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Travolta Death Cert Lists Seizure



Jett Travolta's death certificate lists "seizure" as the cause of death.

No word on the coroner's findings, at least not yet.

The funeral home says "The body was in great condition and shows no sign of head trauma," despite police and family who say the boy hit his head either on the toilet seat, bathtub or both.

The body is currently en route to the airport to be flown back to Florida.

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ET EXCLUSIVE: TIM ALLEN BABY NEWS!



Actor Tim Allen and his wife Jane Hajduk have breaking baby news!
ET has learned that the couple, who has been married since October 2006, are expecting their first baby in the Spring!
Tim's next film 'Crazy on the Outside' is due out later this year, while his highly anticipated animated adventure 'Toy Story 3' is set to be released in 2010.

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Are Lindsay Lohan & Samantha Ronson Dunzo?



Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson reportedly welcomed in the New Year with a back alley fight show followed by a boxing match in their hotel hallway, so it only makes sense that a report (by way of Access Hollywood) would soon follow announcing their split.
"Lindsay has moved out of the home she shared with Samantha and gotten a place of her own," says the source.
Can it be? Is there any hope for love anymore? First J. Love and now this?!
We checked with Lohan's rep but it's pretty hard to keep up with all their dramz. "I don't know," was all she told us.
Fortunately, our own source was able to give a more definitive answer:
"They have not broken up. They are fighting," the source says. "They fight like any couple, but just a bit more dramatic." A bit?
While we continuously refresh the ladyfriends' respective MySpace pages hoping for some word they're OK (come on girls, blog once if you can hear us), take a look back at LiLo and SamRo in happier times. (It helps to have this playing in the background.)

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Please Son Come On



HEARTBROKEN John Travolta was last night poised to fly his son’s body home — as the star’s last words to the lad were revealed.
The actor, a trained pilot, and his family were preparing to leave the Bahamas after collecting tragic Jett, 16, from a memorial home.

Hours earlier it emerged Travolta, 54, had held dying Jett’s hand and begged, “Please son, come on” as they raced to hospital in an ambulance.

His actress wife Kelly Preston, 46, grasped her son’s other hand and urged, “Come on baby, come on Jett.”

The couple had insisted on making the mercy dash with their son rather than follow the ambulance in a car.

Jett, who suffered fits, was pronounced dead soon after arrival. A post-mortem yesterday gave the cause of death as “seizures”.

He was found last Friday slumped in a bathroom at the Old Bahama Bay Resort on Grand Bahama.

A doctor was giving him CPR when paramedics arrived and took over.

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Chief paramedic Marcus Garvey said Jett — diagnosed at age two with Kawasaki disease which can cause heart problems — had a bump on his forehead and was bleeding from the mouth.

He said: “He was unconscious, with no respiratory function or pulse. John and Kelly were on the scene at all times.

“They were concerned and asking, ‘Is he getting there, are they helping him, is anything happening, is he breathing?’

“Kelly asked, ‘Are we getting him back. Is he coming back?’ I said, ‘We’re still trying.”

Inside the ambulance, anguished Pulp Fiction star Travolta and Kelly held Jett’s hands and urged him on. Mr Garvey said: “They asked, ‘How far is the hospital? How long now?’”

He said the couple watched as doctors at the Freeport Hospital worked in vain on Jett.

The pair, committed Scientologists, will fly Jett back to their home in Ocala, Florida. They are expected to hold a funeral inspired by the so-called church.

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Let me pilot son's final journey



HEARTBROKEN John Travolta was last night poised to personally fly his son’s body home.
The actor and his family were preparing to leave the Bahamas after collecting tragic Jett, 16, from a memorial home.
Travolta, 54, a trained pilot, told friends he wished to carry Jett on his final journey.
The Pulp Fiction star and wife Kelly Preston, 46, were making arrangements to leave following the autopsy and embalming of Jett’s body.
Jett, who suffered fits, was found last Friday slumped in a bathroom at the Old Bahama Bay Resort on Grand Bahama.


