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Two doctors are under investigation by federal drug authorities over the death of Heath Ledger, the New York Daily News reports.
The doctors - one based in California and another in Texas - are believed to have prescribed the 28-year-old actor with powerful painkillers including Oxycontin and Vicodin, law enforcement sources say.
Ledger was found dead in his New York apartment last month after an accidental overdose of prescription drugs.
Authorities are now trying to determine whether the powerful painkillers were prescribed legally or not.
A source tells People: "We are investigating doctors in Los Angeles and Texas with regard to Ledger's prescriptions."
When probed as to whether there was any wrongdoing on behalf of the medics, the source said: "We don't know yet. The agents were there this week, and we are waiting to hear from them."
"It's an ongoing investigation," a law enforcement source says. "It's not clear if there was any wrongdoing."
The Drug Enforcement Administration also announced it was launching an investigation into how the actor obtained the various drugs shortly after the medical examiner reported his findings on 22 January.
Stay tuned to this blog for updates...
Sources: ok-magazine.com, entertainmentwise.com, nydailynews.com
Bride Britney
She will get married, damnit!
Britney Spears reportedly made an odd request when she visited a bridal boutique in Beverly Hills this week.
Spears asked staff at the store to recreate a dress from a different designer and have it ready by that very evening.
Needless to say her request was flatly refused.
An eyewitness reveals: "The staff explained that they didn't have a dressmaker on call who could do it in time."
But she didn't walk out empty-handed.
"The only thing she wanted to buy in the store was the yellow wig on a mannequin in the window.
"The manager eventually agreed to offer it to her for $100."
Winehouse back in 'drug hell'
Once a crackhead, always a crackhead it seems.
Amy Winehouse is allegedly back on the white stuff.
British tabloid The Sun reports that Winehouse - whose husband Blake is in the nick - is taking cocaine, ecstasy, cannabis and booze to numb her emotional pain.
A source reveals how Winehouse:
Persuaded a reluctant pal to smuggle drugs into the London rehab clinic on her FIRST NIGHT there.
Was "clean" for less than TEN days - in her failed bid to pass a drugs test to get a US visa to attend the Grammy Awards.
FEARS that without drugs she is just a ZOMBIE.
The newspaper also reveals how the jazz pixie reportedly deliberately burnt her hand with a lighter last week, screaming: "My life is a shell of what it was.
"People talk to me and I just zone out. It's like the whole world is now stillborn. Colours aren't as bright, love doesn't feel real. I don't know who I am and I just feel numb."
A pal close to the singer said: "We were sat around the table when she held a lighter over her hand and let the flame scar her skin.
"Amy has been up and down in a way she never was before. One minute she'll be fine, the next she'll be in a heap on the floor, screaming she can't go on. She feels that rehab is turning her into some sort of zombie with no emotion."
Another friend said: "On the first night in rehab she begged a friend to take her in some drugs.
"After that she did not take anything for a week to ten days. But that was just about trying to get her to the Grammys. Now we're back to the dangerous levels of before."
After seeing these pictures I'm not surprised to hear that Wino's life is on the skids yet again.
I'm no medic, but two weeks in rehab is not enough to get yourself clean.
Sort it out, love.
Candy girl callin'
Here's the full track list for Madonna's hotly-anticipated new album, Hard Candy:
1) Candy Store
2) 4 Minutes To Save The World
3) Give it 2 Me
4) Heartbeat
5) Miles Away
6) She's Not Me
7) Incredible
8) Beat Goes On
9) Dance Tonight
10) Spanish Lesson
11) Devil
12) Voices
I'm panting as we speak. I predict this album's going to be a sizzler.
Stay tuned for the video for first single 4 Minutes To Save The World.
'Don't call me Wino'
Welsh warbler Duffy may not be water cooler conversation just yet, but it's just a matter of time before she's HUGE.
Predictably, Duffy's already being compared to Amy Winehouse, and it's a comparison the lass finds rather insulting.
