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May 31

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1678, Lady Godiva takes an infamous ride, naked on horseback, through Coventry, England.
1819, Poet Walt Whitman (Leaves Of Grass) is born. He dies in 1892.
1884, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg patents “flaked cereal.”
1889, Actress Madge Blake (Batman‘s Aunt Harriet) is born. She dies in 1969.
1889, over 2,200 people died when a dam break sent water rushing through the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
1908, Actor Don Ameche (Cocoon, Trading Places) is born. He dies in 1993.
1913, the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, providing for the popular election of U.S. senators, was declared in effect.
1948, Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham is born. He dies in 1980.
1989, House Speaker Jim Wright, dogged by ethics questions about his finances, announced he would resign.
1990, the TV sitcom Seinfeld, starring comedian Jerry Seinfeld, premiered as an NBC summer series after a pilot called The Seinfeld Chronicles had aired the previous year.
1994, the United States announced it was no longer aiming long-range nuclear missiles at targets in the former Soviet Union.
1997, pitcher Ila Borders became the first woman to play in a minor league baseball game. The St. Paul Saints reliever gave up three runs to Sioux Falls without recording an out in her debut game.

 

Bye Bye May 2012

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DEMI ISN’T A PICKY DATER: Demi Lovato told Cosmopolitan magazine about her dating qualifications. She said, “I don’t have many deal breakers. I’ve done so much in my life, it doesn’t feel right to judge other people. Oh, I know one quality I won’t tolerate. I would never be with a guy who is controlling.”

DURAN DURAN RELEASING DVD: Duran Duran’s A Diamond In The Mind will be released on DVD, Blu-ray and CD on July 10. The film was recorded at Manchester’s MEN Arena in December of 2011 and was shot in high definition. This will be the band’s first release in almost a decade. It will feature classic hits along with new tracks taken from All You Need Is Now.

ADELE TO HIT NETWORK TV: NBC will reportedly air an hour-long special with Adele. Matt Lauer will interview the British singer on June 5. Adele Live in London with Matt Lauer will be an exclusive interview as well as clips from Adele’s Live at the Royal Albert Hall.

PARIS HILTON REPORTEDLY SINGLE: Paris Hilton is reportedly single again. PerezHilton.comreported that DJ Afrojack broke things off with the heiress because they got serious too quickly. A source explained, “Paris was smitten with him, but Afrojack just wanted to have fun and not be exclusive with anyone. He is on the road practically every day performing in clubs all over the world, and he just isn’t ready to settle down, whereas Paris is.” MARY-KATE OLSEN DATING SARKOZY BRO? Mary-Kate Olsen is reportedly dating Olivier Sarkozy — the half-brother of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy. The New York Post reported that 25-year-old Olsen and 42-year-old Sarkozy are “head over heels” for one another. The two have reportedly been seeing each other for about a month and were spotted in the Hamptons over Memorial Day weekend.

DANIEL CRAIG’S EX REPORTEDLY HOOKS UP WITH ‘SATC’ HOTTIE: Daniel Craig’s ex-fiance Satsuki Mitchell has reportedly moved on with Sex and the City hunk Jason Lewis. Craig and Mitchell had been together for seven years when they suddenly split in 2010 — reportedly because he fell for his now-wife Rachel Weisz, whom he married in 2011. Now the New York Post reported that Mitchell and Lewis spent Memorial Day weekend together in Hawaii.

EMMA ROBERTS AND CHORD OVERSTREET SPLIT: Emma Roberts and Chord Overstreet have reportedly called it quits — again. The pair recently reunited after a breakup, but apparently things didn’t go any better the second time around. A source told PerezHilton.com, “They’re done. The last few weeks have been really rough.” It’s unclear what exactly went wrong between the young stars.

