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Elizabeth Taylor: A Life in Pictures

The screen icon was known for stormy personal life, screen successes

(Newser) - During her 79 years, Elizabeth Taylor appeared in more than 50 films, won two Oscars, and was married eight times to seven men. She battled substance abuse, poor health, and overeating, and often found herself in the tabloid pages. But, the AP notes, she'll be remembered just as much for...

Chris Brown Goes Nuts After GMA Interview

Reportedly smashes a window with a chair after Rihanna questions

(Newser) - Today's "a leopard can't change his spots" story: Chris Brown apparently went berserk after a Good Morning American interview this morning. TMZ reports that Robin Roberts questioned Brown about the infamous Rihanna incident and his legal issues. He tried to change the subject; she persisted. After the interview, Brown...

Victoria Jackson: Homophobic a 'Cute Little Buzzword'

She defends her Glee rant on Showbiz Tonight

(Newser) - Victoria Jackson is standing by her rant against the “sickening” gay Glee kiss , telling Showbiz Tonight last night that "it doesn't matter what I think. What matters is what the Bible says.” Jackson, a Saturday Night Live alum turned Tea Party activist, went on to explain that...

'Dancing With the Stars' Season 12 Premiere: Ralph Macchio, Kirstie Alley Impress Judges (VIDEO)
 On DWTS
 'Karate Kid' Is 
 the One to Beat 

SEASON PREMIERE

On DWTS, 'Karate Kid' Is the One to Beat

Ralph Macchio, Kirstie Alley impress the judges

(Newser) - It’s that time again: Dancing With the Stars is back, although sadly, there’s no Bristol Palin this time around. People recaps last night’s season 12 premiere, noting that Ralph Macchio of Karate Kid fame was the evening’s standout and earned the best score, 24 points. A...

Lindsay's 'Crime Wave' Costs California Millions

Experts estimate that taxpayers are footing a giant bill

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan's "one-woman crime wave," as some in LA's legal community have called it, seems like little more than the stuff of tabloids. But there is a dark side, Fox News points out: Experts estimate that the former actress' legal foibles are costing cash-strapped California millions of dollars....

Did Wyclef Jean Lie About Getting Shot?

Police, doctors say he just cut himself on broken glass

(Newser) - Wyclef Jean was shot over the weekend in Haiti—or was he? The hip-hop star claimed he was getting out of a car in a city just outside the capital when he "heard blow, blow, blow" and looked down to see that a bullet had "grazed" his right...

Ex SNL Actress Slams 'Sickening' Gay Kiss on Glee

Victoria Jackson: Gays on a wedding cake is a 'comedy skit'

(Newser) - Former Saturday Night Live actress Victoria Jackson has unleashed an Internet tirade about the hit TV series Glee, calling a recent kiss between gay characters "sickening." Besides "shoving the gay thing down our throats, they made a mockery of Christians—again!" she writes on the conservative...

Emilio on Brother Charlie: At Times I Want to Shoot Him

References 'The Godfather II '

(Newser) - Looks like Charlie Sheen, aka Carlos Estevez, isn't the only family member making crazy comments. Brother Emilio implied he sometimes wants to shoot the winning actor, Godfather-style, reports the Sun . Explains Emilio: "There's that thing in the Godfather: Part II of 'I love you, Fredo, you're my brother, but...

Limitless Movie Review Roundup: Bradley Cooper, Abbie Cornish, Robert De Niro Star in 'Energetic' Film
 Limitless Brilliance? 
 No, but It's Fun 
movie Review

Limitless Brilliance? No, but It's Fun

Bradley Cooper, Abbie Cornish, Robert De Niro star in Neil Burger film

(Newser) - Limitless, in which Bradley Cooper plays a struggling writer who takes a pill to vastly expand his brain power, may not exactly be award-worthy—but critics agree it's a fun ride:
  • In the New York Times , AO Scott calls the movie “an energetic, enjoyably preposterous compound—it’s a
...

Billy Ray Cyrus Stops Divorce

No more achy breaky heart?

(Newser) - Things are finally looking up for Billy Ray Cyrus: In an interview on The View airing today, he reveals he’s halted divorce proceedings with wife Tish, USA Today reports. “I wanted to put my family back together,” he says. So how is that going? “I think...

