Hollywood Headlines: A crazy week in review
The American pop export known as Lady Gaga keeps running into trouble as she tours Asia. She was pegged as a “devil” by Islamic hardliners in Indonesia, where protests and security concerns forced the cancellation of a June 3 concert. She also caused a ruckus for tweeting that she was going to use her time in Thailand to buy a “fake Rolex.” And then there was an apparent tweaking of her similarity to Madonna by, yes, Madonna. (Kazuhiro Nogi / AFP / Getty Images)
A look back at the week in entertainment news.
It could be rough to win the Indy 500 and have to share that spotlight with your wife. Again. Dario Franchitti (and Ashley Judd) won his third Indianapolis 500 on Sunday. But that didn’t stop folks from asking whether Judd’s “flouncy floral dress” was the secret to Franchitti’s success. (Nick Laham / Getty Images)
Looks like some drama from that mystical island in “Lost” still lingers, as two of the show’s former stars -- Dominic Monaghan, pictured, and Matthew Fox -- are caught up in a cringe-worthy conflict stemming from Twitter. Monaghan tweeted that Fox “beats women,” while Fox is reportedly puzzled by the allegation. (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images)
After a long, long pregnancy, Jessica Simpson finally delivered her and Eric Johnson’s baby girl Maxwell Drew on May 1. But this week we got to meet her, with mother and baby appearing on the cover of People magazine. (People magazine / Associated Press)
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Demi Moore is still @justdemi. Although the actress formerly known as @mrskutcher (on Twitter, at least) recently reunited with former beau Ashton Kutcher (both are pictured in happier days in 2003) at the birthday party of a mutual acquaintance, the ex-couple reportedly have no intentions of getting back together. (Giulio Marcocchi / Getty Images)
The Walt Disney Co. tapped Hollywood veteran Alan Horn to take over the reins of the Burbank entertainment giant’s struggling movie operations Thursday, after the rocky tenure of ousted chief Rich Ross. Some have even gone so far as to say that Horn, pictured in 2008, will be a game-changer, especially coming in the wake of the high-profile flop of “John Carter.” (Peter Kramer / Associated Press)
