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Jon's New Gig: Fashion Designer
 Jon's New Gig: 
 Fashion Designer 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP
Jul 13, 2009 11:34 AM CDT

Jon's New Gig: Fashion Designer

Plus, Posh's new gig? Actress, and more

(Newser) - Jon Gosselin will certainly need to find a new way to make money if his impending divorce ruins his reality show. And he has eight kids—so why not design children’s clothing? Christian Audigier, who hosted Gosselin and his latest galpal aboard his yacht Saturday, tells E! a line...

Seacrest Seals 3-Year, $45M Deal

Believed to be highest-paid reality host

(Newser) - Ryan Seacrest isn’t feeling the recession. The ubiquitous TV personality has closed a new deal that's believed to make him the highest-paid reality host, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The American Idol host’s 3-year deal with CKX, Idol’s parent company, is worth $15 million a year—more...

Joe Plans 'Jackson 3' Tour
 Joe Plans 'Jackson 3' Tour 
JACKSON ROUNDUP
Jul 13, 2009 8:32 AM CDT

Joe Plans 'Jackson 3' Tour

Plus, ubiquitous biographer publishes another shocking book, more

(Newser) - Joe Jackson wants to turn his grandchildren into the “Jackson 3,” Michael’s biographer tells the Sun. “Joe wants the children to go on a world tour in 2010. He has also already offered recording contracts to two of Michael’s kids,” Ian Halperin tells the...

'Harry' Charms Kid Reporter
 'Harry' Charms 
 Kid Reporter 
Jul 13, 2009 7:53 AM CDT

'Harry' Charms Kid Reporter

Radcliffe exudes class at premiere

(Newser) - Daniel Radcliffe didn't need his onscreen counterpart's wand to charm a very cub reporter at the New York premiere of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. As journos pressed in on all sides, Radcliffe zeroed in on the nervous 11-year-old Scholastic News reporter, New York reports. He continually—but politely—...

Era of Celeb Endorsers Is Dying Along With Celebs

Iconic ads are history as audience splinters

(Newser) - There was a time viewers couldn't turn on the TV without seeing the King of Pop opening a Pepsi or hearing Karl Malden warning everyone not to leave home without an American Express card. But the recent death of mega sellers like Jackson, Malden, Farrah Fawcett, and Ed McMahon signals...

To Fight Hunger, Arquette Thinks Inside the Box
 To Fight Hunger, Arquette 
 Thinks Inside the Box 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP
Jul 10, 2009 12:30 PM CDT

To Fight Hunger, Arquette Thinks Inside the Box

Plus, LiLo starts yet another business, and more

(Newser) - David Arquette will “live” in a box next week to raise money for the hungry, the AP reports. The actor will spend 8 hours each on Tuesday and Wednesday in a Plexiglas box above the Madison Square Garden marquee to raise $250,000 for charity. Elsewhere:
  • In other Arquette
...

MJ Popped 10 Xanax a Night
 MJ Popped 10 Xanax a Night 
JACKSON ROUNDUP
Jul 10, 2009 11:19 AM CDT

MJ Popped 10 Xanax a Night

Plus, family argues over remains, and more

(Newser) - Michael Jackson was taking 10 Xanax pills a night, but that was an improvement—he “was doing better because he was down from 30 to 40” pills, according to a confidential document obtained by CNN. Among other details: To get prescriptions, he used his employees’ names and traveled to...

Freeman to Wed Step-Grandkid: Enquirer

Actor has raised her from childhood

(Newser) - Morgan Freeman plans to marry his step-granddaughter, whom he and his now-estranged second wife raised from childhood, family sources tell the National Enquirer. E’Dena Hines, the 27-year-old granddaughter of Freeman’s first wife, has been engaged in a secret affair with Freeman for nearly 10 years, and “becoming...

Joe Eyes Kids for Showbiz: 'Blanket, He Can Really Dance'

Jacko's dad also plans kids' showbiz careers

(Newser) - Joe Jackson suspects foul play in the death of his son, saying he "just couldn't believe what was happening to Michael"—and he tells ABC News, “I do believe it was foul play. I do believe that. Yes.” The Jackson patriarch, whose interview airs on Primetime:...

Inside Paris Jackson's Weird World

Though she led a restricted life, she loved her dad

(Newser) - Paris Jackson captivated the world with her tribute at Michael Jackson’s memorial Tuesday, but her own life is as weird as it is enchanting. The Mirror takes a look at Jackson’s middle child, starting from the moment he “snatched her and just went home with all the...

