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peel me a grape

Nov 15, 2009 11:30 AM CST

Craziest Rap Concert Demands

From condoms and KFC to Cuban cigars and Hennessy

(Newser) - Drawing on the Smoking Gun ’s collection of concert riders, Sam Greenspan of 11points.com offers a list of the 11 craziest demands made by rappers:

DMX: Three boxes of condoms and a gallon of Hennessy—that’s anywhere from $300 to $800 worth of cognac.
Public Enemy: Kosher

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Chris Brown: I'm
Paying for What I Did

WATCH THE APOLOGY

Nov 13, 2009 12:54 PM CST

Chris Brown: I'm Paying for What I Did

Singer apologizes to Rihanna on air, says he regrets assault

(Newser) - Chris Brown apologized to Rihanna on BET’s 106 & Park yesterday, adding that he’s “embarrassed” by the assault. The singer says he doesn’t agree with his ex-girlfriend's decision to discuss the incident on 20/20, but “I can only be a man and just accept the...

TV's 'Loud and Proud' Gays Should Tone It Down

OPINION

Nov 13, 2009 10:49 AM CST

TV's 'Loud and Proud' Gays Should Tone It Down

Outrageous characters may be hurting the cause

(Newser) - There was a time when homosexuality on TV helped the public become more accepting of gays and lesbians, but that time may be over. As the small screen fills with characters like Glee’s Kurt, “the sensitive gay boy who really wants to be a girl,” and a...

Apology Nice, but Show Torture

stewart to hannity

Nov 13, 2009 7:32 AM CST

Apology Nice, but Show Torture

'It wasn't worth it,' he says, after enduring whole episode

(Newser) - Jon Stewart was really, really hoping that Sean Hannity’s apology to him would come at the beginning of his show, but no such luck. The Daily Show host had to sit through an entire episode—a torturous experience that he just so happened to videotape and feature on...

20 Jolie-Style Moves
That Need Your Partner's OK

ADOPTING makes THE LIST

Nov 12, 2009 1:17 PM CST

20 Jolie-Style Moves That Need Your Partner's OK

Sorry, Angelina, but adopting without Brad Pitt's consent is bad

(Newser) - Inspired by Angelina Jolie’s rumored decision to adopt a seventh child without Brad Pitt’s consent, Kate Torgovnick of The Frisky runs down 20 things you should never do without talking to your partner first:

Get a vasectomy (here's looking at you, Spencer Pratt).
Start dating someone else.
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Megan Fox:
It's All an Act

Nov 12, 2009 10:35 AM CST

Megan Fox: It's All an Act

Hollywood's crazy sex bomb is ready to make her next move

(Newser) - Megan Fox isn’t really an out-of-control, stripper-seducing wild child—she just plays one in interviews. Hollywood’s current favorite sex symbol tells Lynn Hirschberg of the New York Times that she’s manufactured her own image, creating a character to play in the press because “I’m not...

Levi Gets Parenting
Tips ... From Jon

BAD IDEAS

Nov 12, 2009 9:47 AM CST

Levi Gets Parenting Tips ... From Jon

Johnston sympathizes with fellow single dad Gosselin

(Newser) - The unholy union of Levi Johnston and Jon Gosselin continues. The reality show dad has been giving the Playgirl model parenting advice that, sadly, Johnston plans to take. “He’s a good guy,” Johnston tells People . “He's kind of in the same situation I am right now....

Taylor Swift Snags 4 CMAs

COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS

Nov 12, 2009 6:47 AM CST

Taylor Swift Snags 4 CMAs

Swift named Entertainer of the Year at Country Music Awards

(Newser) - Taylor Swift was the biggest winner at last night’s Country Music Awards, winning all four categories she was nominated in. Swift’s entertainer of the year award made her the youngest-ever winner of country music’s top honor, and the first solo female to win since 1999, the AP...

Speidi on How to Be Famous

YEP, THEY WROTE A BOOK

Nov 11, 2009 10:52 AM CST

Speidi on How to Be Famous

Spencer Pratt, Heidi Montag are everywhere—and now bookstores, too

(Newser) - Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag’s new book, How To Be Famous, hits shelves Monday. From offering up photo-by-photo instructions on “how to say ‘I hate you’ without saying a word” to hard-hitting advice about which body parts to have...

Celine Dion Not
Pregnant After All

Nov 11, 2009 10:48 AM CST

Celine Dion Not Pregnant After All

Husband reveals IVF didn't take, they will try again for second child

(Newser) - Céline Dion announced her pregnancy in August, but it turns out her IVF procedure didn’t actually take, husband René Angélil tells a Canadian paper. “We were shocked” to find out she wasn’t pregnant and tried again, but were still unsuccessful, People reports. Still, “Celine...

