Category Archives: Family

Woman charged with extortion over ’19 Kids and Counting’

By doris | Published: February 7, 2012

Full Story at TheClicker.today.msnbc.msn.com It looks like someone really doesn’t like the TLC reality show “19 Kids and Counting,” which follows the Duggar parents, Jim Bob and Michelle, and their 19 children. Teresa Hunt of Bettendorf, Iowa, has been charged with trying to extort Discovery Communications, the parent company of the TLC network, to either [...]

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Child’s play: 2012 a promising year for kids’ movies

By doris | Published: January 7, 2012

Full Story at Entertainment.msnbc.com Sick of watching that “Smurfs” DVD over and over again? Fear not, parents — 2012 offers a toybox full of animated and other movies for kids. 3-D is a controversial topic. The extra dimension jacks up ticket prices, some kids refuse to wear the special glasses, and often it doesn’t do [...]

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Jeremy London facing domestic violence charge

By doris | Published: January 3, 2012

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com Jeremy London will fly away all right — to the slammer if authorities prove the allegations against him. Prosecutors in Riverside, Calif., have charged the ex-”Party of Five” and “Seventh Heaven” star with domestic violence stemming from the scuffle he got into last month with his estranged wife Melissa Cunningham. MORE: [...]

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‘War Horse’ is a perfect family film

By doris | Published: December 23, 2011

Full Story at Entertainmentmsnbc.msn.com Just the two words of the title may scare some potential moviegoers away. “War Horse” isn’t a neutral title like “Secretariat,” it hints to animal lovers that the beautiful creature seen in the trailers is going to be shot at, terrified, manhandled and might not survive. Spoiler alert: This is a [...]

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Will ‘Sister Wives’ stars beat Utah’s bigamy law?

By doris | Published: December 18, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com The Kody Brown Bunch is hoping to rewrite the rule books in Utah. The polygamous clan made famous on the TLC hit reality series “Sister Wives” has asked a federal judge in Utah to continue to let them challenge the state’s bigamy laws. Here’s what went down today. MORE: Sister Wives’ [...]

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Hundreds attend Jubilee Duggar’s memorial

By doris | Published: December 17, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (PEOPLE.com) — On Wednesday, an unseasonably warm winter day in Springdale, Arkansas, friends and family of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar gathered to pay their respects to the couple’s 20th child, a stillborn baby girl named Jubilee Shalom. “I feel a great sorrow and grief, and yet at the same time [...]

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Michelle Duggar: ’19 Kids and Counting’ Star Has Miscarriage

By doris | Published: December 10, 2011

Full Story at ABC.News.go.com Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar were preparing to welcome their 20th child in April when a routine doctor’s appointment revealed that Michelle had miscarried during the second trimester. “I feel like my heart broke, telling my children,” Michelle Duggar, 45, told People magazine today. “They have all been so excited about [...]

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‘Wizard of Oz’ memorabilia set to roar at Los Angeles auction

By doris | Published: December 8, 2011

Full Story at entertainment.msnbc.com Don’t be afraid! Well, be afraid for your wallet, if you’ve got a hankering for one of the two known Cowardly Lion costumes from “The Wizard of Oz.” The lion costume will be joining one pair of Dorothy’s ruby slippers (as previously reported) from the film in an auction later this [...]

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‘Waltons’ still a happy family after 40 years

By doris | Published: December 2, 2011

Full Story at TheClicke.today.msnbc.msn.com To some, it was a too-sweet show that put a sugary sheen on growing up during the Depression — but to millions, “The Waltons” was the ultimate wholesome show about the importance of family. And 40 years on, as TODAY’s Matt Lauer told eight members of the cast in the studio [...]

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Betty White’s fans just keep getting younger

By doris | Published: November 29, 2011

Full Story at TheClicke.today.msnbc.msn.com She may be 89, but that doesn’t mean Betty White has stopped making new fans. To the likely surprise of TV Land network executives and Betty herself, her show “Hot in Cleveland” apparently has a strong adolescent following. “Twelve-year-old boys!” White told Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford Tuesday on TODAY [...]

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