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Glenn Campbell Has Alzheimer’s

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Country singer, Glenn Campbell has Alzheimer’s Disease. Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common form of dementia. It is a brain disease that causes problems with behavior, memory and thinking. Campbell, who’s 75 years old had and been suffering from short-term memory loss over the last couple of years, had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s six months ago. The country singer who also dabbled into acting and hosting is scheduled to hold a series of farewell concerts this fall. His family decided to come clean about his Alzheimer’s so fans would have a better understanding of his condition.

 

Bam Mergera Mourning

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The Jackass star, Bam Mergera is mourning the death of his co-star and best friend, Ryan Dunn. Dunn and his companion, Zachary Hartwell died on Monday morning, June 20 in a violent car crash. The Porsche 911 GT3 Dunn was driving flipped over a guardrail, eventually crashed into a tree and burst into flames. It still has to be determined whether Dunn and his companion, Jackass crew, Hartwell die due to the crash or the fire that engulfed the vehicle. Several hours prior to the incident, Dunn tweeted a picture of him drinking with friends; a toxicology report will be released in a couple of day to see if alcohol played a part in the accident. Mergera was in Arizona when the accident took place made the trip to the site of the crash and burst into uncontrollable sobs for the death of his best friend and his own personal loss. He and Dunn practically grew up together in Pennsylvania; the Mergera family loved and treated Dunn as one of them. It’s pretty understandable why Mergera took great offense when Chicago Times critic Roger Ebert tweeted insensitively about the death of Dunn and lashed out on Ebert in a pair of angry tweets…Ebert apologized for tweeting too quickly.

 

50 Cent Writes a Novel

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Drawing from his childhood experiences, 50 Cent will be writing a book against bullying which will be titled “Playground.” The story is basically about a 13 year-old bully who turns his life around after understanding the harmful effects of bullying. “Playground” will already be the rapper’s fourth book, the first one was an autobiography entitled, “From Pieces To Weight: Once Upon A Time In Southside Queens”, this came out in 2005.  His second book which came out in 2009, is called “The 50th Law.” He also co-wrote “The Ski Mask Way,” a novel about a drug dealer who tries to rob his employers, this reportedly will be adapted into film. Oddly though despite the goal of his fourth book to increase awareness about bullying, 50 Cent has engaged in public feuds with other hiphop artists like Ja Rule, Fat Joe, Sean Combs, Rick Ross and others so it’s pretty much a wonder how he’ll be able to turn the antagonist into the protagonist in his newest book. “Playground” is scheduled to come out in January of 2012.

 

Megan Fox Fired for Comparing Michael Bay to Hitler

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This is proof that you have to be really careful with your figure of speech.  When Megan Fox compared Transformers director, Michael Bay to Adolf Hitler, she probably didn’t think it would be a big deal.  Steven Spielberg, the executive producer of the film – THE Steven Spielberg – learned about the remark uttered by Fox, demanded she be fired right away. Bay wasn’t really offended by the comment Fox made about him for he’s not a Jew, but any actor under the employ of somebody like Steven Spielberg should learn basic decorum is required.  Fox easily gained haters when news about her comment came out, you don’t just compare a person who’s not at all criminal to someone responsible for the death of millions of innocent people and get away with it.  Aside from this, critics mercilessly scrutinized her acting to the point of comparing her to a porn star. Transformers launched Fox to superstardom but after her departure from the movie franchise, she has not appeared in another mega-movie since.

 

Penn Badgley as Jeff Buckley

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Fans are looking forward to seeing Penn Badgley portray the late Jeff Buckley.  The resemblance is uncanny and according to the people of Smuggler Films, Badgley’s audition blew them away.  Who’d have thought that the Gossip Girl actor who plays the good boy Dan Humphrey has some serious musical chops? Prior to finally casting Badgley for the role, it was rumoured that James Franco and Robert Pattinson were being considered to play Buckley. Jeff Buckley is the son of the legendary Tim Buckley.  He’s best known for his version of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.” He drowned in 1997; he was thirty years old.

 

Roger Ebert Tweeted Too Soon

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The famous Chicago Times movie critic, Roger Ebert apologized for his insensitive tweet about the death of Jackass star, Ryan Dunn. Ebert tweeted, “Friends don’t let jackasses drink and drive,” causing fans all over to express their displeasure.  Bam Mergera, costar of Dunn responded in several angry tweets how insensitive Ebert was about the tragic incident which took the life of his best friend.  Facebook removed Ebert’s official page due to the onslaught of comments regarding his tweet.  Ebert then tweeted against Facebook for removing his Facebook page.  This prompted the social media network to put it back up with an included apology for the inconvenience.   Ebert then offered his sympathy to the family and friends of the Jackass star and his companion and said that his tweet was “not intended to be cruel, it was intended as true.”

 

Danny DeVito, the Newest TV Icon

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Most popular shows have had Danny DeVito as a guest one time or another. He guested on shows like “Friends”, “Reno 911: Miami” and “Starsky and Hutch” to name a few.  He’s probably best remembered for his role as the abrasive but lovable Louie De Palma on the comedy, “Taxi” many years ago for which he earned himself an Emmy.  His most recent work is “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” where he plays Frank Reynolds, the owner of the bar.  For his commendable TV work, DeVito received the first Critics’ Choice Television Icon award from the Broadcast Television Journalists Association.  This award was presented to him by his IASIP costar Rob McElhenney.  Aside from being an actor, DeVito is also a director and producer.

 

Heidi Montag

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The plastic surgery-obsessed Heidi Montag is looking really skinny these days.  The former “The Hills” cast member confessed to working out 14 hours a day for two months.  Well, she seems to have had a lot of time in her hands…so what prompted this? A pool party!  Montag who created a buzz for having several surgical procedures in one day said she gained weight while she was trying to recover from all the work done on her body.  Binging on pies made her weight go up to 130 lbs, a little heavy for someone who’s only 5”2’.  Her workout regimen includes a lot of running and lifting weights, this she pairs with a healthy fare.

 

Peter Fonda Gets Married in Hawaii

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71 year-old, Peter Fonda got hitched for the third time over the weekend in Hawaii.  The “Easy Rider” star who was married for thirty-six years to Portia Rebecca Crockett, got divorced early this year. He married girlfriend, Margaret Devogelaere in Hawaii over the weekend, according to his reps.  Peter is the son of the late Henry Fonda and brother to Jane Fonda. Back in the sixties, he was the icon of “counterculture,” he was widely known for being non-conforming.  He was arrested in 1966 for his anti-war activities participation and most recently he made news for calling President Obama a traitor. The actor who’s never had trouble expressing his often eccentric sentiments was friends with the Beatles and even came up with the line, “I know what it’s like to be dead,” of the song, “She Said, She said.” The actor almost died when he was 10 years old after accidentally shooting himself in the stomach.

 

John Edwards Appears in Court

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Former senator and presidential hopeful John Edwards appeared in a North Carolina court yesterday for federal tax offense charges.  Edwards, who’s accused of using donations for his campaign to conceal affair with Rielle Hunter, pleads not guilty.  During his campaign for presidency in 2008, Edwards reportedly received close to $1 million dollars from two rather “well-known” supporters, when the biggest allowed amount for contribution from an individual is only $2,300. This large amount of money was supposedly used to pay for Hunter’s prenatal care and to keep things quiet about her condition.  He and his lawyers will be working on crunch time on their defense for the next court date will be in the fall. During this period they are expected to review and study the evidences that the prosecution will be releasing, about 5,000 documents a day.  Right now, Edwards is free on bond.