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Jimmy Hoffa search: No remains found
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
After three days of searching a Michigan field for signs of former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa, investigators called off the unsuccessful search on Wednesday. Law enforcement authorities suspect Hoffa was killed by members of organized crime. He...
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23 minutes ago
Compromise among senators eyed on border security
YAHOO! NEWS - THE CUTLINE
WASHINGTON (AP) — After secretive talks, key senators expressed optimism Wednesday night that they were closing in on a bipartisan agreement to dramatically toughen the border security requirements in immigration legislation that also offers a...
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24 minutes ago
Lawmaker, university spar over 'control' of Chinese dissident in U.S. | Reuters
REUTERS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. congressman who has been blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng's main champion in Washington said people working for New York University have tried to keep him from meeting Chen, barging into a meeting on Capitol...
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50 minutes ago
Senate Agreement to Bolster Border Security
ABC NEWS
Early Thursday morning, the bipartisan “Gang of Eight” senators will announce an agreement to strengthen border security. ABC News has confirmed that the Senate “Gang of Eight” has reached an agreement to strengthen border...
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James Gandolfini, master Soprano, dies at 51 | Television & radio
THE GUARDIAN | 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
Heart attack suspected in death of much-loved actor who starred as gangster family head in The Sopranos• James Gandolfini's life and career - in picturesThe actor James Gandolfini, who played mafia boss Tony Soprano on the hit TV series The...
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2 hours 45 minutes ago
James Gandolfini Is Dead at 51 - a Complex Mob Boss in ‘Sopranos’
THE NEW YORK TIMES
The Emmy Award-winning actor shot to fame on the HBO drama “The Sopranos” as a New Jersey mob kingpin.
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on Wed Jun 19 8:46 PM
Lilah Sutphen: Surrogacy Soapbox
HUFFINGTON POST
I recently visited New York City. If there is one city I love as much as San Francisco, it's the Big Apple. And no, my infatuation is not just for its restaurants, amazing bakeries, and welcoming gay scene. I love New York for the culture, its...
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on Wed Jun 19 7:20 PM
James Gandolfini Dies -- 'Sopranos' Star Was 51
DEADLINE HOLLYWOOD
BREAKING… Refresh for latest: Actor James Gandolfini died suddenly after a suspected heart attack while on holiday in Rome to attend the Taormina Film Festival in Sicily. He was 51. Gandolfini will be forever known for his portrayal of mob...
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on Wed Jun 19 6:16 PM
James Gandolfini: Friends, Family Mourn Acting 'Genius'
MOVIEFONE
by Lynn Elber, AP
LOS ANGELES (AP) - James Gandolfini, whose portrayal of a brutal, emotionally delicate mob boss in HBO's "The Sopranos" was the brilliant core of one of TV's greatest drama series and turned the mobster stereotype on its head,...
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on Wed Jun 19 3:48 PM
James Gandolfini Dead: Actor Dies of Heart Attack at 51
MOVIEFONE
James Gandolfini, who most famously played "Sopranos" family patriarch Tony Soprano, died earlier today at the age of 51.
TMZ reports that the actor is believed to have suffered a heart attack while in Italy to attend the 59th Taormina Film...
