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wiTh special guest hasselhoff

Nov 2, 2009 9:58 AM CST

Newest TV Host: Papa Winehouse

Yes, cab driver Mitch has his own show—and David Hasselhoff guests

(Newser) - And just when you thought there couldn’t possibly be any more ridiculous Amy Winehouse-related news: Her dad, Mitch, just got his own online show—and David Hasselhoff, of all people, is the first guest. Thirteen three-and-a-half-minute episodes of “Mitch Winehouse’s Showbiz Rant,” all taking part in...

Hailey Dumps Jon—Maybe

FAIRYTALE ROMANCES

Nov 2, 2009 8:56 AM CST

Hailey Dumps Jon—Maybe

Of course, for the full Gosselin-Glassman story, you must tune in

(Newser) - It appears Hailey Glassman has finally parted ways with mantrum-prone boyfriend Jon Gosselin—or has she? Though Gosselin released a statement to Entertainment Tonight saying, “Hailey says she thinks it's a good idea that we both take some time right now and focus on each of our individual lives,...

Jon May Ditch Hailey
in Synagogue Apology

Oct 31, 2009 10:08 AM CDT

Jon May Ditch Hailey in Synagogue Apology

He's having a public session with Rabbi Shmuley

(Newser) - Jon Gosselin swears he's been getting religion, and now he plans a public apology for his tabloid behavior. He will have an "intimate dialogue" (tickets are on sale now) with Rabbi Shmuley Boteach at a New York City synagogue tomorrow night. Boteach, who calls himself "America's Rabbi" and...

Jon Threatens
Suicide Over Hailey

Oct 30, 2009 8:52 AM CDT

Jon Threatens Suicide Over Hailey

All this drama with Gosselin, Glassman, ex-nanny coming to big screen

(Newser) - Hailey Glassman's two-part Insider interview began last night, and she cried about putting "her entire life on hold" (including college) for Jon Gosselin. "I can't do this anymore, I can't take it," she said, adding that she's told Jon "If you really loved me, you would...

Jon, Octomom to Get $1M for Reality Dating Show

sad but true

Oct 29, 2009 2:37 PM CDT

Jon, Octomom to Get $1M for Reality Dating Show

Denials were just negotiating tactics, insider says

(Newser) - Jon Gosselin and “Octomom” Nadya Suleman were just being coy when they denied they’ve signed on to a one-off reality show: Both are interested and stand to make upward of $1M for the program. Jon - Kate = Jon + Octomom is being shopped as a 2-hour special...

Hailey:
Jon Has
'Mantrums'

WATCH THE VIDEO

Oct 29, 2009 8:46 AM CDT

Hailey: Jon Has 'Mantrums'

Glassman talks Gosselin—and the strangers who call her a 'fat whore'

(Newser) - Wondering when Hailey Glassman would start oversharing about her relationship with Jon Gosselin? The time has come. On an interview airing on tonight's—and tomorrow's— Insider , Jon's galpal accuses him of emotional abuse. "He has 'mantrums,'" she says. "I cry and say, 'Why are you so mean...

Couric's Halloween Costume: Aaden Gosselin

Oct 29, 2009 8:32 AM CDT

Couric's Halloween Costume: Aaden Gosselin

Jon & Kate Plus 8 kids are so used to spotlight, mom doesn't even mind

(Newser) - Kate Gosselin inspired this year's hottest Halloween wig, but Katie Couric is taking a different Gosselin-themed route for her costume: dressing up as sextuplet Aaden. "I met Kate and she seems very nice," Couric tells Extra . "And I told her I was gonna be Aaden, and she...

Jon, Octomom to Date on New Reality Show

We Wish we Were Kidding

Oct 28, 2009 2:33 PM CDT

Jon, Octomom to Date on New Reality Show

'Cheaters' producer says show in works; stars deny it

(Newser) - We wish we were kidding, we wish we were even surprised. But we’re not. Jon Gosselin and Nadya Suleman may hook up on a new reality show entitled—wait for it—Jon – Kate = Jon + Octomom. Producer Bobby Goldstein, of Cheaters fame, says he’s developing the...

Gosselin
Renews
Nursing
License

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Oct 28, 2009 8:23 AM CDT

Gosselin Renews Nursing License

If reality fizzles, Kate may have to fall back on previous career

(Newser) - Just in case this whole "being famous for reproducing" thing doesn't work out, Kate Gosselin is keeping her options open: The Jon and Kate Plus 8 star, rumored future talk show host, and aspiring actress went back to her roots and renewed her nursing license, Radar reports. For a...

Runway Is Homophobic

Allison Kilkenny

Oct 27, 2009 6:56 PM CDT

Runway Is Homophobic

Show whitewashed gay romance in favor of straight 'flirt-fest'

(Newser) - The sixth season of Project Runway has given a lot of airtime to a developing romance between two telegenic and heterosexual blondes, Logan Neitzel and Carol Hannah. In lavishing attention on their dull flirt-fest, the show is showing an ugly homophobic streak: Last season, the producers completely whitewashed a deeply...

