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Chris Pratt, Anna Faris Give Cat Away on Twitter; Uproar Ensues
Actor Gives Cat Away on Twitter, Gets Death Threats
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Oct 9, 2011 4:00 PM CDT

Actor Gives Cat Away on Twitter, Gets Death Threats

Cat lovers aren't happy with Chris Pratt

(Newser) - Here's an example of a bad idea: You're a famous actor with more than 54,000 followers on Twitter , so when you decide you can no longer keep your cat, you give her away ... on Twitter. That's what Chris Pratt did, and he's now facing the...

Miranda July, Courtney Love, Megan Fox, and Other (Alleged) Celebrity Thieves

 11 Celebs 
 Rumored to Have 
 Sticky Fingers 
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Oct 9, 2011 7:42 AM CDT

11 Celebs Rumored to Have Sticky Fingers

Even superstars get the itch to pinch

(Newser) - Despite their fame and (sometimes) fortune, even celebrities occasionally turn to crime. The Frisky rounds up 11 (alleged!) celebrity thieves:
  • Miranda July: The indie filmmaker admitted in the New Yorker that she stole some Neosporin as a college freshman—then peed her pants when apprehended. Even so, she says
...

If You Like Sean Penn Films, You're Probably a Democrat

If you're more partial to Mel Gibson films, you might be a Republican

(Newser) - Not only are lefties and righties split on their politics and what kind of food they like —they're split on their entertainment choices as well. A recent poll for the Hollywood Reporter finds that a whopping 45% of Tea Partiers consider a celebrity's politics before paying to...

Obama's Newest Education Adviser: Shakira

Colombian singer joins education advisory board

(Newser) - The newest member of the Obama administration is ... Shakira. Yes, the hip-shaking singer will be appointed to a position on the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics because of her education reform activism, the Huffington Post reports. Shakira started a foundation in 1995 to fund schools in...

4 Signs Kim, Kris Are Getting More Ridiculous

They've renewed their vows ... already

(Newser) - Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries are on a post-wedding media blitz, which so far is playing out just as one would expect. Four signs the couple is getting even more ridiculous :
  • They've already renewed their vows: Yes, a mere six weeks after getting hitched , Kim and Kris apparently felt
...

Olsen Twins' $39K Backpack Sells Out—Quickly

Apparently ridiculously expensive luxury items perform well in a recession

(Newser) - The solution to America's endless economic woes is apparently the Olsen twins' $39,000 backpack. In a Women's Wear Daily interview from last week just getting some attention , Ashley explains why she and her sister thought extreme luxury might sell: "During our last economic crisis in the...

Alcohol Poisoning Killed Warrant's Jani Lane

Warrant singer had struggled with alcohol problems

(Newser) - Nearly two months later, an answer to what killed Jani Lane : alcohol poisoning. The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office determined that the former Warrant frontman died from acute ethanol intoxication, the AP reports. E! notes that a half-empty vodka bottle and prescription drugs were found alongside Lane's body...

6 Craziest Quotes From Courtney's Vanity Fair Interview

She'd kill Kurt Cobain for killing himself, and more

(Newser) - Courtney Love is getting a lot of press for a recent Vanity Fair interview in which she says that if Kurt Cobain came back to life, she'd kill him again for committing suicide. But that's far from the only interesting thing she says. Highlights:
  • The full Cobain quote:
...

Depp: Sorry for Comparing Photo Shoots to Rape

Plus: six other stars who have used the word insensitively

(Newser) - Johnny Depp really stepped in it in a recent Vanity Fair interview, when he compared photo shoots to rape. "Well, you just feel like you’re being raped somehow," he said. "Raped … It feels like a kind of weird—just weird, man." Anti-rape activists, of...

Stars Unite to 'F*** Famine'

Group aims to raise awareness, not money

(Newser) - Bono, George Clooney, Colin Farrell, and a host of celebrities spout the F-word in a new ad with a simple message: "F*** famine." (Don't worry, it's still SFW, thanks to a lot of censoring.) "Famine is the real obscenity," explains Bono in the...

