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Eminem's Kid Crowned Homecoming Queen

Rapper looked 'proud' of Hailie Scott, fellow parent says

(Newser) - Eminem's daughter, who has made a few appearances in his lyrics, is (almost) all grown up. Hailie Scott was crowned homecoming queen at her Michigan high school Friday night, the Macomb Daily reports. "Hailie came out with her mother Kim (Scott) when she was introduced with all the...

Gravity Pulls in Monster $55.6M Debut
 Gravity Pulls in 
 Monster $55.6M Debut 
BOX OFFICE
Oct 6, 2013 1:00 PM CDT

Gravity Pulls in Monster $55.6M Debut

Cuaron's latest sets a record for an October debut

(Newser) - Critics dubbed Alfonso Cuaron's Gravity "extraordinary," and moviegoers this weekend sealed the deal: The George Clooney-Sandra Bullock space drama soared to No. 1 at the box office, with a $55.6 million opening that set a record for an October debut. That's about $20 million...

4 Weird Ways Musicians Have Promoted Albums

Why just release a single when you can project it onto a bunch of buildings?

(Newser) - These days, promoting your new album doesn't just mean getting DJs to talk about it on the radio, oh no. The Week rounds up seven albums that were promoted in very weird ways indeed. A sampling:
  • Arcade Fire, Reflektor: The band hired graffiti artists to put the word "
...

Miley Tweaks Shutdown, VMAs
 Miley Tweaks 
 Shutdown, VMAs 
'SNL'
Oct 6, 2013 10:00 AM CDT

Miley Tweaks Shutdown, VMAs

Turns in hysterical performance in 'We Did Stop'

(Newser) - Miley Cyrus and her tongue showed up at Saturday Night Live last night, with the former blessedly declaring "There will be no twerking tonight," before going on to a solid, if relatively uncontroversial, showing. While her turns as a high school cheerleader and would-be rapper fell short, observes...

8 Stars Who Were Interns First

Can you picture Oprah making coffee?

(Newser) - Think being forced to make coffee won't get you anywhere in Hollywood? Well, it actually might: The Huffington Post rounds up 17 successful people who started out as interns. Read on for a sampling:
  • Tom Hanks: In college, he interned for Ohio's Great Lakes Theater Festival, and eventually
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Craziest Celeb Demands, as Revealed by Assistants

Pre-squeezed butter, dog poop, and more

(Newser) - No one knows celebrities quite like their assistants do. And one assistant to the stars, Lydia Whitlock, has written a book about her experiences—and those of other Hollywood assistants. She spills some of the craziest stories to Radar :
  • One of Whitlock's bosses needed his butter to be just
...

10 Ugliest Celeb Breakups
 10 Ugliest Celeb Breakups 
Oct 5, 2013 8:31 AM CDT

10 Ugliest Celeb Breakups

YouTube and cross-dressing and tell-alls, oh my!

(Newser) - Admit it: You kind of love when a Hollywood split gets ugly. Well you're in luck, because Radar has rounded up 30 of the nastiest celebrity breakups ever :
  • Mary Harvey accused Steve Harvey of cheating on her ... on YouTube. A judge finally ordered her to take the videos down.
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Weird Miley-Sinead Feud May Never End

Singers go back and forth on Twitter, Facebook

(Newser) - Miley Cyrus obviously couldn't let it go when Sinead O'Connor called her out in an open letter , so everyone's favorite twerker responded on Twitter yesterday, AFP reports. She started by comparing O'Connor to famously troubled Amanda Bynes, tweeting , "Before Amanda Bynes.... There was...." along...

Stern's Co-Host Beats Cancer, Returns to Show

Robin Quivers gets warm welcome after 17 months away from studio

(Newser) - For the first time in 17 months, Robin Quivers was back in the studio with Howard Stern this week. Stern welcomed his co-host, who recently beat uterine cancer, with musical fanfare and much emotion, E! reports. "Never get sick again," Stern said. "I could never be without...

Why Musicians Love Vegas Residencies

Credit Celine Dion, the 'Hollywood Reporter' says

(Newser) - It used to be kind of sad when you heard a rock star was going to take up a recurring gig in Las Vegas, but now younger artists like Deadmau5 and Britney Spears are showing up there, and no one seems embarrassed for them. What happened? As the Hollywood Reporter...

