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Funeral For Usher’s Stepson Set For Friday Morning In Atlanta
Posted on 7/27/2012 @ 4:12 PM
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Kile Glover, the 11-year-old step-son of R&B superstar Usher, will be laid to rest Friday in Atlanta. His funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. at Wieuca Road Baptist Church.Kile, the son of Usher’s ex-wife Tameka Foster and TV executive Ryan Glover, was left brain dead after an accident at Lake Lanier on July 6. Authorities say Kile and a female friend were riding an inner tube when they were hit by a jet ski driven by family friend Jeffery Hubbard. The girl suffered minor injuries. Kile was airlifted to Egelston Hospital where he was put on life support. He was taken off life support last weekend."We know God's in control, and are leaning on our faith in Him and His word at this most difficult time," Kile’s family said after the accident. "We firmly believe in the power of prayer and ask that you all continue to pray and lift Kile up, as it's the best way we can all support him now."Kile is one of Foster’s two sons with Ryan Glover. Foster’s oldest son Darren is from a previous relationship. She also has
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Emily Maynard Thinking About Televised Wedding
Posted on 7/27/2012 @ 4:11 PM
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Emily Maynard may be busy looking at bridal magazines, but the former Bachelorette star has not made any final decisions on her wedding to Jef Holm – including whether the ceremony will be televised."People keep asking us that. And I keep saying the same thing. We don't even know what we're going to eat for lunch tomorrow," Maynard told Ryan Seacrest in a radio interview. "I've learned to never say never. It's something we'll have to talk about when the time comes, as a family."One thing Maynard is sure of is taking Holm’s last name. "Even though I went on The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, I'm pretty traditional, believe it or not. So, yeah, for sure," she said.The next step for the couple is Holm’s move to Maynard’s hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina. Holm plans to be in Charlotte by August to support Maynard’s daughter Ricki on her first day of school.###Click here for moreEntertainment News
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Actor Fred Willard Arrested At Adult Movie Theater
Posted on 7/23/2012 @ 2:01 PM
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Los Angeles police arrested actor Fred Willard at an adult movie theater Wednesday night after the 72-year-old was accused of engaging in a lewd act. Details on the nature of Willard’s alleged conduct have not been released.Officers took Willard into custody around 8:30 p.m. at the Tiki Theater in Hollywood. The Anchorman star was booked on a misdemeanor charge at a nearby police station and released. His rep has not commented. No other details were immediately available.Willard’s film credits include Best In Show, A Mighty Wind, Wall-E and This Is Spinal Tap. He has also appeared on popular shows like Everybody Loves Raymond, The Closer and Modern Family. Willard currently stars alongside Morgan Freeman in The Magic of Belle Isle.###Click here for moreEntertainment News
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Academy Award Winner Celeste Holm Dies At 95
Posted on 7/16/2012 @ 12:07 PM
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Oscar-winning actress Celeste Holm passed away over the weekend at the age of 95. Her niece, Amy Phillips, says Holm died Sunday at her Manhattan home after a brief hospitalization for heart problems."She passed peacefully in her home in her own bed with her husband and friends and family nearby," Phillips said.Holm began her acting career on stage in 1936 and landed her first Broadway role in 1939 in The Time of Your Life. In 1943, Holm landed a starring role in the legendary Broadway musical Oklahoma!. Three years later Holm began her film career, starring first in Three Little Girls in Blue. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role alongside Gregory Peck in 1947’s Gentlemen’s Agreement. Holm’s other film credits include All About Eve, High Society and The Tender Trap. She also guest starred on numerous TV shows, including Columbo, Fantasy Island, Falcon Crest, Touched By An Angel and Whoopi.Holm is survived by her fifth husband, opera singer Frank Basile, and two sons.###Click here
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Jennifer Lopez: I’m Leaving American Idol
