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Brittany Murphy's Dad to Skip Funeral: "I Don't Want to See Her That Way"
6 hours ago
As funeral arrangements for his daughter fall into place, Brittany Murphy's father says he had no idea how sick she reportedly was—psychologically or physically.
"I was very shocked by it," Angelo Bertolotti tells E! News. "I can't believe it really. It happened so fast; I'm just trying to figure it all out right now. I'm very upset by it."
Bertolotti, who hadn't spoken to the Uptown Girls star for more than a year and who had never met her husband, Simon Monjack, says he will not be attending Murphy's funeral tomorrow evening at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills.
"If I wanted to go, I would go, but I don't want to see her that
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No Simon, No Problem? Fox Still Wants More Idol
8 hours ago
The show must go on—even without its snarky, British center of attention, apparently.
Despite the news from a seemingly solid source (it was the guy's brother, for goodness' sake!) that Simon Cowell plans to end his stint as a judge on American Idol after the upcoming 2010 season, the show's ninth, Fox is reportedly willing to go on without him.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the network and Idol producers FremantleMedia and 19 Entertainment are close to inking a deal that will keep the still-chugging talent show on the air for another three seasons.
That's three seasons after their current contract ends in 2011, mind you...
Fox refused to comment, and
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Brittany Murphy Funeral Set for Christmas Eve
8 hours ago
Update: Murphy's body has been transported to Forest Lawn in anticipation of the Dec. 24 burial.
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Sadly, Christmas is an afterthought for Brittany Murphy's grief-stricken family.
E! News has learned that the Girl, Interrupted star will be laid to rest on Christmas Eve at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills, five days after her untimely death left Hollywood reeling.
The funeral and burial service are said to be "strictly private." No word who will attend or whether a public memorial is in the works for after the holiday.
(Originally published Dec. 23, 2009, at 12:15 p.m. Pt)
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Jersey Shore: Fellow Italian-American Reality Star Weighs In
8 hours ago
If the Jersey Shore stars are ever feeling a bit beat up from being trashed by fellow Italian-Americans, they should take a trip to see Cake Boss star Buddy Valastro at his Hoboken bakery.
The master baker tells me he's not put off by their antics or what critics say promotes negative stereotypes. "Being Italian-American, I'm not like, 'Oh, my god. I'm so offended by it," Valastro says. "It's taken out of context."
Valastro admits he hasn't watched an episode yet of the MTV reality series, but…
"I was on the Jersey Shore," he says. "My buddies and I had a house in Seaside Heights. We lived there for the summer. So I know what that scene is like and I
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Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins: It's Over
9 hours ago
File this under a Christmas bummer.
Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins have ended their run as one of Hollywood's most enduring power couples.
"Actress Susan Sarandon and her partner of 23 years, actor Tim Robbins, have announced that they separated over the summer," her publicist, Teal Cannaday, tells People. "No further comments will be made.
Theirs had been a fruitful relationship both on- and offscreen.
Robbins, 51, and Sarandon, 62, met while filming the minor-league baseball classic Bull Durham in 1988 and went on to have two sons together, 20-year-old Jack and 17-year-old Miles.
Other joint credits for the Oscar-owning tandem included the death-penalty
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Bad Timing Alert! Chilling Brittany Murphy Movie Art Pulled
9 hours ago
It's an eerie and tragic example of life imitating art.
In a dreadful case of bad timing, Brittany Murphy's sudden death on Sunday has forced the DVD rental company Redbox to yank box art images from its kiosks nationwide for the actress's latest film, Deadline.
The cover shows the 32-year-old's character lying lifeless in a bathtub.
Murphy, of course, collapsed in the bathroom of her Hollywood Hills home Sunday morning and, after unsuccessful attempts by family and paramedics to revive her, was pronounced dead at the hospital.
And that sent Redbox scrambling when it realized what was on the cover of the straight-to-dvd horror thriller.
"We are removing the
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Link Party: Time to Start Your Eclipse Countdown?
9 hours ago
• Eclipse is out in just six months! Time to start getting excited as various stills from the film start rolling in. (And yes, we know this photo was in People's New Moon Special Collector Edition Extravaganza, but now it has no logos!)
• Ricky Gervais torturing Elmo on Sesame Street with a celebrity lullaby is the best. Now, who's extra excited for the Golden Globes?!
• Kate Gosselin might be off that The View for Moms show she shot a pilot for. Apparently she's "too controversial" and took too much attention away from Paula Deen.
