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HTV: LeAnn Rimes’ Fender Bender

Hollywood.tv is there as LeAnn Rimes busts a move -- into another car! Just moments after her car accident, the paps snapped the singer in her car. Both she and the other driver seemed fine, though the man at the wheel behind the other car seemed a little confused. "I don't even know who she is," he says. "Is she famous?" Read More »

Patrick Swayze Memorial Details

ET has learned when the memorial service for Patrick Swayze will be held. The memorial will be held on Saturday, September 19th at the Firefly Cove in Lake Lure, NC at 7 p.m. Just yesterday his death certificate was released, listing his cause of death. Read More »

Taylor Swift and Penn Badgley Under the Big Top

Taylor Swift has been part of a media circus this week following Kanye West interrupting her acceptance speech at MTV's "Video Music Awards." She capped off the week by attending the Tommy Hilfiger runway show at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York's Bryant Park. "Gossip Girl" star Penn Badgley was seated right beside her. To see what other celebs hit up the catwalk this week, click here. Read More »

Sandra Bullock Parties with a ‘Closet Master Baker’

Sandra Bullock partied this week with her sister Gesine Bullock-Prado to celebrate the release of Gesine's new book, Confections of a Closet Master Baker, and ET was there for all the flour-filled fun! "She's finally made something of herself," jokes Sandra about her sister's success to our own Lawrence Zarian. "[I'm] incredibly proud. … I was prepared to tell her it sucked in the nicest way I could, and I was bawling and laughing the entire time I read it." The party was held at Sandra's gourmet delicatessen/bakery and café in Austin, TX, Walton's Fancy & Staple. So, who was more of a troublemaker growing up in the Bullock clan? Read More »

LeAnn Rimes in Car Accident

ET has learned that singer LeAnn Rimes was involved in a car accident Thursday. Read on for details... The country singer/actress was involved in a minor accident in Santa Monica, CA., and was later assisted by police officers at her home. Rimes called in to report the accident, but ET has learned that a police report was not taken. The star and the other driver exchanged appropriate information following the accident. Read More »

Court Docs Reveal Jackson Mom and Kids’ Allowance

A Los Angeles court has unsealed documents that reveal how much Michael Jackson's mother Katherine is receiving in financial support from his estate. Mrs. Jackson is being given $26,804 every month as a family allowance, while she is given an additional $60,000 (minus any social security benefits) to provide for the care of Jackson's three children, Prince Michael, Paris and Prince "Blanket." The family will continue to receive these allowances until a hearing further decides the matter permanently. In the papers, the funds are broken down, indicating how Mrs. Jackson intends to spend the funds for the family allowance. The expenditures include $4,722 for an assistant (Estate Manager), $2,080 for a housekeeper, $2,000 for a driver, $3,500 for clothing and $3,260 for utilities. Click here to see the complete papers related to Mrs. Jackson's family allowance. Read More »

Katherine Heigl Completes Adoption!

Katherine Heigl and hubby Josh Kelley are officially first-time parents, says a new report. The Associated Press reports that the couple has officially completed the adoption of a baby daughter from Korea. A rep for the actress tells the AP the baby is a 10-month-old named Nancy Leigh, after her mother Nancy and sister Margaret Leigh. The rep adds that baby Nancy will go by the nickname "Naleigh." Read More »

One on One With La Toya Jackson

ET has the latest... The last few months have been tough for La Toya Jackson in the wake of the death of her brother Michael, but now the Jackson sibling is turning tragedy into hope with her very own sweet concoction at Millions of Milkshakes! At Millions of Milkshakes in West Hollywood, you can design your own perfect milkshake, and a special shake named after La Toya will funnel some of its proceeds to AIDS Project Los Angeles. "This is one of Michael's charities, so I felt this is a great thing to do," La Toya tells ET. "If [they] want to name a milkshake after me, fine, let's give the proceeds to one of his charities. … We're hoping to, [by Halloween], at least sell maybe a million dollars' worth of milkshakes. So I'm going to be here on Halloween serving milkshakes as well." Read More »

Who Will Get Patrick Swayze’s Fortune?

Now that Patrick Swayze has passed away, who will get his fortune in earnings and assets? Attorney Herb Nass, author of Wills of the Rich and Famous, weighs in. "Patrick Swayze probably died quite a wealthy man: He was married for 34 years to the same woman, he had no children, he was a very bankable movie star for the '80s and the '90s," says Nass. "I suspect he's worth more than a couple million, probably closer to $10 million." Nass says that Swayze and his wife, Lisa Niemi, established a trust in 2004 and he "definitely had his legal affairs in order." In addition to royalties from his upcoming memoir, music ("She's Like the Wind" from the 'Dirty Dancing' soundtrack was an '80s hit), movies like 'Ghost' and his final TV series, "The Beast," Swayze also reportedly owned 20,000 acres of land in New Mexico and was fond of collecting ... Read More »

Stars Remember Patrick Swayze in New York

Celebs remembered actor Patrick Swayze as they stepped out in New York on Wednesday night for US Weekly's 25 Most Stylish New Yorkers party. Swayze passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer on Monday and everyone from Christie Brinkley to Elle MacPherson to Martha Stewart had thoughtful words to express over Swayze's passing. Brinkley told ET, "I never had the opportunity to meet him, but his sweetness just jumps off the screen. You can just tell he is every bit as sweet as the character he played in ‘Ghost.’" MacPherson commented that he was "courageous till the end." Read More »