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Report: Lady Gaga Is 'Sick and Obsessed with her Weight'
Posted Jul 7th 2011 at 09:30 AM by Kiki Von Glinow
Forget the 'Edge of Glory,' according to a report from Star magazine (via Radar Online), Lady Gaga is on a dangerous edge when it comes to her health. From her eating habits to her extreme self-scrutinizing, apparently it is just a matter of time before Gaga's unhealthy lifestyle catches up with her. "Those who have worked with her on tour reported to me that Gaga barely ate for weeks at a time ...
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Daniel Radcliffe Admits to Alcohol Problem
Posted Jul 5th 2011 at 09:34 AM by Kiki Von Glinow
'Harry Potter' star Daniel Radcliffe may play a high school wizard on-screen but he recently admitted that he also battled his demons after the director called cut. The 21-year-old divulged to GQ magazine (via People) that he has been sober since August 2010, but had previously suffered from a dangerous drinking problem. "I became so reliant on [alcohol] to enjoy stuff," he said. "There were a ...
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Brooke Mueller Credits Paris Hilton Reality Show for her Sobriety
Posted Jul 1st 2011 at 12:50 PM by Kiki Von Glinow
Brooke Mueller has completed her most recent rehab stint, a 45-day outpatient program, according to Radar Online. Charlie Sheen's ex-wife and mother of his two young sons, Bob and Max, entered the rehab program after an extremely public plea for help -- an extremely vulnerable scene that ended up appearing on BFF Paris Hilton and Mueller's reality show, 'The World According to Paris.' "Brooke ...
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Muse Bassist Chris Wolstenholme Quit Booze After 'Puking Up Blood'
Posted Jul 1st 2011 at 01:30 AM by Spinner Editors
Oh, the life of a rock star. Plenty of artists have suffered from the partying, the girls, the drugs and, of course, the drinking. Muse bassist Chris Wolstenholme got so caught up in those ways that he nearly died from his dependency on alcohol. In an interview with Q Magazine (via Music Room), Wolstenholme recalls the moment he hit rock bottom "I was actually losing my mind. I had to drink to ...
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Friend: Jonathan Rhys Meyers Did Not Attempt Suicide
Posted Jun 30th 2011 at 09:48 AM by Kiki Von Glinow
'Tudors' star Jonathan Rhys Meyers was rushed to a Central London hospital Tuesday night after reports that he had taken a large quantity of pills in an attempt at suicide, according to The Sun. Now, a friend of the actor is speaking out, saying that Meyers' dangerous condition was due to a relapse rather than a go at taking his own life. "It was not a suicide attempt," a source close to the ...
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Octomom on Doc Losing His License: 'He Doesn't Deserve That'
Posted Jun 29th 2011 at 09:35 AM by Rob Shuter
Dr. Michael Kamrava, the fertility specialist who implanted a dozen embryos inside "Octomom" Nadya Suleman, loses his license to practice medicine on July 1, and though she told TMZ the doc's penalty was for "the best of humanity," she struck a different note with me. "How could I be happy when someone has been penalized for something like this," she told me. "It's sad and he doesn't deserve ...
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Howie Mandel's Got Talent (and OCD): 'I'm a Professional Neurotic'
Posted Jun 27th 2011 at 10:37 PM by Nicki Gostin
Howie Mandel is back as one of the triumvirate of judges on NBC's top-rated variety show 'America's Got Talented.' The Canadian funnyman spoke to PopEater about his style of judging on the show and defends the quirky acts that tend to do so well. He also fills us in on a new show he's working on about flash mobs and what it's like to be a 200-nights-a-year stand-up while simultaneously ...
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Jerry Lewis Falls Ill Before Concert: 'He Was Pale'
Posted Jun 24th 2011 at 05:13 PM by PopEater Staff
Legendary comic actor and philanthropist Jerry Lewis was too sick to perform a sold-out charity concert in Sydney, Australia on Friday. Lewis had arrived at Rooty Hill RSL to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation of Australia, but never got to the stage. "He couldn't even get out of the car, he was pale and looked extremely unwell," concert venue executive Richard Errington told ...
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Sean Kingston Is Released From Hospital
Posted Jun 23rd 2011 at 08:30 PM by Boombox Editors
Less than one month after his jet-skiing accident, Sean Kingston has been released from a Miami hospital. The 21-year-old was released from the hospital Tuesday morning and is expected to make a full recovery after suffering a broken jaw, water in his lungs and a fractured wrist. Doctors originally gave Kingston six weeks to recover from his ailment, but he tweeted a photo of himself earlier ...
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Courtney Love Burns Hands in House Fire
Posted Jun 23rd 2011 at 03:53 PM by Kiki Von Glinow
Courtney Love is one firecracker who can't seem to avoid the heat -- curtains in the singer's New York townhouse caught fire early Thursday morning. Love reportedly attempted to put out the fire herself, resulting in several burns on her hands. But upon the fire department's arrival, Love refused to seek medical attention for her burns, according to Radar Online. "We can confirm that we ...
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Missy Elliot Battling Graves' Disease
Posted Jun 23rd 2011 at 02:10 PM by Kiki Von Glinow
For three years now, Missy Elliot has been battling Graves' disease, the hip-hop artist divulged to People. The disease, which takes a dramatic tole on the autoimmune system and thyroid, has been so debilitating to the star that she has had to dramatically change her everyday life. "I was [driving and] trying to put my foot on the brake, but my leg was jumping," she recalled. "I couldn't keep ...
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Glen Campbell Reveals Alzheimer's Diagnosis
Posted Jun 22nd 2011 at 11:04 AM by Kiki Von Glinow
'Rhinestone Cowboy' singer, Glen Campbell, may have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's but that won't keep the 75-year-old country crooner from his music, People reports. He may just need a little extra help when it comes to remembering his famed lyrics. "Glen is still an awesome guitar player and singer," his wife, Kim, told People. "But if he flubs a lyric or gets confused on stage, I wouldn't ...
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Adele 'Ordered to Stop Singing and Avoid Talking' for a Month
Posted Jun 21st 2011 at 03:00 AM by Spinner Editors
Adele has been ordered by doctors to stop singing and avoid talking for at least a month as she seeks to recover from laryngitis, according to reports. The singer, whose '21' album returned to the top of the Billboard chart last week, was forced to cancel her North American tour earlier this month after her condition showed no sign of improvement. She wrote on her official website at the ...
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Report: Amber Portwood Calls Suicide Attempt 'Euphoric, Wonderful'
Posted Jun 16th 2011 at 12:00 PM by Kiki Von Glinow
After reports that '16 and Pregnant' star, Amber Portwood was rushed to an Indiana emergency room after threatening and allegedly attempting to commit suicide, a source close to Portwood's on-off boyfriend and baby daddy, Gary Shirley, told Life & Style the details behind her depressive state. According to the source, on Tuesday morning, Portwood and Shirley got into an argument over the ...
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Selena Gomez Blames Junk Food for Recent Hospitalization
Posted Jun 16th 2011 at 04:10 AM by Christo Varghese
Selena Gomez is blaming her love for junk food and sweets for her recent hospitalization. Gomez was rushed to the hospital last week after an appearance on 'The Tonight Show' and she later revealed that malnourishment was the main cause of her being ill. "I was just very malnourished, so I was low on iron and exhausted," she said. A Gomez insider also told PopEater's own Rob Shuter that it ...
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