Archive for October 3, 2009

Man Arrested in ‘Real Housewife’ Ex-Fiance’s Death Investigation

Police have arrested a man in their investigation into the death of Ashley "A.J." Jewell, the former fiancé of "The Housewives of Atlanta"'s Kandi Burruss, reports Atlanta’s WSBTV.com. Atlanta police tell WSBTV they’ve arrested Fredrick Richardson, who’s been charged with voluntary manslaughter. Richardson is being held at a detention center as a result of his injuries; authorities say he’ll be taken to jail once medical personnel clear him to go. Jewell died following a fight in the parking lot of an Atlanta strip club on Friday night. Read More »

Jon Gosselin: ‘My Kids Need to Come Off the Show’

ET's Mary Hart goes one-on-one with Jon Gosselin in an exclusive new interview full of tough questions about Jon's marriage, children and his motives behind forcing a shutdown in production of "Jon & Kate Plus 8"! "I'm doing this to protect my kids because my kids have asked sometimes that they don't want to be filmed," Jon tells Mary. "My kids need to come off the show." His estranged wife Kate, in her own statement to ET, says her main priority is the children's well-being. But Jon begs to differ. Read More »

Jay Leno Cracks David Letterman Jokes

Lest anyone thought the nighttime talkers would follow a code of silence regarding the David Letterman extortion case, Jay Leno had a few jokes in store for his former late-night rival on Friday. "If you came here tonight for sex with a talk show host, you've got the wrong studio," Leno cracked during his monologue. "What is going on? First Conan hit his head, and then somebody tries to extort money from Letterman. I'm so glad I'm out of late night." Robert J. Halderman pleaded not guilty on Friday to allegations that he attempted to extort $2 million from Letterman. The "Late Show" host said on his show Thursday that an individual had attempted to extort him over sexual relationships he'd had with female employees. Read More »

Accused Erin Andrews Video Stalker Back in Court Monday

A Monday court hearing will determine whether Michael David Barrett, the man accused of recording surreptitious nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews, will return to Los Angeles in police custody or by himself. Barrett, a native of Illinois, appeared before a U.S. Magistrate in Chicago on Friday. The Associated Press says the magistrate ordered that he return to L.A., where the federal charges of interstate stalking were filed against him. Monday’s hearing will determine if Barrett will be released on bond to return on his own or be returned in custody. Read More »

Atlanta ‘Real Housewife”s Ex-Fiance Dies After Fight

Police say the former fiancé of a star on "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" has died following a fight outside an Atlanta club on Friday night. The Associated Press reports that Kandi Burress' ex-fiancé, Ashley “A.J.” Jewell, died from “massive head injuries” sustained in the fight, which took place in the parking lot of a strip club where police say Jewell worked. "It appears he was involved in an altercation in the parking lot and he received a severe blow to the head," a police lieutenant tells Atlanta’s WSBTV. "We have developed a person of interest and we've made contact with him to question him about the incident." Read More »

FBI: Man Arrested on Stalking Charges in Erin Andrews Nude Video Case

ET has learned that a Chicago-area man was arrested Friday night at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on federal charges of interstate stalking for allegedly recording nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews, posting them on the Internet and attempting to sell them to a celebrity news site. Michael David Barrett, a 48-year-old man from Westmont, Illinois, was named in a criminal complaint filed late Friday. The complaint alleges that Barrett "with the intent to harass, to place under surveillance with intent to harass and intimidate, and to cause substantial emotional distress to a person in another state, namely E.A., used facilities of interstate commerce, including cellular telephone networks, electronic mail, and Internet Web sites, to engage in a course of conduct that caused substantial emotional distress to E.A." Read More »