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Plus, more on the night of Moore's collapse

(NEWSER) - Did the death of her Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor trigger Demi Moore's downward spiral? The New York Daily News thinks so, pointing to a People report from December claiming Moore was "noticeably upset" at Pattsy Rugg's funeral, which occurred less than two weeks after Moore and Ashton Kutcher announced their split. Rugg had apparently become a mother figure for Moore, who doesn't have a great relationship with her real mom, the Daily News notes. More»

Moore collapsed doing 'whip-its' for quickie high, says source

(NEWSER) - The seizure that landed Demi Moore in a hospital this week was apparently triggered by "whip-its." TMZ talked to sources who say that the actress was inhaling nitrous oxide for a cheap, quickie high; a friend at Moore's home became concerned and called 911. The 49-year-old actress was “shaking” and otherwise “acting like she was suffering from a seizure,” a source told E! News . The gas is usually obtained from whipped cream cannisters and provides a sudden, intense high. More»

Moore also drops Gloria Steinem role in 'Lovelace '

(NEWSER) - Demi Moore suffered an epileptic seizure Monday night before being rushed to the hospital , Radar reports. She is now being treated for substance abuse, "anorexia, as well as other issues that caused her seizure," a source says. "She has not taken care of her health at all lately and has lost a ton of weight." Meanwhile, Moore has backed out of a movie project, her reps tell TMZ . She had planned to appear as feminist icon Gloria Steinem in Lovelace, but has now canceled. More»

Friend interviews Moore for Harper's Bazaar

(NEWSER) - Demi Moore conducted a lengthy interview for an upcoming issue of Harper's Bazaar just days after breaking up with Ashton Kutcher. Some highlights:

• "If I were to answer it just kind of bold-faced, I would say what scares me is that I'm going to ultimately find out at the end of my life that I'm really not lovable, that I'm not worthy of being loved. That there's something fundamentally wrong with me."
• "I have had a love-hate relationship with my body."

Kutcher may be dating screenwriter Lorene Scafaria

(NEWSER) - Is Ashton Kutcher moving on already—and in public? He made no secret of spending Christmas in Italy with screenwriter Lorene Scafaria, tweeting a picture of the two of them along with Kutcher's business partner, Matt Mazzant. But reps insist they're just friends, and the tweet does refer to both Scafaria and Mazzant as Kutcher's "homies." Still, a witness tells Us he spotted Kutcher and Scafaria holding hands and sharing spaghetti on Christmas Eve, and a source says sparks first flew between the pair as far back as February, when Kutcher auditioned for a film Scafaria wrote. "Ashton started seeing her while each was in a relationship," says a source. More»