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Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique Used on Paparazzo
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Today in Sundance Hell: Blaxploitation Lives!
In the latest roundup of news from the frozen, overcaffeinated Park City frontier, Sony bets on black, Ashton Kutcher gets it on (and on) and Uma Thurman revolutionizes Sundance fitness. More » -
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The Only Madoff Victims You'll Recognize (or Care About) So Far
The $50 billion Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme claimed lots of big-name victims. Now, a few days into the investigation, the Hollywood connections are coming out. Fun! More » -
gossip roundup
Bryan Adams Stalked By Creepy Mother-Son Team
- Bryan Adams is so famous entire families are stalking him. It's nice when parents want their children to follow in their professional footsteps! [Sun]
- Kirsten Dunst is getting a restraining order against a man who showed up several times at her home in Hollywood and was finally citizen arrested by Dunst's assistant. [AP]
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By Ryan TateComment by Miss-Pringle: Technical question: with these citizen's arrests, can you spread 'em and cuff 'em as well? 14 Responses | Other threads
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Muppets!
Finally Some Good News: Uma Thurman Joins Latest Muppets Movie
Despite how wicked and cynical and just plain fucked the world grows, people can still appreciate a good thing now and then. As evidence, Uma Thurman and Law & Order star Jesse L. Martin have both just signed on to appear in the upcoming Muppets Christmas special, "Letters to Santa: A Muppets Christmas." More » -
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By Ryan TateComment by Aaron Altman: O/C PRO-NOUN-SIRS IN TELEPROMPTER SCRIPTS IS NOTHING NEW. THAT HAVING BEEN SAID, NEW-CLEAR IS STILL PRETTY FUNNY. BACK AFTER THIS. 5 Responses | Other threads
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rip torn
Insane Courtney Love Mistakes Court For Oscars
The Times has a delightful story in this morning's paper on the ruses various celebrities use to evade reporters outside the main criminal courthouse in Manhattan. Actor Rip Torn, for example, once led paparazzi through a park and past a gaggle of chanting construction workers before jumping into the cab of an occupied 18-wheeler, jumping out again, and rolling underneath the truck. Kirk Jones snuck in a side entrance while his driver successfully impersonated the rapper to photographers, sultry actress Uma Thurman enlisted the help of court officers and producer Sean Combs has a mini secret-service brigade. But the most fascinating courthouse celebrity by far is criminally insane singer Courtney Love, who sashays in and out of the building as though surrounded by adoring fans: More »
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By Ryan TateComment by themediatrix: @MissVolare: Ms. Love and I share the same birthday. We have that in common. But I'm younger. ... more » | Other threads
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Uma Thurman Prepares for Respectable, Passionless Third Marriage
- Uma Thurman, tired of the smell and nanny banging of being married to a celebrity, gets engaged to a nice, boring financier who dated Elle Macpherson.[US Magazine]
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- David Archuleta says he's never kissed a girl and wishes he were Sarah Bareilles. It's sweet, huh?[P6]
- Rikki Rockett of Poison says some guy is dressing up like him and raping women in Mississippi. [TMZ]
- Guy Ritchie's mom says the divorce rumors are "rubbish" [Hollyscoop]
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By mr.guyballComment by valval: Uma's mother was once married to Timothy Leary. more » | Other threads
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By Ryan TateComment by themediatrix: @themediatrix: Oh, okay, okay -- you were suggesting "mank." Sheesh, this drinking alone at home has to stop. more » | Other threads
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By Ryan TateComment by scroll_lock: @BalknChain: Let me get my sliderule out. Check your profile in a minute. more » | Other threads
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actual stalkers
Justice
Jack Jordan, who sent Uma Thurman lots of crazy letters and liked to hang around outside her apartment, must keep away from the actress for five years, per order of the Manhattan Supreme Court. After that, it's fair game. In the meantime, Jordan will stalk Oprah.
