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DOTING DADDIES

Oct 28, 2009 9:22 AM CDT

Pop: Lilo Could Be Dead in Year

Lindsay Lohan probably wishes, as does the world, dad would stop talking

(Newser) - Michael Lohan just refuses to budge from the D-list spotlight. His latest bout of look-at-me-I'm-Lindsay's-dad verbal diarrhea, courtesy of the Daily Mail : Lindsay could be "dead in a year," he tells Grazia. "I fear the worst. Look at Elvis, Anna Nicole Smith, Heath Ledger—who was a...

Gosselin
Renews
Nursing
License

pLAN B

Oct 28, 2009 8:23 AM CDT

Gosselin Renews Nursing License

If reality fizzles, Kate may have to fall back on previous career

(Newser) - Just in case this whole "being famous for reproducing" thing doesn't work out, Kate Gosselin is keeping her options open: The Jon and Kate Plus 8 star, rumored future talk show host, and aspiring actress went back to her roots and renewed her nursing license, Radar reports. For a...

Swayze Widow:
I'll See Him Again

CaLIF. WOMEN'S CONFERENCE

Oct 28, 2009 8:00 AM CDT

Swayze Widow: I'll See Him Again

Lisa Niemi, Elizabeth Smart, Maria Shriver take part in Women's Conference

(Newser) - Just six weeks after losing her husband, Lisa Niemi spoke publicly for the first time about Patrick Swayze's death at yesterday's Women's Conference in California. "I am so grateful for what I had and my connection to him, and part of me believes that I will see him again,...

This Is It Proves
King of Pop
Still Rocked

REVIEW ROUNDUP

Oct 28, 2009 7:38 AM CDT

This Is It Proves King of Pop Still Rocked

Michael Jackson was in surprisingly good shape in dazzling footage

(Newser) - Michael Jackson didn't live long enough to take the final bow he had planned in London, but critics agree This Is It is a fitting swan song, proof that the King of Pop really did have a comeback in him:

"This Is It is quite extraordinary. If there was

...

In Memoir, Agassi Admits Using Crystal Meth

Oct 27, 2009 8:00 PM CDT

In Memoir, Agassi Admits Using Crystal Meth

In Open , due Nov. 9, tennis star says he lied to avoid punishment

(Newser) - In a forthcoming memoir, tennis star Andre Agassi admits that he used crystal meth during his career, and even lied about it to avoid penalty for a positive drug test. “I can’t speak to addiction, but a lot of people would say that if you’re using anything...

Blackmailer Read
Letterman All Wrong

BEHIND THE SCENES

Oct 27, 2009 4:44 PM CDT

Blackmailer Read Letterman All Wrong

He's notoriously private, but don't cross him

(Newser) - When Robert Halderman asked David Letterman for $2 million, he probably assumed the notoriously private Letterman would pay him off to avoid public embarrassment. But "all Dave cares about is his career," a source tells New York in a lengthy look at the host and the scandal. "...

At Last, Rockers
Shut Up and Sing

VIRGINIA M. MONCRIEFF

Oct 27, 2009 12:30 PM CDT

At Last, Rockers Shut Up and Sing

Really, it's about time rockers made concerts all about the music

(Newser) - Bono—he of the eons-long concert diatribes about everything from Burma to the whales—has done the unthinkable. "Bono has started editing himself," Virginia M. Moncrieff realized during U2's Rose Bowl concert. And it's about time: Though Moncrieff admires their causes, she has reached the age where the...

Kathy Griffin: I'm
Having Levi's Baby

JUST LIKE BRISTOL

Oct 27, 2009 11:50 AM CDT

Kathy Griffin: I'm Having Levi's Baby

Comedian's Tonight Show appearance full of fun Johnston anecdotes

(Newser) - Kathy Griffin was on the Tonight Show yesterday to promote her new book Official Book Club Selection—or, rather, to discuss her "Brangelina situation" with Levi Johnston, as she described it to Conan O'Brien. "I am in a serious, committed relationship with Levi Johnston, and I resent that...

DeLay Boogies From
Dancing to Millionaire

Oct 27, 2009 10:20 AM CDT

DeLay Boogies From Dancing to Millionaire

Tom Delay is the new 'expert' on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

(Newser) - As if seeing Tom DeLay shake his butt on Dancing With the Stars wasn't hard enough on America, the former House Majority Leader will continue his budding reality show career on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. DeLay will appear as the "expert" lifeline, following in the footsteps of...

Ex-Staffer:
Letterman
Environment
'Demeaning'

NELL SCOVELL

Oct 27, 2009 9:50 AM CDT

Ex-Staffer: Letterman Environment 'Demeaning'

But not just because of sexual politics: It's time to hire female writers

(Newser) - Nell Scovell walked away from her dream job on Late Night with David Letterman thanks to the "hostile work environment" created by high-level male staffers having sex with their female employees. She writes about her experience in Vanity Fair—not to name names, but to point out the underlying...

