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Posted: 6:33 a.m. Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Quikkies 6/14/11 

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By Jessica Forkel

Days after being slammed by gay activists, colleagues and just about everyone in Hollywood for his anti-gay standup performance, the 30 Rock star has agreed to meet later this week with gay youth who have been ostracized by their own families because of their sexuality. He will also sit down with people who have lost family members to anti-gay violence.Morgan will also travel to Tennessee next week with GLAAD to participate in a press conference protesting the state's recent passage of the "Don't Say Gay" bill, which outlaws the discussion of homosexuality before the ninth grade in public schools.

Rolling Stone magazine confirms that longtime E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons suffered a stroke in his Florida home. Reportedly, the musician has become "seriously ill" following the stroke. Despite a series of medical problems over the past decade, including replacements of both knees and spinal fusion surgery in the last year alone, Clemons has never missed a concert. "As long as my mouth, hands and brain still work I'll be out there doing it," he said. "I'm going to keep going 'til I'm not there anymore. This is what's keeping me alive and feeling young and inspired."

Charlie Sheen is reportedly in "deep negotiations" to star in a new sitcom being written specifically for him. A final deal is thought to be announced by the end of the week.

Tori Spelling made an emergency stop at her physician after she got into an accident at her children's school.  Spelling ran into a low cement wall after being chased by a number of paparazzi....who immediately took photos of her. Tori tweeted, "Paparazzi chased me w/the kids 2school.  I was trying to get away from him and had a pretty big accident ... 10 school moms chased him away.  What will it take?  Someone dying for paparazzi to stop?  Going to dr now to check on baby.  I think its just shock."

OOPS!  The Miami Herald ran a full page advertisement for Macy's in this Monday morning's edition -- congratulating the Miami Heat on winning NBA Championship.

According to the creator of "The Bachelorette", Mike Fleiss, the show is doing all they can to try to get England's Pippa Middleton as their next star.

Cameron Diaz, who never endorses anything, has agreed to a deal with the upscale Swiss watch company, Tag Heuer, to endorse its pricey watches.  The multi-year, multi-million dollar deal will feature Diaz as a brand "ambassador." Other famous celebs that were the face of Tag Heuer include Leonardo DiCaprio, Tiger Woods and tennis star Maria Sharapova.

A $75 million lawsuit filed against Kim, Khloé and Kourtney Kardashian over last year's MasterCard mishap has been thrown out out of court. A judge ruled that the sisters, who immediately stopped lending their name and faces to prepaid debit cards after they came under fire for being fee heavy, had no obligation to promote a product that might be considered unlawful.

Selena Gomez is back on her feet and feeling better.  The teen was on stage Monday for a Santa Monica Place (a mall) show that had been canceled Friday when she fell ill. Gomez told reporters that doctors found that she was just very malnourished, low on iron and exhausted.

Ricki Lake is being sued by her landlord after a fire destroyed her $20,000-a-month Malibu rental house last fall.  No one was injured in the fire but the landlord alleges that Lake negligently set the fire by improperly refilling oil into a portable space heater. The lawsuit was filed June 6 in Los Angeles Superior Court and seeks unspecified damages.

Jessica Simpson will be a celebrity mentor on the new series, "Fashion Star". Simpson, who has her own successful clothing and accessories lines will mentor aspiring designers as they compete for the chance to win a multi-million dollar contract to launch their own brands. The show, airing on NBC, will be hosted by former model, Elle Macpherson.

Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) will continue to collect his $174,000 taxpayer-funded salary without interruption while he is taking a leave of absence to seek "professional treatment".  In a 365-day year, a congressman’s $174,000 annual salary works out to $476.71 per day. Weiner announced Saturday through a spokeswoman that he would be taking a leave of absence from his duties in the House of Representatives.

Former CSI star, Gary Dourdan was arrested Monday around 4am in Los Angeles after allegedly plowing into multiple parked cars while behind the wheel. Investigation at the scene led police to bust the actor on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance. Dourdan posted $10,000 bail and was released early Monday afternoon. He's due back in court on July 7th.

Jessica Forkel

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