TALK SHOW HOSTS WANT JOHN TRAVOLTA: John Travolta is reportedly a hot commodity — for TV hosts. PopEater.com reported that top television talent like Diane Sawyer, Barbara Walters, Matt Lauerand Katie Couric are all seeking an interview with Travolta in the wake of his gay sexual harassment scandal. A source told the site, “John is literally the most wanted person in the world right now. Everyone wants him, and he can literally pick who he wants to sit down with, if he decides to ever tell his side of the story at all.” Although it’s unclear whether or not John will sit down with anyone, one publicist noted, “Eventually, even if all the legal problems go away, John will have to say something or else this will follow him for the rest of his life.”

 TIM DALY LEAVING ‘PRIVATE PRACTICE’: Tim Daly is leaving the show Private Practice. The actor broke the news on Twitter, writing, “Wonderful fans of PPP. Shonda informed my agent today that Pete won’t be returning for season 6. It was a great 5 yrs. R.I.P. Pete Wilder.” It’s unclear if his character will return at all to wrap up his storyline.

ANDIE MACDOWELL LANDS HALLMARK SERIES: Andie MacDowell will star in the Hallmark Channel’s first ever prime-time series. The actress will play municipal court Judge Olivia Lockhart in the program called Cedar Grove. It will start with a two-hour movie airing later this year and continue with a 13-episode series early in 2013. The show is based on books by author Debbie Macomber.

 

May 31

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  • Tom Berenger (actor, Born On The Fourth Of July, Major League) (63)
  • Clint Eastwood (actor-director, Dirty Harry, The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly, Unforgiven, Million Dollar Baby, and many more) (82)
  • Chris Elliott (actor, TV’s Get A Life; writer, Late Night With David Letterman, There’s Something About Mary) (52)
  • Lea Thompson (actress, TV’s Caroline In The City, Back To The Future) (51)
  • Colin Farrell (actor, In Bruges,Miami Vice, S.W.A.T., Minority Report, The Recruit, Phone Booth) (36)
  • Sharon Gless (actress, Cagney & Lacey‘s Detective Chris Cagney, Queer As Folk‘s Debbi Novotny) (69)
  • Gregory Harrison (actor, Trapper John MD‘s Dr. Gonzo Gates) (62)
  • Joe Namath (NFL Hall Of Famer) (69)
  • Brooke Shields (actress, The Blue Lagoon, Lipstick Jungle, Suddenly Susan) (47)
  • Mindi Abair (jazz saxophonist) (43)
  • DMC (rapper of Run-DMC, real name Darryl McDaniels) (48)
  • Peter Yarrow (singer-guitarist, Peter, Paul & Mary) (74)
  • Corey Hart (’80s pop star, “Sunglasses At Night” (50)
  • Eric Christian Olsen (actor, NCIS: Los Angeles, Fired Up, Cellular, The Hot Chick, Dumb and Dumberer, License to Wed, Eagle Eye) (35)
  • Jonathan Tucker (actor, The Virgin Suicides, The Black Donnellys, In the Valley of Elah, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Hostage, The Ruins) (30)

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CBS

  • THE BIG BANG THEORY (repeat)
  • RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (repeat)
  • PERSON OF INTEREST (repeat)
  • THE MENTALIST (repeat)

NBC

  • THE OFFICE (repeat)
  • THE OFFICE (repeat)
  • AMERICA’S GOT TALENT (repeat)
  • AMERICA’S GOT TALENT (repeat)

FOX

  • TOUCH – (season finale) Martin and Abigail join forces as Aster Corp.’s interest in Jake increases.

ABC

  • DUETS – The singers perform classic duets with their partners.
  • ROOKIE BLUE – While tracking down a police car stolen by students as a prank, Andy and Swarek pick up the trail of a teen who robbed and assaulted a local criminal.

CW

  • BREAKING POINTE – (series premiere) Behind the scenes moments at a professional ballet company are revealed.
  • THE CATALINA (repeat)

BRAVO

  • DON’T BE TARDY FOR THE WEDDING – Kroy surprises Kim with some bling; Kim reveals what’s beneath the wig.
  • KATHY – TBA

MTV

  • PUNK’D – Kellan Lutz plays tricks on Julianne Hough, Ashely Rickards and Aimee Teegarden.
  • THE PAULY D PROJECT – Pauly meets with 50 Cent’s record label; the guys must return to Rhode Island to clean up after Ryan.

