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Friday, April 27


Tommy Marth of The Killers Dies
RIP, Tommy Marth. You'll be missed. The Killers are in mourning today after their beloved saxophonist took his own life earlier this week. A spokeswoman for the Clark County Coroner's Office in Las Vegas confirmed that Marth's body was found in his Las Vegas-area home Monday morning and the official cause of death was suicide. He was 33. Marth joined the Brandon Flowers-led rock band, which formed in 2001, in the recording studio beginning in 2005 and played on the Killers' second and third albums, Sams' Town and Day & Age, before becoming part of its touring lineup in 2008. He also played with a host of local Sin City acts including the Big Friendly Corporation and Black Camaro. "Last night we lost our friend Thomas Marth. Our prayers are with his family.There's a light missing in Las Vegas tonight. Travel well, Tommy," read a statement the Killers posted on their Facebook page and Twitter. Marth is survived by his parents and two siblings.
 Tamera Mowry-Housley is expecting her first child less than a year after her twin, Tia Mowry, gave birth. The actress and Housley, a correspondent for Fox News, married in May. Mowry-Housley is currently starring in the Fox pilot, Rebounding, and will return with her sister for Season 2 of Tia & Tamera this June. The baby is due in early November.

Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze, Jr. Expecting Second Child

Sarah Michelle Gellar is going to be a mom again. The Ringer actress, 35, and husband Freddie Prinze Jr., 36, are expecting their second child. The couple are already parents to 2-year-old daughter Charlotte Grace, who was born in September 2009. The couple, who got married in 2002, said they were glad they waited seven years to become parents.

Ryan Leaf is now a Texas fugitive

Authorities in Texas have issued two arrest warrants for Ryan Leaf, declaring the former NFL quarterback is a fugitive from justice. The Texas prosecutor who brokered a 10-year probationary sentence for Leaf two years ago on drug and burglary charges filed a motion to revoke Leaf’s probation earlier this month. The warrants were issued Monday. Leaf made an initial appearance on them Wednesday via video from the jail in Cascade County, Mont. His total bond is now set at $126,000. Leaf was arrested in Great Falls on March 30 and again early on April 2. Authorities said that both times he was found in possession of oxycodone taken from other people’s residences. Leaf is scheduled to be arraigned May 3 in the Montana case.


Wiz Khalifa Cited for Marijuana Possession in NashvilleWiz Khalifa was cited for misdemeanor marijuana posession while in Nashville to headline Vanderbilt University's Rites of Spring concert. Investigators were called to the Holiday Inn on West End Avenue after the front desk recieved a handful of complaints about marijuana coming from Khalifa's room. According to police, when they arrived at Khalifa's room they saw him throw a marijuana blunt out the window as they walked in. Khalifa and the other man in the room, Lonnie Howard, denied they had any more marijuana when asked by police, but officers later found more on Howard.The two admitted to having the marijuana and were given citations for misdemeanor possession. Khalifa and Howard must show up to the Davidson County courthouse by May 14th for booking.


Michael Jackson's Former Bodyguard says He is Blanket's Father
Michael Jackson's former bodyguard is planning to fight to prove he's the biological father of the King of Pop's youngest child, Blanket. Matt Fiddes wants to spend quality time with the 10 year old and introduce the boy to his mother, who is battling cancer.  He said, "I want her to see Blanket more than anything." The British martial arts expert has maintained he's Blanket's dad for years and now he's planning to give a DNA sample to officials and let them decide if he has the right to fight for visitation rights.   Fiddes adds, "All I want is access." And he insists his custody battle has nothing to do with the Jackson family cash, insisting, "I'm a self-made man. I don't want or need their cash." Only Michael Jackson's name appeared on Blanket's birth certificate when he was born in 1992 and the late superstar always maintained he had fathered the child with a surrogate, but Fiddes claims he donated his sperm to the King of Pop shortly after they became friends and the Thriller singer once told him that he was his son's biological dad. The father-of-three recalls, "I asked, 'Is Blanket my child?' and he said, 'He's my child, Matt, but I used your sperm to produce him.'"


TV NEWS
Make It or Break It is coming to an end. ABC Family not-so-subtly announced this week that the current third season of the gymnastics drama will be its last when new promos touting the upcoming season ender featured the words “series finale.” Showrunner Holly Sorensen also took to Twitter to confirm the news, writing, “We all love you so much. And we are, very sadly, three weeks away from the series finale of MIOBI.” Make It or Break It‘s closer airs Monday, May 14 at 9/8c.


Fox has renewed Fringe for a fifth and final 13-episode season.


It’s a fairytale come true for Cameron fans: House grad Jennifer Morrison will make an appearance in the show’s rapidly-approaching series finale. The actress — who’s currently casting a spell on ABC’s Once Upon a Time — recently shot a cameo in the May 21 swan song. Olivia Wilde (Thirteen), Amber Tamblyn (Masters) and Kal Penn (Kutner) are also set to appear in the episode, titled "Everybody Dies."


Drop Dead Diva‘s fourth season will launch Sunday, June 3 at 9/8c on Lifetime.


Sterling Sulieman (Vampire Diaries, All My Children) will play the cousin of the deceased (?) Maya in the upcoming third season of Pretty Little Liars.


Emmy-winning Modern Family duo Ty Burrell and Julie Bowen will try their hand at awards show hosting this summer, when they emcee the Billboard Music Awards. The actors have been named hosts of the 2012 honors, slated to air May 20 on ABC.


Barry Bostwick has booked a guest spot in the May 30 installment of Hot In Cleveland. The Spin City/Cougar Town alum, like fellow guest Cybill Shepard, will play Victoria’s former co-star on the fictional soap Edge of Tomorrow.




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