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'I don't really need another one'

Feb 18, 2010 8:02 AM CST

Cameron: Give Ex Best Director

James Cameron says Kathryn Bigelow deserves Oscar

(Newser) - James Cameron graciously insists ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow should win the Oscar for best director, not him—because he doesn’t “really need another one.” In an interview with Charlie Rose, Cameron says his “fantasy outcome” would be to win Best Picture for Avatar while Bigelow wins Best...

O'Reilly Hearts Adam Lambert

odd couples

Feb 18, 2010 5:30 AM CST

O'Reilly Hearts Adam Lambert

Host praises American Idol runner-up on O'Reilly Factor

(Newser) - You wouldn’t expect Bill O’Reilly to be a big Adam Lambert fan, but the American Idol runner-up got a shout-out from the pundit himself on last night’s O’Reilly Factor . The host applauded Lambert for, of all things, silencing a fan on a cell phone at one...

Colbert Arrives, Buries
Hatchet With Canada

VANCOUVER SIDESHOW

Feb 17, 2010 7:22 PM CST

Colbert Arrives, Buries Hatchet With Canada

Pokes fun at Vancouver weather in taping Report

(Newser) - Comedian Stephen Colbert put his faux feud with Canada to rest today, taping his show in a Vancouver park to cheers from hundreds of locals. “This was a welcome that we could not have imagined … I take back everything I ever said about Canada,” said Colbert, who’...

Inside Deadliest Catch
Captain's Final Days

Feb 17, 2010 10:53 AM CST

Inside Deadliest Catch Captain's Final Days

Deadliest Catch captain spent time with family, friends

(Newser) - Deadliest Catch captain Phil Harris spent the days before his death saying all “the things that he had to say to the people he had to say them to,” says his best friend. “I got five days to actually talk with him,” son Josh tells People...

Suri Cruise
Scores $850
Handbag

celebuspawn

Feb 17, 2010 10:43 AM CST

Suri Cruise Scores $850 Handbag

Not as bad as the $30K car, but still...

(Newser) - The spoiling of Suri Cruise continues, this time with an $850 purse. The tot, whose most recent over-the-top present was a $30,000 toy car , was spotted toting the Salvatore Ferragamo “Sofia” handbag, which matches mom Katie Holmes’ larger, $1850 version. Last month, the mother-daughter duo also sported matching...

10 Alleged Celeb Crack Addicts

is it charlie or brooke?

Feb 17, 2010 10:38 AM CST

10 Alleged Celeb Crack Addicts

What do Brooke Mueller and Amy Winehouse have in common?

(Newser) - Crack is not exactly the classiest of drugs, yet celebrities continue to get hooked on it. The Frisky rounds up 10 famous—alleged—celebrity crackheads:

Brooke Mueller: Charlie Sheen’s wife entered rehab last week, reportedly for a crack habit.
Whitney Houston: Admitted to Oprah she used crack while married

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Twilight Hottie
Proves He Can
Actually Act

no vamping vampires

Feb 17, 2010 10:31 AM CST

Twilight Hottie Proves He Can Actually Act

Robert Pattinson and Emilie de Ravin talk about 'Remember Me'

(Newser) - Filming Remember Me “was the most ridiculous experience,” recalls Robert Pattinson, thanks to the fans and paparazzi constantly swarming the Twilight hottie. But the movie was a refreshing change for both him and co-star Emilie de Ravin of Lost: They both showed they could actually act, writes John...

Jersey Shore
Guidettes
Aren't Italian

reality shocker

Feb 17, 2010 5:54 AM CST

Jersey Shore Guidettes Aren't Italian

Jenni 'JWOWW' Farley comes clean

(Newser) - Get ready for your world to be rocked, because everything you thought you knew is wrong: Jersey Shore guidettes Jenni “JWOWW” Farley and Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi are not Italian. Farley told Fox 's The Strategy Room last night that she’s actually Spanish and Irish, while Snooki is...

Lady Gaga
Wins Big at
Brit Awards

PLUS: HER MCQUEEN TRIBUTE

Feb 16, 2010 10:02 PM CST

Lady Gaga Wins Big at Brit Awards

She wins three awards, dedicates opener to late designer

(Newser) - Lady Gaga scored three awards at tonight’s Brit Awards—the across-the-pond version of the Grammys—and won over the London audience by dedicating her show-opening performance to a late friend and favorite fashion designer. “This is for Alexander McQueen,” Gaga said before launching into an acoustic version...

MTV Tunes Recession Chic With New 16 and Pregnant

OPINION

Feb 16, 2010 7:28 PM CST

MTV Tunes Recession Chic With New 16 and Pregnant

Down-to-earth shows much more in tune than 'Hills' et al.

(Newser) - MTV is definitely hip to the recession, with the proof no further than the new season of 16 and Pregnant , airing tonight. That show, plus others like Jersey Shore, show that “audiences seem to have tired of the contrived dramas” of The Hills or The City, “and the...

