Hollywood Headlines: A crazy week in review
The 2012 presidential campaign is almost over, and slowly but surely the celebrities have announced their endorsements. Though some are worth more than others. Joss Whedon has endorsed Mitt Romney (in a way), and now “The Simpsons’” Mr. Burns, owner of Springfield’s nuclear power plant, titan of corporate capitalism and honcho in the Springfield Republican Party, has come out with his own backhanded endorsement of the Republican nominee.
Full story: Joss Whedon ‘endorses’ Mitt Romney to bring on zombie apocalypse | The Simpsons’’ Mr. Burns endorses Mitt Romney | PHOTOS: Celebrity endorsements 2012 (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times, AP)
A wedding dress is stolen, Hulk Hogan settles a lawsuit and Mr. Burns endorses Mitt Romney.
Blake Shelton -- the singer, songwriter and, most recently, one of the stars of reality music TV series “The Voice” -- came away the big winner in the 46th Country Music Assn. Awards ceremony Thursday in Nashville, winning entertainer, male vocalist and song of the year honors, the latter shared with his wife, Miranda Lambert. “When I moved to Nashville in 1994, I had two goals: one day to have a gold record, and one day to be a member of the Grand Ole Opry,” the 36-year-old Oklahoma native told the crowd looking on in the country music capital’s Bridgestone Arena. “Entertainer of the year -- what is this? ... I don’t know how this happened, but I freaking love it.”
Full story: Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert and Eric Church win CMA Awards | PHOTOS: CMA 2012 on the red carpet | CMA 2012 Winners and nominees (Wade Payne / Associated Press )
Amy Winehouse’s wedding dress, which was to be auctioned to raise money for a foundation linked to the late British pop star, reportedly has been stolen from a house in North London. Winehouse, who died in July 2011 at 27, wore the dress on the day she married Blake Fielder-Civil. The couple were married for roughly two years.
Full story: Amy Winehouse wedding dress stolen in London | PHOTOS: Notable deaths of 2012 (Matt Dunham / Associated Press)
Another year, another costume, another crop of celebrity parties. Halloween went down in Los Angeles, but who came out on top? From cheeky to scary to simply strange, celebs dressed up and partied starting Saturday and chugging through the week to Wednesday’s official fright night.
Full story: Celebrity Halloween: Who had the scariest starry bash? | PHOTOS: Celebrity Halloween Parties 2012 (John Shearer / Invision / AP)
The accusations in Sam Lutfi’s case against Britney Spears’ parents and her conservators may have been sensational, but the evidence just didn’t hold up -- at least in the eyes of the judge, who tossed the suit Thursday before it made it to the jury. Lutfi’s lawsuit had accused Britney’s mom, Lynne Spears, of libel and her dad, Jamie Spears, of battery. It also accused her conservatorship of failing to pay him a 15% fee on the singer’s income during the time he claimed to have been her manager.
Full story: Judge boots case against Britney Spears’ parents, conservatorship | Britney Spears’ dad punched, threatened to kill me, Sam Lutfi says | PHOTOS: Celebrity meltdowns (Vince Bucci / Associated Press)
Steven Tyler and the guys from Aerosmith don’t normally do morning shows, as they joked to Matt Lauer on “Today” on Friday morning. And with good reason, as Tyler soon demonstrated when he dropped an F-bomb while Al Roker was doing the weather. Aerosmith made a special early morning appearance on “Today” to promote the band’s new album, “Music From Another Dimension,” by playing a live concert outside Rockefeller Center. But while Tyler and the band warmed up the crowd on stage, they apparently weren’t aware that their stage patter could be heard on the live feed as Roker delivered the weather forecast.
Full story: Steven Tyler drops the f-bomb on ‘Today’ | Tom Hanks drops F-bomb on ‘Good Morning America’ (Charles Sykes / Invision )
Hulk Hogan has settled his sex-tape lawsuit against former buddy Bubba the Love Sponge, though suits against the disc jockey’s ex-wife and Gawker Media are still out there. The lawsuits, filed two weeks ago, revolve around a 6-year-old security-camera tape showing the former wrestler (real name Terry Bollea) having consensual sex with Heather Clem. She’s since divorced Bubba (born Todd Clem) after marrying him in 2007, with Hogan as best man. One suit was filed in Florida state court against the Clems; the other was filed in U.S. District Court against Gawker Media.
Full story: Hulk Hogan settles with Bubba the Love Sponge over sex tape | Hulk Hogan sex tape: The wrestler shares his side of the story (AFP / Getty Images)
