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Letterman Goes Easy On Poisoned Piven

Actor says he could have had heart attack

(Newser) - Jeremy Piven and his terrible case of sushi-related mercury poisoning got off easy during last night's Late Show appearance. David Letterman skipped questions prepared by the National Fisheries Institute—such as "why is it that people in Japan eat far more fish than you, yet don't complain about mercury...

Trump Fixes Miss Universe, Picks 6 Finalists

Wants to make sure prettiest girls make cut

(Newser) - Donald Trump fixes part of the Miss Universe pageant to make sure the prettiest girls don't get cut too soon, the competition's choreographer tells Guanabee. "It’s just kind of common knowledge that he picks six of the top 15 single-handedly," says Michael Schwandt. Before the show, The...

Girlfriend: DJ AM and I Weren't Broken Up

'We were very much together,' says Hayley Wood

(Newser) - Amid reports that DJ AM turned, fatally, to drugs to deal with a breakup, his last girlfriend tells Us Weekly they were still together when he died last week. “Any indication that this horribly tragic accident happened because of a rumored breakup is not only untrue but disgusting,”...

Mad Men Gets 4th Season
 Mad Men Gets 4th Season 
Sep 1, 2009 8:23 PM CDT

Mad Men Gets 4th Season

(Newser) - AMC television is advertising the good news for Mad Men—the 1960s Madison Avenue drama will return for a fourth season. The series debuted as a low-rated, critical darling but has seen its audience grow at the start of its third season. The early renewal lets viewers know the retro...

Rimes Announces Divorce
 Rimes Announces Divorce 
Sep 1, 2009 7:33 PM CDT

Rimes Announces Divorce

(Newser) - After a much-publicized affair that ended the marriage of a co-star, LeAnn Rimes says she, too, is filing for divorce. “After much thoughtful mutual consideration, Dean and I have agreed to move forward with dissolving our marriage,” Rimes, 27, writes on her website of Dean Sheremet, whom she...

'Celebs' Who Need a Lil Twitter
 'Celebs' Who Need a Lil Twitter 
OPINION
Sep 1, 2009 1:45 PM CDT

'Celebs' Who Need a Lil Twitter

(Newser) - Though it may seem every celebrity and pseudo-celebrity out there is oversharing on Twitter, there are a few who haven’t started up an account yet—but they really should, writes Andrew Belonsky for Gawker. The top names who would benefit from a little shameless self-promotion:
  • Burt Reynolds: “Burt
...

Wannabe Paris BFF Submits Kiddie Porn to Reality Show

Police found more child pornography after searching 22-year-old's computer

(Newser) - Turns out Paris Hilton can be useful: Thanks to the celebutante, a kiddie porn collector has been caught red-handed, the Houston Press reports. For some reason, 22-year-old Josiah Samuel Stevens thought it would be a good idea to include a “sexually lascivious” photo of a toddler in his online...

Culkin: Jacko Kid Is Not My Son
 Culkin: Jacko Kid Is Not My Son 
Sep 1, 2009 12:56 PM CDT

Culkin: Jacko Kid Is Not My Son

Sperm donor for Michael Jackson's youngest child remains a mystery

(Newser) - Macaulay Culkin, godfather to Michael Jackson’s oldest son, is not the biological father of his youngest, the New York Daily News reports. The inquiries, brought on by a report in the Sun that the former child star could have donated the sperm that made Blanket, “are too preposterous...

Lindsay Weighing Playboy Nude Shoot

Half a mil wasn't enough for Lohan, but $900K might just do the trick

(Newser) - Sadly, Lindsay Lohan supposedly turned down Hugh Hefner’s $500,000 offer to appear nude in Playboy. Luckily for those who shed tears at that news, the actress is now considering a $900,000 offer, sources tell Perez Hilton. Seems like it’s only a matter of time…

Twins: Creepy Jenkins Kept Hitting On Us

Reality TV contestant wanted to do it 'twin style' while married to Jasmine Fiore

(Newser) - Ryan Jenkins tried to pick up twin sisters months after marrying Jasmine Fiore and was still obsessively text messaging them just weeks before Fiore’s murder and his suicide, Radar reports. The two-time reality show contestant told the Canadian bikini models he was in an open relationship and invited them...

