'Expendables 2` stuntman death prompts family lawsuit

Los Angeles: The family of a stuntman, who died during the making of Arnold Sch starrer ‘The Expendables 2’, has sued producers Nu Image and the film`s stunt coordinator for wrongful death.

In a lawsuit filed on July 26 in a Superior Court here, Zong Yu Liu and Tan Mei Bai, parents of Kun Liu, the Chinese stuntman who was killed in Bulgaria on October 27, 2011, claim the studio and second unit director-stunt coordinator Chad Stahelski are responsible for the unsafe conditions, said the Hollywood Reporter.

"The defendants recklessly organised, planned, set up, produced, directed, trained, coordinated and otherwise prepared for and implemented the stunt which involved the use of explosives and other similar ultra-hazardous activities in the rubber boat so as to cause an explosion, thereby injuring (Liu) and causing his death," the lawsuit reads.

‘Expendables ‘" is set to be released in the US on August 17.

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Taylor Swift spotted with Arnold Schwarzenegger's son

Taylor Swift spent Independence Day (July 4, 2012) with Arnold Schwarzenegger's son.

The 22-year-old singer - who has previously dated John Mayer, Joe Jonas and Jake Gyllenhaal - was spotted in Massachusetts with Patrick Schwarzenegger, 18, taking a walk together on the beach.

Though it is unconfirmed whether they are dating, gossip website TMZ reports they seemed very comfortable in one another's company and laughed a lot as they chatted.

Patrick - who, along with Taylor, was also seen with members of the Kennedy family - later took to his Twitter page to reveal he had had an "amazing" holiday.

He wrote:

It seems Taylor's company had cheered Patrick up as he had earlier been complaining about the noise on his flight from Austria to Boston.

He wrote:



During his time in Europe, Patrick had the chance to spend some quality time with his famous father.

He tweeted on Tuesday (03.07.12):





He later added:

Arnold Schwarzenegger's son released from hospital

Arnold Schwarzenegger's son has been released from hospital.

Christopher Schwarzenegger - the 13-year-old son of the former Governor of California and his estranged spouse Maria Shriver - had been in intensive care after suffering a collapsed lung, broken bones and broken ribs in a boogie boarding accident in Malibu last Sunday but his mother has now confirmed he was allowed home last night.

Maria tweeted: "Blessed to be able to take Christopher out of the hospital last night. What a feeling of relief knowing that he's going to be fine."

Arnold also took to his twitter page to thank the efforts of medical staff involved in treating his son.

He posted: "I knew Christopher couldn't be stopped! Big thanks to all the doctors, nurses & staff at UCLA that helped him recover."

The 'Terminator' star had earlier thanked fans for their support and well-wishes.

He wrote: "Thanks for all your support for Christopher. It means a lot to me & to him. He's doing much better & we'll have him back at full speed soon."

Maria and Arnold - who split shortly before it was revealed he had fathered a 13-year-old child with their former housekeeper - have three other kids, Katherine, 21, Christina, 19 and Patrick, 17.

Schwarzenegger's son injured in beach mishap

LOS ANGELES - The 13-year-old son of former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and his estranged wife, Maria Shriver, was injured in a beach accident days ago, leading to a "very scary week" for the family, they said in a statement on Friday.

The statement gave few details of the mishap involving Christopher Schwarzenegger, the youngest of the couple's four children, nor did it say how badly he was hurt.

But the celebrity news website TMZ.com reported the youth was severely injured when hit by a large wave while surfing or boogie-boarding last weekend in Malibu, suffering multiple broken bones and a collapsed lung.

According to TMZ, the boy initially was hospitalized in intensive care, but his condition has since been upgraded.

His parents said their son is expected to make a full recovery.

"While it has been a very scary week, Christopher is surrounded by his family and friends," the couple's statement said.

"We want to sincerely thank the paramedics and lifeguards who responded so swiftly, as well as the doctors, nurses, emergency room and hospital staff who have cared for our son. They have been extraordinary to him and to us."

Shriver filed for divorce from Schwarzenegger on July 1, weeks after the Austrian-born former bodybuilder and film star publicly admitted to fathering a child out of wedlock with a member of the family's household staff more than a decade earlier. Schwarzenegger and Shriver had separated in May.

