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Singer used medicinal marijuana
Compiled from staff and wire reports
Published October 15, 2005
NEW YORK - Melissa Etheridge says she smoked medicinal marijuana to help with the side effects of chemotherapy during her treatment for breast cancer.
The singer, who was diagnosed more than a year ago, is now cancer-free.
"Instead of taking five or six of the prescriptions, I decided to go a natural route and smoke marijuana," Etheridge, 44, says in an interview to air Sunday on Dateline NBC (7 p.m. EDT).
When asked how her doctors reacted, Etheridge says, "Every single one was, "Oh, yeah. That's the best help for the effects of chemotherapy.' "
The singer said she smoked marijuana every day for her pain and symptoms and "the minute I didn't feel it, I stopped."
The use of marijuana with a doctor's recommendation is legal in California and nine other states, but is against federal law.
Report: Olsen twin leaving NYU
NEW YORK - Mary-Kate Olsen, who shared the role of Michelle with her twin sister on the '80s comedy Full House, has dropped out of college, early in her sophomore year, according to a published report.
"Mary-Kate Olsen has taken an approved leave of absence from New York University to focus on her increasing responsibilities as co-president of Dualstar Entertainment Group and to pursue personal interests," publicist Michael Pagnotta says on People magazine's Web site Friday.
Olsen's twin sister, Ashley, also co-president of Dualstar, will remain at NYU.
Stern, Bubba talk it up
Radio shock jock Howard Stern rolled out the red carpet for Tampa Bay shock radio legend Bubba the Love Sponge Clem Friday morning. The two banes of the FCC discussed topics ranging from the $400,000 Bubba spent to get joint custody of his child to the sex talk with an intern that got him kicked off Sirius' Raw Dog comedy channel Thursday. Stern remains on regular radio until he joins the satellite world in January. Clem is the only other DJ who has been announced as talent for his two satellite radio channels.
Tori Spelling headed for divorce
LOS ANGELES - Tori Spelling's husband has filed for divorce, a little more than a year after the couple married. The couple separated last month. Actor and writer Charlie Shanian is seeking spousal support from Spelling, according to papers filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday. Spelling, best known for her role as Donna on TV's Beverly Hills 90210, met Shanian in 2002 during the Los Angeles production of his romantic comedy Maybe, Baby It's You.
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