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Tina Fey: Hey Taylor, Learn to Take a Joke

She's not sympathetic to Swift feeling insulted

(Newser) - Tina Fey was not exactly abashed by Taylor Swift calling her out as sexist recently: The comment that so upset Taylor "was just a joke," Fey tells Us . "And I think it was actually a very benign joke." She echoes that sentiment to Entertainment Tonight : "...

Hawaii Senate Passes 'Steven Tyler Act'

Bill allows lawsuits over press invasion of privacy

(Newser) - When Steven Tyler speaks, lawmakers in Hawaii listen. The state Senate has passed an anti-paparazzi billed dubbed the "Steven Tyler Act" after the Aerosmith frontman kicked up a stink about unauthorized photos of him and his girlfriend taken inside his Maui home by a paparazzo with a telephoto lens,...

Bieber Shows 2 Hours Late as Fans Boo

But Justin says he was just 40 minutes delayed

(Newser) - Justin Bieber was greeted at London's O2 Arena last night not with screams and tears of joy but with boos and the tears of children up past their bedtimes. Fans say he came onstage two hours late, with booing starting an hour before he finally showed, the BBC reports....

We Investigated Whitney Houston Extortion: FBI

128-page file detailing pure craziness released

(Newser) - Newly released FBI files on Whitney Houston reveal that the bureau once investigated an alleged extortion attempt against the singer, Reuters reports. The 128 pages of files were posted on the FBI's website yesterday in response to a Freedom of Information Act request. The alleged extortion attempt was reported...

Rodman Declares Love for Kim Jong Un—for 3 Hours

While waving about that dictator's manifesto: source

(Newser) - Painful proof Dennis Rodman's love of Kim Jong Un is for real: The former NBA great reportedly spent three hours praising the North Korean dictator—and the manifesto Dear Leader has apparently penned—at an NYC hotel bar on Sunday. "He kept saying what a nice guy Kim...

Tom Cruise on Path to Be a Priest Til Booze Got in Way

Seminary school didn't want Cruise back: friend

(Newser) - Tom Cruise wanted to be a Catholic priest when he was a teen —so why did he give up on that dream and become a Scientologist instead? Blame booze. A friend who attended Cincinnati's St. Francis Seminary School with Cruise explains to the New York Daily News that...

9 Embarrassing Celeb Parents
 9 Embarrassing Celeb Parents 
Mar 2, 2013 6:40 AM CST

9 Embarrassing Celeb Parents

Get ready to cringe, courtesy of Jamie Foxx

(Newser) - Being rich and famous doesn't necessarily exempt you from sometimes embarrassing your kids. The Huffington Post rounds up nine celebrity parents (and parents of celebrities) who have almost certainly caused their children to cringe:
  • Jamie Foxx: So his 19-year-old daughter was accompanying him at the Oscars. So what? He
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Joan Rivers Ripped Over Heidi Klum-Holocaust Joke

She's predictably unfazed by the outrage

(Newser) - Joan Rivers managed to get herself on the Anti-Defamation League's bad side ... with a butt joke. Speaking about how Heidi Klum looked in her Oscars dress, Rivers noted on her show Monday: "The last time a German looked this hot was when they were pushing Jews into the...

Perez Hilton Has Baby Boy
 Perez Hilton 
 Has Baby Boy 
Feb 28, 2013 9:48 AM CST

Perez Hilton Has Baby Boy

So, that should be an interesting upbringing...

(Newser) - Now that Perez Hilton's days of tweeting upskirt photos of underage celebs are apparently over , he's totally ready to be a dad. The acerbic gossip blogger posted a note to fans on his website yesterday announcing that his first child, "a beautiful and healthy baby boy,"...

Anne Hathaway Sorry About Nipple-Baring Oscar Dress

She was originally supposed to wear Valentino

(Newser) - Anne Hathaway's nipples got so much attention at the Oscars that they now have their own Twitter account —but Hathaway wasn't even supposed to be wearing the Prada dress that showcased them so well. She had originally chosen a Valentino dress, and Valentino even put out a...

