Sadness

Over on Twitter, there were rumors that Ken Ober went off to heaven. Many brushed off the rumors, because we all know MTV game show hosts live forever. But sadly, they don't, because Ken's manager confirms that he died over the weekend at the age of 52.

Ken was best known for hosting MTV's Remote Control for 5 seasons. Ken went on to host Make Me Laugh and also produced a few episodes of The New Adventures of Old Christine.

There's not many details on Ken's death. According to Ken's manager, he complained about a headache and flu-like symptoms on Saturday night. Ken told friends that he was going to take some medication and see a doctor as soon as possible. Ken was found dead in his Santa Monica, CA home on Sunday.

Below is a clip from Remote Control. I always wanted to be a contestant on that show, because they got to sit in fat chairs and eat imaginary snacks. Rest in Peace, Ken.....

This is sad. There's really no other way to put it. Celine Dion's husband René Angélil told the Journal de Montreal last night that his wife is no longer pregnant. René added, "We're living the reality of the majority of couples who face these procreation techniques. But today, we are full of confidence. Celine is more determined than ever."

Back in August, Celine and René announced that they were expecting their second child after undergoing in vitro fertilization treatment. Celine spoke openly about how she had her embryos frozen in liquid nitrogen shortly after the birth of her son Rene-Charles. Celine was due in May. :(

Update: Over at People, they have more information from Rene. Rene said that Celine was never pregnant. Rene explained, "Dr. Zev Rosenwaks believed that the procedure/pregnancy took, but that wasn't the case. We found out some days later. We were shocked. But you know Céline. She doesn't let go." He said they will keep trying.

via UsWeekly

The clouds are making sad faces this morning because the candy apple of the world's eye, Harvey Price, is in the hospital with a possible case of swine flu. This is serious business because Harvey doesn't do too well when he's got the ills. Harvey is partially blind and suffers from severe autism. Katie Price's rep said that he's doing "very poorly."

Katie was off pimping her book out, but she immediately rushed to be with Harvey, as did Peter Andre. Katie's rep also said: "Katie is very frantic. You would assess a normal child at home, but in Harvey's case as soon as he gets ill he has to go to hospital. Katie is preparing to take time off work until Harvey is well."

Most of the papers/tabloids are saying that Harvey being in the hospital is bringing Katie and Peter back together, but who really gives a dick about them! Instead of wasting keystrokes on Katie and Peter, we should be sending lil' Harvey good thoughts (delivered by a puppy wearing a bunny costume). And if I see a pig today, I swear I'm going to kick it for doing this to Harvey.

Source: The Sun

This is just the saddest. Shiloh Pepin, who was born with a rare condition often called "mermaid syndrome," swam off to the big ocean in the sky yesterday afternoon. Shiloh was only 10 years-old.

The Associated Press says Shiloh checked into the Maine Medical Center last week and was hospitalized in critical condition.

Shiloh was born with both of her legs fused together. Shiloh had no colon or genital organs, and only one partially working kidney. Usually, children born with sirenomelia get their legs surgically separated, but Shiloh never did because blood vessels in her circulatory system would have been cut.

Shiloh appeared on Oprah just last month where she talked openly about her condition. Shiloh even threw Oprah a few "O, please" faces whenever she was asked some dumb questions. Those of you that have seen the documentaries about her on the Discovery know that she really loved life and didn't take any shit.

May Shiloh rest in peace.

If you're wondering why one of your puppets (everyone should have one in their closet) is looking a little extra weepy this morning, it's because Soupy Sales has been called to heaven. The comedian, children's host and owner of the best stage name in the business passed away last night at a hospice in New York. One of Soupy's friends said that he had a lot of health problems, and that's why he was in the hospice.

Soupy has thousands upon thousands of TV and radio credits, but he might have been best known for his long-running children's shows Lunch with Soupy Sales and The Soupy Sales Show. Soupy was also a regular on game shows like Match Game and What's My Line?.

Soupy is survived by his two sons and four grandchildren.

Rest in peace, Soupy. In heaven, the pies don't hit you, you hit the pies. And now I want pie.

A court official in Majorca, Spain announced that a postmortem shows that Boyzone's Stephen Gately (seen here with the legendary Tania Mcintosh) died of natural causes. The official went on to say that Stephen "suffered a pulmonary oedema, an accumulation of fluid on the lungs." They wouldn't say if this confirms the rumor that Stephen choked on his vomit. Thinkofpuppies.

The fluid found in his lungs has been sent to the labs for testing. Stephen's body has been released to his husband for him to take to Ireland.

