Hollywood headlines: A crazy week in review
Oprah Winfrey may not have her daily syndicated talk show dumping truckloads of cash at her feet anymore, but with OWN and other ventures, she’s still bringing home enough to top Forbes magazine’s list of the highest-paid celebrities for the fourth straight year.
Full story: Oprah Winfrey tops Forbes’ highest paid celebs list once again | PHOTOS: Top 5 highest paid celebrity couples | INTERACTIVE: TV star earnings per viewer (Julie Jacobson / Associated Press)
A look at this week’s craziest headlines.
Lindsay Lohan has reportedly been banned from the Chateau Marmont over an unpaid bill of nearly $50,000 she ran up during June and July when she was living at the storied hotel. The general manager of the hotel sent Lohan a letter July 31 noting an unpaid balance of $46,350.04 and requesting that she pack up and leave by Aug. 1. The letter was obtained by TMZ. Read the full story to see what Lohan purchased.
Full story: Lindsay Lohan racks up $46,350 tab before Chateau asks her to go (Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images)
Singer LeAnn Rimes has checked into an undisclosed rehabilitation facility for 30 days of treatment to help her cope with emotional issues, her reps have confirmed to the media. “LeAnn has voluntarily entered a 30-day in-patient treatment facility to cope with anxiety and stress,” her spokesman Marcel Pariseau told People magazine. “While there will be speculation regarding her treatment, she is simply there to learn and develop coping mechanisms. While privacy isn’t expected, it’s certainly appreciated.”
Full story: LeAnn Rimes checks into rehab for emotional issues (Isaac Brekken / Associated Press)
Oscar-nominated actor Ryan Gosling, who has broken up street fights and saved pedestrians from oncoming traffic, is now set to direct his first feature film, “How to Catch a Monster.” The movie, which will star “Mad Men” actress Christina Hendricks, was also written by Gosling and is set to start filming next spring. The film, set in what a news release described as a “surreal dreamscape of a vanishing city,” follows a single mother whose teenage son uncovers a frightening and mysterious underwater town.
Full story: ‘How to Catch a Monster’: Ryan Gosling to make directorial debut (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Chris Lighty, the manager of prominent hip-hop artists including 50 Cent, Diddy and Mariah Carey, died Thursday morning in New York in an apparent suicide, police sources say. He was 44. Lighty, who died of what police sources say appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, was found inside his Bronx apartment, reportedly after an argument with his ex-wife, Veronica. The two divorced last year.
Full story: Hip-hop manager Chris Lighty dies in apparent suicide | PHOTOS: Celebrities react to Chris Lighty’s death (Jim Cooper / Associated Press)
