Tag Archives: Hilary Swank

TV Update—-What You Will and Won’t Be Seeing This Fall

You know you’ve hit the big time when you are asked to make a cameo on Fox network’s “The Simpsons.” At least that’s the general consensus among most of Hollywood’s elite. But, apparently, some outside the industry do not share the sentiment. Namely, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. According to news reports, the political powerhouse has turned down an invitation to visit Bart, Homer and Lisa in Springfield. Critics say the TV appearance would have helped shake the prime minister’s dour image, but alas, Brown decided against following in his predecessor Tony Blair’s footsteps and will not share a donut … Continue reading →

Celebrities Running For A Cause

Actress Hilary Swank laced up her running shoes and hit the road for a good cause yesterday. But, the Oscar winner wasn’t exercising for her own benefit; rather she pounded the pavement to help kick off a round-the-world run to raise awareness about the planet’s 1.1 billion people who lack access to clean drinking water. Blue Planet Run is a charity event in which 20 runners (minus Swank) will log 15,200 miles over 95 days. Each participant will run 10 miles at a time and basically put their lives on hold during the 3-months-plus time period in hopes of bringing … Continue reading →

Top 10 Celebrity News Items for the Week of January 8, 2007

The celebrity news you may have missed! 10. James Cameron to Direct Again! James has laid low since his 1997 blockbuster Titanic, but he has agreed to direct the new film Avatar, a sci-fi epic to begin filming in April. He says the special effects in Avatar will blow you away – they had better to outdo the success of Titanic! 9. Suzanne Somers’ Home Burns Down Poor Suzanne Somers lost her Malibu home earlier this week due to a wildfire. She was not home at the time of the blaze and said she would rebuild. 8. Hilary’s In Love … Continue reading →

Top 10 Celebrity News Items for the Week of December 18, 2006

The celebrity news you may have missed! 10. Jessica Simpson Bows Out of Parton Tribute Earlier I had blogged about Jessica Simpson botching the song “9 to 5” at this year’s Kennedy Center Honors. She retaped it, but didn’t like the second attempt and now it has been cut from the show that will air on CBS the day after Christmas. 9. Twins for Diddy I cannot keep up with his current nickname, but now, we can just call him “Daddy.” Diddy’s girlfriend Kim Porter gave birth to twin girls the morning of the December 21st. He adds the girls … Continue reading →

Revisiting Celebrity Marriages – Lessons We Can Learn

The last time I visited on this topic was last April but with the rash of celebrity news over the last ten days, now is as good a time as any to take a look at the Hollywood power couples where it appears the marriages are failing or ending with the woman’s successful career continuing to skyrocket and the man’s appearing to be at best, underachieving compared to the wife’s. In the last few weeks we’ve seen Britney Spears leaving Kevin Federline, Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Philippe filing for divorce, Whitney Houston finally saying good-bye to Bobby Brown and before … Continue reading →

Hilary’s New Man

I suppose it was just a matter of time. Although, how much time, well, one just never knows. I’m talking about how long it took for Academy Award-winning actress Hilary Swank to begin a new relationship after splitting from her husband actor Chad Lowe. PEOPLE Magazine is reporting that Swank has a new man in her life–John Campisi, one of her agents. The magazine says it is the “real deal” and provided details of the couple’s recent getaway to an Italian villa and described an intimate moment when the pair “stopped for kisses and snuggles as they contentedly wandered through … Continue reading →

Reason for Movie Star’s Divorce Finally Revealed

Like many people, when I first heard the news (six months ago) that two-time Academy Award-winning actress Hilary Swank and her husband, actor Chad Lowe were separating I was shocked. I couldn’t believe that after nearly 14 years together they were calling it quits. I know, I know, why should I be surprised to hear that yet another Hollywood marriage was biting the dust? I suppose I thought their union was “different.” After all, wasn’t it Lowe who tearfully watched from the audience as Swank accepted not one, but two Oscars. I watched him blow kisses from his seat while … Continue reading →