8-19 Dish: Harry Potter Star Suffers From Dyspraxia

 I woke up way late yesterday which threw off my schedule so thats why there was no Dish yesterday. I will try to make sure it doesnt happen too often. Now, lets get to the dish!

 Harry Potter Star Suffers From Dyspraxia...

LONDON, August 18 (UPI) -- Daniel Radcliffe, the 19-year-old British star of the Harry Potter movies, says he has dyspraxia, a brain disorder associated with clumsiness.
Radcliffe, preparing to make his Broadway debut in the play Equus, told the Daily Mail last weekend his disorder makes it hard from him to do simple things such as tie his shoelaces.
"I sometimes think, 'Why, oh why, has Velcro not taken off?'" Radcliffe jokingly told the newspaper, adding that his condition was partly responsible for his decision to go into acting because it prevented him from becoming successful at other things in school.
The newspaper said the neurological problem is common and affects the organization of movement. It can touch many areas of development, including intellectual, physical and language, and can hurt normal learning processes.
The British newspaper said Radcliffe’s dyspraxia is at the mild end of the spectrum, but when severe cases strike it can make it difficult to perform such simple tasks as walking up and down stairs or running.

Donnie Wahlberg's Wife Files for Divorce...
Hang tough Donnie.
New Kids on the Block member Donnie Wahlberg's wife has filed for divorce after nine years of marriage.
Kim Fey cited irreconcilable differences,and is seeking sole physical and legal custody of their two sons Xavier, 15 and Elijah, 7.

Zeta-Jones' Son Eyes Hollywood Career...
Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas' eight-year-old son is planning a career in Hollywood.
Dylan, whose grandfather is Hollywood veteran Kirk Douglas, has started taking drama classes - and he ensures his teachers are aware he is from a famous acting family.
The Chicago star explains, "My son went to his first drama lesson and he turned to his teacher and said 'Don't worry, I'm a really good actor. It's in my genes."

Ellen & De Rossi Wed...
Talk show queen Ellen DeGeneres has wed her longtime girlfriend Portia De Rossi in an intimate ceremony.
DeGeneres, 50, and actress de Rossi, 35, exchanged rings at the private service in the backyard of their Beverly Hills home on Saturday.
Just 19 guests watched as the couple read aloud their handwritten vows, including DeGeneres' mother Betty and de Rossi's mother Margaret Rogers, who flew in from her native Australia for the occasion.

Actress Semel: 'I Was Lohan's First *** Lover'...
Lindsay Lohan embarked on a secret *** affair with aspiring actress Courtenay Semel before meeting Samnantha Ronson, it has been claimed.
Semel - the daughter of Yahoo! CEO Terry Semel - insists she was the Mean Girls star's first gay love.
But she claims they kept their affair secret because of the actress' fear of coming out to the world.

New WhwNew Wheels for Jonas Brothers Star...
Jonas Brothers star Joe Jonas celebrated his 19th birthday with a brand new motorcycle and sidecar.
The wheels were a gift from the pop star's family.
The singer celebrated his birthday by blowing out 20 candles on a strawberry cake - 19 and one for luck - during a studio appearance for Radio Disney in New York on Friday.

Annie Lennox Undergoes Successful Spinal Surgery...
Annie Lennox has undergone successful spinal surgery after sustaining a back injury earlier this month.
The former Eurythmics singer was in Mexico for the International Aids Conference last week when her back "went into a spasm" and she was jetted back to her native England.
Doctors determined Lennox was suffering from an impinged nerve and would need to undergo surgery to recover.

Tropic Thunder Finally Bumps Batman...
Ben Stiller's hilarious new war movie Tropic Thunder has ended Batman's reign at the top of the U.S. box office.
The comedy, which features Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Cruise, grossed $26 million in its first weekend on release in America, giving the film a $37 million five-day tally.
But there's still plenty for the cast and crew of Batman's The Dark Knight to celebrate - by scoring a healthy $16.8 million over the weekend, the film becomes the second-highest-grossing film ever, according to new estimates.
The action movie, starring Christian Bale and the late Heath Ledger, has now amassed more than $471 million in U.S. ticket sales. Only Titanic has made more at the box office.

Applegate 'Clear of Cancer'...
Actress Christina Applegate is no longer battling breast cancer following successful surgery.
The Anchorman star was diagnosed with cancer during a regular MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan last month.
But the 36-year-old insists treatment has left her "clear" of any tumors.

Today's Birthdays...
Actor L.Q. Jones (Casino ) is 81. Actress Diana Muldaur (Star Trek: The Next Generation ) is 70.
Drummer Ginger Baker (Cream, Blind Faith) is 69.
Singer Johnny Nash is 68.
Actress Jill St. John is 68.
Actor-turned-US Senator Fred Thompson is 66.
Singer Billy J. Kramer is 65.
Country singer-songwriter Eddy Raven is 64.
Singer Ian Gillan of Deep Purple is 63.
Actor Gerald McRaney is 60.
Bassist John Deacon of Queen is 57.
Actor Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek: The Next Generation ) is 56.
Actor Peter Gallagher is 53
Actor Adam Arkin is 52.
Singer-songwriter Gary Chapman is 51.
Actor Martin Donovan is 51.
Singer Ivan Neville is 49.
Actor Eric Lutes (Caroline In The City ) is 46.
Actor John Stamos is 45.
Actress Kyra Sedgwick is 43.
Actor Kevin Dillon (Entourage ) is 43.
Country singer Lee Ann Womack is 42.
Former MTV reporter Tabitha Soren is 41.
Rapper Nate Dogg is 39.
Country singer Clay Walker is 39.
Actor Matthew Perry (Friends ) is 39.
Rapper Fat Joe is 38.
Actress Tracie Thoms (Cold Case ) is 33.
Singer Karli Osborn of SHeDaisy is 24.
Rapper Romeo (formerly Lil' Romeo) is 19.

And since today's Dish was soo long, I will treat you with a weird story:
Teen Girl Drinks Bleach To Avoid Arranged Marriage...

(UPI)  A forced marriage drove a 16-year-old Saudi girl to drink bleach rather than marry a 75-year-old man, she said. 

Her own father was "swapping" her for the 13-year-old daughter of the other man, said the girl identified only as Shaikha, who saw suicide as her only way out of an unwanted marriage, Dubai's Online news service al-Arabiya reported Monday.

The 16-year-old described being taken to meet the old man and the 13-year-old in a marriage office where all had premarital tests done. Shaikha has since appealed to the National Society of Human Rights to stop the marriage, asking to go live with her mother, who is separated from her father.

At least one authority is in agreement while the case remains under investigation.

"Judges can punish men who force their daughters to marry like this," Sheikh Abdul Mohsin al-Obeikan, Shura Council member said, adding that the marriage contract was necessarily void because it violated Shariah law.

And that's The Dish!