Josh Duhamel Kicked Off Plane For Refusing To Turn Off Phone

By Margaret Hartmann | December 3, 2010 | 11:46pm

Celebrities Dirt Bag

Yesterday Josh Duhamel was escorted off a plane by U.S. Airways employees after he ignored three requests to turn off his Blackberry before takeoff. Another passenger says he was “very rude” and was “taunting the attendant.”
Passengers were angry that Duhamel further delayed the flight, and his rep says, “He’s sorry.” [TMZ]
The lawsuit against Nickelodeon by Caitlin Sanchez, who voiced Dora the Exporer, has been mysteriously dropped. Sounds like somebody got paid off! [NYT]
Authorities have revoked Jermaine Jackson‘s driver’s license until he pays the $100,000 he owes in child support. [TMZ]
Aretha Franklin says her surgery was “highly successful,” but still hasn’t explained what she’s being treated for. [AP]
A boy can dream: Justin Bieber drew a moustache on his face with a Sharpie. [TMZ]
Barf-inducing headline of the day: “Will Johnny Depp Ever Put a Ring on It?” [E!]
Oh, thank god: “Charlie Sheen‘s Lawyers Closer To Finding His Missing $165,000 Watch Allegedly Stolen By Porn Star” [Radar]
J-Woww is being sued by ex-boyfriend Thomas Lippolis who claims he was her business manager, and is thus entitled to a portion of her Jersey Shore haul. [TMZ]
Wow, did Maggie Gyllenhaal saying Thanksgiving with Taylor Swift was “great” really warrant a whole article? [Us]
When asked about Jessica Simpson‘s engagment for the 4,000th time, Nick Lachey said, “I don’t have any thoughts on any of it. I don’t know what people are saying. I’m not the one to speculate on timing.” [Us]
Mark Ruffalo explains how the rumor that he’s on the terrorist watch list got started: “I’ve never been stopped at the airport and I think that the story has snowballed into this incredibly fantastical thing… At the center, of course, is one small grain of truth, which is that back in September, I was hosting educational screenings of Gasland. Pennsylvania’s Homeland Security was monitoring these screenings and feeding information to the gas industry. And they got busted. It was a huge embarrassment and the head of their Homeland Security had to resign over it.” [Hollywood Reporter]
Aaron Eckhart won’t be back as Two-Face in the next Batman movie. Here’s how Eckhart describes the moment when Christopher Nolan broke the news: “We found ourselves alone on the beach together on a stormy day and he delivered the news to me. And I was heartbroken. I was heartbroken. But Chris has his reasons and my life must go on.” [MTV]