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Amanda Brumfield Arrested for Baby Death

Hollywood Grind — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:32:23 +0000

Amanda Brumfield, who is the daughter of Billy Bob Thornton, was arrested for the death of a 1 year-old child she was babysitting.

An autopsy was done which determined the child died from a fractured skull from blunt trauma to the head that led to a subdural hematoma, then the death of the child. Brumfield was arrested and charged with child neglect.

Brumfield told police that after the baby had fallen, she discovered her tongue bleeding, so Brumfield cleaned it with a paper towel. She then says she began playing with the child, feeding her bananas and fruit snacks, and said she was "happy" and playful.

Brumfield then said she laid the child on the couch next to her and fell asleep. She says was awoken sometime later by the phone and decided to take the child back to the playpen. When she lifted her, Brumfield told cops she discovered her body was limp.

According to police, the call for help didn’t come until two and a half hours after the original fall.

It is odd that Brumfield would lay down next to a child on a couch where Brumfield also fell asleep. Wasn’t she worried that she might smouther the baby, or that the baby might fall off the couch, depending on which side the baby was on?

Unless police can prove the injury was intentionally inflicted, it is difficult for even a trained professional to recognize the seriousness of this type of injury until it’s already too late, so this appears to have been a horrible and trajic accident.

Thornton released the following statement since his name is associated with the story about his daughter:

"Mr. Thornton is estranged from Amanda and has had no contact with her for quite some time, however when informed about this situation he commented that, ’Anytime a baby’s life is lost is an unimaginable tragedy and my heart goes out to the baby’s family and loved ones.’"

Not one word of support for his daughter. What a crummy father.

Billy Bob Thornton on Jimmy Kimmel Talking About Canada

Hollywood Grind — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:12:10 +0000

Billy Bob Thornton went on Jimmy Kimmel to say how surprised he was that his acting like an a** on a Canadian show was news.

Thornton is now comparing himself, and his band, to The Beatles.

For someone who doesn’t want to be known as the actor who is in a band, Thornton sure uses his acting achievements to get his band booked on shows like Jimmy Kimmel, and not surprisingly Thornton is the only one who did the interview.

Billy Bob Thornton and his Band Booed

Hollywood Grind — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:44:29 +0000

Billy Bob Thornton has drawn a lot of negative attention for his band The Boxmasters. When Thornton acted like a diva, and tried to control the content of an interview, it all backfired, and moreso offended Canadian audiences. The Boxmasters have been opening for country music legend Willie Nelson. Yesterday Thornton announced The Boxmasters have cancelled their last two Canadian tour dates with Nelson claiming two of the band members had come down with the flu. The Boxmasters are probably reconsidering their choice of Thornton as their drummer, and might consider finding someone who draws less negative attention. Thestar.com wrote up a nice article on the whole controversy that led to the booing, and the Jian Ghomeshi response to Thornton’s rude interview.

Billy Bob Thornton elicited boos and catcalls last night at Massey Hall as he attempted to explain his bizarre behaviour during an interview on CBC Radio on Wednesday.

Referring to Jian Ghomeshi, the host of CBC Radio’s Q, as an "a–hole," the Oscar-winning actor turned musician interrupted his band’s set three songs in to give his side of the story.

After commenting on the beautiful theatre and the legendary performer they were opening for Willie Nelson, Thornton said, "It seems as if when I say something it’s in the news."

When that drew boos, Thornton continued: "Boo all you want, but I want to say something…. We’re really happy to be here, but I need to say something. I talked to this a–hole yesterday.

"I sat down and talked with this guy. He and his producers say, `We promise you we won’t say that’ (meaning references to Thornton’s acting career). The very first thing they said was that.

"I don’t really like sensationalism," he added. "If you look someone in the eyes and promise them something, and you don’t do it, you don’t get the interview. That’s the way it goes."

The explanation was met by further boos and catcalls of, "Here comes the gravy," a reference to Thornton’s description of Canadian audiences as "mashed potatoes with no gravy" during his interview with Ghomeshi.

