Patrick Swayze is sharing his "great news" with PEOPLE: His positive response to treatment for pancreatic cancer has allowed him to live a full and busy life. In addition to attending a Lakers game over the weekend, the Dirty Dancing star has traveled, socialized and on Monday got in birthday shopping for wife Lisa, ordering a diamond pendant from a jeweler friend in Nevada.
In an exclusive statement to PEOPLE readers, Patrick says: "Thought I'd give you guys a little update. Lisa and I have been back and forth from New Mexico enjoying the arrival of spring and new baby calves. This past weekend, we spent a fun time with friends in Reno for Lisa's birthday, where I took her jewelry shopping at Kenny G & Company and (we) were able to find her something really special and much deserved! In the meantime, I am continuing treatment at Stanford and the great news is I continue to respond well."
Patrick, 55, who announced in March he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, is undergoing treatment at Stanford University Medical Center.
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Kirsten Dunst is opening up about her stint at the Cirque Lodge Treatment Center in Utah earlier this year, saying that she sought help for depression, not for drug or alcohol abuse. "I was struggling, and I had the opportunity to go somewhere and take care of myself," Kirsten, 26, tells E! Online. "I was fortunate to have the resources to do it. My friends and family thought it was a good idea, too."
In February, Kirsten checked into the same posh facility where Lindsay Lohan and Eva Mendes have been treated. "She does drink and she does have wild nights, but that was never the root of her issues," a source close to Kirsten tells PEOPLE. "She couldn't control her depression."
When Kirsten entered rehab in February, another friend told PEOPLE that the actress had been feeling low for some time. "She's been crying a lot lately, " said the friend. "Everybody hits that bottom where you feel [so] scared that that one heavy night of partying can really wake you up. It's good she's getting herself help."
As for why she decided to talk about her struggles now, Kirsten tells E!, "Now that I'm feeling stronger, I was prepared to say something ... Depression is pretty serious and should not be gossiped about."
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This season's American Idol champ, David Cook, is dating second season alum Kimberly Caldwell. "She's great," David tells Extra. "So far, I've had a really good time with her." David hasn't been shy about his interest in Kimberly.
He even asked her out on the TV Guide Network. "I'm just excited because I finally get to talk to you," he told her during an interview Wednesday night on the Idol Tonight show. "I've been hearing you say all these nice things about me all season, So I'm actually going to ask you to dinner right now." Kimberly accepted, with a hug, telling the camera after David left, "I just got asked out on a date."
And while he's interested in her romantically, David admits he's not entirely familiar with Kimberly's music. "I knew who she was, but I can't remember a song that she sang," he told Extra. "I'm probably in the dog house now."
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Oscar-winning director Sydney Pollack died of cancer Monday. He was 73. Pollack, who was also an actor and producer, was surrounded by family at his home in Pacific Palisades when he passed, according to his publicist Leslee Dart. He was diagnosed with cancer ten months ago and had been undergoing treatment for the disease, she says.
Pollack was credited with directing 20 films, including seven with Robert Redford – most famously The Way We Were and Out of Africa, which won him two Oscars as director and as producer of the film, which won the best picture Oscar. Pollack also received a best director Oscar nomination for the memorable 1982 comedy starring Dustin Hoffman, Tootsie.
He achieved more than 40 producer credits – from Presumed Innocent to last year's Michael Clayton. As an actor, Pollack later appeared in a number of films, including Woody Allen's Husbands and Wives, Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut and the recent Oscar-nominated Michael Clayton. He even turned up in guest roles on Frasier, Will & Grace and The Sopranos.
Pollack is survived by his wife, Claire, daughters Rebecca and Rachel, his brother Bernie, and six grandchildren. Services will be private.
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Happy Birthday to Shiloh Jolie-Pitt! She turns 2 today. The first biological baby of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie she was born in Namibia, Africa. Shiloh joined adopted siblings, Maddox, now 6, and Zahara, now 3. Shiloh was later joined by adopted brother, Pax, now 4. The family is expanding with the arrival of biological babies in August. Happy Birthday little Shiloh I hope you have a great day.
Beyoncé Knowles leads the way as she and husband Jay-Z leave the Palm Beach Casino in Cannes on Friday. The couple married on April 4 in a very private ceremony in New York.
After spending time in Austin and smooching at a party in Cannes, Kate Hudson and Lance Armstrong take their new romance to Monaco, where they enjoyed a boat ride Sunday. 
Fresh from their honeymoon in Turks and Caicos, Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz still have that newlywed glow as they arrive Thursday at New York's LaGuardia Airport. The couple will celebrate their one-week anniversary on Saturday. 
Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen share a sweet moment away from the action on the court Thursday as the Boston Celtics lose 103-97 to the Detroit Pistons at Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals in Boston.
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