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PETA Peeved Over Paris' Pig
 PETA Peeved Over Paris' Pig 
PRINCESS PIGLETTE
Oct 14, 2009 6:47 AM CDT

PETA Peeved Over Paris' Pig

Hilton's latest accessory angers perpetually pissed animal rights organization

(Newser) - PETA has found a new poster child for its ire: Paris Hilton, who recently adopted a $4,500 miniature piglet. Despite naming the animal “Princess Piglette,” TMZ notes, PETA claims the "wretched example" treats her pets like “disposable accessories”—“as disposable as her friends,...

Twitter Gets Psychic With 'Tweance'

With all the celebrities who died this year, the pickings will be ripe

(Newser) - It was only a matter of time before even the dead celebrities found a way to overshare on Twitter. The microblogging site will play host to the world’s first online séance—dubbed the “Tweance”—the day before Halloween, the Sun reports.

Sperm Bank Offers Celeb Lookalikes

Calif. firm features donors who look like Ben Affleck, Seth Rogen

(Newser) - Having trouble narrowing down your choice of sperm donor? Perhaps it will help you to know—as it did one mom-to-be—that one option is a Freddie Prinze Jr lookalike. “For me, that clinched it right then and there,” she tells MSNBC. “I’ve always found him...

Celebs' Fave Smartphone Apps

Katie Couric, Ivanka Trump share the best apps for iPhone, Blackberry, Palm

(Newser) - Got a smartphone, but just not sure where to start with the apps? New York magazine has the faves of some famous New Yorkers:
  • Jimmy Fallon, Bionic Eye for iPhone: “Basically, you aim your camera down the street and it will show you floating graphics of where, say, the
...

Letterman Pans Palin Memoir —in Advance

Hint: Dave would rather do pretty much anything than read Sarah's book

(Newser) - Whatever you do, don’t buy David Letterman a copy of Going Rogue for Christmas. As part of his ongoing feud with Sarah Palin, Letterman unveiled a new ongoing Late Show segment: “Things More Fun Than Reading the Sarah Palin Memoir.” The Huffington Post compiles a few of...

It's Official: Klum Had Baby Girl

Yes, the weekend rumors are true: Couple's fourth child, second daughter born

(Newser) - After days of did-she-or-didn’t-she, Heidi Klum’s rep finally confirms the supermodel gave birth to a baby girl on Friday. Lou Samuel joins Klum and Seal’s three other children Johan, Henry, and Leni, People reports. “From the moment she looked into both of our eyes, it was...

Celebs Bitch Away on Twitter—at Their Peril

More and more, stars are using social networking to rant about other stars

(Newser) - Thanks to Twitter, celebrities are getting candid and crass in public: The social networking site offers “a kind of faceless anonymity,” one editor tells the Los Angeles Times, leading stars—who might otherwise hide behind a publicist—to tweet their dirty laundry for all the world to see....

Robin Givens on Mike Tyson, Abuse

Actress: 'There’s never any reason for a man to hit you'

(Newser) - As Mike Tyson prepares for his Oprah appearance today, ex-wife Robin Givens recalls her abuse at his hands—and gives advice to anyone who is in a similar situation. “Zero tolerance,” she tells OK! “I don’t care if you read his BlackBerry, I don’t care...

Gay Activists Gaga for the Lady

The outlandish pop singer brings her charisma to Washington

(Newser) - It became official this weekend in Washington: Lady Gaga is the new icon for the gay community, this generation’s Cher. She brought the crowds to their feet—twice—at the Human Rights Campaign dinner, where even President Obama said, “It is a privilege to be here tonight to...

Winehouse Feared Exploding Boobs, Hospitalized
 Winehouse Feared 
 Exploding Boobs, 
 Hospitalized 
YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS UP
Oct 12, 2009 8:45 AM CDT

Winehouse Feared Exploding Boobs, Hospitalized

After cosmetic surgery, Amy Winehouse finds herself back in the hospital

(Newser) - Amy Winehouse might be regretting the boob job she got last week—she was hospitalized over the weekend after being “in such pain she could hardly lift her arms,” a source tells the Mirror. After a performance on a British reality show, “Amy started shouting, ‘My...

New Jackson Single No Classic
 New Jackson Single No Classic 
MUSIC REVIEW
Oct 12, 2009 8:27 AM CDT

New Jackson Single No Classic

Response to 'This Is It' tepid from critics, all over the place from fans

(Newser) - Michael Jackson’s posthumous single was released to much hype, but the critical response is lukewarm and fan reactions are mixed. A sampling:
  • In a roundup of fan comments on Michael Jackson’s website, the Times reports that while some are pleased—“This single is great, even better than
...

