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1 Biggest Headline of 2009: The Year in Celebrity Passings
Celebrity Babies
2 Sugar Bits — Michelle Williams to Contribute to Heath Ledger Memorial Scholarship
Celebrity Pregnancies
3 Sugar Bits — Update on Shia LaBeouf's DUI Arrest
Celebrity Justice
4 Sugar Bits — Angelina to Replace Tom as Lead in Spy Movie?
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5 Sugar Bits — Donald Trump Bails Out Ed McMahon
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7 Sugar Bits — Janet Jackson Hospitalized, Cancels Show
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8 Sugar Bits — Madonna and Guy Granted Preliminary Divorce
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9 Sugar Bits — Jeremy Piven Drops Out of Speed the Plow
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10 RIP Ed McMahon
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11 Morning Links — Ed McMahon Honored on The Tonight Show
We've been counting down the biggest headlines of 2009, and we'll be revealing more throughout the month of December. Read on to take a look back at some of the stories that created the most buzz throughout the year. This year, we lost many stars, both old and young. Michael Jackson stole headlines over the Summer due to his passing, but we also spent the last 12 months mourning other public Read more
Conan O'Brien paid tribute to Ed McMahon on his show last night — Popcrunch Kate Gosselin is trying to speed up her divorce — TMZ Matthew Broderick is very happy after seeing his twin girls — People Daryl Hannah was arrested in WV yesterday after a mining protest — Lifeline Live Jonathan Rhys Meyers has a run in with police at Charles de Gaulle — I'm Not Obsessed NJ Housewife Read more
TV personality Ed McMahon has died at the age of 86. He is best remembered as Johnny Carson's sidekick on the Tonight Show. — PopSugar A subway crash in Washington DC killed nine people and injured more than 75 others yesterday. — Washington Post Reality TV parents Jon and Kate Gosselin filed for divorce. — lilsugar Iranian authorities are charging families who have lost someone to the Read more
Ed McMahon died at age 86 at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center earlier this morning. He'd been battling cancer and also suffered from pneumonia this past January. Ed is survived by his wife Pamela and five adult children. The former Tonight Show sidekick is a legend and will be missed. Our thoughts and condolences go out to his friends and family. WireImage Read more
Jeremy Piven left his Broadway show Speed the Plow, which he once called "the role of a lifetime", because he said he was sick with a high mercury count. David Mamet joked he's leaving to "pursue a career as a thermometer." — Variety Police authorities investigating Scott Ruffalo's death ruled it a homicide yesterday, despite a witness who claimed he died while playing Russian roulette with Read more
As expected, Madonna and Guy Ritchie received a preliminary divorce in court today, and it will become final in six weeks and one day. Madonna's paperwork cited "unreasonable behavior" as the basis for the split. — AP ICYMI, Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz welcomed a baby boy named Bronx Mowgli last night. Ed McMahon had respiratory issues and was rushed to Cedars-Sinai hospital, but it turned Read more
Janet Jackson was rushed to the hospital yesterday and canceled her show in Montreal after feeling sick during her sound check. She is currently being monitored at the hospital. — Us Weekly Ed McMahon's troubles continue as Merv Griffin's company filed a lawsuit against him last Thursday on claims of an unpaid loan. — AP Mark Wahlberg and Rhea Durham named their newborn son Brendan Joseph. Read more
Dave Letterman wasn't pleased yesterday when John McCain canceled his scheduled appearance on the show at the last minute. McCain said it was part of his campaign's suspension, however he still found time for an interview with Katie Couric. — Huffington Post Al Gore and Bono kicked off the fourth annual Clinton Global Initiative yesterday, calling for "civil disobedience" to prevent new Read more
Donald Trump is buying Ed McMahon's house, which was previously facing foreclosure, and leasing it back to Ed so that he can continue living in it. — LA Times Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince's release date has been pushed back to July 17, 2009, instead of Nov. 21, 2008, because Warner Bros. feels that will be better timing for the big box office film. — BuzzSugar Michael Phelps won Read more
Angelina Jolie is rumored to be replacing Tom Cruise as the star of Edwin A. Salt, a movie about a CIA officer wrongly accused of being a Russian spy. The lead role would be changed from male to female, as would the title of the film. — BuzzSugar Tom Cruise's next role might be as the main character in a comedy called Food Fight about an NYC chef forced to cook at a school cafeteria. — Read more
