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Hef Ex Vows to Be Strict, Religious Mom

New hubby helped her find God

(Newser) - Kendra Wilkinson may have posed nude for Playboy a few times, but that won’t stop her from being a religious parent. “Our child will definitely be Christian,” the pregnant newlywed tells Fox News. New hubby Hank Baskett adds that they will be "very strict," and...

Stress, Debt Killed Jacko: Trainer

 Stress, Debt 
 Killed Jacko: 
 Trainer 
JACKSON ROUNDUP
Jul 6, 2009 10:31 AM CDT

Stress, Debt Killed Jacko: Trainer

But his ghost lives on

(Newser) - Add Lou Ferrigno to the list of people who believe stress killed Michael Jackson. The Incredible Hulk star—and Jackson’s friend and trainer for his 50-show tour—tells the Mirror, “He was under tremendous stress, so much I think it killed him. He was $400 million in debt....

Jackson Death Boosts New Media, Troubles Old

Mainstream media overwhelmed by stories from the blogosphere

(Newser) - The onslaught of rumors, reports, and sometimes-true-sometimes-not stories about Michael Jackson has given a boost to new media sites like TMZ—which ran more than 150 Jackson stories in the week after his death—while mainstream press finds itself painstakingly sifting through stories to find the truth. “This is...

Michael Wanted Octo-Kids: Publicist
 Michael Wanted 
 Octo-Kids: Publicist 
JACKSON ROUNDUP
Jul 3, 2009 11:44 AM CDT

Michael Wanted Octo-Kids: Publicist

Made numerous offers to Octuplet Mom to take them off her hands

(Newser) - Michael Jackson was enchanted by octuplet mom Nadya Suleman’s brood and made numerous offers to adopt them in the weeks before he died, her ex-publicist tells the Mirror. “When Michael called I thought it was a joke at first,” says Victor Munoz. “He said he could...

LA Braces for Jackson Masses
 LA Braces for Jackson Masses 
Jul 3, 2009 11:28 AM CDT

LA Braces for Jackson Masses

City, hard-up for cash, also concerned about costs

(Newser) - Now that Michael Jackson’s memorial has a time and place, cash-strapped Los Angeles must move on to the next problems: Where to put tens of thousands of mourners, and how to pay for it. “If you can imagine 100,000 people show up and you have 20,000...

JT-Biel Romance 'Rocky'
 JT-Biel Romance 'Rocky' 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP
Jul 3, 2009 10:30 AM CDT

JT-Biel Romance 'Rocky'

Plus, Amy Winehouse can no longer drink and swim, and more

(Newser) - Justin Timberlake has been going out on the town solo since May—and sources say the singer’s relationship with Jessica Biel hit the skids in February. “All his friends think she’s really annoying,” one source tells the New York Daily News. “She’s always trying...

Rowe Wants Kids&mdash; or More Cash
 Rowe Wants Kids— 
 or More Cash 
OPINION
Jul 3, 2009 9:15 AM CDT

Rowe Wants Kids— or More Cash

If it's truly the kids she's after, she's only hurting them

(Newser) - After Debbie Rowe announced she wanted custody of Michael Jackson’s two older children, her lawyer “scrambled to say she had reached no final decision,” writes Michael Daly for the New York Daily News. Which means she could probably still be persuaded to, say, accept another big payment...

Jacko Had Secret Galpal: Bodyguard
 Jacko Had Secret 
 Galpal: Bodyguard 
JACKSON ROUNDUP
Jul 2, 2009 12:41 PM CDT

Jacko Had Secret Galpal: Bodyguard

Plus, his drug aliases revealed

(Newser) - Michael Jackson was not gay—in fact, he had a secret girlfriend, his former bodyguard tells Sky News. “I'm not going to name who she is but I think the family were aware that there was someone special in his life who he loved and adored and had his...

Autopsy Rules Out Carradine Suicide
 Autopsy Rules 
 Out Carradine 
 Suicide 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP
Jul 2, 2009 11:14 AM CDT

Autopsy Rules Out Carradine Suicide

Plus, drama at Farrah's funeral, and more

(Newser) - David Carradine’s private autopsy was completed yesterday, and the medical examiner officially ruled out suicide due to the way the actor's body was bound, Reuters reports. “The cause of death was asphyxiation, an inability to breathe, now why that happened is still what we're working on,” he...

