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Letterman Overtakes Conan's Tonight in Ratings Game

NBC ratings slip under new host

(Newser) - Just over a week after Conan O’Brien took over NBC’s Tonight Show, CBS rival David Letterman has overtaken him in the ratings, the Hollywood Reporter notes. The Late Show is up 13% from last week and 17% from last year; NBC’s ratings have been slipping under O’...

Berlin Wall Becomes Couture
 Berlin Wall Becomes Couture 
FASHION ROUNDUP
Jun 10, 2009 2:39 PM CDT

Berlin Wall Becomes Couture

Also, which bracelets are big this summer, and more

(Newser) - The Berlin Wall has long drawn artists, and now the murals they’ve left on its surviving stretch has inspired something else, the AP reports: fashion. Daniel Rodan designed pieces like a green mini dress featuring East Germany’s Erich Honecker kissing Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev for his collection Mauerkleider...

Alba Sorry for Shark Vandalism

Actress tagged billboards, including one from United Way

(Newser) - Jessica Alba got herself into a strange controversy yesterday when photos emerged of the actress defacing Oklahoma City billboards—with posters of great white sharks, TMZ reports. Alba apologized for the vandalism, explaining in a statement that she “made a spontaneous and ill-advised decision to let myself get involved...

Tyson Weds for 3rd Time


 Tyson Weds 
 for 3rd Time 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP
Jun 10, 2009 9:32 AM CDT

Tyson Weds for 3rd Time

Plus, Hef ex Kendra is pregnant, and more

(Newser) - Less than 2 weeks after the death of his daughter, Mike Tyson married his third wife, E! reports. Tyson and Lakiha Spicer looked “very happy and very sincere,” said a spokesperson for the Las Vegas chapel where the private ceremony took place over the weekend. Elsewhere:
  • Kendra Wilkinson,
...

Voight Takes Obama-Is-Marxist Rant to O'Reilly

Even Bill O'Reilly doesn't agree with all his theories

(Newser) - Just in case you missed Jon Voight's speech at a Republican fundraiser where he accused a “weak” President Obama of thinking “he’s going to bring all the enemies of the world into a little playground where they’ll swing each other back and forth,” the actor...

Kate's Birthday Gift: A Cheating Spouse

Spent wife's 34th 'curled up' at bar with mistress

(Newser) - As anyone who watched the June 1 episode of Jon & Kate Plus 8 knows, Kate Gosselin spent her 34th birthday alone while hubby Jon was on vacation. Now Us reveals the scandalous details of that vacation—he didn’t buy Kate a present! He was spotted having a “...

Jon & Kate Ratings Slip-Slidin' Away

(Newser) - Fans may be enthralled with Jon and Kate Gosselin's marital trouble, but they appear to be rapidly growing bored with their TV series, reports Radar. Audience figures for Jon & Kate Plus 8 plunged by more than half this week from an all-time high of 10 million for the season...

Madonna-Guy Nude Painting Sells, Finally

Exact price is unknown

(Newser) - After failing to sell at auction last month, a painting of Madonna in the buff with ex Guy Ritchie has found a buyer, the BBC reports. An anonymous collector paid more than the $24,000 reserve price demanded by a Scottish house. “We were very confident we would find...

Boyle to Join Talent Tour
 Boyle to Join Talent Tour 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP
Jun 9, 2009 12:30 PM CDT

Boyle to Join Talent Tour

Plus, Miley and Justin are over, and more

(Newser) - Susan Boyle, with cat Pebbles and a private doctor by her side, is ready to start rehearsing for the Britain’s Got Talent tour, the Mirror reports, adding that she may even make Friday’s opening show. “She’s raring to go,” an insider says. “All she...

Neeson May Lead New A-Team
 Neeson May Lead New A-Team 
Jun 9, 2009 12:05 PM CDT

Neeson May Lead New A-Team

Eighties remake still needs actors for two lead roles

(Newser) - The A-Team is getting some fresh faces. Liam Neeson is in talks to play Col. John “Hannibal” Smith in the long-anticipated film version of the ‘80s TV classic, Variety reports. George Peppard had the role on the small screen. Bradley Cooper, a hot name thanks to The Hangover,...

