Update: Kris Humphries Files For Separation From Kim Kardashian

First Launched: November 30, 2011 5:19 PM EST Credit: Getty Images La, Calif. -- Caption Kris Humphries announces his brand endorsements within the Trump SoHo, NY City, on November 17, 2011One month after Kim Kardashian declared divorce from Kris Humphries, her husband of 72 days, the Basketball star has responded by filing a request that belongs to them. Kris, 26, declared separation and nullity of marriage, a repetition for your Nj Nets player told Access Hollywood on Wednesday. The request was filed in California, where the lavish wedding happened. An origin close to Kris told Access the athlete ultimately hopes to obtain their short-were living marriage annulled, therefore clearing the record from the union ever getting happened. He's attentive to marriage, both psychologically and religiously, the foundation mentioned. He joined it in good belief and never expected products to be released using this method. As formerly reported on AccessHollywood.com, after times of gossips proclaiming he used to be wanting to produce his brief marriage to Kim work, Kris hired lawyer Lee Hutton captured. Hutton formerly repped the athlete throughout prenup discussions. Kim, 31, hired famous lawyer Laura Wasser (Britney Warrior warrior spears, Maria Shriver) and, in line with the divorce filing, is asking that Kris pay their very own lawyer costs. She also asks a legal court reject any attempt by Kris to get spousal support. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Olympian Lindsey Vonn Divorcing Husband Thomas Vonn

Lindsey Vonn and Thomas Vonn Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn has started divorce proceedings together with her husband and chief agent, Thomas Vonn, Yahoo! reviews. Catch on present day latest news Vonn, in addition to her husband, rose to fame this past year when she won the gold medal for downhill skiing in the Vancouver Olympic games. Thomas, a 2002 Olympian, changed Lindsey's father, Alan Kildow, as her coach. Father and daughter remain estranged, based on Yahoo!. "It is really an very hard time during my personal existence and that i hope the media and my fans can respect my requirement for privacy about this matter," she stated inside a statement. Lindsey, 27, and Thomas, 35, married in September of 2007.

ABC Announces Premiere Date for that Revolution

Tim Gunn ABC's new daytime show The Revolution will debut on Monday, Jan. 16, the network introduced Monday. The Revolution will feature fashion guru Tim Gunn, Extreme Transformation: Home Edition host Ty Pennington, celebrity trainer Harley Pasternak, women's health expert Jennifer Ashton and counselor Tiffanie Davis Henrie and concentrate on supplying existence-altering tips and tools to change viewers' lives. The series (airing 2/1c) will even incorporate a weekly highlight of 1 woman's personal journey during the period of five several weeks. Ty Pennington jumps aboard The Revolution for ABC The Revolution is created by 3Ball Productions, the organization behind The Greatest Loser. The show replaces longtime cleaning soap One Existence to reside on ABC's daytime schedule.

Great Moments in Weinsteinian Persuasion: My Week With Marilyn Edition

“As I went around the room, looking for a thumbs up, I saw their faces reluctant to give it to me. So I pulled out the trump card. Michelle Williams. Now my girls are lucky enough to know Michelle Williams and they know her daughter too. She is as sweet to my daughters as she is to her own. When a hair colorist had made a mistake on one of the girls, Michelle did an operation worthy of Bond, James Bond, and got it all sorted and fixed. In my house, that made her a folk hero. And that proved to be the closer.” [Huffington Post]

Harvey Weinstein Pens Op-Erectile dysfunction Discloses How 'My Week With Marilyn' Made Him 'Cool'

Julia Roberts required her first stab at pointing an element film with the following month's Within the Land of Bloodstream and Honey, a war-torn romance from a Serbian rape camping administrator and something of his Bosnian criminals.our editor recommendsAngelina Jolie Talks about 'Dark Past' on '60 Minutes'Angelina Jolie Signs with Talent AgencyAngelina Jolie Eyes Iraq Pioneer Biopic 'Gertrude Bell' for Ridley Scott (Exclusive)Julia Roberts, Kaira Pitt Donate $340,000 to Somali Aid GroupRelated Subjects•Angelina Jolie It's pretty heavy subject material for any first-time helmer, but Jolie stated which was intentional. PHOTOS: I'm Giving up the Biz: Julia Roberts and 15 Other Stars Who Stated They'll Retire From Hollywood "I felt there is so much I didn't learn about that point,Inch she told an hour' Bob Simon in explaining why she find the Bosnian war because the film's backdrop. "I felt like it had been something essential for us to discuss and revisit and study from.Inch The film stars Zana Marjanovic (Snow), Goran Kostic and Rade Serbedzija (While it is raining). Jolie labored having a completely local cast, filming the project both in Serbo-Croation, the word what spoken during the time of the war, and British. Jolie stated it had been "greatInch to not be on camera for something new which she felt real camaraderie around the set. PHOTOS: Hollywood's Greatest Compensated Stars "I'd never felt a lot a part of a team," she stated. "I don't determine if it had been the topic matter or simply that people all joined together in an exceedingly specific some time and atmosphere about something which meant something to us, but in some way it grew to become most likely the very best experience I've ever endured.Inch Bloodstream and Honey has worked using its share of drama: Jolie was instructed to cut her Bosnia shoot short after facing critique from local people who have been upset using the movie's questionable plot line. But she stated that wasn't the most difficult a part of making the film. What exactly was? "This -- the press," she chuckled. STORY: Julia Roberts's 'In the Land of Bloodstream and Honey' Directorial Debut May Change Her Acting Style FilmDistrict is going to be delivering the British-language version from the movie 12 ,. 23. Jolie's full interview airs on CBS' an hour on Sunday evening. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery Angelina Jolie's Top Ten Red-colored Carpet Looks Related Subjects Julia Roberts an hour Within the Land of Bloodstream and Honey

