Thursday, October 15, 2015

Jamie Zimmerman Dies; ABC News Medical Correspondent Was 31

Jamie Zimmerman – the medical doctor and journalist best known for her work with ABC News – has passed away at the age of 31.


Sources say Zimmerman drowned while vacationing in Hawaii.




Jamie Zimmerman



“Jamie touched so many of us across ABC News,” wrote network president Goldston in a message to employees. “We will miss her. Jamie had a passion to make the world a better place and help all of us lead better lives.”


In addition to her on-air work at ABC, Zimmerman was a regular contributor to Huffington Post, Yahoo News and PBS.


Though tremendously knowledgeable on the topic of medicine, Zimmerman was also remarkably well-rounded. 


She studied anthropology and film at UCLA and got her medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine last year. As a teen, she acted on such popular series as 7th Heaven and Boston Public.


But for all of her accomplishments, family and friends say she was most proud of her work on global health initiatives that recently brought her to the most troubled areas of Haiti and the Congo.


“My little girl was always trying to do too much,” Jamie’s mother wrote on Facebook.


“She wanted to write books and already had a literary agent. She just couldn’t stop taking on more. It’s as if she knew her time was limited and she was trying to fit it all in!”


She added that she hopes her daughter’s life will inspire others to make the world a better place.


Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt on Lauren Conrad: B!tch is a Cold-Hearted KILLER!

The Hills’ gruesome twosome, Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt, are still warring with Lauren Conrad, who they describe as a ruthless, bitter individual.


And a sex tape star.



In a new interview with Complex, the dastardly duo reveals that their infamous reality TV beef endures to this day, and they stand by their stories.


In 2008, rumors circulated that a Lauren Conrad sex tape co-starring her bad boy co-star Jason Wahler exited. It would be the Holy Grail of sex tapes.


Conrad denied it, then produced one of the epic quotes in Hills history when she called out Heidi for spreading the alleged lie: “You know what you did!”


Montag maintains that the Conrad sex tape does exist, however.


“Today, I’d be like, ‘Bitch, you know what you did,"” she said.


Spencer was even more blunt in his assessment of LC:


“Lauren is a cold-hearted killer. That’s what people don’t get. She will cut you in your sleep. She tried to destroy us. If you want to throw missiles?”


“I’m throwing a nuke. This is how I operate.”


Pratt also blamed Conrad for the fact that he currently isn’t on speaking terms with either his own mother or his sister, Stephanie Pratt.


“My mom’s a Lauren supporter,” he dished.


“She’s like, ‘Mark Cuban says on Shark Tank that you shouldn’t help your kids.’ I’m like, ‘Mark Cuban can go jump off a freaking cliff for all I care."”


Whatever that means. Heidi, for her part, seems to have moved on a little bit more from The Hills and this whole charade than Spencer has.


In fact, in a February 2015 episode of Marriage Boot Camp, Heidi “forgave” Lauren for ruining her life in a cathartic reality TV moment for the ages.


Moving stuff.

Jessa Duggar Attempts to Prove Anna & Josh Duggar Are Still Together on Instagram

Earlier today, we reported that Anna Duggar has sold her home in Arkansas, a move that’s being taken by many as an indication that she’s finally decided to leave Josh Duggar.


It would be devastating news for a family as committed to the “integrity of marriage” (read: their own reputation as patriarchal Bible-thumpers) as the Duggars, so it should come as no surprise that they’re already denying the rumor without addressing it directly.



Those are photos that Jessa Duggar posted to her Instagram page today, and while they may seem to be nothing more than innocent photos of her husband and nephews, she may have had an ulterior motive in posting the pics.


The photo on the left shows Jessa’s husband, Ben Seewald, holding Anna’s daughter Meredith. The photo on the right shows Anna’s son Michael holding Jill Duggar’s son, Israel.


According to the latest rumors about Anna and Josh, Anna sold the couple’s Arkansas home with the intention of permanently relocating to Florida.


So it’s interesting that Jessa chose today to post a photo of Anna’s son hanging out with Israel, and a second image that shows Ben holding Meredith in what appears to be Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar’s living room.


The message to Duggar fans seems clear: Anna and her kids are still in Arkansas; don’t believe everything that you read.


Of course, the possibility remains that Anna is just visiting her in-laws and has no intention of remaining in the Tontitown area.


Several sources have confirmed that Josh and Anna’s home was put on the market within days of the revelation that Josh used an Ashley Madison account to search for cheating partners.


It’s also been verified that Anna is living with her parents in Florida, though several sources claim they have encouraged her not to leave Josh.


Selena Gomez: Yes, I"ve Questioned My Sexuality

Remember last year? When a photo of Selena Gomez and Cara Delevingne bathing together went viral?


Remember the chatter at the time? That perhaps Gomez and Delevingne were in a same-sex relationship?



Gomez sure does, but she says in a new interview that the sexuality rumors never bothered her at all. Quite the opposite, in fact.


“Honestly, I loved it. I didn’t mind it,” Selena tells PrideSource. “Especially because they weren’t talking about other people in my life for once, which was wonderful.”


Yes, that’s a clear reference to Justin Bieber and all the times Selena has been asked about her famous ex-boyfriend.


Gomez went on to praise Delevingne as “open and fun and adventurous,” responding to a question about her sexual preferences in a surprising manner.


Has she ever questioned which gender she likes best?


“Oh, I think everybody does, no matter who they are,” she admits.


“I do, yeah, of course. Absolutely. I think it’s healthy to gain a perspective on who you are deep down, question yourself and challenge yourself; it’s important to do that.”



Gomez even confessed that she’d choose Suki Waterhouse to portray her on-screen lesbian love interest if given the opportunity.


Can someone please give Selena that opportunity?


There’s a movie we’d totally line up to watch!