The Academy Award statuette that Orson Welles won for the original screenplay of “Citizen Kane” was auctioned for more than 1,000 Tuesday in Los Angeles.
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Now that the summer blockbusters have been tucked away, it’s time for Hollywood’s next huge season: the marathon haul to Academy Awards night.
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Boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya has entered rehab … TMZ has learned.
We’re told De La Hoya is seeking treatment for a substance abuse problem and checked into a California-area facility within the last few weeks.
De La Hoya has posted a flood of very introspective tweets in the past few days, including, “Take a deep breathe and let out all that rage that makes you despise. it really is going to be o.k.”
and “Stop result excuses not to live. life is controlled by what you make of it and not of what it makes of you.”
De La Hoya retired back in 2009. He had a career record of 39-6, held several championship belts, and won an Olympic Gold Medal back in 1992.
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Oscar De La Hoya checked himself into rehab voluntarily and tells TMZ he feels he will come out “a stronger, in excellent health person.”
As TMZ initially reported, De La Hoya entered a rehab facility in California sometime within the last few weeks. We’re told De La Hoya is seeking help for substance abuse issues. A source close to the boxing legend tells us he has “voluntarily commenced proactive treatment to take up certain health and personal issues.”
De La Hoya issued a statement to TMZ that reads, “After doing an honest evaluation of myself, I recognize that there are certain issues that I need to work on. Like all, I have my flaws, and I do not want to be one of those people that is worried to admit and take up those flaws.
“Throughout my career and my life, I have always met all challenges head-on, and this is no different. I am confident that with the support of my family and friends, I will become a stronger, in excellent health person.
“I question for respect and privacy as my family and I go through this process.”
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AP – Steve Martin says before a live audience the banjo helped prepare him for his Oscar-hosting gig.
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