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Jun 10, 2009 8:19 AM CDT

Kate's Birthday Gift: A Cheating Spouse

Spent wife's 34th 'curled up' at bar with mistress

(Newser) - As anyone who watched the June 1 episode of Jon & Kate Plus 8 knows, Kate Gosselin spent her 34th birthday alone while hubby Jon was on vacation. Now Us reveals the scandalous details of that vacation—he didn’t buy Kate a present! He was spotted having a “...

Boyle to Join Talent Tour

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

Jun 9, 2009 12:30 PM CDT

Boyle to Join Talent Tour

Plus, Miley and Justin are over, and more

(Newser) - Susan Boyle, with cat Pebbles and a private doctor by her side, is ready to start rehearsing for the Britain’s Got Talent tour, the Mirror reports, adding that she may even make Friday’s opening show. “She’s raring to go,” an insider says. “All she...

Speidi Back Again—Or Not

TV ROUNDUP

Jun 9, 2009 10:41 AM CDT

Speidi Back Again—Or Not

Also back: Jon and Kate, Zack Morris

(Newser) - Spiritual fasting, spouse belittling: Just another Monday night on TV. Highlights:

Spencer and Heidi Pratt appeared on last night’s I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! but they look to have left the show for good following their were-they-or-weren’t-they-tortured drama, E! reports. The melodramatic pair

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Idol Runner-Up Comes Out

Jun 9, 2009 9:50 AM CDT

Idol Runner-Up Comes Out

Signs record deal, too

(Newser) - American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert finally came out to Rolling Stone, Us reports. “I don't think it should be a surprise for anyone to hear that I'm gay,” says Lambert in the June issue, out tomorrow. “I'm proud of my sexuality. I embrace it. It's just another...

'Dying' Heidi Pratt Rushed
to Hospital

Jun 7, 2009 7:50 PM CDT

'Dying' Heidi Pratt Rushed to Hospital

Reality star ill from I'm a Celebrity treatment, in-law says

(Newser) - Heidi Pratt was rushed to a Costa Rica hospital yesterday after nearly 3 days without food and water on I'm a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here—if the family's version of the story is true, E! Online reports. The Hills star "was throwing up 30 times with...

Mrs. Blago
Thrives in
the Jungle

Jun 6, 2009 6:10 AM CDT

Mrs. Blago Thrives in the Jungle

Illinois viewers groan as ex-gov's wife munches tarantuala, discusses hubby

(Newser) - Patti Blagojevich is proving to be more popular in the Costa Rican jungle than in Illinois, the New York Times reports. Blagojevich's fellow D-list celebs on reality show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here voted to make the wife of disgraced ex-governor Rod Blagojevich immune from elimination by...

Boyle's Next Visitor: Her Cat

Jun 4, 2009 9:27 AM CDT

Boyle's Next Visitor: Her Cat

Singer is already improving, but Pebbles will raise her spirits

(Newser) - Susan Boyle’s condition has improved, but Britain’s Got Talent aides know what she really needs: “There is a plan afoot to reunite Susan with her cat,” one told the Mirror. Pebbles, whom Boyle famously called for mid-breakdown, may be brought down from Scotland if doctors approve...

Speidi Still on I'm a Celeb, Sigh

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

Jun 3, 2009 1:18 PM CDT

Speidi Still on I'm a Celeb, Sigh

Plus, LiLo stalks Sam, LeAnn stalks Eddie, and more

(Newser) - You can stop holding your collective breath, world: Spencer and Heidi Pratt are still on I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!, their rep confirms to Us. Last night’s episode implied the reality couple, after trying to quit twice, really left—but a pair of people spotted...

Jon: Kids Aren't 'Exploited'

Jun 3, 2009 12:32 PM CDT

Jon: Kids Aren't 'Exploited'

(Newser) - Jon Gosselin would quit his hit TLC show before allowing it to impede his children's happiness, or so he tells People. “Exploited?” he asked. “I don't even want to use that word, because I think it's ridiculous.” Gosselin spoke without wife Kate, who, in a different interview...

Octomom's TV Show
May Not Air in US

Jun 3, 2009 9:45 AM CDT

Octomom's TV Show May Not Air in US

Producer unlikely to sell Suleman's show outside Britain

(Newser) - The exploits of Nadya Suleman and her 14 kids may never make it to your television. As Time reports, the Octomom's program is being helmed by Dutch production company Eyeworks, whose European wing specializes in programs that depict Americans at their worst; its biggest hit to date has been Half ...