Posted on 7/16/2012 @ 12:03 PM
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Jennifer Lopez is officially leaving American Idol. A day after saying she was still deciding whether to leave the show or stay for another season, Lopez has confirmed she will not return to the judge’s table."I honestly feel the time has come that I have to get back to doing the other things that you do, and you have to pay attention to that, too. I could keep doing Idol for the rest of my life, but that would be giving up a bunch of other things. I feel like we had an amazing run,” Lopez said Friday morning in a phone interview with Idol host Ryan Seacrest on his KIIS-FM radio show."No matter what you guys need over there, I'm always going to be here," the singer added. "I feel there's that tie there. I just can't be there every day like I was for the last two years.”"I'm sad as the host of the show and I'm sad as a friend of yours, but I understand you've got to do what's best for your family,” Seacrest said.Lopez’s announcement comes one day after Steven Tyler confirmed he is leaving American Idol. The
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Death Certificate Shows Andy Griffith Died Of Heart Attack
Posted on 7/6/2012 @ 5:41 PM
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The death certificate for Andy Griffith shows the iconic TV star died of a heart attack in his Manteo, North Carolina home. The certificate, which was filed Thursday in Dare County, says coronary artery disease, hypertension and hyperlipidemia were contributing factors in his death.Griffith passed away Tuesday at 7 a.m., 24 hours after he suffered the heart attack. He was buried less than five hours later in the Griffith Family Cemetery on Roanoke Island. Griffith was 86.The Matlock star is survived by his wife of 29-years, Cindi, and his daughter, Dixie. "Andy was a person of incredibly strong Christian faith and was prepared for the day he would be called Home to his Lord. He is the love of my life, my constant companion, my partner, and my best friend. I cannot imagine life without Andy, but I take comfort and strength in God's Grace and in the knowledge that Andy is at peace and with God,” Cindi said in a statement this week.Griffith is best known for his role as Sheriff Andy Taylor on The Andy Griffith
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Jackson Rathbone Welcomes A Son
Posted on 7/6/2012 @ 5:22 PM
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Twilight star Jackson Rathbone is officially a dad! The actor and his girlfriend, Sheila Hafsadi, welcomed a healthy baby boy on Thursday, July 4. A rep for Rathbone says the couple named their son Monroe Jackson. Monroe weighed in at 8 lbs., 11 oz.Rathbone, 27, is not the only Twilight star with baby news this week. According to JustJared.com, Cam Gigandet, who played vampire James in the first film of the series, is expecting his second child with girlfriend Dominique Geisendorff. Gigandet, 29, and Geisendorff are already parents to 3-year-old daughter Everleigh Rae.Gigandet’s upcoming films include Free Rise, Red Sky and Code Name: Geronimo. Rathbone can be seen next in the final installment of the Twilight series, Breaking Dawn Part 2. He will also appear in Live at the Foxes Den and Cowgirls N’ Angels.###Click here for moreEntertainment News
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Chad Ochocinco Weds Longtime Love
Posted on 7/6/2012 @ 5:22 PM
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Chad Ochocinco had something extra to celebrate on July 4 – his wedding to longtime love Evelyn Lozada. Ochocinco and Lozada exchanged vows in front of close friends and family in Miami Wednesday evening. The wedding will be featured on the couple’s VH1 reality show that debuts next month.Ochocinco, 34, used Twitter to make fans part of his big day. The Dancing with the Stars alum posted numerous updates throughout the wedding.“Live tweeting from my wedding... should be a first I'm assuming, music is playing, can't see my guest right now but they're here... #nervous,” he wrote.“Here we go.... Proverbs 18:22... I love you guys... If I do it right the 1st time I won't have to do it again... Turn up...” Ochocinco added.The Miami Dolphins wide receiver proposed in November 2010 and let Lozada, who previously starred on VH1’s Basketball Wives, pick out a 10 carat diamond ring from Jason of Beverly Hills.###Click here for moreEntertainment News
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Dixie Chicks Singer Emily Robison Pregnant With Fourth Child
Posted on 6/29/2012 @ 1:46 PM
