Be back soon with lots of Emmy night red carpet action. Way too late to be fresh, but I'm doing it anyway.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Saturday, September 20, 2008
DJ AM & Travis Barker Critically Injured In Plane Crash
Nothing funny about this.
Travis Barker and DJ AM were among six people aboard a Learjet that crashed upon takeoff from a Columbia, South Carolina, airport after midnight Friday. The four others onboard were killed.
Barker, an ex-drummer for the rock band Blink 182 and the star of the MTV reality show Meet the Barkers, had performed at a free Friday-night college event with former Jane's Addiction singer Perry Farrell, Gavin DeGraw and DJ AM.
Barker, 32, was taken to a burn center in Augusta, Georgia, about 75 miles southwest of Columbia, and was listed in critical condition Saturday morning – as was DJ AM (real name: Adam Michael Goldstein), 35, say officials at the facility.
"Both Travis Barker and Adam Goldstein are in critical but stable condition," Beth Frits, spokesperson for the Joseph M. Still Burn Center, tells PEOPLE. "Goldstein was airlifted here and Barker was brought by ground transportation. So they arrived separately."
Travis Barker and DJ AM were among six people aboard a Learjet that crashed upon takeoff from a Columbia, South Carolina, airport after midnight Friday. The four others onboard were killed.
Barker, an ex-drummer for the rock band Blink 182 and the star of the MTV reality show Meet the Barkers, had performed at a free Friday-night college event with former Jane's Addiction singer Perry Farrell, Gavin DeGraw and DJ AM.
Barker, 32, was taken to a burn center in Augusta, Georgia, about 75 miles southwest of Columbia, and was listed in critical condition Saturday morning – as was DJ AM (real name: Adam Michael Goldstein), 35, say officials at the facility.
"Both Travis Barker and Adam Goldstein are in critical but stable condition," Beth Frits, spokesperson for the Joseph M. Still Burn Center, tells PEOPLE. "Goldstein was airlifted here and Barker was brought by ground transportation. So they arrived separately."
The Four Who Died
According to South Carolina's Lexington County coroner, Harry Harman, and deputy coroner, Brian Setree, the four others on the plane were killed. They are: pilot Sarah Lemmon, 31, of Anaheim Hills, Calif.; co-pilot James Bland, 52, of Carlsbad, Calif.; security guard Charles Still, 25, of Los Angeles; and Barker's assistant Chris Baker, 26, also of Los Angeles.
"We are doing our own investigation as well as waiting to hear what the National Transportation Safety Board has to say," Setree tells PEOPLE.
Lynne Douglas, spokesperson for the Columbia Metropolitan Airport, tells PEOPLE the weather was beautiful when the Leerjet left the runway after midnight Friday.
"The plane crashed on takeoff and went through a fence near Highway 302, then crossed the road and went up an embankment before being filled with flames," she tells PEOPLE. "There was debris all over the runway. We are closed now and hope to reopen later today."
"We are doing our own investigation as well as waiting to hear what the National Transportation Safety Board has to say," Setree tells PEOPLE.
Lynne Douglas, spokesperson for the Columbia Metropolitan Airport, tells PEOPLE the weather was beautiful when the Leerjet left the runway after midnight Friday.
"The plane crashed on takeoff and went through a fence near Highway 302, then crossed the road and went up an embankment before being filled with flames," she tells PEOPLE. "There was debris all over the runway. We are closed now and hope to reopen later today."
Sparks at Takeoff
Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said the Lear 60 – bound for Van Nuys, Calif., with six people aboard – departed shortly before midnight Friday, when air-traffic controllers reported seeing sparks.
Barker and Goldstein perform together under the name TRVSDJ-AM. Goldstein at one time was the fiancé of Nicole Richie.
After Blink 182, Barker formed the rock band (+44) and costarred on Meet the Barkers with former Miss USA Shanna Moakler, his wife at the time.
UPDATE:
TMZ has learned Travis Barker has been burned from the waist down, but he is expected to survive the plane crash. DJ AM's face was severely burned and is being tended to right now.
Barker and Goldstein perform together under the name TRVSDJ-AM. Goldstein at one time was the fiancé of Nicole Richie.
After Blink 182, Barker formed the rock band (+44) and costarred on Meet the Barkers with former Miss USA Shanna Moakler, his wife at the time.
UPDATE:
TMZ has learned Travis Barker has been burned from the waist down, but he is expected to survive the plane crash. DJ AM's face was severely burned and is being tended to right now.
Friday, September 19, 2008
Something Stinks Around Here
"To be my man, you have to put up with a lot.
I toot under the sheets, I spend a lot of money
and I can belch the ABC's."
~ Jessica Simpson
I toot under the sheets, I spend a lot of money
and I can belch the ABC's."
~ Jessica Simpson
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Sorry To Make You Feel Old But...
CHECK out Dakota Freaking Fanning! In high heels no less.
