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FIRST LOOK PHOTOS: Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron In 'Snow White'

By Jordan Zakarin  Posted July 23, 2011, 9:18 pm

Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the most unconventionally dressed Snow White of them all? "Snow White and the Huntsman" got its time to...

Amy Winehouse's Last Public Appearance

By Jordan Zakarin  Posted July 23, 2011, 7:17 pm

Having passed away on Saturday, much of the focus at the moment is on her tragic struggle with drugs and addiction. While, obviously, it's worthy...

Amy Winehouse Dead

By Jordan Zakarin  Posted July 23, 2011, 6:26 pm

Troubled, Grammy-winning singer Amy Winehouse has been found dead in her North London home, Sky News is reporting. The Daily Mail reports that police have...

Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D.: Do Musicians Have a "27 Curse"?

By Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D.  Posted July 23, 2011, 5:50 pm

Amy Winehouse was 27 years old when she died. There are a number of other famous musicians who died at 27. Are these musician deaths at the age of 27 just a coincidence?

WATCH: Andrew Garfield Shocks Fans, Gives Highly Emotional Speech

By Jordan Zakarin  Posted July 23, 2011, 4:16 pm

Spider-Man isn't supposed to publicly reveal his identity, but in this case, Andrew Garfield's earnestness made him a superhero all his own. The star of...

Celebs React to Amy Winehouse's Death

By Kelly Fisher  Posted July 23, 2011, 3:44 pm

Celebrities flocked to Twitter Saturday after news broke that Grammy Award-winning singer Amy Winehouse was found dead in her London home. It is suspected that...

PHOTOS: A Look Back At Amy Winehouse's Life

By Kelly Fisher  Posted July 23, 2011, 2:46 pm

British singer Amy Winehouse was found dead in her London home on July 23, according to the London Metropolitan Police. Though there are no early...

Zac Efron & Seth Rogen To Go Back To College, Get Raunchy

By Jordan Zakarin  Posted July 23, 2011, 1:03 pm

Zac Efron made his name playing a singing high school heartthrob, but as his newly announced film indicates, the "High School Musical" star has clearly...

Nic Cage's Son Checks Into Rehab

By E! Online  Posted July 23, 2011, 12:22 pm

In light of an arrest on a felony domestic violence charge Wednesday, E! News learns that the 20-year-old son of Christina Fulton and Nicolas Cage...

PHOTOS: Kelly Rowland Goes Nude

By mediatakeout.com  Posted July 23, 2011, 12:10 pm

Normally we're not impressed with SKINNY CHICKS . . . but in Kelly's case . . . we're in AWE!!!...

Chris Bauer Reveals 'True Blood' Upcoming Secrets

By Crystal Bell  Posted July 23, 2011, 12:00 pm

Fact: Chris Bauer looks -- and sounds -- nothing like Bon Temps' resident drunken detective, Andy Bellefleur -- the troubled character he currently plays on...

HE'S BACK

By Kelly Fisher  Posted July 23, 2011, 11:42 am

After surviving a near-fatal jet-ski crash over Memorial Day Weekend, singer Sean Kingston took the stage for the first time Friday night. Kingston joined rapper...

Nikki Reed Gushes About Almost-Husband

By people.com  Posted July 23, 2011, 11:21 am

Nikki Reed may not be a Twi-hard herself, but when it comes to her fiance, American Idol's Paul McDonald, the Twilight actress would go to...

Headed Back To Court

By Kelly Fisher  Posted July 23, 2011, 10:51 am

Shannen Doherty is in some hot water yet again. The actress reportedly owes over $93,000 to City National Bank, RadarOnline.com revealed. Doherty's debt stems from...

Kris Jenner Dishes On 'Brave' Facelift

By E! Online  Posted July 23, 2011, 10:23 am

We've already heard from Kourtney Kardashian regarding her mom's facelift. But what does Kris Jenner herself have to say about it? "That was brave.That was...

