lifestyle THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2016

GOSSIP Hugh Laurie gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

ritish actor Hugh Laurie, best known for playing a cantankerous doc- have considered,” he said. Laurie currently stars in Hulu’s thriller TV series tor in the TV series ‘House’, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of ‘Chance’, playing a forensic neuropsychiatrist. Fry, who met Laurie while BFame on Tuesday. Laurie, 57, was already well-known in Britain in the studying at the University of Cambridge in England, poked fun at his friend late 1980s for his role in the comedy series ‘Blackadder’, and ‘A Bit of Fry and during the ceremony. “It is the tradition in this marvelous town to reward Laurie’ with his friend and former comedy partner Stephen Fry. He crossed stars by bringing them down to earth, so far down to earth that now Hugh the Atlantic in 2004 to play Gregory House in the eight-year Fox TV series, will spend eternity having chewing gum and dog poo trodden into him and twice winning the Golden Globe award for best actor in a TV drama. “I have very likely worse,” Fry told the crowd. “The world was at its feet and now the lost count of the number of times, the number of young people I’ve met world’s feet are at him,” he added. The Hollywood Walk of Fame said on its who are either studying or practicing medicine because they saw ‘House’,” website that Laurie received the 2,593rd star on the renowned Hollywood Laurie said at the ceremony in Los Angeles. “There are physicians today sav- Boulevard. ing lives, delivering babies and lancing boils because their imagination was ignited by stories and ideas and possibilities that they might not otherwise

Kevin Curran, Emmy winner If there’s a ‘Splash’ and longtime ‘Simpsons’ remake, Tom Hanks writer, dies at 59 wants in on it evin Curran, a veteran comedy writer who spent 15 years on “,” died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles after a long om Hanks wants in on Channing Tatum’s gender-swapped remake of his Killness. He was 59. Curran graduated from Harvard College in 1984 mermaid romantic comedy “Splash.” Ron Howard and Brian Grazer 1979, where he served as an editor for . While at Tare developing a new take on the film with Tatum starring as a mer-man Harvard, Curran met Al Jean, who would go on to become the showrun- in the part originated by Daryl Hannah. “No one asked me. I am all in favor of it,” ner of Fox’s “The Simpsons.” Curran had been on staff at “The Simpsons” said Hanks, who played Allen Bauer in the original film. “Why not? That’s fine. since 2001, most recently serving as co-executive producer. “He was one Look, I think if they were really going to be bold, I would come back as Allen of the funniest guys I ever met,” Jean said. “He also had one of the Bauer, and I would go off with Channing Tatum. That would be a bold movie. sweetest, biggest hearts. He really was a terrific guy.” Notable episodes And I am suggesting it right now.” Howard directed the original based off Curran wrote for “The Simpsons” include “Don’t Fear the Roofer” (2005) Grazer’s idea and said he laughed when pitched the remake idea by Tatum and and “I’m Spelling as Fast as I Can” (2003). He conceived the idea and co- Jillian Bell, who would play the role originated by Hanks. “I mean look, it’s a bit wrote the 2002 “Treehouse of Horror” Halloween episode “The Island of of an experiment. So we are just going to have to see how the screenplay Dr Hibbert.” Curran won three Emmy Awards during his tenure on the comes together,” Howard said at the “Inferno” premiere in Los Angeles on show. In addition, Curran won three consecutive Emmys from 1985-87 Tuesday. “We’ll see. But it will be a lot of fun even as we’re just working on it.” Intruder at supermodel’s as part of the writing team on NBC’s “Late Night With .” The “Splash” project comes amid a rush of gender-swapped remakes and In the 1990s, he worked on Fox’s “Married With Children” and was also reboots of popular older movies-including this summer’s “Ghostbusters,” an in- an executive producer of the WB Network’s “Unhappily Ever After” development all-women “Ocean’s 11” and more. alongside “Married With Children” creator Ron Leavitt. Curran’s other TV California mansion charged credits included the short-lived ABC comedy “The Good Life.” Curran is n Australian man who jumped the but non-life-threatening injuries. Haywood survived by a son and a daughter that he had with his former partner, fence at supermodel Miranda