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I'm no babysitter

Nov 25, 2009 9:58 AM CST

Adam Lambert: I'm Not Apologizing

Says parents should keep kids from watching sexy performance

(Newser) - Adam Lambert has no plans to apologize for his guy-kissing, crotch-thrusting American Music Awards performance. “I’m not a babysitter, I’m a performer,” he tells the Early Show . "I think it's up to the parents to discern what their child's watching on television. It was almost...

Polanski-Tate Nude
Pic Goes to Auction

DEFINITELY NSFW

Nov 25, 2009 7:31 AM CST

Polanski-Tate Nude Pic Goes to Auction

Recently jailed Roman's notoriety could boost sale

(Newser) - A nude photo of Roman Polanski and his late wife Sharon Tate, taken just months before her murder, is going up for auction. The photo “certainly is provocative because of who the characters are,” a Christie’s VP tells Reuters . “But it's also a touching naked shot...

Donny Osmond
Wins Dancing
With the Stars

Nov 25, 2009 6:51 AM CST

Donny Osmond Wins Dancing With the Stars

Osmond crowned best boogier, wins mirrorball trophy

(Newser) - All the makeup and pink boas paid off for Donny Osmond, who added Dancing With the Stars champ to his resume last night. The former teen idol’s Argentine tango on the last night of competition was “artistry in motion,” said judge Carrie Ann Inaba. Kelly Osbourne came...

Lady Gaga's
Fame Monster
Eccentric,
Fun

album review

Nov 24, 2009 12:53 PM CST

Lady Gaga's Fame Monster Eccentric, Fun

The reissue includes, among other things, a lock of her hair

(Newser) - Lady Gaga isn’t your typical pop star, and The Fame Monster isn’t your typical reissue. Critics agree that the deluxe version of 2008's The Fame may not be highly original, but it is a lot of fun:

“She’s bringing eccentric couture to the masses and is

...

Signs the Mean Girl Era Is Over

FOR NOW...

Nov 24, 2009 12:22 PM CST

Signs the Mean Girl Era Is Over

Down with Paris and Britney's antics, up with Taylor's goody-goody ones

(Newser) - Gone are the good old days when tabloids were filled with stories of Paris Hilton getting arrested and Britney Spears shaving her head—the world of celebrities is now ruled by do-gooders like Taylor Swift. You may rejoice momentarily, but “you’ll miss Paris Hilton now that she’s...

Mariah Carey's
Diva Demands
Get Weirder

ENTOURAGE FOR HER DOGS?

Nov 24, 2009 10:53 AM CST

Mariah Carey's Diva Demands Get Weirder

Singer apparently needs 2 people just to sit down properly

(Newser) - Mariah Carey continues to out-diva herself all over London, as evidenced by the crazy demands that accompanied her most recent interview. Carey’s hilariously large entourage included two people to lower her onto the sofa, says GMTV’s Kate Garraway. Her harem “outnumbered the entire GMTV crew,” and...

Students School
Kirk Cameron
on Darwin

Nov 24, 2009 10:52 AM CST

Students School Kirk Cameron on Darwin

Child actor-turned-creationist gets schooled by UCLA students

(Newser) - Kirk Cameron embarked on his Darwin-is-like-Hitler tour, visiting UCLA last week to pass out copies of a "revised" edition of On the Origin of the Species that tries to compare the two historical figures—and video has surfaced of the former Growing Pains actor getting taken down by a...

Cursed Celeb Name Changes

'LEE' WAS A BAD IDEA

Nov 24, 2009 10:48 AM CST

Cursed Celeb Name Changes

Should Heidi Klum really go by Heidi Samuel? Maybe not.

(Newser) - Heidi Klum is officially Heidi Samuel, taking a last name that even husband Seal doesn’t use—and it may not be a good PR move. Olivia Allin recalls other not-so-smart celebrity name changes on The Frisky :

Pamela Anderson: When she gained the “Lee” on the end of her

...

Best Soap Opera Cameos

Nov 24, 2009 10:19 AM CST

Best Soap Opera Cameos

James Franco follows in the footsteps of Rosanne, Snoop Dog

(Newser) - James Franco’s much-hyped General Hospital guest stint began Friday, but can he live up to the true classics of the celebrity cameo genre? Many other luminaries have guested on daytime TV, and “they almost always shake things up like a schizophrenic with a fake pregnancy interrupting a wedding...

Celebs' Craziest Theme Parties

GUESS WHO WAS A HOOKER

Nov 23, 2009 10:54 AM CST

Celebs' Craziest Theme Parties

From Miley's '80s bash to a pair of Kubrick-inspired fetes

(Newser) - Miley Cyrus isn’t the only celebrity who can use a theme party (specifically '80s, for her 17th birthday) to dress like a hooker (in her case, Julia Roberts’ character from Pretty Woman—a film which, by the way, was released in 1990). Olivia Allin runs down some other notable...

