Zach Braff funds new movie with Kickstarter, Eva Longoria talks about split Zach Braff has defended his decision to use Kickstarter, saying it is the only way he can have full creative control of the project. AS actor Zach Braff raised a few eyebrows as well as US$2 million on Kickstarter to fund his next movie, Desperate Houswives star Eva Longoria opened up about the depression that followed her break-up from ex Tony Parker, while US news anchor Tom Brokaw claims his daughter's junior prom has more dignity than the White House Correspondents Dinner, which needless to say he wasn't attending this year. Source: No Source Actor Zach Braff has raised US$2 million ($A1.95 million) in the three days to follow up his 2004 indie hit Garden State. The actor, who used Kickstarter to fund the project, has promised his fans, "I won't let you down, let's make a killer movie." Of course, why an over-paid Hollywood star might use the site to grab cash out of the pockets of less well-paid fans, has caused some consternation among, well, jealous people. Braff, as he would, disagreed, proclaiming that using Kickstarter was the only way he would be able to direct the film with final editing approval and his desired casting choices. So, he's a control freak, then? Eva Longoria says friends complimented her on her fine figure when in fact she lost excess weight because of depression. Picture: AFP/Joe Klamar Source: AFP Eva Longoria has told Dr Oz that after her divorce from NBA star Tony Parker she became severely depressed. After the couple split in 2010, the diminutive Longoria said, "I was not eating. The former Desperate Houswives star says she lost a huge amount of weight but, as is the way in our very odd weight-obsessed universe, people told her she'd never looked better. "People kept saying, "You look amazing, divorce agrees with you." And I was like, I don't feel good, I have no energy. Longoria said she "didn't know" she was depressed ("I thought I was just sad") until she spoke to her doctor, and got on the road to recovery after, among other things, changing her diet. Veteran anchor Tom Brokaw says the likes of Lindsay Lohan have turned the White House Correspondents Dinner into a joke. It's always Lindsay Lohan's fault. Now, veteran US news anchor Tom Brokaw has said he declined his invitation to this year's White House Correspondents Dinner (held over the weekend) because of the troubled actress. Lohan, who was invited to last year's soiree (and who apparently spent much of the night in the bathroom), was apparently the straw that broke the camel's back for Brokaw. "Somewhere, it began to freewheel out of control," said Brokaw of the event, which has been a tradition since 1920 for journalists who cover the White House and the President. Brokaw, who says that his "daughter's junior prom has more dignity" still admits he wouldn't have minded meeting Charlize Theron, though. Of course he wouldn't. Ricky won't be doing any of his trademark dance in the final US version of "The Office." Get the guitar... Ricky Gervais has broken the hearts of David Brent-ophiles everywhere by rejecting an offer to appear in the final episode of the US version of The Office. Although he's recently resurrected Brent for a couple of web spots (all of which are gold), Gervais, it seems, is too busy with his role in the upcoming Muppets flick to pay a visit to the US show, which is ending after nine seasons. Apparently, Steve Carell also declined an offer to reprise his role of Michael Scott one last time. End of an era. J-Lo ex Marc Antony has reportedly split from Chloe Green, the 22-year-old daughter of the Top Shop billionaire Philip Green. Well, that was quick. J-Lo's ex, Marc Antony, has already dumped his much, much younger girlfriend after a whirlwind romance. At 22, Chloe Green (the daughter of Top Shop billionaire, Sir Philip Green) is just three years older than Anthony's eldest daughter, Ariana. Green is said to have moved her things out of 44-year-old Anthony's Miami mansion, and gone away to drown her sorrows with her mates. You'll be right, love.