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I wonder what Bjorn Borg thinks of all of this

VOLLEY
Actress Tatum O’Neal telling ABC’s Barbara Walters that her ex-husband, tennis great John McEnroe, used steroids during his tennis career and became violent because of it. McEnroe said in a statement he’s “disappointed” with O’Neal’s comments.

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An Update

I BELIEVE I CAN BEAT THE RAP
R&B crooner R. Kelly pleading innocent to child pornography charges Wednesday in a Chicago courtroom. The Grammy winner, accused of videotaping sex with an underage girl, is due back in court August 7.

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All the best, Piano Man!

Billy Joel Leaves Substance Abuse Facility
Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter Billy Joel has checked out of a substance abuse and psychiatric hospital, after a 10-day stay at the facility, his spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
Spokeswoman Claire Mercuri confirmed Joel’s departure without giving any details about his stay at the Silver Hill Hospital in Connecticut.
Last week, Joel’s spokeswoman said the rocker had planned a 10-day visit to the facility to address “a specific and personal problem that had recently developed.”
According to a recent report in the New York Daily News, Joel canceled an appearance at the Songwriters Hall of Fame dinner in New York after crashing his Mercedes.
The newspaper said Joel lost control of his car while trying to make a quick turn and slammed into a fire well and pole. He was not seriously injured in the accident.
During a March concert at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Joel criticized the venue’s high ticket prices, commented on American military battles, slurred his words and nearly nodded off, according to the paper.
In March, Joel also rescheduled some spring tour dates for his “Face to Face” tour with Elton John. At the time, Joel’s tour manager reportedly said The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee was suffering from acute upper respiratory infection and laryngitis.

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Kermit Finally Gets His Star!

Stars Named for the H’Wood Walk of Fame
Those in charge of the Hollywood Walk of Fame have announced the 2003 class that will receive stars on the attraction: Drew Carrey, Kermit the Frog, Martin Scorsese, Etta James, Kevin Bacon, Susan Sarandon, Suzane Sommers, the Osmond Family, Gilda Radner, and Michael Bolton.

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R.I.P.

SIGNING OFF
Ann Landers, aka Esther “Eppie” Pauline Friedman Lederer, reputedly the most widely read syndicated advice columnist in the world for the last 40 years, died Saturday of multiple myeloma at the age of 83. Her column was carried by over 1,200 newspapers.

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Surprise! Surprise? Surprise.

ON THE OUTS?
Angelina Jolie not commenting on rumors that her two-year marriage to Billy Bob Thornton is over. The actress is reportedly living in a hotel in Beverly Hills after moving out of the home she has shared with Thornton, Thornton, meanwhile, has been seen cavorting with various women while cutting a solo album in Memphis.

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“I amm so happpppy dat youse have given me dis dagree!”

CALL HIM DR. TERMINATOR
Arnold Schwarzenegger accepting an honorary doctorate on Sunday from Chapman University in Orange, California. The school recognized the actor’s work on behalf of such causes as the Special Olympics and the Inner-City Games Foundation.

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Why, to make the aliens jealous?!?

Crawford Interested in Space Travel
Supermodel Cindy Crawford says she’s ready for a trip into orbit in a Russian spacecraft ó but only if it would last one week, Interfax news agency reported.
Crawford, 36, made the comment Thursday while in Moscow to present a jewelry collection from Omega, the watch company.
She and her husband, Rande Gerber, are the parents of two young children, Kaia Jordan, born last year, and Presley Walker, who was born in 1999.
Singer Lance Bass of ‘N Sync has gone through preliminary health tests as part of his bid to secure a spot on a flight to the international space station.
But the Russian Aerospace Agency has warned that there is little chance that Bass, 23, could complete the necessary training in time for the next Soyuz rocket launch in October.
The world’s second space tourist, South African Mark Shuttleworth, returned to Earth last month after a weeklong trip that cost him $20 million ó the same sum the world’s first space tourist, American Dennis Tito, paid last year.

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Good Luck, Billy!

The Piano Man Enters Substance Abuse Hospital
Billy Joel has checked himself into a substance abuse and psychiatric hospital for a “personal problem,” his record label said Wednesday.
The 53-year-old, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter is staying at Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, Conn. Joel’s stay was first reported in Wednesday’s The Advocate of Stamford.
A brief statement released by Columbia Records said: “Billy Joel recently checked himself into Silver Hill Hospital for a planned 10-day stay to deal with a specific and personal problem that had recently developed.
“Joel scheduled his stay in Silver Hill several weeks ago and expects to leave in a few days, as planned.”
A publicist for Joel was unavailable for comment. The Advocate, citing unidentified sources, said the singer was receiving counseling at Silver Hill’s chemical dependency treatment center.
Joel, whose hits include “Piano Man,” “Just the Way You Are,” “Only the Good Die Young” and “Uptown Girl,” in March rescheduled a joint tour with Elton John, saying he was ill. The tour is to begin again in September.
A review in The New York Times of a show shortly before the postponement described him as rambling and bellowing, and said Joel “seemed to have ingested something quite a bit stronger than cough syrup.”
He was placed under a doctor’s supervision for acute laryngitis, inflamed vocal cords and an upper-respiratory infection, according to Sony Entertainment’s Billy Joel Web site, www.billyjoel.com.
A long list of celebrities have spent time at Silver Hill’s psychiatric and substance abuse treatment center. Pop star Mariah Carey checked in last summer after an “emotional and physical breakdown,” according to her publicist. Other patients have included Michael Jackson, Liza Minnelli, Gregg Allman and Joan Kennedy.

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This is entry Number 1900!

Happy Happy Joy Joy!
Some great news was received on Monday as one of the world’s greatest men emailed us with a three word letter:
“She said yes!!”
It seems as if John Babb has asked the Lady Jane to be his bride.
Well done, John Babb!
A hearty congratulations is due to them both! I will see you soon!