All posts containing the tag: "france"
Posted Sep 27th 2009 9:37AM by TMZ Staff
Roman Polanski will not be able to attend the Zurich Film Festival -- which was set to honor him with a lifetime achievement award -- because he got arrested for that whole statutory rape thing he's been fleeing from for the past 30 years.
The famed director was taken into custody by Swiss authorities trying to enter Switzerland yesterday.
Polanski pled guilty in 1977 to having unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor (she was 13) but then fled the United States before he could be sentenced. Polanski has lived in France ever since to avoid being arrested.
There has been no timeline set as to when or if he will be extradited back to the U.S.
UPDATE -- According to Sandi Gibbons, spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County district attorney's office, the U.S. Justice Department worked in conjunction with Swiss authorities in securing the arrest. According to the LA Times, they had come close to arresting Polanski several times over the past decade.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: arrested, france, roman polanksi, RomanPolanksi, statutory rape, StatutoryRape, switzerland, underage sex, UnderageSex
Posted Sep 1st 2009 1:19AM by TMZ Staff
It's former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell!
Geri and her washboard abs are vacationing with her 37-year-old boyfriend Henry Beckwith -- some British aristocrat dude with a fancy car and giant house.
If you wanna be her lovah...
Filed under: Hot Bodies
Tags: aristocrat, bikini body, BikiniBody, france, geri halliwell, GeriHalliwell, henry beckwith, HenryBeckwith, vacation
Posted Aug 28th 2009 1:45PM by TMZ Staff
Mother of one/former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell showed off her sick six-pack while sunnin' herself on a boat yesterday in St. Tropez.
Wannabe this in shape?
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Hot Bodies, Hot Mamas
Tags: abs, bathing suit, BathingSuit, bikini, france, geri halliwell, GeriHalliwell, ginger spice, GingerSpice, photo, shape, six-pack, spice girls, SpiceGirls, st. tropez, St.Tropez, stomach
Posted Aug 12th 2009 1:30AM by TMZ Staff
O.K., so it's not the second coming, but Jack Nicholson's divine bud appeared to be running on water while vacationing in France the other day.
Check out the pics -- Jack definitely wasn't as buoyant.
Filed under: Hot Bodies, Photo Galleries, Stars in Heat
Tags: France, Jack nicholson, JackNicholson, photos, vacation
Posted Aug 4th 2009 1:45AM by TMZ Staff
Jack Nicholson enjoyed a dance with a young woman in his target age demographic at a party in France over the weekend.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Party All The Time
Tags: dancing, france, jack nicholson, JackNicholson, photo
Posted Aug 3rd 2009 7:00AM by TMZ Staff
Jack Nicholson has perfected a swimming move even Michael Phelps won't try ... the 50 meter backsmoke.
The 72-year-old enjoyed a cig, while floating in the waters off France this weekend.
Who needs a flotation device, when you got a cancer stick?
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Wacky & Weird, Photo Galleries
Tags: france, Jack Nicholson, JackNicholson, smoking, swimming
Posted Jul 16th 2009 12:54PM by TMZ Staff
The stage for Madonna's concert in Marseille, France collapsed today, killing one person and injuring nine.
The collapse occurred at the Velodrome stadium where Madonna was going to perform on July 19. We're told the roof of the stage collapsed on top of the workers. Fire officials in Marseille tell us two of the injured workers are in critical condition -- one is an American.
French papers say the concert has been canceled.
UPDATE: Madonna has issued the following statement: "I am devastated to have just received this tragic news. My prayers go out to those who were injured and their families along with my deepest sympathy to all those affected by this heartbreaking news."
UPDATE: A second man is now being reported as dead.
Story developing...
Filed under: Music, Madonna, Nurse!
Tags: France, madonna, Marseille, stage collapses, StageCollapses, Velodrome stadium, VelodromeStadium
Posted Jul 10th 2009 1:50AM by TMZ Staff
ABC News got a little piece of TMZ action this AM ... by analyzing and over-analyzing Barack Obama's slick moves at the G8 summit in Italy yesterday.
After we posted a pic of the putative peek yesterday -- ABC broke down the video like a Super Bowl play ... and then cleared the Prez of aimless ogling.
Please watch ... and then exercise your franchise.
