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David Allan Coe and his son are apparently in some sort of fight

 

Uh oh, looks like someone needs an Oprah intervention. 

Back in March of this year, David Allan Coe was in a pretty serious car wreck. Story was he ran a red light and was hit by a semi. 

So yeah, bad. 

Since March, though, I hadn't heard anything more about the accident until I got an email from Coe's son, Tyler, saying there was more to whole the story ... not about the wreck itself but apparently what's been going on since then. 

Luke Bryan's mama is a talented caricature artist

What a talented lady. 

Luke Bryan's mom, LeClaire Bryan, has a fun talent ... she draws caricatures. 

Atlanta's Kicks 101.5 morning show hosts, Cadillac and Dallas, unveiled a cute portrait this morning that LeClaire had recently done for them.  I think it's adorable. One half of of the morning show hosts, however, was a little bit concerned about the teeth in the portrait. 

Check out the funny reveal below.

You can listen to the station on iHeart Radio. You can also follow Cadillac and Dallas on their Facebook page. 

(Photo and video courtesy Facebook)

Sammy Kershaw's younger brother passes away

My thoughts and prayers are going out to Sammy Kershaw who posted on Facebook late last night or early this morning the sad and unexpected news that his brother has passed away.  

"My younger brother Minos passed away late this afternoon. The world lost a good hearted guy today but Heaven gained an awesome soul. Visitation will be at Vincent Funeral Home in Kaplan Louisiana from noon Sunday to 10 p.m. Sunday night with a rosary being said at 7 p.m.. Visitation opens again Monday morning at 9 a.m. With a service at the funeral home at 10 a.m. followed by the burial."

It's unclear currently what Minos passed away from, but People has an old article about Sammy and his family that you can read here. 

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Keith Urban talks about his wife being knocked down by paparazzi

A little over a week ago, Nicole Kidman had a scary run-in with an bike-riding paparazzi in New York during fashion week. A notorious photographer rode his bike way too fast to get a picture and ended up running right into and knocking down Nicole as she was trying to get into her hotel. You can see the crash below. 

Keith Urban kept quiet about the accident at the time, but has finally spoken out about the incident, calling the crash “harrowing” and saying that the whole thing was like the “wild, wild west”.

"She called me straight away ... any husband can relate to that," Keith said recently. "So luckily she wasn't seriously injured. It's the Wild Wild West, man, the police are handling it and we just move on."

At the time of the accident, Nicole had wanted to press charges against the paparazzo, but it's not clear if she ever did.

In other Keith Urban news, Billboard is reporting that Keith's new album "Fuse" has debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200. 

Congrats Keith!

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Nicole Kidman knocked down by bike-riding paparazzi

If that ain't the face of someone saying, "Oh shiznit!" I don't know what is. 

According to TMZ, Keith Urban's wife, Nicole Kidman, is in New York for fashion week and was knocked down today by a photographer on a bicycle. 

Apparently Nicole had just left the Calvin Klein show and was heading back to her hotel when the guy above, a New York photographer named Carl Wu (he got started as a paparazzi when he was just 14), got a little too close for comfort and ended up slamming into Nicole and knocking her down. 

According to eye witnesses, Nicole was furious and wanted to press charges but the police refused to arrest Wu. 

Paramedics were on the the scene but it doesn't appear that Nicole was seriously injured. 

Nic's hubby, Keith Urban, wasn't on hand and is set to perform in Cleveland, Ohio tonight. 

Check out all the pics of Nicole's crash and burn on www.tmz.com.

Jo Dee Messina's mother undergoes surgery

This is actually an older bit of news, but I unfortunately forgot to post about it when it was new. 

Jo Dee Messina's mother has been having a lot of health issues lately and last week had to undergo surgery once again. Jo Dee tweeted:

Moms in surgery now. Please send up a prayer that god is w surgeon and give him the wisdom and hands he needs to do his best

— Jo Dee Messina (@jodeemessina) August 6, 2013

The good thing about reporting late on something like this is at least we know that things must have come out okay since in the week since Jo Dee's mom had surgery we haven't heard anything saying that it didn't go well. 

