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Blake Wants Divorce, Drugs, Cash, To Die

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I GOT THIS STUPID NECK TAT FOR YOU AND EVERYTHING Blake, Amy (Photo: Getty Images)
Prisoner abuse?: Pissed that Amy Winehouse is tramping around with other blokes, an incarcerated Blake Fielder-Civil is supposedly telling his lawyers he wants a $6 million divorce payout from his wayward wife. Sources tell UK's the Sun that Blake's also scouring the prison for heroin and has been put on suicide watch.

Speak easy: Reverend Jeremiah Wright spoke at the National Press Club Monday, repudiating claims that his sermons made him unpatriotic. He told reporters that he'd prayed privately with the Obamas before Barack announced his candidacy, joking that he'd offer himself as a running mate.

Second life of crime: Mexico has an exciting new crime craze: virtual kidnapping!

AND SO MUCH MORE: A dolphin death, Barbie is still bad, and name your poison!

Hundred Years' Bore: The Republican National Committee is demanding that networks stop airing a Democratic Party ad that uses a clip of John McCain saying he'd be fine staying in Iraq for another 100 years. McCain doesn't know where he stands.

Jumping the Sharky: A 30-year-old dolphin named Sharky died at Sea World after colliding with another dolphin while performing aerial tricks.

Bad toys: A top prosecutor in Iran is calling on a restriction on the import of Western toys, saying Barbie, Batman, Spider-Man, Harry Potter, and the like are having a destructive effect on the country's youth.

The war on rot gut: Writer Christopher Hitchens maintains one should always specify a liquor brand when ordering a cocktail. But hey, the economy sucks. Do what you gotta do.

Covert clicks: Did the CIA Photoshop the recently released images of the alleged Syrian nuclear site?

By Hailey Eber   04/29/08 8:55 AM
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