Archive for September, 2009

Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel Welcome Baby Boy!

Actors Taye Diggs and wife Idina Menzel are first time parents. "Private Practice" star Diggs and Broadway actress Menzel (the Tony-award winning former star of Wicked) welcomed baby boy Walker Diggs on Wednesday. Diggs and Menzel met on the 1996 Broadway production of Rent, and have been married for almost seven years, according to People magazine. Read More »

Jaycee’s Aunt: She Remembers All of Us

Eighteen-year kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard was represented by her aunt, Tina Dugard, at a press conference today. "Her mother Terry is my sister," Tina said, introducing herself. Though it was obviously an emotional time, she expressed how happy they were to be reunited -- as well as her gratitude to those who helped make it happen. "This is a joyful time for my family," she said, thanking law enforcement and individuals involved on every level from the FBI to the victim's assistance program. Read More »

New Photo: Jaycee Dugard’s Alleged Kidnapper Phillip Garrido in 1976

ET has the latest... ET has just obtained this photo of Phillip Garrido, the man accused of abducting Jaycee Dugard, which was taken on the day he was arrested in 1976, 15 years before Jaycee's abduction. The photo was taken by the Reno Police Department when Garrido was arrested for kidnapping and rape. Read More »

Gladys Knight to Sing at Jackson’s Final Goodbye

ET confirms new details in this evening's burial for Michael Jackson.  Gladys Knight will sing at Michael's funeral, according to her rep. The burial service will be held on Thursday, September 3 at Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Afterwards, the Jackson family will meet for a get together for what they are calling a "celebration of life" at Villa Sorriso Ristorante in Pasadena. Read More »

Posthumous Release of Ted Kennedy Memoir

The late Senator Edward Kennedy candidly speaks of the demons that contributed to his long and fascinating life and political career. Read on for excerpts prior to the book's publication. In his 532-page memoir titled "True Compass," already obtained by the New York Times, Kennedy opens up about his remorse for the infamous Chappaquiddick car accident in 1969. He calls his leaving the scene of the accident "inexcusable" and admits he lived with guilt associated with it for decades to follow. On July 18, 1969, Kennedy drove a car off a bridge into a pond. He swam to safety, leaving Mary Jo Kopechne in the car to drown. She was found 10 hours later. The life of Kennedy has been marked by many family tragedies including the assassination of his brother, President John F. Kennedy, in 1963. Following the investigation, he had a full briefing by Earl Warren, the chief ... Read More »

Baby News for Lisa Loeb!

Singer Lisa Loeb is expecting her first child with husband Roey Hershkovitz! A rep for the singer confirmed the news to People, saying "They're excited to welcome their first child this winter." Loeb and Hershkovitz, who is a music production supervisor for "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien," met in 2006 during a business meeting, People says. Read More »

Chris Brown on Rihanna: I’m ‘Pretty Sure’ We Can Be Friends

Chris Brown reflected on his actions against Rihanna and the price he is paying for them on Wednesday night's "Larry King Live." Brown, who appeared with his mother Joyce Hawkins and lawyer Mark Geragos, told King that when he first saw the infamous picture of Rihanna's battered face about a week after the incident, "I didn't know what to think at the time. I was like 'What?'" "I was just disappointed in myself," he added. "I feel totally ashamed about what I did." Read More »

DJ AM Laid to Rest

Celebrity club disc-jockey Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein was laid to rest at his funeral in Culver City, CA on Wednesday afternoon. The late star's friend Travis Barker was among the mourners attending the service at Hillside Memorial Park. Goldstein was found dead at the age of 36 last Friday. His mother Andrea Gross has filed court documents requesting that she be appointed the special administrator of his estate. Read More »

What’s Next for Jaycee Dugard and Her Kids?

Now that Jaycee Dugard has found freedom after 18 years of captivity, the world is wondering what will happen next -- and how her two children with accused kidnapper Phillip Garrido will adjust to a life outside the walls of their hidden backyard encampment. Dr. Mark Goulston, author of the new book Just Listen, out September 15, tells ET that re-assimilating after long-term captivity is not without difficulty. "When you are geared towards survival, your whole being doesn't know what to do with freedom," says Dr. Goulston. "So freedom could actually be temporarily traumatic to them." Read More »

DJ AM’s Mother Files Court Documents Related to Son’s Estate

In the wake of celeb club disc jockey DJ AM's death, his mother Andrea Gross has just filed court documents in Los Angeles Superior Court, in which she requests to be appointed special administrator of her late son's estate. In the documents obtained by ET, Gross is seeking to be appointed special administrator of Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein's estate so that she can "move forward with the sale" of the star's home, which she claims her son was in the process of doing. Gross also seeks to be special administrator so that she can be party to the legal proceedings and possible future settlement of the civil suit DJ AM was involved in relating to his 2008 plane crash injuries. Read More »