Coppola Settles Up
All together now…it was an offer he couldn’t refuse.
Francis Ford Coppola has resolved a lawsuit brought by a film production company that claimed it had been jilted out of its share of the profits from daughter Sofia’s directing debut, The Virgin Suicides.
Muse Productions sued the Oscar-winning Godfather director last November in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging breach of contract and demanding a full audit of the movie’s earnings.
According to the complaint, Coppola’s company, American Zoetrope, struck a deal with Muse in October 1997 that essentially cleared the film rights to the original Virgin Suicides book by Jeff Eugenides, in exchange for Muse receiving a percentage of the film’s revenue.
Muse’s lawyers submitted a two-page document to the court stating that a settlement had been reached. Terms were not disclosed, and neither side was available for comment.
Released in May 2000, The Virgin Suicides starred James Woods, Kathleen Turner, Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett and Danny DeVito and marked the first outing behind the camera for Sofia, who up until that point had been known mostly for her widely panned performance in The Godfather Part III.
The film grossed more than $10 million worldwide and, more importantly, paved the way for the younger Coppola’s Oscar-winning sophomore flick, Lost in Translation.
A-List Secrets: Is There Really Rehab for That?
I just read about yet another celeb checking into rehab for something other than drugs or alcohol. Come on, really! Foot injuries? Depression? Are we supposed to believe all this?Not Buying It, Boulder, Colo.
You refer, of course, to Heather Locklear, who, depending on which report you read, has checked herself in to a “facility” or “rehab” for anxiety and depression.
There are real hospitals for that, you know.
“Some programs are actually for mental-health rehab,” says Dr. Sonja Keith, director of assessment and referral for the Las Encinas Hospital, which treats psychological and chemical dependency issues.
But here’s what it really means when you hear the word rehab…
Until we know exactly where in Arizona Locklear has sought treatment, the fun conspiracy theories about exactly what ails the former Melrose babe will have to wait. But here’s where celebrity rehab excuses start to fall apart: When they check into addiction treatment facilities for ailments that have nothing to do with drugs or alcohol.
Take Steven Tyler, who recently said he checked into Las Encinas to more peacefully recover from a foot injury. Las Encinas, as I have already reported, covers psychological and chemical dependency issues. A Las Encinas spokesperson wasn’t commenting on the whole thing a few weeks ago, but Keith seemed to shed some new light for me today.
“Not to be specific about any particular person checking in,” she told me, “but some people are given pain pills after they have surgery, and the patient may need to have drug rehab because of the pain-pill addiction postsurgery.”
Hmmm.
Lastly, we’ll speak of Kirsten Dunst. Dunst last told exclusively that she didn’t head to rehab for drugs or alcohol, but rather depression.
However, I’m told that Cirque Lodge, where she stayed, doesn’t accept patients suffering solely from mental illness. “People would have to come to our facility with at least an outward presentation of a substance abuse issue,” a Cirque Lodge spokesman tells me. “They are using alcohol or drugs in an inappropriate manner. It may seem like a chemical dependency issue, and then the client goes into treatment, and we discover there is an underlying issue.”
Of course. Such as one’s pants being on fire.
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Kirsten Dunst and Ryan Gosling’s “All Good Things”
Kirsten Dunst and Ryan Gosling’s “All Good Things”
Kirsten Dunst and Ryan Gosling were busy filming scenes for their new movie “All Good Things” on location in New York City on Wednesday (June 25).
During the day, Dunst was seen getting in and out of a yellow cab clad in a fitted burgundy skirt, black cardigan and black Mary Janes while Gosling strutted around in a fancy suit.
The thriller follows “a detective who begins to unravel a missing-persons case that looks to spell doom for the heir to a New York real estate dynasty.”
The Andrew Jarecki directed film, which hits theaters in 2009, also stars Frank Langella (Body of Evidence) and Jeffrey Dean Morgan (P.S. I Love You).
Kirsten Dunst Rocks Out With Coldplay
Kirsten Dunst Rocks Out With Coldplay
You know you’re larger than life when Hollywood stars flock to your concerts. And when Coldplay took the stage at Madison Square Garden last night, Kirsten Dunst couldn’t get enough.
The “Crazy/Beautiful” starlet was spotted on her way to the venue last night with a guy pal, looking cute in a black scoopneck top and a pair of vintage jeans with black flats.
And while last night she was all smiles, recently Kirsten came clean with her ongoing battle with depression, and the real reason she checked into rehab earlier this year.
She told press, “I didn’t go to Cirque Lodge for alcohol abuse or drug abuse. I went there for depression. It was a good six months before I decided to go away. I was struggling, and I had the opportunity to go somewhere and take care of myself. I was fortunate to have the resources to do it. My friends and family thought it was a good idea, too. But I didn’t know where to go. My doctor recommended Cirque Lodge.”
Dunst says she hopes her transparency with her life will help quell all of the unfortunate rumors about her. “There’s been a lot of misrepresentation about what is going on in my life, and it’s been very painful for my friends and family. Everyone feels like they have to defend me. They hear the rumors, and it puts them in a defensive position. Now that I’m feeling stronger, I was prepared to say something.”