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14 Crazy Celeb Appearance Fees
 14 Crazy Celeb 
 Appearance Fees 
$8m to do what?!
Oct 21, 2012 9:54 AM CDT

14 Crazy Celeb Appearance Fees

Rihanna gets paid how much to turn on Christmas lights?

(Newser) - Another reminder that you're not a celebrity : You don't get paid $8 million to switch on your Christmas lights. But that is how much Rihanna is reportedly getting paid to do just that at a London mall this holiday season. To be fair, she's giving a concert,...

18 Stars You'd Never Guess Are Related

Brad and Angie both have political ties

(Newser) - You may have heard that Ancestry.com just uncovered a link between four famous Canadians: Yep, Justin Bieber, Ryan Gosling, Celine Dion, and Avril Lavigne are all distantly related. Celebuzz reveals more celebrities and other VIPs who are actually family:
  • Hillary Clinton and Angelina Jolie are ninth cousins twice removed.
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10 Artists Who Turned Down Hit Songs

Just think, Janet could have had 'How Will I Know'

(Newser) - Sometimes celebrities aren't so lucky—as evidenced by these 10 musical artists who rejected songs that later turned into hits by someone else. From Celebuzz :
  • Leona Lewis recorded "We Found Love" before Rihanna, but didn't want to commit. "Mine's better," she says, although she
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Justin, Jessica: Yep, We're Married

Timberlake, Biel confirm they got hitched

(Newser) - Yes, it's true: Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married this week in Italy. "It's great to be married, the ceremony was beautiful and it was so special to be surrounded by our family and friends," the couple said today in a statement to People —...

Tom Hanks Drops F-Bomb on Good Morning America

Mortified actor immediately apologizes

(Newser) - Tom Hanks dropped an F-bomb on Good Morning America today, and he did it as only Tom Hanks could—ie, in the nicest way possible. Hanks was showing off one of the accents he uses in his upcoming film Cloud Atlas, and he must have really been in character because...

Fergie: Scandal Strengthened Our Marriage

But stripper rumors were 'difficult,' she tells Oprah Winfrey

(Newser) - Three years later, Fergie is speaking out about the allegations that her husband, actor Josh Duhamel, had an affair with a stripper . "It was difficult," she tells Oprah Winfrey in an interview airing Sunday on Oprah's Next Chapter, Celebuzz reports. "When you go through difficult times...

Britney Spears: Former Meth Addict?
 Britney Spears: 
 Former Meth Addict? 
trial begins
Oct 19, 2012 9:05 AM CDT

Britney Spears: Former Meth Addict?

That's what Sam Lutfi argues as his lawsuit opens

(Newser) - Britney Spears' former manager Sam Lutfi is suing her parents and conservators for millions, claiming he had an agreement to get 15% of her earnings—and of course, since Lutfi was Britney's confidante during her head-shaving phase, the first day of the trial yesterday included some scandalous claims. Lutfi'...

Springsteen Officially Endorses Obama

Boss posts note of praise on website

(Newser) - It's no secret that Bruce Springsteen is an Obama fan , but the Boss made his support official yesterday in a letter on his website. The president has had "a really rough ride" due to the "economic chaos" left to him by the previous administration, Springsteen writes. "...

Justin, Jessica Staging 'Secret' Italy Wedding

Inside the looming Biel-Timberlake nuptials

(Newser) - "Evidence" is mounting that Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel are staging a "secret" wedding in Italy this week, if by "secret" you mean "the gossip mill can talk of nothing else." Us and Life & Style first reported the news yesterday, citing sources who say...

Crazy Celeb Baby Names? Uma's Kid Has Seven

Because why make a decision?

(Newser) - Just when you thought celebrities couldn't possibly come up with any crazier names for their offspring, Uma Thurman reveals the name of her new daughter with Arpad Busson. Thurman gave birth July 15, but inexplicably waited til now to give an indifferent world her name: "I would like...

Flavor Flav Busted for Assault

Rapper allegedly attacked someone in his home

(Newser) - Rapper and reality star Flavor Flav was arrested this morning for alleged assault with a deadly weapon in his Las Vegas home. The former Public Enemy member—real name William Drayton Jr.—reportedly started arguing with his fiancée and a teenager in his house, and ended up allegedly...

Megan Fox, Brian Austin Green Welcome Baby

New son's name: Noah Shannon

(Newser) - Megan Fox managed to keep it a secret for almost three weeks, but she revealed today that she gave birth to a baby boy on Sept. 27, Us reports. Noah Shannon Green "is healthy, happy, and perfect," Fox wrote on Facebook . He's the first child for Fox,...

Jolie Charity Donates $50K in Malala's Honor

And Angelina writes about girl's plight

(Newser) - Angelina Jolie was moved by the story of Malala Yousufzai , the 14-year-old Pakistani education activist the Taliban shot last week—so she donated $50,000 to a charity that supports women and girls fighting for female education in Pakistan and Afghanistan, E! reports. "As a response to Malala's...

Sandra Bullock Strips Down With Chelsea Handler

But only Handler was really naked, she says

(Newser) - To mark her move to a new studio, Chelsea Handler last night … got naked in a shower with Sandra Bullock. Bullock took the opportunity to slap Handler around a bit, give her some career advice, and chide her for peeing in the shower. "We don't make pee...

Did Hulk Hogan Leak His Own Sex Tape?

Love Sponge claims he did as wrestler sues for $100M+

(Newser) - Hulk Hogan is indeed suing over his leaked sex tape , and for a big number: more than $100 million. The wrestler is going after Bubba the Love Sponge and his ex-wife , who he says recorded him in the act without his permission, as well as Gawker, which made the video...

In a First, Chanel No. 5 Hawked by a Guy: Brad Pitt

And his ad is ever so serious

(Newser) - Brad Pitt's latest gig: selling perfume. The actor and his full-on Legends of the Fall hair appear in a new campaign for Chanel No. 5, making him the first male to endorse the iconic fragrance since its launch in 1921. Vanity Fair notes that Chanel "is subtly circling...

Katie Holmes: No More Actors, I Want an Artist

Well, either that or she's back with Chris Klein

(Newser) - Depending which news source you read today, Katie Holmes is either hooking up with an old actor flame … or not looking to date any time soon, and certainly not looking to date any actors:
  • Radar reports that, after failed relationships with Joshua Jackson, Chris Klein, and Tom Cruise, Holmes
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Mansion Billy Bob, Angelina Shared: Yours for $10M

Thornton lists home he, Jolie bought from Slash in 2000

(Newser) - If you've got $9.995 million burning a hole in your pocket and the desire to live in a house where some interesting things surely took place, consider the former love nest of Billy Bob Thornton and Angelina Jolie. The couple bought the mansion for $3.75 million back...

12 Most Influential Celeb Baby Names

Because not all celebrity baby names are terrible

(Newser) - Maybe you don't want to name your child Moroccan or Zuzu —but some celebrity baby names do indeed give regular, real-life parents inspiration. The Stir rounds up the 12 most influential baby names of the stars:
  • Ivy, for Blue Ivy Carter
  • Hattie, for Tori Spelling's daughter
  • Emery,
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12 Most Unbelievable Hollywood Splits

Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman are just the latest

(Newser) - If your jaw hit the floor when you read that Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman are separating after 30 years of marriage, you weren't alone. Celebuzz rounds up 11 more celebrity splits that were equally jaw-dropping:
  • Mel Gibson and wife Robyn were married 31 years, and rumor has it
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