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Marilyn Monroe Was More Mentally Ill Than We Knew

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Revelations from a new biography, T In 1961, Marianne Kris, the psychoanalyst treating Marilyn Monroe, was convinced that her famous patient was on the verge of suicide. So she did what most psychiatrists at the time would have done: She committed Monroe to a mental institution. Knowing the star would never go to a psychiatric hospital on her own— Monroe was terrified of sanitariums because her mother lived in one for most of her life and her grandmother had died in one— Kris told Monroe that she was going to a private hospital for some "rest and relaxation."

Why we’re not buying the Obama relationship gossip

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In the same way that tabloids, gossip blogs, and B.S. biographies plague both perfectly blissful couples and troubled twosomes alike, the focus of such outlets has finally arrived on President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle. Despite the fact that we've rarely seen a famous couple who…

Why have we become so obsessed with the lives of teen stars?

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When I was growing up, I idolized the stars of "The Mickey Mouse Club," "Saved by the Bell," "Beverly Hills 90210," "Punky Brewster," and pop acts like Debbie Gibson and New Kids on the Block. I read all about them and tidbits about their personal lives in…

Perez Hilton: Is he pro or anti-gay?

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We at Shine have never been fans of blogger Perez Hilton. Though he breaks juicy celebrity news stories and is sometimes funny, more often than not he is unrightfully…

Reese Witherspoon in ELLE: Humiliated by divorce and operating on fear

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Reese Witherspoon is the blonde who has shattered stereotypes with roles as a wary prude in “Cruel Intentions, a high school over-achiever in “Election,” a sorority girl at Harvard Law in “Legally Blonde” and a poor child turned ruthless society woman in “Vanity Fair.” Her turn as June…

Rein in your unhealthy celebrity obsession

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<img alt="" src="http://a323.yahoofs.com/phugc/jKWKaeicSDoB/photos/f3d5be16bec604e703078097dc01efe6/mr_8331f848b6b0db.jpg?ug_____Dfg7NYIa8" align="left" height="266" width="400">Do you find yourself fixating on the stars to a harmful degree? Are your weekly tabloid purchases cutting into your...

The skinny on "fat" celebs

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<img alt="Jezebel" title="Jezebel" src="http://a323.yahoofs.com/phugc/PwiaVxJX01La/photos/2323fd0a087f8fd8dd0ac94f771a44db/ori_633f7e171de263.jpg?ug_____DZrcfFpdV" align="left" height="309" width="385">Ever notice how practically every tabloid cover features either a diet story or an...

6 ways celebs can extend their fame into the New Year

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<img alt="Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images" title="Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images" src="http://a323.yahoofs.com/phugc/DdYge_pJzWhO/photos/d27ca75edfeb2328f4b224a0b4fa2b48/mr_ace167646eff0e.jpg?ug_____DvRcjeJbR" align="left" height="363" width="400">One minute you're landing magazine...

Another reason not to believe what you hear: Scarlett Johansson’s Cosmo interview was faked!

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<img alt="Chris Jackson/Getty Images" title="Chris Jackson/Getty Images" src="http://a323.yahoofs.com/phugc/SDSCbvgY2FAR/photos/cf9956c07fb3d0c50ec0d83c3d18dd32/mr_28260b4c1d0328.jpg?ug_____DN9ecgvyT" align="left" height="270" width="400">There’s a reason why we don’t know very...

A final plea for Amy Winehouse

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<img alt="Matt Cardy/Getty Images" title="Matt Cardy/Getty Images" src="http://a323.yahoofs.com/phugc/frWfMh5ZfX21/photos/6854056ff1b4bf03a8710a789bd36558/mr_851fa841b03e0f.jpg?ug_____DzOOhux4G" align="left" height="246" width="400">Apparently Blake Filder-Civil, Amy Winehouse’s newly...