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Oct 2, 2009 9:56 AM CDT

Tarantino Confirms Kill Bill 3

Director will make sequel with Uma Thurman, but needs 10-year break

(Newser) - First, the good news for Quentin Tarantino fans: “The Bride will fight again,” he says, confirming his plan to make the third movie in his Kill Bill franchise. The bad news? Not until 2014, notes the New York Post. “I love the character and I think she...

Cleese
Hits Stage
to Fund
$20M Divorce

Oct 2, 2009 8:19 AM CDT

Cleese Hits Stage to Fund $20M Divorce

Monty Python comedian John Cleese, still bitter, will stage one-man show

(Newser) - Hit with a $20 million divorce settlement, John Cleese is taking to the stage for the first time in four years to raise some cash—and have a little fun airing his outrage at the payout to his third wife. A Ludicrous Evening with John Cleese… or How to Finance ...

Madonna Eats—Gasp!—Pizza

VIDEO

Oct 1, 2009 10:25 AM CDT

Madonna Eats—Gasp!—Pizza

Thanks to David Letterman, the singer finally tries a New York staple

(Newser) - Stop the presses: Madonna has eaten New York City pizza for the first time. The historic moment came about on last night’s Late Show With David Letterman, reports Rolling Stone, adding that the interview had another notable element: The Material Girl was actually funny, even joking about her infamous...

I Know What Killed Daddy: Paris

Oct 1, 2009 8:57 AM CDT

I Know What Killed Daddy: Paris

Michael Jackson's daughter and sister weigh in on King of Pop's death

(Newser) - Paris Jackson and her aunt La Toya both have theories on Michael’s death—one sad, one a little wacky. “What happened is they worked him too hard,” La Toya remembers Paris telling her. “They kept working him and Daddy didn't want that, but they worked him...

Justin,
Jessica
Are Splits
—Maybe

Sep 30, 2009 4:00 PM CDT

Justin, Jessica Are Splits —Maybe

(Newser) - The gossip sites can't decide: Are Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel on or off? A friend tells US Weekly that Timberlake has told friends “it’s over”—after dumping Biel over the phone a month ago. But a different source tells People "they're not breaking up. Any...

Brian Austin Green Is Back. Thank You, Megan Fox

OPINION

Sep 30, 2009 1:01 PM CDT

Brian Austin Green Is Back. Thank You, Megan Fox

Former has-been now seems to be everywhere—better him than his galpal

(Newser) - After falling into near-obscurity following his stint on Beverly Hills 90210, Brian Austin Green is suddenly everywhere: “in the background of photos featuring Megan Fox,” “on that short-lived but cult-followed show Terminator,” even “as a pants-dropping Transformer” on the season premiere of Saturday Night Live....

At Heart of
Marilyn's Fall,
a 'Very Sick Girl'

BOOK REVIEW

Sep 30, 2009 12:21 PM CDT

At Heart of Marilyn's Fall, a 'Very Sick Girl'

Monroe's life, death explored in another tell-all, but there's still no 'external villain'

(Newser) - J. Randy Taraborrelli’s new 541-page biography, The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe, doesn’t really deliver on promises of “explosive,” “revelatory” discoveries—at least, “not to a Marilyn obsessive like myself,” writes Lori Leibovich for DoubleX. “Instead, there is the deepening of the...

Baby-Scared Spencer:
We're 'Barely Having Sex'

CELEB TMI

Sep 30, 2009 11:26 AM CDT

Baby-Scared Spencer: We're 'Barely Having Sex'

Pratt spills more than you ever wanted to know about Speidi's sex life

(Newser) - Today’s I-just-threw-up-in-my-mouth moment, courtesy of Spencer Pratt: “I'm not even kidding, my wife—OK, I'm gonna get crass here—but we're barely having sex because I'm scared that she's gonna have a baby,” he overshares with the New York Post. “That's the level our marriage is...

Suri Cruise's Wardrobe: $3.2M

Sep 30, 2009 10:34 AM CDT

Suri Cruise's Wardrobe: $3.2M

Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes outfit kid with designer duds

(Newser) - Conspicuous celebrity consumption has reached new heights (or lows?): Three-year-old Suri Cruise reportedly has a designer wardrobe worth $3.2 million. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes “really splurge on” their daughter, sometimes commissioning top designers to make her custom outfits, a source tells the Sun. “Suri is very...

It Wasn't Rape:
Sharon Tate's Sis

POLANSKI ROUNDUP

Sep 30, 2009 9:56 AM CDT

It Wasn't Rape: Sharon Tate's Sis

As Roman Polanski faces months in jail, Hollywood elite rally around him

(Newser) - The sister of Roman Polanski’s murdered second wife, Sharon Tate, says his crime was not rape. "There's rape and then there's rape,” Debra Tate tells MSNBC, and what happened between Polanski and his 13-year-old victim was “a consensual matter.” More from the Polanski saga:

Fake

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Worst Celebrity Hotel Guests

Sep 29, 2009 5:15 PM CDT

Worst Celebrity Hotel Guests

As you probably guessed, Randy and Evi Quaid, Amy Winehouse made the list

(Newser) - Randy and Evi Quaid certainly aren’t the first celebrities to prove themselves awful hotel guests. In perhaps the understatement of the year, Concierge.com editor Peter Frank tells ABC, “Some of these celebrities do not know how to behave in a civilized manner.” Some of the worst...

Why Do Twits
Grace Women's Mags?

OPINION

Sep 29, 2009 1:00 PM CDT

Why Do Twits Grace Women's Mags?

