Medical Examiner: Bobbi Kristina Brown's death remains a mystery
Also in Tattle: Ed Sheeran expands to TV, Mariah gets a star and more
AFTER MONTHS of speculation about what killed Bobbi Kristina Brown and whether foul play was involved, medical examiners in Atlanta have found no obvious cause of death or significant injuries.
The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office began its autopsy yesterday on the daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown and said that there was no evidence of previously unknown medical conditions. Bobbi Kristina died Sunday in hospice care nearly six months after being found unresponsive in a bathtub inside her suburban Atlanta townhouse.
Authorities say that passage of time will make it more difficult to determine how and why she died.
The agency says that a ruling on the cause of death should take several weeks.
Bobbi Kristina was 22.
* TMZ.com, meanwhile, reports that the fate of the fortune that Bobbi Kristina was set to inherit after the death of her mother will now be determined by her mother.
TMZ says that Bobbi Kristina got 1/10 of Whitney's estate (estimated at more than $20 million) when she turned 21.
She was set to get 1/6 of the remainder of the estate when she turned 25.
Morbidly thinking ahead, Whitney's will said that if her daughter died before age 25, all the money would go to people of Whitney's choosing - mother Cissy and brothers Michael and Gary.
Sheeran snags role
Shaggy pop star Ed Sheeran, who tends to look a bit medieval, has been cast as a sinister church elder in the forthcoming 14th century FX drama, "The Bastard Executioner."
It's a recurring role.
"Bastard" is from Kurt Sutter ("Sons of Anarchy") and the Hollywood Reporter says it's a blood-soaked epic that tells the story of a warrior whose life is changed when a divine messenger asks him to lay down his sword and lead the life of a journeyman executioner."
Stephen Moyer ("True Blood") and Katey Sagal ("Sons of Anarchy") star.
A divine messenger wants an executioner?
Maybe it should be called "Touched by a Badass Angel."
TATTBITS
* Happy 75th birthday to Bugs Bunny.
We've started to notice a little gray hare.
* Mariah Carey will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next week.
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced yesterday that Carey will get the 2,556th star on Aug. 5. Guest speakers will include directors Lee Daniels and Brett Ratner, as well as Epic Records CEO and longtime Carey collaborator L.A. Reid.
Carey is one of the most successful acts in music. She has 18 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, sold millions of albums and won a number of awards, including five Grammys.
She recently launched a residency in Las Vegas, where she performs her No. 1 hits, including "Vision of Love," "Hero" and "We Belong Together."
* People magazine reports that Tom Cruise is not dating his assistant, Emily Thomas.
If you believe Internet rumors, Cruise never even dated his three ex-wives.
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