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Sep 18, 2009 6:53 AM CDT

Katherine Heigl's Baby Debuts

Heigl, hubby, baby together, 'doing well'

(Newser) - Katherine Heigl and husband Josh Kelley released the first photo of adopted daughter Naleigh, Us reports; the family is “together and doing well,” her rep says. The 10-month-old is named for Heigl’s mother, Nancy, and sister, Margaret Leigh, who was also adopted from Korea. “They are...

LA Police Bust
Suspect in
Lohan Burglary

Sep 17, 2009 8:51 PM CDT

LA Police Bust Suspect in Lohan Burglary

18-year-old man also involved in break-in at home of Hills star Audrina Patridge: cops

(Newser) - Los Angeles police today arrested a man suspected of breaking into the homes of Lindsay Lohan and Audrina Patridge. Nicholas Prugo, 18, is being held on $20,000 bail on suspicion of felony burglary; authorities gave no details on whether items had been recovered.

In Back-to-School Hindsight, John Hughes Looks Terrible

OPINION

Sep 17, 2009 8:26 PM CDT

In Back-to-School Hindsight, John Hughes Looks Terrible

The guy probably ruined your life

(Newser) - When the world rushed to eulogize John Hughes, Christopher Borrelli of the Chicago Tribune held off. He wanted to watch Hughes’ movies again. “I had suspected these films might be disturbing in hindsight,” he writes. “I had no idea how disturbing.” There’s drunk driving, insinuations...

Pearl Jam's Backspacer
More of Same

ALBUM REVIEW

Sep 17, 2009 1:56 PM CDT

Pearl Jam's Backspacer More of Same

Despite controversy over Target release, album is praiseworthy—not groundbreaking

(Newser) - Pearl Jam “plays it tight, short and fast on its ninth studio album, Backspacer (Monkeywrench), out Tuesday,” writes Greg Kot for the Chicago Tribune. In its first self-released album, the band steamrolls through 11 songs in just 37 minutes—but it’s 37 minutes of “step-on-it-and-go attack....

Martha to Jess: Get a New Dog

Sep 17, 2009 12:15 PM CDT

Martha to Jess: Get a New Dog

Stewart knows the pain of losing an animal, says Simpson is partly to blame

(Newser) - Fellow dog lover Martha Stewart feels bad for Jessica Simpson, whose maltipoo was snatched by a coyote, but tells Us, “She should have watched it more closely, though. She should have been more careful.” Stewart, who lost a treasured pooch of her own in March, did have some...

Sexism Taints Megan Fox Flap

OPINION

Sep 17, 2009 10:48 AM CDT

Sexism Taints Megan Fox Flap

Transformers brouhaha isn't about what she said, it's about her having an opinion

(Newser) - With the “big pile of poo” stirred up by Megan Fox and the Transformers crew maintaining its place in the spotlight, it’s time to realize Fox “has guts to call a spade a spade”—in this case, by calling out director Michael Bay, writes Melissa Silverstein...

Swayze Memoir:
Dying 'Is Okay'

Sep 17, 2009 9:54 AM CDT

Swayze Memoir: Dying 'Is Okay'

In excerpts from upcoming book, Patrick Swayze writes of marriage, cancer battle

(Newser) - Dying was “okay” with Patrick Swayze, he wrote in his upcoming memoir. Though his cancer diagnosis at first seemed like a “cruel joke,” he “began thinking to myself, I've had more lifetimes than any 10 people put together, and it's been an amazing ride.” More...

Susan Boyle Is Not a Sideshow

OPINION

Sep 17, 2009 9:35 AM CDT

Susan Boyle Is Not a Sideshow

After her stellar performance on America's Got Talent , it's time to take Boyle seriously

(Newser) - Susan Boyle’s performance last night on America’s Got Talent “was exactly what Boyle's mentor, Simon Cowell, could have hoped for—lovely, inspirational, free of surprises,” writes Ann Powers in the Los Angeles Times. “No matter that it was canned” or that she was nervous. Boyle's...

Jon to Nanny:
Don't Worry
—I Had a
Vasectomy

Sep 17, 2009 8:55 AM CDT

Jon to Nanny: Don't Worry —I Had a Vasectomy

Gosselin's new lawyer speaks out; Kate's new 'do—and family dogs—get the boot

(Newser) - The back-and-forth between Jon Gosselin and his nanny drags on, but at least there won’t be any lovechildren to worry about. Gosselin assured Stephanie Santoro “he’d had a vasectomy,” her mother tells Radar. Meanwhile, Jon’s new divorce attorney agrees “the content of the story...

Mary Travers, of Peter, Paul and Mary, Dead at 72

OBITUARY

Sep 16, 2009 8:27 PM CDT

Mary Travers, of Peter, Paul and Mary, Dead at 72

Member of folk trio had been battling leukemia

(Newser) - Mary Travers, one-third of the hugely popular 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, died today after a battle with leukemia, the band's publicist says. She was 72. Travers joined forces with Peter Yarrow and Noel Paul Stookey in the early 1960s. The trio mingled their music with liberal politics,...