• Yikes! The cover art for Brittany Murphy's recent release Deadline is unfortunate.
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Did Domestic Violence Play Role in Courtney Love Losing Custody of Daughter?
9 hours ago
Does a new court filing hint at some of the friction that caused Courtney Love to lose legal custody of daughter Frances Bean Cobain?
Lawyers representing Frances' new guardians, her paternal grandmother and aunt, have filed a motion to have all records from the proceeding be sealed from the public, including "allegations of domestic violence," according to the filed documents obtained by E! News.
View the court docs.
If the judge doesn't agree to a wholesale hiding of the paperwork, the lawyers ask that Frances' "personal and medical information," including any "allegations of domestic violence," be blocked from public consumption.
Love was stripped of custody of
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Joan Rivers Rejoins E! for Fashion Police Lineup
9 hours ago
Can we tawk? Unfashionable stars beware! Joan Rivers, the mouth that roared on E! for 10 years, is coming back to bust badly dressed celebs in a series of awards-season Fashion Police operations. The clothes-minded critiques begin with Fashion Police: The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards, Jan. 18.
Joining Rivers on the red carpet beat will be E! Network personalities Khloé Kardashian Odom, Giuliana Rancic and Jay Manuel—and Joan is clearly stoked for the gig:
"With this group of candid, clever and hilarious personalities, the 2010 award season is certain to bring our most outrageous Fashion Police specials yet.
"I am delighted to be back on E! and to have the opportunity to say what I think
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Michael Jackson's Doc Not Ready for His Closeup
9 hours ago
Michael Jackson starred in a posthumous documentary. His brothers are doing their own reality show. But his former physican isn't going Hollywood.
A rep for the embattled Dr. Conrad Murray says there are no plans for him to appear in a television special, despite reports suggesting otherwise.
"There is no proposed deal," says spokeswoman Miranda Sevcik. "They were thinking about doing something in the future, but it's been blown way out of proportion."
Sevcik says a British production crew followed the cardiologist around for one day in November as he visited with patients and friends, with the goal being to record his patients' reactions to Murray being back at
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Mother-in-Law "Absolutely Devastated" by Brittany Murphy's Death
10 hours ago
It's more than any mom can bear.
Brittany Murphy's mother-in-law, Linda Monjack, tells E! News today that she is "absolutely devastated" by the shocking death of her daughter-in-law.
Monjack, a therapist who lives in England, says she is scrambling to make arrangements to fly to Los Angeles so she can be by the side of her son, Simon Monjack, for the funeral tomorrow.
"Depends if I can get the flight," she says.
Linda Monjack, who attended the couple's nuptials in 2007, would be able to put her training as a bereavement counselor to good use.
Asked if she knew if her daughter-in-law was suffering from any maladies that might have triggered cardiac
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Johnny Knoxville's Latest Stunt—Father of Two
10 hours ago
A round of applause for Philip John Clapp.
Aka Johnny Knoxville, who welcomed a son over the weekend, his first child with girlfriend Naomi Nelson.
Rocko Akira Clapp (sure, why not?) was born Sunday, weighing 8 pounds and measuring 20 inches, per the L.A. Times.
Knoxville is also dad to a 13-year-old daughter, Madison, with ex-wife Melanie. The two divorced last year.
The Jackass star has been lying relatively low (i.e., not barreling headfirst into cinder blocks, or whatnot) since Lax security found a prop grenade in his luggage in January. Lately, he's been executive-producing and appearing occasionally on the MTV2 show Nitro Circus.
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Amy Winehouse Charged With Assault...Again
10 hours ago
Amy Winehouse started 2009 off with an assault charge and might as well end it with one too, right? It's not like she's about to grow and learn from her mistakes or anything. Too much work. She did have time to get a boob job somewhere in the middle there, so there's that!
But back to Wino's current dramz. The 26-year-old singer has been arrested and charged with a public order offense and common assault after turning herself in to Thames Valley Police.
The charges stem from an altercation that happened at the Milton Keynes Theater over the weekend. Police aren't giving any details of the incident, but the British tabs say she was a mess during a production of Cinderella—heckling,
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Best of 2009 Shocker! New Moon, Miley Dominate Poll
10 hours ago
In this year of Balloon Boy, Twitter, Gosselin mania and vampires, we decided to let you, the E! Online reader, pick the best scandals, movies, tunes, stars and styles.
