Hunter-Tylo.com News

A blog by Lyndon and news updates all in one!

Continued from the home page.

July 2008

HT's love life and a new book


July 26th, 2008: Hunter talks about love, her work, and another book!

Fans of HT have gained quite an insight into her life and thoughts through various interviews she has done over the last nine months in particular. There have probably been more interview requests this year than she probably wanted to consider but she has and us fans are always grateful. Another interview was given by her this month on Michael Fairman On-Air On-Soaps and I had a bit of fun with it in her forum and this site's one, where the interview is posted (click here). Obviously I am just being silly with some of it and will do so again in this news update. But I know that the interview has been received by fans with much appreciation.

Her book 'Making A Miracle' was mentioned first up in this interview. I always described it here on this site as a "bible" of sorts and I know that the wisdom contained within has helped many of HT's fans through some of the darker times they have experienced. We all have them and unfortunately they usually cannot be avoided. So it is always good to have the experience of others to guide us through these times. It was interesting, therefore, to read in this interview that HT used her own book to help her through her grief (the chapters on Katya seem to have been most useful).

In the first part of the interview, HT discusses her love life after a question about her storyline this year (which many B&B viewers that comment online and in magazines seem to think is a bit silly - myself included for several reasons). She said that after her divorce she knew she would be dating again. With a face like that I am not surprised at all (methinks she knows she is gorgeous). But she tried to date older guys and found that some men at that age are ready to be the guy in his cave that just chills out and watches football. I think that is sad that guys would want to do that at any age when there is so much to do in life and nowhere near enough time to accomplish it all (a cruel irony but that is life, after all).

So then she dated Ian Ford, as regulars here might recall. He took her to some clubs back then (I am assuming that is whom she is referring to) and showed that younger guys can still be interested in women her age (as if she is an "old fart" or something at that young age). In fact, she said of younger guys that an age younger than her of "about 8 to 10 years is comfortable." So there you go fellas, if you are around my age then the Huntress could on the prowl :) Then the interview moves to how well she is known and the topic of the web comes up. This is the part when people like me (maybe) and the Taylor fans get a bit of a mention of sorts :)

She makes it known that she is aware that there are Taylorettes and Hunter haters out there (you know, those pesky ignorant ones that congregate on some of the daytime drama sites). And then she says that there "are people who overrate me to death" and I am thinking to myself: "Now who can we all think of that would bother to do that? Hmmm, the mind boggles :) I wonder who she could be talking about. It could not possibly be a few fans giving all those glowing recommendations because they enjoy HT's work and find her to be inspiring in so many ways, could it? The same fans that were always criticised for supporting her when her contract negotiations on B&B came up? Nah, it could not possibly be any of those that would overrate her to death? I cannot imagine that :)"

But the pre-conceived ideas that people reach after reading about her in interviews and online (and in my own way I am guilty of helping in that area right here on this site, with both positive and a few negative comments) and the intimidation factor because she is incredibly beautiful (and people will think she is stuck up) sometimes scare guys away, she seems to indicate. Although there are people that have not always had pleasant times with HT (she is only human like we all are), as far as I am aware she is no dragon lady at least. And with that topic in the interview out of the way, HT comments about her work on B&B and what inspires the writing for her character and others on the show. It is a good insight to that aspect of a popular daytime drama and to think that us B&B viewers say that the writers lost the plot (pardon the pun) years ago. Maybe that is only partly true when the some of their work comes from real life instead of just in their imagination.

The interview continued with discussions about handling her grief. And then the moment came that I have been waiting years to see, because it was the right time just a few years ago and certainly is now. HT indicated that, "I am at a place where I would want to write another book about these things." Although this is not a confirmation that she will do it, I am thrilled that she would want to. If she does write another book, I will definitely promote it here and rush out to buy it. I hope it hits the best seller lists like her first one did. So, all in all, this interview was yet another really good read about HT. I thank Michael Fairman, on behalf of all HT's fans. Of course, on behalf of all those that overrate her to death (like me, for example), I thank the gorgeous Hunter Tylo for sharing her thoughts. Lots of love HT, us fans are all thinking about you in your moments of grief and we love your work.