Shriver, a daughter of the Kennedy political dynasty, gave up her career as a network television journalist when she became California's first lady at the start of Schwarzenegger's two terms as governor. She has requested spousal support and joint custody of all their children.
Schwarzenegger's attorney filed court papers on Wednesday seeking suspension of court-ordered spousal support to Shriver and requesting that she pay her own legal fees, according to legal documents obtained by Reuters.

Two of Christopher's siblings, Katherine, 21, and Patrick, 17, posted messages of support for their younger brother on Twitter on Friday.

"This kid is strongest kid I ever seen (sic). Keep praying," wrote Patrick, while Katherine wrote: "He's a tough little guy and getting better!"

(Reporting by Mary Slosson; Editing by Steve Gorman, Jerry Norton and Cynthia Johnston)

Arnold Schwarzenegger asks judge to terminate Maria Shriver's spousal support in $400m divorce

Arnold Schwarzenegger has filed his response to Maria Shriver's divorce petition - asking a judge to terminate her spousal support request.

In court documents filed yesterday by Schwarzenegger's lawyer, Bob Kaufman checked the box asking the judge to refuse Shriver spousal support.

In her original filing, Shriver asked for spousal support in her petition.

The papers also show that 63-year-old Schwarzenegger - like Maria - is asking for joint custody of the couple's two minor children Patrick, 17, and Christopher, 13.

Split: Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger are locked in a battle over spousal support

Shriver, 55, is asking Schwarzenegger to pay for her attorney's fees, according to the papers. 

But Schwarzenegger's response asks that the judge make each party foot the bill for their respective lawyers.

The couple are said to have not entered into a prenuptial agreement a the time of the marriage so under California law both parties are entitled to a 50/50 split of all earnings and property accumulated during their 25-year marriage.

The former couple is estimated to be worth around $400 million (around £250 million).

The former TV journalist is said to be spending at least $10 million of that fortune on  a luxury home three miles away.

Legal documents: In papers filed today, Arnold's lawyer checked the box asking the judge to refuse Shriver spousal support 

While Schwarzenegger is clearly eager to repair the damage done to his relationship with his children in the wake of the love child scandal.

At the time of the drama, Patrick tweeted that he was dropping his father's last name in favour of his mother's surname.

He may not be in his oldest son's good graces, but he did enjoy a day out with daughter Christina, who turns 20 this month, on July 8.

His eldest daughter, 21-year-old Katherine, seems like she will eventually forgive her father for his infidelity, as well.

'This is definitely not easy but I appreciate your love and support as i begin to heal and move forward in life. I will always love my family!' she tweeted on May 17.

The Terminator star has also reached out to his love child, 13-year-old Joseph, with housekeeper Mildred Baena; the two reportedly visited Arnold at his Brentwood mansion.

The former California Governor and his ex may not be playing nicely on paper, but in real life they're trying to be as amiable as possible: they reunited at Brentwood restaurant Toscana on July 15 for a mutual friend's birthday.

Book On Arnold Schwarzenegger-Maria Shriver's Life?

Arnold Schwarzenegger's estranged wife Maria Shriver has been flooded with offers from publication houses who want to capture her "recent" turbulent life in a book.

Shriver, who has already written six best-selling books including And One More Thing Before You Go and What's Happening to Grandpa?, was approached by dealers with multi-million offers, to write a book on her tumultuous marriage to Schwarzenegger, his love child and reported extramarital affairs, reported Daily Mail online. Shriver has filed for divorce to end her 25-year marriage with the former Californian governor last Friday, citing "irreconcilable differences".

The decision was taken after Schwarzenegger confessed to fathering a love-child with the family's house-maid, Mildred Beana, almost a decade ago. Post the confession, the series of unfortunate events that followed have been the hot topic across the globe. According to reports, a top publishing executive has said that Shriver could rake in more than the all-time advance record, which was the USD 15 million paid to former president Bill Clinton for his memoir, My Life.

While speculations are rife about the book, Shriver is yet to confirm about her interest in going public. In her divorce plea, she has sought shared custody of their minor children, Patrick, 17, and Christopher, 13, besides requesting Schwarzenegger to pay the attorneys fees for both parties.

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Shriver Files Papers To Divorce Schwarzenegger

Six weeks after Arnold Schwarzenegger revealed he had fathered a child out of wedlock, wife Maria Shriver filed divorce papers Friday to end their marriage of 25 years.

The former television journalist and Kennedy family heiress cited irreconcilable differences but offered no additional details about the breakup.

