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Mar 8, 2010 8:28 AM CST

9 Celebs Who Turned Down Playgirl

...thank God

(Newser) - Jon Gosselin seems desperate enough to turn to Playgirl for cash…but no. The former reality star, who recently made headlines for being “hung like a 9-year-old boy,” turned the skin mag down. Apparently, $20,000 (plus an additional $10,000 for each inch over four!) isn’...

Oscars
Fashion:
Hits and
Misses

'dear charlize, cinnabon called...'

Mar 8, 2010 6:27 AM CST

Oscars Fashion: Hits and Misses

Charlize Theron gets fondled by her dress, but Gabourey Sidibe scores

(Newser) - Now that we know the Best Picture winner, it’s time for the more important question: Who were the fashion winners—and losers—at last night’s Oscars? Click through our gallery for thoughts from the Fug Girls and Film.com 's Maisy Fernandez. And to see Miley Cyrus’ particularly...

Farrah Fawcett
Missing From
Oscars Tribute

bea arthur, too

Mar 8, 2010 6:00 AM CST

Farrah Fawcett Missing From Oscars Tribute

Comedian, TV star absent from annual montage

(Newser) - Though the Oscars' "In Memoriam" segment typically focuses on film stars, it was jolting not to see Farrah Fawcett’s iconic image in this year's montage. Fawcett, who died in June, was best known for her TV role on Charlie’s Angels, though she did star in films like...

The Hurt Locker Dominates
as Bigelow Snags Best Director

academy awards

Mar 7, 2010 11:14 PM CST

The Hurt Locker Dominates as Bigelow Snags Best Director

First directing honors for a woman as Iraq thriller reaps 5 awards

(Newser) - The Iraq war thriller The Hurt Locker earned the Best Picture Academy Award tonight, and Kathryn Bigelow won for best director. Bigelow is the first woman in the 82-year history of the Oscars to earn Hollywood's top prize for filmmakers. Among those Bigelow beat were ex-husband James Cameron, the best...

NYC Viewers
Get ABC Back
as Oscars Begin

UPDATED

Mar 7, 2010 9:31 PM CST

NYC Viewers Get ABC Back as Oscars Begin

Disney-Cablevision dispute caused 3.1M to lose telecast

(Newser) - The TV signal was switched back on for Cablevision's 3.1 million subscribers in the New York area shortly after tonight's Academy Awards telecast got under way. Channel 7, the local ABC affiliate, returned at 8:43 pm, 13 minutes into the show. A Cablevision spokesman said a deal was...

Zach Galifianakis Spices Up SNL

tv review

Mar 7, 2010 4:07 PM CST

Zach Galifianakis Spices Up SNL

Star of 'The Hangover' proves a good fit for late night

(Newser) - Zach Galifianakis provided a bright spot in an up-and-down season of Saturday Night Live, critics agree. The star of The Hangover brought his stoner demeanor and—for most of last night's episode—bounteous beard to Studio 8H. Some reactions:

The opening monologue "was pretty much just Galifianakis doing his

...

Here's What
Oscar Darlings
Should Have
Been Titled

Mar 7, 2010 11:16 AM CST

Here's What Oscar Darlings Should Have Been Titled

The Blind Side as White Lady Saves the Day and more

(Newser) - It’s just about time for the Oscars, but first, check College Humor ’s list of what some of the nominated films should be called, if we’re being honest with ourselves.

Avatar: Predictable, with James-Cameron-ripping subtitle, “From the guy who knows how to spend $280,000,000.

...

Spring's
Most
Exciting
Albums

hole, slash, STP, and more

Mar 7, 2010 6:39 AM CST

Spring's Most Exciting Albums

Courtney Love is just one of many making a comeback

(Newser) - Perhaps you don’t care about Justin Bieber’s upcoming second album, hot on the heels of his first, but you might be a bit more interested in the rest of Rolling Stone includes in its spring music preview. A sampling:

Meth, Ghost, and Rae: Wu-Massacre, March 30. Ghostface Killah

...

Why I Hate Living in Japan

Mar 6, 2010 2:17 PM CST

Why I Hate Living in Japan

Everything's got meat in it, for one—bad news for vegetarian

(Newser) - Many years of life in Japan have thoroughly soured American expatriate Tim Rogers on the country, despite his long personal history of “tolerating the hell out of some world cultures.” Herewith, some reasons:

Animé sucks. Used to be fine, but now “it’s inbred trailer-trash in entertainment

...

Jay-Z, Beyoncé Hit
White House Situation Room

Mar 5, 2010 7:47 PM CST

Jay-Z, Beyoncé Hit White House Situation Room

Hip-hop's first couple get tour, meet Obama

(Newser) - Hip-hop’s first couple got a look at the DC digs of the nation’s first family this week, with Jay-Z and wife Beyoncé getting cozy in the White House Situation Room as they waited to meet President Obama. The rapper, who’s bragged in lyrics about close relations with...

