Jane Lynch: I was addicted to cough syrup
“The fact that NyQuil had alcohol in it was not something I acknowledged at all. I still considered myself on the wagon.”

Denise Richards turns down Men – she has “Charlie” issues
“Denise Richards has turned down an offer to appear on the premiere episode of Two and a Half Men, because she thinks Charlie Sheen would make her life miserable.”

Megan Fox: Why I’m removing my Marilyn Monroe Tattoo
“She was a negative person, she was disturbed, bipolar. I do not want to attract this kind of negative energy in my life.”

Kim Kardashian porn tape site erupts during wedding weekend
“…roughly 2 million people visited KimKsuperstar.com between Friday and Sunday night … a huge boost from the average weekend traffic.”

Amy Winehouse: No illegal drugs in system at death
“Results indicate that alcohol was present but it cannot be determined as yet if it played a role in her death…”

Mad Men kid star: “Be careful around January Jones”
“She’s really serious about what she does. Everyone else is so nice.”

Lady Gaga to guest star on The Simpsons
“I play a little bit of a slut. The apple doesn’t fall far from my artistic tree.”

Jennifer Garner, Ben Affleck expecting third baby
“This was her plan all along.”

Girls Gone Wild Creator Joe Francis Surrenders To Cops, Out On $50K Bail
“Francis was reportedly named on a warrant citing misdemeanor false imprisonment…”

Roger Ebert’s Life Itself: A Memoir will be released on September 13th, 2011
“The book tells the story of Ebert’s life, and his rise and journeys as the most popular film critic in cinema history.”

TODAY’S VIDEO
Miggs’ new music video for their song “Let The Games Begin” starring Lindsay Lohan.

16 year-old bride did not have boob job, says plastic surgeon
“In my professional opinion Courtney Stodden does not have implants. Her breast are 100 percent natural and organic.”

Scarlett Johansson and Justin Bartha: Are they dating?
“She attended the opening of All New People, a Broadway play written by Zach Braff and starring Bartha, last Saturday, and the pair were inseparable at a dinner afterward…”

Blake Lively reunites with Leonardo DiCaprio in Santa Barbara
“They seemed very much in love.”

Mila Kunis used a butt double
“…these lovely women had to show us their derrieres and we chose the one that resembled my body the most without looking like it’s fake.”

Amy Winehouse’s parents visit apartment shrine
“An autopsy is expected to be performed today at St. Pancras Mortuary.”

Jennifer Aniston is talking engagement
“They’re kind of pre-engaged.”

First lawsuits settled in Hollywood poker scandal
“Two people who played alongside … Ben Affleck, Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire in Tinsel town’s top-secret poker circuit, have settled their lawsuits…”

James Franco splits with girlfriend of 5 years
“The industrious actor, writer, artist and student has parted ways with Ahna O’Reilly, his actress girlfriend of five years.”

Demi Lovato to release new album September 20
“I hope you’re screaming and jumping down in your room right now because I’m about to tell you when my album is releasing.”

John Edwards ordered to pay back $2.3 million
“Federal auditors said all but approximately $200,000 of the total $13 million he received for his 2008 presidential campaign came from federal matching funds…”

TODAY’S VIDEO
Victoria’s Secret model Lindsay Ellingson telling us why she loves her body.

Kim Kardashian suing Old Navy
“Kim is filing a lawsuit … claiming they intentionally used a look-alike in an effort to dupe the public into thinking Kim was affiliated with Old Navy.”

Leonardo DiCaprio splits with Blake Lively?
“DiCaprio has allegedly broken up with the Gossip Girl star because his mother didn’t like her.”

Chris Brown — Neighbors says he’s a nightmare
“…the dude is utterly disrespectful, blasting loud music and partying day and night … even racing dogs down the hallways at all hours.”

Ben Affleck gave Jennifer Lopez advice on crumbling marriage
“Guadalupe Lopez, the singer-actress’s mother … sought Affleck’s advice on July 12…”

Britney Spears: My ex-bodyguard’s lying about drugs, farts
“Flores … claims she uses methamphetamines, farts a lot, picks her nose and has terrible hygiene practices.”

