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Family Guy Creator to Reinvent Flintstones

Seth MacFarlane will update 1960s classic

(Newser) - Fred and Wilma meet Peter and Lois? Sorta. Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane is taking a stab at reinventing The Flintstones, Fox television announced yesterday. Work will begin on the 21st-century version of the classic cartoon this fall, and the animated series will likely air in 2013. Though MacFarlane will...

Exciting Weekend: Lindsay Lohan Gets 'Belligerently Drunk,' Then Hangs With Marilyn Manson
LiLo Gets 'Belligerently Drunk,' Hangs With Manson
unholy unions
May 17, 2011 9:18 AM CDT

LiLo Gets 'Belligerently Drunk,' Hangs With Manson

Not, however, in the same evening

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan’s weekend festivities were apparently so epic that stories are still trickling out today. Most notably, the troubled starlet crashed the DeLeon Tequila anniversary party at one of her favorite hangouts, the Chateau Marmont. A source tells the New York Post that Lohan was asked to leave, which...

Rihanna Flips Out at Young Fan on Twitter

Singer defends 'following' Chris Brown, then apologizes

(Newser) - Drama alert: Chris Brown recently started following ex-girlfriend Rihanna on Twitter, and she followed him back. Would be typical behavior, were it not for the fact that Brown beat Rihanna in 2009. A fan recently called Rihanna on the development, noting that she "better not" reunite with Brown. Rihanna,...

Movie Starring Pitt, Penn Booed at Cannes

Terrence Malick's 'The Tree of Life' divides audience

(Newser) - Terrence Malick's much buzzed-about film, The Tree of Life, was screened for critics and reporters at Cannes today to prolonged boos from certain members of the audience. But others countered with enthusiastic applause for the film, which stars Brad Pitt and Sean Penn and is only the fifth film...

Would a Therapist Really Prescribe a Puppet?

Yes, but not exactly the way Mel Gibson claims in 'The Beaver'

(Newser) - Are puppets really used for therapy, the way Mel Gibson's character claims to use his in The Beaver? GIbson's character claims the puppet, as prescribed by his therapist, is meant to "create a psychological distance between himself and the negative aspects of his personality," although in...

Judges Really Like to Quote Bob Dylan

Even Chief Justice Roberts has cited his lyrics

(Newser) - When judges want to give their opinions a lyrical flourish, many turn first to Bob Dylan. He’s the most-cited musician in court opinions and briefs, experts tell the Los Angeles Times . That’s because his early songs give voice to political and legal concerns—and they emerged when today’...

Jesse James: I Wish I'd Left Bullock

He should have done the 'honorable thing,' he tells Piers Morgan

(Newser) - Jesse James is still talking , and in an interview airing tonight he tells Piers Morgan he "should have left" Sandra Bullock. "I should have did the honorable thing," he says. "If I wanted to screw around, I should have, you know, ended it." And though...

Mariah Insisted Live Concert of Mariah Play During Birth

...a Madison Square Garden performance, no less

(Newser) - Nick Cannon is apparently doing something of a media blitz following the birth of his twins, Moroccan and Monroe . Or, as he calls them on E! , "Roc and Roe." Yes, really. More highlights:
  • He admits the names might seem a bit odd ("When you first hear it,
...

Charlie Sheen's Two and a Half Men Replacement Is...

...Ashton Kutcher, say sources

(Newser) - Watch out, Charlie Sheen. It looks like Ashton Kutcher is the one who is winning these days. Two sources tell the Hollywood Reporter that Kutcher is putting the finishing touches on a deal to replace Sheen as one of Two and a Half Men's men. Kutcher took to—where...

Mary Tyler Moore to Undergo Brain Surgery

Rep says the procedure is 'fairly routine'

(Newser) - Mary Tyler Moore will undergo brain surgery, her rep tells People . A meningioma, a benign tumor on the brain's lining tissue, will be removed. Her rep says Moore's neurologist "has been monitoring this for years" and that the procedure is "fairly routine." Click for a...

