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Foxy Brown Heads for the Slammer
Foxy Brown Heads for
the Slammer
Sep 8, 2007 7:59 AM CDT

Foxy Brown Heads for the Slammer

Rapper gets one-year sentence for assault with cell phone

(Newser) - Rapper Foxy Brown faces a year in jail for a July 30 assault on a Brooklyn woman who complained about loud music on Brown’s car stereo. Brown, 28, hit the woman with a cell phone in the latest in a string of probation violations that includes flinging hair glue...

Only the Good Die Young
Only the Good Die Young
Sep 4, 2007 9:59 AM CDT

Only the Good Die Young

Musicians who make it big twice as likely to bow out early

(Newser) - The cliché "live fast, die young" now has backing from science. More than 1,000 American and European musicians active from 1956 through 1999 came under British researchers' scrutiny, and the stats are grim: The performers were twice as likely as civilians to die young, with drug and alcohol...

Famous, Eco-Friendly, and... Frauds?

Press puts A-listers on the defensive about opulent, gas-guzzling lifestyles

(Newser) - Greenies are putting celebrities under the microscope to see if their eco-lifestyles really resemble what they preach, the Los Angeles Times reports. A-listers insist they're not perfect, but bloggers ask what value their message has when Leonardo zips around in a private jet and Madge owns 9 homes. One critic...

Daddy Don't You Dance so Fast
Daddy Don't You Dance so Fast
Aug 29, 2007 4:47 PM CDT

Daddy Don't You Dance so Fast

Newton joins Scary Spice, Marie Osmond on new season of Dancing with the Stars

(Newser) - A Spice Girl, a billionaire, a supermodel, a racecar driver, and a soap hunk will all be breaking out their dancing shoes for season five of Dancing with the Stars. The ABC hit, which revealed its new 12-person cast today, is slated to premiere next month with a new format...

SPCA Calls Off the Dogs on Britney
SPCA Calls Off the Dogs on Britney
Aug 28, 2007 5:21 PM CDT

SPCA Calls Off the Dogs on Britney

Society drops investigation into star's pooch's broken leg

(Newser) - Britney Spears is out of the doghouse with the SPCA. The society's LA chapter has dropped its investigation into her dog's broken leg, People reports. The investigation followed reports that the Yorkie wasn't being treated for the injury. But the dog's vet reported that everything was just fine.

Put Your Best Line Forward
Put Your Best Line Forward
Aug 24, 2007 12:30 PM CDT

Put Your Best Line Forward

Attention-grabbing openers stand the test of time

(Newser) - It's good to lead off with a bang, especially if your business is song lyrics. Spinner.com lists the 25 best opening lines:
  1. "She's a very kinky girl" (Rick James, "Superfreak")
  2. "I was born in a cross-fire hurricane" (The Rolling Stones, "Jumpin' Jack Flash")
...

Porn Queen Downsizes
Porn Queen Downsizes
Aug 24, 2007 10:21 AM CDT

Porn Queen Downsizes

Retiring Jameson removes world-famous double-D implants for mental uplift

(Newser) - Relieved porn queen Jenna Jameson has had her breast implants removed to mark her retirement from the industry. "When I had implants, I felt uncomfortable," the 33-year-old multimillionare tells Us. "I would be shy at the beach. So I thought, 'Why don't I be who I am...

Lohan Sentenced to Day in Jail
Lohan Sentenced to Day in Jail
Aug 24, 2007 4:48 AM CDT

Lohan Sentenced to Day in Jail

And three days at the morgue

(Newser) - Hollywood wild child Lindsay Lohan was sentenced to a single day in jail as part of a plea deal on misdemeanor charges of drunk driving and cocaine possession, reports AP. The actress was also sentenced to three years probation, ten days of community service, a  rehab program, and three days...

Richie Squirts Out of Jailhouse in 82 Minutes

DUI socialite is processed but never makes it to her cell

(Newser) - Nicole Richie was in and out of  the jailhouse yesterday in less time than it takes to get her highlights done. The pregnant socialite was sentenced to four days after she pleaded no contest to a DUI rap, but spent just 82 minutes being processed, providing fingerprints and posing for...

Lohan Escapes Drug-Possession Charges

Tabloid queen faces seven misdemeanors after DUI arrests

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan scored a lucky break today when LA County authorities decided not to bring felony drug-possession charges against the actress in two DUI arrests. She faces seven misdemeanors—including being under the influence of cocaine—but police decided the amounts of coke found at the crime scenes either were...

