Archive for the ‘Celebrity Tragedy’ Category

Model Falls to Her Death in Possible Suicide

Sunday, June 29th, 2008


Ruslana Korshunova, a 20-year old supermodel, fell to her death from her ninth floor apartment in Manhattan this weekend.

Police say it appears as though she fell from her balcony. It is thought to be an apparent suicide.

Rushlana was a very successfull model who did covers for Vogue, Elle and other high fashion magazines. She also worked with Marithé & François Girbaud, Blugirl, Dior, Vera Wang, DKNY and Diesel. She was signed with IMG Models Agency

[Images via IMGModels.com/Video: Fox News]

Family Releases John Graziano Video

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Graziano’s hole

I’ll just warn you now, this video is very disturbing.

In it you can see just how bad Graziano was injured - half his skull is missing.

Equally disturbing is the soundtrack that goes along with the video, so I’d suggest turning the volume off.

Patrick Swayze Living Quality Life, Responding Well to Treatment

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Patrick Swayze isn’t letting pancreatic cancer keep him down.

Back in March rumors swarmed that Swayze may only have five weeks to live. That was twelve weeks ago.

Swayze, 55, says his body is responding well to the experimental CyberKnife treatment at Stanford University Medical Center. The CyberKnife delivers high doses of radiation to the cancer in his pancreas without damaging surrounding tissue.

Patrick and his wife, Lisa Niemi, have been keeping busy, enjoying life to the fullest. This weekend they attended a Lakers game and the couple celebrated Lisa’s birthday on Monday. They also recently renewed their marriage vows on their New Mexico ranch.

Patrick released the following statement to People magazine:

“Thought I’d give you guys a little update. Lisa and I have been back and forth from New Mexico enjoying the arrival of spring and new baby calves. This past weekend, we spent a fun time with friends in Reno for Lisa’s birthday, where I took her jewelry shopping at Kenny G & Company and (we) were able to find her something really special and much deserved! In the meantime, I am continuing treatment at Stanford and the great news is I continue to respond well.”

Cancer is just so terrible. I, as many of you, have lost a loved one to cancer and damn, it is really awful. Sometimes death comes so quickly - and other times it doesn’t happen fast enough. Either way, it is a really terrible way to die, and it is incredibly difficult on families.

I wish Patrick and his wife the best. I think they are very fortunate to be able to spend quality time together as they have been doing.

They are a shining example to Hollywood as to what true love really is.

Next month the couple will celebrate their 33rd wedding anniversary.


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Xzibit’s Infant Son Dies

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Rapper Xzibit’s premature infant son died Monday morning.

Xavier Kingston Joiner
was born on May 15th. Xzibit blogged on his MySpace that his son’s lungs were not strong enough to breathe oxygen. After struggling for eleven days, Xavier died.

The rapper also blogged the day his son was born and he described the pain the family was going through. He also praised the importance of family.

“I am writing you from the hospital right now because Xavier was born a lil pre-maturely. But I am keeping faith that everything will work out fine. I tell you people, bringing a life into this world right now is a blessing for me. I have had time to focus and put A LOT of sh** into perspective over the last few years. And at the end of the day, if you don’t have FAMILY around you … you don’t have sh**.”

“I must tell you this, it is unnatural for a parent to bury a child. I am telling you this because of the same reason I tell you when I’m having great times, life is too short to be fake. Hold on to your kids, if you have them. Protect them and show them you love them everyday you wake up and see them. Don’t take a second you get to hug them, teach them and care for them for granted. You can have all the material wealth in the universe, but it is NOTHING compared to having your family.”

Our thoughts are with the family of Xavier Kingston Joiner.

Cheri Oteri’s Dad Was Murdered

Monday, April 28th, 2008

The father of former Saturday Night Live cast member, Cheri Oteri, was murdered in Nashville this weekend.

Thomas Oteri, 69, was stabbed to death Saturday night by his roommate and longtime business partner, Richard Fagan, 61.

Fagan was also arrested for DUI Saturday night, after the incident, and told officers that he had an argument with Thomas at approximately 9pm and had cut him ‘across his body’ before leaving.

Oteri’s body was not discovered until Sunday afternoon when a friend visited.

Fagan has been charged with homicide.

Bear from Will Farrell’s ‘Semi-Pro’ Attacks and Kills Trainer

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

The grizzly bear Will Farrell is seen wrestling with in his new movie Semi Pro attacked and killed a trainer at a training facility.

The bear, Rocky, is 5 years-old and 7 feet tall. He weighs more than 700 pounds. He has been used in numerous films and advertisements in the past, and was training for an upcoming commercial when he lunged at Stephan Miller, 39, biting him in the neck.

Maurice Moore of the San Bernadino Fire Department looked grim as he told reporters, “He, unfortunately, bit one of the trainers. A single bite to the neck, no aggression acts to follow.”

“San Bernadino Big Bear City was the first on scene. They did CPR but to no avail.”

Other trainers used pepper spray to contain the bear.

















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