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Timberlake, Destiny's Child Releasing New Albums

First since 2006 for Justin, 2005 for Destiny's Child

(Newser) - Hang on to your hats, everybody, because we are about to blow your mind: Justin Timberlake and Destiny's Child are both releasing new albums. JT made the announcement this morning after posting a cryptic tweet ("Thursday, January 10th, 2013 at 9:01 am PST...") last night....

New Babies for Rosie, Elton
 New Babies for Rosie, Elton 
Jan 10, 2013 8:48 AM CST

New Babies for Rosie, Elton

Lily Allen also gives birth to daughter

(Newser) - It's been a big week for celebrity babies:
  • Rosie O'Donnell welcomed her first baby with wife Michelle Rounds on Saturday, a rep confirms to ABC News . O'Donnell tweeted an interestingly-spelled announcement yesterday, along with a picture : "we r thrilled to announce the arrival of r daughter
...

Lincoln Leads Oscar Noms With 12

Notable Academy Award snubs: Kathryn Bigelow, Ben Affleck, Tom Hooper

(Newser) - Lincoln ruled at this morning's Academy Award nominations announcement, scoring nods in the Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay categories. In all, the Steven Spielberg drama leads with 12 nominations, the AP reports. Eight other Best Picture nominees were...

Breaking Dawn Gets 11 Razzie Noms

And bad film awards show only has 10 categories

(Newser) - A nice bit of schadenfreude for Twilight haters: Breaking Dawn Part 2, the merciful final installment in the vampire saga, leads this year's nominations for the Golden Raspberry Awards (aka Razzies), which honor the year's worst films. It managed to grab a nomination in each of the 10...

Snakes on a Plane Director, 60, Found Dead in Hotel

But police don't suspect foul play in death of David R. Ellis, 60

(Newser) - David R. Ellis, the 60-year-old director of Snakes on a Plane, was found dead in the bathroom of his Johannesburg hotel room Monday, the AP reports. He had been in South Africa working on a remake of 1998 Japanese anime film Kite, and was last seen in a restaurant Saturday....

On Deck at Inaugural: Beyonce, Kelly Clarkson

James Taylor will also sing at Jan. 21 event

(Newser) - Not much of a shocker, but huge Obama fan Beyonce will perform at the president's second inauguration, People reports. She'll perform the National Anthem at the Jan. 21 event, while Kelly Clarkson will sing "My Country 'Tis of Thee" and James Taylor will perform "America...

Stop Making Fun of &#39;Hilbillies&#39;
 Stop Making Fun of 'Hillbillies' 
OPINION
Jan 8, 2013 1:25 PM CST

Stop Making Fun of 'Hillbillies'

'Buckwild' and the like only hurt Appalachia: Alexandra Bradner

(Newser) - America loves to ogle , and often mock, "rednecks" and "hillbillies." But if we would never dream of treating minorities in the same way, then why is this behavior considered acceptable? Philosophy professor Alexandra Bradner takes on the question in Salon , focusing her ire particularly on MTV's...

Kim, Kanye Buy $11M Love Nest ... Then Gut It

In order to build a bigger love nest with 2 pools

(Newser) - How romantic: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are moving in together. The soon-to-be parents bought a cozy-sounding $11 million mansion a few weeks back, sources tell TMZ . But the 10,000-square-foot Bel Air abode apparently wasn't quite large enough for them, because they gutted it and are building a...

Heidi Klum: Divorce &#39;Not a Real Problem&#39;
 Heidi Klum: 
 Divorce 'Not a 
 Real Problem' 
'marie claire' interview
Jan 8, 2013 9:57 AM CST

Heidi Klum: Divorce 'Not a Real Problem'

But, she says, 'it's not what I wanted'

(Newser) - Heidi Klum opens up about the end of her seven-year marriage to Seal in the new issue of Marie Claire , revealing that she doesn't consider the whole thing as heartbreaking as one might think. "People say, 'Oh, God, how devastating to go through a divorce,'"...

