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HE OWES DARFUR MORE

Dec 11, 2009 8:26 AM CST

Angelina Jolie Hates Obama

Actress slams president's Darfur policy in Newsweek

(Newser) - Angelina Jolie “hates” President Obama so much that she and partner Brad Pitt “get in nasty arguments all the time” about him, sources tell Us —and she lets a bit of her distaste shine through in a piece she wrote for Newsweek on Darfur. “When the...

Kendra Wilkinson
Welcomes Son

hugh hefner approves

Dec 11, 2009 5:12 AM CST

Kendra Wilkinson Welcomes Son

Playmate starts family with Hank Baskett; Hugh Hefner approves

(Newser) - Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett became parents early this morning, welcoming Hank Baskett IV in Indianapolis. “We’re happy and healthy and enjoying every second with little Hank,” they tell E! —and they’re not the only ones celebrating. Wilkinson’s famous ex, Hugh Hefner, sends his...

Paywall Model Make-or-Break for Variety

jon friedman

Dec 10, 2009 2:50 PM CST

Paywall Model Make-or-Break for Variety

Audience loyalty critical as online competitors gain ground

(Newser) - Variety will phase in a paywall starting today, a return to its pre-2006 model and a big gamble that its long history as the Hollywood daily will spur users to open their wallets. The site's traffic has increased since it became free, but it failed to attract a bump...

Chris Cuomo
Leaves GMA
for 20/20

ABC NEWS SHAKEUP

Dec 10, 2009 12:34 PM CST

Chris Cuomo Leaves GMA for 20/20

News anchor was considered for Diane Sawyer's spot on GMA

(Newser) - It looks as though all the moving pieces of the Good Morning America shakeup have come to rest, with erstwhile news anchor Chris Cuomo landing as co-anchor of 20/20. Cuomo, who was in the running for Diane Sawyer's job—which went to George Stephanopoulos—will be replaced by Juju Chang,...

Rivers Cuomo Recovering Well

Dec 10, 2009 11:54 AM CST

Rivers Cuomo Recovering Well

Weezer frontman still in hospital following crash, but feeling good

(Newser) - Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo is still in the hospital following last weekend’s tour bus crash, but his condition’s improving, and the doctors say he’ll probably be released in the next few days. “Yesterday Rivers finally made it onto his feet for the first time since the...

Miley Cyrus:
I'm Quitting
Pop Music

devastating news

Dec 10, 2009 10:49 AM CST

Miley Cyrus: I'm Quitting Pop Music

Singer, tween sensation wants to move on to 'something edgier'

(Newser) - The tattoo was only the beginning: Miley Cyrus is ready to shed her pop ways and do "something edgier." The 17-year-old told a British TV show the pop album she's currently working on is "my last for a little while." Up next? A break, during which...

Alexa Ray Joel
Suffered 'Heartbreak'

ACCORDING TO THE 'RENTS

Dec 10, 2009 10:37 AM CST

Alexa Ray Joel Suffered 'Heartbreak'

Billy Joel, Christie Brinkley address daughter's overdose

(Newser) - Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley are slamming a New York Post report that daughter Alexa Ray attempted suicide after fighting with Brinkley on a family vacation as "false." The pair released a statement yesterday saying the 23-year-old’s “dangerous actions” came “while suffering a devastating heartbreak,...

Tom Brady Confirms Son's Birth

STILL NO NAME

Dec 10, 2009 9:31 AM CST

Tom Brady Confirms Son's Birth

Bridget Moynahan wishes QB and Gisele Bündchen well

(Newser) - Tom Brady confirmed that wife Gisele Bündchen gave birth to a son Tuesday, but still no word on a name—although Gisele’s friends tell the New York Post the couple is considering “Gabriel.” Brady called the birth “a wonderful experience” before Patriots practice, but wouldn’...

Barbara Walters: Michelle Obama Is Most Fascinating

Dec 10, 2009 5:51 AM CST

Barbara Walters: Michelle Obama Is Most Fascinating

Barbara's top picks for 2009 also include Glenn Beck, Jenny Sanford

(Newser) - Barack Obama, Barbara Walters’ most fascinating person of 2008, was succeeded this year by…his wife, Michelle. Walters named the first lady her top pick during last night’s ABC special, which also included interviews with the rest of the top 10. Obama discussed the “amazing whirlwind” of life...

The Best of
'00s Nostalgia

Snuggies + Juicy couture

Dec 9, 2009 11:33 AM CST

The Best of '00s Nostalgia

Hipsters and foodies and Snuggies, oh my!

(Newser) - What will be the ‘00s version of the 1970s' lava lamps, the 1980s' stonewashed jeans, the 1990s' flannel shirts? What will we, one day, look back on with embarrassed nostalgia and say, “That’s so aughties”? Heather Wagner lists 26 possibilities in Vanity Fair :

Hipsters: Skinny jeans,

...

Your Jersey Shore Glossary

WHAT'S A JUICEHEAD?

