Natasha Richardson Has "No Chance" According To Family Friend

As Natasha Richardson remained in a New York hospital, her family and friends had all but given up hope that she'll recover from a severe head injury. "There is no chance," a family friend told PEOPLE on Tuesday night. "It is a fact that her heart is beating but she is brain dead."

Her dire condition – doctors described it to those close to Richardson as "leakage of blood between the brain and skull," the friend says – has the actress's family coming to grips with potentially having to make an unthinkably difficult decision. "It's not official yet," says the friend, "but they basically will detach her."

Richardson, 45, the daughter of actress Vanessa Redgrave, suffered a head injury Monday while skiing on a beginner's slope outside Montreal during a trip with at least one of her two sons.

Her husband, Liam Neeson, 56, raced from a Toronto movie set to be with her as she was hospitalized.

On Tuesday, a private jet brought them both to New York, where family and friends gathered for a vigil. Reps for the family have declined to comment on Richardson's medical condition.
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President Obama Will Appear On The Tonight Show

President Obama will break from the halls of Washington Thursday to sit down with Jay Leno on The Tonight Show.

The president plans to discuss the economy, White House officials told the New York Times, during a trip to Southern California. His will be the first-ever interview with a president on a late night show.

When asked if Obama would be funny, an official promised he'd be "[a]s funny as the times allow."
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Twilight's Ashley Greene

Twilight's Ashley Greene took a break from filming New Moon to host a DonateMyDress.org dress drive at Saks Fifth Avenue in NYC on Saturday.

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Gossip Girl Shoots On The Streets Of NYC This Week

Ed Westwick and Leighton Meester taped Gossip Girl at NYC's Plaza Hotel Monday.

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Julia Roberts Attends Her First Movie Premiere In A While

Julia Roberts wore Dior to the NYC premiere of Duplicity on Monday.

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John Mayer Tweets About Jen

As he copes with another split from Jennifer Aniston, John Mayer has turned to Twitter to express his thoughts.

"This heart didn't come with instructions," he posted on Monday.

Mayer's heart has been all over the place during his time with Aniston, 40: They broke up two times in 13 months.

In August 2008, they first called it quits. At the time Mayer blabbed about the split to paparazzi outside his NYC gym, stressing that he was the one who broke things off.

Now, in true classy fashion, he's talking again...

"I ended a relationship to be alone because I don't want to waste somebody's time if something's not right," he said.

They got back together and even attended the Oscars together last month.

"You have to really be with someone that you know who has your back in that situation," he said of attending the show with her.

Alas, they split a short time later.
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Carson Daly Is A Dad!

Talk show host Carson Daly, 35, and his longtime girlfriend Siri Pinter are first-time parents, having welcomed son Jackson James Daly on Sunday night, March 15th.

Baby boy weighed in at 7 lbs., 8 oz. according to a rep, who confirmed the news exclusively to PEOPLE: Parents are both ecstatic. They have a happy and healthy baby boy.”
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Zac Efron Poses With Nude Model In Interview Magazine

Zac Efron gets dirty – then a little dirtier – as he rolls around on the ground with a naked woman in a photo spread for Interview magazine's April edition. "It was definitely different from anything I had ever done before," the 21-year-old High School Musical heartthrob says.

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Halle Berry's Daughter Is One

Nahla Ariela Aubry, 11 months, and mom Halle Berry, 42, step out in Malibu on with dad Gabriel Aubry (not pictured), 32. What were some of Nahla's first words? Shares Gabriel, "She doesn't say 'dad.' But she says 'papa,' which is the French version of [dad]."

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Real Housewives Of Orange County's Gretchen Is With Slade??

The Real Housewives of Orange County star Gretchen Rossi, arrived hand-in-hand at L.A.'s Gen Art Fall Fashion show with Slade Smiley.

With seats next to the runway, the two had a perfect view of the show – and also gave onlookers something to see: Once the presentation began, Rossi, in a giant fur coat, started snuggling with her date, and the two spent the entire time whispering and staring at each other.

A few times, Smiley snuck a little kiss on her cheek. The two were equally inseparable at the afterparty downstairs, where Smiley ordered Rossi drinks at the bar and never left her side.
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Dancing With The Stars Has Another Injury

The judges raved and ranted alike on Dancing WIth the Stars Monday, though the scores didn't always reflect the caliber of critique, or vice versa.

