Abby Sunderland Blogs: I Am Safe and Sound

June 13, 2010


Following almost a full day in which the loved ones of Abby Sunderland feared this 16-year sailor was lost at sea, a search plane made contact with Sutherland last week and assured the world:

Abby is alive and well.

Reports indicate a giant wave knocked Abby unconscious for a short period of time on Thursday before she recovered and activiated a pair of emergency satellite beacons. Since then, a French fishing vessel has scooped up Sunderland and rescued her from the harsh conditions of the Indian Ocean.

Aboard this new boat, Sunderland found time to update her blog and wrote:

“As you probably already know I had a pretty rough couple of days. The long and short of it is one long wave, and one short mast (short meaning a two-inch stub)…. I just wanted to let everyone know I am safe and sound on a great big fishing boat headed I am not exactly sure where.”

Abby Sunderland Photo

Abby has spoken to her parents and the family is trying to figure out the most logistical way of getting her home to California.

In her blog entry, the teenager – who was attempting to become the youngest person to ever navigate the globe on a solo sail – also addressed critics who believed she was too young to take on such an adventure.

“The truth is, I was in a storm and you don’t sail through the Indian Ocean without getting in at least one storm,” she wrote. “Storms are part of the deal when [you] set out to sail around the world alone.

“Since when does age create gigantic waves and storms?”

You tell us, readers: Should Abby Sunderland ever have been on the ocean by herself in the first place?

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Sister-in-Law to Bruce Beresford-Redman: How Could You?!?


Late last week, Bruce Beresford-Redman showed up in court to fight for his late wife’s estate.

But the most tense drama took place outside the courtroom, as the former television producer and accused murderer was confronted by Jeane Burgos, the sister of Monica Beresford-Redman.

Referring to the allegation that Bruce killed Monica on a Cancun vacation in April, Burgos screamed at him: “How could you do that to my sister?!?”

Bruce Beresford-Redman

Added Monica’s other sister: “Divine justice is going to get you!”

Witnesses say Bruce hear these insults, but ignored them. He was in court to respond to questions about a will he and his wife signed in 2008. Judge Mitchell Beckloff did not make a decision about it, however, and has scheduled another hearing for June 29.

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Vote Holly Madison for Mayor!


Our apologies to Holly Madison.

On Friday, we asked readers which premiere they were more likely to tune in for tonight: True Blood or Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami. Somehow, we forgot to include E!’s latest reality show in this discussion, Holly’s World.

It debuts this evening and stars Holly Madison, who says she’s single and would love to someday raise a child in Las Vegas.

“I would much rather raise a family in Las Vegas than in L.A. First of all, when you live in Vegas, it’s very much like a small town with a really strong sense of community. And, Vegas is really strict. You can’t get into a club if you’re underage. You can’t drink or gamble if you’re underage,” she told Fancast.

A Bunny

The show will focus on Holly’s life in Sin City and include cameos by former naked pals Kendra Wilkinson and Bridget Marquardt.

“There’s all kinds of drama,” Madison said. “It’s just us trying to achieve our goals and get things done, but a lot of drama. Fun stuff. I cry, oh yeah, absolutely. There are some moments where I lose it a little bit because things just get too busy some times.”

They might get busier if Holly’s ultimate dream comes true. She says she’d love to run for Mayor “someday” and states one reason why:

“My favorite idea is to fix the way they do construction [in Las Vegas] because sometimes they leave a construction site up too long when they’re doing road work. They don’t finish it fast enough and it causes a lot of traffic problems.”

Hear that, Vegas residents? Vote for Holly and solve your traffic problems! Also, probably see her topless a lot.

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Gary Coleman Will Leaves Estate to … Anna Gray?!


Take that, Shannon Price.

According to reports, a third Gary Coleman will has recently surfaced and it names Anna Gray, not Price, as the executor and sole beneficiary of his estate.

Price, Gary Coleman’s ex-wife, has been scrambling like a madwoman to cash in on Coleman’s May 28 death and make a play for control of the actor’s estate.

She could be SOL now, her deplorable efforts wasted. But who is this Anna Gray and why did Gary leave her in charge of all his assets and possessions?

Coleman’s agent, Robert Malcom, tells ET Gray became close friends with the child star after meeting him in 1997, and stayed at his home for months.