Duffy says: "It's flattering to be compared to Amy. She has done really well. I love the Dusty Springfield sound and to be compared to her is something to be proud of.
"But I want to be known as Duffy, not the new anyone. I think I have worked hard for what I have achieved and want to be known for my talents, not anyone else's."
Click here to watch a video for another of Duffy's stellar tunes Rockferry.
Source: sun.co.uk
Liz in medical drama
Silver screen dinosaur is reportedly in ill-health again.
The ailing 76-year-old actress is now battling a health complaint that is shutting down her internal organs.
This latest medical crisis was supposedly brought on by the painkillers Taylor has been taking for years to combat debilitating back and hip pain.
Sources tell the National Enquirer the drugs have caused irreversible damage to her liver and kidneys.
An insider says, "Her body is starting to shut down, and she's adamant about not resorting to life support. Liz does not want to continue living if it means being connected to machines. Liz said she has no intention of going on dialysis - let alone consider organ transplants."
A martyr to the end.
Undoubtedly, Taylor is a symbol of tenacity and triumph over adversity, and I admire her will.
I know it's wrong to mock the afflicted, but this video still haunts me to this day. It's positively the best thing on YouTube.
Not a happy bunny...
New-mommy Christina Aguilera is reportedly livid over the lack of interest in her recent photo shoot for People magazine.
She's so irate she apparently sacked her manager, her PR firm (BWR) and an assistant.
The magazine cover which features Xtina and her 5-week old son reportedly sold a measly 1.3million copies - which is apparently way below the usual sales figure.
Reports say Xtina "Went crazy and had a massive tantrum. It was astonishing. She was absolutely furious and blamed her staff for the way everything had been handled. She decided BWR had to go, then gave her day-to-day manager and one of her assistants their marching orders too."
Source: celebbinge.com
Jen's got the hump
He may be a bonafide chick magnet, but George Clooney can strike Jennifer Aniston off his list of admirers.
The ruggedly handsome actor - who remains best buddies with Aniston's ex Brad Pitt - sauntered up to the Friends stat at last Saturday's Night Before gala in Beverly Hills, while she was busy yapping with Siamese twin Courtney Cox.
"George attempted to be friendly, but Jen wasn't having it," one eyewitness tells OK!
"After enduring a few minutes of the actor's presence, Jen turned on her heels and made a beeline for the Sunset Ballroom, where most of the guests were mingling."
See, adults really are just children with bills to pay.
'Rick Salomon for President!'
Pamela Anderson's soon-to-be ex Rick Salomon has amassed himself quite the fan club.
The paparazzi love him.
The sex tape producer was videoed by the chaps over at Hollywood.tv this week as he made his way towards his car.
The paps toy with Salomon and throw ridiculous questions at him, some of which included:
"Was it the drug use or the herpes?" yells one.
"Did you try making another sex tape without the woman's consent?" asks another.
One overzealous pap is so engrossed in his line of questioning he trips over himself and ends up eating pavement.
"He needs an ambulance," a fellow pap yells.
But the throng moves on regardless.
No honour amongst thieves, clearly.
Watch the hilarious clip here.
Warning: contains swearing
Sober as a saint
Pregnant Nicole Kidman has hit back at reports that she was drinking alcohol at this year's Academy Awards.
New York Post's Cindy Adams made out that Nic Nic was drinking wine backstage at the Oscars.
Her column read: "Boozing backstage during the Oscarcast is a no-no. But if you're pregnant Nicole Kidman it's a yes- yes. She wanted white wine. She got it."
But Nic's rep has countered the claims, saying:
"I have to tell you that Nicole Kidman most certainly did NOT drink white wine or any other alcoholic beverage backstage. She had water and lemon zinger tea. That's it. I know, I was there with her I cannot remember that last time that Cindy Adams got anything right. She's an idiot, and you can quote me."
The real Li Lo
Check out this gem of a video lampooning Lindsay Lohan's nude photo shoot for New York magazine.