DAY TIME TALK SHOW

THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW – (repeat)
THE VIEW – Matthew Broderick, Stacy Keibler, a performance from the Broadway musical “Nice Work If You Can Get It”

LATE NIGHT TALK SHOWS

THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN (CBS) – (repeat)
THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO (NBC) – (repeat)
JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE (ABC) – (repeat)
THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG FERGUSON (CBS) – Carrie Fisher, Tony Hale
LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON (NBC) – (repeat)
LAST CALL WITH CARSON DALY (NBC) – (repeat)
THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART (COMEDY CENTRAL) – Jim Parsons
THE COLBERT REPORT (COMEDY CENTRAL) – Jack Hitt
CONAN – (repeat)

Taylor Swift Exhibition

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Just in time for CMA Fest, the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will explore superstar Taylor Swift‘s record-breaking world tour with the exhibition Taylor Swift: Speak Now-Treasures from the World Tour, which opens on June 6th and runs through November 4th. The exhibition will include dozens of costumes, instruments, set pieces and props from the six-time Grammy winner’s acclaimed 2011-12 Speak Now World Tour, which entertained more than 1.5 million fans over 111 shows in 19 countries spanning four continents.

“Taylor Swift’s Speak Now tour was one of the most successful tours in all of music, and she has been an ambassador for country music, raising awareness of our genre literally around the globe,” said Museum Director Kyle Young. “We are delighted to be able to bring our visitors up close and personal with many of their favorite elements from the show, from the colorful and elaborate stage costumes and beautiful instruments, to the magnificent ‘Juliet balcony’ that Taylor entered near the conclusion of each show and ‘flew’ around the circumference of each venue.

“Taylor is a dynamic live performer whose open heart and engaging personality allow her to make even the largest stadium shows an intimate experience,” Young continued. “Touring has always been a key element connecting music artists with their fans; those interactions help forge and strengthen the artist-fan relationship, and this exhibit speaks to that. And the opportunity came to us out of discussions we were having with Taylor related to our expansion-serendipity is a wonderful thing!”

Earlier this month, Swift pledged $4 million to fund a new education center at the museum. Swift’s gift, the largest capital contribution by an individual artist in the museum’s 45-year history, prompted the museum to name the new space the Taylor Swift Education Center. The center will open in early 2014. The gift was made in conjunction with the museum’s expansion capital campaign, Working on a Building: Country Music Lives Here.
Swift has for years been a generous supporter of the museum’s exhibitions, loaning the institution dresses, stage costumes and instruments for display; a free-standing, Taylor Swift multimedia exhibit has been one of the museum’s most popular attractions since its debut in May, 2010.
The Speak Now exhibition will recreate 10 vignettes from the tour, including the following artifacts:
  • Taylor’s Roberto Cavalli ombre gold bugle-beaded dress and shimmering red Gibson Les Paul model electric guitar, featured during Swift’s performance of “The Story of Us”
  • Taylor’s vintage ecru lace dress and Deering six-string banjo with rolled steel drum; fiddle player’s Marc by Marc Jacobs moss green crepe dress; male dancer’s soft-shoe costume including Brixton tartan plaid newsboy cap, shirt, pants, vest and oxfords; and numerous props including the 6′ x 8′ switchboard
  • Taylor’s pale blue silk Marchesa gown with rhinestone bodice; and a white piano bench with tufted leather upholstery, both featured in “Back to December”
  • Taylor’s red, sequined Jenny Packham slip dress and knee-high leather boots, worn during “Better Than Revenge”
  • Taylor’s vintage purple silk halter dress; dancers’ costumes including a chiffon bridal gown with pearl- and bead-encrusted bodice, tulle veil and silk rose bouquet; two cotton-candy pink bridesmaids’ dresses with lace bodices and ruffled tulle skirts, and bouquets; groom’s ivory tuxedo and black pants; cleric’s vestments; and props including retro microphone, all featured during “Speak Now”
  • Taylor brand koa wood ukulele with mother-of-pearl inlay, whose “happy sounds” Swift elicited during her acoustic performance of “Fearless”
  • Taylor’s sleeveless, flesh-colored Reem Acra gown with sequin overlay; female dancer’s ballerina costume, comprised of a gold and ivory brocade bodice and pastel tulle tutu, embellished with pastel tulle flowers, seed pearls and beading; male dancer’s tunic and leggings; and prop trees; all featured in “Enchanted”
  • Taylor’s re-worked vintage dress, featuring leather corsetry; and the mallet she used to ring the bells during her performance of “Haunted”
  • Taylor’s black Jenny Packham flapper-style slip dress with rhinestone embellishments; black knee-high leather boots; and Taylor brand “sparkle” guitar encrusted with Swarovski crystals and featuring a headstock outlined in crystals and embellished with a crystal “13,” featured during “Long Live”
  • Taylor’s golden Valentino ball gown, featuring layers of tulle and a sequin overlay; dancers’ and aerialists’ costumes; and the “Juliet balcony” in which Swift soared above the crowd during each performance of “Love Story.”
Accredited by the American Association of Museums, the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum is operated by the Country Music Foundation, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization chartered by the state of Tennessee in 1964. The museum’s mission is the preservation of the history of country and related vernacular music rooted in southern culture. With the same educational mission, the foundation also operates CMF Records, the museum’s Frist Library and Archive, CMF Press, Historic RCA Studio B and Hatch Show Print®.
More information about the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum is available at www.countrymusichalloffame.org or by calling (615) 416-2001.

