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As we previously reported, rock legend Phil Collins was once placed on life support as a result of his heavy drinking.
The incident happened in 2023, but Phil is just now opening up about his near-death experience — and the serious drinking that led up to it.
In an interview with The Sunday Times, the 75-year-old recalled spending seven months hospitalized in Switzerland after his organs began shutting down.
Collins says he had been sober for several years and began suffering major consequences following a relapse.
And it seems that at his lowest point, he began drinking first thing in the morning.
“I’d have wine when I woke up. That was what I’d want for breakfast, a glass of wine,” he told the Times.
“But I didn’t drink into the night, you know. So, I wasn’t really aware of having a problem, to be honest.”
Collins says the situation got so bad that there were conversations about “pulling the plug.”
“There were some decisions to be made about, ‘Do we keep Phil on life support?’ kind of thing,” Collins said.
“My kidneys were packing up, my organs were just seizing up. People were coming to say goodbye.”
At one point, Collins was so close to death that his five children traveled from afar to say goodbye to him in his hospital bed.
The former Genesis frontman added that he has no memory of those final visits.
“But I don’t remember them coming. I didn’t have no idea this was going on,” he explained.
“They were all worried that they wouldn’t see me again. It could all have gone so terribly wrong.”
Collins was first admitted to the hospital in late 2023 after returning to heavy drinking. He was released shortly before Christmas but was hospitalized again just weeks later, eventually spending months recovering from the ordeal.
Thankfully, he says he hasn’t touched a drop since he left the hospital in early 2024.
These days, Collins’ health might not be perfect, but at 75, he says he plans to continue touring and recording.
And for millions of devoted fans, that’s music to their ears.
Phil Collins Was Drinking ‘Wine For Breakfast’ Ahead of Hospitalization, … was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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We all know Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for his conspiracy theories, his roadkill obsession, his unusual voice, and for having a reputation for being an unhinged maniac.
(That last bit is basically how his own family describes him.)
In a recent interview, RFK Jr. declared that he does not “have a gag reflex.” What?
“I’ll eat, you know, even stuff I find on the street,” he continued, as if people hadn’t already concluded as much.
‘I don’t have a gag reflex’
The Trump regime’s head of Health and Human Services sat down with Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy of USA Today for a recent interview.
His goal was to promote his new YouTube cooking series, The Real Food Show. More on that later.
Kennedy ended up distracting from his agenda by some very strange remarks during the interview.
“I will literally eat anything,” he announced. (That is notoriously true.)
“I don’t have a gag reflex,” RFK Jr. continued. “Let me put it like that.”
RFK Jr claims no gag reflex.
RFK Jr discusses his eating habits and willingness to try different foods. RFK Jr’s statement may surprise or intrigue viewers due to its unconventional nature.
If it were up to us, we would not, in fact, let him put it like that.
We don’t think that RFK Jr. means to claim that he’s some sort of throat goat. Nancy Reagan’s trophy is safe.
“I will eat anything,” he repeated. “And I love experimenting with foods.”
Kennedy continued: “I love all different kinds of foods. When I travel, I’ll eat, you know, even stuff I find on the street.”
The notorious roadkill-collector quickly claimed that he was referring to “street vendors.” Then just say that.
‘I’m getting a signal not to answer that question’
Ramaswamy then asked one of the Trump regime’s most notorious figures if there is “stuff that you’ve eaten where people are like, ‘Wow, you ate that?’”
“You mean like something gross?” RFK Jr. began his reply. “Oh, I don’t know.”
Though he seemed to be preparing an answer, he cut himself off.
“I’m getting a signal not to answer that question,” Kennedy announced.
Whatever he was about to say, someone on his team thought that it might sound worse than announcing that he doesn’t have a gag reflex and that he eats “even stuff I find on the street.”
We said that we would address The Real Food Show, and we will.
RFK Jr. gained popularity online because he is a conspiracy theorist, because he has a famous name, but also because he tapped into real anxieties about what corporations have done to foods in order to maximize profits at the expense of consumer health.
He is part of a regime that has slashed regulations on these corporations and also cut funding to cancer and other medical research. There’s currently a very famous parasitic outbreak that has claimed lives. It’s not going so well.
However, Kennedy seems to believe that he can win back some of his fractured coalition by showing people simple recipes to cook in an economy that Trump has repeatedly sabotaged.
Obviously, any celebrity chefs who accept his invitation to join him on the show will need to be avoided thereafter as collaborators. There is no intention good enough to justify working with this man.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Boasts He Doesn’t ‘Have a Gag Reflex’ & Eats … was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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Unlike some of his siblings, Rowdy Robertson did not appear so much on Duck Dynasty.
It turns out that there was a reason for that.
