NEW YORK — Here is a round-up of this week’s
US celebrity magazines Life and Style, People, Us Weekly, and In
Touch Weekly. Reuters has not verified these stories and does
not vouch for their accuracy
Top Story–The Death of Heath Ledger
Using the actor’s cellphone, Heath Ledger’s
masseuse called actress Mary-Kate Olsen twice in California
before dialing 911. She said she arrived at his New York City
apartment at 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday and called his cell phone at 3
p.m. When he did not answer, she entered the bedroom and set up
her masseuse table. She then went over to him in his bed and
shook him, but got no response. He was pronounced dead soon
afterward.– US
Heath Ledger had been having problems
sleeping, particularly since signing on to play the role of the
Joker in Chris Nolan’s upcoming Batman epic "The Dark Knight."–
People
Other top stories
Britney Spears showed up at a Beverly Hills
elementary school, saying she was there to pick up someone
else’s kids. The pop star, who lost custody of her own young
sons on January 4, parked her car outside the school and spent
10 minutes smoking cigarettes and talking to herself while she
waited for classes to let out. "She was just rambling and
confused," said a witness who approached Spears to ask if she
was OK.
Before driving off without any children the
female witness added– "She said, ‘You’re so nice. You should
give me your number. I don’t have very many friends."’– US
Johnny Depp, who was nominated for a Best
Actor Oscar earlier this week for his portrayal of the title
character in the musical "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of
Fleet Street," has given $2 million to London’s Great Ormond
Street Hospital. In 2007, his daughter, then 8, spent nine days
in the facility’s children’s ward due to kidney failure.– In
Touch
Nicolas Cage has sold his Newport Beach,
California, mansion for $35 million. The Oscar-winning actor
bought the property for $25 million in 2005. – In Touch
Ellen Page, the 20-year-old who was nominated
earlier this week for a Best Actress Oscar for her performance
in the comedy "Juno," has purchased her first apartment. The
Halifax, Canada, building in which she will reside was
previously a brothel. – In Touch
Births, deaths, weddings, break-ups
Guests who lingered after the wedding of
comedian Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds knew there was trouble
from the start. One source of tension, said friends, was a
conflict between Edmonds and Murphy’s mother, Lillian Lynch.
Another source said that the pair argued about where they would
live. – People
Actor Chris Noth and his longtime girlfriend,
actress Tara Wilson, have welcomed their first child. The boy
was named Orion Christopher. – In Touch
Television personalities Johnny Fairplay and
Michelle Deighton have welcomed their first child. The engaged
couple named the girl Piper Addison Fairplay. – Life and Style
Quote of the week:
"They scare me every once in a while. We had a lady throw her
panties in the middle of ‘Silent Night.’–Pop singer Clay Aiken
on his rabid fans. – In Touch– Reuters
