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Beck Wins It All
in Stewart's
Jackass Derby

Jul 30, 2009 9:15 AM CDT

Beck Wins It All in Stewart's Jackass Derby

Beck crowned king in new segment

(Newser) - “Apparently, any jackass in a suit willing to go on television and criticize the president can make a pretty hefty living,” Jon Stewart said last night on The Daily Show. To crown the biggest jackass of all, Stewart trotted out a new segment: "So You Think You...

Michael's Mom Gets Custody
of Jackson Kids

Jul 30, 2009 8:44 AM CDT

Michael's Mom Gets Custody of Jackson Kids

Rowe will have visitation, sources say

(Newser) - The custody battle between Katherine Jackson and Debbie Rowe is over, sources tell CBS News. The Jackson matriarch has been awarded full custody of Michael Jackson’s three children, and Rowe will have visitation rights—but receive no money. “It’s an agreement for the best interests of the...

Shatner Graces
Conan With
More Palin 'Poetry'

Jul 30, 2009 8:27 AM CDT

Shatner Graces Conan With More Palin 'Poetry'

This time, drawn from her Twitter feed

(Newser) - After realizing Sarah Palin’s incoherent resignation address was not actually a speech but rather poetry, Conan O’Brien started investigating her Twitter feed. “Some people have found her tweets to be a little rambling, confusing, and off-topic,” O’Brien said on last night’s Tonight Show, but...

Coroner Delays Release
of Jackson Autopsy

Jul 29, 2009 2:40 PM CDT

Coroner Delays Release of Jackson Autopsy

(Newser) - The Los Angeles County coroner's office says release of Michael Jackson's autopsy results will be delayed. Officials had said they planned to make the reports public this week, but Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said today the announcement will probably not come until next week. Winter did not discuss reasons...

Men's Sites
Want Less
Megan Fox

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

Jul 29, 2009 10:54 AM CDT

Men's Sites Want Less Megan Fox

Plus, Madonna is a writer—in Israel

(Newser) - Men are already sick of Megan Fox, with a dozen male-focused websites calling for a media blackout of the Transformers star Aug. 4, the New York Daily News reports. “You can have too much of a good thing,” says the editor of AskMen.com. Elsewhere:

Madonna’s newest

...

Jon Resumes Dad Duty as Kate Buys Suburban DC Pad

Jul 29, 2009 8:30 AM CDT

Jon Resumes Dad Duty as Kate Buys Suburban DC Pad

Jon puts 'career' second to family

(Newser) - Jon Gosselin is back with his kids, and it’s Kate’s turn to go out gallivanting. She’s buying a condo in the Washington, DC, suburbs, Radar reports—with the bachelorette pad just a block away from the Maryland office of bodyguard—and rumored lover—Steve Neild. From their...

Jacko Probe
Extends to
Dozen Docs

Jul 29, 2009 7:56 AM CDT

Jacko Probe Extends to Dozen Docs

Investigation turns massive, say law enforcement sources

(Newser) - Dr. Conrad Murray isn’t the only one coming under the microscope for his possible role in Michael Jackson’s death. More than a dozen doctors are now under investigation, and that number could double—making this potentially the biggest case against doctors who enable celebrity drug addictions, law enforcement...

Hollywood's Lost
Its Grasp on 'Quirky'

OPINION

Jul 28, 2009 1:27 PM CDT

Hollywood's Lost Its Grasp on 'Quirky'

(Newser) - Hollywood loves to make movies about allegedly quirky people—think 500 Days of Summer—but most characters are so similar they don’t seem quirky at all, writes Linda Holmes for NPR. “It may be that at this point, the quirkiest person in a Hollywood movie would be someone...

Best YouTube Wedding Dances

OPINION

Jul 28, 2009 1:18 PM CDT

Best YouTube Wedding Dances

Nope, Kevin and Jill weren't the first

(Newser) - Jill and Kevin Heinz made a splash when their wedding-entrance dance video went viral—but they weren’t the first couple to surprise guests with their groove. E! runs down some of the most popular YouTube wedding dance clips:

Thriller: Brian and Sandy Lundmark managed to impress the King of

...

Jazz Pioneer
George Russell
Dead at 86

obituary

Jul 28, 2009 11:28 AM CDT

Jazz Pioneer George Russell Dead at 86

His theory influenced Miles Davis, John Coltrane

(Newser) - Jazz innovator George Russell died at 86 yesterday in Boston of Alzheimer’s complications, the Globe reports. Russell developed a jazz theory that played a key role on landmark records like Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue and John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme. Russell’s theory “gives you a...

