Earlier today, Dr. Conrad Murray was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of his patient Michael Jackson. The jury called him reckless and unprofessional for prescribing the troubled pop star sleeping pills and pumping him full of the drug propofol. Unfortunately, this sort of caretaker and/or enabler relationship is a common part of Hollywood: Doctors, parents, and hangers-on who encourage celebrities into destructive behavior and often get off clean. Here are six people whose influence was more harmful than helpful. More »
After years of dating, Indy finally put a ring on it. Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart were married in New Mexico on Tuesday by former Presidential nominee Governor Bill Richardson. (TMZ)
Vampire Diaires star Ian Somerhalder will talk to anyone about his outrage over the Gulf oil spill. Now he’s calling on his Hollywood cohorts to launch a Haiti-like telethon to raise money for clean-up efforts. (E! Online)
Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are trying to sell a story that Heidi cheated… More »
Rapper Kid Cudi was arrested in New York yesterday and has been charged with felony criminal mischief and possession of a controlled substance after he yanked one girl’s apartment door off its hinges and smashed her cell phone against a wall. Will she get an on stage apology, too? (New York Daily News)
Let’s think of more dancing-related puns to describe the blossoming romance between “smitten” couple Dancing with the Stars pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy and ESPN commentator Erin Andrews. Page Six… More »
Kourtney Kardashian’s baby daddy Scott Disick treated their 5-month old son to a massage this week. WHAT. (Us Weekly)
Jake Gyllenhaal had a guys’ night with Adam Levine in Los Angeles. The bros were not interesting in picking up women. (People)
Rumors of a Sarah Palin boob job are greatly exaggerated. (Us Weekly)
Is Jennifer Aniston dating Jason Sudeikis? (DListed)
Lindsay Lohan’s assistant quits! (Popeater)
Gary Coleman’s cray-cray ex named sole heir to his will. DOUBLE WHAT. (TMZ)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn has officially been… More »
Ed Westwick was overheard telling hot girls he’s a single dude. Guess Vanessa’s out of the picture. (Page Six)
Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick celebrated Scott’s birthday in Vegas. No one — not even Mama Kardashian — can keep these two apart. Write a song about that, Alicia Keys! (People)
Alicia Keys shows off more of her baby bump on the way to the World Cub, ya’ll. (Popsugar)
Lea Michele is a diva. What else is knew? (Us Weekly)
Those photos of Gary Coleman’s… More »
Lindsay Lohan’s alcohol monitoring anklet started “flashing furiously” while she was attending Kate Perry’s MTV Movie Awards after party. However, since Lindsay wasn’t busted for drinking, the flashing red lights could be a technical issue. Oh, okay. (Star Magazine)
Sarah Jessica Parker gave a tearful tribute to designer Alexander McQueen, who committed suicide earlier this year, at last night’s CFDA Awards. (Huffington Post)
The Hilton sisters partied with Jersey Shore’s Snooki and J-WOWW after the MTV Movie Awards, where they made a… More »
Kristen Stewart says she “made an enormous mistake” by comparing paparazzi pictures of herself to a woman being raped. (People)
Chris Brown and Bow Wow get denied in the Meatpacking District. (Page Six)
John Krasinski has a Twitter imposter. (Pop Wrap)
Is Mariah Carey pregnant with twins? (Perez Hilton)
LeAnn Rimes hates that she hurt people while having an affair with now-boyfriend Eddie Cibrian. But she doesn’t regret the outcome. Do the ends justifiy the means, LeAnn? (People)
Gwen Stefani spent $15,000 on Kingston’s 4th… More »
Gary Coleman — who had been in a coma after falling and hitting his head this week — died at a Utah hospital this afternoon at the age of 42, TMZ reports. The former Different Strokes star’s wife Shannon Price pulled the plug on his life support, and he was surrounded by family before his death. TMZ notes that the cause of death was an intracranial hemorrhage.
Our hearts go out to Gary’s family! So sad…. More »
Gary Coleman In Coma - The former child actor is on life support after falling down and hitting his head yesterday. He remains in critical condition in Utah. Nothing funny here folks, but we’ll keep you updated. (via RadarOnline)
A weekend news round-up including Britney’s new hair color, the Chile earthquake and a Tiger Woods-inspired iPhone app.
After a visit to the hair salon yesterday, Britney Spears is a blonde again (Radar)
Consider 2010 the year of the natural disaster; a 8.8 earthquake hit Chile early this morning, with a tsunami expected to hit Hawaii later today. Here are ways to help relief efforts. (Huffington Post)
A source says actor Andrew Koenig hanged himself. His body was found Thursday in Vancouver. (E!)
Gary… More »
I love Gary Coleman. He’s like a thousand fun yet freaky little stories wrapped into one interesting, yet slightly alarming package. And today’s newest? Gary decided to use his truck as a weapon on some guy he had an argument with in a bowling alley. Here’s what the authorities had to say:
Wright told The Salt Lake Tribune there are “indications” that alcohol was a factor in the accident. He was unavailable for comment Sunday. – source
Really? Alcohol? NO KIDDING…. More »
Good morning, Snarky friends! I just drank an entire large Almond Joy Dutch Brothers; I love going there because the baristas are always so coool and hip and friendly. In fact I almost jumped out of the car and hugged the lady who made my coffee this morning, which would have been both really awesome and kind of sad, in a “please love me” sort of way. Huh. Okay, well, let’s get to the goss!
First, Aretha Franklin is pissed, which… More »
You can – if you really want to. The former child star is hawking a pair of autographed pants on eBay:
Here are a pair of Gap athletic pants that Gary Coleman wore. He signed the back pocket. The material is 100% Polyester. The color is Khaki, with blue, green, and white stripes down the Sides. The pants are from Gap Kids the Size is XL 12 Regular. This pair would be perfect for any child who loves gary or for… More »
Hidely ho, neighborinos! Welcome to yet another sparkling edition of Snarky Gossip, where basically you can while away a few hours while pretending to work. Yeah, you know who you are. So last night, my 13 year old made some homemade pizza, and while it was rather tasty on the way down, today it’s manifesting its presence in quite another, more sinister (and decidedly less tasty) method. I’m just going to leave it at that because it’s the holiday season… More »