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Charlie Sheen
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October 6, 2021

Charlie Sheen denied that his ex-wife Denise Richards was not notified about their court hearing regarding child support. “All parties were served and informed of the court date nearly three months ago,” the actor’s publicist, Jeff Ballard, exclusively told Us Weekly on Wednesday, October 6. “The judge would not have ruled had they not been. To claim otherwise is a complete fabrication.”

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Charlie Sheen
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September 13, 2021

As Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards’ eldest daughter makes headlines for a TikTok about being “trapped” in an “abusive” home, the actor has confirmed that Sami moved out of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum’s house and currently lives with him. Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards’ Ups and Downs Through the Years “Sam’s amazing. I love her and all my children unconditionally,” the actor tells Us Weekly through his rep, Jeff Ballard. “We’re having a ball. GED here we come!”

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Charlie Sheen
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September 13, 2021

In recent viral TikToks captured by the New York Post's Page Six, Sami Sheen reportedly wrote that just one year ago she was "trapped in an abusive household [and] hated myself," claiming that she "would go days without eating or sleeping, insanely depressed, hated school, etc…." "Now," she then added, according to the outlet, "finally moved out of the hell house, had a spiritual awakening, own 2 cats, happy single, full of self love, and dropped out of high school :)" The posts have since been made private. "Sam is amazing. I love her and all my children unconditionally. We're having a ball. GED here we come," said Charlie via his publicist Jeff Ballard.

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Charlie Sheen
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September 10, 2021

Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen’s teenage daughter says she’s happier than ever after claiming she moved out of her mom’s “abusive household.” Sami Sheen, 17, made the shocking allegation in a viral TikTok video this week, but has since made the video private. She wrote over an emotional video of her looking upset, “1 year ago today: trapped in an abusive household, hated myself, would go days without eating or sleeping, insanely depressed, hated school, etc…”

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Chandler Massey
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September 7, 2021

It was late last week when we caught up with three-time Daytime Emmy Award winner Chandler Massey via video call. He was in a hotel room in Connecticut during a break from filming “Next Stop Christmas,” his new Hallmark Channel original movie which also features “One Life to Live” icon Erika Slezak (ex-Victoria Lord Buchanan). Massey spent most of his morning doing interviews for “Days of our Lives: Beyond Salem,” the limited series spinoff of “Days of our Lives” currently airing on Peacock, NBC’s popular streaming service which finds the actor reprising his role as Will Horton.

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Charlie Sheen
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March 16, 2021

Actor Charlie Sheen is speaking out after Soleil Moon Frye went public about their hookup years ago. He told Us Weekly via his publicist Jeff Ballard, “She’s a good egg. I wish Soleil well in this resurgence of hers.”EXTRA

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Charlie Sheen
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March 16, 2021

Soleil Moon Frye peels back the curtain on her life in her new documentary, Kid90. Among other revelations, she opens up about her past relationship with Charlie Sheen, 55, to whom she lost her virginity. In response to the scene, Sheen, via his publicist Jeff Ballard, noted that he had not seen Kid90 yet but said, "She's a good egg and I wish Soleil well in this resurgence of hers."

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Charlie Sheen
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Soleil Moon Frye
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March 15, 2021

Good vibes all around. Charlie Sheen has nothing but positive things to say about Soleil Moon Frye after she detailed their past sexual relationship in her Hulu documentary. “She’s a good egg,” Sheen, 55, exclusively told Us Weekly on Monday, March 15, via his longtime publicist, Jeff Ballard, who also previously represented Frye. “I wish Soleil well in this resurgence of hers.”

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Christopher Atkins
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February 24, 2021

His publicist and friend Jeff Ballard sent me a few photos of Chris blowing out his birthday cake in Connecticut and earlier today Chris left me a fun voicemail: ‘Somebody still remembers me! I just turned 60. It hurts to say! My eyes are going a bit but everything else works fine.”

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Chandler Massey
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November 22, 2020

Chandler Massey is heading back to Salem, USA this holiday season when Will Horton pays a return visit on “Days of our Lives.”

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Owen Lindberg
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March 1, 2020

It’s widely understood that models face constant pressures to look a certain way and never stop taking the selfie of their lifetime despite, understandably, wanting to appear at their best by keeping it grounded. For some, it’s only dream-like stuff, but for others the limelight gets real. This occasion sees Lindberg taking center stage, with a dripping future yet to come.

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Shane Conrad
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February 8, 2020

Actor Robert Conrad, known for the television show "The Wild Wild West," died Saturday at the age of 84, according to his family spokesperson Jeff Ballard. Conrad died of heart failure in Malibu, California, a little less than a month before his 85th birthday, Ballard said. "He lived a wonderfully long life and while the family is saddened by his passing, he will live forever in their hearts," Ballard said.

