Sandra Bullock, Madonna Give To Haiti Relief

LOS ANGELES, Calif. --

Sandra Bullock said Friday she donated $1 million toward Haitian earthquake relief, and Madonna announced she gave $250,000 toward the effort as celebrity aid continued to pour into the devestated country.

Bullock’s contribution went to Doctors Without Borders’ emergency operations in Port-Au-Prince, where three of the organization’s existing facilities were damaged by the magnitude 7.0 quake.

“I wanted to ensure that my donation would be used immediately to meet the needs of the Haitian people affected by this catastrophic event,” said Bullock in a statement.

Madonna’s gift was to Partners In Health, a longtime medical provider in Haiti.

“I urge all of my friends and fans around the world to join me collectively to match my contribution or give in any way you can,” she said. “We must act now.”

Earlier Friday, Not On Our Watch, an advocacy and grantmaking group founded by George Clooney, Brad Pitt and others, donated $1 million to Partners in Health.

The international Red Cross estimates 45,000 to 50,000 people were killed in the earthquake, which devastated the Caribbean nation on Tuesday.

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Couple Sues KISS Rocker Gene Simmons Over Alleged Attack

LOS ANGELES, Calif. --

A couple who said they were assaulted by Gene Simmons sued the KISS bassist for unspecified damages Thursday, court records show.

Nathan Marlowe and his wife Cynthia Manzo said Simmons attacked them, threatened them and took their video camera at the upscale The Grove mall on Saturday after they started filming the rocker.

The couple’s attorney, Matthew Nezhad, says a police report was filed. The couple sought a restraining order against Simmons on Wednesday, but that petition was denied.

Simmons has not been arrested and no charges have been filed.

According to the complaint and restraining order application, Marlowe asked Simmons for his view on monogamy, and Simmons responded by telling Marlowe to get his shot and leave. The filings state Simmons then lunged and attacked Marlowe, taking the video camera, then turned on Manzo when she tried to get the camera back.

A phone message seeking comment from Simmons’ entertainment attorney was not immediately returned.

The couple are seeking damages of more than $25,000 for civil claims of assault, battery and infliction of emotional distress. The lawsuit was filed as a verified complaint, meaning Marlowe and Manzo signed it under penalty of perjury.

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Demi Moore, John Stamos, Paris Hilton & More Twitter For Christmas

LOS ANGELES, Calif. --

A host of stars have hopped on Twitter to share their Christmas wishes.

“all i wanted for christmas is my family in nyc-got my wish,” John Stamos wrote from a snowy East Coast. “sending love and happiness to you all - HAPPY HOLIDAYS.”

Teen singing sensation Justin Bieber also popped online to share his thanks for a great year.

“This holiday season i hope we can all appreciate eachother and be happy 4 eachother’s blessings. help 1 another the way u have all helped me,” he Tweeted.

Other stars hit the social networking Web site to share their holiday plans, including Demi Moore, who revealed she spent December 23 with her ex, Bruce Willis.

“About to hear my 2 girls perform on stage with their dad doing some rockin’ Christmas songs!” she noted.

Martha Stewart was also in a family mood, Tweeting that she was looking forward to spending the holidays with her daughter and son-in-law.

“alexis and kevin are coming today- scrabble?cards?lots of cooking- homemade pasta,rack of lamb(organic of course),salad from the cold frame,” she wrote.

But not everyone was ready for the holidays, including Pete Wentz and “Star Trek” actor Simon Pegg, who Tweeted as they hit the town in New York and London respectively, for a few items.

“christmas eve last minute presents. forgetting everything i was supposed to remember,” Pete wrote.

“Love it when there’s a line outside the butcher. It means there’s a meat rush on. Ordinary folk scrapping over sausages like junk yard dogs,” Simon Tweeted about picking up last minute food items in London.

But at least one star revealed Christmas came a wee bit early as she opened gifts.

“At home opening Christmas presents from my man. SO happy! He really spoiled me this year and gave me so many incredible presents! :),” Paris Hilton wrote of gifts from boyfriend Doug Reinhardt. “All the jewelry he bought me… is so stunning! It’s true Diamonds are a girl’s best friend. I am speechless. :)”

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Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, Mickey Rourke Join Golden Globes Presenters

Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston and Mickey Rourke will be among the presenters at the 67th Golden Globe Awards.

“Lost” star Matthew Fox will also present at the ceremony, Access Hollywood has confirmed.

Other stars previously slated to join the show are Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio, who will present the Cecil B. DeMille Award to director Martin Scorsese.

The show will air on NBC on Sunday, January 17, at 8 PM ET.

