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If You Like Sean Penn Films, You're Probably a Democrat

If you're more partial to Mel Gibson films, you might be a Republican

(Newser) - Not only are lefties and righties split on their politics and what kind of food they like —they're split on their entertainment choices as well. A recent poll for the Hollywood Reporter finds that a whopping 45% of Tea Partiers consider a celebrity's politics before paying to...

Obama's Newest Education Adviser: Shakira

Colombian singer joins education advisory board

(Newser) - The newest member of the Obama administration is ... Shakira. Yes, the hip-shaking singer will be appointed to a position on the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics because of her education reform activism, the Huffington Post reports. Shakira started a foundation in 1995 to fund schools in...

4 Signs Kim, Kris Are Getting More Ridiculous

They've renewed their vows ... already

(Newser) - Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries are on a post-wedding media blitz, which so far is playing out just as one would expect. Four signs the couple is getting even more ridiculous :
  • They've already renewed their vows: Yes, a mere six weeks after getting hitched , Kim and Kris apparently felt
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Olsen Twins' $39K Backpack Sells Out—Quickly

Apparently ridiculously expensive luxury items perform well in a recession

(Newser) - The solution to America's endless economic woes is apparently the Olsen twins' $39,000 backpack. In a Women's Wear Daily interview from last week just getting some attention , Ashley explains why she and her sister thought extreme luxury might sell: "During our last economic crisis in the...

Alcohol Poisoning Killed Warrant's Jani Lane

Warrant singer had struggled with alcohol problems

(Newser) - Nearly two months later, an answer to what killed Jani Lane : alcohol poisoning. The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office determined that the former Warrant frontman died from acute ethanol intoxication, the AP reports. E! notes that a half-empty vodka bottle and prescription drugs were found alongside Lane's body...

Simpsons, Fox Strike Partial Deal

Some producers agree to pay cuts; no word yet from actors

(Newser) - Don't say sayonara to the Simpsons just yet: Sources say several top-level producers will take pay cuts in order to keep the show on the air. Not all of the producers are on board, and cast members have not yet agreed to any terms. Variety notes that any money...

Hulu Joins Bidding War for Arrested Development

Netflix, Showtime also interested

(Newser) - Arrested Development is one hot property: Showtime, Netflix, and Hulu are now in a bidding war over distribution rights to the upcoming new episodes . Showtime and Netflix were originally reported to be interested in the newly-announced "limited-run series," and Hulu has most recently jumped into the mix, New ...

6 Craziest Quotes From Courtney's Vanity Fair Interview

She'd kill Kurt Cobain for killing himself, and more

(Newser) - Courtney Love is getting a lot of press for a recent Vanity Fair interview in which she says that if Kurt Cobain came back to life, she'd kill him again for committing suicide. But that's far from the only interesting thing she says. Highlights:
  • The full Cobain quote:
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Depp: Sorry for Comparing Photo Shoots to Rape

Plus: six other stars who have used the word insensitively

(Newser) - Johnny Depp really stepped in it in a recent Vanity Fair interview, when he compared photo shoots to rape. "Well, you just feel like you’re being raped somehow," he said. "Raped … It feels like a kind of weird—just weird, man." Anti-rape activists, of...

Coen Brothers Creating TV Show

Filmmakers will have a television project for the first time

(Newser) - Good news for Coen brothers fans: Soon you won't even have to leave your house to get a fix. The Oscar-winning filmmakers are creating an hour-long TV series for Fox, according to the Hollywood Reporter . The single-camera comedy Harve Karbo will center on a Los Angeles private investigator, his...

Playboy Club Canceled, Brian Williams Show to Air in Its Place on NBC
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Oct 4, 2011 3:27 PM CDT

Lights Out for Playboy Club

Mr. LeAnn Rimes is out of a job ... and the oh-so-sexy Brian Williams swoops in

(Newser) - Who do you find sexier: Playboy bunnies or Brian Williams? If you went with the former you're out of luck, because NBC's 10pm EDT Monday time slot is about to be filled by the latter. The Playboy Club has officially become the first cancellation of the fall season....

