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Amy Winehouse’s Mom Says Death Unexpected

andPOP Staff — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 15:26:13 +0000

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Amy Winehouse’s Mom is not surprised by her daughter’s death, given the obvious recent decline in her health and appearance over the past months. Her Mom says Amy’s hard partying ways would result in an early death.

Janis Winehouse told The Daily Mirror Amy’s death was “only a matter of time” — this after seeing her just the day before. She told the paper, “She seemed out of it. But her passing so suddenly still hasn’t hit me.”

TMZ reports that Amy’s death is still “unexplained.” Police issued a statement, saying, “At this early stage it is being treated as unexplained and there have been no arrests in connection with the incident.” However, more than likely that cause of Amy’s death was an overdose.

Public Memorial Planned for Greg Giraldo

Lauren Treihaft — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 23:29:37 +0000

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Lovable comedian, Greg Giraldo, passed away last night at the age of 44.Giraldo was hospitalized last week for an overdose that was reportedly not a suicide attempt. Unfortunately his body could not fight the prescription pills any longer.

Giraldo was known for starring on Celebrity Roasts and the Last Comic Stand. His close friends and comical colleagues are devastated by his death.

A public memorial will be held at the Governor’s Comedy Club in Levittown, NY on Friday at 10:30am. There is no charge for admission all donations will go to Giraldo’s family reports TMZ.com.

Greg Giraldo Just Overdosed and Wasn’t A Suicide Attempt

andPOP Staff — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 20:49:38 +0000

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Comedian Greg Giraldo was hospitalized yesterday for an overdose but it was not a suicide attempt, reports TMZ.

The comedian known for his “Celebrity Roast” appearances was taken to a hospital in New Brunswick, NJ after being found by a friend. He apparently overdosed on prespcritpion medication.

He remains in hospital in stable condition.

Chyna Rushed to Hospital for Benadryl Poisoning?

Megan MacKay — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:20:13 +0000

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TMZ is reporting that former ladywrestler Chyna was admitted to UCLA medical centre earlier today. Initially it was thought that she had alcohol poisoning, especially due to her complicated past with the substance, but it was later discovered that she overdosed on Benadryl.

Chyna took 4 to 5 times the suggested dosage of the allergy medicine to help her sleep last night. She woke up this morning unable to walk and with intense nausea.

It looks like the WWE star is going to be fine. She’s been put on an IV drip in the ER to rehydrate and will probably be released soon.

Chyna’s substance abuse problems came to light on Dr. Drew’s Celebrity Rehab, where she openly admitted to having a severe alcohol dependency. Hopefully that addiction hasn’t been transferred over to Benadryl! That stuff can’t be good for you in high doses.

Maybe try some Sleepy time tea next time, Chyna Doll?

Fantasia Barrino Says She Wanted To Die

andPOP Staff — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:15:19 +0000

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Two weeks after being hospitalized for overdosing on aspirin and a sleep aid, the “American Idol” winner is speaking out, saying she wanted to die.

“I didn’t have any fight in me. I didn’t care about anything. I just wanted out,” the American Idolwinner, 26, tells VH1 in a newBehind the Music interview, airing 9 p.m. ET/PT Tuesday, the same day her new album, Back to Me, is released. “At that moment, I wanted out. I wanted it to be over with – all of it, all of that [expletive].”

She continues: “I just sat in the closet and looked at the mirror and took all the pills in the bottle. I wanted to go to sleep and just be at peace. I knew exactly what I was doing. You can’t accidentally take a whole bottle of pills.”

What made the successful singer, who’s preparing to release her third album, want to end her life? “I was tired of people doing me wrong, constantly, over and over again, dealing with my family – my father, dealing with men and their [expletive] – I was tired,” she says. “My head was hurting me. I was over it.”

Tennis Star Jennifer Capriati Hospitalized after Overdose

andPOP Staff — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 02:20:07 +0000

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TMZ is reporting that former tennis start Jennifer Capriati was rushed to hospital this morning after an apparent overdose.

