What is this world coming to when our celebrities can no longer travel without the potential of illness? We're taking out the heavy-duty sarcasm wand to transform Josh Hartnett's claim that his recent hospitalizations are due to "third world countries."
Hartnett was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Hospital in L.A. a few weeks ago with an unspecified gastro-intestinal ailment. When he wasn't packed off to cushy rehab soon after, the possibility existed that he may actually be ill -- and that's what the singer told US Weekly, saying he's had a "stomach bug" on and off for several months now:
"It's been recurring because I've spent a lot of time in third world countries and I drink the water occasionally when I shouldn't, I shower and -- [it's] nothing to worry about!"
Hartnett stayed mum about what particular countries are still mad about paying $10.50 for "Wicker Park," but we're putting our money on the Philippines or China, where Hartnett recently shot "I Come With The Rain," a detective story costarring Ben Kingsley. And yeah, maybe it was one unlucky swallow that knocked him out, but he's been pretty flippant about the whole thing. ]]>