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Alec Baldwin in Hot Water for Anti-Gay Comments

MSNBC suspends his show; he apologizes

(Newser) - Alec Baldwin had quite a week: Hours after his stalker was sentenced to jail Thursday (after a very eventful trial), Baldwin was caught on video chasing and yelling at a paparazzo outside his apartment. TMZ translated some of his comments as "c---sucking f--," which, if true, would be...

5 Completely Nuts Revelations From Mike Tyson's Book

He used a fake penis, 'Undisputed Truth' reveals

(Newser) - Mike Tyson's autobiography came out this week, and it sounds about as crazy as you might expect. The Guardian runs down the 10 most insane revelations from the boxer's Undisputed Truth :
  • He boxed while on drugs. Cocaine and marijuana, to be exact; this happened before a 2000 fight,
...

In Gwyneth's Holiday Gift Guide: $100 Slingshot

Entire guide would set you back $23K

(Newser) - Gwyneth Paltrow has released her GOOP holiday gift guide , and let us start by reminding you that this is the woman who brought you the $90 white T-shirt and who considers $970 glitter boots to be an "essential" wardrobe item. The gift guide is predictably amusing, and E! runs...

Alec Baldwin Stalker Found Guilty

Genevieve Sabourin sentenced to 6 months in jail

(Newser) - A Canadian actress has been convicted of stalking Alec Baldwin in New York City. A Manhattan judge issued the verdict today, finding Genevieve Sabourin guilty of stalking, attempted aggravated harassment, harassment, and attempted contempt of court. The judge sentenced Sabourin to six months in jail. That's on top of...

You&#39;re Not &#39;Binge-Watching,&#39; You&#39;re &#39;Being Lazy&#39;
You're Not 'Binge-Watching,' You're 'Being Lazy'
OPINION
Nov 14, 2013 10:31 AM CST

You're Not 'Binge-Watching,' You're 'Being Lazy'

Willa Paskin thinks marathon sessions are getting too much credit

(Newser) - Once upon a time, spending six straight hours watching TV was considered a mind-rotting display of laziness. Now, it's called " binge-watching ," and it's "the culturally sanctioned activity of high-achieving, culturally literate adults," writes Slate TV critic Willa Paskin. But she's not convinced it'...

Crazy Mystery: Is Andy Kaufman Really Still Alive?

And does he really have a 24-year-old daughter?

(Newser) - The Andy Kaufman Awards were held Monday night, and they closed with quite a bang, according to a detailed recap on The Comic's Comic . First Kaufman's brother Michael, who presided over the New York City event, revealed that he's not sure whether his famous comedian brother really...

Stephen King: Why I Wrote Shining Sequel

Character of Danny Torrance 'never left my mind,' he says

(Newser) - Why did Stephen King return to the world of The Shining 36 years later? The character of Danny, the psychic son of alcoholic writer-gone-crazy Jack Torrance, "never really left my mind," King revealed at the Paris book launch for Doctor Sleep, his recently published sequel to the novel....

Alec Baldwin's Alleged Stalker Sent to Jail

Not for stalking, but for contempt of court

(Newser) - Alec Baldwin's accused stalker will be spending 30 days in jail ... not for the alleged stalking, but for angering the judge at the stalking trial. Things went a bit nuts in the courtroom yesterday , with Genevieve Sabourin yelling at a crying Baldwin as he testified. The judge threatened her...

Lily Allen Returns, Rips Twerking, 'Blurred Lines'

New single, 'Hard Out Here,' released

(Newser) - British singer Lily Allen has released her first single in three years, coming out of semi-retirement to cheekily take a swing at the music industry and its treatment of women. The video for "Hard Out Here" features Allen's scantily-clad dancers "twerking" and Allen herself pretending to get...

China to Kimmel: Say You're Sorry Like You Mean It

'Kill everyone in China' quip sparks anti-ABC protests

(Newser) - China wants ABC to apologize a third time for an insensitive Jimmy Kimmel skit—and to be sincere about it this time. The network has already issued two public apologies over the skit that aired Oct. 16, in which a child suggests "killing everyone in China" to solve America'...