This past weekend, 33-year-old Stephen was found dead in the house he shares with his husband Andrew Cowles. Stephen was found by a Bulgarian man named Georgi Dochev. Georgi has been telling the tabloids that he had met Stephen and Andrew at a club that night. Georgi added that they all went back to the house, and while Stephen fell asleep on the sofa, he went to the bedroom with Andrew. Expect Georgi to release a pop song about the whole thing in 3...2..

Source: Sky News

Stephen Gately of the Irish boy band Boyzone was found dead yesterday while on vacation in Majorca, Spain with his husband Andrew Cowles. Stephen was only 33.

There aren't many details about Stephen's death since the police are still conducting an investigation. The police said there were no signs of violence. One of Stephen's told The News of the World (I know) that he went out for a few drinks, came back to his house, fell asleep and never woke up.

The members of Boyzone are now on their way to Spain. The group's Louis Walsh said this:

"We're all absolutely devastated. I'm in complete shock. I was only with him on Monday at an awards ceremony. We don't know much about what's happened yet. I only heard after The X Factor and we will rally around each other this week. He was a great man."

Stephen, who was working on his first children's novel at the time of his death, is survived by his husband Andrew.

Source: The Associated Press

The ex-husband of Matt Lucas, the co-brains of Little Britain, was found dead in his home yesterday morning. The Telegraph reports that Kevin McGee hanged himself after writing this suicide note on his Facebook account: “Kevin McGee thinks death is much better than life.”

Matt and Kevin were married in 2006, but they divorced last year. Some say that Matt just couldn't take Kevin's constant drug use.

Friends of Matt say he's "completely destroyed" and it doesn't help that he's currently starring in Prick Up Your Years in the West End. Anybody who has seen the movie or play knows it's about tragic gay sadness. Sad.

Damn, this is just awful. If you watch The Real Housewives of Atlanta, then you are really familiar with Kandi's fiance, A.J. Jewell. A.J. died last night after he received a serious head injury during a fight at The Body Tap strip club in Atlanta. The police say they believe A.J. was involved in some kind of brawl in the club's parking lot and was hit in the head. A.J. was immediately taken to the hospital where he later died. The cops wouldn't talk about a motive, but said there's a "person of interest" in the case and they will question him about the incident.

Kandi posted a few messages on her Twitter last night: "I'm about to give my swollen eyes some rest now. I just wanted to say thanks to everyone for their prayers. I gotta get up and go to my uncle's funeral. I could never in a million years imagine this happening. Please pray for AJ's children. That's who I'm the most concerned for. I'm just in one of those moods where i don't wanna talk, I don't wanna be held and told it's gonna be ok. I just wanna cry myself to sleep, alone."

A.J. leaves behind six children. Yes, six children. That's what makes this even more sad.

May A.J. rest in peace.

On Oprah tomorrow, Mackenzie Phillips is supposed to drop an OMGWTFIDIEWHYWHY family secret. Well, the secret is out and it is definitely all sorts of fucked up. You might want to clear your throat and wash your eyes out with holy water before, after and during.

In her new tell-all book High on Arrival, Mackenzie says that she had sex with her father, John Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas. California Nightmarin'!!!!!!!!!!!

49-year-old Mackenzie said that she would do the bad shit with her father all the time. In fact, John, who died in 2001, shot Mackenzie up with heroin for the first time. And on the night before her wedding to Jeff Sessler in 1979, her dad tried to stop her from marrying his ass. Mackenzie writes, "I had tons of pills, and Dad had tons of everything too. Eventually I passed out on Dad's bed. My father was not a man with boundaries. He was full of love, and he was sick with drugs. I woke up that night from a blackout to find myself having sex with my own father. Had this happened before? I didn't know. All I can say is it was the first time I was aware of it. For a moment I was in my body, in that horrible truth, and then I slid back into a blackout."

The following year continued to be a fucked up time for Mackenzie. She was fired from One Day at a Time for being addicted to the bad shit and she went to rehab with her father. Mackenzie says their sexual relationship became "consensual." She went on to write, "I was a fragment of a person, and my secret isolated me. One night Dad said, 'We could just run away to a country where no one would look down on us. There are countries where this is an accepted practice. Maybe Fiji.' He was completely delusional. No, I thought, we're going to hell for this."

If this isn't an anti-drug ad, I don't know what is. But Mackenzie said that we shouldn't "hate" her father for this. Too late. According to Mackenzie, the dude introduced her to heroin and forced/manipulated her into a sexual relationship with him. So not only is this an anti-drug ad, but it's an anti-John Phillips ad too.

What would Schneider say?!?!

VIA People