So You Think You Can Dance Contestants Hospitalized

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, FOX, So You Think You Can Dance, News

At last night’s taping of the Teen Choice Awards, Mary Murphy confirmed that two of the So You Think You Can Dance finalists were sent to the hospital on Saturday.

The two dancers - who were not named - collapsed during rehearsals and were taken to Cedars-Sinai for evaluation. According to the judge, the competitors have all been dancing up to 12 hours a day and were likely dehydrated. As a results, practices ended early on Saturday and were completely canceled (for everyone) on Sunday.

All four competitors - Stephen ‘Twitch’ Boss, Katee Shean, Courtney Galiano and Joshua Allen - are expected to return to the floor today.

Part 1 of the two-part SYTYCD finale begins this Wednesday @ 8pm.

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Zac Efron Rushed to Hospital

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Kids, Music, Cable, Gossip

Chalk up another one for Cedars-Sinai..

The LA hospital welcomed another celebrity today when High School Musical star Zac Efron was admitted to the hospital.  The 20-year-old was apparently suffering from a case of appendicitis.  According to his rep, the actor has since had his surgery and is now recuperating.  (Maybe Vanessa Hudgens can shoot a few new photos to keep him company?)

Efron, who has already been confirmed for the big-screen version of High School Musical 3, is currently shooting the Freaky Friday-esque comedy, Seventeen.

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Aguilera, Richie Share Same Delivery Date

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, ABC, Gossip

UPDATE: Christina Aguilera reports on her own website that her son, Max Liron Bratman, was actually born on Saturday.

Thanks to Britney Spears’ hospitalization and Dennis Quaid’s overdosed babies, LA’s Cedars-Sinai hospital has been receiving a lot of unwanted publicity lately.  Hopefully two highly-anticipated deliveries at the facility yesterday will (temporarily) direct the media’s attention toward other celebrity matters.

• Celebutante Nicole Richie and boyfriend Joel Madden welcomed a a 6 lb., 7 oz. baby Friday.  (This birth officially brings Richie’s weight back down to “0”.) The girl, named Harlow Winter Kate Madden, is the first child for both The Simple Life star, 26, and the rocker, 28.  Plans for a wedding will be set at a later time.
• Same place, different time.  E! Online is reporting that singer Christina Aguilera, 27, and husband Jordan Bratman, 30, are also proud new parents.  According to a text message sent out yesterday, the couple welcomed their child sometime around 4pm yesterday.  No other details have yet been released.

In other baby news, actress Courtney Thorne-Smith (According to Jim) and her husband, Roger Fishman, introduced a son Friday: Jacob Emerson Fishman.  One day prior, David Alan Grier (In Living Color) and his wife, Christine Y. Kim, said hello to daughter Luisa Danbi Grier-Kim.  Both couples are first-time parents.

Congrats to all the new moms and dads!

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More Details on Britney Spears’ Meltdown

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Gossip, News, Rumors

It all begins now.  The never-ending details surrounding Britney Spears’ hospitalization last night.

First off, it turns out K-Fed’s bodyguards weren’t the ones responsible for reporting Spears to the authorities.  It was Brit’s own court-appointed child monitor.  Preston was being prepped to return to dad’s house when his mother decided to lock herself up in the bedroom with Jayden.  Fearing the young child would be forced to choose between mom’s only two pairs of boots, the monitor called the cops for help.  (Of course, I kid.  Well, maybe.)

While Sean and Jayden are now seeking normalcy in their father’s home, Spears is in the middle of a mandatory 72-hour mental evaluation at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles.  Meanwhile, attorneys for both Britney and Kevin Federline have been meeting at the courthouse to discuss the recent events.  (The matter really shouldn’t get any more attention than Brit gave to her deposition yesterday.  Why should it take more than 15 minutes to take the kids away from her?)

As sad as yesterday’s events were, this incident, ironically, may be the best thing to happen to the troubled pop star.  (I’m assuming this is rock bottom, right?) We can only hope that she is finally getting the rest - and help - she needs.

(You find updates to this story here.)

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Alex Trebek Hospitalized

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Games, Syndication, News

Alex Trebek, host of Jeopardy! since 1984, was admitted to the hospital late Monday night after suffering a heart attack.  Although the incident is being described as minor, Trebek, 67, is expected to remain at LA’s Cedar-Sinai Medical Center a few more days for tests and evaluation. 

Reps for the game show fully expect him to resume taping of the program come January.

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