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Scientology a Prime Suspect in Gossip Columnist’s Isaac Hayes Postmortem

9:55AM STV | After getting through a remarkably quiet week without a single controversy or racketeering lawsuit, the Church of Scientology was dealt another bruising body blow with Isaac Hayes’s death over the weekend. As much as the Church is expected to miss the singer/songwriter’s hot buttered soul and totemic cultural presence, Hayes’s “friend” and generally unreliable Fox source Roger Friedman notes in today’s touching eulogy how the Church wrung every last cent from subpar live performances after his 2006 stroke. More »

Gary Coleman Tied Knot, Popped Cherry, Then Promptly Devoured His Prey

3:44AM Defamer Hollywood | A (lucky!) redhead named Shannon Price agreed to marry and deflower Diff’rent Strokes star-turned-punchline Gary Coleman in what really we’re hoping is an elaborate stunt to convince Vh1 execs to shoot a pilot episode for Strange Love 2: Short And Sweet. Taking a cue from the destructive relationship between Flavor Flav and Brigitte Nielsen, it seems that domestic abuse is just one of the many fun activities going on at Casa Coleman since married life began! The NY Post reports that Price told Inside Edition that: “[Gary] lets his anger conquer him sometimes. He throws things around, and sometimes he throws it in my direction.’” More »