Boyzone singer Stephen Gately died while at his holiday home in Majorca three months ago and it has been determined by a pathologist that he passed away due to natural causes. The late pop star had been drinking heavily and smoking marijuana shortly before he passed but neither of those factors were attributed to the cause of death. The autopsy revealed that Stephen had an undiagnosed hearth condition that thickened his arteries causing cardiac arrest and ultimately his death. There were no signs of violence or foul play. With this information, I hope the family and friends that he left behind can finally find peace.
Following the accusations that his fund is not really using the money it has in the most altruistic of ways, Wyclef Jean sent out a message to all of the accusers. In it he speaks of how he just got back from Haiti, from digging up dead children and finding cemeteries for them, but the reason for which he came back was that he would clarify this whole thing with the funds. Of course, Wyclef Jean will be going back to Haiti every couple of days, but this is where things get puzzling: why would he leave for such a trivial thing as a few accusations instead of staying there and actually helping out? Helping out with his own two little hands, as much as he can… what happened to that determination? Or was sleeping in a barracks not hefty enough for Wyclef Jean. The message came as a youtube video… couldn’t he had filmed and posted that from Haiti… in between saving a few children? Why fly all the way back to the US for one little, five-minute message?
Rolling Stones star Ronnie Wood dated another Russian beauty to make ex-girlfriend Katia jealous, according to UK reports.
Wood, 62, reportedly wanted the 21-year-old former waitress to see he was with another girl when she comes out of the Celebrity Big Brother house.
However, his plans were scuppered when the girl, Hannah Kamelmacher, 26, called time on their short romance after three days.
A source said: “Ronnie only paraded Hannah to show Katia that he can still pull a younger woman.
“He’s certain Katia won’t last much longer in the House, and when she gets out, she’ll find he’s been out with another young Russian. He thinks it will make her crazy.”
Georgi Dochi, a young Bulgarian model who was present the night that Boyzone singer Stephen Gately tragically died, is now coming forward with some shocking new information. According to him, he, Stephen and the late singer’s partner Andy Cowles were in a two year relationship with one another. Georgi told a Bulgarian radio station that the three mean met regularly and that he had sexual relations with both of them. He also revealed that the night before Stephen’s death, the men had a threesome on the sofa – the same sofa Stephen was found lying dead in the following morning. I wonder what Andy has to say about this.
Local news stations in St. Louis, Missouri reported that Nelly’s home was almost invaded last week. According to St. Louis County police, there were some people inside the rapper’s home at the time of the incident. They called the cops reporting that someone was breaking in and as soon as the police arrived, the suspect took off. The burglar is being described as a black male in his 20s or 30s, with a mustache and glasses and was wearing a black coat at the time of the incident. There’s really not much to go on. Thankfully, nothing was stolen and more importantly, no one got hurt.
Well, only figuratively speaking… the singer is apparently very keen on being part of Meat Loaf’s musical that bears the name “Bat out of Hell”. This is what Pixie Lott said on the matter: “That would be wicked, it would be so much fun. I really want to do ‘Chicago.’ My managers told me that the Meat Loaf musical “Bat Out Of Hell” is coming to London and he said that would be good to consider and would suit my voice.” Well, maybe the musical might suit Pixie Lott’s voice, but there’s a wee problem with her name. Seriously, how many pixies can you picture involved in a musical called “Bat out of Hell”? Pixie Lott might consider getting a new alias for this one.
DJ AM’s estate is suing for wrongful death against Clay Lacy Aviation, the company that chartered the plane that crashed in South Carolina which carried both DJ AM and Travis Barker. Additionally, they are suing Goodyear Tire, Learjet and the estates of both pilots who were killed in the crash. According to the lawsuit, they’re claiming wrongful death because the crash was the ultimate cause of the entertainer’s death. It also makes note that the DJ was forced to take drugs as a result of not only the burns he suffered from the crash but also to deal with emotional distress. I’m not so sure about all of this.
The singer who recently filmed a commercial in which she appears together with her dogs insisted that she is no way a diva. Mariah Carey’s words really do tell the entire story: “My puppies are starring in this ad with me, too. I had my team with me but the pups had a mini entourage of their own, of course! And why wouldn’t they? It was a big shoot and even my entourage had an entourage – my stylist had an assistant, my security had extra security. The shoot was based on the fact that some people think I’m a demanding diva. I have no idea why people have that impression!” So, not only is Mariah Carey a diva, but she’s also giving those around her that diva-like behavior. You can just picture one of her bodyguards hiring his own muscle and giving the fact that he is the one protects Mariah Carey as a reason for him needing protection.
