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LiLo's Fashion Line a Triumph for the Masses

Sure, Lindsay Lohan's collection was dissed—but really, this is how fashion should be

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan’s fashion debut was “widely panned,” which came as “no surprise, of course.” But though “the looks were inelegant, off-trend, and styled with about as much je ne sais quois as a drunk teen let loose inside a Forever 21,” Erika Kawalek...

6 Other Extorted Celebs
 6 Other 
 Extorted 
 Celebs 



Oct 7, 2009 12:10 PM CDT

6 Other Extorted Celebs

From Cameron Diaz all the way back to the 19th century, Letterman ain't the first

(Newser) - David Letterman isn’t the first celebrity to be brazenly blackmailed. Mental Floss lists six other notable cases:
  • Cameron Diaz: A photographer who snapped bondage-themed nude photos of the actress threatened to sell them to magazines if she wouldn’t buy them for $3.5 million—he ended up in
...

Pink Is Ridiculously Underrated
 Pink Is Ridiculously Underrated 
OPINION
Oct 7, 2009 11:32 AM CDT

Pink Is Ridiculously Underrated

She can out-sing all those pop starlets, so why isn't she getting the same hype?

(Newser) - After watching Pink dangle from a trapeze 60 feet above the Radio City Music Hall stage—while belting out "Sober" perfectly—James Montgomery had a revelation: "Pink is totally underrated." She's "the total pop-star package,” he writes for MTV: tattooed, clever, confrontational, and a damn...

Chris Rock Wants to Be Your Black Friend

Comedian lands film that could—or could not—be an insightful look at race relations

(Newser) - Now’s your chance to make Chris Rock your black friend: the comedian will star in Will You Be My Black Friend? The film's based on the GQ article of the same name, chronicling author Devin Friedman’s attempt to diversify his circle of white buddies.

Grandma: Birkitt Never Had Sex With Letterman

Stephanie Birkitt's grandmother is no fan of Halderman, but seems to like Dave

(Newser) - Stephanie Birkitt, David Letterman’s galpal, may not be commenting on the extortion scandal—but her 90-year-old grandma is. Birkitt and Letterman “joked and kidded around,” but “they were just good friends,” she tells the New York Post. “She worked for Dave for 11 years....

Brad Bitches to Jen About Angie

Apparently, Pitt and Aniston are still meeting secretly to discuss Jolie problems

(Newser) - Everyone’s favorite exes are at it again—at least according to those crazy British tabloids. The Daily Mail reports that Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston held a secret meeting in New York recently—their second this year. Brad, who supposedly considers his union with Angelina Jolie "all but...

FBI Investigated Anna Nicole in Murder Plot

Smith questioned over murder-for-hire plot during J. Howard Marshall estate fight

(Newser) - When Anna Nicole Smith’s rich-but-ancient husband died, she publicly fought his son for his estimated $550 million fortune—and the AP just obtained records showing the FBI investigated Smith for possibly trying to have that son killed. During the 2000-2001 investigation, a gun, a knife, and—inexplicably—a black...

Just Wait: 'Trashy' Letterman Letters Are Coming
 Just Wait: 'Trashy' 
 Letterman Letters 
 Are Coming 
LETTERMAN ROUNDUP
Oct 7, 2009 9:51 AM CDT

Just Wait: 'Trashy' Letterman Letters Are Coming

Birkitt penned series of 'Dear Dave' letters, plus more on extortion

(Newser) - It’s only a matter of time before Stephanie Birkitt’s “trashy” love letters to David Letterman become public. Sadly, “we’re not talking crazy sexual escapades,” a source tells the New York Daily News. “It’s her musings about them. It’s trash.” More...

Hobbled DeLay Quits Dancing
 Hobbled DeLay Quits Dancing 
Oct 7, 2009 12:04 AM CDT

Hobbled DeLay Quits Dancing

Foot injuries force former House leader to withdraw

(Newser) - Tom DeLay’s dancing days are over. The former Republican House majority leader quit Dancing With the Stars last night, though he avoided elimination after defying doctor’s recommendations and competing with stress fractures in both feet, Us reports. But, “If you can’t practice, you’ll make a...

Galpal Cheated on Halderman With Dave

Stephanie Birkitt was still seeing Letterman until last fall, sources say

(Newser) - The story of David Letterman’s twisted love triangle with alleged extortionist Robert Halderman continues to unfold. Former Late Show staffer Stephanie Birkitt was still sleeping with Letterman even after moving in with Halderman—and as late as last fall Birkitt and Letterman went hiking together, sources tell the New ...

