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13 Actors Playing Against (Sexual) Type
 13 Actors Playing 
 Against (Sexual) Type 
newsweek controversy
May 12, 2010 11:36 AM CDT

13 Actors Playing Against (Sexual) Type

Sean Hayes certainly isn't the first gay actor to play straight

(Newser) - Inspired by the controversy Newsweek stirred up when it ran a review slamming Sean Hayes’ portrayal of a straight man in Promises, Promises, CNN offers up a list of 13 actors who have played roles counter to their actual sexual orientation:
  • Portia de Rossi: Played it straight on Ally McBeal
...

Jackson Kids Hit YouTube
 Jackson Kids Hit YouTube 
it's really them
May 12, 2010 9:32 AM CDT

Jackson Kids Hit YouTube

Paris and Blanket Jackson star in YouTube clips

(Newser) - Michael Jackson famously guarded his kids' privacy, you know, with the rare exception of that whole balcony dangling thing. So he probably wouldn’t be too pleased to know that Paris and Blanket are now appearing in a variety of YouTube clips. E! points to a few—watch them in...

Miley Lap Dance Caught on Video
 Miley Lap Dance 
 Caught on Video 
he's 44, she was 16
May 12, 2010 9:14 AM CDT

Miley Lap Dance Caught on Video

Cyrus bumps and grinds—a lot—with Adam Shankman

(Newser) - A 16-year-old’s graphic dirty dancing with a 44-year-old man is caught on video: Sounds shocking until you realize that Miley Cyrus is the 16-year-old in question. The 44-year-old is Adam Shankman, the openly gay producer of The Last Song, who famously tweeted provocative photos of himself and Miley last...

Tyra to Slam Other Models in Bizarre Books

 Tyra to Slam 
 Other Models 
 in Bizarre 
 Books 
ASPIRING SCRIBES
May 12, 2010 8:36 AM CDT

Tyra to Slam Other Models in Bizarre Books

Janice Dickinson may not want to read 'Modelland' books

(Newser) - Tyra Banks is already famous, which is probably how she managed to score a book deal for a tween series about models called “Intoxibellas” who rule over “Modelland” with their superpowers and have “edgy, sexy, exciting adventures.” Just in case the idea of a Top Model-meets-Harry ...

8 Hilarious Octogenarians
 8 Hilarious Octogenarians 
May 11, 2010 12:11 PM CDT

8 Hilarious Octogenarians

A list inspired by—who else?—Betty White

(Newser) - Eighty-eight-year-old Betty White is definitely feeling the love these days, but she’s not the only hilarious octogenarian out there. Nerve lists the eight funniest people over age 80. Among them:
  • Elaine Stritch, 84: Best known for her work on Broadway, Stritch has also guest-starred on 3rd Rock From the
...

Nixon's Fiancée 'A Short Man With Boobs'

Sex and the City star dishes on relationship

(Newser) - Cynthia Nixon is engaged to a woman—or, in Nixon’s words, “a short man with boobs.” The Sex and the City star talks about her relationship with Christine Marinoni in The Advocate :
  • Gender roles: “A lot of what I love about her is her butchness,”
...

Whose Awful Song Is Worse?
 Whose Awful Song Is Worse? 
tila vs. lilo
May 11, 2010 10:39 AM CDT

Whose Awful Song Is Worse?

Two trainwrecks, four disgusting songs

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan’s new song is called “I Wanna Be Bad,” and—hooray!—mission accomplished. The instant classic includes such poetic lines as “How about that lap dance / I got cash I’m spending” and “Don’t need you to leave your number, ain’...

Betty White for Oscar Host!
 Betty White 
 for Oscar Host! 
new facebook campaigns
May 11, 2010 9:39 AM CDT

Betty White for Oscar Host!

Groups spring up in wake of 'SNL' success

(Newser) - Since the first Facebook Betty White campaign was a rousing success—who didn’t love her stint on Saturday Night Live?—it’s time for a few more. The New York Post points to a page dedicated to scoring White a gig hosting the Emmys, and a quick search of...

Hathaway Dating Another Crook
 Hathaway Dating Another Crook 
allegedly
May 11, 2010 8:04 AM CDT

Hathaway Dating Another Crook

Actress apparently knows how to pick 'em

(Newser) - Poor Anne Hathaway just can’t catch a break in the love department. After dumping jailed scammer Raffaello Follieri, she hooked up with actor Adam Shulman and the world breathed a sigh of relief…until now. Shulman is accused of stealing part of a mural by street artist Thierry Guetta,...

TV's Highest-Paid Kiddie Actors

 TV's Highest-Paid Kiddie Actors 
this guy: $250K an episode
May 10, 2010 11:53 AM CDT

TV's Highest-Paid Kiddie Actors

Shockingly, Hannah Montana is not No. 1

(Newser) - Think Miley Cyrus is the highest-paid child actor on TV? Not even close. Angus T. Jones, the 16-year-old “half” of Two and a Half Men, makes $250,000 an episode. Miley doesn't even crack the top five. The New York Post lists the top 10:
  1. Miranda Cosgrove, 16:
...

