Al Lewis, the cigar-chomping patriarch of "The Munsters" whose work as a basketball scout, restaurateur and political candidate never eclipsed his role as Grandpa from the television sitcom, died after years of failing health. He was 82.

The actor was widely reported to have been born in 1910, but his son Ted Lewis said Saturday that his father was born in 1923.

Lewis, with his wife at his bedside, passed away Friday night, said Bernard White, program director at WBAI-FM, where the actor hosted a weekly radio program. White made the announcement on the air during the Saturday slot where Lewis usually appeared.

Source: Foxnews

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Working women rejoice: You'll actually have stylish-yet-appropriate clothes to wear next fall. Even better, there also will be clothes for you to wear to dinner, parties and play dates - with or without the kids.

The collections previewed Sunday on the runways of New York Fashion Week were mostly wearable. But there were some misses, too, especially the short bubble skirts and knickers that have graced more than one catwalk.

Designer shows continue through Friday with Chanel and Fendi designer Karl Lagerfeld making his runway debut in New York with his new Karl Lagerfeld/Lagerfeld Collection as the finale.

Diane von Furstenberg: Von Furstenberg brought back the '80s power suit, down to the slim pencil skirts with high waists, puffy sleeves and oversized lumberjack-check and houndstooth prints. But von Furstenberg modernized the look by slimming the silhouette and adding feminine details, such as a peplum on a jacket or using a rosebud-print chiffon fabric for a blouse.

Badgley Mischka: It was a subtle shift, but to mark their return to Fashion Week after sitting out a few seasons, eveningwear designers Mark Badgley and James Mischka decided to court the funkier Grammy crowd instead of the more staid Oscar-goers. The duo also offered a cool daytime look - at least a daytime look for celebrities: sheared mink skirts with unsheared mink hemlines.

Luella Bartley: Londoner Bartley offered something for the woman who likes the look of both country crooners and punk rocker, but still dresses up in a dress with a pearl collar and bow around her waist for tea with her grandmother.

Tuleh: Tuleh's socialite customer will have to go even lighter on their low-fat fare to get into Bryan Bradley's new long, skinny skirts, but it's all in the name of a super-polished look.

DKNY: Donna Karan's DKNY line is aimed at her younger customers and has more of New York's street style than her signature collection. But with this fall's offerings, anyone could wear the outfits.

Tracy Reese: Reese's signature style is "pretty" and for fall she did it again. However, she didn't go overly girlie, except for a few too many bows on dresses that didn't need them.

Source: IndyStar

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What is this world coming to? Stephanie Tanner Was Addicted to Meth?

As Stephanie Tanner on the 1990s hit sitcom "Full House," child actress Jodie Sweetin portrayed a young, innocent girl who lived in a happy, healthy supportive home.

"Growing up when I was on the series, I never really watched, even from this day, it's surreal to watch myself on television," said Sweetin. "Growing up in the business you have to grow up very fast — you do have a different type of childhood, that has its benefits and it has its drawbacks."

When the show ended in 1995, she said she wanted to be a normal kid. She went to high school and college and by age 20 was married to a Los Angeles police officer — TV older sister Candice Cameron was in the wedding party.

But two years ago, she found herself dangerously addicted to one of the most debilitating drugs, methamphetamine. She said she was unemployed and bored and began simply by experimenting. Soon, she was using meth everyday. The tabloid press reported a three-day bender as well as an intervention staged by her "Full House" castmates — including the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, John Stamos and Bob Saget.

Sweetin, 24, never went as far as to blame her life as a child star for her addiction, but said that it was difficult to discover who she truly was after the show ended. "There is a certain sense of loss when a series ends," she said. "It is kind of hard to figure out who you are when you've lost your job at age 13, when that was basically how you identified yourself."

Sweetin said she checked herself in to the Promises drug rehab facility where she went underwent six weeks of intense treatment. She realized that she "was living a total double life," she said. "I was married to a police officer — we are going through a divorce right now — he had no idea."

Sweetin has been clean and sober since March of last year and now wants to get back into acting. "I want to make movies, TV series, wherever the career takes me," she said. "I really hope this isn't the last people hear of me. In fact, I would like to make this a footnote in my career, not the end."

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Zach Braff and singer/actress Mandy Moore are reportedly heading for a wedding after the Scrubs star quietly asked her to marry him late last month.

The couple are staying tight lipped about their plans, but Braff, 30, popped the question and presented Moore - his girlfriend for the past 18 months - with a $450,000, 4-carat princess-cut diamond-and-platinum Neil Lane engagement ring. Moore's past boyfriends have included tennis ace Andy Roddick and actor Wilmer Valderrama. Insiders tells America's In Touch magazine that the wedding is being scheduled for next April, when both stars celebrate their birthdays.

Source: IMDB

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Shock-rocker Marilyn Manson will play "Alice in Wonderland" author Lewis Carroll in a movie that also marks his writing and directing debut.

Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner, is heading to the upcoming Berlin Film Festival's European Film Market to drum up financial support for "Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll," which is budgeted at about $4.2 million. The film is set to begin production in the summer.

