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Nigella Lawson To Let Her Kids Grow Up Penniless
By Stuart Heritage on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 11:30am | 2 Comments
Nigella Lawson To Let Her Kids Grow Up Penniless

Nigella Lawson and her husband share a wealth of about £110 million, but her kids can piss off if they think they're seeing any of it.

In a recent interview, Nigella Lawson has stated that she's refusing to leave her children any money in her will, because she thinks that rich kids are arseholes and that not earning money "ruins people."

Nigella Lawson married a man worth £100 million and lives in his £7 million Belgravia mansion. And her dad used to be Chancellor Of The Exchequer. We're just saying.

Heath Ledger: Perhaps It Wasn’t The Drugs After All
By Stuart Heritage on Monday, January 28, 2008 at 4:15pm | 2 Comments
Heath Ledger: Perhaps It Wasn’t The Drugs After All

Although initial reports claimed that Heath Ledger died from a drug overdose - accidental or otherwise - now it appears that they might have been way off the mark.

Because now sources apparently close to the investigation into Heath Ledger's death suspect that he may have died because his heart just stopped. Whether it was a heart attack or something else - or whether these natural death claims are completely inaccurate - remains to be seen. But if it is true, then at least Jack Nicholson was wrong the other day.

And that's always heartwarming news.

Heath Ledger’s Apartment Apparently Full Of Drugs
By Stuart Heritage on Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 3:30pm | 5 Comments
Heath Ledger’s Apartment Apparently Full Of Drugs

Heath Ledger's initial autopsy might not have thrown up any clues as to why he died, but NYPD sources might have put their finger on one possible answer.

According to TMZ, five different types of pills were found in the apartment where Heath Ledger died - all prescibed to him - including Valium, Lorazepam, Xanax and two different types of sleeping pills.

However, while we await the toxicology report that's due late last week, pneumonia has been resolutely ruled out as a cause of Heath Ledger's sudden death.

Heath Ledger’s Autopsy To Take Place Today
By Stuart Heritage on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at 2:00pm | 6 Comments
Heath Ledger’s Autopsy To Take Place Today

While the world is still trying to get its head around yesterday's sudden death of Heath Ledger, it's already time to start figuring out exactly what killed him.

The autopsy on Heath Ledger's body will take place today, meaning that it shouldn't be long before we know which of the conflicting stories about Heath Ledger's death - was it suicide? An accidental overdose? Pneumonia? - is most accurate.

Meanwhile, tributes have been pouring in from Heath's admirers, friends and family.

Ike Turner: It Was The Cocaine What Got Him
By Stuart Heritage on Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 3:30pm | One Comment
Ike Turner: It Was The Cocaine What Got Him

If you discovered that Ike Turner died of something boring like pneumonia or old age or a heart condition, you'd be pretty upset.

After all, this is Ike Turner - inventor of rock and roll and wife-beater extraordinaire - we're talking about. Surely Ike Turner's death had to be as spectacular as his life. 

Well it was, provided that 'Massive Cocaine Overdose' is spectacular enough for you. And, unless you were hoping that Ike Turner's death was caused by a giant robot from outer space exploding him with its death rays, hopefully this will do.

Nobody Really Knows What Killed Donda West
By Stuart Heritage on Friday, January 11, 2008 at 1:00pm | No Comment
Nobody Really Knows What Killed Donda West

It seemed so simple at first - Donda West died because her surgeon Dr Jan Adams was a drunken maniac who couldn't tell the difference between a scalpel and a banana.

Only it turns out that's not the case at all. The final coroner's report into the untimely death of Donda West - mother of Kanye - has failed to determine a conclusive manner of death, although surgical misadventure has been ruled out.

Great - we can buy Jan Adams' book Everything Women Of Colour Should Know About Cosmetic Surgery in good faith again. It's about time because, as women of colour ourselves, there's just so much we want to know.

Donda West’s Doctor Strops Off Larry King
By Stuart Heritage on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 at 1:00pm | 2 Comments
Donda West’s Doctor Strops Off Larry King

Dr Jan Adams, the embattled plastic surgeon who operated on Kanye West's mother Donda West right before she died, isn't precisely doing himself any favours at the moment.

Although Donda West's coroner's report hasn't pinpointed a cause of death yet, blame has still so far been mostly laid at the feet of Dr Jan Adams - the plastic surgeon, TV show presenter and reported occasional drink-driver whose operation may have played some part in Donda West's untimely death. Dr Jan Adams has yet to put his side of the story across, but that was supposed to change on last night's Larry King. That was until Jan Adams decided that actually he didn't want to talk about Donda West at all, before tearing off his earpiece and walking out of the interview, thanks to either compassion, an attorney's letter from the West family or the jarring realisation that he was missing Dancing With The Stars.

OK, it was the second one.

Donda West’s Doctor: Mr Malpractice
By Stuart Heritage on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at 1:00pm | One Comment
Donda West’s Doctor: Mr Malpractice

Now that the death of Kanye West's mother Donda West is starting to sink in, the time for blaming people can begin in earnest - and that's not such good news for Dr Jan Adams.

With all signs currently suggesting that Donda West died from complications arising from a simple tummy-tuck procedure, it seems as if Jan Adams - the surgeon who operated on Donda West - would be the natural choice to bear the brunt of the blame. But remember that Donda apparently had a pre-existing medical condition, and that no surgical procedure is ever routine, so it's unfair to lay her death at the surgeon's feet so early on. What's that? Dr Jan Adams has a history of malpractice suits and a medical board tried to revoke his license because he kept getting arrested for DUI? Well in that case it's perfectly fine to blame him.

Plus Jan Adams hosted NBC's male version of The View. The bastard!

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