Kerr’s was set to be arraigned on Tuesday with the author Helen Fielding. Friends and former colleagues took to social AMalibu home and allegedly stabbed prosecutor’s office recommending bail be set media to pay tribute to Curran. her security guard was charged Tuesday with at more than $1 million. If convicted, he faces attempted murder, prosecutors said. Shaun a maximum sentence of life in state prison. Haywood, 29, faces further felony counts of Kerr, 33, married Hollywood star Orlando aggravated mayhem and assault with a dead- Bloom in 2010 and gave birth to the couple’s ly weapon, according to Los Angeles County child the following year. However three years district attorney Jackie Lacey. Haywood later Bloom and Kerr announced that they allegedly broke into the Australian model’s were separating. Neither Kerr nor the boy ranch on October 14 in an effort to deliver a were at home at the time, according to LA letter. When confronted by a security guard, County sheriff’s deputies. Australian media the defendant is said to have grabbed the reported however that she “no longer feels guard’s knife and slashed his face, prosecu- safe in the house” and is planning to return to tors said. The guard then shot Haywood. Both Sydney. the intruder and the security guard were flown to hospital and were left with serious

Liam Gallagher: Noel’s not only Tom Cruise credits his success to Scientology talented member of Oasis he 54-year-old actor has over 50 films under his Nicole Kidman, with whom he adopted two children belt and still has producers queuing up to snag Isabella and Conor, but they later divorced in 2001 fol- iam Gallagher says the biggest myth his musical heroes. He said: “Oasis stuff? Nah. Thim for their forthcoming movies but he’s con- lowing 11 years of marriage. Tom began dating Katie about Oasis is that his brother Noel I’ve got loads of Beatles stuff, Jimi Hendrix, vinced he wouldn’t be where he is today if he hadn’t Holmes in 2005 and welcomed their daughter Suri, Gallagher has more talent than him. The got loads of Bob Marley s**t, pictures, stuff taken up the “beautiful” religion - a body of beliefs and now 10, into the world in April 2006. They tied the L 44-year-old singer and his 49-year-old sibling like that.” Liam also confirmed he still owns a practices created in 1954 by American science fiction knot over a year later in Italy and the head of have gone their separate ways since their set of beads that were owned by his idol John author L. Ron Hubbard - three Scientology David Miscavige served as group disbanded in 2009 following a huge Lennon that Noel bought him as a birthday decades ago. Speaking to ITV News the actor’s best man at the wedding. backstage bust-up between before a concert present and claimed he had lost after wearing about the controversial organization, After six years of marriage, Katie filed in Paris, France. Since the demise of the them on a night out. The ‘Some Might Say’ Tom - who rarely comments on his for divorce - the details of which have ‘Cigarettes and Alcohol’ rockers, Noel has singer revealed: “I’ve still got them. They were religious beliefs - said: “It’s something remained sealed under New York law - gone on to release two solo albums, while beads that he wore when he met the that has helped me incredibly in my from Tom and it’s believed he hasn’t Liam made two records with new band Beady Maharishi. They were in a glass case like what life; I’ve been a Scientologist for over seen their daughter in public for three Eye and his currently recording his own solo you get platinum albums in, I thought that 30 years. It’s something, you know, years after he was spotted taking to LP and although Noel wrote the majority of man they’re not staying in there, so I smashed without it, I wouldn’t be where I am. her to Disneyland in 2013. Tom is one Oasis’ biggest hits the outspoken frontman it open and put ‘em around me neck.” So it’s a beautiful religion. I’m incredi- of the highest-ranking Scientologists insists the key to their success was the bly proud.” The ‘Mission: Impossible’ has been hailed by leaders of the faith dynamic between them both. Asked what the star - who is the most famous star to as the “chosen one” who will spread biggest misconception about Oasis is in an Costner takes Chinese follow the organization - believes the the word of the religion. The bizarre interview with DorkShelf.com, Liam methods developed by Hubbard sci-fi cult’s founder Hubbard claimed answered: “I don’t know ... I think we wore our have helped him