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James Franco Hopes to Direct Adaptations of William Faulkner and Cormac McCarthy

Looks like James Franco is starting 2011 like he ended 2010: With a loaded schedule of unexpected projects that he’s hoping to get off the ground. According to Roger Friedman , Franco is planning to direct an adaptation of William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying from his own screenplay. Additionally, he’s also interested in adapting Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian , which you’ll recall was one of the movies Ridley Scott was never going to direct . Expect Franco to squeeze these in when he isn’t hosting the Oscars, starring on General Hospital , going to class and doing press for Your Highness . [ Showbiz411 ]

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Lindsay Lohan Off the Hook For Rehab Fight

Bribes go a long way. Just kidding … well, mostly. Whatever the reason, Lindsay Lohan received a lovely Christmas present when Dawn Holland dropped her battery allegation. The ex-Betty Ford employee who got into an altercation with the troubled star, who she accused of attacking her, is letting the case against Lohan go. HO, HO, HO : Lindsay’s Christmas season is now more cheerful . “Dawn will not continue to press charges against Lindsay, nor will she be assisting any further in the investigation or prosecution,” her attorney said . “A crime has quite simply not been committed by Ms. Lohan.” The authorities could still file charges against Lohan, but without the testimony of the one witness who lodged the complaint, it would lead nowhere. As such, Lindsay looks to have beaten the rap once again. Last week, the Palm Desert Police confirmed that Lohan was the suspect in a physical incident with Holland, a chemical technician at Betty Ford. Holland claimed that Lohan attacked her when asked to submit to a breathalyzer test andthat she went to the hospital to be treated for injuries. Hours after blabbing her story to celebrity gossip site TMZ, Holland was fired from the famous rehab facility for violating confidentiality rules. A day after that, she pulled a 180 and said she would no longer pursue any case against the 24-year-old, like herself a recovering addict. Holland did not want “in any way shape or form to do anything that would violate Lindsay’s probation or cause an arrest,” her lawyer said. Lohan faced at least six months in jail if she had been found guilty of assault, as it would constitute a probation violation. But it’s all good. She is scheduled to leave rehab January 3. God help us.

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‘Skating with the Stars’ 911 — He’s ‘Not Breathing Well’

Filed under: Brandon Smith , Skating with the Stars , 911 Call TMZ has obtained the 911 call from when “Skating with the Stars” contestant Brandon Smith was rushed to the hospital … in which the caller explains Brandon was “not breathing well.” The caller also mentions that 20-year-old Brandon — who stars on “… Read more

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‘Skating with the Stars’ 911 — He’s ‘Not Breathing Well’

Filed under: Brandon Smith , Skating with the Stars , 911 Call TMZ has obtained the 911 call from when “Skating with the Stars” contestant Brandon Smith was rushed to the hospital … in which the caller explains Brandon was “not breathing well.” The caller also mentions that 20-year-old Brandon — who stars on “… Read more

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Martina Navratilova leaving Hospital

“I#39;m disappointed not to be able to complete this amazing journey,” Martina Navratilova said in a statement released Friday as she recovered at Nairobi Hospital in Kenya. “It was something that I have wanted to do for so long, but it was not to be. I am so pleased that we got it going and I will be watching and waiting for news from the climb when they reach the summit [on Saturday].” Martina Navratilova#39;s goal of climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro was dashed prematurely after an illness landed her

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Aretha Franklin Leaving Hospital

On Dec. 2, the singer Aretha Franklin said she was doing well after having an operation for an unspecified ailment. “The surgery was highly successful,” Franklin, 68, said in a statement. “God is still in control.” The surgery followed a community prayer vigil in Franklin#39;s hometown of Detroit the previous day. Aretha Franklin, who has been suffering from a previously unknown illness, is “doing better than doctors expected” and should be released from the hospital this weekend, a cousin says

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Glenn Beck floats absurd rumor that there are over 150 million Islamic terrorists worldwide