States Weigh the Efficacy of Film and TV Incentives

When Gov. Rick Snyder of Michigan slashed the budget last spring for his state's generous film and television production tax incentive program, he drew heavy fire. Michigan's program had been praised by both Hollywood and Detroit as a boon, helping to create a relatively small growth sector in the state at a time when most industries had been doing the opposite of growing. A study by Ernst & Youngand commissioned by several Michigan tourism agenciesfound that in 2010, the state spent $117.2 million on tax incentives and generated $503 million in economic activity as a result.But Snyder, a Republican who had vowed to crack down on tax relief for big business, cut the program's budget to $25 milliona fraction of its typical annual expenditure since it went into effect in 2008, and well below what many felt would be necessary to hold Hollywood's interest. The result, according to those who backed a robust incentive program, has been disastrous."We very suddenly found that we were not getting any new large-budget films," said Marcia Fishman, executive director of the Detroit branch of the Screen Actors Guild. "It turned into what we would call more work under lower-budgeted film." Shortly after Snyder announced plans to cut the tax credits, Marvel's big-budget production "The Avengers" scrapped plans to shoot in Michigan. "We probably would have had that had the incentive not changed," Fishman said.She added that since the tax credits began, she has seen actors who had departed for Los Angeles return home, where they found work plentiful and in some cases even bought homes. Since the program was scaled back, she has seen evidence of the reverse occurring.But the issue has hardly been put to rest. A push is currently under way in the state Legislature to replace the tax incentive program with a grant-based model, one that the state's Republican Senate majority leader has said should receive as much as $100 million in annual funding."Having built a state-of-the-art studio with seven sound stages, [infrastructure] is not going to be the issue," said Howard Hertz, a Michigan-based entertainment lawyer, referring to Detroit's recently opened Raleigh Studios facility. "The issue is, are there going to be state funds to help support the industry and get it rolling again?"National Debate Michigan is not the only state where tax incentive programs, which became popular in the last decade and led to the development of emerging production markets in states like Louisiana and Georgia, have become the subject of intense debate. Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey famously axed a tax credit for the MTV reality program "Jersey Shore" in September. In May, the ABC drama "Body of Proof" decamped from Rhode Island to California after the Ocean State's governor threatened to eliminate his state's incentive program. "Body of Proof" secured a tax refund in California, where the future of that state's incentives were in doubt until October, when Gov. Jerry Brown extended the $100 million-a-year program through 2015over the protestations of advocates who pointed out that the state is in the process of cutting funding to schools and other social institutions.While industry organizations such as the Motion Picture Association of America and unions such as SAG and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists have lobbied hard for incentives across the country, critics of the programs are not hard to find."They don't work," Joseph Henchman of the conservative Tax Foundation told Back Stage in June. "They don't create jobsat least permanent jobs. They're not effective at creating lasting economic development. And states have better priorities, whether they be using the money for other spending priorities or leaving it with taxpayers." Recent studies by the Tax Foundationwhich in June released figures showing that the number of states investing in incentives declined this year for the first time everand the progressive Center on Budget and Policy Priorities appear to reinforce that sentiment.'Glamour Industry' NY state offers one of the nation's most well-funded programs, giving $420 million in tax credits on below-the-line expenditures to qualifying scripted film and television projects each year. Holter Graham, president of AFTRA's NY local, bristled when he spotted a recent NY Times column calling the state's commitment to incentives a "particular lunacy" and the sector that benefits from them a "glamour industry.""We're the 99 percent, if you want to frame it with what's on everybody's lips these days," Graham said. "These credits very specifically go to the middle class that is the entertainment industry. They go to me and they go to set designers and catering people and mechanics. What we're doing is creating an environment where businesses will come into NY and spend a lot of money and hire lots of NYers."Graham linked, in part, the uptick in television shows being produced in NY to the state's tax incentive program. (New York City was home to a record number of pilot shoots this year.) He emphasized the quasi-permanent nature of TV production, where a long-running show such as "Law & Order" can become a fixture in a community, versus film, where a production brings in cash on a more short-term basis. He also dismissed the often conflicting studies touted by incentive supporters and detractors, noting, "This is America, and if you have enough money you can get an expert to say anything and, to some extent, prove it." He pointed instead to the increased amount of work he has been seeing in New York for AFTRA members.But it's not just AFTRA members working in TV who have seen an increase in job opportunities in NY in recent years. According to a 2010 report by the state comptroller, the number of jobs and the level of wages in film and TV production in the state rose each year between 2004 and 2008. It was during that period that NY's tax incentive program first went into effect, though at a smaller funding level than it enjoys now.Most backers emphasize that tax credits don't just benefit actors. At a time when state governments everywhere are looking to raise revenue but are skittish about hiking taxes, cutting incentive programsparticularly programs for an industry that can be easily linked to images of movie-star chic and excesscan look attractive. But supporters such as Mario Cilento, chief of staff to the president of the NY State AFL-CIO, contend that tax incentives are a boon for middle-class workers of all stripes."We're not just talking about the artists or the writers or the producers who come in just for the duration of the production," he said. "We're talking about the building-trades workers who construct and deconstruct the sets and the stages. We're talking about [union members] who set up the lighting and all the other electrical equipment. We're talking about sound and video technicians who specialize in their various arts, Teamsters who bring all of the materials in and out." He added, "We're not just talking about jobs. We're talking about good jobs that have pensions and health insurance, and all of the residual good effect that that has on an economy." By Daniel