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Robin Gibb's Son on Father's Coma: "He Has Beaten the Odds"
The Bee Gees hit "Stayin' Alive" has a lot more meaning now that singer Robin Gibb has come out of his weeklong coma.
And along with the doctors, Gibb's family is amazed at his recovery.
Sinéad O'Connor Cancels Tour Following "Serious Breakdown"
Sinéad O'Connor is calling a time-out.
The Irish songstress, who spent a lot of last year worrying fans with profane, self-immolating Twitter rants, has canceled her 2012 tour on her doctors' advice.
And it sounds as if O'Connor has changed her tune with regard to what's plaguing her.
Bee Gees Singer Robin Gibb Wakes from Coma, Astounds Doctors
Robin Gibb has beat the odds yet again.
Just a week after the 62-year-old Bee Gees singer fell into a coma after contracting pneumonia during his fight against colon and liver cancer, Gibb woke up and has shown "remarkable" signs of recovery, E! News has confirmed.
Bee Gees' Robin Gibb Still in Coma: Brother Barry Sang at His Bedside, Says Wife
Robin Gibb is not alone as he fights for his life.
The Bee Gees singer has been in a coma for the last week, and his wife Dwina Gibb tells Ireland's Impartial Reporter that family members been coming and going from his bedside, playing music and singing to "try to bring him back."
"His brother Barry, his wife Linda and son Stephen came over from America," says Dwina, who's been married to the disco-era hitmaker since the 1980s. "Barry was singing to him. Thousands of people are saying prayers every day."
And she's "very grateful" for all of them. But what of reports that Gibb is showing signs of awareness?
Levon Helm of The Band in "Final Stages" of Cancer
Some sad news for fans of The Band.
Levon Helm, the singer and drummer for the legendary group, "is in the final stages of his battle with cancer," according to a note posted on his website by his wife and daughter.
Ryan O'Neal Diagnosed With Stage Two Prostate Cancer
Ryan O'Neal is fighting a new battle.
The 70-year-old actor, who was diagnosed with leukemia in 2001, has just revealed that he was recently diagnosed with stage two prostate cancer, according to People.
Dancing With the Stars' Latest Victim? Sherri Shepherd Tweets Injured Foot!
Sherri Shepherd, who's nursing a twisted foot, just proved that there's a first time for everything.
Getting injured on Dancing With the Stars is nothing new, of course—that seemingly happens to half the field every season!
From Maria Menounos' fractured and bruised feet and cracked rib to the "mild concussion" Melissa Gilbert suffered just last night, this show consistently serves to bring celebs to their knees.
But just how Shepherd injured herself is a new one...
Eddie Vedder Forced to Postpone 15-City Solo Tour
Eddie Vedder has found himself in quite a jam.
The singer announced on Thursday that he must postpone his U.S. solo tour due to temporary nerve damage in his right arm stemming from a recent back surgery.
Whitney Houston Final Coroner Report: Bloody Nose, Emphysema; "White Substance" and Mirror Found at Death Scene
The gory details of Whitney Houston's death have been released.
As the L.A. County Department of Coroner previously announced, the singer was found by her personal assistant submerged under water in the bathtub of her room at the Beverly Hilton hotel.
But the final coroner's report, obtained Wednesday by E! News, provides a more extensive picture of Houston's condition when she accidentally drowned on Feb. 11 with traces of cocaine in her system.
UPDATE!
Country Star George Jones Hospitalized
Things haven't exactly gone to pieces, but George Jones needs a moment to regroup anyway.
The County Music Hall of Famer was hospitalized in Nashville today with an upper respiratory infection and doctors—who determined that he doesn't have pneumonia—want to keep him at least overnight for observation, according to a statement on Jones' website.
But don't start calling him "No Show Jones" just yet.




