Showbiz

Dictator star Sacha Baron Cohen enjoys London premiere

By Sandy Rashty, May 11, 2012

Sacha Baron Cohen walked the red carpet last night dressed as his alter-ego, Admiral General Aladeen, for the London world premiere of his latest film "The Dictator".

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Vidal Sassoon caught on film

By Jennifer Lipman, May 11, 2012

The legendary hairdresser, who died this week at the age of 84, was the subject of a 2011 documentary about his life and work. Watch the trailer and remember a man who made a difference.

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Roman Polanski to make film about The Dreyfus Affair

By Jennifer Lipman, May 10, 2012

Veteran filmmaker Roman Polanski is to bring one of the most notorious cases of antisemitism to the big screen.

Mr Polanski is set to direct a film about The Dreyfus Affair, a scandal that erupted in 1890s Paris after a Jewish artillery officer, a graduate of the elite Polytechnic Grande Ecole, was arrested for spying.

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Hairdresser Vidal Sassoon dies at age 84

By Jennifer Lipman, May 9, 2012

Hairdresser to the stars Vidal Sassoon has died at the age of 84.

One of the best known hairdressers of all time, Mr Sassoon was made a CBE in 2009 for his services to the industry.

The stylist, who died at home in Los Angeles, made his name with his signature “five points cut”, a look that came to define the 1960s.

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Dustin Hoffman saves runner after Muamba-like collapse

By Sandy Rashty, May 8, 2012

Hollywood icon Dustin Hoffman has reportedly saved a young man who was having a heart attack while jogging in Hyde Park.

The quick thinking actor dialled 999 after he saw Sam Dempster begin to stagger, foam at the mouth and eventually collapse on to the ground last week.

Paramedics spent 15 minutes resuscitating the young lawyer, 27.

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The West Wing Reunion

By Jennifer Lipman, May 2, 2012

Aaron Sorkin's much-loved series about senior aides in the White House gets another outing in this clip, starring Martin Sheen, Allison Janney, Dulé Hill, Joshua Malina, Melissa Fitzgerald and William Duffy

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Elliot Gould in 'Listen to Grandpa, Andy Ling'

By Jennifer Lipman, April 30, 2012

Actor Elliot Gould stars in a web-only comedy about a religious scholar whose grandson could do with some guidance.

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Neil Diamond marries for the third time

By Zoe Winograd, April 24, 2012

American performer Neil Diamond married his manager Katie McNeil last weekend.

The 71 year old music legend wed Ms McNeil, 42, in Los Angeles, in front of close family and friends. "Katie and I got married last night, we wish you all could've been there," Mr Diamond posted on his Twitter account. "It was magical! Love, Neil."

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Mel Gibson makes another Jewish joke

By Jennifer Lipman, April 20, 2012

Mel Gibson has angered critics by making another comment deemed offensive to Jews.

His jokey remark about how a Jewish producer didn't "look Jewish" came a week after a screenwriter accused him of antisemitism in a nine-page letter to the actor.

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So, why doesn't Mel Gibson have a Jewish problem?

By Jennifer Lipman, April 19, 2012

If ever you browse the pages of a gossip magazine, you will learn that celebrities are no different to you or me. "We want to be treated like everybody else," they say plaintively, from their Malibu mansions and personal Jacuzzis, champagne glass in hand. "We just want a normal life."

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