37 year old actress Winona Ryder was briefly hospitalized after falling ill on a flight to London’s Heathrow Airport Wednesday. Sources said she look Near Death!
Winona Ryder
Her publicist, the Buxom Mara Buxbaum said Ryder was taken to a west London hospital “as a precaution” and had been released. Were Drugs involved? Buxom Buxbaum declined to go into details of Ryder’s illness.
British Airways said a flight from Los Angeles to Heathrow requested priority landing after a female passenger “required medical attention” and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
“Our cabin crew looked after the female passenger as much as they could onboard and our passenger services staff also accompanied her to the local hospital,” the statement said. “We wish her well.
A former contestant on hit US TV show “American Idol” was found dead outside the Los Angeles home of 46 year old Grammy Award winning singer Paula Abdul.
Paula Abdul Stalker Suicide
What appears to have been an obsessed fan of judge Paula Abdul has been found dead of an apparent suicide near the pop star’s home.
Police said they discovered the body of Paula Goodspeed, 30, in a car near Abdul’s Los Angeles home on Tuesday night.
“It appears to be a suicide by overdose [Drugs],” said Detective Robert Bub of the Los Angeles Police Department.
Abdul said in a statement that she was “deeply shocked and saddened” by Goodspeed’s death, and that her “heart and prayers go out to her family.”
Paula Abdul Naked (Trust me, you don’t want to see this)
A Tragic Plane Crash which killed four and left Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein and Travis Barker seriously injured.
Travis Baker - DJ AM
Goldstein 35 is a Celebrity DJ at Pure at Caesars, and an investor in LAX at Luxor in Las Vegas. Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, 32, who not only played drums in the platinum-selling band but also starred in his own MTV reality show.
Lindsay Lohan posted to her blog: “please send your prayers out to adam goldstien and travis barker—along with the others lost in the plane crash…
“it’s so scary to think that life can end so fast…we must all treasure each and every moment—and be thankful for what we have…all my love..xoxo…L”
Samantha Ronson, who spins for the same Hollywood scene that made DJ AM a celebrity, had a similarly shocked reaction to what happened to Barker and her “good friend Adam.”
“i don’t really know what to say, it’s such horrifying news, but i was hoping you guys would please send him your best wishes/prayers because I don’t really know what else to do,” Ronson wrote. ”
“also for travis barker, who was on the plane. four other people were on the plane and did not survive, i can’t even imagine the pain their families must be in. soooooo sad and i’m so sorry.
Killed in the crash on Friday night included two members of Barker’s entourage, Chris Baker, 29 and Charles Still, 25. Pilot Sarah Lemmon, 31 and co-pilot James Bland, 52, were also killed.
Country Star Singer, Actor, Guitarist Jerry Reed, the famous Good Ol’ Boy from car chase movies like “Smokey and the Bandit,” has died of complications from emphysema at 71.
Reed had a string of hits in the 1970s and early 1980s, that included “Amos Moses,” “When You’re Hot, You’re Hot,” “East Bound and Down,” “She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)” and “The Bird.”
Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed
In the mid-1970s, he starred in movies such as “Smokey and the Bandit” with Burt Reynolds, usually as a good ol’ boy. But he was an ornery heavy in “Gator,” directed by Reynolds, and a hateful coach in 1998’s “The Waterboy,” starring Adam Sandler.
Reed and Kris Kristofferson paved the way for Nashville music personalities to make inroads into films. Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson and Kenny Rogers (TV movies) followed their lead.
Most people don’t know that Jerry was actually a Smokin HotGuitarist, (he preferred Gibson Les Paul’s) with a distinctive style and influenced a lot of country and rock and roll players.
Rapper “Dr. Dre is mourning the loss of his son Andre Young Jr.,” publicist Lori Earl said in a statement. Young Jr., who was named after his father, was found dead Saturday by his mother at their home in suburban Woodland Hills, county coroner’s Lt. John Kades said.
Dr Dre Mourns His Son
An autopsy was performed Monday, but the cause of death wasn’t likely to be determined for eight weeks while toxicology tests are done, Kades said.
Grammy Award, Academy Award winning Singer, Musician Songwriter, Actor Isaac Hayes died at his home in Shelby County, Tennessee at age 56.
His album “Hot Buttered Soul” made Hayes a star in 1969. His shaved head, gold chains and sunglasses gave him a compelling visual image. “Hot Buttered Soul” was groundbreaking in several ways: He sang in a new “cool” style, and he started the song with “Raps”.
He was best known for his hit, the theme song for the 1971 movie “Shaft” which launched Hayes into International Star status.
Isaak Hayes Finds Freedom At Last!
A pioneer into new musical forms, Hayes In the early 1970s work laid the groundwork for disco, and artists like Barry White for what became known as urban-contemporary music and for Rap (he was rapping before there was rap).
Hayes was a talented songwriter. He was part of a songwriting partnership with David Porter, in the 1960s they wrote classic hits for Sam and Dave such as “Hold On, I’m Coming,” “Soul Man,” (That was also a hit for John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd as the “Blues Brothers“) and “When Something is Wrong With My Baby.” They also wrote for other Stax artists including Carla Thomas. Hayes was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002
Hayes was also a talented actor. He had roles in movies including “Tough Guys,” “I’m Gonna Get You Sucka” and “Hustle & Flow.” He had recently completed the movie “Soul Men,” in which he played himself; the film also starred Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac, who died on Saturday .
Award-winning actor-comedian Bernie Mac has died at age 50 from complications of pneumonia. Best known for his role in films including “Ocean’s Eleven” and his award winning TV program “The Bernie Mac Show.”
“Wherever I am, I have to play, I have to put on a good show!”
“The world just got a little less funny,” said co-star George Clooney. Carl Reiner, who also appeared in the “Ocean’s” films along with Brad Pitt, said he was “in utter shock” because he thought Mac’s health was improving.
Bernie Mac also had starring roles in “Bad Santa,” “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle” and “Transformers.”
Mac suffered from Sarcoidosis, an inflammatory lung disease that produces tiny lumps of cells in the body’s organs, but had said the condition went into remission in 2005. He was recently hospitalized and treated for pneumonia, which his publicist said was not related to the disease.
Rumors were flying that 50 year old Comedian/Actor Bernie Mac has died. Looks like the Rumors are just that, as Mac is apparently still very much alive.
“Bernie Mac is still alive and being treated at a Chicago hospital for pneumonia and is expected to make a full recovery,” said his rep Danica Smith. (They say no Drugs were involved)
Mac’s pneumonia was not related to his sarcoidosis, an autoimmune disease causing inflammation of the lungs.
The hospital has reported: “Mr. Mac is responding well to drugs/treatment and will be released soon.”
Winona Ryder
