TV news legend Walter Cronkite has died at the age of 92.   Dubbed The Most Trusted Newsman in America, Walter Cronkite delivered news for decades that he concluded with his trademark:  ‘and that’s the way it is’   He said these same words on March 6, 1981 when he signed off on his last night as anchor.

Born in Missouri and raised in Texas he was a journalist since 1937 and started with CBS television in 1950.  Throughout his career he met with several Presidents:  Ford, Carter, Clinton, Reagan, Kennedy, Hoover, FDR, Eisenhower, and Truman and has said of the ones he met:

They were all giant egos, anxious about their place in history

Trying to compose himself when delivering the news that President Kennedy had been assassinated, he took his glasses off to wipe away a tear and later said:

“At that moment I teared up, I just had a little trouble getting the words out.”

On March 15, 2005 he lost his wife of 64 years, Betsy, three weeks before their 65th anniversary.  Together they had three children: daughters Nancy and Kathy, son Walter III, and four grandsons.

Our thoughts and deepest condolences go out to his family.

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Denzel Washington @ ’The Taking of Pelham 123′ photocall in Madrid

Sending some link love to my pals:

Thomas Jane goes on my ‘list’   (accidentalsexiness)

Kim Kardashian gets a Vampire makeover (amygrindhouse)

Leelee Sobieski gets engaged (backseatcuddler)

Denise Richards has FWB and they aren’t welcome in her home (bricksandstonesgossip)

Chris Isaak to do an instore signing (busybeeblogger)

Alessandra Ambrosio has some beach fun (celebritydirtylaundry)

Janet Jackson and Jermaine Dupri end their relationship (celebutantesisters)

Orlando Bloom talks about his home being burglarized (haveuheard)

Allison Iraheta steps in for Kris Allen (sugarslam)

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Anna Paquin arrives at Regis and Kelly’s to promote her HBO television series True Blood and was also on David Letterman last night. 

He remarks about how she was 12 or so when she was last on the show, and I have to say I can not believe how much she has grown up, and now she’s on True Blood which has a huge following, it’s really incredible.  I still think of her winning her Oscar for The Piano.

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Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson do lunch in Hollywood

RiRi struts her stuff with what looks like a new hair do in Manhattan

Ali Larter is on her way to getting frozen yogurt in Los Angeles

The very gorgeous Cheryl Cole arrives at a studio in Los Angeles where she is recording her solo album (I so want to come back in another life looking like her)

Entourage’s Adrian Grenier is at the MTV studios in New York for his appearance on the Alexa Chung Show

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Gerard Butler gets a lift from Neal McDonough and Tia Carrere as he and Katherine Heigl premiered ‘The Ugly Truth’ in Los Angeles and look to be having a great time. They totally have chemistry together and I can’t wait to see the movie.

Gerard also visited Conan O’Brien where he talked ’300′, his sexiness (and whether his mom thinks he’s sexy) and of course those pesky Jennifer Aniston rumours which he denies.  But is he really going to admit to them if it were true?  The fact that she just shelled out $1200 on lingerie makes me a little skeptical.  Maybe she wants to feel pretty under her jeans.  I don’t know.

For whatever reason I was able to view Part 1 but not Part 2 so I don’t know if it is in fact Part 2!!

Part 1

Part 2

Pics of the premiere after the break

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It’s nice to see Kris Allen back performing with the American Idol tour after cancelling Conan O’Brien the other night due to a family death.

These pics were taken from the Staples Centre performance last night.  The other night at the Hp Pavilion in San Jose, California some anti-gay protestors were picketing because of Adam Lambert, but fellow American Idol, Michael Sarver Twittered:

“Funny how people think it’s a good idea to mess with a big Texan and his AI family. Adam is just fine, shakes it off and so should we.

“We are together in this thing. You mess with one you mess with all ten. We are strong and we are 1. For those outside protesting I say do not judge less ye be judged yourself. Guys don’t mind these people, we are a strong family.”

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