Snoop Dogg's 'Snoopiest' TV Moments
 Snoop Dogg's 
 'Snoopiest' TV Moments 
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Oct 9, 2009 12:15 PM CDT

Snoop Dogg's 'Snoopiest' TV Moments

Hip-hop artist does an awful lot of entertaining TV cameos

(Newser) - In anticipation of Snoop Dogg’s cameo on tonight’s episode of Brothers, the Huffington Post runs down the hip-hop artist’s best—that is to say, Snoop Doggiest—TV guest moments to date:
  • The Martha Stewart Show: “Oh, you want me to take the skizin off it.”
...

Hilary Swank Gets Naked in Front of 6-Year-Old

The actress has no problem with her boyfriend's son seeing her in the buff

(Newser) - Hilary Swank talks her upcoming movie Amelia, her thoughts on having a family (“my career is like, for lack of a better word, a baby”), and celebrity marriages (“the only difference is that you have your issues in front of the public”) with Joanna Coles for...

Letterman Brought Galpal on Family Vacations

Stephanie Birkitt was in Caribbean with Letterman, wife Regina Lasko, son

(Newser) - Add one more item to the list of things Regina Lasko has against hubby David Letterman. The Late Show host brought galpal Stephanie Birkitt along on vacations with Lasko and son Harry, sources tell the New York Post. Other friends and coworkers were also invited along; one of the trips...

Halderman: Dave Bedded '6 or 7' Staffers

Plus, Letterman's wife Regina Lasko forced him into second apology

(Newser) - Stephanie Birkitt is getting the most attention, but she's not be the only staffer David Letterman seduced—not by a long shot, says accused extortionist Robert Halderman. Halderman puts the figure at “six or seven,” a friend tells the New York Daily News. “He would fly them...

Viral Campaign Succeeds: Tracy Morgan Joins Twitter

Site succeeds in signing up 30 Rock star

(Newser) - A celebrity-sighting website has succeeded in its goal to get 30 Rock’s Tracy Morgan on Twitter. Morgan joined today after OMGICU launched a campaign to recruit its most-reported celebrity, notes the Wall Street Journal. It seems to be the real Morgan, at least going by the "verified account"...

Twins' Granny Likes That Hef
 Twins' Granny Likes That Hef 
Oct 8, 2009 10:26 AM CDT

Twins' Granny Likes That Hef

Kristina and Karissa's grandma is happy for her girls

(Newser) - Apparently this is the week for celebrities’ grandmothers to come out of the woodwork. The latest: the grandma of Hugh Hefner’s 20-year-old twin girlfriends, Kristina and Karissa Shannon: “I got the sweetest letter from their grandmother who raised them,” Hef tells E! “She said how happy...

Halderman 'Enraged' Over 'Passionate Embrace'
 Halderman 'Enraged' 
 Over 'Passionate Embrace' 
LETTERMAN ROUNDUP
Oct 8, 2009 10:11 AM CDT

Halderman 'Enraged' Over 'Passionate Embrace'

Alleged extortionist spotted Letterman and Birkitt as recently as August

(Newser) - David Letterman’s accused extortionist, Robert “Joe” Halderman, is “a great human being “ but “he's positioned as a bad guy,” says friend and former co-worker Dr. Bob Arnot. “No one’s standing up for Joe,” he continues—so, certainly, Halderman must be glad...

Ritchie: Madonna Is 'Retarded'
 Ritchie: Madonna Is 'Retarded' 
GLOSSIES
Oct 8, 2009 9:22 AM CDT

Ritchie: Madonna Is 'Retarded'

But, the Sherlock Holmes director admits, he still loves her

(Newser) - Guy Ritchie talks—at great length, repetitively, meanderingly, often philosophically—to Tom Chiarella, but the part of the Esquire interview receiving the most hype is, of course, the director’s comment on ex-wife Madonna. “Here you go: I still love her,” he says, adding—in an echo of...

Fey: Palin Wig 'Will Come Out of the Closet'

Tina Fey on her Sarah Palin impersonation, Steve Carell, and being a workaholic

(Newser) - Tina Fey talks about many things in her interview with Laura Brown for Harper’s Bazaar—her “Halloween wig”-like hair, her “Tootsie”-like glasses—but the most important news? The resurrection of her Sarah Palin impersonation. “I feel like I've probably not worn that wig for...

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