Harrison Ford

HARRISON FORD LUCKY TO BE ALIVE

ALL THE NEWS& BUZZ FROM HOLLYWOOD EDITED BY MARY MARGARET

WHEN HARRISON FORD

took off from Santa Monica Airport in his WWII vintage plane on March 5, the setting was picture-perfect for one of the movie star pilot’s cherished scenic afternoon getaways: cloudless blue sky, scant wind and panoramic views of the Pacific below. But when engine trouble forced the 72-year-old Star Wars actor into an emergency crash landing in a densely populated area of L.A., the scene seemed plucked straight from one of Ford’s action An avid pilot movies. “I saw a for over 20 years, Ford (left, in 2014) plane descending as I was running, navigated his and then I heard a vintage plane (below, at the crash site on March 5) onto ‘boom’ when it was falling,” says Ben Hubley,

Penmar Golf

Course in Venice, Calif.

who was jogging nearby at the time. A longtime pilot respected in aviation circles, Ford expertly guided the struggling plane onto a nearby golf course, clipping a tree and coming down hard on the No. 8 tee. Visibly stunned and covered in blood from a five- to sixinch gash in his scalp about the “size of a pancake,” as an eyewitness on the scene told People, Ford was rushed to a nearby hospital.

Immediately, Ford’s wife, actress Calista Flockhart, 50, raced to the hospital, arriving just after the ambulance. Over the next few days, she left only to take care of their 14-year-old son Liam. “Calista spent most of the weekend by Harrison’s side,” says a source. “She arrived early every morning and returned home late every night. She was under stress.” Those who know Flockhart and Ford, who wed in 2010 after more than eight years together, aren’t surprised by the dedication and paint the once-unlikely duo as one of Hollywood’s most enduring love stories. “They routinely go everywhere together as a couple,” says a source who knows them socially. “Despite his enormous fame and

Ford’s son Ben, 48, and

Flockhart (in 2003) rushed to the hospital as soon as they heard news of the crash.

‘AT THE their age difference, they are a HOSPITAL. DAD IS OK. BATTERED, BUT OK! HE IS EVERY tight, superloving, down-toearth family. Flying is something they’ve shared. This whole thing must be terrifying.” BIT THE MAN YOU WOULD THINK HE IS. HE IS AN While Ford’s publicist said his injuries, which reportedly include a broken pelvis, “are not life INCREDIBLY threatening,” it remains unclear STRONG MAN’ —FORD’S SON BEN ON TWITTER when Ford will be able to leave the hospital. What is certain? It’s unlikely he’ll hang up his pilot wings anytime soon. “[Flying is] where I feel engaged and comfortable and free,” the actor told People in 1998. As for Flockhart, she’s grown to share his passion. “Calista likes the process, she likes what she sees from the air, she likes seeing me happy,” Ford has told People. “I think a lot of it has to do with that she loves to see me doing something I love.”

—With Pernilla Cedenheim, Melody Chiu, Patrick Gomez, Mary Green and Nicole Sands

How He Survived

AN AVIATION EXPERT BREAKS DOWN THE CRASH

Ford just before takeoff on March 5. Ford’s crash landing has in fact helped solidify his status as a respected pilot. “Harrison did everything perfectly,” aviation expert Rick Dake says of how Ford handled his plane’s apparent engine failure. In World War II, “a lot of new pilots crashed that [same model of] airplane. If the engine stopped, the plane would want to flip over on its back. Harrison Ford made a 180-degree turn with the engine seizing up on him. That alone is testament to the great ability he had.” Dake suspects the actor made a calculated decision to attempt to land on the golf course. (Locals have protested how close the airport is to houses.) “He was able to keep that plane away from the houses and land it with the least impact on the community,” he says. “He was doing exactly what an excellent aviator would do.”

3 TRUTHS & 1 LIE

with RuPaul

THE ACTOR AND SINGER, 54, HOSTS RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE, ON MONDAYS ON LOGO TV. WHICH FACT IS FICTION? —LANFORD BEARD

1 Every night he sleeps with a stuffed donkey named Jimmy “I found him on the street in Atlanta on Christmas night 1986 and have kept him ever since.”

2 Aretha Franklin once thought his real name was “Ruth Paul.” “I performed for her private parties in 1995 and ’ 07, and the first time she wrote me a personal check to ‘Ruth Paul.’ I have it somewhere still.”

3 He has a fantasy cast for his biopic “Idris Elba. He’s almost as good looking as I am, so it could work.”

4 He loves traveling by car “I’ve driven across the country about 50 times and would do it again.”

THE LIE Raven-Symoné.” would have to be play him in a Biopic? “It 3. As for who would

RANDOM CELEBRITY ITEMS ON eBay

Kanye West Bags of Air Listings for “official air” from his Yeezus tour hit the market March 6, with bids for one reportedly surpassing $60,000.

Scarlett Johansson A Used Tissue

The hankie that Johansson blew her nose with during a 2008 Tonight Show appearance with Jay Leno fetched $5,300 for charity.

Justin Bieber Lock of Hair

Ellen DeGeneres donated $40,668—raised through the 2011 sale of a snippet of the singer’s locks— to animal rescue.

Jimmy Kimmel Rubber Band Suit

Last year elementary school students sent him a suit made out of rubber bands. Kimmel sold it for $40,000 to earn money for childhood cancer patients.

