Dude, Oprah Almost Killed Wolverine At The Sydney Opera

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Hugh Jackman almost lost his life for Oprah today while filming a segment in Australia this morning. For whatever reason, Oprah held her show at the Sydney Opera House on Tuesday with guest Hugh Jackman. And for whatever reason, Hugh was zip-lining in from the top sail of the Opera House but has an accident when he hit the brakes too late. And injured his eye after running into the lighting rigs which broke and sent a small piece of glass into his eye.

Medics rushed in after the ill-fated stunt but the injury was minor so they gave everyone the go-ahead to laugh at him. Seriously look at Hugh Jackman's face, the dude almost lost an eye perhaps his life on live TV. Yes, I realize Hugh Jackman is Wolverine and has arms as big as my thighs, but he also dances with a cane and sings show tunes on Broadway. Though the "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" star had practiced the stunt, he said he was distracted by Oprah, her fans and his family as he was approaching the stage and forgot to pull his break on time. The LA Times reports:

Hugh Jackman was slightly injured Tuesday when he hit the brakes too late during a stunt on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in Australia.

"That was so much fun, until the end," Jackman said of his trip to the outdoor stage on a zip line from the top of the Sydney Opera House.

"I came down waving to everyone, looking over Sydney Harbour, saw my dad, the kids and you, went to pull the brake and then, boing," the Wolverine actor told Winfrey. After banging into the rigging for the lights, he recovered sufficiently — a glass of red wine and a bandage under his eye seemed to do the trick — to sit down and teach the visiting talk show host how to eat Vegemite.

According to a news report, a calm Jackman "asked for a tissue" while he was dangling 20 feet in the air, waiting for help to come. Check out the refreshing Aussie coverage of the accident from "The 7 p.m. Project" in the video above.

"That's how much we love Oprah," reporter Dave Hughes said. "We'll take our most talented and handsome man and we'll chuck him off the Opera House, 'cause we love her that much."

Now who hasn't become lost in the crowd as they zip-lined down at 15 mph from the roof of the Sydney Opera House and forgotten to hit the brakes? LOL... Maybe Jackman had an accident because people are not supposed to be zip-lining onto stage. Anyway, Jackman made it clear that it was his fault and not the stunt team's as he became distracted by the crowd. "I came down waving to everyone, looking over Sydney Harbor, saw my dad, the kids and you, went to pull the brake and then boing," he explained to Winfrey. Click on pictures to enlarge.

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Wiki Bio

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Hugh Michael Jackman (born 12 October 1968 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian actor and producer who is involved in film, musical theatre and television.

Jackman has won international recognition for his roles in major films, notably as action/superhero, period and romance characters. He is well known from his role as Wolverine in the X-Men series, in addition to his leads in Kate & Leopold, Van Helsing, The Prestige, and Australia. Jackman is a singer, dancer, and actor in stage musicals, and won a Tony Award for his role in The Boy from Oz.

In November 2008, Open Salon named Hugh Jackman one of the sexiest men alive. Later that same month, People magazine named Jackman "Sexiest Man Alive." A three-time host of the Tony Awards, winning an Emmy for one of these appearances, Jackman also hosted the 81st Academy Awards on 22 February 2009. www.blogywoodbabes.blogspot.com

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Oprah Winfrey (born Orpah Gail Winfrey; January 29, 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi, United States) is an American television host, actress, producer, and philanthropist, best known for her self-titled, multi-award winning talk show, which has become the highest-rated program of its kind in history. She has been ranked the richest African American of the 20th century, the greatest black philanthropist in American history, and was once the world's only black billionaire. She is also, according to some assessments, the most influential woman in the world. www.blogywoodbabes.blogspot.com

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Game Changer, Sen. John McCain Picks Sarah Palin as his Vice Presidential Running Mate

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Sarah Palin's surprise nomination has created a media frenzy. John McCain (72) announced that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (44) is his vice presidential running mate on the eve of the Republican National Convention and then everything changed. Palin is a self-styled gun packing hockey playing mother of five children, and political reformer, who has been governor of her state less than two years. I tend to hate all politicians but I like this lady, I like her because she took on corrupt members of her own party and won thus sending their butts to jail. I like her much more after seeing the media tired to destroy her. I am happy to say that all the media attacks have failed and now there is a major backlash against the media for their bias and largely untrue attacks Gov. Palin.


