PEOPLE ARE TALKIN’
GEORGE CLOONEY and AMAL ALAMUDDIN made it legal yesterday with a civil ceremony at the municipal building in Venice, Italy. Meanwhile, a source says the reason BRAD PITT and ANGELINA JOLIE didn't attend was because they couldn't take a break from shooting their new movie "By the Sea".
According to E! Online, GEORGE CLOONEY and AMAL ALAMUDDIN spent more than $4 MILLION on their wedding weekend. About $3 million of that was for luxury hotel rooms. They also spent $380,000 for Amal's dress, $58,000 on booze and $250,000 on flowers.
The evidence is building regarding those rumors about BRUCE JENNER wanting to become a woman. In a new set of paparazzi photos, it looks like Bruce is wearing a SPORTS BRA under his shirt. And he does look a little BUSTY.
AMANDA BYNES got a DUI in L.A. over the weekend. Police would only say she was under the influence of a CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. TMZ claims it was some kind of stimulant. They also say Amanda is back to smoking a ton of pot.
A British website put together a list of the most quotable movies of all time. They include "Airplane", "Mean Girls", "The Big Lebowski", "The Princess Bride", "Casablanca" and "This Is Spinal Tap".
BusinessWeek.com ranked the box office successes of former "Saturday Night Live" stars . . . and EDDIE MURPHY is #1. His 38 movies have grossed $5.79 billion in the U.S. and Canada. DAN AYKROYD is second, with $4.26 billion, followed by ROBERT DOWNEY JR., with $3.9 billion.
OZZY OSBOURNE has announced that BLACK SABBATH will record "one more album," before embarking on a, quote, "final tour." There's no timetable yet, but Ozzy says he expects them to begin working on it early next year.
BACK IN THE DAY
2007 – Keith Urban is in a minor motorcycle crash in Sydney, Australia, while trying to get away from the paparazzi.
2003 – rapper C-MURDER was convicted for the MURDER of a 16-year-old kid who snuck into a nightclub and then schooled him in a freestyle rap contest.
2001 – Actress Sharon Stone is admitted to a San Francisco-area hospital for treatment of a brain aneurysm. She makes a full recovery.
1983 – "All The Right Moves" was released . . . starring TOM CRUISE as a high school football star clashing with his coach . . . CRAIG T. NELSON! (Tom Cruise recently admitted he suffered a CONCUSSION making this movie.)
1963 – Houston rookie JOHN PACIOREK hit three singles in his first Major League Baseball game. He injured his back and never played again . . . becoming the first player to end his career batting "a thousand" (1.000).
1960 – "The Flintstones" premiered on ABC.
1955 – JAMES DEAN was killed in a two-car collision near Cholame, California.
1630 – John Billington became the FIRST AMERICAN CRIMINAL EXECUTED. He was hanged in Plymouth, Massachusetts, for fatally shooting another man.
A Waiter Gave a Couple Terrible Service . . . So They Left a 150% Tip?
FULL STORY: On Saturday, a couple named Steven and Makenzie Schultz went to a new restaurant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa for their anniversary, and got TERRIBLE service. It's not clear how old they are. From the photo we saw online we're guessing early 30s.
They haven't said the name of the place. But they waited 20 minutes for water, 40 minutes for an appetizer, and over an HOUR for their entrees. Meanwhile, their waiter was spending most of his time at other tables.
For the average person, that would mean one thing . . . he's getting a bad tip. But instead of getting angry, Makenzie noticed he was the ONLY waiter . . . had TWELVE tables . . . AND was doubling as the bartender.
Steven and Makenzie both used to be servers, and now they own a restaurant called BBQ This. So they knew how INSANE that is. And when their check finally came, they talked it over, and decided to leave him a really GOOD tip.
Their bill was $67, so they left a HUNDRED BUCKS . . . that's 150%. They also wrote a message. Quote: "We've both been in your shoes. Paying it forward."
They posted a photo of the receipt on Facebook, and asked people to think about the CONTEXT of a situation before blaming someone. It's already gotten over 1.5 MILLION likes. It turns out another waiter had called in sick at the last minute.
Three Ways Companies Trick You Into Buying Stuff
1. They put things in tall, skinny packages. In most cases, they could fit the same product in a short, wide package. But studies have found that when we see a tall, na
