Posts with tag "meredith baxter"

Meredith Baxter on Abuse Claims Aftermath: 'I Don't Wish This on Him'

Posted Mar 7th 2011 at 02:40 PM by Rob Shuter

Meredith Baxter regrets that the bulk of attention to her new memoir, 'Untied,' is being focused on her shocking claims that she was the victim of physical abuse at the hands of her ex-husband David Birney, telling PopEater that she knows a lot of people, including their three kids, are going to be "hurt by this." "It saddens me that that is a focus," she said. "Because it was one thing to ...

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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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Naughty Tiger Steals Meredith Baxter's 'I'm Gay' Thunder

Posted Dec 4th 2009 at 07:24 AM by Rob Shuter

Tiger Woods' wife isn't the only woman the troubled golfer has managed to anger this week -- he's also likely upset TV's favorite mom and newly-announced lesbian, Meredith Baxter. An industry source says that "this week was meant to be all about Meredith. This was meant to be her big coming out that should have put her firmly on the cover of People magazine." ...

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Meredith Baxter Joins Other Stars Who Came Out Later in Life

Posted Dec 3rd 2009 at 04:00 PM by Tricia Romano

On Wednesday, 'Family Ties' mom Meredith Baxter dropped a bomb on the TV world when she announced that she now identifies herself as a lesbian. This may have come as a surprise to fans since she's been married three times and has five kids. Her announcement was an attempt to preempt a tabloid report revealing her relationship with building contractor Nancy Locke. But Baxter joins other ...

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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. ...