Trump Wants to Hire Britney, Lindsay, Paris

'Celeb Apprentice' host will rehab tarnished images

(Newser) - Donald Trump is not one to mince words. "She's a [bleep]ing mess," Trump says of  Britney Spears. And he thinks he's just the man who can help the twice-divorced, thrice-rehabbed pop princess get her career back on track. The host of the upcoming "Celebrity Apprentice" has invited...

Britney's Lawyer Wants a Divorce
Britney's Lawyer Wants a Divorce
Aug 18, 2007 3:48 PM CDT

Britney's Lawyer Wants a Divorce

Attorney tries to extricate herself from the starlet's messy custody battle

(Newser) - Britney's hot-shot divorce lawyer is on the verge of jumping ship, the New York Daily News reports.  Laura Wasser seems to think Britney's become bad business; she referred the pop star to other legal talent for continuing help with her her messy custody battle over her two sons with...

She'll Strip but She Won't Talk
She'll Strip but She Won't Talk
Aug 17, 2007 8:09 PM CDT

She'll Strip but She Won't Talk

More bizarre behavior from Britney, Allure's newest cover girl

(Newser) - Britney Spears was the soul of cooperation when it came to sitting for Allure's September cover, on which she appears topless. The unpredictable pop star showed up "on time and ready to work," says the mag's editor in chief. She stripped to the waist before being asked—even...

Seagal Is Back, and This Time It's Personal

Action star targets FBI for sabotaging his career

(Newser) - Steven Seagal, the high-kicking, cartel-busting action star that dominated the "Under Siege" movies in the early 90s, is demanding an apology from the FBI for allegedly shattering his stardom, the LA Times reports. Seagal's career didn't prove that hard to kill—he has been headlining in low-rent straight-to-DVD films...

McQueen's Wheels Up for a Spin
McQueen's Wheels Up for a Spin
Aug 15, 2007 5:45 PM CDT

McQueen's Wheels Up for a Spin

Steve McQueen's cachet will be tested when Christie's auctions off his Ferrari

(Newser) - Growling exhaust and a thumping V-12 engine doesn't usually garner $2 million at luxury auctions, but then this speedster was once owned by a movie star “synonymous with cars, horsepower, racing.” It's Steve McQueen who used to cruise in this ’63 Ferrari, a classic so polished that...

Lohan Hopes Third Time's a Charm in Rehab

Starlet takes substance-abuse woes to posh Utah lodge

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan checked into a luxe Utah rehab facility over the weekend, the Insider reports, on the heels of an arrest for drunk driving and drug possession. Boasting a battery of therapies and a price tag of at least $30K, the Cirque Lodge is rumored to have hosted celebs David...

These Stars Are Worth Their Salt
These Stars Are Worth Their Salt
Aug 7, 2007 2:24 PM CDT

These Stars Are Worth Their Salt

They maximize studios' return on investment (and the top woman's not who you think)

(Newser) - Want the biggest bang for your production buck? Forbes says not to look at the mega-celebs—the biggest return per dollar spent on a star's compensation belongs to some lesser lights in the Hollywood constellation.
  1. Matt Damon
  2. Brad Pitt
  3. Vince Vaughn
  4. Johnny Depp
  5. Jennifer Aniston

Spears Spewed Death Threats, Paparazzi Say

Pop tart threw baby bottle at photog during Las Vegas brouhaha

(Newser) - Celebrity mom Britney Spears threatened to hire someone to kill two paparazzi during a run-in last week outside a Las Vegas hotel casino, Us magazine reports. In a statement released today through lawyers, the pair says Spears' bodyguard manhandled one of the photographers while the singer pursued the other, screaming,...

Nicole Richie: We're Pregnant
Nicole Richie: We're Pregnant
Aug 1, 2007 5:48 AM CDT

Nicole Richie: We're Pregnant

'Simple Life' star is nearly 4 months along

(Newser) - Sometime-actress Nicole Richie ended weeks of speculation yesterday by confirming that she is almost 4 months pregnant by her rocker boyfriend, Good Charlotte frontman Joel Madden. "Yes I am. We are," Richie told ABC's Diane Sawyer. Richie is headed to jail for 4 days sometime in the next...

Wanna Work for Diddy? Post an Iddy-Biddy YouTube Viddy

Mogul wants applicants to use the Web

(Newser) - Rap music big Sean Combs, aka Diddy, needs a new assistant, and 3D wannabes need not apply. He's taking only filmed applications posted on YouTube. Diddy's video announcing the search on appeared YouTube recently and gained a clarification less than 24 hours later: Applicants must be able to read, write,...

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