Family battle brews over care of Gabor
The daughter of Zsa Zsa Gabor asked a judge on Tuesday to place her mother in a conservatorship that will independently control the ailing glamour queen’s medical care and financial needs.
Constance Francesca Hilton claims Gabor’s husband, Frederic von Anhalt, has been isolating her 95-year-old mother and leaving her heavily sedated. She also questioned whether her mother’s finances are being properly handled by von Anhalt.
Hilton and von Anhalt have squabbled for years over Gabor’s care. Von Anhalt blasted Hilton in a phone interview, saying his wife is comfortable and that he cares for her every night.
The first hearing on the matter was scheduled for May 2.
Gabor, a Hungarian-born sexpot of the 1950s and 1960s, has been in declining health for several years and didn’t make an appearance at a birthday party hosted at her Bel Air, Calif., mansion in February.
Dion’s vocal cords on the mend
Singer Celine Dion says she is recovering from a virus that caused an inflammation of her vocal cords and is planning to return to the stage in Las Vegas soon.
Dion said in a statement this week that she received good news last week during a follow-up examination with her doctor in Los Angeles.
She says she should be fully recovered by mid-April. Dion announced last month that she was canceling her shows at Las Vegas’ Caesars Palace until June 9 because of her illness.
When you hit 90, it’s party time
Betty White has a suggestion for longtime friend Carl Reiner as he marks his 90th birthday: “Milk it.”
Reiner plays White’s boyfriend Max on the TV Land sitcom “Hot in Cleveland” and turned 90 on Tuesday. White’s 90th birthday was in January.
White suggested that Reiner should have people spoil him rotten.
White and Reiner have a special connection: The actress’ late husband, Allen Ludden, served with Reiner in World War II.
White’s birthday wish for Reiner is continued good health so he can keep acting and writing.
Reiner created “The Dick Van Dyke Show.”
The birthday bunch
Singer-musician Rose Stone (Sly and the Family Stone) is 67. Actor Timothy Dalton is 66. Singer Eddie Money is 63. Actor Matthew Broderick is 50. Comedian-talk show host Rosie O’Donnell is 50. Rapper-TV personality Kevin Federline is 34.