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Why Katherine Heigl Makes $15M a Movie
 Why Katherine 
 Heigl Makes 
 $15M a Movie 
the new julia?
Jun 2, 2010 10:41 AM CDT

Why Katherine Heigl Makes $15M a Movie

Ahead of her: Just Angelina Jolie and Sandra Bullock

(Newser) - Katherine Heigl has been murdered in the press for trashing her own roles (she called Knocked Up "a little sexist" and complained about her sub-par Grey's Anatomy material); she's been called difficult and was even fired by her own publicist—yet Heigl is the third highest-paid woman in Hollywood,...

Government Wants James Cameron's Help With Oil Spill

Well, he did once make a movie about a boat...

(Newser) - The top kill didn't work, so the government apparently figured, what the heck, let's call James Cameron! Yes, James Cameron of Titanic and Avatar fame is among the experts who met yesterday to brainstorm ways to stop the BP oil leak...because apparently, as Matthew Daly writes for the AP...

Stewart, Colbert Join Conan in Epic Danceoff

Comedians join O'Brien on comedy tour

(Newser) - Conan O'Brien's good friends Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert made an appearance last night at the New York City stop of his comedy tour. For what purpose? A dance-off, of course. Back in 2008, the three comedians brawled over who made who—and the battle continued yesterday at the Radio...

Larry King Goes Gaga
 Larry King Goes Gaga 
Jun 2, 2010 7:28 AM CDT

Larry King Goes Gaga

The best moments from his interview with the Lady

(Newser) - As Mediaite notes, you probably heard the most "shocking" revelations from Lady Gaga's Larry King interview long before the interview actually aired last night: She tested "borderline positive" for lupus, she was set to open for Michael Jackson's "This Is It" tour, etc, etc. Watch the full...

Boyle's Now a Prisoner of Her Own Fame
Boyle's Now
a Prisoner of
Her Own Fame
OPINION
Jun 1, 2010 1:25 PM CDT

Boyle's Now a Prisoner of Her Own Fame

Singer can't fade into obscurity like author Harper Lee

(Newser) - It's been exactly 1 year since Susan Boyle's star-making turn on Britain's Got Talent , and the singer is now crazy famous—but she doesn't seem to be enjoying it much. Friends say Boyle's suffered a breakdown and doesn't enjoy her celebrity, writes Ben Macintyre for the Times of London . She...

Love Letters Shed Light on Taylor-Burton Romance
Love Letters Shed Light on Taylor-Burton Romance
read a sample
Jun 1, 2010 11:15 AM CDT

Love Letters Shed Light on Taylor-Burton Romance

Read Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton's romantic missives

(Newser) - Forget Brangelina, TomKat, and Speidi: Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton were the celebrity couple. The July issue of Vanity Fair includes excerpts from the upcoming book Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century by Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger, including never-before-seen love letters. A sampling,...

22 Horrible Movie Hairdos
 22 Horrible Movie Hairdos 
Jun 1, 2010 10:58 AM CDT

22 Horrible Movie Hairdos

Gyllenhaal's 'Prince of Persia' coif is bad but far from the worst

(Newser) - If you found Jake Gyllenhaal's shaggy Prince of Persia mane amusing, great news: There's more where that came from. In the gallery, check out some of the 22 cringe-inducing movie hairstyles rounded up by Kate Ward of Entertainment Weekly . For the complete list, click here .

Sheen Will Serve 30 Days in Jail
 Charlie Sheen Headed to Jail 
Jun 1, 2010 10:36 AM CDT

Charlie Sheen Headed to Jail

Plea deal will get actor out in time to film sitcom

(Newser) - Charlie Sheen will reportedly go to jail after a plea bargain reducing a felony charge stemming from his Christmas Day brouhaha with wife Brooke Mueller to a misdemeanor. "Charlie intends to go to court on June 7, plead to a misdemeanor, and immediately begin serving his 30 days,"...

Naveen Andrews, Barbara Hershey Split Up

After 11 on-and-off years, 'Beaches' and 'Lost' stars go separate ways

(Newser) - Lost star Naveen Andrews and Beaches star Barbara Hershey, who first got together in 1998, quietly broke up late last year, People reports . Andrews, now 41, and Hershey, 62, overcame not just their age difference and their careers' radically different trajectories but also the revelation in 2005 that he had...

15 Celebs' Summer Jobs
 15 Celebs' Summer Jobs 
guess who was a hooters girl
May 31, 2010 3:20 PM CDT

15 Celebs' Summer Jobs

See, they really were just like us...once

(Newser) - Even Tom Cruise had a newspaper route—in his pre-Hollywood days, of course. The Daily Beast uncovers the summer jobs of 15 celebrities:
  • Amy Adams: The Enchanted star was, briefly, a Hooters girl after high school, but she says she “wasn’t cut out to be a Hooters waitress.
...

