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Jun 13 2012 12:03 PM ET

Jerry Lewis rushed to hospital after collapsing

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Comedian Jerry Lewis was rushed to the hospital on Tuesday night after collapsing before a Friars Club event in New York City.

The 86-year-old entertainer collapsed before he arrived at the Waldorf Astoria hotel, where he was supposed to receive a special honor and present Tom Cruise with the Friars Club Entertainment Icon Award at a gala event on Tuesday. According to a source at the Friars Club, Lewis did not arrive at the event; the comedian, who has Type 1 diabetes, had collapsed due to low blood sugar and was taken to a Manhattan hospital for treatment. He was reportedly released from the hospital later that night and rested at a nearby hotel.

Upon accepting his award without Lewis, Cruise said to the event attendees, “I am sorry Jerry couldn’t be here tonight, but I know he is going to be fine.”

A rep for Lewis could not be reached for comment.

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Jun 13 2012 09:32 AM ET

Seven-year-old 'Young and the Restless' actor to have open heart surgery

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The 7-year-old actor best known as the boy behind the Darth Vader mask in a popular car commercial shown during last year’s Super Bowl is having open heart surgery. Max Page plays Reed on the top-rated CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. CBS spokeswoman Elise Bromberg says he will have surgery Thursday to replace his pulmonary valve and repair a hole in his heart at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

Max was born with a congenital heart defect and has undergone multiple surgeries. Bromberg says that Max told his mother that he didn’t have a choice, and that he “might as well go through it with a good attitude.” Max is expected to be hospitalized for about five days.

Jun 11 2012 10:17 AM ET

ABC's Robin Roberts has blood and bone marrow disease

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Robin Roberts is facing a new medical challenge that will require her to start chemotherapy and get a bone marrow transplant.

The Good Morning America anchor announced on the ABC show Monday morning that she has been diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome, a blood and bone marrow disease once known as preleukemia.

She says she will undergo chemo and a bone marrow transplant this year as “pretreatment” for the disease, which she says she has known about for several weeks. She says her sister is a great match for her. While she says she’ll miss a day here and there, she’ll remain on the air.

Roberts battled breast cancer five years ago.

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Jun 10 2012 06:20 PM ET

Tommy Chong is battling prostate cancer

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On Saturday Tommy Chong — one half of the famed “Cheech and Chong” duo – announced on CNN  that he is currently battling prostate cancer.

Chong, 74, said he was first diagnosed about a month ago, though it’s an illness he’s had “for a long time,” and in told CNN’s Don Lemon that he’s treating it with hemp oil and cannabis. “So [legalizing marijuana] means a lot more to me than just being able to smoke a joint without being arrested,” he said on the news program.

Jun 7 2012 11:11 AM ET

'Teen Mom' star Amber Portwood admits second suicide attempt

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Amber Portwood, the 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom star who was sentenced to five years in prison this week after opting out of a drug-treatment program, recently attempted suicide, according to a jailhouse interview Portwood gave to Good Morning America. “I had taken 30 Suboxone [pills] within about three days,” Portwood said. “The depression took over.”

This isn’t the first time Portwood attempted suicide. According to the interview, ex-boyfriend Gary Shirley called 911 after a suicide attempt by Portwood last year.

Jun 6 2012 09:01 AM ET

Amber Portwood gets five-year jail sentence

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An Indiana woman featured on MTV’s reality show Teen Mom has been sentenced to five years in prison after opting out of a drug-treatment program. Amber Portwood pleaded guilty in February to felony possession of a controlled substance and admitted violating her probation. The 22-year-old avoided prison by entering a drug rehabilitation program. But on Tuesday, after she quit the program, a Madison County judge sentenced her to the five-year term she originally faced.

Prosecutor Rodney Cummings tells The Indianapolis Star that Portwood said she just couldn’t do it and “wanted out of the program.” Her attorney didn’t return messages seeking comment.

Portwood received probation in 2010, after pleading guilty to domestic battery charges stemming from an incident with her now 3-year-old daughter’s father that appeared on the MTV show.

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May 29 2012 10:46 AM ET

Doc Watson's condition still critical

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Celebrated bluegrass musician Doc Watson was admitted to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem last week — and according to a message posted on the website of Folklore Productions International, he remains in critical condition following colon surgery. The Grammy-winning flatpicker — born Arthel Watson — was injured after falling in his Deep Gap home. The 89-year-old Watson received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammys in 2004; he also received a National Medal of Arts in 1997.

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May 28 2012 06:05 PM ET

Gordon Ramsay and Will Ferrell injured during charity soccer game

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Actor Will Ferrell and celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay were injured during a charity soccer game in Manchester, England on Sunday, according to People. Ferrell was sidelined from the annual Soccer Aid match with an apparent leg injury, while Ramsay was removed from the field on a stretcher, administered oxygen, and taken to the hospital after a tackle by former pro player Teddy Sheringham.

On Monday, Ramsay wrote on Twitter that he was fully recovered: “Thx 4 all the messages. Out of hospital after receiving amazing care from medics at ground & hospital. Bit sore but fine.”

Other stars participating in the game, which raised more than $6.4 million for UNICEF, included Ed Norton, Woody Harrelson, Gerard Butler, and Mike Myers.

May 25 2012 09:07 AM ET

Doc Watson in critical condition after fall

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Grammy-winning folk musician Doc Watson is in critical condition Friday at a North Carolina hospital after falling at his home in Deep Gap earlier this week. A spokeswoman at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem says Watson remains in critical condition Friday morning. Watson’s daughter, Nancy, told the Associated Press the 89-year-old Watson fell Monday. She said he did not break any bones.

The blind singer and guitarist, whose legal first name is Arthel, has won several Grammys, including a lifetime achievement award. He also received the National Medal of the Arts. He’s known as a master of the flatpicking style of guitar playing. He also started Merlefest, an annual gathering of musicians in North Wilkesboro named after his son, a musician who died in a tractor accident in 1985.

May 22 2012 09:36 PM ET

Actor Michael McKean struck by car in NYC

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Actor Michael McKean, who portrayed the lead singer in the movie This is Spinal Tap was injured when he was struck by a car in New York City.

A McKean spokeswoman, Harriet Sternberg, said the actor suffered a broken leg.

Emergency officials say McKean was struck at West 86th Street and Broadway in Manhattan just before 3 p.m. Tuesday. McKean was taken to St. Luke’s hospital. Police said he was in stable condition. They had no further details.

McKean also played Lenny on the hit television show Laverne & Shirley. He is currently starring in the Broadway production of Gore Vidal’s political drama, Best Man.

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