Posted in Astonishing, Caught, Celebrities, Communication, Crime, International, Lost & Found, Morons, Royal Family, Shocking, Wow on Friday, 25 July, 2008 | No Comments »
Britain’s Prince Harry, briefly dumped by his girlfriend last year over compromising text messages, was breathing a sigh of relief on Friday after being reunited with a cell phone stolen in Lesotho.Sources in the Lesotho Defence Force, who have been providing Harry with security during his ongoing visit to the landlocked African kingdom, have revealed [...]
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Conan O’Brien will take over the “Tonight” show next June - and what happens to deposed host Jay Leno after that is anybody’s guess.
Leno’s last show will be Friday, May 29, and O’Brien will start the following Monday, June 1, NBC executives told a Television Critics Association meeting Monday.
NBC is [...]
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Posted in Astonishing, Awards, Britney Spears, Caught, Celebrities, Children, Decision, Entertainment, Family, Wow on Friday, 18 July, 2008 | 1 Comment »
LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears has agreed to hand the parenting reins over to Kevin Federline.
K-Fed’s longtime attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, exclusively tells E! News the divorced duo have reached a settlement in their long-gestating custody case.
According to the agreement signed by all parties, Federline gets sole legal and physical custody of sons Sean Preston [...]
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Posted in Alert, Celebrities, Crime, History, Impressive, In Their Own Words, International, Investigation, Law Enforcement, Life & Death, Lost & Found, Search & Rescue, Time, To Ponder, Wow on Thursday, 17 July, 2008 | No Comments »
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The world’s top Nazi-hunter said Thursday he’s made progress in finding 94-year-old “Doctor Death,” a former concentration camp physician accused of torturing Jewish prisoners as they died and who may have been living for decades in Argentina or Chile.
Efraim Zuroff, head of the Israeli branch of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, [...]
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NHA TRANG, Vietnam (AP) — Miss Venezuela was crowned Miss Universe 2008 on Monday in a contest marked by the spectacle of Miss USA falling down during the evening gown competition for the second year in a row.
An elated Dayana Mendoza received the crown from her predecessor, Riyo Mori of Japan, and then prepared to [...]
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Posted in Alert, Caught, Celebrities, Children, Entertainment, Family, Life & Death, Medical, Relationships, Wellness, Wow on Sunday, 13 July, 2008 | No Comments »
NICE, France (AP) — Brad Pitt was emotional but calm, Angelina Jolie laughed and chatted. The world’s most famous celebrity couple were joined in emotion during the birth of their twins - a boy and a girl - and all “are doing marvelously well,” the doctor who delivered the babies in a seaside hospital [...]
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Posted in Astonishing, Breaking News, Celebrities, Life & Death, Lost & Found, Political, Shocking, Terrible, To Ponder, Wellness, You've GOT to be Kidding on Saturday, 12 July, 2008 | No Comments »
WASHINGTON — Tony Snow, a conservative writer and commentator who cheerfully sparred with reporters in the White House briefing room during a stint as President Bush’s press secretary, died Saturday of colon cancer. He was 53.
“America has lost a devoted public servant and a man of character,” President Bush said in a statement from Camp [...]
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — He won the affection of millions of people on “American Idol,” but this weekend, Ruben Studdard is giving his heart to one woman.
A representative for the former “Idol” confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday that Studdard, 29, plans a Saturday wedding. He and Surata Zuri McCants, 30, took out a marriage [...]
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LOS ANGELES — George Carlin, the dean of counterculture comedians whose biting insights on life and language were immortalized in his “Seven Words You Can Never Say On TV” routine, died of heart failure Sunday. He was 71.
Carlin, who had a history of heart trouble, went into St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica on [...]
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Posted in Astonishing, Celebrities, Communication, Decision, Government, Investigation, Oddly, Transportation, Wow, You've GOT to be Kidding on Friday, 20 June, 2008 | No Comments »
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Celebrity homemaker Martha Stewart has been denied entry to Britain because of her 2003 U.S. conviction for lying about a stock sale.
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc, the company founded by Stewart, said the 66-year-old business woman had been planning to travel to Britain for business meetings.
“She has engagements with English companies [...]
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Posted in Aviation, Bad Celebrities, Boats, Planes, Trains & Autos, Caught, Celebrities, Crime, Entertainment, Law Enforcement, Morons, Ranting, Time, Transportation on Friday, 20 June, 2008 | No Comments »
LONDON (AP) — Temperamental model Naomi Campbell was sentenced to 200 hours of community service Friday after pleading guilty to assaulting two police officers after an “air rage” incident at Heathrow Airport.
She was also ordered to pay 200 pounds ($400) to each of the police officers she attacked and 150 pounds ($300) to Miles Sutherland, [...]
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Jamie Lynn Spears gave birth to a baby girl Thursday morning at a south Mississippi hospital, according to a person close to the Spears family.
The person confirmed the baby’s birth to The Associated Press. The person asked not to be identified because the family had not yet announced the baby’s birth.
The [...]
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Posted in Astonishing, Bad Celebrities, Caught, Celebrities, Crime, Decision, Entertainment, Legal, Lost & Found, Morons, Sexual, Shocking, Terrible, WWW, You've GOT to be Kidding on Friday, 13 June, 2008 | 1 Comment »
CHICAGO — R. Kelly was acquitted of all charges Friday after less than a day of deliberations in his child pornography trial, ending a six-year ordeal for the R&B superstar.
Kelly dabbed his face with a handkerchief and hugged each of his four attorneys after the verdict — not guilty on all 14 counts — was [...]
