Archive of the October 2010

• October 31, 2010

  'Sopranos' actress Denise Borino-Quinn dead at 46

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  Borino-Quinn (not shown) appeare on the hit HBO show in 2002.

  Denise Borino-Quinn, who unexpectedly won a role as a mafia wife on “The Sopranos” after she attended an open casting call, has died. She was 46.

  The Farmer Funeral Home in Roseland, New Jersey, said Borino-Quinn died Wednesday after a long battle with liver cancer. Her husband, Luke Quinn Jr., had died in March.

  A Roseland native who lived in Bordentown, Borino-Quinn had no acting experience when she was hired in 2000 to play Ginny Sacrimoni, the mafia wife with a weight problem on the HBO cable TV series. The character quickly became popular with fans and was featured in an October 2002 episode.

  Borino-Quinn had attended the casting call mostly to support a childhood friend and was shocked when she was hired for the HBO show.

  When she wasn’t acting, Borino-Quinn worked at a New Brunswick law firm.

  -The Associated Press

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• October 29, 2010

  Shape magazine apologizes for putting LeAnn Rimes on cover after affair

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  (Shape Magazine)

  Shape magazine’s editor-in-chief is apologizing for putting country singer LeAnn Rimes on the cover of the October issue just months after her affair with married actor Eddie Cibrian.

  Reader complaints led Valerie Latona to issue an explanation as to why they chose Rimes, who was rumored to have left her then-husband Dean Sheremet for Cibrian after the two were suspected of beginning a romance while married to other people.

  “You are all in good company (why I’m emailing you all together) as you all agree Shape has made a terrible mistake in putting LeAnn Rimes on the cover,” the email, first obtained by TooFab.com, read. “Please know that putting her on the cover was not meant to put a husband-stealer on a pedestal – but to show (through her story) how we are all human.”

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• October 28, 2010

  Mariah Carey Confirms: 'Yes we're pregnant'

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  March 10: Mariah Carey and husband Nick Cannon arrive at the 82nd Academy Awards. (Reuters)

  After months – or rather years – of speculation, Mariah Carey has finally confirmed what her fans have long ‘expected,’ that she and Nick Cannon are pregnant with their first child.

  “Yes, we are pregnant,” the 41-year-old singer told the “Today” show on Thursday morning.

  “It’s been a long journey,” she admits. “It’s tough because I’ve been trying to hold on to a shred of privacy.”

  But as we all know, all signs have been pointing to ‘baby on board’ for several months. There were some coy comments from hubby Nick Cannon on air that sparked the rumor mill and then Mimi in a maternity dress in August, all but confirmed what so many thought was true.

  The couple admits that they’ve been trying to conceive for some time and even suffered a miscarriage two years ago. The sad loss “strengthened our relationship so much,” says Cannon. “She handled it so well.”

  Cannon, 30, calls their current news, “absolutely emotional” and thinks that a lil’ bambino is “the greatest gift on earth.”

  But the couple wouldn’t give up any info about how far along the “Hero” singer is or when she is due. “It’s still early,” she says.

  Congrats to the happy couple!

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• October 27, 2010

  Christoper Nolan says the Riddler will not be the villain in Batman sequel

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  Director Christopher Nolan says the Riddler will not be the villain with whom Batman will square off in the third installment of his film adaptations of the DC Comics hero.

  Nolan would not reveal what villain might appear in “The Dark Knight Rises,” the name confirmed by Warner Bros. distribution Wednesday.

  Earlier this year, Nolan said he would not resurrect the Joker, the cackling villain played by Heath Ledger in “The Dark Knight.” Ledger won the supporting-actor Academy Award for the role, a year after he died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs.

  “The Dark Knight Rises” is due in theaters July 20, 2012.

  Bucking Hollywood’s current wave of 3-D movies, Nolan is not planning to shoot the film in 3-D.

  Warner Bros. had agreed with Nolan’s argument that the sequel should resist the 3-D craze, the director told the Los Angeles Times’ Hero Complex blog, which first reported the title.

