t time since he was charged with murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp Oscar Pistorius was only “having a jog around the track”, the agent said, as the newspaper claimed sources had told it the Olympic 400-meter runner and Paralympic champion had begun full training on March 21. Peet Van Zyl disputed that and said neither he nor Ampie Louw, Oscar Pistorius’ coach and the man who controls his…
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A lawsuit has claimed that the retired boxer Oscar De La Hoya threw a depraved, cross-dressing, drug-driven orgy at New York’s Ritz Carlton Hotel. New York model Angelica Marie Cecora, 25, says Oscar De La Hoya cavorted around in women’s underwear and went crazy with cocaine and sex toys, intimidating her and her friend when they tried to leave. This is the second time Oscar De La Hoya has been a…
Oscar De La Hoya: “Yes, it was me in fishnet stockings pictures.” In an interview with Univision, Oscar De La Hoya, the former welterweight champion spoke about his marriage, drug and alcohol problems. Oscar De La Hoya, 38, said: “My drug of choice was cocaine and alcohol. Cocaine was recent. The last two years. And I depended more in the alcohol than the cocaine.” Oscar De La Hoya admits infi…
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Oscar De La Hoya admits cheating on his wife and drug abuse. Oscar De La Hoya became the subject of the photo scandal in 2007, when stripper Milana Dravnel, who claimed he had cheated on his wife with her, posted the embarrassing images on the internet. In a stunning revelation, Oscar De La Hoya, known as the “Golden Boy”, has admitted that the infamous photos of him dressed in a dr…
Marie Cecora and her lawyer to pay a $500 fine each, as well as refunding the defendant’s legal fees. Angelica Marie Cecora claimed that after dinner with the married ex-boxer Oscar De La Hoya, 38, on March 15 last year, the pair retired to his room in the Ritz-Carlton hotel overlooking Central Park. After consensual sex, Oscar De La Hoya put on Angelica Marie Cecora’s underwear and ordered…
Oscar Pistorius, who is accused of killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, may be “on the verge of suicide”, according to a close family friend. Oscar Pistorius, 26, was a “broken man” after rising legal costs forced him to sell his belongings, Mike Azzie said. Meanwhile, lawyers for the Paralympic champion have filed an appeal to ease his bail restrictions. Oscar Pistoriu…
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Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, who designed some of the 20th Century’s most famous modernist buildings, has died just before his 105th birthday. Oscar Niemeyer rose to international fame as the architect of the main government buildings in the futuristic Brazilian capital, Brasilia, inaugurated in 1960. He also worked with Swiss-born modernist architect Le Corbusier on the UN building…
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…ore he is due to leave the country. The South African was one of the star attractions at the 2012 Olympics in London, becoming the first double amputee to run at an Olympics by taking part in both the 400m and 4x100m. Oscar Pistorius then won gold medals in the T44 400m and T42-46 4x100m at the Paralympics, as well as silver in the T44 200m. The International Paralympic Committee said it would dis…
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he screen. Under rules drawn up by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, up to 10 films can be shortlisted for its best picture prize when its nominations are announced on January 10, 2013 4. Lincoln Argo‘s main competition for the best picture Oscar looks likely to come from Steven Spielberg’s respectful, hefty tribute to one of America’s most revered presidents. Con…
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Lawyers for Oscar Pistorius, who is charged with murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, are due to challenge his bail conditions at a court hearing. They will argue that the South African Olympic and Paralympics star should be allowed to return to his home, and to travel. Oscar Pistorius, 26, also wants an end to supervision by a probation officer and compulsory drug and alcohol testing. The athle…
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Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs), Viola Davis (The Help), Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and Michelle Williams (My Week With Marilyn). Woody Allen picked up a best director nomination for his 41st movie Midnight In Paris. His competition comes from Martin Scorsese, Hazanavicius, Terrence Malick (The Tree Of Life) and Alexander Payne (The Descendants). Co-stars of The Help Octavia Spencer…
Oscar icon, Billy Crystal is replacing Eddie Murphy as 2012 Academy Awards host. Billy Crystal, 63, just announced via Twitter that he will be taking the helm at Oscar’s ceremony, just 24 hours after after Eddie Murphy dropped out of hosting duties. “Am doing the Oscars so the young woman in the pharmacy will stop asking my name when I pick up my prescriptions,” Billy Crystal tw…
Oscar Pistorius, who is charged with murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, will be allowed to travel after winning the appeal against the terms of his bail. His lawyers argued that the South African Olympic and Paralympics champion should be allowed to return to his home and to travel. Oscar Pistorius, 26, also sought an end to supervision by a probation officer and compulsory drug and alcohol te…
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius made history at London Games 2012 by becoming the first amputee sprinter to compete at the Olympics. Oscar, Pistorius, a four-time Paralympic champion, 25, whose legs were amputated below the knee as a baby, finished second in his 400 m heat in a time of 45.44 seconds to reach Sunday’s semi-final. “I didn’t know if I should cry or be happy….
