Word: hollywood
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...only surprising element in this family melodrama was Paramount's public airing of its displeasure - as if it wanted to sour all of Hollywood on Tom Cruise, and, by extension, other crazy or cranky stars, of which there are plenty. Since Redstone is not known for shooting from the lip, I'd guess that he, and perhaps other moguls, may be trying to tell its priciest talents that the era of $25 million paydays for a single picture - or the sort of star-studio deal that is lucrative only for the star - is over...
...Still, the decision to end its association with Cruise isn't risk-free for Paramount. It's a testament to the ongoing strength of the Cruise/Wagner brand that their company attracted such a huge amount of private capital. Moreover, two of Hollywood's biggest producers are still fans of Cruise the actor. Wagner says JJ Abrams, who directed Mission Impossible 3 and just inked big production deals of his own with Warner Bros. and Paramount, still wants to work with...
...successor sent a government plane to retrieve him. For the first time in a decade, Clinton was a mere spectator to a global crisis. Powerlessness did not sit well with him, recalls an aide who was with him on the 28-hour ride home. He considered pulling together his Hollywood friends for a big benefit, but it turned out that was already being arranged before he landed. So he started looking for beyond the obvious, for something that would make both a difference and a statement. Within a few weeks, he and former Senator Bob Dole...
...MORE HOLLYWOOD ENDING...
That quest for notoriety has fueled legions of false confessions to high-profile crimes. After Charles Lindbergh's infant was kidnapped and murdered in 1932, more than 200 people stepped up to say they were the culprit. Over the years, 500 or so have confessed to Hollywood's 1947 "Black Dahlia" slaying...