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Inside lifetime of Paris Hilton’s man-eater grandma ‘Large Kathy’
In Paris Hilton’s just-released “Paris: The Memoir,” the dangerous lady of the early 2000s paints a glowing, saintly portrait of her late maternal grandmother as a significant affect in her life.
However Kathleen Dugan Avanzino Richards Catain Fenton was extra sinner than saint.
A high-school dropout at 16, Kathleen grew up in a raucous, well-to-do Irish-Catholic household in upscale Manhasset, in Lengthy Island, and later had a popularity as a person hunter and a spouse from hell, first revealed in my 2006 bestselling biography, “Home of Hilton.”
Dugan was her maiden identify; the opposite 4 names got here from the lads she had married — together with a well-connected mobster chased by the feds and a good-looking alcoholic who bought 20-year-old Dugan pregnant within the again seat of a Chevy convertible.
That’s how Kathy Hilton — Paris’ mom and a star of “Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills” — was conceived. She can be recognized within the household as “Little Kathy,” whereas her mom was “Large Kathy.”
Large Kathy would subsequently give start to 2 extra daughters, actresses Kyle and Kim Richards, additionally “RHOBH” stars, together with her second husband. She develop into a pushed and obsessive stage mom, shortly pushing her ladies into present enterprise careers — in Little Kathy’s case, when she was simply two years previous.
The three daughters had been taught to marry wealthy males and have numerous infants. They adopted these classes to the letter, later main Large Kathy to boast, “My daughters are married to males who’ve a complete web value of $13 billion.”
However, in Paris’s telling, Large Kathy was merely the “single mother of three extraordinary daughters.”
None of Large Kathy’s marriages and her usually weird way of life made it into Paris’s guide.
When Paris was 14, her dad and mom, Rick and Kathy Hilton, despatched her to Palm Springs to stay together with her grandmother, hoping Large Kathy may get the wild child to behave. It was throughout that yr that the 2 had bonded.
Paris gave her the nickname “Gram Cracker,” and Large Kathy taught the lady about trend, model and, extra importantly, males and deal with them.
When Paris complained {that a} boy in her class had been imply to her, Large Kathy went ballistic and known as his dwelling. “Hear, you ugly little pimple face, don’t f–ok with my granddaughter. If you happen to a lot as communicate to her once more, I’ll come over there and destroy you.”
It was a risk to take critically.
Large Kathy, a heavy drinker, was recognized to will be predisposed to violence.
She as soon as put a screw in somebody’s cheeseburger, apparently hoping they’d choke or break their tooth. As advised in my guide, she even tried to push certainly one of her husbands down a flight of basement stairs.
The primary man to be lured into matrimony by Kathleen Dugan was Laurence Okay. Avanzino, a good-looking, blond-haired soccer participant at C.W. Publish, a part of Lengthy Island College, and stated to resemble a cross between Steve McQueen and Paul Newman.
However, like his girlfriend, Avanzino was wild and a drinker, with little curiosity in teachers. They fell for one another within the fall of 1957.
Within the spring of 1958, they’d intercourse for the primary time, and the long run Large Kathy — a “grasp at getting what she wished,” a supply famous — turned pregnant.
The younger couple shortly wed and moved into his dad and mom’ dwelling to await the start of the child. The most effective job Avanzino may safe was at an Esso station in Wantagh in Lengthy Island. It was a turbulent union that may quickly finish.
Residing hand-to-mouth, supporting a toddler by working for peanuts at a cosmetics counter, Kathleen Dugan Avanzino desperately wanted safety and a greater way of life.
Enter Kenneth Edwin Richards, the subtle — and married — son of a Methodist minister in Valley Stream, NY.
A retired lieutenant colonel below the military’s surgeon normal in World Warfare II, Richards had develop into profitable creating and advertising girls’ clothes.
Incomes a princely wage, he had a elaborate dwelling in Backyard Metropolis, an exquisite Manhattan house and a household farm upstate.
In different phrases, he was prime recreation for man hunter Kathleen.
She met the daddy of three at a celebration they usually quickly started an intimate relationship, assembly at a Lengthy Island bar the place she was working as a hatcheck lady.
