Melissa Etheridge’s daughter Bailey recently revealed the affectionate impact her biological father, David Crosby, had on her life.
During an appearance on the MTV and Paramount+ docu-series “Family Legacy”, which sees children of famous ’90s performers relish in their parent’s iconic pasts, Bailey Cypheridge discussed what it was like growing up with a global superstar for a mom and the influence of Crosby in her life.
Cypheridge, 26, was conceived by Etheridge and ex-partner Julie Cypher with the help of donor Crosby, who recently passed earlier this year due to an illness at 81 years old.
The daughter of the famous duo recently revealed that although it wasn’t initially public knowledge that Crosby was her biological father, she “always” knew the late Crosby, Stills & Nash founding member was her dad.
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During an appearance on the MTV and Paramount+ docu-series “Family Legacy”, which sees children of famous ’90s performers relish in their parent’s iconic pasts, Bailey Cypheridge discussed what it was like growing up with a global superstar for a mom and the influence of Crosby in her life.
Cypheridge, 26, was conceived by Etheridge and ex-partner Julie Cypher with the help of donor Crosby, who recently passed earlier this year due to an illness at 81 years old.
The daughter of the famous duo recently revealed that although it wasn’t initially public knowledge that Crosby was her biological father, she “always” knew the late Crosby, Stills & Nash founding member was her dad.
Read More: Graham Nash Reveals David Crosby Wanted To Apologize Before He Died: ‘We Were Getting A Little Closer...
- 5/8/2023
- by Emerson Pearson
- ET Canada
Melissa Etheridge, who has spent the last three decades boldly revealing her life in her songs and in the press, will continue telling her life story this summer in Talking to My Angels, a new memoir due out Sept. 5. The book will pick up where her 2001 memoir, The Truth Is …: My Life in Love and Music, left off.
The first part of Etheridge’s life, chronicled in The Truth Is, included the bestselling albums Yes I Am and Your Little Secret, as well as her coming out as lesbian...
The first part of Etheridge’s life, chronicled in The Truth Is, included the bestselling albums Yes I Am and Your Little Secret, as well as her coming out as lesbian...
- 4/26/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Tributes have poured in for the late great, David Crosby after his death was announced Thursday (19 January).
The rock and roll legend passed away aged 81 following “a long illness”, his widow Jan Dance announced.
The musician was a founding member of the hugely popular Sixties groups, the Byrds and Crosby, as well as Crosby, Stills & Nash.
Crosby’s former bandmates Stephen Stills and Graham Nash were among the first to pay homage to the artist.
“It is with a deep and profound sadness that I learned that my friend David Crosby has passed,” Nash wrote on Facebook. ” I know people tend to focus on how volatile our relationship has been at times, but what has always mattered to David and me more than anything was the pure joy of the music we created together, the sound we discovered with one another, and the deep friendship we shared over all these many long years.
The rock and roll legend passed away aged 81 following “a long illness”, his widow Jan Dance announced.
The musician was a founding member of the hugely popular Sixties groups, the Byrds and Crosby, as well as Crosby, Stills & Nash.
Crosby’s former bandmates Stephen Stills and Graham Nash were among the first to pay homage to the artist.
“It is with a deep and profound sadness that I learned that my friend David Crosby has passed,” Nash wrote on Facebook. ” I know people tend to focus on how volatile our relationship has been at times, but what has always mattered to David and me more than anything was the pure joy of the music we created together, the sound we discovered with one another, and the deep friendship we shared over all these many long years.
- 1/20/2023
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - Music
Questlove, Carole King, Melissa Etheridge and more stars took to social media Thursday to pay tribute to two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee David Crosby, who died at 81.
The musician was a founding member of The Byrds and, later in his career, Grammy-winning band Crosby, Stills & Nash, which eventually became Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
Csny bandmate Stephen Stills remembered Crosby by saying in part, “David and I butted heads a lot over time, but they were mostly glancing blows, yet still left us numb skulls.”
He went on to say, “I was happy to be at peace with him. He was without question a giant of a musician, and his harmonic sensibilities were nothing short of genius. The glue that held us together as our vocals soared, like Icarus, towards the sun. I am deeply saddened at his passing and shall miss him beyond measure.”
Graham Nash took to Instagram to remember Crosby,...
The musician was a founding member of The Byrds and, later in his career, Grammy-winning band Crosby, Stills & Nash, which eventually became Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
Csny bandmate Stephen Stills remembered Crosby by saying in part, “David and I butted heads a lot over time, but they were mostly glancing blows, yet still left us numb skulls.”
He went on to say, “I was happy to be at peace with him. He was without question a giant of a musician, and his harmonic sensibilities were nothing short of genius. The glue that held us together as our vocals soared, like Icarus, towards the sun. I am deeply saddened at his passing and shall miss him beyond measure.”