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Dolly Parton's Dollywood Charged With Gay Discrimination

Gay advocacy groups are charging Dolly Parton's Dollywood theme park with discrimination after a lesbian wearing a ‘‘Marriage Is So Gay" t-shirt was told at the gate that she must turn the shirt inside-out before she could enter.

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Olivier Odom decided to oblige to the request of the employee of the Knoxville park by hiding the slogan. She then entered with her spouse of one year, Jennifer Tipton.

Odom, under the advice of a group called Campaign for Southern Equality, has since written a letter to the park about the incident that occurred two weeks ago. The letter was published online in the “Censorship in America” blog and several gay advocacy media sites earlier this week.

“To ensure that your customers are not treated this way in the future, I would like to see Dollywood implement policies that are inclusive of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people; conduct staff sensitivity training; and issue a public statement indicating that the park is inclusive of all families,” Odom wrote.

A Dollywood spokesperson said the incident was a misunderstanding and a matter of a strict dress code policy, according to news reports.

"Thousands of times a day our front gate hosts are asked to enforce our dress code policy,” the spokesperson, Pete Owens, told The Advocate.

"It doesn't have anything to do with who the people are or what their belief system is or with anything other than the fact that we try to prevent as best as we can upon entry of the park one of our guests being offended by something someone else is wearing.”

WBIR-TV in Knoxville reports that purchase of the shirt worn by Odom raises money for an organization that promotes gay marriage. Odom wrote the letter to the park under advisement from an organization called the Campaign for Southern Equality, the station reported.

Dollywood enforces a strict dress code policy. “To preserve our family atmosphere proper clothing is required including shirts and shoes (sandals or flip-flops are acceptable). Clothing with offensive words and/or pictures will not be permitted inside the park.”

“Dollywood reserves the right to require additional or different attire where we deem appropriate.”

Officials with Dollywood say they plan to contact the couple to address the complaint.

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Drugs Likely Not Responsible For Amy Winehouse's Death, Insiders Tell Us

Filed under: Exclusives! > Anglophilia > Amy Winehouse

Sources close to Amy Winehouse tell PerezHilton.com exclusively that they believe drugs were not responsible for the singer's untimely death.

Instead, they believe Amy's passing was brought on by a massive seizure.

"The hardcore drugs completely wrecked Amy's nervous system," an insider tells us. "She gave up all that [hardcore drugs] a while ago but she was still drinking heavily, which would bring on seizures."

Amy had been suffering from seizures regularly and despite being warned by doctors kept drinking.

An official autopsy has yet to be completed.

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nti-smoking Ad: Smoking Causes Emphysema, Lung Cancer

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Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency is an inherited genetic disease in which tissue in the liver or lungs may become damaged, which prevents them from working properly. The first symptoms of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency usually occur between the ages of 20 and 50, but some infants or children may be affected with the disease as well. About one in 3,000 to 5,000 people are affected with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency.

Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency results from a genetic mutation that causes the body to make reduced levels or an abnormal form of a protein called alpha-1 antitrypsin. Alpha-1 antitrypsin normally protects the body from a powerful enzyme made by white blood cells. In patients with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, this enzyme is not properly controlled, and it can damage the lungs.

Individuals with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency usually experience respiratory symptoms, including shortness of breath following mild activity, reduced ability to exercise, wheezing, coughing, recurring respiratory infections, fatigue, and rapid heartbeat upon standing. Eventually, patients may develop emphysema, a condition in which the small air sacs in the lungs (called alveoli) become damaged. Patients with emphysema experience difficulty breathing, a hacking cough, and may develop a barrel shaped chest. The respiratory symptoms patients develop result from tissue damage in the lungs.

Some patients with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency may develop liver disease and experience symptoms such as a swollen abdomen, swollen feet or legs, and yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes.

Currently there is no known way to prevent alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. Patients with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency may have reduced life expectancies, depending on the severity of the symptoms.

