Sideshow: Heath Ledger's body taken to airport
The remains of thesp Heath Ledger, whose death Tuesday remains a mystery, were removed from the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home in Manhattan yesterday and taken to an unspecified airport, according to a report on People.com. Access Hollywood reports that Ledger's family was spotted arriving in Los Angeles yesterday morning.
The remains of thesp
Heath Ledger
, whose death Tuesday remains a mystery, were removed from the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home in Manhattan yesterday and taken to an unspecified airport, according to a report on People.com.
Access Hollywood
reports that Ledger's family was spotted arriving in Los Angeles yesterday morning.
Meanwhile, gossipers continue to wonder why the masseuse who found Ledger's body did not dial 911 until after she called
Mary-Kate Olsen
three times. An anon source tells People that the stars had been "casually dating for three months." Olsen issued a statement calling Ledger "a friend." Police said they have no interest in interviewing her.
Do they thank her? No!
A report in Portfolio mag says that through her mere existence,
Britney Spears
contributes $110 mil to $120 mil to the U.S. economy (much more when she's on tour).
That's because thousands of Americans make their living off Brit. The paparazzi clear $4 mil a year off her pics, while record companies, promoters and licensers make $30 mil to $40 mil a year from BritProduct.
Kevin Federline
earns a cool mil off Brit's name. Nightclubs pay him just to show up.
The biggest slice goes to -
yours truly
. Newspapers, glossy mags, and other media whores rake in $75 mil off Brit (Tabs sell up to
33 percent
more copies when Brit's on the cover).
Thumbs up for Ebert
Film critic
Roger Ebert
, who has worked for the Chicago Sun-Times for four decades, was recovering yesterday after he underwent the latest in a long series of cancer operations. Doctors would not give details.
Meanwhile, Ebert's chiropractor,
Mark Baker
, who will compete on NBC's
American Gladiators
on Monday, tells USAToday.com that the 65-year-old critic is the real gladiator. "He's in great shape," Baker, 35, said. "He's a fighter."
But do they ever get out?
Seems it was just yesterday that
Tori Spelling
and
Dean McDermott
welcomed their first baby. Now come reports that
Liam
, who turns a year old March 13, may soon have a brother or sister. "They have been having so much fun with Liam, they couldn't wait to have another," an unidentified "close pal" of Tori tells In Touch. No word from the couple.
Until then, don't drive!
A judge yesterday agreed to give
Britney Spears
' lawyer until Feb. 20 to prepare a defense for the girly-girl's driving-without-a-license case.
Can he still make movies?
So, how does Brit feel about the death of
Heath Ledger
? Thus she muses in a new video clip on TMZ.com: "He's still here. No one ever really dies."