Friday 27 January 2012

Robert Hegyes Dead: 'Welcome Back Kotter' Actor Dies At 60


Robert Hegyes Dead: 'Welcome Back Kotter' Actor Dies At 60: Welcome Back Kotter" actor Robert Hegyes has died. According to New Jersey's The Star-Ledger, he was 60 years old. The Star-Ledger reports he suffered an apparent heart attack in his New Jersey home on Thursday morning. Hegyes is best known for playing Juan Epstein on "Welcome Back Kotter," the 1970s sitcom, which starred John Travolta and Gabe Kaplan. He appeared in all four seasons of the sitcom and joined most of his fellow Sweathogs at the "Welcome Back Kotter" reunion held at the 2011 TV Land Awards. After "Kotter," Hegyes went on to co-star in "Cagney and Lacey" as Detective Manny Esposito. His other TV work includes an episode of "The Love Boat," "NewsRadio" and "CHiPS." Hegyes' last credited role was in the 2002 movie "Hip, Edgy, Sexy, and Cool." His brother Mark told The Star-Ledger that Robert was retired, but still talked about being involved in local arts efforts. "He always had these great schemes," his brother said, "but last week he said, 'I'm not going to do that anymore.'" Hegyes is survived by three siblings, two children and two step-children.

Thursday 19 January 2012

Blake Shelton Delays Concerts After Dad's Passing

Blake Shelton Delays Concerts After Dad's Passing: Sad news came from country singer Blake Shelton whose father, Dick, passed away on Wednesday, January 18. "Mr. Shelton, who was in declining health this past year, was surrounded by loved ones in Oklahoma upon his passing this evening," a representative for the 35-year-old singer said in a statement. Blake also announced that he plans to reschedule four dates through next week in his Well Lit & Amplified tour. The affected dates in his tour are Bismark, N.D., Rapid City, S.D., Bozeman, Mont. and Billings, Mont. They would be rescheduled to late March. Meanwhile, his tour resumes next Thursday in Columbus, Ga. Blake wrote on his website, "I appreciate your understanding during this difficult time and thank you for all your prayers. Your support means the world to me. I love you guys." Dick Shelton was hospitalized with pneumonia in early December but his health has been declining over the year. Blake flew back home to Oklahoma right after the 2011 American Country Awards where he name-dropped his father during acceptance speech.

Wednesday 18 January 2012

Emily Maynard Is the Next Bachelorette

Emily Maynard Is the Next Bachelorette: Emily Maynard is looking for love on TV – again!The sweet and likable winner of Brad Womack's season of The Bachelor will return to the franchise as the next star of The Bachelorette, show sources confirm to PEOPLE.Maynard, whose rocky engagement to Womack ended last summer, was reluctant to appear on The Bachelorette because she didn't want to be away from her young daughter Ricki. But, a source says, the show is moving production to their hometown, Charlotte, N.C., to accommodate, Maynard, 25.And who's hoping to be one of Maynard's suitors? Bentley Williams, who famously burned Ashley Hebert on her season of The Bachelorette by wooing her while admitting to cameras that he had hoped Maynard would be the one handing out roses, is interested in competing, according to show sources.

Tiny, Kelly Rowland, Gabrielle Union Attend Dwyane Wade’s 30th Birthday Bash

Tiny, Kelly Rowland, Gabrielle Union Attend Dwyane Wade’s 30th Birthday Bash: Miami Heat basketball star Dwyane Wade celebrated his 30th birthday at the Setai Hotel in Miami Beach last night. The point guard who is hobbled by a nagging ankle injury was joined by his longtime girlfriend (and part-time babysitter) Gabrielle Union; his teammates LeBron James and Chris Bosh; singer Kelly Rowland, rappers T.I., Rick Ross, Flo Rida, and about 400 family and friends. If you’re a regular reader, you know I’m big on body language. Could Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade’s bodies be more in tune with each other? See how their bodies mirror each other, and their eyes are closed. Their body language reveals a couple who are in complete bliss without a care in the world at that very moment.Gabby (pictured here with singer Kelly Rowland at the birthday party) attended the BET Honors in Washington D.C. on Saturday, where she cracked a joke at her lover’s expense: “Why are you crying on the floor after your loss to Dallas Mavericks? You have a ring! I should be the one crying! Where’s MY ring?,” she said, referring to the Miami Heat’s loss in the NBA Finals last season. Even though Gabby was only joking, they say every joke has a ring of truth to it (pun intended).Kelly Rowland always looks cute in whatever she wears, and her makeup is always on point. I LOVE her blouse! But my readers do take issue with her hair sometimes. Hopefully Kells will stop borrowing Beyonce’s old lacefronts in the new year.

Rob Lowe says Peyton Manning will retire; father, agent say no


Rob Lowe says Peyton Manning will retire; father, agent say no: We don't mean to contribute to the Peyton Manning retirement speculation fueled today by, of all people, Rob Lowe.But it's out there, so here you go. Lowe, 'Parks and Recreation' star and the prototypical jerk in such 90's classics as 'Wayne's World' and 'Tommy Boy,' tweeted Wednesday that he's hearing Manning is done playing football. Lowe's 'report' appeared to be inaccurate after several interested parties weighed in Wednesday. Manning's father, Archie, laughed when told of Lowe's tweet, telling ESPN's Chris Mortensen "He ain't retiring. I think he would've told me." Manning's agent, Tom Condon, says this is the first he's heard about it, per NFL Network's Jason La Canfora. Still, both "Rob Lowe" and "Peyton Manning" and "#RobLoweIsReporting" were among the top 10 US Twitter trends Wednesday afternoon. The actor, as it happens, is friends with Colts owner Jim Irsay. Lowe is also the first person Irsay followed on Twitter, before the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell. Irsay, who tweets often, responded hours later, poking fun at Lowe while not denying the actor's tweet. Manning, 35, sat out the 2011 season after enduring multiple offseason neck surgeries. The Colts finished 2-14, earning the No. 1 pick, one they're likely to spend on Stanford QB Andrew Luck. While we wait for confirmation, please enjoy the magic of Rob Lowe in Tommy Boy:

Friday 6 January 2012

Elin Nordegren, Tiger's ex, bulldozes $12M house


Elin Nordegren, Tiger's ex, bulldozes $12M house: Elin Nordegren, a former Swedish model who divorced golf pro Tiger Woods, after a five-year marriage, when she discovered his infidelity, reportedly scrapped its 12 million dollar home in exclusive North Palm Beach, Florida and will build a new one on the ground.

A report from The Palm Beach Post shows a picture of the vast House taken in the spring and then a picture of empty plot taken the 5 January.

According to the Post, Nordegren bought the House only about a year ago, after her divorce from Woods in highly public 2010.

Photo: Elin Nordegren

A local REALTOR, who told the paper he visited the House for a party in the fall, said he felt the plan was initially to restructure the House of the 1930s, but that Nordegren has decided to start completely from scratch after work got underway.

The old house in the exclusive development Seminole landing was eight bathrooms, a swimming pool, an elevator and an overall total of 17,000 square feet, according to the Post.