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Another baby is on the way for Dixie Chicks singer Emily Robison. A rep for the singer says Robison and boyfriend Martin Strayer are excited to welcome their first child together. The baby is due in September and will join Robison’s three children from her previous marriage to Charlie Robison.Robison is not the only musician with baby news this week. Kings of Leon drummer Nathan Followill announced Wednesday his wife, Jessie Baylin, is pregnant with their first child. The baby is due in September."I can proudly announce that me & the lovely @JessieBaylin are expecting our first child,” Followill, 33, Tweeted. "I'm beyond excited/anxious. Life is beautiful."Followill and Baylin tied the knot in 2009.###Click here for moreEntertainment News
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I Love Lucy Star Doris Singleton Dies At 92
Posted on 6/29/2012 @ 1:43 PM
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Doris Singleton, an actress who appeared alongside Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz on I Love Lucy, passed away Tuesday in Los Angeles. The cause of death is unclear. Singleton was 92.Lucie Arnaz, Ball and Arnaz’s daughter, paid tribute to Singleton and Hollywood screenwriter Nora Ephron in a post on her official Facebook page. "A day of saying hasta luego to two great ladies, Nora Ephron and Doris Singleton. May they both fly swiftly heavenward and enjoy a blissful rest for jobs well done down here. They were loved and appreciated and will be missed,” Arnaz wrote.Singleton’s close friendship with Lucille Ball began when she landed a guest role on Ball’s radio show My Favorite Husband in 1948. In 1953, Singleton played Ball’s neighbor Carolyn Appleby on I Love Lucy for the first time. She appeared on the sitcom a total of 10 times. Singleton made appearances on Ball’s other shows, including The Lucy Show, Here’s Lucy and Lucy Moves To NBC. Her other TV credits include Hogan’s Heroes, My Three Sons, The Munsters,
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Jessica Simpson Feels No Pressure About Weight Loss
Posted on 6/29/2012 @ 1:37 PM
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Jessica Simpson says she is in no hurry to shed her pregnancy pounds. The singer, who gave birth to daughter Maxwell on May 1, was said be feeling “stressed and overwhelmed” about her weight loss deal with Weight Watchers, but on Wednesday she took to Twitter to deny the reports."Just so everyone knows . . . Weight Watchers hasn't put ANY pressure on me! I'm trying to be as healthy as I can be for myself and I feel great,” she wrote.Weight Watchers confirmed their partnership with Simpson in late May. "From the point when we started speaking with Jessica before she became pregnant, to now when she's had baby Maxwell, Jessica has made clear her commitment to establishing a healthier lifestyle for herself and her family. We look forward to supporting Jessica as she embarks on this next chapter in her life,” the company said.Maxwell is Simpson’s first child with fiancé Eric Johnson.###Click here for moreEntertainment News
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Johnny Depp Reportedly Dating Amber Heard
Posted on 6/29/2012 @ 1:37 PM
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It has only been a week since Johnny Depp announced his split from longtime love Vanessa Paradis, but rumors are already circulating that he has moved on with a new girlfriend. Us Weekly magazine reports Depp has found love with his Rum Diary co-star Amber Heard."They are 100 percent dating," an insider tells Us Weekly. "He treats her really well."The pair’s romance allegedly began while they were promoting The Rum Diary last year. Depp’s relationship with Paradis is said to have already on the rocks. Heard, 26, also recently ended her relationship with girlfriend Tasya van Ree.Depp, 49, and Paradis, 39, announced the end of their 14 year romance last week. A rep for Depp said the split was amicable. The exes have two children together, Lily-Rose, 13, and Jack, 9.###Click here for moreEntertainment News
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Marisa Miller Pregnant With First Child
Posted on 6/20/2012 @ 1:42 PM
