Chester Bennington: On Drugs at Time of Death? Toxicology Report Confuses Fans

Back in July, the music world was stunned by the news that Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington had taken his own life.

Bennington had been open about his struggles with depression and addiction over the years, but friends and family say he showed no outward signs of struggling in the weeks leading up to his death.

Naturally, many questions remain as to what led Bennington to commit suicide on the birthday of his friend Chris Cornell, who had also recently hung himself.

Unfortunately, a toxicology report released this week offers little in the way of answers.

The report reveals that Bennington may have been under the influence of multiple substances at the time of his death.

According to test results obtained by TMZ, Bennington had both alcohol and MDMA in his system 

However, the alcohol was detected only in “trace amounts,” and two follow-up tests did not detect any MDMA in Bennington’s system.

Authorities reported finding a bottle of the sleeping medication Zolpidem on Bennington’s dresser, along with an empty beer bottle and a pint glass half-filled with beer.

They also detected pieces of fingernail underneath his iPhone and on a table in his bedroom, but wife Talinda Bennington attributed these findings to a nervous tic of Chester’s.

Needless to say, the reports provide little in the way of closure for Talinda and other loved ones of Chester’s.

At one point, his widow informed authorities that Bennington had attempted to take his own life in 2006 after drinking heavily.

That does seem to be the case here.

The amounts of alcohol found in Bennington’s system were reportedly not enough to have intoxicated a grown man.

The singer was involved in an outpatient rehab program at the time of his death, and one month before his passing, he informed friends that he had been sober for six months.

Those who knew him best will no doubt continue to seek answers, but the fact remains that depression and mental illness are unpredictable and poorly understood.

Tragically, it seems that Bennington simply succumbed to a disease that affects tens of millions of Americans.

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Rob Kardashian Confuses Fans With Blac Chyna Throwback Pic

It’s been almost six months since Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna broke up for what seems to be the final time.

The couple has called it quits many times before, but after a pre-Christmas blowout during which Blac allegedly attacked Rob, both parties seem to have reached the decision that it’s best if they part ways for good.

So why is Rob still posting coupled-up pics with Chyna on his Instagram page?

Well, despite rumors to the contrary, it seems Rob and Blac are not back together.

But amazingly, following seriously messy split, it seems they’re actually making good on their promise to work out an amicable co-psrenting relationship.

As anyone who caught Rob and Chyna’s ill-fated reality show can attest, these two were terrible as a couple.

But somehow they’re actually making it work as friends.

Yesterday was Blac’s birthday and Rob posted the above pic with a caption reading simply:

“Happy birthday @blacchyna”

He added two watermelon emojis for reasons that are probably clear only to Rob and Chyna.

Blac opened up about her high-profile relationship and breakup in a recent interview with Cosmopolitan South Africa:

“Every person who’s in a long-term relationship, or who is committed to their person, goes through ups and downs,” she told the magazine.

“Everything isn’t always going to be peaches and cream. If it is, then it’s fake. I’m in it for the long haul, so I feel like my advice [for anyone in a similar situation] is therapy, know each other’s family, calling each other’s moms.”

Rob and Blac certainly had more than their share of ups and downs, but it looks like they’ve reached a good place together.

Or maybe Rob really is trying to win Blac back and this is just his painfully awkward way of going about it.

It’s a depressing thought, not only because it means Rob doesn’t realize how dangerously dysfunctional his relationship with Blac was, but also because if he pulls it off, it would mean putting little Dream Kardashian back in a nightmare scenario.

Here’s hoping Rob realizes it’s best to let the past stay in the past.

It’s enough of a miracle that these two were able to build a friendship out of the ashes of their romance.

It really wouldn’t be wise for them to press their luck.

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Man Confuses Jellyfish For Breast Implant, Reports Homicide

A concerned man turned to local police after he discovered what he believed was a stray breast implant, prompting fears of a possible homicide.

Alas, it was a jellyfish.

Police in Queensland, Australia, thought the story seemed fishy (sorry), and confirmed as much when they learned the nature of the blob.

After the unidentified man made the discovery along the coast and shared his concerns with officials, they immediately sprung into action.

Soon enough, the dedicated public servants at the Maroochydore police station said in a news release that there was nothing to worry about.

Well, unless you get stung. Ouch!

The good Samaritan handed officers a plastic bag with a circular, slightly blue colored object inside after it piqued his concern.

He worried that the fleshy, translucent item could be a "prosthetic implant" from a person who had drowned or been murdered.

At his request, police seized the marine life … but it"s possible this guy likes to watch NCIS online, because he was way off.

"Investigations revealed what police expected … the item was indeed a jellyfish," police said, quieting a worried populace. 

Authorities didn"t say where the jellyfish was found, however, they did post the above image on Twitter with this caption:

“Evidence presented at Maroochydore Station smelt fishy from the start, resulting in a unique bust.” 

Clever.

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Donald Trump Confuses 9/11 with 7-Eleven: WATCH!

