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Chilean Miner Sings, Dances, Cracks Dave Up

Letterman interviews Edison Peña on Late Show

(Newser) - Rescued Chilean miner Edison Peña appeared on the Late Show last night, and cracked up host David Letterman with his tales of the “funky” conditions in the mine before it collapsed. “Is, in South America, ‘funky’ a mining term?” Letterman asked. After a pause, Peña’...

Bachelorette Contestant Shot Himself: Friend

Julien Hug's body found in remote area of national forest

(Newser) - The body of former Bachelorette contestant Julien Hug has been found in a remote area of California's San Bernardino National Forest. Police say they don't suspect foul play, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. No cause of death has been officially reported, but a friend tells Radar that Hug, who had...

Will Ferrell: Once Again, Most Overpaid Actor

Comedians don't fare well on Forbes ' 2010 list

(Newser) - Will Ferrell is Hollywood’s most overpaid actor for the second year in a row, thanks mostly to his role in the flop Land of the Lost . From Forbes ’ annual top 10 (of which six are comedians), which looks at the year ending June 1:
  1. Will Ferrell: For every
...

Daily Show No. 1, Beats Leno, Letterman

Big guns play second fiddle for first time in years

(Newser) - It’s been a good few weeks for Jon Stewart: The Daily Show was the top-rated late-night talk show in October—the first such show in at least a decade whose full month’s average beat Letterman’s and Leno’s, says the Hollywood Reporter . Stewart reeled in 1.3...

David Cassidy Arrested for DUI, Swears He Didn't Drive Drunk
 David Cassidy Hit With DUI 
Nov 4, 2010 12:33 PM CDT

David Cassidy Hit With DUI

Former teen idol insists he didn't do it

(Newser) - Former teen heartthrob David Cassidy was arrested yesterday for allegedly driving under the influence. The Partridge Family star, 60, was pulled over after a cop saw him weaving on the Florida Turnpike, the Palm Beach Post reports. Cassidy said he’d had a glass of wine at lunch and took...

Oprah, Gayle Joke About Lesbian Rumors
 Oprah, Gayle Joke 
 About Lesbian Rumors 
'c'mon in, baby!'
Nov 4, 2010 12:19 PM CDT

Oprah, Gayle Joke About Lesbian Rumors

Winfrey and King sleeping in the same camper? Ooooh-la-la...

(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey has long fended off rumors that she and best friend Gayle King are gay. The pair recently camped in Yosemite together, airing clips on Oprah’s show, and slept in the same camper: “Let’s just add to that lesbian rumor,” joked Gayle, prompting a very...

Stories Behind the Songs: Billy Joel's 'Uptown Girl' About Elle MacPherson, Not Christie Brinkley
 'Uptown Girl': 
 Not Actually About 
 Christie Brinkley... 
AND OTHER SONG SECRETS
Nov 4, 2010 11:39 AM CDT

'Uptown Girl': Not Actually About Christie Brinkley...

And more sometimes surprising stories behind the songs

(Newser) - Inspired by Taylor Swift, who regularly pens songs about her real-life boyfriends , the New York Daily News lists six stories behind six classic songs. Most come from new book The Girl in the Song by Michael Heatley and Frank Hopkinson:
  • Billy Joel, “Uptown Girl”: Contrary to popular belief, this
...

LeAnn Rimes on Cheating: 'It Happens Every Day'

Safe to say she's happy with the outcome of her infidelity

(Newser) - LeAnn Rimes has already made it clear that she has no regrets about the ultimate outcome of her cheating scandal—and it seems her attitude has not changed. What happened to Rimes and co-star Eddie Cibrian, both of whom were married when they met and fell in love, “happens...

Coming Soon: Chelsea Handler Sitcom

NBC snags pilot based on her autobiographical books

(Newser) - Chelsea Handler is going from late night to primetime … sort of. The host of Chelsea Lately has written several autobiographical books about her twenties, and NBC has picked up a pilot based on them. The project is titled after one of the books, Deadline reports: Are You There Vodka? ...

New Winehouse Song: Comeback or Slurring Mess?

