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9 Australian Celebs Who Aren't Actually Australian

Unfortunately, New York is responsible for Mel Gibson

(Newser) - Mel Gibson is many things, few of them complimentary…but one thing he is not? Australian. Ben Widdicombe rounds up 9 celebrities commonly—and mistakenly—thought of as Aussies, on PopEater :
  1. Mel Gibson: He was born in Peekskill, NY, and didn’t move to Sydney until he was 12. He
...

Mold May Have Killed Brittany
 Mold May Have Killed Brittany 
Jul 26, 2010 8:22 AM CDT

Mold May Have Killed Brittany

...and Simon Monjack, too

(Newser) - It was eerie enough when Simon Monjack died just a few months after his wife, Brittany Murphy—it was even eerier when it was reported he died of the exact same cause, pneumonia. Now officials believe mold in their home may have contributed to their deaths, law enforcement sources tell...

Casey Affleck Hits Back at $2M Sex Harassment Suit

The Joaquin Phoenix documentary gets even weirder

(Newser) - Casey Affleck was quick to fire back at the woman who filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against him Friday. “The allegations brought upon our clients are preposterous and without merit,” his lawyer says, adding that Affleck will file cross-claims. Amanda White’s $2 million suit alleges all sorts...

Snooki Mystifies Times Reporter

Dad can't account for 'Jersey Shore' star's popularity, either

(Newser) - With the second season of Jersey Shore mere days away, the Snooki phenomenon comes under the scrutiny of New York Times reporter Cathy Horyn, and no one emerges unscathed. To be fair, Horyn compares the 4-foot-9 Snooki, aka Nicole Polizzi, to Elizabeth Taylor. But she also likens her body to...

Man Stabs Fellow Comic-Con Attendee With Pen: Cops

Alleged assailant in Harry Potter T-shirt may face serious charges

(Newser) - A dispute before a Comic-Con panel discussion ended with one attendee in police custody and another in the hospital being treated for a stab wound near the eye, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. The alleged assailant was armed with a pen and wearing—look away, kids—a Harry Potter T-shirt....

'I've Unretired': Amanda Bynes

Actress breaks career news on Twitter again

(Newser) - A month after stunning Hollywood and sparking questions about her mental stability with the news of her retirement , Amanda Bynes wants a do-over. "I've unretired," the 24-year-old on-again-off-again actress tweeted . She's a co-star of the buzzed-about high school comedy Easy A, notes People —and within minutes of...

Ramona and Beezus Sweet, Harmless
 Ramona and Beezus 
 Sweet, Harmless  
movie review
Jul 23, 2010 1:39 PM CDT

Ramona and Beezus Sweet, Harmless

Selena Gomez stars in adaptation of Beverly Cleary classics

(Newser) - Ramona and Beezus plays fast and loose with its source material, the classic children's books by Beverly Cleary, but the family movie—Disney tween favorite Selena Gomez's film debut—generally has the critics on its side.
  • Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer : "The overall tone of the film is sunny, with
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Mel Gibson: 'I Want Jew Blood on My Hands'
 Mel Gibson: 
 'I Want 
 Jew Blood 
 on My Hands' 
new rants, old tune
Jul 23, 2010 10:57 AM CDT

Mel Gibson: 'I Want Jew Blood on My Hands'

Same anti-Semitism, different day

(Newser) - Another day, another shocking claim about Mel Gibson. The latest: He allegedly told Oksana Grigorieva, “I want Jew blood on my hands,” she tells authorities. Apparently Gibson was angry at, as Radar puts it , “a high-profile Hollywood figure who is Jewish” who had “publicly humiliated” Mel....

LiLo Under 24-Hour Watch: Tab
 LiLo Under 24-Hour Watch: Tab 
Jul 23, 2010 10:36 AM CDT

LiLo Under 24-Hour Watch: Tab

Ex Samantha Ronson visits troubled starlet in jail

(Newser) - If the UK tabs are to be believed, Lindsay Lohan is under 24-hour watch in jail because officials are concerned about scratches on her arms. “They are suitably worried by the marks to confiscate her prison-issue toiletries,” a source tells the Mirror . More from the world of Lohan:...

Orlando Bloom Gets Hitched
 Orlando Bloom Gets Hitched 
Jul 23, 2010 8:06 AM CDT

Orlando Bloom Gets Hitched

Actor weds model girlfriend Miranda Kerr

(Newser) - One month after getting engaged (amidst pregnancy rumors ), Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr have gotten married. Kerr made the announcement in a statement explaining why she canceled an appearance at an Australian department store. The couple began dating in 2007, and at this very moment they’re on their...