Octuplets Get
Financial
Guardian

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

Jul 28, 2009 10:38 AM CDT

Octuplets Get Financial Guardian

Plus, Mischa is out of the hospital, Reggie and Kim are off, and more

(Newser) - The world's most famous octuplets are getting a new guardian—for their finances. After a child-labor activist filed suit against Nadya Suleman for allowing her 14 children to be videotaped for a gossip site, an Orange County judge appointed the guardian to examine the kids' finances, the Los Angeles Times...

Got $40K? Own
Madonna's Naughty Messages

Jul 28, 2009 10:14 AM CDT

Got $40K? Own Madonna's Naughty Messages

Erotic messages go up for auction with other rock memorabilia

(Newser) - One way to make a quick buck: Sell erotic phone messages Madonna left on your answering machine. That’s what former bodyguard-turned-boyfriend Jim Albright is doing, the New York Daily News reports, and the 17 minutes of recordings are expected to fetch $40,000. Also up for grabs: A 15-minute...

Amy Gets New Guy, New Studio

Jul 28, 2009 9:44 AM CDT

Amy Gets New Guy, New Studio

Blake still sleazy, back in rehab

(Newser) - Amy Winehouse is focusing on what really matters: flying her recording gear from St. Lucia back home and, of course, a new guy. Not just any guy: Mischa Barton ex James Regan, who “has a penchant for famous car crashes,” a friend tells the Mirror. Meanwhile, Winehouse’s...

Jacko Doc May Have Dozed During IV Drip

Jul 28, 2009 9:09 AM CDT

Jacko Doc May Have Dozed During IV Drip

Cops think Murray awoke to find singer already dead

(Newser) - Conrad Murray told police he gave Michael Jackson a powerful IV drip hours before he died, but authorities suspect the doctor dozed off only to awaken and find the singer already dead of heart failure, reports TMZ. Experts consider it “reckless” to administer Propofol without using an EKG to...

Idol Hit-and-Run
Suspect Was
Fleeing Cops

Jul 28, 2009 7:56 AM CDT

Idol Hit-and-Run Suspect Was Fleeing Cops

Was running from previous collision when he allegedly hit Cohen

(Newser) - The driver suspected of killing outspoken American Idol contestant Alexis Cohen was fleeing police at the time of the hit-and-run, People reports. Authorities say Daniel J. Bark, 23, hit a parked car, refused to stop for a bicycle cop, and was pulled over minutes later—allegedly after fatally hitting Cohen....

iPhone App Turns
Social Networking
Into a Game

TECH REVIEW

Jul 27, 2009 7:55 PM CDT

iPhone App Turns Social Networking Into a Game

(Newser) - An application available today free for Apple’s iPhone gives users points for letting their social networks know about various real-life accomplishments, the Wall Street Journal reports. For instance, a post about your workout on Twitter or Facebook gets you a “Fitness Flicker” award in Booyah Society, and 10...

Jackson Doc
Gave Fatal
Drug Dose:
Source

Jul 27, 2009 5:30 PM CDT

Jackson Doc Gave Fatal Drug Dose: Source

(Newser) - A law-enforcement official with knowledge of the investigation into Michael Jackson's death says the star's personal doctor administered the powerful drug authorities believe killed him. Jackson regularly received the anesthetic Propofol to go to sleep. The official, who requested anonymity because the probe is ongoing, said today that Dr. Conrad...

Fans Want Nobel
Peace Prize for Jackson

Jul 27, 2009 2:53 PM CDT

Fans Want Nobel Peace Prize for Jackson

(Newser) - Fans of Michael Jackson are pushing for a Nobel Peace Prize nod for the late pop star. 12,000 have signed various online petitions putting the singer up for the honor because of his “lifelong dedication to the well-being of humanity,” and one organizer hopes for 100,000...

Clarkson, Beyoncé Songs
Nearly Identical

Jul 27, 2009 11:39 AM CDT

Clarkson, Beyoncé Songs Nearly Identical

Clarkson explains fiasco, didn't mean to copy Knowles

(Newser) - Kelly Clarkson is battling her record label again, this time for releasing a song that appears to copy the Beyoncé single “Halo,” the New York Post reports. When Clarkson realized that the backing track songwriter Ryan Tedder had given her for “Already Gone” was the same as...

Silverman
Leaves NBC,
Goes Digital

Jul 27, 2009 11:00 AM CDT

Silverman Leaves NBC, Goes Digital

Will head new company created with Barry Diller

(Newser) - Ben Silverman is leaving NBC Entertainment and hitting the Internet, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The division's co-chair—who may have jumped and may have been pushed—will partner with Barry Diller and IAC to create “a next generation enterprise that bridges the gap between traditional television and the...