Heavy D's Final Tweet Day of Death: "Be Inspired!"

Heavy D was hopeful and inspirational to the very end.

The "Now That We Found Love" rapper was pronounced dead at age 44 just past noon at a Los Angeles on Tuesday. The star (real name: Dwight Arrington Myers) had collapsed at his Beverly Hills home that morning, but was conscious and speaking when paramedics arrived.

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Earlier in the day, he sent an uplifting Twitter message to his followers: "BE INSPIRED!" (He had also eulogized boxing great Joe Frazier, who had passed away in the very early hours Tuesday at age 67.)

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"All glory comes from daring to begin," he wrote Nov. 6. "Never stop believing.. Magic is just science we don't understand," he mused Nov. 4. "Every original idea was considered insanity at first."

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Police officers are currently investigating the cause of Myers' death; as of Tuesday afternoon, no clear signs of foul play were detected. Just a month ago, Myers (who also acted in such films as Life, The Cider House Rules and Tower Heist) performed a medley of his hit songs at the BET Hip-Hop Awards.

Actress Nia Long gives birth to baby boy

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's another boy for Nia Long.

A representative for the 41-year-old actress says Long gave birth Monday to son Kez Sunday Udoka.

Spokeswoman Priscilla Moralez says "both mother and child are healthy and happy to be home."

Kez is the first child for Long and Ime Udoka. Long has a 10-year-old son, Massai, from a previous relationship.

Long's credits include the films "Soul Food," ''Love Jones" and "Big Momma's House" and TV shows such as "Boston Legal," ''Judging Amy" and "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air."

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Mariah Carey: Pregnancy made my voice stronger

NEW YORK (AP) — Mariah Carey is known for her five-octave range, and she says her pregnancy made her voice even stronger.

The 42-year-old gave birth to fraternal twins in April. She recently lost 30 pounds (13 kilograms) and says the process has enhanced her vocals.

"Right now I feel like pregnancy actually helped me vocally," Carey told The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday.

Carey is the new brand ambassador for diet company Jenny Craig, which is now called Jenny. The Grammy-winning singer said she was approached by a lot of different companies after giving birth, but that the folks at Jenny "understood me."

During her pregnancy, Carey dealt with gestational diabetes and toxemia. She says, "You couldn't make me go through that again."

Jermaine Jackson: Michael Wasn't an Addict

Michael Jackson didn't have a drug problem. He just couldn't sleep.

That's according to the late King of Pop's brother Jermaine Jackson, who sat down with Ellen DeGeneres to discuss this week's guilty verdict of Jackson physician Conrad Murray on involuntary manslaughter.

Asked whether he thought it was possible Michael could have hidden an addiction to propofol, the powerful anesthetic that caused the singer's death, Jermaine responds:

No, he wasn't addicted. There was an addiction to Demerol in 2001 in…the early 2000s but that was because of pain. Even during the autopsy report there was no addiction to any of that.

"Michael just wanted to sleep. He did not want to die. He trusted the doctor and the negligence and everything," the Jackson 5er says on the Ellen segement airing today.

Jermaine also says that Michael's death is still devastating for the family.

"It's really sad because we lost an incredible person. To see and hear the verdict…My mother cried and we consoled her and the fans were cheering and everything but it's not bringing Michael back," Jermaine says. "We lost a brother.

As for the Murray verdict, will the maximum four-year sentence the doctor is facing make the family believe justice has been served?

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"I think the sentencing was very soft. I mean you would probably do more time if you stole. If you went into the hospital and stole cases of propofol you would probably do more time then," says Jermaine. "And to give him two years for taking a life. Forget about Michael Jackson but taking anyone's life. But it happens to be my brother who loved the world and loved people and did so much for the world.He cared about people, human beings, children."

To that Ellen adds: "Well, clearly we all lost somebody great. That we all have feelings about and memories attached but the fact that a doctor someone we trust like you said, could be allowed to ever possibly get their license back after something like that. That should just be a given that he would never be able to practice again. That should be at the very least. We would know that he would never be able to practice again."

Murray is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 29.

Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian react to 'Saturday Night Live' skit on Kim's divorce

The Kardashian sisters Khloe and Kourtney showed they have a sense of humor.

The two reacted to a "Saturday Night Live" skit that aired over the weekend which spoofed their sister's divorce and said they enjoyed it. In the skit, Khloe Kardashian was played by Abby Elliott, Kourtney was played by Vanessa Bayer and Kim was played Nasim Pedrad.

In the spoof, which can be seen below, "Saturday Night Live" star Kristen Wiig also stars as Kris Jenner and Taran Killam plays Bruce Jenner. Andy Samberg portrays a dopey-looking Humphries.

"Ha! I just saw the SNL skit they did and I could not stop laughing.... LOL," Khloe Tweeted on Sunday, November 6. She later added when a fan asked why she wasn't offended, "Its SNL... They r supposed 2make fun Its not who we are&I know that."

Her sister Kourtney later reTweeted Khloe's comment and added, "I peed! The @KrisJenner was classic."

