Grey's Anatomy's Brooke Smith Adopts Baby Girl
5/17 1:56:23 AM EST, 0 clicks, submitted by Susan
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"Grey's Anatomy" actress Brooke Smith has adopted a baby girl from Ethiopia, her rep confirms to PEOPLE.
It is the second daughter for Smith, 40, who has a 5-year-old daughter, Fanny, with her cinematographer husband Stephen Lubensky.
Smith, who is most well-known for her role in "Silence of the Lambs," told PEOPLE in October that she and her husband were considering adopting.
"You know, why not?" Smith sad, adding that she and Lubensky have traveled to Africa several times, and filmed a documentary on conservationists in Zimbabwe together. "We still might end up there some time," she said.
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20201004,00.html
Ashlee Wedding Countdown Begins with Bachelorette Bash
5/16 10:07:46 PM EST, 8 clicks, submitted by frackster98
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Thursday was ladies' night for the Simpson wedding party.
Jessica and mother Tina Simpson hosted a bachelorette bash for imminent bride-to-be Ashlee Simpson last night, E! News has exclusively learned. The hen party was held at the Encino home of parents Joe and Tina, where tents were spotted being erected earlier in the day.
A source said the balloon-decorated party was a "mellow" affair attended by a dozen or so of the youngest Simpson's nearest and dearest. The bash lasted just a few hours, beginning in the early evening and ending before midnight.
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b137469_exclusive_ashlee_wedding_count...
'Werewolf Boy' Begs for Cure to Rare Condition
5/16 9:07:33 PM EST, 22 clicks, submitted by frackster98
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An 11-year-old boy whose face and body are covered with hair is baffling medical experts.
Pruthviraj Patil has suffered from hypertrichosis, a rare genetic condition also known as Werewolf Syndrome, since birth. He is believed to be one of only 50 people in the world with the condition.
Pruthviraj’s family have tried a range of treatments - including homeopathy, traditional Indian Ayurvedic remedies and more recently laser surgery – but none has proved successful.
Now he has appealed to doctors to help him find a permanent cure.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/1958178/'Werew...
Marisa Miller Heads Maxim's Hot 100 List
5/16 6:16:31 PM EST, 19 clicks, submitted by frackster98
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American supermodel Marisa Miller has knocked actress Lindsay Lohan from the top of men magazine Maxim's list of the 100 hottest women in the world, the magazine said on Wednesday.
It was the first time that Miller, 29, a Victoria's Secret model, appeared on the annual list and comes after she also graced the cover of the 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue.
Miller was followed by actress Scarlett Johansson, a "dangerously curvy bombshell" who, according to Maxim, also possesses "the acting chops to back up her mind-melting hotness."
http://omg.yahoo.com/marisa-miller-heads-maxims-hot-100-list/news/9092...
World's Most Obese Man Goes for a New Record
5/16 3:50:55 PM EST, 42 clicks, submitted by frackster98
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Mexico's Manuel Uribe, once the world's most obese man, is now vying for a different record: the human who has lost the most weight.
Uribe, who weighed as much as a small truck at more than half a tonne, is dieting while confined to a reinforced bed that he has not left for the past six years because he is so heavy.
He has lost 518 pounds (235 kilos) since March 2006 on a diet of grapefruit, egg-white only omelettes, fish, chicken, vegetables and peanuts.
Now weighing 717 pounds - the size of three hefty men - Uribe is still unable to move his swollen legs but hopes to get out of the house next month for only the third time in six years to celebrate his 43rd birthday.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/6/story.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10510291
Myanmar Cyclone Death Toll Nearly 78,000
5/16 1:21:06 PM EST, 5 clicks, submitted by frackster98
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The cyclone's official death toll has nearly doubled to almost 78,000 and another 56,000 people remain missing two weeks after the devastating storm, state television reported Friday.
The United Nations, meanwhile, said that severe restrictions by Myanmar's military junta have left aid agencies largely in the dark about the extent of survivors' suffering.
John Holmes, U.N. undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs, will go to Myanmar on Sunday in an attempt to convince junta leaders to grant more access to U.N. relief workers and massively scale up aid efforts, said Amanda Pitt, a U.N. spokeswoman in Bangkok, Thailand.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iy-MfhLN9Q7MwtQ1VlrvexLjr2dAD90MQ8K...
DeGeneres, de Rossi Plan to Marry
5/16 11:59:12 AM EST, 15 clicks, submitted by andythealien
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Ellen DeGeneres is putting the California Supreme Court ruling in favor of gay marriage into action — she and Portia de Rossi plan to wed, DeGeneres announced during a taping of her talk show.