Brown Begins
Community Service

Sep 16, 2009 7:10 PM CDT

Brown Begins Community Service

Singer cleans up in Va. as punishment for Rihanna beating

(Newser) - Singer Chris Brown today began the community labor that’s part of his sentence for beating girlfriend Rihanna, MTV reports, with the singer posting a photo from the work to his Twitter feed. His 6 months of labor will include picking up trash in his native Virginia; Brown, 20, also...

My Hair Is Fake,
and That's OK:
Meghan

OPINION

Sep 16, 2009 2:03 PM CDT

My Hair Is Fake, and That's OK: Meghan

Following in Tyra Banks' footsteps, McCain comes clean about her hair extensions

(Newser) - Inspired by Tyra Banks’ appearance on her talk show sans weave, Meghan McCain comes clean on the Daily Beast: “Yes, I have been wearing different variations of permanent and semi-permanent hair extensions since high school,” she writes. If this revelation doesn’t sound earth-shattering to you, perhaps you...

We Love Justin, Not His Jeans

Sep 16, 2009 12:53 PM CDT

We Love Justin, Not His Jeans

For celeb designers like Timberlake, recession means hard times for fashion lines

(Newser) - The latest casualty of the economic crisis: celebrity clothing lines. “Every D-level celebrity who thought they could make a quick buck by designing a handbag or whatever is going to disappear,” Vogue editor Anna Wintour tells the Wall Street Journal. “And I think that's a good thing....

Jon's Nanny Dishes on Affair

Sep 16, 2009 12:21 PM CDT

Jon's Nanny Dishes on Affair

Yet another 23-year-old comes out of the woodwork to describe sex with reality star

(Newser) - It was only a matter of time before Jon Gosselin’s nanny got her very own tabloid interview—with In Touch—and Popeater snagged a copy. Stephanie Santoro, 23, overshares with details like Gosselin “wasn’t terrible, but it wasn’t the best I ever had.” She claims...

When I Miss Heath,
I Look at Matilda:
Michelle

Sep 16, 2009 11:02 AM CDT

When I Miss Heath, I Look at Matilda: Michelle

In first interview since Ledger's death, Williams opens up about grief, motherhood

(Newser) - Michelle Williams was reluctant to talk to the press after the death of Heath Ledger, because “I didn't know what my boundaries were,” she tells Vogue. She has since figured it out: “I can talk about grief, about single parenting, about trying to balance work and kids....

Lady Gaga: 'Skank With a Brain'

OPINION

Sep 16, 2009 9:57 AM CDT

Lady Gaga: 'Skank With a Brain'

Pop's newest explosion exploits our obsession with sexuality, salaciousness

(Newser) - “Lady Gaga is pretty skanky,” writes James Brady Ryan for Nerve. “That might sound harsh, but there are some facts we all must face: the girl is no fan of pants, for one thing.” She may be crass, outlandish, and over-the-top sexual—but “she is...

Sean Penn Finds New Galpal, 25

Sep 16, 2009 9:40 AM CDT

Sean Penn Finds New Galpal, 25

Model Jessica White replaces soon-to-be-ex Robin Wright Penn

(Newser) - Sean Penn wasted no time finding a new galpal in the wake of his split from Robin Wright Penn—and she’s just half his age and a swimsuit model to boot. The actor, 49, has been spotted around New York City with Jessica White, 25, and “they are...

Megan Fox:
I'd Totally
Shoot My
Boyfriend

Sep 16, 2009 8:25 AM CDT

Megan Fox: I'd Totally Shoot My Boyfriend

We knew her relationship with Brian Austin Green was stormy, but...

(Newser) - Don’t give Megan Fox a gun, unless you want to see on-again/off-again boyfriend Brian Austin Green seriously injured. “My temper is ridiculously bad,” Fox overshares with Rolling Stone in an excerpt printed by the New York Post, going on to describe a fight with Green. “I've...

Patrick Swayze to Be Cremated

SWAYZE ROUNDUP

Sep 16, 2009 7:11 AM CDT

Patrick Swayze to Be Cremated

Plus, a first look at the actor's book with wife Lisa Niemi, and more tributes

(Newser) - Patrick Swayze’s ashes will be spread across his New Mexican Rancho de Días Alegres (Ranch of Happy Days), which he called his favorite place in the world, a source tells Radar. The actor’s body, currently in Los Angeles, will be cremated within 48 hours. More Swayze news:...

Kate's New 'Do in Full View

Sep 15, 2009 8:13 PM CDT

Kate's New 'Do in Full View

(Newser) - Kate Gosselin, whose so-called reverse-mullet hairdo has been among her claims to fame, showed off a new cut today on ABC’s The View, where she’s been filling in as a guest co-host, E! reports. “Isn’t it cute?” she gushed as her colleagues fawned over the look....