Houston hid drug habit from close ones
June 18th, 2012 - 2:54 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, June 18 (IANS) Singer Whitney Houston hid her drug habit from her friends, says a close friend."It really shocked me when I found that out. And actually it ... Read more...
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India highlights ‘human dimension’ of adopted woman facing deportation
May 26th, 2012 - 11:25 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 26 (IANS) Highlighting the "human dimension" of an adopted Indian American woman who faces deportation 30 years after she came here, India has asked the US to ensure ... Read more...
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Fate of Indian American orphan hangs in balance
May 24th, 2012 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 24 (IANS) The fate of an Indian American woman facing the prospect of deportation 30 years after she came to the US as an adopted infant hangs in ... Read more...
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‘Full House’ star Jodie Sweetin celebrates her 30th birthday
January 20th, 2012 - 11:01 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Jan 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) ‘Full House’ star Jodie Sweetin celebrated her 30th birthday on the 19th of January. She is well known for her portrayal of Stephanie Tanner on the ... Read more...
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Whoopi Goldberg’s lost letter to Charlie Sheen
March 20th, 2011 - 4:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 20 (ANI): A letter that Whoopi Goldberg sent to Charlie Sheen in 1999, wishing him success in kicking his drug habit, has been unearthed.The letter, containing heartfelt words of ... Read more...
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US charity pays 26 Brit drug addicts to use contraception
March 9th, 2011 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 9 (ANI): A US charity has claimed that it had paid 26 female drug addicts in UK to have contraceptive coils or implants fitted.Project Prevention said it had made initial ... Read more...
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Tyson admits getting drunk after every fight
December 4th, 2010 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 4 (ANI): Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has admitted that he binged on booze "after every fight".Tyson, who became the youngest champion in history when he won the World Boxing ... Read more...
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MJ’s family planned to kidnap him, claims former bodyguard
October 30th, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Oct 30 (ANI): Late Michael Jackson's former bodyguard Matt Fiddes has apparently revealed that the singer's family considered "kidnapping" the King of Pop to combat his drug habit.Fiddes, who ... Read more...
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Russell Brand’s ‘going to be a great man of God’
September 7th, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 7 (ANI): Pop star Katy Perry has revealed that her parents believe her future husband Russell Brand is on his way to becoming "a great man of God".Katy, 25, ... Read more...
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‘Iron’ Mike Tyson says he ‘only did cameo in The Hangover for drug money’
August 3rd, 2010 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug 3(ANI): American boxing legend Mike Tyson has admitted that he had agreed to do a cameo in the 2009 comedy "The Hangover" only to finance his addiction."I was doing ... Read more...
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LiLo’s dad wants Robert Downey Jr., Mark Wahlberg to help daughter
July 29th, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 29 (ANI): Lindsay Lohan's father Michael has reached out to stars including Robert Downey Jr. and Mark Wahlberg asking them to help his troubled daughter.The 'Mean Girls' actress is ... Read more...
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Michael Douglas Refuses To Accept Blame Of Son’s Drug Habit
May 4th, 2010 - 6:35 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
May 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Renowned American actor Michael Douglas, speaking about his son's association with drugs said that it was true that he gave more importance to his professional life ... Read more...
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I snorted cocaine while on Coronation Street, admits Denise Welch
April 27th, 2010 - 6:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 27 (ANI): English actress and TV presenter Denise Welch has admitted that she snorted cocaine on the sets of the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.Welch revealed that she battled with ... Read more...
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Kicking booze, drug habit was like “getting out of prison”: Melanie Griffith
April 16th, 2010 - 6:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 16 (ANI): Melanie Griffith, who battled with booze and drug addiction, says she feels as if she is "out of prison" after kicking the habit."I am an alcoholic and an ... Read more...
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Antonio Banderas praises wife for kicking drug habit
April 12th, 2010 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 12 (ANI): Spanish actor Antonio Banderas has praised his wife Melanie Griffith for the courage she has shown in her ongoing battle with addiction.Banderas, 49, had married Griffith, 52, in ... Read more...
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Banderas praises wife for kicking drug habit
April 12th, 2010 - 3:30 am ICT by IANS
London, April 12 (IANS) Hollywood actor Antonio Banderas has praised his wife Melanie Griffith for showing courage in her ongoing battle with addiction.
"The Mask of Zorro" star married Griffith in 1996, but ... Read more...
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Texas Rangers’ Manager Analyzed As Positive for Cocaine
March 18th, 2010 - 11:40 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
Mar 18 (Pen Men at Work): It has been exposed that Texas Rangers’ Ron Washington has tested positive for a debarred material during the team’s previous season.
This information has not ... Read more...
