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'The Hangover 2': Robert Downey Jr., Diddy and more party with the stars

Bradley Cooper and Robert Downey Jr at The Hangover 2 premiere "The Hangover 2" was one morning after that celebrities and power players weren't complaining about a bit at the party following the movie's world premiere Thursday night in Hollywood.

Hollywood Boulevard had been shut down outside Grauman's Chinese Theater for the red-carpet premiere, which attracted "Hangover 2" stars including Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis and Justin Bartha, and a predictably epic party kicked into gear. 

A vacant lot just across the street was built out to model the Bangkok streets scandalized by the "Hangover" Wolfpack in the sequel.

Many a booze and Thai food station awaited the likes of Diddy, Robert Downey Jr. with wife Susan, and cast members Mike Tyson, Jamie Chung and Ken Jeong.  

"Harry Potter" star Tom Felton held court at the Bing photo booth, posing with props beside a faux-tattoo station where Clippers star Blake Griffin contemplated some temporary ink.

Kristen Bell and Crystal the monkey Cute couple Kristen Bell and Dax Shephard mingled freely with snowboarder Shaun White, a pregnant Alyssa Milano and Rainn Wilson.

Director Todd Philips was the man to congratulate, with honchos like Steve Bing among the well-wishers plus stars Cooper, Helms and Downey Jr. flanking his table. Helms, arguably the film's lead, counted his mom as his date.

"Doesn't he look like a nice southern boy?" Mrs. Helms asked, nodding to her son's Brooks Brothers suit. (Ed is an Atlanta native.)

"This is all fun," a glowing Chung said when asked if her role as Helms' bride-to-be was overwhelming.

As Kanye West tunes blasted after midnight, boxer-turned-actor Tyson may have summed it up best as he departed: "Funny-ass movie."

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-- Matt Donnelly
Twitter.com/MattDonnelly

Top photo: Bradley Cooper, left, and Robert Downey Jr. at "The Hangover 2" premiere. Credit: Chris Pizzello / Associated Press

Bottom photo: Kristen Bell spends some quality time on the red carpet with Crystal, the movie's Capuchin monkey. Credit: Chris Pizello / Associated Press

Ginnifer Goodwin, Joey Kern have broken off engagement

Ginnifer Goodwin and Joey Kern call off engagement, break up Ginnifer Goodwin and fiance Joey Kern have called off their engagement and split, according to a report out Friday.

The acting couple, who got engaged in December after a couple of years together, "broke up a few weeks ago," a source told People.

Goodwin, 32, and Kern, 34, were part of a flood of celebs who got engaged and/or married over the winter holidays, with a partial list of names including Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris, Jason Mraz and Tristan Prettyman, Vivica A. Fox and Omar "Slimm" White, Sherri Shepherd and Lamar "Sal" Sally, Bret MIchaels and Kristi Gibson, and Shania Twain and Frederic Thiebaud. Kelly Pickler and Valerie Bertinelli were also among the brides.

Goodwin, whose HBO series "Big Love" wrapped in March after five seasons, was most recently seen on the big screen in "Something Borrowed." Kern for the most part has been doing episodic TV work.

The two parted amicably and intend to stay friends, the People source said.

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Photo: Ginnifer Goodwin and then-fiance Joey Kern at the January premiere party for the final season of "Big Love." Credit: Jason Merritt / Getty Images

Lindsay Lohan wins temporary restraining order against David Cocordan

Lindsay Lohan wins a restraining order against David Cocordan Lindsay Lohan won a temporary restraining order Thursday against David Cocordan, a man who allegedly has peppered her with unwanted calls and texts since 2009 and believes he has a romantic relationship with the 24-year-old actress.

Cocordan, 38, has phoned and texted Lohan more than 100 times and come to her home at least three times, leaving heart-shaped boxes of chocolates and magazine articles about her with his name written on them, according to court papers. He also has shown up at public appearances she's made, the actress told the court.

Police believe Cocordan may be schizophrenic and off his medication, Lohan said in the court papers that also note that a May 5 text message made the actress fear that he intended to sexually assault her.

Lohan reportedly posted a picture of Cocordan on her Twitter feed Monday, saying, "This is the freemason stalker that has been threatening to kill me - while he is TRESPASSING! im actually scared now- the blood in the 'cults' book was too much." The tweet has since been deleted.

Cocordan is barred from attempting to contact or meet Lindsay. A judge will decide June 8 if the restraining order should be made permanent.

