Shirley Jones

Shirley Jones probably wins the award for “Best Birthday Plans” this year. The beloved Oklahoma! star turns 80 this year, and she’s literally jumping into her 81^st year. Jones has arranged her first skydive for tomorrow – Monday, April 1^st. There is always the chance that it turns out to be an April Fools prank, of course.

The 80-year-old actress won't let anything get in her way.

Since training for solo jumps takes a few months, the actress/singer will be diving with an instructor. She is making the leap (pun intended) at Perris, a popular SoCal skydiving school, her husband, comedian Marty Ingels has said. Ingels was reportedly stunned by his wife’s adrenaline-filled birthday plans at first, but has since come around to the idea. Her children, on the other hand, have not been as accepting. She quoted her oldest son, Shaun Cassidy, as saying, "Mom, what's the matter with you? Why would you want to do this at your age?"

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Dave Madden, whom you may know from his most famous role as Ruben Kinkaid on “The Partrige Family,” has died. The 82-year-old actor passed away on Thursday at a hospice in Jacksonville, Florida. According to his wife, Sandra Madden, the cause of death was related to his blood disorder, myelodysplastic syndrome.

"Patridge Family" actor, Dave Madden, dead at 82 http://t.co/5j1qa9w35O - @NBCPhiladelphia pic.twitter.com/hOnaM2E0Jc

— NewsBreaker (@NewsBreaker) January 17, 2014

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David Cassidy was arrested in upstate New York for driving under the influence. The former Partridge Family star was pulled over outside Albany for driving with his high beams on. He was approaching a police check-point when he failed to switch off the high beams. After Officer Tom Jones (seriously!) pulled Cassidy over, he could smell alcohol on the singer's breath. After Officer Jones breathalysed Cassidy and the 63-year-old failed at the field sobriety test. In the breathalyser test, Cassidy has a blood alcohol content of 0.10%, the legal limit is 0.08%.

David Cassidy at a Playboy event in Las Vegas.

According to reports in TMZ, Cassidy was arrested and taken to the nearby police station. He was released after posting the $2500 bail. As he has a previous DUI conviction from Florida in 2010, he will be facing felony charges. Cassidy is due to appear at SchodackTown Court on September 4th. 

Continue reading: David Cassidy Arrested For Drink Driving - Again!