Jackson Memorial Could Cost Fans, LA

Service could be Tuesday at Staples Center

(Newser) - As speculation focuses on Tuesday as the date for Michael Jackson’s public memorial in Los Angeles, how the city will pay for crowd control and security is sure to become an issue, the Times reports. Private donors and AEG, which owns Staples Center—the likely venue for such a...

Michael as Parent: Eccentric But Loving

Kids were veiled, surveilled, but seemed happy

(Newser) - Michael Jackson loved his children above all else, but what kind of a father was he? J. Randy Taraborrelli, Jackson’s friend for 40 years, explores the life of the Jackson kids in an ongoing Daily Mail series. The children were not allowed to look in mirrors for any length...

Bradley Cooper Romances Renée

Finally, newly hot star spotted with someone other than Jennifer Aniston

(Newser) - Bradley Cooper may finally be able to stop fielding questions about Jennifer Aniston now that he's been spotted with someone else: Renée Zellweger. The co-stars of the upcoming Case 39 did a lot of gazing and flirting on a date Tuesday night in New York, the Daily News reports....

Angie Edges Jen as Top Earner

Just by $2 million, though

(Newser) - Chalk up one more for Angelina Jolie. Brad Pitt’s current partner beat out his ex-wife to top Forbes’ Top-Earning Actresses list. Jolie made $27 million in the last year; Jennifer Aniston came in second with $25 million. In third place: Meryl Streep, thanks to Mamma Mia. For the complete...

Rowe, Alleged Bio-Mom Weigh Jackson Custody Bids

Rowe's relationship with children has been sporadic since 1999

(Newser) - The battle for Michael Jackson’s three children is heating up: Ex-wife Debbie Rowe is considering a custody bid, and another alleged ex-wife has come out of the woodwork. Rowe, who gave birth to the two oldest, has been in and out of their lives since 1999, and once...

Boyle's Dream May Move to Dance Floor
 Boyle's Dream 
 May Move to 
 Dance Floor 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP
Jul 1, 2009 2:08 PM CDT

Boyle's Dream May Move to Dance Floor

Plus, Beyonce launches fashion line, and more

(Newser) - What’s next for Britain’s Got Talent runner-up Susan Boyle? Maybe some remixing. “A dance mix of ‘I Dreamed A Dream’ would go down a storm in the clubs,” a member of a UK dance group tells the Mirror. Elsewhere:
  • Beyoncé’s alter ego, Sasha
...

Risky Drug Found at Jackson's
 Risky Drug 
 Found at 
 Jackson's 
JACKSON ROUNDUP
Jul 1, 2009 12:39 PM CDT

Risky Drug Found at Jackson's

Nurse admits he begged her for it, she refused

(Newser) - Propofol, a surgical anesthetic so dangerous the person who provided it could be prosecuted for manslaughter, has been found in Michael Jackson’s home, sources tell TMZ. “There is no conceivable way this drug can be properly prescribed for home use,” one source says of Propofol, which can...

Bruno Naked on Mag, Again. This Time With Dudes

Admits his love for 'gay icon' Simon Cowell

(Newser) - Sacha Baron Cohen is baring it all, again—as Bruno, of course. Cohen, playing his gay fashionista character, is nude on the cover of UK gay mag Attitude. The Sun and the Mirror have tidbits from the interview:
  • His favorite gay icons? Sisters Kylie and Dannii Minogue…and Simon Cowell.
...

Michael's Last Rehearsal: 'I Feel So Alive'

Photog, friend reveals Jackson's excitement at performing again

(Newser) - The photographer who captured Michael Jackson’s image at his last rehearsal reveals the singer was upbeat and energetic on his final night. “He was totally there—100% there in fact,” Kevin Mazur tells the Mirror. “You would never suspect this would have ever happened—especially after...

Meghan McCain the Movie: She's Already Casting

Wants Hilary Duff in film version of book she hasn't written yet

(Newser) - Meghan McCain’s book is set to be released next spring, and she’s already plotting the movie version. “I want Hilary Duff to play me,” she tells the New York Daily News. “I think she’s really hot—hotter than me.” It’s unclear how...

Will.i.am Reveals Jacko's Last Album: Dance Music

Singer kept demos extremely private

(Newser) - Michael Jackson plotted his comeback album with Will.i.am, and the Black Eyed Peas frontman now tells the Mirror it was going to be “something Michael has never done before—a dance music album.” The King of Pop kept the demos “under lock and key,”...

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