Payne Returns Home for About Schmidt Premiere
Hollywood touches Omaha as writer director Alexander Payne screens About Schmidt in his hometown. About 900 attendees fill an auditorium for the premiere to see Jack Nicholson star in the dark road trip comedy. Kathy Bates Hope Davis and Dermot Mulroney co star in the Nebr a ka based film which opens in New York Los Angeles and Omaha. Payne notes the film hits all its jokes and references and mirrors his earlier Omaha set works Citizen Ruth and Election.
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Ex-husband sues Cheryl Tiegs over magazine photo proceeds
Rod Stryker, 45, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court claiming Cheryl Tiegs failed to turn over 20000 dollars earned by their twin sons Jaden and Theo for a More magazine cover. He says she misappropriated the funds for her own use. The suit follows Stryker’s October 2001 divorce filing, which granted him full custody of the boys born to a surrogate mother.
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Vice star unloads vehicles at Barrett-Jackson auction
Los Angeles actor Don Johnson puts six cars up for sale including a silver Ferrari Testarossa given by Enzo Ferrari in the 1980s and a yellow 1970 Plymouth Barracuda convertible. He also offers a 1949 Ford pickup from ex-wife Melanie Griffith. The cars are part of about 800 on offer at Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale January 15 to 19.
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Birthdays: Nugent Shultz Van Dyke White Malick Anderson Foxx
Today's birthdays celebrate Ted Nugent turning 54 and George P. Shultz at 82. Dick Van Dyke is 77, Buck White 72, Wendie Malick 52, John Anderson 48, and Jamie Foxx 35. Ted Nugent.
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History events recap for December dates across eras
A concise timeline notes President Wilson’s 1918 Europe visit as the first serving president to reach Europe. It marks the 1978 start of Susan B. Anthony dollar production by the Philadelphia Mint and its July 1979 circulation. It also recalls the 2000 Bush victory after the Florida recount halt and Gore’s concession urging national unity.
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Animals adjust to big city life at New York Christmas show
Backstage at Radio City Music Hall three camels six sheep two donkeys and a horse perform in a 10 minute nativity scene in the Christmas Spectacular. Bambi Brook cares for the animals eight weeks, waking at 5 a.m. and guiding them through city streets between performances. Brook’s Dawn Animal Agency runs a sanctuary with 750 residents, many rescued, providing a crucial source of animals for entertainment and film.
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Nolte given probation in drugged driving case
Actor Nick Nolte pleaded no contest to driving under the influence of drugs and received three years probation with counseling and drug testing. A second DUI charge was dropped. Nolte, 61, had swerved into oncoming lanes near Malibu on September 11 after lab tests found he had used GHB, though he later cited a supplement. He checked into rehab and called the outcome a wake up call.
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Guns N Roses tour canceled after rocky comeback
Promoter Clear Channel Entertainment canceled the remaining dates of Guns N Roses Chinese Democracy tour after the opening shows in Vancouver and Philadelphia drew riotous crowds. The band had returned from a nine year hiatus but failed to perform, prompting an official scrapping of the tour.
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