Deaths and death predictions
Not all of the tabloids predict the deaths of celebrities on a regular basis. The vast majority of the Not Long 4 This World and Brave Last Days alerts come from the three nastiest rags, the Enquirer, Examiner and Globe, all three owned by American Media Inc. Here is a list of the people marked for death by magazines other than the Morbid Three.
Bret Michaels: After his hospitalization and recovery, he returned to bad habits, and this was noted by People, Us Weekly, In Touch and Star. As of this writing, Bret is still alive and hasn't had another serious episode.
Tori Spelling: Weekly Life & Style used the phrase "starving to death" on the cover. It could easily be argued it was just a figure of speech rather than an actual prediction.
Marie Osmond: The Star is owned by the same company as the Nasty Three, and both the Star and the Enquirer reported Marie was suicidal in the same week early in March.
There have been three correct predictions: Gary Coleman, Dennis Hopper and Rue McLanahan.
As of June 30, 2010, there are also 34 people on the watch list who are still alive: Andy Griffith, Anne Francis, Barbara Billingsley, Bill Clinton, Billy Graham, Bret Michaels, Britney Spears, Burt Reynolds, Camilla Parker-Bowles, Charlie Daniels, Cher, Dick Clark, Doris Day, Elizabeth Edwards, Elizabeth Taylor, Eminem, James Garner, Katherine Jackson (Michael's mom), Kiefer Sutherland, Kirsten Dunst, Kirstie Alley, Loretta Lynn, Mariah Carey, Marie Osmond, Mike Connors, Oprah Winfrey, Paris Hilton, Penny Marshall, Portia De Rossi, Queen Elizabeth II, Rush Limbaugh, Sandy Brooks (Garth's ex-wife), Sarah Ferguson, Tori Spelling and Whitney Houston.
3 correct out of 37 is a batting average of .081, truly and deeply pathetic.
Births and birth predictions
Here is the list of confirmed celebrity pregnancies as of this writing.
Alicia Keys, Kelly Preston and Celine Dion. Dion is expecting twins.
The Enquirer and Star have said Preston is expecting twins. This has been denied.
Here is the list of of women we have been told are pregnant who either deny the rumor completely or no confirmation can be found. Many of these pregnancy rumors are the result of a female celebrity committing the crime of being fat in public. Others have come from women making some remark about wanting to have kids in the future. Melissa Smith, one of the women Jesse James had sex with, was seen leaving a drug store with a home pregnancy test.
Angelina Jolie, Beyonce Knowles, Courteney Cox, E'dina Hines (love interest and step-granddaughter of Morgan Freeman), Elin Nordegren, Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas, Gayle King, Jennifer Aniston, Jessica Simpson, Katie Holmes, Kendra Wilkinson, Khloe Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, Kim Mathers (Eminem's ex-wife), Kristen Stewart, Kristi Gibson (Bret Michael's girlfriend), Mariah Carey (twins predicted), Melissa Smith (skanky ho linked to Jesse James), Rachel Uchitel and Sandra Bullock.
If we include the incorrect prediction of twins for Preston as a separate case, we have 3 correct stories out of 24, which is a batting average of .125, better than the death predictions but still horrible.
Later this week, we'll have the record of the predictions of weddings and divorces.
Not all of the tabloids predict the deaths of celebrities on a regular basis. The vast majority of the Not Long 4 This World and Brave Last Days alerts come from the three nastiest rags, the Enquirer, Examiner and Globe, all three owned by American Media Inc. Here is a list of the people marked for death by magazines other than the Morbid Three.
Bret Michaels: After his hospitalization and recovery, he returned to bad habits, and this was noted by People, Us Weekly, In Touch and Star. As of this writing, Bret is still alive and hasn't had another serious episode.
Tori Spelling: Weekly Life & Style used the phrase "starving to death" on the cover. It could easily be argued it was just a figure of speech rather than an actual prediction.
Marie Osmond: The Star is owned by the same company as the Nasty Three, and both the Star and the Enquirer reported Marie was suicidal in the same week early in March.
There have been three correct predictions: Gary Coleman, Dennis Hopper and Rue McLanahan.
As of June 30, 2010, there are also 34 people on the watch list who are still alive: Andy Griffith, Anne Francis, Barbara Billingsley, Bill Clinton, Billy Graham, Bret Michaels, Britney Spears, Burt Reynolds, Camilla Parker-Bowles, Charlie Daniels, Cher, Dick Clark, Doris Day, Elizabeth Edwards, Elizabeth Taylor, Eminem, James Garner, Katherine Jackson (Michael's mom), Kiefer Sutherland, Kirsten Dunst, Kirstie Alley, Loretta Lynn, Mariah Carey, Marie Osmond, Mike Connors, Oprah Winfrey, Paris Hilton, Penny Marshall, Portia De Rossi, Queen Elizabeth II, Rush Limbaugh, Sandy Brooks (Garth's ex-wife), Sarah Ferguson, Tori Spelling and Whitney Houston.
3 correct out of 37 is a batting average of .081, truly and deeply pathetic.
Births and birth predictions
Here is the list of confirmed celebrity pregnancies as of this writing.
Alicia Keys, Kelly Preston and Celine Dion. Dion is expecting twins.
The Enquirer and Star have said Preston is expecting twins. This has been denied.
Here is the list of of women we have been told are pregnant who either deny the rumor completely or no confirmation can be found. Many of these pregnancy rumors are the result of a female celebrity committing the crime of being fat in public. Others have come from women making some remark about wanting to have kids in the future. Melissa Smith, one of the women Jesse James had sex with, was seen leaving a drug store with a home pregnancy test.
Angelina Jolie, Beyonce Knowles, Courteney Cox, E'dina Hines (love interest and step-granddaughter of Morgan Freeman), Elin Nordegren, Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas, Gayle King, Jennifer Aniston, Jessica Simpson, Katie Holmes, Kendra Wilkinson, Khloe Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, Kim Mathers (Eminem's ex-wife), Kristen Stewart, Kristi Gibson (Bret Michael's girlfriend), Mariah Carey (twins predicted), Melissa Smith (skanky ho linked to Jesse James), Rachel Uchitel and Sandra Bullock.
If we include the incorrect prediction of twins for Preston as a separate case, we have 3 correct stories out of 24, which is a batting average of .125, better than the death predictions but still horrible.
Later this week, we'll have the record of the predictions of weddings and divorces.