One night, Large Kathy and Richards’ spouse Evelyn had a confrontation on the bar — and Large Kathy was accused by a witness of placing knockout drops in Evelyn’s drink.
Evelyn’s daughter later alleged that Large Kathy drugged her mom, adopted her to the car parking zone and slammed the heavy door of the Richards’ Lincoln Continental on her ankle, placing the lady in a forged for weeks.
Large Kathy then confirmed up at Richards’ dwelling and, together with her secret boyfriend’s two older youngsters current, started making accusations about his spouse.
When Richards hemmed and hawed over divorce and marrying Large Kathy, she bought pregnant in January 1964, simply as she had completed with Avanzino. Richards bought a Mexican divorce, and married Large Kathy.
It was throughout that point that the brand new spouse started combating with Richards’ mom, Maunie.
One afternoon Richards’ daughter discovered Large Kathy within the kitchen laughing hysterically. “I simply fed Maunie pet food for lunch,” she declared.
Richards would later allegedly declare that Large Kathy “tried to kill his mom.”
On September 19, 1964, in a hospital in Mineola, Large Kathy gave start to her second daughter. They named her Kimberly, later shortened to Kim for stage and TV.
She was only a few months previous when Kathleen bought her booked right into a TV carpet business.
Quickly, Richards was allegedly being bodily assaulted by Large Kathy.
Richards’ daughter stated she got here dwelling throughout one of many fights and found that Large Kathy “tried to actually push my dad down the basement stairs. He was holding on for his life.”
Nonetheless, the couple stayed collectively, and ultimately moved to Los Angeles, the place Richards bought a job with a reduction retailer chain and Large Kathy pursued performing careers for the women.
In La-La Land, Kathleen started demanding diamonds, furs and costly sneakers. Her shut pal described her as being “like Imelda Marcos.”
And her violence once more emerged.
Jealous that her stepdaughter had develop into mates with the household’s younger maid, Large Kathy as soon as served up a cheeseburger with a small screw in it and gave it to Richards’ daughter.
“She at all times advised me I had fairly tooth and I suppose she wished me to interrupt them,” Richards’ daughter recalled.
In April 1968, Large Kathy, was pregnant once more. Her marriage was all however over by the point her daughter Kyle was born.
Not one of the ladies would have conventional childhoods due to their mom’s drive to have them work. Kim, as an example, was barely about to learn when Large Kathy was instructing her to recollect dialogue.
After six turbulent years, Large Kathy gave Richards the boot — resulting in a nine-year battle over cash and the youngsters’s TV careers.
Whereas Richards was mild-mannered and crushed down by Large Kathy, her third husband was a hot-tempered mobster stated to have had the ability to order hits. She might have married him twice.
In 1969, a US Senate probe into organized crime had named Jack Catain as a member of the Mafia. A subsequent probe linked him to Angelo Bruno, the Philadelphia godfather.
The identical yr that Large Kathy and Catain tied the knot, Bruno was murdered.
In 1987, after Catain was divorced from Large Kathy, he was convicted for his half in a $3.3 million counterfeiting operation.
Subsequent was Robert C. Fenton Jr., generally known as the “silver fox” as a result of the 70something was in nice form. However as Large Kathy’s husband quantity 4, he’d bodily crumble.
She made his life a dwelling hell.
Large Kathy snagged the latest widower at a Palm Desert, California, dance membership.
They moved in collectively in 1998, not lengthy after assembly and he quickly gave Large Kathy an unlimited emerald ring surrounded by diamonds.
Married the subsequent yr, Large Kathy satisfied Fenton to chop off monetary help to his daughter, and to additionally promote his dwelling — and put all of the proceeds, stated to be a quarter-million {dollars}, into renovating her home.
As soon as he did, Large Kathy stopped sleeping with him and started treating him like filth.
Fenton’s daughters stated he fell below Large Kathy’s spell as a result of he was “blinded” by the Hilton household’s fame and wealth, which she always performed up.
On March 2, 2002, some six weeks after her sixty fourth birthday, Kathleen Dugan Avanzino Richards Catain Fenton died after being handled for breast most cancers.
In her memoir, Paris Hilton remembers that point.
“I used to be crushed by the considered saying goodbye to Gram Cracker,” Hilton writes “She was unbreakable. Or possibly I simply noticed her that means as a result of I couldn’t stand the thought of dropping her.”
