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DirecTV Craps on Memory of Chris Farley in Commercial

by Elizabeth Fairview | October 27th, 2009 | 1 Comment
The late SNL comic Chris Farley, who made a living enduring fat jokes, is enduring it once more as the star of a new DirecTV ad. Farley died of a drug overdose which NBC writer Drew Magary points out “…almost … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
Andrew Lloyd Webber

Andrew Lloyd Webber Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer

by Elizabeth Fairview | October 26th, 2009 | Add a comment
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber has been diagnosed with prostate cancer – however, luckily, the cancer was caught in its early stages. Lloyd Webber’s rep told the BBC, “Andrew is now undergoing treatment and expects to be fully back at work before … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
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Mermaid Girl Dies

by Elizabeth Fairview | October 25th, 2009 | Add a comment
Ten-year-old Shiloh Pepin, otherwise known as “Mermaid Girl” has passed away. Shiloh was born with her legs fused together. Doctors told her parents she would survive for only hours, maybe days. She had no colon or genital organs, and only … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse Hospitalized Over Boob Job

by Elizabeth Fairview | October 12th, 2009 | Add a comment
Amy Winehouse went to the hospital after a breast lift surgery left her in terrible pain. Winehouse went under the knife in an attempt to sexify her look while performing on British TV contest Strictly Come Dancing. Winehouse sang back-up … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
Conen O'Brien

Conan O'Brien Injured

by Elizabeth Fairview | September 26th, 2009 | Add a comment
Conan O’Brien was injured when he hit his head while taping a stunt for The Tonight Show on Friday. O’Brien was taken to a nearby hospital for observation and released shortly after and was luckily able to laugh off the … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
Scott Weiland

Scott Weiland Suffers Seizure on Flight

by Elizabeth Fairview | September 19th, 2009 | Add a comment
Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots had a seizure on an American Airlines flight. Weiland had a seizure while flying from Los Angeles to Miami, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. Weiland … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
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Billy Mays Toxicology Report Reveals Cocaine

by Elizabeth Fairview | August 8th, 2009 | Add a comment
Fifty-year-old OxiClean spokesman Billy Mays sadly and abruptly passed away at the end of June and now toxicology tests reveals that drug use contributed to the death of the enthusiastic infomercial star, the Hillsborough County medical examiner concluded. A Hillsborough County … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
Mischa Barton

TV Show Firing Leads to Mischa Barton Suicide Attempt?

by Elizabeth Fairview | July 31st, 2009 | Add a comment
The reason why Mischa Barton was placed on involuntary 5150 psychiatric hold recently has reportedly been revealed. Apparently the actress, who has been struggling personally and professionally lately, lost her job on the CW upcoming drama, The Beautiful Life. E! News … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite Dies

by Elizabeth Fairview | July 18th, 2009 | Add a comment
Known for his famous sign-off “And that’s the way it is,” legendary CBS Evening News journalist Walter Cronkite has passed away at the age of 92. From 1962 until 1981, Americans tuned into Cronkite each evening to get their fill of … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
Mischa Barton

Mischa Barton on Psychiatric Hold

by Elizabeth Fairview | July 17th, 2009 | Add a comment
Only hours before she was scheduled to fly to New York for the premiere of her movie, Homecoming, Mischa Barton was hauled off by police and placed under involuntary psychiatric care. Barton was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she … Read More Read More