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Stephen Colbert Hates Girly Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs (Colbert Report Video)

Dems Forcing
'Girly' Lightbulbs
on Us: Colbert

Mar 9, 2011 11:14 AM CST

Dems Forcing 'Girly' Lightbulbs on Us: Colbert

Why should we have to use these 'pigtail lights'?

(Newser) - Thanks to the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act, incandescent lightbulbs will be "effectively banned" by the Democrats come 2012, complained Stephen Colbert last night —and he is not happy about their replacements, the girly-looking compact fluorescent lights that some conservatives have described as looking like pigtails or...

Tony Curtis Disinherited All Five Children Months Before Death

Tony Curtis
Didn't Leave
Kids a Dime

Mar 9, 2011 10:32 AM CST

Tony Curtis Didn't Leave Kids a Dime

He disinherited all 5 just months before death

(Newser) - Jamie Lee Curtis eulogized her father Tony at his funeral last year—but just five months before his death , Curtis had disinherited Jamie Lee and his other four children. Inside Edition has a copy of the will, which lists his children by name … then says, “I acknowledge the...

Gwyneth Paltrow Snags $900K Record Deal With Atlantic

Gwyneth's
Record Deal
Is Worth
How Much?

inevitability dept.

Mar 9, 2011 9:26 AM CST

Gwyneth's Record Deal Is Worth How Much?

After all that singing, she'll finally release her own album

(Newser) - You knew it was coming, considering she’s been singing basically everywhere lately: Gwyneth Paltrow has snagged a record deal. A whopping $900,000 record deal at that, PopEater reports. Paltrow, who first teased the idea of a record deal while on the Oscars red carpet, will release her first...

Michaele Salahi
Axed After
'Crashing'
Celeb Rehab

Mar 9, 2011 3:19 AM CST

Michaele Salahi Axed After 'Crashing' Celeb Rehab

She's not an addict, say program producers

(Newser) - Sorry, Michaele, your stunts won't wash with Dr. Drew. Notorious White House gate crasher Michaele Salahi has been bounced from a stint on Celebrity Rehab for not having an addiction. Salahi announced early this week she would join the next reality crew as she struggles to deal with the fallout...

$200K Car Stolen
From Celeb Chef

Mar 9, 2011 2:30 AM CST

$200K Car Stolen From Celeb Chef

Brazen thief makes off with Guy Fieri's Lamborghini

(Newser) - Police in San Francisco are hunting a thief who used climbing gear to break into a swanky car dealership and steal one of the city's most distinctive cars. The bright yellow Lamborghini Gallardo was the property of celebrity chef Guy Fieri, host of Minute to Win It and Diners, Drive-ins ...

Gaga Dumps Target Deal in Gay Rghts Flap

Gaga Dumps
Target Deal in
Gay Rights Flap

Mar 9, 2011 2:00 AM CST

Gaga Dumps Target Deal in Gay Rights Flap

Company didn't make amends for anti-gay donations last year, says singer

(Newser) - Lady Gaga is backing out of a business deal with Target because of continued controversy following the corporation's contributions to a group fighting gay rights. Target came under fire last year for donations to MN Forward, a political action committee that supported anti-gay candidate Tom Emmer in his failed bid...

Emma Watson, College Dropout? 'Harry Potter' Star Taking Break From Brown University

Emma Watson
Drops Out
of Brown

Mar 8, 2011 11:34 AM CST

Emma Watson Drops Out of Brown

She's quitting, for now, to focus on film

(Newser) - Every so often, a child star decides to take a break from acting and head to college—then reality sets in, and Emma Watson is the latest casualty. Though she loves Brown and also loves “studying pretty much more than anything,” she’s “decided to take a...

Sheen's Reaction to Firing? More Crazy, of Course

Mar 8, 2011 10:32 AM CST

Sheen's Reaction to Firing? More Crazy, of Course

Plus, new information to be gleaned from termination letter

(Newser) - If you were hoping that Charlie Sheen’s long overdue firing might get the tiger-blood-drinking star off your television set and computer screen for a while … no such luck. Sheen reacted to his ouster in plenty of predictably bizarre ways, which the Hollywood Reporter helpfully rounds up:

He drank

...

Never Mind!
Phil Collins
Not Retiring

Mar 8, 2011 9:42 AM CST

Never Mind! Phil Collins Not Retiring

But he still can't play the drums

(Newser) - If you were despondent to learn that you will never get the chance to watch Phil Collins perform “In the Air Tonight” live, cheer up! The British pop star “is not, has no intention of, retiring,” says his rep. Collins, of course, said in a recent interview...

Look, a Jen Aniston 'Sex Tape'

Mar 8, 2011 9:11 AM CST

Look, a Jen Aniston 'Sex Tape'

Ad for Smart Water really, really wants to go viral

(Newser) - A kid lip-syncing to "Like a G6," dozens of puppies, a guy crying about a double rainbow, another guy getting kicked in the crotch, babies dancing … dirty dancing. Jennifer Aniston’s new ad for Smart Water has all the makings of a viral video, but none so...

