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Nyheat
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08-09-2006
| Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 9:13 am
Christina Applegate: Why I had a double mastectomy For more than 20 years, actress Christina Applegate has kept audiences laughing. During her teenage years, she lit up the small screen as Kelly Bundy on the hit sitcom "Married with Children." After 11 hilarious seasons, Christina's career branched out to the big screen and Broadway. In 2007, Christina landed the starring role on "Samantha Who?" an acclaimed comedy series. After receiving Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for her performance, it seemed that nothing could stop Christina's triumphant return to TV. Then, in April 2008, shocking news silenced the laughter. At 36 years old, Christina was diagnosed with breast cancer. At first, Christina says she lived quietly with the disease. "It's hard to live quietly," she says. "I went through five weeks of work without telling anyone that this was going on in my life." Now, Christina is going public with her personal battle to raise awareness among young women who may not think they're at risk. As the daughter of a breast cancer survivor, Christina says she's been vigilant about getting regular mammograms since she was 30 years old. In 2007, doctors recommended extra precautions. "My doctor said that the mammograms weren't enough for me because of the denseness of my breasts," she says. "He suggested that I get an MRI." <snip> Bless her, I love Christina Applegate and think she's very brave.
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Mocha
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08-12-2001
| Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 9:48 am
I was just going to post this Nyheat, thx. "Within a week, Christina had her first lumpectomy. Doctors also did a biopsy of her lymph nodes to make sure the cancer hadn't spread. Since the cancer was caught early on, Christina was told she'd need six weeks of radiation instead of chemotherapy. Then, she received more life-changing news. A test for the BRCA gene -- also known as the "breast cancer gene" -- came back positive. Oprah.com: Should you get tested for the gene? "That sort of changed everything for me," she says. "Radiation was something temporary, and it wasn't addressing the issue of this coming back or the chance of it coming back in my left breast. I sort of had to kind of weigh all my options at that point." Christina was given two options... go forward with the radiation treatments and continue testing for the rest of her life or have both breasts removed."
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Nyheat
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08-09-2006
| Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 5:25 pm
She one of my favorite people that I don't know, lol. A great actress and a classy lady. You can tell by the look in her eyes that she's devastated, but I'm convinced she'll be a great spokesperson for breast cancer awareness and will get through this. Bless anyone with this terrible disease! Big Melissa Etheridge fan too. Will never forget her performing "Take a Piece of my Heart" without her wig at a major awards show. Bravo!
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Sharinia
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09-07-2002
| Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 10:44 pm
Marcia Brady: I Had Fling With Greg October 14, 2008 (CBS/AP) Fans of "The Brady Bunch" know Maureen McCormick as Marcia Brady, the wholesome older sister on the classic TV comedy about a blended family. But in her new memoir, "Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice," the actress writes of her romance with TV sibling Barry Williams, who played Greg Brady, dates with Michael Jackson and Steve Martin, her addictions, depression, and trading sex for drugs. Things became hot and heavy while McCormick and Williams were filming episodes in Hawaii. "We couldn't hold back any longer," she writes in the book published by William Morrow. "It was our first kiss, and it was long, passionate and deep. It was wonderful, too, though as we continued to kiss and press against each other so closely that we could feel each other's body heat, a part of me - a tiny part, admittedly - said to myself, `Oh my God! I'm kissing my brother. What am I doing?"' [...]
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Texannie
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07-16-2001
| Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - 5:46 am
didn't she already write that book and tell all that?????
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Nyheat
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08-09-2006
| Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - 6:27 am
Madonna and Guy Ritchie to Divorce
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Julieboo
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02-05-2002
| Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - 7:02 am
Greg beat her to it. That is such old news....
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Twiggyish
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08-14-2000
| Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - 9:26 am
I really don't want to read about Maureen's book. ugh I'm not surprised about Madonna and Guy
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Ladytex
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09-27-2001
| Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - 9:44 am
I'm not either, especially after this summer and the A-Rod controversy.
