Comedian George Carlin enters rehab program
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Los Angeles, December 28: Comedian George Carlin, a counter-culture hero who gained fame with routines about drugs and dirty words, said on Monday he was undergoing treatment for excessive use of alcohol and prescription painkillers.
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Britney Spears has entered a rehabilitation center, her spokesman said on Tuesday, after the troubled pop star's recent wild ways escalated this weekend to a bizarre incident in which she shaved her own head.
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Description: Though George Carlin is best known as a performer, he&#39;s collected his observations on life, the media, politics and the English language into a series of books.
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John Goodman has checked out of rehab after being treated for an undisclosed reason. It was unclear how long the actor was treated, or when he was released.
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George Clooney suffered a broken rib in New Jersey on Friday when a car collided with the motorcycle he was riding, the actor's spokesman said. The 46-year-old actor was treated at Palisades Medical Center in Palisades, N.J. and released, spokesman Stan Rosenfield said in a statement.
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British soul singer Amy Winehouse, who this week appeared in video footage allegedly showing her smoking crack cocaine, has entered a rehab clinic, her record company said on Thursday.
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LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters Life!) - British pop star Robbie Williams has been admitted to a rehabilitation center in the United States where he will undergo treatment for prescription drug addiction, his agent said on Tuesday.
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Robin Williams's turning his latest publicity tour into a   referendum on his recent trip to rehab.
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Rock guitarist Eddie Van Halen said on Thursday he would enter rehab "to work on myself," a move that appears to rule out a reunion by his troubled band when it is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next week.
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Comedian Jerry Lewis was once in so much pain that he regularly contemplated suicide. A "pain pacemaker" implanted in 2002 now enables him to trigger electronic impulses through his spine to his brain that eliminate the pain.
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Actress Lindsay Lohan admits herself to a rehab facility following her arrest at the weekend.
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The irascible George Carlin --  voted, through a Comedy Central poll of network executives and  industry veterans, the second-best stand-up comedian of all  time behind Richard Pryor -- turned 70 on May 12.
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US game show creator Merv Griffin is being treated in hospital for a recurrence of prostate cancer.
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Rock star Lenny Kravitz was admitted to a Miami hospital on Monday suffering from severe bronchitis, a spokeswoman for the singer said.
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A MAN who weighed about half a tonne when he was admitted to a US hospital was recovering today from obesity surgery. Doctors said he was &quot;doing very well,&quot; moving around and even cracking jokes.
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Actress Sean Young entered rehab for treatment related to alcoholism Monday, PEOPLE has learned.  Young, 48, voluntarily admitted herself, according to a statement released by her rep, which read: "It is understood that Young has struggled against th...
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