"It's a kind of art house horror; what people expect from Manson, they're going to get here," said the film's producer, Alain de la Mata of French sales company Wild Bunch. Manson will attend Berlin to preview some of the music he has composed for the film as well as a trailer featuring the production's early art and costume design.

The Berlin Film Festival runs February 9-19.

Source: Yahoo

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Superstar Jessica Simpson is returning to her Christian roots in a bid to overcome the heartbreak of her impending divorce from Nick Lachey.

She has posted a personal message on her website encouraging her fans to embrace themselves if they want to discover true happiness.

Appearing originally as an unpunctuated stream of consciousness, Simpson writes, "I just wanted to let ya'll know that with everything we go through in life, the good, the bad, the ugly, the sad, the right, the wrong, the-think-we-don't-belong, we all have to allow our hearts to remain open to create who we are.

"Find that for yourself no matter what. Take the advice from the wisdom of those we love. Remember that bad company corrupts good character. "Breathe to allow yourself the freedom to just be. Getting to know yourself is so important. Spend time alone with your thoughts for this creates a world of true serenity. Do not be afraid. Inner beauty, outward charm - greet everyone we meet with a smile (unless it is paparazzi - haha), a smile is contagious.

"I love you guys so much and appreciate the support through all the unfortunate pain of loss. What doesn't kill us makes stronger. Carry on. Soar. Glide. Fly. This is a wonderful life."

--Soooo deep. Cue Enya.

Source: Teen Hollywood

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Things have gone from bad to worse for Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards.

On Jan. 4, after talk of reconciling, they instead requested that their divorce proceed with a private arbitrator. Now the two are no longer on speaking terms. "It's gotten very ugly," someone close to Richards, said. "They arenÂ’t talking to each other at all."

Sources familiar with the couple say the relationship deteriorated rapidly and there is no hope of reconciliation. "His only concern is for the kids," says a friend of Sheen's. As for the status of their split, Sheen and Richards are trying to figure out custody arrangements for their two daughters, Sam, almost 2, and Lola, 8 months. According to their initial court petitions, Richards is seeking sole custody but Sheen wants joint custody.

"This has been really hard on Denise," says a Richards pal. "But she's staying strong for her daughters' sake."

Source: People

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Eva's all Tony Parker-fied wearing the number 9 on her necklace and jeans. It seems that with each rumor of her flirting with another guy, she shows more team spirit.

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Nick Lachey is joining the online game. The pop star said he was at a restaurant last summer when "a lady came up to the table and told me that my name is one of the more frequent names used by predators to lure kids online. That was really disturbing."

The lady was Parry Aftab, a privacy lawyer. And the encounter eventually led to Nick's involvement in a safe Internet chat and networking site created for teens, which blocks uninvited guests. Lachey is a cofounder of www.yfly.com, which was expected to launch Thursday.

"We thought we could do something special, if we all put our resources together," Lachey says. "This is new to me. The whole thing of networking online wasn't around when I was a teen. I wasn't aware of how big a problem this was. And when you are 17 you have no idea of who you are dealing with."

Source: People

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The former manager of the heavy metal rock group Great White has agreed to plead guilty to 100 counts of involuntary manslaughter for his role in a 2003 nightclub fire that killed 100 people, a judge said Tuesday.

Daniel Biechele, 29, will enter the plea next Tuesday and serve no more than 10 years in prison under a deal with prosecutors that may have spared him a life sentence, Superior Court Judge Francis Darigan said.

Biechele had been charged with 200 counts of involuntary manslaughter for starting the blaze when he ignited pyrotechnics during a Great White performance at The Station nightclub in West Warwick.

Sparks from the pyrotechnics ignited highly flammable foam lining the club's walls and ceiling, creating a fast-moving blaze that killed 100 people and injured more than 200 in the fourth-deadliest nightclub fire in the country's history.

Source: USA Today

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A television movie about one of the doomed Sept. 11 airplanes was A&E's most-watched program ever, a sign that audiences may be ready for a coming spate of movie and TV projects dramatizing the terrorism of five years ago.

"Flight 93," about the hijacking of the United Airlines plane and passengers' efforts to retake it, drew 5.9 million viewers when it premiered Monday, the cable channel said. It was the most-watched A&E program since the channel launched in 1984.

The movie was based on public records, including phone conversations between passengers on the plane bound from Newark, N.J., to San Francisco and their relatives and friends. Officials believe the hijackers of the aircraft, which crashed in a Pennsylvania field, had targeted either the White House or the U.S. Capitol.

A&E's "Flight 93" will repeat at noon EST on Saturday and Sunday and at 3 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Feb. 8.

--If you didn't catch this yet, I would highly recommend it.

Source: IndyStar

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This is one new fashion trend for spring, that I will NOT be wearing.

Source: Sky

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Jessica Simpson's estranged husband Nick Lachey has reportedly found love in the arms of beauty queen Lizzie Arnold.

