William Shatner’s late wife’s family says he cared more about his hair than her life

Jun 13, 2008 - William Shatner’s new memoir, “Up Til Now,” gives some details about the accidental drowning death of his late wife, Nerine. However, a family member of Nerine’s is now issuing a tell-all book of his own about the Star Trek icon, saying that he was not a caring husband and was more concerned about himself than her- right up until the day she died. According to The Globe, Boston Legal star William Shatner will not be happy to learn that his deceased wife Nerine’s brother is writing a tell-all book about his sister’s mysterious death in 1999, and he’s calling Shatner a liar. - 0 Comments

William Shatner Opens Up About His Own Mortality

May 15, 2008 - He may have shot into legend 42 years ago, when he first played Captain Kirk on Star Trek, and even have taken home two Emmys for his current role as Denny Crane on Boston Legal, but come time to breathe his last, William Shatner contends he won't be considered special. "I'm not going to be remembered any more than anyone else," the actor – and Priceline.com pitchman – tells PEOPLE while promoting his new autobiography, Up Till Now. Adds Shatner: "Maybe on the day there will be a little more fuss than, say, some guy in Poughkeepsie. - 1 Comment

SAG Awards Winners List 2009

Jan 26, 2009 - —- FILM —– Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture ‘Doubt’ ‘Frost/Nixon’ ‘Milk’ ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ — WINNER ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Richard Jenkins - ‘The Visitor’ Frank Langella - ‘Frost/Nixon’ Sean Penn - ‘Milk’ — WINNER Brad Pitt - ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ Mickey Rourke - ‘The Wrestler Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Anne Hathaway - ‘Rachel Getting Married’ Angelina Jolie - ‘Changeling’ Melissa Leo - ‘Frozen River’ Meryl Streep - ‘Doubt’ — WINNER Kate Winslet - ‘Revolutionary Road’ Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Josh Brolin - ‘Milk’ Robert Downey Jr. - ‘Tropic Thunder’ Philip Seymour Hoffman - ‘Doubt’ Heath Ledger - ‘The Dark Knight’ — WINNER Dev Patel - ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Amy Adams - ‘Doubt’ Penelope Cruz - ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’ Viola Davis - ‘Doubt’ Taraji P. Henson - ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ Kate Winslet - ‘The Reader’ — WINNER —– TELEVISION —– Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series William Shatner, “Boston Legal” Michael C. Hall, “Dexter” Jon Hamm, “Mad Men” Hugh Laurie, “House” — WINNER James Spader “Boston Legal” Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Holly Hunter, “Saving Grace” Sally Field, “Brothers & Sisters” — WINNER Mariska Hargitay, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” Elisabeth Moss, “Mad Men” Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer” Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Steve Carell, “The Office” Jeremy Piven, “Entourage” Tony Shalhoub, “Monk” David Duchovny, “Californication” Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock” — WINNER Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Christina Applegate, “Samantha Who?” America Ferrera, “Ugly Betty” Tina Fey, “30 Rock” — WINNER Mary-Louise Parker, “Weeds” Tracey Ullman, “Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union” Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series “Weeds” “30 Rock” — WINNER “Desperate Housewives” “The Office” “Entourage” Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series “Mad Men” — WINNER “Dexter” “House” “The Closer” “Boston Legal” Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries Paul Giamatti, “John Adams” — WINNER Ralph Fiennes, “Bernard and Doris” Kevin Spacey, “Recount” Kiefer Sutherland “24: Redemption” Tom Wilkinson “John Adams” Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries Shirley MacLaine, “Coco Chanel” Laura Dern, “Recount” Laura Linney, “John Adams” — WINNER Phylicia Rashad “A Raisin in the Sun” Susan Sarandon “Bernard and Doris” - 2 Comments

Appeals court lets DirecTV run exaggerated Internet ads

Aug 09, 2007 - By LARRY NEUMEISTER Published: Thursday, August 09, 2007 NEW YORK - DirecTV can run exaggerated Internet advertisements depicting its picture quality as vastly superior to basic cable, but cannot run ads in which Jessica Simpson and William Shatner say DirecTV's high definition service is better than Time Warner Cable's, a court said Thursday. The ruling Thursday by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals followed a decision earlier this year in which U.S. - 0 Comments