Archive for October 30th, 2009

Lost star Henry Ian Cusick has settled a sexual harassment lawsuit with a former production worker.

The 42-year-old actor, who plays Desmond Hume in the popular ABC show, was accused of grabbing and touching former ABC employee Chelsea Stone in April this year.

Following the allegations, Stone sued Cusick, as well as ABC and Hawaiian production company, Grass Skirt Productions.

She claimed that Cusick had put his hands on her buttocks and caressed the back of her body, while making moaning noises, when they were working on the show in October 2007.

However, Stone’s lawyers have now told TMZ.com that she has since settled with all the defendants in the case and that the terms are confidential.

Courteney Cox Arquette is reuniting with one of her famous Friends.

Lisa Kudrow is joining Cox Arquette on her new TV show Cougar Town, according to US reports.

“If it all works out, she’ll play a dermatologist that my character can’t stop going to even though the doctor is mean to me,” Cox Arquette, 45, told TV Guide.

“She’s the best in town at what she does and I become addicted.

“I did ask Matthew [Perry] if he’d play my boyfriend on the show. He thought it was a little too much after Chandler and Monica.”

And Cox Arquette says she would also love for best friend Jennifer Aniston to appear on the show.

“Obviously we can’t cast her so close to Lisa’s appearance but if there’s a great part for her, I’d send it right away.”

True Blood star Anna Paquin has said her wardrobe on the show is “awesome” as she’s “practically naked the entire time”.

The 27-year-old plays the role of psychic waitress Sookie Stackhouse in the show and is regularly featured in steamy scenes.

She said: “My wardrobe is awesome. I’m practically naked the entire time – what’s not to love? I bought a lot of really tiny shorts to wear before I got on set.

“That took a little bit of getting used to, but they also give me this nice spray tan. I feel like I’m sort of wearing an extra layer of clothing that is actually not really there.”

Anna, who is engaged to her co-star Stephen Moyer in real life, won an Oscar for her role in The Piano when she was just 11 and also starred in the X-Men movies.

She admitted that some people probably do find it weird to see her in this sexy role as they’re used to seeing her as a child in films.

She said to British newspaper the Daily Star: “It wasn’t like I was nine years old one day and the next day I woke up as a 26-year-old doing sex scenes on some racy show.

“It’s been a gradual evolution for me. It’s probably weird for people to watch it if they have this image of me as a sweet little child, but it’s not weird for me.

“The whole cast is really comfortable with each other as far as the weird, emotionally scary and physically odd places that we go with it.”

Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle has offered the child stars in the movie roles in his new flick.

The British director wants Rubina Ali, nine, and Mohammed Ismail, 11, to star in his new flick Bombay Velvet.

The film is set for release in 2011 and will start shooting in India next year. Boyle recently met with the children at a hotel in Mumbai and said: “You will both act in my film.”

Boyle also said he would give Rubina’s family £35,000 to move from a slum as Azharuddin is already in a new flat.

It is claimed Azharuddin asked the director: “Danny Uncle, will you give me a car? I need one to go to school.”

Doctor Who star David Tennant has said he is jealous of his replacement Matt Smith for taking on “the best job in the world”.

The 38-year-old will soon be seen in his last scenes playing the legendary timelord before he hands over the role to newcomer Matt Smith, 27, who is the youngest actor to take on the role.

Tennant said: “I’m really excited for him but I remember how exciting it was starting out on this kind of a journey – and nerve-wracking and a bit overwhelming but just such a kick.

“So I’m jealous he’s going through that now but brilliant and it couldn’t happen to a nicer chap.”

However, David added that it will be nice to be part of the cast and enjoy it as a fan.

He said: “I’m sure it’ll be a bit odd at first to watch somebody else playing the part but I’m really looking forward to not knowing what happens as well.”

The music producer is suing the organizers of a Michael Jackson memorabilia auction for one million dollars. David Gest stated the following reason for his actions: “Julien’s Auctions deceived buyers by letting them believe I owned many of these items when I did not. Every individual who purchased items I never owned was falsely duped into thinking they were part of my collection. Each individual who bought an item I never owned needs to be notified of that fact.” True, one should always know that the fictional value attributed to an item does not in fact exist whenever the case. So, David Gest is apparently feeling offended, financially even, by having his fame spread by artificial means… not the people who were duped in buying the stuff who actually lost something in the process. Wow, they’re going up the evolutionary chain lately!