One couple got it especially hard, albeit in absentia. Steve-O, hospitalized with an injured back and not in-studio tonight, was graded on his not ready for prime-time dress rehearsal—meaning Lacey Schwimmer was the sole recipient of the judges' pummeling.

Holly Madison: Looking like a little platinum-blonde doll bouncing across the floor, the Girls Next Door star managed the footwork of the notoriously difficult quickstep, but more often than not looked as if she was barely keeping up with Dmitry Chaplin. Carrie Ann Inaba observed that Dmitry "was just dragging [Holly] around the floor," while Len Goodman ingeniously noted that Holly's posture was tilted "a bit forward." Score: 18

David Alan Grier: At first, the pencil-mustached comedian looked as if he couldn't decide whether he wanted to play the showman or be a serious dahncer, although he has the potential to be the latter. His footwork was OK, but the salsa requires far more fire and Kym Johnson totally stole the show. "All sizzle and no sausage," Len lamented. Score: 17

Denise Richards: First off, Maksim Chmerkovskiy didn't make her cry this week—already a major improvement. And the quickstep helped mask Denise's biggest issue from week one: stiffness. Still looking a bit terrified from the neck up, the actress made great strides—literally—in her quest to break out of her plasticized shell. "I think there's a good dancer out there, hidden somewhere, and starting to come out," exclaimed a pleased Bruno Tonioli.Score: 21

Belinda Carlisle: The softspoken Go-Go's frontwoman still cuts a striking figure, but her dancing appears clunky and she's in danger of turning into another Marie Osmond (minus the drama). Jonathan Roberts put plenty of tricks into their salsa, but all of them, including the handstand, only furthered the Marie comparison. "I found it a bit lacking in grace," Carrie Ann said.Score: 18

Ty Murray: A tux did Ty's body good. Despite a few steps that were more gallop than trot (and that flubbed high-five), the rodeo cowboy made it a whole new ballgame with tonight's quickstep as his obvious charm made it all the way into his feet. "You showed her a thing or two," teased Bruno, referring to Ty's partner Chelsie Hightower, whose debut run may last longer than we previously thought.Score: 20

Shawn Johnson: We already knew she had strength and flexibility to spare, but now we know Shawn can shimmy across the floor as well as she waltzes. The 17-year-old gymnast, tricked out in a flirty little dress and a gold-medal-caliber spray tan, turned in a sharp little salsa with partner Mark Ballas. Carrie Ann applauded the part where "those hips went bam-bam!"Score: 24

Steve Wozniak: He sure looks like he's having fun, doesn't he? But are the voters? The lumbering billionaire, who's been sporting a removable cast on his foot when not performing live in front of millions, didn't improve much from last week and Karina Smirnoff already looks distracted by her imminent vacation plans.Score: 17

Chuck Wicks: The country singer cut a striking figure in his salsa black, but it was a Julianne Hough-centric performance. That wasn't to be enough for the peeved judges, however, who decried the wasted opportunity for Chuck to showcase his potential. "A mishmash of Latin dances," Carrie Ann called the performance, although, to be fair, it shouldn't really be Chuck's fault if it was.Score: 20

Lawrence Taylor: News flash: Edyta Sliwinska looks great fully dressed. Other than that…the NFL Hall of Famer performed a sprightly, elegant quickstep, although at times he appeared to be concentrating so hard on his footwork he forgot to dance with his whole body and his posture suffered. Carrie Ann, big-time football fan that she is, thought he was "smooth and powerful." Still no Warren/Emmitt/Jason, but no Steve Wozniak, either.Score: 20

Steve-O: Although he wasn't there, we were treated to his dress rehearsal, and we have only one question: Is Lacey trying to kill him? Any of the first 30 seconds of their salsa could have been the one in which the Jackass star got injured, and the dance culminated in him flipping forward and landing smack on his microphone pack-strapped back. Ouch! Lacey probably felt bad enough before hearing what the judges had to say: "He has an appealing streak of madness that is there, but this was like a series of unfortunate events," Bruno said.Score: 14

Lil Kim: Looking like a little Dorothy Dandridge, the rapper brought a real presence to that dance floor. Kim's footwork was excellent and she had no trouble keeping up with Derek Hough, although Len saw "a lot of quantity but not a lot of quality." "She was delicious!" protested an outraged Bruno.Score: 23