Donald Trump has said many cringe-worthy things during the past several months of his Presidential campaign.

But the Republican front-runner just lowered the bar to a nearly incomprehensible level… even for Donald Trump.

During a rally in the beautiful city of Buffalo on Monday night, one day before the key New York Primary, Trump was addressing rival Ted Cruz"s previous insult that The Donald has "New York values."

"I wrote this out, and it"s very close to my heart," Trump tells the crowd in the following clip, adding:

"Because I was down there and I watched our police and our firemen down at 7/11, down at the World Trade Center right after it came down. And I saw the greatest people I"ve ever seen in action."

Yes, he said 7/11. No, he did not correct himself.

People misspeak all the time, of course.

However, can you ever recall a politician mixing up the most tragic date in American history… with the name of a convenience store chain?

According to various reports, Trump also effed up the outset of his speech.

While thanking Buffalo Bills coach Rex Ryan for introducing him (Editor"s Note: Come on, Rex!), he mistakenly congratulated the former Jets coach on winning championships in New York.

Ryan has won nothing of substance as a head coach.

Level-headed people around the country are hoping Trump will possess a similar type of resume after this election is over.

Kris Jenner Explains Why Caitlyn Confuses Her

Earlier this week, we shared a clip from Kris Jenner"s interview with Ellen DeGeneres in which the reality star admitted that she"d love to ground Kanye West some time.

Now, in our second sneak peek from the same appearance, Kris makes another admission:

She"s a bit confused about one aspect of her famous ex-husband, Caitlyn Jenner.

In a preview for I Am Cait Season 2, Caitlyn expresses an interest in dating men, something that Kris says she finds "confusing for sure."

But Kris also says she wants her husband of over 23 years to be "happy," elaborating as follows:

“You don’t want somebody to be miserable or in pain or anything like that… but I think for me, just getting used to all of that, it’s just – you know I’m human, and I just have my feelings, but I try. It’s just baby steps.”

We aren"t the biggest fans of Kris Jenner here at The Hollywood Gossip.

But we can acknowledge that it could be jarring to see your long-time spouse living his or her life as the opposite gender from what you knew him or her to be for so long.

“That part I don’t understand,” admits Jenner. “I said to her when this first happened, I said, ‘You’re so excited. You have to wait for the rest of us to catch up.

"Like, we haven’t had as many drinks as you."”

Check out the video below for more.

Kim Kardashian Poses with Amber Rose, Confuses Internet

Kim Kardashian has shared a new photo on social media in which she is staring into the camera alongside Amber Rose.

Wait… WHAT?!?

The former sex tape participant posted the confusing image on Twitter on Monday night, writing as a caption to the selfie, “Tea anyone?”

What makes the image so confounding?

Only the fact that Rose isn’t just the serious ex-girlfriend of Kim’s husband, Kanye West.

It’s that Rose and West have been engaged in a rather epic feud for days now.

It started when Kanye took issue with something Rose’s ex-husband, Wiz Khalifa, wrote on Twitter. He went off on his fellow rapper after Khalifa seemingly insulted Kardashian.

In response, West dragged Amber and Wiz’s young son into the feud, something that understandably pissed Rose off. Big time.

So Rose replied by wondering whether or not Kanye needs a finger stuck up his butt once again, implying (strongly) that this was a sexual maneuver he enjoyed back when he was dating the model.

“Awww @kanyewest are u mad I’m not around to play in ur a**hole anymore?” she wrote, including the hilarious hashtag “#FingersInTheBootyAssB*tch.”

West has since said that he is not into butt stuff.

So there’s the background.

And above is the unexpected photo.

Rose also shared it on Instagram, writing “Swingers” as a caption, along with emojis of a frog and cup of tea.

That really clears things up, right? 

We’re not sure what to make of this image, but perhaps Twitter user “@RemAffiliated” had it right when he or she wrote in response to seeing it:

“Kim and Amber in a picture together proves 2pac is still alive and the Earth is flat.”

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Hollywood Foreign Press Assocation Confuses Gina Rodriguez and America Ferrara

Well, this is awkward.

While tweeting a photo from this morning’s 2016 Golden Globe nominations, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association thought presenter America Ferrara was Jane The Virgin‘s Gina Rodriguez.

“The @goldenglobes noms are about to start! @HereIsGina @ChloeGMoretz @ImAngelaBasset #DenisQuaid #Golden Globes,” HFPA tweeted. 

According to Page Six, Buzzfeed entertainment reporter Jarett Weiselman was the first to catch the mistake.

“Yeah, that’s America Ferrera not Gina Rodriguez, official #GoldenGlobes Twitter account…”

I mean, it was 5:30 in the morning there, but still.

What’s worse, four minutes before that Tweet, they made the same mistake.

“.@HereIsGina is kicking off the @goldenglobes nominations announcements #GoldenGlobes.”

Oooof.

Rodriguez won a Golden Globe for her role in the CW series last year; she’s nominated again this year.