overcome his that billions of extra-terrestrial beings hearts on our sleeve. I guess there’s one that dyslexia. He said seven years ago of were sent to Earth by Xenu - the dicta- Noel’s the talented one and I’m not. That’s a Financier to court his literacy struggles at school: “I tor of the ‘Galactic Confederacy’, com- big one.” This year, Liam and Noel revisited asked myself if I was normal or an prised of 26 stars and 76 planets the band’s beginnings in Manchester and idiot. I would try to concentrate but I including Earth - who gathered them journey to their mammoth open-air concerts felt anxiety, frustration, boredom. around volcanoes and then destroyed at Knebworth in 1996 which were attended Over ‘Shanghai When I graduated from high school in 1980 I was the aliens with hydrogen bombs. The aliens’ souls by 250,000 fans for documentary film functionally illiterate.” Tom was first introduced to the attached themselves to chosen humans, known as ‘Supersonic’ - directed by Mat Whitecross. The church by his first wife Mimi Rogers, whom he was thetans, who will be one day be saved from their life ‘I’m Outta Time’ songwriter enjoyed looking Sojourners’ ousting married to from 1987 until 1990, while he was still try- of spiritual harm.-Agencies back but has admitted he doesn’t own any ing to make it as a global star. He then went on to wed souvenirs or mementos from the band’s evin Costner filed suit on Tuesday career, preferring to collect items owned by against Kylin Pictures, accusing the KChinese financier of firing him from the film “Shanghai Sojourners” in breach of their contract. Costner signed on in April to pro- duce the film, a historical romance set amid the Japanese occupation of China. Costner Cher saves jewelry designer and his production company, Treehouse Films, hired a writer to rewrite the screenplay. Costner himself then rewrote the draft, and had completed 104 pages when he was told Rodkin after hair catches alight to stop working, according to the suit. Kylin Pictures told Costner that he was no longer her “saved” jewelry designer Loree Rodkin’s life after her hair caught on fumeareagirlsbestfriend #loreerodkinjewelry #cher#oliviaharrison #mar- wanted on the project on Aug. 29, according fire. The 70-year-old singer has admitted she came to the rescue when joriebach#barbarabach #rumerwillis@pauletteakapauly @loreerodkin@lau- to the suit. Costner had been promised $3 Cthe Chicago-born entrepreneur’s hair went up in flames after she walked rielynnstark @cher thank you to@Melanie Griffith @ditavonteese Victoria jack- million to produce the film. Treehouse Films past a burning candle at her scented jewelry party. The ‘If I Could Turn Back son @chachawinchester@moonstarrs @rosarugosa25 for being the girls that u was promised another $1 million. Costner Time’ hitmaker announced the news via social media on yesterday. She tweet- are and coming out for our dinner xoxo (sic).” Meanwhile, Cher is set to perform received only $150,000. Though Kylin had ed: “Well Loree’s party was giant Success...&..I SAVED HER LIFE “SHE WAS IN a series of concerts in Las Vegas and across the US next year, and has admitted used Costner’s name to promote the film at FRONT OF ME,WALKED PAST CANDLE..& HER HAIR WENT UP [in flames] I PUT IT she wants to pursue her music career whilst her “voice is still really good”, the Shanghai International Film Festival in OUT (sic).” And the businesswoman - who has designed accessories for although she isn’t a fan of herself. Speaking previously about her forthcoming June, Costner alleges that the company had Michelle Obama, Mary J. Blige, Steven Tyler and Madonna - has thanked the gigs, she said: “I didn’t want to be finished. I didn’t want to be through with already decided to fire him. Kylin did not brunette beauty and her other guests, including Dita Von Teese for attending singing, and I knew that this would probably be the last time. My voice is still immediately respond to a message seeking the By Kilian launch, although she failed to mention her mishap during the really good. “I’m still active and running around. I can still fit into my costumes. comment. evening. Alongside a photo of Loree with Cher and two other guests, which I thought that this is probably ... it’s now or never. “I’ve never really been in love was shared to the fashion mogul’s Instagram account, it read: “Tonight’s crew with Cher. She’s all right, but it’s like, I’m not a huge fan. I’m not a Cher fan.” for @bykilianlaunch of our scented jewelry collaboration#diamondsandper-