Rockband Blink 182 have donated $100,000 to burns centre.
Travis Barker, 33, and the rest of the band are donating a bulk of money to the burn centre that saved Barker’s life after he was involved in a plane crash in Columbia back in 2008.
After a recent show in Georgia, the band said they were going to give $100,000 to the Joseph M. Still Burn Center at Doctors Hospital in Augusta, Georgia.
Travis wants to donate the money “in recognition of their tremendous care and aid of Travis Barker through his recovery from the 2008 plane crash”.
Bianca Jagger and an Austrian millionaire who found a ring she lost, have moved toward settling a dispute over a reward she refused to pay.
The ring is worth 200,000 euros. Reinhard Ringler will suspend the lawsuit he filed against Jagger to finalise a deal over the unpaid 10,000 euro reward, said his lawyer, Paul Kreuzberger.
Austrian law mandates that Jagger pay Mr Ringler five per cent of the ring’s value. The two parties now have a three-month cooling off period to work out a settlement.
Jagger claims Ringler took too long to return the platinum and aquamarine ring, which she had designed herself. Jagger, an ex-wife of Rolling Stone Mick, lost the ring in Salzburg last August.
Ringler has claimed he gave the ring to his 13-year-old daughter after finding it in a Salzburg hotel. He said he thought it was worthless and only recognised what it was after seeing press reports. He took the ring to the police within eight days of the reports.
Jagger made an alternative offer in November to pay 9,000 euros to Amnesty International and the remaining 1,000 euros to Ringler’s daughter. But Ringler filed a lawsuit in February.
Rolling Stone guitarist Ronnie Wood has agreed to give his ex wife Jo half of his fortune after settling his divorce out of court.
The 62-year-old musician will hand over the couple’s £12 million (£9 million) former marital home in Kingston, south-west London.
She will also get a lump sum of £11.5 million as well as a substantial monthly allowance.
The deal comes after eight months of talks with the couple’s lawyers after Wood left Jo, 53, for a 19 year-old Russian waitress.
Jo is also reported to want Wood to sell his £4 million ($6.5 million) Irish home in County Kildare, where he took Ekaterina Ivanova when they first started having the affair which would end their marriage.
A Los Angeles judge has denied Katherine Jackson’s petition for control over her late son’s estate – ruling in favour of Jackson’s long-time lawyer and a family friend.
At the Los Angeles Superior Court today, Judge Mitchell Beckloff ruled that lawyer John Branca and music executive John McClain should be the conservators of Jackson’s estate.
The superstar’s mother, who did not appear at the hearing, had filed an application to be the conservator of the pop legend’s estate before a will emerged, which was drafted in 2002, stating that Branca and McClain would be in control of the estate in the event of Jackson’s death.
Lawyers for Katherine Jackson wanted Judge Beckloff to delay the decision, as they said the family were concerned about Branca’s relationship with the singer before he died.
One of Katherine Jackson’s lawyers, John Schreiber, argued that he was suspicious that Branca had rejoined Jackson just weeks before the singer’s death, and claimed that Branca is unfit to look after the estate – which is estimated to be worth around $500m – because he suffers from a disability.
But Judge Beckloff refused Schrieber’s claims and ruled in favour of Jackson’s will.
We may know her as the bleached blonde pop sensation currently storming the charts – but these exclusive photographs prove Lady Gaga was once a demure Convent schoolgirl.
The outrageous Pokerface singer, real name Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, has undergone an amazing transformation since graduating from the strict Convent of the Sacred Heart School, Manhattan, New York, seven years ago.
These yearbook pictures show GaGa as an upper-class, slightly plump brunette playing piano and taking choir lessons with her fellow pupils.
A straight-A student, she delighted her self-made parents by excelling at the GBP 23,000-a-year establishment, where ‘social graces’ were of the utmost importance.
Founded in 1881 by nuns, French, art, ‘politeness’ lessons and a uniform with white gloves were mandatory.
These days, Stefani, 23, is unrecognisable having morphed into her catsuit wearing alter-ego Lady GaGa.
According to her old school pals, she successfully hid her wild side during her strict educational years.