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Shane Conrad
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February 8, 2020

Robert Conrad, the actor best known for his role in the television show The Wild Wild West, has died. He was 84. “He lived a wonderfully long life and while the family is saddened by his passing, he will live forever in their hearts,” family spokesman Jeff Ballard tells PEOPLE.

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Philip McKeon
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December 10, 2019

'Alice' Child Star Philip McKeon Dies at 55. Philip McKeon, known for playing the son of Linda Lavin's titular character in the classic CBS sitcom "Alice" has died. He was 55. The actor died Tuesday morning in Texas following a longtime illness, family spokesman Jeff Ballard confirmed to Variety.

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Philip McKeon
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December 10, 2019

Philip McKeon starred as Tommy Hyatt on Alice from 1976-1985. Child actor Philip McKeon has died. He was 55. After battling a longtime illness, he died Tuesday morning in Texas, family spokesman Jeff Ballard confirmed to PEOPLE.

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Betty Buckley
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October 18, 2019

The great Betty Buckley is in town for a series of concerts. I saw her earlier this year in Hello, Dolly! at the Pantages in Hollywood and a few years before that in Grey Gardens at the Ahmanson. But I have never seen this Broadway legend perform in concert. That is about to change. The Tony Award winner wraps up a three-night run on Saturday night at the Samueli Theater in Costa Mesa which is part of the Segerstrom Center for the Arts then will perform a concert on Nov. 2 at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills. Our mutual friend, publicist Jeff Ballard, arranged for us to chat on the phone earlier today — arrangements he made while receiving cancer treatments.

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Charlie Sheen
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Chandler Massey
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June 5, 2018

Charlie Sheen, Chandler Massey, Johnny Depp, Paula Abdul, Zac Efron, Rob Lowe, John Davidson, Dick Van Patten... This is just a short, partial list of the people Jeff Ballard works with, and has worked with in some cases for nearly 30 years, as one of the top publicists in the entertainment industry.

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Rob Gronkowski
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July 4, 2016

If 6'6'' 265-pound Rob Gronkowski shows up to your house, you better have plenty of extra taco meat. Luckily for Jeff Ballard -- former rep for Charlie Sheen, Zac Efron and Johnny Depp -- he was well-stocked when he got a text from a buddy asking if he could bring a "random" +1 to taco night. Gronk was in town and decided to swing by the Sherman Oaks backyard party with a mutual friend of Ballard's.

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C. Thomas Howell
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March 7, 2016

C. Thomas Howell, aka Ponyboy from "The Outsiders," is getting divorced ... but he beat the odds in Hollywood because his marriage and partnership lasted nearly a quarter-century. Howell's wife Sylvie filed the docs last month in L.A. Superior Court, citing the usual irreconcilable differences. Tommy, who played The Reaper on "Criminal Minds," and Sylvia will fully communicate and co-parent their youngest son ... so promises his publicist, Jeff Ballard.

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Chandler Massey
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August 18, 2015

Massey was also asked just where each of his three Emmys are. He shared that one is home with his family in Georgia while another is with his longtime publicist Jeff Ballard who also represents Charlie Sheen, among others.

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Dick Van Patten
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June 23, 2015

Dick Van Patten, who delighted fans with comic turns on shows like “The Love Boat” and “Eight Is Enough,” has passed away at the age of 86. “He was the kindest man you could ever meet in life. A loving family man. They don’t make them like him anymore,” Van Patten’s publicist Jeff Ballard told TheWrap.

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Charlie Sheen
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June 23, 2015

On Father's Day Sunday, Charlie Sheen went on quite the Twitter rant against ex-wife Denise Richards. On Monday, Sheen's press agent Jeff Ballard told People the actor had been "upset and chose to express his displeasure through his Twitter rant." In the wake of Richards' tweet, E! News reached out to Ballard; Sheen's press agent told us, however, he was "not willing to dignify her comment with a response."

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Charlie Sheen
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June 23, 2015

Just days after Charlie Sheen unleashed a brutal attack on Twitter against Denise Richards, the mom of three responded with some fighting words of her own for Sheen’s rep Jeff Ballard. “Jeff I think you had way too much to drink @jeffballardpr & lost your memory dude. Zip It,” Richards Tweeted at Ballard on Tuesday. Ballard has not commented on Richards’ Tweet.

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Charlie Sheen
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June 9, 2015

We have found Charlie Sheen's kryptonite. The rock star from Mars was felled by some bad clams last night and was taken to the hospital, Sheen's publicist confirmed Tuesday to E! News. "It was clams, bad clams," rep Jeff Ballard said in explaining what amounted to a "severe case of food poisoning." "Nothing too exciting," he added.

