WE’RE BARELY INTO THE NEW YEAR AND 2012 IS ALREADY PROVING TO BE A VERY INTERESTING ONE FOR SINEAD O’CONNOR. ARE HER LATEST ACTIONS A CRY FOR HELP?
THE “NOTHING COMPARES TO YOU” SINGER IS MAKING HEADLINES AGAIN THIS MONTH, AND THIS TIME AROUND, IT’S NOT FOR HER QUICKY DRIVE THRU WEDDING IN VEGAS, THE SPLIT DAYS LATER, OR ROUND OF MAKE-UP SEX…
ON THURSDAY, SINEAD O’CONNOR TOLD LONDON’S THE SUN THAT SHE TRIED TO OVERDOSE ON PILLS, "I took an overdose,” SHE SAID…
BUT ADDED, “God obviously wants me around — though I can't think why."
THEN DAYS LATER, SHE TOOK TO TWITTER TO PLEAD FOR HELP. THE SERIES OF CRYPTIC TWEETS, STARTED WITH THIS: “i realise i will be in trouble 4 doing this but.. ireland is a VERY hard place to find help in.
AND IT ONLY GOT MORE BIZARRE FROM THERE, WHEN SHE POSTED THIS TO HER MORE THAN 5,000 FOLLOWERS, “does any1 know a psychiatrist in dublin or wicklow who could urgently see me today please? im really un-well... and in danger.”
APPARENTLY, THE TRIGGER WAS A UK TABLOID STORY QUESTIONING HER RELATIONSHIP WITH A DRUG COUNSELOR, WHEN SHE’S AN ADMITTED DRUG USER HERSELF.
BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE SINEAD’S TWITTER FOLLOWERS ANSWERED THE CALL FOR HELP. “hey…wanna thank all SO much for such great help today. have a number of numbers, contacts, etc now and appointments.”
LATER, SINEAD TOLD USA TODAY, "I love Twitter; Twitter's f****** great,"
WOW, TWITTER’S A REAL LIFE SAVER…
SCARY NEWS FOR JASON DERULO THIS WEEK…THE R&B STAR FRACTURED HIS NECK DURING REHEARSALS, AND WAS RUSHED TO A HOSPITAL IN FLORIDA.
ACCORDING TO THE SINGER, HE WAS TRYING TO PULL OFF AN ACROBATIC MOVE WHEN HE MISSED THE LANDING AND FELL ON HIS NECK, CAUSING AN ACUTE FRACTURE OF HIS VERTEBRA.
JASON TOLD HIS FANS ABOUT THE ACCIDENT ON FACEBOOK SAYING,
"I fractured my neck doing tumbling & acrobatics 4 tour! Always tryin 2 push boundaries 4 YOU! Like my new chain? ;)” AND HE POSTED THIS PIC OF HIMSELF IN A HOSPITAL GOWN AND A NECK BRACE…
NOW HE’S BEEN FORCED TO CANCEL HIS UPCOMING TOUR. IN A STATEMENT, JASON SAYS, “To all my fans who planned to come to the 'Future History' world tour, the pain of letting you down cuts me way deeper than this injury I've sustained. My fans mean everything to me, so I'm praying for a speedy recovery in order to perform for you in the near future.”
BUT THE FREAK ACCIDENT COULD’VE BEEN SO MUCH WORSE. DOCTORS AT THE HOSPITAL TOLD HIM, HE NARROWLY AVOIDED BEING PARALYZED. NOW JASON WILL HAVE TO WEAR A NECK BRACE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.
SCARY NEWS FOR MARIAH CAREY AND NICK CANNON – THE AMERICA’S GOT TALENT HOST HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED IN ASPEN, FOR “KIDNEY FAILURE.”
MARIAH BROKE THE NEWS ON TWITTER WEDNESDAY MORNING, SAYING, “Please pray for Nick as he's fighting to recover from a mild kidney failure.” AND SHE POSTED THIS PIC, AND HE DOES NOT LOOK HAPPY.
LATER, SHE POSTED THIS UPDATE ON HER WEBSITE,
“This is us in the hospital - role reversal; Last year it was me attached to the machines (after having dembabies) and Nick was there with me through it, and now here we are.
We're trying to be as festive as possible under the circumstances but please keep Nick in your thoughts because this is very painful. They tried to kick me out of the hospital but here I am pon de bed with Mr. C.
We're doing OK but we're "straaaaaanded in Aspen". #DramaticDivaPlace (I know, we could be in a lot worse places) but the truth is as long as we're together, we're OK. I'm not trying to make light out of the situation because it's a serious moment that's very tough on all of us so please keep us and our family in your prayers. LYM.
IN A YEAR WHEN A GUY NAMED WEINER TWEETED OUT A PICTURE OF EXACTLY THAT, IT WAS PRETTY HARD TO SHOCK US… BUT IT WASN’T IMPOSSIBLE. THESE ARE 2011’S MOST SHOCKING CELEBRITY MOMENTS.
OK FINE, WE KNEW OPRAH WAS ENDING HER 25-YEAR REIGN AS THE QUEEN OF DAYTIME TALK WELL IN ADVANCE, BUT WE WERE STILL IN AWE OF THE HUGE SPECTACLE THAT TOOK OVER A 20,000-SEAAT ARENA IN CHICAGO BACK IN MAY.
THE NUMBER OF A-LISTERS WHO SHOWED UP TO SEND OPRAH OFF WAS MIGHTY IMPRESSIVE – MARIA SHRIVER, KRISTIN CHENOWITH, TYLER PERRY, TOM CRUISE, WILL & JADA AND STEVIE WONDER, JUST TO NAME A FEW!
