Dicky Eklund Christian Bale Crashed My Website!
Christian Bale single-handedly crashed Dicky Eklund's website Sunday night during the Oscars -- after the "Fighter" star gave the famous boxing trainer a shoutout during the awards ceremony.
Dicky's daughter and publicist Kerry Eklund tells TMZ, Bale's promo during his acceptance speech for "Best Supporting Actor" drove a ridiculous amount of traffic to Dicky's website ... and the servers just couldn't handle the load.
Sources on the technical side tell us, the site experienced nearly 20 times its normal daily traffic -- jumping from around 500 hits to nearly 10,000.
The site is up and running again -- and Kerry tells us, Dicky's ready to kick his training schedule into high gear.
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Corey Feldman Mad About Corey Haim's Oscar Snub
Corey Feldman is upset that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences left his good pal Corey Haim off the Oscars "In Memoriam" segment -- saying the Academy does not "have a handle on who the public adores."
Feldman tells TMZ he's particularly upset since the same "public outcry" occured after Haim was left off the SAG memorial as well.
Feldman tells us, "Corey's films have earned the industry over a half a billion dollars and his work remains an inspiration to young artists world wide ... Corey dedicated his life to the film industry. The same industry that failed to dedicate even 30 seconds to his memory."
For their part, the Academy released a statement that reads: "Whatever the length of the sequence, there will always be fans and family members of those not included who will be disappointed by their omission. The Academy extends its understanding and its apologies to those who missed seeing a favorite face in this year’s feature."
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James Franco's GRANDMA Parties Like a Rockstar!
She stole the show at the Academy Awards last night ... and after the show, James Franco's grandmother partied her face off 'til 2 IN THE MORNING!!
Franco's younger brother walked their granny out of an Oscar after-party at Supperclub and into a waiting limo.
No word on how long Anne Hathaway's mom was able to hang.
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Melissa Leo The Acceptance Speech F-Bomb
Melissa Leo's foul mouth just tarnished her Oscar speech -- because she dropped the first f-bomb of the night moments after winning an Academy Award for best supporting actress.
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83rd Annual Academy Awards -- Fashion Blowout
Who cares who wins or loses? It's all about what the hottest people in Hollywood are wearing at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards.
TMZ's Live Oscar Coverage
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Sandra Bullock -- One Year Later
It's been a year since Sandra Bullock won the Best Actress Oscar.
It's crazy how time flies when you are catching your husband cheating, divorcing and adopting a baby.
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Anne Hathaway's First Dress of the Night
Matching the red carpet, Oscars co-host Anne Hathaway has arrived in her first outfit of the night.
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What's Daphne Zuniga Doing at the Oscars?
Somehow "Melrose Place" star Daphne Zuniga wound up on the Oscars red carpet.
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Melissa Leo's Dress -- Table for One?
Best Supporting Actress nom Melissa Leo arrived to the Oscars wearing a lovely table doily from Marc Bouwer Home Collection.
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Jennifer Lawrence -- First Oscar Nominee to Arrive
Hollywood newbie Jennifer Lawrence is the first acting nominee to arrive on the Oscars red carpet.
The 20-year-old "Winter's Bone" star is a shoo-in to lose to Natalie Portman in the Best Actress category.
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2010 Oscars -- A Look Back
With this year's Academy Awards just hours away, let's take a look back at the best and worst from last year's red carpet.
**Check back this afternoon to see all the Oscar action from the 83rd Annual Academy Awards!**
Oscar the Grouch TRASHES Hollywood
Oscar the Grouch was "horrified" to find out they named the Academy Award after him -- especially after seeing how "disgustingly shiny" it is ... but OG agreed to make some Oscar picks anyway!
Grouch -- who agreed to come out of his resident garbage can for AOL's "You've Got" segment -- says he rooting for Colin FILTH for best actor and "Wasteland" for best doc.
He also picked Christian Bale for best supporting actor ... because "no one talks trash like him!!"
Wait'll you hear his explanation for best actress -- what a bunch of rubbish!!
Anne Hathaway Incites Child Mob
Anne Hathaway put her life in danger yesterday in NYC -- telling a huge throng of excited children that they just won a free trip to Hollywood to sing at the Oscars ... and they went WILD!!!
Okay, so the 5th graders weren't much of a threat ... they're the members of the PS22 Chorus -- famous for their takes on Lady Gaga, Rihanna, and more.
They are incredibly talented ... and adorable ... check out the video!
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James Franco Brings Out The Oscar Big Guns
James Franco proved he has the muscle to co-host the Academy Awards at an event in NYC last night.
The 32-year-old definitely has an impressive body of work.
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'Blind Side' Star -- Hollywood's a Bitch
Quinton Aaron is officially putting himself on the market. The star of "The Blind Side" just pulled the trigger on his talent agency ... and according to Aaron, things got personal.
As Aaron was leaving Boulevard3 in Hollywood last night, the 6'8" actor told us he officially left the APA talent agency claiming, "You need to do what's best for you ... because if you're with people that don't believe in you, your career ain't gonna go nowhere."
One of the things Aaron wants to do: Meet the real life "Blind Side" inspiration Michael Oher ... because according to Aaron, the two have never even talked on the phone.
As for Sandra Bullock, Quinton says they really haven't talked since the Oscars ... but truth be told, she has been a little busy.