Rosie: I Almost Dated Angelina

MENTAL WEDGIE

Oct 27, 2009 8:56 AM CDT

Rosie: I Almost Dated Angelina

O'Donnell also talks Kelli Carpenter, and whether Oprah Winfrey is gay

(Newser) - Rosie O'Donnell finally discussed her relationship problems on yesterday's The Howard Stern Show, but let's just skip right to the best part of the interview: Rosie's almost-date with Angelina Jolie. "She gave me her phone number," O'Donnell says. "There was a tentative plan to have dinner that...

Kate: I Don't
Want to Be
Alone ...
or Married

WATCH THE VIDEO

Oct 27, 2009 7:27 AM CDT

Kate: I Don't Want to Be Alone ... or Married

For one whole hour, Gosselin answers viewer questions. Joy!

(Newser) - On last night's very special episode of Jon and Kate Plus 8, Kate Gosselin answered viewer questions ranging from her Halloween-wig-inspiring hairdo to what her kids might be when they grow up. E! and Us hit the highlights:

On how fame will help her kids: "They're not suffering from

...

Kanye Cameo Likely
During Swift's SNL Gig

DEAD HORSE RIDES AGAIN

Oct 26, 2009 8:40 PM CDT

Kanye Cameo Likely During Swift's SNL Gig

(Newser) - Just when the Kanye West-Taylor Swift meme was starting to ebb a bit, there’s this from the rumor mill: West, awards-show interrupter, will make a cameo when Swift, awards-show interruptee, hosts Saturday Night Live on Nov. 7. Quoth gossip maven Perez Hilton: “Sources tell us this is very...

Ricky Gervais
Will Host Golden Globes

award season

Oct 26, 2009 6:21 PM CDT

Ricky Gervais Will Host Golden Globes

Show hasn't had emcee since 1995

(Newser) - The Golden Globes telecast will have a host in 2010 for the first time since 1995: Ricky Gervais. The January awards show, seen as a harbinger for the Oscars, enjoys a famously freewheeling atmosphere that suits the British comedian's style. "I have resisted many other offers like this, but...

Concert Earnings
Defy Recession

Oct 26, 2009 3:51 PM CDT

Concert Earnings Defy Recession

Big-name acts, up-and-comers see modest rise in attendance

(Newser) - Concert tours remained surprisingly strong this year despite the weak economy, with slightly more people heading out to see their favorite acts than in 2008. Gross revenue held steady at $1 billion for the period from May 1 to Sept. 1, matching earnings a year earlier. Big-name acts like Kenny...

TV Viewers Migrate to Web

don't touch that dial

Oct 26, 2009 1:17 PM CDT

TV Viewers Migrate to Web

Americans are more and more likely to have watched shows online

(Newser) - More and more Americans are watching television exclusively online and ditching their cable or satellite service. One-quarter of families have tuned in online, and 25% of those viewers have watched a full-length show on a computer—a 67% jump just since 2007. “The idea that you come home and...

Jacko's
This Is It
Is...What?

A SORT-of Sneak Peek

Oct 26, 2009 12:35 PM CDT

Jacko's This Is It Is...What?

It's not a concert film—but King of Pop 'very much alive' for 111 minutes

(Newser) - This Is It opens this week, but most, if not all, fans still have no idea what to expect of the Michael Jackson film, which has not been aired for critics. It’s not a concert film, says director Kenny Ortega, who also choreographed Jackson’s ill-fated London shows, but...

Bob Dylan's
Xmas Album
'Sort of Insane'

MUSIC REVIEW

Oct 26, 2009 11:13 AM CDT

Bob Dylan's Xmas Album 'Sort of Insane'

Even so, the 'beloved iconoclast' puts together an interesting collection

(Newser) - With the announcement of Bob Dylan’s Christmas in the Heart, “smirkers got smirkier”—you try picturing Dylan singing the lyric, “How’d ya like to hang a stocking on a great big coconut tree?” without smirking—but in the end, the collection is interesting, if a...

Jon: I Paid Back the Money

SO THERE

Oct 26, 2009 10:43 AM CDT

Jon: I Paid Back the Money

Gosselin says he's in compliance, but Kate has yet to account for spending

(Newser) - It was Jon and Kate plus a court date once again this morning—although Kate failed to show up. Jon, however, was there to show that he complied with a court order to repay $180,000 he took from the couple’s joint account, as well as to ask that...

Miley's Little
Sister Dons
'Dominatrix'
Costume

Oct 26, 2009 10:30 AM CDT

Miley's Little Sister Dons 'Dominatrix' Costume

Noah Cyrus, at 9 years old, is already dressing like a dominatrix

(Newser) - Noah Cyrus is already taking after her pole-dancing, racy-picture-posing older sister, Miley. The 9-year-old star of her own YouTube reality show was photographed over the weekend in an ill-advised Halloween costume that Australia’s News Network compares to a dominatrix outfit (helpfully offering two examples it found of similar adult...