Spider-Man, Pretty Woman Producer Laura Ziskin

American film producer Laura Ziskin, a veteran film producer who counted the "Spider-Man" franchise among her many credits and was one of the most influential women in recent Hollywood history, has died at 61.Ziskin, who was working on the reboot of "The Amazing Spider-Man" at the time of her death, had fought a seven-year battle with breast cancer. In 2008, she founded a nonprofit that has to-date raised more than $200 million to fight the disease.Although she was not well known among average film fans, Ziskin had a profound impact on what contemporary moviegoers watched at the multiplex.Although Ziskin had been based at the Sony Pictures lot for years, during the 1990s she also headed a division at 20th Century Fox, Fox 2000, that was responsible for the kind of serious dramas Hollywood studios rarely make these days, including "Courage Under Fire," "Fight Club" and "The Thin Red Line."

Ziskin also produced two Oscar telecasts, in 2002 and 2007. Her first effort was notable for landing Woody Allen, famously averse to awards-show hoopla. She was the first woman to produce the telecast on her own.Outside the film world she was best known for her efforts in helping to found Stand Up to Cancer, a research initiative she founded with Katie Couric, former Paramount chief Sherry Lansing  and others. The organization, which held several high-profile Hollywood telethons,drew on the star power of the media and entertainment world to raise money for cancer research.

Spider-Man, Pretty Woman Producer Laura Ziskin

American film producer Laura Ziskin, a veteran film producer who counted the "Spider-Man" franchise among her many credits and was one of the most influential women in recent Hollywood history, has died at 61.Ziskin, who was working on the reboot of "The Amazing Spider-Man" at the time of her death, had fought a seven-year battle with breast cancer. In 2008, she founded a nonprofit that has to-date raised more than $200 million to fight the disease.Although she was not well known among average film fans, Ziskin had a profound impact on what contemporary moviegoers watched at the multiplex.Although Ziskin had been based at the Sony Pictures lot for years, during the 1990s she also headed a division at 20th Century Fox, Fox 2000, that was responsible for the kind of serious dramas Hollywood studios rarely make these days, including "Courage Under Fire," "Fight Club" and "The Thin Red Line."

Ziskin also produced two Oscar telecasts, in 2002 and 2007. Her first effort was notable for landing Woody Allen, famously averse to awards-show hoopla. She was the first woman to produce the telecast on her own.Outside the film world she was best known for her efforts in helping to found Stand Up to Cancer, a research initiative she founded with Katie Couric, former Paramount chief Sherry Lansing  and others. The organization, which held several high-profile Hollywood telethons,drew on the star power of the media and entertainment world to raise money for cancer research.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's mistress, Mildred 'Patty' Baena's ex-husband thought he had fathered their child.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's mistress' ex-husband thought he had fathered their child.Rogelia Baena thought the 13-year-old boy he raised with Mildred 'Patty' Baena ex-housekeeper of the actor - was his own, and is even listed on the birth certificate as the father.He told US show Entertainment Tonight he was "very, very angry" when he found out the 'Terminator' star was the child's real father when his sister broke the news.Speaking in broken English, when asked how he felt when he first heard the news, he said: "No believe."Mildred filed for divorce from Rogelia in 2008, citing irreconcilable differences, and Rogelia admitted he hadn't seen the boy in a year, but insisted: "That is my son."He also said if he met him again, he would tell him: "I am your father. That's all."He added: "Arnold Schwarzenegger is, for me .... was my hero. Now, I feel betrayed."Meanwhile, Patty's family members have claimed she never told them or her son who the true father was, and they are upset with her for not telling them, especially as her mother, Evelyn Pena, was also employed by the Schwarzenegger family and her sister, Miriam Pena still is.The family are even sympathetic toward Arnold's wife, Maria Shriver, whom is expected to file for divorce from the star, who she split from earlier this month, shortly before the revelations were made public.A Pena family source told the New York Post newspaper: "Maria would always make sure to help us, even with little things, gifts, Christmas stuff, things like that, and now we end up making her go through this crap because of Patty. It's not cool."The family is not happy with Patty right now because she never told us or warned us and now we have to deal with all this attention."Maria gave birth to the youngest of her four children with former California Governor Arnold, Christopher, 13, just days after Patty's son was born.The couple also have also have children Katherine, 21, Christina, 19, and Patrick, 17, together.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's mistress, Mildred 'Patty' Baena's ex-husband thought he had fathered their child.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's mistress' ex-husband thought he had fathered their child.Rogelia Baena thought the 13-year-old boy he raised with Mildred 'Patty' Baena ex-housekeeper of the actor - was his own, and is even listed on the birth certificate as the father.He told US show Entertainment Tonight he was "very, very angry" when he found out the 'Terminator' star was the child's real father when his sister broke the news.Speaking in broken English, when asked how he felt when he first heard the news, he said: "No believe."Mildred filed for divorce from Rogelia in 2008, citing irreconcilable differences, and Rogelia admitted he hadn't seen the boy in a year, but insisted: "That is my son."He also said if he met him again, he would tell him: "I am your father. That's all."He added: "Arnold Schwarzenegger is, for me .... was my hero. Now, I feel betrayed."Meanwhile, Patty's family members have claimed she never told them or her son who the true father was, and they are upset with her for not telling them, especially as her mother, Evelyn Pena, was also employed by the Schwarzenegger family and her sister, Miriam Pena still is.The family are even sympathetic toward Arnold's wife, Maria Shriver, whom is expected to file for divorce from the star, who she split from earlier this month, shortly before the revelations were made public.A Pena family source told the New York Post newspaper: "Maria would always make sure to help us, even with little things, gifts, Christmas stuff, things like that, and now we end up making her go through this crap because of Patty. It's not cool."The family is not happy with Patty right now because she never told us or warned us and now we have to deal with all this attention."Maria gave birth to the youngest of her four children with former California Governor Arnold, Christopher, 13, just days after Patty's son was born.The couple also have also have children Katherine, 21, Christina, 19, and Patrick, 17, together.