June 2008

HT's pain


June 22nd, 2008: Hunter still reeling but pushing for change!

More details about Mickey Tylo's troubles with seizures have come out in the media this month and some of it has caused criticism of her delay in seeking proper advice and medication for him. This news update follows some of the reports and public criticism this month. Firstly, Mickey was remembered on June 13th in Chicago at The American Epilepsy Outreach Foundation's First Annual Wings of Hope Benefit. During this event, the "Mickey Tylo Butterfly Award" was given to Dr. Roy Sucholeiki, a neurology specialist and medical director of Central DuPage Hospital's Comprehensive Seizure and Epilepsy Program. Dr. Sucholeiki serves as the head of the Medical Advisory Council for American Epilepsy Outreach Foundation and is a member of the Professional Advisory Board of the Chicago chapter of the Epilepsy Foundation.

But they are not just slapping each other on the back by giving awards to themselves; there has been some valuable media discussion of the topic of seizures since then, and Hunter's continuing pursuit of the therapist that allegedly gave inappropriate advice. Hunter is still reeling from Mickey's passing and she told People Online last week that "... as all of the loss pain dissipates, you start to see, like I have, the purpose of that person's life," she said. "That's the feeling you have to cling on to." With her pain still quite deep, Hunter talked to Soap Opera Digest (SOD) a couple of weeks ago (see also previous news update) about this purpose (article is in the forum). When Mickey was advised not to take medication and instead take acupuncture of all treatments as well as counseling, his seizures worsened. This incorrect advice has seen Hunter's focus shift to the therapist that gave it.

Hunter's lawsuit has continued. She hopes that through this pretenders (i.e. people like therapists that are not doctors) can suitably rule out a medical condition first. While that is continuing Hunter is spreading awareness about epilepsy and seizures through her new role as spokesperson for the American Epilepsy Outreach Foundation. But it has not stopped the public from criticising Hunter. There has been a rumor this month that she obtained a restraining order against her boyfriend, whom she admits in SOD she had to "take a step back" from while grieving. It is apparently all on public record on the LA Superior Court web site. A small amount of criticism has resulted from this and the lawsuit against the therapist (more shortly). I am quite sure she is used to this criticism by now and has a thick skin for it.

The main point of criticism from the public (in the chat area on this site and at HT's forum and the CBS one) after the SOD article this month is that there may have been some negligence on Hunter's part, because she supposedly took too long to seek proper medical advice and medication for Mickey. I have admitted publicly here last year that I am curious to hear Hunter's side of the story about that. I find it hard to believe that the whole family was dragged in to see a pretender, but I do not want to criticise when I do not know the facts. Instead, while we wait to see if Hunter ever explains what I and others am curious to hear, I would like to use this site even more now to remind the public about pool safety (it should be law in every state that pools have fences around them) and several issues related to seizures (I have a family member who suffers from them and so I have first hand experience with the topic). Lessons need to be learnt by all from this and laws need to be passed.



HT's lawsuits

June 6th, 2008: Hunter talks more about her lawsuit and grief!

Hunter has spoken to SOD about her son's passing, her grief and her lawsuit. The interview is available to read in the forum (click here).



May 2008

May 26th, 2008: Hunter becomes spokesperson for Epilepsy Outreach!

In late April, it was announced that Hunter has become a spokesperson for the American Epilepsy Outreach Association. According to their web site: "Hunter Tylo will be the celebrity spokesperson at the First Annual Wings of Hope Benefit in support of the American Epilepsy Outreach Association, to be held at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Chicago, Illinois on Friday, June 13th, 2008 from 7:00 PM until midnight."

If you know someone that suffers from Grand Mal, Partial Complex or other types of seizures, there is a discussion topic in the forum here where you can talk about how they started or give tips on how to handle them (there is a reason outlined there as to why I am curious).



March 2008

March 3rd, 2008: Part of Hunter's lawsuit dismissed!

Last week a Nevada judge dismissed the wrongful death component of Hunter's lawsuit against her late son's therapist, according to People. Hunter apparently failed to respond to a motion to remove that part from the lawsuit. Whether it would not have stacked up in court anyway, or there is some other reason for the failure to respond, is open to speculation currently until more information is released.