Graham Nash took to Instagram to remember Crosby,...
- 1/20/2023
- by Christy Piña
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Refresh for updates… Stephen Stills has joined his former bandmate Graham Nash in paying tribute to David Crosby, who died Thursday at 81.
In a statement provided to Deadline, Stills said:
I read a quote in this morning’s paper attributed to compose Gustav Mahler that stopped me for a moment:
“Death has, on placid cat’s paws, entered the room.”
I shoulda known something was up.
David and I butted heads a lot over time, but they were mostly glancing blows, yet still left us numb skulls..
I was happy to be at peace with him.
He was without question a giant of a musician, and his harmonic sensibilities were nothing short of genius.
The glue that held us together as our vocals soared, like Icarus, towards the sun.
I am deeply saddened at his passing and shall miss him beyond measure.”
Related: Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2023: Photo Gallery & Obituaries
Graham Nash,...
In a statement provided to Deadline, Stills said:
I read a quote in this morning’s paper attributed to compose Gustav Mahler that stopped me for a moment:
“Death has, on placid cat’s paws, entered the room.”
I shoulda known something was up.
David and I butted heads a lot over time, but they were mostly glancing blows, yet still left us numb skulls..
I was happy to be at peace with him.
He was without question a giant of a musician, and his harmonic sensibilities were nothing short of genius.
The glue that held us together as our vocals soared, like Icarus, towards the sun.
I am deeply saddened at his passing and shall miss him beyond measure.”
Related: Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2023: Photo Gallery & Obituaries
Graham Nash,...
- 1/20/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The past few months haven’t seemed that different from the darkest days of 1968 to David Crosby. The biggest difference was that Nixon was a villain he was able to largely understand. Trump is a very different story.
“I would paint the villain in darker colors this time,” he tells Rolling Stone. “I’ll tell you how I envision this guy [Trump]. He feels to me like an 8-year-old kid that has never been allowed in his dad’s office and he’s broken and he’s peeing on the papers,...
“I would paint the villain in darker colors this time,” he tells Rolling Stone. “I’ll tell you how I envision this guy [Trump]. He feels to me like an 8-year-old kid that has never been allowed in his dad’s office and he’s broken and he’s peeing on the papers,...
- 6/10/2020
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
David Crosby is speaking out after Melissa Etheridge's son passed away this week. The music icon, who helped the singer and her ex-partner Julie Cypher conceive via sperm donation, took to Twitter with a message for those questioning his involvement in the family. "I respectfully point out, David was their donor. They did not have a son 'with' him. He was Melissa and Julie's child," one Twitter user wrote before deleting their message. "They raised him. Like most donors, he played no other part." David, however, saw the tweet and replied, "Not true." Another user was more supportive by writing, "I will be 40 next month. As long as I can remember...
- 5/14/2020
- E! Online
Beckett Cypher, the son of Melissa Etheridge and her former partner, filmmaker Julie Cypher, has died. He was 21. Beckett’s death was related to opioid addiction, Etheridge said in a statement on Wednesday.
“Today I joined the hundreds of thousands of families who have lost loved ones to opioid addiction,” she wrote on Twitter. “My son Beckett, who was just 21, struggled to overcome his addiction and finally succumbed to it today. He will be missed by those who loved him, his family and friends.
“My heart is broken,” she continued.
“Today I joined the hundreds of thousands of families who have lost loved ones to opioid addiction,” she wrote on Twitter. “My son Beckett, who was just 21, struggled to overcome his addiction and finally succumbed to it today. He will be missed by those who loved him, his family and friends.
“My heart is broken,” she continued.
- 5/14/2020
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Melissa Etheridge's son Beckett Cypher has died at age 21. "We're sad to inform you that Melissa's son Beckett passed away and there will not be a Concerts From Home show today #TeamME," a tweet from Etheridge's social media account read. Etheridge would later release a statement confirming Beckett died from a drug overdose. Read her touching tribute here. The 58-year-old singer shared son Beckett with 55-year-old filmmaker Julie Cypher. The two welcomed Beckett in November of 1998. The previous year in February, the two welcomed daughter Bailey Jean. In 2000, the pair split. Both Beckett and Bailey Jean were born via...
- 5/13/2020
- E! Online
Beckett Cypher, singer Melissa Etheridge’s son, has died at the age of 21.
The news was confirmed in a tweet from the singer’s official Twitter account on Wednesday with a post attributed to her team. “We’re sad to inform you that Melissa’s son Beckett passed away and there will not be a Concerts From Home show today,” the tweet read.
Etheridge released her own statement a few hours later, confirming that the death was related to opioid addiction.
Also Read: Hollywood's Notable Deaths of 2020 (Photos)
“My son Beckett, who was just 21, struggled to overcome his addiction and finally succumbed to it today,” Etheridge wrote. “He will be missed by those who loved him, his family and friends. My heart is broken. I am grateful for those who have reached out with condolences and I feel their love and sincere grief.”
