Annette Sharp

In Hollywood News It’s a mid-week Wednesday and as I look at my desk I have quite the collection of Hollywood news tidbits. Little pieces of news I’ve gathered along the way during the past couple weeks. Stories that are interesting, but stories not long enough for a post dedicated just to them. With that in mind, here’s some Hollywood news to clear off my desk which appear in this post. Mickey Rourke Winner At GQ Men of Year Awards Daniel Craig Can’t Get Enough Security Russell Crowe Challenges Newspaper Writer To Bike Ride GQ Man Of The Year Mickey Rourke Winner of GQ ... Read Full Story

Posted by --girl September 7, 2009 Be careful what you write, it might come back to bite you in the ass. Russell Crowe challenged an Australian newspaper columnist to a cycling duel after she made fun of a photo of the actor smoking and eating on a bike ride and it was all caught on video. The piece, in Sydney’s Daily Telegraph, was headlined “smokes and fatty foods the fitness regime for Rusty”. Crowe called up columnist Annette Sharp to a 12-mile race through the city. And it was all caught on video as he pounded her into the ground. At one point during ... Read Full Story

An Australian newspaper columnist is eating crow after accepting a challenge from Russell Crowe to a 20-kilometre bike ride. The Gladiatorstar wanted a race after a story in Sydney's Daily Telegraph mocked him for eating and smoking on a bike ride with his personal trainer. The piece, by gossip columnist Annette Sharp, was headlined "smokes and fatty foods the fitness regime for Rusty" and showed a picture of Crowe pausing for tacos and a smoke on a Sydney street. Crowe's representative called Sharp the following day and said: "Get on your bike. Russell wants you to go riding with him. Are you ready to ... Read Full Story

The Associated Press SYDNEY — An Australian newspaper mocked Russell Crowe for smoking and shoveling down a fatty meal during a recent bike ride, so the notoriously salty actor set out to prove he is still in gladiator shape — by challenging the paper’s gossip columnist to a duel by bicycle. Crowe, who has been photographed looking slimmer in recent months, was apparently none too pleased by a column published in Sydney’s The Daily Telegraph on Tuesday entitled “Smokes and fatty foods the fitness regime for Rusty.” The paper mocked Crowe after he was photographed pausing during a recent bike ride with his personal trainer ... Read Full Story

An Italian photographer is going to sue against Celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz who says she used his pictures without permission.Annie Leibovitz is also being sued for $24m by an art financing company Paolo Pizzetti claims Ms Leibovitz used photos he took in Venice and Rome, and passed them off as her own in a 2009 calendar for a coffee company. He is seeking a court order to stop the images from being used and $300,000 (£183,000) for copyright infringement. A spokesperson for Ms Leibovitz declined to comment. According to legal papers filed at a New York federal court, Mr Pizzetti said Ms Leibovitz, 59, ... Read Full Story