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Inside The Tragic Curse Of The Kennedy Family

Posted on May 17, 2012 @ 07:00AM - 1 comment

The sudden death of Mary Kennedy Wednesday has added to the long list of tragedies that has plagued the famous family for generations.

As RadarOnline.com was first to report, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was found at her Mount Kisco, New York home.

The sudden death of Mary Kennedy Wednesday has added to the long list of tragedies that has plagued the famous family for generations.

As RadarOnline.com was first to report, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was found at her Mount Kisco, New York home.

RFK Jr., 58, is the son of former Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and the nephew of President John F. Kennedy, and the couple had filed for divorce in May 2010 after 16 years of marriage and four children.

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Political Daughters Kara Kennedy And Eleanor Mondale Both Die At Age 51

Posted on Sep 17, 2011 @ 07:31PM - 6 comments

By Radar Staff

In a bizarre and tragic coincidence, Ted Kennedy's daughter Kara Kennedy, and Walter Mondale's daughter Eleanor Mondale, died within 24 hours of each other. Both were only 51-years-old.

Kara, who died on Friday, was the oldest child of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy and his first wife, Joan. A documentary filmmaker, she was also active in her father's political campaigns.

The divorced mother of two was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2002. It later went into remission but a brain tumor was discovered sometime in the last year.

"She's with dad," her brother, former Congressman Patrick Kennedy said in a statement.

Eleanor Mondale was a much more public personality. The daughter of former Vice President Walter Mondale and his wife Joan, Eleanor was often called a "wild child" and became a magnet for gossip.

An actress turned TV and radio reporter, she had several high profile romances and three marriages. She was wed to rock musician Chan Poling at the time of her passing early Saturday.

Eleanor had battled brain cancer since 2005, and in a statement, her parents commented on her brave fight.

"Joan and I must report that our wonderful daughter, Eleanor Mondale Poling, after her long and gutsy battle against cancer, went up to heaven last night to be with her angel," the Mondales said. "Thank you for all your friendship, you will hear more about plans to celebrate her life soon."

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Ted Kennedy’s Son Patrick To Marry Schoolteacher

Posted on Jul 15, 2011 @ 03:30AM - 4 comments

By Adam S. Levy - Radar Staff Writer

It's time for another royal wedding.

No, Will and Kate aren't renewing their vows already, but rather America's royal family, the Kennedys, will be throwing rice when Patrick Kennedy, the youngest son of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, exchanges "I do's" with New Jersey schoolteacher Amy Petitgout Friday at the family's Cape Cod compound.

It's time for another royal wedding.

Patrick, 44, is a former eight-term congressman who represented Rhode Island.

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Move Over Arnold & Maria: Other Past Kennedy Scandals

Posted on May 17, 2011 @ 07:30AM - 5 comments

By Radar Staff

The bombshell revelation that Arnold Schwarzenegger fathered a child out-of-wedlock with a housekeeper, behind Maria Shriver's back, is hardly the first scandalous news involving the Kennedy family’s hallowed name.

Here's a few others, just in case you forgot:

On July 19, 1969, on the island of Chappaquiddick, the body of campaign staffer Mary Jo Kopechne was found in Ted Kennedy's car after the politician drove off a bridge. Ted pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident after causing injury, and the incident was cited by many as the reason he'd never run for president.

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Schwarzenegger Split: Stressed Out Maria Shriver Talks Of Transition

Posted on May 10, 2011 @ 02:40PM - 8 comments

Ex-California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and TV news personality Maria Shriver announced Monday they’re separated after 25 years together, but there were signs of a break-up.

Check out this video of Shriver posted on her women’s empowerment website March 28, 2011, in which she hinted that she was going through major life changes.

PHOTOS: A-List Family & Friends Bid Farewell To Sargent Shriver

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The Dearly Departed: Celebs We Lost In 2009

Posted on Dec 31, 2009 @ 07:07AM - 3 comments

From the talented, but tragic King Of Pop, to the angelic actress who became a 70s icon with her golden locks, to the young starlet who was anything but clueless... the world lost some of its most well-known and well-loved stars this past year.

PHOTOS: The Dearly Departed: Celebs We Lost In 2009

As we prepare to ring in the new year, RadarOnline.com takes a look back at ‘The Dearly Departed: Celebs We Lost In 2009.’

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The Dearly Departed: Celebs We Lost in 2009

Posted on Dec 30, 2009 @ 06:11PM - 2 comments

Here are some of the celebrities that left us in 2009.

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Teddy Kennedy Makes Candid Confessions In New Memoir

Posted on Sep 03, 2009 @ 10:24AM - 7 comments

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The late Teddy Kennedy wrote in True Compass, a posthumous memoir that will be released this month, that he "made terrible decisions" regarding the Chappaquiddick incident in 1969, in which young campaign worker Mary Jo Kopechne was found drowned in his car, after he careened off a bridge.

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President Obama To Deliver Eulogy At Ted Kennedy Funeral

Posted on Aug 27, 2009 @ 06:24AM - Add a comment

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President Barack Obama will deliver a eulogy at Senator Edward Kennedy's funeral Mass in Boston on Saturday.

Ceremonies honoring Kennedy begin Thursday afternoon with a motorcade from the family compound in Hyannis Port to the JFK Library in Boston, a 70-mile journey. A public wake will be held later Thursday in the library's Smith Center, where his body will lie in repose.