Break-Up Prompted Alexa Ray Joel Overdose
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Music, Break-ups, Drugs, Meltdowns, Where Are They Now?,
Christie Brinkley and singer Billy Joel’s daughter, Alexa Ray Joel, insists she wasn’t trying to kill herself when she took an overdose.
The musician, who is the , was hospitalized last December after taking an overdose of painkillers, but says she was “panicking” over the end of her relationship with her first love, Jimmy Riot.
“I wasn’t trying to hurt myself, I wasn’t trying to kill myself. I was panicked, I was not thinking clearly at all. I was in so much pain and I just wanted to numb it. He helped me get my band together, my career, my sexuality as a woman, I associated with him. So when he left I didn’t know what I was supposed to do. I didn’t know who I was. It took me so much work, heavy, heavy work to get to the point where I could feel OK on my own.”
Alexa, 24, also spoke of her desire for people to not compare her with her famous parents and judge her music on its own merits: “Everybody gets it - I’m their daughter. But I have my own voice, I have my own sound and I have a big personality. You might want to take a listen.”
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Britney Spears Accused of Sexual Assault
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Music, Legal Issues, Meltdowns, Rumors,
Just when she was keeping herself free of legal troubles, Britney Spears has been accused of sexually harassing her bodyguard.
Former policeman Fernando Flores, 29, has quit his job as the pop superstar’s head bodyguard after the mother-of-two allegedly paraded around naked in front of him on numerous occasions. Flores is now reportedly considering a sexual harassment lawsuit against the “Piece of Me” singer.
“She was always giving him the come on and he felt if he didn’t reciprocate he could lose his job. He finally handed in his notice last week and is considering legal action. Working for Britney is tough. She’s a nightmare to deal with and her emotions are totally out of control. She runs round the house naked and yelling at staff,” a friend of Flores said.
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Britney Spears Not Ready For Control of Her Life
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Music, Legal Issues, Meltdowns, Rumors,
Britney Spears is “unlikely” to regain control of her affairs in the near future.
The 28-year-old singer, whose father Jamie Spears and lawyer Andrew Wallet were made co-conservators of her personal and professional affairs after her public breakdown in 2008, is due to have a conservatorship status hearing today, but is not expected that the judge will change the ruling.
“Britney won’t be in court for the hearing. It seems highly unlikely that the conservatorship will end by the end of summer. Britney’s just not ready, yet. She has her good days and bad days. Britney has complex issues on a personal and professional level, and that is the reason the conservatorship is still in place,” a source told RadarOnline.com.
The “Piece of Me” singer will only be permitted to regain control of her vast fortune if Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Reva Goetz has enough evidence to justify ending the conservatorship. It had previously been claimed Britney feels “completely out of it” because her father is so controlling.
“She is so out of it she just doesn’t care anymore. She just does what she’s told and is totally in her world. She’ll even call people at all hours of night for a general conversation and acts like it’s the middle of the day or something,” a source said.
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Quote of the Day: Kristen Stewart Calls Paparazzi Rapists
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Movies, Meltdowns, Rants, Paparazzi Photos,
“It’s so… The photos are so.. I feel like I’m looking at someone being raped. A lot of the time I can’t handle it. I never expected that this would be my life.”
- Eclipse star Kristen Stewart talks about one of the many prices of fame.
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Jesse James: I’m a Scared, Abused 7 Year-Old
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Television, Break-ups, Divorce, Meltdowns,
Jesse James checked into rehab to help get over his abusive childhood.
The motorcycle entrepreneur - who allegedly cheated on estranged wife Sandra Bullock with at least four women - entered Arizona’s Sierra Tucson Rehab Facility last month and while he was getting treatment for sex addiction and anger management he also wanted to stop his violent father dictating his personal life.
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Sharon Osbourne Battles Eating Habits
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Television, Meltdowns, Rumors,
Sharon Osbourne doesn’t think she’ll ever get her eating under control.
The outspoken star - who has previously battled bulimia - says she will always be haunted by her food issues and still overeats, although she tries to hide it from her family.
“Eating is my Achilles heel. I’m addicted to food and every day I wake up and think, ‘Today is the day that I’m not going to overeat.’ But that’s my thing in life, and I’m overweight, I am, but. I still have my big binges. Just the other weekend I was hiding from Kelly in the cupboard eating Maltesers; I can eat things in ridiculous amounts. And then I have to hide the wrappers because I know my other daughter Aimee will find them.”
