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Alicia Keys Gets Super Bowl Gig

She'll sing the national anthem

(Newser) - A person familiar with Super Bowl entertainment plans tells the AP that Alicia Keys has been lined up to perform the national anthem before the NFL championship game in New Orleans on Feb. 3. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the NFL has not yet announced the anthem...

Michael J. Fox: Why Taylor Swift Can't Date My Son

He doesn't seem to approve of her songwriting method

(Newser) - One of the best moments of the Golden Globes arguably came when Tina Fey warned Taylor Swift to keep her serial-dating paws off Michael J. Fox's son. Vulture caught up with Fox at a book party Wednesday and asked him about it. "Taylor Swift writes songs about everybody...

What It's Like to Film a Sex Scene With Lindsay Lohan

'Canyons' co-star James Deen speaks

(Newser) - For someone who's posed in Playboy, Lindsay Lohan was surprisingly uncomfortable filming a four-way sex scene for The Canyons, her co-star James Deen reveals to the Daily Beast . "She’s never done a sex scene, so to her, this was a big deal that she was showing her...

Lena Dunham: 'I'm Thin for, Like, Detroit'

After tiff, Howard Stern concedes, 'You're not obese or anything'

(Newser) - There's no bad blood between Howard Stern and Lena Dunham, even though last week the shock jock called the Girls creator "a little fat girl who kind of looks like Jonah Hill." Stern apologized Monday , explaining that he's actually a "superfan" of the HBO show,...

Samuel L. Jackson Covers Taylor Swift

And it's about as awesome as you'd expect

(Newser) - You may have sworn you'd "never, ever, ever" listen to Taylor Swift's breakup anthem, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," but we'd like to ask you to make one exception. Samuel L. Jackson performed a cover of the song Friday on a London...

Swift Sidles Up to Cooper, Gets Shot Down

Because who doesn't want to date Taylor Swift?

(Newser) - It hasn't been a great month for Taylor Swift: She lost her latest boyfriend , lost a potential Golden Globe to Adele (and looked pretty unhappy about it), and now Radar reports that she also lost a chance to snag the next guy on her list. Seems Swift had a...

How LiLo Pays the Bills: She&#39;s an Escort?
 How LiLo 
 Pays the Bills: 
 She's an Escort? 
says her dad
Jan 16, 2013 10:32 AM CST

How LiLo Pays the Bills: She's an Escort?

And more from the wacky world of Lindsay Lohan

(Newser) - Michael Lohan continues his Father of the Decade duties by giving a new interview to the ever-so-classy Star magazine in which he claims daughter Lindsay is a high-class escort, Radar reports. "She is getting paid to date rich men," and mother "Dina is pimping her out,"...

DiCaprio Pays $200K for Date With Bill Clinton

Snags auction item at Sean Penn's charity bash

(Newser) - Leonardo DiCaprio has a big date coming up, with an old married guy: Bill Clinton. The one-on-one get-together with the former president was auctioned off at a gala for Sean Penn's Haiti charity Saturday, and DiCaprio bid as much as $100,000 but was still outbid. So he proposed...

Timberlake Releases Single, Confirms Coming Album

'Suit & Tie' features Jay-Z

(Newser) - As promised in a much-hyped announcement last week , Justin Timberlake released his first new music since 2006 this morning. "Suit & Tie" features Jay-Z and can be purchased from iTunes , but the bigger news is that it's part of an upcoming new album. In an open letter posted...

Golden Globes: Affleck, Argo Win

The night's big winners

(Newser) - Who went home with a little somethin'-somethin' for the mantel? The Golden Globes winners are:
  • Supporting actor: Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
  • Supporting actress, TV series, miniseries, or movie: Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
  • Miniseries or TV movie: Game Change
  • Actress in miniseries or TV movie: Julianne Moore, Game Change

Best, Worst of Golden Globes Red Carpet

The looks that fly, fall

(Newser) - Before the awards get dished out comes the red gauntlet, err, carpet. Page through the photos to see the best and worst sartorial choices, along with some select snark from the Fug Girls , among others. They remind us why the red carpet, and tonight in general, is just so darn...

