Schwarzenegger puts work on hold
Suddenly, "I'll be back" doesn't seem to work as catchphrase for Arnold Schwarzenegger anymore.
The scandal-stained former governor said Thursday he's putting his Hollywood comeback on hold until as he faces the fallout from his childbearing affair with his housekeeper and braces for what could be a costly divorce. A statement from Schwarzenegger's office said the actor has asked his talent agency to put all his motion picture projects that are currently under way or being negotiated on hold until further notice.
"Gov. Schwarzenegger is focusing on personal matters and is not willing to commit to any production schedules or timelines," the statement said. "This includes 'Cry Macho,' the 'Terminator' franchise and other projects under consideration. We will resume discussions when Gov. Schwarzenegger decides."
The revelation that Schwarzenegger fathered a child with his housekeeper, Mildred Baena, also set the stage for what could be a big-money divorce case. It was widely reported Thursday that Schwarzenegger's estranged wife, Maria Shriver, has retained celebrity divorce lawyer Laura Wasser. The "disso-queen," as she has been dubbed, has represented Robyn Gibson, Kate Walsh, Britney Spears, Angelina Jolie and Kiefer Sutherland in divorce and custody cases.
Reports Thursday suggested that Schwarzenegger acknowledged the affair to Shriver and then the public under considerable duress. Radar Online said the former
Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 63, says he has put all his film projects on hold until further notice. "Cry Macho" Not long after he and his wife of 25 years, Maria Shriver, 55, announced an amicable separation (Shriver and Schwarzenegger), Schwarzenegger admitted that he had fathered a child out of wedlock.
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governor confessed to Shriver about his relationship and child with Baena after Shriver had confronted Baena herself earlier this year. Schwarzenegger's public acknowledgment of the scandal earlier this week reportedly came about because Baena was about to go public with it.
In "Ringer," Gellar plays a woman who, after witnessing a murder, goes on the run and assumes the life of her wealthy identical twin sister.
Gellar told Entertainment Weekly that her lengthy time away from television was largely due to her judiciousness: "I have the greatest fans in the world, and I loved my show. "... I want to honor those people who were so good to me and show them something worthy of their time and worthy of them."
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THE SCANDAL SPREADS (MAYBE): If you've been wondering when exactly attorney Gloria Allred would slither into this Schwarzenegger mess, the answer is, she already has. Another woman has come forward saying she had an affair with Schwarzenegger and has retained Allred for representation.
"I represent Gigi Goyette, who had an intimate relationship with Arnold," Allred tells E! Online. Goyette, 52, who appeared on the "Little House on Prairie" TV series, claims she had a fling with Schwarzenegger in 1975 (when she was 16), and again in 1989, three years after he married Shriver. The Los Angeles Times reports Goyette has inked a $20,000 deal to tell her story to American Media, which publishes the National Enquirer, Star and Radar.
SULLY GETS A NETWORK GIG: Danville pilot Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, whose 2009 emergency jet landing in New York's Hudson River earned him worldwide praise as a hero, is joining CBS News as aviation and safety expert.
"He is a remarkable person who has great ability to turn his significant experience into useful insights," said CBS News chairman and 60 Minutes executive producer Jeff Fager, adding he will be asked to help viewers "better understand the stories involving safety and air travel that seem to pop up all the time."
BUFFY'S BACK (SORT OF)!
Eight years after she ditched her wooden stake and stopped killing TV vampires, Sarah Michelle Gellar is returning to prime time in a very different kind of project.
Gellar, who rose to fame as the butt-kicking heroine of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," will headline "Ringer," a drama coming to The CW this fall. The show is one of four new series unveiled by the network during its Thursday upfront presentation in New York.In "Ringer," Gellar plays a woman who, after witnessing a murder, goes on the run and assumes the life of her wealthy identical twin sister.
Gellar told Entertainment Weekly that her lengthy time away from television was largely due to her judiciousness: "I have the greatest fans in the world, and I loved my show. "... I want to honor those people who were so good to me and show them something worthy of their time and worthy of them."
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