Celebrity

Troy Aikman Donates $1 Million To UCLA Center

WESTWOOD—Former UCLA Bruin alumni and three-time Dallas Cowboy Superbowl champion Troy Aikman has donated $1 million to the Wasserman Football Center at UCLA. With an expected ground breaking this fall, the center has decided to name their strength and conditioning facility "The Troy Aikman Strength and Conditioning Center" to honor the former Bruin quarterback for his donation and dedication. Aikman has...

Television Host Caroline Flack Takes Her Life

Caroline Flack dies at age 20 from suicide.
LONDON, UK—Caroline Flack, 40, the host of TV series "Love Island" died on Saturday, February 15 inside her London apartment. The cause of death has been reported as a suicide.  Her family confirmed her death in a statement to PA Media saying, “We can confirm that our Caroline passed away today, the 15th of February. We would ask that the...

Shakira Gives Birth

HOLLYWOOD—Singer Shakira, 38, and her boyfriend, soccer player Gerard Piqué, 28, have welcomed their second child together in Barcelona. Shakira announced the news via Twitter on January 30. The star’s official website page added, “We are happy to announce the birth of Sasha Piqué Mebarak, son of Shakira Mebarak and Gerard Piqué, born January 29 at 9:54pm, in Barcelona. The name...

Actress Melissa George Pregnant

HOLLYWOOD—Actress Melissa George, 38, is expecting her second child with her boyfriend, film producer Jean David Blanc. The news was announced on June 5. George and Blanc first met at a BAFTA after party in 2012 and began to date. The couple welcomed their first child, son Raphaël Blanc in February 2014. She announced the news of her first pregnancy via...

John Stamos Revisits “Full House” Home

HOLLYWOOD—Actor John Stamos, 51, star of the former television hit series “Full House,” revisited the home where the show was set in San Francisco on March 6. Stamos shared a photo of him standing in front of the house alongside several fans who had not discovered that the famous Uncle Jesse was behind them. He captioned it: “Boy, these youngsters...

Merle Haggard’s Company Suing For Unpaid Royalties

HOLLYWOOD HILLS—Merle Haggard’s company Hag LLC filed a lawsuit against Smith Music Group & Smith Entertainment on Friday, April 10, for allegedly refusing to pay royalties and for using the country musician's name and likeness without approval. According to court documents, the parties had three agreements with Haggard, the last of which expired in October 2009. The first and second...

“Celebrity Big Brother” Week 3 Frustration

HOLLYWOOD—Only, and I mean only in the world of “Big Brother” in this case “Celebrity Big Brother” can viewers/fans go from an absolute high to an absolute low. Trust me we will get to the turn of events that has everyone screaming at the TV screen and voicing their concerns. When we last spoke, we knew Shanna had won...

“Rocky IV” Star Dolph Lundgren Reveals Cancer Diagnosis

HOLLYWOOD—On Wednesday, May 10 "In Depth With Graham Bensinger" released an interview with the 65 year old Swedish actor, Dolph Lundgren, detailing his cancer diagnosis. The interview shares archival footage from Lundgren in the hospital in 2020. "If it dies it dies" Lundgren stated referring to his tumour. The quote is a reference to his character Ivan Drago's vicious assault...

Sharon Osbourne Takes Hiatus From “The Talk”

HOLLYWOOD—Television host Sharon Osbourne, 62, collapsed at her Los Angeles home on May 22. Following the incident, Osbourne made a decision to take a break from the CBS daytime show “The Talk.” Osbourne had just returned to her home after visiting New York and Toronto last week. Her rep released the following statement: “Upon her return she collapsed from mental and physical...

Larry King Dead At The Age Of 87

HOLLYWOOD—Veteran talk show host Larry King passed away on Saturday, January 23 at the age of 87. He died at Cedars-Sinai Medical center in Los Angeles and the cause of death remains unknown. A statement was released on his Facebook page reading: “We are heartbroken over our father's death, and together with our extended family mourn his passing. The world knew...