Archive for June, 2010

Gary Coleman’s Former Manager Gives Up Fight Over Late Star’s Estate

Dion Mial has given up his fight to be named administrator of Gary Coleman's estate. The Associated Press reports that Mial's attorney told the news agency, "We don't have any reason to dispute it, so we would leave it to the court to appoint someone else to undertake that responsibility. Our goal has always been to try to fulfill Gary's wishes as we knew them." Mial, Coleman's former manager, was named as executor of a 1999 Coleman will, but a 2005 will obtained by ET named a woman named Anna Gray executor. Coleman's ex-wife Shannon Price alleges that a handwritten 2007 note makes her the executor of the estate. Read More »

Gary Coleman’s Death Certificate Released

Exclusive: ET can report the official cause of death for Gary Coleman. According to the death certificate obtained by ET, Coleman's cause of death is listed simply as a "Fall." Other significant conditions are listed as "Chronic renal failure and complications." The manner of death is recorded as an "Accident." Coleman's ex-wife Shannon Price is listed as his spouse on the document, and she is also listed as the "informant." Read More »

Police Transcripts: Joran van der Sloot Gives Shocking Details into Peruvian Murder

In newly released police transcripts from Peru, officials say Joran van der Sloot describes how he allegedly murdered Stephany Flores Ramirez and the moments leading up to her death. "There was blood everywhere," van der Sloot said, according to transcripts obtained by CNN. "What am I going to do now. I had blood on my shirt. There was also blood on the bed, so, I took my shirt and put it on her face, pressing hard, until I killed Stephany." Peruvian authorities claim van der Sloot told them that Flores punched him in the face after reading an email connected to Natalee Holloway's case. According to the transcripts, that's when he says he attacked her. "At that moment impulsively, with my right elbow I hit her in the face exactly on top of the nose," van der Sloot reportedly told officials. "I think she started to faint. It affected me ... Read More »

Magic was in Air at Tony Awards

Scarlett Johansson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, and other stars of the Broadway stage broke a leg Sunday night at the 64th Annual Tony Awards in New York. The neon lights were bright as Catherine was left "speechless" after winning the Lead Actress in a Musical award for her role in A Little Night Music. She humbly told ET, "Just to be on Broadway in this particular piece by [Stephen] Sondheim was an award in itself for me. To be working with Angela [Lansbury] is a multitude of awards, but to be recognized here on the Great White Way, it's a dream come true for me." Competition for coveted display space in her home is getting fierce with her collection rivaling that of hubby Michael Douglas. "This is going to go in front of my husband's two Oscars. That's how important it is to me," she said. Scarlett's husband Ryan ... Read More »

Denzel Washington & Catherine Zeta-Jones Among Winners at Tony Awards

It was a big night for some big names, with Denzel Washington, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Scarlett Johansson taking home their first Tony awards. ET has the theatrical details from the 64th Annual Tony Awards... Washington won for Lead Actor in a Play for his role in Fences. Admitting that he didn't have a speech prepared, the actor said of the honor, "My mother always said, 'Man gives the award, but God gives the reward.'" A very excited Zeta-Jones took the stage to accept the Tony Award for Lead Actress in a Musical. During her speech, she pointed to her husband Michael Douglas and said, "That man is a movie star and I get to sleep with him every night!" Read More »

Scarlett Johansson & Ryan Reynolds Make Rare Public Appearance at Tony Awards

Ryan Reynolds was seated next to his wife Scarlett Johansson at the 64th Annual Tony Awards, cheering her on as she took to the stage to accept the Featured Actress in a Play award for her role in A View from the Bridge. Though the couple did not walk the red carpet together, Johansson thanked Reynolds in her acceptance speech, saying, "To my Canadian, whom I live with, Ryan thank you for becoming a theater widower with me." In addition, Johansson also thanked her mother, who was seated next to Reynolds, her "incredible family" and her costar in the play Liev Schreiber. Keep checking ETonline for more from the Tony Awards. Read More »

Twit Pics: Kim Kardashian Reunites with Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber and Kim Kardashian reunite on a Bahamas beach! Bieber and Kardashian got his admirers up in arms a few months ago when the pop star tweeted a pic of the two of them at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. He wrote, jokingly: "Look it's my girlfriend Kim Kardashian." Over the weekend, Bieber posted a pic on his Twitter account of him and Kim, writing: "Photo shoot on the beach....ummmm yeah." Read More »

Sarah Palin Reacts to Breast Implant Rumors

Former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin is setting the record straight about a new controversy she's calling "Boob-gate!" "Breast implants: Did you have them or not?" FOX News' Greta Van Susteren asked the ex-governor of Alaska during an interview. “Because that’s all over the Internet about you, and mainstream media." "No, I have not had implants," Palin went on to respond. "I think a report like that is about as real and truthful as those reports that Todd and I are divorcing or that I bought a place in the Hamptons or that Trig is not my own child." Read More »

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 »