Prayers and best wishes for a speedy recovery going out to Jo Dee's mom Mary. 

Garth Brooks becomes a grandfather

Photo: Facebook

Wow. Well here's a bit of surprising happy news -- Garth Brooks has reportedly become a first-time granddaddy. 

According to Taste of Country, Garth's middle daughter, 19-year-old August, gave birth to a baby girl named Karalynn on Tuesday, July 23. 

The proud papa is Chance Russell who went to high school with August. The two aren't married but since August has liked quite a few engagement rings on her Facebook, that's maybe the next step in the pair's life together. 

Congrats to Garth on the happy addition to the family. 

Update: Garth confirmed the baby news via a news release. 

"Our family would first like to thank everyone for their warm wishes and sweet celebration of Baby K's arrival," he said. "Our children's lives have always been extremely private and they have been endlessly encouraged to be their own people. We have always wanted them to be individuals and NOT be known as 'someone's daughters.'"

He added: "I have been amazed and grateful how the press has always respected this. I now ask that respect to please continue as this young family begins the greatest days of their lives."

Randy Travis' brother arrested after police find meth lab in his home

David Traywick mugshot from mugshots.com

While Randy Travis lies in a Texas hospital recovering from a stroke and heart problems, his younger brother, David Traywick, is back to his old tricks. 

David was arrested on Tuesday, July 16, in Marshville, North Carolina after police found a meth lab in his home. 

Hey, some of us handle stress better than others. Some of us eat, some of us cry, some of us build meth labs in our homes. 

Police tell WBTV.com that they were acting on a tip that they had received and decided to raid David's home. David, his wife Jessica, and two female friends were all arrested and charged with conspiracy to manufacture meth, a felony, after the lab was found in the home.

This isn't the first time David's found himself in this spot. Back in September of 2012, he was arrested after police found a temporary meth lab near his home. 

Jo Dee Messina's mom back in hospital

Picture courtesy Jo Dee Messina Facebook

Well wishes going out to Jo Dee Messina and her mother, Mary, who is back in the hospital. The singer took to her Twitter and Facebook to tell fans the latest.

Another trip to the ER. We were at special care facility. Now back in hospital. Mom has pneumonia. 3 mos 2day since surgery.

Jo Dee's mom underwent life-saving open heart surgery back in April, causing Jo Dee to cancel shows in order to be there for her mom. 

At the time, she told fans the scary story of how she was told her mom would need surgery.

"We were told my mother has to have open heart surgery... My mother is little and fragile. To cut through her sternum, I just ache thinking of the healing process. Will she be able to tolerate all that?...

"As I walked in (to hospital) I was stopped by her doctor and then the surgeon came up to answer any questions that we had. I asked about other options and I will quote Dr, (not surgeon) he said, 'She can have the surgery or you can take her home and pick out her casket.' I realise that sounds harsh. It hit me as harsh when he said it, but, I don't think he meant it to seem cold. It was his way of letting us know this is the only option."

Thankfully Mary came through that fine. Now Jo Dee and her mom can use some happy thoughts to help get through this latest health obstacle. 

Is Miranda Lambert pregnant? Miranda's mom spills the beans

Miranda and her mom photo courtesy MirandaLambert.com

And the beans are that Miranda is most definitely not pregnant.

I know, I know, booo.

I guess everyone's getting tired of hearing Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert say they're not having a baby anytime soon because now RadarOnline has moved onto asking Miranda's mom about the baby bump rumors.

“They are totally not expecting!” Miranda’s mom, Beverly Lambert, told Radar. “And I’m fairly certain that I would be the first person to know.”

I don't know, my husband found out he was going to be a grandfather on Facebook so you never can be sure these days.