ALL MY CHILDREN CANCELLED?! WHAT IN THE NAME OF ERICA KANE WERE THEY THINKING!?!
AFTER 42 SEASONS OF DRAMA IN PINE VALLEY, ABC PULLED THE PLUG ON THE LONG-RUNNING SOAP OPERA.
WHEN AMY WINEHOUSE WAS FOUND DEAD IN LONDON BACK IN JULY, IT DIDN’T TOTALLY BLOW OUR MINDS – AFTER ALL, SHE WAS A WELL-KNOWN ABUSER OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL – BUT THE FACT THAT THE 27-YEAR-OLD SOUL DIVA IS NO LONGER WITH US IS STILL SHOCKING.
ANY TIME A BIG STAR ANNOUNCES SHE’S PREGNANT, WE GET EXCITED – BUT WHEN SHE DOES IT BY REVEALING HER BUMP ON A RED CARPET? THAT’S SHOCKING. WE GOTTA GIVE IT UP TO BEYONCE FOR HER BIG VMA BABY BOMBSHELL.
SPEAKING OF MTV’S SIGNATURE AWARDS SHOW – COULD LADY GAGA HAVE SHOCKED US ANY MORE THAN SHE DID AS JO CALDERONE. WE DON’T THINK SO.
Up-and-coming Atlanta rapper Slim Dunkin was shot and killed while he was filming a music video, after an argument at a recording studio got out of hand.
SAD NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF HIP-HOP – UP-AND-COMING ATLANTA RAPPER SLIM DUNKIN WAS SHOT AND KILLED WHILE FILMING A MUSIC VIDEO LAST FRIDAY.
THE RAPPER, WHOSE LATEST SINGLE “LIGHTZ ON” FEATURES JADAKISS, STYLES P AND WAKA FLOCKA FLAME, WAS AT A RECORDING STUDIO IN HIS HOMETOWN WHEN AN ARGUMENT GOT OUT OF HAND.
POLICE SAY AN AS-YET-UNIDENTIFIED SUSPECT PULLED A HANDGUN AND SHOT SLIM DUNKIN ONCE IN THE CHEST.
THE RAPPER, WHOSE REAL NAME IS MARIO HAMILTON, WAS BEGINNING TO MAKE A NAME FOR HIMSELF ALONGSIDE CHILDHOOD FRIEND WAKA FLOCKA, WHO TWEETED: “WISH IT WAS ME ... MY “EFFING” RIGHT HAND IS GONE”
ATLANTA POLICE ARE CONTINUING TO INVESTIGATE THE MURDER, WITH A SPOKESPERSON TELLING THE ASSOCIATED PRESS “It seems everybody witnessed something very different. We're just trying to go back and make sense of everything."
After her reported meltdown last week, Rihanna’s record label has put her on a 24-hour health watch, which includes around-the-clock surveillance and a curfew!
SAD NEWS FROM THE COMEDY WORLD TODAY, PATRICE O’NEAL PASSED AWAY MONDAY NIGHT. THE COMIC SUFFERED A STROKE IN OCTOBER AFTER A LONG BATTLE WITH DIABETES.
RADIO SHOW HOSTS “OPIE AND ANTHONY” FIRST REPORTED THE NEWS OF O’NEAL’S DEATH. THE COMEDIAN WAS A REGULAR ON THEIR SATELLITE RADIO PROGRAM. AND OPIE LATER ADDED ON TWITTER, "Yes it's true that our pal Patrice O'Neal has passed away. The funniest and best thinker I've ever known PERIOD."
YOU MIGHT REMEMBER PATRICE FROM HIS RECENT APPEARANCE ON COMEDY CENTRAL’S ROAST OF CHARLIE SHEEN. BUT HE ALSO STARRED ON “THE CHAPPELLE SHOW” AND “THE OFFICE.” PATRICE O’NEAL WAS CONSIDERED A STAPLE IN THE COMEDY INDUSTRY. HE WAS ONLY 41.
SHE’S ROCKIN’ ONE OF THE HOTTEST CONCERT TOURS IN THE WORLD, SO IT’S NO SURPRISE RIHANNA’S A LITTLE TIRED. BUT IS THE SINGER HAVING A BREAKDOWN?
THINGS WEREN’T GOING SO WELL FOR RIHANNA BEFORE HER PERFORMANCE IN DUBLIN OVER THE WEEKEND. THE 23-YEAR-OLD SINGER ALMOST CANCELED THE SHOW AFTER SHE REPORTEDLY HAD A “MELTDOWN,” AND YOU’LL NEVER BELIEVE WHO SHE TURNED TO FOR HELP! BEYONCE!
BRITISH TABLOID, THE SUN, CLAIMS RIHANNA CALLED THE R&B SUPERSTAR, WHO ADVISED HER TO FINISH THE REMAINING 16 STOPS ON HER LOUD TOUR, AND THEN TAKE A YEAR OFF TO RECUPERTE WHEN IT’S OVER.
SOURCES TELL THE SUN, 'It's a mix of exhaustion and stress. She's been partying hard to take her mind off things, but there are days when she wakes up and doesn't even know where she is because of the traveling.”
AND AFTER THE DUBLIN CONCERT RI TWEETED, “I’M SO LIGHTHEADED.”
BUT IF THAT’S NOT A TELL TALE SIGN THE SINGER’S HAVING A TOUGH TIME KEEPING HER HEAD ABOVE WATER, GET THIS…
WHILE RI WAS STAYING AT LONDON’S SWANKY SAVOY HOTEL SHE FORGOT TO TURN OFF THE BATH WATER AND FLOODED THE ENTIRE ROOM! YIKES!
