Celebrity

HOLLYWOOD—Television personality Jill Duggar, 24, and her husband, accountant Derick Dillard, 26, are moving overseas for missionary work and they are taking their infant son Israel David Dillard with them. The “19 Kids and Counting” stars publicly announced the news via their personal blog on June 26. The couple plan to leave their Arkansas home for an unknown amount of...

HOLLYWOOD—Actress Patty Duke died on Tuesday, March 29, at the age of 69. She died in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho of sepsis from a ruptured intestine. She leaves behind three children, Sean Astin, Mackenzie Astin, and Kevin Pearce, and her husband Michael Pearce. Duke was born Anna Marie Duke on December 14, 1946 in Elmhurst, New York. She began her long...

SAN FRANCISCO—More than 170,000 people were in attendance for the 2015 annual Dreamforce Gala convention hosted by Salesforce from Wednesday, September 16 through Friday, September 18. The convention took place at Pier 70 in San Francisco. In attendance were international businesses, non-profits, and industry leaders. Since 2003, Dreamforce has been a showcase of technology, current events, and some of the greatest...

SAN FRANCISCO—Carol Doda, one of San Francisco’s most influential topless dancers, died at the age of 78, due to lung and kidney failure complications on Monday, November 9. According to longtime friend Dick Winn, Doda died in the care of physicians and nurses at St. Luke’s Memorial Hospital after about eight months there. According to Winn, in an effort to...

LOS ANGELES—"Parks and Recreation" writer and co-executive producer Harris Wittels has died of a possible drug overdose. Wittels, 30, was discovered in his Los Angeles home by an assistant. Prior to his death, Wittels candidly spoke of his battle with heroin addiction, one that had led him to seek professional help from a rehab facility. The Los Angeles coroner's office will...

HOLLYWOOD—Singer and actress Vanessa Williams, 52, and her fiancé Jim Skrip, 52, tied the knot in New York on the Fourth of July. Before heading to New York to get hitched, the “Save The Best For Last” singer tweeted, “Road trip for the holiday weekend Happy 4th.” Williams was previously married twice before. She was married to Ramon Harvey from 1987...

WEST HOLLYWOOD—High Voltage, celebrity tattoo artist, Kat Von D’s tattoo parlor was damaged by an early morning fire on October 23. The shop was featured on TLC’s reality TV show, “LA Ink.” Located on the 1200 block of North La Brea Avenue, the tattoo shop caught fire around 4:00 a.m. According to Los Angeles County Fire Department, it took nearly...

LONDON, ENGLAND—On Thursday, January 14, Alan Rickman, 69, died of pancreatic cancer. The actor had not disclosed his condition to the public, and close friends said Rickman had not revealed the severity of his illness until recent weeks. Rickman’s representatives at the Independent Talent Group Ltd. say he had a short battle with cancer from the time of his...

HOLLYWOOD—On Friday, March 3, the Los Angeles Police Department announced that actor Danny Masterson is being investigated for allegations of sexual assault. According to a police statement, three women have come forward claiming that Masterson sexually assaulted by Masterson them in the early 2000s. A representative for Masterson released a statement on Friday, denying the allegations. The statement disclosed that one of...

HOLLYWOOD—"Glee" star, Mark Salling, 33, was arrested at his home in Sunland, California on charges of child pornography on Tuesday, December 29, according to reports. Officer Aaron Jefferson, from the Los Angeles Police Department released a statement that Salling was arrested at 9 a.m. then booked at downtown L.A. where he posted $20,000 bail. According to the Internet Crimes Against Children...