Justin Bieber uses a janitor’s mop bucket as a restroom, George Clooney goes back on the dating market, Dustin Hoffman chokes up during an interview and more. Catch up on this week’s hottest headlines.
The country music crooner remains in critical condition after a stroke, a complication of treatment for his heart condition. Travis was hospitalized last Sunday with viral cardiomyopathy, which causes deterioration of the heart. (Bill Waugh / Associated Press)
“It’s weird people think my kids will be in therapy because of their names. Guys, my kids will be in therapy for LOTS of reasons, I’m sure,” she tweeted sarcastically.
The actress was not the only Hollywood star feeling guarded this week: Bobbi Kristina Brown publicly addressed barbs directed toward her recent engagement to informally adopted brother Nick Gordon. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
It’s all he-said, she-said, but rumors of the two-year couple’s break-up has the media abuzz about who initiated it and why. Story is Keibler called it off over the phone after the couple spent too much time on separate continents. Clooney’s stance is clear: He once declared that he’ll never marry again. (Chris Pizzello / Associated Press)
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The rapper formerly known as Mos Def protested the force-feeding of Guantanamo Bay inmates on a hunger strike by agreeing to endure the procedure on video. More than 100 detainees are participating in the months-long hunger strike, an attempt to call attention to their treatment at the detention camp. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise must have a little fierceness in their genes, because 7-year-old daughter Suri Cruise did not hesitate to lambast photographers on a recent outing with her mother. “Stop it! ... We’re trying to get in the car!” she yelled. “Get out of the way!” A cameraman who couldn’t handle her precociousness called her a “little brat” when she refused to smile, later upping her to b-word status. (James Devaney / WireImage)
In a recent interview, the actor described how his cross-dressing role in “Tootsie” changed his perception of women. Hoffman’s shock that his character could not appear more beautiful and remain realistic led to this revelation about physical attributes: “There are too many interesting women I have not had the experience to know in this life because I have been brainwashed.” (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
The singer began her three-month prison sentence Monday for avoiding filing tax returns from 2005 through 2007, a move that cost her about a million dollars in back taxes. In Connecticut, she’s being held at a minimum-security institution that offers dorm-style living spaces and employment. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
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The actress best known for “King of Queens” left the Church of Scientology after about 30 years of practice, due to differing opinions on church policies. She was allegedly admonished, blacklisted and submitted to “thought modification” for her dissent. (Dan Steinberg / Associated Press)
On Labor Day, the prolific Hollywood A-lister gets his turn in the Comedy Central Roast hot seat as other industry professionals fling insults his way. “I’ve dreamed about this Roast for as long as I can remember,” Franco said in a statement. (Lionel Cironneau / Associated Press)
