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Lindsay Lohan talked about her first stay in rehab in an interview that Elle magazine says took place 36 hours before her drunken driving arrest over Memorial Day weekend. In the Elle interview, Lohan asks her assistant Jenni Munro if she can put "the Mercer story" on the record. Munro then relates the incident, saying Lohan lied about her sobriety during an interview at Manhattan's Mercer Hotel. It was unclear when that interview took place. "I started laughing," Munro is quoted as saying. "And she says, 'Why are you laughing?' And it's because I had just texted our friends this very thing: 'A cab to the Mercer, 20 dollars; a room at the Mercer, 500 dollars; listening to Lindsay Lohan say she's sober? Priceless.'" The September issue of Elle, which features Lohan on the cover, is on newsstands nationwide Aug. 14.
Marc Anthony says he was prepared for the worst when working with his wife, Jennifer Lopez, on their new film, "El Cantante," a biopic of salsa legend Hector Lavoe. "Oh, I got calls," the 37-year-old actor-singer tells Fashion Rocks magazine. "Just friends, you know, giving me the heads-up about working with your partner. I thought, jeez, that's like the fourth call I got this month! What are they preparing me for?" he says. "I thought it was going to be World War III, when, in fact, it was Club Med." Anthony plays Lavoe, a talented but troubled Puerto Rican singer. Lopez portrays Lavoe's long-suffering wife, Puchi. The 39-year-old actress-singer also produced the movie.
Lionel Richie says his 25-year-old daughter, Nicole, has "made some mistakes in her life," but that he raised her to take responsibility for her behavior. "She has not blamed others for her problems and is growing up very quickly, albeit in the heat of the media spotlight," the R&B singer told Usmagazine.com. Nicole Richie was sentenced last week to four days in jail and ordered to undergo drug and alcohol treatment. She pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence of drugs. On Tuesday, Nicole Richie told ABC News that she is four months pregnant with her first child. Her boyfriend, Good Charlotte frontman Joel Madden, is the father. "Her pregnancy has given her a new perspective on life in general," Lionel Richie said, adding, "In spite of what has happened, I continue to love her and cherish our relationship."
A 40-year-old man was mauled to death by as many as four dogs at the Los Angeles home of Ving Rhames on Friday, authorities said. The victim, who hasn't been identified, had worked at the actor's home for about two years and was responsible for caring for the dogs, said Los Angeles Police officer Sandra Gonzalez. Four mastiffs were seized by animal services, she said. Police got a call at 7:15 a.m. from someone reporting a dead body at the home. Gonzalez didn't know who made the call.
"Good Morning America" anchor Robin Roberts had "very successful" surgery for breast cancer Friday and has left the hospital for home, ABC said. Roberts, 46, revealed her diagnosis to viewers Tuesday. She said doctors believed they had caught the cancer early.
Some 7,000 people showed up to watch Bruce Willis and his blues band perform at the Kennedy Space Center's rocket garden in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Fans cheered as Willis sang and played the harmonica, filling the moments between songs by bantering with the crowd. "We love playing for you," Willis said at Thursday night's show. "Even when it's hot." The concert was part of a series called "Netflix LIVE! On Location." The series features classic movies and celebrity musical performances.
While we're not suggesting you rely on MTV as a barometer for hip-hop street cred, we do find their ranking of "Hottest MCs" interesting, if only for the slick packaging on the Web site. Even if you disagree with their ordering of rap's rulers (No Nas?!?), the lyric excerpts, mixtape listings and quotes from fellow rappers will keep you reading: http://tinyurl.com/2ye4d4