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"It is with immense sorrow that we report our client James Gandolfini passed away today while on holiday in Rome, Italy," said his managers, Mark Armstrong and Nancy Sanders. "Our hearts are shattered and we will miss him deeply."Tributes flooded in for an actor who won three Emmys and showed that being fat, bald and playing thugs was no impediment to charisma."[James] was a genius. Anyone who saw him even in the smallest of his performances knows that," David Chase, who created The Sopranos, told TMZ.com. "He is one of the greatest actors of this or any time. A great deal of that genius resided in those sad eyes. I remember telling him many times: 'You don't get it. You're like Mozart.' There would be silence at the other end of the phone."Gandolfini had been due to take part in the Taormina film festival in Sicily this weekend. Mara Mikialian, a spokeswoman for HBO, the network that made The Sopranos, told Reuters the cause of death might have been a heart attack.Gandolfini was set to star in a new series for HBO, Criminal Justice, one of several projects in the works. His film credits included Get Shorty, The Mexican, Zero Dark Thirty and In The Loop.A New Jersey native, Gandolfini worked as a truck driver, bouncer and nightclub manager in New York before he went to an acting class with a friend and got hooked."I'd also never been around actors before," he told Time magazine, "and I said to myself: 'These people are nuts; this is kind of interesting.'"He made his Broadway debut in a 1992 revival of A Streetcar Named Desire with Alec Baldwin and Jessica Lange.The following year he played a philosophising, brutal hitman in the film True Romance, written by Quentin Tarantino, which paved the way for his lead role in The Sopranos, the gangster family saga that ran for six seasons from 1999. It swept awards and has been voted the best television show of all time.Tony Soprano's struggles with his relatives, henchmen, psychiatrist and, above all, himself anchored the show and created a new type of anti-hero.Deadline.com described his portrayal of Soprano as "the schlub we loved, the cruel monster we hated, the anxiety-ridden husband and father we wanted to hug in midlife crisis".Joseph Gannascoli, who played Vito, said: "James is one guy who never turned his back on me. He was the most humble and gifted actor and person I have ever worked with."Tony Sirico, who played Paulie, said the late star was one of his best friends. "He was there whenever I needed him. Not only did he help me with my career, but also in life, God bless him. He and I were always helping the troops, we even went to combat zones to visit the marines."Hollywood took to Twitter to mourn its loss. "I'm truly heartbroken ... he is one of my all time favourite actors. Tragic loss," said Jonah Hill.Colleagues and acquaintances said Gandolfini had been in high spirits and full of plans – including one for a tattoo. There had been speculation about a Sopranos movie involving the fictional family's Italian origins.The actor is survived by his wife Deborah Lin, who gave birth to the couple's daughter in October. He also has a teenage son from a previous marriage.• Video highlights from James Gandolfini's career• Watch the 2009 trailer for In The Loop with James Gandolfini• Read Armando Iannucci's account of working with the actorUS televisionThe SopranosCrime dramaDramaTelevisionUnited StatesQuentin TarantinoAlec BaldwinRory Carrollguardian.co.uk © 2013 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. 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", "story_date" => "2013-06-19 21:46:53", "source" => "THE NEW YORK TIMES" ), array( "id" => "2013062000000190", "provider_id" => "1201", "story_seo_url" => "http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lilah-sutphen/surrogacy-soapbox_b_3467493.html?utm_hp_ref=parents&ir=Parents", "story_title" => "Lilah Sutphen: Surrogacy Soapbox", "story_summary" => "I recently visited New York City. If there is one city I love as much as San Francisco, it's the Big Apple. And no, my infatuation is not just for its restaurants, amazing bakeries, and welcoming gay scene. I love New York for the culture, its effervescence, and the city's progressive stance on today's issues. But I do have one major qualm with the state of New York: its antiquated laws on surrogacy. Exhibit A of an extreme nanny-state "nannyism." I have clients in San Francisco who are creating their family by way of a gestational surrogate. (Many of my clients are gay men; it's San Francisco.) Thankfully, California's laws regarding surrogacy are strong and positive. California statutes and case law give intended parents, whether or not they are biologically related to the child their surrogate is carrying, the ability to be declared the legal parents prior to the child's birth. This allows both intended parents' names to be listed