A call was made from a Riviera Beach, FL. hotel where paramedics found Capriati.

Jennifer was transported to a nearby hospital where she is presently recovering.

Hypodermic Needle Found Beside Slipknot’s Paul Gray’s Body

andPOP Staff — Wed, 26 May 2010 19:43:11 +0000

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TMZ has obtained the 911 call made by the hotel employee who found Paul Gray’s body.

During the call, the hotel employee comments to the 911 operator that there was hypodermic needle beside Gray’s body. The man further comments that he believes Gray’s death was caused by a drug overdose, and that Paul had been in the room for a while.

The employee also told the 911 operator that Paul’s mother had called the hotel earlier in the day because she couldn’t get a hold of her son.

Them Crooked Vultures’ Dave Grohl Hospitalized Because of Coffee

Sara Harowitz — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:57:46 +0000

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Talk about Them Crooked addictions! Dave Grohl has confirmed that he was recently hospitalized because he drank way too much coffee, NME.com reports.

Them Crooked Vultures, Grohl’s new band with John Paul Jones and Josh Homme, recently posted a funny online video showing the addiction and explaining the overdose. Many fans believed that the video, titled “Dave Grohl in FRESH POTS!,” was all a joke – but Grohl has officially confirmed the hospitalization.

“We were in the studio making a record and I was drinking a lot of coffee,” Grohl told Absolute Radio last night (March 22) when Them Crooked Vultures played a Teenage Cancer Trust show at the London Royal Alberta Hall.

“I was doing Vultures stuff at night, Foo Fighters stuff during the day and I had a newborn at home so I was sleeping two-three hours a night on an air mattress in a guest bedroom,” Grohl said. “And yeah, I had too much coffee, I started to get chest pains so I went to the hospital and they told me to stop drinking coffee.”

The video is still worth a watch. The two-minute piece opens with Grohl yelling, “Fresh pots!” and then the words, “Dave Grohl’s coffee addiction spirals out of control” appear on the screen. It then goes on to show Grohl drinking cup after cup of coffee, shouting, “Fresh pots!” countless more times, and behaving in a way that one can only presume is due to his high intake of coffee. It’s hilarious.

At the end of the video, the screen goes black and the words, “Two weeks after this video was shot, Dave was rushed to doctor due to onset of unwanted physical effects caused by too much caffeine,” and then a new screen says, “For reals. He was kind of a mess,” and finally, “Since then, he has reduced his intake of the super delicious hot beverage to a healthier level.”

Corey Haim Found Dead

andPOP Staff — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:57:32 +0000

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TMZ is reporting that actor Corey Haim was found dead this morning of an apparent drug overdose. Haim was 38.

The actor was found in his apartment by his mother. He was apparently clean and sober after a substantial time in recovery. LAPD suggest that the overdose may have been an accident. The apartment complex where he died is the same complex Rick James died in 2004.

Corey rose to faim in the 1980′s from his role with Corey Feldman in “The Lost Boys.”

MTV Will Release DJ AM Doc

Stephen Baldwin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:06:12 +0000

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The regret surrounding the tragic death of Adam ‘DJ YM’ Goldstein will deepen when MTV airs his eight-episode documentary ‘Gone Too Far’ on Monday, October 12th, MTV reports.

The documentary will feature DJ AM’s meetings with addicts, along with their friends and family, discussing the struggles, causes and possible solutions of addiction. The episodes will also reveal the details of his personal addiction, predominantly to crack cocaine.

Goldstein’s mission to blow open the discussion on drug abuse in North America came to a halt when he died of an accidental overdose at his New York City apartment on August 28th. Many suspect that the excessive drug use was linked to the mental and physical trauma he suffered after a plane crash in 2008.

His death may help cement the documentary’s conveyance of the dangerous toll that drugs take on the lives of addicts, and also those around them. He is a living example of that senseless fate.

