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Ryan Kwanten
The hit TV show True Blood has made quite a star of Ryan Kwanten. Michael Ball, the creator of the popular TV series is proud of Kwanten's performance on the show. Evidently Kwanten is a little brighter than his TV character. Ball said, "Ryan is smart and talented and skilled and he makes it (Jason) look effortless, but he's really nothing like Jason in real life." He also claimed that he admires Kwanten for putting himself out there and not being afraid to look "foolish".

Kate Hudson
Hollywood.com reported that Kate Hudson is looking forward to visiting her family at her hometown in Colorado for Christmas. She said that she finds it interesting to see who will have the first argument and what type of bickering entertainment there will be this year at the dinner table. I'm sure we many of us can relate to that!

Brittany Murphy
The toxicology results from Brittany's autopsy will be released next week. Her husband told the press that her death could not have been the result of drug abuse or an eating disorder and is baffled as to how she could have died of cardiac arrest at 32-years-old. Some believe that she could have died from accidentally taking a deadly combination of prescription drugs including any combination of what was available in her home at the time. The drugs that were found at her residence included painkillers, anti-depressants, hypertension medication, bipolar medication for diabetes, an anti-inflammatory drug and an antibiotic. If this is the case, it should be a lesson to everyone to try to avoid prescriptions by staying as healthy as possible and to consult your doctor before mixing any type of prescription medications. According to TMZ, the coroner's notes read, "A check of the nightstands revealed large amounts of prescription medication in the decedent's name… Also noted were numerous empty prescription medication bottles in the decedent's husband's name, the decedent's mother's name and unidentified third party names". It would be so sad to find out that Brittany was receiving the drugs that killed her from L.A. doctors who prescribed them in names other than her own. We've seen deaths as the result of these Hollywood drug dealers in the cases of Michael Jackson, Heath Ledger and more celebrities.
Brittany starred in the film Deadline that is slated for release to DVD and depicts her lifeless body hanging out of a bathtub. Redbox is changing the movie covers and posters for the film out of respect and it will take between 7-10 days to remove them completely.

Steven Tyler
On a similar note, Tyler, the lead singer of Aerosmith has admitted himself into a rehab program for pain management and to rid of his addiction to painkillers. His daughter Liv Tyler told People, "My family and I are in complete support of my dad's decision to seek treatment. He is a courageous man. We love him and are so proud that he is getting help to balance his pain management, not just for himself but for his family, friends and fans." Steven Tyler has been battling pain for years due to injuries he acquired during his performances. Good choice Steven!

Balloon Family
The Heene's were sentenced today for their little publicity stunt and will see a little jail time for making all of the emergency officials waste their time the day they thought they were attempting to rescue a six-year-old boy from a flying balloon. Richard Heene was sentenced to 90 days in jail and his wife, Mayumi Heene, will begin her 20-day jail sentence once he is released. He will be let out on a work release program and she will be on supervised probation for four years. I'm sorry, but this guy looks absolutely insane. His facial expressions show a sense of forced emotion. This guy fits the bill for a serial killer. I hope he's not half as mentally ill as he appears. Their poor children! At least they are learning that stunts like this and lying to authorities are both unacceptable. It's too bad they have to live with the embarrassment of this whole experience.

Charlize Theron
Charlize has helped to collect 10,000 pairs of shoes for children in need in South Africa this holiday season through her Africa Outreach Project along with TOMS Shoes. It's nice to see an Oscar-winning actress donate her time to such a wonderful cause.

Celebrity Quotes
(Dedicated to those we've recently lost)

"I think they should take everyone who works for The National Enquirer and the Star, and everyone who works for Us Weekly, and put them all to work looking for terrorists. I think they would find the terrorists. All of them. It would be genius!"- Brittany Murphy

"If you could choose one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor."- Jennifer Jones

"I will not say what I can do. You will all see. Everybody is going to see what I can do, and what my team can do."- Chris Henry

"I found that dance was key to keeping depression out of my life. When you dance, things just go away, things don't seem so bad. There's no better way to take care of health than through something as joyous and beautiful as dance."- Patrick Swayze

"If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with."- Michael Jackson

"If you shake your fist, the other guy will shake his too. But if you extend your hand to shake their hand, then they will extend theirs also, and you've made a friend."- Ricardo Montalban

"God made man stronger but not necessarily more intelligent. He gave women intuition and femininity. And, used properly, that combination easily jumbles the brain of any man I've ever met."- Farrah Fawcett

"You know what, rip me off once, shame on me. But twice? I'm coming after you and taking back what's mine."- Billy Mays

"I'm a workaholic. I love every movie I've been in, even the bad ones, every TV series, every play, because I love to work. It's what keeps me going."- Karl Malden

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