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What else can we say to this one? Knowing that I love the celebrity juice, my mother actually called me with this scoop and said “Corey Haim died”. My response, “overdose?” Yep. And I really don’t think I was alone in that all too predictable demise for Corey Haim, even his best friend Corey Feldman must have seen this one coming, as Haim has supposedly been working on cleaning up his act. He was seen here celebrating this comeback in 2007 with a handprint ceremony at Planet Hollywood in New York City, and almost three years later, he is dead from an overdose.After a long battle with drugs, Toronto’s Corey Haim died on Wednesday morning of a drug overdose at the age of 38. He was found by his mom in his Los Angeles apartment at 3:30 am. Corey was an ’80s teen heartthrob who was particularly famous for the vampire movie The Lost Boys and his off-screen friendship with Corey Feldman. After drugs torpedoed his career, he couch-surfed around Toronto before claiming to get clean in 2004. In 2007, he took an ad out in show business bible Variety officially announcing his comeback.

“This is not a stunt. I’m back. I’m ready to work. I’m ready to make amends.”

But Hollywood wasn’t going to let him back in at the top. Even his role in the direct-to-DVD Lost Boys sequel was cut back to a cameo. More details will be posted throughout the day as they’re announced. In the meantime, I hope this slaps a few other troubled celebrities across the head. The dead young celebrity count is seriously getting gruesome.

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Ah yes, the much talked about Gerard Butler is seen here looking ever so yummy. And in the Oscar buzz, his name was dropped more than a few times due to the fact that he is not shy about revealing just how single he is. In fact, he said he was going to the Oscars alone this year, because he wanted to reserve that date moment for someone “special”. So instead he did what every single man that gets Oscar invites does, and he simply enjoyed himself. There was no pity party for this single man, as he was spotted leaving the Christian Dior pre Oscars party at the Chateau Marmont. In fact, it seems that if you are Gerard Butler, single is the way to go as he certainly enjoyed his fair share of the ladies, single or otherwise. In fact, many wondered, did Gerard Butler go on a shopping spree? Because he had two new fashionable bags with him at an Oscar party on Sunday: Madonna and Demi Moore. The Scottish player was seen in a double dance-floor grind with the two celebrity cougars at a party the ladies hosted along with Madge’s manager Guy Oseary in the Hollywood Hills. Madonna, of course, was the trouble maker. “They were grinding in the middle of the room real close and then Demi joined in,” a source told the Hollywood Reporter. But when Demi disappeared to give herself a virgin-blood facial, Madge and Gerard, who starred in Madonna’s ex-husband’s film RocknRolla, had a tete-a-tete in a corner. But fear not, certain Brazilian boy models. Madonna was seen leaving alone. Her boyfriend, Jesus Luz, is touring Europe in his new amazingly easy-sounding career as a DJ. Madonna and Demi weren’t the only girls going wild over Gerard. Precious star Gabby Sidibe eyed him up during an Oscar red carpet interview with Access Hollywood. “I’d hit that,” she said. When Gerard leaned in for an introduction to the 26-year-old Best Actress nominee, she owned up to her horn-doggery. “I’m not ashamed,” she said to Gerard on camera. “I’d hit that. I’m sorry.” As if any of us would say differently. We may not all get the same response however. “I’m here, I’m available,” Gerard told her. “Let’s grab a bottle of champagne and see where the night goes,” Gabby shot back. Alas, where the night went was to that dancefloor grind-off with Madonna and Demi Moore. Better luck next time, Gerard!

