Celebrity Buzz with Sacha Baron Cohen and Shia LaBeouf

Jul 14, 2026 | 5:52 AM

Sacha Baron Cohen revived his character Ali G during Sunday’s Wimbledon men’s final, drawing attention from the crowd and police. Dressed in white tennis gear with a jacket marked “Official Ganja Dealer” and a marijuana leaf, Ali G joked online about selling drugs from his seat on Centre Court. Baron Cohen has completed filming a new Ali G movie. Story URL


Zahara, 21, and Maddox, 24, children of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, published legal newspaper ads in the Los Angeles Daily Journal to formally drop “Pitt” from their last names. Publishing in a newspaper is a California legal requirement for name changes. Their sibling Shiloh became the first to legally remove Pitt’s name on her 18th birthday in 2024. Story URL


Hayden Panettiere and Tori Spelling both pulled out of the Creep I.E. Aftermath horror convention in Los Angeles last weekend due to separate emergencies. Organizers announced Spelling’s cancellation Friday, citing an unspecified emergency. Panettiere’s withdrawal was “due to a private family matter concerning the health of an elderly relative.” Story URL


Shia LaBeouf said Sigourney Weaver once slapped his father, Jeffrey Craig LaBeouf, after he hit on her during filming of the 2003 movie Holes. The actor shared the story at the Fanboy Expo in Knoxville, Tennessee, on July 11th. Shia, 40, told fans his father often flirted with actresses while visiting sets, including those of Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle. Story URL


NBC host Sara Gore, 50, has revealed she is cancer-free following a breast cancer diagnosis she shared live on air in April. Gore announced the update in an Instagram post on July 12th, writing, “Currently cancer free. Hallelujah.” The host took a 10-week leave of absence from New York Live and Open House after publicly disclosing her diagnosis on April 30. Story URL


Josh Grisetti, known for his roles in Broadway’s Something Rotten and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, died on July 10 at age 44. Actor Rob McClure, his co-star in Something Rotten, announced the news on Instagram, writing that Grisetti “took his own life on Friday.” McClure said his heart was with Grisetti’s wife and family and called the loss “cataclysmic.” Story URL