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Ledger's Death Ruled “Acute Intoxication” — The NYC medical examiner has finished the toxicology report following the death of Heath Ledger, and has just ruled that the actor's death was caused by “acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam, and doxylamine.”
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Brenda Rodriguez / People.com:
Michelle Williams Arrives in Heath's Hometown — Michelle Williams and her two-year-old daughter arrived in Perth, Australia, Wednesday afternoon local time for Heath Ledger's funeral. — Williams, wearing a black dress and black sunglasses, held the striped-dress-clad Matilda in her arms …
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Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
Heath Ledger Died of Accidental Overdose of Prescription Drugs — Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs, the New York City medical examiner's office reported Wednesday morning, the AP reports. — Ellen Borakave, spokesperson for Office of Chief Medical Examiner …
TMZ.com:
M.E. Calls Ledger Death “Accident” — The medical examiner has ruled that Heath Ledger's death is an “accident,” resulting from the “abuse of prescription medications.”
CNN:
Ledger died of prescription overdose — (CNN) — Heath Ledger died from an accidental overdose of prescription medications including painkillers, anti-anxiety drugs and sleeping pills, the New York City medical examiner's office said Tuesday. — “Mr. Heath Ledger died as the result …
Extra:
Breaking News: Accidental Overdose of Prescription Drugs Killed Heath — An accidental overdose of prescription medication killed Heath Ledger. — The New York City medical examiner's office released the official cause of death today. — Heath died “as the result of acute intoxication …
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Michelle Williams and Matilda Arrive in Australia for Funeral — Heath Ledger's ex Michelle Williams and their daughter Matilda arrived in Perth, Australia, Wednesday to attend the late actor's funeral. — Wearing a black dress and sunglasses, Williams carried Matilda, 2, on her left hip as she entered the airport.
Nhancock / PageSix.com:
Heath Ledger Death: Accidental Overdose — Many drugs were present in Heath Ledger's system at the time of his death, according to a toxicology report released this morning by the medical examiner. — “Mr. Heath Ledger died as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone …
Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Sam Lutfi Admits He Gave Britney Spears “a Handful of Pills” — Sam Lutfi, who is now on the receiving end of a restraining order imposed by Britney Spears' parents, was the one person by her side as she unraveled over the past six months. — In the latest issue of Us Weekly …
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The Tragedy of Britney Spears — She was a pop princess. Now she's in and out of hospitals, rehab and court. How Britney lost it all. — Click here to track Britney Spears' career through a guide to all twenty-four of her videos, from “... Baby One More Time” to “Piece of Me,” …
Michael Fleeman / People.com:
Britney Pleads With Father: 'Let's Get Out of Here' — Britney Spears's father has recounted a heartbreaking meeting with his confused daughter as she struggled to cope in a psychiatric hospital. — “Come on, daddy, let's get out of here. Take my hand and let's walk out of here together,” Britney said, according to Jamie Spears.
Daily Mail:
Amy Winehouse looks re-fab as she visits husband Blake in prison — Amy Winehouse left rehab today to visit her jailed husband Blake Fielder-Civil. — The star looked healthier than ever as she emerged from the facility this morning in a figure-hugging pencil skirt and black shirt on her way to Pentonville Prison.
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OK! Magazine:
Cover Story: Eric Dane's Fight Against Cancer — For actor Eric Dane, the first sign that something was wrong came right after the new year, when the Grey's Anatomy star glanced in the mirror and saw what looked like chapped lips but clearly wasn't. — “I went to my dermatologist,” …
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People.com:
Confirmed: Jennifer Lopez Expecting Twins — The rumors are true, confirmed by no less a source than her father: Jennifer Lopez is expecting twins. — And it isn't even a Lopez family first. — “Yes, twins,” her dad David Lopez said in an interview on the Spanish-language show Escándalo TV …
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New York Post:
FAMILY FEUD IN TOM'S CHURCH — SCIENTOLOGISTS are at war with a member of their own family - the outspoken niece of the church's powerful leader, David Miscavige. — Jenna Hill Miscavige, 24, the daughter of David's older brother Ron, recently came out in support of Andrew Morton's …
Daily Mail:
Motherhood leaves Christina Aguilera looking swell — New mother Christina Aguilera has unveiled her slimmed-down post-baby body just three weeks after giving birth to her son Max. — The pop star made her first public appearance since welcoming her first child to promote the release …
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NY Daily News:
New York Minute: Hulk Hogan's Super Tuesday — Hulk Hogan reigned in New Orleans over the weekend as the king of Bacchus, one of Mardi Gras' renowned “Super Krewes.” “It was insanity. They said to expect ‘the wildest ride of your life,’ and it was,” he told us Monday.
ETonline:
LARRY BIRKHEAD AND DANNIELYNN VISIT ANNA NICOLE'S GRAVE — The pair travel to Nassau on the one-year anniversary of Anna Nicole's death. — LARRY BIRKHEAD and his daughter DANNIELYNN journeyed to the Bahamas this week to visit ANNA NICOLE SMITH's final resting place one year after the star's untimely death.
Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
Vanity Fair Cancels Its Oscars Party — Imagine a wedding reception without food, music or Champagne, and you get an inkling of how a lot of Hollywood would view the Oscars without the Vanity Fair party. But Hollywood will no longer have to imagine it — the party is off.
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