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Cameron Diaz Makes First Red Carpet Appearance Since Father's Death

Mandi Illuzzi — Fri, 02 May 2008 07:25:45 -0400

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She hit the L.A. premiere of <i>What Happens In Vegas</i> Thursday

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Wearing a Zac Posen dress and Sergio Rossi shoes, Cameron Diaz returned to the red carpet smiling at the L.A. premiere of her new comedy, What Happens In Vegas, on Thursday.

It was her first public appearance since her father's untimely death last month.

She and co-star Ashton Kutcher played to the crowd: Half the fans in the bleachers were wearing "Team Ashton" shirts, the other half were wearing "Team Cameron" shirts.

They asked fans to compete by yelling the loudest. Each actor cheered on their teams.

Leave it to Diaz to put on such a brave face after her father's passing, her co-star Jason Sudeikis told Usmagazine.com.

"She is really sweet,” he said.

Added pal Lake Bell, “If it was you or me or anyone else here, I would just respect their privacy and that’s kind of how I’m doing it, but of course, I send my blessings.”

Diaz skipped out on a weekend press junket for What Happens In Vegas (out May 9) to be with her family. Kutcher read a letter to her fans, where Diaz said she planned to screen the comedy for her grieving family.

"It was a unanimous decision that we all needed to share a good laugh," she wrote. "After all that's why we make films like these. So people can leave behind their worries for a couple of hours."

Diaz's father, Emilio, passed away at age 58 of post-influenza MRSA pneumonia on April 15.

In a statement, the actress told Usmagazine.com: My dad was loved by so many people and his humor and spirit will always live on in our hearts."

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Martha Stewart Loses Beloved Dog Paw Paw

Mandi Illuzzi — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:43:12 -0400

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"He was always my loyal companion," she says of her prized pooch

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Martha Stewart blogged that her beloved Chow, Paw Paw, died of renal failure last Saturday just before his 13th birthday.

“Paw Paw was a spectacular chow and an even more spectacular dog,” she wrote. “He was always my loyal companion, displaying the most agreeable temperament.”

The pooch — who was featured often on her TV show and in her magazine — "was always a willing model for the camera," she noted.

In his final days, Stewart said Paw Paw "just stopped eating and drifted off to deep sleeps."

She said she is convinced "he now rests peacefully, and, I’m most confident, quite happily.

"I will miss him, always."

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Inquest: Anna Nicole Smith's Son Died of Accidental Overdose

Mandi Illuzzi — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:59:35 -0400

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The jury recommended no criminal charges be filed

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A Bahamas jury has found that Anna Nicole Smith's son Daniel died from an accidental drug overdose, the Associated Press reports.

After deliberating for two hours, the seven-member jury recommended no criminal charges be filed at the conclusion of an inquest into the boy's death on Monday.

The inquest began last November to determine what killed the 20-year-old in September 2006.

An autopsy had found that Daniel likely died from a combination of drugs, including methadone and antidepressants.

Anna Nicole Smith died months later after welcoming daughter Dannielynn.

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Corinne Bailey Rae's Husband Died of "Overdose"

Alissa R — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:39:31 -0400

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A coroner began an inquest into the death of saxophonist Jason Rae on Thursday

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The husband of singer Corinne Bailey Rae died from a suspected drug overdose, a coroner heard Thursday at an inquest into the death of saxophonist Jason Rae.

Deputy Assistant Coroner Roger Chapman said a pathologist's report pointed to the "overdose" but that further tests were needed, BBC News reports.

There were no signs of trauma or violence, Detective Superintendent Steve Payne also stated at the hearing at Leeds Coroner's Court in England.

The body of Rae, 31, was found in a flat in Leeds on Saturday.

A 32-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of supplying controlled drugs in connection to the case, police said, but he has since been released on bail.

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Oprah Winfrey's Cocker Spaniel Dies

Alissa R — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:39:57 -0400

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The death comes months after she loses a Golden Retriever

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Oprah Winfrey's 13-year-old Cocker Spaniel, Sophie, has passed away of kidney failure.

"Everyone here is really sad," a source at her Harpo production company told Celebrity Dog Watcher. "Sophie was truly part of the Harpo family as well as Oprah's."

In the December issue of O, Winfrey wrote about Sophie's condition, saying that she and beau Stedman Graham were "preparing for the inevitable."

The two have another Cocker Spaniel, Solomon.

Less than a year ago, they lost their beloved Golden Retriever, Gracie, who chocked on a ball.

Gracie "did more living in two years than most dogs do in 12," Winfrey wrote of the dog's death last year. "This dog lived every moment as though it were her last.

"Her life was a gift to me," she added. "Her death, a greater one."

