Eddie Bubar - the owner of Eddie’s Pharmacy in L.A. claimed today that he had cut off Brittany Murphy, her mother Sharon Murphy, and her husband Simon Monjack just a few months before Brittany’s death because he was afraid that Brittany would have some kind of an “accident”.

Eddie apparently filled over 100 prescriptions for the trio under a number of aliases in a 7-month time span. The aliases included names like Lola Manilow Murphy, Kathelyn Moore, Trevor Williams, and Faith Gosselin.

Simon admitted to using aliases to fill Brittany’s prescriptions, but insisted that he was only doing it for privacy reasons. He added, “We’re the ones who cut Eddie’s Pharmacy off”.

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The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has finally decided to uphold the 2001 ruling that Anna Nicole Smith should receive none of her late husband J. Howard Marshall’s estate.

Anna, who died in 2007, insisted before her death that J. Howard had promised her the money during the course of their marriage. J. Howard died in 1995 and they had been married for less than one year at the time of his death. In 2001, a Texas jury awarded the $1.6 billion estate to J. Howard’s son E. Pierce Marshall, and gave nothing to Anna Nicole, prompting her lawyers appealed the ruling.

Lawyers for E. Pierce Marshall told reporters today that they hope this will be the last litigation attempt made by Anna’s estate.

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Back in 2004, Jersey Shore’s Snooki (real name Nicole Polizzi) was reportedly charged for selling alcohol to minors at a house party, which ultimately led to the drunk driving death of her classmate Michael Truncali.

According to Radar Online, Michael died after crashing his Mazda while leaving the party on Thanksgiving morning. His blood alcohol level was .18 - more than twice the legal limit. The party took place at Snooki’s mother’s house, and even though she was home at the time of the event, she was not charged in the case.

Michelle and Bill Truncali - Michael’s parents have reportedly come forward, because even though they have accepted that their son was to blame for his own death, they are upset over the glorification of alcohol in Jersey Shore. Bill told Radar Online, “I want to see the truth come out. If this brings some exposure to the problem and if it stops this from happening to someone else, that is a good thing”.

Two other people at the party were also charged in the case.

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The Rottweiler that mauled to death the daughter of Ax Men star, Jesse Browning has been euthanized, according to reports.

The dog attacked and killed 4-year-old Ashlynn Browning at her family’s home in Oregon last month. An investigation into the incident is currently being conducted.

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According to the California Attorney General A.G. Jerry Brown, pharmacy records show that Corey Haim purchased thousands of pills from several dozen different doctors over the past year.

As previously reported, paramedics found four prescriptions from one psychiatrist at the scene of his death. His death has not yet been ruled an overdose.

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Corey Haim was buried during a private service at Steeles Memorial Chapel in Toronto, Canada this morning.

A number of his friends and family members were spotted comforting one another outside of the chapel. Corey’s best friend Corey Feldman was not present. He had previously issued a statement citing the family’s religious beliefs and privacy concerns as the reasons for his absence. Today, he posted an open letter to his friend, saying,

This is for you on the day of your funeral. First off I am so sorry I am not there with you today. By that I mean my physical body is not with your physical body. However you know that my heart is right at your side. You also know the only reason I am truly not there is out of respect for your mother and her wishes to minimize the media attention as much as possible.

Read the rest of the letter here.

A public memorial is currently being planned to take place in Los Angeles.

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The syringe that administered the fatal dose of Propofol to Michael Jackson is possibly going up for auction in Vegas, according to sources.

The unnamed person that somehow got his hands on the item is currently meeting with his lawyers to discuss the legal implications of the sale. If it turns out to be illegal to sell the syringe in Vegas, the man is planning to bring it to Brazil or Libya for auction. The Jackson family is supposedly aware of the situation, and according to sources, is furious about the impending sale. The needle is expected to sell for up to $5 million.

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Michael Jackson’s 25-year-old “friend” Omer Bhatti who according to Joe Jackson is Michael’s secret fourth child, is now reportedly living in the Jackson home and confusing Michael’s three non-secret kids by telling them to call him Michael.

A source claims, “he has infiltrated the Jackson family in a way that many find to be disturbing and detrimental to the children”.

The source added that while Blanket and Paris are not dumb enough to buy it, Michael’s oldest son Prince is for some reason starting to believe that Omer really is his father.

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Corey Haim’s mother Judy told reporters last night that the memorabilia company Startifacts who had promised to pay for Corey’s funeral, had failed to provide her with their promised check, so she will instead be accepting an offer from the City of Toronto to cover her late son’s body transportation and burial costs.

Corey, who died in L.A. last Wednesday, will be laid to rest in Toronto tomorrow.

Update: The City of Toronto has just released a statement denying that they will be providing financial assistance to cover Corey’s funeral. The statement reads:

Media reports concerning funeral costs for Mr. Haim continue to reference the City of Toronto.

As a result of these ongoing reports, the City of Toronto wishes to ensure the facts are properly available.

The City of Toronto has never received an application for assistance with the funeral costs for Mr. Haim.