After pleading no contest on May 11 to misdemeanor theft, Lohan is due to report to jail on or before June 17.

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Reuters contributed to this report.

Photo: Lindsay Lohan, left, and singer Marilyn Manson at a party in L.A. on Sunday. Credit: Dan Steinberg / Associated Press

'The Hangover 2' premiere: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Ken Jeong and a monkey tear it up in Hollywood [Video]

"The Hangover 2" premiere: Ed Helms, Ken Jeong and Crystal the monkey

Bradley Cooper and Robert Downey Jr. at "The Hangover 2" premiere At "The Hangover 2" premiere, Crystal the capuchin monkey was the first celebrity to head down the carpet Thursday outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre, perched atop her trainer's shoulder and dressed in a Barbie-pink couture gown by Deb Scott with a smart string of pearls. Jumping around impishly, she was greeted with screams of, "Oh my God! Look! Too cute!"

That was pretty much the identical reaction that Bradley Cooper received when he first appeared on the carpet, only to leave it to run up and down Hollywood Boulevard -- there's a picture down below -- past a thick line of ecstatic fans.

Soon, and perhaps for different reasons, it was also the type of reaction that costars Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis got as they strode down the carpet alongside Mike Tyson, Justin Bartha, Ken Jeong and franchise newcomers Mason Lee and Jamie Chung.

As Hollywood premieres go, this was a big one, with all of Hollywood Boulevard between the Roosevelt Hotel and Hollywood and Highland closed off for a carpet that ran half its length. It became impossible for bypassers to walk the street, and the stars arrived so late that most of them were rushed past half the press line to get into the theater at 8 p.m., already a half an hour past the planned start time.

Also spotted: Sean (Diddy) Combs, Alyssa Milano, Robert Downey Jr., Jason Bateman, Kristen Bell and Jordin Sparks.

With the leading men doling out plenty of bro-pats and hugs, jokes ricocheted around the boulevard. There was speculation about whether Crystal could beat up Po in "Kung Fu Panda 2" (this weekend's other big premiere), with Jeong saying he was placing his bets on the monkey.

"I'll take the monkey, man! Monkey, monkey, monkey!" he chanted.

Bradley Cooper runs past fans at "The Hangover 2" premiere There was also plenty of buzz about how "The Hangover 2" creators could possibly come up with a second part to a conceit that was based on the day after a substance-induced group blackout. Co-writer Craig Mazin said it was indeed a tough challenge.

"All we knew from the start was that we wanted to be in Bangkok," he said of the sequel, which picks up with the Wolfpack in that notoriously wild city for Doug's wedding, where a supposedly mellow pre-wedding brunch goes terribly awry.

"The thing about 'The Hangover' is that it's always about the day after," Mazin said, "so the first thing we had to figure out was if someone should be missing."

One thing not missing at the premiere? A powerful sense that Warner Bros. Pictures has another big summer hit on its hands.

"The Hangover 2" opens Thursday, ahead of Memorial Day weekend.

-- Jessica Gelt

Top photo: Ed Helms, left, and Ken Jeong at "The Hangover 2" premiere with Crystal the capuchin monkey. Credit: Chris Pizzello / Associated Press

Right photo: Robert Downey Jr. greets "The Hangover 2" star Bradley Cooper at the premiere. Credit: Chris Pizzello / Associated Press

Left photo: Bradley Cooper, right, runs down Hollywood Boulevard outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre to sign autographs for fans. Credit: Chris Pizzello / Associated Press

Macho Man Randy Savage dies after car accident; pro wrestling star was 58

Randy "Macho Man" Savage died Friday after a car crash

This post has been updated. See the note below for details.

Macho Man Randy Savage died Friday morning in Florida after reportedly suffering a heart attack at the wheel, crossing the median and crashing his Jeep Wrangler into a tree. The former pro wrestling star was 58.

Second wife Lynn Payne was a passenger during the crash and suffered minor injuries, Florida Highway Patrol told TMZ, which first reported the news. Wrestler Lanny Poffo confirmed the death of his brother, born Randall Mario Poffo, to the website.

[Updated, 12:05 p.m.: Lanny Poffo told TMZ that Randy had suffered a heart attack; the highway patrol report says Savage "lost control for unknown reasons," according to the St. Petersberg Times, and that a heart attack could not be confirmed until an autopsy was done.]