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It seems that Tinseltown disappointed quite a few people after last night’s Oscar’s, and I don’t think I am the only one that thinks this was one of the worst Academy Award shows ever. It started off with what promised to be a particularly fabulous red carpet, which only proved to be nothing more than a bad bridal runway from the 70’s. Many thought the pace would pick up when the show actually started, but we were then greeted by a rather odd performance of Neil Patrick Harris conducting a Broadway style performance that roasted top nominees and only served to tick them off (our apologies on Neil’s behalf Mr. Clooney). Then we saw the long awaited hosts arrive, and with headlining pair of Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, we actually thought the show was going to be funny…or at least entertaining….so we kept waiting. When it comes right down to the winners, we weren’t nearly as disappointed as the Avatar people may have been, but the winning nominees seemed to be the only bright point of the night. One thing that many many people are talking about is the obvious oversights during the Oscar In Memoriam segment, and, considering the large number of celebrity deaths seen this year, this was a highly anticipated segment. But, it, along with many other Oscar elements was highly disappointing. If you’re looking for the person to address your hate mail to over the Oscar In Memoriam segment, Bruce Davis is your man. The man behind the controversial segment, which snubbed award-nominated film actors Farrah Fawcett and Bea Arthur to include some publicist no one who doesn’t live an hour from Disneyland cares about, apologized for everyone who was left out. He said the Academy decided to favour screenwriters instead of the actresses and squeezed Michael Jackson in because he was the subject of the documentary This Is It.

“There’s nothing you can say to people, particularly to family members, within a day or two of the show that helps at all. They tend to be surprised and hurt, and we understand that and we’re sorry for it.”

That apology was presumably triggered by an angry statement released by Tatum O’Neal, Farrah Fawcett’s ex-step-daughter. But an apology for leaving everyone out is no good. I’m glad they left pretty much everyone out, because who needs to know the key grip from The Poseidon Adventure died when you’re already 200 minutes deep into an Oscar-induced boredom coma? The problem is they left out people the real world cares about to include insidery Hollywood types. Save it for the Producers Guild Awards brunch! It’s insulting to the public to bill it as a huge television spectacle, and then act like the only people who are watching are big Horton Foote fans. In the terrifying words of Bea Arthur, God’ll get you for this, Bruce Davis! Even top winner of the night, Jeff Bridges says, he’s kind of over the whole Hollywood insider thing anyway. Well, he is seen here carrying around his little golden man, so he can afford to say right now that well, he’s over it all. Oscar-winning actor Jeff Bridges might have just picked up one of the industry’s most-coveted prizes, but he doesn’t want any more fame. He said:

“Growing up in Hollywood, I’ve seen the downside to being too famous. You have to start thinking about staying on top, you have to get calculating, and you can’t walk down the street. They have never been attractive prospects to me. Less fame would be better than more.”

Easy to say that after you’ve won the most coveted award in Hollywood, but given the number of celebrity scandals and drug related deaths this year, he may have a point. Enough is enough for some. Well, the next Academy Awards is officially less than a year away, perhaps they will learn a few things to improve in the meantime. As for Farrah Fawcett and Bea Arthur, they will always be remembered by their true fans, even when nobody else will anymore.

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Jealous much? Lindsay Lohan is seen here draped in glitz and glam while reportedly sitting front row at Roberto Cavalli’s fashion show in Milan Fashion Week. But this isn’t even the best picture of this event, as after the show she was then seen drapped all over Cavalli himself. Must be nice. And when you have that kind of lifestyle, I guess it really doesn’t matter WHO you are dating, when you clearly have some strings in the world of fabulosity. But this time the rumors that she has gone back to boys may actually be true. Tho Lindsay Lohan says she’s not dating Gareth Geno, a British DJ, all signs seem to be saying otherwise. But then, she also says he’s so cute she’s going to have to move to London. So maybe she’s lying, or maybe the media is lying, or maybe her long-lost twin from The Parent Trap has returned to spread some rumors. The Mirror saw her hanging out with Gareth at Sketch nightclub in London on Wednesday. She was doing a guest DJ stint, and he was helping her. But the club was more interested in what they were seeing than what they were hearing. Lindsay and Gareth were holding hands and he was feeding her chips, the Mirror reports. “Dance!” she yelled to the crowd at one point. “I feel like I’m in a f–king zoo.” Apparently all that work (that work being getting looked at) was too much to bear. She made an early exit, but not before dropping a cute “see you later, baby” on her new DJ arm candy. He joined her later at the snooty club Bungalow 8, where the Mirror overheard her saying, “I have to move to London. He’s so cute.” When grilled by Gossip Cop on the man cute enough for her to quit her life in L.A., she denied everything. “Nooo I am not [dating him],” she said. “He’s a friend, geez.” Lindsay might not want to douse this rumour so fast. Samantha Ronson made a killing off DJ-ing events while she was dating Lindsay, because the presumption was that they’d come together. They should just team up as a couple, DJ a bunch of events, and split the profits. It would be so fauxmantic! And maybe THEN Samantha will believe that Lindsay really meant it all that time she said she was going to go back to boys.

