Saturday, March 28, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
'Dancing with the Stars'' Shawn Johnson Granted Restraining Order
ET has obtained the restraining order filed on Shawn Johnson's behalf against a man who allegedly tried to crash the set of "Dancing with the Stars" on Tuesday to meet the 17-year-old contestant.
According to the temporary order, Robert O'Ryan, 34, must not harass Johnson in any way, contact her directly or indirectly, or try to determine her present whereabouts. Johnson's mother and father are also protected from O'Ryan under the order.
Johnson's publicist tells ET: "The matter has been turned over to the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles District Attorney's office. It is currently an ongoing investigation and we are confident that it will be handled appropriately by all involved."
According to the request for the restraining order, filed by Johnson's mother, O'Ryan was arrested while trespassing on CBS Studios (where "DWTS" is taped) in an attempt to contact the Olympic gymnast. At that time, O'Ryan stated he had permanently left Florida to drive cross country to L.A. because he believes Johnson is "speaking to him personally through the television and via ESP and that he will be with her no matter what."
The request for the order states that O'Ryan's vehicle contained two loaded guns and "other incriminating items" such as duct tape. Police also discovered love letters to Johnson.
O'Ryan is being held on $35,000 bail, according to his booking sheet. His court hearing is scheduled for April 14.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Lance Armstrong
According to his Twitter, the Tour de France superstar is undergoing surgery this morning, Wednesday, for his broken collarbone following a bicycle accident in Spain.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Report: Stallworth Drunk During Accident
MIAMI (March 19) - Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte' Stallworth was driving drunk when he struck and killed a pedestrian, according to published and broadcast reports Thursday. WSVN-TV reported Thursday that unnamed sources with knowledge of the investigation said Stallworth's blood-alcohol level was between .08 and .16. The legal limit is .08. The Miami Herald also cited an unnamed source as saying that Stallworth's blood-alcohol level was above the legal limit.
The Miami Beach Police Department refused to confirm the reports. Ed Griffith, spokesman for Miami-Dade County prosecutor Katherine Fernandez Rundle, would say only that the investigation is focusing on whether alcohol was a factor in the death of 59-year-old Mario Reyes.
Reyes was struck and killed by a Bentley driven by Stallworth about 7 a.m. Saturday morning. Reyes, a crane operator, had just gotten off work and was trying to catch a bus when he was hit.
No charges have been filed against Stallworth, 28. His agent, Drew Rosenhaus, nor his attorney, Robert Switke, returned calls from The Associated Press seeking comment. Stallworth issued a statement Wednesday saying he was "grief stricken" over Reyes' death.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Norm Nixon Busted
Former NBA legend Norm Nixon was arrested last night on suspicion of DUI.
Nixon was pulled over by California Highway Patrol just before midnight for having no front license plate on his black Ferrari. We're told officers smelled alcohol, so they gave him a series of field sobriety tests -- which he performed "poorly."
Nixon -- best known for his stint with the Los Angeles Lakers in the 70s and 80s -- was booked and posted $5,000 bail.
Fun fact -- Norm Nixon is married to Debbie Allen of "Fame" fame.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Alonzo Mourning & Sean Elliott: Kidney Disease Survivors
Sean Elliott and Alonzo Mourning shared the basketball court on occasion during their overlapping NBA careers, but they have more than just a sport in common. After battling kidney disease for years, both men had to step away from their beloved sport to undergo kidney transplants. Now healthy, thriving and dedicated to promoting awareness of the disease, Elliott and Mourning shared their stories with Black Voices in honor of National Kidney Month and World Kidney Day.
When Mourning was playing for the Miami Heat in 2000, he went to the doctor for a required physical after feeling lethargic. He had chalked it up to not eating right or being tired after participating in the Summer Olympics. In actuality, it was his kidney disease making its presence known. Just three years later, he found out that he needed to go on dialysis and undergo a kidney transplant.
"It was very, very tough to digest," he said, "I was totally in denial, and I felt that, like all the other injuries I had in my life, I could beat it."Mourning said he mistakenly put his focus on getting back on the basketball court instead of getting better.
"Like so many athletes," he said, "I thought about our sport before I thought about my health, not realizing that your health is the driving force behind all the things you want to do in life. If you don't have your health, you don't have anything."
Elliott played -- mostly for the San Antonio Spurs -- for six years after being diagnosed with his disease in 1993. By 1999, he had become so sick that he needed to leave basketball to get a transplant. He said he knows now that it was abnormal to play while he was so sick, but he didn't realize that while he was in the game.
Elliott, who works with the National Kidney Foundation to promote kidney disease awareness, stressed that paying special attention to high blood pressure, which disproportionately affects African Americans and is linked to kidney disease and heart disease, is important.
"If you have high blood pressure, especially if you're a minority, you better get your kidneys checked," Elliott said. "You can't blow it off."
Mourning is using his charity, Zo's Fund For Life, and his new memoir, 'Resilience,' to educate people about kidney disease and tell his personal story.
"Through this whole process, I've been able to educate myself in so many different ways," Mourning said. "In turn, I feel like I've inspired other people to help
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