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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, "...

10 Crazy Celeb Interviews
 10 Crazy Celeb 
 Interviews 
Nov 3, 2013 8:06 AM CST

10 Crazy Celeb Interviews

One of them involves removing an artificial leg on-air...

(Newser) - When celebrity interviews go wrong: Radar rounds up 24 of the absolute weirdest and craziest sit-downs. A sampling:
  • Princess Diana, separated from Prince Charles and having learned he cheated on her, told Martin Bashir, "There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded."
...

10 Stars Who Don&#39;t Drink
 10 Stars Who Don't Drink 
Nov 2, 2013 1:40 PM CDT

10 Stars Who Don't Drink

Some got sober, others just don't like alcohol

(Newser) - Not all celebrities spend their weekends drunkenly partying. The Huffington Post rounds up 19 celebrities who don't drink alcohol. A sampling:
  • Kim Kardashian: Despite plugging Midori in a commercial, she has said, "I do not drink alcohol at all. My sisters drink, so when they get a little
...

5 Huge Celebrity Families
 5 Huge Celebrity Families 
Nov 2, 2013 9:16 AM CDT

5 Huge Celebrity Families

The Osmonds could start their own sports team

(Newser) - Holidays must be fun for the largest families in Hollywood. ETOnline rounds up 10 of the biggest clans. A sampling:
  • Between them, siblings Donny and Marie Osmond have 13 kids (five for Donny and eight for Marie).
  • Eddie Murphy has eight children, ages 6 to 24.
  • Steven Spielberg has six
...

Kim, Kanye Suing YouTube Co-Founder

Over leaked proposal video

(Newser) - Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, not surprisingly, want to maintain control over the footage of West proposing to Kardashian. (You'll almost certainly see it on a reality show near you in the not-too-distant future.) So now that it has leaked, they're suing. They say YouTube co-founder Chad...

Tina Fey Bringing Us New Sitcom

NBC gives series order to Ellie Kemper sitcom

(Newser) - Good news, Tina Fey fans: The 30 Rock star is producing a new sitcom, and NBC just gave it a rare straight-to-series order for 13 episodes to premiere next fall. The as-yet-untitled single-camera comedy stars The Office star Ellie Kemper, Variety reports. It's about a woman starting over in...

Jagger Thinks Katy Perry Is Confused

Says he never made a pass at her

(Newser) - Mick Jagger would like to set the record straight: He "categorically denies that he ever made a pass at Katy Perry," his publicist says in a statement. Perry recently told an Australian radio station that Jagger hit on her "when I was like 18" and that she...

20 Celeb Halloween Costumes
 20 Celeb Halloween Costumes 
Oct 31, 2013 10:58 AM CDT

20 Celeb Halloween Costumes

Trust us, Matt Lauer's is the most disturbing

(Newser) - Looking for last-minute Halloween costume inspiration? Here's what celebrities have partied as this year (no, not everyone dressed up as Miley Cyrus ), courtesy of Mashable , USA Today , BuzzFeed , and Us Weekly :
  • Miley Cyrus: Lil' Kim from the 1999 VMAs (think nipple pastie)
  • Matt Lauer: Pamela Anderson in her
...

Marvin Gaye's Kids Sue Robin Thicke

Family alleges copyright infringement over 'Blurred Lines'

(Newser) - As expected, Marvin Gaye's family is suing Robin Thicke over his hit song, "Blurred Lines." Thicke pre-emptively ( and "reluctantly" ) sued Gaye's family to protect the song after they alleged it was too similar to Gaye's "Got to Give It Up,"...

Anne Hathaway a &#39;Rude&#39; Diva?
 Anne Hathaway 
 a 'Rude' Diva? 
Oct 31, 2013 10:19 AM CDT

Anne Hathaway a 'Rude' Diva?

She apparently doesn't like to be approached: source

(Newser) - If anything, Anne Hathaway seems too nice, right? But she may not be much better than Mariah Carey or J.Lo when it comes to diva behavior, Radar reports, citing In Touch. In advance of her appearance at a recent charity event, her people reportedly sent over a long list...

Kardashian: Swimsuit Pic Was 'Big Middle Finger'

Talks about weight loss with Jay Leno on the 'Tonight Show'

(Newser) - That swimsuit selfie Kim Kardashian posted to Instagram a couple weeks ago was a "big middle finger to the world," Kardashian told Jay Leno last night on the Tonight Show . All the critics who snarked about the weight she gained while pregnant "really hurt my soul,"...

Guy Fieri Gets in Crazy Fight ... With His Hairdresser

Alcohol was involved, not surprisingly

(Newser) - Well, this is weird: TMZ has a video (NSFW) of celebrity chef Guy Fieri in the middle of an intense fight ... with his hairdresser, Ariel Ramirez. Sources say the two had just landed at San Francisco International Airport and were on their way home in a car service. (Sources say...

Ashton's New Gig: Lenovo Product Engineer

Kutcher will work with company on Yoga tablets

(Newser) - Apparently, all you need to do in order to get a job as a Lenovo product engineer is really, really love technology. Well, that and be TV's highest-paid actor . The Chinese computer company has made Ashton Kutcher a product engineer on its line of Yoga tablets, according to the...

Chris Brown Hits Rehab, Will Seek 'Focus, Insight'

Singer hoping to resume career 'from healthier vantage point'

(Newser) - After his latest assault charge, Chris Brown has decided to get some help. The singer is checking into rehab and "his goal is to gain focus and insight into his past and recent behavior, enabling him to continue the pursuit of his life and his career from a healthier...

Nicole Kidman: Tom and I Were Like Brangelina
 Nicole Kidman: 
 Tom and I Were 
 Like Brangelina 
'vanity fair' interview
Oct 29, 2013 10:54 AM CDT

Nicole Kidman: Tom and I Were Like Brangelina

But Keith Urban is her 'great love,' she tells Vanity Fair

(Newser) - Nicole Kidman continues her recent trend of dishing about her marriage to Tom Cruise in a new cover interview with Vanity Fair . "I was so young," she says of marrying Cruise at age 23. "I was a child, really, when I got married." That's why...

Kim: Yep, I'll Take Kanye's Last Name

She'll become 'Kim Kardashian West' after they get married

(Newser) - Kim Kardashian will become "Kim Kardashian West" when she marries Kanye West, she revealed to E! last night. "I will" take West's last name, Kardashian said, adding that she'll make her current, famous last name into her middle name. As for when that will happen, it...

Hef, Crystal Dress Up as Miley Cyrus, Robin Thicke

And do some twerking at Halloween party

(Newser) - Here's an image you won't be able to get out of your head for the foreseeable future: Crystal Harris twerking all over her hubby, Hugh Hefner. Hef recently tweeted two pictures of himself and Harris at the Playboy Mansion Halloween party, dressed as Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke...

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