Our condolences to Cameron Diaz, whose father Emilio passed away Tuesday morning. His death had been unexpected, since he was only in his late fifties. However, a seemingly innocent flu escalated into pneumonia. Cameron has taken an indefinite leave from the movie she is filming,
My Sister’s Keeper.

Fans may remember Emilio’s cameo appearance in There’s Something about Mary.

The court has finally reached a verdict on Princess Diana’s death, citing gross negligence on the part of the driver (who was drunk) coupled with the paparrazzi pursuit.

That nixes the theory that Queen Elizabeth’s husband, Prince Philip, was behind the deaths. Former Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Stevens said: “I do hope everybody will take this verdict as being closure to this particular tragic incident and the people who’ve died will be allowed to rest in peace.”

Oscar winner Charlton Heston passed away last night at 84 years old, with his wife Lydia at his side. He had been suffering from Alzheimer’s since 2002.

The actor won the Academy Award for “Ben Hur” in 1959, and was also known for playing Moses in “The Ten Commandments.” In recent years, he took the spotlight for his role as president of the National Rifle Association.

The family statement paid tribute to his life, saying that he “committed himself to every role with passion, and pursued every cause with unmatched enthusiasm and integrity.”

Police officers found a man on a residential construction site owned by Mel Gibson. They responded to a 911 call from neighbors who spotted what looked to be a man hanging from the rafters.

Investigations are still on going but officers believe that the man was a construction worker.

Heidi Montag’s step brother, Eric O’Hara, died from a freak accident — slipping off the roof while trying to clear it from snow. He was just 25 years old.

Ironically, Eric had survived several combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. Heidi is devasted. “Losing my brother, at an early age, is such a tragedy. I just loved him more than anything.” Her co-stars said she talked about him frequently.

She had been very worried for him when he went on military duty. “He was just so patriotic. He really wanted to go to Iraq and help and do all that he could for his country.” According to his grandmother, he was very affected by the 9/11 tragedy because of the time he spent in that office when he younger. “His father was a stockbroker and had offices there. Their destruction just gnawed at him. He decided, ‘I need to go to defend my country.’ ”

The family had a difficult time when he was in Iraq and Afghanistan, and losing him this way is even tougher.

Brad Renfro’s promising career (credits include The Client, Apt Pupil) was overshadowed by his drug addiction, and cut permanently by his death by accidental heroin overdose. But did it merit this snub from the Academy? The actor was completely omitted from the “In Memoriam” video tribute played at the Oscars event.

Those closest to his family said that they were deeply hurt by the ommission. The Academy reps said that wasn’t their intention — and that in their desire to honor everyone from all aspects of the industry, sometimes bigger names were left out.

Oh come on, would a 2-second mention really have hurt?

In a poignant ceremony  Michelle Williams and other mourners bid a final farewell to Heath Ledger by diving into the ocean after the cremation service. “It’s what Heath would’ve wanted.”

Many of them laughed and splashed in the water, but the mood shifted considerably as the sun descended. The crowd headed to the shore, standing in line with linked arms, saying goodbye to one of the most promising — and beloved — actors in Hollywood.

Observing Williams, one mourner said: “The sun goes down on our love, but it will never go down on Heathy.”

Heath Ledger was still filming The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus when he died last week. Now, the production company is scrambling for ways to finish it — if only to pay tribute to the talent for someone everyone deeply respected and loved.

Costar Christopher Plummer confirmed reports that Ledger hadn’t been feeling well. “We all caught colds because we were shooting outside on horrible, damp nights. But Heath’s went on and I don’t think he dealt with it immediately with the antibiotics.…I think what he did have was the walking pneumonia.”

He also said Heath repeatedly complained about not being able to sleep and was taking pills just to get enough rest for the next day’s filming.

There are rumors that Johnny Depp will be asked to step into Heath’s role, but none of these have been confirmed.

Heath Ledger, best known for his Oscar-nominated role in Brokeback Mountain, was found dead in his New York apartment Tuesday morning.

Heath had made an appointment for a massage that day. His housekeeper went up to tell him his massage therapist had arrived — then found him dead, naked in bed, with sleeping pills nearby. It hasn’t been confirmed if he had commited suicide. An autopsy is being scheduled.

Last year, Ledger had separated from his wife, Michelle Williams, his Brokeback Mountain co-star. They have a daughter, Matilda. He’d also just finished filming “The Dark Knight” (a Batman sequel) where he played The Joker.

Brad Renfro,, best known for being the cute kid in the movie “The Client” was found dead in his home. He was only 25.

While police haven’t officially announced the cause of death, friends said he was drinking with them the night before. Sadly, the troubled child actor had been “working” on sobriety” and a Hollywood comeback — just completing a role in “The Informers” with co stars Winona Ryder,
Brandon Routh and Billy Bob Thornton.

Despite his promising film appearances, the actor was better known for his arrests — notably for attempted possession of heroin, and stealing a yacht.

Princess Diana’s butler, Paul Burrell, gave shocking evidence at the latest inquest on her death, which was reopened in October.

He said Diana’s mother called her a “whore.” “She said that she was ‘messing around with effing Muslim men,’ and she was ‘disgraceful’ and said some nasty things.”

His testimony was full of other revelations including how Diana had also planned a secret wedding with Pakistani heart surgeon Hasnat Khan. She only dated Dodo Fayed to make him jealous after he broke up with her.