Paris Hilton walks out of interview with ABC News
“Dan Harris after he asked her if she’s concerned she’s a has-been, referencing the new wave of socialites, including Kim Kardashian.”

Katy Perry, Adele, Kanye West lead VMA nominees
“The #3 all-time VMA award winner, Eminem, picked up three nominations this time for Best Male Video, Best Direction and Best Cinematography…”

Lindsay Lohan facing new lawsuit — assault & battery
“Lindsay Lohan dished out 8 to 10 seconds of pain when she attacked a Betty Ford employee last year … so says the alleged victim…”

Lindsay Lohan’s new man — Their date night caught on camera
“Lohan, 25, is snapped with Spencer Falls, who plays one half of the Virgin Mobile spoof couple “Sparah.”

Jessica Simpson is NOT pregnant
“All the grief Jessica Simpson gets for her weight may have just gone too far, because the starlet has been forced to announce that she is NOT pregnant…”

TODAY’S VIDEO
Behind the scenes of Cassie Ventura’s new Blank magazine photo shoot.

Lady Gaga’s drug and diet hell: “She’s a walking time bomb” says friend
“Lady Gaga has been branded ‘sick’ and ‘obsessed’ in an explosive new tell-all…”

Jennifer Aniston talks Brad Pitt “break-up”
“…Aniston confessed that she was ‘shocked’ by the break-up…”

Jennifer Aniston going on hiatus
“Jen’s taking a year off from work to enjoy herself.”

Ben Affleck lost $400K to movie mogul Ron Meyer in top-secret poker ring
“Affleck, 35, even hosted his own game — which was referred to in poker circles as ‘Ben’s Game’.”

The Situation: I MIGHT be ditching Jersey Shore
“The Situation has been antsy lately … telling producers he doesn’t need the show.”

Daniel Craig: Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is extremely “adult”
“…this is a $100 million R-rated movie. Nobody makes those anymore.”

Elizabeth Hurley to join Gossip Girl
“…Hurley will play Diana Payne, ‘a sexy, smart, self-made media mogul and all-around force to be reckoned with.’”

Artie Lange: I would LOVE to return to Howard Stern
“Lange disappeared from the Stern show in January 2010 … after a private medical emergency.”

Teen Mom’s Farrah: Why I got a breast augmentation
“I thought I lost ‘boobage’ from having a baby.”

Gwyneth Paltrow sells lemonade to help animals
“…Gwyneth Paltrow and her children set up a sidewalk lemonade stand.”

TODAY’S VIDEO
A sexy new commercial for Victoria’s Secret Pink NFL collection.

Amy Winehouse’s entire summer tour canceled after Belgrade bust
“…she has agreed with management that she cannot perform to the best of her ability and will return home.”

Tobey Maguire sued over multi-million dollar illegal poker game; DiCaprio, Affleck & Damon involved
“Maguire won as much as $1 million a month over a period of three years…”

Lindsay Lohan shot a commercial during house arrest
“Lindsay Lohan’s house arrest is paying off BIG TIME…”

Mel Gibson’s GF — The nipple tape bondage pics
“Wearing nothing but black lingerie, black face-paint and black nipple tape, Stella Mouzi was photographed during a gothic fetish performance back in 2010…”

Transformers’ Shia LaBeouf: Megan Fox’s “shit talking” got her fired
“She started shit-talking our captain.”

Warner Bros. settles Hangover 2 tattoo lawsuit
“…it looks like the tattoo sported by Ed Helm’s character in the film is here to stay.”

Hobbit casts Evangeline Lilly in new role
“Evangeline Lilly will be playing a new character — the Woodland Elf, Tauriel.”

William Shatner will not be in Star Trek 2
“Leonard Nimoy (who played a huge role in the first film) will also not be returning for the franchise’s next film.”