Holloway November 23, 2011 "Gran Torino" PHOTO CREDIT Warner Bros. Pictures When Gov. Rick Snyder of Michigan slashed the budget last spring for his state's generous film and television production tax incentive program, he drew heavy fire. Michigan's program had been praised by both Hollywood and Detroit as a boon, helping to create a relatively small growth sector in the state at a time when most industries had been doing the opposite of growing. A study by Ernst & Youngand commissioned by several Michigan tourism agenciesfound that in 2010, the state spent $117.2 million on tax incentives and generated $503 million in economic activity as a result.But Snyder, a Republican who had vowed to crack down on tax relief for big business, cut the program's budget to $25 milliona fraction of its typical annual expenditure since it went into effect in 2008, and well below what many felt would be necessary to hold Hollywood's interest. The result, according to those who backed a robust incentive program, has been disastrous."We very suddenly found that we were not getting any new large-budget films," said Marcia Fishman, executive director of the Detroit branch of the Screen Actors Guild. "It turned into what we would call more work under lower-budgeted film." Shortly after Snyder announced plans to cut the tax credits, Marvel's big-budget production "The Avengers" scrapped plans to shoot in Michigan. "We probably would have had that had the incentive not changed," Fishman said.She added that since the tax credits began, she has seen actors who had departed for Los Angeles return home, where they found work plentiful and in some cases even bought homes. Since the program was scaled back, she has seen evidence of the reverse occurring.But the issue has hardly been put to rest. A push is currently under way in the state Legislature to replace the tax incentive program with a grant-based model, one that the state's Republican Senate majority leader has said should receive as much as $100 million in annual funding."Having built a state-of-the-art studio with seven sound stages, [infrastructure] is not going to be the issue," said Howard Hertz, a Michigan-based entertainment lawyer, referring to Detroit's recently opened Raleigh Studios facility. "The issue is, are there going to be state funds to help support the industry and get it rolling again?"National Debate Michigan is not the only state where tax incentive programs, which became popular in the last decade and led to the development of emerging production markets in states like Louisiana and Georgia, have become the subject of intense debate. Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey famously axed a tax credit for the MTV reality program "Jersey Shore" in September. In May, the ABC drama "Body of Proof" decamped from Rhode Island to California after the Ocean State's governor threatened to eliminate his state's incentive program. "Body of Proof" secured a tax refund in California, where the future of that state's incentives were in doubt until October, when Gov. Jerry Brown extended the $100 million-a-year program through 2015over the protestations of advocates who pointed out that the state is in the process of cutting funding to schools and other social institutions.While industry organizations such as the Motion Picture Association of America and unions such as SAG and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists have lobbied hard for incentives across the country, critics of the programs are not hard to find."They don't work," Joseph Henchman of the conservative Tax Foundation told Back Stage in June. "They don't create jobsat least permanent jobs. They're not effective at creating lasting economic development. And states have better priorities, whether they be using the money for other spending priorities or leaving it with taxpayers." Recent studies by the Tax Foundationwhich in June released figures showing that the number of states investing in incentives declined this year for the first time everand the progressive Center on Budget and Policy Priorities appear to reinforce that sentiment.'Glamour Industry' NY state offers one of the nation's most well-funded programs, giving $420 million in tax credits on below-the-line expenditures to qualifying scripted film and television projects each year. Holter Graham, president of AFTRA's NY local, bristled when he spotted a recent NY Times column calling the state's commitment to incentives a "particular lunacy" and the sector that benefits from them a "glamour industry.""We're the 99 percent, if you want to frame it with what's on everybody's lips these days," Graham said. "These credits very specifically go to the middle class that is the entertainment industry. They go to me and they go to set designers and catering people and mechanics. What we're doing is creating an environment where businesses will come into NY and spend a lot of money and hire lots of NYers."Graham linked, in part, the uptick in television shows being produced in NY to the state's tax incentive program. (NY City was home to a record number of pilot shoots this year.) He emphasized the quasi-permanent nature of TV production, where a long-running show such as "Law & Order" can become a fixture in a community, versus film, where a production brings in cash on a more short-term basis. He also dismissed the often conflicting studies touted by incentive supporters and detractors, noting, "This is America, and if you have enough money you can get an expert to say anything and, to some extent, prove it." He pointed instead to the increased amount of work he has been seeing in NY for AFTRA members.But it's not just AFTRA members working in TV who have seen an increase in job opportunities in NY in recent years. According to a 2010 report by the state comptroller, the number of jobs and the level of wages in film and TV production in the state rose each year between 2004 and 2008. It was during that period that NY's tax incentive program first went into effect, though at a smaller funding level than it enjoys now.Most backers emphasize that tax credits don't just benefit actors. At a time when state governments everywhere are looking to raise revenue but are skittish about hiking taxes, cutting incentive programsparticularly programs for an industry that can be easily linked to images of movie-star chic and excesscan look attractive. But supporters such as Mario Cilento, chief of staff to the president of the NY State AFL-CIO, contend that tax incentives are a boon for middle-class workers of all stripes."We're not just talking about the artists or the writers or the producers who come in just for the duration of the production," he said. "We're talking about the building-trades workers who construct and deconstruct the sets and the stages. We're talking about [union members] who set up the lighting and all the other electrical equipment. We're talking about sound and video technicians who specialize in their various arts, Teamsters who bring all of the materials in and out." He added, "We're not just talking about jobs. We're talking about good jobs that have pensions and health insurance, and all of the residual good effect that that has on an economy."

