Playboy Inc. has confirmed reports that Hugh Hefner offering to buy the organization at a value of $5.50 per share and a premium price of $1.56, which makes the total estimated value of the company at $185 million based on the 33 million share stocks of the company.
Heffner had founded the organization in 1953 with the help of Rizvi Traverse Management LLC .  Heffner has made it clear that he is not interested in any kind of discussions with a third party regarding the deal, or in any form of mergers …

In an interesting development, the Oscar winning director has been freed by the Swiss government, and is now free to go anywhere in the world where he will not be arrested .
Swiss Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlump refused to hand him over to the U.S government citing faults in the US extradition requests and the good faith which Polanski has travelled to Switzerland.
Polanski was arrested in Switzerland in September 2009 when he had arrived to receive a lifetime achievement award. Since then, he has been placed under house arrest in the …

Known as the gentleman of Hollywood agents, Ed Limato spent 44 years helping turn aspiring young actors into stars.  He worked with many of the big name talents, including Billy Crystal, Sharon Stone, Kevin Costner, Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer and Denzel Washington.  Even more than their agent, Limato was known for developing real friendships with the actors that he helped to build careers.
In an interview in 2005 with Variety, Limato revealed what is now an unusual perspective on talent and it shows how he thought about his clientele.
“Many agents tend …

Despite the year that has passed since Michael Jackson’s death, the well known singer and King of Pop is still making headlines around the world. This time Jackson’s mother, Katherine, is telling the media that her son feared for his life in the months before his death.
Katherine Jackson spoke with Dateline in what many people call a very “candid” interview where she announced that her son told her on several occasions that he felt that someone wanted him dead. This comes as no surprise to many people that were close …

Ever since Perez Hilton posted a shot to his Twitter feed of Miley Cyrus getting out of  a convertible with a short skirt and supposedly sans-underwear, the gossip blogger has been getting a world of backlash from every angle.  With it, Hilton put “”If you are easily offended, do NOT click here. Oh, Miley! Warning: truly not for the easily offended!”
Even if Hilton won’t face any child pornography charges, as speculated by CBS News reports, he is certainly facing a firestorm over the posting now.  Advertisers are not happy to …

For those of you who read the “Little Orphan Annie” comic in today’s paper, you may be saddened to learn that today’s episode of the iconic redhead will be the last.  Tribune Media Services (TMS) had warned fans last month that the strip would be ending but there were those who had hoped that TMS would change their minds.
There are several reasons for ending the strip, not the least of which is that it is just not earning its keep anymore.  Fewer than 20 newspapers were syndicating the comic and …

After Lindsay Lohan’s SCRAM bracelet went off during an MTV Movie Awards afterparty, the judge issued an arrest warrant.  Apparently the judge did not buy her story about a drink being spilled on her leg any more than she believed the starlet lost her passport in France last month.  Judge Marsha Revel revoked Lohan’s original $100,000 bail but allowed bail again at double the amount.
Mother Dina, clearly defends her daughter in an interview with Page Six, saying, “She was at the MTV Awards and somebody spilled a drink on her …

Especially married women tend to use the service of a reverse phone lookup company quite often. They think their husband has an affair and want to track this strange phone number displayed in the telephone.
With a reverse phone lookup service like Phone Detective it is quite easy to get the personal data from the caller just by typing in the phone number. And these services are not some underground services.
Quite the opposite:  Phonedetective.com alone is according to Alexa.com one of the 4000 most visited websites in the whole USA.
Marriages are …

Reality starlet, Heidi Montag, filed papers for a legal separation in a Santa Monica courthouse today.  According to California law, by doing so, from this date on Montag’s earnings will be considered separate property should she and husband Spencer Pratt decide to divorce.  The paperwork gives irreconcilable differences as the reason for the break up but neither party has actually filed for a divorce.
Montag’s castmates on “The Hills” expressed doubt on the truth of the breakup, some even saying that they thought it was just a publicity stunt.
At the MTV …

Last night’s MTV Movie Awards had some things we expected, such as Twilight: New Moon’s virtual sweep of the awards, but also had a few surprises for those watching.  All in all, it was one of the top MTV Movie Awards specials in the network’s history.
Twilight: New Moon took five awards, every single one they were nominated for, with Anna Kendrick taking another for Best Breakout Performance in “Up in the Air”, making the total for the cast at six out of ten awards.   Everyone expected this with the spectacular …