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The rap world was dealt a double blow today with one rapper shot and the other found dead in his hotel room. It’s always sad to lose rappers, but it isn’t as uncommon as it should be. The rappers, both minor players compared to the likes of Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, were legendary in their hometowns/regions and popular by those who knew of their music.

First, Rapper Pimp C was found dead in a hotel room at the Mondrian in Hollywood, California. The 33 year old rapper was part of the rap twosome UGK. Pimp C, also known by his real name, Chad Butler, rapped in Jay-Z’s “Big Pimpin” track and with Outkast on “International Player’s Anthem (I Choose You)” along with the other half of UGK, his best friend, Bernard “Bun B” Freeman.

Butler, a native of Texas, was found in his bed dead. Jive Records offered a statement and their condolences to his family. It is now believed that the rapper died of natural causes and not a homicide or overdose. According to TMZ, there were no drugs or paraphernalia in his hotel room, he died on his bed, laying on his side, and he seemed to have been alone during the time of his death. An autopsy and toxicology reports will be released as soon as they are completed. Hopefully, they can shed light on his cause of death.

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Don’t worry. If you were thinking it was her foot, you’re wrong. Britney didn’t hurt herself, she just hurt other people. In this case, the other person was one of the paparazzi. I bet he won’t be hobbling in to buy her Starbucks, Justin Timberlake CDs, or her gas anymore!

According to People Magazine:

“Spears, 25, driving her white Mercedes convertible, slowly exits the garage while a mob of paparazzi begin taking photos. Bulbs flashing, a man in a camouflage jacket is seen falling to the ground near her front left tire while apparently shouting in pain. Another photographer – “Michael” who works for the Web site Celebrity Babylon – told ABC7 that he witnessed the unnamed man’s foot get run over.”

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Earlier this morning (around 2:15 AM PST), Orlando Bloom was involved in a crash in Los Angeles. He was driving a car registered to the Director of Photography for Pirates of the Caribbean, Dariusz Wolski. The car in question, a 2003, Toyota Matrix was involved in a collision with a parked car, a Porsche Cayenne near the corner of Fountain and Vista.

The LAPD has stated that Bloom was driving in the Matrix when he was cut off by another driver. This caused him to veer into a parked car on the side of the street. He had just left the Green Door not 15 minutes earlier. The LAPD also states Bloom was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol when he crashed into the car. They did not perform any sobriety tests at the scene so it unclear at this time how they know this for sure.

According to TMZ, Bloom was seen in a video of the incident, walking away leaving the scene of the accident. He left two female passengers, one in the front seat and one in the back, in the car. Both suffered minor injuries. Bloom was advised by the Paparazzi to return to the car, to avoid hit and run charges. After this discussion, he turned around and returned to the scene. Our only though is he must have been dazed from the crash!

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While I normally write multiple stories, I’m suffering from a severe pulled muscle in my shoulder, making it near impossible to type for long periods of time. Not wanting to disappoint Gossip Giant fans, I’ve compiled a list of some of the best gossip on the web, so you won’t have withdraws during my (hopefully) speedy recovery.

John Graziano Update: Court Nurse Gives Grim Prediction for Graziano’s Future

A Court Appointed Nurse has made a statement on the condition of John Graziano. As reported previously, Graziano was the passenger in Nick Bollea’s car when the two crashed during a high speed race. To find out what the nurse said, in unsealed court documents, check out the full story at Hotarazzi.

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While the brother, boy band Hanson is alive and well (apparently), oldest brother in the band, Isaac Hanson is having some medical troubles. Hanson was hospitalized in Texas with a pulmonary embolism according to his reps. Hanson was admitted after complaining of severe chest and shoulder pains, following a Tuesday night show. Hanson was admitted into Baylor University Med Center.

According to his rep, “He underwent several tests throughout the night and has been diagnosed with pulmonary embolism (a clot in a blood vessel). Isaac is currently undergoing treatment and will be re-evaluated shortly by doctors.” Continue reading →

TMZ has been checking out the Supraforums where Nick is apparently a member. It looks like he has been making some small updates there to let people know how John Graziano is doing. Nick got into a car accident last month and John was a passenger. He has been in critical condition ever since.

According to the most recent posts on the message board made by Nick it is assumed that John is going to wake up.

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Britney will face charges for her less than legal behavior in an August 6 incident involving a parking lot crash, which the Paparazzi caught on tape. Britney faces charges of both hit and run and driving without a valid license. You might remember the videos of Britney hitting the car, assessing the damage to her car, and then walking away.

A few days after the incident, the owner of the other car filed a report with the police. After investigating the incident, it became apparent that at the time of the crash, Britney did not have a license. Apparently, she must not have realized that you need a license to drive. I guess she’s confused by L.A. traffic laws!

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Star Magazine is reporting two very humorous things. One may be more truthful then the other, but I will leave that for you to decide. The first thing is that Lindsay hates Hollywood because they made her a junkie. She told her daddy she wants to leave that life behind her.

