As we reflect back on the last year in showbiz, let’s take a moment to pause and remember the celebrities who left us in 2010.    They entertained us, made us laugh and cry and sometimes roll our eyes, and often inspired us as well.  Here are just a few.

Casey Johnson (September 24, 1979 – January 4, 2010).  The Johnson & Johnson heiress, socialite and woman of questionable taste (Tila Tequila, seriously?) died of complications related to diabetes.

Alexander McQueen (March 17, 1969 – February 11, 2010).  The fashion world lost an icon and creative genius with McQueen’s suicide shortly following his mother’s death. Wardrobes of the rich and famous will never be the same.

Corey Haim (December 23, 1971 – March 10, 2010).  Haim really was a Lost Boy, his addiction to prescription medication and death a cautionary tale for child stars.  We’ll never forget how those Tiger Beat covers made our hearts flutter.

Lynn Redgrave (March 8, 1943 – May 2, 2010).  The veteran British actress and multi-award winner was renowned for her talent on both sides of the pond.  She is buried in the same cemetery as her niece, Natasha Richardson.

Gary Coleman (February 8, 1968 – May 28, 2010).  Whatchu talkin’ ’bout, Willis?  After a life of legal, financial and personal troubles, this small guy with a big personality died of a brain hemorrhage.  His death was finally ruled accidental in October.

Dennis Hopper (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010).  This Easy Rider rode off into the sunset this year, leaving behind a body of creative work that included acting, directing, photography, painting and poetry.

Rue McClanahan (February 21, 1934 – June 3, 2010).  The Emmy-winning Golden Girl began her career in the 1950s, moving quickly from the stage to television and back to Broadway before succumbing to a stroke at age 76.

Barbara Billingsley (December 22, 1915 – October 16, 2010).   Billingsley was the very definition of 1950s motherhood as June Cleaver in Leave It To Beaver.  We’ll never forget her doing housework in pearls and heels, nor her jive talking role in Airplane!

Leslie Nielsen (February 11, 1926 – November 28, 2010).  Surely you can’t be serious?  I am serious, and don’t call me Shirley.  Nielsen had a monster career, appearing in over 100 films and hundreds of television shows (over 50 in 1950 alone!!), right up until a year before his death.

Elizabeth Edwards (July 3, 1949 – December 7, 2010).  Attorney, author, mother and estranged wife of John Edwards, Elizabeth was the definition of stalwart grace and class up until the very end of her life.

Teena Marie (March 5, 1956 – December 26, 2010).  Oooh La La La…. The “Ivory Queen of Soul” was an R&B angel.  Surely she and Rick James are kickin’ it in the afterlife now.

You can see a full list of celebrity deaths in 2010 here.

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Elizabeth Edwards, estranged wife of John Edwards, was laid to rest on Saturday in a private ceremony following a service at the Edenton Street United Methodist Church in Raleigh, North Carolina.

She was remembered by her daughter Cate Edwards as a “lighthouse… a point of guidance when we all feel lost.”

Elizabeth was diagnosed with cancer in 2004.  Following treatment, she was declared “cancer-free,” but the disease returned in 2007, this time in an uncurable form.  During this ordeal, she had to deal with the humiliation of her husband’s affair with Rielle Hunter and the revelation that he had fathered a child with his mistress.   I remain impressed at how Elizabeth kept on being as classy as ever throughout that whole drama.   She died this past Tuesday at the age of 61, and will be missed.

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They finally did it!  Chelsea Clinton, daughter of President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, wed her beau Marc Mezvinsky on Saturday in New York.

The pair married at Astor Courts, a private estate in Rhinebeck, N.Y.   Chelsea wore a white strapless gown by Vera Wang and a white veil.

Bill and Hillary issued the following statement:

“We could not have asked for a more perfect day to celebrate the beginning of their life together.”

Mazel tov, Marc and Chelsea!

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Arnold Schwarzenegger was spotted out in Beverly Hills yesterday taking his son for a ride in his luxury Porsche.  Sure, that’s all fine and good.  But under the circumstances don’t you think that he is being disrespectful to the people of California by flashing his wealth in their faces after he gives all the State employees minimum wage?

He is clearly not in the poor house and he isn’t putting his salary on the line.  I am no dummy, I know that Arnold Schwarzenegger isn’t going to make min. wage himself, like he’d ever sacrifice for his cash for the people, but he could use a little more tact, right?

I just find the flaunting tasteless.

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That trusty source over at The Globe has a juicy new report going on Al Gore and his sudden divorce from his wife of 40 years, Tipper Gore. I really don’t think that the world is going to be shocked to read about a scandal of this nature.  Hello, this is a politician.  It’s the norm, right?

