Halle Berry Loses Big in Court, Jamie Foxx Sued
The Los Angeles courts haven’t been too kind to two very talented Academy
Award-winning actors lately.
Halle
Berry suffered a major blow in her ongoing child custody case. TMZ is reporting that a judge ruled she couldn’t
permanently move her 4-year-old daughter to France. The Cloud Atlas star
has been in a bitter battle with ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry over the fact
that she wanted to move Nahla to Paris. Berry had plans to relocate there
with her fiancé, Oliver Martinez.
The Oscar-winning actress claimed the Los Angeles lifestyle with its stalker
paparazzi made life in California both impossible and dangerous for her and her
daughter. But dad Aubry balked over the idea that he and Nahla’s relationship
would turn into a transatlantic one. The judge finally ruled in Aubry’s favor.
Berry maintains that she never wanted to separate father and daughter, but just
make life safer for everyone.
Jamie
Foxx is being blamed for one horrible trip — thanks to a bad fall a
woman took on his sidewalk. According to TMZ, the alleged injured woman, Catherine Jones,
attended a party at the Oscar-winning actor’s home last year and fell on the
pavement outside his house, seriously injuring herself.
Jones filed a lawsuit against Foxx in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
She’s claiming Foxx negligently managed the sidewalk and she is suing for
$10,000, which Jones states, is for hospital fees and other damages.
Thus far, there has been no comment from Jamie on the matter.
Chris Brown Doesn't Care About Backlash Over Halloween Costume
On Halloween, Chris Brown and his crew dressed up as Arab terrorists, sparking public criticism from
patriotic critics. While the singer's mother tweeted that
the response was blown out of proportion, Chris remained quiet about his Bin
Laden costume until he addressed it during a recent interview on Big Boy's Power
106 radio show.
"It's f---ing Halloween," he said. "It's a motherf---ing Pagan holiday, we
dress our kids up as Satans, demons, little goblins and all this other stuff.
Get over it, people."
Brown continued to rant unapologetically that he was dressed as someone the
U.S. killed. Using a bit of word play, he quoted the title of his
soon-to-be-released song with ex-girlfriend Rihanna, "Nobodies Business,"
which he deemed fit to sum up the entire situation.
"It's nobody's motherf---ing business and everybody who's really mad about
it, f--k y'all."
Judge Rules Sherman Hemsley’s Will Is Legitimate
Court says pioneering actor can finally be buried.
This past Friday, a Texas judge said that the longtime friend of deceased
actor Sherman Hemsley can proceed with his burial and running his estate.
The court’s decision shot down the objections of Hemsley’s half-brother.
Hemsley, who famously played
George Jefferson on the TV sitcom The Jeffersons, died of lung cancer on July 24. Since then, his body has been
in refrigerated storage at an El Paso funeral home.
Hemsley’s burial was delayed because the will, which he signed six weeks before
dying, was being contested by Richard Thornton, who claimed to be
Hemsley’s brother. Thornton, from Philadelphia, contested that the document
might not have been made by Hemsley.
But Judge Patricia B. Chew decided in favor of Flora
Enchinton, who Hemsley named, via his will, as the executor of his estate.
Upholding the validity of Hemsley’s will, Chew granted Enchinton “the authority
to dispose, I shouldn’t say dispose, to proceed with the remains of Sherman
Hemsley in a manner as she wishes.”
Thorton, who a DNA test proved was Hemsley’s half-brother, wanted to bury
his brother at a veterans’ cemetery in Philadelphia, where Hemsley grew up.
Following the ruling, Thornton’s attorney, Mark Davis, said he
would still prevent the burial from taking place by seeking an immediate stay of
Chew’s ruling.
Davis said he and Thorton would eventually seek an appeal.
Box Office: Skyfall Is Biggest Bond Ever
If rumors are true, Idris
Elba will have some big shoes to fill as the next
James Bond.
Skyfall, the 23rd film in the spy franchise,
grossed a whopping $90 million during its four-day opening weekend and a total
of $518.6 worldwide, making it the biggest moneymaker the series has ever seen.
The Sam Mendes-directed film, which also stars Javier
Bardem and Naomie Harris, brings back Daniel Craig as Bond for
possibly the last time. There has been much speculation about who would
eventually replace him, with Idris Elba's name often floating to the top of the
list.
Denzel Washington's drama Flight continued strong
into its second week, bringing in $15.1 million for a third place opening and
great reviews by critics and audiences. Experts predict Washington has earned a
spot on the shortlist for
a Best Actor Academy Award for his performance as a troubled pilot embroiled in
a scandal.
Meanwhile, Steven Spielberg's long-awaited
biopic Lincoln, starring Daniel Day Lewis as the iconic U.S.
president, opened strong in a handful of theaters. The film, which has been
building buzz since late summer when a photo of Lewis in character as Abraham
Lincoln bearing an uncanny resemblance to the 16th president, is expected to
go wide in the coming weeks.