Filed under: Barack Obama, Politix
Tags: barack obama, BarackObama, france, nicolas sarkozy, NicolasSarkozy
Posted Jul 8th 2009 4:30PM by TMZ Staff
Tourists at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France were treated to a real wonder of engineering yesterday -- the one and only Britney Spears.
Brit Brit, who's in town on tour, brought her two kids to the national landmark. What she didn't bring: A bra.
Filed under: Paparazzi Video, Britney Spears
Tags: britney spears, BritneySpears, eiffel tower, EiffelTower, france, french, jayden james, JaydenJames, kevin federline, KevinFederline, paris, sean preston, sean preston federline, SeanPreston, SeanPrestonFederline, video
Posted Jun 17th 2009 4:03PM by TMZ Staff
This extremely French papper at the Nice airport was speaking English -- but his Pink Panther accent left "CSI: Miami"/"West Wing" actress Emily Procter with a serious case of WTF Face.
Ironically, the name she couldn't understand: Paris.
Filed under: Paparazzi Video, Wacky & Weird
Tags: CSI, csi miami, emily procter, france, french, paris, paris hilton, video, west wing
Posted May 16th 2009 9:44AM by TMZ Staff
Reports claim Jerry Lewis collapsed at the Cannes Film Festival in France just a short time ago. He's 83. From what we can tell he just slipped. We're checking to be sure.
UPDATE: We spoke to Jerry's rep and she has informed us that she spoke to Jerry and his wife and he is fine. She also says, "Stories of a collapse are completely erroneous, Jerry is in good health and spirits in Cannes."
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Movies, Nurse!
Tags: cannes film festival, cannes2009, CannesFilmFestival, collapses, fall, france, jerry lewis, JerryLewis, red carpet, RedCarpet
Posted May 5th 2009 12:00PM by TMZ Staff
Now that the swine flu epidemic has infected a staggering 4 people out of France's 60 million residents, Eminem was taking no chances of contracting the devastating illness while tooling around Paris yesterday.
Pigs aren't the only thing with a bad rap these days.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Eminem, Nurse!
Tags: eminem, france, paris, rapper, swine flu, SwineFlu
Posted Jul 1st 2008 1:25PM by TMZ Staff
How do you report on a story that you already said happened?
The AP is reporting that Angelina Jolie has checked into a hospital in the south of France to give birth to her twins, though she isn't expected to give birth immediately.
But wait -- didn't "ET" report that Angelina gave birth ... a month ago? Yeah they did -- but then they pulled the story down, though they never admitted it was wrong.
So far, no mention of Angelina on their site today. We can see the headline now, "Angelina Gives Birth to Twins ... Again!"
Filed under: Brad & Angelina
Tags: Angelina Jolie, AngelinaJolie, Brad Pitt, BradPitt, France, Twins
Posted Sep 19th 2007 11:29AM by Celly
Luscious spokesstripper Dita Von Teese had French fashionistas salivating in this tweedy, waist-bustin' 1940s fabulousness. C'est si bon!
Her 21" waist was snapped as she sashayed away from the Plaza Athenee. Dita's peeps tell us she's over there for the 60th Anniversary of the House of Dior. Viva Dita!
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Fashion
Tags: dita von teese, DitaVonTeese, france, stripper
Posted Jun 22nd 2007 2:24PM by Celly
Katie Holmes is aging by the minute! These days Kate looks more like a grandma migrating to Boynton Beach for the winter season than a 28-year-old Hollywood hottie. Who's in the mood for an Early Bird Special at Denny's?
Holmes was spotted "early boarding" a flight in Nice, France -- sans tiny Suri and teeny Tom. The robowife wore this burnt orange leather vest last worn by Steven Tyler in Aerosmith's 1977 "Draw the Line" tour, offset by a mustard colored blowfish purse she might have found while snorkeling in those goggles.
The Cruises were in France for the wedding of fellow Scientologist/billionaire James Packer to model Erica Baxter. Party at the Scientology Celebrity Centre, baby! Then it's off to shuffleboard!
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Tom & Katie
Tags: airport, france, katie holmes, KatieHolmes, posh spice, PoshSpice, scientology, suri, tom cruise, TomCruise, victoria beckham, VictoriaBeckham
