After the heartache that followed the broken engagement between actress Christina Ricci and her comedian boyfriend Owen Benjamin, she is back in the love game with a new beau. Ricci and her new handsome and tattooed mystery man looked comfortably in love as they walked hand-in-hand on a sunny Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles, California on August 23, 2009. The Addams Family actress reportedly called off her engagement with Benjamin in June and has now clearly moved on to pursue another romantic endeavor.

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Melanie Griffith has checked into rehab in Utah for undisclosed issues.

The 52-year-old actress is seeking treatment at the Cirque Lodge, where actresses Kirsten Dunst and Lindsay Lohan have both spent time in recent years. (Not exactly sucess stories to brag about!)

Griffith’s representative Robin Baum tells Star magazine, “She is there to reinforce her commitment to stay healthy. This is part of a routine plan that was designed between her and her doctors years ago.”

Sources tell the tabloid the star, who is married to Spanish actor Antonio Banderas, turned to rehab after losing her longtime battle with alcohol.

An insider is quoted saying, “She’s working with the counsellors on getting control of her demons. The reason Melanie checked in was her husband was demanding that she get clean and sober.”

Another source tells the Star, “Melanie’s struggling right now, but Antonio has been checking in on her as much as he is allowed, making sure she gets back on her feet.”

Griffith battled drink and drugs in the 1970s and 80s, and spent time in rehab in 1998 and again in 2000 in an effort to kick an addiction to prescription painkillers

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A law enforcement official tells The Associated Press that the Los Angeles County coroner has ruled Michael Jackson’s death a homicide.

The finding makes it more likely criminal charges will be filed against the doctor who was with the pop star when he died.

The official says the coroner determined a fatal combination of drugs was given to Jackson hours before he died in his rented Los Angeles mansion on June 25. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the findings have not been publicly released.

Forensic tests found the powerful anesthetic propofol in Jackson’s system along with two sedatives, the official says.

Dr. Conrad Murray, Jackson’s personal physician, is the target of a manslaughter probe headed by Los Angeles police.

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