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1. The rumor: A white woman in a hotel elevator gets more than she bargained for from basketball star Michael Jordan and comedian Eddie Murphy. Instead of getting robbed, she gets roses for making them laugh.
2. The rumor: Clothing designer Tommy Hilfiger was once thrown off the set of "Oprah" for making disparaging remarks about minorities who wear his clothes.
3. The rumor: At a book signing, actress Ann-Margret breaks rank to kiss a Vietnam-era soldier.
4. The rumor: Although well known for making patriotic motion pictures, actor John Wayne was never drafted to serve during World War II.
5. The rumor: Steve Burns, the host of Nickolodeon's successful children's series "Blue's Clues", died of a heroin overdose in 1995.
6. The rumor: Country music legend Charlie Daniels wrote an open letter criticizing the Hollywood elite for protesting against the War in Iraq.
7. The rumor: Actress Cindy Williams (of "Laverne and Shirley") fame wrote an article in a Washington, DC, newspaper in January 2000, denouncing proposed pay raises for the military.
8. The rumor: One of a number of pigs used to play Arnold Ziffel on the CBS series "Green Acres" was eaten by the cast and crew at a farewell party after the series completed filming.
9. The rumor: Eric Clapton's award-winning song "Tears in Heaven" was written for his son, Conor, who died after falling out of a window.
10. The rumor: Comedian Robin Williams paid for all of actor Christopher Reeve's medical bills, after Reeve was paralyzed in a horse-riding accident in 1995.
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