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Jackie O & Marlon Brando Hooked Up

June 25th, 2009

If the paparazzi aren’t there to catch you at it, did an affair really happen?

 

Apparently in the days before paps, 1964, to be exact, Marlon Brando and Jacqueline Kennedy had a hot fling that very few knew about until now, Page Six reports.

 

The two enjoyed two nights together, author C. David Heymann says in Bobby and Jackie: A Love Story, which also details a supposed affair between Jackie and Robert F. Kennedy after JFK’s assassination. Heymann details Marlon’s telling of the affair, supposedly cut from a book the actor wrote in 1994.

 
The first time, "according to Brando, [their] three-hour meal included a good deal of drinking . . . Jackie and the actor danced and drank. During their dance, Jackie, deeply attracted to Brando, ‘pressed her thighs’ suggestively into his. They danced again, then sat down and began to ‘make out,’ " according to Heymann.

Heymann adds: "In Brando’s words, ‘From all I’d read and heard about her, Jacqueline Kennedy seemed coquettish and sensual but not particularly sexual. If anything, I pictured her as more voyeur than player. But that wasn’t the case. She kept waiting for me to try to get her into bed. When I failed to make a move, she took matters into her own hands and popped the magic question. ‘Would you like to spend the night?’ And I said, ‘I thought you’d never ask.’ "

Apparently two times was the charm, as they hooked up again a week later. Commenting on Jackie’s "boyish hips" and "muscular frame," Brando said, "I’m not sure she knew what she was doing sexually, but she did it well."

 

That was all Jackie wanted, apparently, as Heymann says she then ended the affair.

 

In other news, we’re waiting to hear if Queen Elizabeth I was really a virgin queen.

Christian Brando Died From Pneumonia

April 11th, 2008 / Author: cwillett

Christian Brando, son of the late legendary actor, Marlon Brando, died from pneumonia, it was revealed on Friday.

Brando died in January after a short stay in the hospital. The 49-year-old construction worker was unmarried and had no children. He was working under a fake name at the time of his death.

Brando is probably most known for hefty his legal troubles. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison for killing his half-sister Cheyenne’s then boyfriend. He was also targeted as the father of Bonny Lee Bakely’s baby — Robert Blake was later tried for her murder.

Matthew, Alan, Nick Enjoy ‘Diminished Capacity’

April 9th, 2008 / Author: cwillett

Sarah Jessica Parker is out-of-town for hubby Matthew Broderick’s Gen Art Film Festival premiere of Diminished Capacity held at NYC’s Ziegfeld Theatre.

While the SATC icon is away, her man has been keeping busy filming 30 Rock. Alec Baldwin entertains by doing impressions of Marlon Brando — and him. (Ha!)

Working with Alan Alda in this comedy about a man suffering from memory loss was irresistible to Matthew because he’s a big fan of the M.A.S.H. star. “That was the big draw,” the sweet, petite father of one says.

What advice would he give wannabe actors?

“I’ve had a lot of disappointments,” he says. “Don’t give up too fast. Hopefully it will come through.”

In this film, Matthew and Alan head to a memorabilia expo. What does Alan collect?

“I have a nice collection of dustballs under the couch,” he tells me. “That’s about it.”

After Julianna Margulies (and her supercute hubby), Thora Birch and Real Housewives of New York star Ramona Singer slide through, Nick Cannon tells me about his sneaker fetish.

“When I was younger, I wasn’t able to have the coolest sneakers, so when I got old enough to be able to buy them myself, I went overboard.”

Afterwards, the stars party at The Park. Woo-hoo!

Al Pacino to Dance With the Stars?

April 2nd, 2008 / Author: cwillett

Al Pacino is clearly a man of many talents, but dancing?
"Oh come on!" the Oscar winning star laughs when asked if he would try his luck on Dancing With the Stars. "Although you know my friend George Hamilton did it and George was terrific and he enjoyed it. If I need to lose a few pounds, maybe I’ll try it."

 

Pacino sat down with ET to discuss his latest movie, 88 Minutes. In the film, Pacino plays a character with a stalker. It’s something the actor says he had to deal with early on in his career.

"I had a stalker in the old days when I was sexy!" Pacino tells ET in the interview, set to air tonight. "It was a bit of a nightmare, but it ended and I don’t want to start it up again!"

Pacino teams up with Robert De Niro in the movie, and says working with the actor was pure pleasure. "We’re very much at ease because we’ve known each other so long," he says. "It’s fun to be with him; he’s actually very funny!"

Together, Pacino and De Niro make quite the formidable team. In fact, it’s easy to see how younger co-stars might feel intidmidated, but Pacino says he understands. "I can remember going on the set with Marlon Brando and he took me around and hugged me. It didn’t make any difference, I was still intimidated. As a matter of fact, I became more intimidated!" he laughs.

Pacino says his 7-year-old twin sons often visit him on the set, but they’re still too young to understand his profession. "They know I’m an actor, but they think everybody’s an actor," he says.

For the full interview, tune into ET tonight! Check your local listings.

Christian Brando Dies

January 26th, 2008 / Author: cwillett

According to a report from TV’s The Insider, Christian Brando, the oldest son of late acting legend Marlon Brando, passed away at 1:47 a.m. PT Saturday at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in L.A. The cause of death is believed to be pneumonia.

Christian, himself an occasional actor, was more noted for his legal troubles than his theatrical skills. In 1990, he was convicted of manslaughter for the shooting death of his sister’s boyfriend, Dag Droilet. He was released from prison in 1996.

However, in 2001, Brando, whose mother was Welsh actress Anna Kashfi, found himself embroiled in more scandal. Bonnie Lee Bakley, the wife of actor Robert Blake, was shot in her car. It soon came out that Bonnie had been dating Christian on the side. Brando was never specifically named as a suspect and Blake ultimately stood trial for the murder. He was acquitted on criminal charges, but later found liable for her death in a civil case.

And then in 2005, Christian was sentenced to three years of probation following charges of spousal abuse against his then-wife Deborah.

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