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Comment by Multiphasic: @Multiphasic: Them? Well, that's why I loved her. So wild, free, prone to writing morbid words in blood... more » | Other threads
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journalismism
OMG, I Was Totally On The Uma Thurman Jury, Says WSJ Reporter
There are so many possible stories for the front page of a national business newspaper this morning. The new Democratic primary votes, for example, or the UBS banker detained amid a tax evasion investigation, or the multi-billion-dollar loss at home loan giant Fannie Mae. And The Wall Street Journal made room for some of that today, but it also decided its cover wouldn't be complete without a first-person account of the trial of Uma Thurman's stalker. Reporter Emily Steel was lucky enough to be allowed on the jury in the movie star's case, and as you read her story, you can just see Rupert Murdoch, head of Journal owner News Corp. and frequent presence at the newspaper, rubbing his hands together in glee, his taste for the sensational and drive to broaden the WSJ beyond business both satisfied. More » -
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Umastalker Found Guilty Of Umastalking
Jack Jordan is the lovelorn and deeply misunderstood man currently on trial for having developed—and who hasn't!—an irrationally obsessive crush on screen siren Uma Thurman. This in turn led him to perform such deeply unsettling, yet oddly touching, gestures as presenting Thurman with samples of his own stick-figure art—which we've reproduced according to trial testimony's exacting specifications. The AP now reports that a jury has found Jordan guilty. The conviction—one count of stalking and one count of aggravated harassment—means Jordan could face up to one year in jail. More » -
stalkers
Uma Thurman's Stalker
The Kill Bill actress' most avid fan—a former mental patient who wrote that Thurman's two children were an illusion—has been found guilty of stalking and aggravated harassment.
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By Nick DentonComment by Bell County: I gotta say, Uma's playing this hard-to-get game pretty close to the vest. more » | Other threads
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stalky
Times' Uma Thurman Report Heroically Creepy
Sometimes a brief, seemingly casual line in a news story can set it head and shoulders above the competition. That was the case with the Times' coverage of movie star Uma Thurman's testimony against her alleged stalker yesterday in New York State Supreme Court. A trembling Thurman told a jury about a disturbing card that included "a picture of a headless bride" and the inscription "My hand should be on your body." The defense tried to paint the alleged stalker, Jack Jordan, as crazy "in love" but benign and compliant. Jordan carefully avoided looking at Thurman during her testimony — important when you're accused of being her stalker, presumably. But one detail, which eluded the Post, Daily News and People, among others, indicated Jordan was still more than a little obsessed with Thurman: More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Mediahohoho: @Corydon: I thought the film was beautiful. But then, that was just a part of its charm for me. more » | Other threads
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when you care enough
Uma Thurman's 'Happy Stalked Actress Day' Card: A Defamer Recreation
After reading the vivid description of a greeting card plucked from the "Friendship - Stalked Actress" section of his local Hallmark store and presented by noted creep Jack Jordan to Uma Thurman on the steps of her My Super Ex-Girlfriend trailer, all we wanted was to catch a glimpse of the heavily-doodled correspondence. Sadly, none seemed to exist. No matter: We simply asked the talented team over at Defamer's Evidence-Recreation Dept. to whip us up this stunning facsimile, based upon Thurman's detailed testimony. We think you'll find it a satisfactory approximation of the original, down to the last ACME razor blade and "tee-hee." More » -
defamer
Uma Thurman's Stalker Wooed Her With Doodled Harbingers Of Stick-Figure Doom
It's safe to say that every celebrity, even Artie Lange, has their fair share of fans with crushes on them. But when the celebrity in question happens to be the Amazonian Tarantino muse Uma Thurman, this group of lovey-dovey fans will naturally include at least a few nutcases. Enter Jack Jordan, the soft-spoken schizo whose stalking enterprise we filled you in on earlier this week. But today, on the third day of his trial in New York, the actress finally took the stand herself to deliver her testimony. As the NY Times reports, Thurman began by describing a card Jordan had delivered to her trailer while she was filming My Super Ex-Girlfriend:On the front was a dreamy pastel store-bought image of a small blonde girl, a spray of pink flowers and a dove...On the back was a crude pen and ink drawing of a male stick figure walking off the edge of an Acme razor blade into an open grave.