on the birth certificate even if they are gay men (or women). Gestational surrogacy is legal, and gestational surrogacy contracts are enforceable. Yay, California! But oy vey, New York! New York is the progressive state in so many ways. At the end of the day, gay marriage is legal in New York, human rights and anti-discrimination laws of all kinds are strong, and same-sex couples can adopt. But when it comes to surrogacy, New York has dropped the ball. New York laws are vague and less-than-friendly. I do not practice law in New York, nor am I licensed to do so. I do know that "compassionate surrogacy" is completely legal in New York, but if the surrogate receives any compensation, the arrangement becomes illegal. This confines surrogacy to couples who have a really good friend or family member (although I do not recommend opening this can of potential drama) who is willing to act as an oven for nine months, in addition to submitting to all the fertility meds needed before the IVF procedure even takes place -- for free, mind you! Obviously, this is not the common scenario. So why does New York allow gay men to get married but then denies them an increasingly popular way to create a family? I suppose one argument in support of New York's antiquated law is concern with an industry based upon gestational surrogacy coming to fruition. Perhaps it's not an inane fear, considering the five-month prison sentence that San Diego surrogacy attorney Theresa Erickson received a few years ago after a federal judge convicted her of creating an inventory of unborn babies who ultimately sold for more than $100,000 each. How did she sleep at night? The Baby M case, which took place in New Jersey in 1988, bred the current surrogacy imbroglio and led to the first court ruling on surrogacy. In that case, the surrogate used her own eggs and IVF to become pregnant with the intended father's sperm. (This "traditional surrogate" model is now rare and obviously discouraged.) The surrogate decided to keep the child, and a custody battle ensued. After several years of legal battles, the surrogate was given visitation rights, and the intended mother and father (the baby's biological father) were awarded custody. The New Jersey Supreme Court subsequently outlawed surrogacy arrangements, and New York did the same. Sure, we've made progress since 1988, right? Unfortunately, no, we haven't, at least not in New York and New Jersey. Just last year, the New Jersey Supreme Court stripped the intended mother's name from the birth certificate of a child born to a surrogate and conceived by the intended father's sperm and a donated egg. The court ruled that the intended mother had to formally adopt the child. For now, gay men and heterosexual couples living in New York (and New Jersey and several other states) who choose to use a surrogate to create their family must find a surrogate in a "friendly" state. The costly "project" of creating their family immediately becomes even more expensive thanks to the need to travel across state lines for medical procedures and legal representation. I have two sets of clients now who live in New York, with their surrogate residing here in San Francisco. This is not easy on anyone, but New York's antiquated surrogacy laws leave no choice. Families should not be forced to make the choice between abandoning their desire for genetic parenthood on the one hand and, on the other, traveling to another state and investing even more into the already expensive six-figure (yes, that would be at least $100,000) surrogacy process. Rights regarding same-sex marriage, same-sex adoption, surrogacy, parentage, and sperm donations are all over the map on a state-by-state basis. California is arguably the most permissive state regarding surrogacy and other methods of non-traditional family formation, but we do not (yet) allow gay marriage. New York is quite the opposite. Consistency would be nice; full legal support for our nontraditional families across all state lines would obviously be optimum. And now I will step off my soapbox. 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Overweight, balding, rough around the edges with a thick New Jersey accent, Gandolfini was the opposite of a marquee leading man, destined to be a character actor. Yet he proved through his masterful acting that he could make Tony Soprano sexy and smart, towering and powerful. Chris Albrecht who greenlighted the crime family saga at HBO in 1999 and approved Gandolfini in the role, just emailed Deadline: “Absolutely stunned. I got the word from Lorraine Bracco and just got off with Brad Grey who had just heard from David Chase. We had all become a family. This is a tremendous loss.” (Grey was the executive producer and Chase the creator of The Sopranos.) And Gandolfini’s managers confirmed the actor’s death. “It is with immense sorrow that we report our client James Gandolfini passed away today while