Read more: http://www.righthealth.com/topic/Emphysema_Life_Expectancy#ixzz1T0eTRnjz

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Amy Winehouse, Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain and the 27 Club

By Jen Chaney and Sarah Anne Hughes

GALLERY: Click the image above to view photos of Amy Winehouse.

Amy Winehouse’s sad death came when she was just 27. It’s an age that sounds familiar to anyone who knows their history regarding gone-too-soon musical artists.

The so-called 27 Club tragically has some notable members in addition to Winehouse: Jimi Hendrix mixed sleeping pills with wine and died at 27. Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones died at 27 after drowning in a swimming pool.
Jimi Hendrix performing at the Gillmore East. (HO/REUTERS)

Also gone at that age: Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain and many other musicians, as listed on the subject’s Wikipedia page.

Kurt Cobain (ASSOCIATED PRESS)Of course, this club of tragic coincidence is one that no one wishes existed. Wendy O’Connor, Cobain’s mother, famously said, “Now he’s gone and joined that stupid club,” after her son’s death in 1994. “I told him not to join that stupid club.”

Sadly, there’s proof that rock stars are more likely to become members. A 2007 study by researchers at Liverpool John Moores University determined that North American and British music stars were “twice as likely to die a premature death as ordinary citizens of the same age,” according to an AP article.

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Amy Adams & Darren Le Gallo: Art Supplies Shopping!

Posted On Sunday, July 24, 2011 By . Under Amy Adams  Tags: Amy Adams, Amy Winehouse Death, Amy Winehouse Die, Amy Winehouse Died, Amy Winehouse Dies, Amy Winehouse Morreu  

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Woody Harrelson - Woody Harrelson Hits 50

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23 July 2011 14:17

Picture: Woody Harrelson plays basketball on the set of the new film 'Friends with Benefits' New York City, USA ....

Three Cheers for Woody Harrelson - it's his 50th birthday today (23Jul11).

Born Woodrick Tracy Harrelson, Woody is best known for his breakthrough role as a dim-witted bartender in TV hit Cheers. He's since gone on to tackle a host of quirky roles, playing a serial killer, a country singer, a bounty hunter and even a zombie slayer.

Away from Hollywood, Harrelson is a family man and dad to three daughters, as well as a strict veganand devoted environmental activist.

To mark his 50th, WENN takes a look back at his life with 10 fascinating facts about Harrelson himself. Woody, we salute you!

- His dad, Charles Harrelson, was a professional hitman, who was sentenced to life behind bars for assassinating a federal judge. Harrelson, Sr. unsuccessfully tried to break out of prison on America's Independence Day (04Jul) in 1995 and died 12 years later (07) of heart disease.

- Woody turned vegan at 24 to cure his acne; he now eats only raw food.

- Born in Texas, he now calls Hawaii home and counts Kris Kristofferson and Owen Wilson as his neighbours. His house in Maui is completely solar-powered.

- During one madcap night in 1982, Harrelson was arrested for dancing in the middle of a street. He was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after running from cops.

- Harrelson met the love of his life, Laura Louie, in 1987 on the set of Cheers and made her his wife in 2008. Alanis Morissette and Willie Nelson performed at their nuptials.

- Beatles legend Sir Paul MCCartney is a close friend - the pair bonded over their shared passion for animals rights.

- Despite critical acclaim and two Oscar nods, his performance in Indecent Proposal won him the Worst Supporting Actor trophy at the 1993 Golden Raspberry Awards.

- Harrelson has long championed the legalisation of marijuana and joined the advisory board for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws in 2003.

- In a charity soccer game last year (10), Harrelson scored the winning goal in a sudden death shoot-out alongside teammates Robbie Williams, Mike Myers and Michael Sheen. After smashing the ball into the back of the net, the actor admitted the match in England was "the most terrifying thing I have ever experienced".

- He shares his birthday with Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe, rocker Slash and infamous White House intern Monica Lewinsky.