Celebrity News

Wild fire at Montecito, California burned 100 homes and is still burning for the second day.

Number of Hollywood celebrities call Montecito their homes.

Sadly, Christopher Lloyd's house is destroyed (Doc from Back to the Future).
Kirk Douglas' house was in danger, but it's been spared.

Tomorrow (Oct 10, 2008) Oscar winning actor Tim Robbins will receive a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, in front of Kodak Theater (Hollywood & Highland).

His star will be placed next to his longtime partner Susan Sarandon.

Timothy Francis Robbins (born October 16, 1958) is an Academy Award-winning American actor, screenwriter, director, producer, activist and musician. He is the longtime partner of actress Susan Sarandon.

* Tim Robbins will turn 50 on Oct 11. Also his new movie is set to release soon.

Locklear was arrested and released in Santa Barbara, California on September 27, 2008 on suspicion of driving while under the influence of prescription drugs.

Actor Ryan O'Neal, 67, and 23-year-old Redmond - his son with actress Farrah Fawcett - were busted Wednesday on felony drug charges.

Deputies found what is believed to be methamphetamine on them during a probation sweep of their Malibu home. Father and son were later released on $10,000 bail each.

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Former child star Gary Coleman was charged Wednesday with reckless driving and disorderly conduct following an argument in a bowling alley in Utah.

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Taktser Rinpoche, the pro-independence eldest brother of the Dalai Lama, has died in his U.S. home, a family member and a Tibet advocacy group said on Saturday. He was 86.

Dalai Lama was recently hospitalized for 5 days (August 28, 2008 - September 2, 208).

Lindsay Lohan's father Michael confirmed the death of his dad Richard. Richard had been suffering from terminal colon cancer.

Dr. Dre's son Andre Young, Jr., 20, was found dead at 10:24 am on August 23, 2008. According to reports, Andre Jr. returned home early in the morning on Saturday and was later found unresponsive by his mother. The cause of death is deferred pending test results done by the Los Angeles County Coroner's office.

André Romelle Young (born February 18, 1965), better known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, and record executive. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records, also having produced albums for and overseeing the careers of many rappers signed to those record labels. As a producer he is credited as a key figure in the popularization of West Coast G-funk, a style of rap music characterized as synthesizer-based with slow, heavy beats.

Gordon Ramsay slipped off a cliff and then nearly drowning in freezing cold water. clambering down a 280ft drop.  "I thought I was a goner," he told The Sun. 

Gordon James Ramsay, (born November 8, 1966) is a chef, television personality and restaurateur. He has been awarded a total of 12 Michelin stars, and in 2007 became one of only three chefs in the United Kingdom to hold three Michelin stars at one time. He is best known in the United States as the host of FOX's Hell's Kitchen, which premiered in May 2005, and of Kitchen Nightmares, which premiered in September 2007, based on his successful British show Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares.

Shia Saide LaBeouf (June 11, 1986) is a Daytime Emmy Award- and BAFTA-winning American actor and comedian.

Shia LaBeouf was in the recent movies such as Transformers & the Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

In the early morning hours of July 27, 2008, authorities arrested LaBeouf on drunk driving charges in Los Angeles, after the actor was involved in a car collision in which he, his passenger and another driver were injured.

The car was rolled.  Shia LeBeouf is hospitalized after DUI arrest

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee put the squeeze on a politician at the North Carolina Republican Party convention, but in a good way.

The former Arkansas governor performed the Heimlich maneuver on Robert Pittenger, Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, at a lunch Saturday.

Pittenger said he was laughing when he choked on some food.

"I stood up and the governor came over and did the Heimlich and got the relief," Pittenger said. He said the food dislodged when Huckabee applied the trademark Heimlich squeeze to the midsection.

Pittenger added, "In fact he called me in the car as I was driving home to make sure I was OK."

Phone messages left for Huckabee on Saturday were not immediately returned.