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Two Doctors Cleared in John Ritter Wrongful-Death Trial

Mandi Illuzzi — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:43:31 -0400

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The actor did not seek treatment following diagnosis, jury finds

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A cardiologist and a radiologist were cleared of negligence Friday in the wrongful-death trial of actor John Ritter, the Associated Press reports.

Ritter's widow Amy Yasbeck and four children had filed a $67 million lawsuit, claiming that two doctors did not properly treat the actor, who died of a torn aorta in 2003 at the age of 54.

A proper diagnosis would have led to immediate emergency surgery and saved his life, they claimed.

But a California jury found that Ritter was advised by the radiologist to follow up with treatment by a physician but did not do so. The radiologist had completed a body scan on him two years earlier.

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Dannielynn Named Sole Heir to Anna Nicole Smith's Estate

Mandi Illuzzi — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:45:36 -0500

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A judge also established a trust in the 18-month-old's name

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Dannielynn has been named the sole heir to Anna Nicole Smith's estate, a Los Angeles judge declared today.

Last October, Smith's attorney and companion Howard K. Stern (the executor of her estate) filed papers seeking to clarify intentions in Smith's 2001 will, which was drafted five years before her daughter's birth.

"Anna Nicole never intended to disinherit her daughter," a lawyer for Stern said after today's ruling, the Associated Press reports. "I'm pleased to say this chapter in the saga is closed."

A judge also established a trust on the 18-month-old's behalf, with Stern and Dannielynn's father, Larry Birkhead, acting as co-trustees.

Dannielynn — who recently underwent eye surgery — could still inherit millions of dollars from the estate of Smith's second husband, billionaire J. Howard Marshall. That case is currently in litigation in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

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VIDEO: Kanye West Dedicates Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" to His Mom

Mandi Illuzzi — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 08:44:17 -0500

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"She was my first fan that was screaming before anyone else," he said of Donda at a show in Brussels Sunday

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Kanye West gave an emotional tribute to his mother Donda at the Vorst Nationaal in Brussels Sunday.

"There's nothing that she loved more than to come to the show and scream louder than any fan," he told a cheering audience. "She was my first fan that was screaming before anyone else....

"If she was here, she would tell me, 'Get on that stage and kill it, dawg!'" he said. "That was her favorite word: 'dawg.'"

He also hinted that he will persevere through the hardship and continue touring.

"She would tell me, 'Take over the world and be No. 1 like I taught you to be,'" West said of his mom.

Then before a woman began performing the Journey ballad, "Don't Stop Believing," West said, "I wanna dedicate this to my mother because of the words, the lyrics ... It says what she would want me to do, and that's to not stop believing."

Watch the footage below.

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Doctor: Anna Nicole Smith "Clung" to Son Daniel When He Died

Alissa R — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 08:00:37 -0500

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At the first day of an inquest into Daniel's death, a doctor says Anna Nicole refused to leave her son's side

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As doctors frantically tried to revive Anna Nicole Smith's son Daniel after he mysteriously collapsed in September 2006, the former Playboy playmate was distraught and would not let go of him, a doctor testified at a coroner's inquest Monday.

After a "Code Blue" alert was sounded, Anna Nicole joined medical personnel as they crowded into her room, where Daniel, 20, lay unconscious, not breathing and with no pulse, Dr. James Iferenta (who was on duty at the time) said, the Associated Press reports.

"There was difficulty getting her out of the room," Iferenta said of Anna Nicole. "She clung to Smith during my time in the room."

Iferenta and Howard K. Stern were among the first of about 35 witnesses expected to testify at the inquest to formally determine Daniel's cause of death. An initial autopsy found the likely cause to be a combination of drugs, including methadone and antidepressants.

Daniel Smith died about five months before Anna Nicole herself passed away.

Testimony is set to resume Tuesday.

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VIDEO: Kanye West Breaks Down at Paris Show

Alissa R — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 08:27:34 -0500

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Watch the rapper's emotional performance one week after his mother's tragic death

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Kanye West apparently broke down in tears during his first concert since his mother, Donda, died.

He had begun to perform his track "Hey Mama" — which he wrote about Donda, who died November 10 at age 58 after a breast reduction and tummy tuck — toward the end of a 60-minute show at Le Zénith in Paris Saturday, but he could not continue, according to concert footage that has surfaced.

"We love you! Be strong!" audience members cried before chanting his name.

After being comforted by his band, West, 30, paused quickly and then left the stage. He later returned to perform the track "Stronger," MTV UK reports.

Entertainment Tonight reports that West's fiancée, Alexis, and her son were at the show.

Watch the touching footage below.

West was expected to perform in Brussels Sunday, but canceled a Monday show in Amsterdam, ET reports, to fly to the U.S. to attend his mother's funeral on Tuesday.

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