RadarOnline.com is reporting.
The 51-year-old actor passed away of a suspected heart attack while in Italy on vacation and also to attend the 59th Taormina Film Festival in Sicily, Deadline.com first reported.
Best known for his role on the hit HBO show, Gandolfini won three Emmy awards playing Tony Soprano on The Sopranos.
As the shock of Gandolfini’s death spread, the tributes poured in.
Soprano’s creator David Chase released this statement about the man who turned his lead character into one of TV’s most vivid and discussed characters:
“He was a genius. Anyone who saw him even in the smallest of his performances knows that. He is one of the greatest actors of this or any time. A great deal of that genius resided in those sad eyes. I remember telling him many times, ‘You don’t get it. You’re like Mozart.’ There would be silence at the other end of the phone. For Deborah and Michael and Lilliana, this is crushing. And it’s bad for the rest of the world. He wasn’t easy sometimes. But he was my partner, he was my brother in ways I can’t explain and never will be able to explain.”
Gandolfini has a 20-month-old daughter, Liliana Ruth Gandolfini, with his second wife Deborah. He also has a son, Michael, with ex-wife Marcy Wudarski.
As Hollywood reacted with words of praise about Gandolfini, those who worked closely with him expressed their pain. The star’s managers, Mark Armstrong and Nancy Sanders, issued this statement:. “It is with immense sorrow that we report our client James Gandolfini passed away today while on holiday in Rome, Italy. Our hearts are shattered and we will miss him deeply. He and his family were part of our family for many years and we are all grieving.”
In 2007 Gandolfini produced his first documentary with HBO on the injured Iraq War veterans and produced another in 2010 that analyzed the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), interviewing soldiers and their families who were affected.
Gandolfini also starred in movies such as Killing Them Softly, Zero Dark Thirty, 8MM, The Man Who Wasn’t There, Fallen and Get Shorty.
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Dwight Howard I'm not watching the playoffs
TMZ REPORTS : When the Heat and the Spurs went into OT during last night's dramatic Game 6 of the NBA Finals ... Dwight Howard was busy eating dinner -- telling TMZ he didn't have the stomach to watch.
Howard hit up Crustacean in Beverly Hills last night -- at the very same time LeBron and Co. were taking on Tony Parker and the rest of San Antonio.
Sources inside the restaurant tell us ... The L.A. Lakers star (at least for now) was nowhere near the TV during the game ... and focused on dinner with his buddies the entire time.
On his way out of the restaurant, Dwight explained why he chose not to watch -- telling us, "I'm not watching ... I'm not playing so ain't no need to be [watching]."
He added, "I don't want to see nobody win a championship."
At least he's honest.
Howard hit up Crustacean in Beverly Hills last night -- at the very same time LeBron and Co. were taking on Tony Parker and the rest of San Antonio.
Sources inside the restaurant tell us ... The L.A. Lakers star (at least for now) was nowhere near the TV during the game ... and focused on dinner with his buddies the entire time.
On his way out of the restaurant, Dwight explained why he chose not to watch -- telling us, "I'm not watching ... I'm not playing so ain't no need to be [watching]."
He added, "I don't want to see nobody win a championship."
At least he's honest.
Monday, December 31, 2012
Kim Kardashian is pregnant
The reality TV star - whose boyfriend Kanye West of eight months shared announced she is expecting their first baby during a performance at Revel in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Sunday night (30.12.12) - is hosting a party at 1 Oak nightclub in the Mirage hotel tonight and will be joined by the 'Otis' rapper.
A source close to the 32-year-old 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' star told gossip website TMZ.com that she has inked a six figure deal to appear at the event.
The insider also insisted that Kim would have no problem avoiding alcohol at the bash because she has never been a big drinker anyway.
Tickets to the star-studded event reportedly cost $125 for standing room, while tables cost $3,000.
Kim has hosted parties in Las Vegas for several years on New Year's Eve.
The event will mark the couple's first public appearance together since Kanye, 35, announced she is pregnant on stage at his concert last night, which has since been confirmed by her spokesperson.
During the show, Kanye - who has been dating Kim since April 2011 - told the audience to "stop the music and make noise for my baby mama."
While Kim - who is believed to be around 12 weeks pregnant - hasn't spoken about her pregnancy, her family is delighted by the news.
Sister Kourtney Kardashian - who has two children, three-year-old Mason and five-month-old Penelope, with partner Scott Disick - tweeted: "Been wanting to shout from the rooftops with joy and now I can! Another angel to welcome to our family. Overwhelmed with excitement! (sic)"
Sibling Khloe Kardashian added: "Keeping secrets is hard with so many family members! Especially when you are so freaking excited!!!!! LOVE is everything!!!! (sic)".
A source close to the 32-year-old 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' star told gossip website TMZ.com that she has inked a six figure deal to appear at the event.