Huge Jackman
Take a peek at these hi-res images of Hugh Jackman in the new movie: X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
Ding dong!
Bloom stinks
Lord of The Rings star Orlando has some personal hygiene issues it seems.
His fair-weather girlfriend Miranda Kerr has betrayed his trust and publicly announced that she thinks he's "too smelly".
"Miranda thinks Orlando is too smelly," says a source.
"Recently, she asked him if he could wash his clothes and perhaps shower more often."
Read about Bloom's stink here.
Whole Hulka lovin' goin' on...
I feel positively dirty just typing up this story. In fact, I think I'll be heading straight to the shower once I hit the full stop.
Several reports are surfacing that WWE beefcake Hulk Hogan has been indulging in a spot of "dirty love" with his daughter's best friend.
The filthy animal. Talk about dirty love.
The fling supposedly prompted wifey Linda Hogan to file for divorce.
The flingee, one Christiane Plante, aged, 33, has reportedly confessed all to sleaze generator The National Enquirer.
Christiane says, "My relationship with Terry [Hulk Hogan] began at a time when Terry and Linda privately knew their marriage was ending. She had left him already, although no official papers had been filed.
"Terry is a good man, good father and a good friend, and he and I grew close at a time when he was going through a very difficult period. It seemed right then, but I know it was wrong."
Too right it was wrong.
Hulk's daughter is said to be devastated by the affair, and posted this ominous entry on her blog this week:
Thursday, February 21, 2008
hey....
Current mood: distressed
Category: Life
going through one of the hardest issues i've ever had to deal with in my life...please keep me and my family in your prayers.... I'm continuing work in the studio... I'm sure my writing will reflect my state of mind at the moment. I need all the support i can get. thank you...
Love you much,
b
The Hogan family has been through turbulent times recently, with son Nick being charged with reckless driving, follwing a car crash which seriously injured his friend.
Menage a trois
Talk about having your cake and eating it...
Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton has a somewhat unconventional love life.
The Narnia ice Queen was put on the spot at this year's Academy Awards when reporters quizzed her about the hot young New Zealander she had draped on her arm.
Why the inquisition?
Swinton also has a husband at home in Britain.
It's a threesome they're all comfortable with, apparently.
Greedy greedy!
Is this for real?
Is this the most spoilt girl in the world?
Somebody slap her, please!
This pageant princess needs a kick up the Khyber.
Bloom 4 Aniston
Jennifer Aniston has been enjoying an ongoing flirtation with her Travelling costar Aaron Eckhart, but the actress is said to have won the attention of a dashing younger admirer - Orlando Bloom.
Poo for Perez
Celebrity gossip tart Perez Hilton (aka Mario Lavandeira) has found himself to be fodder for the gossips for a change.
A report claims that a fellow celebrity news blogger, one Jonathan Jaxson, allegedly sent Perez a series of video-tapes of himself masturbating to Hilton per his request - in return for helping him promote his blog.
But the help never materialised.
Hilton has so-far remained tight-lipped over the scandalous claims. Funny that.
I wonder how long it'll be before someone retaliates and posts a mugshot of the dirt disher with a sexually explicit dribble on the side of his gob...
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Fast gossip
Give me five minutes and I'll tell you everything...
* Nicole Kidman: Something she'd like to forget. Besides Tom: Agent Bedhead
* Gwen Stefani Does 'V': Celebwarship
* Sophie Ellis Bextor knows how to exit a car: Glitterati Gossip
* Angelina Jolie to gift France with a child: A Socialite's Life
* Natalie Portman wants bigger boobs: Popoholic
* Janet Jackson to become a man: The Skinny
* The only time you'll see "Paris Hilton" and "virgin" in the same headline: Just Jared
* Eva Mendes is out of rehab. That was quick: PopSugar
* OMG, it's Xtina's long lost twin! Circus Hour
* Gerard Butler has a fur coat and a purse: Popsugar
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