Posted in August 6, 2009 ¬ 3:06 pmh.ETonline - Celebrities
Did Michael Jackson inject himself with a deadly shot of Demerol? ET special correspondent Diane Dimond has the latest from the ET Newsdesk on the wild new rumors…
"An unconfirmed source tells ET that Michael may have awakened from his induced sleep sometime in the middle of the night -- and with no one around to help him -- injected himself with a deadly shot of Demerol," says Diane about the narcotic pain reliever and the King of Pop's final hours.
"Once the toxicology report is released we'll finally have answers," she concludes.
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Posted in August 6, 2009 ¬ 12:19 pmh.ETonline - Celebrities
Rielle Hunter, ex-mistress to Senator John Edwards, arrived to a federal courthouse in Raleigh, North Carolina Thursday morning with her baby in her arms.
Hunter stepped out of an SUV, picked up her child Francis Quinn from the backseat and walked into the courtroom.
Edwards is under federal investigation over payments amounting to $114, 000 that were given to Hunter's production company. Hunter was making a movie about Edwards, while he was attempting for the second time to become the Democratic presidential nominee.
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Posted in August 6, 2009 ¬ 9:07 amh.ETonline - Celebrities
Actress and rock-n-roller Juliette Lewis opens up in a new interview about dating heartthrob Brad Pitt when they both were "anonymous."
"It was such a lovely time in my life -- well, in both of our lives -- because we were anonymous. We were both struggling actors and Brad blew up after we were together, when 'Legends of the Fall' came out," Lewis tells Black Book magazine.
Juliette and Brad starred in both the 1990 movie 'Too Young to Die' and the 1993 film 'Kalifornia.' "We both had our turning points -- there were six months between the release of 'Thelma & Louise' and 'Cape Fear' -- but for half of our relationship, we were just unknown young actors in L.A."
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Posted in August 6, 2009 ¬ 7:00 amh.ETonline - Celebrities
Steven Tyler was airlifted to a hospital Thursday morning after falling from the stage during an Aerosmith concert in Sturgis, South Dakota.
Mike Sanborn, spokesman for the concert venue -- the Buffalo Chip Campground tells the Associated Press, that the 61-year-old rocker fell backwards onto a couple fans while he was dancing around in order to entertain the crowd after the sound system failed during the song "Love In an Elevator.”
"He was good natured about it," Sanborn says. "He was in good spirits when he got in the helicopter. He was talking and joking with the physician."
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Posted in August 6, 2009 ¬ 6:00 amh.ETonline - Celebrities
Jay Leno's hour-long, prime time show premieres September 14 on NBC -- and the talk show host reveals his dream guests for the new show!
"You shoot for Oprah and kind of work your way down," Jay tells ET. "There's a lot of people I'd like to have on. Jerry Seinfeld, there's nobody funnier than him. Tom Cruise of course, who you would think would be the biggest stars."
As Jay leaves late night behind he tells ET about which elements of his show he'll take with him to his new time slot.
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Posted in August 6, 2009 ¬ 5:31 amh.ETonline - Celebrities
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler was taken to the hospital Wednesday night after falling from the stage during a concert in South Dakota.
The rocker fell off the stage in Sturgis, South Dakota while his band was playing the song "Love in an Elevator," the Rapid City Journal reports.
The 61-year-old fell while dancing around in an attempt to entertain the crowd after the sound system stopped working during the song.
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Posted in August 6, 2009 ¬ 4:44 amh.ETonline - Celebrities
The children's book and CD titled Loukoumi's Good Deeds, narrated by Jennifer Aniston and John Aniston, has won a parenting award, and is on its way to stores.
Loukoumi's Good Deeds won an iParenting Media Award. Based on a true story, the book is dedicated to a cleaning lady named Daisy who worked in the same office as the author, Nick Katsoris, 15 years ago. Daisy gave him a pair of gold cuff links because he said "Good Morning" to her every day. Aniston speaks the part of Daisy on the audio books.
The book and CD are available now, and will benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. A second book, Loukoumi's Gift, will be released on national Make A Difference Day, Oct. 24.
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Posted in August 6, 2009 ¬ 2:02 amh.ETonline - Celebrities
Justin Timberlake has teamed up with Givenchy to create an all-new fragrance, and he's telling ET why Play is the perfect complement to all-natural pheromones – and what girlfriend Jessica Biel thinks of it!
"I sort of feel like nothing should take away from pheromones, because it's been chemically proven that those are the most attractive scents on people," Justin tells ET. "I'm sort of a minimalist, quintessential male. I like pretty fresh, clean scents. I don't like a barrage of smell, so I started talking [with Givenchy] about how do you achieve that fresh, clean scent? And they 'learned me' about citrus and wood flavors that you kind of add in to create that type of aroma. It's actually really fascinating how they do it."
Justin freely admits he wasn't much of a cologne kind of guy before Givenchy approached him. "The first conversation was hilarious, because I said, ...
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Posted in August 6, 2009 ¬ 1:01 amh.ETonline - Celebrities
Pop princess Britney Spears will take the stage to accept the Ultimate Choice Award Monday night at the Teen Choice Awards on FOX.
A rep for FOX says that Britney will not perform, however. Earlier, Britney had announced that she planned to perform during the show on her Web site Britneyspears.com.
The 27-year-old singer is also nominated for three additional awards.
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Posted in August 5, 2009 ¬ 11:11 pmh.ETonline - Celebrities
Hollywood actress Ashley Judd has enrolled in Harvard University's Mid-Career Master in Public Administration (MC/MPA) program.
Judd's publicist tells The Harvard Crimson that the 41-year-old actress has enrolled in the MC/MPA program at the Harvard Kennedy school.
The program is designed to increase the skills and knowledge of well established and high performing professionals, who are looking to enhance their public service careers or leadership roles, The Harvard Crimson says.
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