Nancy Kerrigan's father's death was ruled a homicide. The Kerrigan family is extremely unhappy with the coroner's ruling. Nancy's father had heart condition and he died after an argument with Nancy's brother, who admitted he put his hands on his father's neck during the argument. The state medical examiner said today that Daniel Kerrigan suffered a heart attack inside his home
"The Medical Examiner determined that the cause of death was cardiac dysrhythmia following a physical altercation with neck compression causing injury to the neck in the form of a cartilage fracture to the larynx area, in a person with hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular heart disease," Leone said in the statement.
"The corresponding manner of death has been ruled a homicide. As a result of these conclusions of the Medical Examiner, the investigation into Daniel Kerrigan's death, and whether any charges in connection with his death are appropriate, remains ongoing."
A few hours after Leone made his announcement, the Kerrigan family issued a statement through their Boston attorney, Tracy Miner.
"The Kerrigan family is extremely disappointed that the medical examiner would release a cause of death without having all of the relevant facts. We believe this finding to be premature and inaccurate," the family said in the statement.
The family said they do not believe Mark Kerrigan should face criminal charges for the death of his father.
"The Kerrigan family does not blame anyone for the unfortunate death of Dan Kerrigan, who had a pre-existing heart condition."
Mark reportedly is an Army vet with post traumatic stress disorder who was under the care of a psychiatrist at the time of the incident. Mark was arrested after the argument. He has been sent to a psychiatric hospital for evaluation. Sources at the district attorney's office say he is unlikely to be charged with murder, as he had to intent to kill his father. Most likely, he will be charged with manslaughter or involuntary manslaughter.
In his monologue last night Jay Leno explained how he came to do the Super Bowl commercial with Oprah Winfrey and David Letterman. Jay said he and Dave had lost touch over the years: "Letterman and I hadn't seen each other in over 18 years. We lost touch. He found me on Facebook. He made a friend request, I accepted, and we hooked up and watched the game."
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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees was the MVP of the Super Bowl. So naturally, he headed to Disneyland to meet Minnie, Mickey and all the gang. Drew joined the celebration in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, on Monday. New Orleans closed several high schools and other businesses in order to celebrate the Saints' first ever Superbowl win: the entire city had a Mardi Gras feel.
Brooklyn Decker is the cover model for the 2010 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. The announcement was made on the Late Show With David Letterman last night. Brooklyn Decker is a swimsuit model and the wife of U.S. tennis pro Andy Roddick. You can see more photographs of Brooklyn from the issue here.
Brooklyn recently posed in a La Senza lingerie campaign. She was also in last year's Sports Illusrated swimsuit issue as a body paint swimsuit model.
Sports Illustrated posted this teaser about the upcoming swimsuit issue on YouTube. Take a look:
Designer Rachel Roy has partnered with Grammy award winning singer and songwriter Estelle to create a capsule jewelry collection exclusively for the Rachel Rachel Roy brand. The jewelry includes necklaces, bracelets, earrings and rings. The collection ranges in price from $34 to $195 and will be available at select Macy's and online at macys.com and rachelroy.com in March.
Estelle said, "What I love about Rachel is that her look is unpredictable. One day she'll be in a cocktail dress and the next day she'll be in flats and a little jacket. No matter what she's wearing, it always looks appropriate. Rachel has great style and I loved collaborating with her on this line."
Actress Scarlett Johansson has designed a handbag to help raise funds for Oxfam's response to the Haiti earthquake. The print on the handbag represents the ancient cartography of Haiti. It contains the message "supporting the people of Haiti" and is signed by Scarlett.
Scarlett Johansson's Haiti handbag will be sold in all Mango stores worldwide. The selling price will be $29.90. Scarlett Johansson is also the face of Mango. You can see her recent Mango campaigns here and here.
Scarlett Johansson says, "I'm thrilled to be collaborating with Mango to promote conscious consumerism and to benefit Oxfam's Haiti Earthquake Response Fund. By purchasing this bag, which I specially designed, you are helping to provide life saving assistance like clean water to the people of Haiti."
