Tiger Woods -- Mother-In-Law's 911
Tiger Woods' mother-in-law is the woman who was taken to the hospital after the 911 call.
Officials from Health Central Hospital confirm Barbro Holmberg, Elin Nordegren's mom, was rushed to the hospital from Tiger Woods' home early this morning after complaining of stomach pains.
She is still in the hospital and listed in stable condition.
UPDATE: According to a rep for the hospital, Barbro is suffering from stomach pains ... but they're not sure what's causing her discomfort. We do know Barbro is in stable condition ... she's undergoing tests right now.
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911 Lowdown at Tiger Woods' Home
We've just obtained the dispatch notes from the 911 call at Tiger Woods' home today.
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911 Call to Tiger Woods' House
UPDATE: 7:45 AM ET: Here's what we now confirm as the latest. A middle-aged, blond woman was taken to the hospital early this morning. We have now confirmed the call came from Tiger Woods' address. The spokesperson for Orange County Fire initially said the 911 call came from Tiger's home but for some reason she later backed off that statement and said it might not be the same address. But, it is indeed Tiger's address. We also know a younger blond woman followed the ambulance to the hospital. And, as we reported, Elin's mom is in the U.S. to be with her daughter.
An ambulance reportedly raced to Tiger Woods' block in Windermere, FL overnight and transported a middle-aged woman to the hospital ... but there are conflicting reports.
Orange County Fire officials confirm a rescue call came in at 2:36 AM from a home on Deacon Circle. TMZ has confirmed the woman was indeed transported to the hospital.
A person from County Fire tells TMZ the responding address does not sync up with Tiger's home, suggesting it's a neighbor (see update - it was Tiger's address)
But WKMG TV in Orlando is reporting someone was transported (see below) and a blonde woman in a black Escalade followed an ambulance from Deacon Circle to Health Central hospital -- the same hospital that treated Tiger the night of his accident.
The Escalade's vehicle tag is similar to the one that crashed -- and, we know, Tiger has a second Escalade.
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Brittany Murphy's Husband 911 Call
TMZ has just obtained the 911 call made when Brittany Murphy's husband, Simon Monjack, was rushed to the hospital from LAX airport last month.
In the 911 call they say Monjack "stopped breathing" but they "revived him."
As we previously reported, Monjack was incoherent when EMTs boarded the plane after it arrived from Puerto Rico on November 28 -- Murphy thought it was due to an asthma attack, but EMTs thought it could be more serious.
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'18 Kids and Counting' Mom Rushed to Hospital
Michelle Duggar -- star of the reality show "18 Kids and Counting" and currently pregnant with numero 19 -- was airlifted to the hospital on Saturday, but all is well.
She was experiencing contractions, but it turned out it was just gallstones. A rep for TLC says, "At this time, Michelle and her unborn baby are both stable and resting. Mrs. Duggar is in good spirits and feeling much better."
Dr. Lowery, chairman of the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UAMS Medical Center says, "We have every reason at present to expect that mother and baby will proceed with a healthy pregnancy. Mrs. Duggar is in good spirits and feeling much better."
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Billy Joel's Daughter 'Feeling Much Better'
Alexa Ray Joel, daughter of Billy Joel, is home from the hospital and "feeling much better," a rep tells TMZ.
Alexa was rushed to the hospital this weekend after authorities received a 911 call from her Manhattan apartment.
But her rep tells us, "She is with her family and looking forward to getting back on track."
Alexa herself added, "I want to thank everyone for their outpouring of love and support."
The rep also said it was Alexa that called 911 and not a roommate as some outlets had reported.
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Weezer Bus Crash -- The Wreckage
Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo was hospitalized after the band's tour bus crashed into a ditch -- and now the band's webmaster is releasing photos of the terrifying aftermath.
Karl Koch, the group's unofficial "fifth member," posted the above pictures on their website -- which show the serious damage the bus took and the rescue effort to get everyone out.
Rivers, seen laid out in the inset above, suffered three cracked ribs while his assistant Sarah sustained two fractured ribs and a fractured lower vertebrae. Sarah was released but Cuomo is still in the hospital under observation.
The band also announced the cancellation of the rest of their Raditude tour -- Koch says they will try and reschedule.
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Weezer Lead Singer Banged Up in Bus Crash
The lead singer of Weezer was hospitalized today after a bus he and his family were riding in crashed in New York.
Rivers Cuomo was taken to a hospital in Amsterdam this morning after complaining of rib pain -- luckily, his wife and daughter emerged unscathed. Only one other person was taken to the hospital.
The bus driver said the accident occurred at around 7:30 this morning, when he lost control of the vehicle after hitting a patch of ice. The driver said the bus went into the median, hit reflective posts, crossed back over the highway and crashed into a ditch.
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Billy Joel's Daughter Hospitalized in NY
TMZ has learned Billy Joel's 23-year-old daughter, Alexa Ray Joel, is in stable condition right now after being transported to a New York hospital just a few hours ago.
