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Private Memorials Set For Dallas Star Larry Hagman

November 26, 2012

DALLAS, Texas

“Dallas” actor Larry Hagman will be remembered this week during private, invitation-only services in Dallas and Los Angeles.

Micky Dolenz: Monkees To Skip Davy Jones’ Funeral, Pay Tribute To Him At Public Memorials

March 06, 2012

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

The three surviving Monkees aren’t planning to attend Davy Jones’ funeral because it would likely bring too much unwanted attention to his family during their time of grief, the group’s Micky Dolenz said Tuesday.

Friends Recall Whitney Houston As Excited, Happy In Days Before Sudden Death

February 12, 2012

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Whitney Houston’s last days were spent surrounded by family, catching up with old friends and doing a bit of what she was best known for: singing.

Her death Saturday afternoon in a Beverly Hills hotel room came hours before she was scheduled to appear at an annual pre-Grammy party that introduced her to the industry decades ago and was expected to honor the six-time Grammy winner.

Sugarland Plans Memorial For Indiana Collapse Victims

August 16, 2011

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.

Country duo Sugarland says it’s planning a private memorial in Indiana to honor five fans who died when a stage and rigging collapsed at the Indiana State Fair last weekend.

A Friendship For The Ages: Elizabeth Taylor & Michael Jackson

March 24, 2011

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

The seemingly unlikely friendship between Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson actually started in the most unlikely of ways — after the screen goddess left one of the King of Pop’s concerts early because she couldn’t see!

“Michael heard that I had left halfway through [his concert],” Elizabeth told Larry King of the origin of the pair’s famous friendship in an interview on “Larry King Live” in May 2006. “[He] called me the next day, and was like, in tears because he had heard that I’d walked out. I hadn’t walked out. I just couldn’t see anything!”

Arena Owner: LA City Attorney Bullied Him To Pay $6M For Policing Jackson Memorial

October 22, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

The owner of the Staples Center arena said the city attorney bullied and threatened him in an effort to recover millions of dollars the city spent to police last summer’s Michael Jackson memorial.

The city attorney’s office countered that Anschutz Entertainment Group, or AEG, is a political heavyweight that’s used to getting its way and is simply upset at not getting a free ride.

Friends, Family Celebrate Patrick Swayze’s Life At Memorial

October 05, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Hundreds of mourners, including Whoopi Goldberg, paid tribute to the late Patrick Swayze at a private memorial on Sunday, People reported.

Family and friends of the star, who died last month of pancreatic cancer at the age of 57, Patrick’s life at the service, held Sunday on the Los Angeles Sony Studios lot.