Celebrity Gossip

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RIP Jeff Conaway

[Perdita]

Pink has confirmed the birth of her daughter on social networking site Twitter.

The musician was photographed entering a Los Angeles hospital with husband Carey Hart on Thursday afternoon.

A post on her official Twitter account read: "We are ecstatic to welcome our new beautiful healthy happy baby girl, Willow Sage Hart. She's gorgeous, just like her daddy. #beyondblessed"

No further details about the birth have yet been released.

Pink had earlier fuelled speculation that her child was on the way with a mysterious tweet speaking of "a good time to start something new".

The 'So What' singer revealed that she was expecting a girl when she broke news of her pregnancy on The Ellen DeGeneres show late last year. She joked that her mother had "wished me a daughter just like me... I'm terrified one of us will go to jail!"

Pink married motocross racer Hart in January 2006. The couple separated in 2008, but reunited early the following year.

[Perdita]

Miriam Karlin has died at the age of 85.

The actress, best known for her roles as Paddy in sitcom The Rag Trade and the cat lady in Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange, passed away in St John's Hospital, London today after a battle with cancer.

Born Miriam Samuels in 1925, Karlin also featured in The Entertainer and Room at the Top, and more recently appeared in Flashbacks of a Fool and Children of Men. She was also known for her active membership of the Equity union.

Equity spokesman Martin Brown told The Stage: "She was a wonderful actress, an absolutely indefatigable campaigner and a marvellous friend. We will miss her enormously."

Karlin also starred as Golde in the original West End run of Fiddler on the Roof and played roles in episodes of Doctors, The Bill, Casualty and So Haunt Me.


RIP Miriam

[Perdita]

Actor James Arness, who personified the tall, rugged lawman of the American frontier as Marshal Matt Dillon on "Gunsmoke," U.S. television's longest-running prime-time drama, died on Friday at age 88.
Arness died of natural causes at his Los Angeles home, said his business manager, Ginny Fazer.
The actor was in relatively good health but had "just been fading" in recent years, Fazer told Reuters. "No disease, nothing untoward, he just got tired, I guess," she said.
Arness was best known for his 20 years on TV playing Matt Dillon, the U.S. marshal in the dusty wild-west town of Dodge City, Kansas, a role for which he was recommended by his showbiz mentor and friend, the film star John Wayne.
When "Gunsmoke" left the CBS airwaves in 1975, Arness had set the record for the longest-running role played by a single actor in prime time. The feat that went unmatched until Kelsey Grammer tied the record after 20 years of playing psychiatrist Frasier Crane on two NBC comedies -- "Cheers" and "Frasier."
"James Arness will always be remembered as one of the biggest stars in the history of television, playing an iconic role on the medium's longest-running prime-time drama ever," CBS said in a statement.
"Gunsmoke," which originated on CBS radio in 1952 with William Conrad as the voice of Matt Dillon, debuted on TV as one of the first in a wave of "adult westerns" that sought to portray gunslingers and cowboys in a way that appealed to grown-up viewers, rather than youngsters.
Although not an immediate hit, "Gunsmoke" climbed up the ratings chart to No. 8 in its second season and went on to become the top-rated show on U.S. television from 1957 to 1961.
The show's success helped generate a lot of competition, with network television's prime-time lineup including more than 30 westerns at one point, but "Gunsmoke" outlasted them all.
MEMORABLE ENSEMBLE CAST
The cast comprised one of television's most memorable ensembles of supporting characters -- the good-natured but gullible deputy with a limp, Chester Goode, played by Dennis Weaver; the red-haired, whiskey-voiced saloon keeper Miss Kitty Russell; crusty old "Doc" Adams, and Louie, the town drunk.
Chester, who spoke with a pronounced twang -- "Meester Deellon!" -- left the series in 1964 and was replaced by scruffy deputy Festus Haggen. Miss Hannah took over the Long Branch Saloon after Kitty's exit.
Arness, who stood 6-feet-7-inches tall, earned three Emmy nominations for the program over the years.
Born James Aurness in Minneapolis to a family of Norwegian heritage, Arness dropped the "u" at the outset of his film career. He attributed his acting success to luck.
He was severely wounded in the leg in World War Two, which left him with a life-long limp.
While recuperating, his younger brother Peter -- who gained fame as the actor Peter Graves in TV's "Mission: Impossible" -- encouraged him to take a radio course. Arness got an announcing job, but then headed to Hollywood in hopes of a movie career.
He made his film debut in "The Farmer's Daughter" in 1947 as Loretta Young's brother, and appeared four years later in the title part as a space alien in "The Thing from Another World."
An agent who represented John Wayne later introduced him to Arness, and Wayne took the actor under his wing, giving him roles in several of his movies. Wayne ultimately suggested Arness for the lead part in "Gunsmoke," and even introduced the first episode for CBS.
Arness returned as Matt Dillon in five "Gunsmoke" reunion specials, the last of which aired in 1994 when he was 71. He also starred in the 1977 TV mini-series "How the West Was Won," the modern police drama "McClain's Law" in 1981, and reprised John Wayne's role in a TV remake of "Red River" in 1988.
Arness is survived by his second wife, Janet, two sons and six grandchildren.
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[Perdita]

