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Pin-Up Idol Bettie Page Dead at 85

As we reported earlier this week, pin-up  queen  Bettie Page was in a Los  Angeles hospital following a serious heart attack on December 2nd.  What we didn’t know at the time was that she lost consciousness and never regained it before her death last night (Thursday).  She was 85. She truly had style all her [...]

Sunny Von Bulow Dead at 76

Socialite Martha “Sunny” Von Bulow has died at the age of 76 in a nursing home after nearly 28 years in a coma.  She was the basis for the film Reversal of Fortune starring Glenn Close and Jeremy Irons.  Her husband Claus Von Bulow was at the center of the sensational case in the ‘80 [...]

Nelson Mandela Remembers Miriam Makeba in Heartfelt Tributes

Nelson Mandela is honoring the life of S. African singer Miriam Makeba. She died from a heart attack in Italy on Sunday at the age of 76. Makeba was considered by many to be the voice of their struggle against Apartheid. Mandela was not short of praise and said: “She was South Africa’s first lady of song [...]

Estelle Reiner: Comedy Matriarch Dies at 94

Estelle Reiner, who delivered the famous line “I’ll have what she’s having” after watching Meg Ryan fake an orgasm in the movie When Harry Met Sally, has died. According to The American Film Institute, Mrs. Reiner’s famous line is No. 33 on its list of the Top 100 quotations from movies. Mrs. Reiner was the wife of actor-director, Carl [...]

Jennifer Hudson’s Nephew Found Dead

There was the shocking discovery this morning of Jennifer Hudson’s 7-year-old nephew Julian King. His body was discovered in the back of the white 1994 Chevy Suburban belonging to Jennifer’s recently murdered brother and believed to be the getaway car for her sister’s estranged husband, William Balfour, the only person of interest at this point.  [...]

Breaking News: Jennifer Hudson’s Mother, Brother Found Dead

American Idol alum and Oscar winning actress Jennifer Hudson’s mother, Darnell Hudson Donerson, 57, and brother, Jason S. Hudson, 29, were found shot to death around 3 p.m. in Chicago today in what is being called the result of a possible domestic dispute. There is an ongoing search for a 7-year-old boy who has gone missing.  [...]

Mr. Blackwell Dies at 86 - Will Worst Dressed List Live On Now That He’s Gone?

Mr. Blackwell passed away Sunday evening after an ongoing battle with an intestinal infection, he was 86.  The designer was best known as the creator of his annual “Best/Worst Dressed List,”   but he also designed for such notable women like Nancy Reagan and Coretta Scott King.  His acerbic “Worst Dressed” list was a classic and he [...]

Gérard Depardieu’s Son Gillaume Dies at 37

Gillaume Gepardieu:  1971-2008 Gillaume, the troubled son of French actor Gérard Depardieu, passed away Monday in a Paris hospital after battling a deadly case of pneumonia. His first notable appearance on screen was in 1991’s Tous les matins du monde (All the Mornings in the World).  He was charged this past June with DUI and jailed [...]

Legendary Actor Paul Newman Dead at 83

Richard Wright: Founding Member of Pink Floyd Dies