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'Idol' Winner Phillip Phillips -- Celebrates His Win with a ... $25k SURPRISE!

Published: 05/27/2012
"American Idol" champ Phillip Phillips is celebrating his win by PARTYING LIKE A ROCK STAR IN VEGAS ... at least that's what he should be doing, but instead he's hanging out with his parents and giving them his brand new car! Sources tell TMZ ... the brand new 2013 Ford Fusion (valued at $25,000)…
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Phillip Phillips -- Under the Knife On Tuesday

Published: 05/26/2012
"American Idol" winner Phillip Phillips will get badly-needed surgery for a bum kidney on Tuesday, and he'll be recuperating in style in a swanky Malibu mansion ... TMZ has learned. As we first reported, Phillip endured immense pain during the entire competition ... the result of a congenital…
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'American Idol' Winner Phillip Phillips -- Big Surgery Imminent

Published: 05/24/2012
Newly-crowned "American Idol" champ Phillip Phillips will finally undergo urgent kidney surgery next week, TMZ has learned. TMZ broke the story ... Phillips doctors ordered him to undergo a procedure to fix his severe kidney stone problems -- which have worsened since the singer went on "Idol" --…
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'American Idol' Winner Phillip Phillips -- Movin' On Up ... Family Dumping Pawn Shop

Published: 05/24/2012
"American Idol" winner Phillip Phillips' family has reason to celebrate, now that the "A.I." winner will be rolling in the dough ... and the first move is selling the family pawn shop. Sources close to Phillip’s family tell TMZ, Phil's dad Donnie has been mulling over the idea of selling the…
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'American Idol's' Phillip Phillips Needs Surgery -- BAD

Published: 05/18/2012
Phillip Phillips -- one of the finalists on "American Idol" -- has been URGED by his personal doctor to get surgery immediately ... but Phillip wants to work through the pain and the risk so he can win next week. Multiple "Idol" sources tell us ... when Phillip went back home to Georgia last…
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'American Idol' Contestant Phillip Phillips -- Hometown Scrimps to Send Family to Hollywood

Published: 03/18/2012
"American Idol" finalist Phillip Phillips’ family can't afford to watch him perform live in Hollywood -- so his hometown in Georgia is banding together ... to raise money to send 'em there ... TMZ has learned. According to sources, it costs about $3,000 to fly out Phillip's family from Leesburg,…
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'American Idol' Contestant Phillip Phillips -- Bad Kidneys Won't Keep Me Off Show

Published: 03/16/2012
"American Idol" contestant Phillip Phillips' bum kidney will NOT end his run on the show -- TMZ has learned, he's still determined to compete ... even after undergoing an extremely painful medical procedure. TMZ broke the story, Phillip -- who has a long kidney stone history -- was rushed to a…
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'American Idol' Contestant Phillip Phillips -- Rushed to Doctor for Emergency Medical Treatment

Published: 03/08/2012
Phillip's dad tells TMZ ... his son has had 5 procedures to remove kidney stones. He says it's been a problem since October. As for performing, we're told Phillip is determined to continue on A.I. and will postpone any type of procedure ... at least until he knows the results tonight. But it's…
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