Mel Gibson's 'The Beaver': Critics Not Overwhelmed, but SXSW Audiences Seemed to Like
Audiences Actually Seemed to Like Mel's Beaver Movie
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Audiences Actually Seemed to Like Mel's Beaver Movie

Critics, not so much

(Newser) - Be honest: When you heard that troubled actor Mel Gibson’s supposed comeback movie was about … a guy who talks to a beaver puppet , you figured it would end up being the final nail in his coffin. But maybe not, based on the response to its SXSW premiere. Some...

Courtney Love Twitter-Ranting Again

Account isn't verified, but sure sounds like her, Gawker notes

(Newser) - Guess who’s back on Twitter? That’s right, everyone’s favorite crazytweeter, Courtney Love. Or at least, someone who claims to be Courtney Love—and sounds a lot like her too, Gawker notes . Love ditched Twitter in January after she was sued for defamation by a fashion designer (she...

MGM Digitally Axes Chinese Villains From Film

Bad guys in 'Red Dawn' are now from North Korea

(Newser) - Here's a sign of how much Hollywood is salivating over the potential money to be made in China: MGM is digitally editing the Chinese bad guys in an upcoming movie to make them look like they're from North Korea instead, reports the Los Angeles Times . The move came not because...

Meet the Kinder, Gentler Mike Tyson
 Meet the Kinder, 
 Gentler Mike Tyson 
'nyt' profile

Meet the Kinder, Gentler Mike Tyson

No more partying, he's been 'suburbanized'

(Newser) - Despite the Maori warrior tattoo that still adorns his face, there’s little that seems warrior-like about Mike Tyson these days. In a long New York Times Magazine profile, Daphne Merkin paints a picture of the “suburbanized” Tyson: No gold caps on his teeth, no pet tiger, no nonstop...

Courtney Wanted to Snort Kurt's Ashes: Book

Politely, she offered them to author Neil Strauss first

(Newser) - It’s been a while since Courtney Love’s last crazy headline , but fortunately, author Neil Strauss is here to give you a fix. In his new book, Everyone Loves You When You’re Dead, he reveals that after Kurt Cobain’s death, Love considered snorting her late husband’s...

Howard Stern 'Rolling Stone' Interview: Sex, Artie Lange, Charlie Sheen, Rush Limbaugh, and More

 Stern: Why I  
 Won't Hire a 
 Prostitute 
'rolling stone' interview

Stern: Why I Won't Hire a Prostitute

Shock jock talks sex, Artie Lange, Charlie Sheen, and more

(Newser) - In a new interview with Rolling Stone , Howard Stern says former sidekick Artie Lange may return to the air for the first time following last year’s suicide attempt . “He said to me recently that he would be willing to come on the air and explain what happened and...

Sheen Tour Coming to... Radio City Music Hall?!

Apparently they'll just let anyone in these days

(Newser) - Oh, Radio City Music Hall, how far you’ve fallen. Yes, the storied venue will play host to none other than Charlie Sheen on April 8, the New York Daily News reports. Sheen’s latest venture is a live show called—what else?—the “My Violent Torpedo of Truth/Defeat...

Nate Dogg Dead: Long Beach Rapper Passes Away at 41

 Rapper 
 Nate Dogg 
 Dead at 41 
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Rapper Nate Dogg Dead at 41

Gangsta rap legend started out with Snoop Dogg, Warren G

(Newser) - West Coast gangsta rap star Nate Dogg has died at the age of 41, reports his hometown newspaper, the Long Beach Press-Telegram . The cause of death is not yet known, but the rapper—real name Nathaniel D. Hale—had battled health problems in recent years and suffered strokes in 2007...

Redford Bringing Sundance to London

We're bring some American culture to the Brits, actor announces

(Newser) - The Sundance Film Festival will soon make its British debut, founder Robert Redford announced yesterday in London, where he also pleaded for continued funding for the arts. "You can't cut the arts because it enriches the culture," the 74-year-old actor said. "You can't, unless it is an...

Courteney Cox Talks David Arquette, Split, Dating, and Co-Star Rumors With 'Harper's Bazaar'

 Courteney Cox: 
  I Think of 
 Myself as 
 a Cougar 

'harper's bazaar' interview

Courteney Cox: I Think of Myself as a Cougar

And she still has 'strong feelings' for David Arquette

(Newser) - Courteney Cox just can’t get mad at David Arquette, even if he did blab about their sex life to Howard Stern . “He’s not a malicious person. … He’s not out to harm,” she explains in a Harper’s Bazaar cover story. “I'm not saying...

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