Meet Jim Carrey, Graffiti Artist

Wacky comedian appears to be reinventing himself

(Newser) - Perhaps you've noticed some screwy behavior from Jim Carrey since his break-up with Jenny McCarthy: the odd tweets , the weird Emma Stone video . Turns out that he has another kinda strange new interest: graffiti. He bought an industrial workspace in Manhattan about six months ago and has since been...

Liz Hurley to Wed Boyfriend of 10 Months

Can Hurley, Shane Warne make it last?

(Newser) - Elizabeth Hurley's 10-month romance with Australian cricketer Shane Warne culminated in an engagement this weekend, a source tells Us . Warne is rumored to have proposed over dinner at a Scotland hotel, and Hurley quickly tweeted a picture of the couple and the message, "Thanks for all your congratulations....

10 Celebrities Turned Fashion Designers

Melissa McCarthy is the latest to make the leap

(Newser) - Melissa McCarthy is on top of the world, and now that she's won an Emmy and won over SNL viewers , what's next? The Bridesmaids star, who wanted to be a fashion designer before she ended up in comedy, is launching her own plus-size fashion line. "Trying to...

7 Female Movie Characters That Don&#39;t Really Exist
7 Female Movie Characters That Don't Really Exist
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Oct 1, 2011 11:00 AM CDT

7 Female Movie Characters That Don't Really Exist

Mindy Kaling introduces you to 'The Klutz,' 'The Ethereal Weirdo,' and more

(Newser) - Mindy Kaling may be a successful writer for The Office, but what she really wants to do is write a movie. A romantic comedy, in fact, because she loves to watch people falling in love. Sadly, “the genre has been so degraded in the past twenty years that saying...

13 Celebs With Insured Body Parts

Holly Madison is the latest to insure her breasts

(Newser) - Holly Madison, perhaps most famous for once dating Hugh Hefner, recently insured her breasts for $1 million because they’re her “primary money makers.” Celebuzz and the Frisky were both inspired to round up more celebs who’ve insured their body parts:
  • Rihanna: Legs, $1 million.
  • Mariah Carey:
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Courtney Love Penning Tell-All Memoir
 Love Penning 
 Tell-All Memoir 
Sep 30, 2011 10:07 AM CDT

Love Penning Tell-All Memoir

Don't worry, it will have a co-author

(Newser) - Oh, goody: Someone decided to give Courtney Love a book deal. The rocker and controversy magnet will write not just a memoir, but a “tell-all” memoir, thanks to the deal with HarperCollins’ William Morrow imprint, MediaBistro reports. Love will collaborate with Anthony Bozza, who has co-authored books with other...

For Sale: Crystal's Ring From Hef

It goes on the auction block next month

(Newser) - Apparently Crystal Harris didn’t return her engagement ring to Hugh Hefner when she called off their engagement . But that’s good news for you, if you have between $20,000 and $30,000, because now it’s for sale at Christie’s auction house. Sources tell TMZ Harris simply...

Did Demi, Ashton 'Break Up' on Twitter?

Looks like Demi may have, however briefly, unfollowed her hubby

(Newser) - “Proof,” however questionable, continues to mount that all is not well in the union of Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher. Most notably, Radar reports that Kutcher—gasp!—unfollowed his wife on Twitter, although your friendly neighborhood Newser editors beg to differ, having spotted her in his list...

'Proof' Mounts That Demi, Ashton Are Splitting

Moore skips film event, sends suspicious tweets

(Newser) - Despite the fact that it was originally reported in Star and must therefore be taken with a grain or two of salt, the tabloids keep uncovering more and more “evidence” pointing to a Demi Moore-Ashton Kutcher split. The story so far: Kutcher celebrated his sixth wedding anniversary by …...

Forbes Lists TV's Highest-Paid Actresses, Starting With Tina Fey and Eva Longoria
 TV's Highest Paid Actress Is... 
Sep 29, 2011 10:02 AM CDT

TV's Highest Paid Actress Is...

Tina Fey, but she has to share the honor

(Newser) - Tina Fey is the highest-paid woman on television, but she’ll have to share the top spot with a Desperate Housewife. Forbes ’ annual ranking covers the period between May 2010 and May 2011, during which the top 10 ladies made a total of $94 million, and includes salaries, syndication...

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