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10 Actors Who Regularly Kill TV Shows

And some of the series had real promise, too...

(Newser) - Certain actors bring bad luck (or, in some cases, just plain bad acting) with them to every TV show they’re a part of. Courtesy of Screen Junkies , 10 actors who’ve been on so many canceled series, they should never be allowed on the small screen again:
  • Blair Underwood:
...

Pop the Cork on Hello Kitty Wine

Brand, now 35, expands with a more mature offering

(Newser) - With the Hello Kitty franchise turning 35 last year, it’s apparently high time to add wines to the line. Conceived by an Italian outfit, four varieties will become available in the US during next few months, the CEO of its marketing operation here tells LA Weekly —adding that...

OK, Tom Hanks, Get Off WWII Already
 OK, Tom Hanks, 
 Get Off WWII Already 
OPINION
Mar 27, 2010 12:00 PM CDT

OK, Tom Hanks, Get Off WWII Already

Private Ryan , Band of Brothers, The Pacific ... yeesh

(Newser) - Please, please, please, Tom Hanks, no more World War II stuff, OK? That plea is from Brian Donovan, who points out that, among Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers, and The Pacific, “it is entirely possible that Tom Hanks has spent more time making entertainment about World War II...

Frail, Ailing Dennis Hopper Gets Star on Walk of Fame

Battling cancer, actor appears frail but happy

(Newser) - Dennis Hopper received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today, appearing weak from his battle with terminal prostate cancer but pleased with the honor. "I just want to thank you," said Hopper, 73. "That's all I can do." The Easy Rider and Blue Velvet ...

Get Your Own Keith Richards Skull Ring

Courts and Hackett replica crafted from same skull

(Newser) - Keith Richards' skull ring has become synonymous with the rock legend, often imitated but never duplicated. Courts and Hackett, the company that made the original, is finally offering a new line of rings based on the same skull used as a model for Richards' ring—that's right, folks, a real...

20 Docs Subpoenaed in Corey Haim Case

Dead star got prescriptions from many sources

(Newser) - The LA County coroner’s office has subpoenaed the records of the whopping 20 doctors Corey Haim obtained prescriptions from in the year before his death. “We get medical records all the time,” the deputy coroner tells the Los Angeles Times . “What’s kind of unusual is...

Heidi Wants to Save the World With '3D Boobs'

Montag fancies herself a 'mogul,' looks forward to film career

(Newser) - The Hills is leaving your television screen after this season—and if you think you’re heartbroken over the loss, imagine how Heidi Montag must feel. Well, actually she feels just fine: “I’m so excited The Hills is finally over,” she tells People , before moving on to...

Beyonce, Jay-Z (Maybe) Expecting
 Beyonce, Jay-Z 
 (Maybe) Expecting 
internet buzz
Mar 26, 2010 6:06 AM CDT

Beyonce, Jay-Z (Maybe) Expecting

Website report unconfirmed, but getting picked up

(Newser) - The latest mystery buzzing around the Internet: Is Beyonce pregnant? Media Take Out reports that she is, citing a “ROCK SOLID source” and adding that she’s healthy and hubby Jay-Z is very excited. The Huffington Post , the Daily Mail , and the New York Post were convinced enough by...

4th Jesse James Mistress Emerges

Plus: Sandra Bullock's advice to Elin Nordegren, and more

(Newser) - Here we go again: A fourth alleged mistress of Jesse James has come out of the woodwork, and she’s represented by—who else?—Gloria Allred, the attorney for a few of Tiger Woods’ lady friends. Rather than releasing her name, Allred calls her “a beautiful model and business...

Thousands of Avatar Fans Learning Na'vi
 Thousands of Avatar 
 Fans Learning Na'vi 
'by Eywa!'
Mar 25, 2010 11:45 AM CDT

Thousands of Avatar Fans Learning Na'vi

Educational website even has study guides

(Newser) - If you’ve already mastered Klingon, you might want to turn your language learning talents onto Na’vi next. Yes, obsessive Avatar fans are learning the fictional language, most notably at the appropriately named learnnavi.org , where 4,300 people have already contributed to the discussion forums. One commenter, during...

Meet Jesse James' Mistresses No. 2 and No. 3

Sandra Bullock is probably feeling a lot like a certain golfer's wife

(Newser) - Move over, Tiger Woods, a new mistress count has been established: It’s for Jesse James, and he’s already up to No. 3. First to follow Michelle “Bombshell” McGee was Melissa Smith, another heavily tattooed stripper who claims a two-year affair. Classy: They met on MySpace. Classier: “...

TMZ Employees Do Drugs on the Job: Lawsuit

Gossip tables turn on gossip site

(Newser) - Oh, how the tables have turned: TMZ finds itself the subject of one of today's juiciest gossip items, thanks to a former producer's wrongful termination lawsuit that paints the picture of a drug-fueled workplace. Christian Shostle claims he returned from a medical leave for depression to find his co-workers drinking...

10 Awesome Tidbits From Jennifer Love Hewitt's Book

'The Day I Shot Cupid' is a mess, but an entertaining one

(Newser) - Jennifer Love Hewitt wrote a book of advice about love, which is just as ridiculous as it sounds. “Here are 10 completely awesome things that happen in this book,” writes Linda Holmes for NPR :
  1. Hewitt admits to visiting and trying on her “dream ring” once a month
...

Inside Kate's $35K Makeover
 Inside Kate's $35K Makeover 
Mar 25, 2010 9:16 AM CDT

Inside Kate's $35K Makeover

Insider claims she had lots of plastic surgery

(Newser) - Kate Gosselin is convinced Dancing With the Stars is her ticket to the big time—so convinced that she got a $35,000 makeover to ensure she looks her best. Kate thinks the show "will put her on Hollywood’s A-list,” an insider tells In Touch , claiming Gosselin...

LiLo Crashes, Burns at Chateau Marmont

Lindsay Lohan was a mess during recent night out

(Newser) - Though she claims to be cleaning up her act, Lindsay Lohan’s sloppy antics continue: Her latest embarrassing incident found her falling face-first into an agave plant early yesterday. LiLo was apparently in a bad way when she started her evening at the Chateau Marmont—one witness tells the New ...

Glenn Beck Fires Back at James Cameron

Insists 'Antichrist' comment was just a Celine Dion joke

(Newser) - Glenn Beck appeared to take great pleasure in responding to James Cameron’s rant last night, even donning 3D glasses for the occasion. Beck acknowledged, “I did call James Cameron the Antichrist, but only because of the Celine Dion song. Horrific, really.” But that’s not entirely true,...

4 Dystopias Health Reform Will Prevent


 4 Dystopias 
 Health Reform 
 Will Prevent 
ZOMBIE PLAGUES, FOR ONE
Mar 24, 2010 10:50 PM CDT

4 Dystopias Health Reform Will Prevent

Could Obamacare prevent zombie plagues?

(Newser) - Perhaps the best way to explore how health-care reform will affect our lives is to consider the fictional dystopias the Obamacare society won't have to endure. Or, have io9 do it for you:
  1. A mutant plague. A rich country in which 30 million people have no access to preventative care
...

Rock Photog Jim Marshall Dies at 74
 Rock Photog 
 Jim Marshall 
 Dies at 74 
OBITUARY
Mar 24, 2010 8:15 PM CDT

Rock Photog Jim Marshall Dies at 74

Captured Hendrix, Dylan, Joplin, many more

(Newser) - Jim Marshall, whose iconic photography captured many of the stars of rock and roll’s 1960s heyday, died in his sleep last night at 74, Rolling Stone reports; cause of death is still unknown. Marshall shot everyone from Bob Dylan to Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis to the Beatles, Janis Joplin...

Health Reform a Blow to Film
 Health Reform a Blow to Film 
OPINION
Mar 24, 2010 6:30 PM CDT

Health Reform a Blow to Film

Hospital bills have driven many Hollywood screenplays

(Newser) - No one doubts that American life will change when health-care reform takes effect. But few have considered how the changes will affect popular culture—specifically movies. Health care has been a catch-all motivator for screenwriters, allowing for the injection of life-or-death struggle into otherwise comfortable American middle-class existence. John Lopez ...

7 Career Ideas for Jesse James
 7 Career Ideas for Jesse James 
Mar 24, 2010 12:44 PM CDT

7 Career Ideas for Jesse James

At this point, clubbing baby seals would make him look good

(Newser) - As Jesse James faces yet another scandal—the revelation of a sexual harassment settlement in 2007, while he was married to Sandra Bullock—Adam Sternbergh brainstorms 7 career moves that could do James some good, in New York :
  1. Launch a reality show: “Host a new series titled At Least
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