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Sky York Journal Mandy Moore will never regret meeting her hero, Diane Keaton. The actress, who portrayed Keaton’s onscreen daughter in the 2007 film Because I Said So, paid tribute to the Oscar winner after her death on Oct. 11. “They say don’t meet your heros but I got to work with one of mine and even call her ‘mom’ for a few months,” Moore wrote on Instagram alongside an image from the movie. “An honor of a lifetime.” A spokesperson for Keaton, who is survived by kids Dexter and Duke, confirmed her death to People, noting no further details…

Sky York Journal The Family Stone star would eat 20,000 calories a day, only to throw up, saying, “Typical dinner was a bucket of chicken, several orders of fries with blue cheese and ketchup, a couple TV dinners, a quart of soda, pounds of candy, a whole cake and three banana cream pies.” Keaton eventually got into recovery for her eating disorder. “Somebody mentioned that I seemed to have some mental issues, so I went to an analyst,” she said. “I would go five days a week.” And while she admitted to initially lying to her specialist, Keaton—who adopted daughter Dexter,…

Sky York Journal “Wife” was a role Diane Keaton never wanted.  Prior to the Oscar winner’s death at age 79, she had several high-profile romances with fellow costars including Warren Beatty, Al Pacino and her Annie Hall costar Woody Allen, but she often spoke about why she preferred living single, and ultimately never married.  “I think that I’m strange,” Diane—who welcomed kids Dexter, 29, and Duke, 25, through adoption—admitted to People in a 2019 interview. “I think I’m the only one in my generation and maybe before who has been a single woman all her life.” However, the Because I…

Sky York Journal Diane Keaton made one of her wishes come true months before her tragic passing.   Less than a year before she died at age 79, the Oscar winner revealed that she had fulfilled her lifelong dream of becoming a professional singer by releasing her debut solo holiday song, “First Christmas.” “I CAN’T BELIEVE IT’S FINALLY HERE!” Diane wrote on Instagram in November 2024, alongside the cover art, which featured her posing in a black turtleneck and coordinating pants adorned with polka dots. “MY DEBUT HOLIDAY SINGLE, ‘FIRST CHRISTMAS,’ IS COMING OUT FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH.” She added, “SO EXCITED TO…

Sky York Journal Hollywood is mourning a legend. Diane Keaton, who starred in iconic movies including The Godfather, The First Wives Club, Annie Hall and many more during her nearly six-decades in Hollywood, has died at 79, her rep confirmed to People Oct. 11.   Following the news of her passing, her former colleagues, including her First Wives Club costar Bette Midler, expressed their grief. “The brilliant, beautiful, extraordinary Diane Keaton has died,” Bette wrote on Instagram Oct. 11. “I cannot tell you how unbearably sad this makes me. She was hilarious, a complete original and completely without guile, or…

Sky York Journal Indeed, although Diane—who was mom to kids Dexter, 29, and Duke, 25, through adoption—fostered a legendary acting career with credits in Book Club, The Family Stone and Annie Hall, the latter of which she won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 50th Annual Academy Awards, she had a much more humble view of what made her happy with life—and herself.  After all, when Ariana Grande also asked Diane in the same interview how she felt being “so f–king iconic,” the Because I Said So star demurred.  “It’s hard for me to deal…

Sky York Journal For Bette Midler, Diane Keaton will always be a friend first. In the wake of Keaton’s death at age 79, the First Wives Club actress shared an heartfelt tribute to her late costar “The brilliant, beautiful, extraordinary Diane Keaton has died,” Midler wrote on Instagram Oct. 11. “I cannot tell you how unbearably sad this makes me. She was hilarious, a complete original, and completely without guile, or any of the competitiveness one would have expected from such a star.” The 79-year-old added, “What you saw was who she was…oh, la, lala!” Midler and Keaton famously teamed…

Sky York Journal Diane Keaton spent her final months out of the public eye.  The Annie Hall actress has died in California, a family spokesperson confirmed to People Oct. 11. She was 79.  However, she hadn’t been seen publicly in nearly a year before her passing. In fact, her last public appearances were holiday shopping last Christmas and stepping out for errands in August 2024.  At the time, Keaton was dressed in her signature bowl hat and glasses, completing her casual look with boxy grey trousers, a black turtleneck and a dark blazer.  She appeared to be in good spirits,…

Sky York Journal Diane Keaton has died. The Oscar-winning actress, whose memorable roles include Annie Hall and The First Wives Club, passed away in California, a family spokesperson confirmed to People Oct. 11. She was 79. Born in Los Angeles in 1946, Diane’s career began on the stage with the 1968 Broadway production of Hair. She followed that with a role in Woody Allen’s production of Play It Again, Sam, which earned her a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Play. From there, Diane broke through in Hollywood in the 1970s with roles in Lovers and Other…

Sky York Journal As for Bella, she’s largely kept her focus on her career as an artist, though she’s occasionally offered glimpses inside her private life. In December, she shared that one of her creations, a contemporary blue and green painting, was on display at an art museum in Florida, proudly posing alongside the framed piece. Three months later, Bella also proved she’s a supportive big sister to Sunday Rose Kidman Urban—whom Nicole shares with estranged husband Keith Urban—by liking the rising model’s Instagram post highlighting her W magazine shoot. And for the Oscar winner—who also shares Faith Margaret Kidman…