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…t in Paris but was not there to collect the award. The first two awards of the night went to Hugo for cinematography and art direction. Robert Richardson was cinematographer on Martin Scorsese’s 3D film and Francesca Lo Schiavo was art director. And later, the film about an orphan who lives in a train station picked up a further three Oscars, all in technical categories. Best sound editing w…
The silent black and white French film The Artist is the clear favorite to take the coveted best picture prize as the final countdown to the 2012 Oscars has begun. The Artist has won most of the major pre-Oscar honors during awards season. The film has 10 nominations in total, while Martin Scorsese’s 3D family film Hugo leads the race with 11, including best film and director. The 84th Acad…
The deadline for voting for 2013 Oscar nominations has been extended after some people experienced problems with a new online voting system. Some of the academy’s 6,000 members had reported trouble logging into the voting website, while others said they found it confusing. Organizers said the deadline would be extended by 24 hours to January 4. It is the first time voting has been allowed o…
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Novelist Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, whose scripts for Howards End and A Room With A View earned her two Oscars, has died at home in New York at the age of 85. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala made more than 20 films with producer Ismail Merchant and director James Ivory over 40 years. The writer also won the Booker Prize for her 1975 novel Heat and Dust, meaning she was the only person to have won an Oscar and th…
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The nominations for 2013 Academy Awards will be revealed two weeks earlier than this year’s were. The next year nominees will be unveiled on 10 January – five days earlier than normal and three days ahead of the Golden Globes. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) said it would “provide members and the public a longer period of time to see the nominated films&#…
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A-list Oscar nominees get thousands of dollars in gifts from companies hoping to associate their products with their celebrity, while D-listers get bags of swag valued in the hundreds of dollars. “It’s something they anticipate from year to year,” said Lisa Gal of Hollywood Baskets, who puts together a high-end gift bag that goes to 30 Oscar nominees and presenters who stay at t…
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…Basile, and other relatives and close friends by her side, said Amy Phillips, a great-niece of Celeste Holm’s who answered the phone at Holm’s apartment on Sunday. Celeste Holm died around 3.30 a.m. at her longtime apartment on Central Park West, Amy Phillips said. “I think she wanted to be here, in her home, among her things, with people who loved her,” she said. Oscar-winning actres…
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by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. The 84th Academy Awards will be hosted by Billy Crystal at the Kodak theatre tonight. It is televised live across the U.S. and is watched by around 40 million Americans. …
Eddie Murphy resigned from his role as host of 2012 Academy Awards yesterday as the heavyweight producer Brian Grazer has been drafted in to produce next year’s Oscars. Brian Grazer, the man behind Apollo 13 and A Beautiful Mind has stepped into Brett Ratner’s shoes after his resignation. The Academy Awards president Tom Sherak announced the news yesterday: “Brian Grazer is a renowned filmm…
…st people I’ve ever had the privilege to work with or know. Michael was the gentlest of souls – an exemplar of decency, integrity and kindness. The sadness I feel is inexpressible.” The 6ft 5in, 300 pound star appeared in dozens of films, including box office hits Armageddon, Planet Of The Apes and Kung Fu Panda. Duncan had a handful of minor roles before The Green Mile brought him an Academ…
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Actor Ernest Borgnine, whose career spanned more than 60 years, has died aged 95, his spokesman Harry Flynn has said. The Oscar-winning actor died of renal failure in a Los Angeles hospital with his family by his side Harry Flynn told the Associated Press. Ernest Borgnine continued acting until recently with a role in the hospital drama ER in 2009. He won an Oscar in 1955 for his role in the film…
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