NEW YORK — Here is a roundup of this week’s celebrity
magazines People, Life and Style, OK!, Us Weekly and In Touch
Weekly. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not
vouch for their accuracy.
Top Story: Heath Ledger may have another child
Heath Ledger may have fathered a child at 17 with an older
woman. The rumor "could well be just talk, but a DNA test would
certainly fix it," said a cousin of the actor, who along with
several other family members is estranged from Heath’s father,
Kim.
Ledger’s uncle Haydn, who with his sibling Mike fell out with
their brother Kim over money more than a decade ago, said it has
been a rumor for years. The uncles said they believe Ledger had
an affair with a 25-year-old woman, who at the time was in a
relationship with another man. She subsequently gave birth to a
daughter, now 11. The actor, who fathered daughter Matilda two
years ago with actress Michelle Williams, died earlier this year
of a drug overdose. –(People)
The woman rumored to have given birth to a daughter by Ledger
said, "I’m not answering anything." (Us Weekly)
An insider close to actress Michelle Williams, the mother of
Ledger’s 17-month-old daughter, Matilda, said, "Michelle feels
that if Heath did have another child in the world, he’d have
done anything he could have for her. She isn’t paying it much
attention." (Life & Style)
Other top stories
Britney Spears has turned to her former manager, Larry
Rudolph, to help her regain her footing. The pair had parted
company a year ago. Rudolph discovered Spears and shepherded her
career from teen pop tart to international superstar. (OK!)
Jason Wahler is heading back to television. "It’ll be a
real-life version of ‘Entourage,’" the former "Laguna Hills"
star says. (Life & Style)
Medical issues
Pop singer Jessica Simpson has been released from a Los
Angeles hospital after undergoing treatment for a kidney
infection and is doing fine, her representative said. (In Touch)
"American Idol" contestant David Cook responded to reports
that he was hospitalized for heart palpitations and high blood
pressure. "The whole thing kinda got blown out of proportion,"
the 25-year-old singer said. "I have high blood pressure, and it
spiked so they took me there as a precaution, but I’m cool. I’m
not going anywhere!" (Us Weekly)
Soleil Moon Frye has given birth to a baby girl, named Jagger
Joseph Blue. The actress and her husband also have a
two-year-old daughter. (People)
Quote of the week
"I went to the store with my mom and there was a wall of
‘Hairspray’ DVDs. For some reason, the price sticker ended up on
my face. My mom spent an hour ripping them off each DVD, showing
people and saying, ‘This is my daughter’" – "Hairspray" actress
Britney Snow (In Touch) – Reuters
