Ricardo Montalban Is Dead at 88 [Dirt Bag (After Dark)]

Jezebel - 14th Jan 2009

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Denise Richards: Sad news: Ricardo Montalban, star of MGM musicals and TV's Fantasy Island, died today in L.A. at the age of 88. [NBC]Kelly Rutherford's estranged husband claims that working on Gossip Girl is "grueling" and is negatively impacting their 2-year-old son Hermes. Also, a judge in her divorce case denied her request to take Hermes to New York so she could return to work. If she takes too much time off, the show's producers may just kill off Lily van der Woodsen. [People, TMZ] Patrick Swayze says his pneumonia is improving. "I am alive and plan on continuing to stay that way," he says. [AP] Olivia Newton-John sent a note to an 18-year-old playing Danny in his high school's production of Grease good luck. [Star] Bono made a mistake in his first New York Times column on Sunday and the paper had to run a correction. [Editor and Publisher] Sean Penn once saved a drunk guy's life. The guy was passed out on the bathroom floor of a bar and Penn rushed over and called for help. Now the dude is angry that Penn didn't win a Golden Globe this weekend, but they don't give out Awards for being a good person. [E!] Is Kate Moss engaged to her boyfriend, Jaime Hince of The Kills? She's been wearing a giant diamond ring on her wedding finger, but her rep says it's a just a Christmas gift and that's the only finger it fits on. [The Sun] Helen Mirren is coming soon to a theater (possibly) near you Read full story at Jezebel

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