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McCready's Body Found Amid Filth

Singer lost hope after losing her kids

(Newser) - Another sad detail from Mindy McCready's final days: The police who found her body were greeted by a tragic scene. Her house smelled of rotting food and dog feces, which were "everywhere," reports People ; they also found prescription pills in multiple locations. But they did not find...

Whitney Houston Was in Denial: Clive Davis
 Whitney Houston 
 Was in Denial: 
 Clive Davis 
tell-all tidbits
Feb 20, 2013 10:31 AM CST

Whitney Houston Was in Denial: Clive Davis

New memoir also reveals he's bisexual

(Newser) - Clive Davis has a new memoir, out yesterday, that apparently reads more like a tell-all. In The Soundtrack of My Life, Davis recalls that Whitney Houston was "in complete denial" about her substance abuse problems. He includes letters he sent her, including one from 2001 in which he wrote,...

Mindy McCready Tearful, Upset in Final Phone Call

And her final song is released

(Newser) - Turns out Mindy McCready had already recorded that song she was working on for dead boyfriend David Wilson, and now a friend of the couple has released it for the first time. After Wilson, who produced the song, committed suicide, McCready hoped the music video could be a tribute to...

McDonald's to Close for Morrissey's LA Concert

In a first, Staples Center will go vegetarian

(Newser) - Morrissey managed to convince the Staples Center to go meat-free, an achievement even Paul McCartney couldn't accomplish. At Morrissey's sold-out March 1 concert, the LA venue will only offer vegetarian food, for the first time ever. That means all the McDonald's outlets there will be closed, Billboard ...

Fergie, Josh Duhamel Expecting 1st Baby

Take that, cheating scandal

(Newser) - Not only did that whole affair scandal strengthen Fergie's marriage to Josh Duhamel—it apparently strengthened it so much that now they're having a baby. The couple, married since 2009, announced the pregnancy on Twitter and Facebook, Rolling Stone reports. "Josh & Me & BABY makes three!...

McCready Was Working on Song for Dead Beau

Details of singer's last days coming out

(Newser) - The details of Mindy McCready's last days before her shocking suicide are trickling out, and they're not pretty. In the month following the death of boyfriend David Wilson , McCready's father told the court she didn't get out of bed for three weeks and started mixing alcohol...

Alec Baldwin Hurled Slur at Our Photographer: Post

Actor says it's just a 'new low' for the tabloid

(Newser) - Is Alec Baldwin going down the Mel Gibson road? A New York Post reporter says that when she approached Baldwin yesterday morning while he was walking his dogs, he grabbed her by the arm and told her, "I want you to choke to death." He then allegedly called...

20 Celebs Whose Love Lives Are Blissfully Private

These rare few keep things out of the press

(Newser) - You can hardly go a nanosecond without hearing all about the latest escapades of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West or Taylor Swift and whoever she's dating/dissing this week. But some celebrities manage to keep blissfully silent about their love lives. Huffington Post rounds up 20:
  • Jake Gyllenhaal: Speaking of
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25 Youngest Oscar Nominees and Winners

Not all child stars are like Lindsay Lohan...

(Newser) - Sometimes child stars grow up to be Lindsay Lohan. Other times, they get nominated for an Oscar at age 14 and grow up to be Jodie Foster. Huffington Post rounds up the latter in its slideshow of the 25 youngest Academy Award nominees and winners, all of them aged 20...

Bruce Willis: Why I Gave Up Stone-Cold Sobriety

'Die Hard' series veteran also touches on movie violence

(Newser) - With critics mauling the Die Hard series' fifth installment, Bruce Willis talks to GQ about movie violence, struggling actors, and his return to light drinking, Huffington Post reports. The 57-year-old—once a promoter of Seagram's Golden Wine Coolers before going sober in 1988—has eased up on the sobriety...