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Chandler Massey
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June 10, 2014

Chandler Massey could win his third Emmy later this month for his performance as Will Horton on Days of Our Lives. The young actor, who last appeared on the show in January, has kept a low profile since filming his final scenes late last summer. But he took to Twitter this week to congratulate publicist Jeff Ballard for being the subject of a new profile in Forbes (http://onforb.es/1rOYDV7)

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Chandler Massey
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June 10, 2014

Chandler Massey could win his third Emmy later this month for his performance as Will Horton on Days of Our Lives. But he took to Twitter this week to congratulate publicist Jeff Ballard for being the subject of a new profile in Forbes (http://onforb.es/1rOYDV7) Another of Jeff’s clients also offered up congrats: Anger Management star Charlie Sheen!

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Chandler Massey
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June 5, 2013

Will Chandler Massey achieve back-to-back Emmy wins for his performance as gay teen Will Horton on Days of Our Lives? He stopped by this week with publicist Jeffrey Ballard for a fitting.

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Chandler Massey
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January 20, 2012

It was taken earlier today when Days of Our Lives star Chandler Massey met Kristy McNichol. They happen to have the same publicist, Jeff Ballard, and he made the introduction.

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Kristy McNichol
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January 12, 2012

Kristy McNichol has thanked fans for their support since she 'came out' as a lesbian, insisting, "I'm overwhelmed with the love." Her publicist Jeff Ballard adds, "Kristy feels strongly about fighting bullying and intolerance. She realizes that kids don't always have the coping skills to manage their fear and pain when they feel 'different'. And in her own way, she wants to help others by telling people who she is. She hopes that all these small steps together can make a difference."

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Justin Guarini
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April 26, 2011

Justin Guarini is a new dad. The American Idol alum, 32, and wife Reina Capodici welcomed a son, William Neko Bell Guarini, at 6:26 a.m. on Tuesday, April 26, his rep Jeff Ballard confirms to People exclusively.

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Paula Abdul
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March 4, 2010

Keeping busy during her post-Idol days, Paula Abdul was spotted making her way around Beverly Hills on Wednesday (March 3). The sighting comes just days after it was confirmed that Miss Abdul turned down a $1-million development deal with ABC which required a "Dancing With the Stars" appearance. Abdul's spokesperson, Jeff Ballard, told press, “She is not doing 'Dancing with the Stars.’ Paula is flattered to have been invited to be a part of this season."

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Jesse Kristofferson
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January 27, 2010

One of the fake wannabes posing in this "They All Start Somewhere" ad for "American Idol" actually started off somewhere pretty significant ... the loins of legendary musician Kris Kristofferson. TMZ has learned 26-year-old Jesse Kristofferson posed for the advertisement last year -- and according to Jesse's rep, Jeff Ballard, the people at "Idol" have no idea the ad features the son of a famous singer/songwriter.

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Paula Abdul
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June 17, 2009

Contrary to published reports this week that all four judges are definitely back for season nine of American Idol, we've learned that no final decisions have been made. While Fox reps declined to comment, we caught up with Paula Abdul's rep to give us the real deal. Here's what he has to say... "The RadarOnline info is incorrect. Negotiations are continuing. You probably won't hear anything until closer to September, when judges are needed back to go on the road," Paula's publicist, Jeff Ballard, tells us.

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Zac Efron
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October 21, 2007

Zac Efron makes a pit stop at the Beverly Glen Deli in Los Angeles on Saturday with his ex-publicist pal Jeff Ballard. Maybe Zac is rehiring him? Ballard is also the man who was most recently featured as Paula Abdul‘s publicist in the Bravo reality TV series Hey, Paula. Just last month, Zac took his girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens to visit Ballard‘s home in L.A.. Could Zanessa be cooking something up with Ballard?

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Paula Abdul
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July 12, 2007

Just out of high school, Jeff Ballard formed Jeff Ballard Public Relations in 1982. JBPR has handled public relations for both new and established actors and actresses, not only from motion pictures and television, but in the recording industry and on the Broadway stage as well. Reality Wanted sits down with Paula Abdul's publicist, Jeff Ballard, one of the stars of the new Bravo reality show, "Hey Paula".

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Charlie Sheen
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February 17, 1987

LOS ANGELES (AP) ″Platoon″ star Charlie Sheen was peppered with shrapnel from a special effects explosion on the set of his new movie, and he needed stitches to close a wound on his face, a spokesman said Tuesday. Sheen was doing an action sequence during filming of ″No Man’s Land″ when the explosive accidentally discharged last week, said Sheen publicist Jeff Ballard.