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Former world lightweight boxing champion Edwin Valero has passed away. He was found dead in his jail cell in Caracas, Venezuela on Monday, reports the Los Angeles Times. According to Venezuelan Federal Police Chief Wilmer Flores, Valero hanged himself using the sweat pants he wore. He was taken into custody Sunday on suspicion of killing his 24-year-old wife.

Edwin Valero’s wife death

The body of Edwin Valero’s wife, Jennifer Viera, was found in a hotel room in the city of Valencia, Carabobo. At some point Sunday morning, as he was leaving the hotel room, Valero allegedly told security he had killed his wife. Police authorities detained Valero on Sunday on suspicion of the killing. They had plans to charge him for the murder of Jennifer Viera. Viera was found with three stab wounds on her body.

A Household Name: Edwin Valero

Edwin Valero earned a fierce reputation in his boxing career, particularly for earning a 27-0 record, all of which he won by knockouts.

To many of his fans in Venezuela, he was known as El “Inca”, which means a ruler or high-ranking member of the Inca Empire. To other fans, he was known as Terminator, Liquidator, and Dinamita, or dynamite. He was well known and admired for his crafty styles and powerful clouts in the ring, as well as a flawless knockout ratio.

Edwin Valero’s record of domestic abuse

According to ESPN Sports news, Edwin Valero was also arrested last month and charged for harassing wife Jennifer Viera. He was also charged for threatening medical personnel at the hospital where his wife had received medical treatment for brutal injuries to her body, including severe bruises, a damaged lung and broken ribs.

The Attorney General’s Office said in a statement that an attempt to place him in jail was made, but Valero instead was only placed under a restraining order that forbid him from going anywhere near Viera, a ruling he consistently violated, according to the report.

Edwin Valero was found dead on April 19, 2009.

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Katrina Hodge is not just another pretty face who won the title of Miss England 2009. The 22-year-old beauty is also a British soldier, something of which is uncommonly heard of, at least for many. Katrina Hodge is changing the face of beauty and is bringing a new kind of armor to the pageant runway battlefield.

Katrina Hodge – not the typical beauty queen

According to Britain’s Telegraph, there will not be a swimwear competition for this year’s Miss England. Although Katrina Hodge looks utterly amazing in a swimsuit, she feels the swimsuit competition is not always fair to those competing for the title. “I think it’s nerve-racking enough for girls to get up on a stage and speak, let alone appear in a swimsuit,” Hodge told the Telegraph. “It’s good the girls are being given a sports challenge in this year’s competition.”

They call her the “Combat Barbie”

At first look at Katrina Hodge, you probably would never have guessed she’s a hard-hitting soldier. No battle wounds, scars or even a scratch visible – just a crowned beautiful woman, soft and peaceful with grace. However, don’t let this pretty face fool you.

Katrina Hodge was only 16-years old when she left school and joined the army. At age 18, she became one of the only ten women chosen in the Royal Anglians to serve in Iraq for seven months. According to the Telegraph post, there she was given a commendation for disarming and detaining a suspected rebel fighter – with her bare hand! Now tell me, does that sound like a typical beauty queen’s doing? Certainly not! Katrina Hodge definitely puts a fine meaning to the name given to her by her comrades: Combat Barbie.

Beautifully convincing

Not only is she beautiful and tough, but she appears to be quite convincing, as well. Katrina Hodge has convinced Angie Beasley, Miss England national organizer, to put some changes into motion. “Every year the girls take part in the various rounds of Miss England – we have a talent, charity, eco and now the sports round, which will replace the swimwear in the competition,” she said. I have a pretty strong feeling we are going to hear more of combat barbies from this day forth.

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Former child star Corey Haim is dead, according to a recent post published today on Personal Money Store, as well as several other news sources. 38-year-old Corey Haim was found unconscious in an Oakwood Apartment near Burbank, California. The former teen idol was pronounced dead at 2:15 a.m. Wednesday at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank. Although the cause of his death has not yet been determined, police believe he may have died from a possible drug overdose.