Britney Spears is to marry for a third time.

The 29-year-old singer - who has two sons, Sean Preston, five, and Jayden James, four, with second husband Kevin Federline - got secretly engaged to long-term boyfriend Jason Trawick when the 39-year-old talent manager popped the question by writing the pop star a romantic poem.

After filling the ground floor of the couple's Los Angeles mansion with roses and candles, Jason reportedly presented Britney with a flower-shaped diamond ring, according to The Sun newspaper.

An insider said: "She's on cloud nine."

The 'Toxic' hitmaker is also said to be keen to have another child, her first with Jason, but only wanted to do it once she had tied the knot again.

The source added: "Britney is desperate to settle down again and have more children. But she is very traditional and didn't want to start a family with Jason until they'd tie the knot."

Britney - whose first marriage to childhood friend Jason Alexander was annulled just 55 hours after they said, 'I do' in Las Vegas in 2004 - is now said to be planning a "low-key" ceremony in Hawaii once she has completed her upcoming world tour.

(C) BANG Media International

[lizann]

^ I hope it goes better than the other two they were toxic

[Perdita]

Lily Allen has married boyfriend Sam Cooper in a ceremony at St James church in Cranham.

The 'Not Fair' singer greeted waiting fans and well-wishers as she entered the Gloucestershire village church. She wore a white Chanel wedding dress, and was accompanied by father Keith.

Other guests at the wedding included presenter Angus Deayton and Lily's sister Sarah, with whom she runs fashion store Lucy In Disguise. Former T4 host Miquita Oliver served as one of the bridesmaids.

"She is very generously going to use the village choir," a local resident of Cranham told the Daily Mail prior to the event.

"She wants to have a typical village wedding. She is very sweet. She has come to the village and is asking for help where she needs it. We hope it goes well."

The star is thought to be throwing a wedding reception for 300 guests in the garden of her home in nearby Stroud. She is rumoured to be honeymooning at Glastonbury festival next weekend.

[Perdita]

Two men have reportedly been arrested for allegedly conspiring to rob and murder singer Joss Stone.

The men, aged 33 and 30, were apprehended near the singer's home in east Devon, according to reports. They were initially arrested on Monday on suspicion of planning a burglary and having an offensive weapon.

The authorities were alerted when neighbours spotted two men acting suspiciously in the area. Police were said to have found a body bag, rope and swords when the pair were caught, in addition to maps and aerial photos of Stone's home.

Investigation leader Detective Inspector Steve Parker said: "The two men in custody had in their possession information relating to an individual in the Cullompton area and items which lead us to suspect that they may have intended to commit a criminal offence.

"Police enquiries continue and the men remain in custody. We're unable to say any more at this time but I would like to thank the local residents for reporting the suspicious car."

[tammyy2j]

Lily Allen has married boyfriend Sam Cooper in a ceremony at St James church in Cranham.

The 'Not Fair' singer greeted waiting fans and well-wishers as she entered the Gloucestershire village church. She wore a white Chanel wedding dress, and was accompanied by father Keith.

Other guests at the wedding included presenter Angus Deayton and Lily's sister Sarah, with whom she runs fashion store Lucy In Disguise. Former T4 host Miquita Oliver served as one of the bridesmaids.

"She is very generously going to use the village choir," a local resident of Cranham told the Daily Mail prior to the event.

"She wants to have a typical village wedding. She is very sweet. She has come to the village and is asking for help where she needs it. We hope it goes well."

The star is thought to be throwing a wedding reception for 300 guests in the garden of her home in nearby Stroud. She is rumoured to be honeymooning at Glastonbury festival next weekend.

She is pregnant as well hope it all goes well this time for her

[Chloe O'brien]

Yeah I hope everything works out well for Lily this time.