on holiday in Rome, Italy,’ said Mark Armstrong and Nancy Sanders. ”Our hearts are shattered and we will miss him deeply. He and his family were part of our family for many years and we are all grieving.” David ... Read More »", "story_date" => "2013-06-19 19:20:23", "source" => "Deadline Hollywood" ), array( "id" => "2013062000000215", "provider_id" => "361", "story_seo_url" => "http://news.moviefone.com/2013/06/19/james-gandolfini-friends-family-mourn/", "story_title" => "James Gandolfini: Friends, Family Mourn Acting 'Genius'", "story_summary" => "by Lynn Elber, AP LOS ANGELES (AP) - James Gandolfini, whose portrayal of a brutal, emotionally delicate mob boss in HBO's "The Sopranos" was the brilliant core of one of TV's greatest drama series and turned the mobster stereotype on its head, died Wednesday in Italy. He was 51. Gandolfini died while on holiday in Rome, the cable channel and Gandolfini's managers Mark Armstrong and Nancy Sanders said in a joint statement. No cause of death was given. [RELATED: James Gandolfini Dies of Heart Attack at 51 (REPORT)] "He was a genius," said "Sopranos" creator David Chase. "Anyone who saw him even in the smallest of his performances knows that. He is one of the greatest actors of this or any time. A great deal of that genius resided in those sad eyes." Gandolfini, who won three Emmy Awards for his role as Tony Soprano, worked steadily in film and on stage after the series ended. He earned a 2009 Tony Award nomination for his role in the celebrated production of "God of Carnage." "Our hearts are shattered and we will miss him deeply. He and his family were part of our family for many years and we are all grieving," said Armstrong and Sanders. HBO called the actor a "special man, a great talent, but more importantly a gentle and loving person who treated everyone, no matter their title or position, with equal respect." The channel expressed sympathy for his wife and children. Joe Gannascoli, who played Vito Spatafore on the HBO drama, said he was shocked and heartbroken. "Fifty-one and leaves a kid - he was newly married. His son is fatherless now. ... It's way too young," Gannascoli said. Gandolfini and his wife, Deborah, who were married in 2008, have a daughter, Liliana, born last year, HBO said. The actor and his former wife, Marcy, have a teenage son, Michael. Gandolfini's performance in "The Sopranos" was indelible and career-making, but he refused to be stereotyped as the bulky mobster who was a therapy patient, family man and apparently effortless killer. In a December 2012 interview with The Associated Press, a rare sit-down for the star who avoided the spotlight, he was upbeat about a slew of smaller roles following the breathtaking blackout ending in 2007 of "The Sopranos." "I'm much more comfortable doing smaller things," Gandolfini said in the interview. "I like them. I like the way they're shot; they're shot quickly. It's all about the scripts - that's what it is - and I'm getting some interesting little scripts." He played Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta in Kathryn Bigelow's Osama bin Laden hunt docudrama "Zero Dark Thirty." He worked with Chase for the '60s period drama "Not Fade Away," in which he played the old-school father of a wannabe rocker. And in Andrew Dominick's crime flick "Killing Them Softly," he played an aged, washed-up hit man. There were comedies such as the political satire "In the Loop," and the heartwarming drama "Welcome to the Rileys," which co-starred Kristen Stewart. He voiced the Wild Thing Carol in "Where the Wild Things Are" and made a rare return to the TV screen with the HBO film "Cinemate Verite." Deploying his unsought clout as a star, Gandolfini produced (though only sparingly appeared in) a pair documentaries for HBO focused on a cause he held dear: veterans affairs. "Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq" (2007) profiled 10 soldiers and Marines who had cheated death but continued to wage personal battles long after their military service had ended. Four years later, "Wartorn: 1861-2010" charted victims of post-traumatic stress disorder from the U.S. invasion of Iraq all the way back to the Civil War. "Do I think a documentary is going to change the world?" Gandolfini said with characteristic modesty during an interview about the latter film. "No, but I think there will be individuals who will learn things from it, so that's enough." Gandolfini grew up in Park Ridge, N.J., the son of a building maintenance chief at a Catholic school and a high school lunch lady. While Tony Soprano was a larger-than-life figure, Gandolfini was exceptionally modest and obsessive - he described himself as "a 260-pound Woody Allen." In past interviews, his cast mates had far more glowing descriptions to offer. "I had the greatest sparring partner in the world, I had Muhammad Ali," said Lorraine Bracco, who, as Tony's psychiatrist Dr. Melfi, went