Kurt Loder Discusses His Changed Opinion On 'Dark Dark evening,' 'Watchmen'

Kurt Loder come up with over 200 of his favorite movie reviews within the new book "The Truly Amazing, unhealthy as well as the Godawful," but that doesn't imply he still always stands by them. The first sort MTV.com movie rater recently sitting lower for just about any speak with publicize it, presently in stores. Though he didn't change his opinions inside the reviews since he written them, Loder did admit that his personal opinions of the couple of from the finest films of history decade have changed after a while. Let's just say he might regret a couple of things he mentioned about "The Dark Dark evening" if this was released. "I've certainly changed my ideas about 'The Dark Dark evening,' that we wasn't really impressed with now In my opinion is probably the great movies. Merely a great, great movie," he mentioned. "The Dark Dark evening" isn't the main film he changed his mind about, and several of people reviews he chosen to omit in the book to avoid confusion. Loder mentioned he really loved "Watchmen" if this was released, but later it found leave an undesirable type of his mouth. Really, he ended up disliking the film a great deal it ended up coloring his opinion in the graphic novel it's based on, which states a good deal because he's a self-professed Alan Moore fan. So he made a decision to go away the "Watchmen" review from his book because his changed opinion would take too extended to explain. Loder was not ever afraid being unlike typically the most popular consensus. Though "Avatar" and "Beginning" were a few the finest movies of 2009 and 2010 correspondingly, Loder didn't find themselves amazed by them. "'Avatar' will be a movie created by a great director, looked phenomenal, I merely thought the story was garbage. It absolutely was like cowboys and Indians," he mentioned. "And 'Inception,' I merely thought that Ann Hathaway got lost because, he only decided to be mulling it over too extended. But everybody loves people movies just what will we say." He was not ever concerned about different within the general public's appreciation for just about any movie as they understood that his opinion couldn't be objective. "It's just my estimation. Due to the fact In my opinion a movie is positive or negative, does not necessarily mean it's,In . Loder mentioned. "There's no objective approach to searching as of this. It's just things i am saying." What can you consider Loder's applying for grants these movies? Reveal inside the comments section below or on Twitter!