Melissa Rycroft: This no longer beaten down Bachelorette may be the one to beat this season. Melissa positively sizzled out there and, despite Tony Dovolani's really ugly brown outfit, theirs was the most captivating salsa of the night. "That was slammin'!" Carrie Ann raved, while Len admitted to gyrating in his seat.Score: 26

Gilles Marini: And we thought it wasn't going to get any better. The French actor may be injured, but you couldn't tell from watching his quickstep, which despite being a prim ballroom number still had the steam of a Latin dance about it. The Clark Kent glasses in the Superman-inspired number only added to the overall hotness.Score: 27

For the record, doctors say that Steve-O hasn't broken anything, and he's still hoping to rejoin the show for tomorrow's elimination. Which, for him, hopefully won't be a goodbye party, as well.
In the vein of American Idol's recent rules switcheroo, DWTS has also added a new twist—the bottom two couples will have one more chance to dance for the judges Tuesday in hopes of boosting their scores.
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Natasha Richardson In Critical Condition After Skiing Accident

Natasha Richardson is in critical condition at a Montreal hospital after being severely injured in a skiing accident.

The British actress, a member of the Redgrave acting dynasty and the wife of Liam Neeson, reportedly suffered head trauma, although the extent of the damage is unknown.

Richardson, 45, was transferred to Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal at about 5 p.m. after initially being taken to Centre Hospitalier Laurentien, which is close to the tony Mont Tremblant ski resort in Quebec.

The accident was first reported by the news site IrishCentral.com.

Neeson and Richardson, who have been married since 1994, have two sons, Micheál Richard Antonio, 13, and Daniel Jack, 12.
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TV Guide Talks To DWTS Maksim About This Season

Never one to mince words, Maksim Chmerkovskiy has a few choice ones about Melissa Rycroft as Nancy O'Dell's last-minute replacement on Dancing With The Stars.

Find out what he thinks of her casting, as well as his upcoming wedding to Dancing pro Karina Smirnoff — and if he really made Denise Richards cry.

TVGuide.com: Your cha-cha got an 18. How do you think it went?

Maksim: I think she did great. I always dismiss the first dance because nobody really knows what it's like. She's not really the kind of celebrity that would get eliminated any time soon, so for us it was OK. We tried our best. She had a hard time relaxing, which was totally understandable. I know she's not an "18" kind of dancer. She can improve and she definitely puts in the hours to do so. I think [our quickstep] is gonna put us up there as one of the frontrunners, but it's a long, long, long season, so you never know what's gonna happen.

TVGuide.com: Just so we're clear — you did not make her cry in rehearsals.

Maksim: Of course not! It's a show and it's like eeny-meeny-miney-mo! Today's the day we're gonna show you crying. [Laughs] Everybody cries! To subject yourself publicly, it's a lot of pressure and I find nothing wrong with a little bit of tears. ... It's not the [fault of the] dancers, but the celebrities who are under so much pressure, stress and expectations that this is what comes out when it all boils over. But we're having a lot of fun. We're laughing a lot. We're serious a lot. I am kinda like a class clown.

TVGuide.com: You're a class clown? Do you pull pranks on her?

Maksim: [Laughs] No. She's now laughing at my inability to compliment, which is not true. I actually compliment! We were working on one step. I said, "That was perfect!" And she said, "Wait a minute! Did you guys hear he said it was perfect?" I was like, "Yeah, but that was five seconds of the routine!" It was, like, one of those backhanded compliments. So now she's like, "You know what? Don't compliment me." [Laughs] We're just having fun.

TVGuide.com: How does Denise compare to your past partners?

Maksim: She is just as good. My biggest worry was that she'd be a little too Hollywood, but she's definitely not. I've always said [my ideal partner] has to be a mix of Mel B.'s personality and Misty [May-Treanor]'s and Laila [Ali]'s ability to train for hours. I think I found that in Denise. She definitely puts in an insane amount of time in the studio. [On Thursday,] I ended rehearsals because her feet hurt, but she didn't want to stop.

TVGuide.com: You don't want her to get injured.

Maksim: Exactly. Each season is better than the one before, so celebrities work harder because they want to outdo their predecessors. We're coming on the heels of a very successful season with Brooke [Burke] doing an amazing job. They're pushing themselves harder now, so we as pros need to moderate that push.

TVGuide.com: After seeing everyone dance, who impressed you?