But Jordan's doodles came with thought balloons! And fragmented romantic dialogue! More after the jump: More » -
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By Ryan TateComment by hellosunshine: Wasn't Nick Cannon engaged to Selina Eubanks like, yesterday. Oh God. Must erase that knowledge from my brain with copious amounts... more » | Other threads
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defamer
Lawyer Outlines Fine Difference Between Obsessed Creep And Stalker In Uma Thurman Harassment Trial
As any celebrity knows, the lines dividing fan, superfan, stalker, and murderous stalker are often blurred; one day, you're receiving innocent, screwdriver-and-rock-filled gift bags, card attached reading, "Oh yes, we will be together, you and I. Mark my words," the next you're frantically dialing 911 to report the machete-wielding maniac standing over your bed and screaming something about never having received a thank-you note. Extreme Uma Thurman-enthusiast Jack Jordan, for example—currently on trial for having harassed the actress and her family obsessively for two years—isn't a stalker at all, his lawyer argues. He's merely your garden variety creep: More » -
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Terse Uma Thurman Wilts Under David Letterman's Cross-Examination
As far as directionless conversations with aloof, quasi-paranoid movie stars go, David Letterman's interview last night with Uma Thurman went about as well as could be expected. Perhaps retaining the slightest of old Oprah-Uma Oscar grudges toward our favorite joke-recycling late-night icon, Thurman deflects an odd series of inquiries about her country home for a full minute before anything resembling a punchline arrives. It could be a Pellicano trial reenactment as much as an affected celebrity sit-down, or perhaps just uncannily close to a conversation Thurman had earlier in the day with ex-husband Ethan Hawke. We knew Dave likes the studio cold, but watch after the jump and tell us if this isn't a bit much. [CBS] More » -
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"Excuse Me. . .Does Someone Know How to Spell 'Only'?"
[Uma Thurman at a screening of her new movie "The Life Before Her Eyes" in New York City last night; image via Splash] More » -
gawker stalker
Gattaca. Remember That?
Who's had it better after the breakup? If you can't tell from the photo, our stalker and a delivery guy can explain it to you, after the jump. More »
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defamer
Top 10 Best Dressed Oscar Girls Of Yore
For every swan dress there is a fire engine red body-hugger worn by the likes of Catherine Zeta-Jones, or one of those golden sparkle-y things that just melts all over Halle Berry's body. To prove we're not just big meanies when it comes to discussing Oscar outfits of yesterday, we've put together our Top Ten picks for the most exclamatory, drop-dead dresses ever worn on an Oscar red carpet, and even redeemed one member of the Worst Club by placing her at the shiny top of our Best-Dressed cake. More » -
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Top 10 Worst Of The Worst Of The Worst Oscar Outfits (Have No Fear, Swan Head Is Here)
Yes, sadly, it's that time again. Time to stare into the lifeless abyss that is the Swan Dress. But Bjork's legendary snafu has friends! Like Celine Dion's Backwards Suit, Gwyneth Paltrow's Saggy Boob Goth Gown and Corey Feldman's Hammer Pants. All have appeared at one Oscars showdown or another, and all are here for your enjoyment once again. More » -
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NigelLiamIanGavinGerard, Uma. / Uma, NigelLiamIanGavinGerard.
[Actress Uma Thurman and British fire fighters pose at the UK premiere of her new film The Accidental Husband in London last night; image via Splash] More » -
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Hey, if Woody Allen can get away with schtupping his adopted daughter and later having one big happy family with her, surely rumored rascal Ethan Hawke can be forgiven for knocking up his (and Uma's) former nanny, right? The Gen X posterboy and girlfriend Ryan Shawhughes announced today that another baby Hawke is on the way, his third (Maya, 9, and Levon, 6, are his kids from his marriage to Uma). For those of you keeping score at home, this makes Hawke the third well-known actor (following David Spade and Matthew McConaughey) to spend the last few months of 2007 completely and totally rubberless. Congrats! [US Magazine] -
gawker stalker
What's on Uma Thurman's Mind Grapes?