Earlier it emerged Travolta had held dying Jett’s hand and begged, “Please son, come on” as they raced to hospital in an ambulance.Actress Kelly grasped her son’s other hand and urged, “Come on baby, come on Jett.”
The couple had insisted on making the mercy dash with their son rather than follow the ambulance in a car.
Paramedic Marcus Garvey said Jett — diagnosed at age two with Kawasaki disease which can cause heart problems — had a bump on his forehead and was bleeding from the mouth.
He said: “He was unconscious, with no respiratory function or pulse. John and Kelly were on the scene at all times.
“They were concerned and asking, ‘Is he getting there, are they helping him, is anything happening, is he breathing?’
“Kelly asked, ‘Are we getting him back. Is he coming back?’ I said, ‘We’re still trying’.
Inside the ambulance, anguished Travolta and Kelly held Jett’s hands and urged him to hang on.
Mr Garvey said: “They asked, ‘How far is the hospital? How long now?’”
He said the couple watched as doctors at the Freeport Hospital worked in vain on Jett.
The pair, committed Scientologists, will fly Jett back to their home in Ocala, Florida. They are expected to hold a funeral inspired by the so-called church.

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JOHN TRAVOLTA RETURNS TO U.S. WITH SON'S REMAINS



John Travolta has arrived with his family back in the United States along with the remains of his 16-year-old son Jett, who died tragically last week during a family vacation in the Bahamas.
John and his wife Kelly Preston flew to their sprawling home in Ocala, FL after receiving an urn with Jett's ashes and leaving the island chain Monday night, the Associated Press reports.
"Everything was in place, the cremation was completed, and they decided to leave," the AP quotes Obie Wilchcombe, a family friend and member of the Bahamian parliament, as saying.
Keith McSweeney, a funeral director in the Bahamas, announced on Monday that the cause of death for Jett Travolta was "a seizure disorder." Jett had a history of seizures and was found unconscious Friday in a bathroom.
No funeral plans have been announced.

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ALYSSA MILANO GETS ENGAGED



Alyssa Milano isn't the Boss. She's the bride!
The Charmed actress and CAA talent agent David Bugliari became engaged Dec. 18 after dating for more than a year, her rep tells E! News.
Milano, who recently was featured in a nine-episode arc on My Name Is Earl, was once engaged to Party of Five star Scott Wolf and had an 11-month marriage to singer-songwriter Cinjun Tate in 1999.
No word yet on a wedding date...or an appearance by Tony Danza.

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Josh Brolin, Jeffrey Wright Cleared in Bar Brawl



Looks like there'll be no need for a presidential pardon for this W. crew.
Prosecutors in Shreveport, La., have reached a deal with attorneys for Josh Brolin and Jeffrey Wright, agreeing to drop all charges stemming from their highly publicized July bar brawl.
Cindy Kemp, spokeswoman for the Shreveport City Court, tells E! News that as long as the actors and five others accept "district attorney's probation" and stay out of further trouble, all misdemeanor counts against the group will be dismissed at their next court date, scheduled for March 11.
The W. gang was out celebrating the wrap of the Oliver Stone biopic at the Stray Cats bar when cops were called to break up a disturbance in the early hours of July 12, 2008. Brolin, the celluloid commander in chief, tried to talk cops out of arresting a drunk crew member, but he and Wright, who plays Colin Powell in the movie, wound up getting pepper sprayed and arrested for interfering with an officer.

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Why Do So Many Celebs Give Birth to Twins?



Another day, another set of Hollywood twins are born. Is it just IVF, or is Hollywood an incredibly fertile place?
—Molly, Belmont, N.C.
The answer isn't simple. Yes, the celebrities sure are spawning; now it's Ugly Betty's Rebecca Romijn and husband Jerry O'Connell, who join Julia Roberts, Jennifer Lopez, Marcia Cross, Geena Davis and scads of others in producing a twofer.
It's only fair that gossip over fertility treatments would follow; all of those women were over 35—old biddies in this business—when they had the twins, including Romijn. (Twin-machine Angelina Jolie isn't quite up there yet, agewise.)
So, have they or haven't they gotten help in getting pregnant? Well...
According to doctors interviewed by this B!tch, at least some Hollywood twinnage probably got a boost from science. After all, a quarter of all women over 30 have reported some sort of trouble making a kid. By age 40, that number leaps to 50 percent. And fertility problems, natch, tend to lead to fertility treatments, if not adoption or just plain giving up.
And here's more: Multiple births occur naturally about 3 to 5 percent of the time, compared with a whopping 25 percent after fertility treatments.
But here's where it gets tricky: It is, technically, still possible to produce twins without any help at all, right up until menopause. There is also an increased chance of having twins naturally as you get older.
Finally, asking new moms about this stuff is, apparently, mean. So we're stuck with official quotes, rumors or nothing at all.
Cross, for example, was quoted in People magazine as saying that, yes, she did undergo fertility treatments. Roberts has been more ambiguous. And Lopez has said—also to People, the official magazine of star babies—that she conceived Max and Emme naturally.