The Spray-Tanned
World of Reality TV

Tanning With the Stars

Nov 23, 2009 10:46 AM CST

The Spray-Tanned World of Reality TV

No, those perfectly toned abs on Dancing With the Stars aren't all real

(Newser) - Ever wonder how every contestant on Dancing With the Stars looks so toned? It’s not all due to the workouts: Spray tanning experts are on call for DWTS and other reality shows, and they don’t just make contestants look darker—they add enhancements from six-pack abs to toned...

Why Robert
Pattinson
Smells Awful

INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM

Nov 23, 2009 9:34 AM CST

Why Robert Pattinson Smells Awful

Twilight, New Moon star is really just fending off the paps

(Newser) - Robert Pattinson has a reputation as more than just every tween’s heartthrob: He apparently stinks, and New York finally found out why. “If he doesn’t change his clothes and the paparazzi get pictures of him in the same outfit all the time, then they can’t sell...

Adam Lambert
Gets Down and
Dirty at AMAs

RACY OR RAUNCHY?

Nov 23, 2009 9:08 AM CST

Adam Lambert Gets Down and Dirty at AMAs

American Idol runner-up defends American Music Awards performance

(Newser) - Adam Lambert’s crotch-grabbing, oral-sex-miming, bondage-themed performance on last night’s American Music Awards has everyone talking—even him. Right afterward, he said the idea of ABC censoring it, which it did before airing it on the West Coast, is tantamount to “discrimination.” The American Idol runner-up tells...

'Draco' Defends
Daniel Radcliffe
Over Pot Pic

HARRY POTHEAD?

Nov 23, 2009 8:19 AM CST

'Draco' Defends Daniel Radcliffe Over Pot Pic

Harry Potter 's Tom Felton says allegations are made up

(Newser) - Tom Felton may play Daniel Radcliffe’s arch-enemy in the Harry Potter films, but in real life he’s jumping to Radcliffe’s defense in Marijuanagate. “Harry” made headlines earlier this month when a British tabloid ran a photo of him allegedly toking up (jazzed up by a supposedly...

Mariah's Latest Diva Demands

20 WHITE KITTENS

Nov 20, 2009 11:04 AM CST

Mariah's Latest Diva Demands

Carey's latest appearance marked by more ridiculous requests

(Newser) - Famous for her diva behavior, Mariah Carey kept thousands of London fans waiting for nearly an hour before she finally arrived at a holiday lighting ceremony. The Daily Mail runs down her demands for the appearance, all but one of which she got:

One hundred white doves and 20 white

...

Top 9 Oprah Moments

Nov 20, 2009 9:42 AM CST

Top 9 Oprah Moments

'You get a car! You get a car! You get a car!'

(Newser) - After 23 years of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the queen of talk has racked up quite a few memorable moments. In the wake of news that she's going to end the show in 2011, E! runs down the top nine, including Tom Cruise’s crazy couch dance, her car giveaway,...

Demi Moore:
That's Really
My Hip!

Nov 20, 2009 9:08 AM CST

Demi Moore: That's Really My Hip!

W mag cover not photoshopped, she says, even if unbelievable

(Newser) - The latest Photoshop scandal to hit the magazine world involves Demi Moore, who is apparently missing a portion of her hip on the cover of W—but she says the image was not touched up. A close-up courtesy of the Huffington Post shows that a chunk of her leg appears...

Fox News Lets
Jon Get Under
Its Skin, Again

Nov 20, 2009 8:25 AM CST

Fox News Lets Jon Get Under Its Skin, Again

Stewart's "go bleep yourself" to Goldberg gets O'Reilly's attention

(Newser) - Fox News commentator Bernard Goldberg is just so sad that Jon Stewart doesn’t like him anymore, and he made a point of saying so on last night’s O’Reilly Factor . Stewart slammed Goldberg the night before on the Daily Show for Goldberg's comment that liberals don’t “...

General Hospital
More Sopranos
Than Soap Opera

why, james franco, why?

Nov 19, 2009 12:05 PM CST

General Hospital More Sopranos Than Soap Opera

James Franco's guest stint highlights shows thuggery

(Newser) - Sure, it’s weird that James Franco is guest starring on General Hospital—but what’s weirder is that the soap is one of the small screen’s most violent creations, even by daytime television’s dubious standards. It stopped being a show about a hospital long ago, writes Willa...

Twilight Star:
I Got a Fan
to Strip for Me

bloodthirsty

Nov 19, 2009 10:46 AM CST

Twilight Star: I Got a Fan to Strip for Me

Pattinson talks to DeGeneres, Letterman about over-zealous fans

(Newser) - Teens and tweens the world over are swooning for Robert Pattinson—and the Twilight star convinced one overzealous fan to get naked for him. When she asked, at an autograph signing, “What can I do to get your attention,” he jokingly replied, “Um, just take your clothes...

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