In a recent magazine interview (see forum), Hunter talks about the day she and family and friends gathered for a memorial by the pool in which her son Mike passed away last year. This discussion was appreciated by fans that have since talked about it here on this site. This whole tragedy may have even helped Hunter's work.

A recent poll on this site asked visitors what they thought about Hunter's job performance since late last year. The results are as follows. Some of the options to vote on included her best work since returning to B&B several years ago and also her best work ever. These two options received the highest votes from fans. Thanks to all who voted!

 

 



January 2008

January 4th, 2008: Recent news: lawsuits, lawsuits.

True to her word on Larry King's show in November, HT has since proceeded to file a wrongful death lawsuit against her son's former therapist. Soon after, December 22nd marked the tenth anniversary of Hunter's legal victory against the late Aaron Spelling. She was fired from his show 'Melrose Place' in 1997 for being with child at the time. During the legal battle a jury found that she was discriminated against. This lawsuit was (rather annoyingly) dragged up again by the media in October last year, after her son Mickey passed away.

Unfortunately, since HT's lawsuit victory made her a household name for a few days in 1997, very little has changed for women around the world since then. This is because there are still old fuddy duddies, with old-fashioned, incorrect ideas, who have no place in the workforce now, that are running these companies. In Australia several television networks, most notably, have paid compensation to popular news anchors who were fired either during or just after their pregnancy in recent years.

In America over the last few years, plenty of celebrities have faced the axe from their television shows because writers seem to prefer not to accomodate pregnancies in storylines (especially during ones when it would seem weird, obviously). The beautiful Kari Wuhrer, is one such example. She sued ABC for pregnancy discrimination in 2006, after she was fired from GH.

The are laws in both countries that protect women from this type of repressive behavior (being fired when pregnant). The problem, though, is that governments do not have the will to enforce the law, so countless women are fired every day. In the entertainment industry money talks, so executives get away with it because of the generic terminology used in contracts that give them a way out. It is, as usual, a case of one set of rules for one group and different rules for everyone else. When will people ever learn?



HT and daughters on the red carpet

News blog by Lyndon (Webmaster)

December 2007

December 3rd, 2007: HT on the red carpet recently.

In November, the Sirens Society and the Hot Moms Club promoted a charity event that celebrities and their children were invited to attend. One such hot Mom on the red carpet was Hunter, who, along with her daughters (left), attended the "Still Thankful, Still Giving" charity event for Adoption Awareness month. The event was held on Thursday November 29th at Cinespace in Los Angeles, California and was hosted by Lauren Holly to raise funds for the Casa Hogar Sion orphanage in Tijuana.

If you have not seen recent photos of Bella and Katya, some photos of them and HT on the red carpet are available right here on hunter-tylo.com - here (page may take a short while to load all seven photos). HT's boyfriend is also in some of these photos, as posted on the Life Journey of our Celebrities blog, Daily Celebs and the news wires.



The tragic passing of Mickey Tylo

Note

If you wish, you can light a candle online and visit the memorial site for Mickey. You can also donate to keep the site running indefinitely. See HunterTylo.ws for further details.

A small tribute is also available at the Hunter-Tylo.com wiki in the Mickey section.



If you would like to send a message to HT, you can use:

  • - email your messages to Hunter via the Webmaster of this site and the message will be forwarded.
  • - her official forum.
  • - or the HunterNet forum (this topic thread). Guests can now post if they like.


November 2007

November 14th, 2007: A catch up of recent news, plus HT on Larry King Live.

Since the last news update here, the visitor statistics for this site continue to show that plenty of people have come here to read up on what has transpired over the last three weeks. I'd like to present a catch up of all of that, starting with the latest set of visitor numbers and finishing with HT's Larry King Live interview.

Visitor numbers and messages

After October 30th, the number of visitors has declined to a range between 8 000 and 12 000 a day. This is still far higher than this site is used to seeing but it is pleasing to see that there are still so many concerned people out there. Over the last three weeks or so, there have been around a half a million visitors.

I have finished collecting messages from other sites for HT to read and it struck me that there were probably hundreds more than I have been able to find. That just shows that so many people, even those that do not know who Hunter is, are concerned for her well being, and I am sure that she will appreciate the level of concern and sorrow that people have expressed.