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Kitt
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09-06-2000
| Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - 9:58 am
Madonna and Richie never seemed particularly happy. Even in the beginning she spoke about it being difficult but you work hard to make the marriage work. I suspect they've been together for the children most of their marriage. Hopefully they will be able to provide a happier environment for the children separately than they did together. I wonder if Madonna will stay in the UK.
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Mamie316
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07-08-2003
| Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - 4:27 pm
David Duchovny, who recently left rehab for sex addition, and wife Tea Leo released a statement Wednesday saying they have been separated for some time. "In light of continuous speculation over the lives and marriage of Tea Leoni and David Duchovny, the couple has confirmed that they have in fact been separated for several months," the statement says. "The couple had hoped to keep this separation private for the sake of their children."
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Vacanick
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07-12-2004
| Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - 4:33 pm
How sad for both of these families. 
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Naja
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06-28-2003
| Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 7:54 am
Angelina is planning another adoption. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8004316/
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Escapee
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06-15-2004
| Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 8:16 am
Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams Paisley are expecting another baby.
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Mamie316
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07-08-2003
| Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 4:26 pm
DJ AM may have cheated death twice. While being treated for burns sustained during a plane crash, he learned of a potentially fatal blood clot in his leg. "In the burn center, they did a scan and found that I had a blood clot that in this flight could have traveled to my heart and I could have died," DJ AM (real name: Adam Goldstein), tells PEOPLE. Goldstein, 35, says the clot was a result of his frequent flying to his various deejaying residencies at clubs nationwide. He currently has almost 2 million frequent flier miles. While at the Joseph M. Still Burn Center in August, Ga., doctors put a filter in his vein and prescribed blood-thinning medication to prevent complications related to the clot. "I have a great deal of faith that everything happens for a reason," he says. "I put myself in God's hands."
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Mamie316
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07-08-2003
| Friday, October 17, 2008 - 6:50 pm
Kevin Costner and his wife Christine Baumgartner Costner are expecting their second child together, the actor's rep confirms to Star. Although the rep did not give a due date or information on the sex of the baby, a friend of the family reveals that Christine, 34, is reportedly carrying a boy. The pal shares, "Kevin and Christine are ecstatic. They feel so incredibly blessed right now as everything in their life is perfect." The new baby will join Kevin, 53, and Christine's son Cayden Wyatt, 17 months, and Kevin's children Annie, 24, Lily, 22, Joe, 20, and Liam, 11, from previous relationships.
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Twiggyish
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08-14-2000
| Saturday, October 18, 2008 - 7:44 am
I hope the best for DJ Am. Good for Kevin and Christine!
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Vacanick
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07-12-2004
| Monday, October 20, 2008 - 2:00 pm
Seeing Brad look so hot makes me soooo happy!!! 
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Mocha
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08-12-2001
| Monday, October 20, 2008 - 2:23 pm
Lolol
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Vacanick
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07-12-2004
| Monday, October 20, 2008 - 4:03 pm
Tell the truth Mocha ... doesn't he make you happy as well?? 
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Tishala
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08-01-2000
| Monday, October 20, 2008 - 4:06 pm
I just read that he's playing one of a group of Jewish Americans who hunt down and brutally kill Nazis during WWII. I just can't wrap my head around Brad playing a Jew. He looks about as goyish as humanly possible.
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Escapee
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06-15-2004
| Monday, October 20, 2008 - 4:07 pm
O H Y U M M O
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Vacanick
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07-12-2004
| Monday, October 20, 2008 - 4:17 pm
lol Tish but he still looks smoking hot!!! Y U M M O ... you took the words out of my mouth Escape.
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Twiggyish
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08-14-2000
| Monday, October 20, 2008 - 5:08 pm
LOL!!
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, October 20, 2008 - 8:21 pm
X-Files star Gillian Anderson and boyfriend Mark Griffiths are parents of a baby boy, the actress's rep tells PEOPLE exclusively. Felix Griffiths, weighing 6 lbs., 15 oz., was born Oct. 15 in London, says rep Kelly Bush. Felix is the second child for Anderson, 40, with Griffiths, joining their 1-year-old son Oscar. Anderson also has a 13-year-old daughter, Piper, from a previous marriage.
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