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ALMOST OCTO-Jolie

Nov 11, 2009 1:01 PM CST

Sans Brad, Angie Shops for Baby No. 7

Jolie plans to adopt Syrian girl, while Pitt says hands full with 6

(Newser) - Angelina Jolie is planning to adopt yet another child, this time a girl from Syria—whether Brad Pitt is on board or not. The actress hasn’t hidden her desire to have “more kids—one way or another,” though Pitt is reticent. “He has made it clear...

Speidi on How to Be Famous

YEP, THEY WROTE A BOOK

Nov 11, 2009 10:52 AM CST

Speidi on How to Be Famous

Spencer Pratt, Heidi Montag are everywhere—and now bookstores, too

(Newser) - Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag’s new book, How To Be Famous, hits shelves Monday. From offering up photo-by-photo instructions on “how to say ‘I hate you’ without saying a word” to hard-hitting advice about which body parts to have...

Celine Dion Not
Pregnant After All

Nov 11, 2009 10:48 AM CST

Celine Dion Not Pregnant After All

Husband reveals IVF didn't take, they will try again for second child

(Newser) - Céline Dion announced her pregnancy in August, but it turns out her IVF procedure didn’t actually take, husband René Angélil tells a Canadian paper. “We were shocked” to find out she wasn’t pregnant and tried again, but were still unsuccessful, People reports. Still, “Celine...

Tyler: I'm Not
Leaving Aerosmith

Nov 11, 2009 10:45 AM CST

Tyler: I'm Not Leaving Aerosmith

Frontman shows up at Joe Perry concert to set record straight

(Newser) - Reports of Steven Tyler’s solo career have been greatly exaggerated. The Aerosmith frontman made a surprise appearance at last night’s Joe Perry Project concert in New York, assuring fans he was not leaving Aerosmith. He told fellow band member Perry, who earlier Tweeted that the band would look...

Winehouse
Addicted...to
Ping-Pong

SHE WANTS BUTT IMPLANTS, TOO

Nov 11, 2009 10:42 AM CST

Winehouse Addicted...to Ping-Pong

Amy Winehouse stays in to play table tennis, considers a butt job

(Newser) - Amy Winehouse has a new addiction. What vice is it this time: Cocaine? Her ex-husband? Nope. It’s her new ping-pong table. “She barely leaves the house,” a source tells the Mirror . In equally ridiculous Winehouse news, the recently-breast-enhanced singer is now pining for bigger boobs—and considering...

John Travolta,
Ella Bleu Hit Ellen

Nov 11, 2009 8:25 AM CST

John Travolta, Ella Bleu Hit Ellen

She makes first talk show appearance on DeGeneres' show

(Newser) - John Travolta filmed his first interview since son Jett’s death, talking to Ellen DeGeneres yesterday in a segment that airs today, E! reports. “I just want to take one moment to thank each and every one of you throughout this country, throughout the world, for all your support...

Stewart Catches
Hannity Faking
Video Footage

Nov 11, 2009 7:44 AM CST

Stewart Catches Hannity Faking Video Footage

'If I didn't know better, I'd think they put two different days together'

(Newser) - Sean Hannity should know by now that Jon Stewart will go to the tape. The Daily Show host caught Hannity using old footage—from Glenn Beck’s 9/12 rally, no less—to make Thursday’s anti-health care bill rally appear to have, as Michele Bachmann and Hannity claimed, 20,000...

Meet the Man
Behind Elmo

Nov 10, 2009 12:37 PM CST

Meet the Man Behind Elmo

No, he didn't always have that voice, and more from behind-the-scenes

(Newser) - When Kevin Clash does a live Sesame Street event, the kids “don’t know me from a hole in the wall and they don’t care to,” he tells Time . “I’m the guy holding their friend.” That friend would be Elmo, the furry red monster...

'Shit My
Dad Says'
Heads to TV

TWITTER TAKEOVER

Nov 10, 2009 11:21 AM CST

'Shit My Dad Says' Heads to TV

Son's lucrative exploitation also includes book deal

(Newser) - Move over, Al Bundy: A project based @shitmydadsays, the Twitter feed engineered by the son of a cantankerous father, has been picked up by CBS. The creators of Will and Grace are on board as executive producers, with that selfsame transcriber of a son taking writing duties. The microblog’s...

Mom: LiLo Was Dating Heath

SO WAS ELVIS

Nov 10, 2009 10:48 AM CST

Mom: LiLo Was Dating Heath

Lindsay had secret romance with Ledger, Dina says in latest Lohan tape

(Newser) - The latest from the Lohan Family Circus: Lindsay was having a secret relationship with Heath Ledger when he died, says mom Dina in the latest audio tape released by pop Michael. His death “f---ed her up,” Dina says, adding that she’s concerned Lindsay "will do something...