Tina Fey, Amy Poehler Share Globes Drinking Game
Play Tina Fey, Amy Poehler's
Globes Drinking Game
bottoms up
Jan 13, 2013 6:09 PM CST

Play Tina Fey, Amy Poehler's Globes Drinking Game

Warning: It involves meatball subs

(Newser) - Golden Globes co-hosts and real life BFFs Tina Fey and Amy Poehler give a highly entertaining cover interview to the Hollywood Reporter , in which they offer up an idea for a Globes drinking game you can play when the awards show airs tonight:
  • Fey: "Anytime an actress cries
...

5 Insane Things Celebs Did to Get Into Character

Tom Cruise ... delivered packages?!

(Newser) - It's fairly common for actors to gain or shed a lot of weight for the sake of a role—but that's not the only intense thing they do to get into character. Cracked lists five of the craziest pursuits undertaken in the name of acting:
  • Tom Cruise, delivery
...

9 Hypocritical Stars
 9 Hypocritical Stars 
Jan 13, 2013 12:42 PM CST

9 Hypocritical Stars

Do as they say, not as they do

(Newser) - When environmental crusader Al Gore sold Current TV, much was made over the fact that he basically sold the network to big oil. Even Jon Stewart had to admit Fox News had a point in its complaints on the matter. But Gore is far from the only hypocritical VIP—as...

9 Ridiculous Celeb Baby Gifts
 9 Ridiculous 
 Celeb Baby Gifts 
Jan 12, 2013 12:06 PM CST

9 Ridiculous Celeb Baby Gifts

These kids aren't getting Barbies and Legos...

(Newser) - Ahh, the perks of being a celebrity baby: Instead of onesies and extra diapers, you get showered with gifts like pricey artwork and $1,000 strollers. The Huffington Post rounds up nine especially extravagant presents for stars' little ones:
  • Gwyneth Paltrow bought the aforementioned Bugaboo stroller—which costs $1,029,
...

8 Celebs Who Are Glad They Got Fired

Howard Stern was just too shocking for one radio station

(Newser) - If you've ever been fired, it probably wasn't a pleasant experience—but take heart from these eight celebrities rounded up by the Week . They, too, got canned, only to move on to bigger and better things:
  • Jerry Seinfeld: He had a recurring role on Benson in the early
...

Katie Holmes Randomly Shows Up at Murder Trial

Wanted to support her friend, the prosecutor

(Newser) - A murder trial in Queens yesterday had an unexpected visitor watching the courtroom proceedings: Katie Holmes. Holmes showed up during the trial of Li Hangbin, who is accused of shaking his baby girl to death in 2007. The New York Times mentioned her appearance briefly in its article on the...

Timberlake, Destiny's Child Releasing New Albums

First since 2006 for Justin, 2005 for Destiny's Child

(Newser) - Hang on to your hats, everybody, because we are about to blow your mind: Justin Timberlake and Destiny's Child are both releasing new albums. JT made the announcement this morning after posting a cryptic tweet ("Thursday, January 10th, 2013 at 9:01 am PST...") last night....

New Babies for Rosie, Elton
 New Babies for Rosie, Elton 
Jan 10, 2013 8:48 AM CST

New Babies for Rosie, Elton

Lily Allen also gives birth to daughter

(Newser) - It's been a big week for celebrity babies:
  • Rosie O'Donnell welcomed her first baby with wife Michelle Rounds on Saturday, a rep confirms to ABC News . O'Donnell tweeted an interestingly-spelled announcement yesterday, along with a picture : "we r thrilled to announce the arrival of r daughter
...

Lincoln Leads Oscar Noms With 12

Notable Academy Award snubs: Kathryn Bigelow, Ben Affleck, Tom Hooper

(Newser) - Lincoln ruled at this morning's Academy Award nominations announcement, scoring nods in the Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay categories. In all, the Steven Spielberg drama leads with 12 nominations, the AP reports. Eight other Best Picture nominees were...

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