'Apes' again takes No. 1 weekend spot
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," with James Franco and Freida Pinto, led the U.S. box office for the second straight weekend with $27.5 million.
Last weekend, the film took in $54 million.
"The Help," with Emma Stone and Bryce Dallas Howard, was a close No. 2 with more than $25.52 million.
All studio estimates of gross U.S. box office receipts are via Box Office Mojo.
"Final Destination 5" was third with $18.4 million; "The Smurfs" fourth with $13.5 million; "30 Minutes or Less" fifth with $13 million; "Cowboys & Aliens" sixth with more than $7.61 million; "Captain America: The First Avenger" seventh with more than $7.12 million; "Crazy, Stupid, Love" eighth with $6.93 million; and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" ninth with more than $6.87 million.
"The Change-Up" was 10th with more than $6.21 million.
Brooke Hogan pictured nude in cage
MIAMI, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Brooke Hogan, "The Hulk's" 23-year-old daughter, says she agreed to pose nude in a cage in Miami to show the plight of animals.
Hogan took the famous wrestler-actor to the opening of a nude photo exhibit in Miami as part of his 58th birthday celebration, where she appeared naked in a cage, Miami New Times reported.
"I've always had a love for animals, and I've seen abuse firsthand. It ignited my passion for saving them even more," Hogan, who has a Pomeranian, said. "The worst part is that they are voiceless in our world."
Hogan's portrait is part of a series by photographer Jordan Michael Zuniga. "Women in Cages," features prominent Miami women photographed in cages, with 80 percent of the exhibition's proceeds going to the animal rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
"Brooke was into the idea right away," Zuniga told People magazine. "This was something that really touched her."
Television viewers watched Hogan, her parents and brother Nick in the reality TV show "Hogan Knows Best," (2005-2007), a period that included an affair by her father that led to her parents' divorce. She followed that with her own reality show "Brooke Knows Best" (2008-2009).
Hogan said she's moved on with her life since the TV shows ended.
"I love my parents and would do anything for them," she said. "I think I turned out a good person with positive morals. What they [parents, Hulk and Linda] do with their lives no longer sits on my shoulders anymore. I only communicate with people now if they're in a good mood. Otherwise, call me later!"
'The View' co-host married in Chicago
CHICAGO, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- "The View" co-host Sherri Shepherd has married Lamar Sally in Chicago, two days after her counterpart on the show, Joy Behar, married, her representative said.
Shepherd and Sally were married Saturday in Shepherd's hometown at the Fairmont Hotel, People reported.
Shepherd planned a big wedding from the start, People said.
"His family's from Detroit and mine are from Chicago, and we've got really close friends that we want to share the day with, so it's going to be pretty big," Shepherd previously told People.
Shepherd tweeted before the ceremony, saying: "Sitting in the room in my gown waiting for Sal & groomsmen to take their pics … can't let him see me b4 the wedding … but I'm bored as heck."
Then, shortly before the ceremony, Shepherd tweeted: "What happens when you are in your wedding dress and you have to tinkle? Uh-oh!"
Shepherd's eight bridesmaids included "The View" co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck, actress/comedian Niecy Nash and Yvette Nicole Brown from "Community." Her son Jeffrey, 6, walked her down the isle.
Shepherd, who also is part of the cast of "30 Rock," reportedly spent months working out for her wedding. It will air as a special on the Style network Sept. 13.
Joy Behar married her beau of 29 years, Steve Janowitz, in a private ceremony Thursday in New York City.
Willie Nelson joins farm hall of fame
KANSAS CITY, Kan., Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Country music star Willie Nelson said he was proud to be inducted into the farmer's hall of fame in a big farm state like Kansas.
Nelson's induction into the National Agriculture Hall of Fame in Bonner Springs this weekend coincided with the 26th annual Farm Aid concert in Kansas City, Kan.
"Well, Kansas is right in the middle of everything ... in the farm belt and if anybody understands the situation, they know it here," said Nelson, who has performed at every Farm Aid since its inception.
WDAF-TV, Kansas City, said Nelson was joined by a phalanx of country stars at the induction and then took the stage at Farm Aid late Saturday night.
