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R&B’s Luther Ingram Passes On At 69

The famed and influential R&B singer Luther Ingram died last night.  The singer had received a transplant a few years ago, due to kidney disease, before passing on at the age of sixty-nine.

Born in 1944, in Tennessee, Luther Ingram moved to New York in 1966, to begin his career as a recorded musician.  He later moved back to Tennessee and joined the Koko label, which was distributed by Stax.

Ralph Fiennes’ Mile-High Prostitute Debacle

Right about now, Ralph Fiennes is wishing that he had never joined the “Mile High” Club.

In a story previously reported by The Gossip Girls, Fiennes was caught in a jet toilet with a Qantas flight crew member. The stewardess, Lisa Robertson, was fired by Qantas, even though she denied that anything sexual happened between the two.

Hilary Duff Opens Up About Weight Issues

Hilary Duff has been busy promoting her new album, Dignity, prompting an interview that led to talks about weight issues and life with her mother and sister.

Going back two years, Hilary lost a noticeable amount of weight. The singer-actress had claimed at the time that the change in physique was simply a result of healthier eating habits.

Britney Spears: Bulimic and Bi-Polar

Britney Spears has been suffering since age 16 with the disease known as Bulimia.

According to tabloid reports, Britney has been battling bulimia all her adult life and she finally confessed the fact when she was caught making herself vomit at Promises rehab center in Malibu. She continues to live at Promises against her will, at the urging of concerned family members.

Johnny Depp Puts The Brakes On Filming

Filming has come to a grinding halt as Johnny Depp tends to his ailing daughter.  The charismatic Depp puts his child first until she is in the clear.

The movie “Sweeney Todd” was to begin filming over the weekend, but it has been reported that the production will be put on hold until Depp’s daughter, Lily-Rose, makes a full recovery.  Fortunately, the project has not been scrapped and “the plan is to re-employ everybody when she is better,” an informer told the Sun.