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October 1st, 2009 Manager: Dennis Hopper 'better,' out of hospitalNEW YORK — Dennis Hopper's manager says the veteran actor is out of the hospital and "feeling much better" after taking ill the day before. Sam Maydew said in a statement Thursday that the 73-year-old "Easy Rider" star had gone to a New York City hospital after showing severe flulike symptoms.

September 30th, 2009 Dennis Hopper goes to hospitalNEW YORK — Dennis Hopper, in town to publicize his TV series "Crash," was taken to a hospital after developing flulike symptoms. Sheila Feren said that the 73-year-old star of "Easy Rider" and "Blue Velvet" was being examined at an unidentified New York hospital Wednesday afternoon after complaining of stomach ailments usually associated with the flu.

September 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hulk Hogan has filed a lawsuit against the lawyers who defended him and his son Nick Bollea following a 2007 car crash, alleging that they cheated him out of over 1.5 million dollars. The semi-retired pro-wrestler filed a lawsuit in the Pinellas County on Monday against two attorneys, Morris "Sandy" Weinberg Jr.

September 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Sir Paul McCartney believes in slowing down his car whenever the paparazzi chase him lest he suffers the same fate as Princess Diana. The former Beatle confesses that Princess Diana's car crash flashes before his eyes whenever he's being tailed by the paparazzi.

September 10th, 2009 Rider in Hogan son's 2007 crash out of hospitalTAMPA, Fla. — The Iraq War veteran critically injured in a street race involving Hulk Hogan's son has been released from a Tampa hospital two years after the car wreck.

September 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - DJ AM a.k.a Adam Goldstein appeared to have suffered the same fate as Michael Jackson in terms of their sudden death from reported drug abuse. The death of the DJ, who was found motionless in his New York apartment amid prescription drug bottles on August 28, was apparently linked to that of Jackson, who is believed to have died from drug overdose at his rented Los Angeles mansion in June.

September 1st, 2009 Blink 182 cancels NY show after DJ AM's deathSARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Pop-punk band Blink-182 has pulled out of its show in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., saying band members were grieving the death of their friend, celebrity disc jockey Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein.

August 17th, 2009 LONDON - English singer George Michael was "driving like a madman" before crashing his car into the back of a lorry on a dual carriageway, reveals an eyewitness. The 'Faith' hitmaker was arrested on August 14 following the collision, which occurred just two months after his two-year driving ban was lifted.

August 7th, 2009 LONDON - British singer Robbie Williams, who is set to make his comeback, has been working hard on his diet. The 35-year-old singer is slated to release his first studio album in three years this October.

July 29th, 2009 Can you believe that Fox News is going to hire once again the intergalactic humanoid barbarian with devil horns and metal face "Oderus Urungus" as a correspondent? But it appears that every thing is well set and Oderus Urungus is surely returning to Red Eye Fox News for the fourth time. 43 billion years old Oderus Urungus, the GWAR front line man, whose father was an supercomputer and mother was a petri dish, seriously believes that he can be an excellent TV correspondent.

July 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Typing an SMS while behind the wheel increases the risk of crash or near crash by 23-fold in Truck drivers, according to a study. Researchers at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute also found that truckers were six times as likely to crash while dialling and nearly seven times as likely when simply reaching for an object like a cell phone.

June 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - British actress Thandie Newton will soon be giving acting lessons to children in the slums of South Africa. The 'Crash' star will pass on her talent to girls at Oprah Winfrey's Leadership Academy, a boarding school for girls growing up in poverty in the country.

May 27th, 2009 LONDON - There seems to be more trouble in Jordan's life because her former lover Dane Bowers, interrogated in connection with a suspected drink-driving case, has told cops that he was staying with Jordan at the time of the car crash being probed. The police rushed to Jordan's mansion after neighbours heard a "huge bang" at 4am only to find Bowers standing next to the car.

May 9th, 2009 Woman becomes 7th victim of Dutch parade crashAPELDOORN, Netherlands — A woman died of her injuries more than a week after a man plowed his car into a crowd during a parade, becoming the seventh victim of a failed attack on the Dutch royal family, authorities said Saturday. The 46-year-old woman, whose identity was not released, was among about a dozen people struck down in the April 30 attack.

May 6th, 2009 9 hurt, including movie crew members, in NY crashNEW YORK — Nine people, including some crew members working on a Nicolas Cage film, are being treated for minor injuries at New York City hospitals after a sport utility vehicle hit a parked car near the movie set. It's the second crash this week involving the film "The Sorcerer's Apprentice." The most recent happened about 3:28 a.m.