Johnny Lewis, an actor who played Kip "Half Sack" Epps on the cable TV show "Sons of Anarchy," has fallen to his death after apparently beating to death his elderly landlady at a hillside home, authorities said. The Los Angeles County coroner's office on Thursday identified the bodies as those of Lewis, 28, and Catherine Davis, 81. The causes of their deaths were unknown pending autopsies. Neighbors called police Wednesday morning to report a woman screaming and three men fighting. Officers went to a home in the Los Feliz area near Hollywood and found the body of a woman in the driveway, Sgt. Frank Preciado told the Los Angeles Times. Investigators believe she was struck or beaten. The body of the suspected killer, who may have rented a room from the woman, was found about six feet from a wall, Preciado said. The man climbed a wall and fought with a housepainter at a neighboring home, returned to the woman's home and climbed the wall again to fight with the painter and the owner of the second house, Preciado said. The man apparently fell while trying to scale the wall again, Preciado said. The men who fought with him were treated at the scene for minor injuries, he said. Lewis had been released from jail just days before. The actor pleaded no contest Aug. 8 to assault with a deadly weapon and then on Aug. 17 he pleaded no contest to burglary, according to court records. He was sentenced to a year in jail in the first case and 291 days in the second, but given hundreds of days credit for time already served and good behavior. He left a San Fernando Valley jail at 4:05 p.m. on Sept. 21. Jonathan Kendrick Lewis had a career spanning more than a decade, mainly in small roles. He played Ricky in the 2007 movie "AVPR: Aliens vs Predator — Requiem" and was Dennis 'Chili' Childress for two seasons on TV's "The O.C." He played Epps on FX's "Sons of Anarchy" in 2008 and 2009 episodes. "It was a tragic end for an extremely talented guy, who unfortunately had lost his way. I wish I could say that I was shocked by the events last night, but I was not," Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter wrote on his website. "I am deeply sorry that an innocent life had to be thrown into his destructive path." Reese Witherspoon has a Boy
Reese Witherspoon gave birth to baby No. 3 on Thursday, and she christened the new arrival with quite the distinctive moniker: Tennessee James Toth. "Reese Witherspoon and husband Jim Toth welcomed Tennessee James into their family today," her rep confirmed. "Both mom and baby are healthy, and the entire family is thrilled." This is the first child for the Nashville-raised Reese, 36, and her agent hubby, who tied the knot in a star-studded ceremony back in March 2011. Little Tennessee joins sister Ava, 13, and brother Deacon, 8, from Witherspoon's first marriage to Ryan Phillippe, with whom she parted ways in 2006 after seven years of marriage.
Eddie Murphy’s ex-wife Nicole Murphy is shunning rumors that she broke-up with her fiance, ex-NFL star Michael Strahan. The rumors began when a source revealed that Nicole and Michael were engaged in a heated argument over some steamy text messages found by Michael. The newly minted co-host on Live with Kelly & Michael confronted his fiance about the text. The argument resulted in the breakup. The alleged texts came from R&B artist London Taylor who featured Murphy as his video girl in “No Panties.” The Hollywood Exes reality star alleges she agreed to the video to hock her jewelry line. Interesting. Despite the rumors and readers blaming Strahan for dumping Murphy after making it big again, the couple are flatly denying the claims…on Twitter. @GlamDoll_82 26 Sep 12: @TheYBF bit.ly/UVH1nM @Nicole_Murphy do you see these LIES!!!! Nicole_Murphy: @GlamDoll_82 @TheYBF wow!! That’s funny! Lol!!! I guess they know something that me & mike don’t know hahaha .. 
@michaelstrahan: @Nicole_Murphy Did we break up and neither one of us know about it?? Lmao #whengossipgotitwrong The rumors come on the heels of Murphy dishing on finally beginning preparations for their wedding, “It might be on an island… I might just go and do the Vegas drive-through thing.”
Celine Dion, Usher to perform at Whitney Houston tribute
Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson and Usher will pay tribute to the late Whitney Houston in a one-hour TV special. "We Will Always Love You: A Grammy Salute to Whitney Houston" will tape Oct. 11 at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live and will feature performances by Dion, Hudson and Usher. It will air Nov. 16 on CBS. The Recording Academy announced Thursday that the special will also include Houston's "most memorable performances" and interviews with various artists. More performers will be announced. Tickets for the event go on sale Thursday. Houston died at age 48 in February. Authorities called her death an accidental drowning, complicated by heart disease and cocaine use. The compilation album, "I Will Always Love You - The Best of Whitney Houston," will be released on Nov. 13.
Actress Erin Moran, the former "Happy Days" actress, hasn't had many happy days lately. After recently experiences a rash of financial and family troubles, the former child actress is now reportedly homeless. Moran and her husband, Steve Fleischman, have had a tough time finding permanent living situations over the past year. The couple, who've been married for 10 years, was evicted from their home in California which led to them living with his mother in New Salisbury, Indiana. Now Moran, 51, and Fleischmann have been kicked out of the trailer park that they've resided in since early this summer. The couple was reportedly kicked out of her mother-in-law's trailer because Moran was spending too much time partying. Now the actress and her husband are moving in-between hotels and were last seen outside of a Holiday Inn in Corydon, Indiana. The actress famous for her role as "Joanie Cunningham" on the sitcom "Happy Days" has had a hard time finding acting work since the show stopped taping in 1984. Her last television appearance was on VH1's "Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp" which aired in 2008.Beach Boys reunion ends with three founders fired via e-mail
Alicia Keys carries her son Egypt Dean in London.