Maksim: I was very impressed with Lil Kim. I thought she did an amazing job. She got totally screwed with the score because she went first so they were conservative on her.

TVGuide.com: What do you think of Holly Madison and Melissa Rycroft?

Maksim: Do I have to answer that? [Laughs] It's very hard for me because Tony [Dovolani] is my best friend, but if we're gonna call it what it is, it's very unfair because Melissa's a dancer — she was a cheerleader and did ballet. That's what I would love to end. Holly — I thought she did a good job with no time to prepare. She looks very confident.

TVGuide.com: Karina's outfit was very revealing. Did you pick that out for her?

Maksim: [Laughs] I did not pick that out! But I thought her costume was amazing. Incredible. I was very proud of how good of a job she did with Steve [Wozniak]. I don't know what it's like to have somebody like that as your partner because I was kinda blessed with very good partners. To see that from her was very impressive.

TVGuide.com: She said Steve is the nicest guy in the world. Is she not counting you?

Maksim: We were laughing about that afterwards. He may be the nicest guy in the world and I'm totally fine with not being the nicest in the world. But I'm definitely something enough that she said yes. So I can't get upset at that! [Laughs]

TVGuide.com: The show's playing up the romance angle this season. Do you think it's fair Julianne and Chuck are competing together?

Maksim: Sweetie, I think there are a lot of things with the show that's unfair. But what I think is irrelevant. I'm doing my job with whoever I'm given. You know, Steve's an amazing guy and incredibly friendly. He's very entertaining, he's trying his best and I've never seen anyone work harder than Steve. Having said that, he probably won't be in the semifinal or final. I think Karina deserves to be partnered with someone she has a chance with.

TVGuide.com: How are wedding plans coming along?

Maksim: We're talking about it. It's obviously very difficult because we have no idea what we're doing tomorrow. But I want to be married by the end of the year. She agrees with it. It's just a matter of finding the right weekend or week or whatever's required. Also, I have no idea what goes into planning one.

TVGuide.com: What's gonna be your first dance?

Maksim: Well, we're professional dancers, so should we be dancing? [Laughs] I honestly believe we are just gonna do one of those cute back-and-forth things. ... But do you know what we do to relax? We don't dance! So I think we may do something else.

TVGuide.com: If you have kids, will they be dancers?

Maksim: I would definitely want kids. Would they be dancers? I dunno. That's up to them. If they show interest, I will push them do the best. I was not brought up in a dancer's family. I was brought up in a family where the mentality was whatever you do, you gotta try to be the best at it.
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Some Celebrities Will NOT Twitter!

Whether its about eating ribs in bed or comments about race relations, it's clear that number of tweet-crazed celebrities is soaring.

But some stars are rolling their eyes at the new trend.

"I'm afraid of the Internet. I'm too old to tweet," said Paul Rudd when E! News caught up with the stars of I Love You, Man at Austin's South by Southwest Film Festival. "So I don't tweet, I tw-t."

"If I didn't talk to you in high school, I don't need to talk to you you now," agrees costar Jason Segal.

And while some stars will tweet their exact location , Office vixen Rashida Jones isn't so hot on the idea, "I don't need to invite stalkers into my life. I just don't really see the point."

This could be part of a growing trend among celebs who were stung by the Twitter bug.

P. Diddy, who has been known to twitter about tantric sex and raucous parties, recently switched his Twitter to private, which means that only 107,356 of his followers will know when Diddy decides to party till 6 in the morn' or stay home and floss.

However, one high-profile Tweeter has become one bona-fide member of the Twitterati, actor and Iron Man 2 director Jon Favreau. At a panel discussion for Rudd and Segal's movie, titled "I Love You, Man: Are You Saying it Enough?", Favreau applauded Twitter as a "grassroots" way to reach out to fans and generate word-of-mouth buzz for smaller movies.
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Charlie Sheen's Twin Boys Arrive!

Two and a Half Men star Charlie Sheen added two little boys to his brood Saturday night.

Sheen's wife, Brooke Mueller Sheen, gave birth to healthy twin sons, Max and Bob, according to the actor's spokesman, Stan Rosenfield.

The baby boys are the couple's first children together. Charlie has three daughters: Cassandra, 24, with ex-girlfriend Paula Profitt; and Sam, 5, and Lola, 3, with his ex-wife, Dancing With the Stars contestant Denise Richards.

Charlie, 43, and Brooke, 31, married last May.
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