Billie Joe Armstrong: Meltdown Was Turning Point

That's when he knew he had to get help, he tells 'Rolling Stone'

(Newser) - For the first time, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong is talking about rehab and substance abuse in the wake of his onstage meltdown last year . He'd struggled with alcohol and prescription drugs for years—"I couldn't predict where I was going to end up at the...

Michelle Williams, Jason Segel Are No More

And the world wept

(Newser) - Well, there goes another celebrity couple you could actually get behind : Michelle Williams and Jason Segel are over, sources tell People . After dating for a year—and just months after starting to stay together in Brooklyn —it seems distance took its toll a few weeks ago. Despite the Brooklyn...

Morrissey's Latest Target: Cast of ... Reality Duck Show

Won't appear on Jimmy Kimmel alongside 'animal serial killers'

(Newser) - Morrissey got the Staples Center to close all its McDonald's outlets during his concert, but apparently he couldn't convince Jimmy Kimmel to rebook the stars of Duck Dynasty. The rocker was due to appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight, but canceled because he didn't want to appear...

Wynonna Judd, Andy Dick Join New DWTS

New 'Dancing With the Stars' cast revealed

(Newser) - Gymnast Aly Raisman's parents became semi-celebrities with their intense version of audience participation at the Olympics—so imagine how much fun they'll be to watch in the stands as Aly competes on Dancing With the Stars. Raisman is a member of the new cast, revealed today on Good ...

Kentucky Dems Are Trying to Punk Ashley Judd Into a Run

She actually doesn't stand a chance in Kentucky: Jonathan Chait

(Newser) - The idea of Ashley Judd actually winning a Senate race against Mitch McConnell is, of course, delightful to Democrats—but it'll never happen, writes Jonathan Chait in a Daily Intelligencer piece titled, "Don’t Run for Senate, Ashley Judd! It’s a Trap!" Kentucky is incredibly conservative,...

10 Celebs Who've Had Big Time Tax Troubles

The latest: Mary J. Blige

(Newser) - Just because you're rich and famous doesn't mean you always bother to pay your tax bill. HLN lists 10 celebrities who've gotten in serious money trouble with Uncle Sam:
  • New Jersey just hit Mary J. Blige with a tax lien of more than $900,000. She was
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11 Celebs Who Have Come Out as Bisexual

Clive Davis recently joined their ranks

(Newser) - Clive Davis shocked quite a few people when he recently came out as bisexual . Entertainment Tonight rounds up 10 other celebrities who've done the same:
  • Megan Fox: See if you can follow her logic. "I have no question in my mind about being bisexual," she told Esquire
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Kim: Kanye 'Won't Let Me' Sign Autographs

Oh, and she's leaving 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians'

(Newser) - Radar picks up this little tidbit from an interview Kim Kardashian recently gave Du Jour magazine:
  • "When you live your life so publicly, like on a reality show, people assume that they know every side of you already, but they always want more. ... My boyfriend has taught me
...

Shia LaBeouf Quits Broadway Play...
Shia LaBeouf Quits Broadway Play...
Feb 21, 2013 10:44 AM CST

Shia LaBeouf Quits Broadway Play...

And a feud with Alec Baldwin might be to blame

(Newser) - Shia LaBeouf was set to make his Broadway debut in Orphans, but the actor has walked away from the production less than a month before previews were set to begin. The initial news release cited only "creative differences" for LaBeouf's departure, the Los Angeles Times reported. But LaBeouf...

Ashley Judd Moves Closer to Senate Run

Starts meeting with donors, strategists, politicians

(Newser) - Ashley Judd has been meeting with Democratic donors, strategists, and politicians, as well as the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, as she moves closer to a Senate run in Kentucky, The Hill reports. At one meeting, a source says Judd promised a decision by May 6—the day the Kentucky Derby...

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