9 Celebs Who Would Never Cheat

Thank goodness not everyone in Hollywood is dirty

(Newser) - If Tiger Woods and Jesse James have caused you to lose your faith in men, perhaps these upstanding gents will comfort your troubled heart. Jo Piazza points to nine Hollywood guys who would (we certainly hope) never cheat, on PopEater :
  • Tom Hanks: He’s been married to Rita Wilson for
...

Mel Cheated on Babymama With Porn Maker
 Mel Cheated 
 on Babymama 
 With Porn Maker 
tabloid rumors
May 10, 2010 9:04 AM CDT

Mel Cheated on Babymama With Porn Maker

Gibson denies everything

(Newser) - First Mel Gibson cheated on the mother of his seven children with a Russian musician; then he—according to the National Enquirer —cheated on the Russian musician, while she was pregnant, with a Polish porn producer. “Mel's breakup with Oksana doesn't surprise me at all,” says 26-year-old...

E*Trade Fires Back at Coke Sniffing 'Train Wreck' LiLo
E*Trade Fires Back at Coke Sniffing 'Train Wreck' LiLo
nasty legal battles
May 10, 2010 8:25 AM CDT

E*Trade Fires Back at Coke Sniffing 'Train Wreck' LiLo

Court filings include profanity-ridden Internet comments

(Newser) - E*Trade is firing back at Lindsay Lohan, and it’s not pretty. In response to LiLo’s $100 million lawsuit against the company for defaming her in a commercial, E*Trade filed hundreds of pages to prove Lohan lives in Hollywood—not Long Island, where she filed the case. But those...

NBC Posts Betty White's Unaired SNL Skits
 NBC Posts 
 Betty White's 
 Unaired SNL Skits 
not so live from new york
May 10, 2010 8:07 AM CDT

NBC Posts Betty White's Unaired SNL Skits

NBC releases more White sketches

(Newser) - Didn’t get quite enough Betty White on Saturday Night Live? No problem. NBC released a few unaired sketches starring the Golden Girl that are sure to cheer up your Monday morning. Watch two of them in the gallery, or for the third, click here .

Katy Perry Is Maxim 's Hottest
 Katy Perry Is Maxim's Hottest 
the 2010 hot 100
May 10, 2010 4:50 AM CDT

Katy Perry Is Maxim's Hottest

Singer replaces last year's No. 1, Olivia Wilde

(Newser) - Katy Perry tops Maxim’s Hot 100 this year, causing a few bloggers to say, “Really?” The mag justifies its somewhat uncharacteristic choice by explaining that Perry “is the best friend you suddenly realize you’ve loved your whole life. The rad chick who taught you how to...

11 Surprising One-Hit Wonders
 11 Surprising One-Hit Wonders 
May 9, 2010 8:42 AM CDT

11 Surprising One-Hit Wonders

We all love Norah Jones, but she's still on this list

(Newser) - You would never guess, but Jimi Hendrix was technically a one-hit wonder. Yep, the definition of the term is “an artist or band who only has one song make the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart,” regardless of album sales or performance on other charts,...

Bad '90s Fashion Is Back
 Bad '90s Fashion Is Back 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
May 9, 2010 7:04 AM CDT

Bad '90s Fashion Is Back

Oh, yes: You might find yourself wearing overalls again

(Newser) - It may be time to resurrect the flannel shirts and scrunchies—‘90s fashion, for better or for worse, is back. The Daily Beast points to 16 reemerging trends:
  • Grunge: Ripped jeans, fraying flannels, Doc Martens—remember those days? Trendsetters from Peaches Geldof to Elle style director Kate Lanphear are
...

11 Great Actors in Awful Films
 11 Great Actors in Awful Films 
'you talkin' to me?'
May 8, 2010 5:03 AM CDT

11 Great Actors in Awful Films

Sometimes bad movies happen to good people

(Newser) - There are some movies that actors probably wish they could scrub from their IMDb profiles. Ben Widdicombe notes 11 of the most embarrassing skeletons in otherwise talented stars’ closets, on PopEater :
  • Brendan Fraser: Yes, he has done serious work, “like Gods and Monsters, where he got to display some
...

Blame Naomi Campbell's Rage on Syrup Diet

You'd be angry too, if you ate like she did

(Newser) - Naomi Campbell’s rage can be explained by her “abandonment issues,” she told Oprah Winfrey recently. Or maybe, just maybe, it’s because she doesn’t eat. The supermodel frequently goes on a "maple syrup diet" that “isn't so much a diet as self-flagellation minus the...

Alexa Ray Joel Apologizes for Overdose 'Drama'
Alexa Ray Joel Apologizes
for Overdose 'Drama'
'in a good place' now
May 7, 2010 10:56 AM CDT

Alexa Ray Joel Apologizes for Overdose 'Drama'

She didn't actually want to die, she says

(Newser) - Alexa Ray Joel is “in a Zen good place” 6 months after her suicide scare, and she's sorry for being “dramatic.” Though she admits saying “I want to die” to a 911 operator, Joel tells People she didn’t actually want to end her life: “...

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