Cee Lo releases statement addressing ‘homophobic’ tweet
“I’m guessing you’re gay? And my masculinity offended you? Well f— you!”

Police: Ryan Dunn crashed at 130 MPH
“Officials say Dunn’s car collided with a guardrail at high speed, crashed in the woods and burst into flames.”

TODAY’S VIDEO
Britney Spears gives a fan a lap dance on stage in San Jose.

You may be familiar with the A&E show Intervention, a show chronicling people’s journeys to get a loved one into rehab. It’s real, gritty, touching, and often depressing. Addiction is a serious problem, when presented in most situations. Unless it’s taken so far that it becomes hilarious.

7 Jessie Spano’s Caffeine Pill Addiction
Saved by the Bell’s Jessie Spano (Elizabeth Berkley) was feeling a bit overextended. You see, Zack had an uncle who was looking for a hot new girl band… somehow performing at local burger joint “The Max” would end with the girls of SBTB being the female New Kids on the Block (which, at the time, was not meant to be hilarious). Anyway Jessie is doing way too much… class, singing, buying leg-warmers, so she takes caffeine pills. This ends with a caffeine pill binge, Zack coming to save Jessie from herself and, of course, a stirring rendition of The Pointer Sisters’ hit “I’m So Excited”.

When you wake up one day in the gutter with a bottle of Jolt Cola by your side, then and only then will you know Jessie’s pains.

6 Aaron Henry’s Steroid Addiction
HBO wasn’t always a safe haven for well-acted, critically acclaimed drama. For categorical evidence, look no further than HBO series Lifestories: Families in Crisis. Let’s be honest… Ben Affleck, not so great of an actor. And when you combine his poor acting with heavy-handed afterschool special-ish TV, you get this gem about steroid addiction. Check out Ben Affleck’s roid rage from Body to Die For: The Aaron Henry Story.

Roid Rage is thrown around quite a bit by the media, often in sensationalist ways. But one needn’t look further than the grounded portrayal of steroid addiction painted above to understand the gravity of the problem. Particularly the smashing, woman punching, and floor humping involved.

5 Dylan McKay’s Alcohol Addiction
Beverly Hills 90210′s Dylan McKay (Luke Perry) was always the quintessential rebel with a heart of gold. Presumably gold due to all of the Goldschlager running through his veins. Dylan liked the drugs and, more importantly, the alcohol. In the clip below, he walks into a benefit and finds that Brandon (Jason Priestly) is dating his on-and-off girlfriend Kelly (whatsherface). If there’s a problem kicking your feet up on the table and drinking wine out of the bottle can’t solve, I haven’t seen it.

Fans of the show would be dismayed to find Dylan upon his return to the show casually drinking champagne with the rest of the 90210ers. Because alcoholics who went to rehab always like to hang out with some alcohol after achieving sobriety yet somehow avoid relapses. Truly a realistic depiction.

4 Demetrius “DH” Harris’ Crack Addiction
The ESPN show Playmakers was so gritty and real that the NFL demanded the show be removed if the network wanted to continue their partnership. And by gritty and real, I mean outlandishly far-fetched and borderline libelous to anyone who’s ever played Madden, let alone actually been a professional football player. Fans were treated to sensational story lines like domestic violence, murder, homosexuality (and subsequent discrimination) and, of course, the crack addiction of top running back Demetrius “DH” Harris (Omar Gooding).

Unfortunately there aren’t any clips to be found on the Internet of the show (damn you ESPN), but the gist is as follows: DH is addicted to crack, in spite of being an elite-caliber professional football running back (a position that requires you to be in fairly good health. Health typically not associated with crack addicts, if I’m not mistaken). During one episode, DH is trying to get off crack but finds himself unable. At halftime of a game, the team trainer tells DH he’s dehydrated but DH knows better. He calls his drug dealer who brings crack to the parking lot. However, as DH tries to get to his crack, he passes out in a pool of his own vomit. He then comes to and asks a teammate to buy his crack for him. The teammate does, then helps DH smoke his crack. Seconds later, DH is fine again and plays a great half of football. Crack: the performance enhancing drug the media doesn’t want you to know about.

