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Entrepreneur's Vintage Shades Slide Up the A-List

His vintage custom shades take celebs by storm

(Newser) - Shades are a precious necessity for paparazzi-wary celebs, but Jack Bernstein has no sympathy. The vintage-sunglasses peddler demands top dollar—up to $25,000—for his tricked-out eyewear, often scooped up at flea markets, American Way magazine reports. With his own Los Angeles shop and an upcoming line, Bernstein has...

Betty White-Barker Feud Heats Up

Price is Right host won't attend game show awards if she's there

(Newser) - Bob Barker might not come on down to the Game Show Awards this weekend—at least, not if Betty White dares to show her face, BuzzerBlog reports. The feisty oldsters are feuding over an elephant Barker wants relocated from the Los Angeles Zoo, and since the Golden Girl got her...

Ex-Manager Owes Us $123K: Brit's Lawyers
 Ex-Manager 
 Owes Us $123K: 
 Brit's Lawyers 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP
May 12, 2009 10:33 AM CDT

Ex-Manager Owes Us $123K: Brit's Lawyers

Plus, Kiefer and Brooke speak out over headbutt, more

(Newser) - Britney Spears’ legal team slapped Sam Lutfi with a 3-year restraining order—and now they’re going after his money, People reports, asking a court to order the erstwhile manager to reimburse Spears $123,142 in legal fees. They also want $72,292 from similarly restrained ex Adnan Ghalib. Elsewhere:...

Woman Files Restraining Order Against Ryan O'Neal

Actor accused of harassing 'family friend'

(Newser) - A "family friend" filed a restraining order against Ryan O'Neal in a Los Angeles court yesterday, Radar Online reports. Dania Marin, 20, says the actor—who has spoken out this week on partner Farrah Fawcett's terminal illness—asked her "inappropriate questions" on Wednesday, including "if I wanted...

Madonna to Jesus: Learn English!
 Madonna 
 to Jesus: 
 Learn English! 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP
May 8, 2009 10:15 AM CDT

Madonna to Jesus: Learn English!

Plus, Ali Lohan turning into her sister, more

(Newser) - Age is nothing but a number to Madonna and 22-year-old boy toy Jesus Luz, but the language barrier is a problem. The Material Girl is paying $1,000 a week for an English tutor, the Daily Star reports, citing the Star. Elsewhere:
  • Fifteen-year-old Ali Lohan might be the new Lindsay
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Bio Details Swayze's Cancer Fight

It was almost too late before actor visited doctor

(Newser) - Patrick Swayze’s first inkling that something was wrong came while sipping champagne on New Year’s Eve 2007, reports the New York Daily News. “It was like acid on an open wound,” he recalls in a new biography out Tuesday. At the end of January 2008, after...

Mistress Preggo With Mel's Love Child: Tab

Gibson kids fear loss of inheritance

(Newser) - Mel Gibson is about to become a daddy for the eighth time, this time with girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva, the National Enquirer reports. Gibson broke the news to his children late last month, and “he expects them to accept the baby as a new sibling,” a friend says. Instead,...

Sutherland Charged With Assault

(Newser) - Kiefer Sutherland turned himself in to New York City cops today and promptly got charged with misdemeanor assault, E! Online reports. The 42-year-old star of 24 reportedly head-butted fashion designer Jack McCollough at a party. Sutherland, who says he was sticking up for Brooke Shields, will be arraigned on June...

Best and Worst Celeb Moms
 Best and Worst 
 Celeb Moms 
OPINION
May 7, 2009 12:50 PM CDT

Best and Worst Celeb Moms

Mother's Day survey reveals holiday activities, too

(Newser) - In a poll of 10,000 readers ahead of Mother's Day, more would trust their kids to Jennifer Aniston than Brangelina, ParentDish.com reveals. More from the survey
  • Most trustworthy babysitter: Ellen DeGeneres and her partner Portia De Rossi.
  • Best mom: Jennifer Garner, followed by a tie between Reese Witherspoon
...

No Secret Brad-Jen Meeting: Rep
 No Secret 
 Brad-Jen Meeting: Rep 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP
May 7, 2009 10:35 AM CDT

No Secret Brad-Jen Meeting: Rep

But not-so-secret Lilo-Sam meeting, and more

(Newser) - Hot on the heels of the rumor that Brad Pitt wants Jennifer Aniston back, reports surfaced yesterday that the two met last month—or did they? Jen’s reps quickly denied In Touch’s claim that they shared a secret drive around New York, the Daily Star reports. Elsewhere:
  • Lindsay
...

