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20 Long-Running Celeb Mysteries

How old is Catherine Zeta-Jones for real?

(Newser) - E! is blowing out 20 candles on its birthday cake this year, and it has one wish: To learn the answers to the top 20 nagging celebrity mysteries.
  1. How old is Catherine Zeta-Jones really? (And Beyoncé, for that matter.)
  2. Murder mystery No. 1: Did OJ kill Nicole Brown
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10 Celebs With Tax Problems
 10 Celebs With Tax Problems 
Apr 15, 2010 10:52 AM CDT

10 Celebs With Tax Problems

Making bundles of cash doesn't guarantee you won't evade

(Newser) - Not too many of us are celebrating Tax Day, but some celebrities are probably even less happy about it than you. The Frisky rounds up 10 who owe back taxes:
  • Pamela Anderson: Perhaps Dancing With the Stars will help her pay some of the $493,144 she owes California.
  • Wesley
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Inside OJ's Gay Prison Posse
 Inside OJ's Gay Prison Posse 
they give him massages
Mar 25, 2010 10:24 AM CDT

Inside OJ's Gay Prison Posse

Simpson is still king as far as some inmates are concerned

(Newser) - The National Enquirer has outdone itself with its story on OJ Simpson and his band of gay inmate buddies. Highlights from the article:
  • Most disturbing detail: OJ—who is “still a somebody” inside the prison walls, says a former fellow inmate—gets massages from gay inmates known as “
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Teachers Bounced for Black History Parade Hailing OJ

RuPaul, Dennis Rodman also honored in controversial march

(Newser) - Three elementary school teachers in Los Angeles who decided a felon, a drag queen, and Dennis Rodman belonged with Harriet Tubman and President Obama in a parade of black history icons have been suspended. Some community leaders are accusing the teachers, who are white, of racism and are calling for...

Smithsonian Gets OJ's 'Acquittal Suit'

But museum says it's not a done deal

(Newser) - With OJ Simpson giving his agreement from prison, a judge approved a plan today to donate the suit the former NFL star was wearing when he was acquitted of murder to the Smithsonian. The deal ends a 13-year legal battle between Simpson's former sports agent, Mike Gilbert, and Fred Goldman,...

Glenn Beck: Is Tiger Woods Turning Into OJ?

About that woman taken to the hospital the other night....

(Newser) - Glenn Beck asked a very serious “Christmas question” on his radio show yesterday (complete with Christmas carol playing in the background): “Do you believe Tiger Woods may actually be OJ Simpson?” His incredulous co-host thinks the comparison’s a little shaky—“I think the thing with OJ...

Judge Who? No Placard for Ito After Many Thefts

He even tried gluing it on, to no avail

(Newser) - Of all the people damaged by the OJ Simpson trial, Lance Ito’s tale is perhaps the saddest—err, most mundane. The poor presiding judge’s name became so famous that the placard announcing him outside his courtroom was repeatedly pilfered over the years. He tried everything, the Los Angeles ...

Writer Dominick Dunne Dead at 83
 Writer Dominick 
 Dunne Dead at 83 
OBITUARY
Aug 26, 2009 7:08 PM CDT

Writer Dominick Dunne Dead at 83

(Newser) - Dominick Dunne, the best-selling author who covered some of the past two decades’ highest-profile trials for Vanity Fair, died today at 83; his son, actor Griffin Dunne, told the magazine bladder cancer was the cause. Dominick Dunne served in World War II and produced TV shows and feature films before...

Beyonc&eacute;, Lady Gaga Top VMA Noms
 Beyoncé, 
 Lady Gaga 
 Top VMA Noms 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP
Aug 4, 2009 12:17 PM CDT

Beyoncé, Lady Gaga Top VMA Noms

Britney secures her comeback with seven nods

(Newser) - Beyoncé and Lady Gaga lead the pack with nine MTV Video Music Award nominations each, People reports. E! adds another notable: Britney Spears, with seven. The awards are set for Sept. 13. Elsewhere:
  • One of the two police chiefs charged with breaking into the home of Matthew Broderick and Sarah
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Most Repulsive Reality TV Shows

(Newser) - Reality shows throw anyone who signs a waiver onto TV. Some have higher aspirations, but most rest solidly in "How low can they go?" territory. Annie Barrett of Entertainment Weekly looks at 35 of the most appalling reality TV shows.
  • Jail:  A new low from the guys
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OJ Galpal's Tell-All Recalls Abuse, Threats

Author dated Simpson for 13 years

(Newser) - OJ Simpson’s last girlfriend remembers him as controlling and abusive in a tell-all she’s shopping, writes Cindy Adams in the New York Post. In her proposal for Spellbound: My Life With OJ Simpson, galpal of 13 years Christine Prody recalls choice Simpson anecdotes such as the two abortions...

