With the annual Venice Film Festival in full swing, the cast of “Contagion” hit the red carpet for their film’s premiere at Palazzo de Cinema on Saturday night (September 3). Joining in on the celebration were lovely actress Gwyneth Paltrow , as well as newly-bald actor Matt Damon (who was joined by wife Luciana Barroso), as well as fellow co-star Laurence Fishburne . For the sci-fi thriller, Damon teamed back up with director Steven Soderbergh – who also directed him in the “Ocean’s Eleven” movies starting back in 2001.

He’s had a variety of different roles over the course of his extensive acting career, and now Ted Danson is trying out his skills as a crime fighter. According to a report, the “Cheers” hunk has signed on to play the chief investigator on CBS’ “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.” According to executive producer Carol Mendelsohn, “You can create a new character on the page, but until the perfect actor comes along and breathes life into it, it’s just words. We’re very excited Ted Danson came along.” Don McGill, another producer on the show, added, “From the moment we all started talking about the role, it was clear he couldn’t be more perfect

Filed under: Laurence Fishburne , Montana Fishburne , Celebrity Justice Montana Fishburne faked a suicide attempt and it was all caught on video … TMZ has learned.

Filed under: Montana Fishburne , Laurence Fishburne Montana Fishburne says she’s heading to an inpatient facility in California for all the right reasons …. because according to the recently minted sex tape star, she’s “just trying to get my life together.” As we first reported , Montana — who’s… Read more

Filed under: Montana Fishburne , Laurence Fishburne , Celebrity Justice Montana Fishburne claims she finally broke the ice with her dad after releasing that hardcore sex tape — telling us, the formerly feuding father-daughter combo are “working on things.” TMZ ran into Montana in L.A. yesterday, where she told us her dad… Read more

Filed under: Montana Fishburne , Laurence Fishburne Montana Fishburne officially has plenty more opportunities to piss off her father — we’re told her first XXX movie was such a hit … the porn company that shot it just offered her a multi-picture deal. Vivid Entertainment prez Steve Hirsch tells TMZ,… Read more

Filed under: Laurence Fishburne , Montana Fishburne , Paparazzi Photo For the first time since his daughter released a sex tape, Laurence Fishburne was seen out in L.A. this weekend ..

Filed under: Montana Fishburne , Laurence Fishburne Montana Fishburne finally found out what her mother thinks about her becoming a XXX star — but she says it’s still radio silence from her dad Laurence Fishburne . In the conversation — best described as uneasy, but supportive — Montana tells TMZ her… Read more

Filed under: Laurence Fishburne , Montana Fishburne , Vivid Entertainment , Developing Stories Montana Fishburne , daughter of Laurence Fishburne , is glad her father’s cronies weren’t able to stop the release of her porno tape — telling TMZ, “I want people to see my movie.” TMZ bumped into Montana yesterday in L.A., where she said she was… Read more