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Book Details Jen, Angie
Screamfest Over Brad

Dec 4, 2009 10:03 AM CST

Book Details Jen, Angie Screamfest Over Brad

Screaming and tears were involved, says author

(Newser) - Jennifer Aniston didn’t just let it go when Angelina Jolie stole her man: The two ladies had a “heated altercation” involving screaming and tears. Ian Halperin, author of the recent tell-all Brangelina, The Untold Story of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, tells the New York Post the girlfight...

James Lipton Begs
You Not to Sext

Dec 4, 2009 9:45 AM CST

James Lipton Begs You Not to Sext

Sexting is on the rise, but Lipton asks you to 'give it a ponder' first

(Newser) - Teen sexting is on the rise—and just in time, James Lipton is here to assess the threat and give naive picture swappers everywhere some sage advice. A new survey by MTV and the AP shows that nearly one-third of youths have sent or received nude photos, Wired reports. To...

James Franco:
Soap Role Is
Performance Art

JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

Dec 4, 2009 9:28 AM CST

James Franco: Soap Role Is Performance Art

Guest stint on General Hospital will go down in art history

(Newser) - Finally, James Franco explains to us what in the world he’s doing guest starring on General Hospital: Performance art. In a look at the genre with which he is “obsessed,” Franco writes about its history—and his newfound spot in said history—for the Wall Street Journal...

Schwarzenegger Snags Willis

POWER COUPLES

Dec 4, 2009 8:25 AM CST

Schwarzenegger Snags Willis

Arnold's son Patrick dates Bruce's daughter Tallulah

(Newser) - Everyone, on the count of three: Awwww. California Gov. (and, let us not forget, the Terminator) Arnold Schwarzenegger’s son with Maria Shriver, 16-year-old Patrick, has found his very own Hollywood romance with 15-year-old Tallulah Willis, the daughter of Arnie’s fellow action hero Bruce Willis and ex-wife Demi Moore....

Stern Gives
His SAG Votes Only to Pals
of the Show

Dec 3, 2009 6:52 PM CST

Stern Gives His SAG Votes Only to Pals of the Show

Acting chops? Who cares, host contends

(Newser) - Howard Stern is making waves today for filling out his Screen Actors Guild nominations during his morning radio show—and explaining that his votes are going almost exclusively to actors who appeared on his show. “I'm going to take this seriously and reward our friends. I don’t give...

Ronnie Wood
Charged With
Assault

Dec 3, 2009 10:55 AM CST

Ronnie Wood Charged With Assault

62-year-old out on bail after 'domestic incident'

(Newser) - Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood is out on bail today after being arrested yesterday on assault charges. UK police called it a "domestic incident" but didn't offer further details. Last month, the 62-year-old Wood and his wife of 24 years divorced after his yearlong affair with Russian Ekaterina Ivanova...

10 Grossest
Ladies' Men

life's great mysteries

Dec 3, 2009 10:53 AM CST

10 Grossest Ladies' Men

How does a dork like Zach Braff score a hottie like Liv Tyler?

(Newser) - Some celebrity pairings involve guys so ugly, skeevy, or just plain douchey that it makes you wonder what’s wrong with the world. Amelia McDonell-Parry runs down Hollywood’s 10 ickiest ladies men for The Frisky . Check them out in the photo gallery; for even more eww details, click here...

Rachel Uchitel
to Come Clean
on Tiger Affair

updated

Dec 3, 2009 10:34 AM CST

Rachel Uchitel to Come Clean on Tiger Affair

Details trickle out on Jaimee Grubbs, Kalika Moquin, and lady #4

(Newser) - As the rumor mill continues to churn out news of Tiger Woods’ infidelities, first alleged mistress Rachel Uchitel plans to admit her affair with the golfer. Uchitel and celebrity attorney Gloria Allred scheduled a press conference for today to discuss the “relationship,” and sources tell Radar Uchitel will...

The Worst Pop Music Puns

Dec 2, 2009 9:17 PM CST

The Worst Pop Music Puns

When humor and music don't harmonize

(Newser) - Hate puns? Consider this stinker from Robbie Williams' latest record: "What's so great about the great depression/Is it a blast for you?/Because it's blas-phe-my." Ouch. Puns are uniformly terrible in pop and rock. NME cobbles together some of the worst pun song titles:

Salt N Pepa: "A

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Coming Out Killed My Career: Everett

Dec 2, 2009 7:10 PM CST

Coming Out Killed My Career: Everett

British actor says his sexuality precludes roles as leading man

(Newser) - Rupert Everett has long railed against what he sees as Hollywood’s prejudice against gay actors, and says coming out killed his chances of landing roles as leading man. “It just doesn’t work and you're going to hit a brick wall at some point,” Everett, 50, tells...

