Winona Ryder collapsed on a plane on Wednesday, November 19. At first, her handlers claimed a mysterious flu-like illness had caused the collapse, but now details are emerging that point to an overdose of prescription drugs!

Winona Ryder was rushed to the hospital after collapsing twice on a British Airways flight from Los Angeles to Heathrow yesterday. The Boeing 747 was forced to make a “priority landing” after an alleged accidental overdose of Xanax caused the shoplifting actress to faint in first class.

A witness said she turned a “deathly shade of pale” before fainting.

It is believed that Winona took the pills to treat her fear of flying.

She was checked into Hillingdon Hospital under an alternate identity, where her stomach was pumped.

Heather Locklear is still in trouble for her October DUI Arrest, though the charges have been knocked down to a misdemeanor. Seems a little suspicious - what kind of prescription drugs make you act drunk while driving?

Prosecutors in Santa Barbara have charged Heather Locklear with misdemeanor driving under the influence, citing prescription drugs.

The California Highway Patrol said the actress showed “obvious impairment” when an officer noticed her car parked on a highway and blocking a lane in Montecito in September, but that alcohol was ruled out. She was tested for drugs at a police station and released.

The death of the Paula Abdul stalker, Paula Goodspeed, a failed former Idol contestant, is being blamed on prescription drugs.

An overdose of prescription drugs has been blamed for the death of American Idol judge Paula Abdul’s alleged stalker last week, according to new reports.

Paula Goodspeed, a failed former Idol contestant, was found dead in her car close to the star’s home in Sherman Oaks, California on Tuesday. Police have indicated she may have died from a drug overdose, a theory which has been fueled by new reports on website TMZ.com that “multiple prescription bottles” were found on her body.

Here’s a list of quotes from stars like George Clooney, Brand Pitt, Angelina Jolie, and Drew Barrymore - all explaining their past love affairs with drugs of one form or another. Not surprisingly, Cocaine is popular among celebrities - Angelina Jolie doing Heroin is a little shocking, but she’s always been a bit of a weirdo.

“I’ve slept with too many women, done too many drugs and been to too many parties. I loved acid when I was at college. It was an escape. I liked mushrooms. They were like easy acid. I did like blow…Blow would dress you up for a party, but never take you there. You’re always like, This is going to be great! Then you’re just depressed.”
– George Clooney, in 1997

“I hate heroin because I’ve been fascinated by it. I’m not immune, but I won’t do it now, at all.” “I’ve done just about every drug possible. Coke, heroin, ecstasy, LSD, everything. The worst effect, for me, was pot. I felt silly and giggly, and I hate feeling like that,” before recalling, “I remember taking LSD before I went to Disneyland. I started thinking about Mickey Mouse being a short, middle-aged man in a costume who hates his life. Those drugs can be dangerous if you don’t go into it positively. I gave them up long ago.”
– Angelina Jolie, in 1998

“My mind seemed to have a huge neon sign in it that blinked nonstop: COKE. GET COKE. So I did. It was great for dieting, partying and picking up my mood.”
– Drew Barrymore (who had gone through rehab twice by age 13), in 1996

“I ended up on a shrink’s couch, and he told me to write down how much I did in a week: 20 E’s, 4 grams of coke, six of speed, half an ounce of hash, three bottles of Jack Daniel’s, 12 bottles of red wine, 60 pints.”
– Colin Farrell, in 2003

“If someone wants to do drugs…as long as he or she isn’t corrupting minors or driving under the influence or endangering others, shouldn’t a person have that right?”
– Brad Pitt, in 2006

Check out this list: bet some of them are a real shocker! This is a list we’re starting to track every last celebrity wqho has been to rehab for alcohol/drug/sex etc rehab. Remember to click the read more link to see the FULL list! We’re going to keep this list updated so we have ALL the celebrity addicts who have been to rehab!

- Betty Ford
- Kirsty Alley
- J. Paul Getty, Jr.
- Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
- Robin Williams
- Robert Downey, Jr.
- Ray Kroc
- Eminem
- Patrick Kennedy
- Ben Affleck
- James Frey
- Nick Nolte
- Jan Michael Vincent
- Nick Carter
- Boy George
- Michael Jackson
- Keith Richards
- Robert Mitchum
- Judy Collins
- Rush Limbaugh

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Phil Spector, legendary rock music producer (Beach Boys, The Beatles) stands accused of murder in California. The previous trial, for the same murder, occurred in September 2007, where jurors failed to reach a decision.

Mr Spector was “a charmer” when he was “outside of these maniacal episodes”.

“But when he’s drinking, he loses it and becomes a demon,” she told Los Angeles Superior Court.

On one occasion, Mr Spector turned toward a woman leaving a party and said: “I ought to put a bullet in her head right now,” Mr Tannazzo said.

Lawyers for the prosecution also played phone messages which Mr Spector has left for Ms Melvin in which he apologised for striking her with a gun and chasing her while brandishing a shotgun.

In the message, he warned: “Be very careful what you say to me, because nothing you say is worth your life.”

Ms Melvin said, that following the incident, “I didn’t want to be alone with Phil again”.

“I thought he was dangerous,” she added.

Rumors are circulating thet Joaquin Phoenix’s use of drugs may have helped his decision to retire from acting to ‘focus on music’.

The two-time Oscar nominee (”Walk the Line” and “Gladiator”) showed up to a tribute to Paul Newman last week in San Francisco and “was out of it,” said one attendee. Other actors were performing scenes and readings, but Phoenix just got up and walked out. “He wobbled back in a bit later, but it was odd,” said our source. “He was slurring his words and was unsteady on his feet.”

John Daly, infamous professional golfer known both for his prodigious drive and his penchant for smoking and drinking while on the PGA Tour was arrested at a Hooter’s restaurant in WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina.

Police said in a statement Wednesday that said officers went to the restaurant on a medical call. When they arrived, Daly was being treated by emergency workers after losing consciousness.

While at the restaurant, police said Daly “appeared extremely intoxicated and uncooperative,” refused repeatedly to be taken to the hospital and was asked to leave the restaurant by several workers.

Steven Page, of Canadian rockband The Barenaked Ladies, had his Cocaine charge reduced by a New York state judge today, in return for ‘good behavior’. Good news eh!

A drug charge against Barenaked Ladies singer-guitarist Steven Page was significantly reduced Tuesday by an upstate New York court.

The felony charge was reduced to a misdemeanor and the 38-year-old musician was given what’s called an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal, which means the charges will be dismissed if he stays out of trouble for six months.

A new biography of Heath Ledger - entitled Heath: A Family’s Tale - reveals his uncle Haydn suffers from the depressive condition, and suggests it might have run in the family. The book goes on to claim that Ledger may indeed have been suffering from Bipolar disorder - does this hint at a possible connection to suicide?