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LiLo's Fashion Line
a Triumph for the Masses

OPINION

Oct 7, 2009 4:13 PM CDT

LiLo's Fashion Line a Triumph for the Masses

Sure, Lindsay Lohan's collection was dissed—but really, this is how fashion should be

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan’s fashion debut was “widely panned,” which came as “no surprise, of course.” But though “the looks were inelegant, off-trend, and styled with about as much je ne sais quois as a drunk teen let loose inside a Forever 21,” Erika Kawalek...

6 Other
Extorted
Celebs

Oct 7, 2009 12:10 PM CDT

6 Other Extorted Celebs

From Cameron Diaz all the way back to the 19th century, Letterman ain't the first

(Newser) - David Letterman isn’t the first celebrity to be brazenly blackmailed. Mental Floss lists six other notable cases:

Cameron Diaz: A photographer who snapped bondage-themed nude photos of the actress threatened to sell them to magazines if she wouldn’t buy them for $3.5 million—he ended up in

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Pink Is Ridiculously Underrated

OPINION

Oct 7, 2009 11:32 AM CDT

Pink Is Ridiculously Underrated

She can out-sing all those pop starlets, so why isn't she getting the same hype?

(Newser) - After watching Pink dangle from a trapeze 60 feet above the Radio City Music Hall stage—while belting out "Sober" perfectly—James Montgomery had a revelation: "Pink is totally underrated." She's "the total pop-star package,” he writes for MTV: tattooed, clever, confrontational, and a damn...

Chris Rock Wants to Be
Your Black Friend

Oct 7, 2009 11:10 AM CDT

Chris Rock Wants to Be Your Black Friend

Comedian lands film that could—or could not—be an insightful look at race relations

(Newser) - Now’s your chance to make Chris Rock your black friend: the comedian will star in Will You Be My Black Friend? The film's based on the GQ article of the same name, chronicling author Devin Friedman’s attempt to diversify his circle of white buddies.

Grandma: Birkitt
Never Had Sex
With Letterman

Oct 7, 2009 10:43 AM CDT

Grandma: Birkitt Never Had Sex With Letterman

Stephanie Birkitt's grandmother is no fan of Halderman, but seems to like Dave

(Newser) - Stephanie Birkitt, David Letterman’s galpal, may not be commenting on the extortion scandal—but her 90-year-old grandma is. Birkitt and Letterman “joked and kidded around,” but “they were just good friends,” she tells the New York Post. “She worked for Dave for 11 years....

Brad Bitches to
Jen About Angie

Oct 7, 2009 10:30 AM CDT

Brad Bitches to Jen About Angie

Apparently, Pitt and Aniston are still meeting secretly to discuss Jolie problems

(Newser) - Everyone’s favorite exes are at it again—at least according to those crazy British tabloids. The Daily Mail reports that Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston held a secret meeting in New York recently—their second this year. Brad, who supposedly considers his union with Angelina Jolie "all but...

FBI Investigated
Anna Nicole in
Murder Plot

Oct 7, 2009 10:12 AM CDT

FBI Investigated Anna Nicole in Murder Plot

Smith questioned over murder-for-hire plot during J. Howard Marshall estate fight

(Newser) - When Anna Nicole Smith’s rich-but-ancient husband died, she publicly fought his son for his estimated $550 million fortune—and the AP just obtained records showing the FBI investigated Smith for possibly trying to have that son killed. During the 2000-2001 investigation, a gun, a knife, and—inexplicably—a black...

Just Wait: 'Trashy'
Letterman Letters
Are Coming

LETTERMAN ROUNDUP

Oct 7, 2009 9:51 AM CDT

Just Wait: 'Trashy' Letterman Letters Are Coming

Birkitt penned series of 'Dear Dave' letters, plus more on extortion

(Newser) - It’s only a matter of time before Stephanie Birkitt’s “trashy” love letters to David Letterman become public. Sadly, “we’re not talking crazy sexual escapades,” a source tells the New York Daily News. “It’s her musings about them. It’s trash.” More...

Housewife, Osmond Ream Jon

WATCH IT

Oct 7, 2009 8:38 AM CDT

Housewife, Osmond Ream Jon

Gosselin defends himself against odd pairing of singer, Bethenny Frankel

(Newser) - His reality show may be washed up, but you just can't keep Jon Gosselin off TV. The octodad subjected himself to yet more pounding on the Insider last night, this time by—of all people—Donny Osmond and Real Housewife of New York Bethenny Frankel. Frankel doled out the tough...

C'mon, Dave
Letterman Is
No Bill Clinton

Maureen Dowd

Oct 7, 2009 8:05 AM CDT

C'mon, Dave Letterman Is No Bill Clinton

And he's no Clarence Thomas, either. He didn't harass—or lie.

(Newser) - These days you can't drink and smoke in the office like the ad execs on Mad Men, but when it comes to affairs with young women, working men are still living in the 1960s, writes Maureen Dowd. David Letterman is only the latest boss to fall for the interns and...