3 Robbie the Dinosaur’s “Steroid” Addiction
Performance enhancement is a popular source of comical addiction as the second steroid-themed entry comes via ABC hit Dinosaurs. While the show was known for its lighthearted comedy in the form of the baby violently assaulting his father while screaming “Not the mama,” it strayed into serious tones when the teenage dinosaur, Robbie, tried steroids (or the dino equivalent, in the form of live, angry-looking Koosh balls).

The clip’s a little long, but basically Robbie takes steroids, gets huge overnight, rips a sink out of the wall, attacks his drug dealer, is a dick to his girlfriend, and ends up crying after a rampage. So basically, he’s like your dad, only with less whiskey involved.

2 Michael’s Marijuana Addiction
The 80s were a crazy time… did you know there was a slightly more competent Bush in the White House at one point? Well there was! And he had a lot of great ideas, including his anti-drug campaign which resulted in this. The story chronicles a kid named Michael and his rampant uses of the horrific drug marijuana. He steals money from his sister, takes beer from his father, and hangs out with a bad crowd… including an amorphous blob of marijuana smoke cleverly named “Smoke”. Fortunately, the horrific effects of marijuana have finally manifested a useful hallucination when a group of cartoon characters appear to Michael in a drug fueled haze.

If you’re feeling nostalgic, you can watch the full show here. The horror of seeing Alvin and the Chipmunks while stoned out of his mind somehow leads Michael pack to a path of righteousness instead of to a box of Yodels like it does with most people.

1 Alf’s Cat Addiction

The most absurd of all of the addictions above is arguably the most heartbreaking. Alf was an alien, so his standards of addiction varied a bit. But his obsession with eating cats was fairly evident throughout the show. Alf mentioned eating a cat in just about every episode, including mocking the funeral of family pet “Lucky” by saying that a funeral for the cat was asking to “holding a funeral for a hamburger”. While his Earth family didn’t exactly enable him (other than cat-sized rolls, as pictured above), they didn’t really do anything to deter him either.

So when Alf’s addiction to eating cats manifests itself, it’s a hilarious little punchline… but when I murder a cat and eat it, I’m “predisposed to be a serial killer”. Whatever.

Simply douche-tastic.

SPOILER WARNING: All films on the list are at least four years-old, so be warned of spoilers if you are seriously way behind on your movies.

A lot of big names also come with big egos, so agreeing to do a film in which they barely have a part in is a rarity. That’s why a shocking death of a big name celebrity early in a film is always entertaining. There are a lot of similar “Best Death Scene” lists out there, so here are the criteria for this one:

1. The death has to come at sometime during the first half of the film. (Everyone’s willing to die at the end of movies)
2. The death has to be a big name celebrity or someone who was one when the film was released. (Not an actor whose career took off after the film came out)
3. The death has to be over the top and entertaining. (No one goes to a movie to watch someone die peacefully in his or her sleep)
4. The character cannot reappear throughout the film as a ghost. (Sorry, Patrick Swayze)
5. Sequels don’t count. (Lots of big names are killed in sequels)

7 Janet Leigh in Psycho (1960)
The original shocker. Alfred Hitchcock’s decision to have this leading lady knocked off early on in the film was absolutely unheard of back in 1960. Hitchcock has given us endless classic film moments, but this is easily one of the most memorable scenes in the history of film.

6 Samuel L. Jackson in Deep Blue Sea (1999)
Definitely not one of the better movies on this list. However, having Sam Jackson’s inspirational speech cut short by being completely devoured by a genetically altered mutant CGI shark is pure entertainment. Little did we know that eventually Snakes on a Plane would come along and make Deep Blue Sea look like an Academy Award winner.