The Circus Is Coming To Town!!

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Carson and Barnes Circus, one of the last of the great American traveling big top circuses, will perform two shows, at 4:30 pm and 7:30 pm, in North Platte, Nebraska at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds on Rodeo Road on Monday, June 4 to benefit the Endangered Ark Foundation. Tickets are on sale now, please visit www.BIGTOPSHOW.COM for ticketing information.

Since 1937 the Carson and Barnes Circus has toured America entertaining millions under the World’s Biggest Big Top tent. Barbara Miller-Byrd is the third generation owner of the circus that travels to over 200 towns each season. “For more than 75 years our family has brought the excitement and magic of the circus to people in towns of all sizes,” said Byrd. In fact, most communities on Carson and Barnes’s 2012 tour have a population of less than 30,000.

“There is no bigger entertainment opportunity, or better value for the dollar than this year’s show under the big top,” said Byrd. Ticket prices will range from $14 for adults and $6 for children 12 and under when purchased in advance online or from local North Platte area ticket locations. Discount coupons for a savings of up to $4 on adult tickets are available locally and at WWW.BIGTOPSHOW.COM.

May 30

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  • Ralph Carter (actor, played youngest son Michael Evans on TV’s Good Times) (51)
  • Wynonna Judd (country singer) (48)
  • Ted McGinley (actor, Married With Children‘s Jefferson Darcy) (54, disputed)
  • Gale Sayers (NFL Hall Of Famer) (69)
  • Tom Morello (guitarist, Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave) (48)
  • Patrick Dahlheimer (bassist, Live) (41)
  • Nicky “Topper” Headon (drummer, the Clash) (57)
  • Colm Meaney (actor, Far and Away, Mystery Alaska, Into the West, The Commitments, Con Air) (59)
  • Keir Dullea (actor, 2001: A Space Odyssey‘s Dave) (76)
  • Cee-Lo Green (rapper/singer, Gnarls Barkley, Goodie Mobb, judge on The Voice) (38, disputed)
  • Manny Ramirez (baseball player) (40)
  • Remy Ma (female rapper, former member of Fat Joe’s Terror Squad) (31)
  • Lenny Davidson (bassist, the Dave Clark Five) (68, disputed)