So it's no huge surprise that the Best of 2009 winners list is dominated by a little movie called New Moon—and whoever was in it.
Miley got some love, too, but the big upset is who won Celeb of the Year. Can you guess?
Here's what E! Online readers picked as the Best of 2009:
Celeb of the Year: Adam Lambert!
Most Stylin' Star: Kristen Stewart
Best Movie: The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Best Scripted TV Show: Supernatural
Juiciest Scandal: A tie! Between Tiger Woods' lady
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Preview Brittany Murphy's Final Film, Abandoned
12 hours ago
Abandoned will be known as Brittany Murphy's final film. Shot back in June, she stars as a woman searching for her husband (Dean Cain) after he mysteriously disappears from a hospital following surgery. Of course, it's way harder than just a normal missing-person search because no one believes her due to her history of psychiatric issues. Just look at that doctor in the 45-second clip above giving her a hard time.
Speaking out to Extra, the film's director, Michael Feifer, counters rumors that Brittany was difficult to work with. "She glowed all the time," he remembers. "I had a really sweet relationship with her. She was always on the
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Keeping Up With the Kardashians: Get a Sneak Peek of the Pregnancy Reveal!
12 hours ago
This season of Keeping Up With the Kardashians is the biggest ever, and this Sunday's ep raises the stakes even higher when Khloé Kardashian Odom reveals to Kim that she might be knocked up, while Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush decide to give their relationship a second chance. Press play above to see Kim's reaction to Khloé's news, and then click in for both the Kim-Reggie reunion and the family calling out Kim for her lyin' ways!
Ready for more? Follow Keeping Up With the Kardashians on Twitter @kuwtk to get an exclusive fifth sneak peek featuring Khloé's big baby news!
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Kendra: Hanks for the Memories This Christmas
12 hours ago
The Kardashians aren't the only ones feeling nostalgic this time of year.
Fellow E! star and new mom Kendra Wilkinson is also reminiscing on her website about days gone by via some old holiday photos.
"Christmas was always a really big deal in my family and my mom always went all out to make it really special for me and my brother," she writes. "I have sooooo many amazing xmas memories and I'm sure this one will top the rest now that I'm sharing it with my son and my hubby!!! I feel like the luckiest girl in the world right now!"
Something tells us baby Hank is going to feel pretty lucky as well come Christmas morning.
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Chelsea Handler Blog: Audrina Patridge, a Star?
12 hours ago
Star Magazine is reporting that Audrina Patridge is planning where her Hollywood Walk of Fame star will be located. She wants it to be somewhere "cool" like near James Dean or Johnny Depp.
The biggest problem with this story is that there are currently no plans for her to receive a star, and I have serious doubts that there ever will be. Although I've certainly seen some names I don't recognize on that sidewalk, none of them have ever been a half-retarded reality-show star who is best known for Carl's Jr. commercials. I think the owner of Carl's Jr., who I assume is named Carl, should have one before she does.
If she somehow gets one, I doubt she'll get to pick the location.
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Richard and Mayumi Heene Ordered to Jail for Balloongate
13 hours ago
Richard and Mayumi Heene didn't quite get their "Christmas miracle."
The couple who wanted America to believe that their 6-year-old son, Falcon, was adrift in a runaway balloon both were sentenced to jail time for crafting a hoax that first captivated then horrified the nation.
Before learning his fate, a visibly shaken Richard offered a choked-up mea culpa: "I want to reiterate that I'm very, very sorry, and I'm going to apologize to all the rescue workers."
His lawyer, David Lane, also said Richard accepted full responsibility and begged for leniency for his wife.
"If anyone has to go to jail here, your honor, it's Richard Heene...Do not send his
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Third Day of Lost-Mas: Is Naveen Andrews Being Killed Off?
14 hours ago
Oh, Sayid Jarrah, your hotness knows no bounds.
Not to mention, you are a fan favorite.
So they certainly can't be killing you (Naveen Andrews) off of Lost as early as the very first episode of the final season, right?
Maybe...maybe not.
Our 12 Days of Lost-mas continues with the latest gift: some brow-raising scoop on what's ahead for Sayid when the new season of Lost begins Feb. 2.
It is a matter of life or death, so read at your own risk!
One of the following is true:
• Sayid dies.
• Sayid kills Jack.
Remember, when we last saw these Losties they were in 1977. Sayid had been
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