Leonardo DiCaprio, Bar Refaeli Break Up
 Leo, Bar Refaeli Call It Quits 
May 12, 2011 10:59 AM CDT

Leo, Bar Refaeli Call It Quits

Couple 'grew apart and went their separate ways,' says source

(Newser) - More than a year later, at least one group of Israeli nationalists has gotten its wish: Bar Refaeli and Leonardo DiCaprio have split. The Israeli model rekindled her romance with DiCaprio last year after a four-year relationship that ended in 2009, but now they have grown apart, a source tells...

Conservatives Peeved Over White House Rapper Invite

Common once rapped anti-Bush sentiment, but Dems note outrage is silly

(Newser) - Michelle Obama invited rapper Common to the White House for a poetry event tonight, reports the Chicago Tribune, and conservatives are none too happy about it. Why? Well, to start, Common, AKA Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr., has a song that apparently tells people to "burn" George W. Bush. Tucker...

Jon Stewart: Why Is Bush Administration Taking All the Credit for Killing Osama bin Laden? (Daily Show Video)
 Why Is Bush Getting 
 Credit for bin Laden? 
jon stewart
May 11, 2011 6:17 AM CDT

Why Is Bush Getting Credit for bin Laden?

Jon Stewart bemoans the Obama adminstration's response

(Newser) - Considering it was the Obama administration that managed to finally get Osama bin Laden, you'd think they'd be doing a media victory lap. But no, it's George W. Bush's cronies taking all the credit, Jon Stewart pointed out last night . "Eleven Bush administration officials thought...

Maria Shriver 'Miserable' for Years: Sources

She had long complained of Schwarzenegger's 'craziness'

(Newser) - Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver might be calling their split "amicable," but sources tell TMZ Shriver has actually been "miserable" in the marriage for a very long time. She reportedly moved out months ago, after years of feeling ignored and unappreciated; the couple has spent "very...

Warren Buffett Heading to The Office

Billionaire joins a number of other season finale guest stars

(Newser) - Another high-profile guest star for The Office season finale: Warren Buffett. The billionaire will play someone interviewing for the job formerly held by Steve Carell's character, Michael Scott, according to the Hollywood Reporter . Click for a sampling of the other VIPs who will make an appearance on the episode...

Bristol Palin Lands Reality Show on BIO
 Bristol Lands Reality Show 
May 9, 2011 7:10 PM CDT

Bristol Lands Reality Show

BIO series will follow her to LA, charity work

(Newser) - It won't feature Levi Johnston, but Bristol Palin has finally landed her long-rumored reality show. In at least 10 half-hour episodes airing on BIO, the 20-year-old single mom will chronicle her move to Los Angeles to work in a small charity and room with friends Chris and Kyle Massey...

Whitney Houston Back in Rehab
 Whitney Houston Back in Rehab
May 9, 2011 12:48 PM CDT

Whitney Houston Back in Rehab

Rep confirms singer re-entered program voluntarily

(Newser) - Whitney Houston has re-entered rehab, her rep confirms today. The 47-year-old, who has struggled with drug addiction for years, said she was healthy and clean in 2009. But the AP notes that her 2010 tour had issues , including canceled dates and negative reviews, and that her performances lately have been...

Cannes Film Festival: 10 of the Buzziest Movies
 10 Buzziest Cannes Films 
May 9, 2011 10:49 AM CDT

10 Buzziest Cannes Films

The latest from Woody Allen, Gus Van Sant, Pedro Almodóvar, and more

(Newser) - Cannes kicks off on Wednesday, and the Daily Beast rounds up 10 of the most buzzed-about movies featured at the 64th annual film festival:
  • The Tree of Life: From filmmaker Terrence Malick, the story of a Texas boy (played in adulthood by Sean Penn) torn between the worldviews of his
...

Sheen Teaching Kids New Word: 'Rehab'

Twins Max and Bob are 2

(Newser) - In his relentless pursuit of Father of the Year honors, Charlie Sheen is giving his 2-year-old twins vocabulary lessons. "I am teaching them words, because they're speaking now," Sheen tells TMZ. But not just any old words: "I'm teaching them the word 'rehab' so...

Kabbalah Centre at Heart of Tax Probe

Ex-CFO aims to 'bring down' operation

(Newser) - The Kabbalah Centre in Los Angeles is taking center stage as details emerge on a federal probe involving two of Madonna’s charities . The IRS is investigating whether the family in charge of the organization used its nonprofit dollars for personal gain, sources tell the Los Angeles Times . The Berg...

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