Emmy Award-winning actor and director Ben Gazzara died Friday in Manhattan. He had been in hospice care for pancreatic cancer.

Gazzara starred as Brick in the original Broadway cast of  Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in 1955, and appeared in a number of films and television shows in addition to his stage career. He starred in the TV series Run For Your Life in the 1960′s. Film roles included The Thomas Crown Affair and The Big Lebowski. Gazzara jokingly…Read full post

Roseanne Barr announced Thursday that she will be seeking the Green Party’s nomination. And the punchline is…this is not a joke. She submitted paperwork to the Green Party for her candidacy.

Barr has been a longtime supporter of the Green Party, and looks forward to working with people who share her values. She feels that the two major parties are not serving the American people.

“The Democrats and Republicans have proven that they are servants – bought and paid for by the…Read full post

We love to love her! Sofia Vergara makes us laugh in Modern Family, makes us jealous with her looks, and makes men crazy every time her name is mentioned. Or, when they see one of her Diet Pepsi commercials.

Either way, Vergara’s sex appeal was recently recognized when she was given the title, “Most Desirable Woman of 2012.”

Of course to get a good demographic for this poll it would make sense they asked the men on AskMen.com. This publication put out…Read full post

Don Cornelius, creator and host of Soul Train, was found dead Wednesday morning in his Los Angeles, CA home of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. A family member discovered Cornelius around 4 am, and he was pronounced dead at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center at 4:56 am.

Cornelius launched Soul Train in 1970. The show quickly became a seminal part of black culture, featuring the hottest music, fashion and dancing. Singers such as Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, and Barry White appeared on Soul…Read full post

Tom Murro and Celebrity “Bad Boy Chef” Chris Nirschel hit the red carpet again Wed night, allowing Nirschel to spend some quality time with his old college flame, Rachel Truehart. Fans know Rachel as one of this seasons contestants on ABC’s The Bachelor along with other reality TV stars at the Cosmopolitan magazine’s launch party for their February issue at the Empire Room in NYC.  But where was Nirchel’s ‘Couples Therapy’ GFF- Angelina Pivarnick?

Octavia Spencer took home two Screen Actors Guild Awards Sunday, one for Best Supporting Actress in The Help, and the other alongside her fellow cast members for Overall Best Performance for The Help.

The 39-yr old Golden Globe winner opened up after the SAG Awards about the pressures of staying in shape in Hollywood, and how “less valuable” actors are once they reach a certain weight. “I am not healthy at this weight. Any time you have too much…Read full post

Robert Hegyes died Thursday morning after suffering an apparent heart attack.

The actor was best known for his role of Juan Epstein on the ’70′s sitcom Welcome Back Kotter, which starred John Travolta and Gabe Kaplan.

After his 4 seasons on Welcome Back Kotter, Hegyes costarred on Cagney & Lacey as Detective Manny Esposito, and also appeared on The Love Boat, NewsRadio and CHiPS. The actor taught occassional master classes at his alma mater, Rowan University.

Hegyes joined most of his…Read full post

What does Lea Michele, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashlee Simpson, and Britney Spears have in common? Besides the fact that they are all beautiful young song birds, they all starred in advertisements for the Candie’s for Kohl’s collection.

Michele is more recognized at McKinley High for not only belting out Broadway tunes with perfection, but also having her own style. What a better way to continue her fashion legacy then to keep the style going.

The 25-year-old singing sensation has signed on to be…Read full post

Renovation without sanitation.

I was going to write a post about how much fun I had attending the Grand re-opening of Jay Z’s Club 40/40, the never ending flow of $300 champagne, great music and good times with friends, But now there’s this.  A day after its re-opening celebration on Wednesday night, 40/40 Club was shut down by the NYC Dept of Health, according to DNAinfo.

Apparently, the $10 million…Read full post

Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan was hospitalized Sunday after collapsing at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

Morgan was being honored at the Creative Coalition Spotlight Awards, where he received the Spotlight Initiative Award. He collapsed after his speech.

Despite reports that he had appeared intoxicated, no drugs or alcohol were found in his system. His reps say the collapse was due to “exhaustion and altitude.”  The 43-yr old actor also suffers from diabetes and had a kidney transplant…Read full post