Brittany Murphy's husband Simon Monjack was laid to rest at his funeral in Los Angeles on Thursday. Approximately 75 mourners gathered for the private service, which was held in the same memorial chapel where the late Murphy was eulogized, says People.com. Following the service, Monjack was buried next to Murphy at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The site says a picture of the couple was placed by Monjack's casket, and the ceremony concluded with a recording of Murphy, accompanied by Monjack on piano, singing “Smile.” Read More »

Barbara Walters is sharing how she's feeling while recovering from the heart-valve replacement surgery she underwent earlier this month. Walters had planned on emceeing an event honoring Placido Domingo at El Museo del Barrio's annual gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City on Thursday. Instead, the recuperating "View" co-host wrote a letter to the famed tenor, which was read aloud at the ceremony by fashion designer Oscar de la Renta. "Dear Placido: Only an injured heart would keep me from being with you tonight," Walters said in her letter to the special lifetime achievement award honoree. "You may have heard that I have had recent surgery to replace a faulty heart valve. I am doing very well but not quite ready to jump rope or go out. How I wish I could say these things in person." Read More »

Gary Coleman was hospitalized in critical condition in Utah on Wednesday, and now ET has details behind his hospitalization. Coleman, 42, is hospitalized at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, a spokesperson for the facility tells ET. Coleman's lawyer tells ET that the former child star fell and bumped his head and is still in critical condition in an intensive care unit. Read More »

Alicia Keys is pregnant and she's also a bride-to-be! The Grammy winner is engaged to her longtime beau -- record producer, DJ and rapper Swizz Beatz -- and the two are expecting a baby, a close friend of the couple tells ET. The lovebirds will be married in a private ceremony later this year and are very happy, their friend says. Read More »

Iconic film director Steven Spielberg was at Universal Studios Thursday at the unveiling of the studio's 13 new city blocks of backlot filming locations, and he revealed details about his directorial debut at the historic Hollywood studio lot! Watch the video to learn how Spielberg would once sneak onto the lot as a teenager, and learn more about the design of the new backlot that sprawls across four acres as part of the largest construction project in studio history! Plus, get your look at the refurbished New York street movie sets that burned down in a fire nearly two years ago. Read More »

Country star Mindy McCready is reportedly in good condition and good spirits after a hospital stay and a related 911 call made headlines earlier this week. A publicity rep for the country star says, "To date, we have not received the medical reports to accurately document or verify the diagnosis (or reason) for Mindy's hospitalization or the statements that have been made. What is factual is that Mindy injured her foot while at her mother's residence in Ft. Myers, FL (while visiting with her son, Zander) and was hospitalized. "We have not been provided official information or documentation to support statements that Mindy tried to commit suicide, nor have we been given reason or evidence to believe Mindy was hospitalized due to an overdose. Read More »

ET has obtained the dramatic 911 call made last Sunday night, when the late Brittany Murphy's widower Simon Monjack was found unresponsive at their family home. In the audio, a woman identifies herself as Monjack's mother-in-law and tells the dispatcher that Monjack was not breathing, and then she feverishly attempts to resuscitate him before help arrives. Pending further investigation, police told ET that detectives believe Monjack died of natural causes. Ed Winter of the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office told ET that prescription drugs were found that belonged to Monjack. Late wife Brittany Murphy died on December 20, 2009 from pneumonia, with other conditions contributing but not directly related to the immediate cause of death being iron deficiency anemia and multiple drug intoxication. Read More »

One year after her headline-making split from her husband Jon, Kate Gosselin opens up about how she is coping and helping her eight children start over. "[Cara] was upset with me because I forgot to sign them up for something at school," Kate tells People magazine. "I said, 'Cara, I had a really rough year. This is a new year. You've got to give me that. Let's start over.' So I've really worked to keep my word with them." Kate and her kids return to TV on June 6 in a new TLC special, "Kate Plus 8," and the reality-show mom says her brood has handled the past year very well. Read More »

As a mother of four and a style icon, Heidi Klum merged her two areas of expertise to deliver the summer collections of her two maternity lines. Several famous expectant mommies showed off their growing baby bumps for Heidi Klum's Mom’s-to-Be Night Out at A Pea in the Pod in Beverly Hills on Wednesday night. The supermodel admitted that it was "always a challenge" to dress fashionably during her televised pregnancies as host of "Project Runway." Determined to bring the joy of shopping back to pregnant women, she said, "It shouldn't change when you're pregnant that all of a sudden you have to wear a moo moo and call it a day." "Wonder Year"'s Danica McKellar is glowing about expecting her first child in chic style. She said Heidi's Lavish line "makes you feel like a woman still." With baby number two on the way, Jodie Sweetin is creating a ... Read More »

Actress Vanessa Redgrave opens up about losing her daughter Natasha Richardson in a peculiar skiing accident last year, the passing of her brother Corin to prostate cancer in April and the death of her sister Lynn this month due to breast cancer. "I treasure every single moment I spent with them," Redgrave, 73, tells People magazine of her late family members. "I miss them so much." She continues, "I glory in what all three gave me, and gave to so very many others as well. All three were devoted to their families and gave us, each and every one, from the youngest to the oldest, very happy times, and much to be merry about." Read More »