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New Twilight Reportedly Causes Seizures

Kevin Spak — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 08:24:01 CST

Twilight, Breaking Dawn: Part One might be just a bit too sparkly for epilepsy sufferers. Several people have reportedly developed seizures during the film’s infamous birthing scene, as red, black, and white flash across the screen, ABC News reports. In one case, a Sacramento-area man convulsed so violently that paramedics...

Rapper Rick Ross Has 2nd Seizure of Day

John Johnson — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:23:25 CDT

Rapper Rick Ross suffered a seizure mid-flight this morning en route to a concert, forcing his plane to make an emergency landing in Florida. He checked out of the hospital, got back on his jet, and vowed to make his show in Memphis. Now, TMZ is reporting that he suffered...

Man Charged With Beating Son, 6, to Death for Not Sleeping

Polly Davis Doig — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:40:00 CDT

Alex Duncan forced his 6-year-old son to kneel with his arms raised for 8 hours, "chest boxing" him repeatedly whenever he slipped, until the boy suffered a seizure and died, say Houston police who've charged Duncan with murder. Tekerrious "TK" Jackson's death—witnessed by the father's girlfriend, who stopped the...

Gary Coleman in LA Hospital After Morning Seizure

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:32:00 CST

Diff'rent Strokes actor Gary Coleman is in a Los Angeles hospital after suffering what he believes was a slight seizure. Coleman's agent, Robert Malcolm, says the 41-year-old was taken to a hospital shortly after 8am today after he began feeling "fuzzy" and vomited while resting at a hotel.

Travolta 'Struggling' With Son's Death: Denzel

Neal Colgrass — Fri, 29 May 2009 20:00:00 CDT

Denzel Washington said today he recently spent hours on the phone listening to John Travolta grieve over the death of his son, People reports. "Needless to say, he's struggling," said Washington at a press conference for their film, Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 . "So more than talking to him,...

Prince Recalls Childhood Epilepsy, Seizures

Nick McMaster — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:18:41 CDT

Prince suffered from epilepsy as a child, the musician told Tavis Smiley on his PBS show last night. "I've never spoken about this before, but I was born epileptic, and I used to have seizures when I was young," Prince told Smiley. "My mother and father didn't know what to...

Scientology Helps Travoltas Deal With Loss of Son: Pals

Ambreen Ali — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:03:06 CDT

John Travolta and Kelly Preston have kept a low profile since losing their son Jett to a seizure in January, but friends tells People the family isn’t closing itself off. “They aren’t secluding themselves or paralyzed,” says one who’s seen them recently. “Nothing awkward and no topics to dance around....

Feds Seize Yet Another Madoff Boat

Matt Cantor — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 06:44:16 CDT

After nabbing a yacht and a motorboat and seizing his Florida mansion, feds have taken a third vessel belonging to Bernie Madoff: a fancy fishing boat found off Long Island, the New York Daily News reports. The 38-foot boat, bought for $430,812 in 2003, is named Sitting Bull, in...

Kennedy Leaves Hospital

Ambreen Ali — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:06:49 CST

Ted Kennedy was released today from the Washington hospital where he was sent yesterday after suffering a seizure during Congress’ inaugural lunch with President Obama. The 76-year-old Massachusetts senator was back “in good spirits” this morning, the Boston Globe reports, but doctors urged him to reduce his workload. Such seizures,...