“Up In The Air” heads into the awards ceremony with six nominations, including Best Drama and a Best Actor nod for star George Clooney, the most for any film this year.

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Kendra Wilkinson, Khloe & Kim Kardashian Hit Their Blogs With Christmas Cheer

New mom Kendra Wilkinson is just one of the many celebrities thrilled that Christmas is just around the corner.

“Christmas was always a really big deal in my family and my mom always went all out to make it really special for me and my brother,” Kendra wrote on her official blog. “I have sooooo many amazing xmas memories and i’m sure this one will top the rest now that i’m sharing it with my son and my hubby!!! I feel like the luckiest girl in the world right now!”

As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, Kendra and her husband, Hank Baskett of the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts, welcomed their first child together – a son, also named Hank — earlier this month. And although their baby is only a few weeks old, Kendra said she’s gearing up to create Christmas memories that will last a lifetime.

“I can’t wait to start my own family traditions and i’m so excited to make every xmas memorable for lil hank like my mom did for me,” Kendra wrote.

The former Playboy model also posted a photo of herself from her earlier days on Santa’s lap.

Khloe Kardashian offered her own Christmas blog, recommending her fans check out “Home Alone.”

”‘Home Alone’ is probably one of my top 10 favorite movies of all time! No matter how old I get, I seriously can’t not watch it if I see it on TV — it really just never gets old. Macauley Culken (sic) was just the cutest thing ever and I might have had a little crush on him when I was little haha,” she wrote.

“If you haven’t seen this movie then you’ve been robbed of a childhood and must go out and rent it immediately! That’s an order!!! LOL,” Khloe added.

Khloe’s sister, Kim, also wrote about Christmas on her blog from New York City.“New York is so beautiful at Christmas… very different to LA. Have you guys visited NYC at the holidays?” she asked.

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Brittany Murphy’s Husband Speaks Out: ‘My World Was Destroyed’

LOS ANGELES, Calif. --

Just one day after the death Brittany Murphy, her husband Simon Monjack has spoken out exclusively to Access Hollywood about the untimely loss of his wife.

“My world was destroyed yesterday,” an emotional Monjack told Access Hollywood on Monday afternoon.

Following the news of the actress’ death at the age of 32 on Sunday, the Hollywood community offered an outpouring of love and condolences for Murphy – and one message, in particular, was very moving to Monjack.

“I loved what Ashton [Kutcher] wrote on Twitter. It was comforting to me,” Monjack told Access Hollywood, adding he did not know his wife’s former “Just Married” co-star personally. “I couldn’t have said it better.”

The message posted by Ashton read, “2day the world lost a little piece of sunshine. My deepest condolences go out 2 Brittany’s family, her husband, & her amazing mother Sharon. see you on the other side kid.”

As far as what happened inside the actress’ home early Sunday, when Murphy was found unresponsive in the shower, Monjack said up to that point, it had just been “a regular day.”

“[Her mother] Sharon went into the bathroom because she had been in there a long time. Her mom screamed for me and I ran. Then called 911,” he revealed.

As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a 911 call from the home at 8 AM on Sunday and eventually transported Murphy to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She was pronounced dead at the facility at 10:04 AM.

While LA County Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter told Access Hollywood the actress’ death “appears to be natural at this time” on Sunday, an autopsy was being conducted on Monday to determine the exact cause of death.

With regards to the coroner noting she may have suffered from flu-like symptoms in the days leading up to her death, Monjack admitted Murphy had been sick – but it did not seem like it was anything serious.

“She had laryngitis,” he said, noting she had seen a doctor. “She had been tired at the end of the year. She had made a couple movies.”

In his interview with Access, Monjack – who married Murphy in 2007 — took exception to the idea that his wife may have been linked to people who were bad influences on her.

“I don’t know why anyone would think that,” he said. “She found love. We found love. Brittany didn’t get to where Brittany was with anyone controlling her… Brittany was Brittany.”

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Jon Bon Jovi’s Son ‘Fine’ After Being Rushed To Hospital

One of Jon Bon Jovi’s three sons is doing “fine” after being taken to the hospital on Sunday.
According to Zap2It.com, who first reported the news, the rocker’s son was taken to Riverview Medical Center in Redbank, N.J. on Sunday after a call was placed to 911 at 2:20 AM.

Due to a severe snowstorm that blanketed the east coast over the weekend, the singer’s son was reportedly taken to the hospital in an SUV rather than an ambulance.

When contacted by Access Hollywood, a rep for the Bon Jovi confirmed the trip to the hospital and said, “all is fine” with the rocker’s son.

