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Lady Gaga Wears Flying Dress, Flies Into Party

Take that, giant egg

(Newser) - Wondering how Lady Gaga would ever top her meat dress or egg transport system ? Well, she found a way last night, when she arrived at the launch party for her new album via ... flying dress. The dress, which she calls "Volantis," is by TechHaus, part of the...

8 Celeb Couples You Forgot All About

Or maybe didn't even know about in the first place

(Newser) - Ahh, the 1980s. Big hair, New Wave, lots of neon, and these 16 celebrity couples you probably forgot all about, as rounded up by MSN . A sampling:
  • Oprah Winfrey and Roger Ebert went out twice in the 1980s, and it was Ebert who encouraged Winfrey to syndicate her talk show.
...

Website Hooks You Up With Celebs... for Mega Bucks

Want to meet Shakira? That'll be $15K

(Newser) - So, this exists: A website that can hook you up with celebrities ... assuming you've got the cash. IfOnly , run by a San Francisco entrepreneur, offers, for example, a $15,000 meet and greet with Shakira and a $50,000 lunch with Mike Tyson. Vauhini Vara profiles the enterprise for...

6 Celebs Who Don't Practice What They Preach

Do as they say, but, you know...

(Newser) - Celebrities are just like us: Sometimes they act like total hypocrites. Fox News rounds up a dozen examples. A sampling:
  • Sting: Talks a good game about being eco-friendly, but has his own private jet.
  • Kim Kardashian: Reprimanded sister Kourtney for having babies out of wedlock, then went ahead and had
...

4 Celebs With Cults in Their Pasts

Michelle Pfeiffer isn't the only one

(Newser) - Michelle Pfeiffer recently revealed she was in a cult before she became famous—and she's not the only celebrity with a cult or commune in her past. The Stir rounds up five more. A sampling:
  • Joaquin Phoenix and his family (including brother River) were involved with the well-known Children
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Tom Cruise: Suri's Not a Scientologist Anymore

Admits Katie Holmes left him because of the religion

(Newser) - You can all stop worrying about Suri Cruise: She's not a Scientologist anymore, dad Tom Cruise recently admitted. Cruise sat for a deposition as part of his lawsuit against a tabloid that claimed he ditched his daughter, and that's when the revelation occurred, TMZ reports. Cruise also admitted—...

Fire Burns Eminem's Childhood Home in Detroit

The house is pictured on two of the singer's albums

(Newser) - A fire has burned the childhood home of rapper Eminem in Detroit. Local media report that crews responded last night to the boarded-up bungalow, which is pictured on the cover of Eminem's just-released The Marshall Mathers LP 2. It also was on the musician's 2000 album The Marshall ...

Justin Bieber's Latest Problems: Graffiti Charges, Creepy Picture

Bieber's camp says picture of him asleep was not taken by prostitute

(Newser) - Justin Bieber's troublemaking pursuits continue. The latest: Brazil police have charged him with defacing a building in Rio de Janeiro with graffiti, the BBC reports. Officials say it's "a minor offense," but he could be fined or even sentenced to a year in jail. He was...

Will Smith Cheated on Jada: Rumor Mill

Spotted in 'nude romp,' aka shirtless photo booth pics with co-star

(Newser) - Rumors of marriage trouble for Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith have been around for quite some time, and this time it's Star with the latest: The tabloid says it has pictures of a shirtless Will Smith in a photo booth with his 23-year-old Focus co-star, Margot Robbie, as...

Lady Gaga&#39;s Going to Space
 Lady Gaga's 
 Going to Space 
dept. of inevitability
Nov 6, 2013 10:42 AM CST

Lady Gaga's Going to Space

Just another artist returning to her roots

(Newser) - Well, we all knew this was going to happen someday: Lady Gaga is going to space with Virgin Galactic, a source tells Us . She'll reportedly be the first musician to sing there, in early 2015. "She has to do a month of vocal training because of the atmosphere,...