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Jett Travolta's Memorial Date Set



The Travoltas will hold a memorial service for their son Jett on Thursday in Ocala, Fl.

His body was cremated on Monday and flown back to Florida the same day.

It is not expected to be open to the public.

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Ex-Landlord: K-Fed's GF is a Deadbeat



Kevin Federline's new chick isn't low rent -- she's no rent -- if you believe the landlord suing her for skipping out on her payments!

Sources tell TMZ Victoria Prince was booted from her Beverly Hills home back in September after she allegedly didn't pay rent for six months. We're told she struck a deal with her landlord to pay him back in installments, but she never made any of the payments.

Now, the landlord is suing Prince for $7500, but there's a catch -- nobody knows where to find her!

We're told her landlord tried to serve her where she works, but security wouldn't let the process server in. Try Vegas next?

Calls to Prince were not returned.

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Porn Kings: Help Us Through Hard Times



Joe Francis and Larry Flynt claim the economy has made America's sexual appetite go limp, so they're going to the one place where sex is always rampant -- Congress.

Flynt (the "Hustler" guy) and Francis (the "Girls Gone Wild" dude) are asking the government for a $5 billion bailout, claiming the adult entertainment industry has taken a huge shot to the face because of the downturn -- citing the fact that XXX DVD sales are down 22% from a year ago.

"With all this economic misery and people losing all that money, sex is the farthest thing from their mind," Flynt says. "It's time for Congress to rejuvenate the sexual appetite of America."

Francis sees his industry like the big 3 automakers, only BIGGER: "Congress seems willing to help shore up our nation's most important businesses; we feel we deserve the same consideration."

Francis says he's going to D.C. to personally make the pitch. Sounds like someone has a bone to pick.

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JENNIFER GARNER AND BEN AFFLECK WELCOME BABY NO. 2

Jennifer Garner's nursery is abloom with more than Violet. The Catch and Release star and hubby Ben Affleck have welcomed their second daughter, Afflecks rep confirmed to E! News Tuesday. Bennifer 2.0's new addition joins 3-year-old sister Violet in the running to be the most photographed child of the 21st century. (For more spotlight-stealing spawn, check out our Cutest Celebrity Kids gallery.) No other details were available, but Garner's rep told People: "Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck gave birth to a healthy baby girl." Mom and Dad were spotted walking into Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center last Wednesday and, considering Garner had looked so prominently pregnant for so long, it seemed as good a time as any for a birth day. It wasn't to be, apparently, so hopefully the former Alias heroine didn't mind brandishing that bump for just a little longer. In the weeks leading up to the delivery, she was spotted having coffee with a pal in Santa Monica and ferrying Violet around the Farmers Market in Pacific Palisades, not far from her Brentwood home. "She's wonderful. She's probably the best mother I've ever witnessed," her adoring former Alias costar, Victor Garber, told People in October, adding that the 36-year-old actress had "never been more beautiful." Garner sort-of-confirmed pregnancy rumors in August, telling Access Hollywood, "We're so excited, obviously." [ Last edited by bala at 1-7-2009 20:37 ]

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Pitt, Jolie 'to adopt Ethiopian child'



Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are expected to finalise the adoption of an Ethiopian child later this month, reports claim.

The pair will fly to Addis Ababa after spotting a girl that they have 'fallen in love with', according to Grazia.

"Brad and Angelina have seen pictures of a two-year-old girl they'd love to adopt. If everything goes to plan, Angelina will file papers in person in the capital city of Addis Ababa in the New Year and they will pick up their new daughter two days later," a source told the magazine.

