Katie's a Scientologist
April 13, 2006
Despite Katie Holmes' Catholic upbringing, there will be no baptism for the first fruit of her labor.
"You can be Catholic and be a Scientologist. You can be Jewish and be a Scientologist," Tom Cruise--movie star and male half of the relationship otherwise known as TomKat--told Diane Sawyer in an interview scheduled to air Friday on ABC's "Primetime." "But we're just Scientologists."
This particular revelation was the couple's (of which Cruise is usually the given spokesperson) first public acknowledgement that Holmes has jumped on Cruise's avid--and public--beliefs bandwagon.
Sheen Going Back to School
April 13, 2006
Call it the No Actor Left Behind Act.
Now that's he's getting termed out of "The West Wing" after a seven-season run as President Josiah Barlet, Martin Sheen's planning to go back to school.
And we're not talking Rodney Dangerfield remakes.
The 65-year-old Sheen, who last week wrapped his final episode on NBC's Emmy-winning White House-based series, will enroll this fall as a full-time student at the National University of Ireland to fulfill a promise he made to himself long ago to get a "proper education."
Michael's Money
April 13, 2006
Michael Jackson may be able to moonwalk his way out of his monetary problems after all.
The so-called King of Pop is said to be close to cutting a deal that would allow him to avoid bankruptcy by refinancing millions of dollars in loans, the "New York Times" reports.
Dave Chappelle Explains
April 13, 2006
When Dave Chappelle walked away from a $50 million deal with Comedy Central last year, forcing the cancellation of the third season of "Chappelle's Show," his fans, critics and, well, everybody, thought he was crazy. But the 33-year-old comedian had his reasons for turning his back on the show that turned "I'm Rick James, bitch!" into a household phrase.
And the "Dave Chappelle's Block Party" star (who obviously has been busy again lately) has elaborated on those reasons in the May issue of Esquire, which hits newsstands Saturday. Basically, Chappelle attributes his change of heart to cultural, professional and personal concerns.