People – Ellen Makes a Wake-Up Call a Cancer Reminder
Ellen DeGeneres has recorded a series of phone messages that are an urgent reminder for women: Help yourself fight breast cancer.
The messages, which can be delivered by online request, are intended to nudge women to take steps to check for the disease that is the second-most lethal kind of cancer in women after lung cancers.
“I went into a studio and recorded a million different (versions): ‘Hi, this is Ellen DeGeneres and your sister told me to remind you that it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month,’ ‘Your teacher told me to call you,’ ‘Your neighbor told me to call you,’ ‘Your cousin,’ ‘Your mother.’”
DeGeneres, who was asked by vitamin maker One A Day to join the company’s campaign that started this week , said she finds an anti- breast cancer program to support each year. One A Day also is donating money to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
“My mom, 30 years ago, had a mastectomy. It’s changed my life because I’m highly aware I’m vulnerable to this disease and I get a mammogram every year,” DeGeneres said.
The American Cancer Society is among the groups sponsoring October’s national breast cancer awareness effort.
‘Heroes’ star’s father charged
Los Angeles prosecutors say they have charged the father of “Heroes” star Hayden Panettiere with misdemeanor battery for an incident in which he allegedly hit his wife.
Alan Panettiere faces up to a year in a Los Angeles County jail if convicted. He was arrested on Aug. 11 on suspicion of striking his wife, Lesley .
The 49-year-old was later released on $50,000 bail after the arrest. His arraignment will be held in October at a Beverly Hills courthouse.
Jail records did not indicate an attorney for Panettiere.
Hayden Panettiere plays Claire Bennett on NBC’s “Heroes.”
A sequel for Brockovich
The legal crusader portrayed by Julia Roberts in the Oscar- winning film “Erin Brockovich” is now working for a Manhattan personal injury law firm that specializes in asbestos cases.
The real Erin Brockovich signed a consulting contract with Weitz & Luxenberg and will be involved in soliciting cases and investigating claims.
Roberts won an Oscar for her portrayal of the environmental activist in the 2000 movie.
The film focused on how Brockovich, now 48, led a 1996 water pollution case that won residents of a small California desert town a $333 million settlement from a state utility company.
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Today’s birthdays
Actress Jayne Meadows , 88; director Arthur Penn , 86; a ctor Wilford Brimley , 74; actress Liz Torres , 61; actor A Martinez , 60; singer Meat Loaf , 57; sax player Greg Ham , 55; singer Shaun Cassidy , 50; singer Mark Calderon of Color Me Badd, 38; Gwyneth Paltrow , 36; rapper Lil’ Wayne , 26; Avril Lavigne , 24.
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