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MJ ‘to give evidence in his own death case’
February 7th, 2010 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, February 7 (ANI): Michael Jackson will seemingly give evidence from beyond his grave at his own death trial.His personal doctor Conrad Murray, who is set to face involuntary manslaughter charges ... Read more...
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Robbie Williams plans tour before 2012
December 14th, 2009 - 4:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 14 (ANI): British pop star Robbie Williams, who has admitted in the past that touring always takes a toll on his mental health and vowed never to go back ... Read more...
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Anna Nicole Smith thought pregnancy was just ‘bad wind’
November 2nd, 2009 - 3:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 2 (ANI): Former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith's alleged drug habit led her to believe her pregnancy was a case of bad wind, it has emerged.Smith was found unconscious in ... Read more...
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Kerry Katona says she may turn to drugs again
October 28th, 2009 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 28 (ANI): Troubled Kerry Katona says she is not sure if she will never return to drugs again.The former Atomic Kitten, who was caught snorting coke earlier this year, believes ... Read more...
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‘Mackenzie Phillips worked as pregnant prostitute to fund drug habit’
October 8th, 2009 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 8 (ANI): Disgraced actress Mackenzie Phillips once worked as a high-class call girl while she was pregnant to pay for her drug habit, according to reports.The daughter of The Mamas ... Read more...
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Whitney Houston “humbled” by support of contemporaries
October 1st, 2009 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 1 (ANI): Whitney Houston says she was touched by the support lent to her by leading artists who showed their interest in joining her comeback album.The 46-year-old pop diva returned ... Read more...
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Sophie Anderton says child sex abuse forced her into drugs
September 29th, 2009 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 29 (ANI): British model and reality TV star Sophie Anderton has accepted to drug charges, days after she was caught snorting cocaine on camera and has blamed the drug habit ... Read more...
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Sophie Anderton caught snorting cocaine
September 23rd, 2009 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 23 (ANI): British model and reality TV star Sophie Anderton has been caught on camera snorting cocaine, just days after she publicly said she was beating her drug habit.The video ... Read more...
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Macca says Beatles overindulged in drugs
September 11th, 2009 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 11 (ANI): Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney is amazed he and his band mates survived the excessive drug habit they had in their heyday.The singer admits that the Fab ... Read more...
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Kerry Katona ‘accuses hubby of filming drug snorting video’
September 6th, 2009 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 6 (ANI): A troubled Kerry Katona has been at loggerheads with hubby Mark Croft and has accused him of setting up her coke snorting video, it has emerged.The News of ... Read more...
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Cheryl Cole’s ex reveals how his drug habit took toll on star’s health
August 30th, 2009 - 3:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 30 (ANI): Singer Cheryl Cole's former love Jason Mack has revealed that she tried hard to get him off drugs when they were dating and in the process she even ... Read more...
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Winehouse’s dad admits faking heart attack to get daughter off drugs
July 30th, 2009 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 30 (ANI): Amy Winehouse's father Mitch has confessed he faked a heart attack in front of her formerly drug addict daughter to get her off heroin.The 59-year-old former cabbie ... Read more...
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Winehouse’s ‘druggie ex hubby back in rehab’
July 29th, 2009 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 29 (ANI): Amy Winehouse's former husband Blake Fielder-Civil has reportedly landed back in rehab after failing a drugs test.Fielder-Civil was sentenced to 27 months in prison last July for ... Read more...
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Amy Winehouse funded ex hubby’s drug habit in jail
July 28th, 2009 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 28 (ANI): Amy Winehouse used to help her former husband Blake Fielder-Civil get drugs while he served his sentence in prison, the jailbird has revealed.Fielder-Civil, who was sentenced to ... Read more...
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Jackson was living like a drug addict before he died, says pal
July 20th, 2009 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 20 (ANI): Michael Jackson was living like a drug addict for many years before he died, his friend Tedd Harvey has revealed."Michael had a long-term drug habit. He was ... Read more...
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MJ was high on painkillers while announcing O2 Arena shows in March
July 9th, 2009 - 6:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 9 (ANI): A new tell-all book suggests that late King of Pop Michael Jackson was high on painkillers while announcing his 50 gigs at London's O2 Arena this March. ... Read more...
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Winehouse’s dad worried about her alcohol dependency
May 14th, 2009 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
London, May 13 (IANS) Troubled British singer Amy Winehouse's father Mitch is proud of her for having kicked her drug addiction, but fears she is still struggling with her alcohol dependency.
He ... Read more...
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F1 boss Mosley’s son dies after suspected drug overdose
May 7th, 2009 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 7 (ANI): The son of F1 boss Max Mosley has been found dead after a suspected drugs overdose.Alexander Mosley, 39, was discovered in his home in Notting Hill, West ... Read more...
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