Bret Michaels has filed a lawsuit against the US TV network CBS for an incident that happened at the 2009 Tony Awards [see video below].

Michaels was performing at the awards show with his band Poison.  After they had finished their performance of "Nothin' But A Good Time", Michaels was struck in the head by a large sign which was descending from the arena ceiling.  He was subsequently hospital…

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Poison frontman Bret Michaels is undergoing surgery in Arizona to fix a hole in his heart.  

The hole was discovered last year when Michaels was in hospital after suffering a brain hemorrhage and then a stroke. Doctors at the St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix are hopeful they can plug the hole with a permanent device.  The procedure involves inserting a scope into the groin re…

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Bret Michaels is to undergo surgery to repair a hole in his heart. 

The 47 year old has suffered from ill health this year. The Poison frontman had an emergency appendectomy in April, a near fatal brain hemorrhage just a few weeks later and then a stroke.  It was during this time in hospital that doctors discovered Michaels had a hole in his heart which he'd had since birth.  

The surgery wi…

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When Bret Michaels tour bus was pulled over by police last week for a "lighting violation", police found Marijuana and other drugs on board.  

Police boarded two of Michaels' tour buses with K9's which found the marijuana as well as an unidentified controlled substance.  After a citation was issued, the buses were allowed to continue.  

Michaels' rep told Billboard "Officers on the scene cla…

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Bret Michaels has stated that he is currently in talks with American Idol producers to replace departing judge Simon Cowell.  

Michaels told Parade.com "We have a meeting in L.A. in a couple weeks and we're going to sit down and talk. They did a poll and I think it was Madonna, P. Diddy, Howard Stern and myself, and I took 50 per cent or 60 per cent of the vote and that's tremendous. I would lov…

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