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Paul Walker's Fast & Furious 7 Replacement: His Brother?

Sources say Cody Walker may film scenes

(Newser) - Paul Walker was on a break from filming the seventh installment in the Fast & Furious franchise when he died, and production of the movie is currently on hold. But sources tell the Daily Mail that Walker's younger brother Cody, 25, may be asked to replace the late actor...

It&#39;s Over for Khloe, Lamar: TMZ
 Khloe Files to Divorce Lamar 
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Dec 14, 2013 6:28 AM CST

Khloe Files to Divorce Lamar

Kardashian, Odom are officially over

(Newser) - Friday the 13th did indeed turn out to be a very unlucky day for Lamar Odom: Khloe Kardashian filed for divorce yesterday, the AP reports. TMZ first reported her plan to do so, which wasn't exactly a surprise: There's been trouble in paradise for a while now, thanks...

Beyonce Shocks World With Surprise New Album

Self-titled album released on iTunes overnight

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Times calls it "one of the best-kept secrets in recent music history." TMZ calls it "a HUMONGOUS feat." Overnight, and as a total surprise, Beyonce released her latest album on iTunes . She had been teasing something for the past year—dropping hints and...

SNL to Cast Black Woman —and Soon

Final auditions pegged for Monday

(Newser) - It looks like Saturday Night Live's lack of diversity may soon be solved, at least partially: Since ribbing itself for not having a black female cast member, the show has confirmed it will add an African-American woman (possibly even two) to the cast as soon as next month, the...

What the Mandela Interpreter Really Said

It was just 'gibberish,' actual interpreter tells Jimmy Kimmel

(Newser) - By now, we all know the sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela's memorial service wasn't actually interpreting anything . But what was Thamsanqa Jantjie actually signing? To answer that question, Jimmy Kimmel brought his own sign language interpreter onstage last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live, the LA Times reports....

Weinsteins Sue Warner Bros Over 3-Part Hobbit Film

They say it was a plot to deprive them of money

(Newser) - If you thought you were annoyed when you heard Warner Bros. was turning a 300-page children's book into three epic movies, well, you're probably not quite as annoyed as the Weinstein brothers. In fact, Bob and Harvey are suing Warner over the decision to make three Hobbit movies,...

Oprah Winfrey: If I'd Had Kids, They'd Hate Me

Says she's happy she never had children

(Newser) - In the middle of an extensive Hollywood Reporter cover story, Oprah Winfrey dropped a pretty interesting tidbit: why she never had children. Her best friend Gayle King "was the kind of kid who, in seventh grade Home Ec class, was writing down her name and the names of her...

Taye Diggs Splitting With Wife of 10 Years

He first met Idina Menzel in 1995

(Newser) - Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel are separating after more than a decade of marriage, Menzel's rep confirms to Us . The 42-year-olds first met in 1995 while both were starring in the original Broadway production of Rent, and later co-starred in the film version of the musical. They married in...

Golden Globes: Slave, Hustle Each Nab 7 Nods

Nominations announced for Jan. 12 award show

(Newser) - The Golden Globes nominations are in, and 12 Years a Slave and American Hustle are the leaders with seven nominations each, the AP reports. Both received Best Picture nods, along with (in the drama category) Captain Phillips, Gravity, Philomena, and Rush, and (in the comedy/musical category) Her, Inside Llewyn Davis,...

Demi Lovato: I Used to Smuggle Cocaine Onto Planes

She talks about drug abuse with 'Access Hollywood'

(Newser) - Demi Lovato is coming clean about just how bad things got during her drug abusing days. "With my drug use I could hide it to where I would sneak drugs. I couldn’t go 30 minutes to an hour without cocaine and I would bring it on airplanes,"...