Rejoice! LiLo, Sam Back On
 Rejoice! LiLo, Sam Back On 
Jun 9, 2009 11:10 AM CDT

Rejoice! LiLo, Sam Back On

And maybe even engaged, wink wink

(Newser) - Following Samantha Ronson around London appears to have paid off for Lindsay Lohan. The tempestuous couple flew home together and were even spotted holding hands at Heathrow Airport, the Mail reports. Back in the States, LiLo made a beeline for Sam’s house and let herself in. Even better? She...

Speidi Back Again&mdash;Or Not
 Speidi Back Again—Or Not 
TV ROUNDUP
Jun 9, 2009 10:41 AM CDT

Speidi Back Again—Or Not

Also back: Jon and Kate, Zack Morris

(Newser) - Spiritual fasting, spouse belittling: Just another Monday night on TV. Highlights:
  • Spencer and Heidi Pratt appeared on last night’s I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! but they look to have left the show for good following their were-they-or-weren’t-they-tortured drama, E! reports. The melodramatic pair
...

Idol Runner-Up Comes Out
 Idol Runner-Up Comes Out 
Jun 9, 2009 9:50 AM CDT

Idol Runner-Up Comes Out

Signs record deal, too

(Newser) - American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert finally came out to Rolling Stone, Us reports. “I don't think it should be a surprise for anyone to hear that I'm gay,” says Lambert in the June issue, out tomorrow. “I'm proud of my sexuality. I embrace it. It's just another...

Madonna Gets OK to Adopt Mercy

Convinces three judges to see things her way

(Newser) - Madonna is finally getting her Malawian daughter. The Material Girl will be allowed to adopt orphan Mercy James after convincing three appeals judges to recommend it, the Sun reports. “All recommendations are in favor of the adoption taking place,” a source said. “Mercy should start packing her...

Ferrell's Career Looks Lost Indeed
 Ferrell's Career 
 Looks Lost Indeed 
OPINION
Jun 8, 2009 3:54 PM CDT

Ferrell's Career Looks Lost Indeed

(Newser) - Will Ferrell’s Land of the Lost is so far a box office bomb, and that’s no accident, Chris Nashawaty writes in Entertainment Weekly. It’s “just the latest proof that Ferrell’s shtick—the clueless, self-deprecating blowhard man-child—is growing stale.” Step Brothers, Semi Pro, The ...

Celebs Headed for Foreclosure

Jacko, Canseco, Ed McMahon fight for roofs over their heads

(Newser) - Even the famous aren't immune to foreclosure, as these celebrities, listed in Forbes, prove:
  • Xzibit: A pimped ride hasn’t been enough to pay the bills on his $536,000 Woodland Hills, Calif., home.
  • Jose Canseco: The ex-ballplayer, who penned a book on big-league steroids, stands to lose his $2.
...

Bardem May Join Roberts in Eat, Pray, Love
 Bardem May 
 Join Roberts 
 in Eat, Pray, Love 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP
Jun 8, 2009 10:17 AM CDT

Bardem May Join Roberts in Eat, Pray, Love

(Newser) - Javier Bardem is in talks to join Julia Roberts in the film adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's bestselling memoir Eat, Pray, Love, reports Variety. Roberts is slated to play the author, and Bardem would play love interest Felipe, whom the real-life Gilbert eventually married. Brad Pitt is producing. Elsewhere:

Ticketmaster Goes Digital to Curb Scalpers

Miley Cyrus opts for paperless tix to control prices, resale

(Newser) - Better be sure before buying a Miley Cyrus concert ticket. Hers is the first major concert tour with paperless tickets—redeemable only at the door with the buyer's credit card—making it nearly impossible to pawn them off, the Wall Street Journal reports. Ticketmaster and concert promoters hope it will...

Billy Elliot's 10 Wins Include Best Actor × 3

(Newser) - Billy Elliot, the British musical about a coal miner's son who burns to dance, won 10 Tony Awards tonight in New York, including best musical and a unique best actor prize for the three young performers who share the title role. David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, and Kiril Kulish shyly thanked...

Kung Fu Sect May Have Killed Carradine: Lawyer

Actor 'very interested' in exposing underworld

(Newser) - A secret kung fu sect may have killed actor David Carradine for uncovering its secrets, his family's lawyer says. "If there was some foul play, that that may be the first area where" authorities "should look," Hollywood lawyer Mark Geragos said on Larry King Live. He...

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