Brad Pitt unveils green housing plan.
Brad Pitt has unveiled an affordable and eco-friendly housing project in New Orleans. The actor pledged 5 million dollars from his own pocket to build green houses in the Lower 9th ward for those who lost their homes in Hurricane Katrina. He says he hopes the 150 houses will be built by next summer. Pitt says he wants to give life back to the community.
Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland may be facing DUI charges. The singer was reportedly arrested last month in Southern California after getting into a car accident. The rocker apparently then failed sobriety tests. Luckily, no one was injured in the crash. He's due in court on December 13. Weiland has reportedly had problems with alcohol and drug problems in the past.
Controversial radio host Don Imus is now back on the airwaves. He made his comeback on WABC radio yesterday morning. Imus was fired by CBS radio last spring after making racist and sexist comments about the Rutgers women's basketball team. On yesterday's show the host apologized for the ordeal calling it a quote "life changing experience."
Nicole Richie and her boyfriend Joel Madden are giving back to expectant mothers in need. The pair...who will welcome their own baby in January, reportedly threw a surprise baby show for 100 mothers at a free clinic in L.A. yesterday. Apparently they gave about 200,000 dollars worth of gifts. It's all part of the couple's charity called The Richie Madden Children's Foundation...which helps needy families.
Johnny Depp is bringing the story of "Sweeney Todd" to the big screen. He stars in "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"...a film based on a musical composed by Stephen Sondheim. Depp and Sondheim attended the world premiere along with the film's director Tim Burton last night in New York. Helena Bonham Carter also stars in the movie as well as "Borat" star Sacha Baron Cohen and Alan Rickman. The thriller hits theaters December 21.
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