Sharon knows her family - husband Ozzy, son Jack and Kelly and Aimee - get upset but she doesn’t think she can be helped. She said in an interview with Glamour, “Ozzy worries because of my health, but it’s my kids who get really upset. For example, Aimee wouldn’t even talk to me the other night because she was so upset about what I was eating. But nothing works for me. I have a very big self-destructive streak. Everybody has something, but I do everything to extremes.”
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Naomi Campbell Breaks Down on Oprah
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Television, Legal Issues, Meltdowns,
Naomi Campbell broke down in tears as she blamed her notorious temper on “abandonment issues.”
The supermodel was questioned by Oprah Winfrey, who confronted her frankly about her temper - which has seen her previously lash out at her own staff, camera crews, police officers and airline workers. Naomi blamed her furious outbursts on her mother, who left her at home while she pursued a career as a ballet dancer.
When asked by Oprah if she was “just a petulant diva,” she replied, “It comes from a deeper place than that with me. It comes from another type of emotional disorder because it’s not just, if I don’t get what I want I throw a fit. It comes from, I think, an abandonment issue and it comes from also trying to just build up a family around me that’s not my immediate family and if I feel a mistrust, then, all my cards go down. It’s not a right thing to do. I just see red.”
Naomi, who is 40 this month, admitted she is ashamed of her fits of rage and is remorseful every time her temper gets the better of her. She added: “I take responsibility for the things that I have done and I do feel a great sense of shame. I am ashamed of everything I’ve ever done. I don’t have an excuse for my behavior.”
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VIDEO: Mel Gibson Calls Reporter “A-Hole” on TV
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Movies, Television, Meltdowns, Videos,
UPDATE: Gibson has since admitted to having a “short fuse.”
Lesson of the Day: If you’re ever going to interview Mel Gibson, just stick to divorce-related questions. References to his “sugar t-ts” comment are off the table.
While helping Gibson to promote his new movie, a Chicago-entertainment reporter got a taste of the actor’s edge of darkness. Although things were pretty tense for WGN’s Dean Richards during the chat, the situation got 10x more awkward after it was done.
You’re right, Mel. We should keep things from the past in the past. Let’s focus on what you’re saying today.
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Ashley Greene Finds Being a Role Model Scary
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Movies, Clothing, Style, Meltdowns, Rants,
Ashley Greene had a “mini-breakdown” over the scrutiny her wardrobe received.
The 22-year-old actress admits she still feels uneasy that fans of the The Twilight Saga - in which she plays Alice Cullen - view her as a role model but refuses to put on an act to please other people.
“There was a moment in time where I was kind of having this mini-breakdown because it was all very new, and it was all being thrown at me really quickly, and I was going, ‘Why are people reporting on this? Why do people care what I’m wearing or what I’m eating, and why are people looking down on me because I’m not wearing high heels?’ That’s the downside to being in the public eye. When girls come up and say, ‘You’re my role model,’ it’s really flattering, but it’s also really scary because I’m not perfect and I’m going to make mistakes. I’ve just decided that I have to continue to live my life and do what I do. Hopefully, people love me because of who I am, not who I pretend to be.”
The actress was working as a waitress when she landed the role and is still amazed at how quickly her life changed because she hasn’t yet had time to reflect on her success.
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Chris Brown Embarrassed Over Attack
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Music, Break-ups, Legal Issues, Meltdowns, Photos, Rumors,
Chris Brown is “embarrassed” about his assault on his ex-girlfriend Rihanna.
The “Run It” singer has spoken out about his humiliation at losing his temper with the 21-year-old beauty in an attack which left her covered in bruises and bite marks and has revealed he still can’t look at the photographs of her injuries.
“It’s unbearable to view. It’s something that I have to live with every time they show it. I’m embarrassed that I couldn’t control my anger at that time. It’s a reminder that I have to be in control of my own actions and not anyone else’s. My actions today and in the past shape my future.”
Chris, who has to stay at least 100 yards away from Rihanna for the next five years, has now vowed to “learn from” his behavior.
“Domestic violence is totally wrong whatever the circumstances, no exceptions. I’m only 20. This is a bad mistake I made, but one that I’m not denying nor running away from. I don’t believe I should let it shatter my life. I’m owning up to the wrongs I’ve done and am working on myself. I’m trying to find the positive amid the negative. I’m urging people to learn from what I did and not take the same route. If I do that - act as an example - then I feel I have no reason to go through the rest of my life with my head hanging down.”
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