Carrie Fisher Latest Celebrity News & Gossip

Billie Lourd paid tribute to her mother, Carrie Fisher, seven years following her death with a touching tribute about the emotions of grief.

James Cameron’s “Titanic” was officially sold at the Treasures From Planet Hollywood auction last week for a whopping $718,750. According to Heritage Auctions, the prop was the most bid-upon item despite being surrounded by other iconic pieces of Hollywood’s legacy. In the film, the door is used when Rose (Kate Winslet) and Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio) attempt to lie on the piece of wood while awaiting rescue shortly after the RMS Titanic sinks.

Star Wars movie.Walken, who stars in the recent critically acclaimed movie Dune: Part Two, recalled the opportunity he had to star in George Lucas’ sci-fi action franchise, and shared the fellow Oscar-winner with whom he shared the process.Speaking with Vanity Fair, the star opened up about the experience: “I think it was for Han Solo,” he shared. “Yes, I auditioned for it.

The ending of When Harry Met Sally was not how it was initially conceived, and director Rob Reiner is opening up about what changed his mind.

Harrison Ford left behind something more than his toothbrush when he departed a London rental.

How’s this for alternative casting? Variety reports that Jodie Foster confirmed to Jimmy Fallon on “The Tonight Show” that, yes, she was offered the role of Princess Leia in the original “Star Wars.” But the actress turned down the part, citing a contract for a Disney movie she had already signed. Based on the timeframe, that likely was “Freaky Friday,” which hit theaters a year before “A New Hope” premiered.

Star Wars, but had to pass on the opportunity.During an appearance on Wednesday’s (January 17) edition of The Tonight Show, the two-time Oscar winner recalled how she was approached to play the iconic sci-fi character, which would later become a breakthrough role for the late Carrie Fisher.Foster had to turn down the part, however, due scheduling conflicts with the original Freaky Friday film.“I was [offered the role], but I had a conflict,” she told host Jimmy Fallon. “I was doing a Disney movie, and I just didn’t want to pull out of the Disney movie because I was already under contract, so I didn’t do it.

Princess Leia from the “Star Wars” franchise. Foster, 61, made the revelation during an appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” while promoting her new HBO series, “True Detective: Night Country.” “I saw this on the internet, it resurfaced somehow,” Fallon, 49, said.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Jodie Foster has shocked the “Star Wars” fandom by confirming she was offered the role of Princess Leia in “Star Wars,” which unquestionably would’ve changed the course of her career. The two-time Oscar winner told Jimmy Fallon on “The Tonight Show” that she was already locked into a contract for a Disney movie at the time and didn’t want to break it in order to join a galaxy far, far away. Foster did not reveal what Disney movie, but the timeline suggests it might’ve been “Freaky Friday,” which was released a year before “Star Wars.” “You’ve been in so many iconic roles, and we love what you do,” Fallon said during the show.

The 2024 Golden Globes was a very special night for Mark Hamill!

Billie Lourd is paying tribute to her late mother, Carrie Fisher.

seventh anniversary of Fisher’s death.Fisher and her mother, actress Debbie Reynolds, both died within a day of each other in late December 2016.Lourd posted, via social media, a throwback photo of herself and the “Star Wars” actress playing on the beach.“Every anniversary brings a different iteration of my grief. Some infuse me with rage, some make me cry all day long, some make me feel dissociated and empty,” she wrote on Wednesday.The “American Horror Story” alum adds that some anniversaries of her mother’s passing make her “feel nothing” and “some make me feel guilty for feeling nothing.”This year, Lourd noted, she woke up feeling “grateful — or griefull — if you will.“Grief has infused my life with a sense of appreciation I had never had before.

Billie Lourd is remembering her mom Carrier Fisher today.

Seamus Lyte, the UK agent to the late Carrie Fisher, has died at his home in Los Angeles of glioblastoma. He was 54.

Adam Driver has been facing the wrath of Star Wars fans for the actions of his on-screen character Kylo Ren.

