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McSteamy Video Was Stolen: Star

(Newser) - Kari Ann Peniche, she of recent McSteamy nudie vid fame, tells TMZ it was shot more than 2 years ago and stored on her hard drive—until Mindy McCready, Peniche’s Celebrity Rehab co-star and roommate, stole it. The three naked revelers got together with McCready and their reps last...

At 50, Kind of Blue Still Totally Awesome

(Newser) - In 1959, Miles Davis was looking to forge a path away from the bebop spearheaded by mentor Charlie Parker, Fred Kaplan writes on Slate. “Parker not only invented bebop, he perfected it,” Kaplan continues, leaving Davis nowhere else to go. So when Davis was introduced to so-called “...

Tom DeLay to Dance With Stars
 Tom DeLay to Dance With Stars 
Aug 17, 2009 10:27 AM CDT

Tom DeLay to Dance With Stars

(Newser) - Here's to hoping Tom DeLay is better at dancing than he is at obeying campaign finance laws. Dancing With the Stars host Tom Bergeron announced this season’s cast on Good Morning America this morning, and it included the former House majority leader. Bergeron said even he was floored when...

Pitt to Play Baddie in Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes

Movie execs demand missing character join film

(Newser) - Brad Pitt will be skulking around the shadows of Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes, reports the Daily Mirror. Studio execs were troubled by Ritchie’s initial take, and demanded that the director resurrect Holmes’ nemesis, Moriarty. A desperate call to pal Pitt, who had some free time, turned the crisis into...

Sinatra Daughter Frets Over Pending Biopic

(Newser) - Tina Sinatra would prefer that Martin Scorsese direct her father’s biopic her way, the New York Post reports. "Marty wants it to be hard-hitting and showcase the violent, sexually charged, hard-drinking Frank, but Tina wants to show the softer side of her dad and let the focus be...

District 9 Beams Up Box Office Win
 District 9 Beams Up 
 Box Office Win 
BOX OFFICE ROUNDUP
Aug 16, 2009 4:08 PM CDT

District 9 Beams Up Box Office Win

(Newser) - Alien-apartheid flick District 9 abducted $37 million at the box office this weekend for a first-place landing, Bloomberg reports. “This really was an under-the-radar film” before the Comic-Con convention last month, one analyst says. “Sony did a masterful job of marketing.” GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra...

Weinsteins to Basterds: Please Save Our Careers

Fallen Miramax founders desperate for Hollywood comeback

(Newser) - Once Hollywood’s highbrow hitmakers, Bob and Harvey Weinstein are hitless, humbled, and hoping that a movie about Nazi-killers can save them, the New York Times reports. They once raked in Oscars by producing films like Pulp Fiction and The English Patient, but since leaving Miramax to start their own...

Onscreen and Off, Charlize Is Naked

For spicy Oscar winner, candor comes naturally

(Newser) - Charlize Theron is known for her devil-may-care attitude about onscreen nudity. But as Kevin Conley found while writing a profile of the Oscar-winning beauty for Vogue, nakedness follows Theron into her real life as well—though it’s of the metaphorical variety. “I feel like I always reveal too...

Jon, Kate Face Off After Late-Night Fight

Estranged wife didn't like his cocktail waitress-turned-nanny

(Newser) - Jon and Kate Gosselin didn’t kiss, but they did seem to make up yesterday after a heated argument over Jon's choice of nanny, Us reports. In a photo of the reunion, Kate appears defensive, putting a hand on her chest as their children look on. One child is wiping...

O'Connell's Latest Role: Law Student

Mr. Rebecca Romijn gets off the couch and branches out

(Newser) - Rebecca Romijn's hubby Jerry O’Connell is taking it not-so-easy while his wife works on a new show, People reports. “I had always planned on continuing my education at some point,” the Stand By Me star and father of twins says, so he’s started law school. “...

Kourtney and Khlo&eacute; a 'Mindless Pleasure'
 Kourtney and Khloé 
 a 'Mindless Pleasure'
TV REVIEW
Aug 14, 2009 11:03 AM CDT

Kourtney and Khloé a 'Mindless Pleasure'

Yes, it's vapid, but go ahead and enjoy it anyway

(Newser) - You might have heard that Kourtney and Khloé Kardashian are famous for being famous. “False! They are primarily famous for being the sisters of Kim Kardashian,” writes Troy Patterson for Slate—and now they have their very own reality show. “In these days of pseudo-celebrity and rampant...