Goldstein’s success in life after a rough childhood is a beacon of hope for young men and women all over the world, and this success will endure through this MTV series. In a statement by Goldstein’s family, it is evident that the decision to air the documentary wasn’t easy, but necessary: “Adam was fully aware that if it were not for his own sobriety, he never would have achieved the level of success and happiness he had found. Helping people in their recovery was a huge part of Adam’s life. It is our hope through airing this show that people will get to see the side of Adam that we knew and loved, not just the celebrity DJ, but the honest and caring person who gave so much of himself to help others.”

The music of DJ AM will be enjoyed by his fans for many years to come, but it’s the impact Adam Goldstein has on the struggling addicts he helps, that will maintain his spirit.

R.I.P. Adam Goldstein

DJ AM Found Dead in Apartment

andPOP Staff — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:03:37 +0000

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DJ AM, also known as Adam Goldstein, was found dead in his NYC apartment earlier today, according to TMZ. Early reports say that drug paraphernalia was found around his body when he was discovered. Last year, Goldstein and Travis Barker survived a plane crash that killed four others on board.

Once the news broke about his death, Shanna Moakler tweeted “My deepest condolences for DJ AM, you were a great artist and will be severely missed. My thoughts and Prayers to his family and friends.”

Story developing…

Jay Bennett’s Death Being Investigated As Accident

Ilan Mester — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:55:36 +0000

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After former Wilco member Jay Bennett was found dead in his home, an Illinois coroner determined the multi-instrumentalist died of an accidental overdose of painkillers, according to media reports.

Tests show that a drug that is prescribed to treat chronic pain, fentanyl, is what Bennett died from. The coroner’s office is investigating the death as an accident, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Just a month before his death, Bennett put up a post on his MySpace page and mentioned the pain he suffered continuously from a hip injury.

Bennett wrote, “A decade-plus of multiple nightly stage jumps and various other rock’n'roll theatrics had finally taken a toll that I could no longer deal with.”

In 2008, a division of Johnson & Johnson called PriCara recalled fentanyl patches after finding out some could leak and in turn lead to a potential overdose, according to reports from “The Tribune.”

Bennett was a songwriter, musician and engineer for alternative rock band Wilco from the mid 90’s until the release of “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot” in 2002.

Amy Winehouse Has Drug Induced Brain Damage?

andPOP Staff — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:59:59 +0000

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Amy Winehouse has drug-related brain damage resulting from a series of recent drug binges, claims the UK Sun.

Winehouse first overdosed last year, on a combination of cocaine, heroin, ecstasy, ketamine and crystal meth. She has a fit of convulsions and began displaying “multiple personality traits.”

Winehouse has supposedly also overdosed this past July, after smoking hash for 36 hours straight, leaving her convulsing again.

“She had smoked an inhuman amount of hash which resulted in acute cannabis poisoning,” a friend of Winehouse told the paper. “You have to take a shitload of pot to suffer that severe a reaction. “It’s thought she had been smoking it for 36 hours. Amy’s fits were as bad as the convulsions she had during her overdose in August last year. No one has mentioned her meth use before – but that stuff is truly nasty. She is in need of years of psychiatry and medical treatment if she has a hope.”

Elizabeth Taylor Overdosed?

andPOP Staff — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:27:05 +0000

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Elizabeth Taylor accidentally overdosed on prescription pills and alcohol earlier this month, the National Enquirer claims.

The rag reports that 76 year-old Taylor “began vomiting and couldn’t breathe” at 4 a.m. on April 6.

Taylor woke her assistant for help. “Liz was panicking. She really thought she was going to die!” a source told the Enquirer.

Taylor reportedly was rushed to the hospital, but released later that afternoon.

Quiet Riot Singer Died of Overdose

andPOP Staff — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:58:48 +0000

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The lead singer of Quiet Riot, Kevin Dubrow, died of an accidental cocaine overdose.

Toxicologists from Nevada’s Clark County Coroner made the announcement yesterday. Dubrow, 52, was found dead on November 25 in his home in Las Vegas.

Dubrow will be most remembered for his 80′s metal band’s cover, “Cum On Feel The Noize.” Quiet Riot released their newest compilation CD, “New and Improved,” in 2005.