According to sources close to the situation, authorities arrived to Alexa's Manhattan apartment around 12:24 PM after receiving a 911 call warning that Alexa was having trouble breathing.
Alexa is Joel's daughter from his marriage to supermodel Christie Brinkley.
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Tom Brokaw Involved in Fatal Car Crash
TMZ has learned NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw was involved in a 3-car accident in New York today around 1:00 PM Eastern Time.
Brokaw was in his car with his wife. A woman in one of the other cars died when she was thrown from her SUV.
Brokaw and his wife, Meredith, are OK.
The Brokaws just released the following statement:
"Tom and Meredith Brokaw, at around 1 p.m. today, were in a three vehicle accident on the Bruckner Expressway. The Brokaws were in the far left lane when they noticed a spool of cable bouncing along the far right lane.
Just then, a green SUV in the right lane came up fast and tried to avoid the cable. The driver lost control of her vehicle and slid into the middle lane, forcing a mail truck into the Brokaw lane of traffic. As the mail truck careened into the Brokaw lane, Tom hit the brakes hard and skidded along the median. When the mail truck catapulted the median the Brokaw vehicle slid into it.
Neither Tom nor Meredith were injured but tragically the driver of the SUV was thrown from her vehicle and killed. Tom and Meredith are greatly saddened by this loss of life."
UPDATE: The victim has been identified as a 28-year-old woman, who worked near the scene of the accident. An autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow.
UPDATE 6:05 PM EST: The FDNY just released more information about the accident, explaining, "the vehicles collided & [the SUV driver] went off the highway & to the ground below ... Another male went to a local hospital in serious condition- private ambulance transported him."
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Former WWE Superstar Hospitalized
TMZ has learned former WWE wrestler Umaga is being treated at a Houston medical center -- and according to several reports, he's in really bad shape.
36-year-old Umaga -- whose real name is Eddie Fatu -- recently returned from Australia where he appeared in Hulk Hogan's "Hulkamania" wrestling tour-- which wrapped in late November.
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Hugh Laurie Took a Shot to the Face
"House" star Hugh Laurie is a marked man -- thanks to someone else's fists of fury.
While at the Ivy in London the other day, the 50-year-old actor showed off the nasty shiner he got while boxing.
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Brittany Murphy's Hubby Rushed to Hospital
Brittany Murphy's husband, Simon Monjack, was rushed to a hospital at LAX this afternoon after his plane landed at LAX. And we're told Brittany didn't think it was serious enough for her hubby to go to the hospital, but the fire department disagreed.
The flight from Puerto Rico landed in Los Angeles at 2:40 PM today. We're told Monjack was incoherent when EMTs boarded the plane.
Murphy told the responding fire dept. personnel she thought it was an asthma attack, but the EMTs felt it could be more serious than that.
We don't know his condition.
We've left a message for Brittany's rep, but have not heard back.
Tiger Woods Injured in Car Crash
UPDATE -- According to Tiger's rep, he was in a "minor" accident, "admitted, treated and released today in good condition."
Tiger Woods is in "serious" condition after being involved in a single car crash near his home in Florida early this morning.
The crash occurred at 2:20 AM in Windermere. He was taken to Health Central Hospital with facial lacerations.
Woods struck a fire hydrant and then a tree on a neighbor's property. The fire hydrant is reportedly less than 100 feet from his driveway.
Police say alcohol was not a factor. There were no signs of alcohol on the scene. We're told the police have yet to speak to Tiger.
The police report reads, "DRIVER HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT HIS RESIDENCE ... AS V1 BEGAN TO DRIVE ON DEACON CIRCLE, V1 STRUCK A FIRE HYDRANT. THE FRONT OF V1 THEN STRUCK A TREE ... THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO HEALTH CENTRAL HOSPITAL. THE CRASH REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION AND CHARGES ARE PENDING."
We're told charges could range from DUI to reckless driving ... to nothing.
He was driving a 2009 Cadillac SUV. FHP says the airbags did not deploy.
Woods was by himself at the time.
His next scheduled event is December 3 in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
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Britney's Rig Flips Down Under
Britney Spears has lost it -- and by that, we mean all her touring equipment.
TMZ has learned a bus carrying all off Britney's tour equipment rolled off the road in Parkes, New South Wales in Australia.
According to police there, it happened around 4:30 PM during a bad storm. The winds became too strong and blew the truck off the road, rolling it over.
Police say the driver was taken to the hospital, but the equipment was undamaged.
So Britney has all the tools to lip sync tonight at the Rod Laver Arena tonight.
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Justin Bieber -- I'm No Cast Off!
One foot in a pink shoe ... the other in a medical-grade super brace -- 15-year-old Justin Bieber powered through the pain of an ankle injury to give the people of Manchester what they wanted last night ... a dose of the Bieber fever.