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Rosie Perez to Sue Over 'Law & Order: SVU' Injuries
Posted May 19th 2011 at 06:55 AM by Kelly Fisher
Actress Rosie Perez was injured on the set of 'Law & Order: SVU' in 2009 and now she's taking legal action against the NBC show. According to the NY Daily News, Perez was filming a guest role on the hit New York City-based crime drama in September 2009 when a scene called for an extra to forcibly shake her. The violent action caused Perez to suffer a herniated disc which took two surgeries ...
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Former 'Housewife' Danielle Staub Seeking Help for Psychological Problems
Posted May 19th 2011 at 04:15 AM by Christo Varghese
Former 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' star Danielle Staub has admitted she was sexually abused as a child and is now seeking treatment for her psychological problems. Staub told PEOPLE that it was childhood sexual abuse that caused her to have issues with low self-esteem. She is quoted saying, "I have addictions with love and low self-esteem, and I need help!" The 48-year-old-reality-star ...
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Demi Lovato Shows Off Her 'Confident' Bikini Bod
Posted May 16th 2011 at 06:20 PM by Kiki Von Glinow
After publicly battling body image issues and eating disorders, Demi Lovato took the plunge and tweeted a photo of herself in an itsy bitsy, bare it all white bikini. "I've been working so hard to get healthy and fit.. I can't believe I'm about to do this but I'm so excited," the Disney star nervously tweeted before posting the pic. At lot has changed for Lovato in the past several months. ...
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Will 'Dancing' With Pain Help Kym Johnson Win?
Posted May 16th 2011 at 08:54 AM by Rob Shuter
After being rushed to the hospital on Friday following a dance-floor mishap, Kym Johnson returned to 'Dancing With the Stars' practice on Sunday with a huge neck brace in place, showing her determination to take the floor on Monday. However, insiders and former contestants are now wondering if the dramatic accident will help her win. "There is no doubt that Kym really hurt herself Friday ...
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Mary Tyler Moore Recovering Well From Brain Surgery
Posted May 13th 2011 at 06:45 PM by Tracey Harrington McCoy
Mary Tyler Moore is recovering well after four-hour surgery on her brain, PEOPLE reports. The actress's operation was to remove a benign tumor on the lining tissue of the skull, her rep told the magazine. "According to her surgeon, she tolerated the procedure without difficulty and is recovering nicely with her husband at her bedside," her red said. The tumor, called a meningioma, was ...
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'Dancing With the Stars' Pro Rushed to Hospital With Injury
Posted May 13th 2011 at 06:35 PM by AOL TV Editors
'Dancing With the Stars' pro Kym Johnson, whose partner is front-runner Hines Ward, suffered a undisclosed injury today while rehearsing for next week's performance show. Apparently the couple took a nasty tumble at the rehearsal studio, reports E! Online, and it was bad enough that Johnson was rushed to the hospital on a stretcher while wearing an oxygen mask as her distraught partner looked ...
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Revamped 'Spiderman' Previews Hit Broadway
Posted May 13th 2011 at 06:10 AM by Kelly Fisher
After weeks of revisions to address safety concerns, a retooled and injury-free version of 'Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark' premiered its first preview performance Thursday night in New York City. According to E! Online, the show's overall concept, script, and music were all revamped in an effort to make the Broadway musical both entertaining and safe -- two things the original show reportedly ...
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Shania Twain Reveals She Is Losing Her Voice
Posted May 13th 2011 at 04:15 AM by Christo Varghese
Singer Shania Twain revealed that she is losing her voice and is currently undergoing therapy to restore her speech as well as her singing voice. Twain revealed to E! Online that years of suppressing and repressing her voice and emotions had damaged her vocal cords. The 45-year-old singer revealed that she has a condition called Dysphonia, which brings about an impairment in the ability to ...
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'Housewife' Alexis Bellino Reveals Eating Disorder
Posted May 12th 2011 at 08:29 AM by Kelly Fisher
'Real Housewives of Orange County' star Alexis Bellino recently revealed her lifelong struggle with eating disorders, and how she's coping with her issues while raising her family. "I suffered from both anorexia and bulimia," Bellino told E! Online. "It's something like alcoholism...Suffering from an eating disorder you can't go, 'I'm cured, I'm completely cured,' but you don't have to practice ...
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Alec Baldwin (Maybe) Drops Out of 'Rock of Ages' Due to Unspecified Medical Condition
Posted May 11th 2011 at 10:00 AM by John Mitchell
The much-hyped big-screen adaptation of the Broadway musical 'Rock of Ages' is all set to begin production in Miami on May 23 with a star-heavy cast that includes Tom Cruise, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, Malin Akerman, Bryan Cranston, Mary J. Blige and Julianne Hough. Or should we say, "was" all set to begin production? Yesterday, New Line shot down rumors that Alec ...
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Justin Bieber Barfs During Concert
Posted May 11th 2011 at 12:30 AM by AOL Music Editors
Pop star Justin Bieber fell so sick while performing in Manila, Philippines yesterday (May 10) that he vomited between songs, but insisted that the show must go on. Reportedly, Bieber was diagnosed with a severe chest infection and was told to either cancel the show all together, or perform a shorter set. before the show, Bieber tweeted to his fans, "sick as a dog...but the show must go on. got ...
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Stevie Nicks Says 'Stupid' Doctor 'Ruined My Life for Eight Years'
Posted May 10th 2011 at 10:15 AM by PopEater Staff
Fleetwood Mac icon Stevie Nicks regrets taking medication to help her drug addiction because it "ruined" a large chunk of her life. The singer, 62, who battled substance abuse in the 1980s, entered the Betty Ford Clinic in 1986 to overcome an addiction to cocaine. That same year a psychiatrist prescribed her Klonopin which is usually for seizures and panic disorders. The results were almost ...
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Video: Ralph Macchio Dances Through an Injury on 'Dancing with the Stars'
Posted May 10th 2011 at 01:00 AM by AOL TV Editors
The top five couples took to the stage on 'Dancing with the Stars' this week, but one of the celebrities didn't get the practice time he was used to. "At this point in a normal week, Ralph and I would have at least put in 40 hours of rehearsal already," said Ralph Macchio's partner Karina Smirnoff. "We've only done nine because of Ralph's leg injury." Macchio had a cyst rupture behind his ...
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Decemberists Member Battling Breast Cancer
Posted May 5th 2011 at 07:35 AM by Spinner Editors
Some sad news to report from the Decemberists' camp. According to Pitchfork, the band's keyboardist Jenny Conlee has been diagnosed with breast cancer and is expected to miss several upcoming shows in order to undergo treatment. "The good news is that Jenny caught it early," lead singer Colin Meloy writes. "And while the prognosis is very, very good for a full recovery, tackling the disease ...
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'The Tudors' Star Jonathan Rhys Meyers Checks into Rehab
Posted May 5th 2011 at 04:00 AM by Christo Varghese
'The Tudors' star Jonathan Rhys Meyers has checked into rehab, again, for alcohol addiction. The Mirror is reporting that the 33-year-old actor, who has a history of battling alcohol addiction, is said to have spent 10 days at a London clinic last month. He is believed to have left the facilities due to work commitments. This is reportedly Meyers' fourth stint at rehab. The actor last ...
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