Posted in January 21, 2010 ¬ 3:13 pmh.ETonline - Celebrities
Brooke Mueller, the wife of Charlie Sheen, is reportedly responding well to antibiotics in intensive care after a serious infection from an impacted wisdom tooth sent her to a Los Angeles hospital.
Brooke's mother, Moira Fiore, tells People.com, "Brooke came in at the very last minute because sepsis from an infection following surgery for her impacted wisdom tooth had invaded her system, and her organs were starting to shut down. Today her lungs, kidney and liver functions look better. But doctors are still worried about her low blood pressure."
Brooke was reportedly battling a case of pneumonia after being rushed to an L.A. hospital Tuesday night with a 105-degree fever, according to her mother, who calls the situation a "close call."
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Posted in January 21, 2010 ¬ 3:13 pmh.ETonline - Celebrities
Brooke Mueller, the wife of Charlie Sheen, is reportedly responding well to antibiotics in intensive care after a serious infection from an impacted wisdom tooth sent her to a Los Angeles hospital.
Brooke's mother, Moira Fiore, tells People.com, "Brooke came in at the very last minute because sepsis from an infection following surgery for her impacted wisdom tooth had invaded her system, and her organs were starting to shut down. Today her lungs, kidney and liver functions look better. But doctors are still worried about her low blood pressure."
Brooke was reportedly battling a case of pneumonia after being rushed to an L.A. hospital Tuesday night with a 105-degree fever, according to her mother, who calls the situation a "close call."
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Posted in January 21, 2010 ¬ 11:50 amh.ETonline - Celebrities
Dr. Drew Pinsky offers up his professional outlook on reports that Tiger Woods is in a Mississippi treatment center for sex addiction.
Dr. Drew has not met Tiger nor treated him, but in his expert opinion says the key to the pro golfer's reported rehab will be for him to admit that he is powerless against his demons. "In my experience it comes from a sense of total desperation, disgust and a fear that you're going to die if you keep going down this path," the "Celebrity Rehab" doctor explains.
In addition to his wife Elin possibly being involved in the healing process, Dr. Drew says that if Tiger is in sex rehab, his alleged mistresses may also play a part in his treatment. "It [is] possible, in fact likely, that as part of his recovery, Tiger will have to contact some of these women."
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Posted in January 21, 2010 ¬ 11:21 amh.ETonline - Celebrities
The husband of Brittany Murphy continues to talk to the press about questions surrounding his wife's sudden death at age 32, saying most of the medications found were his.
Simon Monjack tells the "Today" show that there was nothing to indicate she was in any trouble leading up to her death.
"We had all had a little bit of ... [the] flu," her mother Sharon Murphy said during the joint interview. "[But] she had it the least."
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Posted in January 21, 2010 ¬ 8:21 amh.ETonline - Celebrities
In an announcement on NBC’s “Today” on Thursday morning, John Edwards publicly confessed that he is indeed the biological father of Frances Quinn Hunter.
The politician released the following statement exclusively to NBC News:
“I am Quinn’s father. I will do everything in my power to provide her with the love and support she deserves. I have been able to spend time with her during the past year and trust that future efforts to show her the love and affection she deserves can be done privately and in peace.
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Posted in January 21, 2010 ¬ 3:07 amh.ETonline - Celebrities
Tara Reid got extra ice-ing on her dessert while out to dinner Monday night. The actress' rep told People that boyfriend Michael Axtmann proposed to Tara while dining at The Little Door restaurant in LA on Monday night. The rep said, "Michael surprised Tara with a beautiful round brilliant cut ring. Tara was so happy, and the other patrons clapped and yelled out, 'Congratulations.'" According to People, the lovebirds are planning a small ceremony for friends and family by this summer. Axtmann, an internet entrepreneur, began courting the 34-year-old star last year.
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Posted in January 21, 2010 ¬ 3:03 amh.ETonline - Celebrities
After helping to raise millions for UNICEF and The Red Cross earlier this week on a special, star-studded edition of "Larry King Live" on CNN, Will.i.am of the Grammy-nominated Black Eyed Peas is getting serious about the situation in Haiti -- and sharing his concern if another natural disaster hits between our shores. "We raised a lot of money at CNN which was great, but we can't forget about home," Will.i.am tells our own Kevin Frazier. "When I was on 'Larry King' I felt it was important to raise an issue that was not being spoken [about]: Preventing the aftermath of something -- to put us in a place to avoid a terrible [situation]. Making sure our immune system is on high." Will says that we can work to avoid an infrastructure failure like in Haiti if we revamp our health care system.
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Posted in January 20, 2010 ¬ 9:15 pmh.ETonline - Celebrities
A woman believed to be Tiger Woods' sister-in-law, Josefin Nordegren, was reportedly spotted out with Tiger and wife Elin's two children in Orlando on Wednesday.
They were photographed enjoying a show at Sea World. Josefin is Elin's twin sister. The embattled golf great and his spouse have a daughter, Sam, and a son, Charlie.
Meanwhile, a new report claims to know the whereabouts of Tiger, and Dr. Drew is commenting to ET.
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Posted in January 20, 2010 ¬ 9:01 pmh.ETonline - Celebrities
Roman Polanski's victim in the director's 32-year-old sex case reportedly wants Polanski sentenced in absentia to time served.
A lawyer for the victim, Samantha Geimer, is planning to file a motion on Thursday requesting that Polanski be sentenced in absentia (while not present), and -- also on Geimer's behalf -- is supporting a motion by Polanski’s attorneys requesting that the ‘Chinatown’ director be sentenced to time served, says the Associated Press.
A hearing has been scheduled for Friday to determine if Polanski, who is on house arrest in Switzerland, can be sentenced without being present.
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Posted in January 20, 2010 ¬ 8:35 pmh.ETonline - Celebrities
Charlie Sheen's wife Brooke Mueller is reportedly battling a case of pneumonia after being rushed to an L.A. hospital Tuesday night with a 105-degree fever, according to her mother. Moira Fiore tells People.com that her daughter Brooke has pneumonia in both lungs and her kidneys are filled with infection, explaining, "She waited too long to get her impacted wisdom tooth removed and the infection has spread all over. It is in her bloodstream." Fiore says that Brooke is on antibiotics and that "Charlie has been to the hospital several times and is very concerned about Brooke."
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