Jeffrey Epstein, the money manager who will soon start serving 16 months in jail for soliciting underage prostitutes, first came to the media's attention in 2002 when he used his mysteriously acquired wealth to fly some newfound friends like former President Bill Clinton, and actors Kevin Spacey and Chris Tucker, to Africa on his private jet.

But just where was Mr. Epstein's money coming from?  read more »

Kevin Spacey always seemed like the kind of guy who needed to spend more time opposite a therapist... rather than playing one. But, according to Variety, he'll play a psychologist to the stars in a new movie called Shrink. He does have a very soothing voice and once we get to the character desription, it sounds like more familiar Spacey territory: "Unable to come to grips with a recent personal tragedy, the shrink is a chronic pot smoker who no longer cares about his personal appearance and has lost faith in his ability to help his patients."  read more »

Kevin Spacey will replace Patrick Stewart as the Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theater at Oxford University's St. Catherine's College, the AP has announced.  read more »

Tonight, Alicia Keys, Kylie Minogue, Annie Lennox and Melissa Etheridge are in Oslo, Norway, taking part in a concert honoring current Nobel Peace laureates Al Gore and the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Ms. Lennox, addressing a crowd at today’s event, asked: “Can celebrities save the world? It rankles. What kind of place are we in when people are looking to Hollywood or celebrities to save the world?”

Perhaps Uma Thurman and Kevin Spacey can help answer that question. After all, the two actors co-hosted the performance, which itself is meant to draw attention to what the former vice president calls a “planetary emergency.” Speaking at a press conference today, Ms. Thurman, 37, said, “The whole point is to raise awareness and communicate with everyone else in the world and share our concern for the planet.” She went on, “What we are hearing is that everyone needs to get very much involved with climate. It's coming to us. It's coming to a theater near us, very, very near us.” And Mr. Spacey, the cagey actor who currently oversees artistic affairs at London’s Old Vic theater, brought up an eco-friendly project that his playhouse is working on, called “Go for Green.” According to the 48-year-old thespian, the effort will culminate in a play that means to better educate young audiences on problems facing the environment. “I think that showing up at an event like this is important because there are going to be so many young people tuning in to this concert,” he said.

Kevin Spacey, the Academy Award–win ning actor who is now creative director of the Old Vic theater in London, is in town to perform in Eugene O’Neill’s Moon for the Misbegotten on Broadway.  read more »