Lil Wayne tops Elvis' Billboard record
Lil Wayne is not only making rap history, he's making rock 'n' roll history: The rapper has surpassed Elvis Presley as the male with the most entries on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. Lil Wayne now has 109 songs on that chart with Thursday's debut of Game's song "Celebration," where he is a guest alongside Chris Brown, Tyga and Wiz Khalifa. Of his 109 charted songs, only 42 are led by Lil Wayne; 67 are songs where he is the featured act. Thursday is the rapper's 30th birthday. Presley totaled 108 songs on the Hot 100 since it launched in 1958. Presley's career kicked off before that and several of his songs — like "Heartbreak Hotel" — could not be included in his total number. The "Glee" cast has the most Hot 100 entries with 204.John Travolta Spa-Sex Libel Suit Tentatively Dismissed
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge tentatively cleared John Travolta and his attorney of libel charges Thursday in a case filed by the author of a book detailing the actor's alleged homosexual escapades in spas. Robert Randolph, who wrote "You'll Never Spa in This Town Again" and served as a source in a 2010 Gawker story called "The Secret Sex Life of John Travolta," had sued Travolta and attorney Marty Singer, alleging personal damage inflicted by Singer's media statements in response to the publications. After Gawker published the story, in which Randolph claimed he witnessed Travolta having oral and anal sex with men at a spa, Singer submitted a long letter to the media gossip site, alleging, in turn, that Randolph was mentally unstable. Randolph filed a libel suit against the actor and attorney, claiming they "sought to disparage the quality of [Randolph's] property and reputation and to induce members of the public to believe [Randolph] is an unreliable source and thus abstain from purchasing" the book, according to court documents obtained by TheWrap. The defendants made an anti-SLAPP motion, which, under California law, can throw out lawsuits deemed frivolous infringements of defendants' First Amendment rights. Judge Malcolm Mackey said Singer's letter was not subject to a defamation claim. "Mr. Travolta will be seeking to obtain his legal fees from Robert Randolph and his lawyers," Lynda B. Goldman, the defendants' attorney who works at Singer's firm, said in a statement "Notwithstanding inane tabloid fodder, two individuals who sued Mr. Travolta voluntarily dismissed their cases, and Randolph's case was dismissed by the court. Anyone else who thinks about suing Mr. Travolta should expect a similar result."
Piers Morgan bans Kelsey Grammer from his show
Newsman-turned-TV talk show host Piers Morgan has banned Kelsey Grammer from his daily CNN program after the actor walked out over a photo mix-up last week. The former "Frasier" star stormed off the "Piers Morgan Tonight" set at the last minute after spotting a snap of his ex-wife Camille in the opening titles, according to the show host -- and now Grammer has joined Madonna on the ex-tabloid editor's banned list. Asked if he'll have the actor back on the show, Morgan states, "No, it'll be the last time." Grammer has yet to comment on the drama but his representative says, "Piers needs to take responsibility for what he did to Kelsey. It's called accountability." Last month, Grammer refused to utter Camille's name during a chat with TV host Oprah Winfrey, simply referring to the reality TV star as "that person." The Grammers went through a bitter divorce and custody battle after splitting in 2010.
Al Gore to anchor Current TV's Oct. 3 presidential debate coverage
Once the candidate and now the commentator, Al Gore will anchor Current TV's coverage of the first debate between President Obama and Republican contender Mitt Romney on Oct. 3.The former vice president and 2000 Democratic candidate for the highest office also anchored Current's coverage of both the Republican and Democratic national conventions. He will be aided for the upcoming Denver showdown by several Current show hosts: former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Cenk Uygur and John Fugelsang, the network announced on Wednesday. Coverage will begin at 8 p.m. ET, with on-screen analysis for an hour before and after the 9 p.m. debate There was no word on whether Gore would oversee the other two debates, or the vice presidential debate. Current did not immediately respond TheWrap for comment. Gore, who co-founded the network in 2005, apparenlty is making a greater push in this election cycle to give viewers some face time.
Amanda Bynes Pleads Not Guilty to Hit-and-Run
Amanda Bynes was not present during a Van Nuys, Calif., hearing on Thursday morning for her two hit-and-run charges, but her lawyer, Richard Hutton, pleaded not guilty on her behalf. Stemming from incidents on April 10 and Aug. 4, L.A. Superior Court Judge Rebecca Omens said Bynes, 26, who is currently in New York, is required to be back in Los Angeles within 48 hours of her next hearing, which is set for Oct. 19. The former Nickelodeon star, 26, also faces a DUI charge and two counts of driving with a suspended license.The actress's April case was reopened following the Aug. incident, during which a driver claimed that Bynes rear-ended and damaged her Toyota. The allegations state Bynes stopped only briefly, declared there was no damage and drove off. Lt. Andrew Neiman of the LAPD said that investigators determined the alleged victim's car had about $800 in damage, and that Bynes did not notify police or exchange insurance information as required by law.
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