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Feb 16 2009, Marcus Brooks

The week of February 8-15 was a struggle for a number of celebrities.

Michael Phelps earned the “Plaxico Burress Award” for common sense for being photographed inhaling marijuana smoke from a bong.

Chris Brown earned his “Ike Turner”...

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