Saturday, August 9, 2008

Richard Dreyfuss sues father, uncle over loan

AP - Fri Aug 8, 9:47 PM ET

LOS ANGELES - Richard Dreyfuss is suing his father and uncle over an $870,000 loan he claims was never repaid. The lawsuit centers around a loan Dreyfuss claims he made to his relatives in 1984, who owned an interest in a downtown Los Angeles office building.

Ex-US candidate Edwards admits adulterous affair

Two-time Democratic presidential candidate and former senator John Edwards and his wife Elizabeth, seen in Janurary 2008, greet volunteers in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Edwards, whose wife is ill with incurable cancer, admitted Friday he had had an extramarital affair, ABC News reported.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Eric Thayer)
AFP - Fri Aug 8, 9:21 PM ET

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Two-time Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, whose wife is ill with incurable cancer, admitted Friday he had had an extramarital affair but denied fathering the woman's baby.

McConaughey to plant son's placenta in orchard

In this Aug. 7, 2008 file photo, actor Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves attend the Muxo Private Launch Party  in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Shea Walsh, file)
AP - Fri Aug 8, 9:21 PM ET

NEW YORK - Matthew McConaughey says the birth of his son will help bring a little joy to others in the world someday. The actor kept the placenta from the July birth of his son and plans to plant it in an orchard, he tells CNN's "House Call with Dr. Sanjay Gupta" in interview scheduled to air in two parts Aug. 9 and Aug 16.

'American Idol' crooner Clay Aiken now a father

In this Jan. 10, 2008, file photo, Clay Aiken is shown  in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)
AP - Fri Aug 8, 9:20 PM ET

RALEIGH, N.C. - Former "American Idol" runner-up Clay Aiken is a father. The 29-year-old crooner from Raleigh announced the birth of Parker Foster Aiken on his Web site's blog Friday. "No hyphens. One first name," he wrote. "One middle name. One last name."

Friday-Night To-Do: Olympic Fireworks and John Edwards' Affair

Friday-Night To-Do: Olympic Fireworks and John Edwards' Affair(E! Online)
E! Online - Fri Aug 8, 3:42 PM ET

Los Angeles (E! Online) - Friday nights are usually pretty dull in TV land because it's when we're supposed to go on dates, drink heavily or see The Dark Knight again. But tonight, for the first time in forever, there is something to entertain the whole family on network television.

Happy New Year: Clark, Seacrest a duo through 2010

In this March 20, 2008 file photo, Ryan Seacrest attends the Details magazine party in Beverly Hills, Calif.   (AP Photo/Phil McCarten, file)
AP - Fri Aug 8, 3:34 PM ET

LOS ANGELES - Dick Clark is still Mr. New Year's Eve — but he'll be sharing the title with Ryan Seacrest.

Kingsley removes disguises for 'Elegy'

In this July 15, 2008, file photo, British actor Ben Kingsley attends a screening for his film 'Wackness' in London.  (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, file)
AP - Fri Aug 8, 3:31 PM ET

LONDON - Sir Ben Kingsley has clothed himself in the roles of Jewish bookkeeper, Iranian colonel, brutal British gangster — and Gandhi.