HOLLYWOOD JOURNAL
Wedding Bells
Just before singer Michelle Branch blew out the candles on her 34th birthday cake on July 2, Black Keys drummer beau Patrick Carney, 37, surprised her with a proposal. She announced their engagement the next day on Instagram. • After years of on-and-off dating, director Quentin Tarantino, 54, and Israeli singer Daniela Pick, 33, got engaged June 30. • Entourage star Jerry Ferrara, 37, wed actress Breanne Racano, 29, at an Ohio vineyard on June 30. Former co- stars Kevin Dillon, Kevin Connolly and Emmanuelle Chriqui were among the guests.
Jail Time
Babe and American Horror Story actor James Cromwell, 77, was sentenced to seven days in county jail June 29, after he refused to pay a $375 fine for obstructing traffic during a 2015 protest of a New York power plant.
Uncoupling
After 17 years of marriage, Dixie Chicks’ Natalie Maines has filed for divorce from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D actor Adrian Pasdar, 52, citing irreconcilable differences. The singer is seeking joint custody of sons Jackson,
16, and Beckett, 13. • Paramore singer Hayley Williams, 28, and New Found Glory’s Chad Gilbert, 36, announced July 1 that they’d separated. The rockers, who wed in 2016, had been together for nearly a decade.
New Additions
Former The Hills star Lauren Conrad, 31, and husband of almost three years William Tell, 37, welcomed son Liam James July 5. It’s the first child for the couple. • On July 2, Teen Mom 2’ s Briana Dejesus, 23, gave birth to Stella Star, her first child with a man who’s only been identified as Luis. She has a 5-yearold daughter, Nova, with ex Devoin Austin II. • Fuller House’s Virginia Williams, 39, and husband Bradford Bricken welcomed son Beau Rush July 4. The babe joins big brother Ford, 20 months.
Passed
Youtube sensat ion Stevie Ryan, who starred
on VH1’S Stevie TV, died on July 1 at age 33. Her death was ruled a suicide. • Drummer John Blackwell Jr., who performed with Prince’s New Power Generation for 12 years, died July 4 after battling multiple brain tumors. He was 43.