Etheridge had two children with her former partner Julie Cypher,...
The news was confirmed in a tweet from the singer’s official Twitter account on Wednesday with a post attributed to her team. “We’re sad to inform you that Melissa’s son Beckett passed away and there will not be a Concerts From Home show today,” the tweet read.
Etheridge released her own statement a few hours later, confirming that the death was related to opioid addiction.
Also Read: Hollywood's Notable Deaths of 2020 (Photos)
“My son Beckett, who was just 21, struggled to overcome his addiction and finally succumbed to it today,” Etheridge wrote. “He will be missed by those who loved him, his family and friends. My heart is broken. I am grateful for those who have reached out with condolences and I feel their love and sincere grief.”
Etheridge had two children with her former partner Julie Cypher,...
- 5/13/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Melissa Etheridge and Julie Cypher’s son, Beckett, has died. He was 21. The “I’m the Only One” singer’s team announced the heartbreaking news on her Twitter on Wednesday. “We’re sad to inform you that Melissa’s son Beckett passed away and there will not be a Concerts From Home show today,” the tweet from Etheridge’s Twitter...
- 5/13/2020
- by Aynslee Darmon
- ET Canada
Brad Pitt with kids other than Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, and Knox and Viv? Melissa Etheridge has opened up about selecting a sperm donor for her two children, admitting that she and her then-partner Julie Cypher considered asking Pitt to be the biological father. (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s); if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));In a world exclusive, Melissa Etheridge opened up to Angela Bishop about Brad Pitt...
- 3/28/2016
- by Jodi Guglielmi, @JodiGug3
- PEOPLE.com
Turns out, Brad Pitt was almost a father long before he met Angelina Jolie Pitt. Melissa Etheridge has opened up about selecting a sperm donor for her two children, admitting that she and her then-partner Julie Cypher considered asking Pitt to be the biological father. (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s); if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));In a world exclusive, Melissa Etheridge opened up to Angela Bishop about Brad Pitt...
- 3/28/2016
- by Jodi Guglielmi, @JodiGug3
- PEOPLE.com
As it turns out, Brad Pitt came close to becoming a father long before starting a family with Angelina Jolie. In a new interview with Australia's Studio 10 talk show, Melissa Etheridge is opening up about her family with then-partner Julie Cypher. While fans know that the couple welcomed two children with the help of Crosby, Stills & Nash member David Crosby, there was another famous figure who may have been considered for the special role. "Well actually, because [Brad Pitt] was such a good friend of mine and we did consider it and yet, I looked and I saw how badly we wanted children and I thought, 'I don't want to share this with someone who really, badly wants children because my...
- 3/28/2016
- E! Online
Melissa Etheridge and Linda Wallem fell for each other while the longtime friends were taking care of the rocker's four kids.
Melissa visited Access Hollywood Live on Thursday and chatted with Billy Bush and Kit Hoover about her new wife, who she married in May.
"We were best friends. This is the first time I've ever done it that way," Melissa, 53, who previously had relationships with Julie Cypher and Tammy Lynn Michaels, said.
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"But to be friends with someone, to know them for almost 10 years, intimately -- they know ...
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Melissa visited Access Hollywood Live on Thursday and chatted with Billy Bush and Kit Hoover about her new wife, who she married in May.
"We were best friends. This is the first time I've ever done it that way," Melissa, 53, who previously had relationships with Julie Cypher and Tammy Lynn Michaels, said.
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"But to be friends with someone, to know them for almost 10 years, intimately -- they know ...
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- 10/9/2014
- by access.hollywood@nbcuni.com (AccessHollywood.com Editorial Staff)
- Access Hollywood
Where did Melissa Etheridge and Tammy Lynn Michaels go wrong? They seemed so happy once upon a time, tying the knot in InStyle Weddings-worthy surroundings, having twins and building a life together. Today, two years after their breakup, the sparring exes were supposed to be back in court to talk custody issues, capping a week of nasty back-and-forth allegations. (The mediation hearing apparently wound up being rescheduled—probably for the best.) But we decided to look back to see how the onetime lovers turned into a couple of haters: Sept. 19, 2000: Etheridge and Julie Cypher, who famously had two kids together with the help of David Crosby's sperm, announce they are separating after...
- 4/12/2012
- E! Online
To Full Frontal Or To Not Full Frontal
When I saw the first headline trumpeting news about Justin Long's inadvertent full frontal nude scene in his upcoming movie Going the Distance, I knew how the story would end before I even started it: namely, that particular scene would not end up in the movie. Americans as a whole are still supposedly way too squeamish to actually be confronted with a guy's junk onscreen, especially in a romantic comedy like Going the Distance.
