The judge in Michael Jackson's trial on molestation charges has barred prosecutors from calling an expert on domestic violence. Prosecutors wanted the domestic violence expert to explain why the mother of Jackson's accuser lied under oath. "There are many enigmas about why (the woman) acted the way she did," prosecutor Gordon Auchincloss said, conceding that elements of her behaviour were "counter-intuitive."
Defense attorney Robert Sanger argued the prosecution was trying to give the woman a "pass" for committing perjury under oath. "She has committed perjury in this case from the stand," Sanger said. "This is not because she's a battered woman, it's because she lies for gain." The testimony of the mother of Jackson's teenage accuser is a key to establishing that her family was "imprisoned" at Neverland, one of the 10 criminal charges against the 46-year-old singer.
USAToday offers a first look at Brandon Routh in his skin-tight Superman outfit. Superman Returns, directed by Bryan Singer is due in theaters June 2006. Superman Returns also stars Kate Bosworth, James Marsden, Frank Langella, Eva Marie Saint and Kevin Spacey. USAToday description, the picture shows that the skin-tight costume stretches over only the actor's muscles and frame, without the augmented armored pecs or abs of recent movie superheroes.
"I always had the general idea of the suit," Bryan Singer told USA Today. The outfit remains close to the 'classic' .
More than 30,000 fans from as far away as Europe, Mexico and Japan have traveled to Indianapolis to attend Celebration III this weekend, a convention for Star Wars fans. Celebration III's program includes droid races and robotic workshops, as well as an appearance by legendary director George Lucas himself, his first appearance at a fan convention since 1987.
"It is the ultimate sci-fi," Amanda Johnston of Detroit told the Associated Press by way of explaining her love for the movies.
Star is reporting that during one recent fight, Nick Lachey told Jessica Simpson that he hates her whining. In response, she blubbered "You hate me?" This presents the philosophical question of how you separate the whiner from the whine. You could actually love the whiner but hate the whining, and yet if the whiner whines 24/7, how can you not finish by hating her, or at the very least, wanting to get the hell out of the house? Stay tuned to see how much longer these two can continue the charade. (By Scott Rose)
Star magazine reports that the sensational car-wreck of the Pitt-Aniston marriage is anything but amicable. When David Arquette gave Jen the news that Brad had spent a sultry weekend in Palm Springs with Angelina just days after going to a movie with Jen, Jen muttered "It might have been nice if Brad had told me." Then when Brad wanted to film a segment of 60 Minutes in the ex-couple's $17 million Beverly Hills home, Jen's rep "went ballistic." One source told Star "Jen feels that the best way of fighting back is to show she's just as sexy as Angelina." The Bosh believes that both ladies have considerable assets. (By Scott Rose)
Today's New York Times carries a front page article on how Ken Hutcherson, pastor of the Antioch Bible Church in Redmond, Washington, pressured the Microsoft Corporation out of supporting a gay rights bill in the state of Washington. The bill, which lost by one vote, would have accorded homosexuals in all of Washington state protection against discrimination. In two meetings with Microsoft officials, the asshole Hutcherson threatened a national boycott of Microsoft products and urged that Microsoft employees who speak in favor of the bill be fired. The asshole Hutcherson is quoted in the article as saying of his meeting with Microsoft officials "I told them I was going to give them something to be afraid of Christians about." In case you don't recall ever hearing that becoming fascist was a part of Christian philosophy, you can protest the asshole Hutcherson by writing to him at the address below.
The Reverend Asshole Ken Hutcherson
The Antioch Bible Church
8210 154th Avenue NE
Redmond, WA 98052
425-556-5905 (Phone)
425-556-1333 (Fax)
acomer@abchurch.org
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