No doubt the closet diva was bursting to get out – at 19 GaGa has admitted to rebelling against her wealthy American parents by becoming a stripper in Manhattan’s seedy nightclubs.
“We were a rich kids’ school but with good morals,” former school friend Cristina Civetta, a New York writer and fashion designer, told the UK’s Mail on Sunday.
“Stefani was a straight-A student who wore her skirt to her knee, as we were supposed to, and knee-high socks.
“I was so shocked when I first saw her perform as Lady Gaga.
“It was at a Lower East Side club, the Slipper Room, and she was in a coned bra and little hot pants.
The singer recently admitted that she is very passionate about Ryan Adams. Unfortunately for him, this is not in the good sense. Courtney Love wrote the following about Ryan Adams: “People i would hit if i saw them: Ryan Adams.” She also added a spicy little comment about his new wife, Mandy Moore: “Christ ugh igh ugh Mandy Moore ick the thoufghg of her sticking her toungue downthat filthy hatch…i might as well go watch ‘Hostelle’ ill feel better), ick, dirty sheets, ick no toothbrush, smelly ass, ick i LOATHE that guy.” Talk about powerful feelings. Still, Courtney Love does seem to have more to do with Ryan Adams than meets the eye, doesn’t she? I mean come on, despising someone that much… it has to come out of somewhere.
Fergie has recently released an affordable shoe collection. Perhaps the reason for the pricing is the fact that she doesn’t want other women to suffer from being in debt apart from being a shoe addict like she is. Fergie admitted that she owns over 500 pairs of heels, flats and pumps. The singer told Life & Style that “I’m a girl, and I love accessories. It’s one of the reasons I have huge closets, and we keep making room in the house for more closets. I don’t like to throw anything away.” I bet that the biggest room in their house isn’t the master bedroom but Fergie’s closet.
Celebrities have a way of showing how broke they are as an effect of the worsening economic crisis. Take for example Lily Allen who claims she is in dire straits. Unlike homeowners who’ve seen foreclosures, Lilly Allen still has a roof over her head and plenty of food and definitely lots of clothes and blings. So who says she’s broke? Lilly Allen does. She had complained about how she had to sell her car because banks would not lend to her.
Despite all her complaints Lilly Allen just got herself a Jamaican beach —particularly last month. Many find it hard to believe that a singer who has a number one single and album is too hard up she is forced to sell her car. She drives a BMW which she bought a year ago. She however claims that it’s all because of the credit crunch. She however admitted to being extravagant with her clothes and her biggest extravagance so far—her BMW. And perhaps the Jamaican property she bought while she was drunk. By the way, she was seen just last month going around Midtown Manhattan wearing one of her furs, buying a watch at the Aaron Faber store and then heading to Soho to do some shopping at Prada.
Everyone’s in denial of having money problems. Former 80s pop star Deborah Gibson is saying through her mouth piece that she isn’t having money problems. Then what’s with the Notice of Default that was filed on her Hollywood Hills home? The publicist said “Much to the chagrin of media everywhere, Deborah is simply moving in with her boyfriend of the last year (doctor/documentarian Rutledge Taylor). As we all know, [this] is the right time to sell…and, this was it for her.” According to records, Debbie’s 1700-square foot home was purchased for $1.275 million in 2005 but is currently being sold for $995,000. The $280,000 loss doesn’t make sense.
Rumors are going around that the end may be near for Clay Aiken’s record deal. His label, RCA, has been removing Clay from their roster little by little, with the deletion of his official RCA message board and press materials from the label’s website. Clay was also not present at the opening of the American Idol Experience at Disney World. The only thing that’s left to get this rumor cemented as a fact is an official announcement from RCA. I’ve got a feeling that unlike other fallen Idols, Clay will find his way back on his feet. There’s always Broadway.
The singer has recently been having a bit of a conflict with his girlfriend, Ayda Field, about moving back to the UK. A source close to Ayda had this to say: “Everyone who knows Ayda says she isn’t going to sit in a house in the English countryside. She has been working hard for years to get this stage of her career. Either Robbie will have to stay in the US or they will split.” Ok, it seems Robin Williams’ relationship is coming to and end, what with the crop circles and alien energy beacons and whatnot. They will most likely part ways now since Ayda Field is unwilling to give up her acting career and Robbie Williams is more than unwilling to give up his quest for extraterrestrial life. So sad…