Brown Lawyer Pursues Leaker
 Brown Lawyer Pursues Leaker 
May 7, 2009 9:35 AM CDT

Brown Lawyer Pursues Leaker

Geragos plans to mine internal police records for evidence

(Newser) - Attempting to learn how TMZ got a photo of Rihanna’s bruised face, Chris Brown’s lawyer filed two motions yesterday asking for internal police records, the New York Daily News reports. The LAPD is still probing the leak internally, but lawyer Mark Geragos is due back in court May...

Brad to Courtney: I Miss Jen
 Brad to Courtney: 
 I Miss Jen 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP
May 6, 2009 11:09 AM CDT

Brad to Courtney: I Miss Jen

Plus, Madonna gets slammed twice in one day, more

(Newser) - The world was rocked yesterday when news broke that Jennifer Aniston’s supposed “best friend,” Courtney Cox, spoke to Brad Pitt at a concert Sunday—but maybe it wasn’t a betrayal after all, Ian Undercover reports. “He said he made a mess of his life since...

Paris Is, Like, a Total Workaholic

Heiress defends herself against lawsuit, reveals total ignorance of what exec producer does

(Newser) - Paris Hilton is a workaholic who hasn’t taken a day off in years, she and her handlers insisted in a Miami deposition. The heiress is being sued for not sufficiently promoting the DVD of her 2006 film Pledge This, the AP reports. But the truth is, “like I...

Princes, Celebs, Frog Team Up in Green Vid

Charles joined by sons, A-listers to promote project

(Newser) - Princes William and Harry are joined by a cast of superstars—and a belching digital frog—in a video helping their father promote environmental awareness, the Mirror reports. Harrison Ford, Robin Williams, Daniel Craig, and the Dalai Lama are among those appearing in the clip promoting Prince Charles’ Rainforests Project....

Rihanna Hits Red Carpet, Nixes Concert

Singer debuts at Met, cancels show on same day

(Newser) - Rihanna hit the red carpet last night for the first time since her alleged beating by Chris Brown, the AP reports. The singer, clad in a tuxedo, attended the Metropolitan Museum’s annual costume gala. Also yesterday, a comeback concert in Dubai—scheduled for May 28, the day of Brown’...

A Bundchen in the Oven?
 A Bundchen in the Oven? 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP
May 5, 2009 10:36 AM CDT

A Bundchen in the Oven?

Plus, Susan Boyle forced to change phone number, more

(Newser) - Gisele Bundchen visited the OB/GYN yesterday—gasp!—with hubby Tom Brady, thus prompting the requisite pregnancy rumors from the New York Post. Elsewhere:
  • Poor Susan Boyle, inundated by late-night phone calls, was forced to change her number, the Sun reports.
  • Liam Neeson recently called late wife’s Natasha Richardson’
...

Woody Seeks to Block Ex, Wife Testimony in Racy Trial

American Apparel wants to prove director's endorsement not worth $10M

(Newser) - Woody Allen asked a judge yesterday to stop American Apparel from airing his dirty laundry in court, the AP reports. Allen, who is suing the clothing company for $10 million for using his image on billboards without permission, wants to block American Apparel’s summoning of ex Mia Farrow, his...

Do-Gooder Celebs Can Aid &mdash;and Irritate
Do-Gooder Celebs Can Aid —and Irritate
OPINION
May 5, 2009 7:39 AM CDT

Do-Gooder Celebs Can Aid —and Irritate

Emma Thompson on the conflicts of charitable stars

(Newser) - These days every celebrity is a do-gooder, but for Emma Thompson, using star power to fight disease or injustice can be not only "stunningly effective" but "also profoundly off-putting." In a column for the Times of London, the actor and screenwriter describes the tension between charity and...

Jessica Still Has That Star Quality

Simpson discusses her life following a pretty bad year

(Newser) - A country album that sold fewer than 200,000 copies, a movie that grossed a whopping $1,771 opening weekend and another that went straight to DVD, not to mention those widely discussed “mom jeans” pictures—it has not been a good year for Jessica Simpson. But Rich Cohen...

Gyllenhaal, Sarsgaard Wed
 Gyllenhaal, Sarsgaard Wed 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP
May 4, 2009 11:05 AM CDT

Gyllenhaal, Sarsgaard Wed

Plus, hero pilot and hero captain in the news, more

(Newser) - Maggie Gyllenhaal and longtime beau Peter Sarsgaard married in Italy over the weekend, Us reports. They have a 2-year-old daughter and have been engaged since 2006. Elsewhere:
  • Hero pilot Chesley Sullenberger—who famously apologized to his library after leaving a book he checked out on his plane in the Hudson—
...

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