Baxter speaks openly about her sexuality

Meredith Baxter, known for her portrayal of Elyse Keaton on the 1980s sitcom “Family Ties,” recently came out on national television, according to Msnbc.com.

Baxter, who is 62, said she did not realize her homosexuality until seven years ago, according to the Web site, but added that the realization made her past relationship difficulties much more logical. Baxter explained to Matt Lauer on “The Today Show” that her three marriages failed because of her, but that she did not realize it until her first relationship with a woman, according to Msnbc.com.

According to Msnbc.com, Baxter is currently dating Nancy Locke and they live together in Los Angeles, Calif. Baxter said she met Locke, a contractor, through mutual friends and they “live very out lives in Los Angeles.”

Baxter spoke out about her sexuality after photos of her and Locke on a cruise put on by lesbian travel company Sweet surfaced and started circulating around gossip sites like Perezhilton.com, according to the Web site.

Film director Roman Polanski will move from a Swiss jail to house arrest in his chalet in the Alps tomorrow, according to Msnbc.com. Polanski will remain under house arrest until officials finish determining if they should extradite him to the U.S. to face a charge of unlawful sexual intercourse.

According to the Web site, Polanksi, was indicted on “six felony counts, including rape by use of drugs, child molestation and sodomy” for his alleged rape of a 13-year-old girl in 1977.

Polanski allegedly got the girl drunk on champagne then gave her a Quaalude pill, which acts as a sedative, then raped her. Instead of facing the felony charges, Polanksi pled guilty to a lesser charge of unlawful intercourse, according to Msnbc.com. When Polanski originally went to trial, according to the Web site, a California judge sentenced him to a psychiatric evaluation lasting 90 days. According to Msnbc.com, Polanski left the U.S. the day he was to be formally sentenced and has lived in France since then because France does not extradite its citizens.

Polanski was arrested in September when he traveled to Switzerland to receive an award at a film festival.

Khloe Kardashian Odom and Lamar Odom filed their official legal marriage license last week in Orange County, Calif., according to Eonline.com. The couple hosted a large wedding that aired on television about two months ago. However, they were not legally married until they filed their license at the courthouse.

According to the Web site, the couple signed a prenuptial agreement before the marriage became legal. Khloe said she found married life an easy adjustment, according to People.com, and that it was much simpler than she anticipated.

“It’s just so natural for me to be married,” Kardashian said, according to People.com, “I was never somebody who was a serious relationship person. Now I’m all in and it’s so easy. It’s so comfortable for him and I both.”