FameCrawler : pandemic

Eminem Takes No Chances When It Comes To Swine Flu

Josh loposer — Wed, 06 May 2009 11:32:00 GMT

A 20 pills a day habit? he's done it. A cocktail of valium, methadone, Abien? Eminem has survived it. The man has no concern when it comes to his health ... except when it's threatened by swine flu.

Apparently, Marshall Mathers has bought into the hysteria surrounding the recent swine flu pandemic. When he and his posse arrived in France, a country of 4 out of 60 million had been diagnosed with the flu, they were all donning surgical masks.

There's really no telling if this was a serious precaution, a joke, or just a good excuse for a famous rapper to hide his identity. Still it could mean the start of a healthier, safer Eminem, which is definitely a positive thing for his 13-year-old daughter Hailie Jade Scott.

You don't want to bring home a nasty strain of the swine flu and give it to your family, like what happened to Lisa Rinna's family.

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Lisa Rinna and Family Had The Swine Flu

trix — Mon, 04 May 2009 16:28:00 GMT

Lisa Rinna and her family had a scare last week, she believes that they all had the swine flu.

She told ET, "I believe we all, except for myself, had the swine flu at our house. How do you know it's the swine flu? I don't know but we had all the symptoms."

"We had it before it came out. ...We had it at our house, I believe, and everyone is fine."

We had it here at my house, too. We're all okay as well, thanks for asking.

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Madonna Has The Swine Flu?

Josh loposer — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:35:00 GMT

What a disaster for the hardest working mother in showbiz who's currently in the middle of a nasty court battle to adopt a fourth child. Could it be true that Madonna has caught the dreaded plague of the pig?

In a word, nope -- and don't open any emails about Madonna having swine flu either. Apparently, some clever cyber bandits have seized on Madonna's celebrity appeal and the hysteria going around about the swine flu to make a spam email headline that's just almost too enticing to pass up ( I just had to click on it when I saw it in my news reader).

But don't click it.

It's not only a hoax, but if you click on the link in one of these emails, hackers could gain access to your computer's hard drive. I don't have to tell you what kind of crazy havoc they could wreak on your life with complete control over your hard drive.

Said Greg Day of McAfee on the "tricky" hackers, "We see attackers all the time try and trick us into infecting ourselves through the use of current affairs and popular topics… Here is a topic everyone is watching the news for information about and here's a big celebrity who people want to follow the gossip from. People will want to click it and that's the goal from the attackers.

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Michael Jackson: Who's Laughing Now?

sweatpantsmom — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:10:00 GMT

Michael Jackson took his kids Paris, Prince Michael and Prince Michael II shopping at the Ed Hardy store in Hollywood on Wednesday. Looks like every day is Mardi Gras for Jacko's kids.

Remember how everyone used to make fun of Michael for wearing those silly masks? It appears he might have been ahead of his time, since the cover-up has become the hottest accessory lately due to the swine flu outbreak.

Don't laugh - bet in a few years we'll all be wearing fedoras and fake noses, too.

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Wolverine's Premiere in Mexico Postponed Due to Swine Flu

sweatpantsmom — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:50:00 GMT

I guess even Wolverine is no match for a looming pandemic. Twentieth Century Fox has decided to postpone Wednesday's Mexico City premiere of X-Men Origins: Wolverine due to the growing concerns over the swine flu virus that has virtually paralyzed that city. Says a rep for the studio:

"We were not only concerned about Hugh's welfare – and we would never send anyone into harm's way – but we also have an enormous office filled with people we care about. There was no point in proceeding under the current conditions.

"There is a possibility it could be rescheduled. Hugh is obviously beloved [there] so we'll see what happens. We'll monitor the situation."

Probably a wise decision, as I've heard that Hugh often travels with his whole family in tow and I'm sure that there is concern that he and other cast members could possibly put their kids and family members at risk.

Me, I'll be seeing Wolverine with a face mask and purse full of hand sanitizer.

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