Glamour Goes Plus-Size, Nude Again

Six full-figured models will join beloved Lizzi Miller in the buff

(Newser) - Inspired by the outpouring of enthusiasm (and press, no doubt) over the appearance of plus-size model Lizzi Miller—pooch and all—in its September issue, Glamour will feature a bevy of nude plus-size models in a November spread, insiders tell the New York Post. Miller will be back, joined by...

DJ AM Spent Last Day on Crack, Pills

Adam Goldstein's apartment littered with drugs; he promised to start rehab

(Newser) - DJ AM lit up a crack pipe in front of his recovery sponsor the day before his death, the New York Post reports in an ongoing effort to piece together his final moments. Friends told investigators Adam Goldstein’s manager and sponsor flew from the West Coast to NYC Thursday...

Brown: I Do Remember Beating Rihanna

Clip 'not representative' of interview with CNN's King, R&B star claims

(Newser) - A video clip making the gossip rounds, in which Chris Brown says he doesn’t remember beating then-girlfriend Rihanna, is “not representative of what I said” to CNN’s Larry King, the singer tells People today in a statement. “Of course I remember what happened,” Brown adds....

Space Station Gets Colbert Treadmill

(Newser) - Astronauts hitched a giant chest of drawers to the International Space Station today containing a new freezer, sleeping compartment, and treadmill named for TV personality Stephen Colbert. The Italian-built chest—nicknamed Leonardo, as in da Vinci—was moved from space shuttle Discovery via a hefty robot arm and hoisted onto...

Jilted by JFK, Monroe Spiraled to Her Death: Book

Even pal, lover Frank Sinatra threw her out for taking pills

(Newser) - In a new tell-all, J. Randy Taraborrelli paints a picture of Marilyn Monroe’s drug-fueled final months, her fixation with John F. Kennedy, and the shock friends like Frank Sinatra felt at her downward spiral, the Daily Mail reports. Four months before her death, the screenwriter for her last film...

Arrested Development Film Held Up Yet Again

Will Arnett's new sitcom to blame, but actor promises it's still on

(Newser) - The good news: Will Arnett is teaming back up with Arrested Development writer Mitch Hurwitz on a new TV show. The bad news: That show is one of the reasons the Arrested film is still held up, he tells the New York Daily News. But the “movie is definitely...

Joan Rivers: Move In, Gadhafi!
 Joan Rivers: Move In, Gadhafi! 
Aug 31, 2009 11:44 AM CDT

Joan Rivers: Move In, Gadhafi!

Libyan dictator liked her apartment, but changed his mind

(Newser) - Joan Rivers was heartbroken to learn that Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi decided not to rent her $25 million New York apartment, she tells the Post. “The Libyan ambassador called and offered over $200,000 a week so he could use it for entertaining. I thought it was great. I...

Superman Sex Suit Heats Up
 Superman Sex Suit Heats Up 
Aug 31, 2009 11:26 AM CDT

Superman Sex Suit Heats Up

Jon Peters ordered to stay 100 yards away from oo-producer Brian Quintana

(Newser) - Two co-producers of Superman: Man of Steel are embroiled in a sexual harassment lawsuit, and now Jon Peters has been ordered to stay 100 yards away from Brian Quintana, the New York Post reports. The problems began last year when Quintana sued Peters for physical and sexual harassment and continued...

Chris Brown: I Don't Remember Assault

Speaking out for first time since attacking Rihanna, singer says he's still shocked

(Newser) - Chris Brown spoke out for the first time since his assault of then-girlfriend Rihanna, but “spoke” is a relative term. “Wow” was the word he used most often to describe to CNN's Larry King the shock he still feels about the incident. “No, I don't” remember doing...

Megan Fox Talks Phobias, Boys, Monogamy

Her weirdest phobia? 'Touching newspaper.' But the other quotes are even better.

(Newser) - Megan Fox graces the cover of October's Cosmopolitan, which means it's time for a fresh round of quotes about diarrhea and threesomes. Just Jared presents a sampling:
  • The ideal date: “A sexy sandwich with Andy Samberg and Jonah Hill.”
  • The scariest thing: “Every time I go on
...

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