E! News and Fashion Police correspondent Giuliana Rancic’s double mastectomy was a success — and she is “already cracking jokes,” her husband Bill Rancic told E! Online today. “Her surgery lasted about four hours and the doctors were very pleased with the result,” Bill said.
Giuliana and Bill announced her surgery on the Today show Dec. 5, explaining that after initially opting for a double lumpectomy coupled with radiation, the conservative treatment hadn’t been as effective as they’d hoped.
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For once, Lindsay Lohan’s experience in court was a pleasant one. The actress appeared at L.A. Superior Court Wednesday morning in front of Judge Stephanie Sautner for a progress hearing regarding her court-ordered community service work. The verdict? Lohan — who spent the past week in headlines for her Playboy spread — might just be turning over a new leaf.
“You have actually done the work,” Sautner told the actress. “And done it not only on time, but early.” Lohan had been ordered to complete 12 days of community service at the L.A. County morgue and four psychotherapy sessions. READ FULL STORY »
Elizabeth Taylor’s jewelry collection fetched a record-setting $115 million — including more than $11.8 million for a pearl necklace and more than $8.8 million for a diamond ring given to her by Richard Burton — at an auction of gems and other memorabilia amassed by the late actress. The 33.19-carat diamond ring given to Taylor by the actor she married twice, sold for $8,818,500. The pearl, diamond and ruby necklace, known as “La Peregrina,” purchased at auction for $37,000 in 1969 by Burton for Taylor reached the world-record price of $11,842,500. It was estimated to sell for $2 million to $3 million. The price surpassed the previous auction record for a pearl, set in 2007 at Christie’s auction house in New York City with the sale of The Baroda Pearls for $7,096,000. READ FULL STORY »
A man affiliated with a hacking group was arrested Tuesday on federal charges for an attack on a website belonging to Kiss bassist Gene Simmons, authorities said.
Kevin Poe was indicted in Los Angeles on two counts: conspiracy and unauthorized impairment of a protected computer. Poe made his initial appearance in court in Hartford, Connecticut and was released on $10,000 bond.
If convicted of both charges, the Manchester man faces up to 15 years in prison. An email message left for deputy federal public defender Deirdre Murray was not immediately returned.
Charlie Sheen’s ex-wife, Brooke Mueller, has entered rehab following her arrest last week in Aspen, Colo. “After further reflection and consideration, Brooke has decided to remove herself from the media spotlight and has entered a long-term in-patient treatment center where she can focus on her recovery without distraction,” Mueller’s spokesperson Steve Honig said.
Mueller, who split from Sheen earlier this year, was arrested for suspicion of third-degree assault and cocaine possession with intent to distribute, and was released on bail. A court date was set for Dec. 19 at the time of arrest .
Mueller will retain custody of her and Sheen’s two children, Honig said.
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Katie Couric and Brooks Perlin have ended their five-year relationship, reports People. The couple met in 2006 at a fund-raising event for colon cancer, the disease which claimed the life of Couric’s husband, Jay Monahan, in 1998. According to People‘s sources, Couric’s breakup with the 17-years-younger entrepreneur was amicable but “inevitable.”
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Reality television star Richard Hatch has been released from a state prison after serving a nine-month sentence for failing to pay back taxes.
Hatch, the winner of the first season of the CBS reality show Survivor, was released Monday, a state prison official said. READ FULL STORY »
After suffering a miscarriage of what would have been her 20th child, TLC reality mom Michelle Duggar, along with her family, will hold a memorial service for the baby girl they have named Jubilee Shalom Duggar, People reports. While the Duggar family held a private service in their home on Sunday, the memorial service will be on Wednesday, Dec. 14, two days after Michelle Duggar, who is recovering in the hospital, is expected to arrive home. Jim Bob Duggar stated in a letter to People, “We would like to thank everyone for their prayers, emails and outpouring of love. As our whole family is grieving, we also know that God promises to work all things for good in our lives. Our prayer is that Jubilee’s passing will help us all realize that this life is short, and our relationship with Jesus is the most important thing. He gives us a peace in our hearts as He guides us through whatever we might face.”
The Duggars 19th child, Josie, who was born premature and spent four months in neonatal intensive care early in 2010, turned 2 on Dec. 10.
A judge has sentenced Jodie Foster’s estranged father to five years in a Los Angeles jail for bilking more than $100,000 from poor and elderly people in a home-building scheme.
City attorney spokesman Frank Mateljan (mah-TEHL’-jin) says Lucius Foster was sentenced Friday, two days after he was convicted of 21 misdemeanor counts of grand theft. The 89-year-old has been jailed since Wednesday.
He was convicted of taking $5,000 each from people for whom he promised to build affordable homes made from cargo containers. The units were never built, and prosecutors said he blatantly lied to clients.
Lucious Foster told City News Service that he remains estranged from his daughter, a two-time Oscar winner. He is due back in court Feb. 23 for a restitution hearing.