McCain picked Palin in an attempt to appeal to the disenfranchised Hillary Clinton supporters, and women who make up the majority of voters in the United States. If McCain is elected President, Palin will be the first woman Vice President, making history. This woman is one tough broad and I like that, the number two should be tough as balls.

Palin is a brilliant pick. Unlike the arrogant first woman Speaker of the House Mrs. Nancy Pelosi who wanted a jet as big as Air Force One to fly around and promote her book (which only sold about 5,000 copies, if I wrote a book about my balls it would sell more books than that), Palin saved her state hundreds of thousands of dollars by getting rid of the private governor jet to fly commercial airlines, drives herself around without security staff, and she has reformed Alaska’s state government. She’s humble, from a working family, strong, hard working, honest and yes SEXY and unlike Obama, Palin has executive experience as a mayor and state governor. Palin also has a nearly 90% approval rate by voters in her state. And like Obama she has legislative experience as council member.

Sarah Palin for President 2016

ABC News' Gibson lands first Sarah Palin interview. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will sit down with ABC News anchor Charles Gibson for her first television interview since becoming the Republican vice presidential candidate 10 days ago, Politico reports.

Palin will spend the next few days on the campaign trail before returning to Alaska, where she will record the interview for World News later this week. Palin will sit down for multiple interviews with Gibson in Alaska over two days, most likely Thursday and Friday, said McCain adviser Mark Salter.

Palin won over GOP loyalists with her speech last week at the Republican convention in St. Paul, which drew more than 40 million television viewers breaking all records.

The 44-year-old first-term governor and mother of five has been facing pressure to submit to a national interview since John McCain unexpectedly selected her as his running mate.

Since being chosen, questions have been raised about her experience and grasp of the issues, especially foreign affairs, as well as her 17-year-old daughter's pregnancy.

This Sunday, McCain and the Democratic ticket of Barack Obama and Joe Biden all appeared on political talk shows while Palin declined.

"She's a smart, tough politician," Biden said on NBC's Meet the Press. "Eventually, she's going to have to sit in front of you like I'm doing and have done. Eventually, she's going to have to answer questions and not be sequestered. Eventually, she's going to have to answer on the record."

On Friday, Oprah Winfrey announced she will not be interviewing Palin until after the election. What a surprise?

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100 Top Paid Celebrities and Their Salaries

Rank	Name	Pay ($mil)	Web Rank	Press Rank	TV Rank
1	Oprah Winfrey	260	1	7	1
2	Jerry Bruckheimer	120	85	83	84
3	Steven Spielberg	110	45	33	51
4	Tiger Woods	100	16	3	3
5	Johnny Depp	92	32	21	39
6	Rolling Stones	88	7	14	20
7	Jay-Z	83	10	47	50
8	Tom Hanks	74	34	42	55
9	Madonna	72	2	1	6
10	Howard Stern	70	59	58	5
10	Brian Grazer/Ron Howard	70	56	63	78
12	Bon Jovi	67	21	57	53
13	Jerry Seinfeld	60	82	84	61
14	Elton John	53	18	18	35
15	Celine Dion	45	20	59	65
15	Simon Cowell	45	74	43	38
17	Oscar De La Hoya	43	77	72	79
18	Phil Mickelson	42	81	12	18
19	David Letterman	40	60	32	10
19	Kimi Raikkonen	40	60	39	99
21	Ben Stiller	38	43	49	57
22	Tim McGraw	37	63	60	47
22	Gore Verbinski	37	83	77	100
24	Michael Schumacher	36	37	8	88
25	Brad Pitt	35	15	9	12

