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Paul Simon, Edie Brickell Arrested

Couple reportedly faces disorderly conduct charges

(Newser) - Police in Connecticut say Paul Simon and his wife, Edie Brickell, have been arrested on disorderly conduct charges. A New Canaan police spokeswoman provided no other details, except to say the arrests stemmed from an incident Saturday. An arraignment in Norwalk Superior Court is expected this afternoon. The Wire reports...

Chris Martin 'Explains' Breakup

Not that we have any idea what he's trying to say

(Newser) - A few quotes from Chris Martin's new interview with BBC's Radio 1 , airing tonight, are being touted as his first public explanation of his "conscious uncoupling" from Gwyneth Paltrow ... but we really have no clue what he's saying. ( E! , for example, points out that he...

Valerie Harper Sued for $2M—Over Her Cancer

Playwright says she should have disclosed illness earlier

(Newser) - It's bad enough that Valerie Harper has terminal brain cancer , but now a playwright wants the Rhoda actress to pay $2 million over the diagnosis. Matthew Lombardo says Harper failed to tell him her lung cancer came back in 2012, while she was working on his Broadway play Looped,...

Tourist Gives 'Homeless' Richard Gere Some Pizza

He stays in character, thanks her

(Newser) - Proof Richard Gere is good at his job: While playing a homeless man for his upcoming movie Time Out of Mind on Tuesday, a French tourist spotted him sifting through a New York City trash can and thought he was actually homeless—so she gave him leftover pizza from the...

7 Celeb Couples Who Got Hitched in Vegas

And some of them are actually still married

(Newser) - What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, unless of course it involves a marriage certificate. And for the 14 celebrity couples rounded up by PopSugar , it did. Seven standouts:
  • Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton wed in Vegas in 2000 after dating for mere weeks. They divorced in 2002.
  • Kelly
...

Spacey, Travolta Wow as 'Bollywood Oscars' Hit Tampa

Awards show filmed in US for first time

(Newser) - The Indian film industry's top award show sailed into Tampa, Florida, yesterday with a pirate-themed opening musical number and celebrities ranging from Slumdog Millionaire star Anil Kapoor to John Travolta and Kevin Spacey. Before a crowd of some 20,000, the International Indian Film Academy awards kicked off with...

7 Most Overrated Movies Ever

James Bond, Inception among them

(Newser) - Looking for something to watch this weekend? You've probably heard great things about the following films, but don't believe the hype, Tim Robey writes in the Telegraph . He lists the 10 most overrated films:
  1. Skyfall, directed by Sam Mendes, is hardly the thriller it was made out to
...

Next for Seth Meyers: Emmys Host

Award show airs Aug. 25

(Newser) - Seth Meyers will take his late-night act to prime time as the next host of the Emmy Awards. NBC, home to Meyers in his long stint on Saturday Night Live and his new late-night talk show, announced last night that he'll host the 66th edition of the Emmys set...

After Train Tragedy, More Woes for Allman Biopic

Star William Hurt exits Gregg Allman biopic

(Newser) - Two months after a train struck and killed a crew member working on Midnight Rider, star William Hurt has pulled out of the movie. Hurt was to play Gregg Allman in the biopic of the rocker, and his departure casts doubt on the film's future, Deadline reports. But a...

Olivia Wilde, Jason Sudeikis Welcome Baby Boy

Their son is named Otis Alexander

(Newser) - Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis gave their new baby boy a pretty traditional name, by Hollywood standards: "Ladies and gentlemen, Otis Alexander Sudeikis has LEFT the building! (I’m the building)," Wilde tweeted yesterday. Otis was born Sunday, a rep for the couple tells People . Wilde, 30, and...

Meg Ryan to Narrate How I Met Your Dad

She'll have the same role Bob Saget did in 'Mother'

(Newser) - Looks like Meg Ryan's TV-based comeback is in full swing: She's set to narrate How I Met Your Dad, the Greta Gerwig-starring How I Met Your Mother spin-off that could be coming to CBS (if the network orders the pilot to series). Ryan would essentially have the same...

