07:55 PM EDT 07/04/2009
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Harry Potter Star Gets the Swine Flu
Originally posted 07/04/2009 06:25PM
It seems that there's no magic spell against the swine flu.
Rupert Grint, 20, who plays Harry Potter's pal Ron Weasley, caught the notorious bug while filming the latest movie in the wizard series but is now well enough to attend Tuesday's London premiere of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
"It has just been confirmed that Rupert Grint has taken a few days out of filming due to a mild bout of swine flu," his rep says in a statement.
"He has now recovered and is looking forward to joining his fellow cast members at the junket and premieres this week and will then return to filming directly afterwards."
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Inside Ethan Zohn's Chemo Treatment
Originally posted 07/02/2009 08:50AM
"It's chemotherapy day!" Ethan Zohn announces at the top of his latest video diary for PEOPLE.
Taking viewers along to the hospital for his fourth biweekly chemo treatment, the Survivor: Africa winner, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease in April and went public with his diagnosis in May, likens his three-month chemo regimen to a major sporting event: "I've made it through the first half, played well in the game. I'm excited to start off the second half."
Keeping the positive attitude he has shown ever since vowing to "inspire and educate people" through his ordeal, Zohn, 35, lets the camera roll as he enters "the chemo zone," and takes viewers behind the curtain as a doctor puts a needle in his chest and he downs a cup full of pills – jokingly calling them "Skittles, M&Ms and Tic-Tacs."
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Zsa Zsa Gabor Home After Hospital Stay
Originally posted 06/30/2009 06:25AM
Zsa Zsa Gabor is back in her Beverly Hills home after a six-day hospital stay due to flu-like symptoms, according to the glamour figure's husband, Prince Frederick von Anhalt, the Associated Press reports.
Said to be in frail health, Gabor, 92, remains partially paralyzed after a car accident in 2002 and a reported stroke in 2005.
The former Miss Hungary, the great-aunt of Paris Hilton (through her 1942-47 marriage to hotel magnate Conrad Hilton, one of Gabor's nine husbands), has long been credited as being the first celebrity who was famous for being famous.
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Diane Keaton In 'Good Spirits' After Sumo Smackdown
Originally posted 06/29/2009 02:00PM
Guess she does her own stunts!
Diane Keaton may have been wearing some extra padding, but that didn't stop the actress from getting a little roughed up on the set of her new movie, Morning Glory. Keaton, 63, injured her head while filming Monday in New York.
"Diane Keaton is in good health and spirits following a fall on set of Morning Glory where she bumped her head," a statement released by Paramount Studios reads. "The actress was taken to a hospital for precautionary tests and has been cleared by doctors to return to work tomorrow."
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Ethan Zohn Thanks Fans for 'Awesome' Support
Originally posted 06/25/2009 09:00AM
Ethan Zohn is now halfway through his three-month chemotherapy treatment for Hodgkin's Lymphoma. In two new video diaries, filmed at his home in Manhattan, the now-bald Survivor: Africa winner shows viewers the ups and downs of his struggle.
In one video (above), the perpetually upbeat Zohn, 35, shares from among the mounds of supportive letters and numerous gifts sent by fans since he went public with his cancer diagnosis in May.
"The fan support has been awesome," says Zohn, standing in his kitchen with girlfriend Jenna Morasca, 28, (the winner of Survivor: The Amazon), showing off the loot that includes sweatshirts, cases of SmartWater and toys aimed at keeping him busy during chemo treatments.
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Farrah Fawcett Is Back in the Hospital
Originally posted 06/22/2009 04:25PM
In her continued battle with cancer, Farrah Fawcett has again returned to a Los Angeles hospital a source tells PEOPLE. The actress has been hospitalized for at least two weeks.
The source indicates that the actress, who was first diagnosed with anal cancer in 2006 and whose illness was chronicled in the recently aired NBC documentary Farrah's Story, is not doing well.
"There was a moment last week when she was supposed to be released and was going home but things changed," says the source.
Fawcett's publicist Arnold Robinson says, "She is still being treated for her condition."
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Jeremy Piven's Been Fish-Free for 10 Months
Originally posted 06/19/2009 07:15AM
Hold the fish for Jeremy Piven.
"I haven't had a piece of fish since the doctor told me to lower my blood mercury level," the Entourage Emmy winner told PEOPLE during Thursday's Lakers celebration party at Los Angeles's Nokia Club. "So, it's been almost 10 months now."
Piven, 43, abruptly left the Broadway revival of David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow mid-run in December with an ailment his doctor called fatigue from mercury poisoning.
Miffed over his departure from the show, producers filed charges with Actors Equity against Piven, with the case currently tied up in arbitration.
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Hillary Clinton Fractures Elbow
Originally posted 06/18/2009 10:30AM
On her way to the White House Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton fell and fractured her right elbow, says her chief of staff, Cheryl Mills. The former First Lady was treated at The George Washington University Hospital and released, and will undergo surgery in the coming week, according to the Associated Press.
"Secretary Clinton appreciates the professionalism and kindness she received from the medical team who treated her this evening and looks forward to resuming her full schedule soon," Mills said in a statement.
Also painful, perhaps? According to her public schedule, Clinton will miss attending a World Refugee Day in Washington, D.C., Thursday with Angelina Jolie.
– Rennie Dyball
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Ethan Zohn Details Pill Regimen for Cancer Fight
Originally posted 06/18/2009 09:00AM
As he continues three months of intense chemotherapy to fight a rare form of Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Survivor: Africa winner Ethan Zohn is opening up about the medication he needs to keep going.
In an exclusive video blog for People.com, Zohn – accompanied by his girlfriend Survivor: The Amazon winner Jenna Morasca – shows off the array of prescription pills required to counter the effects of his cancer treatment.
"The chemotherapy knocks me down, so I've gotta take all this stuff to boost me back up," Zohn says, as he talks about his new daily rituals.
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Jane Fonda Recovering From Knee-Replacement Surgery
Originally posted 06/17/2009 02:45PM
Jane Fonda bid farewell to her left knee as she headed into surgery Tuesday morning, where according to Fonda, it would be replaced with a "titanium rod and ceramic joint."
Right before her operation she Tweeted, "Lying on a guerney [sic]. Drugs are starting to hit. Wheeee. So long left knee. You're toast!" She also posted a photo on Twitter of her left knee, marked with the doctor's initials J.R.M (see below) and an arrow to make sure the correct knee gets removed.
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