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20 Long-Running Celeb Mysteries

How old is Catherine Zeta-Jones for real?

(Newser) - E! is blowing out 20 candles on its birthday cake this year, and it has one wish: To learn the answers to the top 20 nagging celebrity mysteries.
  1. How old is Catherine Zeta-Jones really? (And Beyoncé, for that matter.)
  2. Murder mystery No. 1: Did OJ kill Nicole Brown
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Michael Jackson's Doctor Helps Ailing Passenger

Conrad Murray to the rescue aboard plane

(Newser) - It's make-up-your-own-punchline time. When a woman aboard a flight to Phoenix awoke after a half-hour fainting spell, she heard the doctor helping her say, "You probably know me. ... I was Michael Jackson's doctor." None other than Conrad Murray himself came to the unconscious woman's aid on the plane...

Sunflowers to Perk Up Michael Jackson's Tomb

 Sunflowers to Perk Up 
 Michael Jackson's Tomb 
at lisa marie's request
May 14, 2010 8:47 AM CDT

Sunflowers to Perk Up Michael Jackson's Tomb

Company donates thousands after Lisa Marie's plea

(Newser) - Thousands of sunflowers will be delivered to Michael Jackson's LA-area burial site today, TMZ reports. After ex Lisa Marie Presley complained on MySpace that Jacko deserved more than the smattering of flowers that sit outside his tomb, the owner of Sunflowerguy.com stepped up with a plan to ship thousands...

Jackson Kids Hit YouTube
 Jackson Kids Hit YouTube 
it's really them
May 12, 2010 9:32 AM CDT

Jackson Kids Hit YouTube

Paris and Blanket Jackson star in YouTube clips

(Newser) - Michael Jackson famously guarded his kids' privacy, you know, with the rare exception of that whole balcony dangling thing. So he probably wouldn’t be too pleased to know that Paris and Blanket are now appearing in a variety of YouTube clips. E! points to a few—watch them in...

Meet Michael Jackson's Secret Boyfriend

Jason Pfeiffer talks about how 'sensual' King of Pop was

(Newser) - Finally, you can get to know Michael Jackson’s secret boyfriend. Jason Pfeiffer has come forward—even though he claims he would have preferred the story “to have never come out in the first place”—to “set the record straight” in an interview that will air tonight...

Guess What's on the First Lady's iPod?

Important info is revealed at Take Your Kids to Work Day

(Newser) - Michelle Obama was both serious (addressing childhood obesity) and silly (attempting to tame the family dog) yesterday during the White House’s Take Your Children to Work Day, but the most pressing issue raised by far: What music is on her iPod? Her answer, geared toward the kids in the...

Lawyers for Doc: Michael Jackson Killed Himself

Sleepless pop star administered lethal dose of drug, defense will argue

(Newser) - Michael Jackson, foiled in his quest for sleep despite the use of a powerful anesthetic, gave himself the drug overdose that killed him, Conrad Murray's lawyers plan to argue. The pop legend's personal physician, who has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, will contend that Jackson was addicted to Propofol and...

Cops Found Skin Whiteners, Propofol at Jackson House

Unsealed search warrants reveal stash of drugs

(Newser) - Michael Jackson's house contained large quantities of general anesthetic and dozens of tubes of skin-whitening cream, unsealed search warrants show. Cops found eleven containers of propofol—some enough to serve as general anesthetic for several hours—in a closet where Dr. Conrad Murray told them he had stashed them in...

Prosecutor Tries to Shut Down Jackson's Doctor

Attorney General wants Conrad Murray's license suspended

(Newser) - California prosecutors don’t want the man they allege killed Michael Jackson practicing medicine. AG Jerry Brown has filed court papers asking that Conrad Murray’s medical license be suspended as a condition of his bail, the Los Angeles Times reports. The judge has already agreed to bar Murray, who...

Polyvore Brings Fashion to the People
 Polyvore Brings 
 Fashion to the People 
web trend
Mar 23, 2010 11:33 AM CDT

Polyvore Brings Fashion to the People

Users mix and match on popular fashion site

(Newser) - Call it a sophisticated version of paper dolls or, as one fashion exec does, “the cyber equivalent of the inside of a school locker door”: Fashion site Polyvore is the Web’s latest craze. The interactive site allows users to put together sets—think Agyness Deyn in a Michael...