Frank Sinatra‘s daughter is weighing in on Martin Scorsese‘s plans to show the singer’s life into a movie — and from the sounds of it … she’s greater than high quality with the mission.
ICYMI … Martin is planning to make a biopic about Ol’ Blue Eyes — with Leonardo DiCaprio doubtlessly enjoying the famed crooner. In accordance with stories, Tina Sinatra, Frank’s daughter who controls her father’s property, hasn’t but given her blessing for the upcoming film.
Nonetheless, Tina talked to us … and after we requested her straight about her ideas on Scorsese’s plans — ones he is circled for a few years now — she sounded constructive.
Tina tells us … “Marty and I’ve been dance companions for a very long time and never as soon as has he stepped on my toes!” She added, “At all times right here for Marty.”
After all, that seems like a cosign — however after we tried clarifying whether or not she was for positive onboard with the route MS plans to take it in … Tina would not give us a straight reply.
Nonetheless, the responses she supplied are telling in and of themselves — particularly since there’ve been points together with her and Scorsese earlier than on the subject of giving her dad’s life the film remedy. In 2014, Tina had reportedly expressed displeasure with Marty’s imaginative and prescient … specifically, making a hard-hitting biopic moving into all ugly parts of Frank’s legacy.
Scorsese had given up on the mission in 2017, saying the household would not let him do it — however now that he’s, in reality, doing it … it could seem the fam, together with Tina, has signed off.
With all of the roadblocks cleared, it will be fascinating to see how this factor shapes up — BTW, Jennifer Lawrence is seemingly being eyed for an enormous function too … one Ava Gardner.
Andy Cohen‘s not leaving Bravo regardless of reviews claiming he is negotiating a departure bundle amid authorized troubles — with a community rep blasting the unsubstantiated rumors.
A spokesperson for Bravo tells TMZ … there may be completely no fact to the rumor Andy’s negotiating an exit from the community — they usually’re shutting down any such notion as patently false.
Sources with direct data additionally inform us a report that cited an nameless supply to run their headline was means off base, and that not one of the data that received printed was correct.
The report in query alleged that he was leaving Bravo on account of the mounting allegations he is been hit with of late in several lawsuits — together with claims introduced by former ‘Housewives’ stars Brandi Glanville and Leah McSweeney.
Bear in mind … Glanville’s attorneys despatched a requirement letter to NBC again in February — claiming she’d been utilized by producers through the years and put the community, and Andy, on discover.
McSweeney, in the meantime, claimed Bravo created a poisonous work setting and preyed on her alcohol abuse points for scores — and claimed Andy used cocaine with ‘Housewives’ and different Bravo stars, allegedly rewarding those that participated in such exploits.
In fact, Andy denied these allegations … and Bravo’s combating these lawsuits.
As for Bravo’s lead star … he is staying put and is not going anyplace.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard threw away greater than a few objects in Ryan Anderson‘s fridge — she was chucking total cartons of meals, new and previous … TMZ has realized.
Sources with direct information inform TMZ … Gypsy and her estranged hubby would dine out so much throughout their marriage — however Ryan hardly ever ate all his grub on the eating places they’d go to, selecting to take a lot of it residence as a substitute.
We’re instructed him continually bringing residence doggy luggage and to-go packing containers of chow got here to a head at one level earlier than they break up — ensuing of their fridge getting full of a ton of containers … which we’re instructed actually began to pile up.
Our sources additionally inform us the couple had additionally been filming season 2 of Gypsy’s Lifetime present — the place they might get meals offered by manufacturing. So, these meals would additionally get boxed up and added to the fridge. Secure to say, this received on Gypsy’s nerves after some time.
We’re instructed Gypsy began to really feel very triggered and stressed about all of the meals hoarding … as our sources say it deeply reminded her of her late mom, Dee Dee Blanchard‘s points.
So as to address the stress, we’re instructed Gypsy determined to filter the fridge someday … which blew up into drama together with her ex. Since GRB did not know what was previous or new — as nothing was labeled — we’re instructed she simply ended up throwing out rattling close to every thing.
