By Mark Gray
3:33am PDT, Jul 6, 2023
Psychological battle
Bowen Yang is putting himself first. The "Saturday Night Live" star announced that he's taking a break from his podcast, "Las Culturistas," to treat "bad bouts of depersonalization," a condition where he believes things around him aren't real. "Taking a very short break from ['Las Culturistas']. Bad bouts of depersonalization are f****** me up bad, but I am doing my best to get better!" he wrote on his Instagram Story, per Page Six. "Please take care, be soon." Depersonalization, often associated with people who've experienced trauma, is a psychological condition in which people have out-of-body experiences that cause them to believe that things around them aren't real, according to the Mayo Clinic. On 2021, the comedian told People magazine that his parents once sent him to a gay conversion camp. "There was a huge chasm of misunderstanding. Neither side really understood where the other was coming from, and it led to very dangerous situations overall," he said. "What was always constant was the intention of love from both sides. It pushed me into questioning what it meant, what was protected and what I should be protective about in terms of being a queer person. I don't take it for granted."
'Burnt out'
In the lead up to her "Celebration" world tour, Madonna was, to her detriment, working hard to try to keep up with her younger pop star peers. Sources are now wondering if that mentality is partially responsible for landing her in the ICU. "The countdown was well and truly on. Madonna had all her chips on one number, which was this tour," a source told The Sun. "She was working overtime, but she clearly burnt herself out and people around her have been politely reminding her that she is not 45 anymore, let alone 25. She needed to pace herself. Pushing herself so hard was extremely risky." The "Vogue" singer seemingly saw that Taylor Swift and Pink were on hugely successful world tours and she wanted to compete. "Madonna was in good spirits before the incident, but some friends had encouraged her to take it easy and find time for rest because of the grueling schedule she had ahead of her," a source added. In the end, the hospitalization might have been a saving grace. "Many of us feel the constant remarks about her age have put pressure on her to compete, so we are relieved that she has been forced to take time out and put her health first. People were really worried about her," the source said. "Nobody would say it out loud but there were concerns about another Michael Jackson situation if she doesn't slow down a bit. Everyone saw something like this coming because of her intense schedule but only a few were brave enough to tell her that they were concerned."
Health scare
"New Amsterdam" actor Tyler Labine is lucky to be alive following a near-fatal health scare. In a candid Instagram post, Tyler said he experienced a stomach ache but thought nothing of it, so he tried to just sleep it off. Unfortunately, the pain was worse the following day, so he went to the emergency room. "And then sometimes your tummy ache turns out to be a potentially fatal blood clot in your intestines and liver and you have to spend the next 3 days in the hospital trying not to die. Just sometimes," he wrote. In the post, the actor shared a series of videos and photos from the hospital and ambulance. "I'm doing alright. Slow recovery but I'm here with my family supporting me and my lovely girlfriend Martha taking care of me," he wrote. "I'm counting my blessings and just possibly reassessing what's really important to me in this life."
Sounding off
Ezra Miller isn't holding back after a protective order against them expired. Back on June 30, 2022, a woman filed a protective order against Ezra on behalf of her young child, who's now 12 years old. The mother claimed "The Flash" star acted inappropriately toward the child and harassing the family. With that court order now over, Ezra is sounding off. "I'm encouraged by today's outcome and very grateful at this moment to everyone who has stood beside me and sought to ensure that this egregious misuse of the protection order was halted," Ezra, who uses they/them pronouns, said in a lengthy Instagram statement. The accusations, Ezra believes, "have been unjustly and directly targeted." "Protective orders are meant to provide safety for individuals, families and children who are in danger," they wrote. "They are not meant to be used as weapons by those seeking attention or fleeting tabloid fame or some sort of personal vengeance when there are people in true and dire need of these services."
Driving him crazy
Another driver is about to enter the roadways, and Luke Bryan is terrified. That driver is the singer's 15-year-old son, Thomas "Bo" Boyer. "He's 15 so he's doing the whole learner's permit nightmare," Luke said on Audacy's Katie & Company. "He is not a very good driver right now, so we're having to work with him pretty hard." It seems that things aren't going particularly smoothly, as Bo can't quite understand the difference between cars and off-road vehicles. "He's very frustrated right now because he thinks he knows how to drive, but he has no idea what he's doing," Luke said. "He thinks because he can operate a 4-wheeler or Polaris that he is quite proficient, but he is not, I assure you."
Strage fall
Man, she feels likes an ailing woman! Shania Twain took a hard tumble while performing on stage in Illinois over the weekend. Video posted to TMZ shows the country superstar walking on stage while "Don't Be Stupid" plays. She suddenly slipped and fell right on her behind. After the crowed audibly gasped, Shania threw her arm up and proclaimed "yeah!" She then went right back into the song as if nothing happened. A consummate pro.