Messages from the family

I have just confirmed that Chris Tylo left a message on the Celebrity Baby Blog (http://www.celebrity-babies.com/) recently. Why he chose that site I am not sure but it was him and this is what he said.

Hello everyone this is Mickey's brother Chris. I would like to thank everyone for their comments and support. I show Mom comments as much as I can and have her read everything to show how supportive everyone is. Once again, thank you all so very much, it means a lot to me and my family.

God Bless.

-Chris Tylo
And Michael Tylo also thanked fans and the public in general through Tylo Times and the media. He talked about what Mickey was doing on the night before his passing. In the forum, I have posted articles from magazines that explains what happened to Mickey and what Michael said as well.

As you will see in the articles posted in the forum, Mickey's heartbroken girlfriend spoke of the last time she spoke to him, Hunter's manager of many years, Marv Dauer told the media how Hunter was coping and that she will be back at B&B this month, and one article even made some particularly outlandish claims to top it all off.

HT discusses her pain with Larry King

After all of this, Hunter appeared on Larry King Live last night to discuss her grief and reveal the next chapter in her life. In a cruel twist, her appearance came after a segment about plastic surgery (although the segment was about the risks and how Kanye West's mother died recently, allegedly after complications from plastic surgery). Hunter's critics will certainly laugh all the way down the street about that coincidence.

Anyway, Hunter told Larry King that Mickey had been having "complex partial seizures" since he was 15 and that he was seeing the therapist that his daughter had been seeing. She went on to talk about her reaction when Chris rang her and told her the terrible news (even Bella worked it out straight away before her brother had even said anything). After a few other topics were discussed, Hunter revealed that there is a lawsuit coming up (yes, these people cannot get a break; it is one situation after another, it seems).

Some will no doubt say that the lessons for people to learn from this new lawsuit situation could be to do your research when you see advertising and compare that with others in the appropriate field of expertise. It seems that there also needs to be some sort of law that would force boards that license certain medical "professionals" to investigate complaints to stop unfortunate outcomes from continually occuring (whether litigation is pending or not). As viewers of Larry King Live might have deduced last night, Kanye West will probably feel the same way.

In the old message board on this site, someone said after Mickey's passing: "You know the rich and famous may have lots of money but look what it cost them." This was not a very nice comment but it reminds one that, rich or poor, we are all in this - "random event", creation of God, or whatever you believe - together, and we all experience the same problems, just as we all experience different levels of success.

Finally, after HT's appearance last night, and also media articles, confirmed what I suspected about Chris's reaction to the events of last month (as I mentioned here in a previous update), I would like to especially single him out in this update. I would like to remind him (from one first born to another) that there are many events in our life that we have no control over, no matter how hard we might try sometimes (and God I try at the best of times, in a good way, of course, even when it is hard). But our main purpose is to learn from life's lessons (tragic or otherwise) and love and help those around us, and then love and help those who are less fortunate (they deserve to be loved and fought for just the same). That is what makes a better world, and it seems that young Mickey worked that out a lot earlier than many do (for which we should always remain proud of him for doing)!



October 2007

October 31st, 2007: Some commentary about condolence messages.

The media hoopla is starting to subside and there are less people coming here now by comparison with last week (see update below). The more recent stats show the following visitor numbers:

October 27, 2007 - 22,251
October 28, 2007 - 14,252
October 29, 2007 - 11,435
October 30, 2007 - 8,933

Over the last week and a half, I have been collecting condolence messages from other sites to forward to HT. The most astonishing aspect of it all is the two extremes of emotions that people have displayed. On the one hand you have some incredibly kind people out there who are genuinely sympathetic and even discussed their own losses, but on the other hand there are some incredibly heartless cretins also that laughed at the news.

There was much speculation among the fighting in the comments from people on TMZ in particular, that Mickey was either murdered by his father (as one or two people said) or was on drugs, which, due to the photo posted of him (with dark eyes), was the majority of the discussion. People also commented (message # 323) on HT's alleged plastic surgery (a few months ago she officially denied having it) and people thought that HT is a "tranny" and deserves this tragedy just because she had an affair and sued the late Aaron Spelling. People can be so cruel but that is ignorance for you. It is hard to believe sometimes that these are human beings living on the same planet as us.

