Archive for June 11, 2010

Man Found Guilty of Stalking Shawn Johnson

A Florida man accused of stalking Olympic gymnast and "Dancing with the Stars" champ Shawn Johnson has been found guilty of stalking. In Los Angeles Superior Court Friday, 36-year-old Robert O'Ryan was found guilty of felony stalking and burglary charges, as well as guilty of two misdemeanor concealed weapons violations, according to the Associated Press. Johnson testified on Thursday that she was frightened of O'Ryan, who pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity and waived the right to a jury trial. She testified, "To see somebody have that much obsession, it made me really scared." Read More »

UPDATE: Chace Crawford Charged with Possession of Marijuana

Chace Crawford, seen here in his mug shot, now faces a charge of possession of marijuana after his arrest earlier this month. Authorities in Collin County Texas where he was apprehended tell ET that the actor has now been officially charged with one misdemeanor charge of possession of marijuana. If convicted, the "Gossip Girls" star faces a maximum of six months behind bars, officials say. Read More »

Document: Shannon Price Submits Will Addendum Purportedly Handwritten by Gary Coleman

ET has obtained the affidavit filed Thursday by Gary Coleman's ex-wife Shannon Price regarding the late "Diff'rent Strokes" star's estate, and it includes a handwritten note allegedly written by Coleman naming Price as the "sole heir" to his estate. The document, dated September 4, 2007, states that "all and any monies, properties, bank accounts, earnings, model trains, vehicles, cars, toys, games, electronics, homes, other inheritances…," should belong to Price upon Coleman's death. The document, allegedly signed by Coleman, goes on to state, "This I have done because of my personal selfishness and weakness and I love her with all my heart." Read More »

Will Arnett & Jason Bateman: A Couple of DumbDumbs!

Good pals Jason Bateman and Will Arnett hit the Big Apple Thursday night to celebrate the official launch of their new sponsor-driven content and production company, DumbDumb. "It's a nickname we used to have for each other when we were working on 'Arrested Development,'" explains Will. "So when we were trying to come up with a name for our little venture, we kept saying DumbDumb [and coming back to it]." "That, and a couple of dummies are running it," added Jason. Read More »

Joran van der Sloot Jailed; Charged with First Degree Murder and Robbery

A Peruvian judge issued an order Friday that Joran van der Sloot be jailed on first degree murder and robbery charges in 21-year-old Stephany Flores' death. Judge Juan Buendia has ordered that Van der Sloot be held in a penitentiary pending trial, the Associated Press reports. According to the news agency, the accused killer was taken along with seven other prisoners to a cell in the basement of Lima's judicial palace. As he was transported by police, a blanket was draped over his head and citizens yelled "Murderer" and "Disgrace," with some throwing rotten vegetables at him, according to the AP. The AP also reports that Van der Sloot faces between 15 and 35 years in prison if convicted on the charges. Read More »

Betty White Talks About Being Last Living ‘Golden Girl’

An emotional Betty White talks about the loss of her "Golden Girls" co-stars and says she never expected to be the last surviving member of the group. "We thought she was getting better," she says of the recently departed Rue McClanahan in a new interview with ABC. Choking up almost immediately, she adds, "she was our butterfly -- she was something special." "I talked to her like three days before we lost her and her speech was beginning to come back ... but we lost her. So, I'm the survivor. It's so ironic, because I was the oldest of all four. Isn't that silly?" Read More »

Gary Coleman’s Parents Speak Out

Gary Coleman's estranged parents spoke out on the "Today" show Friday, their first televised interview since their son's death. "We're holding up," his mother Sue said. "We have lots of family and friends at home and they've been very helpful." "A loving, kind, gentle human being," is how his father Willie  described Gary. "That's my memory of him way back." Read More »

Police: Joran van der Sloot Says He Knows Location of Natalee Holloway’s Body

Joran van der Sloot says he knows where Natalee Holloway's body is located, according to the chief of Peru's criminal police. Van der Sloot "let slip that he knew the place where this person was buried," Gen. Cesar Guardia tells the Associated Press. Guardia adds, however, that van der Sloot "would only testify (on the matter) before Aruba authorities." Guardia says the matter arose as van der Sloot allegedly confessed to killing 21-year-old Stephany Flores. Read More »

Cher, Michael Douglas & More Pay Tribute to Director Mike Nichols

ET's Mark Steines joined a host of A-listers including Cher, Michael Douglas and Harrison Ford as the American Film Institute honored Oscar-winning director Mike Nichols with its annual Life Achievement Award in L.A. on Thursday night. Cher said Nichols gave her some unforgettable advice on the set of 1983's 'Silkwood': "He said you have to risk looking like an ass. You have to put it all out there because you never can be great unless you’re prepared to look stupid… He was so wonderful to me." Douglas, last year's AFI Life Achievement Award recipient, joked: "The American Film Institute in particular, when you look at the roster of people you're surrounded with, obviously they set the bar kind of low last year." He added, "Now we’re getting back up to where it should be: someone like Mike Nichols." Read More »

David Carradine’s Ex-Wife: ‘Something Went Incredibly Wrong’

June 3 marked the one-year anniversary of actor David Carradine's mysterious death, and his ex-wife Marina Anderson tells ET, "I believe there was definitely foul play." The 72-year-old 'Kill Bill' and "Kung Fu" star died in a Bangkok hotel room, allegedly due to autoerotic asphyxiation, and Marina says that she felt compelled to investigate the mysterious circumstances of his death herself. "I was angry," she says. Marina says she obtained one of Carradine's autopsy pictures, and explains, "There were certain things on there that I thought, 'Well, you can't have marks around your neck by just doing an autoerotic or sexual asphyxiation.' I mean, it went over the line. There was something really hinky that happened." Read More »