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Oprah Donates $1M to Schools
 Oprah Donates $1M to Schools 
Sep 21, 2010 9:41 AM CDT

Oprah Donates $1M to Schools

Talk show queen is going out with a bang on show's last year

(Newser) - Will Oprah Winfrey ’s good deeds never cease? The talk show queen donated $1 million to a California nonprofit that runs 30 charter schools in the state, the AP reports. Winfrey’s Angel Foundation donated the money to Aspire Public Schools during her show yesterday, which was devoted to...

Douglas Walks Red Carpet
 Douglas Walks Red Carpet 
'wall street' premiere
Sep 21, 2010 8:08 AM CDT

Douglas Walks Red Carpet

While fighting cancer, actor attends 'Wall Street 2' premiere

(Newser) - Michael Douglas didn’t let cancer stop him from attending the premiere of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps . Douglas walked the red carpet at last night’s New York City premiere, the AP reports. Co-star Shia LaBeouf calls Douglas a “wolf,” and director Oliver Stone says that...

Bristol Palin Takes it Off for DWTS

But that doesn't get her more than 18 points

(Newser) - Any of you hoping Bristol Palin would quickly emerge as a Dancing With the Stars frontrunner were likely disappointed while watching last night’s premiere. Palin managed not to come in last, however, landing herself in the middle with a score of 18. David Hasselhoff , Mike “ The Situation ”...

Eddie Vedder Ties the Knot
 Eddie Vedder Ties the Knot 
Sep 20, 2010 12:56 PM CDT

Eddie Vedder Ties the Knot

Weds longtime girlfriend in Hawaii

(Newser) - Eddie Vedder married longtime girlfriend Jill McCormick Saturday, E! reports. The Pearl Jam frontman, 45, has been engaged to the 32-year-old model since December; they have two daughters. Vedder, who has been married once before, wed McCormick in Hawaii in front of guests including Sean Penn and Jack Johnson.

Rally an 'Odd Choice' for Normally 'Distant' Jon Stewart

Will he be able to maintain his distance from politics after this?

(Newser) - The media have increasingly moved from reporting politics to getting involved in politics, and now even Jon Stewart —“whose career and influence are built on observing politics from a coolly ironic distance”—has been drawn in, writes David Carr in the New York Times . The “Rally...

Balthazar: Why My Wife Forgave My Sienna Fling

She was 'understanding,' but it was 'a very challenging time'

(Newser) - Balthazar Getty is finally talking about that infamous fling with Sienna Miller. Getty’s wife, it turns out, was pretty darn understanding—“understanding enough and spiritual enough to let us try,” he tells Harper’s Bazaar . “Here's the bottom line: It was a very challenging time for...

Kelly McGillis Weds Girlfriend in Civil Union; Top Gun Star Came Out as Lesbian Last Year
 Top Gun Star Weds Girlfriend 
Sep 20, 2010 10:51 AM CDT

Top Gun Star Weds Girlfriend

Kelly McGillis came out as lesbian last year

(Newser) - Kelly McGillis, perhaps better known as Tom Cruise’s love interest in Top Gun, wed her girlfriend in a civil union ceremony Wednesday. McGillis, who came out last year, met Melanie Leis when Leis was a bartender at a Florida restaurant McGillis owned with then-husband Fred Tillman, Radar reports. The...

Paris Cops Plea, Avoids Jail
 Paris Cops Plea, Avoids Jail 
Sep 20, 2010 10:28 AM CDT

Paris Cops Plea, Avoids Jail

But if she violates probation on cocaine rap, she faces prison

(Newser) - Paris Hilton managed to avoid a second stint in jail … for now, at least. She copped a plea in her cocaine possession case today, the AP reports, pleading guilty to two misdemeanors in exchange for a sentence involving $2,000 in fines, 200 hours of community service, a drug...

Gaga Joins Maine Rally Against 'Don't Ask'

Will appear today alongside discharged gay veterans

(Newser) - Lady Gaga’s crusade against Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell continues: The singer is set to join a big rally today. The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network is holding the event in Maine, and organizers tell the AP Gaga will stand with veterans discharged because of DADT in an effort...

Quaids Busted for Burglary
 Quaids Busted for Burglary 
what's next?
Sep 20, 2010 6:13 AM CDT

Quaids Busted for Burglary

Troubled couple runs afoul of the law ... again

(Newser) - Add “burglary” to Randy and Evi Quaid’s still-growing rap sheet. The Quaids have allegedly been squatting in a Santa Barbara guest house on a property they used to own, and are accused of causing more than $5,000 in damages to the house. Cops arrived Saturday after being...

