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Ellen and Portia Tie the Knot
 Ellen and Portia Tie the Knot
Aug 17, 2008 10:38 AM CDT

Ellen and Portia Tie the Knot

(Newser) - Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi married in an intimate ceremony at their Los Angeles home last night. Nineteen guests watched the couple exchange handwritten vows, including DeGeneres’s mom Betty and de Rossi’s mother Margaret Rogers. The couple wore Zac Posen—DeGeneres in a white chiffon shirt, white...

Tears Fall, Jokes Fly at Mac Memorial

He's still the hottest ticket in town, Cedric the Entertainer jokes

(Newser) - Thousands of fans showed up to honor Bernie Mac today in a memorial service on Chicago's South Side, the Chicago Tribune reports. “He’s still the hottest ticket in town,” said Cedric the Entertainer, who spoke with the rest of Mac’s “Original Kings of Comedy" team—...

McCain's 'TMZ Campaign' Is Risky Business
 McCain's 'TMZ Campaign' Is Risky Business
OPINION
Aug 15, 2008 5:09 PM CDT

McCain's 'TMZ Campaign' Is Risky Business

Candidate bets America's celebrity resentment outweighs admiration

(Newser) - John McCain's attack ads on the "biggest celebrity in the world" depend on Americans loving to hate stars more than they admire them, writes James Poniewozik in Time. If the tactic works, it will shift Barack Obama’s best asset into a Republican secret weapon—but "snark aside,...

Pals: LiLo Back to Eyeing Men
 Pals: LiLo
 Back to
 Eyeing Men 
Aug 15, 2008 12:49 PM CDT

Pals: LiLo Back to Eyeing Men

'Faux-mosexual' rumors shadow starlet, girlfriend

(Newser) - Friends of Lindsay Lohan suspect her relationship with DJ girlfriend Samantha Ronson may be coming apart, OK! magazine reports. Sources close to Lohan claim she has been spotted flirting with guys while Ronson isn’t looking, and they say she will likely make a move on “the next guy...

DeGeneres to Wed Tomorrow
 DeGeneres to Wed Tomorrow
Aug 15, 2008 9:54 AM CDT

DeGeneres to Wed Tomorrow

Intimate ceremony in the works since May

(Newser) - Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi’s intimate wedding will take place this weekend in California, Us Weekly reports. The daytime gabber and her 35-year-old bride announced their intentions to wed following the Supreme Court’s gay marriage ruling this spring. "Planning a wedding is very stressful. It's crazy....

Che Jr? Bernal to Be a Papa
 Che Jr? Bernal
 to Be a Papa
Aug 15, 2008 6:00 AM CDT

Che Jr? Bernal to Be a Papa

Star of Motorcycle Diaries , Y Tu Mamá También confirms pregnancy

(Newser) - You say you want a revolution? Well, you’ll have to wait for naptime. Mexican actor Gael García Bernal, famous for his portrayal of Che Guevara in The Motorcycle Diaries, has just announced his imminent daddyhood, reports E! Online. Bernal, who also starred in Y Tu Mamá También...

Jackson Browne Sues McCain Over Ad

(Newser) - Jackson Browne is suing John McCain for using his song “Running on Empty” in a campaign ad without permission, the Huffington Post reports. The Ohio GOP used the tune in a spot mocking Obama's suggestion that Americans inflate their tires. McCain's not getting much love from celebrities. Earlier this...

No Charges for Bale in Mom/Sis Assault

Brit prosecutors says they have 'insufficient evidence' to press the case

(Newser) - Christian Bale will not be charged in the alleged assault of his mother and sister, the BBC reports. A spokesman for the British prosecutor’s office said there was “insufficient evidence to afford a realistic prospect of conviction.” Bale and his family have been incommunicative with the press...

Jamie Lynn's Baby Daddy Cheated: Tabloid

Spears' fiance had affair while she was pregnant

(Newser) - Jamie Lynn Spears has bigger problems than being an unwed teen mom. Her college dropout fiancé, Casey Aldridge, had a “hot and heavy” affair through the end of the 17-year-old's second trimester, reports In Touch. "He totally instigated it and pursued me,” revealed 28-year-old Kelli Dawson, who...