While the City would normally not confirm or deny the existence of an application for assistance with funeral benefits as this is a matter covered by Privacy regulations; given the number of reports the City has chosen to confirm the facts in this matter.

Media seeking to confirm the original reports of the City’s involvement in the costs of Mr. Haim’s funeral continue to be asked to speak with the originating source for the report.

While the City of Toronto is not involved in Mr. Haim’s funeral, the City of Toronto, like most municipalities, assists deceased Toronto residents that do not have adequate resources within their estate to pay for a basic funeral and burial. An evaluation of the Estate is conducted before any assistance is provided. The program is administered by the City’s Toronto Employment and Social Services Division and details about this program are available at: www.toronto.ca/socialservices/funeral.htm

No word on whether or not Startifacts will be providing the check after all.

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Actor Peter Graves, who is best known for his role as Jim Phelps on TV’s Mission: Impossible, was found dead in his Los Angeles home on Sunday.

Peter won a Golden Globe in 1971, and was also nominated for an Emmy for his Mission: Impossible role. He later starred in the 1980 movie, Airplane!.

The Los Angeles Police Department reported that there were no signs of foul play.

Peter is survived by his wife, Joan Endress, and daughters Kelly, Claudia, and Amanda. He was 83 years old.

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According to the California Attorney General Jerry Brown, Corey Haim’s name was found on an unauthorized drug prescription during a probe of a fraudulent prescription pad ring in San Diego.

The ring illegally orders prescription pads, and then uses real doctor’s names to write prescriptions for addicts and dealers. Most of the doctors whose names appear on the pads don’t know they are being used.

Corey’s death has not been ruled an overdose, but his mother did recently tell authorities that her son had been doctor shopping to obtain drugs.

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Corey Haim’s mother Judy, who reportedly lives in low-rent housing, has just posted a request on Corey’s website, asking for donations to help pay for the cost of her son’s body transportation to Canada for burial.

She’s accepting donations via PayPal here, or through snail mail at:

Corey Haim Memorial Fund
c/o Judy Haim
P. O. Box 87655
298 John Street
Thornhill, Ontario
L3T - 7R4 CANADA

Update: A Minnesota-based celebrity memorabilia website has offered to donate $20,000 to cover Corey’s funeral costs. The funds will come from proceeds of their Haim-related auctions.

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According to his illegitimate daughter LaRhonda Pettit, James Brown’s body has just pulled some sort of magic trick and disappeared from the South Carolina home of his other daughter Deanna. James, who died on Christmas Day in 2006, was supposed to be held there while a mausoleum was being prepared, but LaRhonda is convinced that someone is hiding the body to prevent an autopsy from being done on it because he was really killed by greedy people who wanted his money. LaRhonda told reporters today,

My daddy’s body has disappeared. I have no clue where it was taken, but I need to know where. I’m convinced his death was suspicious and I want the people responsible brought to justice. The only way to do that is to exhume his body and have an autopsy. I cannot understand why one was never conducted.

It was common knowledge that my daddy took illegal drugs. He was also hooked on various prescription painkillers. At the very least there were enablers who helped cause his death.

Apparently, LaRhonda is one of about a dozen people claiming to be James’ children. According to her, a DNA test proved her to be 99.9% his, but she was not included in his will.

Update: According to the lawyer of James’ 5 legitimate children, James is not missing from his crypt in South Carolina.

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When Corey Haim first died yesterday, it was reported that four pill bottles were found at the scene. Now, word has it that the pills were all legally prescribed by his psychiatrist just days before his death.

The drugs found were hydrocodone (Vicodin), diazepam (Valium), haloperidol (anti-psychotic med), and Soma (a muscle relaxant).

Corey, who had been battling addiction for years, once admitted to taking up to 85 Valium pills per day. He died after collapsing at his mother’s apartment yesterday morning. An autopsy is being conducted on Corey’s body as we speak.

Update: According to Corey’s mother, the LA County Coroner has just determined the cause of death to be pulmonary congestion. Corey’s heart was enlarged at the time of death, and his lungs were filled with water.

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As expected, Corey Feldman has released the following statement regarding the death of his best friend Corey Haim:

I was awakened at 8:30 this morning by my brother and sister knocking on my bedroom door. They informed me of the loss of my brother Corey Haim. My eyes weren’t even open all the way when the tears started streaming down my face. I am so sorry for Corey, his mother Judy, his family, my family, all of our fans, and of course my son who I will have to find a way to explain this to when he gets home from school. This is a tragic loss of a wonderful, beautiful, tormented soul, who will always be my brother, family, and best friend. We must all take this as a lesson in how we treat the people we share this world with while they are still here to make a difference. Please respect our families as we struggle and grieve through this difficult time. I hope the art Corey has left behind will be remembered as the passion of that for which he truly lived.

Both Coreys starred in a number of movies together in the 80s, and were also featured together on the A&E reality show The Two Coreys from 2007-2008.

By the way, that above is the last known video of the pair together. It was shot last month as they were leaving Haute in West Hollywood.

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