Emilio Diaz, Father of Cameron Diaz, passed away Tuesday April 15, 2008 in Orange County, California. 

Cameron Diaz had a very good relationship with her father.  Emilio Diaz was an oil company foreman.  He had a flu which developed into pneumonia.  His death was totally unexpected because Emilio was healthy. 

Emilio Diaz is a second generatioin Cuban-American.

Cameron Diaz was seen at her father's funeral.  People reported that she looked fine, sad but positive and happy.

God bless.  We love Cameron Diaz. 

Patrick Swayze was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in late January 2008. He has been undergoing chemotherapy and other treatments at the Stanford University Medical Center. His spokesman confirmed the story.  A March 5, 2008 Reuters article reports that Swayze "has a very limited amount of disease, and he appears to be responding well to treatment thus far.

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My heart sunk when I heard Patrick Swayze had 5 weeks to live.  There are two different stories going on right this moment.

1. Patrick Swayze has 5 weeks to live.
2. Patrick Swayze has a small cancer, and everyone around him is optimistic. 

The sad part is that, times like this, bad news are usually accurate.

Patrick Swayze's Roadhouse buddy Jeff Healey (blind singer/guitar player) died yesterday.  Patrick's illness hits me close because  I grew up in the 80's.  Patirick Swayze was the guy who was there when I grew up.

According to statistic, Patrick Swayze has 5% of survival.  Patrick's doctor said that they cought the cancer pretty early.  We'll see...   God bless Patrick Swayze.

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According to BBC radio documentary Mick Jagger was a target of Assassination in 1969 by Hells Angels.

Back in the late 60's, Rolling Stones hired Hell's Angel members as bouncers.  It kind of worked out at first.  Soon an 18 years old man was stabbed to death by a gang member at the free concert at Altamont Speedway in Northern California.

After that incident Mick Jagger stopped using Hells Angels' service.  This triggered Hells Angels to plot Mick Jagger's assassination.

The gang tried to reach Mick Jagger by sea.  But they were all thrown overboard by a storm.  All Hells Angels survived from the storm, but they never planned another assassination.

Grand Funk Railroad's concert at Chumash Casino (Santa Ynez, California) was cancelled due to illness.  Below is the concert schedule.

www.grandfunkrailroad.com/departures.htm

Let's see if they are going to cancel their next show on March 8th.

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Marie Osborn fainted after dancing Rumba for American TV show Dancing with the Stars.

She says she's fine.

Marie Osborn is now 48 years old. She will continue competing on TV next week.

Oh, boy.. Just when we forgot about OJ.
His book "If I did it, Confessions of th Killer" is out.
Then he is arrested today.

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On September 14, 2007, Simpson was questioned with regard to missing memorabilia at Palace Station Casino. He admitted taking the items, which he said had been stolen from him, but denied breaking into a room, as well as the allegation that he or people with him carried weapons. However, investigators named him a suspect at first and questioned him. On September 15, one of the alleged accomplices, Walter Alexander, was arrested and charged with two counts of robbery with a deadly weapon, one count of conspiracy to commit robbery with a deadly weapon, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon and one count of burglary with a deadly weapon. Alexander was on his way to McCarran International Airport when he was approached by the police. Earlier in the day, two guns were recovered when the police executed a warrant at one of the men's home. On September 16, Simpson was arrested by Clark County, Nevada authorities and is currently being held without bail. Simpson was charged with robbery using a deadly weapon as well as conspiracy to commit robbery, burglary with a deadly weapon, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon and coercion.

Simpson will appear before a court on September 20, and if convicted on all counts, he could face a maximum of 30 years' imprisonment.

Phil Spector jury deliberations continue
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September 13, 2007

Jurors in the Phil Spector murder trial retired from their third day of deliberations today (September 12) without announcing a verdict.

The twelve jurors have appeared in good spirits as they enter and leave the courtroom each day, according to the Los Angeles Times. Among the jurors are an engineer, five civil servants, and one film executive.

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