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Jun 16, 2009 11:01 AM CDT

Stern Sidekick Hijacks New HBO Show

Comedian attacks host, other celebrities

(Newser) - Comedian Artie Lange appeared on the premiere of HBO's Joe Buck Live last night, and it sounds as if the host wishes he hadn't. Buck told USA Today he couldn't wait for Lange to finish his obscene, homophobic routine. "I thought that spending time on a treadmill felt long,...

Voicemail Leak Left
Me Suicidal: Baldwin

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

Jun 16, 2009 10:40 AM CDT

Voicemail Leak Left Me Suicidal: Baldwin

Plus, Rihanna and Chris Brown prepare for court, more

(Newser) - After his infamous 2007 voicemail for his daughter went public, Alec Baldwin had “very serious” suicidal thoughts, he tells Playboy in an interview, People reports. “I spoke to a lot of professionals, who helped me,” he said, adding that Harvey Levin of TMZ, who released the voicemail,...

Boyle's Comeback
Earns Standing O

Jun 16, 2009 9:32 AM CDT

Boyle's Comeback Earns Standing O

Scots love her, but most fan mail is from US

(Newser) - Susan Boyle has taken back her rightful place as beloved reality TV phenomenon. Her return to the stage last night brought fans in Scotland to their feet, People reports. “They were cheering her on. And she was ecstatic with the performance,” her rep says. Even though the Scots...

Speidi to Roker: We Forgive You

Jun 16, 2009 7:54 AM CDT

Speidi to Roker: We Forgive You

...but who are you, again?

(Newser) - Heidi and Spencer Pratt still aren’t sure exactly who Al Roker is, but they forgive him for taking them to task yesterday on Today. “I forgive you,” Heidi told Roker through Us. “It’s OK. The devil gets into all of us sometimes. You’re forgiven....

Willis, Wife
Burn Up W
in S&M Shoot

GLOSSIES

Jun 16, 2009 7:08 AM CDT

Willis, Wife Burn Up W in S&M Shoot

They talk their constant honeymoon, the Willis-Moore 'tribe,' and more

(Newser) - Bruce Willis’ thoughts after finishing his steamy photo shoot with new wife Emma Heming? “Oh, it was awkward,” he tells W. “We did stuff that I know a lot of other actors would not have done.” His willingness to do the shoot could be a testament...

Letterman Apologizes to Palin, Bristol, Willow

UPDATED

Jun 15, 2009 6:47 PM CDT

Letterman Apologizes to Palin, Bristol, Willow

(Newser) - David Letterman has apologized to Sarah Palin, daughters Bristol and Willow, "and everybody else who was outraged" by his joke last week about Alex Rodriguez impregnating the Alaska governor's daughter, TV Week reports. At this afternoon's taping of tonight's show, Letterman expanded on the apology he offered last week,...

Dear Dave: Shut Up About Palin

OPINION

Jun 15, 2009 4:41 PM CDT

Dear Dave: Shut Up About Palin

(Newser) - Sarah Palin is "glowingly happy to be in the national spotlight again and doesn't want to give it up any time soon," Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly observes in the course of offering David Letterman unsolicited advice: "Clam up." The Late Night host returns tonight after...

Speidi vs. Al Roker: It Is On

Jun 15, 2009 2:32 PM CDT

Speidi vs. Al Roker: It Is On

(Newser) - An interview with Al Roker on NBC’s Today show took a lot out of Heidi and Spencer Pratt, RyanSeacrest.com reports. “I'm still trying to figure out, was the weatherman asking us questions?” Spencer asked, befuddled. “I thought we were getting interviewed by Matt Lauer or something....

Poor Harry Still Pines for Chelsy

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

Jun 15, 2009 1:05 PM CDT

Poor Harry Still Pines for Chelsy

Plus, Susan Boyle rejoins tour, and more

(Newser) - Prince Harry split with his latest galpal, British TV host Caroline Flack, when he realized ex Chelsy Davy was “the best thing that has ever happened to me,” he told friends. “The fling with Caroline has focused Harry’s mind back on Chelsy,” one tells the...

Mel's Babymama Debuts Song

Jun 15, 2009 12:30 PM CDT

Mel's Babymama Debuts Song

First single co-written with Gibson himself

(Newser) - Oksana Grigorieva is more than just Mel Gibson’s Russian lover. She’s a musician whose first single is “naked, intimate, raw emotion, little more than piano and voice as if it is a cry from the soul,” she tells People. She collaborated with her babydaddy himself on...

