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Friday, June 10



Surfer Andy Irons Autopsy Results Revealed

Surfing champion Andy Irons, who passed away unexpectedly in November at age 32, died from a heart attack caused by the hardening of his coronary arteries, his family said in a press release. The three-time world champion was on his way home to Hawaii after withdrawing from a contest in Puerto Rico when he was found dead in a Dallas hotel room November 2. Irons had been suffering from dengue fever, a tropical illness whose symptoms include severe headaches and joint pain.  While Di Maio told the family no other factor contributed to his death, the official toxicology report and autopsy from the Tarrant County Medical Examiner lists a second cause of death as "acute mixed drug ingestion." Xanax, Methadone and cocaine were all found in his system. The report also shows trace amounts of methamphetamine in Irons' system. Dupuis insists her husband did not use methamphetamine, "so it is likely the substance was present in the cocaine he ingested."



Flo Rida arrested for DUI
Flo Rida was arrested early in the morning for allegedly driving under the influence and with a suspended license. the rapper was pulled over in Miami Beach when police noticed that his 2008 Bugatti was swerving. After two failed attempts to walk a straight line, the report said, Flo Rida reportedly told an officer that, “I don’t think I can walk a straight line. I had a few drinks. Let’s do another test. I live on the other side of the bridge. I can make it home.” He was then arrested and his blood alcohol level was tested; police said it was at .185, well above the legal limit.


Reed and McDonald Moving Fastforward
"American Idol's" Paul McDonald, 26, and "Twilight"s" Nikki Reed, 23, have not only gotten engaged at the speed of light, but they have also gotten matching tattoos of each other's names on their fingers. The couple visted Studio 21 Tattoo in Las Vegas in mid May and had the work done.  And lest you think this is all just a whirlwind romance, they’re even buying a house together. The actress says, "I want L.A. to be a enjoyable experience for him and music is so important, that I want to build a space for him so that’s why I’m getting a bigger home!"




Jon Cryer on Charlie Sheen: 'Nobody saw it coming'
Jon Cryer hit "Late Show With David Letterman" Wednesday to open up about the Charlie Sheen debacle that halted production on "Two and a Half Men" in January.  "I didn't see it coming," admitted the Emmy-winning actor of how crazy the fiasco got. "Nobody saw it coming." Letterman asked whether he and Sheen, who was fired from the program in March after engaging in very public verbal warfare with show-runner Chuck Lorre, were still friends. "I love him," Cryer said. "He's a great friend." "He called you a troll," Letterman pointed out. "As friends do," quipped Cryer.



Ja Rule Checks into Prison
It's official -- Ja Rule is now inmate 07608730Q. Rapper Ja Rule has turned himselfbin to authorities to begin his two-year prison sentence in New York. The singer spent some private time with his wife, close friends and family members before he was taken behind closed doors. The rapper (Jeffrey Atkins) was dealt the 2-year sentence in 2010 when he pled guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon -- stemming from a 2007 incident in which cops found a loaded semi-automatic handgun in his sports car.



TV NEWS
Leeza Gibbons is returning to daily first-run syndication as co-host of "America Now". She joins co-host Bill Rancic on the show, set to launch September 12th. The half-hour show is a lifestyle program featuring short informational segments about such topics as health and beauty, finance, family and home. Gibbons previously co-hosted Entertainment Tonight, served as host and managing editor of Extra, and  executive produced and hosted her own NBC-syndicated talk show, Leeza.


The Voice has had huge success in its first season, so it's no surprise that NBC has picked it up for a second. And the next season will premiere in February.


NBC’s new Cedric the Entertainer-hosted game show It’s Worth What? premieres Tuesday, July 12 at 8 pm.


Danny Glover has been cast opposite Kiefer Sutherland in Fox’s high profile drama pilot, which revolves around a father (Sutherland) who discovers that his son (David Mazouz) can predict events before they happen.



Dr. Maria Santos Grey is hightailing it back to Pine Valley, people! As the end of ABC’s All My Children draws near, former fan faves have been coming out of the woodwork for both quick cameos (Josh Duhamel as Leo du Pres) and big arcs (Cady McClain as Dixie Martin, Thorston Kaye as Zach Slater) — and now it’s Eva La Rue’s turn. The CSI: Miami star, who last played Maria in January 2010 as part of her sister-in-law Hayley Santos’ (Kelly Ripa) documentary on Pine Valley, will appear in a handful of July episodes.



Phil Pallen, one of two guys still vying for the Sheen internship, has decided to ditch the contest in order to take an opportunity with Ryan Seacrest. Pallen said he was offered the internship with the digital team at Ryan Seacrest Productions after they saw his website. He leaves from Canada for L.A. on June 30th.

MTV will not be moving forward with a second season of its racy teen drama Skins. The news is not particularly surprising considering it’s been almost three months since the series ended its freshman run.


 

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