Posts with tag "family ties"

Meredith Baxter's Ex Disputes Her Abuse Claims

Posted Mar 5th 2011 at 09:34 AM by Christine Fenno

'Family Ties' star Meredith Baxter (known in her heyday as Meredith Baxter-Birney) visited Oprah Winfrey's show this week to plug her new memoir and talk about coming out of the closet. The actress, 63, publicly confirmed she was gay in 2009. In 'Untied,' which went on sale March 1, Baxter opens up about another surprising side of her private life, writing that she suffered physical and ...

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'Family Ties' Star Brian Bonsall Arrested for Bar Stool Assault

Posted Dec 7th 2009 at 05:28 PM by PopEater Staff

Former child star Brian Bonsall was arrested in Colorado over the weekend after he allegedly hit his best friend in the face with a broken bar stool. The actor, 28, had been wanted by authorities since July 2008 on a year-old warrant for a separate assault. Colorado Daily reports that Bonsall -- little Andy Keaton on 'Family Ties' -- was picked up at the home of his friend Micheal Trujillo ...

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Why You're Searching for "Meredith Baxter Birney," "Transgressions," and "Joan Najbar"

Posted Dec 2nd 2009 at 07:59 PM by Sam Brand

Wondering why "Meredith Baxter Birney," "Transgressions," "Cassandra Sproch," and "Joan Najbar" are surging in Google Trends? We can shed some light on the mystery. Google Trends provides the hottest keywords of the hour. Though the results change frequently, the list offers a snapshot of what's hot in the world of entertainment news. Here's what's steamin' tonight... ...

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Meredith Baxter Reveals She's Gay

Posted Dec 2nd 2009 at 07:56 AM by PopEater Staff

After recent reports say 'Family Ties' mom Meredith Baxter was spotted on a gay cruise, the actress is coming clean on 'Today,' saying: "I want to say I'm a lesbian, and it was a later-in-life recognition." In an interview with Matt Lauer, Baxter -- who has been married three times and has five children -- says she figured out her sexuality seven years ago. ...