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Sideshow: Dustin Hoffman 'cured' of throat cancer

Tootsie and Midnight Cowboy star Dustin Hoffman, 75, has successfully been treated for throat cancer, his rep Jodi Gottlieb tells People. "It was detected early, and he has been surgically cured," she says. "Dustin is feeling great and is in good health." She refused to elaborate. Dustin's fellow thesp Michael Douglas waged a successful battle with throat cancer in 2010.

FILE - In this April 8, 2013 file photo, actor Dustin Hoffman waves to fans during the Japan Premiere of his film, "Quartet," in Tokyo. A spokeswoman for the 75-year-old actor-director confirmed a People.com report Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, that says Hoffman is in good health after undergoing surgical treatment for cancer. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)
FILE - In this April 8, 2013 file photo, actor Dustin Hoffman waves to fans during the Japan Premiere of his film, "Quartet," in Tokyo. A spokeswoman for the 75-year-old actor-director confirmed a People.com report Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, that says Hoffman is in good health after undergoing surgical treatment for cancer. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)Read more
    by By Tirdad Derakhshani, Inquirer Staff Writer | Columnist
    Published 

Tootsie

and

Midnight Cowboy

star

Dustin Hoffman

, 75, has successfully been treated for throat cancer, his rep

Jodi Gottlieb

tells People. "It was detected early, and he has been surgically cured," she says. "Dustin is feeling great and is in good health." She refused to elaborate. Dustin's fellow thesp

Michael Douglas

waged a successful battle with throat cancer in 2010.

Usher's son in hospital

Usher's son, Usher Raymond V, 5, was rushed to an Atlanta hospital Monday after nearly drowning in a pool when his arm got stuck in the drain, says TMZ. He'll be fine, docs say.

SJP loves her man

Anomalies make us nervous. Things that don't fit the pattern. Say, a Hollywood couple who've been married 16 years and still dig each other. "I love Matthew Broderick," Sarah Jessica Parker, 48, tells Harper's Bazaar. "Call me crazy, but I love him." SJP, who has three kids, James Wilkie, 10, and twins Tabitha Hodge and Marion Loretta, 4, adds, "I love our life. I love that he's the father of my children."

Al Roker oversleeps

In a shocking incident that has rocked the fabric of society, Today show stalwart Al Roker, 58, overslept Tuesday and never showed up for his 6 a.m. Weather Channel show Wake Up With Al. "After 39 years, it happened," he tweeted. "I overslept and missed a show."

The Wizard of Oz in 3-D

The Wizard of Oz has been 3-D-ized and will screen at Imax theaters Sept. 20 to 26. Info: www.thewizardofoz.com.

Tidbits 'n' pieces

Some people were tickled by rehab alumna Lindsay Lohan's self-deprecating jokes Monday night on Chelsea Lately. . . . Princess Grace's grandson, Andrea Casiraghi, second in line for the Monegasque throne, will wed Tatiana Santo Domingo on Aug. 31. . . . Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep will costar in The Good House, their fourth film together and first since 1996's Marvin's Room. . . . Jack and Lisa Osbourne are expecting their second child. . . . Chris Brown served 40 minutes behind bars at Van Nuys jail in L.A. on Monday, stemming from a May hit-and-run incident. He was booked and released.