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Busted Hubby: It Wasn't Me, a Ghost Beat My Wife

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:03:00 CST

A Wisconsin husband busted for beating his wife in a domestic dispute over finances offered a unique defense: "A ghost did it." Fond du Lac cops arrived at Michael West's home to find his wife, Rebecca, "crying very hard and bleeding from her nose," according to a police report discovered...

Whoopi Goldberg Lashes Out at NYT for Oscar 'Snub'

Nick McMaster — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:47:28 CST

Whoopi Goldberg has lashed out at the New York Times for an article on how no black actors are being considered for Academy Awards this year. While Goldberg can sympathize with the article's main thrust, it's the fact that the authors—movie critics AO Scott and Manohla Dargis—seem to...

Grey, Demi Lead Swayze Tributes

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:12:24 CDT

Like generations who adored him, Jennifer Grey often thinks about swaying in Patrick Swayze’s arms, People reports. “When I think of him, I think of being in his arms when we were kids, dancing, practicing the lift in the freezing lake, having a blast doing this tiny little movie we...

Cancer Takes Swayze, 57

Will McCahill — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:12:06 CDT

Patrick Swayze died today, TMZ reports, following a battle with pancreatic cancer. The actor, whose credits included Dirty Dancing and Ghost , was 57. Named People ’s Sexiest Man Alive in 1991, he was diagnosed with the deadly form of cancer in January 2008; he continued film and TV work, and...

Stewart Spotted 'Ghost' in Godot

Mary Papenfuss — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:38:27 CDT

Actor Patrick Stewart reported seeing a "ghost" in the wings while performing Waiting for Godot in London, reports the Telegraph . The former Star Ship Enterprise captain was apparently not up to snuff during one scene. When co-star Ian McKelllan asked him what happened, Stewart replied: "I just saw a ghost....

Bambi Is Best Weepy: Poll

Harry Kimball — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:15:01 CDT

Bambi is the best “tear-jerker” ever, the Daily Telegraph reports. An online poll puts the Disney cartoon at the top of the list, and it should be no surprise: Even Paul McCartney credits the death of Bambi’s mother for his vegetarianism. Ghost , the sentimental story of the relationship between Patrick...

Dutch Teacher Discovers Green 'Space Ghost'

Matt Cantor — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:14:01 CDT

A Dutch schoolteacher earned her moment in the sun by discovering a cosmic ball of gas some have labeled a space “ghost,” NPR reports. Hanny van Arkel, 25, was working as a volunteer with a galaxy-classifying website when she came upon what “looked like a regular galaxy but much bluer....

Friends Rally to Support Swayze

Marcia Greenwood — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:46:52 CST

Patrick Swayze's celebrity friends are offering encouragement to the actor a day after news broke that the Dirty Dancing and Ghost star has pancreatic cancer, Access Hollywood reports. “I won an Oscar because of Patrick Swayze," said Ghost co-star Whoopi Goldberg on The View . "So baby, we want you to...