Justin Long
Which doesn't make sense given that Nanette Burstein, Gtd's director, was supposedly so taken with Christina Applegate's shocked reaction to Justin's junk that she filmed the scene that way ten more times before eventually deciding not to use it. Or someone decided she shouldn't use it. Btw, imagine if this were a gay director who did that. Tongues would be wagging even though...
When I saw the first headline trumpeting news about Justin Long's inadvertent full frontal nude scene in his upcoming movie Going the Distance, I knew how the story would end before I even started it: namely, that particular scene would not end up in the movie. Americans as a whole are still supposedly way too squeamish to actually be confronted with a guy's junk onscreen, especially in a romantic comedy like Going the Distance.
Justin Long
Which doesn't make sense given that Nanette Burstein, Gtd's director, was supposedly so taken with Christina Applegate's shocked reaction to Justin's junk that she filmed the scene that way ten more times before eventually deciding not to use it. Or someone decided she shouldn't use it. Btw, imagine if this were a gay director who did that. Tongues would be wagging even though...
- 8/20/2010
- by michael
- The Backlot
After being "blindsided," Tammy Lynn Michaels is back on the offensive. Less than a week after Melissa Etheridge filed to dissolve their partnership, Michaels has counterfiled and is asking for sole custody of their 3-year-old twins, daughter Johnnie Rose and son Miller, plus the spousal support that Etheridge appears unwilling to give her. View the petition. Both women, who swapped vows in 2003, cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for their split. Etheridge, however, wants joint custody of the twins, per her petition filed in L.A. Superior Court. The singer also has two children with ex-partner Julie Cypher (and David Crosby). Michaels gave birth to the twins in...
- 7/9/2010
- E! Online
Melissa Etheridge has filed legal papers to officially end her relationship with ex-partner Tammy Lynn Michaels. The "Come to My Window" hitmaker exchanged vows with Michaels in a commitment ceremony in 2003 but the gay star revealed in April that the couple had separated.
She moved to have the union legally dissolved by lodging a Petition for Dissolution of Domestic Partnership in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Friday, July 2, citing "irreconcilable differences" for the split.
Etheridge has requested joint custody of their twins, son Miller and daughter Johnnie, who were conceived via an anonymous sperm donor in 2006. The singer's lawyer, Judy Bogen, has also filed a motion asking a judge to reject any potential claim for financial support from Michaels, reports TMZ. Etheridge is also mum to kids Bailey, 13, and Beckett, 11, from her previous relationship with Julie Cypher.
She moved to have the union legally dissolved by lodging a Petition for Dissolution of Domestic Partnership in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Friday, July 2, citing "irreconcilable differences" for the split.
Etheridge has requested joint custody of their twins, son Miller and daughter Johnnie, who were conceived via an anonymous sperm donor in 2006. The singer's lawyer, Judy Bogen, has also filed a motion asking a judge to reject any potential claim for financial support from Michaels, reports TMZ. Etheridge is also mum to kids Bailey, 13, and Beckett, 11, from her previous relationship with Julie Cypher.
- 7/3/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
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Having recently announced her separation from wife Tammy Lynn, Melissa Etheridge says she’s planning to offer her children “as much love as you can possibly slather on.”
While life as a single mom-of-four is no doubt daunting, the singer/songwriter, 48, plans to meet the challenge head-on.
“Live fearlessly — for yourself and your children,” she tells Babble.
“Know that the love you have for your kids is the only fuel they need and the only thing that will protect them and yourself. Know that love is more powerful than anyone’s fear or anyone’s misunderstanding of your life and your happiness.
Having recently announced her separation from wife Tammy Lynn, Melissa Etheridge says she’s planning to offer her children “as much love as you can possibly slather on.”
While life as a single mom-of-four is no doubt daunting, the singer/songwriter, 48, plans to meet the challenge head-on.
“Live fearlessly — for yourself and your children,” she tells Babble.
“Know that the love you have for your kids is the only fuel they need and the only thing that will protect them and yourself. Know that love is more powerful than anyone’s fear or anyone’s misunderstanding of your life and your happiness.
- 4/27/2010
- by Missy
- People - CelebrityBabies
Gay singer/songwriter Melissa Etheridge is putting her heartbreak aside following her split from actress Tammy Lynn Michaels so the ex-couple can co-parent their two children.
Etheridge and Michaels announced their separation earlier this month - nine years after they exchanged vows in a commitment ceremony in California. Tammy gave birth to the couple's twins, son Miller and daughter Johnnie, who were conceived via an anonymous sperm donor in 2006. Etheridge also has two kids - Bailey, 13, and Beckett, 11 - with former partner Julie Cypher.
And the singer insists she's got a hold on her emotions, and is focused on being a good mum. She tells talk show queen Oprah Winfrey, "She'll (Tammy) always be in my life. We share two children. The children come first."...