Comedian Hans Kim has sparked outrage on social media after sharing a video of his stand-up routine, in which he referenced the death of Friends actor Matthew Perry. In the video posted by Hans to his TikTok account, he shared the cruel vibe, as he said: "Sad to hear that the great Matthew Perry died alone in a hot tub. "You know, for a guy on a show called Friends he could have used a couple." The video sparked a number of critical comments, with one TikTok user writing: "Clearly you have no good material left.

stopped by “The View” on Tuesday, where she only had loving things to say about the late “Friends” cast member — her co-star in the NBC series “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.”“I just remember him as one of the most generous people on the planet,” Paulson, 48, said of Perry, who died Oct. 28 at age 54.

James Blunt has revealed that a visit to the late Carrie Fisher’s house inspired his song ‘Dark Thought’ from his latest LP.The track is featured on Blunt’s seventh studio album ‘Who We Used To Be’. The singer shared in his new memoir, Loosely Based on a Made-Up Story, that the Star Wars icon was a formative figure in his life. Prior to gaining fame, Fisher put Blunt up in her L.A.

the November 3rd ceremony in the Forest Lawn cemetery in Hollywood Hills.“I was at the funeral last weekend,” the “Simpsons” actor told The Messenger. “You know, sad.

Matthew Perry’s burial location won’t be made known to the public just yet!

Matthew Perry's death certificate has revealed a 'deferred' cause of death, sharing new details about the actor's passing. The Friends star was found unresponsive in his hot tub by his assistant on 28 October, who immediately tried to get his head above water before calling for help. Sadly, despite the best efforts of first responders, Matthew was later pronounced dead at the scene.

according to TMZ. The “Friends” star died unexpectedly on Oct. 28 at age 54 of an apparent drowning at his home in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.Perry’s cause of death has been “deferred,” so it’s unknown if he had a relapse after openly talking about his lifelong struggles with addiction, including detailing it in his 2022 memoir, “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing.” However, authorities believe no foul play was involved and no drugs were found at the scene.

The funeral service for Matthew Perry took place on Friday in Los Angeles, with the late actor's friends and family gathering to say their final goodbye at Forest Lawn Cemetery. His five Friends co-stars - Lisa Kudrow, Jennifer Aniston, Matt Le Blanc, Courteney Cox and David Schwimmer - were all in attendance at the sad occasion. Lisa, Jennifer, Courteney and David were seen arriving together on Friday, while their co-star Matt joined them outside after the ceremony, all four were dressed in sombre black attire for the funeral service.The group of four, however, did not attend the second part of the service, which was for Matthew's family and closest friends.

Friends legend Matthew Perry has been laid to rest in a cemetery just a stone's throw away from where the iconic sitcom was filmed.The private memorial service took place at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles, which is also the final resting place for other famous faces like Star Wars' Carrie Fisher, screen legend Bette Davis, and INXS lead singer Michael Hutchence.The majority of Friends was filmed at the nearby Warner Bros Studios, despite many exterior shots being set in New York.The show first aired in 1994 and ran for ten seasons, with the final episode in 2004 drawing in over 50 million viewers. In 2021, the cast reunited and Perry was moved to tears as they looked back on their time filming the show. Matthew, aged 54, was found dead in his Los Angeles home last week.

A funeral service for Matthew Perry took place on Friday in Los Angeles, with the late actor's friends and family gathering to lay him to rest.The Friends star, famed for portraying Chandler Bing in the hit US sitcom, tragically passed away on 28 October at his home in LA at the age of 54. His five Friends co-stars - Lisa Kudrow, Jennifer Aniston, Matt Le Blanc, Courteney Cox and David Schwimmer - were all in attendance, along with his parents, Suzanne Perry and John Bennett Perry. Matthew's stepfather Keith Morrison was also among the 20 mourners at the service, as reported by TMZ.

J. Kim Murphy A private funeral was held for Matthew Perry on Friday afternoon, with the actor’s “Friends” co-stars in attendance along with other loved ones and family. People reports that Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer, Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow all convened for the event, held at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles.

