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Angus Cloud’s ex-manager detailed actor’s alleged drug addiction months before ‘Euphoria’ star’s death

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Months before Angus Cloud’s tragic death , a man claiming to be his former talent manager detailed the “Euphoria” star’s alleged struggle with substance abuse. Police in Oakland, Calif., responded to a Monday morning 911 call made by Cloud’s mother who reported a “possible overdose” and that her son did not have a pulse, according to TMZ. Cloud was pronounced dead at the scene. He was 25. “Euphoria” star Angus Cloud was pronounced dead in Oakland, Calif., Monday. Leon Bennett/WireImage, The exact cause of the actor’s death has yet to be released. In April, Diomi Cordero claimed to have worked as Cloud’s talent manager in 2021 after the two met at a rehab clinic where he claimed Cloud was a patient at the time. While the since-deleted tweet detailed the duo’s falling out, Cordero claimed to have witnessed the actor’s struggle with an ongoing drug addiction after he was discharged from the rehab facility. Cloud’s mother called Oakland police to report a “possible overd

Latest craze among wealthy Hamptons types is ‘therapeutic ketamine’

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Forget Ozempic, Hamptons elites are now on the next hot drug: horse tranquilizer. According to a new article in Avenue magazine , “Mind-Altering Substances are the Chic New Trend in the Hamptons,” the rich are now doing doctor-assisted ketamine, once known in the clubs as Special K, which can be used for mental health purposes. Dr. Lea Lis, who runs Hampton Insight for Psychedelic Therapy in Southampton, “offers comprehensive assessments and guided spiritual journeys, in addition to professional psychotherapy,” says the magazine. Lis claims the treatment — lasting six sessions in a soundproof room — relieves trauma. The doc also says the process allows patients to “drop your ego” and “rewires the brain to believe that anything is possible.” The therapy is said to be able to help a person “drop their ego.” Denver Post via Getty Images Therapeutic ketamine can help with depression, anxiety, PTSD, and eating disorders, reports the Washington Post . It is not FDA approved. D

‘Below Deck’ alum Kate Chastain shows photo proof Chef Ben Robinson isn’t son’s father

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Kate Chastain wants to set the record straight about the identity of her son’s father … once again. The former reality TV star, 40, took to Twitter to post side-by-side photos of her son and her “Below Deck” co-star Chef Ben Robinson when he was a baby to prove that they weren’t related. “It would be great if people would stop commenting and messaging me ‘baby Ben!’…….every single day,” Chastain captioned the post. “For reference this is Ben as a baby on the left next to Sullivan. Clearly not related” Since welcoming her son , Sullivan Cay, in May, many “Below Deck” fans have speculated that Robinson is the father of her son. Kate Chastain posted side-by-side photos of her son and Chef Ben Robinson to prove he is not the father. Kate_Chastain/twitter Chastain was met with speculation that Robinson is the father of her son ever since she shared a photo of him. kate_chastain/Instagram When Chastain “hard launched” her son on Instagram shortly after delivery, users f

If you miss August's Super Blue Moon, you'll have to wait 9 years for your next chance

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Enlarge this image A supermoon seen on July 3, in Kansas City, Mo. The next two supermoons of 2023 will take place at the beginning and end of August. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption toggle caption Charlie Riedel/AP A supermoon seen on July 3, in Kansas City, Mo. The next two supermoons of 2023 will take place at the beginning and end of August. Charlie Riedel/AP The moon will seem extra big and bright and thus be quite a sight this August, with a sturgeon supermoon visible on Tuesday and then a rare blue supermoon coming at the end of the month. Two of the four supermoon events of 2023 will take place in August, with the first happening on Tuesday. On Aug. 30 there will be a blue supermoon, which won't happen again until 2032. Here's what you need to know so you can catch this summer's lunar double feature. What is a supermoon? A perigean full moon, better known as a supermoon, happens when the moon is full during its closest orbits to Earth. This gives

Yes, heat can affect your brain and mood. Here's why

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Enlarge this image Extreme heat can slow cognition and increase anxiety, research finds. AleksandarGeorgiev/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption AleksandarGeorgiev/Getty Images Extreme heat can slow cognition and increase anxiety, research finds. AleksandarGeorgiev/Getty Images If you're feeling a bit brain-fogged these days, you might not be wrong to blame it on the heat. Several summers back, researchers in Boston studied young adults living in college dorm rooms during a heat wave. Some had central AC, and slept at a cool 71 degrees Fahrenheit. But others slept in rooms without air-conditioning, where the temperature hovered around 80 degrees. Each morning for nearly two weeks the students took a few tests, administered on their cell phones. The people who slept in the hotter dorm rooms performed measurably worse on the tests. The tests included a math test requiring simple addiction and subtraction and a second test, the Stroop test , that jumbles colors

Pakistan holds funerals as the government vows to find those behind a deadly bombing

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Enlarge this image A Pakistani police officer stands guard at the site of Sunday's suicide bomber attack in the Bajur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, on Monday, July 31, 2023. Mohammad Sajjad/AP hide caption toggle caption Mohammad Sajjad/AP A Pakistani police officer stands guard at the site of Sunday's suicide bomber attack in the Bajur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, on Monday, July 31, 2023. Mohammad Sajjad/AP KHAR, Pakistan — Pakistan held funerals on Monday for victims of a massive suicide bombing that targeted a rally of a pro-Taliban cleric the previous day as the death toll climbed to at least 45 and the government vowed to hunt down those behind the attack. No one immediately claimed responsibility for Sunday's bombing, which also wounded nearly 200 people. Police said their initial investigation suggests the Islamic State group's regional affiliate could be behind the attack. The victims were all from the Jamiat Ulema I