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This Exists: College Course on Miley Cyrus

Professor insists it will be serious, no twerking will be taught

(Newser) - OK, this makes the Bruce Springsteen college course seem like a quantum mechanics class in comparison: New York's Skidmore College is offering a summer course on ... Miley Cyrus. Students at the Saratoga Springs campus will be subjected to discussions of the pop star for two-and-a-half hours per day, three...

Gwyneth: I've Got It Harder Than Most Working Moms

Paltrow talks about how difficult her life is in pre-split interview

(Newser) - Gwyneth Paltrow is not great at knowing how to gain the world's sympathy. The latest example: Before announcing her split from husband Chris Martin, Paltrow gave an interview to E! that the site conveniently held until after the split ... and in the interview, Paltrow talks about how hard it...

At Heart of Split: Gwyneth's Mid-Life Crisis?

More on Paltrow's 'conscious uncoupling' with Chris Martin

(Newser) - Another possible reason for the Gwyneth Paltrow-Chris Martin split : Paltrow's mid-life crisis. That's what sources are now telling Radar , noting that Paltrow has been particularly concerned about her looks for a while now. "To say she is obsessed with her physical appearance is ... an understatement. Turning 40...

Make-a-Wish Girl Meets Miley, It Does Not Go Well

Family friends say Cyrus wasn't interested in talking to Miley Hodge

(Newser) - A 7-year-old girl with just months to live got to meet Miley Cyrus—and friends of the girl's family say the experience was memorable for little Miley Hodge, but not really in a positive way. "It was not a very good experience for them," one tells Radar...

Trace Adkins' Wife Files for Divorce

Not clear whether alcohol is the reason for the split

(Newser) - Maybe Trace Adkins' drunken cruise ship bar brawl with a Trade Adkins impersonator was just too much for his wife. Less than three months after that insane incident, Rhonda Adkins has filed for divorce from her husband of almost 17 years, TMZ reports. She cited "irreconcilable differences," and...

What Drove the Paltrow-Martin Split

Sources say Martin hated living in LA

(Newser) - What came between Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin ? If you're guessing, " her interminable dinner parties ," well, you actually might be on the right track. Radar reports that Martin has been unhappy ever since the couple moved to LA last summer. They previously lived in London, where...

Madonna Directing Her 3rd Movie

'Ade: A Love Story' is an adaptation of a novel

(Newser) - Madonna will direct her third film, an adaptation of a novel by the daughter of The Color Purple author Alice Walker. Ade: A Love Story, Rebecca Walker's first novel, is about a 19-year-old US student who travels to Africa and falls in love with a Muslim man, according to...

Town Pays Ted Nugent $16K Not to Perform

Apparently that 'mongrel' comment did not go over so well

(Newser) - A Texas town was so desperate to do away with a planned performance by Ted Nugent that it actually paid him $16,250 not to appear. The city of Longview was considering the outspoken rocker to headline its Independence Day celebration, but changed its mind after that incident in which...

Mila Kunis Is Pregnant
 Mila Kunis Is Pregnant 
Mar 24, 2014 8:13 AM CDT

Mila Kunis Is Pregnant

She and Ashton Kutcher are expecting: sources

(Newser) - Not only are Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher reportedly engaged ... they're also expecting a baby, according to sources who talked to Us , E! , People , and Gossip Cop . They say Kunis is pregnant—with just one child, not twins, as was rumored last week. Need more proof? She was reportedly...

5 Stars Who Are Also Scientists
 5 Stars Who Are Also Scientists 
Mar 23, 2014 10:47 AM CDT

5 Stars Who Are Also Scientists

Some of them might surprise you

(Newser) - Who says celebrities can't also be super-smart? Fox News rounds up 10 stars who are into the sciences. A sampling:
  • Dolph Lundgren: The action star, who played Ivan Drago in Rocky IV, also has a master's degree in chemical engineering ... and an IQ of 160.
  • Lisa Kudrow: The
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Kim Kardashian Finally Lands That Vogue Cover

But she has to share it with Kanye West

(Newser) - Kanye West's months-long campaign to get Kim Kardashian on the cover of Vogue has finally worked. Actually, both Kim and Kanye are featured on the April cover , shot by Annie Leibovitz. Baby North West even gets in on the action in the behind-the-scenes video of the shoot. But we...

Obama to Ellen: Oscars Selfie Was a 'Cheap Stunt'

ObamaCare's hawker-in-chief hits talk show

(Newser) - President Obama is on Ellen today, and in clips the show released, he gives host Ellen DeGeneres grief about her famous Oscars selfie —because before she broke the record for most retweets, Obama was the one who held it. "I don't know if you know this, but...

Academic Journal's Sole Focus: Bruce Springsteen

Yes, this is a thing that actually exists

(Newser) - There's already a Bruce Springsteen college course , so really, this was inevitable: There now exists an academic journal devoted solely to the study of the Boss. It is named, appropriately, BOSS: The Biannual Online-Journal of Springsteen Studies . The Daily Dot notes that the editorial advisory board is "well-credentialed,...

L'Wren 'Clearly Wanted to' Make Sure She Died: Source

As report comes out that she was about to shut her business

(Newser) - When L'Wren Scott hanged herself with a black satin scarf Monday, she also wrapped a tie around her neck—and law enforcement sources tell the New York Post that indicates Scott wanted to be absolutely certain she died. "The necktie would apply more pressure," one source explains....

Bieber's Excuse for Bad Sobriety Test: Foot Injury

Oh, and he was snotty to police. Shocking.

(Newser) - Justin Bieber "appeared to have great difficulty" while completing sobriety tests in Miami Beach following his alleged DUI bust in January—but, see, there's an explanation for that beyond the obvious. According to newly released police documents, Bieber told officers he had injured his foot while skateboarding three...

Mick Jagger: 'I Am Struggling to Understand'

Says he will 'never forget' L'Wren Scott

(Newser) - Mick Jagger's website has been transformed: The home page title reads simply, "L'Wren," and after a picture of his longtime girlfriend, Jagger issues a statement about L'Wren Scott's death . "I am still struggling to understand how my lover and best friend could end...

Co-Stars Thought Ashton, Mila Hated Each Other

They 'despised each other' on 'That '70s Show' set, says source

(Newser) - If you thought it was just so cute when Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis got together, years after presumably harboring secret crushes on one another while filming That '70s Show ... think again. According to Radar's sources, their former co-stars say the two "despised each other" on set....

What Led L'Wren Scott to Suicide?

Sources say fashion designer was struggling with depression

(Newser) - Speculation is swirling: Why would L'Wren Scott kill herself , as she is believed to have done yesterday? Not surprisingly, it took the New York Post very little time to find multiple sources who claim Scott and Mick Jagger had recently broken up after a dozen years together. One of...

Beyonce on Kim-Kanye Wedding: Tacky

Thinks 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' angle is lame

(Newser) - Admit it: It's always fun to read about the very little love lost between Kim Kardashian and Beyonce. The latest? Despite the fact that Beyonce's hubby Jay Z is best buds with Kanye West, Beyonce doesn't want to attend Kim and Kanye's May 24 wedding, sources...

Scarlett Johansson: Dylan Farrow Letter 'Irresponsible'

She addresses Woody Allen controversy

(Newser) - Scarlett Johansson was one of the many Hollywood VIPs publicly called out by Dylan Farrow for working with Woody Allen despite Farrow's claim that Allen molested her—and now ScarJo has hit back a bit. The quote comes as part of a much larger Guardian profile: "I think...

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