Before the show, Thornton told a Star reporter that he "loves Canada." When asked what he meant by the mashed potatoes comment, Thornton, wearing a thick layer of skin-tone facial makeup and sucking on a cigarette, said: "I was talking about the guy who was interviewing me."

The interview, which featured Thornton claiming he didn’t know what some of Ghomeshi’s questions meant, responding to others with non-sequiturs, then chastising Ghomeshi for referring to the actor’s film career, has gone viral.

More than 600,000 viewers had watched the clip on YouTube by 8 p.m. yesterday, while a CBC spokesperson said the network had received roughly 3,700 blog responses and emails. Before last night’s show, the second in which the Boxmasters opened for Nelson and Ray Price, several fans were miffed at Thornton’s radio performance.

"He’s an a–hole," said Nick Goodman of Aurora. "He was probably drinking backstage or something."

Danny Duckworth of Toronto said he likes Thornton as a comedian and actor, but "I couldn’t care less what he thinks. If I want to get up and dance, that’s my choice," he added, a reference to Thornton’s comment that Canadians just sort of sit there.

"If Billy Bob doesn’t like it, he should quit."

Jian Ghomeshi could not be reached for comment last night. Earlier yesterday, he said it was one of the most difficult interviews he’s ever done and he was taken aback at Thornton’s strange responses (sample: when Ghomeshi asked when the Boxmasters were formed, Thornton answered, "I’m not sure what that means").

Ghomeshi also said it would have been irresponsible to his audience not to mention Thornton’s acting past during his introduction (he did not ask any questions about acting during the interview).

"Our policy is that we don’t allow anybody to tell us what we can and cannot say," said Ghomeshi. "Beyond that, it was this notion and the language that he used during the interview that I thought was unfortunate, that we were `instructed’ to say this and that. And I think that does raise interesting questions about ideas around how much journalism is to be controlled, especially when it comes to arts and entertainment and culture, and I think that that’s a concern.

"The reality is, and I tried to explain this in the interview, these guys have only been together for two years. You just don’t get the kind of national press they are getting without the incentive being something like his career past…. And I think if he could graciously accept that and say, `Hey, I want to focus on the music, but I get that the reason we’re here is because I’m a movie star that’s won an Oscar.’ There’s not a lot of people who can say that."

Ghomeshi felt like he was "in the middle of a tsunami" yesterday. He was being interviewed by media around the world. "The nice thing is the reaction that I’m getting from journalists around the world that is really kind of sweet, but it is all very odd … and a lot of people, especially in this country, seemed to support the way I did things," he said. "Maybe it was a little Canadian to be polite, but I can live with that."

Thornton is rich, and already an accomplished screen writer and actor, he may not want to call music a hobby, but it is. Unfortunately for the rest of the band, they probably need the income more than Thornton, so they probably would like the actor to do what is right for the band, rather than just thinking of himself.

Billy Bob Thornton Got Upset When Called an Actor

Hollywood Grind — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:39:14 +0000

Billy Bob Thornton got very upset on a live CBC Q TV radio show today when the interviewer, Jian Ghomeshi, mentioned Thornton’s background which includes acting and screen writing.

Thornton at first sounded like he had Alzheimers, but eventually admitted he was upset, because he had instructed the producer not to mention his acting background, and to focus only on the music.

While we can understand Thornton being upset over the rules being violated, it’s not understandable that he would torpedo the whole interview. Thorton’s bandmates are likely not multimillionaires, who can go back to their acting careers if the music thing doesn’t work out. Don’t just think about how you are being affected Billy Bob, consider your bandmates too. You’re a group, and you’re all on the same team, at least until today’s interview. This is how bands breakup. If the band didn’t need your acting fame, they’d probably find another drummer, which aren’t that hard to find.

Below are The Boxmasters performing their single The Mountain at the Spirit of Rock-N-Roll Theater in February. Guess who got the most camera face time in the video below?

The acoustic studio performance would have been included in the Q-TV interview, but Thornton couldn’t agree on licensing rights, or some B.S.

