Oct 22 2009Dennis Quaid almost pulled a Mel Gibson
Dennis Quaid got drunk off his ass last night at Philippe's in West Hollywood and apparently attempted to drive home with his wife Kimberly when a friendly police officer stopped him just before he took off. (The motor was running, for you legal nuts.) Of course, had this been you or me, the cop would've waited for us to drive away then let a K-9 unit bite us in the testicles during the arrest. Access Hollywood reports:
According to TMZ and Radar Online, Dennis got behind the wheel of the car when a police car pulled up alongside side the actor's car and urged the 55-year-old actor to not drive.
According to TMZ, police repeatedly told the actor, "Get out of the car."
He reportedly responded to the officer, asking, "What do you want me to do?"
The actor, his wife and friend then reportedly went back inside the restaurant and emerged a short time later to a waiting taxicab.
The waiting paparazzi reportedly screamed, "You don't want a DUI. You don't want to end up like Mel Gibson."
Dennis reportedly laughed before getting into the cab and driving off.
Want to know the worst part of this story? Dennis Quaid was at Kim Kardashian's birthday party which means he could've drunkenly plowed through a day-care filled with orphans and abandoned puppies and people still would've been saying "Kim Kardashian's birthday party?! That's fucking terrible."
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Dec 16 2008Anthony Kiedis' kidney: 'Okay, time out.' (And other news)
This stuff might've happened:
- Anthony Kiedis has a close call with kidney failure. He knew things were bleak when the Olsen twins kept hanging around. They're like vultures, but for junkies. [NY Daily News]
- Tom Cruise hopes Suri pursues acting. Someone's gotta start making money in that house. E-Meters don't grow on trees you know. On this planet.... [Us Magazine]
- Dennis Quaid and his wife settles their dispute with Cedars-Sinai for $750,000 after they overdosed their twin infants with Herparin. He reportedly threatened to "go all Innerspace on their asses." You don't mess with that. [TMZ]
- Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber name their newborn son Samuel proving they're weirdos who don't want their kid to be ridiculed his entire life. Pfft. Can you believe these assholes? [People]
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Jan 10 2008Dennis Quaid's babies' overdose was hospital's fault, says report
State hospital regulators are placing the blame directly on Cedars-Sinai hospital for the overdose of Heparin that put Dennis Quaid's infant twins in jeopardy. It has yet to be decided whether the hospital will face fines, but I guarantee a lawsuit is coming once the Quaids finish suing the makers of Herparin. The LA Times reports:
"This violation involved multiple failures by the facility to adhere to established policies and procedures for safe medication use," the state wrote. "These violations caused, or were likely to cause, serious injury or death to the patients who received the wrong medication."
Don't worry, Cedars-Sinai. You've accepted responsibility for your actions and are making changes. This will all blow over. It's not like you provided ammunition for further malpractice suits by publicly dropping the ball again and violating ethical guidelines by allowing a TV psychiatrist to exploit a situation involving a celebrity mental patient. Whoa. Those are by far the biggest words I've ever used in one sentence. Quick, get my camera.
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Dec 4 2007Dennis Quaid sues pharmaceutical company
Dennis Quaid and his wife Kimberly Buffington filed a lawsuit this afternoon against the makers of Herparin after their newborn twins were given a 10,000 unit dose at Cedars-Sinai Hospital instead of the normal 10 units for infants. The bottles for each dose look exactly the same. The couple is seeking more than $50,000 in damages, according to People:
The Quaids assert that the company knew of previous dosage mix-ups, yet failed to recall shipments of the drug or properly warn hospitals of the dangers.
"On a negligence scale of one to 10, Baxter Corporation gets a 10," the Quaids' lawyer, Susan E. Loggans, tells PEOPLE.
Glad to see the Quaids are seeking justice for the potentially fatal medical mix-up involving their kids. That being said, on a “using numbers to denote severity “scale of one to 10, Susan E. Loggins gets a seven for immediately jumping to 10 during an interview. You drop that bomb in the courtroom. I’m not even a lawyer and I know that’s a rookie mistake. Granted, I’ve been sued in several (hundred) paternity cases, but still.
Nov 20 2007Dennis Quaid's newborn twins in intensive care
Dennis Quaid’s newborn twins were accidentally given a massive dose of Herparin - an anti-coagulant - at Cedars-Sinai Hospital on Sunday. The twin babies Thomas Boone and Zoe Grace, who were born November 8, are in the neo-natal intensive care unit after receiving 10,000 units of the anti-coagulant. To emphasize the seriousness of this mistake, babies are only supposed to get 10 units. TMZ reports:
Late Sunday night, both babies started to "bleed out." Both babies are now at Cedars in the neo-natal intensive care unit where we're told they are stable.
We're told a technician stored the Heparin in the wrong place, and when a nurse grabbed the medicine for the babies without looking -- it was the wrong dosage.
A source says the babies are now being given Protamine, which reverses the effects of Heparin.
Jesus, man, that’s insane. Poor Dennis Quaid and his wife. When I have a kid the last thing I want to hear are the words “bleed out” in relation to my child. I want to hear things like “My God, it’s the size of a buick. Nurse, fetch my sketch book.” Or “Did he have that pot of gold in his mother’s uterus the whole time?” This, on the other hand, is some serious stuff. All funny business aside, I hope Dennis Quaid’s kids pull through so his family can have a happy holiday.