Rank	Name	Pay ($mil)	Web Rank	Press Rank	TV Rank
26	Grey's Anatomy cast	33	37	25	16
26	David Beckham	33	25	6	42
26	Kobe Bryant	33	66	28	30
26	50 Cent	33	11	67	59
26	Rush Limbaugh	33	63	56	27
26	Gisele Bundchen	33	41	92	92
32	Donald Trump	32	28	27	8
32	Shaquille O'Neal	32	52	20	33
32	Jay Leno	32	54	41	11
32	J.K. Rowling	32	42	61	77
36	Tom Cruise	31	8	10	7
36	Ronaldinho	31	3	5	90
36	Michael Jordan	31	50	23	36
36	Will Smith	31	87	69	63
40	U2	30	6	11	46
40	Dr. Phil McGraw	30	26	53	4
40	Adam Sandler	30	48	52	43
40	Valentino Rossi	30	65	40	98
40	Judge Judy Sheindlin	30	100	90	15
40	Anthony Robbins	30	53	100	80
46	Alex Rodriguez	29	29	17	17
46	Roger Federer	29	49	4	32
48	Nicole Kidman	28	23	19	21
48	Derek Jeter	28	78	34	34
50	LeBron James	27	71	22	29

Rank	Name	Pay ($mil)	Web Rank	Press Rank	TV Rank
51	George Lopez	26	89	88	76
52	George Clooney	25	36	26	22
52	Vince Vaughn	25	56	55	41
54	Matt Damon	24	43	37	44
55	Sean (Diddy) Combs	23	4	48	31
55	Maria Sharapova	23	40	15	56
57	Deepak Chopra	22	76	94	95
58	Regis Philbin	21	96	64	14
59	Angelina Jolie	20	13	13	13
59	Justin Timberlake	20	12	16	19
59	Larry the Cable Guy	20	89	86	81
62	Michelle Wie	19	98	45	40
63	Tyra Banks	18	35	75	26
64	J.J. Abrams	17	83	91	97
65	Cast of Desperate Housewives	16	17	51	9
65	Rachael Ray	16	68	71	25
65	Alan Greenspan	16	75	30	58
68	Daniel Radcliffe	15	50	78	82
69	Jennifer Aniston	14	24	38	28
70	Serena Williams	14	71	31	52
70	Ryan Seacrest	14	79	80	37
72	Cate Blanchett	13	37	29	73
72	Wolfgang Puck	13	93	89	71
74	Hilary Duff	12	27	74	62
74	Barbara Walters	12	85	65	24

Rank	Name	Pay ($mil)	Web Rank	Press Rank	TV Rank
74	Rhonda Byrne	12	91	98	96
77	Jack Welch	11	80	82	85
78	Sandra Bullock	10	31	54	49
78	Annika Sorenstam	10	92	35	64
78	Dan Brown	10	68	66	86
78	Jeff Foxworthy	10	95	93	69
82	Julia Roberts	9	19	44	45
82	Keira Knightley	9	29	50	54
82	Kate Moss	9	46	24	74
82	Jessica Alba	9	14	79	66
82	Emeril Lagasse	9	54	85	72
82	Dane Cook	9	58	87	75
82	John Grisham	9	67	76	87
89	Heidi Klum	8	33	68	68
90	Bill Clinton	7	5	2	2
90	Jessica Simpson	7	9	46	23
90	Reese Witherspoon	7	47	62	48
93	Mitch Albom	6	88	81	89
94	Scarlett Johansson	5	22	36	67
94	Danica Patrick	5	97	70	60
96	Dakota Fanning	4	70	73	70
96	Emma Watson	4	62	99	93
96	Paula Deen	4	94	96	91
99	Hayden Panettiere	2	71	97	94
99	Bobby Flay	2	99	95	83

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