Hobbled DeLay Quits Dancing

Oct 7, 2009 12:04 AM CDT

Hobbled DeLay Quits Dancing

Foot injuries force former House leader to withdraw

(Newser) - Tom DeLay’s dancing days are over. The former Republican House majority leader quit Dancing With the Stars last night, though he avoided elimination after defying doctor’s recommendations and competing with stress fractures in both feet, Us reports. But, “If you can’t practice, you’ll make a...

Paramore's Latest
One of Year's Best

MUSIC REVIEW

Oct 6, 2009 10:42 PM CDT

Paramore's Latest One of Year's Best

Group is a welcome 'throwback' and—thanks to Hayley Williams—soars

(Newser) - Paramore’s third album will likely enter the charts at No. 1—and it deserves to. Not only is it “the group’s best record yet,” Brand New Eyes is “one of 2009’s most exhilarating releases,” writes Jonah Weiner for Slate. “That sense of...

Historical Novel Wolf Hall Captures Booker Prize

Oct 6, 2009 9:49 PM CDT

Historical Novel Wolf Hall Captures Booker Prize

Hilary Mantel's story set in Henry VIII's court was favorite for prestigious award

(Newser) - A novel set in the court of King Henry VIII won this year’s Man Booker Prize, Britain’s top literary honor. Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall was a heavy favorite, and the book drew praise from the panel of judges as “a thoroughly modern novel set in the...

Galpal Cheated
on Halderman With Dave

Oct 6, 2009 10:58 AM CDT

Galpal Cheated on Halderman With Dave

Stephanie Birkitt was still seeing Letterman until last fall, sources say

(Newser) - The story of David Letterman’s twisted love triangle with alleged extortionist Robert Halderman continues to unfold. Former Late Show staffer Stephanie Birkitt was still sleeping with Letterman even after moving in with Halderman—and as late as last fall Birkitt and Letterman went hiking together, sources tell the New ...

Nancy Grace Tears Into Jon

WATCH IT

Oct 6, 2009 10:24 AM CDT

Nancy Grace Tears Into Jon

Gosselin—and his lawyer—defend themselves on The Insider

(Newser) - Regardless of how you feel about Nancy Grace, you’ll probably want to thank her for regulating on Jon Gosselin during last night’s panel on the Insider. The best moments, as compiled in a YouTube clip at left:

“You got your lawyer here, you’re afraid to answer

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Timberlake-Biel Off,
Says... Justin's Granny

BRIT TABS MAKING STUFF UP

Oct 6, 2009 10:02 AM CDT

Timberlake-Biel Off, Says... Justin's Granny

UK tab miraculously gets Timberlake's grandma for comment on Biel

(Newser) - You would think Justin Timberlake’s grandma has better things to do than talk to British tabloids, but apparently you’d be wrong. The Daily Mirror claims Sadie Bomar told Closer, “Jessica was keen to marry, but Justin isn't ready. The girlfriends come and go, but we believe nothing...

Tila Tequila
Threatens
Suicide
via Twitter

'God told me I am needed up there'

Oct 6, 2009 9:11 AM CDT

Tila Tequila Threatens Suicide via Twitter

Reality TV star's tweets disturb followers

(Newser) - Famous-for-being-famous Tila Tequila threatened suicide yesterday on Twitter, claiming a friend caught her just before ending her life, and that she will go through with it in two weeks. “No one can stop me,” she posted. In a subsequent tweet, she blamed the idea on God needing her...

Letterman Gets
Mostly Raves for
Handling Scandal

REACTION ROUNDUP

Oct 6, 2009 8:42 AM CDT

Letterman Gets Mostly Raves for Handling Scandal

Plus: Late Show host did not violate company guidelines with affairs

(Newser) - Nope, the David Letterman extortion story didn’t lose momentum over the weekend. From fans to fellow talk show hosts, everyone’s still talking:

“If we are now holding late-night talk-show hosts to the same moral accountability as we hold politicians or clergymen, I'm out,” said Letterman follow-up—

...

Ryan Jenkins
Left Suicide Note

Oct 6, 2009 8:29 AM CDT

Ryan Jenkins Left Suicide Note

Reality TV contestant mentions Jasmine Fiore, jealousy in page-and-a-half letter

(Newser) - Ryan Jenkins, the reality TV contestant suspected in the murder of model Jasmine Fiore, left a suicide note titled “Will and Testament” on his computer before hanging himself in a Canadian hotel room. Though the letter talks in detail about Fiore and blames her for his situation, Jenkins never...

DeLay Toughs Out Samba,
Crawls Out of Last Place

VIDEO

Oct 6, 2009 7:17 AM CDT

DeLay Toughs Out Samba, Crawls Out of Last Place

Tom DeLay toughs it out, gains judges' admiration—and moves from last place

(Newser) - Tom DeLay defied his doctors last night and performed on Dancing With the Stars—despite a stress fracture in each foot. “What’s a little pain when you can party?” asked DeLay, who danced the samba in red, white, and blue. The former House Majority Leader scored kudos from...