Katie’s Choreographer Teaches Tom How to Dance
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Tom Cruise has been taking dance lessons from his wife’s choreographer.
The 47-year-old actor teamed up with Jennifer Lopez to perform a comic routine at last night’s MTV Movie Awards in the guise of his Tropic Thunder character Les Grossman and revealed his spouse Katie Holmes had helped him with his extensive preparations for the sketch.
“I worked with Katie’s choreographer, Tyce Diorio. Katie loved it. She was there while we were working on it. You know, I can dance a bit and we rehearsed, and my wife’s a dancer and so I like dancing,” he said, speaking after the performance.
The routine saw Tom being spanked by the Back Up Plan star, who stopped him returning the gesture, and ended with the Knight and Day actor trying and failing to do the splits. Tom admitted he had a great time portraying the foul-mouthed, fat, balding producer in a series of sketches at the awards, which took place at the Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles.
“It was a lot of fun - it was great. It was a blast!” he added.
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So You Think You Can Dance’s Alex Da Silva Charged with Rape
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Television, Legal Issues,
Four months after being released due to lack of evidence, choreographer Alex Da Silva has been rearrested on rape-related offenses…and this time, he’s been slapped with a few charges.
The dance instructor, whose best known for his work on So You Think You Can Dance, was cuffed this morning at his North Hollywood home for crimes allegedly committed against four different women.
According to the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office, the incidents occurred between 2002 and 2009. The victims - ranging from 20 to 26 in age - had been taking classes with Da Silva. In total, Alex has been charged with eight felonies: four counts of forcible rape, two counts of assault with intent to commit rape and two counts of sexual penetration by a foreign object.
Da Silva is being held on $6.2 million bail. A conviction on all charges could mean up to life in prison.
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No Charges Yet for SYTYCD’s Da Silva
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Television, Legal Issues,
Days after being arrested on investigation of sexual assault, choreographer Alex Da Silva was released from jail.
The 41-year-old So You Think You Can Dance contributor was taken into custody by police last Saturday as a result of several rape allegations. Four different victims had accused the dance instructor of assault between 2003 and 2009.
Although the complainants each reported similar stories, the Los Angeles County prosecutors office has not been able to file charges due to a lack of evidence. More women have since come forth with their own stories, so the investigation is not yet closed.
No word yet what this might mean - if anything - for the next season of SYTYCD. The FOX reality series starts up again on May 21.
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