Simon Cowell
Comforts Boyle

Jun 3, 2009 9:11 AM CDT

Simon Cowell Comforts Boyle

(Newser) - Notoriously crusty Simon Cowell personally called Britain’s Got Talent runner-up Susan Boyle to comfort her, vowing to support her unconditionally and offering to rip up her tour contract if it would ease her stress. “Simon told her she had done brilliantly and that she was a great singer...

LiLo Could Bring
Down Fashion House

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

Jun 2, 2009 12:25 PM CDT

LiLo Could Bring Down Fashion House

Plus, Speidi quits reality show, for real this time

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan’s acting career is on the rocks, so she wants to try out fashion. But the head designer at House of Emanuel Ungaro—in talks with Lohan—threatened to quit if she comes aboard, the New York Post reports. Elsewhere:

Reality couple Spencer and Heidi Pratt has quit

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Crushed Boyle Begged for Cat

Jun 2, 2009 11:02 AM CDT

Crushed Boyle Begged for Cat

Supporters emerge, while critics rail against reality show

(Newser) - Susan Boyle’s story keeps getting sadder as more details emerge. Boyle sobbed all day before collapsing, the Sun reports, then wailed for her cat, Pebbles, after checking into the clinic on Sunday, and couldn't be calmed until a phone call to the animal was arranged. More on the Britain’...

Reality TV Claims 11 Lives

Jun 2, 2009 10:48 AM CDT

Reality TV Claims 11 Lives

Shows can be detrimental to mental health: experts

(Newser) - It's a very good thing Susan Boyle went straight to the hospital post-reality TV loss, reports the Wrap: Reality shows have taken a fatal toll on at least 11 participants, ranging from a deputy district attorney to a boxer to a former child actor; two more have attempted to end...

Jon & Kate a Sad Trainwreck

TV REVIEW

Jun 2, 2009 9:50 AM CDT

Jon & Kate a Sad Trainwreck

Week two brings more cheating allegations, depression, and ratings

(Newser) - The second episode of Jon & Kate Plus 8 aired last night, and “this trainwreck is actually starting to bum us out,” writes Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna for E! Jon whined about Kate’s book career forcing him to be a stay-at-home dad, while Kate defended her constant traveling as...

I'm a Celebrity Falls Flat

TV REVIEW

Jun 2, 2009 8:03 AM CDT

I'm a Celebrity Falls Flat

Even with the antics of Heidi and Spencer, reality show is redundant

(Newser) - After last night's debut, the consensus is clear: With I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! airing four nights a week for 4 weeks, viewers will be the ones begging to get out:

Overdramatic Hills stars Spencer and Heidi Pratt “furnished most of the limited entertainment value

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When the Fairy Tale Ended, We Closed the Book on Boyle

OPINION

Jun 1, 2009 12:29 PM CDT

When the Fairy Tale Ended, We Closed the Book on Boyle

Singer was a victim, but not the kind we wanted

(Newser) - When Susan Boyle was just “a pitiful, pathetic, unattractive 48-year-old Scottish virgin who lived with a cat,” everyone was ready to catapult her to stardom, writes Tanya Gold for the Guardian. "The deal was—we will save you, but you have to be the kind of victim...

Jon's Affair Bed May Hit eBay

Jun 1, 2009 11:35 AM CDT

Jon's Affair Bed May Hit eBay

Also, reality star cries "just friends" yet again

(Newser) - Just when you thought the Jon and Kate Plus 8 cheating scandal couldn’t get grosser, the brother of Jon Gosselin’s alleged mistress tells the New York Post he wants to sell his sister’s bed and mattress on eBay. “I want to see how much some crazy...

Boyle Will Still Earn Millions

Jun 1, 2009 10:39 AM CDT

Boyle Will Still Earn Millions

Despite losing reality competition, a record deal is expected

(Newser) - Susan Boyle may be in the nuthouse, but she won't likely end up in the poorhouse. Simon Cowell knows a goldmine when he sees one, and will still sign the Britain’s Got Talent second-place finisher to his label, sources tell the Mirror. “Simon knows Susan has a massive...

Octu-Mom Inks
Reality TV Deal

May 30, 2009 3:26 PM CDT

Octu-Mom Inks Reality TV Deal

But lawyer insists 'quasi-reality' series won't be another Jon and Kate Plus 8

(Newser) - Nadya Suleman has just signed a deal to bring her brood of 14 children to television, Us Magazine reports. The “quasi-reality TV series” will periodically follow the family during big events, like the octuplets’ first birthday, said Suleman attorney Jeff Czech, who would not reveal the size of Octu-mom's...