Pam Heads Back to Baywatch
 Pam Heads Back to Baywatch 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP
Jul 9, 2009 12:36 PM CDT

Pam Heads Back to Baywatch

Plus, two celebs face divorce, and more

(Newser) - Not only is Baywatch coming to the big screen: Pamela Anderson may be coming with it. The actor and her red swimsuit are rumored to be making a cameo appearance in the “tongue in cheek” comedy, the New York Daily News reports. Elsewhere:
  • The wives of Eddie Furlong (of
...

Moon Crater Named After Moonwalker
 Moon Crater 
 Named After 
 Moonwalker 
JACKSON ROUNDUP
Jul 9, 2009 11:09 AM CDT

Moon Crater Named After Moonwalker

Plus, more details from two of his doctors

(Newser) - Not only was he the King of Pop—Michael Jackson was also one of the biggest landowners on the moon. To memorialize the moonwalker, the Lunar Republic Society—an organization that wants to develop the moon for mankind—named a crater Michael Joseph Jackson, reports the Sun. More Jackson news:

New Book Spotlights Cruise-Becks Bromance

Tom influences David on everything, except Scientology

(Newser) - David Beckham and Tom Cruise have such an amazing friendship, it inspired almost a chapter in a new book about the soccer star, reports the New York Daily News. The two met in 2003 and now share an agency, PR firm, vacations, and zip code. And Cruise has influenced many...

Brady Sisters Feud Over Lesbian 'Joke'

Former friends in tiff over lesbian joke

(Newser) - Marcia and Jan Brady—or rather, the actors who played them—have had a falling-out over their nonexistent lesbian love affair, reports the New York Post. Maureen McCormick recently blogged that Eve Plumb won’t attend a Brady Bunch reunion on Oprah—possibly because of “the joke I made...

Preston to Open Up About Jett
 Preston to Open Up About Jett 
Jul 9, 2009 8:50 AM CDT

Preston to Open Up About Jett

Wants to help other women with grief through her story

(Newser) - Kelly Preston will speak publicly for the first time about the death of her son, Jett Travolta, at an event in October, People reports. “If she can empower one other woman who feels like they can’t get out of bed, or get through the day, whatever the loss,...

Sam to Tour Guide: Shut the F*** Up!

LiLo's girlfriend looks to move to gated community

(Newser) - As if it’s not enough to endure the odd screaming match with on-off love Lindsay Lohan, now Samantha Ronson is the butt of Hollywood tour guide jokes, reports the Sun. She recently Twittered about hearing a bus tour driver “insult me over a loud speaker-thing.” The next...

Knut Will Stay in Berlin
 Knut Will Stay in Berlin 
Jul 8, 2009 4:14 PM CDT

Knut Will Stay in Berlin

(Newser) - The Berlin Zoo’s prized polar bear, Knut, isn’t going anywhere, Der Spiegel reports. Officials there will pay $600,000 to a rival zoo to settle an ownership dispute. Given Knut's bankability as a bona fide world star, it's a bargain. The bear, not yet 3 years old, is...

This Week, Britney May Be Jewish

Singer flip-flops between Christianity, Kabbalah, Hinduism...

(Newser) - Britney Spears was raised a Baptist, but her latest accessory—a Star of David necklace—led the New York Daily News to take a look back at the religions she’s tried out:
  • In 2003, it looked as though she would be one of Madonna’s Kabbalah converts, and she
...

King of Pop Still Reigns on Charts

Album sales up 90% from first week

(Newser) - Michael Jackson is still dominating the Billboard charts, with his solo albums selling 800,000 copies in the first full week after his death and 2.2 million songs downloaded. His Number Ones collection is the top-selling album in the US as well as No. 1 on Billboard’s Top...

Jacko Doc Hedges on Whether He's Bio Dad
 Jacko Doc 
 Hedges 
 on Whether 
 He's Bio Dad 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP
Jul 8, 2009 12:22 PM CDT

Jacko Doc Hedges on Whether He's Bio Dad

Plus, LiLo's latest career tragedy, and more

(Newser) - Michael Jackson’s longtime dermatologist—and the rumored biological father of his two elder kids—told Good Morning America today, “To the best of my knowledge, I am not the father of these children.” Arnold Klein also denied prescribing any of the dangerous painkillers Jackson allegedly took. Elsewhere:...

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