one-on-one with Gandolfini in their penetrating therapy scenes. "He cares what he does, and does it extremely well." After earning a degree in communications from Rutgers University, Gandolfini moved to New York, where he worked as a bartender, bouncer and nightclub manager. When he was 25, he joined a friend of a friend in an acting class, which he continued for several years. Gandolfini's first big break was a Broadway production of "A Streetcar Named Desire" where he played Steve, one of Stanley Kowalski's poker buddies. His film debut was in Sidney Lumet's "A Stranger Among Us" (1992). Director Tony Scott, who killed himself in August 2012, had praised Gandolfini's talent for fusing violence with charisma - which he would perfect in Tony Soprano. Gandolfini played a tough guy in Tony Scott's 1993 film "True Romance" who beat Patricia Arquette's character to a pulp while offering such jarring, flirtatious banter as, "You got a lot of heart kid." Scott called Gandolfini "a unique combination of charming and dangerous." Gandolfini continued with supporting roles in "Crimson Tide" (1995), "Get Shorty" (1995), "The Juror" (1996), Lumet's "Night Falls on Manhattan" (1997), "She's So Lovely" (1997), "Fallen" (1998) and "A Civil Action" (1998). But it was "True Romance" that piqued the interest of Chase. He shared a Broadway stage with Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis and Marcia Gay Harden in "God of Carnage" when he received the best-actor Tony nod. He was in "On the Waterfront" with David Morse and was an understudy in a revival of "A Streetcar Named Desire" in 1992 starring Alec Baldwin and Jessica Lange. In his 2012 AP interview, Gandolfini said he gravitated to acting as a release, a way to get rid of anger. "I don't know what exactly I was angry about," he said. "I try to avoid certain things and certain kinds of violence at this point," he said last year. "I'm getting older, too. I don't want to be beating people up as much. I don't want to be beating women up and those kinds of things that much anymore." --------------------- Contributing to this report were Associated Press writers David Bauder, John Carucci, Jake Coyle and Frazier Moore in New York; and Shaya Tayefe Mohajer in Los Angeles.", "story_date" => "2013-06-19 18:16:00", "source" => "MOVIEFONE" ), array( "id" => "2013062000000254", "provider_id" => "361", "story_seo_url" => "http://news.moviefone.com/2013/06/19/james-gandolfini-dead-actor-dies-of-heart-attack-at-51/", "story_title" => "James Gandolfini Dead: Actor Dies of Heart Attack at 51", "story_summary" => "James Gandolfini, who most famously played "Sopranos" family patriarch Tony Soprano, died earlier today at the age of 51. 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"It is with immense sorrow that we report our client James Gandolfini passed away today while on holiday in Rome, Italy," said his managers, Mark Armstrong and Nancy Sanders. "Our hearts are shattered and we will miss him deeply."Tributes flooded in for an actor who won three Emmys and showed that being fat, bald and playing thugs was no impediment to charisma."[James] was a genius. Anyone who saw him even in the smallest of his performances knows that," David Chase, who created The Sopranos, told TMZ.com. "He is one of the greatest actors of this or any time. A great deal of that genius resided in those sad eyes. I remember telling him many times: 'You don't get it. You're like Mozart.' There would be silence at the other end of the phone."Gandolfini had been due to take part in the Taormina film festival in Sicily this weekend. Mara Mikialian, a spokeswoman for HBO, the network that made The Sopranos, told Reuters the cause of death might have been a heart attack.Gandolfini was set to star in a new series for HBO, Criminal Justice, one of several projects in the works. His film credits included Get Shorty, The Mexican, Zero Dark Thirty and In The Loop.A New Jersey native, Gandolfini worked as a truck driver, bouncer and nightclub manager in New York before he went to an acting class with a friend and got hooked."I'd also never been around actors before," he told Time magazine, "and I said to myself: 'These people are nuts; this is kind of interesting.'"He made his Broadway debut in a 1992 revival of A Streetcar Named Desire with Alec Baldwin and Jessica Lange.The following year he played a philosophising, brutal hitman in the film True Romance, written by Quentin Tarantino, which paved the way for his lead role in The Sopranos, the gangster family saga that ran for six seasons from 1999. It swept awards and has been voted the best television show of all time.Tony Soprano's struggles with his relatives, henchmen, psychiatrist and, above all, himself anchored the show and created a new type of anti-hero.Deadline.com described his portrayal of Soprano as "the schlub we loved, the cruel monster we hated, the anxiety-ridden husband and father we