May 30

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1821, The rubber fire hose is patented by James Boyd.
1848, The ice cream freezer is patented by William G. Young.
1868, Memorial Day was first observed when General John Logan suggested a national Decoration Day.
1883, twelve people were trampled to death when a rumor that the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge was in imminent danger of collapsing triggered a stampede.
1908, Cartoon legend Mel Blanc is born. He supplied the voices to characters including Bugs Bunny, Donald Duck, Porky Pig, Yosemite Sam, The Flintstones‘ Barney Rubble, and The Jetsons‘ Mr. Spacely, among others. He dies in 1989.
1922, the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C.
1935, Babe Ruth appeared in his final major league game, playing only the first inning of the opener of a doubleheader between his Boston Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies.
1937, ten people were killed when police fired on steelworkers demonstrating near the Republic Steel plant in South Chicago.
1956, in a game against the Washington Senators, New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hit a home run that came within 18 inches of leaving Yankee Stadium, something never accomplished by any player.
1958, unidentified soldiers killed in World War II and the Korean conflict were buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
1982, the Baltimore Orioles’ Cal Ripken, Jr. played the first of his record 2,632 consecutive games, giving him 502 more than the previous record holder, Lou Gehrig.
1996, John Tesh anchored his last Entertainment Tonight show after a 10-year stint with co-host Mary Hart, to concentrate on his New Age composing career.
1996, Sarah Ferguson and Britain’s Prince Andrew were granted a divorce.
1997, child molester Jesse K. Timmendequas was convicted in New Jersey of raping and strangling his seven-year-old neighbor, Megan Kanka. Kanka’s 1994 murder inspired Megan’s Laws across the country, requiring that communities be notified when sex offenders move in. Timmendequas was later sentenced to death.
2003, The animated movie Finding Nemo, starring the voices of Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Willem Dafoe, Brad Garrett, Allison Janney, Vicki Lewis, Geoffrey Rush, Elizabeth Perkins, and John Ratzenberger, opens. 

 

May 30

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CBS

  • DOGS IN THE CITY – (series premiere) Justin works with the owners of a skateboarding bulldog, a model agency owner with an aggressive dog and a single father with an obese dog.
  • CRIMINAL MINDS (repeat)
  • CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (repeat)

NBC

  • 2012 STANLEY CUP FINAL – Los Angeles Kings at New Jersey Devils.

FOX

  • SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE – Auditions continue in Los Angeles.

ABC

  • THE MIDDLE (repeat)
  • SUBURGATORY (repeat)
  • MODERN FAMILY (repeat)
  • HAPPY ENDINGS (repeat)
  • DON’T TRUST THE B—- IN APARTMENT 23 (repeat)
  • MODERN FAMILY (repeat)

CW

  • AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL (repeat)
  • AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL – (season finale) As the finalists tackle a commercial and photo shoot, one model has a panic attack; the winner is chosen.

DAY TIME TALK SHOW

THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW – Vanessa Williams, Sarah Hyland
THE VIEW – Carmen Wong Ulrich, Rebecca Ferguson

LATE NIGHT TALK SHOWS

THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN (CBS) – (repeat)
THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO (NBC) – (repeat)
JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE (ABC) – TBA
THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG FERGUSON (CBS) – Howie Mandel
LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON (NBC) – (repeat)
LAST CALL WITH CARSON DALY (NBC) – (repeat)
THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART (COMEDY CENTRAL) – Dan Rather
THE COLBERT REPORT (COMEDY CENTRAL) – Alan Alda
CONAN – (repeat)

 

May 30

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JESSIE J SAYS SHE’S NOT A DIVA: Jessie J has received some criticism for some of her tour rider demands — but the singer insists that she never requests anything outrageous. She told Grazia magazine, that she knows what she wants. She said, “No champagne. No yoga mats or anything. That was meant to be one of my diva demands. I did ask for a scented candle. I don’t think it’s too much to ask for a nice, relaxing smell in the room. I also asked for a lava lamp. When I was a kid, they used to have a room at Great Ormond Street Hospital where you’d go and chill out. It was full of lava lamps and water lamps and since then it’s always been a way to help me wind down. I never got one, and that’s OK. But is there anything wrong with asking for what you know is good for you? Does that make you a diva, a pain? Or does it make you someone who knows what they want?” WHO’S CRUSHING ON THE BIEBS?: Bar Refaeli might be one of the most sought after super models in the world — but that doesn’t mean that she can’t contract Bieber Fever. Bar told Us Weekly, that she’s got a thing for Jennifer Lawrence and Tom Cruise, but she is also attracted to a much younger man. She said, “Justin Bieber and I are going to get married some day.”