Spice Girl's Holiday Plans: Party With 'Ruthless' Leader

Mel 'Scary Spice' Brown headed to Rwandan president's palace

(Newser) - The latest celebrity to party with a "bad guy" ? Scary Spice. Melanie Brown, the Spice Girl also known as "Mel B," is spending Christmas with Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his family, the Mirror reports. It seems Brown is friends with Kagame's grown kids, who...

'Beautiful' Lost Johnny Cash Album Due in March

'Out Among the Stars' recorded in early '80s, never released

(Newser) - There's new never-before-heard music coming from Johnny Cash. Cash's estate is releasing Out Among the Stars, an album he recorded with Billy Sherrill in the early 1980s that was never released by Columbia Records, then disappeared when the company dropped Cash in 1986. Turns out Cash and his...

12 Years a Slave Dominates SAG Awards Nods

Gets 4 nominations for Screen Actors Guild Awards

(Newser) - SAG Awards nominations have been announced, and leading the pack is 12 Years a Slave. The film received four nods: lead actor (Chiwetel Ejiofor), supporting actor (Michael Fassbender), supporting actress (Lupita Nyong’o), and the biggest trophy of all, cast ensemble (often a bellwether for Best Picture at the Oscars)....

Justin Bieber Allegedly Calls Fan a 'Beached Whale'...

Then complains about getting 'bullied'

(Newser) - Just when you thought you couldn't get any more annoyed with Justin Bieber, this: A fellow guest at an Australian hotel Bieber stayed at claims the pop star was extremely rude to a woman at the hotel pool Sunday, news.com.au reports. The woman was wearing a bikini...

Vegan Beyonce Isn't Exactly Dressing Vegan

She allegedly wears fur, leather, pepperoni

(Newser) - Beyonce is eating vegan for 22 days , but she's been wearing some questionable outfits while doing so. A rundown:
  • Fur: Us reports that Beyonce went to a vegan restaurant (Native Foods in California) Thursday while wearing a Christopher Kane wool-blend parka ... that features a collar made out of real
...

Macaulay Culkin's New Project: Weird or Wonderful?

If you're into pizza and/or the Velvet Underground, maybe both

(Newser) - Macaulay Culkin's latest project is a Velvet Underground cover band, which is somewhat quirky on the face of it. Then comes this tidbit: The Pizza Underground, as the band is called, repurposes all of the original songs it covers so they end up being about pizza. They have titles...

Next for Olsen Twin: Marriage?
 Next for Olsen Twin: Marriage? 
Dec 9, 2013 9:30 AM CST

Next for Olsen Twin: Marriage?

If Mary-Kate's window-shopping habits are to be believed...

(Newser) - Mary-Kate Olsen and Olivier Sarkozy, subjects of some of the creepiest photographs of all time, may be taking creepy pictures together 'til death do them part. Sources tell Page Six that Olsen, 27, has been seen engagement ring shopping numerous times lately at Neil Lane in LA, looking at...

7 Oscar Winners Who've Starred in Horror Flicks

Even Tom Hanks has done his time in a scary movie

(Newser) - Just because you've won one of Hollywood's most coveted awards doesn't mean you're too good to star in a cheesy horror movie. Vanity Fair rounds up 15 Oscar winners who've done just that. Click through the gallery for a sampling or check out the full...

Wiig Steals SNL's Sound of Music Parody

'Denise' makes for a rather unusual von Trapp in show's 'condensed version'

(Newser) - While critics were busily groaning over Thursday's The Sound of Music Live, a certain other live show was busily plotting its takedown. Kristen Wiig returned for last night's Cold Open on Saturday Night Live, reports US , and promptly stole the sketch as her recurring character Denise made for...

Susan Boyle: I Have Asperger's

Singer told she suffered brain damage, but 'my IQ was above average'

(Newser) - After a lifetime of being told she suffered brain damage, reclusive Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle finally sought out a specialist and came away with an entirely different diagnosis: Asperger's syndrome. "It was the wrong diagnosis when I was a kid," she tells the Observer . "I...

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