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OPINION

Mar 30, 2010 11:25 AM CDT

Ban Lady Gaga, Not Jewish Settlements

Pop stars more damaging to Mideast peace than anything rational

(Newser) - The Obama administration is making a big stink about Israeli settlements on the West Bank, but you know what causes a lot more radical anti-American sentiment in the Muslim world? Lady Gaga, argues Bret Stephens of the Wall Street Journal . Or, if you prefer, Madonna or Marilyn Monroe, or any...

10 Couples Who
Should Never
Procreate

Mar 30, 2010 10:55 AM CDT

10 Couples Who Should Never Procreate

Some, like Speidi and Paris Hilton, are just so obvious

(Newser) - Some celebrities should probably never be allowed around a child—let alone allowed to have one of their own. “That means you, Heidi and Spencer,” writes Jen Genova on Babble . The 9 other power couples who should really, really not add to their family units:

No matter how

...

Levi: Watch My
Reality Show,
Not Sarah's

Mar 30, 2010 10:35 AM CDT

Levi: Watch My Reality Show, Not Sarah's

Johnston's will give you a better idea of Alaska...and him

(Newser) - If Levi Johnston's reality show gets picked up...and said genius network decides to air it at the same time as Sarah Palin’s series…you’ll be faced with a veritable Sophie’s Choice. But Levi thinks you should pick his show, because “mine is the real Alaska,...

Kids Do Scarface,
Cue Outraged Adults
(but Joke's on Them)

'you motherfudger'

Mar 30, 2010 9:45 AM CDT

Kids Do Scarface, Cue Outraged Adults (but Joke's on Them)

Turns out it wasn't actually an ill-advised school play

(Newser) - The latest viral video making the rounds had parents in an uproar: A group of elementary school kids puts on Scarface for their school play, substituting popcorn for cocaine and the word “fudge” for, well, you know. Luckily for the scores of people who were ready to organize, the...

Dallas Pissed Over
Erykah Badu Naked Video

Mar 30, 2010 9:32 AM CDT

Dallas Pissed Over Erykah Badu Naked Video

Singer was naked in public...without a permit

(Newser) - Dallas officials aren't happy with Erykah Badu's new video , in which she gets naked, in public, at the site of JFK's assassination. But of all possible reasons to be mad, they're upset she didn’t get a permit for filming first, the Dallas Morning News reports. Luckily for her—though...

Kelsey Grammer
Settles Lawsuit
for Just $10

big bargains dept

Mar 30, 2010 9:04 AM CDT

Kelsey Grammer Settles Lawsuit for Just $10

Swing Vote suit had apparently dragged on too long

(Newser) - In what certainly sounds like the cheapest settlement in Hollywood history, Kelsey Grammer managed to get a lawsuit to go away for a mere $10. Grammer was the last remaining defendant in a claim against a host of people involved with Swing Vote, which a former Bush staffer says was...

Sex Tape Broke Up
Kim, Reggie

Mar 30, 2010 8:39 AM CDT

Sex Tape Broke Up Kim, Reggie

His family just couldn't accept it

(Newser) - Sex tapes ruin everything. In Kim Kardashian’s case, her infamous recorded romp with Ray J from 2007 is what ultimately came between her and Reggie Bush. “Reggie’s mom just could not get over the fact that Kim had a sex tape,” a source tells X17 . “...

Luke Wilson a Jerk
on AT&T Shoots

Mar 30, 2010 8:16 AM CDT

Luke Wilson a Jerk on AT&T Shoots

You might be, too, if you had to shill cell phones for cash

(Newser) - Poor Luke Wilson was forced to do lowly AT&T commercials for money, and the loss of his indie cred has apparently turned him into a huge diva. A source tells Fox that during filming Wilson would “talk back to the director,” insist that his lines be re-written,...

Kate Gosselin's
DWTS Partner:
I Quit

Mar 30, 2010 7:06 AM CDT

Kate Gosselin's DWTS Partner: I Quit

Fortunately (or unfortunately), they still performed

(Newser) - Kate Gosselin kept up her diva-licious behavior on last night's episode of Dancing With the Stars, this time frustrating her partner so much that he said, “I quit,” and walked out of rehearsals. But don’t worry: Tony Dovolani later came back and apologized, meaning he and Kate...

Glenn Beck Details His Upcoming Novel

'THE OVERTON WINDOW'

Mar 29, 2010 8:13 PM CDT

Glenn Beck Details His Upcoming Novel

The Overton Window has US devolving into new civil war

(Newser) - What do you think of when you hear Glenn Beck describe this scenario? “It’s a story of America at time much like today where the people are confused and they’re being lied to and they’re not sure what’s right-side-up and upside-down.” If you said...