ROBIN THICKE SETTLES TAXES: Robin Thicke and his wife, Paula Patton have settled their $492,583.49 in back taxes. According to TMZ, the tax lien against the couple has been lifted.

NEW MAN FOR KIM CATTRALL: Kim Cattrall reportedly has a new boyfriend. The New York Postreported that the former Sex and the City star is dating artist Clifford Ross. The paper noted that Ross, who is currently divorcing his wife, is “extraordinarily wealthy” and grew up on East 72nd Street, with a weekend house next door to Steven Spielberg on Georgica Pond. A rep for Cattrall says she and Ross are “just friends.”

 JENNI PULOS GETS MARRIED: Flipping Out’s Jenni Pulos is a married woman. The reality star tied the knot with orthopedic surgeon Jonathan Nassos on Sunday (May 27th). Pulos’ Bravo costars Zoila Chavezand Jeff Lewis were part of her wedding party. The couple confirmed their engagement last November.

CYNTHIA NIXON WEDDING PHOTO REVEALED: Cynthia Nixon has released a photo from her wedding day. The snap shows the newlyweds — Nixon and wife Christine Marinoni — posing on a NYC rooftop. Nixon wore a flowing, pale green gown by Carolina Herrera, while Marinoni was dressed in a suit with a darker green tie.

BIKINI GIRL PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO DUI: Katrina Darrell — the infamous “Bikini Girl” from American Idol in 2009 — has pleaded not guilty to DUI stemming from an arrest in March. TMZ.com reported that she was busted after allegedly running a red light and hitting another vehicle. She’s due back in court June 29th.

 

SPINOFF FOR TERESA GIUDICE? Teresa Giudice reportedly wants her own show on Bravo. Us Weeklyreported that if Teresa’s husband Joe Giudice is sent to prison, the Real Housewife will capitalize on the situation. A source explained, “If Joe goes to jail, there will be sympathy for her. And she’ll get a spinoff about life as a single mom. She’ll do a book deal, too: My Life Without Joe or something like that.” Another insider added, “I’ve heard it time and time again: The second Joe goes to jail, Teresa’s getting her own show.”RIDLEY SCOTT CONFIRMS ‘BLADE RUNNER’ SEQUEL: Ridley Scott has confirmed that he’s working on a sequel to Blade Runner. The director is staying largely quiet about the plot, but did reveal that the new installment will be set “some years after the first film concluded.” As for whether Harrison Ford will return? Scott said, “I don’t think it’ll be Harrison [starring]. But I’ve got to have him in it somewhere. That’d be amusing.”

ALEX TREBEK ISN’T RETIRING YET: Alex Trebek is not leaving Jeopardy! yet. Even though he recently admitted he was thinking about retiring — explaining that “30 years has a nice ring to it” — he clarified to theAssociated Press that it isn’t happening quite this soon. He explained, “Saying that I’ve THOUGHT about it doesn’t mean that I’m DOING it.”

ANGELINA TAKES ON NEW HUMANITARIAN PROJECT: Angelina Jolie is working with Britain’s Foreign Secretary William Hague on a new initiative that aims to combat and prevent sexual violence overseas by drawing “on the skills of doctors, lawyers, police, psychologists, forensic experts and experts in the care and protection of victims and witnesses.” Jolie was at the launch event at the Foreign Commonwealth Office in London on Tuesday (May 29th), which featured a screening of her directorial debut,In the Land of Blood and Honey.

 

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