Besides the young Muslim men whom the FBI recruits, funds, and gives the means and support to carry out attacks within the US, there are no doubt terrorists worldwide who are a danger to innocent people. And no I'm not referrring to rogue elements of the Mossad or the CIA, whom are known to fund real terror groups like the Jundallah, and assign them to carry out bombings and political assasinations in Iran and stir up ethnic tensions with bordering nations. No I'm talking about REAL religious fundamentalists who are willing to commit acts of terrorism for whatever reason. There is no doubt that they exist. But 157 million of them? Glenn Beck's willingness to float such an absurd rumor shows that Glenn Beck is perfectly willing to continue to propagandize for the Israel and the Military Industrial Complex's fake War on Terrorism, as he has done so many times in the past while pretending to be anti-establishment. *** On his radio program this morning, Fox News host Glenn Beck said that he suspects that close to 10 percent of Muslims are terrorists: BECK: What is the number of Islamic terrorists? One percent? I think it’s closer to 10 percent, but the rest of the PC world will tell you ‘oh no, it’s minuscule.’ Okay, well, let’s take you at your one percent. Look at the havoc of one percent of Muslims causing on the rest of the world! According to a Pew report from last year, there are 1.57 billion Muslims in the world. Thus, by Beck’s calculations, there would be 157 million Islamic terrorists — more than half the population of the U.S. Even at 1 percent, which Beck claims the “PC world” believes, there would be 1.57 million Muslim terrorists. But there is probably more than just foolishness behind Beck’s comment. For example, as Media Matters notes, while at CNN, Beck asked then Rep.-elect Keith Ellison (D-MN) — the first Muslim ever elected to Congress — “What I feel like saying is, ‘Sir, prove to me that you are not working with our enemies.’” Listen here: added by: maasanova

Christy Martin Cites Lesbian Affair for Basis of Husband Attack

The Christy Martin saga continues to grow stranger and more sordid. This much we know: Martin, a former boxing champion, was shot and stabbed last week. She survived the attack and told police her husband, James, was behind it. James then stabbed himself yesterday. Seriously . Now, according to a sheriff’s report obtained by TMZ, Martin has stated the reason why her husband went off in the first place: she told James she was leaving him for a woman named Sherry. In Martin’s official statement, she told police she had been staying in a hotel during the days leading up to this violent incident. Allegedly, James was already aware his wife was having an affair and had threatened to release “incriminating videos of her over YouTube” in light of this news. When Christy told James she was officially leaving him for Sherry, he took out a knife and and a black handgun that he kept in the house. It’s unclear how Christy got away from her attacker, but she made it outside, flagged down a car and arrived at the hospital in time to share her side of the story with authorities.

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Heidi Montag Recalls Plastic Surgery Horrors

Heidi Montag, who infamously underwent more than 10 operations in one day , is sharing the painful memories and emotions of a journey for perfection. In an ABC Primetime Special titled “Celebrity Plastic Surgery Gone Too Far?” airing last week, the plastic princess said she felt she would “die out of pain!” “I thought that first night that I came out of the hospital I was going to die out of pain,” Heidi Montag recalls now. “I looked like I was hit by a truck.” We can’t believe it either, Heidi. [Photo: PacificCoastNewsOnline.com] She says after the trauma , “I couldn’t event go to the bathroom. I couldn’t even walk for days. My face was so swollen. My back was so black and blue.” Montag has now confirmed most, if not all, of her surgeries this year: Nose job Brow lift Chin shaving Back scooped out Ears pinned back Lipo on inner/outer thighs Fat injected into her cheeks Absolutely hilarious, FREAKISHLY GIGANTIC breast implants The Hills star is heaping blame on her surgeon, the late Dr. Frank Ryan, but people close to him say she’s obsessed and wouldn’t take no for an answer. “I do not feel like I was prepared enough for this,” Montag said. “How can you know when your doctor says it’s just a little this, it’s just a little that.” “It really becomes a lot. Doctors should walk you through all aspects of it not just the glamorous side of it,” she says, with serious buyer’s remorse. A friend of Ryan’s says that contrarily, she was not only taking her obsession with plastic surgery way too far, she was obsessed with him personally. She also wanted him to make her a human Barbie doll. “He sent texts and emails saying she wanted to be Barbie, to look exactly like Barbie,” a friend said, adding that Ryan tried to talk her OUT of it.

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Mason Peanut Allergy Hospitalized

“Friday night Mason ate some peanut butter and had a little allergic reaction to it,” Kourtney Kardashian, 31, wrote on her blog. “He threw up within minutes of tasting it and got hives on his face. I called 911 and the fire department came immediately.” Kourtney Kardashian#39;s 11-month-old son Mason was rushed to the hospital after having an allergic reaction to peanut butter – but, says his mom, he#39;s now “doing fine.” The responders advised the new mom not to take any risks. “They sugge

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