Seriously? OMG! WTF?

Dazzling double Oscar-winner Hilary Swank dumped hubby Chad Lowe in part over a "substance-abuse" problem he’s been battling for three years, she reveals in an explosive magazine interview.The beautiful tomboy tells Vanity Fair she was shocked to learn about Lowe’s addiction problem."I knew something was happening but I didn’t know what" Swank tells Vanity Fair in the August editions set to hit newsstands today."When I found out, it was such a shock because I never thought he’d keep something from me. And yet, on another level, it was a confirmation of something I was feeling that was keeping us from being completely solid.
"He’s sober now. I don’t want to make it seem like that’s the sole reason; there were other factors. But that just kind of blew it open. It made me look at things a lot deeper. That’s when you realize it’s not going to work."
Lowe, 38, and his managers could not be immediately reached for comment yesterday.Although Lowe’s struggle touched off their marriage’s downhill slide, Swank said she’s proud of her soon-to-be ex’s three years of sobriety.Vanity Fair does not detail the actor’s substance of choice.
"It’s an enormous obstacle to overcome, and he’s doing it. He’s living a sober life," said Swank, who married Lowe in 1997. "I know how difficult it is, and I’m really proud of his sobriety."The actress says she had to stay with Lowe when his substance abuse came to light."When I found out, I wanted to be there," she explains. "I knew it was the most important time of his life. That’s when he needed me most."Swank, who won Oscars for "Boys Don’t Cry" and "Million Dollar Baby," denied that her skyrocketing career – compared to Lowe’s declining job prospects – played any role in their split.
"Chad is very supportive of my career," Swank says. "He is, I think, genuinely happy for my success . . . I think that any frustration for him stemmed from the lack of opportunities in his own career. She filed for divorce in March after announcing their separation in January. "It takes two to make something work or not work. I’m a person with my own faults and troubles," Swank says. "In the end, it just didn’t work, but I would never look back on this relationship as failed. I look at it as 131/2 years of success." The dark-haired beauty admits she’s apprehensive about re-entering the dating arena. "I thought of it – of that whole world – I can’t imagine it! I can’t imagine going out right now and trying to find someone else to be with," says Swank, who turns 32 later this month. Even with her new love-and-life challenges, Swank says she’s happy. "When I told you I’m the happiest I’ve ever been, it’s not because I’m getting a divorce," she says. "It’s because I’m living in truth now. My happiness has stemmed from being brutally honest with myself, facing truth every single day, no matter how hard it is."

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Fans are turning their backs on BARBRA STREISAND’s new tour because of outrageous ticket prices, according to reports. The diva is struggling to sell out concerts where tickets cost up to $800 (GBP444) each and promoters are concerned, claims PageSix.com. Fans are also annoyed the tour comes six years after her official ‘farewell tour’ and frustrated by Streisand’s reluctance to commit to promised charity donations, which means ticket-buyers can’t write off the cost as a tax deduction. A source tells PageSix, "Some cities (like) Detroit, where they wanted to do two days, are less than 3,000 sold." The site claims promoters are considering changing venues for the tour – which kicks off in October (06) – and putting on shows in smaller auditoriums. Streisand’s tour spokesman KEN SUNSHINE insists the reports are false, blasting, "That is bulls**t. Tickets are going through the moon." Meanwhile, the 64-year-old is facing lawsuits from disgruntled fans who bought tickets to her 2000 tour believing it to be her last.

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I hope it is true because there needs to be a lesson taught to these musicians to 1 – stop saying this is my last tour and 2 – charging over $250 for the nose bleed seats. 

GUNS N’ ROSES frontman AXL ROSE has defended allegedly biting a Swedish security guard during a drunken brawl, insisting he was protecting his personal assistant. The singer was held in a Stockholm jail after being arrested last week (27JUN06) and ordered to pay 10,000 kronor ($1,360/GBP756) in damages to the security guard. However, he argues the fine is unfair, because the hotel staffer was threatening his female aide. Rose says, "My assistant BETA and I were talking in the lobby of the hotel when security started to give us a hard time. "My only concern was to make sure she was okay." He added, "We had a great gig in Stockholm and I am not going to let this incident spoil that."

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He is so full of bull. 

Former Enron Corp. chairman and founder Ken Lay died of a massive heart attack Tuesday, KPRC Local 2 reported.Lay, 64, was admitted to the Aspen Valley Hospital overnight with a massive coronary, sources told KPRC.Doctors said his heart simply "gave out" and the death was unexpected.Lay was found guilty on May 25 on six counts of conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud in a case born from one of the biggest business scandals in U.S. history.The verdict put the blame for the 2001 demise of the high-profile energy trader, once the nation’s seventh-largest company, squarely on its top two executives. It came in the sixth day of deliberations following a trial that lasted nearly four months.In a separate, non-jury bank fraud trial, U.S. District Judge Sim Lake found Lay guilty of bank fraud and making false statements to banks related to his personal banking.He was to be sentenced on Oct. 23. Lay’s charges carried a maximum penalty of 45 years in prison for the corporate trial and 120 years in the personal banking trial.Former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling, 52, was found guilty with Lay in the fraud trial. He was convicted of 19 of the 28 counts against him.

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Troubled rocker PETE DOHERTY and his band BABYSHAMBLES were ejected from a Slovakian music festival on Saturday (01JUL06) after playing their scheduled slot, because local authorities refused to have them on site any longer than necessary. The KILLAMANGIRO star claims he and his bandmates were "chased" out of the Topvar festival, causing him to rip his trousers – but he managed to find a skirt which he wore to save his blushes. He says, "We were playing at some festival in Slovakia and had to leave very quickly. "There were a lot of police about and some big security men sort of chased us out of town. "I ripped my trousers which is why I’m wearing a skirt."

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You think by now he would have perfected running away from the cops? 

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