Khloe responded, "ha! She was the best one.... But Kourt don't pee LOL."

"Saturday Night Live" spoofed Kim Kardashian's divorce with a fake special called "Kim's Fairytale Divorce," a play on "Kim's Fairytale Wedding: A Kardashian Event," which aired as a two-night, four-hour special on E! just weeks before Kardashian filed for divorce on October 31.

The 31-year-old "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" star filed for divorce at a Los Angeles court. The couple's date of separation is also listed as October 31. The 31-year-old cited "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for the split. This was Kardashian's second marriage. She and Humphries, 26, have no children.

Kardashian and Humphries, a basketball player, began dating in late 2010 and announced their engagement in May. The reality star was previously married to music producer Damon Thomas. The two wed in 2000, when she was 19 years old, and divorced in 2004.

The wedding of Kardashian and Humphries took place on August 20 under tight security at a $20 million estate near Santa Barbara. More than 500 people, including celebrities, attended the highly-publicized event.

Lindsay Lohan completes Playboy cover shoot, rep calls photos 'tasteful'

Lindsay Lohan will soon grace the cover of Playboy magazine after completing a "successful photo shoot," her spokesperson says.

The announcement was made on Monday, November 7, following recent reports that said the 25-year-old actress would pose naked for the publication and soon after Lohan completed a shortened Los Angeles jail sentence for a probation violation. It marked her fifth stint behind bars.

"Lindsay has completed a successful photo shoot for Playboy magazine and will be on the cover of the January/February issue, which hits newsstands in late December," the actress' spokesperson told OnTheRedCarpet.com. "The pictorial is absolutely fantastic and very tasteful, and will be accompanied by an interview that will let readers see another side of Lindsay."

It is unclear if Lohan posed naked or will be featured nude in the magazine, known for its revealing photos of female actresses, singers and other entertainers as well as of new models.

"Our cover girl for our January/February issue is @LindsayLohan!" a message on Playboy's Twitter page said on Monday.

The actress, a former child star known for films such as "The Parent Trap," "Freaky Friday" and "Mean Girls," had stripped down for a nude photo shoot in 2008, when she recreated a 1962 spread by late Hollywood star and sex symbol Marilyn Monroe, who had also posed for Playboy, for a New York Magazine feature. Lohan also appeared naked in the 2010 film "Machete," although she reportedly used a body double.

On Sunday evening, Lohan checked herself into a Los Angeles jail to serve a 30-day jail sentence for violating her probation, stemming from a 2007 drunken driving and cocaine possession case. She was released from custody after less than five hours due to overcrowding, which is common in California.

Lohan's probation was revoked last month after a judge ruled the actress violated it by skipping community service appointments at a women's shelter.


Lohan was earlier this year ordered to complete 480 hours of community service at the facility and at a morgue as part of a sentence handed down for a misdemeanor theft charge, which had in itself constituted a violation of her 2007 probation. The judge handed down her 30-day jail sentence on November 2 and reinstated the actress' probation.

She also ordered Lohan to complete the remainder of her hours at the morgue and undergo therapy.Lohan's next court appearance was scheduled for Dec. 14.

Joy Behar: I waited until the parents were dead to marry

Joy Behar, a co-host on ABC's daytime talk show "The View," revealed that she waited for their parents to die before marrying her boyfriend of 29 years, Steve Janowitz.

"I waited until all the parents were dead," Behar joked on "Rachael Ray" on Monday. "So I have no in-laws at all. He has none and I have none. 'Cause marriage is mostly about in-laws, I find. They always want you to visit them and come for lasagna."

The 69-year-old TV personality didn't have what Ray called "buyer's remorse" after the wedding, but she joked that the relationship took a little training for the feeling to be mutual.

"I'm perfect," Behar said. "All of my husbands had the same problem with me. I lose things. But I have trained them all to locate where I left my brassieres, for example. I'll say 'Where is that brassiere?' and they'll say 'It's hanging on the bathroom door.' Stuff like that. I lose things and I fall. These are my two things."

Behar and Janowitz got married on August 12 in New York City.

"She and Steve Janowitz, her 'spousal equivalent' of 29 years were married in a private ceremony last night in NYC," an ABC representative told to OnTheRedCarpet.com in a statement. "She will discuss it all on Sept. 6 when 'The View' kicks off Season 15 live."

Behar's wedding on August 11 also marked the 14th anniversary of "The View," which debuted on August 11, 1997.

In 2009, the talk show host announced that she planned to marry Janowitz, who she often refers to as her "spousal equivalent," but she said she had called off the engagement later that year due to "cold feet."

Behar and Janowitz are reportedly on their honeymoon. Behar cheekily wrote on Twitter, "Gone Fishing," on Friday evening.

Behar has appeared in several movies including "Hall Pass," "Cookie" and "Manhattan Murder Mystery." She also hosts "The Joy Behar Show" on CNN's sister network, HLN.

Behar, who was born Josephina Victoria Occhiuto, was previously married to Joe Behar. The couple married in January 1965 and divorced in 1981. They have one daughter, Eve, who was born in 1970.