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Comedian Robin Williams recovering nicely after heart surgery

Comedian Robin Williams recovering nicely after heart surgery

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One of my favorite actors/comedians Robin Williams is recovering nicely from heart surgery after suffering some pain and discomfort before a gig in Florida, part of his “Weapons of Self-Destruction” tour. He had surgery to replace an aortic valve, which sounds pretty dang serious but then again, I’m not a heart doctor, so that could be like the blister removal of heart surgery. You know, relatively harmless.

ANYway, he’s okay and should be going right back… More »

Sad news for John Travolta and family

Sad news for John Travolta and family

var iamInit = function() {try{initIamServingHandler(234,321,461899,”http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/Resources/Css/css2.css”)}catch(ex){}}()While on vacation with his family in the Bahamas, the oldest son of John Travolta and Kelly Preson, Jett Travolta, died after apparently suffering a seizure.

He had suffered for a long time from Kawasaki disease, which can bring with it seizures as well as heart problems. Here are some more updates from TMZ:

UPDATE: 4:40 PM ET — Restview Memorial Mortuary and Crematorium in the Bahamas tells TMZ Jett’s body would be transferred to Restview on… More »