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#13 Disco Diva Donna Summer Dead. Andy Gibb Not Far Behind
Lung cancer may have killed the queen of disco but the beat keeps going on and on. Only about 1,000 people turned out to gay icon Donna Summer’s final farewell in Nashville this past week. Summer has put together a hard-living 63 years before kicking the bucket.
Just one year younger, Robin Gibb, one of the final three surviving members of the Bee Gees died from the big “C” this past week. Donna was taken by lung cancer. Robin was wiped out by colon and liver cancer. A huge tumor blocked his bowel.
Of the four brothers, the only one still Staying Alive is Barry. Donna Summer and the Bee Gees pushed disco to its apogee and primed the pump for the punk rock backlash that followed.
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Mary Murphy Denies Nympho
Mary Murphy, ballroom dance champion on So You Think You Can Dance, claims she isn’t a nympho and isn’t hovering up Peruvian Marching Powder. Accusations from her former manager have flown fast and furious, especially since Murphy has accussed her former manager, Michael Sanchez of stealing more than $60,000 from her piggy bank. It’s isn’t clear whether one accusation is tied to another. For all we know, Sanchez might be a thief and Murphy might be the Princess of Poor Principles. Either way, both the dancer and and manager are having a bad week.
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Disco Diva Donna Summer Dead. Andy Gibb Not Far Behind
Lung cancer may have killed the queen of disco but the beat keeps going on and on. Only about 1,000 people turned out to gay icon Donna Summer’s final farewell in Nashville this past week. Summer has put together a hard-living 63 years before kicking the bucket. Just one year younger, Robin Gibb, one of the final three surviving members of the Bee Gees died from the big “C” this past week. Donna was taken by lung cancer. Robin was wiped out by colon and liver cancer. A huge tumor blocked his bowel. Of the four brothers, the only one still Staying Alive is Barry. Donna Summer and the Bee Gees pushed disco to its apogee and primed the pump for the punk rock backlash that followed.
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Glee Star Lea Michele Gloats Paparrazi Can’t Lift Lenses to Focus on Face
Lea “Let It All Hang Out” Michele, one of the cool kids in Glee, made a Big Impression on David Letter this week. Actually, two big impressions. Letterman, left speechless, was unable to make eye contact. Lea Michele: Mission Accomplished, darling.
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Young Buck to Get Old in Prison Rapper Rap Sheet Extends Out 18 Months
The IRS was just looking for canceled checks when they came across a deadly Glock .40 in between the bills and the tax returns. So, in addition to ripping off the government to the tune of $300,000, the rapper will now be rhyming from behind the cold steel bars of prison. This isn’t the first time the Young Buck has been styling out of tune. In 2004 at the Vibe awards, he shoved a knife into someone who made the fatal mistake of looking at him the wrong way.
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Comanches Make Depp Blood Brother Johnny Joins Terrifying Tribe
As if life wasn’t weird enough for Johnny Depp already, the Comanche tribe has adopted him due to his pro-Indian performance as Tonto in the new film, The Lone Ranger. So far there is no word as to whether Depp has also been adopted by pirates or vampires.
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Brangelina: Still No Nuptual Date Set
With their engagement still stalled in the starting gate, there’s no word when the wedding cake will go into the oven for Hollywood’s Hottest Couple. One month after the engagement was announced, not even a pencil has marked a date on the family’s Filofax and everyone’s wondering whether there’s one pair or two pair of cold feet. This isn’t the first time the couple has prolonged the nuptuals. Previously, they said they wouldn’t wed until gay people in the US were allowed to tie the knot too. Maybe now the couple’s six kiddos will have a father and mother.
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Tara Reid Dating Diamond Dealer
Just a couple of months ago, Tara Reid pretended to marry Zach Kehayov. Then, they broke up. (Can you really break up from a pretend marriage?) Anyhoo, now the "actress" has set her sights on 60-year-old jeweler Fawaz Gruosi. --Wonder what she sees in him? Hey, Fawaz! Need a Kleenex?
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Where There’s Smoke... Elin Nordegren Combusts Beach
Elin Nordegren showed up on Miami’s South Beach wearing her new bikini and letting everyone know just how stupid Tiger Woods might be. It isn’t clear whether Elin is shopping for a new boyfriend or just pouring salt into Tiger’s wounds. Either way, she turned some heads as well as some other parts of the anatomy. --Not bad for a mother of two, eh?
