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"The Dog Whisperer" Cesar Millan is usually focused on rehabbing canines -- but he's now revealing some work he had to do on himself following a suicide attempt in 2010. In February of that year, he lost his top dog, Daddy, to cancer after 16 years as a team. A month later, Millan's wife told him she wanted a divorce after 16 years of marriage. The combined blow knocked him for a loop, he shares in "Cesar Millan: The Real Story," a documentary on Nat Geo Wild. In May 2010, he attempted suicide via drug overdose, winding up unconscious and hospitalized, he said.

Amanda Bynes went on quite the Twitter rant late Thursday, claiming she has an eating disorder and once again threatening to sue "certain blogs and magazines" for saying she has "a mental illness. " "They take pictures anytime I've gained weight then write a fake story!," Bynes complained, adding, "I have an eating disorder so I have a hard time staying thin. " And to think, most stories lately have mentioned anything but her weight, choosing instead to focus on tidbits like the once-blond 27-year-old's insistence (in tweets since deleted)

Emma Watson will strip down to raise environmental awareness, even though she won't do it for the "Fifty Shades of Grey" movie. "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" star tweeted her support for James Houston's book of celebrities posing nude to raise environmental awareness. The book's proceeds will go to Global Green USA, a nonprofit focused on sustainability. PHOTOS: Hermione Granger through the years "My friend is supporting GlobalGreenUSA with his book Natural Beauty.

The sleek man at the door bears no resemblance to the chubby pink-haired troublemaker whose snarky website made him as famous as the celebrities he loved to torment with nicknames like Sluttyienna (Sienna Miller), Potato Head (Rumer Willis) or Maniston (Jennifer Aniston). Gone are the schlubby T-shirts and hoodies. A body-skimming gray sweater now conceals rock-hard abs. Gone, too, is the outlandish hair color, replaced by a slightly thinning curly brown mop. His Park LaBrea condo and its Pepto-Bismol-hued room are history.

What is it about too many cocktails that make even the most shy want to belt out a glass-shattering rendition of "The Greatest Love of All?" Karaoke is an indelible part of night life, a lowest common denominator and bonding exercise for businessmen, college students and even, say, Sean Penn at a beachside bar. Which is precisely what's going on at Rande Gerber's Malibu spot, Café Habana. Situated in the Malibu Lumber Yard, the eatery is well appointed with wood accents and some palm shrubbery for privacy.

We detailed the major tidbits from Steve Jobs' just-disclosed FBI files in an earlier post . But we've scoured the 191-page document for some minor Jobs trivia as well. Jobs' high school GPA: How about 2.65? Jobs wasn't much for school, choosing to go to Reed College in Oregon for a few semesters before he dropped out. Note to young people: Don't try this without adult supervision. Jobs also told agents he could think of nothing that could be used to blackmail him, was not a member of the Communist Party and did not belong to any organization that "espoused the overthrow of the government.

Megan Fox is many things, most obvious among them beautiful. She's a new mother, she doesn't necessarily want to be famous anymore, and she believes in leprechauns . She's also familiar with speaking in tongues. Yes, speaking in tongues , something she's been doing since she was about 8 years old attending a Pentecostal church in Tennessee, she reveals in the February issue of Esquire . "I have seen magical, crazy things happen. I've seen people be healed," says the 26-year-old actress, mom to 3½-month-old Noah.

Helen Hunt stunned a gaggle of fashion reporters into silence Sunday on the Oscars red carpet when they asked who she was wearing and she replied, "H&M. " Asked why she went with a more commercial designer for the red carpet, she said, "I like that they're making clothes in a sustainable way. " But is it comfortable?, one reporter asked "It's not like I'm in my fleece sweatpants," Hunt said, "but I'm proud. " ALSO: VIDEO: Nominees' defining scenes BUZZMETER: Pundits make their final picks OSCAR WATCH: What you need to know about the films Follow the Ministry of Gossip on Twitter @LATcelebs and on Facebook facebook.com/ministryofgossip . MORE OSCAR COVERAGE VOTE: Play-at-Home Oscar Ballot 2013 INTERACTIVE: Oscar Watch 2013 TIMELINE: Academy Awards through the years    

Leighton Meester and Adam Brody are dating - OMG! Someone alert Gossip Girl! Yes, the teen drama stars, she of the recently wrapped "Gossip Girl" and he of the long-canceled "The OC," have been dating for several weeks and were recently photographed together, Us Weekly first reported . Pardon us, but: Blair Waldorf + Seth Cohen =

MEXICO CITY - In the Mexican remake of the popular U.S. TV series "Gossip Girl," the privileged teens at the center of the drama still have it all: stylish clothes, great hair, top-of-the-line sports cars. The types are familiar: Bowtie-wearing Chuck Bass is now known as Max Zaga, and effortlessly chic Serena van der Woodsen is now Sofia Lopez-Haro. The setting is no longer the Upper East Side of Manhattan, but the former "jewel" of the Mexican Riviera, Acapulco. Wait a minute - Acapulco?

Megan Fox is many things, most obvious among them beautiful. She's a new mother, she doesn't necessarily want to be famous anymore, and she believes in leprechauns . She's also familiar with speaking in tongues. Yes, speaking in tongues , something she's been doing since she was about 8 years old attending a Pentecostal church in Tennessee, she reveals in the February issue of Esquire . "I have seen magical, crazy things happen. I've seen people be healed," says the 26-year-old actress, mom to 3½-month-old Noah.

The "Gossip Girl" series came to an end Monday night, and costume designer Eric Daman didn't disappoint. Not only was Gossip Girl revealed, characters Blair Waldorf and Chuck Bass married, with Waldorf in a blue-lace-and-sequin Elie Saab gown and sparkle headband. We'll definitely miss all the fashion. Au revoir, "Gossip Girl. " [ FabSugar ] Los Angeles Times fashion critic Booth Moore takes a look at some of Zuhair Murad's most memorable red-carpet designs. Among the highlights are Kristen Stewart's "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 2" sheer premiere gown; Taylor Swift's embroidered mini-dress at the American Music Awards; and Blake Lively's nude silk gown for the L.A. premiere of "Savages.

Click here to download TV listings for the week Dec. 16 - 22 in PDF format This week's TV Movies       SUNDAY Spruce up! Neil Patrick Harris hosts "The National Christmas Tree Lighting 2012" in Washington, D.C. With Jason Mraz, Colbie Caillat, the Fray, "American Idol's" Phillip Phillips, Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Ledisi and James Taylor. (KOCE, 7 p.m.) "VH1 Divas 2012" gets a groove as it celebrates dance music and pays tribute to departed divas Whitney Houston and Donna Summer.

Frank Ocean's critically acclaimed breakthrough, “Channel Orange,” just found an unlikely source of synergy: “Gossip Girl.” The soapy CW drama has announced that it will use a chunk of Ocean's Def Jam debut to score an episode of the hit show. “Gossip Girl” will feature five songs from the album, which by year's end will have nabbed spots on plenty of best-of lists and is a safe bet for multiple nominations at the upcoming Grammy Awards. Currently in its sixth and final season, "Gossip Girl" will exclusively feature the music of one artist for the duration of an episode for the first time.

Halloween usually brings horror movies, but the actual holiday experience for most people has more to do with costumes and candy than serial killers and demons. With that in mind, the new film "Fun Size" looks to play the part of the non-horror Halloween movie. Transiently entertaining, with intermittent sparks, it'll do until something better comes along. The film marks the feature directing debut of Josh Schwartz, the force behind such of-their-moment teen TV as "The O.C. " and "Gossip Girl.