Billy Bob Thornton Comments on Oscar Awards

Hollywood Grind — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:38:32 +0000

Billy Bob Thornton, who won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for Sling Blade, in which he starred, directed, and wrote, said this about the Academy Awards, aka the Oscars:

"I keep up with the Oscars about as much as I do the Miss America pageant. I think it’s just a dog and pony show. It’s horsesh!t."

He is probably only saying that because his best years in Hollywood are behind him.

Billy Bob Thornton Son at Center of Sex Crime

Hollywood Grind — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:25:09 +0000

Billy Bob Thornton’s son, who is just 14 years-old, was dating a women who was 22 years-old. Her ex boyfriend called the LAPD and reported the 22 year-old woman was having sex with a minor.

The LAPD now have an "active investigation" to determine if in fact the woman had "unlawful sex" with someone under the age of 18.

If she’s guilty, sentence her like a man, and release her name. We know the alleged victim’s name, which is supposed to be protected by law, so we want to know the alleged perpetrator’s name. Victims need to be protected from sexual predators.

TMZ published the name of the victim, and not the perpetrator’s. Oops!

Angelina Jolie Could Be the Reason for A Mighty Heart’s Lack of Success

Hollywood Grind — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:25:36 +0000

According to a poll on Usmagazine.com, A Mighty Heart flopped at the box office this weekend due to the majority of people having an a$$-full of Angelina Jolie.

The Angelina Jolie film A Mighty Heart pulled in only $4 million this weekend, coming in tenth place behind such films as Evan Almighty, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Ocean’s Thirteen, Surf’s Up and Nancy Drew.

So far, 38% of people have chosen "Tired of Angelina" as the reason for not going, as opposed to "Too intense," "Plan to see it eventually," and "Not interested."

Perhaps Angelina is suffering from over-exposure. Or perhaps most people still remember her days of carrying Billy Bob’s blood around her neck, over-sharing details of her sex life, and the oogie lip-lock with her brother, James, after she won her Oscar for Girl, Interrupted. Shivers.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt – School and New Movie

Hollywood Grind — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 12:55:30 +0000

Angelina Jolie
and Maddox

Angelina Jolie took her 4-year-old son Maddox Jolie-Pitt to school late last week. Today marks the United Nations’ World Refugee Day. Angelina Jolie will give Anderson Cooper 360Â° an exclusive interview tonight @ 10PM ET/PT on CNN. The interview was taped June 14 at L’Ermtage hotel in Beverly Hills. Anderson Cooper has said, “We have a lot of simliar interests in Africa…(like young dark boys) We’ve been to a lot of the same places (dark places)…It was a free-ranging conversation in which she talked a lot about her family… [Angelina’s] incredibly natural and down-to-earth. She is like this person you’d want to hang out with. Her commitment to actually trying to do good for other people is incredibly genuine. Anyone who spends any amount of time with her gets this.”

Read the story about Brad Pitt making a movie with Billy Bob Thornton, and see 10 more pictures including Brad riding his custom made motorcycle, in the gallery after the jump…

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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s ex-husband Billy Bob Thornton are set to team up for the film Peace Like A River.

Pitt is producing the movie through his production company, Plan B, and Thornton is set to star in the drama to be shot in Canada.

Sources tell the Calgary Sun newspaper, “There’s a good sense (in the local industry) that it’s coming.”

Pitt filmed The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford in southern Alberta, Canada last autumn (2005).

Local residents have speculated Pitt’s new daughter, Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, was conceived while Jolie was visiting the actor during filming.

Location managers from the new film have visited Calgary to scout for locations to shoot the movie, which is set to begin production in the autumn (2006).

Thornton met Jolie on the set of the movie Pushing Tin and the two were married from 2000-2003.

According to the Calgary Sun, Pitt’s behind-the-scenes involvement would mean the actor would be required on set for at least a few days during the shoot.

The film is based on Leif Enger’s book and follows a Minnesota family in the 1960s who are tormented by two neighborhood thugs.

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