'Work in Progress' LiLo Admits Failed Drug Test

Could stall comeback as judge not too likely to allow her to travel to movie sets

(Newser) - OK, sure, reports of a failed drug test or two are true, Lindsay Lohan tweeted last night, but she's taking responsibility and is "prepared to face the consequences." Those consequences might be pretty grave, notes TMZ: Not only is there a chance of a repeat performance in jail,...

LiLo Fails Drug Test, May Return to Jail

Troubled starlet's probation terms call for 30 more days for flunked test

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan has flunked a court-ordered drug test and may be headed back to jail, as mandated under the terms of her probation, E! reports . The troubled starlet, sentenced in July to 90 days in jail on a probation violation—she served 2 weeks , then went to rehab—is participating...

Hollywood Will Punish Affleck, Phoenix
 Hollywood Will Punish 
 Affleck, Phoenix 
OPINION
Sep 17, 2010 10:38 AM CDT

Hollywood Will Punish Affleck, Phoenix

Letterman sure to have a heyday when Joaquin returns

(Newser) - Hollywood is not happy with Casey Affleck . He and Joaquin Phoenix “will have a lot of explaining to do in the coming days,” writes Patrick Goldstein in the Los Angeles Times . Affleck finally admitted his Phoenix “documentary” was actually a hoax (not that he himself would use...

ABC Airs Grey's Episode on Johns Hopkins Shooting...
ABC Re-Airs Grey's Episode About Hospital Shooting...
really bad timing
Sep 17, 2010 9:35 AM CDT

ABC Re-Airs Grey's Episode About Hospital Shooting...

...right after real Johns Hopkins shooting

(Newser) - Probably not ABC’s best idea ever: On the day a man shot a doctor at Johns Hopkins Hospital before killing himself and his mother , the station’s Baltimore affiliate aired a Grey’s Anatomy re-run … about a man who goes on a shooting spree at the hospital. At...

Awful New Reality Show: Brides Vie for Plastic Surgery

It gets worse: Unveiling will come at wedding

(Newser) - Just when you thought reality shows couldn't possibly get more awful, E! orders Bridalplasty. The show will feature brides-to-be competing to win plastic surgery procedures. "Extensive surgical procedures," as the Hollywood Reporter puts it (emphasis ours). The wedding-related challenges will include writing vows and planning honeymoons, and the...

12 TV Shows You Should Be Watching

Forget new shows: You're missing out on these old shows

(Newser) - This fall, instead of trying to figure out what NBC's sure-to-be-mystifying The Event is actually about, why not pick up a great show that's already on the air? Kevin Fallon gives his 12 picks in The Atlantic :
  • Cougar Town: Don't count Fallon among the many Cougar Town haters . He calls
...

Hootie & the Blowfish Gets Own ... Monument?!

Yep, and a big one, too

(Newser) - Big public monuments: Perfect for historical figures, war heroes, sports greats ... and Hootie? Yep, Hootie and the Blowfish merits its own monument, at least in Columbia, SC—the band's hometown. The tribute to the '90s crooners will be a full 20 feet long, 10 feet wide, and 12- to 14-feet...

Palin Is 'the Perfect Feminist&rsquo;
 Palin Is 'the Perfect Feminist’ 
victoria jackson?!
Sep 16, 2010 10:49 AM CDT

Palin Is 'the Perfect Feminist’

Says Victoria Jackson, former SNL cast member

(Newser) - Victoria Jackson—you might remember her from her time on Saturday Night Live —declares Sarah Palin "the perfect feminist" in a column on Andrew Breitbart's Big Hollywood . Palin "is beautiful, thin, even athletic, successful, happily married, a good mother and a grandmother. She’s got it all—...

Want to Leave MJ a Gift? That'll Be $3

Forest Lawn Cemetery is now charging fans to send flowers

(Newser) - Michael Jackson fans love to leave gifts outside his grave (just take a look at the pictures if you don't believe us)—but if they want to keep doing so, it'll cost them. Forest Lawn Cemetery is taking down a stage where people could previously leave gifts, TMZ reports. Now,...

Gaga, Harry Reid Exchange Tweets on 'Don't Ask'

Pop star asks her fans to help repeal it

(Newser) - Apparently it's Lady Gaga In the News Day. Her latest headline-grabbing act: Instructing her fans, via Twitter , to "CALL HARRY REID to Schedule Senate Vote" and "Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell." She tweeted the message along with a picture of herself at the MTV Video Music Awards...

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