Timberlake-Biel Off, Says... Justin's Granny
 Timberlake-Biel Off, 
 Says... Justin's Granny 
BRIT TABS MAKING STUFF UP
Oct 6, 2009 10:02 AM CDT

Timberlake-Biel Off, Says... Justin's Granny

UK tab miraculously gets Timberlake's grandma for comment on Biel

(Newser) - You would think Justin Timberlake’s grandma has better things to do than talk to British tabloids, but apparently you’d be wrong. The Daily Mirror claims Sadie Bomar told Closer, “Jessica was keen to marry, but Justin isn't ready. The girlfriends come and go, but we believe nothing...

Tila Tequila Threatens Suicide via Twitter
 Tila Tequila 
 Threatens 
 Suicide 
 via Twitter 
'God told me I am needed up there'
Oct 6, 2009 9:11 AM CDT

Tila Tequila Threatens Suicide via Twitter

Reality TV star's tweets disturb followers

(Newser) - Famous-for-being-famous Tila Tequila threatened suicide yesterday on Twitter, claiming a friend caught her just before ending her life, and that she will go through with it in two weeks. “No one can stop me,” she posted. In a subsequent tweet, she blamed the idea on God needing her...

Letterman Gets Mostly Raves for Handling Scandal

Plus: Late Show host did not violate company guidelines with affairs

(Newser) - Nope, the David Letterman extortion story didn’t lose momentum over the weekend. From fans to fellow talk show hosts, everyone’s still talking:
  • “If we are now holding late-night talk-show hosts to the same moral accountability as we hold politicians or clergymen, I'm out,” said Letterman follow-up—
...

Letterman Apologizes to Wife, Staff —and Palin

Late Show host still glad he pushed back against alleged extortionist

(Newser) - David Letterman wasn’t planning to talk anymore about his extortion scandal, “but it seems like people want to talk about it,” he said on last night’s Late Show. After apologizing to the staff for subjecting them to “hounding” from reporters, he made it clear that,...

Letterman 'Manipulating' Audience: Halderman Lawyer

Robert Halderman's attorney also wonders why Letterman would pay by check

(Newser) - David Letterman is “a master at manipulating audiences,” and he’s not telling the whole story of the alleged extortion plot by Robert Halderman, says Halderman’s attorney. Gerald Shargel did the talk-show circuit this morning, E! reports, and he pointed out to Today that, “in the...

'I Killed Seth Rogen's Career': Kevin Smith

The director talks about growing out of slackerdom after Zack and Miri failed

(Newser) - Believe it or not, Kevin Smith didn’t smoke weed until recently—and the drug helped him along to an epiphany after his Seth Rogen-driven Zack and Miri Make a Porno bombed. "It started as sort of a midlife crisis thing but it wasn't that,” he tells the...

LiLo's Fashion Debut Slammed
 LiLo's Fashion Debut Slammed 
SLIDESHOW
Oct 5, 2009 9:58 AM CDT

LiLo's Fashion Debut Slammed

Lindsay Lohan's collection for Emanuel Ungaro has few fans, to say the least

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan made her fashion debut yesterday at the Emanuel Ungaro show, and the fact that her acting got the better review shows just how awful it was: “We love Lindsay Lohan—as an actress. Period,” one art director tells the New York Times. “Call the fashion...

CBS Tries to Bury Letterman Vid
 CBS Tries to Bury Letterman Vid 
ALL THINGS DAVE
Oct 5, 2009 8:35 AM CDT

CBS Tries to Bury Letterman Vid

As network works to erase confessional, more info on extortion, galpal comes out

(Newser) - For reasons unknown to Rachel Sklar, CBS spent the weekend removing “unauthorized copies” of David Letterman’s confession from YouTube—and still hasn't posted the clip on its own site. “Check your Fair Use rules,” Sklar writes on Mediaite. “Videos of Letterman’s mea culpa don’...

Extortion Try Just Latest Weirdness in Dave's Life

Letterman's extortion plot follows earlier stalkers, would-be kidnapper

(Newser) - David Letterman’s extortion drama is just the latest in a long line of bizarre happenings. A look back:
  • 1993: Margaret Ray, who stole Letterman’s Porsche in the 1980s and called herself “Mrs. David Letterman,” broke into his home at least seven times and was arrested in
...

At First Blush, Fans Forgive Dave

 At First 
 Blush, Fans 
 Forgive Dave 
LETTERMAN ROUNDUP
Oct 2, 2009 10:31 AM CDT

At First Blush, Fans Forgive Dave

Scandal-tainted David Letterman rules in ratings and with devotees

(Newser) - David Letterman’s fans—at least the handful surveyed by the Daily News—agree: All is forgiven. In fact, his extortionist is the one who should be ashamed of himself. “We love Letterman no matter what he does. He brings us joy,” said a would-be audience member outside...

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