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Oh no, this is so sad!

Iconic British thespian Richard Griffiths died Thursday at the age of 65 after experiencing complications from heart surgery.

Griffiths is a renowned actor, and played the loathsome Uncle Vernon in the Harry Potter films. Costar Daniel Radcliffe remembered his friend Friday, and expressed in a statement:

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So, so many jokes.

But we'll keep them to ourselves considering the man's condition.

Yes, former Vice President Dick Cheney underwent heart surgery, getting a new heart after being on the heart transplant list for 20 months.

He is said to be doing well.

The Cheney family gave an update on his condition by releasing the following statement:

"Although the former Vice President and his family do not know the identity of the donor, they will be forever grateful for this lifesaving gift.

Former Vice President Cheney is thankful to the teams of doctors and other medical professionals at Inova Fairfax and George Washington University Hospital for their continued outstanding care."

The 70-year-old has suffered five heart attacks since 1978.

Good to hear he's recuperating well, though.

Get some rest before you go out and enjoy that new heart of yours!

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This is sounding more and more serious.

In preparation for his heart surgery on Monday, Michael Lohan has been resting in a hospital. He's already had to postpone the surgery due to complications, including blood clots in his lungs.

It looks like things are deteriorating for Lindsay's dad though, as he is currently having trouble breathing and speaking.

Doctors say that he should have had the procedure done months ago, but since he's waited so long, his condition has gotten worse.

Instead of getting into trouble left and right and horning in on his daughter's life and career, he should have focused on his health!

Hang in there, buddy. Here's hoping for a speedy recovery.

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Usually Michael Lohan doesn't go to the hospital unless he's claiming pain during a cop chase.

But last night he was rushed to the ER after suffering chest pains and scoring a 200/110 on his blood pressure test. Yikes!

The doctors ran some more tests and found out Mike actually needs a

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Vegans and Ellen DeGeneres fans will finally have something to talk about.

The current queen of daytime talk is opening a completely vegan and "animal friendly" restaurant!

In an effort to come up with a menu that will attract customers who aren't completely committed to animal-free fare, Ellen is consulting former president Bill Clinton!

He was known to be a connoisseur of junk food while running the country, but times have changed and so has his diet.

Due to

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This poor guy can't catch a break!

Bret Michaels is currently on tour, wowing his fans with how easily he was able to bounce back after suffering a major stroke. However, sources are reporting that the worst is not over yet for Bret. The rocker has a major surgery coming up right after the new year and it concerns his ticker.

When Bret was hospitalized earlier this year, his doctors found a hole in his heart, a condition that he has had since he was born, unbeknownst to him. The surgery will be to repair the hole and keep him from any further complications. His rep confirmed the news and offered reassurance that his client is a survivor. His rep explained:

"Is he 100 percent? No, but he's in good spirits, he's having fun on the road, he loves his fans and has always said music heals him. He said that there are times when, of course, he worries but he has great people around him and he's very cautious…He'll rest up, have surgery, take some time off, hopefully take a family vacation and get back on the road touring and promoting his upcoming book."

Hopefully you people will let him enjoy the first part of that before you thrust him back into working again. The man has endure some serious medical stuff. Let's give him a bit of a break, shall we?!

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That's what we call flying under the radar! (Or no one giving a shiz about you anymore!)

Former Vice President Dick Cheney had heart surgery last week when he "began to experience increasing congestive heart failure."

Now that he is in recovery, Dick and his peeps released a statement about the ordeal, explaining that he had entered a "new phase" of his battle with heart disease and decided to take action. The statement reads:

"After a series of recent tests and discussions with my doctors, I decided to take advantage of one of the new technologies available and have a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) implanted. The LVAD is a small implantable pump that improves heart function and will enable me to resume an active life.

Last week I underwent surgery at Inova Fairfax Heart and Vascular Institute and had an LVAD implanted. The operation went very well and I am now recuperating. "

It must be nice to be old and have a lot of old money to be able to pay for such things. Too bad the rest of the senior citizens in America can't say that. If only someone had taken better care of them during their time in the White House…

No word yet if Dick is still in the hospital or not and no word if his best pal Georgey went to visit him.

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