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Jeff Conaway falls, hospitalized with multiple serious injuries

By Elizabeth Snead on January 19, 2010 11:30 AM
Jeff Conaway was hospitalized in Los Angeles Monday (Jan. 18) night after falling down some stairs. He reportedly broke his hip and arm and fractured his neck. He also suffered a brain hemorrhage.The "Grease" and "Taxi" star Conaway, 59, has long battled an addiction to drugs. He recently appeared on the reality show "Celebrity Rehab with...
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Rush Limbaugh rushed to Hawaii hospital with chest pains [Updated]

By Andrea Reiher on December 30, 2009 7:42 PM
A CBS report out of Hawaii says that Rush Limbaugh was rushed to the hospital in serious condition after experiencing chest pains. The conservative talk radio host was vacationing in Hawaii for the holidays.Limbaugh was taken by ambulance from his hotel to Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu at around 2:40 p.m. local time, which was just...
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DJ AM allegedly swallowed eight Oxycontin pills minutes before he died. Accident or suicide?

By Elizabeth Snead on September 1, 2009 7:27 PM
Was DJ AM's death an accidental overdose, or did he want to die?Authorities investigating DJ AM's death found eight undigested OxyContin pills in his stomach. A ninth pill was found in his mouth, a law enforcement source tells People.Insiders tell People that Adam Goldstein (DJ AM's real name) swallowed the powerful painkillers quickly. The source says,...

Mischa Barton blames recent meltdown on an infected wisdom tooth. Really?

By Elizabeth Snead on August 27, 2009 1:11 PM
What really happened to Mischa Barton that caused her to end up in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for psychiatric evaluation earlier this year? A wisdom tooth."I went through a tough spot where everything compounded on me, and it was like a perfect storm, like everything was happening to me at once," the actress, 23, told Time...

It took TWO women to wax Robin Williams for 'Greatest Dad' nude scene?

By Elizabeth Snead on August 16, 2009 7:22 PM
Robin Williams admits to the Dish Rag that it took two women to de-fuzz him for his full-frontal nude scene in Bobcat Goldthwait's brilliant dark comedy, "World's Greatest Dad."And they had to take a break. Seriously. Watch Robin improv the waxing slave labor ("Nobody knows ... I've been working on Mr. Williams' front for two...

Dr. Arnold Klein donated sperm 'once,' gave Michael Jackson Demerol

By Elizabeth Snead on July 9, 2009 11:43 AM
Dr. Arnold Klein, a Beverly Hills dermatologist with a powerful and pampered celebrity clientele, admits he once donated sperm to a sperm bank. And he also admits he gave Michael Jackson prescriptions for Demerol, although he did not prescribe Diprivan, found in Jackson's home when he died and suspected of causing his death. Klein said...
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Paula Abdul denies drug habit, rehab. She did mani-pedis, not withdrawal

By Elizabeth Snead on May 8, 2009 11:37 AM
  "American Idol" judge Paula Abdul has backed down from -- or flat out disputed, if you like that phrase better -- her shocking statements in Ladies Home Journal about being addicted to painkillers and other drugs for over a decade and going to a rehab to clean up.  "I want to make it perfectly clear...

Paula Abdul reveals a 12-year drug addiction. Where's our surprised face?

By Elizabeth Snead on May 5, 2009 5:00 PM
Paula Abdul, who has a long history of bizarre behavior on-air and off,  has long denied reports of any drug or alcohol abuse. She even told Cynthia McFadden two weeks ago on "Nightline" that she never abused prescription drugs.Now she's apparently completely changed her tune. "American Idol" fans,  should this come as a shockeroo? In...
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