Macho Man Randy Savage is dead. The couple, married last May, recently celebrated their one-year anniversary. Savage died of his injuries at Largo Medical Center in Largo, Fla. Both were reportedly wearing seatbelts.

Pro wrestling community reacts to Savage's death

"He had so much life in his eyes & in his spirit, I just pray that he's happy and in a better place and we miss him," fellow wrestler Hulk Hogan said Friday on Twitter. "We miss him a lot. I feel horrible about the ten years of having no communication. This was a tough one."

Twitter queen Alyssa Milano was also among those offering condolences, tweeting, "Rest in peace, Macho Man Randy Savage."

"I feel so fortunate that I had a second chance to marry my first love, here where it all began," Savage said a year ago, after his Lido Beach wedding to Payne, whom he'd met there decades before. 

First wife Elizabeth Hulette, pro wrestling's Miss Elizabeth, died of an overdose in 2003; they'd divorced in 1992.

He was back on the wrestling scene in a fashion with the release of a wrestling all-stars video game early this year, promoting the game in a video embedded below.

Savage, who announced the release of a Macho Man action figure -- not his first -- at Comic-Con in July 2010, was known for his catch phrase "Ooooooh yeaahhh" and his affiliation with Slim Jim snacks. See the Comic-Con announcement below.

In addition to his pro wrestling success -- including multiple reigns as WWE (then WWF) and WCW champion -- Savage appeared as Bone Saw McGraw, the wrestler Tobey Maguire's Peter Parker faces off with in "Spider-Man" (2002), among other occasional acting gigs, and released a rap album, "Be a Man" (2003).

As Randy Poffo, he played minor league baseball in the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnatti Reds systems in the early 1970s. Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen was also among those expressing condolences Friday.

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Top photo: Randy Savage arrives with Lynn Payne, whom he later married, at the "Bolt" premiere at El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood on Nov. 17, 2008. Credit: Michael Buckner / Getty Images.

Right photo: The Macho Man, who released the rap album "Be a Man" in 2003, attends the 31st Annual American Music Awards in L.A. on Nov. 16, 2003. Credit: Frank Micelotta / Getty Images.

Marion Cotillard has a baby boy with Guillaume Canet

Marion Cotillard is a mom. Actress Marion Cotillard gave birth to a baby boy, Marcel, on Thursday night in Paris. The father is French actor-director Guillame Canet, her beau since 2007.

"Mother and baby are fine" and the "Inception" actress is "very happy," a source told People.

Cotillard, 35, and Canet, 38, went public with the pregnancy news in January, but have said nothing about plans to marry.

The announcement of her pregnancy derailed the "Vie en Rose" Oscar winner's plans to appear in David Cronenberg's "Cosmopolis" with Robert Pattinson. The role was taken over by Samantha Morton.

Cotillard, whose "Midnight in Paris" premiered last week in Cannes and this week in New York and L.A., is, however, on board for the high-profile Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises."

Canet was previously married to actress Diane Kruger.

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Photo: Marion Cotillard in September 2010. Credit: Darren Calabrese / The Canadian Press / Associated Press


'Midnight in Paris' sees premieres in Beverly Hills and NYC

Rachel McAdams and director Woody AllenWoody Allen's latest effort, "Midnight in Paris," got domestic premieres this week after his stars Rachel McAdams, Owen Wilson and Michael Sheen lit up the Cannes Film Festival last week in the south of France.

On Monday, McAdams wowed in a long white gown posing with her director, while beau Sheen stuck close by. Kathy Bates, who plays Gertrude Stein in the flick, came to support, as did Howard Stern's wife Beth Ostrosky Stern, director Sofia Coppola, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen and Gina Gershon.

Click the pic for more photos from the New York event.

A jaunt across the country saw an AFI screening of the flick Wednesday at Beverly Hills' Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Sheen made the trek and Wilson showed, spending a few minutes on the red carpet before taking a seat inside. A dessert reception followed, where talk in the room was full of pleasant surprise over Carla Bruni-Sarkozy -- the French first lady who appeared in several scenes.

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Photo: Rachel McAdams and her director Woody Allen at the New York premiere of "Midnight in Paris." Credit: Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images

Sarah Palin's son Track Palin marries high school sweetheart Britta Hanson

Track Palin marries Britta Hanson

Who knew those were wedding bells we were hearing from up north? Track Palin, the eldest son of Todd and Sarah Palin, recently married high school sweetheart Britta Hanson in a small ceremony, according to a report out Thursday.

