Bam Margera Rushed to Hospital, Overdose Suspected

Bam Margera has been rushed to hospital after paramedics responded to a 911 call at around 1:30 p.m. yesterday, according to TMZ.com.

The Jackass star is suspected of overdosing on drugs.

However, Bam’s mum April has denied the drugs claims, saying that her son was simply “severely dehydrated” after going a little overboard while filming for the MTV show Nitro Circus.

“He forgets to take care of himself and doesn’t eat enough [when he films stunts like that],” his mother said.

April Margera also admitted that some “basic partying” had played a factor in his being rushed to hospital.

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Jackson Addicted to Drugs, Says Former Nanny

Grace Rwaramba, the former nanny of Jackson’s three children, has spoken of her fears for the young children following the announcement of Jackson’s shock death two days ago.

The 42-year-old, who was abruptly sacked by the singer in December last year, said that the self-proclaimed King of Pop was addicted to narcotic painkillers, and she would often have to hide evidence of his overdoses from his unsuspecting children.

“I had to pump his stomach many times,” Rwaramba told The Sunday Times. “He always mixed so much of it.”

“There was one period,” she continued, “that was so bad that I didn’t let the children see him… He always ate too little and mixed too much.”

According to the singer’s former employee, Jackson’s mother, Katherine, and sister, Janet, were informed of the level of his narcotic addiction in the hopes that they would “intervene and persuade him to seek treatment” for his addiction; but Rwaramba’s pleas went unanswered. When Jackson himself learned of Rwaramba’s attempts to involve his family, he turned on her and accused her of betraying him.

“He didn’t want to listen; that was one of the times he let me go,” she explained.

Despite being sacked six months ago, Rwaramba has still been part of children Michael Joseph Jr., Paris Michael Katherine, and Prince ‘Blanket’ Michael II’s lives, and has had countless visits with them since ceasing employment in the Jackson home, the most recent of which was in April of this year. News of the World has reported that Rwaramba “screamed with shock” when she heard of the singer’s death, and said her first thought was for the children, not Jackson.

Rwaramba told NotW: “I’m really distraught for them. Michael hadn’t been eating and the kids have been so scared for him.

“Now the youngest [Blanket] has been saying, ‘Why Daddy? God should have taken me not him.’

“I took these babies in my arms on the first day of each of their lives. They are my babies.”

The former nanny, who was in Jackson’s employment for more than a decade, has also claimed that Jackson’s relationship with his children wasn’t as rosy as the media has previously painted, explaining that the kids – Blanket in particular – had an “uneasy relationship” with their popstar father.

Rwaramba recalled a recent incident in which Blanket “performed a mini-concert” of his father’s famous songs for her. She thought the impromptu show was funny, but Michael, she says, was furious.

“I was laughing so hard,” she said. “Prince and Paris were playing around. It was such a happy moment. Then suddenly Michael walked in and the kids just looked frightened. Michael was so angry.”

Rwaramba has reportedly flown from Europe to Los Angeles to be closer to the kids she calls “her children” as they struggle to come to terms with their father’s shock death. Their fate is at this stage uncertain, with reports surfacing that the Jackson family and the two eldest children’s biological mother Debbie Rowe set to go head-to-head in a bitter custody dispute.

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Christina Applegate’s Boyfriend Found Dead

Lee Grivas, the on/off boyfriend of actress Christina Applegate, was found dead in his apartment on Tuesday, TMZ.com reported.

The 26-year-old’s body was discovered in the living room of his Hollywood apartment by a neighbour on July 1st. Paramedics were called to the scene, and Grivas was pronounced dead at 5:25 p.m.

An autopsy on his body has not yet been completed, however, those on the scene have told the press that there were “no visible signs of trauma,” which could indicate a drug overdose.

Applegate and Grivas have been seeing each other on and off for years. The pair met through a dancer who worked with Applegate in her Broadway show, Sweet Charity.

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