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Being a celebrity is probably really, really cool. Flashing lights, tons of money, and everything else you see on Entourage. It's awesome. That is, until some freak breaks into your house, wears your underwear and eats your food, refusing to leave.

Nicolas Cage recently revealed he had his own terrifying encounter with a home intruder. Cage stars in an upcoming home invasion thriller flick, Trespass. During an interview, Cage recalls his personal experience with the subject:

"I've lived through it. I've actually experienced it. I was living in Orange County. It was two in the morning. There was a man, in front of my bed. My little one, my 2-year-old at the time, was sleeping in the other room. I was in bed with my wife."

If that doesn’t give you chills, this should. The dude was apparently, "totally naked." Well, not totally:
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Ashamed of your middle name? Well, don’t feel too bad, it could be Columcille. Yep, that’s Mel Gibson’s middle name. No wonder the guy is so angry all the time. He sounds like he’s been named after a cough medicine.

Sometimes celebs change their names, and with these bizarre monikers, who can blame them? Check out these celebrity middle names, and see whether they’re myth or fact!

Matt Paige Damon: Fact! It was his mother’s middle name, but I doubt childhood bullies cared.

Justin Marie Bieber: Myth! Bieber’s middle name is actually Drew. His girlfriend Selena Gomez’s middle name is Marie, however.

Star Bourbon Jones: Myth! But that’d be an awesome middle name, right? Star’s name is actually Starlet Marie Jones. She was born to be a diva.
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Turning sixteen is fun in many ways, but it's also a dreadful time. No longer are you a free-spirited, fun-loving kid ready to enjoy three months of doing nothing.

At sixteen, you're desperate for a car, or money, or your parents just want you out of the house. Inevitably, you have to get a job.

And for some of us, all child labor laws are out the window, and the working world rears its ugly head much sooner. These celebrities might be superstars now, but their beginnings were much more humble.
Nic Cage’s 20-year-old son, Weston Cage, has been hospitalized for a mental evaluation. The actor’s son, a heavy metal musician, got into a violent altercation with his fitness trainer at restaurant “Farmer’s Kitchen” in Hollywood yesterday.

Apparentl, y Weston’s trainer told the rocker that he couldn’t order something off the menu and Weston went nuts and began to shove his trainer. The trainer and another individual tried to calm him down, but Weston became more aggressive even trying to kick the trainer.

Cops were called in and threatened to tase Weston if he didn’t get on the ground. 

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It is safe to say Nicolas Cage is having a really bad year. If he’s not under investigation for tax evasion, it’s child abuse. No, seriously!

A child abuse detective was called in to investigate Nic Cage on the night of his drunken arrest after a witness told police he saw the actor push his 5-year-old son to the ground during an alcohol-fueled argument with his wife.

New Orleans PD is on the case. According to the police report, Nic’s wife Alice told cops they had been arguing “due to his intoxicated state" but said he never became violent.

She accidentally let it slip that Nic had been drinking before they went to go pick up their son from a friend’s house. Nic was driving.
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Nicolas Cage has been a very bad bad boy!

The actor was taken in to custody in New Orleans after daring cops to arrest him following an argument with his wife, reports TMZ.

So what happened?

A concerned cab driver called the cops on Nic after seeing him "very drunk" on the streets of New Orleans yelling at his wife. He reportedly saw NC push his wife as well.

The cops arrived to the scene and that's where things went down. The police told Nic and his wife to go home, but a drunk stubborn Nic told cops, "Why don't you just arrest me?"

So the cops did. So much for that bluff.

He is currently in custody and has been charged with domestic abuse and disturbing the peace. He's being held on $11,000 bail.

The good news for him is that his wife is not a complaining witness and claims that there was no physical contact.

He was probably a drunken slob kabob and his wife was trying to help him get home, but clearly things went downhill at some point.
Nicolas Cage is ready to put his financial problems behind him and start 2010 on a fresh note.

Cage, who owes over $14 million dollars in back taxes, just released a statement saying he's planning on paying all of it off this year.

"Over the course of my career I have paid at least $70 million in taxes, unfortunately, due to a recent legal situation, another approximate $14 million is owed to the IRS," Cage tells People in an exclusive statement.

"However, I am under new business management and am happy to say that I am current for 2009, all taxes will be paid including any to be determined state taxes."

Why do all celebs think they're above the law and don't need to abide by rules and pay taxes? There are only two guarantees in life: death and taxes. Come on Nic, you know better than that!
Johnny Depp to the rescue! The actor has reportedly rushed to the side of his good friend Nicolas Cage, who has recently run into some money problems.

Cage is reportedly $6.26 million in debt to the IRS for failing to pay taxes in 2007. He’s now trying to sell both of his homes, and already sold his German castle for $2.3 million, which is a lot less than what he bought it for.

Cage also has a bit of a spending problem, buying outlandish things like dinosaur skulls, King Cobras, a $500,000 Lamborghini, and even a pet octopus.

But despite Nick’s foolish spending habits, Depp wants to help. According to the Daily Express, he’s going to dig into his on pockets to help out his friend.

A source says, “Johnny called Nic and basically told him not to worry and he’d help him and sort everything out. Johnny feels he owes his career to Nic and now wants to repay him – if Nic agrees.”

You may not know this, but Johnny Depp was a struggling musician when he met film star Nicolas in the 80s. He sent Johnny to his agent, through which he landed his first role in horror franchise A Nightmare On Elm Street.

He went on to become a Holly-wood A-lister and one of the most respected and successful actors in the world.

The friend adds: “Johnny has never forgotten what Nic did for him.”

What goes around comes around! It just proves that Johnny Depp is one class act!
Sad news to report in Hollywood today. Nicolas Cage’s father August Coppola has died of a heart attack at age 75.

Cage’s rep Annett Wolf released the news, saying that he passed on Tuesday.

Coppola was a literature professor and served as dean of creative arts at San Francisco State University. Besides Cage, Coppola is survived by sons Christopher and Marc, and three grandchildren.

According to Popeater, Nicholas Cage is the nephew of director Francis Ford Coppola and actress Talia Shire and the cousin of directors Roman Coppola and Sofia Coppola, late film producer Gian-Carlo Coppola and actors Robert Carmine and Jason Schwartzman.

Our thoughts are with the family at this time.
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Nicolas Cage is in some financial trouble! The actor has just been slapped with a $2 million lawsuit.

He’s being sued by East West Bank for breach of contract. According to TMZ, the institution claims they extended Cage a line of credit in the amount of $2 million in August 2007.

The bank also claims he agreed to a payment plan, and he was supposed to pay $11,590 per month. The bank says he missed his payments in May, June, July, August, and September. The bank is now invoking its right to call the entire balance of the loan due immediately.

Nick is probably kicking himself for pulling out of the Green Hornet now! That’ll hurt the checking account alright!

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