Etheridge and Michaels announced their separation earlier this month - nine years after they exchanged vows in a commitment ceremony in California. Tammy gave birth to the couple's twins, son Miller and daughter Johnnie, who were conceived via an anonymous sperm donor in 2006. Etheridge also has two kids - Bailey, 13, and Beckett, 11 - with former partner Julie Cypher.
And the singer insists she's got a hold on her emotions, and is focused on being a good mum. She tells talk show queen Oprah Winfrey, "She'll (Tammy) always be in my life. We share two children. The children come first."...
- 4/24/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Despite their recent breakup, Melissa Etheridge says she will forever maintain a connection with her former partner, Tammy. "She'll always be in my life," Etheridge told Oprah Winfrey on a live taping of The Oprah Winfrey Show Friday. Etheridge, 48, and the former Tammy Lynn Michaels, 35, were together for nearly nine years and exchanged vows in Malibu in September 2003. Tammy gave birth to their two children, twins Miller and Johnnie Rose, in 2006. "We share two children," Etheridge said, and the pair are co-parenting them. "The children come first." As for the breakup, Etheridge didn't supply any reason, but did say, "It's...
- 4/23/2010
- by Hilary Shenfeld
- PEOPLE.com
Melissa and Tammy Etheridge have ended their nearly nine-year relationship, but there’s no drama behind the split - only sadness, a friend of the former couple tells People. "There’s no third party involved. They just drifted apart over time," says the friend. "There’s no animosity whatsoever - they are on friendly terms. " Melissa, 48, and Tammy, 35, separated four or five months ago, says the pal, but continue to put their kids first. "They’re co-parenting their twins [Miller and Johnnie Rose, 3],” says the friend. "They are living apart but share custody of the kids. "Related: Melissa and Tammy Etheridge: Inside Their...
- 4/16/2010
- by Marisa Laudadio
- PEOPLE.com
Rocker Melissa Etheridge and her partner of nine years, "Popular" queen bee Tammy Lynn Michaels announced their separation on Thursday (April 15). The couple held a commitment ceremony in Malibu in 2003, and Michaels has been going by the name Tammy Etheridge since.
In a statement, Etheridge's rep says, "Melissa and Tammy Etheridge are saddened to announce that they are now separated." The couple has two children, son Miller and daughter Johnnie Rose, conceived via anonymous sperm donor and delivered by Michaels.
Etheridge also has two children from her previous relationship with Julie Cypher, Bailey, 13, and Beckett, 12. In a joint statement, the couple says, "We ask for consideration and respect for our family as we go through this difficult period."
Etheridge has been a vocal advocate for gay rights for the majority of her career. In November 2008 she announced that she would not file state taxes in response to the passing of...
In a statement, Etheridge's rep says, "Melissa and Tammy Etheridge are saddened to announce that they are now separated." The couple has two children, son Miller and daughter Johnnie Rose, conceived via anonymous sperm donor and delivered by Michaels.
Etheridge also has two children from her previous relationship with Julie Cypher, Bailey, 13, and Beckett, 12. In a joint statement, the couple says, "We ask for consideration and respect for our family as we go through this difficult period."
Etheridge has been a vocal advocate for gay rights for the majority of her career. In November 2008 she announced that she would not file state taxes in response to the passing of...
- 4/15/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
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One of the true trail-blazing same-sex couples in showbiz has separated, they just announced.
Rocker Melissa Etheridge, 48, and her actress wife Tammy, 35, have announced their separation after six years, according to a terse statement on Tammy’s website, Hollywood Farm Girl:
Tammy and Melissa are saddened to announce that they are separated.
Melissa and Tammy were married back in September 2003, and Tammy gave birth to their twins, son Miller and daughter Rose, in October 2006.
Melissa previously had a ten-year relationship and two children with Julie Cypher. Cypher revealed after their relationship that the father of their children was rock legend David Crosby.
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One of the true trail-blazing same-sex couples in showbiz has separated, they just announced.
Rocker Melissa Etheridge, 48, and her actress wife Tammy, 35, have announced their separation after six years, according to a terse statement on Tammy’s website, Hollywood Farm Girl:
Tammy and Melissa are saddened to announce that they are separated.
Melissa and Tammy were married back in September 2003, and Tammy gave birth to their twins, son Miller and daughter Rose, in October 2006.
Melissa previously had a ten-year relationship and two children with Julie Cypher. Cypher revealed after their relationship that the father of their children was rock legend David Crosby.
Read About Other Sad Hollywood Breakups: Kate Winslet & Sam Mendes – For Once, A Couple Who Stays ‘Friendly’ for the Kids Actually Means It! Sandra Bullock is the Latest Victim of the Best Actress Curse! Reese Witherspoon, Your Exes Ryan & Jake Are So Over You!
