You may have caught this obit:

So long, and thanks for all the fun schlock. In the 80s, his name on the opening credits of a VHS rental tape was your personal guarantee of some fine noisy cheese. But perhaps the name is known now for his offspring, which brings us to this piece on Star magazine's site:

Please. This is the Star we're talking about, sor read it into the mirror in reverse order to get the actual story. Meyer has denied it. Giada has denied it.

Probably pained him more to say it.