18 Stars Who've Conceived Via Surrogate

Elizabeth Banks says the relationship 'will last a lifetime'

(Newser) - Not every celebrity has a baby bump before having a baby. The Huffington Post rounds up 18 stars who became parents via surrogate mothers:
  • Elizabeth Banks: The Hunger Games actress has had two sons via a gestational surrogate. She said the experience "taught us a great deal about generosity
...

The 10 Oldest New Dads in Hollywood

Steve Martin joins their ranks

(Newser) - Startled when Steve Martin became a first-time father at 67 ? Well, check out these nine other Hollywood dads who are also a bit older than you might expect, rounded up by Celebuzz :
  • Gary Busey: Had his second son at age 65.
  • Warren Beatty: He and wife Annette Bening had
...

Beyonce Documentary Is More Like 'Infomercial'

HBO piece doesn't deliver on its promise, say critics

(Newser) - Beyonce promises to provide an authentic look at her real self in the HBO documentary Beyonce: Life Is But a Dream that debuts tomorrow night. Critics say she doesn't even come close, and they've got a common complaint:
  • "It’s an infomercial, not just about Beyonce’s
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Brangelina&#39;s New Venture: Wine
 Brangelina's New Venture: Wine 
Feb 15, 2013 10:15 AM CST

Brangelina's New Venture: Wine

Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie will be selling wine soon

(Newser) - Because the Jolie-Pitts aren't successful enough already , Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are embarking on a new venture: wine-making. Next month, they'll release a rosé called Miraval, named after their 1,000-acre estate in France, Chateau Miraval. The wine, which was formerly named Pink Floyd, will also feature...

Lady Gaga Cancels Entire Tour
 Lady Gaga Cancels Entire Tour 
Feb 14, 2013 10:59 AM CST

Lady Gaga Cancels Entire Tour

Singer needs hip surgery

(Newser) - Lady Gaga had already postponed three shows due to "chronic pain," but things just got more serious: Turns out she needs hip surgery and has to cancel the rest of her Born This Way Ball tour, Reuters reports. She has a labral tear of the right hip, and...

Surprise! Steve Martin a First-Time Dad at 67

Plus Alec Baldwin, Hilaria Thomas Baldwin expecting baby in late summer

(Newser) - It's surprising enough that Steve Martin is a first-time dad at 67, but perhaps more surprising is that he and wife Anne Stringfield, 41, actually became parents in December and managed to keep it secret until now, the New York Post reports. In other celebrity baby news, Alec Baldwin...

More Bizarre Behavior From Amanda Bynes

Neighbors describe her decidedly un-neighborly tendencies

(Newser) - Breaking news: Amanda Bynes is still acting very, very strange. The latest: She had to move out of her New York apartment and into a hotel under threat of eviction, because neighbors were complaining about her bizarre behavior. "Her door was left open all the time," one tells...

Police Chief Tied to Chris Brown Scandal Quits

Richmond's Bryan Norwood had received bad press over Brown debacle

(Newser) - Well, this doesn't bode well for Chris Brown: Richmond's chief of police has stepped down, days after prosecutors accused Brown of faking some of his community service hours —possibly with the help of Virginia police. No official word why Bryan T. Norwood resigned, but sources tell the...

Movie Pays 4-Year-Old Brangelina Kid Big Bucks

Vivienne Jolie-Pitt snags sizable paycheck for 'Maleficent'

(Newser) - Good thing Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt had daughter Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, because otherwise how in the world would they ever pay the rent? The 4-year-old, who recently snagged a role in mom's upcoming movie Maleficent, will be making $3,000 per week—or, to put it more simply, "...

Kate Upton Freezes for Sake of Sports Illustrated

Cover shot features her in Antarctica, barely clad

(Newser) - For the second year running , Kate Upton graces the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue . And this year, the apparently sadistic SI bosses thought it would be fun to make the 20-year-old stand, in bikini bottoms and an unzipped jacket, in icy Antarctica for the cover shoot. Upton was...

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