It seems like just yesterday when she walked the red carpet in Dolly Parton's toddler cast-offs . Here she is at the NYC premiere for Hounddog. Dakota is now 14. Today we figured out I was 16 when my kids babysitter was born. Scary. Does that mean I'm immature because I can totally hang with her? Forget I said that. OFF topic!
J Lo OK With An Extra 10
Jennifer Lopez gave birth to twins Emme and Max in February, and subsequently slimmed down as she trained for the Nautica Malibu Triathlon, which took place last weekend.
But Lopez insists she doesn't feel the need to tone up any further, even though she is still about 10 pounds heavier than she was before she had kids.
She tells People.com, "I don't weigh myself a lot. I still have 10 pounds, or so. But I don't have any problems with it. I never felt I had to get rid of it."
And Lopez admits her husband Marc Anthony (aka Skeletor) has no qualms about her curves either.
She adds, "We like to eat! I think you have to love yourself and indulge when you want to, as well as be happy and just have a healthy attitude towards it. Marc loves the way I look!"
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Starbucks Is For Sharing
Nicole Richie and daughter Harlow stopped for some iced coffee in Hollywood yesterday. Harlow looks like a chunky, healthy little bundle.
Starbucks is such a mommy hangout, I'll bet 'latte' is many a baby's first word.
Starbucks is such a mommy hangout, I'll bet 'latte' is many a baby's first word.
She Said It
"When I can't have one, I'm f&cked. I've found myself doing things I'm not proud of, like digging through the trash for a butt. Or smoking through bronchitis . . . During a five-minute break at work, I've had to make the decision: Should I pee, or should I smoke? I've tried to do both at the same time, and it's not very satisfying."
~ Maura Tierney
tells Glamour Magazine how low she'll go for a cig
~ Maura Tierney
tells Glamour Magazine how low she'll go for a cig
THIS Is Exactly What Will Happen To ME
Trust. OK maybe not exactly me.....I'm no Kate Hudson, sniff, and I will be WAY worse off, I just know it.
This Saturday night is my High School Reunion. 20 years. Can you believe it?
My mantra of the night will be "Don't fall. Don't puke."
Like Kate Hudson seen here with good bud, Stella McCartney at National Magazine Company's 30 Days of Fashion and Beauty Gala last night in London. They walk in.... having fun.... clear eyed... looking fine.
But check out Kate on the way out. Open bar will do that to a girl. Good times can quickly turn to messy times and by the looks of it - Kate is loaded.
One minute you are fine, the next, purple puke on your shoes.
Not hers, mine.
pics - celebutopia
This Saturday night is my High School Reunion. 20 years. Can you believe it?
My mantra of the night will be "Don't fall. Don't puke."
Like Kate Hudson seen here with good bud, Stella McCartney at National Magazine Company's 30 Days of Fashion and Beauty Gala last night in London. They walk in.... having fun.... clear eyed... looking fine.
But check out Kate on the way out. Open bar will do that to a girl. Good times can quickly turn to messy times and by the looks of it - Kate is loaded.
One minute you are fine, the next, purple puke on your shoes.
Not hers, mine.
pics - celebutopia
All In The Family
Movie Of The Week alert!!
Actor Ryan O'Neal and his son, Redmond, were arrested Wednesday at the actor's Malibu, Calif., home for alleged drug possession, a sheriff's spokesman confirms.
"This morning, deputies were doing a routine sweep to make sure Redmond was adhering to his probation," sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said. "Upon searching the premises, the younger O'Neal was found in possession of narcotics. Later, a vial of drugs were found in the elder O'Neal's bedroom. We believe the drugs found were methamphetamines."
Both Ryan, 67, and Redmond, 23, were held at a local sheriff's station before both posted $10,000 bail each and were released from custody around noon.
Redmond has a history of drug abuse, having entered rehab in 2004 for heroin use. This past June, he pleaded guilty to drug possession and one misdemeanor DUI charge.
If only sister Tatum was around for this. A family that meth's together, stays together.
source - People
Actor Ryan O'Neal and his son, Redmond, were arrested Wednesday at the actor's Malibu, Calif., home for alleged drug possession, a sheriff's spokesman confirms.
"This morning, deputies were doing a routine sweep to make sure Redmond was adhering to his probation," sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said. "Upon searching the premises, the younger O'Neal was found in possession of narcotics. Later, a vial of drugs were found in the elder O'Neal's bedroom. We believe the drugs found were methamphetamines."
Both Ryan, 67, and Redmond, 23, were held at a local sheriff's station before both posted $10,000 bail each and were released from custody around noon.
Redmond has a history of drug abuse, having entered rehab in 2004 for heroin use. This past June, he pleaded guilty to drug possession and one misdemeanor DUI charge.
If only sister Tatum was around for this. A family that meth's together, stays together.
source - People
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Look How HOT Brooke Is Looking!
Brooke Shields and that annoying Lindsay Price posing together at the premiere for Lipstick Jungle Season Two last night. Brooke has been hitting the gym hard, and it shows. She's truly looking better than ever.
Guess Who? Revealed!
Ugh sorry. Took me forever to post the winner.
Anon #1 takes this one.
