A California jury has cleared a cardiologist and a radiologist of negligence in the diagnosis and treatment of permanently-retired actor Johnathan Southworth Ritter, who died of a torn aorta on the second anniversary of the Twin Towers bombing (that’s September 11, 2003 dummy).

Since there was no first person testimony by John Ritter, everyone had to pinky swear with no take-backs or crossies when it came time to discuss what Ritter had said. The jurors found that Ritter was advised by the radiologist to follow up with treatment by a physician, but Ritter didn’t follow the order. The radiologist had completed a body scan on him two years earlier. Continue Reading »

With tears streaking down his face and a catch in his voice, Brett Favre bade an emotional — at times painful — farewell to football Thursday at a news conference in Green Bay, acknowledging that he knows he can still play, but he does not think he wants to.

“It’s been everything I thought it would be and then some,” said Favre, whose retirement was announced Tuesday. “It’s hard to leave. You think you’re prepared for it. I’ve given everything I can possibly give to this organization, and I don’t think I’ve got anything left to give. Continue Reading »

A BBC documentary claims that Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones survived an assassination attempt by two Hells Angels when their boat capsized in strong seas in 1969. Jagger had vowed not to use Hells Angel members as bouncers following the death in December 1969 of an 18-year-old fan at a notorious free performance at Altamont Speedway in Northern California.
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23 year old Prince Harry, third in line to the British crown has spent the past 10 weeks secretly serving in war-ravaged Helmand Province and was there over Christmas. He directed bombers to drop their first bombs on New Year’s Eve.
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CHICAGO (Dow Jones) - The Writers Guild of America said Wednesday that it has reached a tentative agreement with CBS Corp. on a new contract for CBS newswriters, editors, researchers and other Guild members who have been working under an expired contract since April 2005.

Under terms of the deal, WGA-CBS employees will get a 3.5% pay increase once the contract is ratified, and another 3.5% raise in 2009. Most regularly scheduled employees who worked 200 days or more last year and didn’t get wage increases during negotiations will receive an additional $3,700 payment. Employees who worked shorter schedules will receive pro-rated payments.
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NEW YORK (Dow Jones) - The company that produces CBS’s ‘Late Show With David Letterman’, has reached a side agreement with union representing striking TV writers, The New York Times reported Friday citing several late night show executives.

The pact with World Wide Pants will allow ‘Late Show With David Letterman’ and ‘Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson’ to return to the air with new episodes Wednesday. Production on both shows as well as most U.S. shows were halted when the Writer’s Guild Of America went on strike in November. Continue Reading »

NEWPORT BEACH, California (AP) — Former child star Danielle Fishel, a teen heartthrob on ABC’s “Boy Meets World,” was arrested this week on a drunken driving warrant from Los Angeles County, police said.

Danielle Fishel, who played Topanga on “Boy Meets World,” was arrested Thursday, police said. Continue Reading »

According to the police complaint, the Emmy-winning anchor yelled at the female police officer, “I don’t give a f— who you are, I’m a f—ing TV reporter, you f—ing dy-ke,” according to Philadelphiawilldo.com, a Philadelphia Weekly blog.
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Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) — Michael Pickens, son of billionaire investor Boone Pickens, was sentenced to probation and continued drug and alcohol treatment for using fake stock tips to dupe investors out of $1.2 million.

With his father watching from the courtroom gallery, the younger Pickens avoided as much as 71 months in prison after making what a Manhattan federal judge said were “tremendous strides” in a New Jersey program he just completed. Continue Reading »

In what has somehow become a major event in the life of only the loneliest and saddest, Katharine Hope McPhee has gotten engaged to Nick Cokas, also known as Grandpa Nick. Cokas, just a mere 80% older than McPhee hopes to avoid the pitfalls of Social Security dependability by attaching himself to McPhee. Continue Reading »