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“Glee” creator Ryan Murphy invited the HFPA to the Paramount Studios set of his hit series and revealed what’s coming in future episodes, which include a guest appearance by Javier Bardem as a Spanish rock star, a tribute to the cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and a duet-themed episode in which Chris Colfer (who plays Kurt Hummel) duets with himself in “Le Jazz Hot” from Julie Andrews’ “Victor/Victoria. ” The interviews with Murphy and the main cast were held in a brand new theater set built on Soundstage 16.

The former Hollywood leading lady Gloria Stuart, who has died aged 100, was the oldest ever Golden Globe nominee. She was aged 87 when she was nominated for best supporting actress in a drama for her role as Old Rose in James Cameron's multiple-Golden Globe winning film Titanic.

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Eddie Fisher, the 1950s actor and crooner who has died aged 82, was an early Golden Globe winner. Fisher, who was known for his high-profile Hollywood romances, won his Globe in 1958 for Best TV Show for Coke Time, the 15-minute show sponsored by the Coca-Cola company.

Only hours before he walked the red carpet and posed for photographers at the premiere of his latest movie, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Michael Douglas met with HFPA members in a New York hotel to talk about the movie, the cancer treatment he is undergoing and his plans for the future. The 65-year-old actor, who was diagnosed last month as having throat cancer, was upbeat and positive as he told members: "My plans are to lick this cancer but it will probably take four or five months.

For the past fourteen years, the HFPA has attended the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Since 2000, weeklong activities were closed by the HFPA co-hosting a festival celebration together with InStyle Magazine.

Director Danny Boyle, who won a Golden Globe for Slumdog Millionaire, credits a combination of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and the Toronto Film Festival for the film's success. Slumdog Millionaire became an international phenomenon after it was screened in Toronto in 2008 and went on to triumph at the Golden Globe awards, winning four Globes.

Stage and screen star Kevin McCarthy died on Saturday, September 11 at age 96 of natural causes at Cape Cod Hospital, according to the Los Angeles Times. McCarthy's Broadway career spanned six decades, including roles in Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Winged Victory, Truckline Café, Anna Christie, The Three Sisters, Cactus Flower, and Alone Together.

"Black Swan" actress Natalie Portman attends the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. cocktail party at Style Lounge at the 67th Annual Venice Film Festival.

Hollywood, CA (September 2, 2010) - The paparazzi who wait outside the Hollywood Foreign Press offices in West Hollywood hoping to photograph visiting celebrities missed their chance when Entourage star Adrian Grenier slipped in unnoticed to talk about his latest project---a documentary about paparazzi. The 35-year-old actor and documentarian, who plays Vince in the six times Golden Globe-nominated HBO TV series, turned his camera on a 14-year-old paparazzo to document the life of the paparazzi and the celebrity culture they serve.