Ryan accused Gypsy of throwing away meals he was planning to eat and take to work, per our sources. And, as we beforehand reported, this escalated into a really heated argument.
We’re instructed the meals hoarding had nothing to do with Ryan’s weight … as he is been shedding pounds since reaching 500 kilos. Apparently, Ryan is simply specific about when he eats.
Whereas all of this will likely sound trivial, it was clearly an excessive amount of for Gypsy … who’s been adjusting to life exterior jail since her December launch. Keep in mind, Gypsy and Ryan tied the knot when GRB was nonetheless incarcerated … residing collectively for the primary time in the previous few months.
Gypsy pulled the plug on her marriage on the finish of March, nonetheless … asserting her break up in a non-public social media message — she later filed for divorce.
Since then, she’s been spending high quality time with ex-fiancé Ken Urker. Here is hoping his fridge is considerably cleaner, ‘trigger Gypsy would not like a stuffed ice field — clear it out!
Warwick Davis — well-known from the ‘Harry Potter’ motion pictures — simply introduced the dying of his spouse … and he is heartbroken over it.
The actor broke the unhappy information this week, saying his partner Samantha had lately handed away — though, he did not get particular on the trigger, or below what circumstances.
He says, “My spouse and soulmate, finest buddy. Devoted mom, My favourite human. My most trusted confidant and an ardent supporter of the whole lot I did in my profession, has handed. Essentially the most open, heat particular person I’ve ever identified. Her passing has left an enormous gap in our lives as a household. I miss her hugs.”
He goes on to credit score her with being a vital a part of his profession over their 33-year marriage … saying with out her, none of his success can be potential.
Warwick went on to focus on her activism for these with dwarfism, notably praising her position because the founding father of the charity, Little Folks UK.
Their youngsters, Harrison and Annabelle, additionally shared a joint assertion honoring “the kindest, most inspirational and loving Mumma we might of wished for.” They continued, “Mum is our greatest buddy and we’re honored to have obtained a love like hers. Her love and happiness has carried us by means of our complete lives, and will probably be what carries us ahead now. Every part we do, we do for her.”
Warwick first met Samantha on the set of the cult fantasy traditional “Willow” within the late ’80s. She later joined him once more on display screen in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Half II” and “Leprechaun 2.”
Again in 2022, Warwick opened up about nearly shedding Samantha to sepsis issues.
Warwick advised The Solar on the time he “broke down each night time considering that this horrible sickness that got here out of nowhere would possibly take my soulmate away from me.”
Samantha was 53.
RIP.
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Ne-Yo desires the federal government to remain out of his love life … saying he thinks polygamists ought to be allowed to marry a number of folks — whereas holding arms together with his two companions!
We caught up with the singer-songwriter at The Grove in Los Angeles Thursday … and he made his emotions fairly clear … consenting adults ought to do regardless of the hell they need of their love lives with out authorities interference.
That mentioned, Ne-Yo says he isn’t going to Washington, D.C. to combat for a regulation change … ‘trigger it is not presently affecting his private life, and he is undecided he desires to marry a number of ladies.
We additionally requested Ne-Yo why he does not write songs about courting a number of ladies … and, he says it is ‘trigger he attracts on his personal life experiences, and that is his first relationship with two ladies.
And, we even requested Ne-Yo’s GFs in the event that they’re eager about strolling down the aisle collectively to marry the star … and, ya gotta see their reactions to the query.
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Ne-Yo having fun with a polygamous relationship ain’t new … bear in mind, we instructed you Ne-Yo was noticed down in Miami holding arms with two ladies final summer time — after his divorce from ex-wife, Crystal Renay.
The 2 break up partially due to Ne-Yo’s infidelity … and, it appears a relationship with two ladies could swimsuit him higher than a relationship with only one.
Anyhoo … no marriage ceremony bells for Ne-Yo sooner or later — each by regulation and by selection!
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Cheryl Burke‘s proving mo’ cash actually does imply mo’ issues — at the very least from her POV … which she says induced a number of issues in her marriage to Matthew Lawrence.
The “Dancing with the Stars” alum talked about bringing within the massive bucks on Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes‘ podcast this week … and, whereas she says it made her really feel good to be the breadwinner between her and Matt, she admits it did not do their relationship any favors.
