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Charmin Icon Dies at 91
Charmin Icon Dies at 91
Nov 19, 2007 10:57 PM CST

Charmin Icon Dies at 91

TV adman played Mr. Whipple, who urged customers to refrain from squeezing

(Newser) - Dick Wilson, the actor who played Charmin's Mr. Whipple for 21 years, died today at the age of 91, the AP reports. Although he did stints at Disney and had parts in popular television shows of the 1960s, Wilson will be widely remembered as the uptight grocer who urged customers,...

Plastic Surgery's Double-Edged Knife
Plastic Surgery's
Double-Edged Knife
OPINION
Nov 18, 2007 11:19 AM CST

Plastic Surgery's Double-Edged Knife

Donda West and the pressure to be perfect

(Newser) - The American public that slammed Britney Spears for daring to show a little cellulite is just as rabidly eviscerating Donda West as vain for succumbing to our culture of perfection, reflects Robin Givhan of the Washington Post in the wake of West's death. Our dysfunctional relationship with beauty cuts deep,...

Sexiest Men: Salon Adds Steak to Sizzle

Site counters People with its own list of high-functioning hunks

(Newser) - With only the the briefest nod to that other Sexiest Men Alive list, Salon offers its second annual alternative compilation of hot guys—proving that it all depends on what the meaning of hot is. Jon Hamm, Ira Glass, Jacques Pepin, Judd Apatow, and 22 others make the cut. And...

Harry Can't Commit to Love or War
Harry Can't Commit to
Love or War
Nov 13, 2007 5:30 PM CST

Harry Can't Commit to Love or War

Prince quits girlfriend, "ready to quit" army

(Newser) - Prince Harry has had commitment troubles recently, the AFP reports. The young royalty lost girlfriend Chelsy Davy earlier this month after skipping her 22nd birthday party to attend the Rugby World Cup between London and South Africa. And now he's "ready to quit' the army unless assigned to combat...

Celebs Who Carry a Big Stick
Celebs Who Carry a Big Stick
Nov 4, 2007 5:58 AM CST

Celebs Who Carry a Big Stick

Oprah, Bono and Michael Jordan are among the most influential celebs

(Newser) - Oprah is not just the queen of daytime talk shows. With her wide-ranging cultural, political and philanthropic interests, she's also the most influential celebrity in a new poll from E-Poll Market Research, Forbes reports. The top celeb honchos:
  1. Oprah Winfrey
  2. Bono
  3. Michael Jordan

Judge to Britney: Childproof
Judge to Britney:  Childproof
Oct 31, 2007 4:56 AM CDT

Judge to Britney: Childproof

Visitation scaled back as Spears 'rarely engages' with kids

(Newser) - A judge cut Britney Spears’ visits with her sons to one afternoon and one overnight visit per week yesterday. In addition to twice-weekly drug tests, Spears was ordered to childproof both of her homes by Friday. Her court-appointed parenting coach was underwhelmed by the troubled pop star's interactions with her...

Brit Wins Back Visits With Sons
Brit Wins Back Visits With Sons
Oct 22, 2007 2:55 AM CDT

Brit Wins Back Visits With Sons

Pop mom spotted tooling around town with kids, presumably buckled in seat belts

(Newser) - The mother of all custody battles has won back visitation rights with her two young sons. Pop princess Britney Spears was spotted over the weekend driving with the boys and another adult believed to be her court-appointed monitor. Spears' visitation rights, which she lost last week, were expected to be...

Spears Turns Herself in for Hit and Run

Wears sunglasses due to pinkeye, she tells police

(Newser) - Britney Spears walked into an LA cop shop last night, got photographed and fingerprinted, and left, the AP reports. "She was fine, cooperative. She did her business and came out," said an officer. Britney will face hit and run charges in court on October 25; an August video...

The Scent of Money
The Scent
of Money
Oct 13, 2007 12:36 AM CDT

The Scent of Money

Diddy to Britney: the seven top-selling celebrity scents

(Newser) - Britney's life may be off the rails, but her scent is selling brilliantly, right up there with Liz's and Diddy's. Forbes gives us the top seven celebrity scents, along with their sales tallies for  2006:
  1. Sean Combs: Sean John Unforgivable, $74.9 million
  2. Elizabeth Taylor: White Diamonds, $60.7 million
...

Pam Anderson Marries Sex Tape 'Co-Star'

Actress and Hilton hook-up Rick Salomon 'so grateful'

(Newser) - Actress and pin-up eye-popper Pamela Anderson has tied the knot with Rick Salomon, whose major claim to fame is his appearance in a widely distributed amateur sex video with Paris Hilton. The two were married in a Las Vegas ceremony attended by 60 pals. Anderson sported a white Valentino mini-skirt...

