January 28th 2004

The Kid Dubs Kate the Sweetest
Spencer Breslin, the 11-year-old actor who recently starred in the big screen "Cat in the Hat" with Mike Myers, and played the younger Bruce Willis in "The Kid", tells us the that making the upcoming Raising Helen was special to him because of his female co-stars, mainly Kate Hudson. He's dubbed the new mommy "the sweetest person I've ever met." Breslin describes the Garry Marshall-helmed film as "part comedy and part tear-jerker. In the movie our parents die and Kate gets custody of my sister and I. Kate is a socialite who is irresponsible and we end up raising her to become a good parent." Another reason the film was special to Breslin is that he got to work with his real life sister, Abigail Breslin, who plays his sister in the film."It was the first time we got to work together, so that was really cool," says Spencer. But perhaps Spencer's favorite part about making Raising Helen was getting to work with Marshall, of whom he's learned to do a really dead-on impression. "Garry's one of the funniest people you could meet. He'd call all the girls Harriet, Lorraine or Lenore when he couldn't remember their names. It was like we got a granddad, not only a director, out of the deal," laughs Spencer. Raising Helen is due in theaters in June.

January 14th 2004

Kate to Produce for UPN
Queen Latifah and Kate Hudson on to produce new comedies for the UPN network. In keeping with its goal to bring more big-name talent behind the camera, UPN has inked deals with Queen Latifah and Kate Hudson to executive produce two comedy series for the net. Queen Latifah will, through her Flavor Unit banner, produce the radio station-set WHOT, while Hudson and her Cosmic Entertainment will be developing the half-hour I Do, I Did, Now What, based on the Jenny Lee bestseller, focusing on couples after they marry. If given the go-ahead to be made into full series, both shows will air in American TV network UPN.

January 14th 2004

Hudson Baby Name Upsets Her Father
Movie star Kate Hudson's decision to name her new-born baby Ryder Russell Robinson has left the Almost Famous star's estranged father heartbroken. Bill Hudson is angry that the tot's middle name is Russell - a tribute to actor Kurt Russell, who raised Kate with her mother and his longtime partner Goldie Hawn. Bill, who was not invited to Kate's wedding to rocker Chris Robinson, hopes he can repair his relationship with the 24-year-old and be granted access to his grandson. He says, "I would love to have a relationship with my grandchild. I'm hurt by a lot of what has transpired in the last year because we were getting it on track behind the scenes, not in the public eye."
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January 14th 2004

Kate to Produce for UPN
Queen Latifah and Kate Hudson on to produce new comedies for the network. In keeping with its goal to bring more big-name talent behind the camera, UPN has inked deals with Queen Latifah and Kate Hudson to executive produce two comedy series for the net. Queen Latifah will, through her Flavor Unit banner, produce the radio station-set WHOT, while Hudson and her Cosmic Entertainment will be developing the half-hour I Do, I Did, Now What, based on the Jenny Lee bestseller. WHOT, described as being in the vein of WKRP in Cincinnati, centers on a young white woman who takes over as the station manager at a hip-hop radio station. Buddy Sheffield and David Sheffield will write and executive produce, and Queen Latifah's production partner manager Shakim Compere is also on board to executive produce. HBO Independent Productions will produce in conjunction with Flavor Unit. Hudson is lined up to executive produce I Do with Dan Cohen & F.J. Pratt, who will also pen the pilot for the series. The show takes a look at modern couples and what happens to their lives once they tie the knot. Queen Latifah, Oscar-nominated last year for her work in Chicago, will next be seen on the big screen in Barbershop 2: Back in Business. She was attached as an executive producer on a CBS drama pilot last season, but that project never moved forward. Hudson is currently working on Garry Marshall's Raising Helen. Her more recent big screen credits include How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Le Divorce and Alex & Emma. Other big names in developement with UPN this season include Mel Gibson, Samuel L. Jackson and Kelsey Grammer.
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January 12th 2004

Wars Rage Over Hudson
Kate Hudson has entered into War. The new mom will star in and produce the comedy project Bride Wars for Miramax Films. Hudson will produce with her partner Jay Cohen through their Cosmic Entertainment along with Alan Riche and Tony Ludwig Saving Silverman scribe Greg DePaul will now work on the script that centers on two best friends and brides-to-be who come head-to-head over their respective wedding plans. DePaul came up with the idea for the project and then fine tuned the concept with his manager Matt Luber. Luber will take an executive producing credit on the film. DePaul and Luber brought the project to Riche and Ludwig, who in turn brought Hudson and Cohen on board. Hudson had several meetings about the project before recently giving birth to her son Ryder Russell Robinson on Wednesday - her first child with musician husband Chris Robinson. Over at Miramax, co-president of production Meryl Poster and executive Laura Rister will be overseeing the project's development and production. Hudson, repped by CAA, was recently seen on the big screen in How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days, Alex & Emma and Le Divorce. She will next be seen in Garry Marshall's Raising Helen. Hudson is an Oscar nominee for her work in 2000's Almost Famous.
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January 8th 2004

IT'S A BOY!!
Here's to you, Mrs. Robinson. The lovely Kate Hudson and her rock star husband, Chris Robinson, welcome a baby boy into the world. Ryder Russell Robinson was born Wednesday, Jan. 7 in Los Angeles, weighing in at 8 pounds, 11 ounces, according to the AP. Hudson, 24, the daughter of Goldie Hawn, and former Black Crowes singer Robinson, 37, married in 2000. It is the first marriage and child for both. An Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner for supporting actress for "Almost Famous," Hudson most recently starred in last year's hit romances "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" and "Le Divorce."
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January 6th 2004

People In The News
Among the couples dancing at the 37th birthday party Kate Hudson threw for hubby Chris Robinson, says People, were 25-year-old Ashton Kutcher and 15-year-old Rumer Willis, daughter of Kutcher's girlfriend, Demi Moore. This only accentuates the faintly creepy feeling we got when Kutcher cooed about the joys of driving Moore's kids to school and attending parent-teacher conferences.
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