“Daddy, I have done some terrible things and been addicted to drugs but please believe me I will never do drugs again. I hate Hollywood and I don’t want to work there. I need a break and I am moving away. I will stop hanging around with the people that are bad for me.”

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You may know star chef, Gordon Ramsay from Hell’s Kitchen where he is often seen yelling at people who are supposed to be chefs but that continuously screw up their food while on camera or from the BBC’s Kitchen Nightmares where Ramsay rips apart failing restaurants in an attempt to make them more successful. However, in his entire career (or any other chef for that matter) he probably never dreamed of this happening to him. What did he do you ask? Recently, Ramsay roasted one of his testicles. Continue reading →

The mother of John Graziano is speaking out now about the car crash that her son was in with reality television star, Nick Bollea, son of Hulk Hogan. Graziano’s mother has confirmed that there was a silver Viper that Hogan was racing. The driver of the Viper has been identified as Danny Jacobs.

Debbie Granziano sent an exclusive email to Bay News 9 in Florida to release the following information. “His best friend Danny, the driver in the other car, is devastated.”

In the email, Graziano also made sure that she squashed the idea that the Hogan’s would monetarily suffer for what has happened to her son.

Graziano says, “Two families are devastated. Two mothers are comforting each other and caring for each other’s children according to their needs, and will continue to do so until, as Terry said, we walk John out of here … Terry and Linda love my son and saw him as a good role model to Nick. … Since day one of this nightmare they have been with us physically, emotionally, mentally and financially.”

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Hulk Hogan got all emotional as he spoke about the crash that left Nick without a car and John Graziano in the hospital’s ICU. In an interview with ET, he said that when he first saw the wreck he didn’t think anybody was alive. He doubted that anyone could make it out of a wreck like that. So far, son Nick is out of the woods. Now, everyone is standing by to find out if John will be alright.

Hogan states in the interview that when he drove to the crash site, he did not know his son was involved in the very beginning. He was driving to meet the boys at a restaurant when he saw the scene and went to find out what happened.

“As I was going down our normal route to the restaurant, I saw this yellow car and it happened to be twisted…and there were ambulances there and police were there, and – BAM – it was my car” says Hogan.

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Just yesterday I was reporting that Amy Winehouse was ready to give up her days in rehab and her night’s of partying with horses for a new life with a baby. Today, The Mirror is reporting about a disgusting mess that Winehouse created in her Caribbean hotel room this week.

The Mirror reports that there was blood and vomit all over the bathroom of Winehouse’s room at the Jade Mountain Resort in St. Lucia, where the couple has been staying for over a week. A staff member is quoted as saying, “There was blood and vomit all over the bathroom. It was just terrible. It looked like she’d been sick many times. There was blood mixed up in the vomit. It was sickening. They were horrified by the state of the room which looked like a bomb had hit it.”

The hotel management attempted to be as diplomatic as possible by offering to send out for a doctor, but Winehouse declined saying she would be fine. Meanwhile, Winehouse and her inability to hold her drugs and alcohol caused part of the hotel to shut down for a brief while when she vomited on a sofa in the resort’s restaurant.

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John Graziano is still in critical condition, but reports are surfacing of witness accounts of what happened that night prior to the crash that landed Graziano in the hospital. Witnesses are saying that Nick Bollea (wrestler Hulk Hogan’s son) was racing against a silver, Dodge Viper in the moments before he lost control and crashed into a palm tree.

Frances Vitalis was on the way home when she saw the two cars racing in the street. She said the two cars were speeding through traffic lights and it was obvious that they were racing. She told the St. Petersburg Times, that she knew something was going to happen, “You know this is a bad situation and these guys are hotdogging.” It probably didn’t help that the roads were slick. Vitalis said that she watched as one car would speed away and the next would catch up.

The games ended that night when the Supra fishtailed out and crashed into a tree. Vitalis said that she tried to get into Graziano’s door, but the car was so mangled that she could not get it open. The SP Times is reporting that a 2006 silver Dodge Viper coupe is registered to Terry (Hulk Hogan) Bollea, but it is unclear if this was the same car that was racing the Supra that night. Additionally, witnesses were unable to determine who was driving the other car.

Currently, the 22 year old, ex-Marine, John Graziano is still listed in critical condition. Nick Bollea has been treated and released. The Clearwater police are saying that there was no evidence that Bollea was racing. Witnesses do not agree, but despite that no charges have been filed.

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Linda Hogan released a statement to TMZ concerning her son Nick and the car accident that has left Nick’s friend John Graziano in critical condition. The statement requested that you put John and his loved ones in your thoughts and prayers.

“My son Nick and a friend were involved in a car accident last night. Nick suffered minor injuries and has been treated and released from the hospital. At this time, his friend, John Graziano remains hospitalized. Nick is currently at the hospital with John and his family. His sole concern is for the well being of his friend. On behalf of my family, we ask that your thoughts and prayers be with John and his loved ones.”

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