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Conflict Over Travolta Death — There's a conflict brewing between the Bahama PD and John Travolta's camp regarding the time line of Jett Travolta's death. (See update below) — People who are with Travolta are bristling at the suggestion Jett might have been left unattended for more than 10 hours …
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Travoltas Speak on Jett's Passing — John Travolta and Kelly Preston have released this statement on the passing of their son Jett: — “We would like to extend our deepest and most heartfelt thanks to everyone who has sent their love and condolences. Jett was the most wonderful son …
TMZ.com:
John Travolta's Son: Meds Ultimately Didn't Work — TMZ has learned more about the medical condition of John Travolta's son, Jett, and the medication that ultimately didn't work. — We're now told the grand mal seizures Jett suffered were “frequent and extremely serious.”
Perez Hilton:
Did Scientology Play a Part in Jett Travolta's Death? — A new report asserts that Jett Travolta suffered from autism NOT Kawasaki disease, which the Travolta's have long asserted. — Autism is a condition that is apparently not ‘recognized’ by John Travolta's beloved Scientology religion.
Mirror.co.uk:
Riddle of John Travolta's son - could he have been saved? — Claims that Jett, 16, suffered from condition he was never treated for is denied by his devastated father. — The death of John Travolta's son was shrouded in controversy last night amid claims that 16-year-old Jett suffered from a condition he was never treated for.
Monica Rizzo / People.com:
Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff Are Engaged! — Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff — Dancing stars Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff have gotten engaged, PEOPLE has confirmed. — Chmerkovskiy popped the question to his girlfriend of less than six months in Las Vegas on New Year's Eve, according to a source.
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Dancing With the Stars' Karina & Maksim Engaged! — Karina Smirnoff and Maksim Chmerkovskiy are looking to perfect their pas de deux. — The Dancing With the Stars pros took the whole ringing in the New Year literally, getting engaged just before the calendar flipped to Jan. 1, a source close to the couple confirms to E! News.
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Jennifer Garcia / People.com:
Tara Reid Checks Out of Rehab — Less than a month after checking herself into the Promises Treatment Center, Tara Reid has left rehab, according to a source. — “She checked out on Saturday,” says the source. “She's doing well. The whole family is very positive about this being the new beginning for her.”
News of the World:
Ex wife reveals Mini-Me was larger than life in bed — MINI-ME pocket rocket Verne Troyer proved size didn't matter the night he first bedded blonde Playboy model Genevieve Gallen. — Because the 2ft 8in tall Celeb Big Brother star took the beauty who would become his wife to HEIGHTS of passion she'd never dreamed of.
Just Jared:
Leonardo DiCaprio & Bar Refaeli: Cabo Couple — Leonardo DiCaprio and Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli spend their New Year's together in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico on Thursday (January 1). — The couple was accompanied by a few friends, including Entourage star Kevin Dillon (white shirt) …
Elizabeth Olson / New York Times:
A Rise in Efforts to Spot Abuse in Youth Dating — She was 17 when she met her boyfriend, and 20 when she died at his hands. In between, Heather Norris tried several times to leave the relationship, which was fraught with control and abuse, before she was killed — stabbed, dismembered and discarded in trash bags.
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