Harlem Aria Hits Sour Note

MOVIE REVIEW

Mar 5, 2010 12:35 PM CST

Harlem Aria Hits Sour Note

Apparent Soloist knockoff actually from 1999, where it should stay

(Newser) - Harlem Aria hit the festival circuit in 1999, and contemporary critics are baffled by the timing of the release of the uneven story of a developmentally disabled young black man with a heart and voice of gold:

The performances and William Jennings' direction are "no more than adequate,"

...

Comedy Club
Invites Palin
to Perform

Mar 5, 2010 11:58 AM CST

Comedy Club Invites Palin to Perform

VP was impressed with Tonight Show stand-up routine

(Newser) - At least one person was impressed with Sarah Palin’s stand-up routine on the Tonight Show, and he wants her to bring it to his comedy club. “Based on her appearance, Zanies Comedy Club would like to book Sarah Palin to perform at the club,” the establishment’s...

'Bling Ring' Burglary Suspect
Gets Her Own Show

classy reality tv

Mar 5, 2010 10:57 AM CST

'Bling Ring' Burglary Suspect Gets Her Own Show

E!'s 'Pretty Wild' features Alexis Neiers

(Newser) - It sounds like a movie plot: A group of celebrity-obsessed teenagers busted for burglarizing the homes of some of Hollywood’s hottest stars, scoring $3 million in items, including a necklace belonging to Lindsay Lohan. It’s not a movie—yet!—but it is a reality show: One of...

Brooklyn's Finest
a Clichéd Mess

Movie Review

Mar 5, 2010 10:46 AM CST

Brooklyn's Finest a Clichéd Mess

Good acting, directing can't rescue ridiculous script

(Newser) - Brooklyn’s Finest, the latest from Training Day director Antoine Fuqua, is “a billy-club sandwich: three cop dramas piled one on top of the other, separated by layers of dramatic cheese," writes Ty Burr of the Boston Globe . About an hour in, “you hit gristle.” Sound...

Dear Conservatives,
Stop Hating on Hollywood

bill maher

Mar 5, 2010 10:08 AM CST

Dear Conservatives, Stop Hating on Hollywood

At least the liberal actors don't have political aspirations

(Newser) - The Best Picture winner is unknown, but one thing is certain on Oscar weekend: “Talk radio hosts and conservative columnists will trot out their annual complaints about Hollywood,” and that whole shtick is getting old. First of all, writes Bill Maher in Variety , “You never see Hollywood...

Angelina Jolie
Had Affair With
Mick Jagger: Book

and ralph fiennes, colin farrell...

Mar 5, 2010 9:41 AM CST

Angelina Jolie Had Affair With Mick Jagger: Book

Actress seduced yet another married man, claims tell-all

(Newser) - Really, whose man hasn’t Angelina Jolie stolen? Just in time to get Vanessa Paradis even more concerned about the vixen hooking her claws into Johnny Depp, a new tell-all alleges Jolie had an affair with yet another married man: Mick Jagger. It all started when Angie appeared in a...

Debbie Rowe, Worried About
Jackson Kids, 'Will Take Steps'

stun gun fallout

Mar 5, 2010 9:16 AM CST

Debbie Rowe, Worried About Jackson Kids, 'Will Take Steps'

Michael Jackson's ex wants to ensure safety of Blanket, Paris, Prince

(Newser) - Debbie Rowe hasn’t seen her children since the death of their father, Michael Jackson—but the recent stun gun news might bring her back into their lives. “Of course I’m worried” about Blanket, she tells TMZ , even though he’s not one of her kids. One of...

Sean Penn
Wishes 'Rectal
Cancer' on His
Detractors

always the charmer

Mar 5, 2010 8:21 AM CST

Sean Penn Wishes 'Rectal Cancer' on His Detractors

Actor not pleased with critics of his Haiti relief efforts

(Newser) - Don’t get on Sean Penn’s bad side, or he might wish a very unpleasant death upon you. The actor responded to detractors who say his relief work in Haiti is just his attempt to take attention away from his divorce with the usual grace, the New York Daily ...

Driver Apologizes
to Campbell for
Overreacting

Who's the victim here?

Mar 5, 2010 7:28 AM CST

Driver Apologizes to Campbell for Overreacting

but no one denies that she punched and slapped him

(Newser) - So this is rich: Instead of Naomi Campbell apologizing for punching and slapping a New York cabbie Tuesday, it's the cab driver who has apologized. "This whole thing has been blown out of proportion and I apologize to Ms. Campbell for causing that to happen," driver Miodrag Mejdina...

Galpal to Depp:
Stay Away From Angie!

wants him off man-thief's movie

Mar 4, 2010 10:55 AM CST

Galpal to Depp: Stay Away From Angie!

Vanessa Paradis fears Jolie will get Depp in her clutches

(Newser) - Vanessa Paradis really, really loves Johnny Depp—so much that she’s trying to force him out of his latest movie. Depp has a “real long and intense love scene” with man-thief Angelina Jolie in The Tourist, and a source tells the New York Post that Paradis demanded he...