Apparently, Al Gore has been caught in a nasty gay affair, that led to his divorcing Tipper. I feel bad for her, but I would think that she probably saw this coming for a long time like the rest of us did.  I would like to know who Al’s main man is…..

Are you surprised or did you know all along?  This should be an interesting story to watch develop.

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Former call girl and current NY Post sex columnist Ashley Dupre is covering the May 2010 Playboy issue, wearing nothing but a sheet.

American Idol – Kara DioGuardi 100% NAKED For Allure (NSFW Photos)

Dupre gives an 8-page nude pictorial as well as an interview claiming to be celibate,

“I love sex and I’m very good at it, but I’m saving that,” Dupre said. “That’s for my future boyfriend from now on. And it will be fabulous.”

“Some people call me the girl who brought down the governor of New York, but in reality he brought me down,” she said. “I was an escort. As much as I wish I could make that go away, I can’t.”

Kind or ironic, celibate and naked for Playboy?  Hmmmm?

See the full cover below: (Read the article)

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Ashley Dupre, the famed high class hooker is posing for the 2010 issue of Playboy.  She is featured in an eight-page nude spread shot by Stephen Wayda.  During one of the shots, Dupre was lying on the ground nude surrounded by candles.

“A few strands of her hair caught on fire at one point because of all the hairspray,” a source said. “The stylist, Jorge Serrano from the Chris McMillan Salon, was the first one to notice and rushed over to put it out with his hands.”

Yikes!  That’s one dangerous photoshoot!

Stay tuned for the NSFW photos of Ashley Dupre in teh May 2010 issue of Playboy.

UPDATE: Ashley Dupre Playboy May 2010 Has Arrived (Photos)

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Just over a year ago, we got to see the first glimpse of Rielle Hunter and John Edwards‘ love child, Frances who just turned two.  This was when John Edwards was still denying that Frances was his and wouldn’t own up to the hot affair he had with Rielle Hunter. Well, things have changed drastically and now all the dirt is being aired out in GQ by the one and only Rielle Hunter.

John Edwards & Rielle Hunter Sex Tape

You haven’t uttered a word so far. Why now?
I feel comfortable talking now, because Johnny went public and made a statement admitting paternity. I didn’t feel like I could ever speak until he did that. Because had I spoken, I would have emasculated him. And I could not emasculate him. Also, it is not my desire to teach my daughter that when Mommy’s upset with Daddy, you take matters into your own hands and fix Daddy’s mistakes. Which I view as one of the biggest problems in all female-and-male relationships.

We’ll get to that. But first, we should make it clear: You’re not making a penny from this interview.
[laughs] I am not making a penny from this interview!

I would imagine you could have sold out a hundred times.
I could have cashed out big. But that’s not what I’m about. I love Johnny and I love my daughter more than anything in the world, and I don’t want to ever do anything to hurt them or hurt their relationship.

How hard was it to keep quiet?
At times very difficult. It’s been four years. It’s hard to know that people are out there speaking over and over and over again untruths. Lies. Consciously going out there and spinning the truth. Using me and Johnny and our relationship to make themselves look better, to play victim, or to get money. That rubs me the wrong way in every way possible.

By the way, do you always call him Johnny?
[laughs] Isn’t that funny? You know, when I first met him, the first week of our relationship, I said to him, “For some reason I cannot call you John, it doesn’t come out. Could I call you Johnny?” And he said, “That’s my name.” And I didn’t know that, but that’s his actual birth name.

Read the rest of this explosive interview at GQ…. it’s SO juicy!!

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This obvious photoshop job (above) is kinda ridiculous.  There is a group of “potheads” celebrating Barack Obama’s first year in office this weekend.  Marijuana patients are doing this to “celebrate Obama ending DEA raids” on weed stores.  Hmmm, but did they have to put the President of the United States on their invites?

A rep from the White House told TMZ there’s a longstanding policy “disapproving of the use of the President’s name and likeness for commercial purposes.”

It doesn’t look like they are getting into any trouble for it either since the ad is still up online and the party is still going on.  What do you think?  Don’t care or totally offended?

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The lovely Drew Barrymore will be honored by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) for her work to defeat Prop 8, which banned same sex marriage in California.

GLAAD will present Drew with the Vanguard Award, which is

given to media professionals who have increased the visibility and understanding of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.

Drew sounds thrilled with the honor:

“I was born, bred and raised among diversity, it has defined me and made me the person I am today… I’m honored and humbled to be receiving this award.”

She’ll be formally presented with her award at the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards on April 17th in Los Angeles.  Congratulations, Drew!

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