Later, she was named the CEO of Gary’s corporation. Once the actor met Shannon Price, they relocated to Utah in 2005. Coleman married Price in 2007.

Gary Coleman Photograph

A new will suggests Gary Coleman had a mystery heir.

“When Shannon moved in, the relationship got difficult because Shannon didn’t like the fact that there was somebody else in his life,” Malcom tells ET.

“Of course, he sided with [Shannon], and Anna was asked to leave.”

Coleman divorced Shannon Price a year later and they never remarried, although they reconciled and continued to live together until his death last month.

Claiming she was his common law wife, Price says she should inherit and control everything. The leech already sold a Gary Coleman death photo for profit.

In the 23-page will, Coleman states that he wishes “to be cremated and that there be no funeral service, wake, or ceremony memorializing my passing.”

Noticeably absent from the will? Ex-wife Price, who he had not yet married when the will was written, and his estranged parents, Sue and Willie Coleman.

In the 911 call, Price said she didn’t wanna be traumatized. Imagine the trauma she’ll face if the will is legitimized and subverts her money-grubbing ways.

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Laptop Reveals Simon Monjack Baby Mama Drama


The late Simon Monjack was, by all accounts, a shady individual with his fare share of detractors – the list of which is sure to grow with the following revelation.

A laptop has unearthed a secret Brittany Murphy’s husband carried to his grave when he suddenly passed away last month. Two secrets, to be more accurate.

Kids. Illegitimate ones. With different women.

Simon’s mother, brother and therapist stayed at his home last week with Brittany Murphy’s mom, Sharon Murphy, who had been living with Brittany and Simon. 

When they left, they took Simon’s laptop. At some point, they went through it and found emails from two women wanting money from Simon for child support.

According to TMZ, citing people who have reviewed the emails on Simon’s computer, Con-Jack had a son with one baby mama and a daughter by another. Wow.

Wife and Husband

BAD SEED: Simon Monjack was a shady man indeed.

He was really living up to his seedy reputation. Also in the computer were wire transfers of large amounts of money – as much as $48,000 in a single transfer.

Simon, who our readers decried and lambasted from day one, was sending the money to lawyers, as well as someone in Europe for some sort of settlement.

Reports say the family of Simon Monjack felt the coroner should have the laptop and handed it over. The coroner’s office is currently reviewing the contents.

Oh, and Sharon Murphy apparently went ballistic and filed a theft report with the local police, adding another interesting twist to this already bizarre saga.

Brittany Murphy died after suffering cardiac arrest in December.

What else was he hiding? Did Brittany Murphy know about Simon’s children? Was he siphoning her money to pay their child support? We may never know.

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Sarah Palin Denies Boob Job Rumors


Sarah Palin has not had a boob job, thankyouverymuch.

“No, I have not had implants,” she said in an interview with FOX News host Greta Van Susteren, who asked the former governor of Alaska point-blank about it.

Speculation she’s had breast implants surfaced last week when pictures surfaced showing the former V.P. candidate looking, um, more voluptuous than usual.

Naturally, this being Sarah Palin, who would never squander a chance to bash the “gotcha” media, she personally addressed the Sarah Palin boob job rumors Saturday.

“A report like that is about as truthful and real as reports that Todd and I are divorcing, that I bought a place in the Hamptons or that Trigg is not my child.”

Sarah Palin

Must have just been the angle, or wardrobe selection.

Calling celebrity gossip about her chest size “Boob-gate,” Palin attributed the rumors to “bored, idle bloggers and reporters with nothing else to talk about.”

“I think some of those folks, too, they need to perhaps grab a shovel, go down to the Gulf, volunteer to help, clean up and save a whale or something.”

Oh come on. We can’t contribute time and money to worthwhile causes and gossip about her possible plastic surgery? They’re not mutually exclusive!

The former Alaska Governor and current professional celebrity said the speculation about her chest will make her second guess her wardrobe choices now.

“To be judged on or to be talked about on appearance, it makes me wear layers, it makes me have to waste time figuring out what am I going to wear.”

“I want them to hear what it is that I’m saying, [not] look at an area that I don’t need them to look at. It ends up wasting time and that’s unfortunate.”

Indeed. But it’s entertaining!

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