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Baby Bump Looks Good on Thurman
42-year-old Kill Bill star and mother of two, Uma Thurman, is expecting her third child and is looking pretty ... healthy. While it’s clear she’s into kids, it’s equally clear she isn’t into marriage. As far as we know, this will be her third child with her boyfriend, Aprad Busson. The new kid will break the tie between boys and girls. It was announced the third kid will be a girl.
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The Situation Gets Sober and Chatty
Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino has taken a big step on getting his life back on track after more than a few years trapped in a bottle of pain pills. Recently released from rehab, The Jersey Shore stud-meister described his new found sobriety. "Ever since I've been out, I'm not gonna lie ... it's not easy. But at the same time, where I'm at right now, I'm at a good place. But it took a little bit to get there. In the beginning? A lot of rainy days, so to speak. A lot of rainy days." Sorrentino says, "Your first day is detox, It's not a pleasurable experience at all. I'd wake up and just be extremely disappointed with myself. Like, 'I can't believe I got here. How did I get here?'" Sorrentino needs to receive our congratulations and encouragement for his sobriety. It’s hard enough for a private citizen to get sober. For someone who lives their life under a microscope, the scrutiny can be brutal. We think Sorrentino is showing great courage and wish him all the best. --Keep him in your prayers, people.
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Lolo Jones: “Virginity Road-Block to Gold Medal”
What’s Wrong With This Picture? Lolo Jones is one of the world’s fastest and most talented runner. She’s destined to be on the medal platform at this summer’s Olympics. But Lolo might not grab the gold because she’s still a virgin. At least that’s what she telling everybody. “I just can’t seem to land a steady boyfriend,” Lolo says, without explaining what a steady boyfriend has to do with her viginity. Lolo recently told Bryant Gumbel that she has resorted to online dating services because she just can’t seem to meet the right guy -- or any guy for that matter. “I want my virginity to be a gift to my husband,” explains the 29-year-old high hurdler. “Keeping my virginity has been the hardest thing I’ve every tried to do, incredibly hard. It’s harder than training for the Olympics or final examinations in college. I’ve been so tempted so many times.” “Some of my trainers have told me that, if I lose my virginity, I’ll run faster and jump higher,” Lolo said. “They’ve told me it could be the difference between a silver and a gold.”
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Raven Symone: Another Disney Lesbian?
Meanwhile, another Disney alum, Raven Symone has moved in with AzMarie Livingston, a contestant on America’s Next Top Model, and is Tweeting how happy she is with the new arrangement. “I’m living my personal life the way that makes me happiest,” she Tweeted. Raven has been been experimented with both straight and gay lifestyles ever since she jumped out of the spotlight at Disney. She’s been spotted around town with a veritable menagerie of partners before apparently settling in with lipstick lesbian AzMarie. “I’m a being made from the light of the universe and as long as I’m not harming anyone, it shouldn’t matter to anyone I’m not dating whether I’m straight or gay or something in-between. Kisses!” Instead of putting the matter to rest, Raven’s Tweets have poured gasoline on the fire and ignited a firestorm in the social media. --Maybe it would be better just to explain what team you play for and move on?
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Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons: "I'm Gay"
What came as a surprise to absolutely no one, Jim Parson's has decided to open the closet door and wander out into the rainbow-lit sunshine. Parson, who has been holding hands with the same fella for a decade, is choosing not to share the identity of his long-time lover. It isn't clear what Parsons is trying to accomplish with this public declaration of his sexual inclination. In other words, we don't have any Big Bang theories.
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Howard Stern Makes 7-Year-Old Rapper Cry on National TV
Another piece of evidence Howard Stern is probably an alien from Planet Self-Important arrives this week from the latest installment of America's Got Talent. Mir Mooney, a 7-year-old rapper from Philadelphia, had moved the studio audience to their feet but suddenly, just like the great big bully he really is, Stern hit the button with the big red X. The little boy broke down in sobs. Hey, Howard. I'd tell you to pick on someone your own size, but I don't think there's anyone quite as small as you.
