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24 June 2008 7:39 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Tom Hanks has lost a lawsuit against a builder who he claimed made a mess of renovating his home. Hanks and wife Rita Wilson sued the Idaho contractor for $$2.5 million over work done on their Sun Valley home in 2002. However, the judge dismissed the case because the couple had already taken the contractor to arbitration in 2003 and lost. Hanks's representative Leslee Dart told TMZ: "Tom (more)

By Simon Reynolds

23 June 2008 6:56 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Oscar winner Tom Hanks has lost a lawsuit against an Idaho builder he claimed messed up renovations on his home in the state.

Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson sued the contractor for $2.5 million (GBP1.25 million) over work done on their $10 million (GBP5 million) pad in Sun Valley in 2002.

But the case has been thrown out of court because the couple had already taken the accused to arbitration in 2003, and lost.

Hanks' representative Leslee Dart tells TMZ.com, "Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson intend to appeal the judge's decision.

"This is not a petty dispute where Tom and Rita are trying to squeeze money out of a small, local contractor. There are serious design and construction problems that should never have happened, but did, and now need to be fixed."

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2 June 2008 5:11 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Latest: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes welcomed Hollywood pals Oprah Winfrey, Jennifer Lopez, Victoria Beckham and Eva Longoria into their new Beverly Hills mansion for a lavish housewarming party on Saturday night.

Other celebrity guests at the bash included Brooke Shields, Jeremy Piven and Rita Wilson.

Over 50 staff members from the exclusive Wolfgang Puck company catered the event, which ran into the early hours of Sunday, according to Hollyscoop.com.

The couple bought the $35 million (GBP17.5 million) mansion last year, but have spent the last 12 months renovating the property.

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12 May 2008 2:00 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Newlyweds Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon were among the high-profile guests at Ellen DeGeneres's 50th birthday bash in Southern California over the weekend. The party, held on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank (where DeGeneres is now taping her show, after having moved from the nearby NBC studios), was set up like a carnival – complete with 10-ft. elephant topiaries, a Ferris wheel, bumper cars, carousel, dunk tank and stilt-walkers.Others who helped the talk-show host celebrate her landmark – which was actually back on Jan. 26 – included the Jonas Brothers, Paris Hilton and Benji Madden, David and Courtney Cox Arquette, T.

7 May 2008 6:45 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Tom Hanks is offering one lucky fan the chance to act opposite his wife Rita Wilson in a performance of Shakespeare's The Taming Of The Shrew.

The double Oscar winner has teamed up with the eBay Giving Works organisation and will auction off the chance to land a speaking role in the play when it airs as part of the Shakespeare Festival L.A. on 19 May.

The winning bidder will also get the chance to mingle with Wilson's co-stars Annette Bening, William Shatner, Zach Braff, Tim Allen, Christina Applegate, David Schwimmer and Sean Astin, and he or she will also be a part of the post-show cast party.

Hanks has also agreed to record a personal message for the winning bidder's answering machine.

The auction, which will be managed by Auction Cause, will go live on eBay.com on Thursday and run until 14 May.

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15 April 2008 6:31 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Tom Hanks, his wife Rita Wilson and Nia Vardalos, the star of their hit My Big Fat Greek Wedding production, are set to go to trial to fight for money they claim they're owed.

The trio co-produced the 2002 movie and maintain their co-financiers at Gold Circle Films still owe them a share of the profits.

The ongoing lawsuit was referred to mediation on Monday and Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Yvette Palazuelos set a court date for 20 January just in case the trio's mediation battle fails.

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