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Elizabeth Taylor documentary director 'surprised' by how much the movie star was 'slut-shamed'

The new HBO doc, "Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes," includes 40 hours of newly unearthed audio interviews with the late actress.

Elizabeth Taylor's drug-addled lifestyle was so slovenly she caught Malta Fever from her dogs: book

Truman Capote visited found Elizabeth Taylor's rooms "crowded with shedding cats and unhousebroken dogs and a general atmosphere of disorderly paraphernalia."

Elizabeth Taylor traveled with 156 suitcases — and someone to unpack them all

At a Parisian hotel, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton occupied 21 rooms and their "pet dogs accompanied the humans into restaurants, and had to be fed from the menu," according...

National Married to a Scorpio Support Day: 4 survival tips for spouses

Scorpios are perhaps the most maligned and least understood of all zodiac signs but one thing they ain't is unattractive (or second rate in the sack) which serves to explain...

Richard Burton's London home with Elizabeth Taylor hits market for $9.8M

In the heart of Hampstead Village, this is where Burton resided with his wife -- and while he met Elizabeth Taylor, to whom he was later married twice.

International Kissing Day: this sign is the best kisser, according to an astrologer

Pucker up my babies, we're revealing the best kisser in the zodiac. From first breath to death, all signs have their merits regarding the art of kissing.

The three most romantic zodiac signs, not only on Valentine's Day

While Valentine's Day is for lovers, some among us lay on the roses and the schmaltz, the candlelight, the cutesy s--t and revel in an unabashedly romantic flare a full...

Will T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach find love after 'GMA' affair scandal? An astrologist explains

GMA co-anchors TJ Holmes and Amy Robach are the latest celebrities accused of stepping out on their spouses. News broke in early December that the two were balls deep and...

These are the zodiac signs most likely to take back their ex

Some people just can't stand to let love go, preferring instead to enter the rodeo of rekindled romance. Astrology plays a part in whether or not we keep an open...

Kate Burton's stepmother, Elizabeth Taylor, welcomed her 'from day one'

Burton — whose father, Richard Burton, was married (twice) to famous actress Elizabeth Taylor — said her stepmother always made her feel at "home."

Binge This: Peri Gilpin Recommends Her New Web Series 'Old Guy' and HBO's 'Enlightened'

Frasier star Peri Gilpin talks about her new web series Old Guy, and recommends one of her favorite binges.

Jocko Sims once had to do a sex scene with an actress who'd stopped speaking to him

"This actress wasn’t speaking to me, yet we had this heavy-duty coming up."

'Exorcist II: The Heretic' Was Not What Anyone Expected, But Don't Dismiss Its Ambition

One of the era's most daring filmmakers was given one of the biggest possible canvases to explore the grandest themes imaginable.

No one wants Elizabeth Taylor's $8M diamond and ruby necklace

Elizabeth Taylor’s estate and Christie’s auction house are playing hot potato with the stunning so-called “Taj Mahal’’ diamond and ruby pendant.

How Kate Burton escaped the hysteria that trailed Liz and Dick

When your famous actor father falls in love with a movie star, maybe the best thing your mom can do is move away. It worked for Kate Burton. When the...

How Richard Burton and Albert Finney helped spark the Brit punk revolution

The lives and loves of the British working class, central to the plays of John Osborne (“The Entertainer”), inspired a cycle of so-called “kitchen sink” dramas. Not only did those...

Legendary lush Peter O'Toole turned his co-stars into drunks

A reporter once asked Peter O’Toole, whose capacity for booze was legendary, if he ever turned up for work drunk. “The answer to that is not only drunk, but deliberately...

Elizabeth Taylor was no Scientologist

Some audience members at a reading of Lawrence Wright's new Taylor play thought he might be getting carried away with his Scientology obsession.

Broadway’s newest landlord is a colorful, 'Mormon'-loving Brit

For years, three powerful theater owners dominated Broadway. The Shuberts got there first in 1900. The company owns 17 Broadway theaters as well as Shubert Alley, one of the only...

Glenn Close, Peter O'Toole among Oscars' biggest losers

If you’re the kind of actor Hollywood likes to nominate for Oscars, it’s better to win one by your fifth nomination. After that, the odds of you actually taking home...