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Apart from the recent death of Heath Ledger this is probably one of the saddest pieces of information to come out the world of celebrity so far this year.

Patrick Swayzee, known for his ‘dirty dancing’ moves in the movie of the same name, has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Patrick was given the news a month ago and since them rumours have abounded of him only having weeks to live. But his oncologist, Dr. George Fisher, has said the prognosis is not that bad and all of the reports stating the timeframe of his prognosis and his physical read more ....

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• It was the hairdresser’s fault! Ken Paves, the celebrity stylist behind Jessica Simpson’s locks, walked out on Britney Spears before the VMAs. That would explain the bad weave… perhaps it put her into a trance so she forgot how to dance? Also sounds like Britney knew how bad she looked: “She was also able to see video of herself throughout the auditorium,” a backstage source tells Us Weekly. “She flipped out. She came running off the stage, yelling ‘Oh, my God, I looked like a fat pig! I looked like a fat pig!’ She was inconsolable.” (A Socialites Life)

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Actress Sherri Shepherd, who has served as guest co-host on ABC’s The View on multiple occasions, will fill a permanent seat on the daytime talk show starting next week.

Shepherd will join new co-host Whoopi Goldberg along with Barbara Walters, Joy Behar and Elisabitch Elisabeth Hasselbeck.

Walters announced yesterday that a formal announcement would come next week on the talk program; but sources at ABC Television leaked the information to the Associated Press in advance of the on air announcement.

The show has been struggling since the departure of Rosie ODonnell, whose brash style and political agenda spiced up the read more ....

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