Posted in August 28, 2009 ¬ 1:15 pmh.ETonline - Celebrities
All's fair in love and war, but what about on the dance floor? "Dancing with the Stars" engaged couple Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff are paired with their celebrity partners and ready to compete, but how will they face off against each other?
"We're going to get to the top two and then ... make it a draw," Maksim tells HTV.
Watch the video for more!
Posted in August 28, 2009 ¬ 12:17 pmh.ETonline - Celebrities
If anyone helped "Megan Wants a Millionaire" reality star Ryan Jenkins while he was a fugitive north of the border, they're off the hook in Canada. Read on for details…
Canadian authorities have announced they will not pursue criminal charges against any individuals who may have helped Jenkins while he was on the run in Canada, reports the CNS.
Jenkins was wanted for the grisly murder of his ex-wife, model Jasmine Fiore, who was discovered earlier this month strangled and stuffed in a suitcase in a dumpster, her fingers and teeth removed. Days later, Jenkins was found dead, hanging in a British Columbia motel room, an apparent suicide.
Posted in August 28, 2009 ¬ 11:30 amh.ETonline - Celebrities
Don't miss ETonline's streaming live footage from Senator Ted Kennedy's memorial events on Friday and Saturday. Read on for the details.
We'll be streaming from a celebration of the senator's life on Friday from approximately 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. EST (4 p.m. until 6 p.m. PST) on Friday.
On Saturday, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST (7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. PST), we will stream the senator's funeral.
Posted in August 27, 2009 ¬ 7:02 pmh.ETonline - Celebrities
ET has learned that the Los Angeles County Coroner's office will announce the cause and manner of Michael Jackson's death on Friday morning.
A press conference is not expected, but rather a paper statement will be released. This comes on the heels of the unsealing of two more search warrants on what police found in both Michael Jackson’s rented home and the abandoned car connected to his former personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray.
One of the warrants says: "During the course of the investigation, family members of the decedent notified L.A. County Coroner's Assistant Chief Winter, that they had located a quantity of tar heroin in a bad in the decedent's bedroom located on the 2nd floor. Chief Winter notified LAPD detectives of the found evidence"
Posted in August 27, 2009 ¬ 6:21 pmh.ETonline - Celebrities
It's Michael and Mac! ET has obtained exclusive footage from the 1992 set of 'Home Alone 2' where Michael Jackson dropped by for a visit with pal Macaulay Culkin! Click to watch…
Culkin appeared in the King of Pop's memorable "Black or White" video and the two remained close friends over the years, with Culkin making frequent trips to Neverland -- and even testifying on Jackson's behalf during the infamous molestation trial, of which the singer was acquitted. Culkin is one of Jackson's only confidantes who has not come forward to talk about their friendship after Michael's death.
The exclusive 1992 video was shot by Culkin's 'Home Alone' co-star Devin Ratray in Chicago when the opening scenes of the movie were being filmed. Devin played Culkin's older brother, Buzz. Devin just happened to bring his video camera the day that Jackson came by for a visit.
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Posted in August 27, 2009 ¬ 5:13 pmh.ETonline - Celebrities
A source tells ET that the "tar heroin" found in Michael Jackson's rented home, as listed in a search warrant, was not heroin -- but was rancid marijuana.
One of the newly unsealed warrant says: "During the course of the investigation, family members of the decedent notified L.A. County Coroner's Assistant Chief Winter, that they had located a quantity of tar heroin in a bag in the decedent's bedroom located on the 2nd floor. Chief Winter notified LAPD detectives of the found evidence."
Entertainment Tonight convinced the court in Los Angeles on Thursday to release two more search warrants in the Michael Jackson investigation.
Posted in August 27, 2009 ¬ 5:03 pmh.ETonline - Celebrities
ET can confirm that former Presidents George W. Bush and Jimmy Carter will pay their final respects to Ted Kennedy at the late senator’s private funeral mass on Saturday.
Bush and Carter will be accompanied by their wives to the mass, at which President Barack Obama will eulogize Kennedy. The mass takes place in Boston's Mission Hill neighborhood, and then the senator’s body will be flown to Arlington National Cemetery.
ETonline will be streaming live from Kennedy's funeral this Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST/7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. PST.
Posted in August 27, 2009 ¬ 4:38 pmh.ETonline - Celebrities
Entertainment Tonight has convinced the court in Los Angeles to release two more search warrants in the Michael Jackson investigation. One of those warrants relates to what is being characterized as the "crime scene," Michael Jackson's rental home at 100 North Carolwood Drive in the Holmby Hills area of Los Angeles. The other warrant revolves around the 2005 BMW connected to Dr. Conrad Murray, left at the Carolwood home after the singer’s death and impounded and searched as part of the police investigation.
Posted in August 27, 2009 ¬ 4:30 pmh.ETonline - Celebrities
Mischa Barton is opening up about the "hell" in her life that led to her hospitalization in July, and she reveals whether or not she thinks she had a nervous breakdown. The former "The O.C." star tells Time Out New York that her life took a downward spiral after a "terrible surgery" in which she says she had four wisdom teeth removed and “it all went wrong and I had to have a second surgery.” She says the second operation nearly delayed shooting on her upcoming The CW show "The Beautiful Life." "I couldn’t deal with the thought of not getting there on time," she says. "So with the travel, and surgery and prep for the show -- it was hell."
Posted in August 27, 2009 ¬ 4:05 pmh.ETonline - Celebrities
After the momentous passing of Senator Edward Kennedy from brain cancer on Tuesday, attention now turns to his estate -- and who will get his untold fortune? With Kennedy's real estate, stocks and even an autobiography worth millions in question, ET talks to author Herb Nass, the author of Wills of the Rich and Famous. "Ted Kennedy died a very wealthy man," says Nass. "America has no idea how wealthy this family really is. He inherited a lot of money from his parents, from the family trusts that had been established."