Posted in June 2, 2010 ¬ 10:49 pmh.ETonline - Celebrities
ET breaks news that Kevin Costner and his wife Christine are the proud parents of a baby girl!
Baby Grace Avery Costner was born on Wednesday at 5:46 p.m. The baby girl weighed in at 7 lbs., 11 oz. and was 21 inches long at birth.
A rep for the couple tells ET, "Both mother and daughter are doing well."
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Posted in June 2, 2010 ¬ 3:29 pmh.ETonline - Celebrities
John Travolta and Kelly Preston offer up their reaction to learning that they were expecting another baby. "We tried for several years, and we didn't think it was going to happen for us," Preston, 47, and Travolta, 56, tell People magazine. "This is a miracle, and we feel blessed." The couple says of the support they've received from their fans, "We are so moved by the generous outpouring of support and goodwill we've received from people all over the world."
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Posted in June 2, 2010 ¬ 2:42 pmh.ETonline - Celebrities
Dennis Hopper's funeral is underway today in Taos, New Mexico and ET has the details on the ceremony.
According to the Splash photo agency, the funeral is being held at San Francisco De Asis church and is being attended by a number of family members, including the actor's brothers and his son.
Jack Nicholson and Val Kilmer are just two of the Hollywood stars in attendance.
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Posted in June 2, 2010 ¬ 2:40 pmh.ETonline - Celebrities
ET has obtained the 911 call made by Shannon Price moments before Gary Coleman was rushed to a Utah hospital on Wednesday, May 26.
Price explains that she had Coleman go downstairs to make her some food because she wasn't feeling well and then she heard a "big bang." She tells the 911 dispatcher, "I don't know if he's okay. I'm not going to go down there. I have seizures. If I go down there, I'm going to seize."
However, Price does tell the operator that blood is everywhere and that Coleman is "bubbling at the mouth." Price says, "I've just been kind of sick and I just don't want to be traumatized right now. ... I can't really help him. I can't be here with the blood."
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Posted in June 2, 2010 ¬ 11:15 amh.ETonline - Celebrities
With the oil spill in the Gulf not getting any better, actress Victoria Principal has generously decided to donate money towards putting an end to the disaster.
The "Dallas" alum is making six-figure donations to both Oceana and the Natural Resource Defense Council.
"Because the Gulf Coast oil spill is the largest man-made environmental disaster our country has ever experienced, I felt that it would be impossible for any one organization to address the enormity of the problem," said Principal. "By providing the funds to both Oceana and NRDC, it allows these two extraordinary non profits, to move away from competition and fundraising and to instead, marshal and focus their joint efforts around this monumental undertaking of problem solving and action. By forming this alliance, Oceana and NRDC, have provided an embryonic prototype for working together more quickly and successfully in the future. At the end of the day, we all ...
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Posted in June 2, 2010 ¬ 2:02 amh.ETonline - Celebrities
Charlotte Rae, who co-starred with Gary Coleman on TV's "Diff'rent Strokes" as Mrs. Garrett before moving on to her hit show "The Facts of Life," remembers the late star in the wake of his passing last Friday at the young age of 42. "He was a phenomenon," she tells ET exclusively. "This little, tiny young kid -- smart, talented -- and the world just fell in love with him, and I did too." After hearing the news that he had passed away on Friday, Charlotte says, "My heart became very heavy; I felt very sad. He was a beautiful soul."
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