Surprise, surprise — Whitney Houston’s death was drug-related.
The Los Angeles County coroner’s report released Thursday stated the pop singer’s official cause of death as “drowning and effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use.”
The troubled diva — known for a history of substance abuse — was found in the bathtub of a Beverly Hills hotel Feb. 11, hours before the Grammy Awards. She was 48.
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Leave it to Jessica Simpson to give us TMI about her pregnancy. Waaay too much, in fact. “I feel like I have a bowling ball sitting on my hoo-hah,” Jess informed Jimmy Kimmel on his late-night show. “Apparently I have a lot of amniotic fluid, so whenever my water breaks it will be like a fire hydrant!” Uh, OK. That’s, er, a beautiful thing. The singer turned designer is expecting a girl, and she is eager to welcome her into the world.
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Lindsay Lohan has threatened to countersue if she gets hit with a civil suit on bogus hit-and-run charges, Radar Online reports.
Allegedly, after LiLo’s car grazed a hookah club manager while she was trying to flee a paparazzi-filled parking lot, he initially declared he was fine — then found out who had hit him and decided to seek medical treatment and get a lawyer.
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These days a celebrity can’t pick his or her nose without a horde of paparazzi capturing the moment for posterity. So we’re always shocked when word comes that a star has actually pulled off a secret wedding. And Kate Hudson apparently did just that — but her mother, Goldie Hawn, spilled the beans.
In an interview with a U.K. magazine, the former “Laugh-In” star alluded to the fact that her look-alike daughter was already wed to Muse rocker Matt Bellamy, the father of her son Bingham. (Kate has another son, Ryder, from her first marriage to Black Crowes rocker Chris Robinson.)
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Is Jessica Simpson jealous of Vanessa Minnillo stealing her thunder? The singer turned designer is expecting her first child with fiancé Eric Johnson — as of press time, she looked like she was about ready to pop at any moment. But according to OK! magazine, while she prepares for her own bundle of joy, she’s fuming over the fact that her ex-hubby Nick Lachey’s new bride is also pregnant.The tabloid claims Jessica’s resentment grew after she repeatedly found herself fielding questions about Nick and Vanessa’s coincidentally timed baby news.
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Just as we suspected! As Scoop! said Thursday, Lindsay Lohan’s car made contact with a club manager early Wednesday as she was trying to pull out of a paparazzi-packed parking lot.
TMZ reported that police closed The Case of LiLo Being a Train Wreck, Part 700, because it appeared the man was unharmed — but could reopen it if the victim claimed an injury.
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Oh, no. Here we go again? Just when she was on the road to redemption, Lindsay Lohan reportedly drove off it — and straight into some guy. No, seriously. The starlet was leaving a Hollywood club in the wee hours of Wednesday when paparazzi and others swarmed her, TMZ reports. Before she was able to pull away, her car allegedly struck the manager of another club. Cops came to the scene and interviewed people, including the man who was hit. He was unharmed.
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They seemed like such an adorable, picture-perfect couple with their romantic vacation in Paris. But now it turns out Ryan Gosling is having second thoughts about his relationship with fellow uber-hottie Eva Mendes, according to the U.K.’s Mail.“Ryan and Eva are having trouble seeing eye to eye,” a source revealed. Six months into dating the actress, the “Drive” star is said to have hightailed it to South Africa after informing pals he needed time “to think.” Presumably helping him concentrate was the beauty he allegedly dined with.
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Has Katy Perry moved on to a new man? After reports that estranged husband Russell Brand was caught in what appeared to be compromising situations with a few lovely ladies, the “Firework” singer has been romantically linked to the world’s most highly paid male model. (Is anyone else picturing Derek Zoolander right now?)According to the U.K.’s Daily Mail, the pop star met French hunk Baptiste Giabiconi at the Chanel show at Paris Fashion Week; the two were photographed together with Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld.
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Kris Humphries is trying to get Kim Kardashian to pay him the whopping sum of $7 million to officially extricate herself from their marriage, TMZ reports. (Wait, they’re actually still married?)The athlete’s lawyer — based in Minnesota, so clearly out of his league going up against the daughter of O.J. Simpson’s attorney — is said to be threatening an “ugly, public trial” if Kim doesn’t fork over the money.
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Britney Spears quietly settled a sexual harassment suit with a former bodyguard — but his deposition was obtained by Star, and it casts the pop star in a not-so-flattering light. Fernando Flores claims the “Toxic” singer attempted to seduce him by strutting around naked.In one incident, the singer allegedly asked him to light her fireplace, if you know what he means.
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Just when you thought Kim Kardashian’s handling of her short-lived marriage to Kris Humphries could not possibly get any tackier: The socialite finally addressed the fate of her wedding gifts… and while she’s offering up twice their net worth for a good cause, the givers won’t see a dime.
According to TMZ, Kim calculated her wedding gifts’ value at about $100,000 and donated double that to the Dream Foundation.
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The current OK! cover trumpets, “It’s Official: Angelina’s Pregnant!” Needless to say, it is not official, and Angelina Jolie is probably not pregnant. But the tabloid claims the actress is telling pals she can’t wait to become a mother for the seventh(!) time.
“She’s almost three months along,” a source allegedly declared. “It’s not something she wants to officially announce, but she’s at a point where she is telling a select group of people.”
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Demi Moore is out of rehab and now “chilling out” in the Caribbean, a source tells E! The actress has checked out of the posh Cirque Lodge facility in Utah and escaped to the Turks and Caicos Islands. The “G.I. Jane” star has been sighted on the beach by a private villa near Parrot Cay, where her ex-husband, Bruce Willis, has a getaway spot. Reportedly, Demi’s current digs can only be reached by boat, and a private security detail is ensuring that she is left in peace.
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Here’s the latest tabloid fan fiction about the supposedly ever-in-peril Angelina Jolie-Brad Pitt relationship: The pair are said to have halted their wedding plans because of, you guessed it, Jennifer Aniston.
According to OK!, while Angie was absent, the couple’s oldest son Maddox stumbled on an article about Jen and asked his father about her.
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