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Todd Bridges wants everyone to know that he is not dead! A rumor spread online yesterday that Todd had died of a drug overdose. What happened was there was a report yesterday on a New York radio station that a truck driver named Shawn Bridges died of drug-related complications.
Todd's manager and spiritual adviser Bishop Ernest John released a statement to PEOPLE, "Todd Bridges IS NOT DEAD physically. He just died to the lusts of the flesh about 14 years ago when he was baptized in Jesus's Name and filled with the Holy Ghost."
And don't you forget it!
PEOPLE
The results of Anna Nicole Smith's autopsy have finally been released. At a press conference this morning Seminole Police Department Chief Charlie Tiger announced that the cause of death was"an accidental overdose with no other criminal element present." The medical examiner, Dr. Joshua Perper said he found methadone, anti-anxiety and weight-reducing drugs, vitamins, and other substances in her system.
He also said that after police conducted a thorough investigation they found nothing to indicate foul play. In this investigation they reviewed hotel security videotapes and the contents of the Howard K. Stern's laptop.
So basically, we waited almost two months to learn something we already knew.SOURCE
TMZ has obtained a photo of the inside of Anna Nicole Smith's refrigerator. Slim Fast, Trim-Spa, spray butter, yogurt, and a big ol' bottle of methadone. Yum-o! 
Excerpts from article on CNN.com' The cause and manner of death were not determined, however, and the investigation remains open.Dr. Joel A. Perper, chief medical examiner of Broward County, Florida, said there was no indication of blunt-force trauma, asphyxiation or other physical trauma.Perper said his office is awaiting results of toxicological and other tests, but there were no drugs in her stomach."There are a number of possibilities," he said, including natural causes, a drug reaction or some combination of causes.Seminole Police Chief Charlie Tiger said no evidence suggests a crime occurred.Tiger said no illegal drugs were found in Smith's hotel room. He said prescription drugs were found, but would not name them.He said police were still analyzing surveillance tapes from the hotel, but so far had seen nothing unusual.It could take weeks for tests to determine what the cause of death was."We don't have supermen or superwomen working in our office," Perper said.Authorities investigating Smith's death retrieved a "large amount" of prescription medicine from her hotel room, law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation said. The sources did not characterize any of the drugs as illegal.The prescription drugs were in the name of her lawyer and boyfriend, Howard K. Stern, and included Valium and antibiotics, a law enforcement source said. Over-the-counter drugs, including cold and flu medicines, also reportedly were found.Smith's attorney, Ron Rale, told reporters his client had been suffering from flulike symptoms for the last couple of days.Meanwhile, "Entertainment Tonight's" Mark Steines, the last person to interview her, told CNN that Smith had to be placed in an ice bath Tuesday after her fever reached 105 degrees.Her fever came down, Steines said, but on Wednesday she slipped and fell in the bathtub. When Stern and her nurse went to check on her, "she seemed a little bit out of it" but didn't appear to have suffered any significant injuries, Steines said."That led to yesterday," Steines said Friday, "when after taking a nap, I believe, she never came to and never woke up." '
FROM TMZ.com' A California judge on Friday refused to order an emergency DNA test on the body of Anna Nicole Smith as part of a paternity suit involving her infant daughter, but he ordered that the body be preserved until a hearing February 20, attorneys said.Larry Birkhead and Howard K. Stern both claim to be the father of baby Dannielynn. Attorneys for Larry Birkhead wanted to be sure Anna's DNA was tested, to prevent what they call a "bait and switch," where another child's DNA would be used as a sample. (Ah, ok, now I understand!)Anna's attorney Ron Rale said he has spoken to Stern and that he was "incoherent" on the phone. Rale also indicated he was angry about being dragged into court when he should be in Miami offering Stern his "friendship and assistance" during this difficult time. He also said when he spoke to Anna in the past few days, she was "fine and totally coherent." '
- The autopsy of Anna Nicole Smith's body began this morning at 9:20 AM (EST). A toxicology test will also be performed. There will be a press conference later today.
- There will also be an emergency hearing to decide whether a court-ordered DNA sample can be taken from her body to help determine the biological father of her daughter, Dannielynn. (not sure I understand that, why would they need to test the mother's DNA?) PEOPLE
- Anna's mother Vergie Arthur gave an interview to Good Morning America this morning. Among her quotes:
"I think she had too many drugs, just like Danny."
" I tried to warn her about drugs and the people she hung around with. She
didn't listen. She was too drugged up."
"Oh yeah, it'll get ugly." (When asked about the paternity battle between Howard K. Stern and Larry Birkhead.)
FROM PEOPLE:' Anna Nicole Smith has been hospitalized in Florida, sources tell PEOPLE. Her attorney, Ron Rale, says she is alive.
Sources say Smith was found unresponsive in her hotel room at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., where she was staying with her companion, Howard K. Stern.
