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14 Stars Related to Other Stars
 14 Stars Related to Other Stars 
Apr 14, 2012 3:51 PM CDT

14 Stars Related to Other Stars

Seems like lots of Hollywood celebs are cousins

(Newser) - Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon got a bit of a surprise when they went on PBS' Finding Your Roots and discovered … they're actually distant cousins, Zap2It reports. "Talk about six degrees of separation, right?" jokes host Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. In the Huffington Post , 14 more...

Scarlett: Divorce &#39;Devastating, Horrible&#39;
 Scarlett: Divorce 
 'Devastating, 
 Horrible' 
'vogue' profile
Apr 13, 2012 10:59 AM CDT

Scarlett: Divorce 'Devastating, Horrible'

Johansson opens up in 'Vogue'

(Newser) - Scarlett Johansson is refreshingly honest about her divorce from Ryan Reynolds in a new Vogue cover interview, calling it "comically amicable" yet "devastating." "It was horrible," she says. "Of course it’s horrible. It was devastating. It really throws you." And she says...

Child Stars Oppose Kirk Cameron in Funny or Die PSA

New video is a blast from the past

(Newser) - Evie from Out of This World and Wesley T. Owens from Mr. Belvedere have a message for Kirk Cameron: Cool it with the anti-gay stuff . Evie (aka Maureen Flannigan) and Wesley (aka Brice Beckham) are two of the former child stars who appear in Funny or Die's new video...

Frances Bean Cobain: Twitter Should Ban Mom

Courtney Love daughter denies Dave Grohl hit on her

(Newser) - Courtney Love's latest barrage of weird tweets has prompted a statement from her normally press-shy daughter. "While I’m generally silent on the affairs of my biological mother, her recent tirade has taken a gross turn," said Frances Bean Cobain in response to Love's claim that...

Hashtag Gets Gaga in Trouble
 Hashtag Gets Gaga in Trouble 
and more twitter fun
Apr 12, 2012 10:57 AM CDT

Hashtag Gets Gaga in Trouble

'Pop singers don't eat'?

(Newser) - Lady Gaga has spoken out on the importance of healthy body image, particularly important to her since she once struggled with bulimia … so why did she think it was a good idea to use the hashtag #PopSingersDontEat? According to the Huffington Post , a firestorm erupted after Gaga tweeted Tuesday...

Etheridge Ex Defends Burning Son—Via Poem

Tammy Lynn Michaels explains the accident

(Newser) - Melissa Etheridge's battle with ex Tammy Lynn Michaels is grinding on, and it's still nasty : TMZ reported earlier this week that Michaels is unhappy with the $23,000 per month in support she gets from Etheridge, and filed to have that amount increased. Etheridge fired back with legal...

Mel Gibson Glad Lennon Was Shot: Screenwriter

And he 'hates Jews,' adds Joe Eszterhas

(Newser) - Yet another potential reason to dislike Mel Gibson: He was happy when John Lennon was shot, says screenwriter and almost-collaborator Joe Eszterhas. And that's only part of a laundry list of serious complaints Eszterhas bares about Gibson now that the two have had a major falling out over a...

Courtney: Dave Grohl 'Sexually Obsessed' With Kurt

And she claims he hit on daughter Frances Bean Cobain

(Newser) - Courtney Love and Twitter always mix like alcohol and heavy machinery, and this time around the singer is accusing former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl of attempting to seduce her daughter, 19-year-old Frances Bean Cobain, and of being "sexually obsessed w kurt." Gawker has the tweets, which were sent...

Hunger Games Director Quits
 Hunger Games Director Quits 
Apr 11, 2012 10:55 AM CDT

Hunger Games Director Quits

Gary Ross confirms he's not returning for 'Catching Fire'

(Newser) - After weeks of rumors that director Gary Ross may not return for the second film in the Hunger Games franchise, Ross and Lionsgate confirmed the news today—while simultaneously shooting down rumors of contentious negotiations. "Contrary to what has been reported, negotiations with Lionsgate have not been problematic. They...