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Former Victoria’s Secret model Marisa Miller is pregnant! The baby is due this fall and will be the first child for Miller, 33, and her husband of 6 years, record producer Griffin Guess.“My husband and I have always looked forward to starting a family, but also wanted to enjoy just being married,” Miller says. “After six years together, the time feels right. My sisters and I will all have babies in 2012 so it’s such an exciting time.”“Even though I’m exhausted, gaining weight and breaking out from all the hormones, I’m really enjoying my pregnancy. It’s all for the baby so I couldn’t care less!” she adds.Miller can be seen alongside Ryan Reynolds, Jeff Bridges and Kevin Bacon in the upcoming crime comedy R.I.P.D.In other celebrity baby news, E! host Giuliana Rancic recently revealed she is expecting a son. Giuliana and husband Bill have kept the gender of their baby under wraps since announcing in April they were expecting their first child via gestational carrier. The baby is due in late summer.“We are so
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Johnny Depp Announces Split From Vanessa Paradis
Posted on 6/20/2012 @ 1:41 PM
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After 14 years together, Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis have called it quits. Depp announced their split Tuesday and requested privacy for their children, Lily-Rose, 13, and Jack, 9."Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis have amicably separated. Please respect their privacy and, more importantly, the privacy of their children,” Depp’s rep said in a statement to Entertainment Tonight.Depp, 49, and Paradis, 39, began dating in 1998. In 2010 interview, Depp explained why they had not married. "I never found myself needing that piece of paper," he said. "Marriage is really from soul to soul, heart to heart. You don't need somebody to say, okay you're married."Paradis previously told Elle magazine she already felt married to Depp. "I love the romance of 'let's get married,' but then, when you have it so perfect ... I mean, I'm more married than anybody can be – we have two kids. Maybe one day, but it's something I can really do without," Paradis said.Depp and Paradis denied break-up rumors earlier this year. ###Click
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Cult Film Star Susan Tyrrell Dies At 67
Posted on 6/20/2012 @ 1:39 PM
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Cult film actress Susan Tyrrell died over the weekend, her family announced this week. Tyrrell, who had both legs amputated in 2000 due to a rare blood disease, passed away in her sleep Saturday at her Austin, Texas home. The cause of death has not been disclosed. Tyrrell was 67.Tyrrell’s acting career began in theater. She made her silver screen debut alongside Gregory Peck in the 1971 western “Shoot Out.” Tyrrell was nominated for an Oscar award for her supporting role as Oma in John Huston’s “Fat City” the following year. Her other film credits include “Bad,” “The Killer Inside Me,” “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden,” “Angel” and “Cry-Baby.” She most recently starred in “Kid-Thing.”“Kid-Thing” director David Zellner paid tribute to Tyrrell in a Facebook post this week. "It was such a joy to have been pals with the one and only Susan Tyrrell. Her lust for life, her fixation with provocation and the subversive was so refreshing and fun. And her absolute candor. Nothing was off limits with her- she didn't
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Jack Osbourne Reveals Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis
Posted on 6/20/2012 @ 1:38 PM
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In a new interview with People magazine, Jack Osbourne reveals he was recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, an incurable autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. Symptoms like numbness and loss of muscle control can range from being mild to severely disabling.Osbourne, the younger brother of TV personality Kelly Osbourne, tells People he was diagnosed two weeks after the April 24 birth of daughter Pearl. Pearl is the 26-year-old’s first child with fiancé Lisa Stelly."I was just angry and frustrated and kept thinking, 'Why now?' I've got a family and that's what's supposed to be the most important thing,” he said.In another interview with Hello! Magazine, Osbourne says he decided to make peace with his diagnosis. "I realized: Being angry and upset is not going to do anything at this point, if anything it's only going to make it worse,” he says, adding that Stelly has been “super supportive.”Osbourne’s famous mom, America’s Got Talent judge Sharon Osbourne, tells Hello! she initially
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Charlie Sheen To Quit Acting After Anger Management
Posted on 6/20/2012 @ 1:37 PM
