A medical examiner’s autopsy released on Thursday revealed that former pro wrestling star Randy “Macho Man” Savage died last month of heart disease, the AP reports. On May 20, the 58-year-old Savage — whose real name was Randall Poffo — lost consciousness and crashed his Jeep into a tree while driving on Route 694 in Pinellas County, Florida; he was pronounced dead at the hospital. The Tampa Bay area medical examiner determined that Savage suffered from an enlarged heart and blocked coronary arteries, and that his injuries from the accident were not significant enough to have caused his death. His wife, Lynn, suffered minor injuries in the crash.
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Jun 30
2011
11:08 PM ET
Jun 30
2011
06:26 PM ET
Tobey Maguire's attorney claims the actor does not owe over $300,000 to Ponzi investors
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Tobey Maguire’s attorney has fired back after a bankruptcy trustee sued the actor for over $300,000 in allegedly illegal poker winnings, saying Maguire is innocent of any wrongdoing. The court filings released on Thursday say that Maguire didn’t only win while playing hedge fund manager and convicted con man Bradley Ruderman, he also lost $168,500. Maguire’s attorney says that he shouldn’t owe the Ponzi investors anything, but if the actor is required to pay anything back, it should be reduced to the amount he lost in the private Texas Hold ‘em games held in various upscale Los Angeles-area hotels.
The lawyers representing Ruderman’s clients are asking for $4 million from the 22 players named in the suit, and claim that Maguire is not entitled to his winnings because they came from $5.2 million of Ruderman’s clients’ money.
Jun 30
2011
10:38 AM ET
Jonathan Rhys Meyers hospitalized
Jonathan Rhys Meyers was hospitalized on Tuesday after paramedics responded to an emergency call and found him slumped on the floor of his London home, the London Sun reports. The Tudors star, who’s struggled with substance abuse, reportedly refused treatment and police were called. “We can confirm we were called by the London Ambulance Service to an address in NW8 to report to a man refusing treatment,” a Scotland Yard spokesman told People. “Police attended, and the man was taken by ambulance to a central London hospital.”
Though some outlets have speculated that his condition was a result of a suicide attempt, a source tells EW that the actor more likely suffered a relapse in his sobriety. Representatives for the actor did not immediately respond to calls for comment.
Jun 29
2011
10:14 PM ET
Denise Richards adopts a baby
Actress and reality TV star Denise Richards adopted a baby girl, People is reporting, named Eloise Joni Richards. “Denise and Eloise’s big sisters couldn’t be happier and feel incredibly blessed,” says her rep. Richards, 40, has two young children — Sam, 7, and Lola, 6 — with ex-husband Charlie Sheen. ”Thank you all for your sweet messages,” Richards tweeted earlier today. ”The girls and I are over the moon and so is my dad Grandpa Irv.”
Jun 29
2011
04:31 PM ET
Myspace changes hands after years of struggle with News Corp.
One dollar. That’s how much you’re worth to News Corp. if you still use Myspace. After six years of struggles to keep the brand viable, Rupert Murdoch and his company have sold the flailing social networking site, which still counts 35 million unique users, to online ad company Specific Media for $35 million in cash and stock, reports Reuters.
It was a major fire sale for Rupert Murdoch’s corporation, who purchased Myspace in 2005 for $580 million. The media conglomerate, which will retain a small stake of Myspace, was hoping to recoup at least some of its investment in the race between Specific, Golden Gate Capital, Austin Ventures, and Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick. In fact, the final bid fell well short of a projected $100 million price tag. READ FULL STORY »
Jun 29
2011
02:00 PM ET
'Real World' alum Puck arrested for domestic violence
MTV’s Puck was arrested on June 19 for spousal battery, according to a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Men’s Central Jail. Puck, whose real name is David Rainey, was the obnoxious star of The Real World season set in San Francisco that aired in 1994. Rainey, 42, remains in police custody and has a court date set for July 6. Bail was set at $30,000.
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EW’s 1994 article about Puck
Jun 29
2011
12:13 PM ET
David Duchovny and Tea Leoni separate
Reps for David Duchovny and wife Téa Leoni have confirmed that the actors are separated.
It’s been a rocky road for the couple since life imitated art and the Californication star, 50, checked into rehab for sexual addiction in 2008. That same year, Duchovny filed suit against the U.K.’s Daily Mail for alleging that he was having an affair with a tennis instructor. The Mail later issued a retraction. Despite the escalating scandal, Duchovny reconciled with 45-year-old Leoni after a few months apart.
Duchovny met Leoni in 1992 when they both interviewed for a guest spot on the Tonight Show. They reconnected in 1997 and married that same year. After 14 years of marriage, they have two children – daughter Madelaine West, 12, and son Kyd, 9.
Jun 29
2011
10:26 AM ET
'Bachelor' Brad Womack and Emily Maynard split
In March, two-time Bachelor Brad Womack proposed to Emily Maynard, but just three months later, the 25-year-old single mom tells People that their relationship is over. “We’re no longer engaged,” she told the magazine. In a statement, Womack said “the demise of our relationship was completely my fault.”
Jun 29
2011
09:03 AM ET
Mel Gibson finalizes divorce from wife of 31 years
Mel Gibson and his wife of 31 years have officially finalized their divorce, according to Reuters. Robyn Gibson had filed for divorce in 2009, three years after the pair separated. Details of the agreement were not released, but Gibson was once thought to be worth approximately $900 million. The couple has seven children together, and Gibson has a 20-month-old daughter with former girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva.
Jun 28
2011
04:15 PM ET
Tia Mowry delivers son
Sister, Sister star Tia Mowry is now a mother mother. People is reporting the former child actor and star of The Game gave birth to an eight-pound baby boy today.
Mowry, 32, and her husband Cory Hardrict — who married in Santa Barbara in 2008 — announced the pregnancy in January. The birth itself will be shown as part of Mowry’s upcoming reality show, Tia & Tamera, which costars her twin sister Tamera and premieres in August on the Style Network.
“I think she secretly thinks my son is her son too!” the new mother joked about her sister to People last week. “I mean, twins share everything, right?”
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