wanted to hug in midlife crisis".Joseph Gannascoli, who played Vito, said: "James is one guy who never turned his back on me. He was the most humble and gifted actor and person I have ever worked with."Tony Sirico, who played Paulie, said the late star was one of his best friends. "He was there whenever I needed him. Not only did he help me with my career, but also in life, God bless him. He and I were always helping the troops, we even went to combat zones to visit the marines."Hollywood took to Twitter to mourn its loss. "I'm truly heartbroken ... he is one of my all time favourite actors. Tragic loss," said Jonah Hill.Colleagues and acquaintances said Gandolfini had been in high spirits and full of plans – including one for a tattoo. There had been speculation about a Sopranos movie involving the fictional family's Italian origins.The actor is survived by his wife Deborah Lin, who gave birth to the couple's daughter in October. He also has a teenage son from a previous marriage.• Video highlights from James Gandolfini's career• Watch the 2009 trailer for In The Loop with James Gandolfini• Read Armando Iannucci's account of working with the actorUS televisionThe SopranosCrime dramaDramaTelevisionUnited StatesQuentin TarantinoAlec BaldwinRory Carrollguardian.co.uk © 2013 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. 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Thankfully, California's laws regarding surrogacy are strong and positive. California statutes and case law give intended parents, whether or not they are biologically related to the child their surrogate is carrying, the ability to be declared the legal parents prior to the child's birth. This allows both intended parents' names to be listed on the birth certificate even if they are gay men (or women). Gestational surrogacy is legal, and gestational surrogacy contracts are enforceable. Yay, California! But oy vey, New York! New York is the progressive state in so many ways. At the end of the day, gay marriage is legal in New York, human rights and anti-discrimination laws of all kinds are strong, and same-sex couples can adopt. But when it comes to surrogacy, New York has dropped the ball. New York laws are vague and less-than-friendly. I do not practice law in New York, nor am I licensed to do so. I do know that "compassionate surrogacy" is completely legal in New York, but if the surrogate receives any compensation, the arrangement becomes illegal. This confines surrogacy to couples who have a really good friend or family member (although I do not recommend opening this can of potential drama) who is willing to act as an oven for nine months, in addition to submitting to all the fertility meds needed before the IVF procedure even takes place -- for free, mind you! Obviously, this is not the common scenario. So why does New York allow gay men to get married but then denies them an increasingly popular way to create a family? I suppose one argument in support of New York's antiquated law is concern with an industry based upon gestational surrogacy coming to fruition. Perhaps it's not an inane fear, considering the five-month prison sentence that San Diego surrogacy attorney Theresa Erickson received a few years ago after a federal judge convicted her of creating an inventory of unborn babies who ultimately sold for more than $100,000 each. How did she sleep at night? The Baby M case, which took place in New Jersey in 1988, bred the current surrogacy imbroglio and led to the first court ruling on surrogacy. In that case, the surrogate used her own eggs and IVF to become pregnant with the intended father's sperm. (This "traditional surrogate" model is now rare and obviously discouraged.) The surrogate decided to keep the child, and a custody battle ensued. After several years of legal battles, the surrogate was given visitation rights, and the intended mother and father (the baby's biological father) were awarded custody. The New Jersey Supreme Court subsequently outlawed surrogacy arrangements, and New York did the same. Sure, we've made progress since 1988, right? Unfortunately, no, we haven't, at least not in New York and New Jersey. Just last year, the New Jersey Supreme Court stripped the intended mother's name from the birth certificate of a child born to a surrogate and conceived by the intended father's sperm and a donated egg. The court ruled that the intended mother had to formally adopt the child. For now, gay men and heterosexual couples living in New York (and New Jersey and several other states) who choose to use a surrogate to create their family must find a surrogate in a "friendly" state. The costly "project" of creating their family immediately becomes even more expensive thanks to the need to travel across state lines for medical procedures and legal representation. I have two sets of clients now who live in New York, with their surrogate residing here in San