Category Archives: Drugs

Man jailed in actor Jeremy London’s kidnapping

By doris | Published: June 20, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Actor Jeremy London escaped from armed carjackers who kidnapped him along a Palm Springs, California, roadside last week, police said. London said the kidnappers forced him to “use illegal drugs,” according to a Palm Springs Police statement. London, 37, is known for his television work, including five seasons as [...]

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Murphy’s early death not a total surprise

By doris | Published: December 21, 2009

Full Story at msnbc.com Here we are again, processing the death of a public person who was privately the object of concern. Officials are still investigating Brittany Murphy’s all-too-soon death, but those who knew her say they saw it coming. While there are speculative rumors of the usual Hollywood chemical abuse beginning to circulate, what [...]

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Fate of DJ AM show unclear as speculation over death grows

By doris | Published: September 2, 2009

Full Story atCNN.com “It is too soon to have made any decisions at this time regarding the status of the show,” Jenni Weinman said in an e-mail regarding “Gone Too Far,” a show about drug addiction that was set to debut in October. It was a subject close to his heart. The successful deejay and [...]

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Sex, drugs, but little rock ‘n’ roll in ‘Taking Woodstock’

By doris | Published: August 30, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com Forty years ago, when Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane et al took to the makeshift stage in a cow field in the Catskills, Lee was 14 years old and still living in his native Taiwan. James Schamus, his long-time producer and screenwriter, was just nine. Both were a long way [...]

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