Miley: I Was Going to Go Topless at VMAs

 Miley: I Was 
 Going to 
 Go Topless 
 at VMAs 
documentary debuts
Oct 3, 2013 10:31 AM CDT

Miley: I Was Going to Go Topless at VMAs

Thank goodness MTV put a stop to that

(Newser) - A new Miley Cyrus documentary debuted on MTV last night, and in it, Cyrus and Britney Spears had this disturbing conversation about the VMAs, which reveals we all dodged a bullet:
  • Britney: "You're not going to be topless onstage, are you?"
  • Miley: "I tried but I don'
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Now on Instagram: Gwyneth Paltrow

Prepare to be jealous of her awesome life

(Newser) - Gwyneth Paltrow has a whole new way of making you feel like your life is not, and never will be , good enough: She's joined Instagram . So far, she's only posted one picture, but it's of herself with fashion designer Jason Wu, the Huffington Post reports, so get...

Frank Sinatra Might Be Dad to Mia Farrow's Son

And more revelations from Farrow and her kids

(Newser) - In an extensive Vanity Fair interview, Mia Farrow and eight of her children offer up some intimate stories. Two getting a lot of play:
  • Might Frank Sinatra (whom Farrow calls the love of her life) have actually fathered Ronan Farrow, not Woody Allen? "Possibly," says Mia Farrow, adding
...

Michael Douglas to Eric Holder: Let Me See My Son

Advocate launches Change.org campaign

(Newser) - Michael Douglas hasn't seen son Cameron, who's in solitary confinement, in a year—and he's been told he won't be able to see him for two more years, he revealed at the Emmys. So Tony Papa, a Drug Policy Alliance activist and an advocate for Douglas,...

Author Tom Clancy Dead at 66
 Author Tom Clancy Dead at 66 
Oct 2, 2013 9:34 AM CDT

Author Tom Clancy Dead at 66

Reportedly died last night in Baltimore hospital

(Newser) - Outlets including Publishers Weekly and the New York Times are reporting on Twitter that bestselling author Tom Clancy has died, Business Insider reports. The president of Putnam, Clancy's publisher, reportedly told the NYT that Clancy, whose bestselling books include Patriot Games and The Hunt for Red October, "was...

Bieber Makes Bodyguards Carry Him Up the Great Wall

A day after forcing them to run after him while he skateboarded

(Newser) - One nice thing about being Justin Bieber: You don't have to actually climb the steps of famous landmarks, because that's what bodyguards are for. Bieber is currently on tour in China, and pictures emerged on social media of the pop star being carried to the top of the...

Katy Perry Gets Apology From ... Barbara Walters

She didn't know why Perry was late to interview, Walters says on 'The View'

(Newser) - Here's one way to get an apology from an interviewer who was mean to you: Talk about the incident in Billboard. Katy Perry revealed in her recent cover story that, while she was facing the end of her marriage to Russell Brand, she was late to an interview with...

Katy Perry: I Had Suicidal Thoughts After Divorce
Katy Perry: I Had Suicidal Thoughts After Divorce
'billboard' interview
Sep 30, 2013 10:56 AM CDT

Katy Perry: I Had Suicidal Thoughts After Divorce

Talks dark thoughts, new album in 'Billboard'

(Newser) - Katy Perry is this week's Billboard cover star, and in the interview, she reveals some pretty dark thoughts from her past. "By the Grace of God," a track from her upcoming album PRISM, opens with Perry on the bathroom floor, contemplating suicide. "That song is evident...

McCartney Responds to Fan Mail— 50 Years Later

Teens sent him tape recording in 1963

(Newser) - In 1963, Barbara Bezant and Lyn Phillips sent a message to Paul McCartney—and now they've finally gotten a reply from the Beatle, half a century later. The women, ages 17 and 19 at the time and both from London, saw a Beatles concert at the Lewisham Odeon and...

Uproar After Bridget Jones Author Kills Key Character

Spoiler alert!

(Newser) - The good news: Helen Fielding's third Bridget Jones book is out Oct. 10. The bad news (SPOILER ALERT): An excerpt from the book published in the Sunday Times revealed that Mark Darcy, Bridget's husband, is dead. Cue uproar: Fans were quick to bemoan Darcy's fate on Twitter,...

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