Poehler's Parks Show
Has Gotten Good

TV review

Dec 2, 2009 12:46 PM CST

Poehler's Parks Show Has Gotten Good

NBC sitcom is refreshed in second season, but lacks viewers

(Newser) - Television critics far and wide, including Jonah Weiner, are coaxing viewers to tune in to Parks and Recreation, the underdog of NBC’s Thursday night comedy block. It “has gone from an erratically funny nonevent to astonishingly good,” Weiner writes in Slate , and if you watched during the...

How to Freshen Up the Grammy Awards

KANYE-TAYLOR REUNION?

Dec 2, 2009 11:00 AM CST

How to Freshen Up the Grammy Awards

Getting rid of the polka category was good, but more should be done

(Newser) - The 52-year-old Grammy Awards, which until recently still featured polka, are more reluctant to make changes than the Oscars and the Emmys. As we wait for tonight’s nominee unveiling, Todd Martens offers up some ideas for how the awards can stay relevant, in the Los Angeles Times :

Give album

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Tiger Apologizes
for 'Transgressions'

'Let my family down'

Dec 2, 2009 10:51 AM CST

Tiger Apologizes for 'Transgressions'

Woods doesn't confirm, deny affairs with Rachel Uchitel, Jaimee Grubbs

(Newser) - In a statement posted on his website , Tiger Woods apologizes for unnamed “transgressions” and admits that he “let my family down.” The golf phenom bemoans the “tabloid scrutiny” currently invading his privacy, but promises that “I will strive to be a better person and the...

Family Ties' Meredith
Baxter: I'm Gay

Dec 2, 2009 9:35 AM CST

Family Ties' Meredith Baxter: I'm Gay

Sitcom mom says she wanted to break the story instead of tabloids

(Newser) - Meredith Baxter, best known as Family Ties matriarch Elyse Keaton, came out on this morning’s Today Show , telling Matt Lauer, “I want to say I’m a lesbian.” Baxter, a thrice-married mother of five, has been secretly dating women for 7 years, but decided to share her...

Catholics
Cross Over
Joanna Krupa's
Nude PETA Ad

NAKED ANGELS

Dec 2, 2009 9:12 AM CST

Catholics Cross Over Joanna Krupa's Nude PETA Ad

Dancing With the Stars alum uses a crucifix in a way it was not intended

(Newser) - The Catholic League and PETA: Both are pretty set in their ways, making Joanna Krupa’s racy, cross-bearing ad for the animal rights organization a perfect storm of controversy. The League isn’t happy that the Playboy model “exploits Christian symbols” by appearing as a nude angel covered only...

Chinese Vid 'Replays'
Tiger Woods Crash

ELIN SWINGS A MEAN CLUB

Dec 2, 2009 8:39 AM CST

Chinese Vid 'Replays' Tiger Woods Crash

Elin Nordegren freaks out over Rachel Uchitel...in Chinese

(Newser) - If you’re dying to know just how the Tiger Woods car crash went down, good news: A Chinese-language video has emerged on YouTube showing just that, E! reports. The educational video features the official version of events—a distraught Elin Nordegren trying to free her husband from the car—...

Barbara Walters Names
2009's Most Fascinating

KATE GOSSELIN STRIKES AGAIN

Dec 2, 2009 8:26 AM CST

Barbara Walters Names 2009's Most Fascinating

The famous (Sarah Palin) and the infamous (Kate Gosselin) make list

(Newser) - Barbara Walters is offering a sneak peek at her annual list of the most fascinating people, and it includes famous moms Kate Gosselin and Sarah Palin, Us reports. For a glimpse at others Walters will interview on the Dec. 9 special—including Tyler Perry, Glenn Beck, Lady Gaga, and Adam...

Jaimee Grubbs Airs
Anxious Tiger Voicemail

'YOU GOT TO DO THIS'

Dec 2, 2009 7:24 AM CST

Jaimee Grubbs Airs Anxious Tiger Voicemail

Woods asks alleged lady friend for one last favor...

(Newser) - It’s officially hit the fan for Tiger Woods, whose second alleged mistress, cocktail waitress Jaimee Grubbs, has shared a voicemail he supposedly left for her with Us , and Us is sharing it with, well, us. “Can you please take your name off your phone? My wife went through...

Disabled Model Show
Handicapped by Sincerity

TV REVIEW

Dec 1, 2009 1:43 PM CST

Disabled Model Show Handicapped by Sincerity

Britain's Missing Top Model tries to make contestants into heroes

(Newser) - A British reality show about disabled women competing to win a spot as a fashion model has mostly admirable intentions, but ultimately does more harm than good. "There is something both bold and troubling about Britain’s Missing Top Model," writes Alessandra Stanley in the New York Times...

Get to Know
Rachel Uchitel

TIGER WOODS SCANDAL

Dec 1, 2009 10:51 AM CST

Get to Know Rachel Uchitel

Tiger Woods' rumored galpal has famous exes, likes to party

(Newser) - Who is Rachel Uchitel, other than Tiger Woods' possible tigress? Check out need-to-know facts about the party girl, courtesy of the New York Daily News , New York magazine, E! Online , and in her own words to the New York Post :

Though she now denies any involvement with Tiger, sources say

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