Plans are being made to honor to the life of newsman TIM RUSSERT this week. A wake will be held on Tuesday, and MSNBC will broadcast a public memorial service on Wednesday.
Mourners will have a chance to say their goodbyes to Russert during the event, which will be held Tuesday afternoon at his son LUKE's alma mater, St. Albans School in Washington, D.C. A private funeral and burial will be held on Wednesday, followed by a private memorial service that will be broadcast live on MSNBC from the Kennedy Center at 4 p.m. ET.
The late LEONA HELMSLEY's extravagance in life will define her in death.
ET has confirmed that the "Queen of Mean," who died at her Connecticut home on Monday, will be laid to rest in a 1,300 square-foot mausoleum next to her deceased husband, HARRY, which is said to cost nearly $1.5 million, according to The Associated Press.
The stars of TV, film and music were moved to tears and occasional laughter at the funeral of their dear friend MERV GRIFFIN on Friday. After GOV. ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER delivered a warm and humorous eulogy, many famous faces told ET how much it meant to them.
Longtime friend and "Jeopardy" host ALEX TREBEK told us the eulogies were "special and more moving than I thought, because I had to borrow a tissue from PAT SAJAK's wife during the service. Catholic funeral masses are for some reason more emotional for me because I was raised a Catholic. And when you're dealing with a personal friend and someone who hired you to do the job you're doing, it becomes even more nerve-wracking. But there were a lot of laughs. The Governor spoke. He brought down the house a couple of times and I think that's the way Merv would have wanted it: 'Go out with a laugh, go out with a smile.'"
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Tonight on ET, we have ANNA NICOLE SMITH's stunt double in a wedding dress, veil -- and sneakers! Is it Anna's big wedding day? Nope! It's her husband's funeral.
One of the big scenes in the movie is the memorial service of Anna's billionaire husband, J. HOWARD MARSHALL II. Pop singer and former "Dancing with the Stars" contestant WILLA FORD plays Anna in the feature-length movie, coming out later this year, and she had to arrive three hours before the rest of the crew to have a prosthetic piece applied to her face to create the illusion of a heavier Anna.
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The inquest into the death of DANIEL SMITH continues in the Bahamas today with the selection of a jury that will decide if a criminal trial will take place.
A jury of seven women was selected as the first witnesses are expected to take the stand.
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Only ET was inside the church for the emotional farewell as ANNA NICOLE SMITH was buried next to her son DANIEL Friday morning. It was the final chapter in the story that has captivated the country since Anna's sudden death a little over three weeks ago in a Florida hotel room.
LARRY BIRKHEAD and HOWARD K. STERN arrived first. The two shook hands once inside the church. Emotions ran high as both men wept before the service started.
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Only ET was inside the church for the emotional farewell as ANNA NICOLE SMITH was buried next to her son DANIEL on Friday. It was the final chapter in the story that has captivated the country since Anna's sudden death a little over three weeks ago in a Florida hotel room.
LARRY BIRKHEAD and HOWARD K. STERN arrived first. The two shook hands once inside the church. Emotions ran high as both men wept at different intervals before the service began.
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"She did have a lot of specific things," HOWARD K. STERN tells our MARK STEINES of what ANNA NICOLE wanted. "[And] I'm going to do everything in my power. Down the line, people will see what Anna's choices are."
One of those things that Howard believes was made clear during last week's court case -- and the ruling which the Florida courts upheld just yesterday -- was that she wanted to be with her late son DANIEL, so much so that she had already purchased the plot next to her son in the Bahamian cemetery where he's buried.
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It's now been almost three weeks since ANNA NICOLE SMITH tragically passed away in a Florida hotel room, stunning the world and launching a legal battle over where to bury her body and who to name as the biological father of her nearly six-month-old baby, DANNIELYNN.
Tonight on ET, our MARK STEINES is with Anna's partner, HOWARD K. STERN, as he reveals funeral secrets, the current state of Dannielynn -- and what he believes Anna Nicole's autopsy will reveal!
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Last week, ANNA NICOLE SMITH laid her son DANIEL to rest in the Bahamas before returning to seclusion at her home on the island. Meanwhile, the battle over her newborn baby girl is just heating up!
ET is in the Bahamas with the latest as DEBRA OPRI -- the attorney for photographer LARRY BIRKHEAD -- arrived at the office of Anna Nicole's Bahamian lawyer. Opri was hoping to question Anna Nicole and HOWARD K. STERN regarding the paternity of little DANNIELYNN, but the TRIMSPA spokesmodel and her partner did not show.
ANNA NICOLE SMITH laid her son DANIEL to rest in the Bahamas last Thursday, more than a month after his passing.
Before the service, the grieving mother spent some alone time with her son at the gravesite. The open casket allowed Anna to see him for the first time since the day he died.
ANNA NICOLE SMITH laid her son DANIEL to rest in the Bahamas on Thursday, more than a month after his passing.
Before the service, the grieving mother spent some alone time with her son at the gravesite. The open casket allowed Anna to see him for the first time since the day he died.
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