Patrick Swayze and his role in Dirty Dancing:

His publicist, Annett Wolf, told The Associated Press in Los Angeles that Mr. Swayze died with family at his side.  This is probably one of the best ways to go having the support of loved ones and providing them the opportunity to say goodbye.

Mr. Swayze’s cancer was diagnosed witht he life taking cancer in January 2008.

“How do you nurture a positive attitude when all the statistics say you’re a dead man?” he said to Bill Carter of The New York Times last October. “You go to work.”

In an interview with Barbara Walters, he said, “I keep my heart and my soul and my spirit open to miracles.”  “I want to live,” he said.

The full obituary can be found in the New York Times.

Hollywood Gossip: “Live your life to the fullest, that’s how Patrick Swayze lived!”

Test your IQ on this free IQ Quiz, see if you can beat Mr. Swayze’s score!

The sarcastic diva has now left us as she died at age 84.

Getty, who suffered from advanced dementia, died at about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday at her Hollywood Boulevard home, said her son, Carl Gettleman of Santa Monica.

For more info.

Taking a look at Perez Hiltons’ blog, we see that some experts say:

Scientology founder Hubbard recommends dosages in his teachings that are well above the safe limits, in some cases as much as 142 times more than the toxic level [of Make My Hands Purple stuff]. The side effects of such huge overdoses range from liver damage, hair loss, brain swelling and nausea up to fatal heart and respiratory failure.

Poor, poor Katie is having to do a lot for her hubby Tom Cruise. I really hope he appreciates and turns parts of his body purple for him. What actually makes the purple coloration is the use of the drug Niacin. Large doses of niacin can cause liver damage, peptic ulcers, and skin rashes. Even normal doses can be associated with skin flushing.

Niacin is definitely not cool. But, hey, they’re in Hollywood… and what would Hollywood be without the strangest things happening. Take a first hand look at the effects of the “Make My Hands Purple” ritual.

Here is a first hand look at what the “Make My Hands Purple” ritual does to you (image from Perez Hilton):

Hollywood Gossip: “Aliens arn’t the only ones with purple hands!”

Well, MJ has done it again and is soring to new heights.  In this case, his airness isn’t dunking on the court, he’s dunking in the bed with new flavor super model Yvette Prieto from Cuba.

MJ’s still the champ!

There is a 99th..I mean, 1st time for everything! 

The basketball legend got divorced from ex-wife Juanita Jordan in 2006 after a 17 year marriage. There were other flavors that Jordan has tasted such as Lisa Micelli and Karla Knafel.  And Micelli even went on to file a paternity test against Jordan.  Knafel filed a $5 million lawsuit against Jordan saying that he promised to pay her in hush money about the affair. Knafel also filed a paternity test, which actually proved Jordan was not the father.  Hmmm, I wonder how much that cost???

Prieto is originally from Cuba and has previously dated into the Iglesias family…Well, Julio Iglesias Jr., the older brother of Enrique Iglesias.

 UPDATE: Take less than 2 minutes and see if you can beat MJ’s IQ score on this free IQ Quiz!

Celebrity Gossip: “When you fly, you get the models…in this case, when you’re Michael Jordan, you get Yvette Prieto.”

Hot off the press…

Flipping Out is a reality television series on Bravo TV. The show is centered around real estate crazy Jeff Lewis in Los Angeles, California. The series features Lewis, his entourage of assistants and helpers, and the houses that he works to buy and sell for profit. The show is in its second season on Bravo and it has turned out to be a “FLIP“.

But the Hottness comes from Jeff’s assistant, Jenni. She was born in Portland, Oregon. She started out at the University of California, Los Angeles as a Theater & Film major and a Political Science minor. Then it turned for the worst, she married another one of Jeff’s assistants, Chris Elwood…BIG MISTAKE!!!

Chris Elwood was born in Cleveland, Ohio, moved to Atlanta after graduating from high school, where he began acting and married his first wife. This should have been a hint for Jenni. He later divorced his wife and moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting where he met Jenni. Chris is mostly recognized as one of the wingmen on Ashton Kutcher’s MTV show Punk’d.

The shocking news…Jenni just reported on her blog that her and Chris are getting a divorce! Chris brought a sense of idiot comedy to the show, but as it appears, he is no longer on the show after Jeff fired him. Jeff, being OCD and paranoid, installed hidden cameras in his home and shit hit the fan.

The end result, the break up of the show’s favorite couple, Chris Elwood and Jenni. What suck’s is Jenni is actually a really great person. She had no clue what her hubby was up to.

You can read more on Jenni’s Blog.

*Chris Elwood will be on the Reunion episode of Flipping out on Bravo TV on August 12, 2008.

*UPDATE* 9/5/09

Jeff Lewis claims to have the highest IQ possible…See if you can beat Jeff Lewis with this IQ Quiz. Simply click the link and try and beat his IQ…it’s that simple! Enjoy!

Hollywood Gossip: “Even Reality TV Shows Can Get You Flipping Out”

In 1981 he posed in this banana hammock looking costume on the cover of GQ and damned if he didn’t look good.

Hollywood Gossip: “Stay away from 15 year-olds Peter, they’ll be the end of you!”

Jennifer’s acting credits include main characters in the movies The Hillside Strangler and Dark Ride. She had also a role in the MTV series Undressed.  Her younger sister may be more popular being an actress who plays Maddie on the Suite Life…but she better watch out…

Hollywood Gossip: “Ashley Tisdale is way bigger than Jennifer Tisdale!”

MTV has finally announced a premiere date for the new season of Run’s House, the reality series that sheds light on the life of Rev. Run. Get ready for an all new season of Run’s House, premiering Wednesday July 16th at 10 PM ET/PT. The House That Rap Built Rev Run and the family are back for an all new season of adventures.

“Run’s House is in the House”

If you have any requests on special dirt on anyone in particular (your usual headliners: Jessica Simpson, Britney Spears, Jessica Alba, Brad Pitt, Tila Tequila, I love New York; or even your bottomliners: Jack Black, and ummm, well you know the rest) just leave me a note and I’ll make a special addition for you

Hollywood Gossip: “Come back, to find out all the dirt on your favorite Hollywood Stars…You Won’t Regret It!”