The treacherous waves of Half Moon Bay in Northern California held Gerard Butler underwater on Sunday and sent the actor to the hospital after his brush with the deadly currents.

Butler, 42, was on the water filming Of Men and Mavericks when he was struck by a large set of waves that broke and held the actor under for two large wave cycles, crashing him into some rocks.

Pro surfers Greg Long, Zach Wormhoudt and Peter Mei were also with Butler, paddling out to sea on their boards. The group was trying to avoid a set of 15 foot waves when the next set broke in front of them.

Butler was rescued by a safety patrol on a jet-ski and brought to Stanford Medical Center for observation.

“He had that 100-yard stare that surfers get after a two-wave hold-down or near-death experience,” ESPN writer Frank Quiarte reported.

Butler was released and will make a full recovery.

The Mavericks, as the waves are known, are a very dangerous set and have killed or given near-death experiences to many seasoned surfers.

Of Men and Mavericks is the Hollywood production based on surfer Jay Moriarty’s life.

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Gerard Butler and Michelle Monaghan smile brightly on the red carpet at the premiere of Machine Gun Preacher held at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in Beverly Hills on Wednesday, September 21st.

Monaghan chose a deep green dress with beading and sheer panel at the neckline from Valentino. She pulled her (now) red hair back and chose matching heels from Brian Atwood.

Butler chose a silvery gray Calvin Klein suit with coordinating tie for the premiere.

The film centers on the true life story of Sam Childers (Butler) – a former drug dealer and ex-con who finds God, gets clean and heads to the Sudan to open an orphanage. The preacher takes up arms and does whatever he has to, to defend the children and families from the brutal war lords and rebels who massacre, burn and kidnap kids and their parents.

Childers said Butler is the real deal and he was pleased at how well the 41 year-old Scotsman did.

“I’m not going to lie, I was excited but I didn’t think he was going to pull it off,” says Childers, who sees this film as a chance to draw attention to the cause.

“I mean the guy has got a strong Scottish accent and I didn’t think he was going to pull it off. But I’ll tell you what – the guy does an unbelievable job.

“One thing about me, I am a preacher, but I’m not afraid to tell you how it is. If I wasn’t satisfied with this movie and what it’s doing, then I wouldn’t support it.”

More photos of Gerard and Michelle are below. (Read the article)

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Gerard Butler and AnnaLynne McCord stepped out to the VHERNIER and Artists for Peace & Justice Launch Event in Beverly Hills, California on Wednesday, June 15th.

Butler and McCord were on hand for the initial offering of ‘A Ring to Educate a Child in Haiti’ — a new $1370 limited edition pirouette ring made of silver and rose gold. The purchase of each ring will provide a year of tuition at the St. Luc’s Street Schools and the Academy for Peace and Justice in Haiti.

McCord traded in her blonde locks for a more subdued brunette coloring and posed quite happily on the carpet with Butler, who was all smiles for the event.

As well as Butler and McCord, director Paul Haggis, the founder of APJ, and Castle star Stana Katic came to the celeb event for a good cause.

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The 31st Annual Razzie Awards nominees are out and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is on the top of their lousy movie list.

Other movies worthy of a Razzie include The Last Airbender, The Bounty Hunter, The Expendables and Sex and the City 2.

Miley Cyrus, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, Jennifer Aniston, Sylvester Stallone, Robert Pattinson, Megan Fox and Ashton Kutcher all got nods for individual performances.

Check out the full list of nominees below and sound off (yes, you too Twi-Hards) below.

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Gerard Butler was as hot as always at the 2010 CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.  Can this man do any wrong?   Absolutely not.

I adore him and will now just stare at his photos.  Enjoy them if you feel the same.

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The May issue of Architectural Digest has Gerard Butler sitting casually on the cover of the venerable magazine. The sexy, saucy Scotsman’s pricey bachelor pad is on many a woman’s wish list to visit. Here’s what the actor has to say to describe his New York City apartment:

“I wanted something elegant and gorgeous and at the same time rather masculine and raw,” the actor declares, his Glasgow burr somehow enhancing the description. “I guess I would describe the apartment as bohemian old-world rustic château with a taste of baroque.”

Well, that’s as close as most will get. Pick up the issue (on newsstands now) to see what you’re missing.

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Sexy beast, Gerard Butler and the gorgeous Jennifer Anistion were  at the Seine River in Paris, during their tour promoting  ”The Bounty Hunter.”  The HOT couple stopped for for snaps as the fans gawked.  One crazy paparazzi captured the ‘back view’ of the Kodak moment….  They make such a sexy couple!

Nice @ss grab, Butler.  He’s just one in several million men that WISH they good touch Jen’s backside!  (You know she liked it!)

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Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston were at the premiere of ‘The Bounty Hunter‘ at Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City, heating up that red carpet.  How hot are they together?  I wish they would just tie the knot already.  Seriously.  Talk about the hottest couple in Hollywood!  I don’t want them to be just friends!  And um, talk about a step up… from Brad Pitt!  A girl can dream, right?

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The Bounty Hunter co-stars Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler share the cover of W Magazine for April 2010.   The feature photospread appears to be a story about Officer Gerard teaching a very bad Jennifer a lesson out in the middle of the desert.

Steven Klein did the photoshoot, and Jen’s longtime hairstylist, Chris McMillan, did her hair.  He says she had a great time during the shoot:

Jen’s always really super game. Steven’s so cinematic about his photographs, and she’s an actress. It’s all reminiscent of an old movie.

The issue hits newsstands on March 17th.

Photo Source:  W Magazine, The Daily Stab

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In case you haven’t heard (or live in a cave) vampires are hot. So hot that when Cosmopolitan magazine narrowed down it’s list of Fun Fearless Males, well there was no way it would end up vamp-less. Cosmo happened to choose three blood thirsty actors for it’s annual feature: Kellan Lutz of The Twilight Saga, Stephen Moyer of True Blood and Paul Wesley of The Vampire Diaries. The actors came out to the party Cosmo threw at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York City along with Cosmo’s other celebrated guys: Nathan Fillion, Gerard Butler, Ne-Yo, Chris O’Donnell and Terrell Owens. Click the link below to see all the pics from the guy studded event.

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