The couple already have three adopted children, Maddox, seven, Pax, five, and four-year-old Ethiopian girl Zahara. They also have biological children Shiloh, two, and six-month-old twins Knox and Vivienne.

"Angelina gets a kick from saving kids and giving them this amazing life they would have never had otherwise," the source added.

"Yes they might be adding to their family fast but they want all their kids to be roughly the same age so they do the nanny stage and get it over and done with.

"Another kid in the house will make no difference to the noise and chaos they already have."

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Panettiere, Jonas Bros join Globe presenters



Heroes star Hayden Panettiere, the Jonas Brothers and Martin Scorcese have been added to the list of presenters at this weekend's Golden Globe Awards.

The organisers of this year's ceremony have opted for a mix of young Hollywood and entertainment legends, according to Access Hollywood.

The new presenters will join previously announced names including Ricky Gervais, Cameron Diaz, Jake Gyllenhaal, Sacha Baron Cohen and Jennifer Lopez.

Gossip Girl actress Blake Lively and Knocked Up's Seth Rogen will also be handing out awards.

The Golden Globes are decided by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and are widely considered to be an indicator of who will win at the Oscars.

Steven Spielberg has already been confirmed as the recipient of this year's Cecil B. De Mille Award for his contribution to entertainment.

The 66th annual Golden Globes will be broadcast live this Sunday from the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.

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Cristiano Ronaldo in Ferrari crash



Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has escaped injury after writing off his car near Manchester Airport this morning.

The 23-year-old Manchester United player was driving his Ferrari through a tunnel on the A538 Altrincham Road when he hit a barrier. His Dutch teammate Edwin Van Der Sar was behind him at the time, but was not involved in the crash.

Greater Manchester Police are currently investigating the incident. The Portuguese international gave a negative breath test at the scene.

Manchester United confirmed that Ronaldo was "fine" and "training as normal" later in the morning.

Witness Jody Lomax told the BBC: "The Ferrari went straight into the wall, his front left-hand wheel came off and then Ronaldo got out of the car.

"I was shocked. Anyway he was all right, he was walking - he was a bit shaken."

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'Kyle' guest kills himself after gay taunts



A man killed himself after appearing on The Jeremy Kyle Show to discuss problems in his gay marriage.

Roger Irons, 21, appeared on the ITV1 programme in October 2007 alongside partner Matthew Millington, whom he had married in a civil ceremony the previous year.

Millington later claimed that the daytime show had helped strengthen their relationship, however Irons reportedly became increasingly depressed by taunts about his homosexuality.

The nursing home care assistant was found hanging from a tree last year after telling his family that he "couldn't take any more" abuse.

"Roger was happy and easy-going but he hid his problems," his sister Lisa told the inquest in Truro, Cornwall. "People being homophobic hurt him a lot. It really got to him and eventually it boiled over."

Iron's body was discovered on August 2, after he ran out of his sister Susan's 18th birthday party. She said: "He was crying and very emotional. He kissed me on the cheek and said 'I can’t take it anymore' and ran off."

A spokesman for The Jeremy Kyle Show refused to comment, saying: "His death was not linked to the show and came well after his appearance."

Cornwall deputy coroner Andrew Cox recorded a verdict of suicide.

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Family, Friends Honor Life of Jett Travolta



In the end, John Travolta and Kelly Preston wanted to keep their son Jett close to their hearts and home.
Relatives and close friends gathered Thursday for a private memorial service at the family's Ocala, Fla., estate to say goodbye to the 16-year-old, who died suddenly last week after suffering a seizure.
Members of the press crowded outside the gates of the Jumbolair Aviation Estates, where residents can pilot their private planes practically up to their front doors, but the proceedings remained closed to outsiders.
Attendees were screened by security before being allowed to approach the Travoltas' house.
"The family is doing an incredibly good job keeping this private. With all the media here, no one's been able to get much," New York Post reporter Reuven Fenton told the local Ocala Star-Banner.
Caterers and florist trucks had been passing in and out of the complex throughout the day, while neighbors and other well-wishers left mementos and flowers outside Jumbolair's main gate.
Today's service was expected to adhere to the Travolta's Scientologist faith, which a rep for the church said mainly entails a celebration of Jett's life and an acknowledgment of his "right to move on."
Jett's body was cremated and his family returned to Florida with his remains on Monday.

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