Kate: I Don't
Want to Be
Alone ...
or Married

WATCH THE VIDEO

Oct 27, 2009 7:27 AM CDT

Kate: I Don't Want to Be Alone ... or Married

For one whole hour, Gosselin answers viewer questions. Joy!

(Newser) - On last night's very special episode of Jon and Kate Plus 8, Kate Gosselin answered viewer questions ranging from her Halloween-wig-inspiring hairdo to what her kids might be when they grow up. E! and Us hit the highlights:

On how fame will help her kids: "They're not suffering from

...

Jon: I Paid Back the Money

SO THERE

Oct 26, 2009 10:43 AM CDT

Jon: I Paid Back the Money

Gosselin says he's in compliance, but Kate has yet to account for spending

(Newser) - It was Jon and Kate plus a court date once again this morning—although Kate failed to show up. Jon, however, was there to show that he complied with a court order to repay $180,000 he took from the couple’s joint account, as well as to ask that...

Cut Balloon Boy
Dad Some Slack

frank rich

Oct 25, 2009 11:00 AM CDT

Cut Balloon Boy Dad Some Slack

He's the 'inevitable product' of our era

(Newser) - A little sympathy for the Balloon Boy dad, please. Yes, he "grotesquely" put his kids through hell, but he’s also a fitting emblem—and the “inevitable product”—of our time, writes Frank Rich. Richard Heene gave us a fake spectacle that reflects our era much as...

Jon Returns Cash, But Kate Doesn't: Lawyer

parents of the year

Oct 23, 2009 3:05 PM CDT

Jon Returns Cash, But Kate Doesn't: Lawyer

Kate will faces contempt for declining to account for $55,000

(Newser) - Jon Gosselin has returned enough of the $180,000 he withdrew from a family bank account to avoid being held in contempt of court, his lawyer says. Instead, his estranged wife may end up in contempt: The court also ordered Kate Gosselin to account for $55,000 she took from...

Worst Food Trends
of the Decade

check, please

Oct 22, 2009 2:40 PM CDT

Worst Food Trends of the Decade

From onion blossoms to overhyped chefs, these things need to go away

(Newser) - Asked to name the decade's worst dining trends, chefs and other food experts couldn't shut up. There were too many (including "mache, water sommeliers, organ-meat entrees, unisex bathrooms, bacon tattoos on chefs, over-flaunted kitchen burns, chefs tables") for Christopher Borrelli to list them all, but he...

Balloon Boy
Another Blow
to Trust

OPINION

Oct 22, 2009 3:35 AM CDT

Balloon Boy Another Blow to Trust

Politicians are the ones most lost in forest of fakery

(Newser) - The Falcon Heene fiasco sums up the dilemma facing a society riddled with fake news, Photoshop fakes, and even fake Rush Limbaugh quotes, writes Daniel Henninger. "Reality TV" is the perfect metaphor for a world where you need to routinely "ask yourself whether what's in front of you...

Kate Answers
Your Burning
Questions

IF WE PROMISE TO MISS YOU...

Oct 21, 2009 8:40 AM CDT

Kate Answers Your Burning Questions

Meanwhile, Jon wants $12K per hour. Oh, those wacky Gosselins!

(Newser) - Move over, Meredith Vieira: TLC is giving its viewers the chance to ask Kate Gosselin whatever burning question they have about the reality TV mom and her brood, and they've submitted nearly 9,000 inquiries for Monday’s one-hour special, People reports. Sadly, the questions seem to be more “...

Big Brother
Winner
Nabbed for
Peddling Oxy

OH BROTHER

Oct 20, 2009 1:37 PM CDT

Big Brother Winner Nabbed for Peddling Oxy

Jasinski says he used $500K prize to buy, sell painkillers

(Newser) - Big Brother 9 winner Adam Jasinski made his first court appearance today in Massachusetts after being charged with trying to sell 2,000 prescription painkiller pills. After a brief struggle with agents, the DEA says Jasinski waived his Miranda rights and confessed to using his $500,000 winnings from the...

Stunts Worse Than Balloon Boy

FAME WHORES

Oct 20, 2009 11:45 AM CDT

Stunts Worse Than Balloon Boy

Yes, Richard Heene is bad—but is he as bad as, say, Tonya Harding?

(Newser) - Right now the world is against balloon boy mastermind Richard Heene, but perhaps everyone will forgive and forget after revisiting five even worse publicity stunts, compiled by Brian Moylan for Gawker:

Lauren Cleri: On Fox reality show Moment of Truth, she admitted to cheating on her husband—and didn't even

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Jon Hits Synagogue for Advice

Oct 20, 2009 10:42 AM CDT

Jon Hits Synagogue for Advice

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach says Gosselin is a decent dude

(Newser) - Proof that Jon Gosselin is trying to better himself: Fellow TLC star and rabbi to the stars Shmuley Boteach will vouch for him, after Gosselin visited a synagogue to get some advice. No, Jon isn't converting—the New York synagogue was playing host to a values panel starring Boteach, among...