The dinner party sighted last night at Nobu 57 invites so many questions. Is Uma Thurman making a hip-hop album? Or launching an urban-themed clothing line? Or guest-starring on 30 Rock? Or just making new friends on some sort of celebrity Facebook none of us know about? The possibilities are intriguing. Let's just hope she watches Letterman and uses protection. More » -
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Uma Thurman's Date Better Have Been Calling His Mother
Last night, Uma Thurman's male companion—some guy with longish hair, who may or may not have been her alleged current boytoy, former model-dater and hedge funder Arpad "Arki" Busson, though possibly not, as this fellow was described as "blond"!—put her in a cab up by Lexington and 50th Street. "They were carrying little goodie bags like they'd just been to some sort of gratuitous event," said a spy. "He put her in a cab and then started talking on his cell phone about her, and sounded like a total jock dick talking about his 'date with Uma.'" Oh, Uma. When will you learn? Why is your dating life worse than anyone's?
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By ChoireComment by lovely nigerienne: Why do models and actresses date these douchebags? Pick another celeb and you can have a good thing going,... more » | Other threads
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defamer
Ethan Hawke On The Difficulty Of Loving A More Successful Actress
As much as we'd like to see our favorite celebrity marriages succeed, the sad truth is that the majority of romantic unions featuring one or more paparazzi-targets will end in crushing disappointment, as the two slowly come to realize that the disparity in their per-picture asking prices has wedged a permanent rift between them. Still, like so many other blatantly obvious yet unspoken Hollywood truths, that fact is never actually addressed. Instead, we get familiar clichés like "irreconcilable differences," and publicist mainstay, "the two remain great friends"—all of which makes the former Mr. Uma Thurman's candidness on the subject at a recently taped episode of Shootout all the more refreshing: More » -
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Uma Thurman and Andre Balazs's Heartbreaking, Nosebreaking Breakup
We were saddened to receive word via email from extratv.com, of all people, that Uma Thurman and Andre Balazs, her hotelier shorter-half, have once more, and presumably finally, called it quits. Well, they had a good run... we think. More »
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By Emily GouldComment by raincoaster: Ethan Hawke is about half her size, yet he was never injured: he must have the agility of a sensei. more » | Other threads
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guessing games
Which Glamazon Actress Broke Her BF's Nose?
Nose breaking: it's all the rage! And speaking of, you know what else is all the rage? Coke-fueled rage! At least, according to today's Gatecrasher column.Which glittering bicoastal couple had to pretend to break up for two months because the glamazon actress broke his nose during a cocaine-fueled fight? "He needed reconstructive surgery and dropped out of sight," says a snitch. "The cover story was they broke up while she did her movie thing. Then when he was ready to be seen in public again, they got back together."
Would you like to vote in a poll about who you think it might be? Well, today is your lucky day! More »
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By Emily GouldComment by MadgeicLife: Lance and Reichen. Though to call Reichen an "actress" is a little much. more » | Other threads
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Hollywood PrivacyWatch: Uma Thurman Devotes 45 Minutes To Consuming Single Gyro
PrivacyWatch celebrity sightings are submitted by our readers, and are posted several times a week, and the millionth sighting wins a Cavalier—so send them in often! Submit yours to tips[AT]defamer.com (please put "sighting" or "PrivacyWatch" in the subject line) and let everyone know about the time you spotted Debbie Downer finding nothing to complain about at Mozza. More » -
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Uma's Crib Formally De-Ethaned at Last
For a mere $2.5 million, My Super Ex-Girlfriend's Uma Thurman has finally pried her super-poseur ex-husband Ethan Hawke out of their Third Avenue apartment. Hawke hadn't resided there for some time of course, but now at least Thurman holds clear title to the joint she and Hawke nabbed in 2000. A nice chunk of change for Hawke, anyway. No wonder Thurman has to work for that sexual assault guy just to keep bringing home the bacon. More »
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By Chris MohneyComment by Leon Freilich: KITCHEN CLASSICSThey're the coolest paintings anywhere,Combining technique with heartWith hints of Pollack and Picasso:Refrigerator art. more » | Other threads
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Gossip Roundup: Uma Thurman Doesn't Care What You Do, So Long as You Pony Up
• Vadim Perelman, the director of Uma Thurman's next film, In Bloom, has been arrested in Connecticut on sexual assault charges — but Thurman's not blinking. A paycheck is a paycheck, even if the stub is covered in bodily fluids. [Page Six] More »
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