Eva Mendez on having a baby, losing a brother
Eva Mendes on the circle of life Eva Mendes attended the funeral of her brother Carlos, who died of cancer in the spring, in the same week she and Ryan Gosling welcomed their now-3-month-old baby, Amada Lee. "It was really, really intense and obviously beyond heartbreaking, but also kind of beautiful," Mendez, 42, tells People.
Eva Mendes on the circle of life
Eva Mendes attended the funeral of her brother Carlos, who died of cancer in the spring, in the same week she and Ryan Gosling welcomed their now-3-month-old baby, Amada Lee. "It was really, really intense and obviously beyond heartbreaking, but also kind of beautiful," Mendez, 42, tells People.
"Being totally honest, I don't feel like I've really processed that yet."
The two events, Mendez said, "brought our family closer, and we were already close to begin with. . . . I feel so lucky to have them."
Jared Leto on the other Jokers
Jared Leto steals the show as the Joker in the comic-book flick Suicide Squad. But the actor acknowledges the role belongs to Heath Ledger. The late Aussie played the demented supervillain opposite Christian Bale as Batman in 2008's The Dark Knight.
"Heath Ledger gave one of the best performances - one of the most beautiful performances - not just of any villain, but, in my opinion, ever in the history of cinema," Leto told E! News at the New York premiere of Suicide Squad. "He was so incredible."
Leto, 44, said he felt the pressure to create a Joker who would be as distinct as those played by Ledger in 2008 and Jack Nicholson in the 1989 film Batman.
"We knew we had to do something completely different," Leto said. "But what did inspire me by all those performances was the commitment that they made, how brave they were, and how they threw themselves into this role and created something so memorable."
Yelchins file wrongful-death suit
Viktor and Irina Yelchin, parents of actor Anton Yelchin, on Tuesday filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler.
Anton Yelchin, 27, died June 19 when his parked 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee suddenly rolled back, pinning him against a brick pillar outside his house.
Fiat Chrysler has been hit with a $5 million class-action suit for making autos with faulty gearshifts. The company has recalled 1.1 million vehicles.
"Anton was our only son - a remarkable human being. It's against nature when a parent has to bury their own child," Victor Yelchin said Tuesday.
"We were always proud of him being the greatest human being," added mother Irina, "not for being a star."
As I lay gossiping . . .
Now that Bachelorette star JoJo Fletcher has said yes to Jordan Rodgers' proposal, the couple are off to spend time with her parents in Dallas, TMZ reports. . . . The 2017 Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 8 will be hosted by late-night guy Jimmy Fallon, NBC announced Tuesday.
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