Hip-Hop? Heck, No! Black Singer Embraces Country

Jun 15, 2009 12:21 PM CDT

Hip-Hop? Heck, No! Black Singer Embraces Country

Only two CMA Hall of Famers are black, but she's not dissuaded

(Newser) - Liz Toussaint is a rising country music star, but her journey was a bit unorthodox: The black singer grew up in Chicago with a hip-hop DJ for a brother and an R&B pianist for an uncle. “You're supposed to be a hip-hop queen,” her brother once told...

'I've Never
Been On a
Date': Sienna

GLOSSIES

Jun 15, 2009 11:11 AM CDT

'I've Never Been On a Date': Sienna

Up-and-coming actress talks career, love, and of course, Nannygate

(Newser) - Sienna Miller’s reputation is “pretty bad,” the actress admits. “I’ve made some bad choices and done some stupid things.” Jude Law, who famously cheated on her with the nanny, asked her to “please stop talking about it,” she tells Vogue, and her...

Madonna Introducing New Addition Mercy to Luxe Life

Jun 15, 2009 9:24 AM CDT

Madonna Introducing New Addition Mercy to Luxe Life

Orphan could jet to New York as early as this week

(Newser) - Mercy James is living the high life starting today. As Madonna’s lawyer prepares the adoption paperwork, the 4-year-old orphan will move into the singer’s luxury lodge in Malawi to be cared for by a nanny and nurse flown in from the US, the Mirror reports. She could leave...

Michael Moore
Wants to
'Save Our
CEOs'

Jun 15, 2009 8:24 AM CDT

Michael Moore Wants to 'Save Our CEOs'

Teaser trailer is actually stunt for new movie

(Newser) - Let the viral marketing begin. Michael Moore pulled a fast one on New York moviegoers Friday night when, instead of a conventional trailer for his new film, he appeared onscreen Will Rogers-style asking for donations to “save our CEOs,” the New York Daily News reports. Audience reactions were...

Sony Armageddon
Hoax in Crashing
Bad Taste

OPINION

Jun 15, 2009 2:07 AM CDT

Sony Armageddon Hoax in Crashing Bad Taste

World will end in 2012: Sony site

(Newser) - The latest Armageddon hoax has a marketing spin that LiveScience's Robert Roy Britt describes as a "sick twist." Sony Pictures went to elaborate lengths to disguise its movie plug on the "Institute for Human Continuity" website, which warns of "cataclysmic events that will devastate our planet"...

Hangover Hangs Out at No. 1

BOX OFFICE ROUNDUP

Jun 14, 2009 1:40 PM CDT

Hangover Hangs Out at No. 1

(Newser) - Audiences couldn’t shake The Hangover as the crude comedy stayed on top for the second weekend in a row, gulping down $33.4 million, USA Today reports. Up held on tight with $30.5 million, while The Taking of Pelham 123—the weekend’s only debut in the top...

Aliens May Be Watching
Our Soaps: Expert

Interview

Jun 13, 2009 6:29 PM CDT

Aliens May Be Watching Our Soaps: Expert

Life 'definitely' out there, expert says, but very hard to find

(Newser) - Aliens are out there, and they may be watching Survivor, says a premier scientist searching for extraterrestrial life. “We are definitely not alone,” SETI project founder Frank Drake tells Der Spiegel. He worries about TV radio transmitters shooting human entertainment into space, greeting aliens with soap operas or...

Phish Comes Back Strong
at Bonnaroo

Jun 13, 2009 1:31 PM CDT

Phish Comes Back Strong at Bonnaroo

(Newser) - Phish, the Beastie Boys, Animal Collective, and Public Enemy highlighted a gorgeous day for Bonnaroo yesterday, write Troy Carpenter and Jeff Vrable in Billboard, after a sadly sodden opening on Thursday. In the first of their two days as festival headliners, Phish announced their comeback after a 5-year hiatus with...

Hannah Ends Next Year:
Billy Ray

Jun 13, 2009 11:38 AM CDT

Hannah Ends Next Year: Billy Ray

(Newser) - The next season of Hannah Montana will be the last, Access Hollywood reports. “I give a lot of credit to Miley for taking it to another year,” Billy Ray Cyrus said of his 16-year-old daughter. “She didn’t want it to just end with whatever was the...

Banksy Strikes Again—
With Huge Museum Show

Jun 12, 2009 4:11 PM CDT

Banksy Strikes Again— With Huge Museum Show

(Newser) - Controversial artist Banksy has mounted a huge show at his hometown Bristol City Museum—but the secretive vandal is nowhere to be seem, the Times of London reports. The exhibition was planned in secret through Banksy’s representatives. “We couldn’t even tell the council and the whole thing...