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Jul 14, 2010 2:18 PM CDT

Perez: Cruz, Bardem Are Preggers

Couple wanted to tie the knot before baby arrived next year

(Newser) - Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem have kept their relationship famously private, but now Cruz’s rep confirms the two were married earlier this month. The ceremony, at a friend’s Bahamas house, was attended only by family members, she tells the AP . But Perez Hilton and Life & Style say...

7 Things LiLo Can
Learn From
Lil Wayne

LIFE IN THE POKEY

Jul 14, 2010 1:09 PM CDT

7 Things LiLo Can Learn From Lil Wayne

How to survive in prison by following rapper's plan

(Newser) - As Lindsay Lohan’s prison date approaches, she might want to take a look at Lil Wayne—currently serving a year for gun possession—for some tips on how to survive the slammer. Jason Newman offers seven Wayne-inspired ideas on PopEater :

Visit with friends: Celebrity friends, that is—just like

...

Stamos: I Was
'Heartbroken'
When I Met
Teen

Jul 14, 2010 10:55 AM CDT

Stamos: I Was 'Heartbroken' When I Met Teen

Actor denies romancing 17-year-old Allison Coss

(Newser) - John Stamos admits having a “flirty” relationship with then-17-year-old Allison Coss, but denies a romantic fling—and explains that he was “very heartbroken” when they met in 2004. While testifying yesterday in Coss’s extortion trial , Stamos said he was in Florida to cheer up after separating from...

Steve Carell Is an Idiot

false modesty dept.

Jul 14, 2010 10:53 AM CDT

Steve Carell Is an Idiot

Is it possible he's really this clueless?

(Newser) - For some reason, despite the fact that he’s the lead character and best-known actor on the show, Steve Carell is just shocked that anyone would be upset that he's leaving The Office . “I'm surprised by it, frankly,” he tells the Los Angeles Times of the uproar surrounding...

Cruz, Bardem Tie Knot

Jul 14, 2010 5:48 AM CDT

Cruz, Bardem Tie Knot

Famously private couple married in Bahamas

(Newser) - Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem have kept their relationship famously private , but now Cruz’s rep confirms the two were married earlier this month. The ceremony, at a friend’s Bahamas house, was attended only by family members, she tells the AP . Cruz and Bardem, who have two Oscars between...

Sci-Fi Legend
Ray Bradbury
Weighs In on
Mel Gibson

Jul 13, 2010 2:25 PM CDT

Sci-Fi Legend Ray Bradbury Weighs In on Mel Gibson

'The Russian girl' distracts filmmaker, author says

(Newser) - Mel Gibson's travails are taking a toll on ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva, their baby daughter, the actor/filmmaker's reputation—and legendary sci-fi author Ray Bradbury. You see, Gibson holds the rights to the remake of Bradbury's classic novel Fahrenheit 451, Movie City Indie explains. "There's no news," Bradbury, 89, said...

True Hollywood Bombs
Have Disappeared

opinion

Jul 13, 2010 1:56 PM CDT

True Hollywood Bombs Have Disappeared

Movies disappoint, but rarely go the way of Ishtar

(Newser) - It's rare these days to see a big-studio movie truly bomb, and that's a shame, laments Tom Shone of Slate . Sure, we get our share of misfires like Jonah Hex or The A-Team , but few reach the depths of those glorious financial busts of yesteryear like Ishtar, Waterworld, and Cutthroat ...

Deadliest Catch
Stays Classy
While Airing
Death

tv review

Jul 13, 2010 12:05 PM CDT

Deadliest Catch Stays Classy While Airing Death

Show keeps it real—but doesn't exploit

(Newser) - Deadliest Catch is the realest of reality shows—“in the documentary sense of the word, as opposed to the corrupt facsimile associated with the so-called ‘reality TV’”—and in its coverage of unscripted television’s first death, it maintains that gritty grace. A string of episodes...

Top 10
Excuses for
Mel Gibson's
Crazy Rants

no. 8: bad kangaroo meat

Jul 13, 2010 10:56 AM CDT

Top 10 Excuses for Mel Gibson's Crazy Rants

'Wanted to show Jews I'm an equal-opportunity offender'

(Newser) - It was only a matter of time before Mel Gibson got his very own David Letterman Top 10 list. The Late Show host, who confessed he didn't really know what the Mel mess actually is, offered 10 excuses for Gibson’s bad behavior, like “No. 9: Driven insane by...

Gals Who Zero In
on Famous Guys

...and vice versa

Jul 13, 2010 10:48 AM CDT

Gals Who Zero In on Famous Guys

Oksana isn't the only one who got notorious this way

(Newser) - Before she became a household name thanks to her troubled relationship with Mel Gibson, Oksana Grigorieva had another baby with another famous guy: Timothy Dalton. She’s one of those Hollywood women who “use a series of famous partners as stepping-stones to their own notoriety,” writes Ben Widdicombe...