Jon Gosselin Sues TLC for $5M

GOOD LUCK WITH THAT

Nov 10, 2009 10:42 AM CST

Jon Gosselin Sues TLC for $5M

Gosselin will fight breach of contract suit with one of his own

(Newser) - How is an unemployed single dad with eight mouths to feed, a lot of partying to do, and an Ed Hardy habit to support supposed to pay the bills? Jon Gosselin has one idea: Countersue TLC for $5 million. The Jon and Kate Plus 8 network is already suing him...

Doc Phoned
Galpal as
Jacko Lay Dying

Nov 10, 2009 10:36 AM CST

Doc Phoned Galpal as Jacko Lay Dying

Conrad Murray's girlfriend says he dropped phone, helped Jackson

(Newser) - What was Dr. Conrad Murray doing while Michael Jackson was dying? Chatting on the phone with his lady friend. Sources tell TMZ the cell phone call to a galpal in Houston lasted from 12:03 to 12:13pm; five minutes into the call, Murray’s girlfriend says he dropped the...

Halderman
Wants Extortion
Case Dropped

LETTERMAN SCANDAL

Nov 10, 2009 10:32 AM CST

Halderman Wants Extortion Case Dropped

Lawyer says he just wanted to sell Letterman a screenplay

(Newser) - Accused blackmailer Robert Halderman went to court today, and his lawyer is asking for the extortion case against him to be dismissed. In court papers, Halderman’s attorney writes, "The sensationalism surrounding this indictment, fueled by the celebrity of the purported victim and the deference paid to that celebrity...

Big Bird
to Michelle:
Are You Part Bird?

WATCH THE VIDEO

Nov 10, 2009 10:09 AM CST

Big Bird to Michelle: Are You Part Bird?

First Lady Obama makes her Sesame Street gardening appearance

(Newser) - Michelle Obama’s much-hyped guest stint on Sesame Street airs today, and as promised, she helps Elmo plant a garden—and assures Big Bird that they’re not related, even though they’re both tall. Watch the clip above.

Lipsticked
Donny Osmond
(Tries to)
Get Down

WATCH THE VIDEO

Nov 10, 2009 9:56 AM CST

Lipsticked Donny Osmond (Tries to) Get Down

He channels Michael Jackson on Dancing With the Stars

(Newser) - Yes, that’s Donny Osmond dressed as Michael Jackson and sporting lipstick as he dances a terrifying paso doble to "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" on Dancing With the Stars with partner Kym Johnson, aka Cyndi Lauper. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.

Prop-Wielding
Senators: Beware
Jon Stewart

WATCH THE VIDEO

Nov 10, 2009 8:56 AM CST

Prop-Wielding Senators: Beware Jon Stewart

Daily Show host questions validity of comparing reform to Holocaust

(Newser) - Republicans who rallied against the health care bill used everything from a picture of a Nazi concentration camp to a baby to make their point, and none of it got by Jon Stewart . When Michele Bachmann used a lei brought to her by Hawaiian constituents as a prop, saying, “...

Demi Moore:
Call Me Puma,
Not Cougar

MEOW

Nov 10, 2009 8:08 AM CST

Demi Moore: Call Me Puma, Not Cougar

Actress dishes on Ashton Kutcher, Twitter, and making indie films

(Newser) - Demi Moore is back in the spotlight at 47, thanks as much to her Twitter account as to her film career. She talks to W about upcoming roles in indie films The Joneses and Happy Tears, family life, and more:

On her status as a cougar: “I’m certainly

...

Carrie Prejean:
I Made the
Sex Tape
as a Teen

LET THE BOOK TOUR BEGIN

Nov 10, 2009 7:44 AM CST

Carrie Prejean: I Made the Sex Tape as a Teen

Former Miss Cali talks latest controversy with Sean Hannity

(Newser) - Carrie Prejean talked to Sean Hannity about her solo sex tape last night, and she had some words for the ex-boyfriend (and recipient of the tape) who, one assumes, sold it to TMZ: “I’ve learned a lot about people and what they’ll do to make some extra...

The Best of
Cold War Cinema

OLD RELEASES

Nov 9, 2009 2:30 PM CST

The Best of Cold War Cinema

With the Evil Empire as the bad guy, Hollywood made some great flicks

(Newser) - Maybe the reason Betsy Sharkey is feeling nostalgic about Cold War flicks is that the era offered a clear, if flawed, idea that we were the good guys. Regardless, it made for some good movies. The Los Angeles Times critic's faves, by "capricious category":

Aliens: With "subtexts rich

...

To Save NBC,
Rethink Leno Strategy

technical difficulties

Nov 9, 2009 1:30 PM CST

To Save NBC, Rethink Leno Strategy

CEO Jeff Zucker to blame for slump

(Newser) - Cable giant Comcast wants to buy a controlling interest in NBC Universal. Sure, the company's movie business and cable channels are appealing, but what about the broadcast network? NBC is floundering, and CEO Jeff Zucker is to blame, Mark Harris writes in New York. One big problem is The Jay ...