Hasnat Khan granted his first interview about the princess but was careful to respect her memory and the love they shared. “That is just the way I am.”

Breaking news!!!

Chad Butler, better known as the rap singer PIMP C of UGK, was found dead in a hotel room on Hollywood’s Sunset Strip.

Just days before, he’d shared a gig with Too Short at Los Angeles’ “House of Blues.” He also did work for Jay-Z (”Big Pimping”) and Outkast (”International Player’s Anthem (I Choose You).”).

Police are still determining the cause of death.

Kanye West’s mom, Donda thought she was hiring the best when she called Dr. Jan Adams. After all, the man had been interviewed several times by the Discovery Channel, and he boasted of his “fast results”.

Yeah, like death.  The doc not only took twice as long to do the “routine” plastic surgery, but didn’t send her to a recovery center after that. Further investigation showed he wasn’ t certifid by the board, and had been arrested for DUI.

Donda had just written a book, “Raising Kanye”.    

Kanye West’s mom, Donda thought she was hiring the best when she called Dr. Jan Adams. After all, the man had been interviewed several times by the Discovery Channel, and he boasted of his “fast results”.

Yeah, like death.  The doc not only took twice as long to do the “routine” plastic surgery, but didn’t send her to a recovery center after that. Further investigation showed he wasn’ t certifid by the board, and had been arrested for DUI.

Donda had just written a book, “Raising Kanye”.    

“Billy Graham is the chief servant of Satan in America.”

~Jerry Falwell

Ahhh, I wonder what ole Jerry is doing right now in the after world…..Probably wearing some red horns & sporting a pitchfork of his own….

Jerry Falwell- gone but certainly not forgotten, no matter how hard we try.

On Monday authorities revealed that the cause of Anna Nicole Smith’s untimely death was accidental.  Smith had basically been injecting herself with a veritable variety drug cocktail into her famous bum.

Boward County medical examiner Dr. Joshua Perper ( who I so wish would drop that ‘r’ in his last name) revealed that Smith had nine drugs in her body at the time of her death.  Perper ruled the death an accidental overdose.  The extensive list of drugs found is listed below.

· Trichloroethanol (sedative/hypnotic)

· Trichloroacetic acid (treatment of warts)

· Diphenhydramine hydrochloride (antihistimine/sedative)

· Clonazepam (anti-anxiety)

· Diazepam (muscle relaxant/anti-anxiety/insomnia)

· Nordiazapam (sedative)

· Temazepam (sedative/hypnotic)

· Oxazepam (muscle relaxant/sedative)

· Lorazapam (anti-nausea/sedative/muscle relaxant)

Wow.  I don’t think even Elton John himself has had that many drugs in his system at once.

Why I find odd is that even days before Anna Nicole’s death, she experienced chills, vomiting & her temperature reached 105.  Don’t you kinda head for the hospital during these circumstances? 

According to the Seminole Police Chief, Charlie Tiger, we should just drop the case & accept the results.

“We found nothing to indicate foul play.”

 ”This case is an accidental overdose with no other criminal elements present.”

 ”This effectively closes the case on Anna Nicole Smith.”

Anna Nicole Smith died on February 9, after being found unconscious in her Florida hotel room.  She was buried next to her son Daniel, who died in September at the ripe old age of 20, in the Bahamas.

The investigation into Daniel’s death begins Tuesday.

Still battling over custody of Anna Nicole’s daughter Dannielynn, Howard K. Stern & Larry Birkhead will soon know who is the new daddy.  Photographer Birkhead recently took a paternity test to prove he is the father, leaving Stern to beg that the DNA results not be read at the trial which resumes April 3.

If you ask me, I’m kinda rooting for ZaZa Gabor’s husband…..

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You know, how oh how to these rumors get started?  It’s like that Tom Hanks thing all over again where he supposedly attempted to kill himself after a New Zealand shoot.  Ha!

Well, readers, rest your pretty little heads, klepto Winona Ryder is still alive & well.  On Thursday gossip blogs everywhere were being attacked by people who wanted assurance that the actress was still among the living after reports circulated that Ryder had been ”pronounced dead as a result of cardiac arrest after consuming more than two-dozen sleeping pills.”

While complete details of this fabricated story are still developing, I can assure you that Winona doesn’t plan on leaving us just yet, as she still has some more “shopping” to do at Bloomingdale’s before she’s done.

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To those of us who have had the endurance to follow the much-publicized death of Anna Nicole Smith, I salute us.  Today, we have some new, although not all together telling, info on the late Smith.

Thanks to Florida medical examiner Dr. Joshua Perper, we may have a new break in the cause of Anna Nicole’s death. 

Perper admits to determining a cause of death, that is until he met with Chief Charlie Tiger of the Seminole Police Department this past Wednesday. 

During the meeting between Perper & Tiger, the chief revealed that he may have new evidence that needs top priority evaluation.  The new information that might lead to a much-needed break in the case is being kept top-secret at the moment & will remain confidential until Perper decides the cause of death. 

Perper stated, “We exchanged information. They informed us about additional pieces of evidence that they have obtained.

“This is going to delay (things) for another week or two.”

As we all know by now, Anna Nicole Smith was found dead in her hotel room at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida on February 8.

Let’s hope these guys can finally get together with an agreed-on cause of death for Anna Nicole.

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“It’s very expensive to be me. It’s terrible the things I have to do to be me.â€�

~Anna Nicole Smith

RIP