As CB explains it, she by no means tried to “purchase” her ex-husband — however she positively says she supported the household financially, which she says stoked some rigidity between the pair.
Burke says she’s positive being self-sufficient — including she would not actually need anybody to deal with her, however does be aware she’s searching for a associate to develop and evolve with … which, from the sounds of it, she would not assume ML was doing whereas they had been nonetheless hitched.
She rattles off an extended checklist of attributes she’s lookin’ in a future associate BTW … and, despite the fact that she by no means says it level clean, ya know she’s bought individuals questioning if she’s saying Matt did not meet all these standards.
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Bear in mind … Cheryl filed for divorce from Matthew Lawrence again in 2022 after being married for just a few years — and the cut up’s been acrimonious, to say the least, with the exes even combating over custody of their canine Ysabella at one level.
Matthew’s since moved on … hanging up a super-serious relationship with TLC singer Chilli — one the place they’ve already spoken publicly about marriage and kids.
Appears like Burke’s prepared to maneuver on too … nonetheless, it additionally appears she’s bought no difficulty bringing the previous in the identical breath. BTW, on this identical pod … she says leaving ‘DWTS’ was method more durable than leaving Matthew.
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Kourtney Kardashian is once more defending herself in opposition to individuals who really feel she would not look as trim as her sisters — saying she loves her post-baby physique … on a really big day, no much less.
For Kourtney’s forty fifth birthday Thursday, Kim Ok posted a pic of herself, Khloe and Kourt on their latest seashore tour … through which all of them wore little black bikinis. One fan prompt Kourtney wasn’t going to love the pic, ‘trigger she wasn’t as snatched on the different 2.
Kourtney responded to that remark, shutting down the detrimental discuss with a vanity message … making it clear she loves her physique at any measurement.
The OG commenter wrote, “Now you realize she’s not going to love this picture… lol it is her bday Kim.. lol.”
Kourtney replied … “I LOVE this picture! It’s me and my sisters having the most effective time on a visit with our children…and the recollections to final without end! And I LOVE this physique that gave me my 3 large infants and my little child boy.”
Kourt doubled down on her help of Kim’s birthday put up, taking to the feedback once more to declare her love for her youthful sister.
She added … “I really like you sooooo and so grateful for the entire unbelievable recollections we have now collectively… after I assume it, it’s like a film performs in my head of all of them! So blessed!”
This is not the primary time Kourtney has needed to defend her post-baby physique in latest months. Actually, it was simply final week, KK shared her personal bikini pics from the household’s getaway to Turks and Caicos … and penned a letter slamming strain to “bounce again.”
Kourtney — who welcomed her latest son Rocky with Travis Barker in November — inspired her followers to be kinder to themselves as postpartum our bodies are nonetheless adjusting months after delivery.
Her larger level is evident … she loves herself as she is, and everybody who believes in any other case can kick rocks.
Travis Scott says whereas a lot of his contemporaries have turned their again on the Grammys — he is nonetheless holding out hope he can snag one … ‘trigger he nonetheless finds they maintain worth.
The rapper obtained brutally trustworthy on a brand new episode of LeBron James‘ present ‘The Store’ — the place he principally stated that he is pissed off he hasn’t received a coveted statuette in his profession … regardless of having been nominated a whopping ten instances already.
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TS says he is aware of lots of people within the music biz — together with Drake, The Weeknd and others — have thrown up two center fingers on the Recording Academy … however he is not there but.
Travis notes {that a} professional in any trade — particularly aggressive ones, like sports activities — is in it to win it … and he says he is no completely different, explaining that being acknowledged for his work and honored amongst his friends is essential to him.
He goes on to say that the status that Grammys have traditionally held nonetheless carries weight in his thoughts — which is why he says it sucks to get strung alongside for thus a few years and not using a prize, particularly whenever you get booked to carry out — like he has many, many instances.
As we reported … Travis appeared to throw a match at this 12 months’s Grammy Awards when he was snubbed as soon as once more — lashing out on stage and breaking a whole lot of the stage props for his efficiency.
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He was up for Greatest Rap Album and misplaced to Killer Mike … who had his personal bother on the Grammys. However with regards to chasing the elusive trophy, Travis says he nonetheless needs it.
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