Francisco. This is not easy on anyone, but New York's antiquated surrogacy laws leave no choice. Families should not be forced to make the choice between abandoning their desire for genetic parenthood on the one hand and, on the other, traveling to another state and investing even more into the already expensive six-figure (yes, that would be at least $100,000) surrogacy process. Rights regarding same-sex marriage, same-sex adoption, surrogacy, parentage, and sperm donations are all over the map on a state-by-state basis. California is arguably the most permissive state regarding surrogacy and other methods of non-traditional family formation, but we do not (yet) allow gay marriage. New York is quite the opposite. Consistency would be nice; full legal support for our nontraditional families across all state lines would obviously be optimum. And now I will step off my soapbox. 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Overweight, balding, rough around the edges with a thick New Jersey accent, Gandolfini was the opposite of a marquee leading man, destined to be a character actor. Yet he proved through his masterful acting that he could make Tony Soprano sexy and smart, towering and powerful. Chris Albrecht who greenlighted the crime family saga at HBO in 1999 and approved Gandolfini in the role, just emailed Deadline: “Absolutely stunned. I got the word from Lorraine Bracco and just got off with Brad Grey who had just heard from David Chase. We had all become a family. This is a tremendous loss.” (Grey was the executive producer and Chase the creator of The Sopranos.) And Gandolfini’s managers confirmed the actor’s death. “It is with immense sorrow that we report our client James Gandolfini passed away today while on holiday in Rome, Italy,’ said Mark Armstrong and Nancy Sanders. ”Our hearts are shattered and we will miss him deeply. He and his family were part of our family for many years and we are all grieving.” David ... Read More »", "story_date" => "2013-06-19 19:20:23", "source" => "Deadline Hollywood" ), array( "id" => "2013062000000215", "provider_id" => "361", "story_seo_url" => "http://news.moviefone.com/2013/06/19/james-gandolfini-friends-family-mourn/", "story_title" => "James Gandolfini: Friends, Family Mourn Acting 'Genius'", "story_summary" => "by Lynn Elber, AP LOS ANGELES (AP) - James Gandolfini, whose portrayal of a brutal, emotionally delicate mob boss in HBO's "The Sopranos" was the brilliant core of one of TV's greatest drama series and turned the mobster stereotype on its head, died Wednesday in Italy. He was 51. Gandolfini died while on holiday in Rome, the cable channel and Gandolfini's managers Mark Armstrong and Nancy Sanders said in a joint statement. No cause of death was given. [RELATED: James Gandolfini Dies of Heart Attack at 51 (REPORT)] "He was a genius," said "Sopranos" creator David Chase. "Anyone who saw him even in the smallest of his performances knows that. He is one of the greatest actors of this or any time. A great deal of that genius resided in those sad eyes." Gandolfini, who won three Emmy Awards for his role as Tony Soprano, worked steadily in film and on stage after the series ended. He earned a 2009 Tony Award nomination for his role in the celebrated production of "God of Carnage." "Our hearts are shattered and we will miss him deeply. He and his family were part of our family for many years and we are all grieving," said Armstrong and Sanders. HBO called the actor a "special man, a great talent, but more importantly a gentle and loving person who treated everyone, no matter their title or position, with equal respect." The channel expressed sympathy for his wife and children. Joe Gannascoli, who played Vito Spatafore on the HBO drama, said he was shocked and heartbroken. "Fifty-one and leaves a kid - he was newly married. His son is fatherless now. ... It's way too young," Gannascoli said. Gandolfini and his wife, Deborah, who were married in 2008, have a daughter, Liliana, born last year, HBO said. The actor and his former wife, Marcy, have a teenage son, Michael. Gandolfini's performance in "The Sopranos" was indelible and career-making, but he refused to be stereotyped as the bulky mobster who was a therapy patient, family man and apparently effortless killer. In a December 2012 interview with The Associated Press, a rare sit-down for the star who avoided the spotlight, he was upbeat about a slew of smaller roles following the breathtaking blackout ending in 2007 of "The Sopranos." "I'm much more comfortable doing smaller things," Gandolfini said in the interview. "I like them. I like the way they're shot; they're shot quickly. It's all about the scripts - that's what it is - and I'm getting some interesting little scripts." He played Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta in Kathryn Bigelow's Osama bin Laden hunt docudrama "Zero Dark Thirty." He worked with Chase for the '60s period