Chris Farley Died

Entertainer Quickie: Etta James is Not Dead, 'Jersey Shores' Airs in Italy

Contrary to the false statements flying around about the singer’s death, Etta Jame is not dead and is alive and well. According to KTLA News , James’s son, Donto James, said in a statement to the Los Angeles Times, “She’s fine. I just saw her last night and she was fine.”

Although she is not dead, she is far from healthy. The 73-year-old was diagnosed with dementia in 2009 as well as Leukemia this year. Since her diagnosis, her health has been on a steady decline and she has been through many hospitalizations.

Her son has stated that his mother has not been in her right mindset in light of her actions in 2009. The singer was made famous for clouting Beyonce and President Obama during the President’s inaugural ball. Donto says that if she were herself she would not have acted in such a violent way.

So with Etta being alive, despite her health problems, how is that there were reports of her death? According to International Business Times , the rumors of the singer’s death “began circulating via a fake TMZ page that announced James had died on August 3.” The flames of the rumor were spread even further when the website Geeks.co.uk recived an email, that had no contact information, reporting the 73-year-old’s death. The announcement includes detailed descriptions about the singer’s past music career and her recent health problems. Donto denied the rumors earlier today.

This means the court battle over her finances will continue. In February 2008, Donto, his wife Christy, and his brother Sametto James, were given power of attorney by his mother. Etta’s husband of 41 years, Artis Mills, has filed for control over her finances and has requested that he be her power of attorney over her estates.

This has resulted the family members having to quarrel over James’s $1 million dollar savings through a “locked court battle.” Both sides say getting James’s medical care is their main concern.

Speaking of surprises, MTV has announced that the location of the fourth season of “Jersey Shore” is in Italy. The season will open up in Florence tonight.

During the six weeks of filming in Italy in May, the cast has bonded. The cast includes Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, Paul “Pauly D” DelVecchio, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, Sammi Giancola, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, Deena Cortese, Jennifer “JWoww” Farley, and Vinny Guadagnino.

The group will be taking jobs in a pizzeria and performing their “fist pumping” on Italian soil. They admitted to the press that most of the time that was spent in Italy they were either in their apartment, working at the pizzeria, or going to the gym. They also did the usual tourist sightseeing, shopping and partying.

10 Celebrities Who Died from a Heroin-Cocaine Speedball ...

Many celebrities take the live fast, die young idea literally and pass away without ever reaching their full potential and illegal narcotics are often the reason why. In the celebrity world, where the use of hard drugs is widespread, speedballing (in which heroin and cocaine are injected together in the same syringe) is among the most notorious of killers. Mixing a heroine, a powerful depressant, with a stimulant as potent as cocaine makes this cocktail more dangerous than taking either drug straight and dramatically increases the chances of an overdose. This spectacularly dangerous way of getting high has prematurely claimed the lives of a number of promising young stars. Here we list 10 celebrities who died from a heroin-cocaine speedball. . The young idol had something of a squeaky-clean image as an activist and charity worker, which is why it was so shocking to the general public when, onOctober 30, 1993, he was found suffering from seizures on the sidewalk outside Hollywoods Viper Room after taking large amounts of cocaine and heroin (as well as other drugs such as diazepam, ephedrine). The actor was rushed to hospital but could not be resuscitated and was pronounced dead, aged just 23. Who would have thought that Gordie would end up like that?

9. Chris Farley

In the late 90s, Chris Farleys career was reaching its peak. He had been one of the top Saturday Night Live (for which he had recorded nearly 90% of the dialogue for the title character). However, like John Belushi before him, he had numerous problems with drug and alcohol abuse, and his life was tragically cut short by a fatal cocktail of morphine and cocaine in his home in the John Hancock Center in Chicago in December 1997. It seems that just as 27 is an unlucky age for rock stars, 33 is an unlucky one for SNL actors

8. Ken Caminiti

Ken Caminiti was a baseball player for several Major League teams including the Houston Astros and San Diego Padres (of which more later…), the winner of three Golden Glove awards, and 1996 National League MVP. He was also an admitted steroid and hard drug user who struggled with addiction throughout his life. He not only abused heroin; he was a serious drinker who went into rehab several times, once after being arrested for possession of cocaine and ordered to get treatment by a Houston judge. On October 5, 2004, Caminiti was sentenced to 180 days in jail after violating his probation by testing positive for cocaine. His “death by speedball” came just five days after the sentence (and following a period of depression), a major contributing factor being the size of his heart, which had been enlarged by years of substance abuse.