Dec 9, 2009 10:25 AM CST

Your Jersey Shore Glossary

The MTV reality show is awe-inspiring, as long as you understand vocab

(Newser) - “You are not prepared for Jersey Shore,” promises Leslie Gornstein of MTV’s controversial reality show—but perhaps her glossary will help. The show follows eight guidos and guidettes who descend upon the New Jersey town of Seaside Heights for the summer with a single goal: "to...

Babymama
Sues Nicolas
Cage for $13M

the broke get broker

Dec 9, 2009 9:57 AM CST

Babymama Sues Nicolas Cage for $13M

Christina Fulton says broke actor caused her $1.2M in debt

(Newser) - Just when it seemed Nicolas Cage couldn’t possibly get more broke than he already is, his ex is suing him for fraud and breach of contract—and wants $13 million. Christina Fulton says Nicolas Cage “gave” her a Los Angeles home years ago in exchange for raising son...

Gisele Bündchen,
Tom Brady Welcome Son

RUMORS ON THE INTERNETS

Dec 9, 2009 9:11 AM CST

Gisele Bündchen, Tom Brady Welcome Son

Sources say the supermodel gave birth, but no details

(Newser) - The first member of the Brady Bündchen has reportedly entered the world. Sources tell People that Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady had a baby boy—but no word on exactly when, where, how, or what crazy name they’ve given him. It’s the first child for the...

Jessica Simpson
Snags Billy Corgan

BIZARRE COUPLINGS

Dec 9, 2009 8:19 AM CST

Jessica Simpson Snags Billy Corgan

Yes, Smashing Pumpkins frontman and the one who married a boy-bander

(Newser) - Jessica Simpson has finally moved on from her breakup with Tony Romo, and is now dating…Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins fame. Yes, sources confirm that the bald rocker and the pop-starlet-turned-country-singer are indeed an item, difficult as that may be to believe. “She has fallen hard and is...

Rehab: How Celebs Say Sorry

PAGING TIGER WOODS

Dec 8, 2009 11:38 PM CST

Rehab: How Celebs Say Sorry

Bonus: No need for actual apology

(Newser) - Lately, when celebs want to show contrition, they turn to rehab. Whether counseling for alcohol and drugs (take your pick) to sex addiction (Steve Phillips) to homophobia (Isaiah Washington) to domestic abuse (Chris Brown), stars see a rehab trip taking the place of a public confession. “It really is...

Decade's Best
Sellers: Eminem,
the Beatles

AND, SHOCKINGLY, 'N SYNC

Dec 8, 2009 4:00 PM CST

Decade's Best Sellers: Eminem, the Beatles

Norah Jones, Nelly also snag spots

(Newser) - The Beatles might have had its heyday a few decades ago, but the band managed to emerge from this decade with the best-selling album. Perhaps more surprising is the decade’s top-selling artist: Eminem, with 32.2 million albums sold—followed closely by, yes, the Beatles again in the No....

Julie and
Julia Blogger
Now an
S&M Icon

Dec 8, 2009 12:04 PM CST

Julie and Julia Blogger Now an S&M Icon

Julie Powell's new book explores butchering—and kinky sex

(Newser) - Difficult as it may be to imagine, blogger-turned-author Julie Powell—played by the adorable Amy Adams in the recent Julie and Julia—has become the new poster child for S&M, thanks to her latest book. "For your average reader of Julie and Julia,” Cleaving—which follows her...

Angelina Jolie
Has Secret Family

KID COUNT: 13

Dec 8, 2009 10:52 AM CST

Angelina Jolie Has Secret Family

She either has secret kids, or is helping orphans, depending on your take

(Newser) - If Angelina Jolie does in fact adopt another kid with Brad Pitt, it won't exactly be her seventh—she already has seven “children” in Jordan she's kept secret since 2003. The “secret family,” as the National Enquirer oh-so-sensationally dubs it, is actually a group of orphans living...

Uma Thurman, Fiancé Split

MADOFF STRIKES AGAIN

Dec 8, 2009 10:00 AM CST

Uma Thurman, Fiancé Split

Somehow, Cindy Adams ties breakup with Arpad Busson to Bernie Madoff

(Newser) - The engagement is off between Uma Thurman and hedge fund manager Arpad Busson. Thurman, once-divorced and mother to two children by Ethan Hawke, announced her engagement to the financier—who has two children himself with Elle MacPherson—in the summer of 2008. Cindy Adams theorizes the breakup could have somehow...

Carrie Prejean
Too Godly for
Nightclub Gig

No work after 12am, please

Dec 8, 2009 9:25 AM CST

Carrie Prejean Too Godly for Nightclub Gig

But she'd just love to motivate 'physically challenged athletes'

(Newser) - Apparently, starring in a solo sex tape jibes just fine with a godly image—but for Carrie Prejean, appearing at a club after midnight is “in direct conflict with her reputation as a Christian.” That’s what her mom wrote in an email canceling Prejean's planned appearance (fee:...