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Oh yeah, like this is a huge surprise. Here we are seeing her flying out of JFK the other day after the infamous “Remember Me” premiere in New York City earlier this week. She was seen looking hot as usual, despite the fact that she doesn’t need to “try so hard” anymore, but even the ripped jeans and Raybans with the sneakers are a chic look. But it is true, her comfy attire may be likened to her comfy relationship status, as she seems to have surpassed the “meet the family” milestone quite nicely. That’s right. Sorry to break it to you, eight-year-olds, but your chances of marrying Robert Pattinson just keep getting worse. It looks like Kristen Stewart’s got the mom stamp! She scored a seat at the Pattinson family table at a New York City party for Rob’s film Remember Me this week. While Rob mingled, shaking hands and biting necks, Stews hung out in a roped off V.I.P. area with the family Pattinson, including sisters Elizabeth and Victoria, and mom Clare, along with a bunch of other unidentified pretty people. Before the premiere, Kristen was already predicting fans who salivate over Rob are going to find the film, which comes out next weekend, particularly satisfying. “I’m going to just say I’m sure people will be like, ‘Oh my God! I’m so jealous!’” she said in an interview with Hollywood News (via The Examiner). Guy translation: it’s like watching Bumblebee changing into a Camaro.

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For many, of them AND of us, Oscar’s night is the most important night of the year. Here’s where we catch all the gaffes, bad speeches, bitter bananas, and dresses from prom night from hell. And the most exciting part of it all is when we see the exact flip side of all of it, the gorgeous trains dancing down the red carpet, the inspirational lifetime achievements, and the moving gratitude of those who see dreams come true. And let’s not forget the dates. Not quite so important who you are bringing as who you are wearing, but talked about nonetheless. And, as far as date nights go, this one definitely beats Starbucks. Here’s who the red-carpet royalty will be wearing as their arm-candy Sunday night. Be still our hearts George Clooney will be attending another Oscar night with a lovely lady in tow. He’s nominated for playing an emotionally distant bachelor, but he doesn’t have to borrow a baby from Brad Pitt to have Oscar company. His girlfriend of a year, Elisabetta Canalis, is said to be flying in from Italy for the show. (don’t worry, it won’t last, we all know what happened to the LAST girl he brought to the Oscars). And then we have Anna Kendrick. Uh-oh! Elisabetta might have some competition. George’s Up In The Air co-star is bringing her brother and her mom, who she says has the hots for Clooney.

“All she wants to do is meet George Clooney. She can’t wait. It’s all she talks about.”

She needs to watch Obsessed. It will be therapeutic. And if you are wondering what the scoop is with the Jeremy Renner situation. He’s been hanging out and playing the piano at Charlize Theron’s, and just swapped numbers with Jessica Simpson. But the woman on The Hurt Locker star’s arm will be a red-carpet classic: his mom.

“He keeps me calm. I’m the nervous one. He’s been to [award shows] before.”

Just remember: when the statuesque blondes strike up a conversation, that’s mom’s cue to get more shrimp. Enter Gerard Butler. Oh, the lonely life of a superhunk! Gerard hasn’t been linked to any ladies for days and days, and this unprecedented draught means he’ll be pulling a George Clooney of yesteryear, and going solo on Sunday.

“I’m not taking a date–unless I have a serious girlfriend, which probably a lot of people know is very rare. There are enough rumours about what’s going on in my life without sparking another one.”

Of course. We’ll save that for NEXT Monday morning. And it seems that no Oscar discussion would be complete without mention of Sandra Bullock, though her date should be of no surprise. If the pattern from the rest of awards season holds, Sandra will be accompanied by her husband Jesse James as she competes for the Best Actress Oscar. She might need the motorbike expert for backup in case things get ugly. Her gracious strategy should Meryl Streep win Best Actress? “I’m gonna beat the s–t out of her!” Sandra told Barbara Walters. On A Personal Note: I’ve seen the nominees, I’ve read the analysis, I’ve hired Tonya Harding’s people to take Sandra Bullock down. I’m officially ready for the Oscars. You?

