mani/pedis and other services." Um, jealous! Sara also took a private cooking lesson from the head chef at the property in her penthouse suite, and judging by the snapshot above, she also enjoyed a few cocktails. Sounds like a blast!
Posted on Tue Jan 15th, 2013 10:45am PDT By
X17 Staff
Such a tragedy!
Country singer Mindy McCready's boyfriend David Wilson committed suicide at their Heber Springs, Ark. home on January 13.
According to police reports, the 34-year-old record producer died from a self inflicted gunshot wound, New York Daily News reports.
"Today, we mourn the loss of my life partner and my children's father, David Wilson. David was my soulmate; he was a caregiver and guiding hand to our sons, Zander and Zayne. He was a precious gift from God to all of us and, yesterday, he returned home and is now with his mother and father," McCready said in a statement.
Wilson was the father to McCready's 9-month-old son Zayne, as well as a father figure to Zander, 6, from a previous relationship.
No further details have been released at this time.
Posted on Tue Jan 15th, 2013 10:40am PDT By
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Another brave Hollywood star coming clean!
Titanic actor and Jennifer Garner's bestie Victor Garber has quietly come out of the closet and revealed he's dating artist Rainer Andreesen.
Asked by blogger Greg Hernandez at the TCA press tour about a fact on the Legally Blonde star's Wikipedia page that said he lives with Andreesen in N.Y.C., Garber confirmed the speculation, saying, "I don't really talk about it but everybody knows. He's going to be out here with me for the SAG awards."
This isn't the first time the Emmy-nominated TV actor has discussed his sexuality, as he quietly addressed it in an interview with Forever Young in April 2012.
"My companion Rainer Andreesen and I have been together almost 13 years in Greenwich Village. We both love New York," he told the publication.
Garber is the latest in a string of celebrities to publicly come out as gay. Although stars like Anderson Cooper, Matt Bomer, and Jodi Foster have been out privately for years, all of them have decided to publicly reveal their sexuality.
We think celebs like this are laying the groundwork for more acceptance and equality! Bravo!
Posted on Tue Jan 15th, 2013 10:15am PDT By
X17 Staff
Jessica Simpson will star in a television pilot inspired by her life, according to Deadline.
Fashion Star producer Ben Silverman, who is helping with the pilot, said in a statement, "Jessica Simpson is truly a modern-day Lucy with incredible comedic chops. From running a fashion empire to wrangling her public image as a new mom, we see Jessica’s character approach a variety of ‘everyday’ circumstances that will get audiences laughing out loud.â€
Jess got her start on the hit reality series Newlyweds, and after dabbling in film (remember her bod in The Dukes Of Hazzard?!), she became a judge on Fashion Star, a reality competition series. This would be her first time starring on a scripted show.
Jessica added, “I am so excited to work with Ben and NBC again, this time on a scripted comedy. I often find myself thinking that no one could ever make up the things that actually happen in my life — so between the real-life elements and a great team of writers, I think we’ll have people laughing!â€
Robin and Nick Bakay are the developers of the project, which was ordered by NBC.
Posted on Tue Jan 15th, 2013 9:10am PDT By
X17 Staff
A pregnant and fuller-faced Kim Kardashian joined sister Kourtney for an appearance on The Today Show to chat about the upcoming season of Kourtney and Kim Take Miami ... and her baby with beau Kanye West.
The 32-year-old reality star, who admits to fertility issues, says pregnancy "was a pleasant surprise when so many doctors were telling me one thing and then the opposite happens. That’s an exciting moment, you can plan for things like that. So I think it's just such a blessing knowing my circumstances."
Kardashian is due in July. As for how she'll handle babysitting issues, she joked about a conversation she had with her sister. Kim adds:
"(Kourtney) said that in the old days, and maybe we should try this ... one sister should babysit all the kids ... so I can go out out or vice-versa and, you know, whichever sister is babysitting should breastfeed all the kids that are there," said Kim.
Kourtney insisted that her words were twisted in the translation. "I said, that's what they did back in the day. I didn't say that let's try this."
Kim mentions briefly that her divorce from Kris Humphries is still ongoing and "it's happening, hopefully."