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Paris in extremis

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PARIS Jackson at a 2011 tribute concert, wearing dad Michael’s iconic red “Thriller” jacket. AP photo

In only a couple of years, Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris, has zoomed to the top of the stellar teen list, with “Tomorrow’s Superstar” written all over her.   Imagine her fans’ shock and dismay, therefore, when it was rumored that their fave new find with the impeccable show biz “genes” and credentials had recently tried [...]

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Jailed medic consoles Paris Jackson after suicide bid

This Jan. 26, 2012 file photo shows Paris Jackson, daughter of the late pop icon Michael Jackson, during the hand and footprint ceremony honoring her father at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. Jackson is physically fine after being taken to a hospital early Wednesday, June 5, 2013, an attorney for Jackson's mother said. Perry Sanders Jr. writes in a statement that Paris Jackson is getting appropriate medical attention and the family is seeking privacy. Fire and sheriff's officials confirmed they transported someone from a home in Paris' suburban Calabasas neighborhood for a possible overdose but did not release any identifying information or additional details. (AP FILE PHOTO/Matt Sayles

Michael Jackson’s jailed doctor Conrad Murray has sent a consoling message to the late pop icon’s daughter Paris after she tried to commit suicide, saying he loved her like a “precious father.”

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Bollywood actress Jiah Khan commits suicide—police

Jhia Khan AFP FILE PHOTO

Bollywood actress Jiah Khan, who made her debut starring opposite acting legend Amitabh Bachchan, died in an apparent suicide at her home in the Indian city of Mumbai, police said on Tuesday.

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Moving on

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Once, there was a baby girl who was left in the care of her relatives after the death of her mother. Shortly after the mother passed away, the relatives felt her presence hovering over the child, who looked up and said, “Mama, Mama!”

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Gone too soon

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GARLAND. Fame and fortune don’t guarantee happiness.

There have been many incidents of suicide in Hollywood—Carole Landis, Lupe Velez, Margaret Sullavan and Judy Garland, who attempted suicide so many times that no one was surprised when she finally “succeeded.”

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Country star Mindy McCready dies of apparent suicide

In this May 12, 2005 file photo, country singer Mindy McCready reacts as she testifies in Davidson County General Sessions court as part of a preliminary hearing for William McKnight, 38, her former boyfriend, who is charged with attempted criminal homicide and aggravated burglary in Nashville, Tenn. McCready, who hit the top of the country charts before personal problems sidetracked her career, died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. She was 37. (AP Photo/The Tennessean, Larry McCormack, File)

US country singer Mindy McCready has died of an apparent suicide, US authorities said Sunday.

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‘Spy Game’ director Tony Scott died from blunt force in LA bridge jump

Like in his movies, Tony Scott had a violent, mysterious death. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

An autopsy report on the death of “Top Gun” director Tony Scott lists his death as a suicide and says the cause was multiple blunt force injuries suffered from jumping off a bridge into Los Angeles Harbor.

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Seeing life’s challenges in a positive light

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Stars are supposed to lead charmed lives, much more blessed and beatific than yours and mine. Graced with pluperfect looks, fat bank accounts and great fame, they seem impervious to the tacky, treacly woes that affect ordinary folks’ existence—which is why so many people dream of becoming exactly like them.

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‘Top Gun’ director dies after jumping off bridge

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Director Tony Scott arrives on the red carpet for the premiere of the film "Unstoppable", at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles on October 26, 2010. AFP FILE PHOTO

Tony Scott, director of such Hollywood blockbusters as “Top Gun,” ”Days of Thunder” and “Beverly Hills Cop II,” has died after jumping from a Los Angeles County Bridge.

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Marilyn Monroe ‘last’ pics fail to sell

Marilyn Monroe

Nude photos from what is said to have been Marilyn Monroe’s last formal photo shoot, just six weeks before her 1962 death, failed to sell at auction Tuesday in New York.

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Tests show actor’s hand positive for gunpowder residue

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The results of a paraffin test on actor Tyron Perez, who was found dead inside his car on December 29 in Valenzuela City, showed he was positive for gunpowder residue in his right hand.

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Cops see suicide in actor Tyron Perez’s death

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It was in all likelihood a suicide. This was what Senior Inspector Arthur Quiñones, head of the investigation unit, told the Philippine Daily Inquirer after the results of the autopsy on the body of actor Tyron Perez — who was found dead in his car on Valenzuela City on Thursday — showed that the cause of death was the sole bullet that pierced through his right temple.

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