Archive for July, 2006

July 31, 2006

“Batman” Goes for “Brokeback”

July 31st 2006 Posted to Movies

Batman has a new adversary from Down Under.

Warner Bros. confirmed Monday that Heath Ledger will be playing The Joker in The Dark Knight, the next installment of the rejuvenated Batman franchise.

“I’m excited to continue the story we started with Batman Begins,” director Christopher Nolan, who has also signed up for the sequel, said in a statement. “Our challenge in casting the Joker was to find an actor who is not just extraordinarily talented but fearless. Watching Heath Ledger’s interpretation of this iconic character taking on Christian Bale’s Batman is going to be incredible.”

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Paris Says She’s Back with Stavros – For Now

July 31st 2006 Posted to Celebrity Hook-Ups

Paris Hilton is back together with her ex-boyfriend, Greek shipping heir Stavros Niarchos – at least for now.

“We’re together now here. We love each other,” Hilton, who, like Niarchos, is in Saint-Tropez, told PEOPLE on Monday at Diddy’s Unforgettable 50 party aboard a rented yacht.

While talking to PEOPLE, Hilton paused for a moment to call Niarchos on her PDA. “Stav, where are you, baby?” she said. “Come on over. I love you.”

Seconded Hilton’s friend, Carolina D’Amore, “They love each other very much.”  

On Saturday night, Hilton was seen partying with Niarchos at the VIP Room nightclub, where she treated him to a pole dance. The following night they kissed at the nearby club Les Caves du Roy.

Hilton, 25, and Stavros, 21, split in May after seven months of dating.

Niarchos was previously involved with Mary-Kate Olsen. After his split from Hilton, he was spotted partying with Lindsay Lohan.

Hilton was previously engaged to Paris Latsis, also a Greek shipping heir.

 

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Mel’s Next Move: Rehab

July 31st 2006 Posted to Celebrity Justice

Mel Gibson has retreated to rehab.

The Oscar winner, who admitted to a “horrific” alcoholic relapse that saw him arrested for allegedly driving under the influence and blasted for reputedly going on an anti-Semitic rant, is in a treatment facility, publicist Alan Nierob confirmed to E! News on Monday.

It was not known exactly where Gibson is or when he checked in. Word of the rehab stint was first reported by Star magazine.

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