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.
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Diane Keaton was rushed to the hospital in New York Monday morning after she injured herself on the set of her new film, Morning Glory, TMZ reports. The actress hit her head and was taken away on a stretcher.
In a statement, a representative for Paramount Studios confirmed Keaton, 63, had not sustained any major injuries. “Diane Keaton is in good health and spirits following a fall on set of Morning Glory where she bumped her head,” said the representative. “The actress was taken to a hospital for precautionary tests and has been cleared by doctorsto return to work tomorrow.”
Morning Glory also stars Rachel McAdams and Harrison Ford, and is planned for release next year.
Celebrity website TMZ is reporting pop-icon Michael Jackson has been rushed to hospital in Los Angeles apparently suffering from cardiac arrest. It has been reported that paramedics were seen performing CPR on Michael. E! Online states that Jackson has been taken to UCLA Medical Center however there has been no official statement released as of yet. andPOP will post more information as it becomes available.
Usher’s wife Tameka Raymond was released form Sírio-Libanês Hospital in São Paulo, Brazil on Monday according to E! Online, after an 11-day stay recuperating from a liposuction surgery. Usher had to cancel his Grammy appearance to see his wife in Brazil.
During her Surgery, Raymond suffered both cardiac and respiratory arrest when she was anesthetized for the liposuction procedure. This prompted doctors to place her in an induced coma for approximately 24 hours in order to avoid “unnecessary complications.”
Although Raymond is no longer in the Sírio-Libanês Hospital, it still isn’t clear if she is staying in Brazil or whether she is on route to the United States.
Usher, 30, and Raymond, 37, have yet to release any details regarding Raymond’s condition. The couple recently welcomed their second son in December.
Grammy-winning star Natalie Cole was admitted to a NYC hospital earlier today, reports E! News.
According to the entertainment website, the singer has been suffering a setback stemming from her grueling chemotherapy treatment for hepatitis C.
“She’s been under treatment for hep C, which has been laying dormant in her system from years ago,” publicist Maureen O’Connor tells E! News.
“It’s a pretty hefty treatment and she’s dealing with the side effects.”
As a result, the 58-year-old had to cancel all her October promotional stops and performances. Cole was also forced to cancel an appearance at Midtown Border to plug her latest album.
“I wanted to express my sincerest apologies as I was excited to greet my fans tonight, but my illness got the best of me,” Cole said in a statement. “I look forward to seeing you all very soon.”
Cole will remain in the hospital for a few more days before flying back to her home in Los Angeles, where she’ll spend the next month recuperating.
Funnyman Bernie Mac is in the hospital, undergoing treatment for pneumonia.
According to E! News, the comedian’s publicist Danica Smith released the following statement:
“Mr. Mac is responding well to treatment and will be released soon. He asked that his privacy and that of his family is respected while he gets well.”
Mac’s wife, Rhonda McCullough, has been by her husband’s side with him at the hospital.
“He’s doing great and hopes to get out soon,” Smith said. “He’s Bernie — he’s one of the best guys you’ll meet.”
The star’s pneumonia is not related to his 2005 diagnosis of sarcoidosis—an auto-immune disease that causes inflammation in organs such as the lungs or lymph nodes.
Mac is well known for his role in “The Bernie Mac Show,” “Ocean’s 11,” “Transformers” and “Charlie’s Angel: Full Throttle.”
Amy Winehouse was taken to the hospital after fainting in her home, reports Us Magazine.
“Amy was at home this afternoon when she briefly fainted,” her rep told the mag. “Fortunately, her manager’s assistant was there to stop her falling. She quickly recovered and her father Mitch took her to hospital as a precaution. Doctors are unsure of the cause of the incident and Amy is currently undergoing tests… [She] may be kept in [the hospital] overnight for observation.”
Winehouse has a history of drug abuse, and was in rehab in January. There is no word yet whether any illegal substances were involved in the fainting spell.
Lindsay Lohan and “friend” Samantha Ronson were seen entering Century City Hospital on Thursday night.
Although Linday’s rep initially told press that the young star went to the hospital to visit a friend, mom Dina Lohan told “People” magazine that her daughter was having an asthma attack.
“She was losing oxygen. She couldn’t breathe,” said Dina Lohan.
“She was afraid to go the hospital because [the paparazzi] were gonna write about it. She was sick. If you were sick, and you’re mother couldn’t even take you to a hospital because paparazzi will fabricate some story, you know, it’s sad. It’s really sad.”
Jessica Simpson has quickly checked in and out of the hospital after suffering a kidney infection.
In Touch magazine reports that Simpson arrived at the hospital on Friday. According to her rep, “[Simpson] was hospitalized for a kidney infection, but she has been released and is doing fine.”
A source also told the mag that “She checked in on Friday morning because she was feeling achy and had a fever. She is so happy she is out and feeling great.”
Simpson was treated at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Dennis Quaid’s newborn twins are two of thirteen patients who were given an overdose of the blood thinner Heparin at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
The babies, born by a surrogate, were given one thousand times the dosage they should have received.
After being given two doses on Sunday, the babies began to bleed out. They were then given Protamine, which reverses the effects of Heparin, and are currently in stable condition.
According to TMZ, the incident occurred because “a technician stored the Heparin in the wrong place, and when a nurse grabbed the medicine for the babies without looking — it was the wrong dosage.”