It is not known which of his sons required medical attention.

Bon Jovi and wife Dorothea Rose Hurley have four children together, Stephanie Rose, 16, Jesse James Louis, 14, Jacob Hurley, 7 and Romeo Jon, 5.

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Jon and Kate Gosselin's Divorce Finalized

Jon and Kate Gosselin's ten-year marriage is now history.

TMZ reports that Judge Arthur Tilson has signed the final divorce papers, severing marital ties between Jon, 32, and, Kate, 34.

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On Wednesday an arbitrator ruled how the former spouses would divide their real estate and other assets. While most of those details remain confidential, Kate's attorney confirmed that the former reality mom "will continue to reside with all eight of her children in the former marital home" in Wernersville, Penn.

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Kate noted, "I am very relieved that our divorce has been finalized, and I look forward to the New Year, focusing on our children" and "restructuring our lives."

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It won't be Jon's last time in court, however. Last Thursday Dec. 10, Jon was ordered by a Maryland judge to stop making media appearances. TLC claims the reality dad had been violating a contract with the network.

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TLC aired the final episode of Jon and Kate Plus Eight Nov. 23. Kate admitted to the cameras that her new life as a single mom was a struggle. "Don't kid yourself," she said. "When I'm driving to get school supplies with the kids or try on shoes . . . it always crosses my mind that I should be in the passenger seat and Jon should be driving. Every single time."

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Jessica Simpson Heads To Jail — To Help Friend

LOS ANGELES, Calif. --

Jessica Simpson headed to jail early on Friday morning – to try to bail out a friend.

According to TMZ and Us Weekly, Jessica’s friend and makeup artist, Mary Phillips, was arrested in the wee hours of Friday morning after authorities received a disturbing the peace call from the Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood.

When Jessica reportedly headed to the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department in West Hollywood to bail her friend out, she was turned away due to Phillips’ alleged state of inebriation.

“She was arrested for being drunk in public, and she was not released to Jessica because you can’t release someone who has not sobered up,” LAPD deputy Aura Sierra told Us. “They’re going to release her a little later when she’s sobered up. I don’t know what time that will be. It could be a minimum of 6 to probably 8 hours.”

Phillips had been out with Jessica and hairstylist Ken Paves earlier in the evening of Thursday night – Jessica posted a Tweetphoto of the trio with the caption, “Sizzlin’ w my peeps, pretty boy KP, lil’ cholita… look out yo!!”

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Tobey Maguire Discusses ‘Hobbit’ Casting Rumors

NEW YORK, NY --

Hot on the heels of his Golden Globe nomination this morning in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Drama category for his portrayal of a presumed deceased Marine who returns home from Afghanistan to his family in ”Brothers,” Tobey Maguire talked to Access Hollywood about his excitement on receiving the nomination.

He also gave an update regarding one of the hottest rumors making the rounds on the Internet right now: Reports over behind the scenes talks regarding his possible casting as Bilbo Baggins in “The Hobbit.”

“I have not met or spoken to Guillermo del Toro or Peter Jackson or anybody. Nobody has given me a script or approached me about it,” Maguire said of any first hand contact he may have had with the director and executive producer team of the big screen adaptation of the prequel book to the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy.

According to an online report on Latino Review, which was subsequently picked up by multiple other Web sites including Ain’t It Cool News, Dark Horizons, and Movieline, a source at CAA (Maguire’s talent agency) confirmed that preliminary talks were taking place between the agency and the film’s producers for the lead role in “The Hobbit.”

“Apparently, we’re in the early stages of talks between CAA and the producers of ‘The Hobbit’ film for Tobey to topline the film as Bilbo Baggins!” the CAA source told Latino Review. “Again, right now it’s that – just dialogue taking place between the respective parties. Tobey hasn’t been cast and an offer hasn’t been made. It’s just talks,” the source continued.

While it is possible Maguire still may be offered (or may read for) the role of the younger version of the character played by Ian Holm in the “Lord of the Rings” films, Tobey told Access Hollywood he has not had any discussions with the filmmakers even though he was well aware of the story circulating on the Web.

“Somebody actually sent me that link that said that I had a conversation with the director and it was just not true,” Tobey said of the online buzz. “I was wondering if maybe there was a miscommunication, I was talking about another director or something.”

While Tobey is set to return and star in “Spiderman 4” (and possibly 5 and 6 as well), “The Hobbit” is expected to span the course of two separate films shot back to back.

Both “Spiderman 4” and “The Hobbit” are scheduled to begin filming next year.

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