Lamar Odom's DUI Arrest Will "Hopefully Be His Wake-Up Call," Says Source

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Lamar Odom was released from jail at 8:33 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 30, on $15,000 bond.

Hours earlier, the 33-year-old athlete was booked on suspicion of a DUI and taken into custody. Khloé Kardashian Odom's husband has been struggling with substance abuse lately, and as a source tells E! News exclusively "hopefully this will be his wake up call."

"Khloé has been trying so, so hard to keep him from hitting a bottom like this," adds the source. "But if this is what needed to happen, then this is what needed to happen."

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Khloé, contrary to untrue rumors claiming she wants a divorce, has been committed on helping to get Lamar better. The rest of the family is also supportive, says a source, noting that Khloé only recently disclosed Lamar's substance abuse struggles to them. Kim Kardashian was "shocked" to learn about her brother-in-law's drug problems, but is being "very supportive" of Lamar and Khloé.

Kim "would like to see them work it out," the source adds. "She knows how much they love each other. Everyone in the family feels divorce should be the last option."

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Simon Cowell and Lauren Silverman Are "100 Percent Together," Says Source

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It looks like Simon Cowell's relationship with Lauren Silverman is getting pretty serious.

Now that Silverman has reached a divorce settlement with her estranged husband, Andrew Silverman, she and the X Factor judge are "100 percent together," an insider tells E! News exclusively.

Our source adds that they "are definitely a couple. The relationship is loving and they're very happy together."

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Cowell is expecting his first child with Silverman.

The soon-to-be dad broke his silence on the baby news at the London premiere of One Direction's movie This Is Us on Tuesday, telling the BBC, "Things are changing in my life right now, for the better."

He added, "I'm proud to be a dad. It's something I haven't thought of before, and then, now I know I feel good about it. And she [Silverman] is a very special girl."

Meanwhile, Silverman was photographed arriving in the south of France on Wednesday to join Cowell for a vacation. Meanwhile, her 7-year-old son with Andrew Silverman, Adam, is with his father in New York.

For more on Cowell and Silverman's relationship, tune in to E! News tonight at 7 and 11:30 p.m. on E!

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Lee Thompson Young Suffered From Depression Leading Up to Tragic Death, Says Source

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To most of us, the news of Lee Thompson Young's tragic death on Tuesday, Aug. 19, came as a complete shock.

But sources close to the late actor exclusively tell E! News he had suffered from depression for some time leading up to his apparent suicide.

The Rizzoli & Isles star, who was 29 at the time of his death, "didn't drink or party," says a source, adding,  "He was the opposite. Lee loved to travel and was always the first to tell everyone to take a breath and enjoy the beauty of life." He was always "gentle and unassuming," despite his early success, and didn't have the typical "look-at-me" attitude.

That said, those close to Young noticed things "really changed" a few years ago when he began practicing Yorùbá, an Africa-based religion which has a saying, "iku ya j'esin", meaning  "death is preferable to ignominy." Some have questioned whether this means that suicide is an acceptable way to preserve personal or family honor in the face of public shame.

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However, Yorùbá culture icon and Chief Priest of Osogbo, Araba Ifayemi Osundagbonu Elebuibon, told the National Mirror earlier this year that the religion "[does] not support suicide. Their belief is that if somebody commits suicide, they will be punished in the hereafter."

The Famous Jett Jackson star "took [his religion] to the next level and started wearing white all of the time," says a source, adding, "This religion was everything to him."  Although he reportedly took a break from practicing Yorùbá, he recently returned to the religion. Just before his death, he visited a small village in Africa for something reportedly related to the religion.

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As for Young's family? A source notes that he was close with his mother and sister, but relatives were worried his close friends no longer lived in L.A., leaving him surrounded mostly by "industry types."

Police discovered the erstwhile Disney star's body Monday when, after he didn't show up to set to film Rizzoli & Isles, his concerned coworkers sent the authorities to his home to investigate. In the wake of Young's death, production on the TNT show has been temporarily suspended.

If you or someone you know needs help, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

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