Posted in August 26, 2009 ¬ 5:02 pmh.ETonline - Celebrities
Comedienne Sunda Croonquist is making headlines after her in-laws filed a lawsuit against her for making jokes about them in her stand-up routine. "I felt sick to my stomach. I was sickened," the comedienne tells ET of the suit. "This is my children's grandmother. I thought maybe a phone call would suffice." Croonquist, of African-American and Swedish descent, included jokes about the cultural differences between herself and her husband's Jewish family in her act. Now, her in-laws are suing her, accusing their daughter-in-law of spreading false, defamatory and racist lies in her stand-up routine.
Posted in August 26, 2009 ¬ 4:20 pmh.ETonline - Celebrities
Best-selling author and Vanity Fair special correspondent Dominick Dunne died on Wednesday at the age of 83, his son Griffin Dunne tells the magazine. Dunne passed away of bladder cancer in his Manhattan home, his son said. The journalist and author was a fixture in the courtroom during the OJ Simpson trial, and he covered several other notable trials including those of the Menendez brothers, Michael Skakel, William Kennedy Smith and Phil Spector. He also covered President Bill Clinton's impeachment proceedings.
Posted in August 26, 2009 ¬ 3:13 pmh.ETonline - Celebrities
New reports say Redmond O'Neal, the son of Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O'Neal, is getting his own reality show. Real or rumor? ET sets the record straight!
The purported series was said to be a reality show that followed Redmond as he tries to get himself back on the right track after getting out of a California detention center -- where he is being treated for drug addiction. He is still currently being held for breaking his probation.
A source close to his father Ryan tells ET that the reports are "not true."
Posted in August 26, 2009 ¬ 2:16 pmh.ETonline - Celebrities
'Best in Show' and 'Waiting for Guffman' actress Parker Posey has left an upcoming off-Broadway play due to health concerns. Posey's developing case of Lyme disease has forced her to step away from a lead role in the play This, says the Associated Press. Posey, 40, has also appeared in films such as a 'A Mighty Wind' and 'Superman Returns.'
Posted in August 26, 2009 ¬ 1:44 pmh.ETonline - Celebrities
Details for Senator Ted Kennedy's funeral and burial have been revealed.
A motorcade will carry Kennedy, who passed away Tuesday, from Hyannis Port, Mass., to Boston on Thursday, where he will lie in repose at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library until Friday. The public is invited to pay their last respects to the senator from 6 to 11 p.m. Thursday and from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. on Friday.
Between 7 and 9 p.m. on Friday, a private Celebration of Life memorial service will be held at the J.F.K. Library.
Posted in August 26, 2009 ¬ 12:09 pmh.ETonline - Celebrities
ET is first to obtain the divorce papers filed by actor Eddie Cibrian, following photographs taken of him out with rumored love interest Leann Rimes. Click HERE to view the documents.
The court papers confirm that Cibrian, 36, is divorcing his wife of eight years, Brandi Glanville over irreconcilable differences. The estranged couple has two sons: Mason, 6, and Jake, 2.
Cibrian was spotted with Rimes, 26, on a golf outing last week, and, according to People, they also attended a Kings of Leon rock concert together over the weekend.
Posted in August 26, 2009 ¬ 11:19 amh.ETonline - Celebrities
Hollywood.tv cameras caught up with "Grey's Anatomy" actor Eric Dane, just days after news surfaced that police were investigating how a nude video of him, his wife Rebecca Gayheart, and beauty queen Kari Ann Peniche went viral online.
The actor was seen entering his Hollywood, California home and did not answer questions asked by the paparazzi.
Dane's lawyer told ET last week that the video leaked was not a sex tape and that, "This is simply a private consensual moment involving a married couple, shot several years ago, which was never intended to be seen by the public."
Posted in August 26, 2009 ¬ 9:58 amh.ETonline - Celebrities
President Barack Obama interrupted his vacation for a press conference to personally address the death of Senator Ted Kennedy.
"Over the past several years, I've had the honor to call Teddy a colleague, a counselor, and a friend," Obama said.
"The outpouring of love, gratitude, and fond memories to which we've all borne witness is a testament to the way this singular figure in American history touched so many lives," the presided added. "His ideas and ideals are stamped on scores of laws and reflected in millions of lives -- in seniors who know new dignity, in families that know new opportunity, in children who know education's promise, and in all who can pursue their dream in an America that is more equal and more just -- including myself."
Posted in August 26, 2009 ¬ 9:56 amh.ETonline - Celebrities
Former President Bill Clinton and his wife, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, respond to the tragic loss of Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy.
Mr. Clinton released the following statement:
"Senator Ted Kennedy was one of the most influential leaders of our time, and one of the greatest senators in American history. His big heart, sharp mind, and boundless energy were gifts he gave to make our democracy a more perfect union."
Posted in August 26, 2009 ¬ 9:55 amh.ETonline - Celebrities
Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter are remembering Senator Edward M. Kennedy in the wake of his passing, calling him "a passionate voice." "Rosalynn and I extend our condolences to the Kennedy family," says Carter in a statement. "Senator Kennedy was a passionate voice for the citizens of Massachusetts and an unwavering advocate for the millions of less fortunate in our country. The courage and dignity he exhibited in his fight with cancer was surpassed only by his lifelong commitment and service to his country." The youngest brother of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy died Tuesday at his Massachusetts home after a battle with brain cancer. He was 77.