Bono had no intentions of hugging President george Bush when the two met in 2006 at The National Prayer Breakfast. When Dubya leaned in to embrace the U2 frontman, Bono sidestepped him and cited political differences for the cold shoulder, hoping nobody in the audience would notice. Unfortunately, one man in particular was paying close attention. Our future President, Barack Obama, whispered to Bono a few minutes later: “Nice work with the hug dodge.”
Ne-Yo had some explaining to do after he burst into tears during a performance in the U.K.
The R&B singer turned to his blog to explain that he is suffering from a “broken heart” of sorts. In his online rant, he said: “When I had to walk out on that stage and tell 12,000 of the people responsible for making me who I am that I could not perform for them, it literally broke my heart. I cried harder than I have in a very long time with no shame whatsoever.” Er. . . we noticed.
Better to be safe than sorry! Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler were forced to evacuate the Four Seasons Hotel in L.A. on Saturday along with 400 other guests as police were called to investigate a bomb scare.
This wasn’t a botched rendezvous: The two were staying at the hotel – in separate rooms – while promoting their upcoming film, “The Ugly Truth.”
Russell Crowe is really getting in character for his new flick, “Robin Hood.”
The notoriously unfriendly actor gave an on-set female employee $8,000 in cash to buy a new car after hers was demolished. But this bad boy hasn’t completely changed his ways: Sources say he gave the lady in question money because he felt bad for making an off-color joke about her damaged ride.
