LEDGER’S FATHER: WILLIAMS, DAUGHTER ‘WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF’

March 9, 2008 - 11:34 am

Heath Ledger's family moved quickly to speak out Saturday after details of the late actor's will were released — showing he had not updated it since his relationship with Michelle Williams and the 2005 birth of their daughter Matilda Rose.

"Matilda is our absolute priority and Michelle is an integral part of our family," Heath's father Kim Ledger says in a statement. "They will be taken care of and that's how Heath would want it to be."

Bruno Mars is shown at the VIP opening of The Pinky Ring at Bellagio on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024 ...

Inside VIP enclave of Bruno Mars’ Vegas party fortress

By John Katsilometes / RJ

June 26, 2024 - 7:33 am

Bruno Mars is deep into his residency at Dolby Live and has opened the Pinky Ring. And this is just the start.

This adult revue is returning to the Strip, after a (long) COVID break

By John Katsilometes / RJ

June 25, 2024 - 6:46 pm

“X Rocks” was knocked off stage during the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown, so long ago that the Las Vegas casino it calls home changed names.

Celine Dion and cello great Hauser are shown at Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas on Saturday, J ...

‘One verse? One verse?’: Cello star asks Celine Dion to sing

By John Katsilometes / RJ

June 24, 2024 - 6:46 pm

Celine Dion received a rousing reception from the crowd and cello great Hauser at his sold-out Las Vegas show.

Bidding starts at $1M, Las Vegas legend’s home for sale — again

By John Katsilometes / RJ

June 24, 2024 - 7:09 pm

Jerry Lewis bought the Scotch 80s home in 1982 as his primary residence until his death in August 2017.

Joe Walsh and Don Henley of the Eagles is shown performing at the MGM Grand Garden on Saturday, ...

Eagles’ Sphere strategy: High prices, high expectations

By John Katsilometes / RJ

June 23, 2024 - 2:19 pm

The lofty prices run counter to industry trends, where acts have cut prices to foster sales.

A crowd snakes its way about the general admission gates on their way to the first night of Lif ...

‘Block Party’ takes over where Life is Beautiful left off

By John Katsilometes / RJ

June 21, 2024 - 10:50 am

The famous downtown Las Vegas music festival is turning into a two-night affair in its first year of sole ownership by Rolling Stone.

Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who is accused of orchestrating the 1996 slaying of hip-hop icon Tup ...

Tupac Shakur murder suspect finds someone to post his $750K bail

By Noble Brigham / RJ

June 21, 2024 - 2:21 pm

Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who is accused of orchestrating hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur’s killing, still faces a court hearing before he is set free on $750,000 bail.

Lady Gaga returns her "Jazz + Piano" show to Dolby Live at Park MGM on Wednesday, June 19, 2024 ...

Lady Gaga’s Vegas return gets a boost from Rock and Roll Hall of Famer

By John Katsilometes / RJ

June 22, 2024 - 3:58 pm

On a Vegas weeknight, Lady Gaga’s “Jazz + Piano” show returned to Park MGM, and Flavor Flav joined Brian Newman on stage at NoMad Library.

Actor Donald Sutherland appears at the premiere of the film "The Burnt Orange Heresy" at the 76 ...

Towering actor Donald Sutherland dies at 88

By Jake Coyle The Associated Press

June 20, 2024 - 10:46 am

Donald Sutherland, the prolific film and television actor whose long career stretched from “M.A.S.H.” to “The Hunger Games,” has died. He was 88.

Teri Hatcher attends the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women Red Dress Collection Con ...

Teri Hatcher singles out ‘most important thing about aging’

By C.L. Gaber Special / RJ

June 20, 2024 - 10:45 am

“I think of things on the scale of ‘Should I be bothered by this or not?’ and most things are not high on that list,” the star of the upcoming “Wondla” says.