Paul Newman Dead

Legendary actor Paul Newman has died after a long battle of cancer. He was 83.

Newman got his start in theatre and TV in the 1950s but then went on to become one of the most popular film stars of his time. He has been nominated for an Oscar 10 times and won one regular award and two honorary awards during the course of his career. He performed in over 100 Broadway, TV, and movie roles; his most noted roles included Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Hustler, and Cool Hand Luke.

However, Newman's life wasn't entirely centered around Hollywood. According to the Los Angeles Times, Newman also took up racing at 47 and became the oldest placing race car driver at 70 when he and his team placed third at the Le Mans endurance contest. He also had a food company known as Newman's Own. He enlisted in the Navy at 18, then obtained an English degree from Kenyon College. He eventually founded Newman's Own, a salad dressing brand.

Newman will be greatly missed.

90210 Stars Skin & Bones

One would think that weight would be a personal issue. Not in Hollywood, particularly on the set of CW's new hit show 90210.

While Entertainment Weekly reports none of the new 90210 stars weighing any more than 110 pounds (AnnaLynne McCord [Naomi] weighs in at 110 pounds for her 5'7" frame), two of its stars in particular (Shenae Grimes [Annie] at 5'3" and 90 pounds and Jessica Stroup [Silver] at 5'8" and no more than 105 pounds) are very underweight. While it is possible that these girls could be naturally thin, they could use a Super Size Meal or two along with some other weight-gain regimen. It's also possible that pressure to stay thin due to the common saying that the camera adds 10 pounds, long hours, and wardrobe sizes ranging from 00-2 are contributing to the extreme thinness. But, whatever the reason, get these girls a Super Size Meal. Seriously. Or, as Gossip Girl's Penn Badgley stated, "a double cheeseburger or something."

Perhaps laying off the cigarettes, if not quitting entirely, would help too. After all, cigarettes do act as an appetite suppressant. (What would I know though? I've never been a smoker, nor do I plan to become one!)

But there is good news. Rumor has it action may be taken to ensure the stars gain a few pounds. The boys of the show have considered an intervention to help the girls put on some weight. Let's hope it works, eh?

Pink Floyd Founder Richard Wright Dies

Richard Wright, keyboard player and founder of 1960s rock band Pink Floyd, died after a brief battle with cancer. He was 65.

Pink Floyd, which consisted of himself, songwriter/guitarist Syd Barrett, guitarist Roger Waters, and drummer Nick Mason, formed in the 1960s when they were students. The band went on to become one of the biggest names in rock music.

Wright cowrote 5 songs for Dark Side of the Moon but left the band after a falling-out with Roger Waters during The Wall production, though he rejoined the band in 1987.

Coco Chanel Review

In the movie Coco Chanel, Lifetime attempted to tell the story of French fashion designer Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel. Known for such classics as feminine-inspired menswear, quilted purses, and the little black dress, Chanel took the fashion world by storm. With Shirley MacLaine starring as Coco Chanel and Barbora Bobulova assisting as the young Coco Chanel, Lifetime told her story accurately, albeit slowly.

MacLaine and Bobulova looked similar enough to one another to have played mother and daughter, which made the transition from present-day Chanel to young Chanel seemless. However, at one point, for some reason, I thought the young woman playing young Chanel was Degrassi's Cassie Steele. Malcolm McDowell executed a very good performance as Chanel's business partner Marc; perhaps he could have played Karl Lagerfield, the designer who took over the Chanel empire after Chanel's death in 1971, had he been a major player in the movie.

However, the movie told more than just the story of her fashion empire. Like any biopic, it told the story of her life, her beginnings, her love stories. The movie beautifully portrayed her humble beginning as a budding designer, but in the love department, it portrayed her as a sadomasochist (not in a sexual way) with low self-esteem despite her independent, tenacious personality. Having been betrayed, lied to, and rejected, Chanel seemed to expect the men she dated to treat her badly and lie to her to the point that the men actually did lie to her by the time she developed faith in them. But perhaps it was the mere thought and fear of getting betrayed and lied to that made her unable to trust people.

Perhaps Lifetime will take on a Karl Lagerfield biopic should the network decide to make a sequel or series revolving around the Chanel fashion empire.

'Disturbia' Disturbed by a Lawsuit

According to a lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court on Monday, Stephen Spielberg and some major Hollywood players stole a plot from Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 film Rear Window to make last year's Disturbia. Film companies Dreamworks, parent company Viacom Inc., and Universal Studios, a unit of General Electric Co.'s NBC Universal were named as defendants in the copyright-infringement/breach of contract suit.

Both films tell the story of a man who witnesses strange behavior in a neighbor's home while peering through a rear window.

Perhaps The New York Times's review of Disturbia as "a kind of adolescent Rear Window" could have foreshadowed the lawsuit?

Gold Medalist Olympians Turned Entertainers

Several gold-medalist Olympians are hitting the small screen in some form this season.

Swimmer Michael Phelps is slated to host Saturday Night Live and has secured a cameo role on HBO's hit series Entourage. Misty May Treanor will be trying her hand at dancing on Dancing With the Stars. Gymnast Nastia Liukin will be guest-starring on Gossip Girl, one of her favorite shows.

However, along with television, Liukin will be having some other resume-building endorsements under her leotard. She is slated to appear in campaigns for Cover Girl and Vanilla Star Jeans, launch a denim line (Nastia Liukin Gold), and have her face printed on Wheaties boxes worldwide. Say, she sounds like the most successful Olympian-turned-entertainer case.

I read somewhere that Shawn Johnson has been rumored to make an appearance on television. Secret Life, perhaps? Maybe it's just a rumor... however, she is slated to do a Cover Girl ad campaign with Liukin.

Stephenie Meyer's World is Missing a Star

Twilight is missing a star: its fifth and final installment.

Courtesy of a Web leak, Twilight creator and mastermind Stephenie Meyer has decided to put Midnight Sun, the fifth and final installment of the series, on hold indefinitely after a partial draft of the story has found its way onto the Internet. The novel tells a story of a human teenager (Bella) and her vampire lover (Edward).

Although the vampire-human love story has been told before, it's sad that such an intriguing love story would be put on hold. It's especially sad for fans of the series. However, some lucky people did happen to get their hands on one-of-a-kind copies of the story.

Despite her belief that there was no malicious intent toward the story leak, Meyer felt as if her artistic rights as an author have been violated. As a fellow writer, I wouldn't blame her.

Hopefully all will work out in the end for Meyer and her fans.