Tom Cruise: Suri And I Have &#39;Cheerful&#39; Phone Calls
Tom Cruise: Suri and I Have 'Cheerful' Phone Calls
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Nov 6, 2013 9:21 AM CST

Tom Cruise: Suri and I Have 'Cheerful' Phone Calls

He defends their relationship in lawsuit against tabloid

(Newser) - Tom Cruise is fighting back against tabloid allegations that he "abandoned" daughter Suri after divorcing Katie Holmes. He's suing Life & Style and its publisher, Bauer Media Group, over the claims, and Radar got its hands on a declaration filed yesterday. In the months following his 2012 divorce,...

Katy Perry's Album Is a Biohazard: Australia

No, not because of the music, sadly

(Newser) - Australia just declared Katy Perry's new album, Prism, a potential biohazard, news.com.au reports. And if you're thinking, "Yep, that's how I'd describe her music, too," well, sorry. It was actually some seed packets, not songs, that got the album designated as such....

Gwyneth's Battle Plan: Destroy Vanity Fair

For Paltrow, it's war, sources say

(Newser) - The war between Gwyneth Paltrow and Vanity Fair rages on: With the magazine still planning to publish what's said to be an "epic takedown" of the actress, Gwyneth is fighting back, sources tell Radar . "She wants the magazine’s reputation destroyed before they can even publish anything...

Marilyn Monroe Resurrected for Chanel Ad

In 1960 interview, she talked about her iconic quote

(Newser) - Marilyn Monroe is doing a Chanel ad from beyond the grave, AFP reports. Last year, the fashion and fragrance company discovered a 1960 interview Monroe gave to Marie Claire, in which Monroe addresses her iconic quote about wearing Chanel No. 5 perfume to bed. (In 1952, she famously said she...

Insurance Broker Scams Tom Hanks, Goes to Jail

Jerry Goldman sentenced to 27 months

(Newser) - A Southern California insurance broker who overcharged Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, hundreds of thousands of dollars has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison. City News Service says Jerry Goldman received a 27-month sentence yesterday. He also was ordered to pay about $840,000...

Michelle Pfeiffer: I Was in a Cult

'Very controlling' couple believed in 'breatharianism'

(Newser) - Before she became famous, Michelle Pfeiffer met a "very controlling" couple who became "kind of personal trainers" for her ... until she realized she was actually in a cult. The couple "believed that people in their highest state were breatharian," meaning they could live without food or...

MIA&#39;s Opener: Julian Assange
 MIA's Opener: Julian Assange 
Nov 4, 2013 11:49 AM CST

MIA's Opener: Julian Assange

He video chats with NYC audience

(Newser) - MIA's Matangi tour launched Friday night in New York City, and there was an unexpected opening act: Julian Assange. The WikiLeaks founder Skyped in from the Ecuadorian embassy in London so he could address the audience via video, Rolling Stone reports. "I have become a fan of MIA...

Fans Pay Ridiculous Prices for Oprah's Stuff

Auction makes more than $600K for charity

(Newser) - Here's how much people love Oprah Winfrey: A bunch of her stuff was auctioned off Saturday, and some of the selling prices got pretty crazy. A print of a TV Guide cover featuring the talk show host was estimated to go for $400 at most; it sold for $3,...

New Musical: Jesus' Story, Britney's Songs

Yes, really

(Newser) - How better to portray the story of Jesus Christ than by using ... the music of Britney Spears? That was, apparently, the brilliant idea that led to SPEARS: The Gospel According to Britney, a musical that will be performed at New York City's Foxwoods Theatre on Thursday, Fox News reports....

YouTube's Debut Awards Show Was ... Kind of a Mess

Critics weigh in on the 'YTMAs'

(Newser) - YouTube threw its first awards show last night, and the results were ... interesting. The unscripted show, directed by Spike Jonze and hosted by Jason Schwartzman and Reggie Watts, took place in New York City and was livestreamed on YouTube. Awards were handed out and artists offered up performances (er, "...

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