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Vegan Oscar Nominations

Oscar nominations are out, and vegan movie lovers are thrilled.  Four vegan actors have been nominated for Oscars this year!  Let’s run through the list…

Ozzy Osbourne Drops Vegan Diet For Atkins

Nearly a year ago we reported that Ozzy was giving veganism a try after watching the popular food documentary “Forks Over Knives.” Based on Sharon Osbourne’s declaration today that she and rocker husband Ozzy have been following the Atkins diet, we can only assume that Ozzy has given up on his plant based ways.

Rosie O'Donnell Digs Into Vegan Diet With 'Forks Over Knives' Documentary

Rosie O’Donnell loves the plant-based documentary Forks Over Knives (which is also the #1 favorite documentary at Vegan Daily News, by the way!). Rosie also said she had spoken with esteemed heart surgeon and author Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, who says, “You can become the locus of control for this disease that is the leading killer of women and men in Western civilization. It’s truly nothing more than a toothless paper tiger that need never ever exist, and if it does exist, it need never progress. This is a food-borne illness.”

Rosie O’Donnell Embraces Plant-Based Diet After Heart Attack

After Rosie O’Donnell’s recent health scare, it looks like she is making some serious changes to her diet; not only to better her health, but to transform her life for the future.  It seems O’Donnell is taking her heart attack seriously by switching to a plant-based diet. Here’s what she revealed on Twitter today, “nine days later – nine pounds lost – eating a plant based diet #likebillclinton…

A Love Letter To Lady Gaga By Russell Simmons

Lady Gaga, you are a great artist who has used your celebrity to fight for equality and fairness, so I know you are a compassionate loving human being who would not publicly defend others for their unconscious behavior. LET’S NOT SET OFF A CHAIN REACTION WHERE ARTISTS ACT AS SUPPORT FOR A SOCIETY’S UNCONSCIOUS BEHAVIOR. Let’s instead do what artists have done throughout history and be on the side of love and compassion, because that is our natural state.

People who wear fur smell like a wet dog if they’re in the rain. And they look fat and gross.
VEGAN DAILY QUOTE:  Pamela Anderson

Lady Gaga Criticized For Appalling Views On Wearing Fur

“I have no chains about this. You see a carcass, I see a museum piece de resistance. But I am truly sorry to fans who are upset by this, it’s a fair and applaudable feeling about the health and safety of animals. I respect your views, please respect mine.”

Tommy Lee Forbids SeaWorld From Using Motley Crue Music

“Although we like to torture the human fans who willingly come to our shows, we don’t want to be a part of making innocent animals’ lives hellish. I’ve learned from my friends at PETA that these marine animals are very sensitive to sound, as they communicate by sonar, and loud noises mess with their most basic instincts and drive them more nuts than they already are when trapped in your tanks.”

Ellen DeGeneres' Vegan Restaurant May Not Happen

Ambitious plans to open a gourmet vegan restaurant in LA with “The Pretenders” singer Chrissie Hynde are now on the back burner.

NFL Player Arian Foster's New Vegan Diet Causes Controversy

NFL.com suggests Foster “might go soft if he stripped ribs and deviled eggs from his regiment.”  Many of Foster’s Twitter followers also gave him a hard time for his announcement.  Foster replied, “People feel so strong about meat and milk. I wish they felt this strong about peace.”

PETA Names Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities of 2012

Woody Harrelson credits a woman on a bus ride 30 years ago telling him his acne would go away if he quit dairy…and he has been vegan ever since!  

It’s bizarre that the produce manager is more important to my children’s health than the pediatrician.
VEGAN DAILY QUOTE:  Meryl Streep

Cee Lo Green's Cockatoo Draws Ire From Animal Rights Group

Not only do you look ridiculous, but Moluccan cockatoos are an endangered species…with a tendency to self-mutilate when kept as pets.

Singer Justin Vernon Designs Vegan Shoe For Sanctuary

Bon Iver frontman partners with L.A. shoe company to support local animal sanctuary and rescue group Best Friends Animal Society.

Madonna’s Tour Demands: Vegan Food, Bodyguards & Lots Of Rollover Minutes

Traveling personal chef prepares strictly vegan foods. 

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