Stars Unite to 'F*** Famine'

Group aims to raise awareness, not money

(Newser) - Bono, George Clooney, Colin Farrell, and a host of celebrities spout the F-word in a new ad with a simple message: "F*** famine." (Don't worry, it's still SFW, thanks to a lot of censoring.) "Famine is the real obscenity," explains Bono in the...

Meet Jim Carrey, Graffiti Artist

Wacky comedian appears to be reinventing himself

(Newser) - Perhaps you've noticed some screwy behavior from Jim Carrey since his break-up with Jenny McCarthy: the odd tweets , the weird Emma Stone video . Turns out that he has another kinda strange new interest: graffiti. He bought an industrial workspace in Manhattan about six months ago and has since been...

Coffee-Making Interns Didn't Work for Us: Fox

Statement insists 'Black Swan' lawsuit is invalid

(Newser) - Remember those Black Swan interns suing Fox Searchlight for not paying them to make coffee? Turns out they may not have actually worked for Fox Searchlight. The interns were employed by Darren Aronofsky’s production company, which made Black Swan, "well before Fox Searchlight even acquired its rights in...

And the Next Super Bowl Performer Is...

Material Girl will take halftime stage

(Newser) - Madonna is set to headline next year’s Super Bowl halftime show in Indianapolis, insiders tell SBNation.com . But don’t hold your breath: It’s not the first time the Material Girl has been the rumored star. She was supposedly near a deal to play the show in 1998,...

Liz Hurley to Wed Boyfriend of 10 Months

Can Hurley, Shane Warne make it last?

(Newser) - Elizabeth Hurley's 10-month romance with Australian cricketer Shane Warne culminated in an engagement this weekend, a source tells Us . Warne is rumored to have proposed over dinner at a Scotland hotel, and Hurley quickly tweeted a picture of the couple and the message, "Thanks for all your congratulations....

10 Celebrities Turned Fashion Designers

Melissa McCarthy is the latest to make the leap

(Newser) - Melissa McCarthy is on top of the world, and now that she's won an Emmy and won over SNL viewers , what's next? The Bridesmaids star, who wanted to be a fashion designer before she ended up in comedy, is launching her own plus-size fashion line. "Trying to...

Melissa McCarthy Saturday Night Live: 'Bridesmaids' Actress Goes Naughty, Gets Raunchy
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Oct 2, 2011 11:57 AM CDT

Melissa McCarthy Scores on SNL

Actress goes from naughty to raunchy

(Newser) - Bridesmaids star Melissa McCarthy hammed it up last night on Saturday Night Live, admonishing her two young children to "go to bed now 'cause Momma is about to get pretty inappropriate." The actress' "sketch comedy roots were on display as she threw herself into every scene,...

Gene Simmons Wedding: KISS Rocker Marries Shannon Tweed, Girlfriend of 28 Years
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Oct 2, 2011 10:45 AM CDT

Gene Simmons Weds GF of 28 Years

Rocker has 2 grown children with Shannon Tweed

(Newser) - One usually hears about aging rockers marrying their 28-year-old girlfriends, but Gene Simmons has tied the knot with his girlfriend of 28 years, reports People . The, um, whirlwind courtship with Shannon Tweed culminated yesterday in front of some 400 guests outside the Beverly Hills Hotel, and featured vows the couple...

7 Female Movie Characters That Don&#39;t Really Exist
7 Female Movie Characters That Don't Really Exist
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Oct 1, 2011 11:00 AM CDT

7 Female Movie Characters That Don't Really Exist

Mindy Kaling introduces you to 'The Klutz,' 'The Ethereal Weirdo,' and more

(Newser) - Mindy Kaling may be a successful writer for The Office, but what she really wants to do is write a movie. A romantic comedy, in fact, because she loves to watch people falling in love. Sadly, “the genre has been so degraded in the past twenty years that saying...

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