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Once-Homeless
Rapper Now on
Mercury Shortlist

Jul 22, 2009 12:20 PM CDT

Once-Homeless Rapper Now on Mercury Shortlist

Speech Debelle has been compared to Lauryn Hill, Tracy Chapman

(Newser) - A rapper who spent four years homeless in London is one of five female artists on the shortlist for Britain’s prestigious Mercury Prize, the Independent reports. Speech Debelle, kicked out of her house at 19, spent time in hostels and other drug-infested stops on the wrong side of London's...

DEA Hits Jacko Doc's Office

Jul 22, 2009 12:08 PM CDT

DEA Hits Jacko Doc's Office

(Newser) - A task force of federal drug-enforcement agents, Los Angeles detectives, and local police raided the Houston offices of Michael Jackson’s personal doctor today, ABC News reports. Sources say a search warrant was obtained based on preliminary autopsy results linking Jackson’s death to an anesthetic used only in hospitals....

Jacko's
Mysterious
Nanny
Returns

Jul 22, 2009 11:40 AM CDT

Jacko's Mysterious Nanny Returns

Fired in 2008, she's back with the children

(Newser) - Amid speculation over custody of Michael Jackson’s children, the one constant presence in their lives has re-emerged: Nanny Grace Rwaramba has resumed child-care duties at the Jackson compound, a source tells Time, and she may become a permanent fixture. “Grace was like the mother, and Michael was the...

Jacko May Have
Had Love Child

JACKSON ROUNDUP

Jul 22, 2009 10:35 AM CDT

Jacko May Have Had Love Child

25-year-old front and center at memorial

(Newser) - A Norwegian Michael Jackson impersonator might be the King of Pop’s love child, the Mirror reports. Omer Bhatti, 25, was seated with Jackson's family in the front row at his Los Angeles memorial service, and resembles his youngest potential sibling, Blanket. Bhatti reportedly lived at Neverland Ranch as a...

Wife Dumps
Rimes' Alleged Lover

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

Jul 22, 2009 10:20 AM CDT

Wife Dumps Rimes' Alleged Lover

Plus, Kennedy and Love Hewitt not engaged quite yet

(Newser) - Eddie Cibrian is rumored to have strayed with costar LeAnn Rimes—and now he’s paying the price. Wife Brandi Glanville left him after catching the cheating pair together again, she tells Us, adding, “Eddie and LeAnn deserve each other.” Cibrian was quick to shoot back a statement...

10 Most Addictive
Shows Ever

Jul 21, 2009 1:19 PM CDT

10 Most Addictive Shows Ever

24 takes top honors, followed by Lost , Friends

(Newser) - Jack Bauer doesn't even have to torture you to keep you glued to your couch, reports the Daily Telegraph, scoring nearly a fifth of the votes for most addictive show in a survey of some 3000 couch potatoes. “Although crime doesn't pay, as our list reveals, it most certainly...

Who We Trust
Post-Cronkite

Jul 21, 2009 11:54 AM CDT

Who We Trust Post-Cronkite

From Cooper to Oprah, people weigh in

(Newser) - After the passing of Walter Cronkite, the Washington Post wondered who could compare to his level of trustworthiness. Below are a few of the responses they got from a variety of sources:

Anderson Cooper, “because he always has that slight bit of cynicism when it’s deserved,” says

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Tyler Perry Sends
Swim Club Kids
to Disney Instead

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

Jul 21, 2009 11:50 AM CDT

Tyler Perry Sends Swim Club Kids to Disney Instead

Tyler Perry sponsors trip for Pennsylvania day campers

(Newser) - The 65 children who were denied entrance to a Philadelphia swim club are going to Disney World instead, thanks to Tyler Perry. The playwright “wanted to do something nice for them and let them know that for every negative experience, there are people out there who want them to...

Lynch on Prowl for
American Dreams

review

Jul 21, 2009 11:30 AM CDT

Lynch on Prowl for American Dreams

Director takes time-out from surreal films to study reality

(Newser) - All of David Lynch's work, writes Lee Siegel on the Daily Beast, seems to take as its starting point Norman Mailer's observation that the essence of America is the smell of gasoline and cheap perfume. For his latest project, the director of “bare-knuckle surrealist films” takes a 20,000...

We Need More
Armstrongs,
Fewer Jackos

OPINION

Jul 21, 2009 9:52 AM CDT

We Need More Armstrongs, Fewer Jackos

Apollo astronauts exemplify what US celebs should be

(Newser) - It’s unfortunate that American celebrity typically comes in the form of “uninteresting, detestable, loud, or unaccomplished people” like Michael Jackson and Paris Hilton, writes Bret Stephens in the Wall Street Journal. What society needs is more heroes like the Apollo astronauts—celebrities with “the right stuff,”...