GEORGE & AMAL CLOONEY THEIR NEW LIFE IN NEW YORK

They already spend time in

London, Los Angeles and Italy, and now George Clooney and his wife, Amal, are adding New York City to their itinerary. The couple, who wed in Venice in September, will be spending quality time in Manhattan this spring, with Amal, 37, taking a position as a visiting law professor at Columbia University and George, 53, shooting the Jodie Foster-directed thriller Money Monster on Wall Street. Not that they can’t spend time apart in the Big Apple. On March 2 George went solo to the city’s SeriousFun Children’s Network gala (where he declared Amal “the smart one”), and he lunched with pal Bill Murray the next day. But they still find time for date nights. On March 6 the pair got cozy at tony Café Boulud, where they dined on black truffles. “They were seated in an alcove of the restaurant,” says an observer. “It was very romantic and private. They were laughing and talking the whole time. They were having a wonderful time.”

HER NEW JOB Teaching at Columbia University.

HIS OLD PALS Clooney met up with Bill Murray (posing here with the manager of Taverna Kyclades, a Greek restaurant in Astoria, Queens).

THEIR NIGHTS ON THE TOWN On March 7 the Clooneys hit Upper East Side Japanese eatery Kappo Masa.

3 CONFESSIONS

WITH ERIN & SARA FOSTER

THE DAUGHTERS OF MEGAPRODUCER DAVID FOSTER STAR IN VH1’S BARELY FAMOUS, A PLAYFUL SEND-UP OF FAME AND REALITY TV

Their childhood was like Troop Beverly Hills. Sort of . . .

SF: I sold Girl Scout cookies to Dr. Dre! EF: But we weren’t raised with a silver spoon. Dad used to say to us, “I’m rich; you are not rich. Go work hard.”

They once got dissed by Madonna.

SF: One day our dad had Madonna in the studio, and he was like, “You might want to come over after school. There’s going to be someone awesome to see.” EF: I tried to copy one of her [famous] outfits so when she saw me she would think I was cool. SF: She was not impressed!

Their show is fiction— but based on fact.

SF: Kate [Hudson, who has a cameo on the show] was down for the idea of poking fun at how a celebrity can get whatever they want. She thought it was hysterical. EF: Our stepsisters [models Gigi and Bella Hadid] play SPORTS ILLUSTRATED models who our characters hate. We take something with a seed of truth and exaggerate it to make it ridiculous.

Fey with daughters Penelope, 3, and Alice, 9, in 2014.

CATCHING UP

WITH TINA FEY

THE STAR, 44, NARRATES DISNEYNATURE’S FILM MONKEY KINGDOM, OUT APRIL 17

Which monkey in the movie is your favorite?

“Maya and then Grandpa. He’s really old. Well, he’s 40, and in monkey world— and in Hollywood—that’s old. He’s really cute.”

You worked with Disney! Are you pro- or anti-princess?

“Frozen of course is a really big deal. I love Disney, and there’s a lot in our house. From princesses up to Disney XD, my

two girls are fully immersed in the lifestyle.”

When it comes to nature, are you Jane Goodall or Carrie Bradshaw?

“We have family in Ohio, so that’s the farthest into the wild that we get. But both of my kids love animals—Penelope spends a good portion of the day pretending to be a cat. They’re city kids, so they’re always begging to go to the country.”

Best part of doing a voice-over?

“You can do it in your pajamas, and you don’t have to comb your hair.”

—EMILY STROHM

BETHANY HAMILTON Baby on (Surf) Board

When she was just 13, she lost her left arm in a shark attack while surfing. But a month later, Bethany Hamiton was back riding waves. Now six months pregnant, she’s still not ready to hang up her board. “I don’t know how much longer I’ll be able to surf because my belly is starting to poke out,” says Hamilton, who wed youth pastor Adam Dirks in August 2013. The only thing that makes the 25-year-old Kauai resident “nervous” about motherhood is one-armed diaper changes. “Luckily,” she says with a laugh, “in Hawaii you can just let your kids run around naked.” —JOHNNY DODD

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NIKKI REED MY BROTHER, MY HERO

Nikki Reed may be the famous one in

her family, but it’s her little brother Joey, 15, who is the star to her. “He’s a really rad kid,” she says. “He inspires me every day.” One of the reasons: teaching her about people with autism. “He’s high-functioning,” she says of Joey, who was diagnosed with the disorder at age 2. “He wants people to know that not all people with autism are the same. He’s his own person. He doesn’t want a label. More than anything, he is just a kid.” Ever since Joey was young, his family (which includes parents Cheryl and Seth and brother Nathan) has always focused on his strengths. “He’s one of the most honest, loving, sensitive and transparent kids I’ve ever known,” says Reed, 26. “He’s insanely smart and has a remarkable memory.” As spokesperson for the Lindt Gold Bunny Celebrity auction (lindtgoldbunnyauction.com), which benefits Autism Speaks, Reed says, “People make assumptions about autism. But you have to treat each person as an individual—that’s really a priority for Joey.” —LIZ MCNEIL

Reed (in 2014 and, below, with Joey) is “superproud” that he’s recently taken up running. “He runs 12 miles a day. He’s outrunning all of us.”

While “nothing can replace the maze,” says O’Brien (above, center, with Jenny Gabrielle, left, and Rosa Salazar), The Scorch Trials gives the first film’s survivors new battles to wage.

SNEAK PEEK!

INSIDE THE SEQUEL Maze Runner

With an army of young-adultlit fans and $100 million in receipts, last fall’s Maze Runner was a hit. Its sequel, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (out Sept. 18), aims to top Act 1 by dropping Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) and his weary band into a lawless territory called the Scorch as they confront WCKD, the all-powerful organization playing with their lives. Though the details are top secret, O’Brien teases one major change: “There will definitely be more female