Friend, are you feeling low-down, run-down, downright puny? Do the bigger kids at school slam you into your locker when you quote lines from fantasy-action films? Does that girl you secretly adore refuse your offer to take her to the umpteenth Marvel comics movie? Well, friend, you may be suffering from Superhero Overload. Seeing all those epics about the overmuscled macho dudes from the Marvel universe Spider-Man and the Hulk and Iron Man and Thor and endless X-Men has drained your fevered brain. So approach Captain America: The First Avenger with caution.

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Grammy-winning R&B singer R. Kelly underwent emergency throat surgery and will be unable to perform for an indefinite period, his spokesman said Wednesday.

The 44 year-old Kelly, whose real name is Robert Kelly, was in severe pain and was rushed to a Chicago hospital Tuesday where an abscess on one of his tonsils was drained, according to a statement from spokesman Allan Mayer.

Kelly just completed the U.S.

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Emergency Surgery, Surgery

IT was a show Lady Gaga said would never be repeated again.

Now we can take you behind the scenes and see the hype behind the international mega pop star’s Monster Hall show in Sydney last week. 

Watch some behind the scenes footage below, plus see her sing her song The Edge of Glory, and an excerpt from her performance of You and I on stage.

 

Sydney

Singer Rihanna has paid tribute to a young fan who died in a car crash while listening to her music on Tuesday.

The Umbrella hit-maker was left devastated when she learned 17-year-old Karen, who ran a special page dedicated to the star, was killed in the accident.

A pal of the teenager informed Rihanna about the tragedy over the social networking site, writing in a message, “Karen’s parents told me that she died listening (to) The Last Song off Rated R.”

The singer has now paid tribute to the tragic teen, writing, “Karen we miss u forever… One of my biggest…

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Car Crash, Fan

In a sign of legal fallout from the Casey Anthony murder trial, a lawyer for Michael Jackson’s doctor said Wednesday his jury should be sequestered to avoid contamination by TV pundits – specifically Nancy Grace.

Attorney J. Michael Flanagan said the televised, involuntary manslaughter trial of Dr. Conrad Murray could be prejudiced by “final arguments” being delivered daily on TV by Grace and other commentators.

“How many final arguments will we have to hear in this case?” Flanagan asked.

At a pretrial hearing, the lawyer referred to “the recent case in Florida” and told the judge Murray’s trial was expected to get even wider coverage. Read more…

Jury, Jury Sequestered