Ricky Martin: Yes, I'm Gay

Mar 29, 2010 6:28 PM CDT

Ricky Martin: Yes, I'm Gay

Truth 'too heavy for me to keep inside,' singer says

(Newser) - Ricky Martin is no longer denying the rumors: He's gay. In a statement posted via Twitter in both Spanish and English today, and later confirmed with his representative, Martin said: "I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who...

Actress
June Havoc
Dead at 97

obituary

Mar 29, 2010 5:59 PM CDT

Actress June Havoc Dead at 97

Vaudevillian gained fame as Gypsy Rose Lee's younger sister

(Newser) - June Havoc, the film and theater actress who gained fame as a child vaudeville star and the younger sister of Gypsy Rose Lee, died yesterday. The inspiration for the "Baby June" character in the Broadway musical and movie Gypsy, Havoc was believed to be 97. To accommodate local child...

Roger Clemens' Rocket
Lacked Oomph: Ex-Mistress

sex tape tell-all

Mar 29, 2010 2:59 PM CDT

Roger Clemens' Rocket Lacked Oomph: Ex-Mistress

Pitching great suffered from erectile dysfunction: Mindy McCready

(Newser) - It's probably a good thing Roger Clemens is retired from baseball, because the locker-room ribbing after this would be epic: The Rocket's former mistress says he had "a lot of problems" with erectile dysfunction. Onetime country singer Mindy McCready, who stars in a forthcoming sex tape imaginatively titled Baseball ...

The Race to Be the Next Oprah

Casting call!

Mar 29, 2010 2:45 PM CDT

The Race to Be the Next Oprah

Conan, Ellen, Sarah all deserve a look

(Newser) - \With Oprah leaving her show in the all-too-near future, people have been clamoring to find the heir to her daytime throne. The Boston Globe offers a few outside-the-box suggestions.

10 Movies So Bad They're Good

'hot tub time machine'? really?

Mar 29, 2010 11:17 AM CDT

10 Movies So Bad They're Good

These film plots are so ridiculous, they deserve props

(Newser) - Some movie plots are so absurd, you have to award credit for achieving a spectacular level of ridiculousness. Based on the title alone, it’s obvious Hot Tub Time Machine (trailer at left) fits into this category. Here are nine more from Olivia Allin of The Frisky :

Snakes on a

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What's That
White Powder
on LiLo's Feet?

unsolved mysteries

Mar 29, 2010 10:56 AM CDT

What's That White Powder on LiLo's Feet?

Plus: news outlets already writing her obituary

(Newser) - You hear “white powder” and “Lindsay Lohan” in the same sentence, your mind inevitably goes to one place. But even on Lilo, feet would be an odd place to find cocaine—so what was the white powder puffing out of her shoes on Saturday? PopEater has a blown-up...

Meet That
Old Spice Man

Mar 29, 2010 10:53 AM CDT

Meet That Old Spice Man

Isaiah Mustafa went from NFL to 'the man your man could smell like'

(Newser) - You may have no idea who Isaiah Mustafa is, but you almost certainly know “the man your man could smell like.” That man is Mustafa, who—after relatively unsuccessful stints in the NFL and as an actor—found himself suddenly famous as the star of Old Spice’s...

Levi Shops
'Pimped Out'
Reality Show

'entourage on ice'

Mar 29, 2010 7:07 AM CDT

Levi Shops 'Pimped Out' Reality Show

Johnston's hypothetical series will involve 'lots of women'

(Newser) - Levi Johnston is planning a reality show, and it sounds exactly as hilarious as one would assume: The teen dad will ride “pimped out snow machines with jet fuel in them,” and the show will include “lots and lots of women,” says a source. The best...

LiLo: I'm 'Fine,'
Not Dying

Mar 28, 2010 4:13 PM CDT

LiLo: I'm 'Fine,' Not Dying

Troubled starlet refutes report that life is in peril without rehab

(Newser) - Refuting a report that her lifestyle is endangering her life, Lindsay Lohan says she's "fine." Friends are worried that if the 23-year-old trainwreck doesn't get herself back into rehab soon, "she's going to die," TMZ reported last week. But Lohan herself tells the Gossip Cop website,...

5 Funny Family Blogs
That Made Good

Mar 28, 2010 2:45 PM CDT

5 Funny Family Blogs That Made Good

Maybe your embarrassing parents can help you land a TV deal

(Newser) - Easter and Passover are coming up, which means more embarrassing incidents at family get-together, plus a silver lining: You could potentially score a book deal. Chris Mathias, writing for Nerve , lists five blogs based on “familial eccentricities” that have scored their creators some cash—or at least some popularity:...