Rowdy is now an adult, and revealing that he spent is final teenage years captive at a private ranch.
He says that his parents shipped him off for, among other things, being gay.
He was sent away at 16, and only got out when he reached adulthood
In late July, Rowdy — now 23 — took part in the same TikTok challenge that has been part of other headlines.
Posing in a seated position, the caption to his video explains the premise.
“Me preparing for the Netflix documentary on how I got adopted by one of the most well known families in the south,” it reads, “while also being gay.”
Saying that the Robertsons are one of the most famous families in the south arguably buries the lede a little.
The Duck Dynasty clan are notorious conservatives. And the late Phil Robertson was famously homophobic (among other bigotries).
Rowdy Robertson explains why he was sent away to an ominous “boarding school” as a teen instead of remaining with his adoptive ‘Duck Dynasty’ family.
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In a TikTok Live, Rowdy explained that his famous parents, Willie and Korie, sent him away to a dubious boarding school when he was 16.
(The facility is the ominously named Master’s Ranch Christian Academy, and between Rowdy’s statement and online comments, it may actually be worse than it sounds.)
“ … so, I got sent [to MRCA] for one, being a little snot, and two, it was partially because of me being gay, but mainly because I was a little snot.”
Rowdy remained at MRCA until he was 18. He described himself as feeling on edge because people would “constantly yell” at the toxic facility.
“I’ve allowed myself to, like, understand that trauma isn’t my fault and I’ve allowed myself to grow from it,” he reflected.
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Since then, he’s attended (real) therapy and also gotten some closure
Rowdy did partially attribute his apprehension at yelling to being “on the spectrum,” but yelling is a toxic and unacceptable behavior. No one should yell at neurotypical teens, either.
When it comes to being at peace with what he endured, he explained that therapy and closure as an adult have helped him.
“ … therapies helped that and actually being able to sit down with my mom and actually talk to her in a neutral zone and actually tell her about all the stuff that happened allowed me.”
This, Rowdy explained, allowed him “to actually grow from it to actually be able to speak it out.”
He explained that he “faked” confirming at MCRA with the mindset: “They can’t change me being me, so I’m just gonna have to make them think I [changed], so I just had to act.” This is a common survival tactic for people in abusive situations.
Robbie was just a baby when his biological mother went to prison. When he was 10, his dad passed away.
A couple of years later, he was adopted by the Robertsons.
For those unfamiliar, Phil Robertson was so notoriously homophobic that he was suspended from his own show for multiple episodes. He also made other bigoted remarks, expressing racist views.
Rowdy has shared that he has told some of his siblings, but not all of his extended family.
What happened to him is an injustice.
Rowdy Robertson Says ‘Duck Dynasty’ Parents Sent Him Away for Being Gay was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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Christina Applegate is finally home.
The beloved actress has been discharged from the hospital following a nearly four-month stay.
And she’s already offered an encouraging update in response to months of concern and speculation from fans.
While the exact reason for her hospitalization has not been confirmed, Applegate has been candid for years about the devastating effects of living with multiple sclerosis.
Applegate, 54, was admitted to the hospital in late March. Sources tell Page Six that she has now returned home and is “doing well,” though no additional details about her condition or treatment have been made public.
Christina revealed her MS diagnosis in 2021 while filming the final season of Dead to Me.
Since then, she has spoken with remarkable honesty about the physical and emotional toll the autoimmune disease has taken on her daily life.
Earlier this year, Applegate shared that she spends much of her time confined to bed because of chronic pain and fatigue. Even so, she said one of her greatest joys has remained taking her daughter, Sadie, to school whenever she’s able.
“I want to take her,” Applegate previously explained. “It’s my favorite thing to do. I tell myself, ‘Just get her there safely and get home so you can get back into bed.’”
Her health struggles have extended beyond MS. On an episode of her MeSsy podcast, which she co-hosts with fellow actress and MS advocate Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Applegate opened up about enduring a severe kidney infection that left her in excruciating pain.
She has also spoken about the emotional impact her illness has had on her family, particularly her teenage daughter, who has struggled to watch her mother’s condition worsen.
Despite those challenges, Applegate has consistently maintained her trademark honesty and sense of humor while keeping fans updated through her memoir, podcast, and public appearances.
In April, after reports of her hospitalization first surfaced, she thanked supporters for their concern and offered a hopeful message.
“Health issues are a constant for me, but I’m a strong chick and I’m getting stronger and better every day,” she wrote on social media. “I’m taking a moment to focus on my health, but I’ll be back with more to say soon enough.”
Now, with her release from the hospital, fans are undoubtedly hoping this marks another positive step forward for the beloved actress as she continues navigating life with MS.
We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.
Christina Applegate Returns Home After 4 Months In Hospital: What Happened? was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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