Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean and his wife Rochelle DeAnna Karidis announced that they are expecting their first child, People reports. The couple took a modern route of telling the world — they posted a video on YouTube to share the news.
“Because we love you all so much, we wanted to share with you — for the first time — something very special. We’re having a baby!” McLean says in the video.
McLean and Karidis were married in December 2011.
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Elizabeth Taylor, the Hollywood icon who was as famous for her eight marriages as she was for her 54 movies and two Oscars, died this morning of congestive heart failure at Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Hospital, where she was being treated during the last two months for her condition. Taylor, 79, is survived by her four children, 10 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Michael Wilding, Taylor’s son, said in a statement: “My Mother was an extraordinary woman who lived life to the fullest, with great passion, humor, and love. Though her loss is devastating to those of us who held her so close and so dear, we will always be inspired by her enduring contribution to our world. Her remarkable body of work in film, her ongoing success as a businesswoman, and her brave and relentless advocacy in the fight against HIV/AIDS, all make us all incredibly proud of what she accomplished. We know, quite simply, that the world is a better place for Mom having lived in it. Her legacy will never fade, her spirit will always be with us, and her love will live forever in our hearts.”
Taylor had long since transitioned out of acting but had remained famous for being herself, a screen legend since her child star days in the 1940s. Taylor’s violet-eyed beauty had enthralled audiences ever since she was 12, when she starred in 1944′s National Velvet, still the definitive girl-and-her-horse movie. READ FULL STORY »
Keira Knightley and Rupert Friend are no longer a couple, People magazine reports. Friend met Knightley on the set of 2005′s Pride and Prejudice, where he played the handsome but shady rascal, Mr. Wickham.
Celebrities took to the Internet to post their reactions to Tiger Woods’ speech this morning. Some highlights:
“I’ll be holding a press conference later today to express my regret at not having sex with many, many beautiful women.” — Michael Ian Black
“Regarding Tiger Woods, I had an addiction and went through rehab[.] Making amends is part of recovery. Cynical or not it’s what the process is. … Unless you have had an addiction or created dismal failure of trust, one cannot judge the sincerity of a person making amends. … As an adduct I understand taking the steps towards recovery[.] Cynical or not, making amends IS THE PROCESS.” — Marlee Matlin
“ ”How close should I put the chairs?” “How close can you get them?” #conversationbeforetigerwoodspressconference ” — Seth Meyers
“Today is the birthday of Copernicus. The first man to prove the world does not revolve round Tiger Woods. Happy Birthday Copey.” — Craig Ferguson
“If Tiger’s wife is a ride or die chick she will be right there with him at the Press Conference! Marriage is supposed to be for life… Of course I know what Tiger did is WRONG!! I’m just suggesting he and his wife try working it out. She knew he was Pimpin!LOL .. Just got off the phone with my grandfather who has been married for 50 years and he agrees with me! SO THERE! LOL” — Nick Cannon
“very honorable words from tiger woods. good for him……” — Mandy Moore
“Re:Tiger Woods. If u want to rehab your image, shouldn’t you wear a tie? Just sayin’” — Joy Behar
The celebrated author chose to spend the last half-century of his life in virtual seclusion, guarding his privacy with such fervor that he only succeeded in fanning the flames of public curiosity. As Paul Alexander put it in his book Salinger: A Biography, “He became famous for wanting not to be famous.” But of course, Salinger’s main claim to fame has always been as the man who wrote The Catcher in the Rye.
Zelda Rubinstein, the 4-foot-3-inch actress who declared “This house is clean!” in Poltergeist, died at age 76 at 1:59 a.m today, according to her agent Eric Stevens. Rubinstein was most famous for playing the oddball psychic Tangina Barrons, but she also appeared in movies including Sixteen Candles, National Lampoon’s Last Resort, and Southland Tales, and was an AIDS activist long before it was considered fashionable, appearing in a series of AIDS-awareness advertisements.
Michael Douglas’ son, Cameron, 31, has pleaded guilty to dealing methamphetamine and cocaine out of a trendy New York hotel, according to the AP. He faces a minimum 10-year prison sentence.
YouTube.com and the Sundance Film Festival have sealed a deal that will make select films from the 2010 and 2009 festivals available for pay-per-view rentals for a limited time. Among the titles you’ll be able to check out on your computer between January 22 and 27: The Cove, One Too Many Mornings, Homewrecker, and Children of Invention.
Actor Michael C. Hall is battling cancer, according to statement released by his publicist today. The Dexter star “is on the road to completing what has been a successful treatment for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma,” the statement reads. It quotes Hall as saying, “I feel fortunate to have been diagnosed with an imminently treatable and curable condition, and I thank my doctors and nurses for their expertise and care.” Hall, 38, will return to production on the fifth season of Dexter later this year.