The insider also insisted that Kim would have no problem avoiding alcohol at the bash because she has never been a big drinker anyway.
Tickets to the star-studded event reportedly cost $125 for standing room, while tables cost $3,000.
Kim has hosted parties in Las Vegas for several years on New Year's Eve.
The event will mark the couple's first public appearance together since Kanye, 35, announced she is pregnant on stage at his concert last night, which has since been confirmed by her spokesperson.
During the show, Kanye - who has been dating Kim since April 2011 - told the audience to "stop the music and make noise for my baby mama."
While Kim - who is believed to be around 12 weeks pregnant - hasn't spoken about her pregnancy, her family is delighted by the news.
Sister Kourtney Kardashian - who has two children, three-year-old Mason and five-month-old Penelope, with partner Scott Disick - tweeted: "Been wanting to shout from the rooftops with joy and now I can! Another angel to welcome to our family. Overwhelmed with excitement! (sic)"
Sibling Khloe Kardashian added: "Keeping secrets is hard with so many family members! Especially when you are so freaking excited!!!!! LOVE is everything!!!! (sic)".
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Chris Brown and Riri do Christmas
Chris Brown and Rihanna spent a "happy and content" Christmas together.
The on-again/off-again couple - who recently rekindled their relationship after Chris, 23, was spotted dining with his model ex-girlfriend Karrueche Tran in Dubai earlier this month - reportedly chilled out at his house after attending an Los Angeles Lakers game together on Tuesday (25.12.12).
A source told HollywoodLife.com: "They went back to his place right after the game and chilled out and smoked. They just kicked it real tough and Chris got what he wanted for Christmas and a little more - he took a long a** nap and Rihanna was right there next to him."
The 'Turn Up The Music' singer - who is still on probation for beating Rihanna in 2009 - is "beyond exhausted" since returning from his extensive Carpe Diem tour in Europe and Africa, and just wanted to enjoy a few quiet days with the 24-year-old 'Diamonds' singer.
The insider said: "It was just him and Rihanna at his crib on Christmas and they did them. They had a quiet green Christmas. She had him all to herself. You know he love her and wants to make her happy on Christmas. It isn't about going out and spending [a lot of] money and trying to be all Hollywood with it - they just want to be together and knock out, wake up, smoke, f**k, and do it all again in that order."
Rihanna is said to be "happy and content" to have jetted back from her native Barbados, where she was holidaying with family and friends, to spend the festive season alone in LA with Chris.
The singer posted a picture of them together with the caption "thug life #merrychristmas" together on Tuesday.
The on-again/off-again couple - who recently rekindled their relationship after Chris, 23, was spotted dining with his model ex-girlfriend Karrueche Tran in Dubai earlier this month - reportedly chilled out at his house after attending an Los Angeles Lakers game together on Tuesday (25.12.12).
A source told HollywoodLife.com: "They went back to his place right after the game and chilled out and smoked. They just kicked it real tough and Chris got what he wanted for Christmas and a little more - he took a long a** nap and Rihanna was right there next to him."
The 'Turn Up The Music' singer - who is still on probation for beating Rihanna in 2009 - is "beyond exhausted" since returning from his extensive Carpe Diem tour in Europe and Africa, and just wanted to enjoy a few quiet days with the 24-year-old 'Diamonds' singer.
The insider said: "It was just him and Rihanna at his crib on Christmas and they did them. They had a quiet green Christmas. She had him all to herself. You know he love her and wants to make her happy on Christmas. It isn't about going out and spending [a lot of] money and trying to be all Hollywood with it - they just want to be together and knock out, wake up, smoke, f**k, and do it all again in that order."
Rihanna is said to be "happy and content" to have jetted back from her native Barbados, where she was holidaying with family and friends, to spend the festive season alone in LA with Chris.
The singer posted a picture of them together with the caption "thug life #merrychristmas" together on Tuesday.
Tyga faces legal actions
Rapper TYGA is facing legal action from three women who starred in his video for MAKE IT NASTY over allegations they never approved nude shots which featured in the promo. Alissa Rae Ross, Azia Davis, and Elizabeth Velasquez filed lawsuits on Friday (28Dec12) claiming that when they auditioned for their roles in the clip, the casting advert stated there would be no nudity and the video would be "tastefully shot". The trio allege that during filming in July (12) they were asked to appear topless in some scenes but were told their nipples would be "covered" or "edited out". However, the women claim an unedited version of the video appeared in a post on Tyga's Twitter.com page. They are suing for breach of contract, invasion of privacy and fraud, according to TMZ.com.
Chris Brown missed flight
The Kora Awards, dubbed "Africa's Grammys", have been postponed until Monday because Chris Brown, the US rapper headlining the event, missed his flight, organisers said.
