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Coroner Says Amy Winehouse Drank Herself to Death

Natalia Buia — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:19:43 +0000

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London coroner Suzanne Greenaway has finally revealed Amy Winehouse was 4.5 over the legal alcohol level when her body was found at home in July.

Amy’s parents have released a statement saying “It is some relief to finally find out what happened to Amy…It underlines how important our work with the Amy Winehouse Foundation is to us, to help as many young people and children as we can in her name.”

The foundation was set up by the Winehouses in their daughter’s memory to help young people dealing with addiction.

The singer had been battled substance abuse for many years before she died at the age of 27.

Attack of the Vodka Gummy Bears

Natalia Buia — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:02:22 +0000

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If you’ve got a bad case of the Mondays and want a little pep to your morning, nibble on some vodka gummy bears! Or not.

There’s been reports of high school students using the candy to get drunk according to a California school board. This dangerously delicious trend is surfacing all over North America.

“It’s kind of scary, because I like gummy bears, and I’m kind of scared because it’s something you have to really keep an eye on,” one student said in an interview.

While it’s understandable most parents and teachers want to prevent underage drinking, it’s cruel to forbid or ban one type of candy for the whole school.

Okay, we all know teens today love to drink and can do mean keg stands. But not every student has the intention of getting drunk before math class on these vodka bears. I’m sure Katy Perry’s gummy bear ring, seen above, is completely sober! Lay off the paranoia, folks, we’ve got bigger issues to deal with (you know, like learning to read and write!).

Selena Gomez Breaks The Law?

andPOP Staff — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:36:36 +0000

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OK – we are blowing this a tad out of proportion. Selena Gomez posted a picture to Facebook which shows the teen celebrity throwing back a cold one with a few friends.

Does this mean the sweet and innocent Selena is over? Is Selena on the road of rebellion, just like her forefathers Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears??

Not exactly. As The Huffington Post points out, Gomez and crew are drinking “Butterbeer.” You may recall its the drink of choice for young wizards, as we learn in Harry Potter.

At least she is not so dumb to actually post a picture of herself doing something illegal. That’s the good news.

‘Harry Potter’ Has a Drinking Problem

andPOP Staff — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:06:18 +0000

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We don’t mean to make fun, but Harry Potter has a drinking problem. Good on him for recognizing the problem, but we figured Harry would have some magical powers to save him. Apparently not.

Daniel Radcliffe (who of course plays Harry Potter) told People that he has been sober since August 2010, but he was developing a serious problem.

“I became so reliant on [alcohol] to enjoy stuff,” he said. “There were a few years there when I was just so enamored with the idea of living some sort of famous person’s lifestyle that really isn’t suited to me.”

So how did his addiction stay out of the public view?

“I really got away with that because there were so many instances when a paparazzi shot like that could have been taken,” he explained regarding his visibly intoxicated bouts.

Ryan Dunn Driving 130 miles an hour

Samantha Lui — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 03:06:30 +0000

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More details have been revealed following the news of Ryan Dunn’s death on June 20 following a car accident early in the morning.

The Jackass star, who had a high blood alcohol level of .196 when he crashed his Porsche in rural Pennsylvania, was driving at least 130 miles an hour.

According to a toxicology report released by West Gosh Township Police Wednesday, Dunn, 34, was driving drunk when he and passenger Zachary Hartwell passed away in the crash. Dunn’s blood-alcohol level, which was one-fifth of his total blood supply, was twice the legal limit for Pennsylvania drivers.

Dunn’s Jackass pal and co-star Bam Margera, visited the crash site on Tuesday and broke into tears when he spoke to a news a crew.

“I’ve never lost anybody that I care about,” Margera, 31, said. “And it’s my best friend.”

“He was the happiest person ever,” Margera continued. “He was the smartest guy. He had so much talent. He had so many things going for him. It’s just not right.”

Ryan Dunn was always one of my favourites from the Jackass series. It’s unfortunate he had to die this way. May he rest in peace and may all of us take this as a lesson to not drink and drive in the future.

Miley Cryus Caught Drinking in Madrid, Pisses Off Alcohol Awareness Group

andPOP Staff — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 20:48:48 +0000

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Miley Cyrus is committed to showing the world she is not a little girl anymore. So committed that she was caught drinking a Corona underage in Madrid last week.

The legal drinking age in Spain is 18, however the law is not well enforced, reports PopEater. Cyrus was drinking a Corona casually while walking down the street and partying with some friends.

Now Miley is getting some backlash from the International Institute for Alcohal Awareness, reports TMZ.

James Copple, who heads up the organization, explains, “The young people that see her as a role model could mimic the same behavior, and as a consequence, will go out and become intoxicated, putting their safety at risk.”

Who would of thought Miley would be doing what teenage girls do, revolting and drinking.

Justin Bieber Lookalike Almost Arrested for Underage Drinking

andPOP Staff — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:15:26 +0000

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Police in Ocean City, Maryland responded to a call Saturday night that a 16 year old Justin Bieber was in a bar underage drinking.

TMZ reports that when police arrived at the “Mug and Mallet” bar, they only found a Justin Bieber lookalike.

Police interrogated a lady name Katie who they initially believed was Bieber. After producing ID, they learned that Katie was a 27 year old female.

