In a statement released today by Bret Michaels’ representatives, the neurosurgeon leading the medical team that is treating the 47-year-old Poison singer addressed his recent hospitalization for a brain hemorrhage. “There is no doubt that Mr. Michaels’ condition is serious. We are treating the subarachnoid hemorrhage, which caused his severe cranial pain,” said Dr. Joseph M. Zabramski, who is the Chief of Cerebrovascular Surgery and Director of Clinical Neurosurgical Research at Barrow Neurological Institute (St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center) in Phoenix. “Mr. Michaels will continue to undergo testing considering we have hit a few roadblocks including hyponatremia, severe cranial and back pain suffered from blood drainage, an emergency appendectomy performed a week earlier and a lifelong history of Type 1 Diabetes. However, Bret’s sheer will to live and fully recover is undeniable. He has an unbelievable fight in him and told me what kept him alive at the moment of the hemorrhage was that he ‘did not want his family to wake up and see him lying unconscious in the middle of the floor.’ It was a combination of Bret’s fight to stay conscious during the hemorrhage and get to the emergency room, and the immediate medical attention provided by our staff at Barrow that enabled us to stabilize his condition.” The Barrow medical team will hold a press conference on Tuesday to update his treatment and prognosis. The statement, which confirmed the Arizona location of where Michaels was being treated, comes two days after news that Michaels was responding well to treatment and could resume his tour in late May.
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Catherine Bach's husband found dead
Peter Lopez, the husband of Catherine Bach — who played Daisy Duke in the TV series The Dukes of Hazzard — was found dead on the front lawn of his home with Bach in Encino, the L.A. Times reports. Police arrived at the scene to investigate a report of an assault with a deadly weapon. Lopez was a music attorney who had worked with Michael Jackson.
Jodie Sweetin expecting baby
Full House star Jodie Sweetin is expecting a child with her boyfriend of one year, Morty Coyle, People reports. The actress already has a two-year-old daughter with her ex-husband Cody Herpin.
Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and others call for release of Iranian director
Steve Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Francis Ford Coppola have rallied to support the release of jailed Iranian director Jafar Panahi, Reuters reports. The directors, and other filmmakers and actors like Robert De Niro, have signed a petition for the Iranian government, calling for Panahi to be released. The director, who has helmed movies like The White Balloon, was jailed after supporting Iranian opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi in last year’s election. He is being held in Tehran’s Evin prison.
Lawsuit against unauthorized sequel to J.D. Salinger's 'Catcher in the Rye' heads back to court
A lawsuit that initially blocked the publication of the “sequel” novel to J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye will be reconsidered in federal court, according to Reuters. Last July, a judge in Manhattan federal court blocked the U.S. publication of 60 Years Later: Coming through the Rye, an unauthorized sequel by Swedish author Fredrik Colting, who used the pen name J.D. California. On Friday, the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals sent the case back to federal court to determine whether the trust of Salinger, who died in January at the age of 91, would suffer irreparable harm if Colting’s book were published. The appeals court also ruled that it expected Salinger’s trust to ultimately prevail in the matter.
Lindsay Lohan may be facing jail time for allegedly violating her probation
Lindsay Lohan could be heading to jail for allegedly violating her DUI probation, People reports. According to an initial report by TMZ.com, the 23-year-old actress hasn’t followed her probation judge’s order to attend an alcohol education class once a week. Lohan’s next progress hearing is scheduled for May 20, during which it’ll be revealed whether or not Lohan has in fact violated the terms of her four-year probation, which she received following her second DUI conviction in 2007. “Though there have been occasional weeks when Lindsay has missed her alcohol treatment class, she has always managed to make up the class the following week by attending two classes,” Lohan’s attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, told People. “We have received no negative written report from the program.”
Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry parting ways
Halle Berry has split with Gabriel Aubry, her boyfriend of four years, People reports. The couple, who have a two-year-old daughter, are reportedly working on an custody agreement.
Actress Dorothy Provine dies
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World star Dorothy Provine has passed away from emphysema at the age of 75 on April 25. The actress, who played Ethel Merman’s daughter in Mad World, also appeared as flapper Pinky Pinkham in the 1960s television series The Roaring 20s. Provine’s other credits include That Darn Cat!, The Great Race, and the TV series 77 Sunset Strip.
Lance Armstrong and girlfriend expecting second child
People reports that Lance Armstrong announced via his Twitter account that he’s expecting another child with girlfriend Anna Hansen. “Getting ?’s today about someone I’m following, a certain @Cincoarmstrong. What to say? Yet another blessing in our lives. I cannot wait!” Armstrong Tweeted Thursday night. (@Cincoarmstrong‘s first post read: “I got 2 arms, 2 legs, a nickname, and [I'm] 2 inches long. See y’all in October.”)
The couple have a 10-month-old son, Maxwell Edward. Armstrong is also father to eight-year-old twins Isabelle and Grace and 11-year-old Luke, his children with his ex-wife Kristin.
Mark McGrath and fiancée have twins
Mark McGrath’s fiancée, Carin Kingsland, gave birth to twins this morning in Los Angeles , People reports. The pair, a boy and girl, are named Lydon Edward and Hartley Grace. “We are so lucky,” McGrath told People. “I don’t think you can prepare for the love we are feeling.” McGrath and Kingsland got engaged last New Year’s Eve.
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