Kid Rock: Pam's Lying Busted Up Marriage

Invented miscarriage to make singer gave up Lakers tickets

(Newser) - Singer Kid Rock can't resist mixing it up with his ex. Now he claims Pam Anderson guilted him into visiting her on a movie set by lying that she had just suffered a miscarriage. Rock gave up floor-seat Lakers tickets to rush to Canada to be with his then-wife to...

Paltrow, Pals Start Foodie Tour of Spain

Star-powered road trip will air on PBS next fall

(Newser) - While one usually associates road-trip cuisine with a 7-Eleven, two foodies and two actresses today embark on a four-month culinary tour of Spain. Gwyneth Paltrow, chef Mario Batali, New York Times food columnist Mark Bittman, and Spanish actress Claudia Bassols will sample traditional cuisine for a 13-part PBS series called...

Follow Big Bucks to Small Screen
Follow Big Bucks to Small Screen
Oct 1, 2007 4:50 PM CDT

Follow Big Bucks to Small Screen

The 20 biggest personalities on TV have salaries to match

(Newser) - On the boob tube, prime-time stars aren't the ones who are really cashing in. Think daytime talk-show titans, a syndicated sitcom legend, and a reality humiliation expert. Forbes lists the top 20 earners:
  1. Oprah Winfrey, $260 million
  2. Jerry Seinfeld, $60 million
  3. Simon Cowell, $45 million

Pam Anderson to Marry Paris Sex Tape Guy

Baywatch babe receives license to wed Rick Salomon

(Newser) - Pamela Anderson is off the market again. The former Baywatch star has acquired a license to marry Rick Salomon, Access Hollywood has discovered. Anderson had dropped hints she was engaged on Ellen DeGeneres’ show last month, but hadn’t named the lucky man. Salomon is the ex-husband of Shannen Doherty,...

Oprah Tops List of TV's Biggest Earners—Again

She collected cool $260m; second-place Seinfeld nabbed $60m

(Newser) - Talk show diva Oprah Winfrey continues her reign as the Queen of  Media, topping Forbes' list of 2007's 20 highest earning TV stars with a whopping $260 million. Jerry Seinfeld came in a distant second with $60 million—mostly from residuals. They were followed by Simon Cowell ($45 million), David...

Get Britney a Sequined Glove
Get Britney a Sequined Glove
Sep 21, 2007 1:54 PM CDT

Get Britney a Sequined Glove

Spectacular falls of pop's king and princess eerily similar

(Newser) - Britney Spears' meteoric rise, suspect marriages, bad parenting, outrageous public behavior, not to mention her spectacular VMA flub—it's better than watching a train wreck, but we've seen this implosion before. The LA Times studies the pop princess' antics and finds an eerie resemblance to the fall of the King...

Britney's Manager, Lawyer Quit
Britney's Manager, Lawyer Quit
Sep 18, 2007 7:16 AM CDT

Britney's Manager, Lawyer Quit

Custody attorney insists she's not dumping pop star

(Newser) - Britney Spears' manager announced yesterday he'll no longer work with the pop star—just hours after the singer's lawyer in the K-Fed child custody battle also quit, People reports. A statement from the former management company cited "current circumstances" as the reason for the split, and offered no other...

Dude Looks Like a Lady
Dude Looks
Like a Lady
Sep 13, 2007 11:04 AM CDT

Dude Looks Like a Lady

Move over, Cate Blanchett: A list of the best cross-dressers on the big screen

(Newser) - Inspired by Cate Blanchett's best-actress award at the Venice Film festival for I'm Not There, in which she plays Bob Dylan, Entertainment Weekly notes other memorable big-screen cross-dressers:
  1. John Travolta as Edna Turnblad, Hairspray
  2. Divine as Babs Johnson, Pink Flamingos
  3. The Kids in the Hall
  4. Dustin Hoffman as Michael Dorsey/Dorothy
...

Dreamgirls Star Joins Sex and the City Cast

Oscar winner Hudson jumps in to play Carrie's assistant

(Newser) - Dreamgirls star Jennifer Hudson is joining the cast of Sex and the City: The Movie as Carrie Bradshaw's assistant, reports Variety. The Oscar-winning actress and former "American Idol" contestant is set to begin filming this month in New York with the stars of the TV series, which ended in...

Kid Rock, Tommy Lee Tussle
Kid Rock, Tommy Lee Tussle
Sep 10, 2007 1:03 PM CDT

Kid Rock, Tommy Lee Tussle

Pamela's exes brawl at the Video Music Awards

(Newser) - The audience at the MTV Video Movie Awards experienced some unscheduled excitement last night, in the form of a brawl between Kid Rock and Tommy Lee—both rockers who've been wed to Pamela Anderson. The cause of the scuffle was unclear, but witnesses say Kid walked over to Tommy's table...

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