She also did not list a date when the couple separated, although they announced they had done so on May 9.

A week later, the former California governor and one-time action star admitted he fathered a child with a member of his household staff years ago.

The filing, which Shriver signed nearly two weeks ago, signals an end to a union that began with a storybook wedding on a spring day in 1986 in Cape Cod and brought together a bodybuilder and rising action star and a princess of the Kennedy clan, herself an up-and-coming network newscaster.

They apparently entered marriage with no plans that it would end. Shriver's filing does not indicate the couple had a premarital agreement.

That means Schwarzenegger's earnings from a career as a Hollywood megastar, which allowed him to forgo a salary as governor and commute by private jet to Sacramento, likely will be evenly divided with his estranged wife.

Shriver is seeking spousal support but any amount would be determined later, either through a settlement agreement or by a judge. The divorce is expected to be handled mostly behind closed doors.

Several of Schwarzenegger's biggest hits, including "Predator," ''True Lies" and the blockbuster sequel "Terminator 2" were made during his marriage to Shriver.

Shriver became an award-winning television journalist but put her career on hold when Schwarzenegger ran for governor.

Economic disclosure forms filed when Schwarzenegger left as California governor in January show he has interests in at least eight entities each worth $1 million or more. An exact tally of his wealth is impossible to calculate.

The forms also show he still retains rights to intellectual property from his days as a fitness guru and movie star.

Shriver's holdings are more modest but are listed in the disclosure as being worth more than $1 million. She is a member of the Kennedy family and a beneficiary of some of its assets in addition to owning rights and royalties from her work as an author, the filings show.

In recent months, she has appeared in videos posted on YouTube in which she talks about stress in her life, the weight of expectations and the search for faith in a troubled world.

Shriver and Schwarzenegger have four children together, including two sons who are still minors. Shriver's petition seeks joint custody of the teens, who are 17 and 13.

Schwarzenegger's spokesman Adam Mendelsohn declined comment in an email. Shriver's attorney Laura Wasser did not immediately return a phone message seeking comment. Her spokesman Matthew DiGirolamo declined comment.

Shriver stood by her husband's side as he ran for California's governorship in 2003, even after the Los Angeles Times reported accusations by several women that they had been groped by the movie star.

Schwarzenegger later said he "behaved badly sometimes" and was twice elected to the governorship.

He failed to fix the state's chronic budget problems and left office in January with an eye toward environmental projects and a return to the big screen.

One of his projects was an animated collaboration with comic book legend Stan Lee titled "The Governator," but the project was shelved after Schwarzenegger admitted fathering the child out of wedlock. He has disappeared from the public eye in recent weeks and has not announced any plans to resume acting.

Arnold Schwarzenegger Determined Marriage to Maria Shriver Isn't Over

Arnold Schwarzenegger isn't too good at fooling others, but it seems he can fool himself pretty well. He is determined that his marriage to Maria Shriver isn't over. Well, Arnold, this may be one time when the old adage, "It ain't over 'til it's over" bites you in the butt.

According to Hollywood Gossip, Arnold is still wearing his wedding ring. He was reportedly wearing it in the days following the media frenzy about his affair with Mildred "Patti" Baena--the one that resulted in a love child who is now 13 years old. One would certainly have expected that by now the ring would be relegated to a jewelry box or at least the top of the dresser. Does he think Maria is stupid?

Sources say Arnold Schwarzenegger was hell-bent on getting Maria Shriver back just days after their separation was made public--before the whole love child scandal hit the news. Okay, maybe he can get points for that one. After all, it really did appear like a mutual thing--reading that after 25 years things had simply worn out. But now that the world--including Maria, of course, knows about Arnold's philandering ways, why on earth would she take him back?

Sources say that even today, Arnold hasn't "fully abandoned hope" for a reconciliation between him and Maria Shriver. Someone clearly needs to remove this man out from under the hot California sun, and prescribe him a very healthy dose of reality.

What do you think? Would Maria Shriver consider reconciling with Arnold Schwarzenegger after all the dirty water that's swept under his bridge?

Brigitte stunned by Arnold's revelations

Danish actress Brigitte Nielsen has criticised her former lover Arnold Schwarzenegger over his infidelity, saying she was shocked to learn about his secret love child.

The "Terminator" star separated from his wife Maria Shriver, and stunned Hollywood by confessing he fathered a son with housekeeper Mildred Baena over a decade ago, reports dailystar.