5 Steven Seagal in Executive Decision (1996)
As much as we hate to admit it now, Steven Seagal was once a hot commodity in the action film community. Fresh off a slew of successful action films, Seagal’s name was used heavily in promotion for Executive Decision. Seagal played a commander of an elite team attempting to intercept a hijacked 747. Early in the film, he sacrifices himself so the mission could carry on. It’s too bad he couldn’t do the same in real life before he made that reality show of his.

4 John Travolta in Pulp Fiction (1994)
This one isn’t exactly in the first half of the film, but the film is shown out of sequence…so, I’m going to let it slide since we don’t actually know where it’s supposed to be in the actual timeline of the film. Plus, it’s always really enjoyable to watch John McClane completely blow Vinnie Barbarino away.

3 Ben Affleck in Smokin’ Aces (2006)
In a perfect world, Ben Affleck would be killed early in any movie he’s in. It would be only fair since he’s single-handedly responsible for the death of many other films. Nevertheless, whether we like it or not, Affleck is a big name. So, when he and his crew were taken out by Chris Pine and Co. (without evening getting a chance at knocking off Jeremy Piven), it was pretty awesome. The scene between Pine and a dead Affleck (starting at the 1:27 mark) is easily the best acting Affleck’s ever done.

2 James Earl Jones in The Lion King (1994)
Leaving children everywhere traumatized was the surprisingly graphic death of Mufasa in The Lion King. Parents thoroughly enjoyed having to explain to their kids why one family member would want to kill another. Yes…I’m aware he reappears later in the film for a minute or two as a deep-voiced talking cloud of wisdom, but other than that, James Earl Jones doesn’t get much screen (or voice) time. Which is surprising since three words out of James Earl Jones’ mouth are worth more than your house. Another big name…taking one for the team.

1 Drew Barrymore in Scream (1996)
A sort of tribute to Janet Leigh in Psycho. Barrymore was touted as one of the stars of this film. They even promoted the film with a poster of her face and listing her as one of the stars. She is only in the film for the first 12 minutes or so, but it still stands as one of the most chilling sequences in film history. Almost as terrifying as that romantic comedy she did with Hugh Grant.

Actor Ben Affleck has arrived in Las Vegas to fulfill a wish for a terminally ill young man.

Ben checked into a celebrity suite at the Fantasy Tower of George Maloof’s Palms. He arrived in time last night to host a dinner party for 15 people in the N9NE Steakhouse there. Other guests dining in the hot celebrity restaurant learned that Ben was in Sin City to fulfill a heart-wrenching celebrity request.

Medical experts had told a young man that he would not likely live long past age 18. His wish was that if he made it to his 21st birthday that he wanted to fly to Vegas and gamble with Ben Affleck. The actor agreed three years ago to grant the wish — and the dream coming true helped keep the unidentified teenager alive!

Jenna Morton, wife of N9NE owner Peter Morton, who was dining in the restaurant last night, heard the incredible story and sent over complimentary desserts for the 15 people. Ben then took the young man to play blackjack and roll the dice at craps.

No word as to any winnings! Ben, with Amstel Light in hand, then led the group up to The Playboy Club atop the Fantasy Tower, where they won a dance floor VIP table and continued partying there early this morning.

I think Ben Affleck needs to be commended for not only agreeing to this three years ago, but actually following through with it. That’s quite cool of him and deserving of praise, probably more than anything else he’s ever done. However, you know who doesn’t deserve praise? This kid. Of all the fantastical things you could do thanks to the fine people at the Make-a-Wish organization or whatever other people who’ll do stuff for a dying kid, you pick hanging out with Ben Affleck? I’d have to seriously weigh my other plans if Ben Affleck offered to hang out with me, and I’ve got approximately a million times more life left in me than this kid. My laundry has to get done some time this week, after all.

Also how awkward is it to be the whore that you know Affleck hooked this kid up with? “Hey, yeah this is my buddy Steve…he’s got cancer…so, if you could give him a little rub and tug, maybe take care of his chemo-weakened knob…yeah that’d be swell.” Because how can you say no? Ben Affleck is asking and the kid’s got cancer. But you have to believe there have been better moments in that girl’s life.

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