Coming Soon to Your TV: Ghost

Beloved Patrick Swayze movie headed to the small screen

(Newser) - Just when you thought Princess Bride on Broadway would be the best entertainment news you'd hear all week, this happens: Paramount is working on a TV pilot based on the Patrick Swayze classic, Ghost, Variety reports. The 1990 movie was, for those of you who don't have the...

Alec Baldwin Cries on Stand; Alleged Stalker Yells at Him

It's about as much craziness as you'd expect

(Newser) - Things got a little crazy in court today when Alec Baldwin testified against the woman accused of stalking him , with Baldwin crying and Genevieve Sabourin screaming at him. The waterworks came on while Baldwin was describing the time Sabourin allegedly came to his house on the day he proposed to...

Julia Roberts on Fighting Meryl: 'She's Strong!'

Dishes on social media, Oscars with 'Marie Claire'

(Newser) - One of the perks of being a famous actress: You get to brawl with Meryl Streep. In a scene from the upcoming August: Osage County film, Julia Roberts knocks Streep, who plays her mother, to the ground. "I tell you, Meryl's strong!" Roberts tells Marie Claire . "...

Lady Gaga: I&#39;m Addicted to Pot
 Lady Gaga: I'm Addicted to Pot 
Nov 12, 2013 10:24 AM CST

Lady Gaga: I'm Addicted to Pot

Says she used it to get through stresses of fame, injury

(Newser) - Lady Gaga is (or was) addicted to marijuana, she revealed in a radio interview recently, People reports. "It's ultimately related to anxiety coping and it's a form of self-medication," Gaga told Elvis Duran and the Z100 Morning Show . "I was smoking up to 15 to...

Princess Bride Heading to Broadway

As you wish, Disney working on stage adaptation of iconic movie, book

(Newser) - "Wuv, twue wuv" is coming to the stage. Yes, Inigo Montoya fans, Disney is adapting The Princess Bride for the stage, Variety reports. It's not clear whether the show will be a play or a musical, nor is there a production timeline or a creative team just yet....

Clooney Jabs Leo's Trash-Talkin' B-ball Buddies, and More

Fun basketball story included in 'Esquire' interview

(Newser) - George Clooney gives a predictably charming, wide-ranging interview to Esquire , and the best anecdote involves Leonardo DiCaprio. It seems Clooney and DiCaprio both have homes in Cabo, and once ran into each other there. They got to talking about their respective, semi-famous ongoing basketball games and decided to play against...

Lady Gaga Wears Flying Dress, Flies Into Party

Take that, giant egg

(Newser) - Wondering how Lady Gaga would ever top her meat dress or egg transport system ? Well, she found a way last night, when she arrived at the launch party for her new album via ... flying dress. The dress, which she calls "Volantis," is by TechHaus, part of the...

8 Celeb Couples You Forgot All About

Or maybe didn't even know about in the first place

(Newser) - Ahh, the 1980s. Big hair, New Wave, lots of neon, and these 16 celebrity couples you probably forgot all about, as rounded up by MSN . A sampling:
  • Oprah Winfrey and Roger Ebert went out twice in the 1980s, and it was Ebert who encouraged Winfrey to syndicate her talk show.
...

Thor Bashes Jackass With $86.1M
 Thor Bashes 
 Jackass With $86.1M 
BOX OFFICE
Nov 10, 2013 12:22 PM CST

Thor Bashes Jackass With $86.1M

It wasn't really a close fight

(Newser) - Thor: The Dark World smashed its way to a hulking $86.1 million win at the weekend box office, easily swatting away Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa and its second-place $11.3 million, reports the AP . Thor's take was good enough for the fourth-biggest debut of the year, notes the...

Website Hooks You Up With Celebs... for Mega Bucks

Want to meet Shakira? That'll be $15K

(Newser) - So, this exists: A website that can hook you up with celebrities ... assuming you've got the cash. IfOnly , run by a San Francisco entrepreneur, offers, for example, a $15,000 meet and greet with Shakira and a $50,000 lunch with Mike Tyson. Vauhini Vara profiles the enterprise for...

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