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Posted in Alert, Astonishing, Breaking News, Celebrities, Life & Death, Shocking, Terrible, Trajedy, You've GOT to be Kidding on Friday, 13 June, 2008 | 6 Comments »
WASHINGTON — Tim Russert, host of NBC’s “Meet the Press” and its Washington bureau chief collapsed and died at work Friday after suffering an apparent heart attack. He was 58
Russert, of Buffalo, N.Y., took the helm of the Sunday news show in December 1991 and turned it into the most widely watched program of its [...]
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Posted in Astonishing, Awards, Celebrities, Decision, Entertainment, Media, Money, Wealth, Wow on Thursday, 12 June, 2008 | No Comments »
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Talk show host Oprah Winfrey is the world’s most powerful celebrity for the second straight year and for the fifth time ever, according to the 2008 Forbes Celebrity 100 Power List released on Wednesday.
The annual list also included two couples among its top 10. Actress Angelina Jolie came in at No. [...]
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Posted in Beauty & Fashion, Caught, Celebrities, Children, Entertainment, Family, Life & Death, Marriage & Divorce, Relationships, Wow on Tuesday, 10 June, 2008 | No Comments »
LOS ANGELES — Jessica Alba, who married her long-time boyfriend Cash Warren three weeks ago, has given birth to baby girl, according to US Weekly magazine.
Alba, 27, best-known for her roles in the TV drama “Dark Angel” and the movie “Fantastic Four,” announced last December that she was pregnant and engaged to Warren.
Alba met Warren, [...]
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Posted in Alert, Astonishing, Boats, Planes, Trains & Autos, Celebrities, Entertainment, Investigation, Money, Oddly, Television, Wealth, Weird, You've GOT to be Kidding on Wednesday, 4 June, 2008 | No Comments »
LOS ANGELES — Ed McMahon, who for decades appeared as Johnny Carson’s sidekick on “The Tonight Show,” is fighting to avoid foreclosure on his multimillion-dollar Beverly Hills home, according to published reports.
The former “Star Search” host was $644,000 behind on payments on $4.8 million in mortgage loans when a unit of Countrywide Financial Corp. filed [...]
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HONOLULU - TV star Kelsey Grammer suffered a mild heart attack over the weekend, according to a statement from his agent obtained by “Extra.”
The syndicated entertainment news show reported the following statement from Stan Rosenfield, who represents Grammer:
“Kelsey Grammer has suffered a mild heart attack Saturday, and is resting comfortably in a Hawaiian hospital. He [...]
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Posted in Astonishing, Bad Celebrities, Caught, Celebrities, Crime, Drugs & Alcohol, Entertainment, Law Enforcement, Morons, Shocking, Terrible, You've GOT to be Kidding on Monday, 2 June, 2008 | No Comments »
NEW YORK — Police say Academy Award-winning actress Tatum O’Neal has been arrested after buying crack cocaine near her home in Manhattan.
Police say the 44-year-old actress was seen making the illicit purchase at about 7:30 p.m. Sunday. She is charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance.
O’Neal, daughter of actor Ryan O’Neal, appears regularly on [...]
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Bo Diddley, a founding father of rock ‘n’ roll whose distinctive “shave and a haircut, two bits” rhythm and innovative guitar effects inspired legions of other musicians, died Monday after months of ill health. He was 79.
Diddley died of heart failure at his home in Archer, Fla., spokeswoman Susan Clary said. He [...]
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LOS ANGELES (LA Times) - Harvey Korman, an Emmy-winning comedic actor best known for playing the self-described “luminous second banana” for a decade on television’s “The Carol Burnett Show” and for starring in such Mel Brooks films as “Blazing Saddles,” has died. He was 81.
Korman, who had undergone several major operations, died Thursday at UCLA [...]
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Posted in Astonishing, Buildings, Caught, Celebrities, Entertainment, Investigation, Lost & Found, Oddly, Ranting, Relationships, Terrible, Wow on Saturday, 31 May, 2008 | 1 Comment »
LONG ISLAND, N.Y. - The mother of 50 Cent’s child accused the rapper of trying to burn them to death after a suspicious fire ripped through their Long Island home early today.
“He tried to kill me and his own child,” said Shaniqua Tompkins, 31, who miraculously survived the suspicious 4 a.m. blaze, which leveled the [...]
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LOS ANGELES - Well, that’s one way to show the measure of a man.
Clay Aiken is expanding the ranks of the Claynation by one, expecting a child with music producer Jaymes Foster this summer.
The sister of music kingpin David Foster, the baby-mama is a Grammy winner who worked with Aiken on several albums, including A [...]
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ashlee Simpson is so over. The newlywed pop singer will go by Ashlee Wentz in private, and be professionally known as Ashlee Simpson-Wentz, according to a report posted Wednesday on People.com. The heretofore Simpson was married on May 17 to Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz.
“I think that that’s something that [...]
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Posted in Astonishing, Caught, Celebrities, Decision, Entertainment, Family, In Their Own Words, Marriage & Divorce, Media, Money, Photography, Ranting, Relationships, Royal Family on Friday, 23 May, 2008 | No Comments »
LONGON - After criticism of a 59-page spread of her grandson’s wedding photos in a glossy magazine, Queen Elizabeth has reportedly banned the selling of press access to future Royal events.
The ban comes just days after Hello! magazine was granted unprecedented access to the Windsor Chapel during Saturday’s wedding of Peter Phillips and Canadian-born Autumn [...]
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