Brown "will not arrive until Sunday at 5:00 am (0500 GMT)," the event's communication director Konnie Toure told AFP on Saturday.
The award extravaganza, which originated in South Africa in 1994, was to have been held Saturday in Ivory Coast's economic capital Abidjan.
Past editions have been attended by South African anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela and the late "King of Pop" Michael Jackson.
Brown, known as much for his virtuoso dance steps as for his tumultuous relationship with singer Rihanna, whom he has admitted assaulting, will still arrive in time to perform as scheduled at a concert "for peace in Africa" at Abidjan's main sport stadium on Sunday, Toure said.
African artists including the Nigerian duo P-Square, winner of the last top Kora prize in Ouagadougou in 2010, will also take part.
For Ivory Coast, which is still recovering from four months of post-election violence that ended in April 2011 after claiming some 3,000 lives, the event signals a return to normalcy.
However, it has drawn criticism over the price of admission: one million CFA francs (1,500 euros, $2,000) for those who want a seat in the luxury hotel for the ceremony, or 50,000 CFA francs (75 euros, $100) for seats outside.
These prices are far out of reach for most people in the poor west African country, the world's top cocoa producer.
Brown was sentenced to five years probation, a year-long domestic violence programme and 180 days of community labour after pleading guilty to assaulting Barbadian singer Rihanna on the eve of the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in 2009.
Brown "will not arrive until Sunday at 5:00 am (0500 GMT)," the event's communication director Konnie Toure told AFP on Saturday.
The award extravaganza, which originated in South Africa in 1994, was to have been held Saturday in Ivory Coast's economic capital Abidjan.
Past editions have been attended by South African anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela and the late "King of Pop" Michael Jackson.
Brown, known as much for his virtuoso dance steps as for his tumultuous relationship with singer Rihanna, whom he has admitted assaulting, will still arrive in time to perform as scheduled at a concert "for peace in Africa" at Abidjan's main sport stadium on Sunday, Toure said.
African artists including the Nigerian duo P-Square, winner of the last top Kora prize in Ouagadougou in 2010, will also take part.
For Ivory Coast, which is still recovering from four months of post-election violence that ended in April 2011 after claiming some 3,000 lives, the event signals a return to normalcy.
However, it has drawn criticism over the price of admission: one million CFA francs (1,500 euros, $2,000) for those who want a seat in the luxury hotel for the ceremony, or 50,000 CFA francs (75 euros, $100) for seats outside.
These prices are far out of reach for most people in the poor west African country, the world's top cocoa producer.
Brown was sentenced to five years probation, a year-long domestic violence programme and 180 days of community labour after pleading guilty to assaulting Barbadian singer Rihanna on the eve of the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in 2009.
Charlie Sheens new club
US actor Charlie Sheen, who has a long history of hard partying and scandal, has a new night spot in Mexico -- his own, a local official said Saturday.
The perennially troubled Hollywood star hosted a gala opening night dinner Friday at his new bar, The Goose, in the Mexican resort area of Los Cabos, said state Tourism Secretary Ruben Reachi Lugo, who was not invited.
Many celebrities "spend their vacation, celebrate their birthdays or open a new restaurant or new development," Lugo said of the resort area at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula.
Sheen, born Carlos Irwin Estevez, was abruptly booted from his long-running gig starring in the television comedy series, "Two and a Half Men" in 2011, after publicly insulting the producer.
He returned to television in 2012, with a somewhat tongue-in-cheek role playing a man sentenced to anger management counseling.
Son of actor Martin Sheen and brother of another actor, Emilio Estevez, Sheen first became famous for his roles in the Vietnam War drama "Platoon," and 1980s greed parable "Wall Street."
Highlights in his career have also included comedic roles in the "Major League" movies and "Top Gun" parodies "Hot Shots" and "Hot Shots: Part Deux."
The perennially troubled Hollywood star hosted a gala opening night dinner Friday at his new bar, The Goose, in the Mexican resort area of Los Cabos, said state Tourism Secretary Ruben Reachi Lugo, who was not invited.
Many celebrities "spend their vacation, celebrate their birthdays or open a new restaurant or new development," Lugo said of the resort area at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula.
Sheen, born Carlos Irwin Estevez, was abruptly booted from his long-running gig starring in the television comedy series, "Two and a Half Men" in 2011, after publicly insulting the producer.
He returned to television in 2012, with a somewhat tongue-in-cheek role playing a man sentenced to anger management counseling.
Son of actor Martin Sheen and brother of another actor, Emilio Estevez, Sheen first became famous for his roles in the Vietnam War drama "Platoon," and 1980s greed parable "Wall Street."
Highlights in his career have also included comedic roles in the "Major League" movies and "Top Gun" parodies "Hot Shots" and "Hot Shots: Part Deux."
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