- 4/15/2010
- by willlee
- HollywoodLife
Los Angeles, California (X17online) - Melissa Etheridge and her wife Tammy Lynn Michaels Etheridge have ended their nine year relationship. 48-year-old Etheridge and 35-year-old Michaels tied the knot in Malibu, California back in September 2003. With the use of an anonymous sperm donor, Michaels gave birth to twins. Their son Miller and daughter Rose were born in October 2006. Etheridge also has two older children with former partner Julie Cypher. David Crosby of Crosby, Still and Nash is the father of those two kids. Details on what exactly caused the breakup have not been released.
- 4/15/2010
- x17online.com
Singer Melissa Etheridge and her partner Tammy Lynn Michaels have decided to separate after nearly nine years together.
"Melissa and Tammy Etheridge are saddened to announce that they are now separated," Melissa's rep confirms to "Extra."
The pair added a joint statement: "We ask for consideration and respect for our family as we go through this difficult period."
Melissa, 48, and Tammy, 35, exchanged vows in a 2003 Malibu ceremony that was featured on ABC's "InStyle Celebrity Weddings.
"Melissa and Tammy Etheridge are saddened to announce that they are now separated," Melissa's rep confirms to "Extra."
The pair added a joint statement: "We ask for consideration and respect for our family as we go through this difficult period."
Melissa, 48, and Tammy, 35, exchanged vows in a 2003 Malibu ceremony that was featured on ABC's "InStyle Celebrity Weddings.
- 4/15/2010
- Extra
Melissa and Tammy Etheridge have split, according to People. The news came when Melissa's rep told People, "Melissa and Tammy Etheridge are saddened to announce that they are now separated." The couple of nearly nine years requested: "We ask for consideration and respect for our family as we go through this difficult period." After exchanging vows in September 2003 in Malibu, Tammy gave birth to twins, son Miller and daughter Johnnie Rose, in 2006. Tammy stayed by her side as Melissa battled breast cancer in 2004. Melissa also has two older children, Bailey and Beckett, from her previous relationship with Julie Cypher.
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- 4/15/2010
- by TheInsider
- TheInsider.com
The couple had two children together.
By Kamau High
Melissa And Tammy Etheridge
Photo: Jon Kopaloff/ Getty Images
Melissa Etheridge and her partner Tammy have split after almost nine years, according to People.com.
"Melissa and Tammy Etheridge are saddened to announce that they are now separated," a representative for the duo told the Web site. In a separate statement to the magazine, the two said, "We ask for consideration and respect for our family as we go through this difficult period."
Etheridge married Tammy (formerly Tammy Lynn Michaels), an actress who has appeared on television shows such as the WB's "Popular" and Showtime's "The L Word," in Malibu in 2003. Following the birth of their children, Michaels took time off to focus on parenting. She has a role in the upcoming romantic comedy "Nicest Thing." Michaels gave birth to their twins (via an anonymous sperm donor), Miller Steven and Johnnie Rose,...
By Kamau High
Melissa And Tammy Etheridge
Photo: Jon Kopaloff/ Getty Images
Melissa Etheridge and her partner Tammy have split after almost nine years, according to People.com.
"Melissa and Tammy Etheridge are saddened to announce that they are now separated," a representative for the duo told the Web site. In a separate statement to the magazine, the two said, "We ask for consideration and respect for our family as we go through this difficult period."
Etheridge married Tammy (formerly Tammy Lynn Michaels), an actress who has appeared on television shows such as the WB's "Popular" and Showtime's "The L Word," in Malibu in 2003. Following the birth of their children, Michaels took time off to focus on parenting. She has a role in the upcoming romantic comedy "Nicest Thing." Michaels gave birth to their twins (via an anonymous sperm donor), Miller Steven and Johnnie Rose,...
- 4/15/2010
- MTV Music News
A sad news has just come from lesbian couple Melissa Etheridge and Tammy Lynn Michaels. The rock singer and the "The L Word" actress who had been romancing each other for nearly nine years have gone their separate ways.
Confirming the split report is Melissa's representative who tells People, "Melissa and Tammy Etheridge are saddened to announce that they are now separated." The former longtime couple then adds in a statement, "We ask for consideration and respect for our family as we go through this difficult period."
Melissa and Tammy exchanged vows in Malibu in September 2003. After same-sex marriage was legally recognized in California in 2008, the two planned to wed but they never made it into reality.
In 2006, Tammy was pregnant via an anonymous sperm donor and gave birth to their twin babies, Miller Steven and Johnnie Rose, on October 17 the same year. Melissa additionally has two children, son Beckett...
Confirming the split report is Melissa's representative who tells People, "Melissa and Tammy Etheridge are saddened to announce that they are now separated." The former longtime couple then adds in a statement, "We ask for consideration and respect for our family as we go through this difficult period."
