Actor Gary Coleman Dies

On Friday, the popular actor Gary Coleman died at the age of 42 due to a brain hemorrhage. He had been hospitalized on Wednesday and placed on life support. He went into a coma and never regained consciousness. His wife decided to discontinue life support and he died peacefully soon after 12:00 p.m. on Friday. As a child he played on the show "Diff’rent Strokes" and also made many guest appearances on other shows.

Tyra Banks Writing Fantasy Novels

The TV show Host and former model Tyra Banks has signed a deal for a series of fantasy novels about modeling. Her first book is called "Modelland" and it is about a teen-aged girl in a make-believe society at an academy for exceptional models called Intoxibellas. The book will be published in the summer of 2011 and will cover issues from relationships to body images. The book is meant to empower women of all ages. Banks is set to end "The Tyra Banks Show" later this year after five seasons to launch her own production company called Bankable Studios.

Tyra Banks Ending Talk Show

Former model, Tyra Banks, says that she will be ending the syndicated “The Tyra Show” after its fifth season. She plans to still work with the reality show “America’s Next Top Model” and she is making a new production studio with plans to make movies. She also has plans for new digital projects.

Kourtney Kardashian Gives Birth

Kourtney Kardashian, one of the stars of the reality show "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," recently gave birth to a baby boy named Mason Dash Disick in in Los Angeles. The baby was born weighing 7 pounds and 6 ounces and had a height of 19.5 inches. The father is Kardashian's boyfriend Scott Disick.

Reality Show Star Nicole Richie Gives Birth

On Wednesday, Nichole Richie and Joel Madden welcomed a baby boy into the world, named Sparrow James Midnight Madden. The baby was born weighing 7 pounds and 14 ounces. The couple also have a daughter named Harlow who will be 2 years old in January. Richie has starred in the television show "The Simple Life" and is the daughter of singer Lionel Richie. Joel Madden is in the band Good Charlotte.

Actor LeVar Burton Involved in Car Crash

On Monday, the actor LeVar Burton, who hosted the show "Reading Rainbow," starred in the show "Star Trek: Next Generation," and was in the movie "Roots," was involved in a car accident when a 74 year old woman made a left turn in front of his vehicle and he hit her car and another parked vehicle. Both Burton and the woman were taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and were released with minor injuries.

Tyra Banks Stalker Gets Sentence

The stalker of Tyra Banks, who is a former model and current talk show host, named Brady Green was sentenced to one year of probation. As part of his sentence, he has to complete an anti-stalking course called Project SHARP (Stopping Harassment and Relationship Problems). If he doesn't complete the course, he will have to serve 90 days in jail.

Singer Natalie Cole's Sister Dies

On the same day that the singer Natalie Cole received her kidney transplant this past Monday, her sister Carol Cole died at the age of 64. Carol Cole had done past appearances on the television shows "The Nat King Cole Show" and "Sanford and Son." She also had an appearance in the 1974 movie "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three."

Rapper DMX Freed from Jail

On Thursday, the rapper DMX was released from a jail in Phoenix, AZ on a $10,000 bond after serving a 90-day sentence for his felony convictions. He may have to return to court to face the charges that were added while he was in jail for throwing a tray at a jail officer.

Rapper Rev Run's Son Arrested

On Friday night, Jo Jo, who is is the oldest son of the rapper Rev Run from the rap group Run DMC, was arrested after police caught him rolling a marijuana joint in a car in Manhattan's Upper West Side. He tried to get away from the scene by putting his car into reverse but he almost backed into the police vehicle. While getting arrested, he started acting up and had to get subdued by the police. He was arrested for resisting arrest, attempted reckless endangerment, and criminal use of drug paraphernalia.

Tyra Banks Testifies Against Her Stalker

This week, Tyra Banks, talk show host and former model, will testify in court against a man named Brady Green who is being accused of stalking her. He was arrested near the Manhattan studio where Banks tapes her talk show. Banks feels that his unwanted attention alarmed her and made her feel unsafe. A lawyer for Green states that he was doing nothing wrong and was just answered Bank's invitation for fans to reach out to her. Green could receive up to 90 days in jail if he is convicted.

Rapper Coolio Arrested on Drug Possession

The rapper Coolio has been released on bail from jail after being arrested on suspicion of drug possession. On Friday, he was arrested and booked on felony narcotics possession after being stopped at a Los Angeles International Airport. He was released after posting $10,0000 bail.

Paula Abdul Crazed Fan Died from Overdose

A coroner in Los Angeles has found that the crazed fan of singer Paula Abdul had died from committing suicide by using prescription drugs. The woman, named Paula Goodspeed, was recently found dead near the outside of Abdul's home. She also had been a contestant on season five of the show "American Idol."

Singer Toni Braxton has Tumor Removed

The singer Toni Braxton has recently had a benign tumor removed from her breast. She says that she knew about the tumor before appearing on the television show "Dancing With the Stars" and scheduled the surgery to remove the tumor after being eliminated from the competition on October 20th. She is still recovering and is scheduled to appear on the "Dancing With the Stars" tour, which begins on December 17th in San Diego.

Rapper Kanye West Arrest in England

The rapper Kanye West was arrested on suspicion of assault after an incident with a photographer outside of the Tup Tup Palace bar in Newcastle, northern England. He was later released without any charges. Kanye West is currently in England as apart of his Glow in the Dark tour.

Don Cornelius Charged with Battery

Don Cornelius, the former host of the show "Soul Train," has been charged with spousal battery, assault with a deadly weapon, and dissuading a witness from making a police report due to two domestic incidents that involved his wife last month. He was arrested and taken to jail last month after the police were called to his Hollywood Hills home after a report of a domestic dispute. He was released on $50,000 bail and could face up to one year in prison for each of the five misdemeanor charges against him.

Dead Woman Found Outside Singer Paula Abdul's House

A body was found inside of a car a few houses away from singer Paula Abdul's Home. The body was a former contestant on the show "American Idol" named Paula Goodspeed. She was a big fan of Abdul and died from a drug overdose. It appears that the woman had been stalking Abdul for a while and cops had been to the house several times before to deal with her. Abdul was not home at the time that the body was found.

Comedian Katt Williams Arrested

The comedian Katt Williams was arrested on weapons charges in midtown Manhattan after police pulled him over for driving without license plates. Police found a handgun in his car after he was stopped. He was released on bail Thursday and was able to make it for his show at Carnegie Hall.

Hulk Hogan's Son Released from Jail

Nick Bollea, the son of wrestler Hulk Hogan, has been released from a Florida jail on Tuesday morning after serving five months for causing a serious car crash. He had pleaded no contest in May to causing the crash. He was arrested last year after speeding on a a busy street and crashing his father's car, causing his passenger to become permanently disabled. He had the possibility to spend five years in prison, but the family of the injured passenger requested a lesser sentence.

Singer Janet Jackson Hospitalized

The singer Janet Jackson was taken to the hospital after not feeling well shortly before a concert in Montreal. During her sound check she suddenly felt sick and had to be taken to the hospital just before the show was scheduled to start. She is currently being monitored at the hospital and plans to reschedule the show.