Led Zeppelin Drops 2 Unheard Tracks

Early version of 'Whole Lotta Love' shows song's progression

(Newser) - Led Zeppelin is reissuing its first three albums in June, but ahead of that comes a little more love for fans. Actually, it's a "Whole Lotta Love" and "Keys to the Highway"—previously unreleased versions that Jimmy Page culled from the band's vault in a...

Louis CK: &#39;I&#39;ve Wanted to Be&#39; Suicidal
 Louis CK: 
 'I've Wanted 
 to Be' Suicidal 
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Apr 23, 2014 10:57 AM CDT

Louis CK: 'I've Wanted to Be' Suicidal

Comedian gets profiled in 'GQ'

(Newser) - In a new GQ profile, Louis CK reveals, "No, I've never been suicidal. But I've wanted to be." He goes on to describe two of his lowest points: In the early 1990s in Manhattan, working 10 gigs a night and making $50 at each one, he...

Drew Barrymore Has Daughter, Names Her...

Frankie Barrymore Kopelman

(Newser) - Drew Barrymore is now a mommy of two. The 39-year-old actress and her 36-year-old husband, Will Kopelman, are welcoming their second daughter. Barrymore's rep, Chris Miller, confirms Frankie Barrymore Kopelman was born yesterday. Barrymore and Kopelman's first daughter, Olive, is 19 months old. "Olive has a new...

Cuba Gooding Jr., Wife Separating

Sara Kapfer has been married to actor since 1994

(Newser) - Well, this is sad: Cuba Gooding Jr. and his wife appear to be kaput after 20 years of marriage. Gooding and Sara Kapfer were high school sweethearts who wed in 1994 and had three children together, but now Kapfer has filed for separation, TMZ reports. She cited irreconcilable differences. The...

People's Most Beautiful for 2014 Is...

Lupita Nyong'o

(Newser) - It's a very good year to be Lupita Nyong'o, though we have to assume she's a bit more excited about her Oscar for 12 Years a Slave than she is about this latest honor: She's been named People 's Most Beautiful for 2014. Still, the...

Beyonce, Jay Z Lavishing Kanye, Kim With Gifts

To make up for the fact they are totally skipping their wedding

(Newser) - Looks like Beyonce is getting her way : Sources tell the Sun she and hubby Jay Z won't be attending Kim Kardashian's wedding to Kanye West next month, per the Daily Mail . "Jay Z would be there if it wasn’t going to be such a public event,...

Latest Brian Williams &#39;Rap&#39;: Snoop&#39;s &#39;Gin and Juice&#39;
Latest Brian Williams 'Rap': Snoop's 'Gin and Juice'
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Apr 22, 2014 9:25 AM CDT

Latest Brian Williams 'Rap': Snoop's 'Gin and Juice'

'Tonight Show' viral video is pretty perfect

(Newser) - If you liked Brian Williams' "performance" of "Rapper's Delight," you'll love this version of him doing Snoop Dogg's "Gin and Juice." The going-viral video appeared on Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show last night, and the NBC Nightly News anchor's rendition got...

Richard Gere's New Galpal: Padma Lakshmi

Sources say the relationship is very recent

(Newser) - Today in "Couples You Didn't See Coming": Richard Gere is dating Padma Lakshmi. Sources tell Page Six , People , Us , and E! that the relationship is quite new, quite hush-hush, and quite casual. "They're just getting to know each other," says one, adding that Gere, 64,...

Julia Roberts on Sister's Death: 'It's Just Heartbreak'

She speaks about Nancy Motes' apparent overdose

(Newser) - You may have read all about the apparently strained relationship between Julia Roberts and her half-sister, Nancy Motes, who died in February—but in a newly-released interview with the Wall Street Journal , Roberts insists her sister's death is "just heartbreak." She continues, "It's only been...

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