Joe: I Never Abused Michael

JACKSON ROUNDUP

Jul 21, 2009 8:28 AM CDT

Joe: I Never Abused Michael

Plus, the family argues over burial, will

(Newser) - Joe Jackson spoke to Larry King last night—in an interview King made sure to affirm was not paid for—and reaffirmed his belief Michael’s death involved “foul play,” denied any plans to put his three grandchildren into show business, and called claims he abused Michael “...

O'Neal Remembers
Farrah's Final Moments

Jul 21, 2009 7:37 AM CDT

O'Neal Remembers Farrah's Final Moments

Son promised her to be "good"

(Newser) - In his first interview since Farrah Fawcett’s death, Ryan O’Neal remembers her final days and son Redmond’s promise to her “of a good life. Of a life she would have been proud of,” he tells Meredith Vieira this morning on Today. Watching Fawcett’s long...

Brown Apologizes
for Rihanna Assault

Jul 20, 2009 4:55 PM CDT

Brown Apologizes for Rihanna Assault

'No one is more disappointed in me than I am,' singer says in YouTube video

(Newser) - Chris Brown breaks the silence on his alleged assault on Rihanna with a YouTube confessional posted today, E! reports. “I felt it was time that you heard directly from me that I am sorry,” the singer said, explaining that he had remained silent since the February incident on...

Beastie Boy Yauch Has Cancer; Group Cancels Dates

Jul 20, 2009 1:34 PM CDT

Beastie Boy Yauch Has Cancer; Group Cancels Dates

(Newser) - Beastie Boy Adam Yauch has been diagnosed with cancer of the salivary gland and will undergo treatment, Billboard reports. The surgery and radiation forced the group to cancel summer tour dates and postpone the release of a new album. The outlook, though, is good. “It’s a pain in...

Third Time's a Charm
for Jay-Z, Rap's Cash King

Jul 20, 2009 1:15 PM CDT

Third Time's a Charm for Jay-Z, Rap's Cash King

Mogul discusses business, music as release approaches

(Newser) - As he comes full circle with the Sept. 11 release of The Blueprint 3, exactly 8 years after the original Blueprint, Jay-Z discusses his journey from the projects of Brooklyn to the top of Forbes’ Hip-Hop Cash King list with Billboard. “We—Usher, Justin Timberlake, Beyoncé, myself—are becoming...

1959: The Apex of Jazz

OPINION

Jul 20, 2009 12:36 PM CDT

1959: The Apex of Jazz

(Newser) - 2009 marks the 50th anniversary of jazz’s best year jazz ever, Martin Johnson writes for the Root. 1959 saw canonical discs from genre royalty: “Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue, John Coltrane’s Giant Steps, Ornette Coleman’s The Shape of Jazz to Come, Dave Brubeck’s Time Out...

Jon Plus Yet Another Kate

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

Jul 20, 2009 10:36 AM CDT

Jon Plus Yet Another Kate

Also, more on the David Beckham return

(Newser) - Jon Gosselin is “and Kate” again. No, not that Kate—Kate Major, a Star reporter he was pictured out with Saturday night, the New York Daily News reports. The new Kate "has a tendency to blur the lines between ‘work’ and ‘friendship,’” says a...

Shaq, La Toya
Share MJ
Tributes

Jul 20, 2009 9:27 AM CDT

Shaq, La Toya Share MJ Tributes

'Beat It' video and tribute song hit the web

(Newser) - The tributes to Michael Jackson keep on coming. Basketball stars Shaquille O’Neal and Damon Jones recorded their own version of the dance-off/knife fight from Jackson’s “Beat It” video, TMZ reports. Meanwhile, La Toya Jackson released a song, “Home,” in her brother's memory, Cover Awards reports....

Harry Potter Bewitches
Box Office for $160M

BOX OFFICE ROUNDUP

Jul 19, 2009 4:10 PM CDT

Harry Potter Bewitches Box Office for $160M

(Newser) - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince conjured up a weekend box-office win with $79.5 million, bringing its 5-day total to $159.7 million, Bloomberg reports. The Hogwarts sequel trailed only Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen for the year's best bow. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs ($17.7...

Boyle: 'I Don't Want It to End'

Jul 18, 2009 10:32 AM CDT

Boyle: 'I Don't Want It to End'

(Newser) - In her first formal interview since losing Britain’s Got Talent, Susan Boyle tells the Today show she never wants to lose her unlikely star status, Access Hollywood reports. “Being plucked from obscurity, it’s like a long journey, really,” Boyle says to Meredith Viera in a segment...