The former Alaska governor confirmed the wedding on Twitter, retweeting word from her political action committee that the two had gotten married and adding, "Yes, they did & we couldn't be any more blessed!"

Track, 22, and Britta, 21, tied the knot in Hatcher Pass, Alaska, a site not too far from Wasilla and reportedly filled with family memories of skiing, snow-machining and more, People said. They have a larger celebration to look forward to come winter, when friends and family will be invited for a "long ski weekend" to celebrate the union, the families told the mag.

"Our families couldn't be happier!" the Hansons and Palins said in a joint statement. "These are two hard working, humble, active, studious young adults who grew up together. We're tickled that after two decades of friendship we proudly witnessed their marriage, knowing their new life together will be blessed."

Track, an Army reservist, plans to enroll at the University of Alaska after the commercial fishing season ends, joining current nursing student Britta, People said. Her parents are the Rev. Duane and Elizabeth Hanson.

Track is the first of the Palin children to marry; sister Bristol and Levi Johnston, the father of her son Tripp, were briefly engaged, twice. They ultimately broke off the relationship.

The groom spent a year deployed to Iraq, with his mom -- then a GOP vice presidential hopeful -- a featured speaker at his infantry unit's September 2008 deployment ceremony at Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks, Alaska.

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Photo: Britta Hanson's new husband Track Palin, left, with Bristol Palin, Levi Johnston, Willow Palin, Piper Palin, Todd Palin holding Trig, John McCain and Sarah Palin on Sept. 4, 2008, at the GOP convention. Track's infantry unit was deployed to Iraq about two weeks later. Credit: Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times

 

Sarah Michelle Gellar returning to TV in 'Ringer' [Video]

Sarah Michelle Gellar "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" star Sarah Michelle Gellar is coming back to television in the new CW series "Ringer."

Fans of the blond, also known as Mrs. Freddie Prinze Jr., will be happy to see that although she ain't set to slay vampires, she still seems to be fighting off all kinds of trouble.

"Ringer," originally slated for CBS then handed to sister network the CW, has Gellar as a woman on the run from the mob who decides to inhabit the life of her twin sister -- only to discover her dear sibling has a bounty on her head as well.

As part of upfronts week, the network released a short clip, above. Enjoy the Gellar goodness.

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Photo: Sarah Michelle Gellar at the CW upfront presentation Thursday. Credit Andy Kropa / Getty Images

 

Arnold Schwarzenegger puts his acting career on hold

Arnold Schwarzenegger puts Cry Macho and Terminator film on hold.Arnold Schwarzenegger has gone from "Cry Macho" to crying uncle, putting his acting future on hold while he deals with, ahem, issues in his personal life -- this according to a statement out Thursday from the office of the Terminator.

"Gov. Schwarzenegger is focusing on personal matters and is not willing to commit to any production schedules or time lines," his office said. "This includes 'Cry Macho,' the Terminator franchise and other projects under consideration."

And when will Arnold be back? He has called off his Creative Artists Agency reps until future notice, saying they "will resume discussions when Gov. Schwarzenegger decides." So much for the Shwarzenegger love-child scandal not affecting production.

Recent news that the actor and his wife, Maria Shriver, had separated was followed of course by the revelation Monday that Arnold had fathered a child with a household employee more than 10 years ago, during the course of his 25-year marriage. He said he told Shriver only in January about the situation, which involves a 20-year member of their staff who stopped working for the family that month. 

Shriver has retained the services of a prominent divorce attorney, sources told People, though according to one person she "hasn't decided yet if she wants to end her marriage."

Schwarzenegger, 63, had planned to hit the post-political big screen with "Cry Macho," a drama about an aging horse trainer who, in a fit of desperation, is hired to kidnap the 9-year-old son of his former boss.

"Arnold always plays these big muscular guys, but there's a sweetness to Arnold in real life, and we want to bring that sweetness to the screen," producer Al Ruddy told Hollywood Reporter in early May. "Now that [director Brad Furman has] met with Arnold, he's convinced there's an accessibility and vulnerability there that he wants to bring out."

Just gonna let that hang there for a bit.

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Photo: Arnold Schwarzenegger accepts an award during the 63rd Israel Independence Day Celebration at Skirball Cultural Center on May 10. Credit: Jason Merritt / Getty Images

 



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