DeGeneres was taping the episode of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" on Thursday, the day the state's high court struck down California laws against gay marriage, and it was to air Friday, a person close to the production said.
De Rossi, 35, who was in the studio, and DeGeneres, 50, were applauded by audience members, the person close to the production said.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24665277/
Kate Hudson & Owen Wilson Call It Quits
5/16 10:04:56 AM EST, 10 clicks, submitted by Susan
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Despite a flurry of engagement rumors, Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson – Hollywood's most notorious on-again, off-again couple – have called it quits, less than two months after rekindling their romance in Miami.
The end of their erratic courtship (they began dating in September '06) comes amid erroneous reports that the pair were engaged, fueled by photos of Hudson wearing a Tiffany & Co. ring (it was a prop!) both on-and-off set of her film "Bride Wars," which she's filming in Boston.
"It was a pretty bad breakup," says a Wilson pal.
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20200376,00.html
Rosie & Fran Drescher in Talks for a New Show
5/16 8:39:12 AM EST, 9 clicks, submitted by Susan
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At a luncheon in her honor at The Friars Club in Manhattan Thursday, Fran Drescher ('The Nanny') shared a details about the television show she and Rosie O’Donnell are in the process of developing — a show that they would costar in if it becomes a reality.
“It’s called 'The New 30,' and it’s about old friends who are living very different lives, but they live in the same building in Murray Hill, Manhattan,” Drescher explained. “It’s basically about middle-aged women on the verge of a midlife crisis.”
O’Donnell herself had talked about developing a show with Drescher on her blog in the past, but this is the first time a title has been revealed.
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http://tvwatch.people.com/2008/05/15/rosie-fran-drescher-in-talks-for-...
Teen Sells 17,328 Boxes of Girl Scout Cookies
5/16 7:21:28 AM EST, 20 clicks, submitted by AEchik13
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A Girl Scout has financed her trip to Europe with Thin Mints, Samoas and Do-Si-Dos, possibly breaking a national record in the process.
Jennifer Sharpe, a 15-year-old from Dearborn, sold 17,328 boxes of Girl Scout cookies this year, which shatters her troop's old record and is believed to be a national record, though Girl Scouts of the USA doesn't track individual sales.
"It's always been one of those goals I wanted to accomplish," Sharpe said Wednesday.
Michelle Tompkins, spokeswoman for New York-based Girl Scouts of the USA, called the feat "amazing" but said there's no national record on the books.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24631848/
Britney, Mel Gibson Jet to Costa Rica Together
5/16 6:00:43 AM EST, 17 clicks, submitted by AEchik13
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Britney Spears and Mel Gibson are headed to Costa Rica together, Access Hollywood has confirmed.
The new celebrity pals departed from Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, Calif., on Thursday morning.
Back in March, the two were spotted having dinner together at the Russian restaurant, Romanov, in Studio City. According to a report in People, a source said the two are “just going away for a few days to relax.”
It is believed they will be staying at Gibson’s home in Costa Rica.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24656170/
Flight Attendant Accused of Setting Fire on Plane
5/16 3:58:12 AM EST, 13 clicks, submitted by AEchik13
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A 19-year-old flight attendant has been accused of setting a fire aboard a commercial airplane that was forced to make an emergency landing in Fargo, N.D.
Eder Rojas was charged Thursday in federal court in Minneapolis. The case will be prosecuted in Fargo.
Officials say the Compass Airlines flight from Minneapolis to Saskatchewan landed safely in Fargo on May 7, after smoke begin to fill the back of the plane.
Court documents say Rojas, of Woodbury, Minn., told authorities he was upset at the airline for making him work that route.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24656169/
Jury Convicts Hollywood Private Eye Pellicano
5/16 2:46:48 AM EST, 8 clicks, submitted by AEchik13
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A Hollywood private investigator was convicted Thursday of federal racketeering and other charges for digging up dirt for his well-heeled clients to use in lawsuits, divorces and business disputes against the rich and famous.
Anthony Pellicano, 64, was accused of wiretapping stars such as Sylvester Stallone and running the names of others, such as Garry Shandling and Kevin Nealon, through law enforcement databases to help clients in legal and other disputes.
Pellicano was found guilty of all but one of the 77 counts against him. He looked at the judge with his arms crossed and didn’t react when verdicts were read.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24653319/