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Charlie Sheen’s upcoming FX show Anger Management will be his last acting job. Sheen, who was fired from Two and a Half Men last year after 8 years on the show, tells the New York Times he plans to concentrate on being a father after Anger Management ends. Sheen has five children."When I'm done with this business it's just going to be about soccer games and amusement parks. And when this ends, I'm done. This is my swan song," he says."I've been doing this 30 years. And there's a lot more out there to do than make-believe, you know? I mean, I'm grateful. I've got a dream life as a direct result of television, you know? But at some point you just get tired of wearing somebody else's clothes, saying somebody else's words and working in somebody else's space,” Sheen adds.The series premiere of Anger Management is set to air on June 28 at 9 p.m. ET on FX. If the first 10 episodes are well received by viewers, FX will order another 90.###Click here for moreEntertainment News
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Family Feud Host Richard Dawson Loses Cancer Battle
Posted on 6/4/2012 @ 2:38 PM
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Richard Dawson, the longtime host of Family Feud, lost his cancer battle over the weekend. Dawson’s son Gary confirmed his father passed away Sunday evening at Los Angeles’ Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center after battling esophageal cancer. He was 79."It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that my father passed away this evening from complications due to esophageal cancer. He was surrounded by his family,” Gary Dawson wrote on Facebook."He was an amazing talent, a loving husband, a great dad, and a doting grandfather," he added. "He will be missed but always remembered..."Before his hosting gig on Family Feud, Dawson rose to fame as Cpl. Peter Newkirk on the CBS comedy Hogan’s Heroes. He joined Family Feud in 1976 and remained with the show until 1985. He returned to host one more season in 1994. Dawson was also a regular panelist on Match Game.In addition to wife Gretchen Johnson and their daughter Shannon, Dawson is survived by two sons from his first marriage to Diana Dors.###Click here for
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Justin Bieber Sustains Mild Concussion At Paris Concert
Posted on 6/4/2012 @ 2:36 PM
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Justin Bieber’s run-in with a glass wall on Thursday left him with a mild concussion, TMZ reports. The incident happened at the pop star’s Paris concert. Bieber, 18, says he walked backstage in between songs and accidentally ran into a glass wall. He was able to perform his last song despite feeling lightheaded, but passed out for about 15 seconds while returning to his dressing room after the concert.Bieber was examined by doctors who determined he suffered a mild concussion. The teen heartthrob and his manager both took to Twitter to assure fans no major harm was done."jb is gonna be fine. things happen. he is a trooper. canadian hockey player. tough kid. no issue,” manager Scooter Braun wrote."Thanks for the love but there are alot of people out there who need prayers. im fine. just smacked my head and needed some water. all good,” Bieber Tweeted.“I will see u again Glass. I will have my revenge. BIEBER vs GLASS. MGM LAS VEGAS 2013. lol. #GottaLaughAtYourself,” he added.This is not the first time Bieber
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Brandon Jenner and Leah Felder Wed In Hawaii
Posted on 6/4/2012 @ 2:34 PM
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Brandon Jenner, the son of Bruce Jenner and Linda Thompson, wed longtime love Leah Felder Thursday on a Hawaiian beach in front of 36 friends and family members. Bruce and wife Kris Jenner attended as did Felder’s mom Susan and famous father, former Eagles guitarist Don Felder. Noticeably absent from the sunset gathering was Brandon’s stepsisters – Kim, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian.Brandon’s brother Brody Jenner served as best man while his step sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner served as Leah’s bridesmaids."Brandon and Leah are the most beautiful reflection of each other," Linda Thompson told People magazine. "They not only bring the best out in each other, they believe the best about each other."Kim, Kourtney and Khloe offered congrats to the newlyweds on their official websites."Huge congrats to my stepbrother Brandon and his gorgeous new wife Leah!" Kim wrote on her blog."I just wanted to send a HUGE congratulations and so much love to my brother Brandon and his new wife Leah," wrote Khloé. "Wishing you
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