Empty Nest News

Child star Kristy McNichol was an immensely popular actress well known by the youngest Baby Boomers and the oldest of Gen X. Having pulled away from the show business lifestyle the last twenty years, people wondered what ever happened to her.

Picture: New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia, his wife Amber Sabathia and their children make an appearance on NBC 's 'Today' show New York City, USA .... The actress Kristy MCNichol has revealed that she is gay, in the hope that it may help to combat child bullying.

MERYL STREEP has hit back at Prime Minister DAVID CAMERON after he criticised her portrayal of MARGARET THATCHER as a vulnerable elderly woman in THE IRON LADY, insisting his comments were in poor taste.

Contrary to the rumors, Kristy McNichol is not crazy, and not a drug addict. She has bipolar affective disorder, also known as manic-depression. It's a physical disorder that is exacerbated by stress, and the life of a high-profile movie star presents plenty of stress.

People reports that McNichol , who was beloved for playing Buddy Lawrence in the '70s show "Family," for which she won an Emmy, and later Barbara Weston on the "Golden Girls" spin-off "Empty Nest," revealed she is a lesbian because she is "approaching 50" and wants to "be open about who I am." The former actress, who has lived with partner Martie ... (more)