Oprah's Network
Already Getting
a Reboot

Mar 8, 2011 7:30 AM CST

Oprah's Network Already Getting a Reboot

After just two months, advertisers are worried

(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey’s cable network has been on the air for just two months, and it’s already getting a reboot. Advertisers are worried about struggling ratings—last week, the audience actually fell below the numbers that Discovery Health had been getting before the Oprah Winfrey Network replaced it. (And...

Producer's Kid Breaks
King's Speech Oscar

Mar 8, 2011 2:59 AM CST

Producer's Kid Breaks King's Speech Oscar

Statuette rushed to surgery after baby drops it

(Newser) - If King's Speech co-producer Simon Egan ever wins another Oscar, he probably won't be letting any babies near it. Egan's 15-month-old daughter dropped and broke the movie's Best Picture award at a celebration the morning after the ceremony. She lost her grip after being given the statuette to hold for...

CBS Fires
Charlie Sheen

BUT WHY?!

Mar 7, 2011 4:28 PM CST

CBS Fires Charlie Sheen

'Two and a Half Men' star gets pinks slip; show may or may not go on

(Newser) - CBS today finally handed Charlie Sheen that pink slip he's been begging for over the past few weeks, reports People. "After careful consideration, Warner Bros. Television has terminated Charlie Sheen's services on Two and a Half Men effective immediately," says a statement from the network. CBS says "...

Here's the
Biggest Reason
Sheen Imploded

Mar 7, 2011 10:59 AM CST

Here's the Biggest Reason Sheen Imploded

One word: enablers

(Newser) - How exactly did tiger-blood-drinking , porn-star-loving Charlie Sheen get so crazy? By surrounding himself with enablers, sources tell the New York Times . From managers, agents, and publicists to assistants and fellow partiers, Sheen’s antics are widely tolerated for one simple reason: “He’s money,” one agent says. “...

Guy Ritchie
Expecting
Baby With
Model

Mar 7, 2011 9:45 AM CST

Guy Ritchie Expecting Baby With Model

Girlfriend Jacqui Ainsley, 29, due in September

(Newser) - It looks like you can mark Guy Ritchie down under the "moved on" category. Two and a half years ago his marriage to Madonna fell apart ; now the director is having a baby with his 29-year-old model girlfriend Jacqui Ainsley, the Daily Mail reports. The baby is due in...

Sarah Palin:
Kathy Griffin
Is a 'Has-Been'

Mar 7, 2011 8:26 AM CST

Sarah Palin: Kathy Griffin Is a 'Has-Been'

Mama Palin not happy about Griffin's attacks on her kids

(Newser) - Kathy Griffin has been known to take a few swipes at the Palin family , and Mama Grizzly isn’t taking that sitting down. Asked how she feels about Griffin’s upcoming stint on Glee (rumor has it Griffin will play a Tea Party-type character inspired by Palin, Politico reports), the...

Sheen Finds New Network?

Mar 7, 2011 6:20 AM CST

Sheen Finds New Network?

Mark Cuban in talks with actor for HDNet show, says they'll 'try to figure it out'

(Newser) - Can't get enough of Charlie Sheen and his winning outlook on life? Well, you're in luck: Sheen is in talks with Mark Cuban to do something on HDNet, the billionaire's cable network. Talk show, reality show, or a program featuring tiger blood ... the details have not been worked out, but...

Lindsay's
Jewelry Shop
Video to Hit Web

Mar 7, 2011 3:30 AM CST

Lindsay's Jewelry Shop Video to Hit Web

Will be streamed live so viewers can judge for themselves

(Newser) - Looks like Lindsay Lohan is going to be a screen star again. A surveillance video allegedly showing her "lifting" jewelry from a store has reportedly been sold by the shop for $35,000. Venice Beach jewelry store Kamofie & Co. sold the tape to a Beverly Hills software company,...

Charlie Unveils
Sheen's Korner

STILL WINNING

Mar 6, 2011 9:23 AM CST

Charlie Unveils Sheen's Korner

Because you hadn't seen enough of him this week

(Newser) - "You're either in Sheen's Korner, or you're with the trolls," proclaimed the ever-crazier Charlie Sheen in anointing his latest "disorganized, random experiment of sorts." What followed was 50 minutes of #winning Sheen. Watch a clip in the gallery, or click through to TMZ to watch the...

Miley Spoofs Bieber on SNL

Mar 6, 2011 7:45 AM CST

Miley Spoofs Bieber on SNL

You know, pretty cool.

(Newser) - Miley Cyrus has met her Saturday Night Live impression while lampooning a fellow teen pop star herself. Cyrus hosted SNL last night, leading to an inevitable face-off between the 18-year-old singer and cast member Vanessa Bayer's parody. But Cyrus appeared on Bayer's The Miley Cyrus Show not as herself, but...