One interesting comment (# 317) said:

"Stop praying and do something useful, like contributing to a society for research on seizure disorders, or something of the like if you're really that busted up about it. though it is much easier just to type "god bless" and "believe in jesus." if you really believed in the teachings of the [insert holy book here] you wouldnt just be sending about prayers on a celeb news and exposure site."
Posted at 2:21PM on Oct 20th 2007 by Angelique

Hunter's official site has a link where donations can be made to her charity in Mickey's name. One day, some of that money may very well be used for such research.

What was not lost on some was the irony between her B&B character giving birth on the show at the time HT lost her son in real life. I have seen such an irony several times before with other celebrities. It is so sad and eery. Then of course, there is the obvious discussion around, about using pool covers, but this is probably not the time for that (it is common sense to use one but there may have been a reason why one was not in use). I am sure that Chris is blaming himself a little (as most first-born people would) and that HT has wondered what she could have done to prevent this tragedy. But time to heel is needed and this is something that people could have left until later to discuss.

Magazines are starting to mention the news this week. In my country, a television magazine used a photo of Chris and incorrectly stated that it was Mickey. Such sloppy mistakes only further compound the grief. If you have seen an article in your country, feel free to scan it and post it in the forum.



October 28th, 2007: Stats and funeral.

Well what a week the last one has been! In just over a week, from October 19th to the 26th, there were 326088 visitors as follows:

  • October 19, 2007: 44,855
  • October 20, 2007: 61,953
  • October 21, 2007: 27,311
  • October 22, 2007: 69,880
  • October 23, 2007: 25,969
  • October 24, 2007: 36,844
  • October 25, 2007: 28,632
  • October 26, 2007: 30,644

People are still sending me a few emails here and there to send to HT, but overall it has gone quiet. On Friday, the funeral for Mickey was held. More than 200 family and friends, including most of the cast of B&B gathered to remember Mickey at the Church of the Hills at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles. "He liked to make me laugh," Hunter told everyone. "He had a beautiful spirit. I thank God for giving me those 19 years." Mickey's father, Michael said, "He had a love for people and cared about his friends. I'll miss him." Mickey was thinking about studying graphic design at the time of his tragic passing. Once again, I would like to say to HT and her family that I'm so incredibly sorry.



October 25th, 2007: Video

Tributes for Mickey Tylo continue to be posted on various web sites by concerned people around the world. There are also thousands of people still visiting this site with the total visitor statistics over the last five days now at almost 250 000 people (not a lot, but more than usual). Much of this is as a result of ET's story on Monday. I have finally changed the site design this week and will continue to work on that and new features. One of these is a video clips section (coming soon), with the first clip now available.

A 2 minute and 20 second clip of ET's story has been uploaded to this site. It is in video quality rather than digital, to keep the file size down to 31Mb. Click here and save to your PC.



October 23rd, 2007: More commentary.

Monday's episode of 'Entertainment Tonight' featured a story near the end about Mickey's tragic passing. As I mentioned here recently (see below), it was a sibling that found Mickey. ET named that sibling as his older brother, Chris. Apart from that, the news story mainly dredged up all the negative parts about Hunter's life over the last decade or so (the lawsuit, her affair, divorce, and more). It is a shame that the media constantly does this!



October 22nd, 2007: 2 photos added plus more commentary.

Photos

I have added two new photos of Hunter to the gallery (2007 album) and this forum topic.


Commentary

It occured to me today that when I read media articles about Hunter, they always mention the Spelling lawsuit - as if she's not known for anything else. One of my fellow HT fans, JJ TT Carribbean, suggested in the chat area today that she has noticed the same thing, and that it's disgusting that this is all the media is talking about currently when they explain who HT is. I totally agree, because Hunter is not some money-hungry person, that lawsuit was 10 years ago. She is, amongst other interests, a fighter for women's rights, an advocate for early detection of Retinoblastoma, a mother, an actress and public speaker, and a gorgeous lady, of course. Does the media not think that any of that counts?



