Watch It, Sharon!
Want a Golden Globe? Just buy one. That's what the Hollywood Foreign
Press Association (HFPA) thinks
Sharon Stone was
trying to do. Each of its 82 members received a $400 watch from Sharon after she was
nominated for a Golden Globe. The HFPA, who has a notorious reputation for being
corrupt, immediately returned the watches. The president of HFPA is making great strides
in cleaning up the organization...which is why they returned the more than generous gifts.
And it was just 3 years ago when Sharon's Golden Globe win for best actress in
Casino was tarnished. Seems she wined and dined voters and traded personal
appearances in exchange for the HFPA underwriting her favorite charity. But they're not
completely giving up the studio freebies. They're keeping the $35 cell phones from Fine
Line pictures for
Simpatico which came with a card from the film's stars...one of
them being Sharon Stone.
Hannibal's Hungry
Watch your back. And every other part of you. Hannibal Lecter's on the
loose.
Anthony
Hopkins will reprise his Oscar-winning role in the
Silence of the Lambs
sequel. But will
Jodie
Foster return as Agent Starling? After openly slamming Hannibal, the long-awaited
novel sequel, she still says she's in the running for the movie version. With the recent
release of her movie,
Anna and the King, and keeping up with her son, Charles,
Jodie's not actually
starving for any on-screen roles.
Sir Sean?
You can call him Sir Sean Connery. Or
can you? After being denied knighthood in 1998, London's Daily Mail says
Sean's name tops the list for the coveted U.K. honor next year. Rumor has it, his fierce
nationalism has prevented him from attaining knighthood. Sean said he was "deeply
disappointed, but strangely not angry or greatly surprised" when he was previously
denied. Since the info about his possible knighthood was leaked, we'll just have to wait
and see if you can call him Sean...Sir Sean.
Outspoken On And Off-Air
Judge Judy's known for being
outspoken. But speaking her mind sparked a huge controversy that's causing her to
receive death threats, tons of criticism and a campaign to remove her show off the air. It
all happened when Judy was promoting her new book, Beauty Fades, Dumb is
Forever in Australia. She was asked how she feels about the country's program to
prevent AIDS by providing addicts with clean needles. Her response: "Give them all dirty
needles and let them die!" She had the chance to apologize but outraged people even
more when she said that anyone who thinks she really means what she says "is a fool."
