Olivia Newton John may have dumped her boyfriend of nine years, Patrick McDermott, a couple of months before he disappeared on a fishing trip, the newspaper Australian reported. John’s nephew, Emerson Newton John told the paper, “She knew he was drinking; she probably didn’t want to deal with it.” McDermott was depressed for several months before he disappeared, Emerson said. “It doesn’t take much to fall off a boat and drown,” said Emerson, who reportedly was paid for the interview.
Will everybody love Brad Garrett?
The Emmy-winning actor said at Sunday’s awards ceremony that he and CBS are discussing a spinoff from “Everybody Loves Raymond.” The network confirmed the discussions.
The New York Times reported the show would reunite him with his TV wife, Monica Horan, and primetime in-laws Fred Willard, Georgia Engel and Chris Elliott.
“Raymond” creator and executive producer Phil Rosenthal, real-life husband of Horan, would be in charge of the spinoff. The earliest the proposed show would air would be fall 2006.
Fresno, Calif., hairstylist Anthony Flores is not the father of Amber Frey’s baby. DNA tests proved Fresno bar owner Christopher Funch is the father of the 4-year-old girl. Frey is the former mistress of convicted killer Scott Peterson.
The Madera County court ordered Frey to refund Flores for support payments he made when a paternity test in June proved Funch was the child’s father.
Trisha Yearwood postponed an appearance on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” on Wednesday following the death of her father. Jack H. Yearwood, 72, died early Tuesday in Monticello, Ga. Yearwood, 41, also postponed a concert tonight at the Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles.
Country singer Mindy McCready told a Tennessee court that she attempted suicide after learning she was pregnant. McCready, 28, charged with a probation violation after a drunken driving arrest, was found unconscious from a drug overdose in a Florida hotel lobby on July 22.
Rebecca Romijn and actor Jerry O’Connell became engaged over the weekend in New York after dating for a year, Us Weekly magazine reported. O’Connell’s publicist confirmed the news to The Associated Press.
Romijn, 32, divorced actor John Stamos in March. Their seventh anniversary would have been Monday.
J.D. Fortune, a one-time Elvis impersonator, was the winner of the CBS reality series, “Rock Star: INXS.” Fortune, 31, will become the Australian band’s lead singer after winning the 13-week competition in the Tuesday night finale.
INXS has been searching for a frontman since the death of Michael Hutchence in 1997.
Groping charges against Christian Slater will be dropped if the actor stays out of trouble for the next six months, under a plea agreement reached with prosecutors. Slater, 36, was arrested May 31 and charged with forcible touching in the alleged groping of a woman on the Upper East Side in New York.
– Compiled by Greg Henry from wire and Internet reports
Rebound blues for Chesney?
Kenny Chesney said, “I’ll be OK,” after his wife of four months, Renee Zellweger, filed for an annulment.
“There have been better times, but I’ll be OK,” Chesney told Country Weekly magazine for its Oct. 24 issue. He claimed that a busy schedule that included a new concert tour and finishing a new CD led to his marriage’s demise.
Star magazine reported it was a rebound romance that fizzled. Chesney ended a three-year relationship with Allison Stewart, and Zellweger was fresh off a two-year romance with White Stripes rocker Jack White. A friend told Star, “To this day, she’s never gotten over Jack.”