October 21st, 2007: A summary of news about Mickey's passing, plus HT leaving B&B.

There are currently a substantially higher number of visitors to this site (almost 45 000 page requests on October 19th and almost 69 000 on the 20th), so, to keep up with demand for information, I wanted to take people through a brief look at what has transpired in recent days. Soapdom.com, Scott's B&B board, TMZ, and other sites, including Hunter's official forum, have all seen comments from fans around the world all expressing their sorrow as the news spread via the Net to Europe and Australia in less than one day on Friday the 19th.


What happened

On the night of October 18th, 2007, while Hunter Tylo was in Los Angeles, her son, Michael Tylo Jr was home in Henderson, NV. At 10:18pm one of his siblings (apparently) discovered him and called police for help. By 11:55pm he was pronounced dead after apparently having a (tonic-clonic, aka Grand Mal) seizure and drowning in the pool at the family home as a result. It was not a suicide as some may have thought, and the Clark County Coroner has confirmed that it was an accidental drowning as a result of the unexpected seizure. The standard toxicology report will be released in a few weeks and will confirm that drugs were not involved; it was a tragic accident. Mickey was 19 years of age.


How the news broke

Although, Hunter's place of residence and some of Mickey's medical history has been reported in the media previously, I did want to try to respect their privacy, but celebrity news super site, TMZ let the cat out of the bag on Friday, because the guy that owns the site has access to information that no one else does. So ET et al will probably blow all this up into a big deal, with each claiming to have the exclusives. Hunter's rep has asked fans, though, to be careful what they choose to believe online (and obviously in other media) with bloggers speculating and all. The family will obviously make no comments for quite some time (possibly several months) as they deal with the tragic passing of Mickey.


HT leaves B&B?

I had thought that HT might want to take several months off from her job at B&B. Now I hear (and I have yet to see an official confirmation from CBS) that she has left the show indefinitely (ie: she's been released from her contract on compassionate grounds, at her request). This is merely a rumor posted on several B&B boards at this stage. If this does become true and we'll all know soon, I would not be surprised because she needs time, and may even look for a change in direction in her life.


An observation

This poor woman just can't seem to get a darn break from the cruelty that is life sometimes, and I really feel for her - it certainly makes my struggles with the usual ones we all have in a capitalist economy look like nothing. There are many people around the world who can't stand her (and I can post reader letters from soap magazines to prove it), but look how many come out of the woodwork when something like this happens. There were more than 100 000 visitors in 2 days to this site alone, and the numbers are growing as the horrible news spreads, such that this site could see a million people here this week. Where were they during the other major trials and tribulations she's had in her life? (Not that I am ungrateful to have such a massive audience, and I'm sure she will appreciate everyone's concern)


Anyway, it was interesting to see that when TMZ broke the story less than 12 hours after Mickey's passing, they filed it under "Celebrity Justice", which makes you wonder what Hunter (or Mickey) did to deserve that. It's not "justice" that this happened but of course I know what the category means so I'm just poking fun at TMZ. It has been a particularly upsetting weekend after all and I need to lighten up my mood a bit. As a fan of HT, I, and others, all love her and know this will be the most heartbreaking experience she has had yet, which is why I, like others, am so upset.


More

I will keep this little archive of information updated this week when any information comes to hand. You can read more at the links in my previous update below.



October 20th, 2007: HT's son passes away!

Oh God, I'm physically sick and incredibly distraught today. I came in from a Saturday night out (my time, in Oz), settled down to catch up on some TV while my PC downloads software and I happened to log in to HTs official forum. I've got one of those pesky viruses at the moment, which doesn't help, but I was truly sickened to my stomach to read the unbelievable news that HT's son had passed away. I checked this Google News search and these Google blog links and there it all was.

I will update this site on Sunday but for now, I'd just like to say to HT, Michael, Christopher, Isabella and Katya that I am so incredibly sorry and my thoughts and prayers go out to each of you. My sincerest condolences.

Lyndon
Webmaster



August 2007

August 20th, 2007: Hunter in Belgium

Last Friday, Hunter made a promotional appearance for B&B in Belgium. She was wearing a see-through dress that caused a small amount of controversy. Photos are in the forum.



Older news is on the old news page.