Tyler: I'm Not
Leaving Aerosmith

Nov 11, 2009 10:45 AM CST

Tyler: I'm Not Leaving Aerosmith

Frontman shows up at Joe Perry concert to set record straight

(Newser) - Reports of Steven Tyler’s solo career have been greatly exaggerated. The Aerosmith frontman made a surprise appearance at last night’s Joe Perry Project concert in New York, assuring fans he was not leaving Aerosmith. He told fellow band member Perry, who earlier Tweeted that the band would look...

Winehouse
Addicted...to
Ping-Pong

SHE WANTS BUTT IMPLANTS, TOO

Nov 11, 2009 10:42 AM CST

Winehouse Addicted...to Ping-Pong

Amy Winehouse stays in to play table tennis, considers a butt job

(Newser) - Amy Winehouse has a new addiction. What vice is it this time: Cocaine? Her ex-husband? Nope. It’s her new ping-pong table. “She barely leaves the house,” a source tells the Mirror . In equally ridiculous Winehouse news, the recently-breast-enhanced singer is now pining for bigger boobs—and considering...

John Travolta,
Ella Bleu Hit Ellen

Nov 11, 2009 8:25 AM CST

John Travolta, Ella Bleu Hit Ellen

She makes first talk show appearance on DeGeneres' show

(Newser) - John Travolta filmed his first interview since son Jett’s death, talking to Ellen DeGeneres yesterday in a segment that airs today, E! reports. “I just want to take one moment to thank each and every one of you throughout this country, throughout the world, for all your support...

Stewart Catches
Hannity Faking
Video Footage

Nov 11, 2009 7:44 AM CST

Stewart Catches Hannity Faking Video Footage

'If I didn't know better, I'd think they put two different days together'

(Newser) - Sean Hannity should know by now that Jon Stewart will go to the tape. The Daily Show host caught Hannity using old footage—from Glenn Beck’s 9/12 rally, no less—to make Thursday’s anti-health care bill rally appear to have, as Michele Bachmann and Hannity claimed, 20,000...

Mom: LiLo Was Dating Heath

SO WAS ELVIS

Nov 10, 2009 10:48 AM CST

Mom: LiLo Was Dating Heath

Lindsay had secret romance with Ledger, Dina says in latest Lohan tape

(Newser) - The latest from the Lohan Family Circus: Lindsay was having a secret relationship with Heath Ledger when he died, says mom Dina in the latest audio tape released by pop Michael. His death “f---ed her up,” Dina says, adding that she’s concerned Lindsay "will do something...

Doc Phoned
Galpal as
Jacko Lay Dying

Nov 10, 2009 10:36 AM CST

Doc Phoned Galpal as Jacko Lay Dying

Conrad Murray's girlfriend says he dropped phone, helped Jackson

(Newser) - What was Dr. Conrad Murray doing while Michael Jackson was dying? Chatting on the phone with his lady friend. Sources tell TMZ the cell phone call to a galpal in Houston lasted from 12:03 to 12:13pm; five minutes into the call, Murray’s girlfriend says he dropped the...

Halderman
Wants Extortion
Case Dropped

LETTERMAN SCANDAL

Nov 10, 2009 10:32 AM CST

Halderman Wants Extortion Case Dropped

Lawyer says he just wanted to sell Letterman a screenplay

(Newser) - Accused blackmailer Robert Halderman went to court today, and his lawyer is asking for the extortion case against him to be dismissed. In court papers, Halderman’s attorney writes, "The sensationalism surrounding this indictment, fueled by the celebrity of the purported victim and the deference paid to that celebrity...

Lipsticked
Donny Osmond
(Tries to)
Get Down

WATCH THE VIDEO

Nov 10, 2009 9:56 AM CST

Lipsticked Donny Osmond (Tries to) Get Down

He channels Michael Jackson on Dancing With the Stars

(Newser) - Yes, that’s Donny Osmond dressed as Michael Jackson and sporting lipstick as he dances a terrifying paso doble to "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" on Dancing With the Stars with partner Kym Johnson, aka Cyndi Lauper. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.

Prop-Wielding
Senators: Beware
Jon Stewart

WATCH THE VIDEO

Nov 10, 2009 8:56 AM CST

Prop-Wielding Senators: Beware Jon Stewart

Daily Show host questions validity of comparing reform to Holocaust

(Newser) - Republicans who rallied against the health care bill used everything from a picture of a Nazi concentration camp to a baby to make their point, and none of it got by Jon Stewart . When Michele Bachmann used a lei brought to her by Hawaiian constituents as a prop, saying, “...

Demi Moore:
Call Me Puma,
Not Cougar

MEOW

Nov 10, 2009 8:08 AM CST

Demi Moore: Call Me Puma, Not Cougar

Actress dishes on Ashton Kutcher, Twitter, and making indie films

(Newser) - Demi Moore is back in the spotlight at 47, thanks as much to her Twitter account as to her film career. She talks to W about upcoming roles in indie films The Joneses and Happy Tears, family life, and more:

On her status as a cougar: “I’m certainly

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