Jake Gyllenhall: He asked for it, he got it
LOS ANGELES—Oscar-nominated US actor Jake Gyllenhaal witnessed a gang fight in Los Angeles when he joined the city police riding along with the cops as research for a new film, the LAPD said on Thursday.
Gyllenhaal, star of “Brokeback Mountain” and “Prince of Persia,” and actor Michael Peña are preparing for the coming film, “End of Watch,” which deals with a friendship between two police officers.
They decided to get up close and personal with Los Angeles police by joining the department to watch cops at work. But on Wednesday, they got a taste of reality when they witnessed a real-life gang fight.
The two actors were on patrol with a police unit in South Los Angeles—one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the sprawling metropolis—
when a man was shot at by rival gang members in a park.—AFP
It’s a date!
LOS ANGELES—Marine Sgt. Scott Moore has a big date coming up when he returns from military service in Afghanistan.
The data systems technician gained fame—and apparently a date with actress Mila Kunis—when he posted a video on YouTube last week inviting the “Black Swan” star to accompany him to the Marine Corps Ball in Greenville, North Carolina, in November. The annual event marks the founding of the Marines in 1775.
Kunis learned of the video during a recent interview with her “Friends with Benefits” costar, Justin Timberlake, who urged her to fulfill her patriotic duties. Kunis agreed to the date, saying, “I’ll go.”—AP
Gotta have
NEW YORK—A strap from the guitar Jimi Hendrix burned on stage at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival is being offered by a New York City auctioneer alongside memorabilia from Michael Jackson and Kurt Cobain.
The online Gotta Have It! Rock & Roll Auction runs through July 22.
Gotta Have It! Collectibles Inc. says the seller of the Hendrix guitar strap is the audience member who caught it at the three-day rock concert in Monterey, California.
The auction also includes a guitar smashed by Nirvana lead singer Cobain in 1993, the year before he died. There’s a glove worn by Jackson at a 1997 concert in London. And there’s a dress worn by Katy Perry in her video for “I Kissed a Girl.”
The late King of Pop’s glove is being sold by his friend and publicist Steve Manning.—AP
Happy birthdays!
July 17: Comedian Phyllis Diller turned 94; Donald, 76; David Hasselhoff, 59.
July 18: Vin Diesel turns 44.
July 20:Kim Carnes turns 66; Carlos Santana, 64; Omar Epps, 38; Elliott Yamin, 33; Gisele Bundchen, 31.
July 21: Robin Williams turns 60; Norman Jewison, 85; Josh Hartnett, 33.
July 22: Louise Fletcher turns 77; Terence Stamp, 73; Danny Glover, 65; Willem Dafoe, 56; David Spade and John Leguizamo, 47; Selena Gomez, 19.
July 23: Woody Harrelson turns 50; Philip Seymour Hoffman, 44; Daniel Radcliffe, 22.