Women's mag covers have gone from models to celebs to Kate Gosselin

(Newser) - Aymar Jean Christian is fed up with the faces that appear on the covers of women’s magazines. Once upon a time, the women there were simply pretty. “Then sometime in the late 1980s and early 1990s, celebrity became more important than beauty.” And that was great, because...

Nation at Odds?
Miley's 'Party'
to the Rescue

OPINION

Sep 29, 2009 12:13 PM CDT

Nation at Odds? Miley's 'Party' to the Rescue

Pop starlet's latest song is her best—and it could help heal a fractured nation

(Newser) - At heart, Miley Cyrus is a “peace broker: She loves trying to get seemingly irreconcilable forces to hug, or at least sit together at the same lunch table.” Her most recent career milestone—“Party in the USA” became her highest-charting single ever—takes this role to a...

'Jewmaican' Amy Tries to Rap

WATCH IT

Sep 29, 2009 11:46 AM CDT

'Jewmaican' Amy Tries to Rap

Troubled singer tries her hand at a new hobby—and she has a faith healer, too

(Newser) - TMZ has stumbled upon a video of Amy Winehouse rapping with former backup singer Zalon. Many of the lyrics—with the exception of the notable line where she calls herself “Jewmaican”—are unintelligible, but listen for yourself at left. In other Winehouse news, she’s flying a faith...

DJ AM Death Ruled Accidental

Sep 29, 2009 10:30 AM CDT

DJ AM Death Ruled Accidental

'Acute intoxication' from cocaine, oxycodone, Vicodin, Ativan, Klonopin, Xanax, Benadryl, Levamisole

(Newser) - The New York City Medical Examiner today closed the sad final chapter in the life of DJ AM, ruling his death accidental. Cause of death is listed as "acute intoxication" due to the combination of cocaine, oxycodone, Vicodin, Ativan, Klonopin, Xanax, Benadryl, and Levamisole.

Kardashian-Bush On, Others Off

BREAKUPS + MAKEUPS

Sep 29, 2009 9:23 AM CDT

Kardashian-Bush On, Others Off

As Kim and Reggie reunite, Emmy Rossum and Fred Durst both divorce

(Newser) - Perhaps inspired by the sister Khloé's epic romance with new hubby Lamar Odom, Kim Kardashian got back together with Reggie Bush just a day after that sacred union took place. “They’re totally back together for real,” a source tells People. The same cannot be said for...

Jude Law Wants
Paternity Test
for Lovechild

Sep 29, 2009 7:35 AM CDT

Jude Law Wants Paternity Test for Lovechild

After fling with Samantha Burke, Law isn't convinced baby Sophia is his

(Newser) - Don’t roll out the Father of the Year award for Jude Law just yet. The alleged babydaddy has yet to meet Samantha Burke’s daughter Sophia because he’s waiting on a DNA test to prove he’s the father—though he did pay for the birth. “It...

Just Being Carrie Fisher Is Super-Weird

FUNNYWOMAN PROFILE

Sep 28, 2009 4:08 PM CDT

Just Being Carrie Fisher Is Super-Weird

'You’re supposed to be unusual' in Hollywood: Wishful Drinking author

(Newser) - Carrie Fisher’s shrink told her, “If you worked in a supermarket they would’ve institutionalized you at 20,” she recalls. Not so in Hollywood, where the erstwhile Princess Leia suffered through drug addiction, manic depression, and failed relationships—her own and her parents’. But electroshock therapy helped...

The Books Jay-Z Lives By

Sep 28, 2009 1:56 PM CDT

The Books Jay-Z Lives By

The rapper talks to Oprah's magazine about books that inspire him

(Newser) - Jay-Z has gone from rapper to mogul, and he shares some of the books that helped him along the way with O magazine:

The Seat of the Soul, by Gary Zukav: "There are two books that I absolutely live my life by. This is one of them. I believe

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LA DA
Shouldn't
Waste Time
on Polanski

OPINION

Sep 28, 2009 11:18 AM CDT

LA DA Shouldn't Waste Time on Polanski

Los Angeles has more pressing problems; tragic director has been punished enough

(Newser) - Whether you side for or against Roman Polanski, one has to wonder why the state of California is “stalking an aging, 76-year-old man who has admitted his guilt and was long ago forgiven by his victim,” writes Patrick Goldstein in the Los Angeles Times. California’s legislature is...

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Director will make sequel with Uma Thurman, but needs 10-year break

Monty Python comedian John Cleese, still bitter, will stage one-man show

Thanks to David Letterman, the singer finally tries a New York staple

Michael Jackson's daughter and sister weigh in on King of Pop's death

Former has-been now seems to be everywhere—better him than his galpal

Monroe's life, death explored in another tell-all, but there's still no 'external villain'

Pratt spills more than you ever wanted to know about Speidi's sex life

Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes outfit kid with designer duds

As Roman Polanski faces months in jail, Hollywood elite rally around him

As you probably guessed, Randy and Evi Quaid, Amy Winehouse made the list

Women's mag covers have gone from models to celebs to Kate Gosselin

Pop starlet's latest song is her best—and it could help heal a fractured nation

Troubled singer tries her hand at a new hobby—and she has a faith healer, too

'Acute intoxication' from cocaine, oxycodone, Vicodin, Ativan, Klonopin, Xanax, Benadryl, Levamisole

As Kim and Reggie reunite, Emmy Rossum and Fred Durst both divorce

After fling with Samantha Burke, Law isn't convinced baby Sophia is his

'You’re supposed to be unusual' in Hollywood: Wishful Drinking author

The rapper talks to Oprah's magazine about books that inspire him

Los Angeles has more pressing problems; tragic director has been punished enough