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5:30AM STV | Joyce Hyler Update: After spending the weekend hospitalized in critical condition when a car struck her on the Pacific Coast Highway, the inveterate, influential agent/manager/producer has reportedly stabilized in the last 24 hours. “[T]he doctors will likely proceed to obtain another CAT scan with a view to determining what needs to be addressed next,” says her family’s latest update online. “All of the above is neither good nor bad. What is good is that we avoided emergencies for the last 24 hours and are seeking to build upon that.” Meanwhile, Endeavor has organized a blood drive to take place in its screening room tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Hyler required a major transfusion following the accident), marking perhaps the first time out of thousands that agency blood has been shed in the name of good. The Hollywood Reporter has the details. [CarePages] More »
Screw Shia’s Pinkie: Christina Applegate Had A Double Mastectomy
3:15AM Defamer Hollywood | Yesterday we brought you the news that Christina Applegate was free and clear of breast cancer, just a month after being diagnosed with an early form of the disease in one of her breasts. Today, during an interview with Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts, Applegate revealed that she beat the disease by having both of her breasts removed. Says People: More »
‘Harry Potter’ Star Faces Terrifying New Enemy: Shoelaces
4:05AM Defamer Hollywood | It’s been a rough few months for Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe; not only was his sixth Potter film delayed until next year (causing a Time Warner headache), but blame for the hasty move fell on his bare shoulders. Now, though, Radcliffe has played his trump card: a sympathy-inducing medical condition that would make even Voldemort lay off the kid for a while. Says the NY Daily News:
