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Why the Split? Kate Got 'Bored'
 Why the Split? Kate Got 'Bored' 
Mar 18, 2010 9:56 AM CDT

Why the Split? Kate Got 'Bored'

Plus, friends squash those Rebecca Hall rumors

(Newser) - Friends of Sam Mendes were quick to shoot down yesterday’s rumors that another woman came between him and soon-to-be-ex-wife Kate Winslet. “Yes, they know each other, but that's about it,” says one source of Rebecca Hall, who starred in a few of Mendes’ productions. In fact, Hall...

Mackenzie Phillips Debuts $50K Face

Former child star also discusses last year's incest claim

(Newser) - Mackenzie Phillips is finally happy, and she’s displaying her inner peace outwardly—with a new $50,000 face. The former child star, last in the spotlight for alleging incest at the hands of father John Phillips, debuted her Botox, Restylane, laser treatments, dental work, and hair extensions yesterday on...

Sandra Bullock Leaves Home After Infidelity Report

No word yet from Oscar winner or reality-star hubby

(Newser) - Sandra Bullock has left the Los Angeles-area home she shares with husband Jesse James following reports he cheated on her with a tattoo model, a source tells People . There’s been no official statement from either the Oscar winner, 45, or her motorcycle-customizing husband, 40; the pair has been married...

8 March Madness Guarantees
 8 March Madness Guarantees 
NCAA TOURNAMENT
Mar 17, 2010 11:28 PM CDT

8 March Madness Guarantees

C'mon, you know a woman's going to win your pool

(Newser) - With tipoff just hours away for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, Adam Tod Brown looks at eight things guaranteed to happen in the next few weeks:
  • Nobody watches the play-in game. The game was Tuesday, during Lost. Plus, he writes for FunnyCrave, “I didn’t graduate from a
...

Rocker Alex Chilton Dead at 59
 Rocker Alex Chilton Dead at 59 
OBITUARY
Mar 17, 2010 9:16 PM CDT

Rocker Alex Chilton Dead at 59

Heart attack likely fells singer of Box Tops, Big Star

(Newser) - Alex Chilton, the singer and guitarist known for his vocals on the Box Tops’ 1967 hit The Letter and a cult favorite to many of the past two decades' musicians, died today at 59. A heart attack is believed to the culprit, the Commercial Appeal of Chilton’s native Memphis...

3 Things That Killed Blockbuster
 3 Things That  
 Killed Blockbuster 
ANALYSIS
Mar 17, 2010 7:17 PM CDT

3 Things That Killed Blockbuster

Netflix takes leading role in company's imminent bankruptcy

(Newser) - With Blockbuster, once the dominant US video-rental chain, on the verge of bankruptcy, Daniel Indiviglio takes a look at three crucial factors in the demise of an outfit whose “fate was mostly sealed by its failure to embrace technology quickly enough.”
  • Netflix: “Its business model merged technology,
...

Is Chatroulette Piano Guy Actually Ben Folds?

Internet abuzz with YouTube mystery

(Newser) - New York weighs in on the day's hottest Internet mystery: Is the Chatroulette piano guy/YouTube-viral-video star actually Ben Folds? As Stephen Johnson points out on G4 , “He sings like Ben Folds. He plays piano like Ben Folds. He looks like Ben Folds.” Adds Lindsay Robertson, “anyone...

Corey to Corey: I Tried to Save You
 Corey to Corey: 
 I Tried to Save You 
his farewell letter
Mar 17, 2010 10:57 AM CDT

Corey to Corey: I Tried to Save You

Feldman writes a farewell letter to Haim on his blog

(Newser) - Corey Feldman didn’t attend Corey Haim’s funeral yesterday; instead he posted an open letter on his blog commemorating their brotherhood. “Nobody will ever need me the way you did,” he writes. “My mission in life became saving yours. I never gave up, I tried. I...

7 Things Adults Should Know About Justin Bieber

Sorry, folks, but this 16-year-old is taking over the world

(Newser) - Justin Bieber is just 16, and he’s already announced a world tour. If the previous sentence made you wonder, Who the heck is Justin Bieber?, you need to continue reading. Adrian Chen presents a field guide to the baby-faced singer on Gawker :
  • He got his start on YouTube: In
...

Jon Stewart Slams the Vatican
 Jon Stewart Slams the Vatican 
Mar 17, 2010 7:53 AM CDT

Jon Stewart Slams the Vatican

Catholic Church quick to punish sinners ... just not priests

(Newser) - Jon Stewart ’s latest victim: the Catholic Church. Stewart is unhappy about a few things, among them: the cover-up of a gay sex ring, the pope’s protection of a pedophile priest, and the suspension of two Catholic school students for having lesbian parents. The church is swift,...

Leo Helping Kate Through Divorce

Plus, Sam Mendes finds his own special friend

(Newser) - Kate Winslet’s best friend and two-time onscreen lover is helping her through her divorce from Sam Mendes. Leonardo DiCaprio and Winslet “were so young when Titanic came out, so it's fair to say they basically grew up together, professionally at least,” a source tells the Sun . "...

Conan O'Brien's Next Big Move: Movie Star

Tour documentary is under discussion

(Newser) - Since getting the boot from NBC, Conan O’Brien keeps getting more popular—and soon he might be a movie star. His upcoming Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour may get its own documentary—apparently, O’Brien is not legally prohibited from being funny on the big screen....

Morrissey Wants Damien Hirst's Head 'Kept in a Bag'
Morrissey Wants Damien Hirst's Head 'Kept in a Bag'
DEAD ANIMALS AREN'T ART
Mar 16, 2010 10:09 PM CDT

Morrissey Wants Damien Hirst's Head 'Kept in a Bag'

'How many calves in formaldehyde does world need?'

(Newser) - Damien Hirst’s artwork can be inscrutable to some, but count moody Morrissey as an outright hater. “Hirst’s head should be kept in a bag” for his use of dead animals, the singer opines in Interview —where he’s actually the one supposedly asking the questions of...

10 Young Stars With Too Much Plastic Surgery

Heidi Montag isn't alone in her apparent addiction

(Newser) - Heidi Montag is a gimme—but what other under-40 celebs have gone way overboard with the cosmetic surgery? The Frisky lists the top 10:
  • Megan Fox: She was already too hot for her own good—did she really need her alleged breast augmentation, nose job, and lip injections?
  • Lil Kim:
...

The Reason Kate and Sam Split

Marriage faltered during filming of 'Revolutionary Road'

(Newser) - Kate Winslet’s marriage to Sam Mendes started to go downhill two years ago, when they worked together on Revolutionary Road. “Working and living together was incredibly intense and it basically overwhelmed their relationship,” a source tells the Mirror . “Whereas Sam wanted to switch off after a...

Sorry, Folks: Spencer Is No Cyber Crime Fighter

 Sorry, Folks: 
 Spencer Is No 
 Cyber Crime 
 Fighter 
he just got kicked off his show
Mar 16, 2010 10:48 AM CDT

Sorry, Folks: Spencer Is No Cyber Crime Fighter

Pratt is leaving the Hills for a while, but not for noble reasons

(Newser) - Poor Spencer Pratt just is not having a good week. First, the reality star’s wife fired him as her manager and replaced him with a psychic . Now it comes out that Pratt’s story about leaving The Hills to fight cyber crime is a lie. The truth? “He...

Erin Andrews Had 'Meltdown' After Sentencing
 Erin Andrews 
 Had 'Meltdown' 
 After Sentencing 
peephole stalker
Mar 16, 2010 10:16 AM CDT

Erin Andrews Had 'Meltdown' After Sentencing

ESPN reporter 'angry' over length of sentence

(Newser) - Erin Andrews’ peephole stalker is headed to prison, but the ESPN reporter is still mad, and doesn’t think his 30-month sentence is long enough. “I had a pretty big comedown, a meltdown last night, I think, after I got back from the courtroom,” she told Good Morning ...

Michael Jackson's Fatal Syringe Up for Grabs

Could hit Vegas auction house by June with a price tag of $5M

(Newser) - Another piece of strange Michael Jackson memorabilia is going up for sale, but this one might win the prize for most disturbing: It is, allegedly, the syringe that administered a fatal dose of drugs. “This is one of the sickest lots ever put up,” a source tells the...

Kirstie's Weight Loss Plan: Scientology Scheme?

Alley's 'Organic Liaison' has links to church

(Newser) - Kirstie Alley’s new weight loss program may just be one more way for the church of Scientology to make money. An anti-Scientology campaign group first uncovered a link between the two: “Organic Liaison” combines an organic diet with “organic and natural diet supplements,” but critics believe...

Jessica Simpson Eats Bugs, Stays Ditsy

 Jessica 
 Simpson 
 Eats Bugs, 
 Stays Ditsy 
'Price of Beauty' review
Mar 16, 2010 8:05 AM CDT

Jessica Simpson Eats Bugs, Stays Ditsy

The 'Price of Beauty' premiere offers some funny moments

(Newser) - Jessica Simpson’s new reality show debuted last night, and it put her in a few disgusting situations. In the first episode of VH1’s The Price of Beauty, Simpson attempted to eat a bug in Thailand—because they boost metabolism—and later found herself using a facial cream made...

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