Melissa and Tammy exchanged vows in Malibu in September 2003. After same-sex marriage was legally recognized in California in 2008, the two planned to wed but they never made it into reality.
In 2006, Tammy was pregnant via an anonymous sperm donor and gave birth to their twin babies, Miller Steven and Johnnie Rose, on October 17 the same year. Melissa additionally has two children, son Beckett...
- 4/15/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Melissa and Tammy Etheridge have ended their nearly nine-year relationship. "Melissa and Tammy Etheridge are saddened to announce that they are now separated," Melissa's rep tells People exclusively. The former couple add in a statement: "We ask for consideration and respect for our family as we go through this difficult period." Melissa, 48, and Tammy (formerly Tammy Lynn Michaels) exchanged vows in Malibu in September 2003.Photos: Split! The Year's Biggest BreakupsTammy, 35, gave birth to their children - son Miller and daughter Johnnie Rose - in 2006, after Etheridge was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004. Etheridge is also the mother of two children,...
- 4/15/2010
- by Marisa Laudadio
- PEOPLE.com
Yesterday afternoon, Oprah sat down with Rosie O’Donnell on The Oprah Winfrey Show and asked her about the past two years, where she has largely been absent from the public eye. The two chatted about Rosie’s divorce, her new girlfriend, and her new media ventures. It has been 13 years since Rosie last appeared on Oprah, and she was a bit anxious.
“Why are you nervous?” asked Oprah.
“Because it’s you!” replied Rosie.
For the past two years, Rosie told Oprah that she sat at home trying to figure out the next chapter of her life — how to balance real life and her public life. She separated from her wife Kelli Carpenter in 2007, and she was quick to note that they did not get a legal divorce, because they were married in the first group of San Francisco same sex weddings in 2004, which were eventually annulled.
Rosie then...
“Why are you nervous?” asked Oprah.
“Because it’s you!” replied Rosie.
For the past two years, Rosie told Oprah that she sat at home trying to figure out the next chapter of her life — how to balance real life and her public life. She separated from her wife Kelli Carpenter in 2007, and she was quick to note that they did not get a legal divorce, because they were married in the first group of San Francisco same sex weddings in 2004, which were eventually annulled.
Rosie then...
- 1/26/2010
- by gracechu
- AfterEllen.com
As 2009 comes to a close, we take a look back at some of the people and events that made this the Best. Lesbian. Decade. Ever. in pop culture.
Luckily for all of us, there was far more information to have mentioned from the last ten years than we could have included in this brief survey. That's why our lists for each year are not intended to be exhaustive, but are instead snapshots of different memorable moments that included the representation of lesbians and bisexual women in film, television, music, literature, comics, sports and the Internet since the year 2000.
2000
Chavela Vargas[/link] comes out
Mexican ranchera music legend Chavela Vargas publicly came out as a lesbian at the tender age of 81.
Angelina Jolie wins Best Supporting Actress Oscar
Angelina Jolie won an Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Girl, Interrupted and told Talk Magazine, "I only play women I would date.
Luckily for all of us, there was far more information to have mentioned from the last ten years than we could have included in this brief survey. That's why our lists for each year are not intended to be exhaustive, but are instead snapshots of different memorable moments that included the representation of lesbians and bisexual women in film, television, music, literature, comics, sports and the Internet since the year 2000.
2000
Chavela Vargas[/link] comes out
Mexican ranchera music legend Chavela Vargas publicly came out as a lesbian at the tender age of 81.
Angelina Jolie wins Best Supporting Actress Oscar
Angelina Jolie won an Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Girl, Interrupted and told Talk Magazine, "I only play women I would date.
- 12/31/2009
- by afterellenstaff
- AfterEllen.com
They say you're never too old to rock, and for many rockers — including Van Morrison — you're never too old to keep having kids. The Irish singer announced via his official Web site that he and partner Gigi Lee have welcomed a baby boy named George Ivan Morrison III. It's the fourth child for the singer, who is responsible for the legendary album Astral Weeks and timeless tunes like "Brown Eyed Girl" and "Wild Night." The message on the Web site says "Little Van" is "the spitting image of his father." Morrison's oldest child, daughter Shana Morrison (also an accomplished singer in her own right) is 39 years old.
Morrison isn't the first rocker to have kids during his twilight years. 66-year-old Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger has a 10-year-old son, while David Crosby became a father in his late fifties when he donated sperm to Melissa Etheridge and Julie Cypher. (Even Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner,...
Morrison isn't the first rocker to have kids during his twilight years. 66-year-old Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger has a 10-year-old son, while David Crosby became a father in his late fifties when he donated sperm to Melissa Etheridge and Julie Cypher. (Even Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner,...