  -The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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• October 27, 2010

  Did Justin Timberlake cheat on Jessica Biel?

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  Justin Timberlake is accused of cheating on his girlfriend Jessica Biel with “Daily Show” correspondent Olivia Munn, according to a report from Us Magazine.

  “The Social Network” actor reportedly met the cable show comedian at a MySpace party in New York City and Timberlake “started chasing her immediately,” an insider told the celebrity magazine.

  Munn, 30, is said to have resisted his advances initially, but allegedly gave into a one-night-stand her Park Avenue hotel where the two were spotted being “openly affectionate.”

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  Timberlake’s rep denied the allegations and Munn’s rep declined to comment on her personal life.

  The 28-year-old Biel started dating the Memphis native in 2007 when they attended the Sundance Film Festival together.

  Timberlake, 29, has engaged in a series of high profile romances, having previously dated pop singer Britney Spears and Hollywood superstar Cameron Diaz.

  -NewsCore contributed to this report.

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• October 26, 2010

  Kara DioGuardi signs on as judge in Bravo's new music talent show

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  (AP FILE)

  Kara DioGuardi will serve as a judge on a new Bravo music competition series set for debut in 2011.

  The former “American Idol” host will appear on the series, tentatively titled “Going Platinum,” that will showcase emerging singer-songwriters fighting to become the next big name in music.

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• October 26, 2010

  Jon Stewart named most influential man of 2010

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  Sept. 22: Jon Stewart on an appearance on 'The O'Reilly Factor' (AP)

  “The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart has been named the Most Influential Man of 2010 by AskMen readers, the magazine announced Tuesday.

  Now in its fifth year, the annual Top 49 Most Influential Men contest asks 16 million monthly readers which male figures have made the biggest impact on society.

  Rounding out the top 5 were Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and rapper Kanye West.

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• October 26, 2010

  'Rocky and Bullwinkle' creator dead at 90

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  Television cartoonist Alexander Anderson Jr., famous for creating Rocky the flying squirrel and bullwinkle the moose, has died at his home in California, according to the Los Angeles Times. He was 90.

  Anderson’s son Terry tells the Los Angeles Times his father died at a Carmel nursing home on Friday after battling Alzheimer’s disease. The elder Anderson was a longtime resident of Pebble Beach.

  Anderson teamed up with his childhood friend and former University of California, Berkeley, fraternity brother Jay Ward to make low-budget TV cartoons.

  Their creations also included Crusader Rabbit and his pal Rags the Tiger and Dudley Do-Right of the Mounties.

  The syndicated “Crusader Rabbit” became the first animated TV series in the 1950s. “Rocky and His Friends” debuted in 1959 on ABC.

  -The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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• October 25, 2010

  Man auditions for 'America's Got Talent' after reporting dead wife missing

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  A man auditioned for “America’s Got Talent” in Los Angeles Saturday just after reporting his wife missing, according to a report from Radar Online.

  Laura Finley, 48, was found dead in a stairwell Saturday morning at the Millenium Bitmore Hotel, where “Talent” was holding auditions. Her husband, Joe Finley, auditioned for the show just after reporting her missing to hotel security.

  According to TMZ, Joe Finley was arrested for drug possession on the same day. Police tell TMZ Finley was in possession of ecstasy and was released on $10,000 bail Sunday.

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• October 25, 2010

  New couple alert? Taylor Swift reportedly dating Jake Gyllenhaal

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  Taylor Swift is reportedly dating actor Jake Gyllenhaal, according to Life and Style magazine.

  The 20-year-old country singer was reportedly spotted holding hands with 29-year-old Gyllenhaal in Brooklyn, New York yesterday.

  An eyewitness says the couple was getting cozy and “looked like a couple.”

  Gyllenhaal should take note not to hurt Swift’s feelings, or she’s likely to write a song about him. Swift is said to have penned songs about rumored exes Taylor Lautner and John Mayer.

  Last year, Gyllenhaal split with actress Reese Witherspoon.

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