Mel in Therapy
for 'Unhealthy'
Relationship

whoopi to the rescue?

Jul 13, 2010 9:34 AM CDT

Mel in Therapy for 'Unhealthy' Relationship

Plus, his $20 million deal with Oksana, and more

(Newser) - Mel Gibson may be a violent , possibly racist guy who threatened to kill his babymama…but at least he sought help for it. “He realized how unhealthy the relationship was” with Oksana Grigorieva and got therapy (which he still attends), a friend tells People . The pal loses perhaps just...

John Stamos
Had Fling With
17-Year-Old:
Lawyer

Jul 13, 2010 9:03 AM CDT

John Stamos Had Fling With 17-Year-Old: Lawyer

She is now accused of extorting 'Uncle Jesse'

(Newser) - Go ahead and start with the “Have mercy!” jokes now: John Stamos, aka Full House’s Uncle Jesse, is accused of having a fling with a 17-year-old high school student. Stamos met Allison Coss, now 24, during a 2004 spring break trip in Florida shortly after his split...

Melina
Kanakaredes
Bails on CSI: NY

Jul 12, 2010 6:32 PM CDT

Melina Kanakaredes Bails on CSI: NY

Surprise move comes days before shooting starts on Season 7

(Newser) - In an unexpected move just days before CSI: NY begins shooting its seventh season, co-star Melina Kanakaredes said today she'll leave the case of the CBS crime procedural. "We hoped Melina would return to CSI: NY for another season, but we respect her decision to move on," the...

Kate, Sam Give It One More Go

Jul 12, 2010 12:36 PM CDT

Kate, Sam Give It One More Go

They hope romantic holiday will help

(Newser) - Want to date newly single Kate Winslet? You may be out of luck. After an amicable split in March, she and Sam Mendes are attempting to salvage their seven-year marriage. The family is retreating to one of their homes in England for the summer, ContactMusic.com reports, citing a report...

13 Celebs Who Lost Their Looks

Jul 12, 2010 10:57 AM CDT

13 Celebs Who Lost Their Looks

Some of them used to be sex symbols...

(Newser) - The next time Demi Moore’s apparently ageless good looks have you feeling sorry for yourself, chin up and consider these celebrities. Fox News lists 13 stars who have definitely not gotten better with age. Check out the hot-to-not photos in the gallery then click here for more. But Father...

Lindsay Lohan,
This Is Your Life!

Jul 12, 2010 10:37 AM CDT

Lindsay Lohan, This Is Your Life!

Processed chicken and Jell-O for dinner...yum!

(Newser) - What will life be like for an incarcerated Lindsay Lohan? If she ends up at the Lynwood prison she’s expected to go to—where Paris Hilton spent 23 days—her days will start with a 5am wake-up call of, “Line up for chow! Make your bed! Tuck your...

View Blasted for Blaming
HIV on Secretly Gay Blacks

Jul 12, 2010 10:13 AM CDT

View Blasted for Blaming HIV on Secretly Gay Blacks

Show refuses to correct 'dangerous' info

(Newser) - GLAAD is determined to get an apology from The View, saying one of its cohosts perpetuated a “dangerous myth” about HIV in the black community last month. On the June 22 show, guest host DL Hughley blamed “the prevalence of HIV in the African American community” on “...

We'd Marry If Kids Asked: Angie

Jul 12, 2010 10:02 AM CDT

We'd Marry If Kids Asked: Angie

But they're not asking, so don't get your hopes up

(Newser) - Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt would get married if their kids asked them to…but “they’re not asking,” Jolie tells Nightline . “I think it would be hard to say no to the kids,” she says in a preview of tonight’s interview shown on Good ...

9 Celebs Who
Picked Lame
Baby Names

not-so-creative dept

Jul 12, 2010 9:24 AM CDT

9 Celebs Who Picked Lame Baby Names

Cristiano Ronaldo will never forget son's name

(Newser) - For every celebrity like Gwyneth Paltrow who names her baby Apple, there’s a Cristiano Ronaldo who names his baby…Cristiano Ronaldo. The Daily Beast takes a look at 9 celebrities who didn't get too creative with baby names:

George Foreman: Not only are his five sons all named George—

...

Sam Jumps to Defend LiLo From ... Joan Rivers

twitter wars

Jul 12, 2010 8:29 AM CDT

Sam Jumps to Defend LiLo From ... Joan Rivers

Hey, at least no one's throwing drinks

(Newser) - The bad news: Lindsay Lohan is going to jail. The good news: Her pined-after ex, Samantha Ronson, is back on her side. Ronson recently defended Lohan against a stream of hilarious—er, mean— tweets from Joan Rivers. Samples: “Lindsay Lohan said she wouldn't mind being under oath because she...