Just two months after splitting from Simpson, the former 98 Degrees star has been spotted romancing the former Miss Kentucky. The couple were seen "making out" at Los Angeles club Lax earlier last month, and now friends insist they're an item. One pal tells America's In Touch magazine, "They've been together for about a month." Sexy brunette Arnold, 28, was crowned Miss Kentucky in 2001.

Source: IMDB

UPDATE: In an interview with the Lexington Kentucky-Herald Leader she listed her favorite activities as long drives with loud music, reading, being with family, hanging out with friends, long, hot baths, and McDonald's french fries.

--I didn't realize that french fries were an activity. That Nick...always goin' for the smart ones.

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1 Whoa. Forget about Jessica, this gal is da bomb.

Posted by: TWM at February 01, 2006 09:10 AM (QsqSQ)

2 Nice body...nice hair. I'll leave it at that.

Posted by: Nanc' at February 01, 2006 09:15 AM (Ailrt)

3 She was Miss KY in 2002 She's from the same hometown as my dad. I'm glad Nick's found a MUCH hotter girl. some pics of her: http://www.lvthunder.com/gallery2/v/models/Elizabeth/

Posted by: ally at February 01, 2006 09:40 AM (6jpnW)

4 He certainly has a knack for finding the girls with the big ... yeah. Way to go, Nick!

Posted by: Iceman at February 01, 2006 11:41 AM (Iomwr)

5 And, for the record, eating McDonald's french fries IS an activity. And a great one at that!

Posted by: Iceman at February 01, 2006 12:15 PM (Iomwr)

6 She is pretty scrumptious.

Posted by: Rev at February 01, 2006 01:02 PM (wPIeZ)

7 Her boobs look too big for her, like she might keel over any moment from un-balance.

Posted by: Sequin at February 01, 2006 01:40 PM (1pcJd)

8 ack! i didn't paste all the link -- sorry!! http://www.lvthunder.com/gallery2/v/models/Elizabeth/?g2_GALLERYSID=0dcbcb3c66b5cca4c2910bff2f18b7a6

Posted by: ally at February 01, 2006 04:49 PM (n9kay)

9 At least he's consistent - southern girls with big knockers...

Posted by: knq at February 03, 2006 07:56 PM (IAPjo)

10 she's 26...not 28...

Posted by: at February 04, 2006 09:33 PM (02E/R)

11 I don't know what he's thinking, Jess is the hottest thing going

Posted by: Shana at March 08, 2006 09:58 PM (1SVKq)

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Normally I think she's "quirky-cool," but this is a mess. I think she stole that blanket out of the trunk of my car. And, are those medieval torture devices on her feet? It's Stefugli.

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Club impresario Scott Sartiano sure has a thing for famous young babes. Last year, Sartiano, who co-owns Butter with Richie Akiva, dated Mary-Kate Olsen.

This year, he seems to have an eye for "Laguna Beach" star Kristin Cavalleri . On Monday night, they were seen cuddling up at Butter. A spy said, "They held hands and he made sure no other guys talked to her."

Source: New York Post

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Actress Julia Roberts' Broadway debut in Three Days Of Rain has sparked a buying frenzy, causing ticket websites to crash shortly after seats went on sale on Saturday.

Tickets to see the Pretty Woman star on the New York stage are costing fans a pretty penny, with the only ones left being premium seats which cost $251.25 each. The show is nearly sold out and scored $7 million in advanced sales in one day. The Oscar-winning actress will play two characters in the limited run of Tony-winner Richard Greenberg's family mystery. Three Days Of Rain will run from March 28 to June 18.

Source: IMDB

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Don't put Mischa Barton and Nicky Hilton in the same room.

When the two arrived (separately) for power manager Benny Medina's 48th-birthday party at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Saturday night, Hilton spat out, "What is that fat pig doing here?" She then scuttled to the other side of the room where she glared at Rick Salomon, who made that infamous porn tape with her sister Paris.

The other guests - Prince, Lenny Kravitz, Tyra Banks, Jessica Simpson, Nicole Richie, billionaire Steve Bing, hotelier Jeff Klein, Eva Longoria, Eva Mendes and Medina's friend, real-estate marketer Scott Benaglio - happily partied 'til the wee hours. Bing was overheard saying, "Thank God - someone who finally knows how to throw a party in L.A."

Source: New York Post

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Val Kilmer and Denzel Washington are to team up for the first time to play time-travelling FBI agents in new movie Deja Vu.

Kilmer will reteam with his Top Gun director Tony Scott for the thriller, in which his and Washington's characters step back in time to stop a terrorist from blowing up a ferry.

The film will shoot next mont in New Orleans, Louisiana.

--This sounds stupid.

Source: Teen Hollywood

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Britney Spears makes her episodic TV debut with a role on NBC's "Will & Grace."

In the episode, airing Thursday, April 13 at 8 p.m., Britney guest-stars as Jack's new Christian conservative co-host. The action all begins when Out TV is purchased by a Christian television network. In addition, Britney will get her own piece on the series, "Cruci-fixin's," a cooking segment. But once Will and Jack get a hold of her, she goes from uptight to all right!

Source: ET

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