Entertaining Posts: 11/01/11

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Kim Kardashian denies profiting from TV wedding

LOS ANGELES | Tue Nov 1, 2011 8:34pm EDT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Reality TV star Kim Kardashian on Tuesday dismissed reports that she profited from her televised wedding to Kris Humphries, only one day after filing for divorce from the basketball player.

"There are also reports that I made millions of dollars off of the wedding. These reports are simply not true and it makes me so sad to have to even clarify this. I'm so grateful to everyone who took the time to come to my wedding, and I'll be donating the money for all the gifts to the Dream Foundation," Kardashian wrote in a message posted on her website.

The 31-year-old "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" TV star filed for divorce from Humphries, 26, on Monday after 72 days of marriage. Their wedding in August was reported to have cost $10 million, and it aired in October on the E! network in a special called "Kim's Fairytale Wedding: A Kardashian Event."

Kardashian explained that her desire to settle down, along with the pressures of having a reality TV show, may have held her back from declining Humphries proposal of marriage.

"I got caught up with the hoopla and the filming of the TV show that, when I probably should have ended my relationship, I didn't know how to and didn't want to disappoint a lot of people," she said.

This is the second divorce for Kardashian, who was previously married to music producer Damon Thomas for four years, separating in 2004.

Kardashian is one of the highest-paid reality stars on U.S. television with 2010 earnings estimated at $6 million from her TV show, clothing line, perfume, jewelry and tanning cream and other product endorsements and appearances.

(Reporting and Writing by Piya Sinha-Roy; Editing by Bob Tourtellotte)

Zooey Deschanel separates from Death Cab frontman

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Hugh Grant is new father of baby girl

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Scarlett Johansson says "nothing wrong" with nude photos

LOS ANGELES | Tue Nov 1, 2011 1:27pm EDT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Scarlett Johansson has addressed her nude photo scandal from earlier this year, saying there was nothing wrong with her taking the photos, in an interview with Vanity Fair on Tuesday.

"I know my best angles," said Johansson. "They were sent to my husband," referring to her now ex-husband, Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds.

"There's nothing wrong with that. It's not like I was shooting a porno. Although there's nothing wrong with that either," added "The Avengers" actress.

Johansson fell victim to leaked nude photos in September, after a hacker infiltrated her private email account.

The photos show the 26 year-old actress in a towel with an exposed backside, while another shows her topless. They were posted on several celebrity gossip websites.

The hacker, Christopher Chaney from Florida, was arrested in October and charged with 26 counts of cyber-related crime, including leaking private photos from Johansson and other actresses including Mila Kunis and Vanessa Hudgens.

Johansson, who usually is reluctant to speak about her private life, also touched on her divorce from Reynolds, 35, earlier this year after two years or marriage.

"I didn't really know what to do with myself. It was such a strange time. There was nothing that was interesting to me. I had a very public separation. It was difficult. I felt very uncomfortable," said the actress.

The "Lost in Translation" star will next be seen alongside Matt Damon in the Christmas-themed movie "We Bought A Zoo."

The full interview will be in the December issue of Vanity Fair, available on newsstands in New York and Los Angeles on Nov 3, and nationwide on Nov 9.

(Reporting and Writing by Piya Sinha-Roy; Editing by Bob Tourtellotte)

Michael Jackson doctor says won't testify at trial

LOS ANGELES | Tue Nov 1, 2011 1:54pm EDT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's doctor said Tuesday he will not testify in his own defense during his trial on a charge of involuntary manslaughter stemming from the 2009 death of the pop star.

Dr. Conrad Murray was asked by the trial judge whether he wanted to take the witness stand before the defense rested its case in the six-week trial in Los Angeles.

"My decision is that I will not testify in this matter, judge," Murray said in court Tuesday.

Murray's attorneys told the judge they were resting their case Tuesday.

On October 25, attorneys for Murray had told the judge they had no plans for him to testify in his trial.

Murray denies involuntary manslaughter, or gross negligence, in the case and could face up to four years in prison if convicted.

Murray was at Jackson's side when the 50-year-old pop star was found not breathing at his rented Los Angeles mansion on June 25, 2009. He was later ruled to have died from an overdose of the powerful anesthetic propofol combined with sedatives.

Murray admits giving Jackson a small dose of propofol as a sleep aid, but his attorneys have sought to convince the jury that the singer somehow gave himself an extra dose of the drug, without Murray's knowledge, and thus killed himself.

(Reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis; Editing by Will Dunham)