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Carrot Top is hospitalized in Las Vegas after an alleged suicide attempt ... TMZ has learned. Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ ... the comedian and longtime Las Vegas performer, whose real name is Scott Thompson, attempted suicide on Friday in the Vegas area and was rushed to a local hospital. His Friday night show at the Luxor was canceled as a result. CT's rep Jami Schlicher tells TMZ ... "Mr. Thompson is recovering in the hospital and is receiving the care and support he needs. His family and those closest to him are deeply grateful for the concern,...

Ephraim Hershkowitz The Canadian Embassy in Tel Aviv has confirmed that a Canadian man is among three Jewish activists being detained by Israeli authorities. The three are suspected of planning attacks to disrupt Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. Beginning in mid-August, Israel plans to remove more than 9,000 Jews from settlements in the West Bank and Gaza. Ephraim Hershkowitz, 22, who holds both Canadian and Israeli citizenship, was detained on Sunday after attending the funeral of a man described as an Israeli army deserter. The man had been beaten to death by a mob last week after killing four...

I Stalked Carrot Top He wormed his way into my brain, so I vowed to get into his soul--if there was one. FORTUNE Monday, May 12, 2003 By Erik Torkells I hate Carrot Top the way everyone hates Carrot Top: fleetingly but vividly. When he screeches, "Dial down the center!" in those 15-second AT&T ads, I get a shudder of repulsion. By the time I've aimed the remote, he's gone. And I forget about him. But then one day I switched the channel only to stumble across him again, and I actually thought about the man. Who was he? A...