3 Ice Cubes

Photo courtesy of en.wikipedia.org Kirk Douglas has passed away at 103. He was a living legend of the silver screen whose son, Michael Douglas , was able to take the reigns from him. But Kirk still managed to live his best life, despite suffering a stroke several years back in 1996. Michael released a statement today: “It is with tremendous sadness that my brothers and I announce that Kirk Douglas left us today at the age of 103. To the world, he was a legend, an actor from the golden age of movies who lived well into his golden years, a humanitarian whose commitment to justice and the causes he believed in set a  standard for all of us to aspire to.” Kirk leaves behind his sons Michael (wife Catherine Zeta-Jones), Joel, and Eric as well as his wife of 65 years, Anne Buydens. We are sending a lot of love to his family, fans, and all who knew and loved him!

It's been an interesting year for Michael Douglas and Matt Damon after they made the Liberace-based film "Behind the Candelabra." Douglas won award after award for his portrayal of Liberace while Damon was constantly nominated (and lost) for playing lover, Scott Thorson. It seems like art is imitating life imitating life and art and stuff as Thorson is just as unlucky as Damon. The 54 year old was sentenced to 8-20 years in prison for failing a court-ordered drug test. Though he has admitted that he is an addict, the wannabe celebrity aka Jess Marlow was given a chance to clean up his act but sadly, he did not make it. He blamed his "fame" based on the movie for him becoming overwhelmed with life: "I'm just asking for another chance," he claimed and added that "he was dealing with his newfound celebrity status since Matt Damon played him in the HBO film." Thorson believes that he is somewhat celebrity-adjacent and that he intend...