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Liev Schreiber -- I'm NOT Playing Wrestler Chris Benoit In Tragic Biopic

Published: 07/11/2013

Liev Schreiber will NOT be playing wrestler Chris Benoit -- who murdered his wife and son in 2007, then committed suicide -- in a biopic about the wrestler's life ... despite reports to the contrary ... Liev's rep tells TMZ. Rumors swirled that Schreiber had signed on to play Benoit in the film…

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Muscle Relaxer Found on Arrested WWE Star

Published: 02/02/2010

Chris Jericho's jail buddy and fellow WWE star Greg "Hurricane" Helms had a single muscle relaxer -- as in one pill -- on him when he was arrested last week for public intoxication ... this according to the police report. According to the report, "a search of Helm's purse revealed one white round…

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Chris Benoit Doc Gets Ten in The Pen

Published: 05/12/2009

The doctor who prescribed steroids for late wrestler Chris Benoit is going to prison for ten years. Dr. Phil Astin was sentenced today in Georgia after he pled guilty to 25 counts back in January, including illegally distributing prescription drugs. It's still unclear whether Astin-prescribed…

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WWE Tackles Drug Problem

Published: 09/24/2007

In the wake of the death of wrestler Crush (aka Brian Adams), and the murder-suicide involving wrestler Chris Benoit, World Wrestling Entertainment sent a letter to more than 500 former WWE performers offering to pay for drug and alcohol counseling and rehab treatment, if they need it. The letter,…

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Dad: Benoit Was Demented

Published: 09/05/2007

The father of dead WWE star Chris Benoit says that it might have been the effect of multiple concussions, not steroids, that drove Chris to kill his wife and son and then hang himself. Michael Benoit told Diane Sawyer on this morning's "Good Morning America" that after the tragedy, he turned over…

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Kimmel's Benoit Burn Too Hot for TV

Published: 07/23/2007

There is a line you can cross when roasting Flavor Flav -- and Jimmy Kimmel was the one who crossed it. During last night's four-letter fest in honor of the "Flavor of Love" star, Kimmel was poking fun at the fact that Flav has several children with several different women, when he said that…

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Benoit Had Steroids in His System

Published: 07/17/2007

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says steroids were found in the body of pro wrestler Chris Benoit, who killed his wife and young son last month before hanging himself. Benoit's wife Nancy had "therapeutic levels" of Xanax and hydrocodone -- a generic Vicodin -- in her system when she died.…

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Wrestler: Don't Blame WWE for Benoit Killings

Published: 07/10/2007

Onetime wrestling star, Steve "The Lethal Weapon" Blackman believes the WWE is not responsible for the grisly double-murder/suicide of Chris Benoit ... and he's beseeching the King -- er, Larry King. TMZ cameras were outside of Larry King's CNN studio in Hollywood last night, where our camera…

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Chris Benoit Lives on ... at Target

Published: 07/03/2007

A loyal TMZ reader has informed us that all merchandise related to the dead wrestler has been pulled from the WWE website, you can still find Chris Benoit (or at least his action figure) at your local Target store. Even more unbelievable, we found this little gem on the toy aisle at a Target in…

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WWE to Canada: Take Off, Hosers

Published: 07/03/2007

The Chris Benoit double murder/suicide is still rocking the WWE, as they announced the cancellation of all Canadian events for the next month -- all because of the former "Canadian Crippler." While WWE sources claim that the "postponements" are to show sensitivity to the fans of Chris "Rabid…

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Was Benoit's Son Really Sick?

Published: 07/02/2007

Amid reports that WWE wrestler Chris Benoit allegedly injected his son with hormones because of a health condition, Scott Ballard, District Attorney of Fayette County, Ga., just released this statement: "There are additional reports that contradict the earlier information that suggested that…

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Benoit Doc to Face Federal Charges

Published: 07/02/2007

The personal physician of wrestler Chris Benoit turned himself in on Monday to face a single federal drug charge involving improperly prescribing painkillers and other drugs. Dr. Phil Astin had his office raided last week in connection with the Benoit investigation. No arrests were made and…

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