Looking back on the days of Corey Haim

Corey Haim was raised Jewish, and was born in Toronto, Ontario. While still a young child, his mother enrolled him in acting lessons in order for him to overcome his shyness. It was not until 1986 when Haim had his big break in acting. He played the role of Lucas Bly in the popular movie “Lucas”; the movie also starred Winona Ryder, Charlie Sheen, and Kerri Green. He also appeared in movies like “License to Drive”, “The Goonies” and “The Lost Boys”, to name a few.

Corey Haim had drug problems

Haim had struggled with drug addiction throughout his acting career. In the early 2000s, he made known to the public that he was struggling with an addiction with prescription medication. “I started on the downers which were a hell of a lot better than the uppers because I was a nervous wreck. But one led to two, two led to four, four led to eight, until at the end it was about 85 a day — the doctors could not believe I was taking that much. And that was just the Valium — I’m not talking about the other pills I went through.” Valium is a drug used to reduce tension and anxiety. Similar to recently deceased movie actress Brittany Murphy, Corey Haim was suffering from “flu-like symptoms,” and both were using over-the-counter and prescription medication.

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Cop Out – new movie starring Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan

I just finished watching the “Cop Out” movie trailer and I must say I am definitely looking forward to seeing it. When I first heard that Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan were going to be in the same movie, I thought it was just a fib. I mean, the two are from totally different planets – one from what I like to call the “high life” and the other originates from an “I’m-too-sexy-for-my-gun” world afar. But it’s true; Tracy Morgan and Bruce Willis are both starring in this new “Cop Out” comedy flick. And it looks like it’s going to be worth the $9 bucks I’d have to spend to see it in theaters, despite all the negative movie reviews I’ve been reading up on.

“Cop Out” Movie Trailer

To my surprise, there’s actually a very attractive connection between the two. Tracy Morgan is the kind of person that’s naturally funny; he almost doesn’t even need to try. Bruce Willis, on the other hand, is funny in his ever-stern ways. He can keep a straight face on and show no kinds emotions and he’ll still get a laugh out of you. I also love how they threw Seann William Scott in the movie; I think it changes the feel of the movie a bit. I love comedy, and this definitely looks like an 8 out of a 10.

Cop Out Movie Reviews

Critics from Rotten Tomatoes are not so thrilled about the new movie, Cop Out. Roger Ebert from the Chicago Sun-Times said, “Many of the gags possibly looked good on paper, but watching Willis and Morgan struggle with them is like watching third graders do Noel Coward, if Noel Coward had been rewritten by Kevin Smith.” Ouch! Top critic Bill Goodykoontz, on the other hand, gave Cop Out somewhat of a decent review: “A movie that makes little sense, is dumb when it’s not being stupid and yet is still at times laugh-out-loud funny.”

It really all comes down to what you view as funny. Some will like it, while others won’t. Nonetheless, I will still see the new “Cop Out” movie in theaters in spite of all the negative reviews from critics.

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‘Avatar’ Excitement

Okay, I haven’t seen “Avatar“, so I can’t place too much judgment on it. I’ve heard, however, from acquaintances that have seen the movie, that the new science-fiction flick is a must-see. I mean, what can get better than James Cameron and a sweet tough of 3-D? They say it brings a sense of excitement so intense it’s enough to kill… literally.

Avatar’ Death

A man in Taiwan reportedly died from a stroke that was likely caused by over-excitement after watching Avatar. Over-excitement! Can you believe that? I remember when “The Passion of the Christ” first hit the big screens in 2004 and a woman in the theater dropped down to her knees in the walkway, wailing and screaming on top of her lungs. But falling over dead after watching Avatar is a little bit more on the extreme side.

Then again, the Taiwanese man probably shouldn’t have seen the movie in the first place, especially in 3-D. According to the AFP, the man is said to have had a history of high blood pressure. He was taken to the hospital where a scan revealed that his brain was hemorrhaging. An emergency doctor said that “It’s likely that the over-excitement from watching the movie triggered his symptoms.” Poor guy.

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