Yet Another Breakup for Taylor Swift

Singer and Harry Styles are no more

(Newser) - Another day, another guy for Taylor Swift to break up with and then write sad songs about . Yes, the singer has split with Harry Styles of UK boy band One Direction , the Daily Mail reports. Swift, 23, and Styles, 18, were on vacation in the Virgin Islands over the New...

Jon Stewart Rips House GOP Over Sandy Relief

Republican House majority is our other major disaster

(Newser) - Jon Stewart unloaded on the House Republican majority in an epic segment last night about the Sandy relief bill debacle . Even when the House eventually approved $9.7 billion in aid for storm victims, that was far from the $60 billion the Senate approved. It's voting on all those...

Winehouse Drank Herself to Death: 2nd Coroner

New inquest reaches same conclusion as first

(Newser) - A second inquest into Amy Winehouse's death has ended with the same conclusion as the first : The singer died after drinking too much alcohol. The second coroner also ruled it a "death by misadventure," or accidental alcohol poisoning, and confirmed that Winehouse's blood alcohol level was...

Bowie Turns 66, Releases 1st Song in 10 Years

Singer breaks years of silence with 'Where Are We Now'

(Newser) - After years out of the spotlight, rock legend David Bowie has marked his 66th birthday with the release of his first new song in a decade. The ballad "Where Are We Now?" will be followed by a new album, The Next Day, in March, the BBC reports. Bowie, whose...

Diana Ross Throws Restaurant Tantrum

Sources say she seated herself, but restaurant wouldn't serve her

(Newser) - Diana Ross' latest temper tantrum happened at a Beverly Hills restaurant Thursday, sources tell the New York Post . La Scala refused to seat the former Supreme when she arrived for lunch, since its policy is not to seat incomplete parties unless there is a reservation—and Ross' daughter wasn't...

25 Celebrity Babies We'll Welcome This Year

We bet you can hardly contain yourself

(Newser) - Can't stop thinking about Baby Kimye ? What will Kim Kardashian and Kanye West name their little one? Will it be a boy or a girl? And more importantly, will it have its own reality show? Well, that's far from the only celebrity baby to look forward to...

Texas Chainsaw Slays Hobbit
 Texas Chainsaw 
 Slays Hobbit 
BOX OFFICE REPORT
Jan 6, 2013 12:26 PM CST

Texas Chainsaw Slays Hobbit

Peter Jackson denied 4th weekend atop box office

(Newser) - Moviegoers started off the New Year with a healthy dose of blood and gore, pushing Texas Chainsaw 3D to the weekend's No. 1 spot with $23 million, reports the LA Times . That number dethroned Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, which claimed $17.5 million and the...

20 Celeb Kids Who Are Also in the Biz

Nepotism, apparently, reigns in Hollywood

(Newser) - Disgusted that so very many of Angelina Jolie's kids managed to snag roles in her upcoming film, Maleficent? Well, get ready for more nepotism, because the Huffington Post lists 17 more celebrity children who are getting into showbiz themselves:
  • Maude and Iris Apatow, daughters of Judd Apatow and Leslie
...

10 Celeb Couples With Out-of-Wedlock Kids

Don't worry, Kim and Kanye, you're not alone

(Newser) - Rob Kardashian seems a little scandalized by the fact that his sister Kim and Kanye West are having a baby even though they're not married—but they're far from the only ones. Get ready to be shocked, Rob, because ABC News lists nine more couples who found themselves...

Naomi Campbell Hurt in Paris Mugging

Attack happened last month, but is now coming to light

(Newser) - Naomi Campbell was mugged in Paris as she was trying to hail a cab last month, sources tell the New York Post . A ligament in her leg was torn when she was pushed to the ground, and she's been using a wheelchair and crutches since. One source says the...

Letterman on Sex Scandal: I Blame Myself

Dave opens up about affair, Jay Leno to Oprah Winfrey

(Newser) - David Letterman is opening up about his sex-and-extortion scandal for the first time—and he's doing it with none other than Oprah Winfrey, with whom he had a long-running and well-known feud . He admits he has "no one to blame but myself" for the affair with a colleague...

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