Jacko Leaves Kids $33M Each
 Jacko Leaves Kids $33M Each 
dad, siblings get zero
May 31, 2010 12:06 PM CDT

Jacko Leaves Kids $33M Each

Family shocked at who is left out of will

(Newser) - Michael Jackson left his brothers, sisters, and father zip in his will…but gave his three children $33 million each. Prince, Paris, and Blanket (ages 13, 12, and 8) will have some access to the trust fund money starting at 21. By the time they can freely access a third...

Sam, LiLo Make Up
 Sam, LiLo Make Up 
um...yay?
May 31, 2010 10:58 AM CDT

Sam, LiLo Make Up

How long til Ronson and Lohan are back at it?

(Newser) - Despite having had both a glass and a cigarette (allegedly) thrown at her in recent months, Samantha Ronson has apparently decided to befriend troubled ex Lindsay Lohan again. Radar snapped Ronson leaving LiLo’s place on Friday night and asked if the melodramatic pair was getting back together. Lohan’s...

MIA Pens Song for 'Racist' NYT Reporter

Sample lyric: 'You're a racist / I wouldn't trust you one bit.'

(Newser) - MIA isn't stopping at sharing Lynn Hirschberg’s phone number with the Twitterverse in retaliation for the reporter’s unflattering New York Times Magazine profile of the singer. MIA's latest move: a song for Hirschberg—aptly titled “IM A SINGER”—which poses the lyrical question, “Why the...

13 Stars Who Defied Death
 13 Stars Who Defied Death 
May 29, 2010 5:15 AM CDT

13 Stars Who Defied Death

Guess who was nearly taken out by a disco ball?

(Newser) - An awful lot of celebrities have died over the past year—making Bret Michaels surviving an emergency appendectomy, a brain hemorrhage, and a stroke seem especially miraculous. The Frisky lists a dozen other celebrities who have cheated death:
  • Boy George: He was injured—and just inches away from being crushed—
...

Meet Megan Fox's Transformers Replacement

 Meet Megan Fox's 
 Transformers 
 Replacement 
10 facts about rosie
May 28, 2010 10:39 AM CDT

Meet Megan Fox's Transformers Replacement

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is a Victoria's Secret Angel

(Newser) - Victoria’s Secret model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is the new Megan Fox…in Transformers 3, at least. The Frisky runs down 10 must-know facts about the 23-year-old Brit:
  1. Love life: She’s been linked to Kylie Minogue ex Olivier Martinez and Ronnie Wood’s son, and she’s currently dating action
...

Alicia Keys Pregnant, Engaged
 Alicia Keys Pregnant, Engaged 
May 28, 2010 8:27 AM CDT

Alicia Keys Pregnant, Engaged

She'll marry rapper Swizz Beatz later this year

(Newser) - Alicia Keys will need a bridal shower and a baby shower: She and rapper Swizz Beatz “are expecting a baby and are engaged to be married in a private ceremony later this year,” reps confirm. The couple has been dating since 2008 and “they’re very happy,...

Robbins, Ryan Together...a Lot
 Robbins, Ryan Together...a Lot 
'just friends' dept?
May 27, 2010 10:58 AM CDT

Robbins, Ryan Together...a Lot

Affair rumors persist after Sarandon split

(Newser) - As the world—or at least the celeb-watchers of the world—continues to wonder what split up staple Hollywood couple Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon, one name keeps popping up: Meg Ryan. Despite denying rumors of an affair, Robbins and Ryan continue to be spotted together—including twice last week—...

50 Cent Drops 54 Pounds
 50 Cent Drops 54 Pounds 
May 27, 2010 10:00 AM CDT

50 Cent Drops 54 Pounds

No, it's not a disturbing diet trend

(Newser) - 50 Cent is barely recognizable in new pictures sweeping the Web. The rapper lost 54 pounds for an upcoming role as a cancer patient, ThisIs50.com reports. He went from 214 pounds to 160 pounds by going on a liquid diet and walking three hours a day on a treadmill,...

Garth Blamed for Divorce— of Couple He's Never Met

Hubby says wife used Brooks' name to make him jealous

(Newser) - One of the pitfalls of being a lusted-after celebrity: You might find yourself in the middle of a nasty divorce…of two people you’ve never met. That’s what’s happening to Garth Brooks, ContactMusic reports, who was named the "other man" in one Connecticut couple's divorce. “...

O'Neal Moves on From Farrah...
 O'Neal Moves on From Farrah... 
...to new '70s icon
May 27, 2010 8:00 AM CDT

O'Neal Moves on From Farrah...

Guess where he met new galpal?

(Newser) - There’s no better place to meet your new girlfriend than at your old girlfriend’s funeral—at least for Ryan O’Neal. Just shy of a year after longtime love Farrah Fawcett’s death, O’Neal has been spotted out on the town with fellow ‘70s icon Cheryl...

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