http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gawker.com.png http://gawker.com/tag/starsarejustlikeus http://gawker.com/tag/starsarejustlikeus Stars are just like us, but sometimes it's hard to be just like a star. You could try adopting a kid from Rhodesia, but Rhodesia doesn't exist anymore which could make flying out there to get the kid a real pain. But when stars read, it's a good reminder that you may know how to read as well. And who else are you going to take book advice from? Your friend who is still talking about She's Come Undone, or Paris Hilton, who loved, loved, loved The Power of Now? Obviously, Paris. She increased sales of the book 50 percent after being photographed with it. The saddest part of this is imagining a writer hearing the "good news" that Lindsay Lohan has been photographed reading his book. [Portfolio]

]]> http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=368659&view=rss&microfeed=true Robert De Niro is just like us—he has problems with his health care provider! De Niro won his case against the Fireman's Fund Insurance, which had sued the actor, alleging that he had withheld information about his medical condition. Fireman's Fund had to cover costs when a prostate cancer scare delayed filming for the De Niro vehicle Hide and Seek blah blah blah. But why is Robert De Niro, a very famous actor, having these middle class problems with his regular-people insurance company? There's no national health care. Our veterans are sleeping under bridges and our respected actors are getting turned away by insurance companies! Hillary Clinton has promised universal health care within her first term, but "Hollywood" Robert De Niro has endorsed Obama. Like so many Americans, he doesn't realize that Hillary Clinton should be on the line when terror calls to deny you coverage due to a prior existing medical condition. [Deadline Hollywood]

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