Nielsen, who had an affair with her "Red Sonja" co-star in the 1980s while she was married to her now ex-husband Kasper Winding, says she was shocked to learn of the Schwarzenegger scandal.

"It breaks my heart because he and Maria have four kids and you don't just have a baby with someone else. I'm surprised Arnold thought he could get away with it and I feel bad for Maria," she said.

Arnie makes Wills-Kat US visit difficult!

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's royal visit to the US has been left in jeopardy after their Hollywood host Arnold Schwarzenegger's love-child scandal has come to limelight.

The former governor of California was due to show the couple improvements the state has made over green issues during their three-day official stay in July.

But aides are now in crisis talks over fears the sex scandal could engulf the entire visit.

"There is a very big question mark over whether the former governor can be part of the visit now, or if he'd want to be," the Daily star quoted one royal retainer as sayimg.

"This clearly isn't going to go away in a few weeks," the royal retainer added.

A royal aide added: "His presence is now very difficult for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge but, of course, it is a matter for their hosts to make a decision on." (ANI)

$400 million at stake in Arnie-Maria divorce

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver 

It is estimated that a whopping 400 million dollars at may be at stake in the divorce between Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Schwarzenegger was a self-made movie star and Shriver was a Kennedy, who had worked in broadcasting for many years.

According to the scant details available, the estranged couple have an estimated net worth of more than 200 million dollars with some estimates putting it closer to 400 million dollars, reports CBS News.

Regardless of what each of them brought into the marriage, they live in California, one of ten community property states.

According to the report, when a couple gets divorced in a community property state, the assets are apportioned based on very specific rules. Community property is defined as the money you earn or acquire during the marriage and is co-owned by both parties, regardless of who earned it or whose name is on the title.

The law requires that the community estate be divided equally if there is no written agreement to the contrary. But if the couple had entered into a pre-nuptial agreement prior to their marriage, the split of assets may have already been determined, which would certainly make the financial part of the process easier, the report added.

Arnie makes Woods look like Virgin Mary

Arnold Schwarzenegger's biographer has said that the actor's sexploits 'make Tiger Woods look like the Virgin Mary'.

His biographer exposed Schwarzenegger's sordid double life after he admitted fathering a secret love child. Showbiz expert Ian Halperin revealed the 'Terminator' star has been linked to a string of illegitimate children.

"This is just the tip of the iceberg," the Daily Star quoted Halperin as saying. He likened Arnie to golf rat Tiger, who has been accused of cheating with more than 100 women.

"A lot more will come out of the woodwork," Halperin added.

The shock new revelations follow the naming of the former Governor of California's housekeeper Mildred "Patty" Baena, 50, as the mother of his secret son.

Several photos have emerged after Halperin exposed the 63-year-old star as a serial sexual predator in his tell-all book 'The Governator'.

"Over the years, Arnold has done things that make Tiger Woods look like the Virgin Mary. I know of numerous other women who say they had children with Schwarzenegger," he said.

"I didn't write about their claims because I was unable to corroborate them. I still don't know if they are true. But these women will start to appear from the woodwork," he added.

Schwarzenegger's son's shirtless debut

Arnold Schwarzenegger has showed off his heavily bulked up body in more than a few Hollywood films. Now it's time for the old order to make way for the new.

The Governator's son, Patrick, only 17, made a shirtless appearance in Los Angeles. But unlike his father, Patrick's well-toned, muscular body is not a result of body-building but yoga. His six-pack abs were made in an LA yoga studio.

Arnold Schwarzenegger planning to reprise his career as Hollywood action hero

London, Feb 11 – Arnold Schwarzenegger has revealed that that he is considering reprising his career as a Hollywood action hero.
 

“Exciting news. My friends at CAA (Creative Artists Agency, his talent firm) have been asking me for 7 years when they can take offers seriously. Gave them the green light today,” the Telegraph quoted him as tweeting.

The 63-year-old actor came to the end of his two terms as governor of California last month, leading to much speculation as to whether he would upgrade to national political office or return to the silver screen.

But the ‘Terminator’ star had kept his acting career going while in office.

In between failed efforts to plug a state deficit now pegged at about 25 billion dollars, Schwarzenegger took time to make a few movie cameos, most recently as a mercenary leader in pal Sylvester Stallone’s hit action thriller “The Expendables.” (ANI)

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