Princess Margaret — the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II — engaged in a torrid affair with Hollywood superstar Eddie Fisher in 1953, with Fisher reportedly bragging he satisfied the royal “multiple times” during “explosive sex.”“Eddie never talked about Princess Margaret in public, he respected her too much, but he told me about their encounter many, many times during our marriage. He looked back on it with great affection,” Terry Richard, Fisher’s fourth wife, told the Daily Mail in a new interview.Details of the tryst, down to the “cigarette smoke and expensive perfume,” are included in Richard’s new memoir, “Beauty Queen Dreams,” the outlet reported.

James Blunt has shed light on his experience living with the late Carrie Fisher in LA.The singer moved in with the Star Wars actress in 2003 when he went to LA to further his career and happened to meet her when he was dating a girl whose family were friends of hers.“I was invited to the restaurant 192 in Notting Hill. I was going out with a girl whose parents were family friends of Carrie’s and I sat beside her at lunch,” he told The Guardian. “I had just got a record deal and was moving to LA.

affair heard around the world, when Elizabeth Taylor infamously stole best friend Debbie Reynolds’ husband Eddie Fisher.The “Singin’ in the Rain” star — who died in 2016 just a day after her daughter Carrie Fisher — was married to the singer while Taylor was wedded to Mike Todd.It was after Todd’s death in 1958 that things began to go south.Reynolds’ son, Todd Fisher, opened up about the “Cleopatra” star’s rendezvous with his father and how it made his mother feel to Fox News.Eddie and Reynolds divorced in 1959, and he subsequently married Taylor just weeks after. However, the “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” star left him five years later for two-time husband Richard Burton.“My father left my mother for Elizabeth Taylor,” Todd said.

Drop Dead Fred is a much loved movie that captured the hearts of an entire generation. Released on April 19th 1991, it still retains its original charm and character to this day. Starring Rik Mayall as imaginary friend, Drop Dead Fred, alongside the likes of Marsha Mason, Carrie Fisher, Ron Eldard, Tim Matheson, and Bridget Fonda, it follows Elizabeth as she is haunted by Fred in adulthood.

selling off 78 of his one-of-a-kind “Star Wars” props on July 29 at Heritage Auctions, but buyers were able to start bidding online for the pieces on July 5. There are 31 items from the space film franchise including Carrie Fisher’s Snowspeeder and a cache of prop weapons, including what the auction house dubbed the “Holy Trinity” — a trio of lightsabers from “The Phantom Menace,” used in the infamous bridge fight scene with Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Maul.“Every one of these is something that I always dreamed of holding in my hand,” Robert Wilonsky, vice president of Heritage’s public relations and communications, told The Post.“We all loved these movies when we were kids.

Royal Mint has produced commemorative coins featuring Star Wars famous droid double act, C-3PO and R2-D2. The much-loved characters will grace an official UK coin to mark the 40th anniversary of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi..

Prop Store Auction, which is handling sale of the dress.According to the company, the dress is the only surviving costume worn by Carrie Fisher in “Star Wars.”Designed by Academy Award-winning costume designer John Mollo, the dress is made of “cream lightweight silk fabric and includes intricate draping,” Prop Store Auction says. Mollo won the Oscar for costume design for his work on “Star Wars” at the 1978 Oscars.

Carrie Fisher, best known for her role as Princess Leia in Star Wars, passed away at the age of 60 on December 27, 2016, after suffering a massive heart attack on December 23, 2016. She left behind a legacy that friends and fans alike will never forget.

Fans caught a glimpse of Carrie Fisher‘s last-ever onscreen appearance in the new “Wonderwell” trailer which dropped on Friday. It features Fisher’s final filmed project, which wrapped only six weeks before the late actress’ death in 2016.

Carrie Fisher's last-ever onscreen appearance in the new  trailer which dropped on Friday. It features Fisher's final filmed project, which wrapped only six weeks before the late actress' death in 2016. Following several delays due to Fisher's death, COVID lockdowns and budget constraints for visual effects, the film is now set to be released on June 23.