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Mark Hamill Describes Weight Loss Regimen for New ‘Star Wars’ Role. According to a lengthy behind-the-scenes article published in Rolling Stone, Hamill has endured a “brutal training regimen” for the past few years. The goal? To get himself into shape for his role in The Force Awakens, as well as a much larger rumored role in Star Wars: Episode VIII.

Chris Carney, the husband of former Disney star Tiffany Thornton, has died at age 35 in a car crash. According to TMZ, Chris and his friend, Ezekiel Blayton, got into a single car crash. They were both pronounced dead on the scene. One of them was reportedly thrown out of the car when it “flew off the road while going …

After a series of sweet tweets and interview inferences, sources say actresses Holland Taylor, 72, and Sarah Paulson, 40, are a couple. The 72-year-old actress, who played Charlie Sheen and Jon Cryer’s bisexual onscreen mum on the hit U.S. sitcom, recently revealed she is in a long-term relationship with a woman in a recent interview, admitting there is a big …

The Sask Party Government isn’t going to help 4 year old Kayden Kot get the medical care he needs after a medical error caused temporary paralysis, and a brain injury. Kayden Kot has has been diagnosed with severe protein and food allergies; he can only eat through a tube inserted into his stomach.

The CRTC has served its first-ever warrant, after the Canadian government’s anti-spam legislation (CASL) came into effect in July 2014, to take down a Toronto-based malware server. The CRTC said the Toronto server acted as a command-and-control point for the Win32/Dorkbot malware, a family of related computer worms that spread through USB keys and instant messenging services and can steal …

Tommy Black has been arrested for cocaine possession following the death of lead singer Scott Weiland early Friday morning. According to TMZ, police found a small quantity of cocaine on the bus Black, who plays bass in Weiland’s current band the Wildabouts, was riding. They also found coke in the room where Weiland, 48, was found.

Jelani Maraj, the brother of Nicki Minaj, has allegedly been charged with raping a 12-year-old on Long Island. The brother of the ‘Anaconda’ singer was reportedly arraigned on Dec. 3, and has been freed from jail on a $100,000 bail, according to reports.

The provincial government is changing a seven-year-old policy and will begin offering HPV vaccines without charge to young men. Starting in January 2016, men aged 26 and under who have sexual relations with other men will be eligible to get the vaccine against the human papilloma virus. “It’s a great day for Quebec that we’ve finally caught up with the …

It’s being called a major milestone in the fight against prostate cancer. Researchers at the BC Cancer Agency and the UBC have been approved to leave the lab with their odds-defying breakthrough drug and begin clinical trials. BC Cancer Agency scientist Dr. Marianne Sadar says the statistical chances of reaching this milestone of are one in 1,000.

Charlie Sheen is now facing even more legal trouble,the “Two and a Half Men” star has been hit by a lawsuit from a former fiancé who claims the actor bullied her into getting an abortion due to his HIV diagnosis, TMZ is reporting. Scottine Ross – also known as Brett Rossi – said she met the 50-year-old actor while she …

Even Stevens fans doing their shopping in one LA mall have been getting an extra Christmas treat this year – actor Stephen Anthony Lawrence has a new job as Santa’s Little Helper. In addition to his festive work, Stephen Anthony Lawrence has spent the last few years appearing in films such as 2005’s Kicking and Screaming with Will Ferrell and …