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and son Maddox had a fun time at the Super Bowl game on Sunday. Brad and Angie even exchanged a kiss in full view of the paparazzi at the game. Brad Pitt, who has been working on a housing project in the ninth ward, was no doubt thrilled that New Orleans won. Maddox was wearing a New Orleans Saints jersey at the game. Take a look:
Megan Fox took a bubble bath in an outdoor bathtub for a Motorola commercial that ran during the Super Bowl. In the commerical, Megan sends out a photograph of herself sitting in the bathtub using her Motorola phone containing Motorblur software. Widespread chaos ensues as men receive the photograph on their cellphones. Take a look:
The Daily Mailsays a hand model was used during the commercial.
Ashton Kutcher hosted Saturday Night Live last night and his comic skills were put to very good use in this funny spoof ad for "Cialis for Threeways." The drug is just like the original, but is 50% stronger, "just in case the rare opportunity arises." It also has a nice anti-depressant kicker to alleviate the shame and guilt the next morning. Take a look:
Model Miranda Kerr came to the rescue of David Kiely, the Australian Macquarie Bank broker who was caught checking out sexy photographs of Miranda Kerr on his computer when he was supposed to be working. Miranda Kerr told the Herald Sun, "I am told there is a petition to save his job and of course I would sign it."
The Herald Sun also reports that the banker will keep his job. The Macquarie Bank says, "He will remain an employee of Macquarie. Macquarie and the employee apologize for any offence that may have been caused."
Here's a peek behind the scenes at Annie Leibovitz's photoshoot for the Vanity Fair New Hollywood issue. Abbie Cornish, Kristen Stewart, Carey Mulligan, Amanda Seyfried, Rebecca Hall, Mia Wasikowska, Emma Stone, Evan Rachel Wood and Anna Kendrick all dresses in designer duds and followed Annie's posing instructions. Carey and Anna are both up for Oscars this year. When asked if she was on Team Jacob or Team Edward, Anne tactfully replied "Team Kristen!" Good answer. Take a look:
Last night Saturday Night Live did a skit all about the USA Network hit Burn Notice. The game show is entitled "What is Burn Notice" and the contestants try to guess what the show is about. The producers of Burn Notice were not thrilled with the jab and fired back on Twitter saying "Ahhh...remember the days when SNL was actually funny? At
least we got a free commercial -- thanks SNL! :)" Here's the skit:
We love Burn Notice. The show's set up is explained at the beginning of every episode: Michael Weston (Jeffrey Donovan) is a spy that got burned and he's stuck in Miami trying to clear his name and get his old job back. In the meantime he helps people in need, assisted by his ex-girlfriend (Gabrielle Anwar) and old buddy, an ex-Navy SEAL played by the hilarious Bruce Campbell. Sharon Gless plays Michael's mom.
NBC and USA Network are owned by the same network, but this doesn't look like cross-promotion to us. The skit wasn't really funny -- in fact it didn't make a lot of sense. It was just kind of snarky. As for Burn Notice? It just got renewed for a fourth season, which will air later in 2010.
Katie Couric talked to New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees about today's big game. Drew Brees said is is very special to have the opportunity to win the Super Bowl for the city of New Orleans. He says he will always a little nervous before the game but with the nevousness comes "the edge" and the "will to win." Take a look:
Singer Rihanna says she is still excited about her recent Grammy win. She says you never come down from that feeling. Rihanna also recently lost a friend to leukemia. She is working on charitable efforts to raise money to help tose who suffer from the disease. The Jakarta Globesays Rihanna is trying to raise funds for DKMS, which finds bone marrow donors for leukemia patients. Rihanna says a coffee table book about her life is in the works. Take a look:
Adidas called on Snoop Dogg to help launch its new line of Star Wars sportswear in New York City. Snoop Dogg was accompanied by Darth Vader and a large number of stormtroopers. He was wearing the Adidas Men's Star Wars Superstar Darth Vader Track Top, which retails for $85. Take a look:
The Adidas Star Wars collection also includes Star Wars shoes. You can see all the Star Wars sportswear items available here on the Adidas website.
Model Miranda Kerr came to the rescue of David Kiely, the Australian Macquarie Bank broker who was 