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Here we have Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller on the red carpet of the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards last September, and this may well be the last public sighting of them together. This doesn’t count the Christmas Day extravaganza where the whole world was aware they were together…at the police station…and this also doesn’t include the rehab sighting when one was going in while another was going out, or something equally romantic. But despite the fact that they’re a couple, we are dealing with two people, two stories here. Let’s start with Charlie. The Hot Shots star is reported to have sought professional treatment after being dogged by persistent rumours that he has relapsed into alcoholism. It sounds official that Charlie Sheen has checked into rehab, according to reports. US reports had reported that Sheen’s pals had been pressurising him to get help for his alleged boozing problem, but that he was refusing to get help. Although the Scary Movie star’s reps have previously denied the reports, earlier today, Sheen’s publicist Stan Rosenfeld released a statement that read:

“As a preventative measure, Charlie Sheen has entered a rehabilitation facility. He will take some time off his series Two And A Half Men. He has asked that his privacy be honoured. No further statements are planned.”

Enter Brooke. All was going well and good until it turned out his wife Brooke needed rehab as well, though it seems she’s not as brave to tell the whole world why. The wife of Charlie Sheen is struggling to put her life back together after explosive allegations of domestic violence at the hands of her actor husband surfaced last Christmas. Mueller became ill shortly afterward and was admitted to an intensive care unit with pneumonia. This was after the rehab thing, maybe, as Brooke’s rehab stint is a little fuzzy, but it sounds like as it stands now, Brooke Mueller has left rehab and moved in with a friend in California, according to a US report. Mueller’s stepfather Jon Fiore, in a RadarOnline exclusive, said Mueller was forced to leave rehab at The Canyon in Malibu when her privacy was breached by leaks to media outlets.
He said:

“We, her parents, are very upset that a private facility would go so far as to break their security like this … for what? That is totally ridiculous.”

But Fiore indicated Mueller, who is the mother of twin boys now staying with their father, was on the road to recovery. He said: “She is doing well and she’s staying with a friend out in California and she is getting herself together.” Can’t help but notice that nobody is talking about the domestic violence thing, right? Right.

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Oh yes, it’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for. Almost. Maybe? Here we have America’s hottest vampire on the red carpet of the British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House. And many women across America have been silently grateful on his single status, as if that gave them a bigger chance, until now perhaps, as it sounds like he’s off the market, and in love with *gasp* a mortal woman. It’s true. A London paper claims Robert Pattinson let it slip that he’s dating Kristen Stewart for realsies. If New Year’s Eve together on the Isle of Wight didn’t already spill these beans, Robert Pattinson has reportedly confirmed he is dating Twilight love interest Kristen Stewart. “It is extremely difficult but we are together, yes,” the Sun of London claims the actor said at a dinner following the BAFTAs, the British film awards, on Sunday. Rob goes on to say that he really wanted to show just how off-screen his relationship with Kristen is, but the Twilight fans are always the third wheel. “This was supposed to be a public appearance as a couple but it’s impossible,” he is quoted as saying in The Sun, noting they had to arrive separately for security reasons. “We are here together and it’s a public event but it’s not easy.” But our friend Close Source says, that’s not a direct quote. The reporter who interviewed Rob admitted the actor never said “couple.” “Is this a public appearance together?” the reporter asked. “We are together,” Rob replied. So throw this story on the pile with all those false alarms about Jennifer Aniston drunk-dialling Shiloh. Rob, 23, and Kristen, 19, have been pretty convincingly together since at least 2008, when they were shooting New Moon in Vancouver. That’s when gossipy waitresses who saw them holding hands and nuzzling each other with their hair grease started talking to tabloids about the romance. Last year, Kristen told Entertainment Weekly she had given a lot of thought towards how to answer the question of whether they are dating or not, to no avail. “There’s no answer that’s not going to tip you one way or the other,” she says. “Think about every hypothetical situation: ‘Okay, we are. We aren’t. I’m a lesbian.’ I’m just trying to keep something.” Well, it’s better she keep this for herself than, say, her Joan Jett haircut.

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