Clooney: I'm Not Part of Obama's Brain Trust

Refutes story, says he's 'spent more time with Sen. McCain'

(Newser) - George Clooney supports Barack Obama, but unlike Scarlett Johansson he's not claiming to be a campaign consultant or in regular contact. The actor today refuted an LA Times story saying he “frequently text messages” the candidate, People reports. “I have never texted or emailed Sen. Obama,” Clooney...

Paris Sued for Breaking Publicity Pledge on Sorority Flick

Heiress 'failed to plug' DVD comedy

(Newser) - The distributors of National Lampoon's Pledge This are taking star Paris Hilton to court, E! Online reports. Hilton, who also gets a credit as executive producer of the 2006 straight-to-DVD comedy, failed to live up to her contractual obligation to give the movie reasonable publicity, the lawsuit charges. Distributors are...

Jolie Takes Role Meant for Cruise

Spy thriller lead must undergo gender change

(Newser) - What Angelina Jolie wants, she gets. The actress is nearing a deal to play the lead in a spy thriller originally intended for Tom Cruise, Variety reports. The well-regarded script, Edwin A. Salt, is the story of a CIA agent on the run from espionage charges. Should Jolie seal the...

40-Year-Old Virgin Actor Charged With Stabbing Ex

Woman in critical condition

(Newser) - An actor in The 40-Year-Old Virgin was arrested in San Diego last night on attempted murder charges for allegedly stabbing his ex-girlfriend. Shelley Malil, 43, was nabbed on his way to meet with his attorney, who along with family and friends had persuaded him to turn himself in, police said....

Newman Quits Hospital, With 'Weeks to Live'

Asks to die at home with family

(Newser) - Cancer-stricken Paul Newman is finished with chemotherapy and has gone home to be with his family, Fox News reports. The 82-year-old Oscar-winner reportedly has weeks to live but “didn’t want to die in the hospital,” a family friend said. The actor is said to have been getting...

Hot Ticket: Jolie's Presidential Endorsement

Undecided and independent, actress-activist wants refugee agenda

(Newser) - With her star power, humanitarian activism, and status as a UN ambassador, Angelina Jolie represents a celebrity endorsement both John McCain and Barack Obama are actively seeking, reports Wilshire & Washington, Variety's politics blog. "I am waiting to see the commitments they will make on issues like international justice,...

Doris Day Now a Hermit Called Clara

Lives in isolation, collecting stray animals

(Newser) - This is one legend who isn’t shopping a comeback. At 84, Hollywood icon Doris Day has changed her name to Clara Kappelhoff—her birth surname—and lives in obscurity in rural California where she spends her days rounding up stray animals to take back to her 11-acre fortress-like ranch,...

Jewel Elopes With Her Cowboy
 Jewel Elopes With Her Cowboy 
Aug 8, 2008 11:40 AM CDT

Jewel Elopes With Her Cowboy

Longtime pair weds in Bahamas

(Newser) - Jewel eloped to the Bahamas last night with her longtime boyfriend, the rodeo champion Ty Murray, People reports. The pair, who never announced their engagement, exchanged vows at a private ceremony in which the singer wore a traditional gown and Murray donned his favorite jeans and cowboy hat. The groom...

L'Oreal Denies Lightening Beyonce's Skin in Ad

(Newser) - L’Oreal says it didn't lighten Beyonce’s skin tone for an ad for its Feria hair color brand, the AP reports. Media outlets have been abuzz since TMZ juxtaposed the ad—running in Elle,  Allure, and Essence magazines—with a photo of the star in which she seems...

Posh Related to Marx Comrade

Revolutionary who fled to England is Victoria Beckham's great-great-great-grandfather

(Newser) - Victoria Beckham’s girl-power roots go a lot further back than her Spice Girls days: The pop icon is the great-great-great-granddaughter of a 19th-century communist who worked with Karl Marx, Reuters reports. A German historian discovered the link between Posh and revolutionary Carl Heinrich Pfaender who was chummy with Marx...

Paris Video Riffs on McCain's Ad

Heiress thanks 'white-haired dude' for the endorsement

(Newser) - Paris Hilton says she’s “like, totally ready to lead” in her video response to John McCain—the "wrinkly, white-haired guy"—for his ad comparing Barack Obama to tabloid celebrities like herself, ABC News reports. In the deadpan video posted on funnyordie.com, the heiress figures she's...

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