Jackson Doc Halted CPR to Collect Drug Vials

Report suggests Conrad Murray tried to hide evidence

(Newser) - Michael Jackson's doctor stopped performing CPR on the dying pop star and delayed calling paramedics so he could collect drug vials at the scene, according to documents obtained by the AP that shed new light on the singer's chaotic final moments. The explosive allegation that Dr. Conrad Murray may have...

Michael Jackson's Fatal Syringe Up for Grabs

Could hit Vegas auction house by June with a price tag of $5M

(Newser) - Another piece of strange Michael Jackson memorabilia is going up for sale, but this one might win the prize for most disturbing: It is, allegedly, the syringe that administered a fatal dose of drugs. “This is one of the sickest lots ever put up,” a source tells the...

Sony, Jackson Estate Sign Massive $250M Record Deal

Package includes 10 recordings, audio rights

(Newser) - Michael Jackson has landed a record deal that would be the envy of most living superstars. The mega-agreement between Sony and the Jackson estate will involve 10 records—containing both unreleased and repackaged songs—over the next 7 years and guarantees the estate close to $250 million, insiders tell the...

Oscars Defends Farrah Fawcett Snub

Director is 'sorry' family members were hurt by omission

(Newser) - The Academy Awards acknowledged its snub of Farrah Fawcett and apologized for it while simultaneously defending the decision. After being criticized by everyone from Roger Ebert to Tatum O’Neal, the Oscars’ “In Memoriam” director says he felt Fawcett’s “remarkable television work” was better honored at the...

Debbie Rowe, Worried About Jackson Kids, 'Will Take Steps'

Michael Jackson's ex wants to ensure safety of Blanket, Paris, Prince

(Newser) - Debbie Rowe hasn’t seen her children since the death of their father, Michael Jackson—but the recent stun gun news might bring her back into their lives. “Of course I’m worried” about Blanket, she tells TMZ , even though he’s not one of her kids. One of...

Lawyer: Jackson Kids Not Threatened With Stun Gun

Grandma, guard confiscated weapon from 13-year-old cousin

(Newser) - None of Michael Jackson's kids were threatened with a stun gun by one of their cousins, an attorney is insisting, even though child welfare officials are continuing to investigate. A guard stopped a stun-gun attack on Blanket by cousin Jaafar at the Los Angeles home of Katherine Jackson, Michael's mom,...

Jackson Cousins Tried to Use Stun Gun on Blanket

Jermaine's son apparently had Michael's son in his sights

(Newser) - A bizarre story emerges from the Jackson family home: Some of the grandkids got their hands on at least one stun gun and tried to use it on Michael's youngest son, Blanket. It's not clear whether it was horse play or whether Blanket was injured, but the incident prompted a...

5 Celebrity Love Children
 5 Celebrity 
 Love Children 
Mar 2, 2010 10:50 AM CST

5 Celebrity Love Children

Jude Law, Eric Clapton, and other scandalous parents

(Newser) - Now that Jude Law has finally, after five months, met his daughter with former fling Samantha Burke, The Frisky rounds up a few other—rumored!—famous love children:
  • The Clapton kids: Conor, the son whose death prompted Eric Clapton to write “Tears In Heaven,” was born to
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'Google Suggests' Feature Can Make You Blush
 'Google Suggests' Feature 
 Can Make You Blush 
hey, that's incest!
Feb 22, 2010 5:46 PM CST

'Google Suggests' Feature Can Make You Blush

'How Do I Get My Sister to Sleep With Me,' and other weird searches

(Newser) - Start typing a question into a Google search box, and the site tries to guess what you're going to ask by drawing on your history, its index and ads, and searches by other users—a fair number of whom apparently are thinking way, way outside the norm. Start with "...

Wig, Tattoos, Weight Bared in Jackson Autopsy Report

Singer had skin disease, facial tattoos

(Newser) - Michael Jackson's hairline and eye makeup were tattooed into his body and he weighed 136 pounds when he died of "acute propofol intoxication," according to his just released autopsy report. The singer was killed by a level of the drug usually only seen in major surgery, CNN reports....

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