Katie apparently gets confused with the singer “all the time.”

Gwyneth Paltrow looked Better Naked Before new Movie Role

Angelina Irinici — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:49:09 +0000

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After months of downing excessive amounts of alcohol and chomping on fried food, Gwyneth Paltrow is getting herself back together, says People.com.

Don’t be too alarmed, she wasn’t on a downward spiral like most celebs these days – it was for a movie role, but the lifestyle had real-life repercussions on her body.

“I was so bad with the food and alcohol in Nashville,” the 37-year-old actress tells Harper’s Bazaar in its May issue about her role as an alcoholic country singer in the new film, Love Don’t Let Me Down.

“If you saw me naked [now] compared to what I looked like when I did Iron Man 2, when I was exercising every day – I’ll get it back together, but I’ve never eaten so much fried food and white flour in my life, ever,” said the mother-of-two.

Paltrow didn’t only have to eat and drink unhealthy, but also learn to play the guitar. Keep in mind, she is lucky to be married to Coldplay frontman, Chris Martin as he helped her with learning the new instrument.

“He was so helpful, so sweet and encouraging,” Paltrow says. “I mean, it’s embarrassing to be playing in front of your husband, especially when he’s in one of the world’s most successful bands.”

Not only is he successful, but sounds like a sweetheart, too.

“He is so great because he’s so supportive of me as an artist … I really lucked out with him. He’s deeply lovely and special,” she added.

So, she also has a fabulous family life and after taking time off to focus on her two kids – Apple, who will be 6 in May and Moses, who just turned 4 yesterday. (Thursday), she is back at it with two new movie roles. She said she missed acting, but that home life has its perks.

“When you’re having dinner with your kids and your husband and someone says something funny or you’re dying laughing because your 3-year-old made a fart joke, it doesn’t matter what else is going on,” she says. “That’s real happiness.”

She also had something to say about the paparazzi when it comes to having a family. She believes that paparazzi pics reinforce negative misconceptions about her as a person. “[The pictures] probably made me look like a really grumpy person,” she says. “But when you’re the person they’re taking the picture of, it’s like, ‘You just followed me and made my kid cry and you’re going to make money off it? You want me to look at you and smile?’ ”

And although her and hubby Chris Martin are in the spotlight frequently, she realizes they aren’t the only ones – and that they don’t have it the worst. She believes her ex Brad Pitt and wife, Angelina Jolie take the cake when it comes to the paparazzi.

“I feel bad for them,” she says. “They have it worse than anybody on the planet. I mean, we get hounded too, but not like that.”

David Hasselhoff Just Dizzy, Not Drunk

Emma Renda — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:51:27 +0000

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David Hasselhoff is at the centre of yet another 911 scandal, according to TMZ.

And it’s the same story as last time: he wasn’t drunk, he was sick. Hasselhoff’s people released a statement saying yesterday’s incident was because of an ear infection which he was treating with Antivert.

This medication clashed poorly with Antabuse, another tactlessly-named medication the Hoff is taking to keep him from drinking. The cocktail resulted in a loss of equilibrium, so when the paramedics arrived, Hasselhoff opted to go to the hospital for help.

His teenage daughter Hayley Hasselhoff alerted her mother Pamela Bach last night saying her dad was drunk. One of Bach’s friends dialed 911, who answered the call shortly after to escort Hasselhoff to hospital.

Bach has spent the last year or so dropping hints to any news service that will take it that Hasselhoff is a hopeless drunk.

In May, TMZ posted a series of updates of a reportedly sloppy weekend in the Hasselhoff house. Bach allegedly told reporters Hasselhoff’s blood alcohol was a whopping .39 at the time of his altercation with his 17-year-old daughter.

But when Hasselhoff weighed in on the story a few days later, and official reports were released, the story looked much different. Hasselhoff had complained of an illness, and while he admitted he had been drinking, it was not the extent of blacking out. He walked to the police car that escorted him to the hospital and was released the following day.

Bach is far from a shining example of sobreity herself, as she was picked up for a DUI in April that involved a rear end collission. Early this summer, she was seen being escorted from Halo nightclub in Hollywood looking more than tipsy.

The ex-couple are dysfunctional as it is, but what’s worrisome is the kind of antics they are breeding in their impressionable daughter.

David Hasselhoff Rushed to Detox

andPOP Staff — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 19:20:13 +0000

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The National Enquirer is reporting that David Hasselhoff was readmitted to a Los Angeles detox hospital yesterday after a severe alcohol relapse.

Hasselhoff was described as looking “weak,” “trembling” and “ashen.”

Hasselhoff’s alcoholism was smeared all over the internet earlier this year, when a videotape his daughter filmed of him drunk made its way online. The incident left him “humiliated,” but unable to completely kick his habit.

“He lives for his children and it killed him that they had to see him so drunk he didn’t know what he was doing,” a source told the Enquirer. “Most times he does remarkably well,…Then every once in a while he slips up and relapses. Then he has to start all over again.”

Despite the videotape controversy, Hasselhoff did win primary custody of his two children over his ex-wife, Pamela Bach. The 55-year-old was last seen as a judge on the television reality program, America’s Got Talent.