It's Christina Ricci enjoying the last days of Summer '08.
Amy Poehler Leaving SNL After Election
Is there anyone left to watch on SNL anymore?
According to the Los Angeles Times, Amy Poehler tells the new issue of Men's Vogue that she is taking a break after the November election as she prepares to welcome her first child. And she won't be returning after maternity leave.
"It's gonna be really hard — Boyz II Men hard — to say goodbye to yesterday," she says. "SNL was dangerous, late-night, last-minute and star-studded, but like any good drug, you need to know when to put it down."
Amy has signed on for NBC's upcoming Office spin-off, set to air next year.
"I can kind of confirm that I will be working in some capacity on that show," she said in July. "I don't really have any other details yet."
Next up: The Emmys. She is nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series for SNL.
sourceScarJo's Head Is Big
One well-placed source told Page Six that producers on "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," Scarlett Johansson's latest Allen flick, have been grumbling that "Scarlett isn't the same . . . She's turned into the biggest prima donna." The source added that the same producers raved about working with her on "Match Point," when "everyone said she was a sweetheart . . . now they say, 'Scarlett's let it (being Woody Allen's muse) get to her head.' "
That's Normal Right?
Hanging out with Dad, hitting Church with your 20 year old 'boyfriend'. Miley Cyrus and 'friend' Justin Gaston, aspiring model and country singer, went to the Cyrus family church on Sunday and then attended the Disney Concert For Hope where Miley performed that same night.
What's a 20 year old doing with 15 year old Miley Cyrus anyway? He's not in it for the fame. No.
According to Cyrus's rep, Gaston, 20, is "a friend from Nashville." He met Cyrus, 15, earlier this year when he was a contestant on Nashville Star, hosted by her father, Billy Ray.
What's a 20 year old doing with 15 year old Miley Cyrus anyway? He's not in it for the fame. No.
According to Cyrus's rep, Gaston, 20, is "a friend from Nashville." He met Cyrus, 15, earlier this year when he was a contestant on Nashville Star, hosted by her father, Billy Ray.
Look out teen pregnancy!
source - people.com
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Friday, September 12, 2008
Top 30 Most Generous Celebrities
This is a list worth reading. Parade Magazine has posted the Top 30 Most Generous Celebrities according to public record of donations made in 2007.
1. The Almighty Opes - Oprah Winfrey — $50,000,000
The Oprah Winfrey Foundation and Oprah's Angel Network: education, health care, and advocacy for women and children worldwide.
2. Herb Alpert — $13,000,000
The Herb Alpert Foundation: music education, including the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.
3. Barbra Streisand — $11,000,000
The Streisand Foundation: the environment, women's issues, civil rights, AIDS research and advocacy.
4. Paul Newman — $10,005,000
Scholarship for Kenyon College, his alma mater, in Gambier, Ohio.
5. Mel Gibson — $9,899,654 (costs alot to pay for his sins doesn't it?)
Holy Family Church in Malibu, Calif.
6. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt — $8,400,000
(I'd have thought St. Angelina would have given more. Boo.)
The Jolie-Pitt Foundation: New Orleans reconstruction, refugee aid, cross-cultural understanding.
7. (tie) Lance Armstrong — $5,000,000
The Lance Armstrong Foundation: cancer research, education and advocacy.
7. (tie) Michael Jordan — $5,000,000
Hales Franciscan High School, a historically black all-boys school in Chicago.
7. (tie) Eric Lindros — $5,000,000
London Health Sciences Centre, a Canadian hospital where the former hockey player was treated.
10. Rush Limbaugh — $4,200,000
Financial assistance to the children of Marines and law-enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.
1. The Almighty Opes - Oprah Winfrey — $50,000,000
The Oprah Winfrey Foundation and Oprah's Angel Network: education, health care, and advocacy for women and children worldwide.
2. Herb Alpert — $13,000,000
The Herb Alpert Foundation: music education, including the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.
3. Barbra Streisand — $11,000,000
The Streisand Foundation: the environment, women's issues, civil rights, AIDS research and advocacy.
4. Paul Newman — $10,005,000
Scholarship for Kenyon College, his alma mater, in Gambier, Ohio.
5. Mel Gibson — $9,899,654 (costs alot to pay for his sins doesn't it?)
Holy Family Church in Malibu, Calif.
6. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt — $8,400,000
(I'd have thought St. Angelina would have given more. Boo.)
The Jolie-Pitt Foundation: New Orleans reconstruction, refugee aid, cross-cultural understanding.
7. (tie) Lance Armstrong — $5,000,000
The Lance Armstrong Foundation: cancer research, education and advocacy.
7. (tie) Michael Jordan — $5,000,000
Hales Franciscan High School, a historically black all-boys school in Chicago.
7. (tie) Eric Lindros — $5,000,000
London Health Sciences Centre, a Canadian hospital where the former hockey player was treated.
10. Rush Limbaugh — $4,200,000
Financial assistance to the children of Marines and law-enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.
Click HERE to see the rest of the list.
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