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Dr. Jack Kevorkian Dies

Dr. Jack Kevorkian died early Friday morning after suffering from kidney and heart ailments. He was 83. “Dr. Death” has assisted many people's suicide, but it was his time to go. He did not want to be placed on life support , according to his attorney. His niece, Ava Janus, was by his side at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich., at the time of death. The controversial doc was an advocate for assisted suicide for the terminally ill and was even convicted of second-degree murder in 1999, but he didn't believe there was anything wrong with what he was doing. Dr. Kevorkian assisted around 130 terminally ill patients in their deaths during the '90s until he was found guilty of second-degree murder. Al Pacino won an Emmy last year for his portrayal as Dr. Jack Kevorkian in the HBO film, You Don't Know Jack.

 

 

 

James Arness, best known for "Gunsmoke," has died

James Arness, the tall, iconic actor best known for playing Marshal Matt Dillon on the long-running television series "Gunsmoke," has died. He was 88. He made few films during the 20-year "Gunsmoke" run. (There were 635 episodes produced in the series over its long tenure.) Arness was nominated for three Emmys over those 20 years and reprised his role as Dillon in made-for-TV "Gunsmoke" movies in the 1980s and 1990s. He also starred in mini-series "How the West was Won" in the late 1970s. He is survived by his wife, Janet, two sons and six grandchildren. His younger brother was actor Peter Graves (their family name is Aurness), who died in March 2010.

Trace Adkins loses house in fire, singer's family is OK

Country singer Trace Adkins' home in Tennessee was destroyed in a fire Saturday (June 4), but no one in the house at the time was hurt. Adkins, his wife, Rhonda, and their children had lived in the 5,000-square-foot mansion in Brentwood, Tenn., a Nashville suburb, for 11 years. It caught fire shortly after 3:30 p.m. Saturday and although firefighters were on the scene within a few minutes, the home was a "total loss." "I'm just numb," Rhonda Adkins said. "I'm sad because we lost irreplaceable things like all Trace's awards and our family photos." Adkins, a four-time Grammy nominee and former "Celebrity Apprentice" contestant, was flying to Alaska Saturday for a fishing trip. Wire reports say that when he landed, he immediately caught another flight home. Rhonda Adkins says she was driving home from Atlanta Saturday afternoon and was about 10 minutes from home when a neighbor called her about the fire. The couple's two youngest children, ages 9 and 6, and houseguests who were watching the kids escaped the house unharmed, as did the family pets. The fire started in the garage, but its cause is currently unknown.

Fourth Child On the Way for Piers Morgan

Piers Morgan is expanding his family. The Piers Morgan Tonight host, 46, confirmed the addition via Twitter Sunday morning, linking to a report and remarking, "This is true." The news? Wife Celia Walden, 34, is four months pregnant with the couple's first child together. A feature writer and columnist for the U.K.'s Daily Telegraph, Walden wed Morgan in June 2010. Morgan, who also judges America's Got Talent, is already dad to three boys – Spencer, 17, Stanley, 13, and Albert, 10 – from his previous marriage.

 

'Twilight' Star Nikki Reed Engaged to 'Idol' Alum

Twilight star Nikki Reed is engaged. Reed has been dating American Idol castoff Paul McDonald. Not only did they confirm they were dating by snuggling up to each other on the way to the MTV Movie Awards but she basically just announced their engagement: "He's the one," she told the press when asked if the couple has plans to wed. A source confirms that the two are indeed engaged. Reed says her soon-to-be-husband has a new EP coming out, and she's the star. "He's says he's going to release a Nikki Reed EP," Reed boasted.

 

 

Latest 'X-Men' flick tops weekend box office

"X-Men: First Class," a prequel that drops the franchise's mutants into the Cuban Missile Crisis, deputed atop the North American box office with $56 million. The well-received fifth installment, starring James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender, shines light on the beginning of the X-Men saga and a "secret history" of the Cold War.
"X-Men: First Class" $56 million
"Hangover Part II" $33.9 million
"Kung Fu Panda 2" $24.3 million
"Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" $18 million
"Bridesmaids" $12.1 million 

 

Cameron Diaz and Alex Rodriguez Split Again

They’ve been going strong for a while now, but reports are surfacing that Cameron Diaz has split with boyfriend Alex Rodriguez. An insider says “They’ve broken up.” The insider explains that Rodriguez “told her that he needs to focus on baseball and that’s all there is to it.”

 

 

Rihanna Reacts to Video Backlash

Rihanna is lashing back at the people who have been criticizing her violent new music video for "Man Down" saying "What's up with everybody wantin me to be a parent?"  Rhianna, reacting to complaints by the Parents Television Council she tweeted, "I'm a 23 year old rockstar with NO KIDS!  She continued, "We have the freedom to make art, LET US! U can't hide your kids from society, or they'll never learn how to adapt! This is the REAL WORLD." BET says they will continue to run Rhianna's video, including the graphic murder sequence.

 

 

Olivia Wilde to join Bradley Cooper for new film

Wilde has signed on to co-star with "Hangover" actor Bradley Cooper in the upcoming dramatic thriller "The Words."  The film features Cooper as a successful writer who discovers the price he must pay for stealing another man's work. Jeremy Irons, Ben Barnes and "Avatar" actress Zoe Saldana also co-star. Wilde's other upcoming films include "Cowboys & Aliens," "The Change-Up" and "In Time."

 

 

 

My Life with Frank

According to the new book, "Lady Blue Eyes: My Life with Frank" Sinatra was "obsessed" with being clean that he often took up to 12 showers a day. Barbara Sinatra also said that Frank "always smelled like lavender" and "made her feel special." She also talks about his conflict with alcohol writing, "Gin, I think, made him mean. So when I'd come out of my room and see the gin bottle on the bar, I'd turn right around, go back in my room, lock the door, because I didn't want to deal with it."  Barbara was Frank's fourth and final wife. The couple was married for 22-years up until Frank's death in 1998 following a heart attack.


TV NEWS
David Letterman is celebrating "Drum Solo Week," starting Monday, June 6th. The week kicks off Monday with a drum solo by the LATE SHOW's very own Anton Fig, longtime drummer for Paul Shaffer and the CBS Orchestra.  On Tuesday, June 7, renowned drummer and percussionist Sheila E. performs on the broadcast.  On Wednesday, June 8, legendary drummer Roy Haynes and on Thursday, it's Neil Peart, drummer for the legendary rock band Rush.


ABC and Katie Couric are just about done with a deal that would have Couric hosting a daytime show and other duties at ABC News. The new show, which would launch in 2012, could be announced as early as Monday.



Following NBC's decision last month to extend this season of "The Voice" the network will now double up on the singing competition for its last two weeks, adding a second live show on Wednesday in addition to the one on Tuesday with the finale airing June 29th.


HBO and the BBC will co-produce a World War I-era miniseries called "Parade's End," based on a series of novels by Ford Madox Ford. Benedict Cumberbatch ("Sherlock") and Rebecca Hall ("The Town") are set to star in the miniseries, which tells the story of a British aristocrat serving in the army during WWI and a love triangle involving him, his wife and another woman.


The Ryan Murphy-Brad Falchuk FX pilot "American Horror Story" has added to its cast. Shelby Young ("Days of Our Lives") will have a recurring part as a "mean girl" who bullies the daughter of Dylan McDermott and Connie Britton's characters.