Monday 23 June 2008

Lohan Hospitalised After Asthma Scare

Actress Lindsay Lohan was hospitalised on Thursday after reportedly falling victim to her chronic asthma. Lohan, 21, was spotted leaving a Los Angeles emergency room with best friend Samantha Ronson in the late hours after returning to the city from New York. Sources tell website Tmz.com the Mean Girls star spent over two hours in Century City Hospital's E.R. after enduring the six-hour bicoastal flight. According to reports, the actress began to experience discomfort in her chest and asked flight attendants for a warm compress to ease her pain. But she caused chaos among other passengers - including actor Stephen Baldwin - as she moved around the plane so she could sit next to Ronson.


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Monday 16 June 2008

Paramount international box office passes $1 billion

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Paramount Pictures International, which releases movies outside North America, said on Monday it has topped the $1 billion mark at overseas box offices behind hit films including "Iron Man" and the latest "Indiana Jones" saga.


Paramount, which is owned by media giant Viacom Inc, said it surpassed $1 billion on Saturday, six weeks faster than in 2007 when the company ended the year with a total $1.6 billion at international box offices.


"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," the latest installment of adventure archeology from Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, grossed more than $350 million internationally in just two weeks, the company said.


Likewise, "Iron Man" has taken in $210 million in markets served by Paramount Pictures International, and animated "Kung Fu Panda" has been another recent success for the division.


(Editing by Mark Porter and Bob Tourtellotte)



Monday 2 June 2008

Newlywed Ashlee Simpson Returns To New York

Newlyweds Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz have resurfaced in New York following their secret honeymoon.
The happy couple returned to the big apple after spending four days in the Turks and Caicos.
After spending their wedding night in a “safari tent” at Simpson's parents home in Encino, California, where the nuptials took place, Fall Out Boy rocker Wentz had told People magazine, “We are going to a very, very, very, very private island so that the paparazzi can't follow us."
However, the pair were spotted on Thursday, with a spokesperson for the couple confirming Wentz is conducting business in New York.
The pair are also reportedly expected at a private party during their stay.