Chicago Sun-Times

Kanye West’s hatred of paparazzi strains his love for Kim Kardashian

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:09:25 -0500

BILL ZWECKER: Kim’s hunger for the spotlight isn’t easy for a rapper who just proclaimed, “I ain’t no mother-[expletive] celebrity.”

One Directions sets 2014 shows, promises ‘edgy’ album

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:09:25 -0500

One Direction long ago announced July 13 and 14 concerts at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre here, and now the hot boy band is looking further ahead, booking South American and European dates in 2014. Singer Liam Payne also spromised the group’s next album will be “more edgy.” — B.Z. …

Angelina Jolie used disguises to keep surgery secret, sources say

Thu, 16 May 2013 02:29:03 -0500

BILL ZWECKER: Determined to keep her three-month process under wraps, Jolie reportedly relied on wigs and aliases while undergoing the double mastectomy.

Rod Stewart’s gender bender

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:26:30 -0500

Proven ladies’ man Rod Stewart, who has fathered eight children with five women, told Howard Stern he once seduced a man — thinking it was a woman. The rocker said he was set up for the practical joke by his former Faces bandmates in Australia in the 1970s. — B.Z. …

Why Angelina Jolie went public with her double mastectomy

Wed, 15 May 2013 02:33:03 -0500

BILL ZWECKER: After getting tests and treatment to ease her risk of breast cancer, the star hopes to help others do the same.

Bill Hader to exit ‘SNL’

Tue, 14 May 2013 21:26:46 -0500

No word yet about Fred Armisen or Jason Sudeikis, but Bill Hader has confirmed he is ending his eight-season run on “Saturday Night Live” after this weekend’s season finale. Among Hader’s best-known characters: his bizarre “Weekend Update” city correspondent, Stefon. — B.Z. …

Beyonce postpones concert, blames exhaustion

Tue, 14 May 2013 21:26:46 -0500

Citing dehydration and exhaustion, Beyonce missed a show in “The Mrs. Carter Show” tour in Belgium Tuesday — just as her camp was trying to quash stories alleging the pop diva and husband Jay-Z were expecting their second child. The tour comes to Chicago’s United Center on July 17 and ends Aug. 5 in Brooklyn. — B.Z. …

Is Beyonce pregnant? Probably not, but soon she’d like to be

Tue, 14 May 2013 02:18:16 -0500

BILL ZWECKER: Since Beyonce’s mention that “my daughter needs company,” curious observers have been looking for signs of a baby bump. But insiders doubt the superstar would want to be expecting while on the road.

‘Today’ anchor Savannah Guthrie plans wedding

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:16:05 -0500

NBC’s Savannah Guthrie announced Monday she’s engaged to media consultant Mike Feldman. It’s the second marriage for the “Today” co-host, 41, who got engaged to Feldman over the weekend in Turks & Caicos. The couple have dated for four years. — B.Z. …

Angie Everhart battling cancer

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:16:05 -0500

Model and actress Angie Everhart will undergo surgery for thyroid cancer Thursday. Since rumors about Everhart’s health have been circulating, her rep told “Extra,” she wanted to set the record straight — confirming the cancer but adding “the prognosis is very good.” — B.Z. …

Gillian Anderson, Dermot Mulroney, Christian Slater doing TV shows in Chicago

Mon, 13 May 2013 02:16:49 -0500

BILL ZWECKER: To the delight of local film crews and celebrity watchers, NBC and ABC order four series that will be shot in Our Town.

‘Crisis,’ new NBC drama, to shoot in Chicago

Fri, 10 May 2013 19:32:14 -0500

BILL ZWECKER: Sources tell me NBC’s green-lighted conspiracy drama “Crisis,” starring Gillian Anderson and Dermot Mulroney, will be shot in Chicago. The pilot was filmed in Los Angeles, but will head our way this season. …

Chris Brown’s comments prompt an angry call from Rihanna

Fri, 10 May 2013 02:33:11 -0500

BILL ZWECKER: “She really blasted him,” says a source close to RiRi. Her ex set her off by telling an interviewer he won’t be “wife-ing” someone as young as her.

After breakup, ‘Vampire Diaries’ star sends biting tweet

Thu, 09 May 2013 19:12:58 -0500

First we heard “Vampire Diaries” co-stars Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev had ended their real-life, three-year romance. Then Somerhalder tweeted this zinger — actually a quote from playwright Lillian Hellman: “People change and forget to tell each other.” — B.Z. …

Oprah Winfrey stirs Oscar buzz for ‘fantastic’ work in ‘The Butler’

Thu, 09 May 2013 02:23:35 -0500

BILL ZWECKER: She plays the wife of a longtime White House servant in the October release.

Seth MacFarlane set to segue to ‘The Simpsons”

Wed, 08 May 2013 23:37:48 -0500

“The Family Guy,” “American Dad” and “The Cleveland Show” creator Seth MacFarlane finally will make his debut on “The Simpsons,” Fox’s longest-running animated show, on the 24th season finale on May 19 — voicing Ben, a guy Marge meets on an online swingers site. — B.Z. …

Piers Morgan to produce tabloid tale for TV

Wed, 08 May 2013 23:37:48 -0500

CNN host Piers Morgan, an ex-editor of three British tabloids, will executive produce a Starz cable TV drama chronicling the rise of the tabloid press, the sexual revolution and class conflicts in England in the 1970s — as seen through the eyes of an American journalist. — B.Z. …

Tiger Woods’ ‘boozing’ at gala turns off new love Lindsey Vonn

Wed, 08 May 2013 10:15:17 -0500

BILL ZWECKER: An associate of the skier says she “doesn’t seem quite as smitten with Tiger” as she was. Even when he was solo at Michael Jordan’s wedding, Tiger looked glum.