Amy Winehouse‘s family says toxicology results from her autopsy reveal she had no illegal substances in her system when she died. However, while the family previously claimed that quitting alcohol cold turkey is what killed her, the report shows she had been drinking shortly before her death. The family said in a statement, “Results indicate that alcohol was present but it cannot be determined as yet if it played a role in her death.” [People]
As mentioned earlier, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith are denying the rumors that they’ve separated. They issued this statement: “Although we are reluctant to respond to these types of press reports, the rumors circulating about our relationship are completely false. We are still together, and our marriage is intact.” [E!]
Will Smith‘s 18-year-old son Trey Smith Tweeted, “Will and Jada getting a DIVORCE .. NOT TRUE AT ALL !!” Another anonymous family member says, “No way are they splitting up. They are totally together and are not separating.” [Radar]
In actual celebrity break up news, George Michael and his longtime partner Kenny Goss have split. [USA Today]
It’s not like Chris Brown to use homophobic slurs and fly into a fit of rage, but an eyewitness claims that at a Vegas nightclub, Brown, “called the manager and the bouncers faggots and broke a bottle in his fit of anger! He just went off on them. He called them dicks and told one dude to suck his dick!” Chris responded on Twitter, “To everybody: never go to club XS in Vegas! They are dicks! … That shit wack… It was wack! … IM about to go super ham on the VMAs! Just tired of people living in the past!” [Perez]
- Several Michael Jackson fan clubs have banned together to lobby for the cancellation of Michael Forever: A Tribute Concert, which is scheduled for October 8 in Wales. They’re upset because the concert coincides with Dr. Conrad Murray’s trial, ticket prices are high, and it’s unclear if the proceeds are going to charity. [RS]
- Joe Francis was arrested yesterday on a misdemeanor false imprisonment charge and released on $50,000 bail. He allegedly trapped three women in his limo, then his driver flashed a fake sheriff’s badge. E! reports: “A physical altercation ensued when the limo reached his residence, whereupon Francis is accused of pulling one of the women away from the others and then grabbing another by the throat and hair. Shortly afterward, the women claim,they were escorted off the property and told by Francis & Co. that if they called the cops, they wouldn’t pay for a taxi.” It’s just hard to believe that a gentleman like Francis would disrespect women. [E!]
- Francis says he has security camera footage that proves the women were assaulting each other, but he didn’t touch them. [TMZ]
- Shocker: Matt Damon won’t be running against Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential election. [TMZ]
- Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck just announced that they’re expecting their third child, and now we have a photo of Jen’s barely-visible baby bump. [Us]
- Jimmy Kimmel‘s uncle, Frank Potenza, who was a security guard and sidekick on Jimmy Kimmel Live, died earlier today. [E!]
- BREAKING: “Teen Mom Maci‘s Son Bentley, 2, Throws a Tantrum in Daycare” [Us]
- Jennifer Aniston bought Justin Theroux a $12,000 leather jacket that was once owned by James Dean. That should take the sting out of having paparazzi in tow whenever he rides his motorcycle. [Radar]
- What do you do when a child actor accuses your leading lady of being totally mean? Send in John Slattery to defuse the situation. He says of January Jones, “She’s a sweetheart … We got lucky. We don’t have anybody like that.” As for why the boy who plays Bobby Draper fears her, Slattery says, “Well, it’s an intimidating character. I mean, that’s the character. Betty Draper is an intimidating woman, I suppose, if you were a seven-year-old boy [or] her son.” [N.Y. Mag]
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