Silverstone: Pre-Chewing for My Baby 'Adorable'

Actress defends practice some found gross

(Newser) - Alicia Silverstone insists that feeding her baby mouth-to-mouth is "adorable," despite the fact that many who watched a video of her doing just that were grossed out. "People have been feeding their kids that way for thousands for years. It's a weaning process," she said...

Clooney Hosting $6M Fundraiser for Obama

Stars coming out for the prez

(Newser) - Super PACS might be gearing up to back Mitt Romney in the general election, but George Clooney is about to rake in the bucks for Barack Obama. Clooney is hosting a $6 million fundraiser for the president. The 150-seat, $40,000-a-head dinner will be held at Clooney's Los Angeles...

Ashley Judd Takes on Puffy-Face Haters

Who, she notes, are mostly and sadly, women

(Newser) - Ashley Judd made a TV appearance last month looking larger than normal and with a puffier face, and the ensuing criticism of her appearance led her to write a scathing but eloquent response in the Daily Beast . Judd was on steroids due to an illness (leading some to assume her...

18 Completely Insane Celeb Gifts

Jennifer Lopez buys Casper Smart a truck, and more

(Newser) - While your friends are all giving you $20 gift cards on your birthday, celebrities are giving each other $250,000 cars and entire vineyards. Celebuzz rounds up 18 of the most insane celebrity gifts ever given:
  • Jennifer Lopez: J.Lo is the latest, this weekend giving her 25-year-old new boyfriend,
...

Why Everyone Is Flipping Out Over Beyonce's Tumblr

It's intimate, authentic, and will make you want to be friends with Bey

(Newser) - The usually-quite-private Beyonce made a big jump onto the Internet last week, sending out her first tweet and launching a Tumblr . Predictably, the Internet went nuts over her arrival, and even people not typically inclined to obsess over Beyonce found themselves hypnotized by the dozens of personal, candid photos she...

Alec Baldwin and 7 Other Stalked Celebs

Genevieve Sabourin arrested at actor's home

(Newser) - Alec Baldwin met Canadian actress Genevieve Sabourin back in 2002 while filming The Adventures of Pluto Nash, on which she was working as a publicist, and apparently he made such an impression on her that she's been stalking him ever since. Sabourin, 40, was arrested yesterday at Baldwin's...

Brit's Fiance to Get Control Over Her ... Food, Clothing?

Jason Trawick could end up Britney Spears' co-conservator

(Newser) - Britney Spears' dad is ready to give up some of his control over his daughter's life, but his move might just make the situation more awkward: Jamie Spears wants a court to add Jason Trawick as Britney's co-conservator. That's a bit weird considering Trawick is Brit's...

Whitney Houston's Body Covered With Scars

Missing 11 teeth; showed signs of heart, liver disease

(Newser) - Whitney Houston's troubled history was written on her body. A mix of scars, cuts, burns, and abrasions—most of them several years old—riddled the body of the 48-year-old singer, according to the coroner's report. Besides the burns she suffered during her death in a hotel bathtub and...

Jennifer Hudson's Fame Hangs Over Murder Trial

Jury selection doesn't look easy in trial of William Balfour

(Newser) - Is anyone here not a fan of Jennifer Hudson? Defense attorneys may be wondering that tomorrow as they begin questioning prospective jurors for the trial of William Balfour , the man who allegedly shot and killed Hudson's family , the AP reports. Some in the jury pool gasped last week when...

11 Stars Who Used to Be Awkward

At least, they say they did

(Newser) - As kids, even celebrities suffered from insecurities—well, except probably Megan Fox . The Frisky tracks down 11 stars who claim to have been ugly in their youth:
  • Salma Hayek: "You want to talk about bad skin? I had acne. And this acne was so bad, it sent me into
...

Amanda Bynes Busted for DUI
 Amanda Bynes Busted for DUI 
Apr 6, 2012 11:51 AM CDT

Amanda Bynes Busted for DUI

Actress pulled over after sideswiping cop car: police sources

(Newser) - Rough: Amanda Bynes was busted on suspicion of DUI this morning. Rougher: after allegedly sideswiping a police car. Law enforcement sources say she was attempting to pass the car at the time, and was then pulled over around 3am. TMZ reports that she's still in jail with bail set...

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