February 18, 2010 at 5:45 pm
Ben Cousins on a recent cover of leading men's magazine GQ
Controversial Australian Rules Footballer Ben Cousins and his long-time manager Ricky Nixon have parted company.
Nixon, who has looked after various business affairs and sponsorship deals for Cousins for more than a decade, told me today that he and the champion Richmond midfielder severed their professional relationship two weeks ago.
He refused to comment on the reasons behind the split and said Cousins was now being represented by the Richmond Football Club.
When asked why, Nixon replied: “I’m not going to make a public comment about it”.
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February 6, 2010 at 12:20 pm
Russell Crowe - to star in A Star Is Born?
It’s true. Russell Crowe has been approached to star in the remake of A Star is Born with multi-Grammy winner Beyonce.
“Having a casual chat about it; nothing definite,” Crowe told me in a email on Friday. “Very casual conversation at producer Billy Gerber’s request.”
The Los Angeles Times reported this week that Warners Bros resurrected the project after Beyonce restated her interest in the movie the studio previously released in 1976. The ’70s version starred Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson.
Beyonce to star in the remake of A Star is (re)Born
Gerber produced the 2008 gritty drama Gran Torino, which starred Clint Eastwood as a disgruntled war veteran intent on cleaning up his neighbourhood. [click to continue…]
