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At age 15, Justin Bieber is so young his mom probably still kisses his boo-boos to make them feel better.

She might need to get to work—the pop star-in-training broke his foot yesterday.

The Usher protégé had the distinguished honor of opening for Taylor Swift at England's Wembley Arena, but something went awry as he finished up his set with his hit single, "One Time."

No, Kanye West didn't interrupt. Justin stumbled. And, like any good celebrity on the rise, he Twittered about the whole thing.

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It may not be swine flu, but, whatever other nastiness is going around, Nicole Richie has it bad.

The starlet checked herself into the hospital with a major case of the sickies.

"Nicole has checked herself into Cedars-Sinai where she is being treated for pneumonia," her rep tells E! News in a statement. "She is doing well."

The 28-year-old mom of Sparrow and Harlow hasn't been at her best for quite some time now. Last week, she was too ill to attend her own bash feting the launch of her House of Harlow jewelry line at Bebe. By Sunday, she was clearly over spending time in bed.

"OK cold, it's been 6 days. Lets part ways graciously & keep it moving," she Twittered.

On Monday, her lawyer announced she wasn't feeling well right before she coughed her way through testimony against a pair of photographers.

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Everyone knows Golden Girls' Blanche Devereaux wasn't one to miss a party. So it's no wonder star Rue McClanahan is "devastated" after heart trouble forced her to cancel next week's gala celebration of her Golden days.

The actress had successful bypass surgery Wednesday in a New York, her rep says.

"My darlings, I'm just devastated that I'm going to have to miss my own tribute," the 75-year-old Emmy winner said in a statement. "Unfortunately, my doctor has laid down the law and I'm currently having some maintenance on the old ticker. Trust me, I'd much rather be in San Francisco having fun and being adored by all of you."

Worry not, Rue! We all can thank you for being a friend—and wish you a speedy recovery—from afar.

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British superstar Morrissey may have a track record of tour-laden health woes, but Saturday's showstopping stumble appears to be serious.

The former Smiths frontman is in stable condition after suffering breathing troubles that caused a collapse during a southern England show, a hospital spokeswoman confirmed Sunday.

Cutting one of his more lively sets short, the sorrowful singer hit both knees, slumping to ground before two band members carried him offstage.

Morrissey's departure was met with more than a few boo's from the crowd, after fans have spent the last year dealing with postponed and rescheduled tour dates because of his ill-health.

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Sometimes pictures say it best. With tons of big stories everyday, it's nice to just take a peek at the pretty people.

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Maggie the Cat is alive!

Elizabeth Taylor, who entered the hospital this week to get a "leaky valve" repaired, is doing great following the procedure, according to the two-time Oscar winner turned twittering fool.

"Dear Friends, My heart procedure went off perfectly," she wrote this afternoon. "It's like having a brand new ticker. Thank you for your prayers and good wishes...I know they all helped. Love you, Elizabeth."

The 77-year-old actress, whose last public appearance was at Michael Jackson's interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, has continued to shoot down the more dire reports about her supposedly declining health, including rumors that she has diabetes or was suicidal in the wake of Jackson's death.

The diamond-loving dame was a real trooper at the service, where she and more than 150 others waited for an hour in the late-summer heat for the Jackson family to arrive.

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Tila Tequila took another shot at love and unfortunately, it's taken a shot back at her.

The reality starlet received medical attention early Sunday morning following an altercation with her San Diego Chargers boyfriend, Shawne Merriman.

According to local media reports, the San Diego Sherriff's Department received a disturbance call from Tila "Tequila" Nguyen at 3:45 a.m. on Sunday. "Nguyen told deputies she had been choked and physically restrained by Merriman when she attempted to leave his residence," Public Information Officer Jan Caldwell tells NBC San Diego.

Nguyen, 27, signed a citizen's arrest warrent when authorities arrived on the scene, charging the NFL linebacker with battery and false imprisonment.

The 25-year-old Chargers star has been a sports news staple over the past few years, including a controversial 2006 NFL suspension for the use of performance-enhancing substances, and having to sit out the 2008 season to nurse a knee injury.

While Merriman remains in custody at the San Diego County Jail, no word has been released on Tequila's condition.

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As previously noted, Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler shouldn't have walked this way (i.e. off the stage, see above) resulting in a broken shoulder, among other injuries. But we're happy to hear him talk this way (see below) in a message released to fans, describing the incident at the August 5th show in Sturgis, South Dakota:

"A major thunderstorm had delayed the show for an hour, but after it passed through, the full moon and tens of thousands of my biker buddies were ready to rock! It was one of the best shows we've played in a long time! The band was slammin' and I was lovin' every minute of it!"

"And just as I'm thinking, 'it doesn't get any better than this'... FUSES BLOW! We have an COMPLETE AUDIO SOUND SYSTEM FAILURE! (You can even see one of the amps frying on YouTube.)"

Read on to get ALL the gory details of Tyler's terrifying tumble…

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For those about to rock, we advise you to invest in some padding.

In the wake of Steven Tyler's fall from grace the stage at a concert in South Dakota this week, Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry said this morning the fate of the band's current tour is up in the air.

"We still don't know if we're going to keep the tour up or what," he told Illinois' WXRX radio. "It's breaking my heart."

Still, better a broken heart than a broken shoulder.

While neither Tyler nor Aerosmith has released an official statement on the 61-year-old rocker's condition, they apparently forgot to include Perry's wife on the keep-schtum memo.

Yesterday afternoon, Billie Perry took to Twitter to update us on the singer's state:

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Guess he shouldn't have walked that way.

Sexagenarian rock god Steven Tyler was airlifted to a hospital after falling off stage and suffering minor head, neck, shoulder and, one would assume, ego, injuries midway through a concert in South Dakota last night.

The lipped one was gamely dancing around the stage in an effort to entertain the crowd while performing "Love in an Elevator" after the sound system at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally went out. While jumping around on the stage's catwalk, the rocker fell backward onto some fans.

The concert was stopped and the 61-year-old Aerosmith frontman was quickly choppered over to the nearby Rapid City Regional Hospital.

Which means right about now, he may be thinking what plenty of people have for years. He's getting too old for this...

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Ashton Kutcher and Mischa Barton's publicist are on the same wavelength…and if it were on any topic other than the starlet's health, we would suggest her publicist reassess a few life decisions.

Anyhoo, both are of the same mind that Barton, after a not-that-brief hospitalization for a still unconfirmed "nonemergency" "medical issue," is slowly but surely making her way back.

Craig Snyder tells E! News that Barton is "improving" and "doing well" since her discharge from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she was first hauled July 15. He declined to say exactly when she was discharged.

And while Snyder has remained mum on reports that Barton's hospitalization was an involuntary psychiatric hold (à la Britney "5150" Spears), he did confirm that the former O.C. thesp has every intention of rejoining the Kutcher-produced CW drama The Beautiful Life when it resumes production in the coming weeks.

Speaking of the artist currently known as aplusk…

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