- 12/29/2009
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
I'm not watching I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here! but one of our helpful readers (who was none too proud of the fact that he had seen it, either!) tipped us off that in last night's "opening up" session, actor Lou Diamond Phillips revealed that the moment that changed his life forever was when a closeted gay friend died of AIDS without ever having allowed himself to pursue happiness as an out gay man.
First off, that's a very powerful and touching message for Phillips to share. But it's all the more poignant when you take a few other factors into consideration...
One, Phillips was notably married to Julie Cypher, who divorced him in 2000 to have a relationship with lesbian rocker Melissa Etheridge, and it's encouraging to see that he is still vocally supportive of Lgbt concerns. And for another, with Phillips on the show is outspoken born-again Christian Stephen Baldwin,...
First off, that's a very powerful and touching message for Phillips to share. But it's all the more poignant when you take a few other factors into consideration...
One, Phillips was notably married to Julie Cypher, who divorced him in 2000 to have a relationship with lesbian rocker Melissa Etheridge, and it's encouraging to see that he is still vocally supportive of Lgbt concerns. And for another, with Phillips on the show is outspoken born-again Christian Stephen Baldwin,...
- 6/11/2009
- by brian
- The Backlot
Melissa Etheridge has a message about California's Proposition 8, which would ban same sex marriage: It's lame! But those aren't her words – that's how the singer's 9-year-old son, Beckett, described it. "He, being 9 years old and very proud of his reading skills, read 'Changes California Constitution to eliminate right of same sex couples to marry," wrote Etheridge in her blog on The Daily Beast. "He looked at me, very matter-of-factly and said, 'Wow, that's lame.' " The singer wed Tammy Lynn Michaels, 33, in a legally unrecognized ceremony in 2003."I wanted to stand in front of my community of family and friends...
- 10/30/2008
- by Jessica Gold Haralson
- PEOPLE.com
Now that same-sex marriage has been legally recognized in California, Melissa Etheridge has made public her plans to wed longtime lesbian partner Tammy Lynn Michaels. In a recent interview with celebrity television show "Extra", she said wedding is in pre-planning stages for her and Tammy.
"We're trying to find the right time now actually to go down and do it -- is where we're at," Etheridge told "Extra" lifechanger and surgical breast specialist Dr. Kristi Funk during a chit chat about breast cancer which she's been diagnosed with four years ago. Etheridge and Tammy have been together for years and they are among the most high-profile celebrities to live openly as lesbians.
The lovers first exchanged vows five years ago in Malibu due to the fact that same-sex marriage was yet legal in California. It was only May this year that the California Supreme Court turned down its ban on gay marriage.
"We're trying to find the right time now actually to go down and do it -- is where we're at," Etheridge told "Extra" lifechanger and surgical breast specialist Dr. Kristi Funk during a chit chat about breast cancer which she's been diagnosed with four years ago. Etheridge and Tammy have been together for years and they are among the most high-profile celebrities to live openly as lesbians.
The lovers first exchanged vows five years ago in Malibu due to the fact that same-sex marriage was yet legal in California. It was only May this year that the California Supreme Court turned down its ban on gay marriage.
- 10/2/2008
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Singer Melissa Etheridge and her partner Tammy Lynn Michaels are expecting twins this autumn, after Michaels underwent a successful artificial insemination procedure. Etheridge, who married actress Michaels in September 2003, already has two children from her former relationship with Julie Cypher, thanks to sperm donor David Crosby. A joint online statement reads: "We are thrilled to announce that Tammy is pregnant, and expecting our twins sometime around this fall. To answer the obvious question: We used an anonymous donor from a bank. These are our first two babies conceived together, but not our first time mothering together. For the past five years, we have been parenting two children from a previous time in Melissa's life. The twins will be a joyful addition to our loving home. We are a blessed family, and ask that no gifts be sent. Any gifts we receive we will donate to a local women's shelter. However, well wishes are more than welcome."...
- 4/19/2006
- WENN
Rocker Melissa Etheridge is planning to wed her partner - actress Tammy Lynn Michaels - at the end of the year. The "Bring Me Some Water" musician, 41, has been dating Michaels, 28, for two years, and the pair will tie the knot in Los Angeles. Etheridge's publicist, Marcel Pariseau says, "This is the first wedding for both of them." Etheridge shares custody of two children with her former partner Julie Cypher - they made news in 2000 when it was revealed that seminal musician David Crosby was the sperm donor for the son and daughter.
- 4/17/2003
- WENN
Folk singer Melissa Etheridge is welcoming reports she is having a lesbian affair with Meg Ryan. Etheridge, who recently split from lover Julie Cypher, is amused her friendship with Ryan actress was elaborated by the press. She says, "Meg's a good friend of mine and we've been having a good time and we've both had a chuckle about it. I'm honored. I am delighted to be romantically linked with someone as fabulous as Meg."...
- 5/30/2001
- WENN
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