Meet 25 Olympic Hotties

VANCOUVER OLYMPICS

Feb 16, 2010 12:52 PM CST

Meet 25 Olympic Hotties

Lindsey Vonn and Bode Miller aren't the only attractive athletes

(Newser) - Sure, the thrill of competition is one reason to watch the Olympics—extremely attractive athletes is another reason. Eiseley Tauginas lists 25 of the hottest on BlackBook :

Lacy Schnoor: This "sexpot" American freestyle skier was featured "rather provocatively" in Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue.
Chris Drury: Captain of the

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Oscar Winners
Can't Thank
Mom on Stage
This Year

Feb 16, 2010 11:42 AM CST

Oscar Winners Can't Thank Mom on Stage This Year

Nominees told to deliver thank-yous off the telecast

(Newser) - Even an Oscar producer admits the long-winded thank-you speeches are “the single most hated thing on the show,” and this year organizers think they've come up with a brilliant way to avoid them. Nominees were instructed at yesterday’s luncheon to prepare two speeches: The one for the...

Jessica Simpson
Talks John Mayer

and mom jeans, of course

Feb 16, 2010 11:27 AM CST

Jessica Simpson Talks John Mayer

Says she learned 'nothing' from him, Tony Romo, or Nick Lachey

(Newser) - Jessica Simpson learned “nothing” from John Mayer—or her other high-profile exes, she tells Allure. But she would like to clear one thing up about the rocker who recently called her "sexual napalm": "He didn't make me go brunette. John doesn't get credit for making me brunette....

Megan Fox:
I Don't Look
Classy in
Undies

Feb 16, 2010 10:10 AM CST

Megan Fox: I Don't Look Classy in Undies

In new interview, Fox also reveals desire to be a mom

(Newser) - Some women can pose in their skivvies and look “really classy”—but Megan Fox is not one of those women—according to the Armani undies model herself. “As soon as I’m in underwear, I’m a Vargas girl,” she says, referring to pinup girls in...

Cameron Plans Avatar Prequel

Feb 16, 2010 8:45 AM CST

Cameron Plans Avatar Prequel

Sadly, it will just be a book—for now

(Newser) - Some Avatar fans (like the ones role-playing in this amazing video ) have a bit of a hard time disengaging from James Cameron’s virtual world when the movie ends. Luckily for them, the auteur is planning a prequel—unfortunately, it’s just a book. “Jim wants to write...

Sarah, Bristol
to Family Guy:
'Heartless Jerks'

Feb 16, 2010 7:19 AM CST

Sarah, Bristol to Family Guy: 'Heartless Jerks'

Palins use Facebook to air grievances toward Fox

(Newser) - In a moment of restraint, Sarah Palin responded to the Family Guy controversy with a Facebook rant—except it wasn’t a rant, and it wasn't hers. In a post titled “Fox Hollywood—What a Disappointment,” Palin calls the episode that “mocked” son Trig “another kick...

Christina
Hendricks
Tired of
Talking
Curves

Feb 15, 2010 11:03 AM CST

Christina Hendricks Tired of Talking Curves

'Mad Men' actress should be famous for talent, not curves

(Newser) - Christina Hendricks would rather talk about her work on Mad Men than her curvy shape, thank you very much, but the latter is what everyone has focused on since a stylist called her a “big girl” at the Golden Globes. “It kind of hurt my feelings at first,...

Meet the Na'vi Tribe
of...Wisconsin

avatar mania

Feb 15, 2010 10:36 AM CST

Meet the Na'vi Tribe of...Wisconsin

Sure-to-be-viral video depicts hardcore Avatar fandom

(Newser) - Not sure how to channel all the passion you feel for Avatar? Take a cue from a blue-skinned tribe living right here in the USA. Described by one Newser user as “a disturbingly funny video of the Na'vi people of Hometree, Wis.,” the video shows the group in...

12 Steps LiLo
Must Take to
Save Her Career

no. 3: lose the leggings

Feb 15, 2010 9:24 AM CST

12 Steps LiLo Must Take to Save Her Career

Lose the fake tan, the blond dye job, and the leggings for a start

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan’s bad publicity parade marches on, but all hope is not lost: Tracey Harrington McCoy fully backs a LiLo career comeback, and she outlines a 12-step program on PopEater :

No more fake tanning: It’s one thing to promote your line of spray tanner. It’s another to

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Guess Kate's
Nickname for
Jon's Man Part

hint: it's not 'mr. giganto'

Feb 15, 2010 8:50 AM CST

Guess Kate's Nickname for Jon's Man Part

Gosselin's ex agrees with galpals on the size of littlest Gosselin

(Newser) - Turns out Hailey Glassman isn’t the only one who thinks Jon Gosselin's nether regions leave something to be desired . Ex-wife Kate, well known for berating Jon on national television during their reality TV stint, used to mock his size to friends and family, a source tells Us . Her special...