According to Access Hollywood, she was rushed to Memorial Regional Hospital shortly after 2 p.m. ET on Thursday. '
UPDATE:
' (CNN) -- Reality TV star and former model Anna Nicole Smith was pronounced dead Thursday after being taken to a Florida hospital after being found unconscious in her hotel room, a law enforcement source with knowledge of the case told CNN. '
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I really hope Larry Birkhead finally gets to prove he is the father and gets custody of Dannielynn. This is really sad, that poor child.
UPDATES:
- Anna's 5 month-old daughter Dannielynn is currently in the Bahamas under the care of the mother of Shane Gibson, a high-ranking Bahamian official who is a close friend of Smith's.
- Anna's bodyguard administered CPR before paramedics arrived.
- Anna had a private nurse with her at the hotel.
- Anna's body will be picked up by the Broward County Medical Examiner.
UPDATES FROM TMZ.COM
' The parents of a woman killed in a freeway crash involving Brandy sued the actress-singer for $50 millionUS yesterday. The wrongful-death suit claims Brandy was driving recklessly when her Land Rover struck the back of a Honda driven by Awatef Aboudihaj, 38. The suit was filed on behalf of Aboudihaj Ahmed and Labridi Zohra in Los Angeles Superior Court. It comes a day after the California Highway Patrol recommended Brandy be charged with misdemeanour vehicular manslaughter in the Dec. 30 accident. 'SOURCE
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE COURT PAPERSIn related news: How unfair! Brandy is a celebrity!
From TMZ:' Black civil rights leaders in Los Angeles claim the California Highway Patrol has made singer/actress Brandy "a political trophy."The Los Angeles City Attorney is deciding whether to file misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charges against Brandy, whose Land Rover slammed into a Toyota on the 405 Freeway killing the driver.Today, Najee Ali, leader of Project Islamic HOPE, said the CHP's recommendation to file charges against the singer "is unfairly targeting her for prosecution because of her celebrity." Ali told TMZ he is organizing an e-mail campaign in the African American community to put pressure on City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo to reject the case.Delgadillo says "We will treat this case like every other case and treat it very seriously because someone died." '
Um, excuse me? Reject the case because she's a celebrity? What is this, the Vince Neil loophole? Does she think she's getting PUNK'D again? She's not even much of a celebrity anymore. Wasn't there a very special episode of Moesha where the lesson was to take responsibility for your actions?
Yvonne De Carlo, best known as Lily Munster died Monday of natural causes. She was 84 years old.
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From CNN:BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Defiant to the end, Saddam Hussein mocked Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr moments before he was hanged, a witness said Saturday.
The Iraqi government executed Hussein before dawn as punishment for his role in a massacre of his own people, more than two decades before he was toppled by a U.S.-led invasion.
A video of the execution broadcast on Al-Iraqiya state television showed Hussein, dressed in a black overcoat, being led into a room by three masked guards
A witness, Iraqi Judge Munir Haddad, said that one of the executioners told Hussein that the former dictator had destroyed Iraq, which sparked an argument that was joined by several government officials in the room.
As a noose was tightened around Hussein's neck, one of the executioners yelled "long live Muqtada al-Sadr," Haddad said, referring to the powerful anti-American Shiite religious leader.
Hussein, a Sunni, mockingly uttered one last phrase before he died: "Muqtada al-Sadr," according to Haddad's account.
The judge said Hussein appeared "totally oblivious to what was going on around him. I was very surprised. He was not afraid of death."
But Haddad's description of Hussein's demeanor before his execution contrasts markedly with another witness, Iraqi national security adviser Mowaffak al-Rubaie. "He was a broken man," al-Rubaie said. "He was afraid. You could see fear in his face."
(story continues at link above)
James Brown's body was laid out at the Apollo Theater in Harlem today for fans to pay their respects. During Al Sharpton's memorial speech the audience booed and the tap dancing clown came out and hauled his ass off the stage.
In related news, no Johnny Reznick did not die.
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Dec 22, 2006 -(AP) Actor Mike Evans, best known as Lionel Jefferson in the TV comedy series "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons," has died. He was 57.
Evans died of throat cancer Dec. 14 at his mother's home in Twentynine Palms, said his niece, Chrystal Evans.
Dec. 25, 2006 - ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- James Brown, the legendary R&B belter, a singer and songwriter who created a foundation for funk and provided the roots of rap, a man of many nicknames but a talent that can only be described as one of a kind, is dead.
Brown died early Monday at Atlanta's Emory Crawford Long Hospital of congestive heart failure, his agent said. He was 73.
Dec. 27, 2006 - The former US president Gerald Ford has died, aged 93.
Here's where you say the obligatory: "Wow, they always really do die in threes."
Todd Bridges wants everyone to know that he is not dead! A rumor spread online yesterday that Todd had died of a drug overdose. What happened was there was a report yesterday on a New York radio station that a truck driver named Shawn Bridges died of drug-related complications.