Phelps Crashed in 'Tranny Hooker District'
 Phelps 
 Crashed 
 in 'Tranny 
 Hooker District' 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP
Aug 14, 2009 10:52 AM CDT

Phelps Crashed in 'Tranny Hooker District'

Plus, Edwards might finally cop to love child

(Newser) - After analyzing the location of Michael Phelps’ car accident, a Gawker tipster reveals that the Olympic legend “may have been leaving the tranny hooker district” of Baltimore at the time, leading blogger the Cajun Boy to wonder, “Was Michael Phelps trolling for a tranny? It's highly doubtful, but...

Rosie Calls Elisabeth a Really Naughty Word

Still bitter, but doesn't want to restart feud

(Newser) - The View catfight is back on! Even though she’s no longer on the show, Rosie O’Donnell is still dissing former co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck—most recently calling her a name that Fox News coyly says “starts with a ‘t’ and rhymes with ‘swat.’” The...

Mel, Babymamma Record Duet
 Mel, Babymamma Record Duet 
Aug 14, 2009 9:30 AM CDT

Mel, Babymamma Record Duet

Duets with babymama to be released, plague us all

(Newser) - The 40th anniversary of Woodstock—what a perfect day for the announcement that Mel Gibson is making what is sure to become known as musical history. The actor provides guest vocals for two of the tracks on babymamma Oksana Grigorieva’s upcoming album, the Mirror reports. In not nearly so...

Tyler Just Glad He Didn't Break His Neck

He's grateful injuries aren't worse

(Newser) - Steven Tyler’s fall from the stage last week brings an early end to Aerosmith's summer tour, Entertainment Tonight reports. “Words can't express the sadness I feel for having to cancel this tour,” Joe Perry wrote on the band’s website. Tyler also spoke out for the first...

Cops Called to Jon, Kate Fight
 Cops Called to Jon, Kate Fight 
Aug 14, 2009 8:10 AM CDT

Cops Called to Jon, Kate Fight

Plus: Hailey, of course, is next to do an interview

(Newser) - They’ve argued on screen countless times, but last night Jon and Kate Gosselin’s off-screen argument got heated—and the cops were called. “Kate showed up at the house unexpectedly. It’s Jon’s scheduled time to be there with the kids,” a source tells Radar. "...

Oprah's Mag Puts New Twist on Power List

(Newser) - Nobody’s No. 1 on O, the Oprah Magazine’s inaugural “Power List.” Indeed, no one’s any other number either.  “Power can be so many things,” the editors reason, so they’re honoring women who are powerful in different ways. A sampling:
  • The Power
...

Woodstock Was a 'Nightmare'
 Woodstock Was a 'Nightmare' 
OPINION
Aug 13, 2009 2:25 PM CDT

Woodstock Was a 'Nightmare'

(Newser) - Mark Hosenball of Newsweek was at Woodstock, and not only did he not have a good time, but he can’t quite figure out how we’ve “transformed a chaotic mudfest into an epic pageant of peace and love.” Hosenball reminisces about the “massive, teeming, squalid mess”...

Danza's Next Job: High School Teacher

 Danza's Next Job: 
 High School 
 Teacher 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP
Aug 13, 2009 12:11 PM CDT

Danza's Next Job: High School Teacher

Plus, a Kardashian is pregnant, and more

(Newser) - Who’s the boss? For a few Philadelphia 10th graders, it could be Tony Danza. The actor wants to temporarily transition into teaching as part of an A&E reality show, the Inquirer reports. The mayor is on his side, saying Danza “is dedicated to enriching the young people...

Brad Pitt for Mayor? 'I Don't Have a Chance'

But no, he's not running for mayor

(Newser) - To mark the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Brad Pitt spoke to MSNBC about his effort to rebuild the Lower 9th Ward with his Make It Right foundation—and the grassroots campaign to push him to run for mayor of New Orleans. He says he'd run if chosen, but “...

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