OJ Appeals Vegas Convictions
 OJ Appeals Vegas Convictions 
May 26, 2009 2:21 PM CDT

OJ Appeals Vegas Convictions

Says jury selection unfair; cites judicial misconduct

(Newser) - OJ Simpson is appealing to the Nevada Supreme Court to overturn his conviction on Las Vegas armed robbery and kidnapping charges. Today's filing alleges the ex-football star's conviction in a hotel-room confrontation with two sports memorabilia dealers was tainted by judicial misconduct, a lack of racial diversity on the jury...

Cuckolded Hulk: 'I Totally Understand OJ'

Divorcing wrestler sees red over wife's cavorting with 19-year-old

(Newser) - Hulk Hogan's pro wrestling days were good practice for faking rage, but the anger he feels over his divorce from his wife Linda is all too real, the New York Daily News quotes Hogan telling Rolling Stone. "I could have turned everything into a crime scene, like OJ, cutting...

OJ's Sister Dies of Mystery Illness

(Newser) - OJ Simpson’s younger sister died of a mysterious illness yesterday in Sacramento, the Bee reports. Carmelita Durio had been ill since she collapsed in court following her brother’s robbery conviction in October, and none of six specialists she consulted were able to diagnose what plagued the 60-year-old. “...

OJ a 'Sociopath,' Says Dream Team Lawyer

Shapiro, who led murder defense, finally 'fesses up

(Newser) - It's more than a decade later, but attorney Robert Shapiro has shared his true feelings about former client OJ Simpson, Fox News reports: “He’s a sociopath,” says Shapiro, who led the legal “Dream Team” that won Simpson’s acquittal in the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson...

OJ Slimmed Down on Jail's 'Jackalope' Diet

The newly svelte footballer also misses HBO in the pokey

(Newser) - After wasting away in Nevada's Clark County jail, OJ Simpson may be able to put some weight on at his new digs, the New York Post reports. OJ dropped 25 pounds during his trial, thanks to prison meat that “looked like jackalope,” Simpson complained to a source. Fortunately...

OJ Bribed Witness to Alter Testimony: Investigator

(Newser) - OJ Simpson paid off a key witness to alter his testimony at the ex-NFL star's Las Vegas trial, according to court testimony today. An investigator accused Alfred Beardsley, a memorabilia dealer and convicted felon, of changing his testimony for a Hall of Fame ring. The claim was made in a...

For Goldmans, a Guilty OJ Verdict at Last

Family's dogged pursuit likely pushed him to Vegas robbery

(Newser) - Though the judge insisted OJ Simpson’s sentencing Friday had nothing to do with his 1995 murder trial, it felt like payback for Ron Goldman’s family, USA Today reports. “It’s been a long time coming,” said Goldman’s sister. And after a civil verdict ordered the...

OJ Rejected Deal for Lighter Sentence

Simpson 'wanted something just short of a public apology:' DA

(Newser) - OJ Simpson, sentenced yesterday to at least 9 years in prison, could have drawn less time behind bars if he’d accepted a plea deal before being convicted, his prosecutor said. “Mr. Simpson wanted something just short of a public apology,” said District Attorney David Roger. "We...

OJ Will Serve at Least 9 Years
 OJ Will Serve at Least 9 Years 
updated
Dec 5, 2008 12:41 PM CST

OJ Will Serve at Least 9 Years

(Newser) - The judge threw the book at OJ Simpson today, sentencing America’s favorite courtroom star to up to 33 years in prison for his role in an armed hotel hold-up, the Las Vegas Sun reports. Simpson won't be eligible for parole for nine years. “Everything in this case was...

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