drama "Not Fade Away," in which he played the old-school father of a wannabe rocker. And in Andrew Dominick's crime flick "Killing Them Softly," he played an aged, washed-up hit man. There were comedies such as the political satire "In the Loop," and the heartwarming drama "Welcome to the Rileys," which co-starred Kristen Stewart. He voiced the Wild Thing Carol in "Where the Wild Things Are" and made a rare return to the TV screen with the HBO film "Cinemate Verite." Deploying his unsought clout as a star, Gandolfini produced (though only sparingly appeared in) a pair documentaries for HBO focused on a cause he held dear: veterans affairs. "Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq" (2007) profiled 10 soldiers and Marines who had cheated death but continued to wage personal battles long after their military service had ended. Four years later, "Wartorn: 1861-2010" charted victims of post-traumatic stress disorder from the U.S. invasion of Iraq all the way back to the Civil War. "Do I think a documentary is going to change the world?" Gandolfini said with characteristic modesty during an interview about the latter film. "No, but I think there will be individuals who will learn things from it, so that's enough." Gandolfini grew up in Park Ridge, N.J., the son of a building maintenance chief at a Catholic school and a high school lunch lady. While Tony Soprano was a larger-than-life figure, Gandolfini was exceptionally modest and obsessive - he described himself as "a 260-pound Woody Allen." In past interviews, his cast mates had far more glowing descriptions to offer. "I had the greatest sparring partner in the world, I had Muhammad Ali," said Lorraine Bracco, who, as Tony's psychiatrist Dr. Melfi, went one-on-one with Gandolfini in their penetrating therapy scenes. "He cares what he does, and does it extremely well." After earning a degree in communications from Rutgers University, Gandolfini moved to New York, where he worked as a bartender, bouncer and nightclub manager. When he was 25, he joined a friend of a friend in an acting class, which he continued for several years. Gandolfini's first big break was a Broadway production of "A Streetcar Named Desire" where he played Steve, one of Stanley Kowalski's poker buddies. His film debut was in Sidney Lumet's "A Stranger Among Us" (1992). Director Tony Scott, who killed himself in August 2012, had praised Gandolfini's talent for fusing violence with charisma - which he would perfect in Tony Soprano. Gandolfini played a tough guy in Tony Scott's 1993 film "True Romance" who beat Patricia Arquette's character to a pulp while offering such jarring, flirtatious banter as, "You got a lot of heart kid." Scott called Gandolfini "a unique combination of charming and dangerous." Gandolfini continued with supporting roles in "Crimson Tide" (1995), "Get Shorty" (1995), "The Juror" (1996), Lumet's "Night Falls on Manhattan" (1997), "She's So Lovely" (1997), "Fallen" (1998) and "A Civil Action" (1998). But it was "True Romance" that piqued the interest of Chase. He shared a Broadway stage with Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis and Marcia Gay Harden in "God of Carnage" when he received the best-actor Tony nod. He was in "On the Waterfront" with David Morse and was an understudy in a revival of "A Streetcar Named Desire" in 1992 starring Alec Baldwin and Jessica Lange. In his 2012 AP interview, Gandolfini said he gravitated to acting as a release, a way to get rid of anger. "I don't know what exactly I was angry about," he said. "I try to avoid certain things and certain kinds of violence at this point," he said last year. "I'm getting older, too. I don't want to be beating people up as much. I don't want to be beating women up and those kinds of things that much anymore." --------------------- Contributing to this report were Associated Press writers David Bauder, John Carucci, Jake Coyle and Frazier Moore in New York; and Shaya Tayefe Mohajer in Los Angeles.", "story_date" => "2013-06-19 18:16:00", "source" => "MOVIEFONE" ), array( "id" => "2013062000000254", "provider_id" => "361", "story_seo_url" => "http://news.moviefone.com/2013/06/19/james-gandolfini-dead-actor-dies-of-heart-attack-at-51/", "story_title" => "James Gandolfini Dead: Actor Dies of Heart Attack at 51", "story_summary" => "James Gandolfini, who most famously played "Sopranos" family patriarch Tony Soprano, died earlier today at the age of 51. TMZ reports that the actor is believed to have suffered a heart attack while in Italy to attend the 59th Taormina Film Festival in Sicily. In addition to his career-defining role in HBO's "The Sopranos," Gandolfini had notable roles in a number of movies, including "Zero Dark Thirty," "Fallen," "Get Shorty," "Welcome to the Rileys," and "True Romance." Gandolfini also won a Golden Globe and three Emmys for his work in "The Sopranos." 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