'It's My Party' inspires some, depresses others

(Newser) - Amy Winehouse is back … maybe. She’s in the news—for a new single, not a crazy booze-fueled escapade —but critics are split on her cover of Lesley Gore’s “It’s My Party,” produced by Mark Ronson:
  • “It’s tough not to get carried
...

Jimmy Kimmel Pushes Unfriend Day

You don't really have 1,000 friends, he insists

(Newser) - Perhaps you dearly love each and every one of your 600 Facebook friends, but Jimmy Kimmel is pretty sure you don’t. “Remember five years ago when no one had Facebook and you didn't know what the guy you took high school biology with was having for lunch?” he...

Kanye: I Totally Get Why Bush Is Mad at Me

It's just like the time he interrupted Taylor Swift, West insists

(Newser) - Struggling to deal with a national disaster, interrupting a teenage pop star … they’re basically the same thing, right? Speaking to a Houston radio station, Kanye West responded to George W. Bush’s recent admission that when West called him out on Hurricane Katrina, it was the worst moment...

Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren, Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller (and Denise Richards!): 20 Unhealthiest Celebrity Couples
 20 Unhealthiest Celeb Couples 
guess who's no. 1?
Nov 3, 2010 1:06 PM CDT

20 Unhealthiest Celeb Couples

Tiger Woods' top placement not at all shocking

(Newser) - Thanks to David Arquette’s neverending oversharing , his troubled union with Courteney Cox seems pretty bad—until you compare it to, say, the troubled union of Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller. Calculating data from the past 10 years, the Daily Beast considered number of breakups, rumored affairs, restraining orders, lawsuits,...

Bristol Bans Teen Mom Stars From DWTS

Plus: Sarah Palin's daughter didn't vote

(Newser) - In case you haven’t been to a supermarket checkout stand recently and seen them gracing nearly every cover, here’s a newsflash for you: The teen moms of MTV’s Teen Mom are kind of a big deal right now. (Don’t believe us? See here and here .)...

Meet the 'Stars' of Skating With the Stars

Get ready to watch Bethenny Frankel and cohorts get very bruised

(Newser) - Considering the wild popularity of Dancing With the Stars , it was inevitable: Skating With the Stars is here … though, in some cases, the word “star” is debatable. The first batch of competitors on the new ABC show includes Blade Runner’s Sean Young, Mötley Crüe’s...

Bush: Worst Moment as President Involved ... Kanye

Bush 'didn't appreciate' being called 'racist' by rapper

(Newser) - The lowest moment of George W. Bush’s presidency may not be the one you’d guess: It was when rapper Kanye West said, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, that Bush “doesn’t care about black people.” When he heard the comment—which he interprets as West...

Rosanne Cash to John Boehner: You're an 'A**hat'

An a**hat who needs to stop talking about Johnny Cash, no less

(Newser) - Rosanne Cash is not happy that John Boehner has been invoking her dad’s name. At campaign stops, Boehner has taken to making this joke: “Remember when Ronald Reagan was president? We had Bob Hope. We had Johnny Cash … [Now] we have got President Obama. But we have...

Disney's Lovato Quits Tour, Enters Rehab

Actress grapples with 'physical and emotional issues'

(Newser) - Disney Channel actress and singer Demi Lovato has quit the Jonas Brothers’ tour and entered rehab, the New York Daily News reports. The 18-year-old is seeking “medical treatment for emotional and physical issues she has dealt with for some time,” said a rep. The Camp Rock and Sonny ...

Lil Wayne to Record ... on Plane Ride Home From Jail

Rapper leaves prison Thursday

(Newser) - Lil Wayne is not wasting any time: As soon as he leaves prison Thursday, he’s going to start recording … on the plane flying him home. “We're gonna deal with that microphone, no trip,” says a member of his team, which is currently trying to locate a...

Cher: Chaz Is a 'Very Smart Girl—Boy!'

Proud mom still struggles with pronouns

(Newser) - Cher’s daughter Chastity is now her son Chaz —and the singer still can’t quite get her pronouns straight. “She’s a very smart girl—boy! This is where I get into trouble,” she tells Vanity Fair . “I still don’t remember to call her...

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