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'Crocodile Dundee': My Tax Adviser Stole $34M

Paul Hogan sues Philip Egglishaw

(Newser) - Crocodile Dundee star Paul Hogan says his tax adviser, who allegedly helped him hide money in a Swiss account in order to avoid taxes , has made off with $34 million of it. Australia has a warrant out for Philip Egglishaw, who is allegedly behind the country's largest tax evasion...

Angelina Flies Indian Takeout 5K Miles

Hey, Brad Pitt wanted some good curry

(Newser) - So your favorite curry house is in the UK, and you have a hankering for it ... what is one to do? Well, if one is Brad Pitt, there's no problem: Just have Angelina Jolie pick some up while she's in London, and then fly it back home to...

Anne Frank Museum Flies to Bieber's Defense

Hey, consider what else he could have been doing in Amsterdam

(Newser) - You may have been wildly offended when Justin Bieber expressed his hope that Anne Frank would have been a "Belieber," but the Anne Frank museum was not. In response to the controversy that erupted over Bieber's note in its guestbook, the museum today insisted that we're...

Stars Who Rushed to the Altar ... and Stayed Together

Sometimes quickie engagements, marriages work out

(Newser) - In Hollywood, sometimes you get engaged after just six months and end up splitting after 72 days of marriage . But, shockingly, there are other examples of hasty celebrity weddings that appear to have worked out. From the Huffington Post :
  • Carey Mulligan started dating Mumford & Sons frontman Marcus Mumford in
...

21 Celebs Who Failed at Music
 21 Celebs Who Failed at Music 
Apr 14, 2013 9:50 AM CDT

21 Celebs Who Failed at Music

These actors, athletes did not make it in the music world

(Newser) - Just because you're good at acting or playing a sport doesn't mean you'll be equally talented at singing. Remember, if you will, how the Internet reveled in mocking Paris Hilton when her amazingly awful "Drunk Text" dropped. Now Perez Hilton lists 21 actors and athletes whose...

17 Stars Who Had Babies Over 40

Halle Berry will soon join the group

(Newser) - Halle Berry says that getting pregnant again at 46 was " the biggest surprise of her life ," considering she thought she "was kind of past the point where this could be a reality for me." But she's far from the only celebrity to have a baby...

12 Epic Celeb Engagements
 12 Epic Celeb 
 Engagements 
Apr 13, 2013 6:13 AM CDT

12 Epic Celeb Engagements

Linda Perry and Sara Gilbert have company

(Newser) - Did Linda Perry stage the most romantic celebrity proposal of all time when she got engaged to Sara Gilbert ? Maybe, but People rounds up 11 more celebrity proposals that are also in the running:
  • Nick Cannon proposed to Mariah Carey on a rooftop looking out on the Empire State
...

Jane Fonda to Critic: 'Get a Life'

Veteran, others not happy with her role as Nancy Reagan

(Newser) - Jane Fonda is playing Nancy Reagan in Lee Daniels' The Butler this fall, and—thanks to her well-known liberal activism and the controversial pictures of her in Hanoi during the Vietnam War—some conservatives aren't happy about it. One Navy veteran started a "Boycott Hanoi Jane Playing Nancy...

53% of Bieber's Twitter Followers Are Fake

So is Lady Gaga the real queen of Twitter?

(Newser) - Justin Bieber is the most-followed person on Twitter , but don't be too impressed: Just 47% of his followers are real people, the BBC reports. Socialbakers, a service that identifies fake Twitter accounts , finds that 17.8 million of Bieber's 37.3 million followers are legit. The company spots...

Eva Longoria's Unlovable Show Bombs

Neither audiences nor critics loved 'Ready for Love'

(Newser) - Eva Longoria, apparently, is not enough of a draw to make her new reality series a success. Ready for Love premiered last night to big expectations, but actual viewers averaged just 3.7 million, according to Nielsen. NBC used The Voice as a lead-in, but Longoria's dating show—which...

Bieber Making $3.75M to Hawk Prepaid Card for Teens

Which, of course, features high fees

(Newser) - Justin Bieber is getting paid $3.75 million—plus potential royalties and a stock option—to promote a prepaid debit card to teens, the New York Times reports. And, not surprisingly, the SpendSmart card has high fees, a typical and controversial part of the prepaid card industry. Specifically, there's...

Miranda Kerr Out at Victoria's Secret?

She may have been fired or gotten too busy

(Newser) - Multiple reports indicate Miranda Kerr is on her way out as a Victoria's Secret angel, but the reason behind the departure isn't yet clear. Us reported yesterday that Kerr "has a difficult reputation," as one source put it, and is "not a big seller" for...

Kate Upton Dating ... Hip-Hop Mogul?

Allegedly spotted kissing Diddy; she denies romance on Twitter

(Newser) - The latest celebrity odd couple: Sports Illustrated model Kate Upton and Sean "Diddy" Combs, 23 years her senior at 43. They were spotted making out at a Miami Beach club late last month, a source tells the New York Daily News . "They were kissing, they weren’t hiding...

Alec Baldwin's Next Gig: Late Night Host?

Could take over for Carson Daly on NBC

(Newser) - If you're an Alec Baldwin fan, you might soon be able to get your fix five nights a week: An NBC executive tells the New York Times that Baldwin is a possible new late night host. He'd probably be taking over the latest of the late night shows,...

Lohan Talks Rehab, Cries on Letterman

Lindsay opens up to Dave in sometimes awkward interview

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan was on the Late Show last night to talk about her role in Scary Movie 5, but David Letterman was more interested in discussing her recent troubles and upcoming stint in rehab, the New York Daily News reports. "How many times have you been in rehab?” Letterman...

Madonna Just Wants Poor Kids to Dance for Her: Malawi Prez

She loses VIP status in Malawi

(Newser) - Madonna no longer has VIP status in Malawi now that she's annoyed President Joyce Banda, the Telegraph reports. The brouhaha started when Malawi's education minister accused the Material Girl of exaggerating the charitable work she's done there; then Madonna's request to see Banda during her recent...

Roseanne Daughter Gets Engaged in Epic Proposal

Sara Gilbert to wed 4 Non Blondes singer Linda Perry

(Newser) - Sara Gilbert, who played Roseanne's daughter on the hit sitcom, is engaged to Linda Perry, the former 4 Non Blondes singer, the San Jose Mercury News reports. Gilbert, who now co-hosts The Talk, told the story on the show yesterday—and it's pretty epic. On a picnic, a...

Bynes' Latest Crazy Behavior Involves Wig, Cartwheels

She gets kicked out of adult gymnastics class

(Newser) - And just when you thought Amanda Bynes couldn't get any weirder ... The latest story from anonymous witnesses features the troubled starlet at an adult gymnastics class in New York City, wearing a wig, fishnets, and "a leotard that looked like lingerie," according to one onlooker. She's...

Inside REM&#39;s Final Days
 Inside REM's 
 Final Days 
Apr 8, 2013 10:30 AM CDT

Inside REM's Final Days

Michael Stipe's words at last gig: 'Hooray, we're done'

(Newser) - After completing his final performance with REM, a teary-eyed Michael Stipe quietly mouthed, "Hooray, we're done." Working on their last album, the band had chosen Berlin's legendary Hansa TonStudio for the final recording session. Since there was to be no tour for the album, a camera...

Kardashian Wants C-Section at 8 Months: Source

Kim totally ignoring doctors' orders, sources say

(Newser) - Kim Kardashian is apparently very concerned with getting her baby out ASAP: One insider tells Star she's scheduled a Caesarean section "right after the eight-month mark," even though it's dangerous, because she "just wants to get her life and body back as soon as possible....

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