Richard Gere was obviously the man of the hour at the premiere for his film The Hoax in NYC. In the movie Richard plays Clifford Irving, the real life writer who sold his bogus biography of Howard Hughes to McGraw-Hill in the 70's, causing a huge media frenzy. Marcia Gay Harden plays his wife who is in on the hoax. The film is getting pretty good reviews including this one.
Richard Gere landed himself a new digital video recorder during a recent appearance on comedienne Ellen DeGeneres' chat show after confessing he'd never seen the program. The actor told DeGeneres he was too busy working during the day to see her show, but his wife Carey Lowell is a big fan. [...] Read more!
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