LiLo's Plan: Write Grammy-Worthy Album

 LiLo's Plan: Write 
 Grammy-Worthy 
 Album 
plus: dad pulls a mel gibson?
Jul 22, 2010 10:52 AM CDT

LiLo's Plan: Write Grammy-Worthy Album

Meanwhile, Father of the Year accused of assault

(Newser) - The Delusional Quote of the Day comes to us from a source “very close” to Lindsay Lohan, who tells PopEater LiLo will be spending her time in jail writing music…and the resulting album “will definitely get nominated for a Grammy.” For more on her inevitable musical...

Perez's New Teen Fight: Taylor Momsen's a 'Hooker'
Perez's New Teen Fight:
Taylor Momsen's a 'Hooker'
and worse...
Jul 22, 2010 10:24 AM CDT

Perez's New Teen Fight: Taylor Momsen's a 'Hooker'

Gossip blogger continues his crass tweeting

(Newser) - Apparently the uproar over his upskirt photo of Miley Cyrus didn’t teach Perez Hilton anything: Yesterday he compared 16-year-old girl Taylor Momsen to a hooker, and suggested she fist herself with a sex toy. It all started when the good-girl-gone-bad (whose latest music video mostly involves her "writhing...

Sandra-Jesse Reunion Looms
 Sandra-Jesse Reunion Looms 
Jul 22, 2010 8:35 AM CDT

Sandra-Jesse Reunion Looms

Love prevails? Or something like that

(Newser) - If, for some reason, you’re just dying to see Sandra Bullock reunite with Nazi-saluting cheater Jesse James, get excited. “Sandra has made it clear that Jesse is the love of her life,” a friend of hers tells PopEater , adding that the actress “misses him and their...

Inside LiLo's First 24 Hours
 Inside LiLo's First 24 Hours 
Jul 21, 2010 10:42 AM CDT

Inside LiLo's First 24 Hours

Strip searches, cheap soap, turkey tetrazzini, and 'some tears'

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan, meet your prison neighbor: Alexis Neiers, a member of the “Bling Ring” jailed for burglarizing celebrity homes …including LiLo’s. If that’s not awkward enough, more details from LiLo’s new life behind bars:
  • Despite her celebrity status, she was probably subjected to a strip
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Jail Is Just What LiLo Needs
 Jail Is 
 Just What 
 LiLo Needs  
OPINION
Jul 20, 2010 12:51 PM CDT

Jail Is Just What LiLo Needs

Troubled starlet can launch comeback from behind bars

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan's incarceration—the troubled starlet started serving 90 days for a probation violation this morning—is no accident. "Lohan at the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, Calif., is a culmination of a perfect storm of failures," Courtney Hazlett writes for MSNBC . Whether or not the 90-day...

Lindsay Lohan Goes to Jail
 Lindsay Lohan Goes to Jail 
Jul 20, 2010 10:56 AM CDT

Lindsay Lohan Goes to Jail

Actress incarcerated for probation violation

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan showed up in court this morning—late, not surprisingly—to surrender for her 90-day prison sentence. Judge Marsha Revel ordered cameras turned off as Lohan was remanded into custody and handcuffed, but TMZ ’s live stream did catch an onlooker holding a “Free Lindsay” sign and...

Mel Threatened Murder-Suicide
 Mel Threatened Murder-Suicide 
yet another tape
Jul 20, 2010 10:13 AM CDT

Mel Threatened Murder-Suicide

Endless drip of Gibson 'news' shows no sign of stopping

(Newser) - The interminable trickle of Mel Gibson gossip continues with the latest shocker leaked to Radar : He allegedly threatened to kill Oksana Grigorieva, her two children, and himself. Grigorieva has reportedly told authorities the threats came during the couple's now-infamous Jan. 6 altercation, during which he supposedly punched her twice in...

LiLo Going Full-Frontal in Inferno
 LiLo Going 
 Full-Frontal 
 in Inferno 



PLUS, ART TIME IN THE POKEY
Jul 20, 2010 8:41 AM CDT

LiLo Going Full-Frontal in Inferno

Assuming she survives jail, that is

(Newser) - Not too shocking considering she’s playing a porn star, but Lindsay Lohan will indeed go full-frontally nude for her role as Linda Lovelace in Inferno. Don’t get too excited, though; it sounds like kind of a bummer: “It will not be cinematic nudity—it will be more...

Bill Murray: I Thought Garfield Was Coen Bros. Movie

In rare interview, he finally explains odd career choice

(Newser) - Bill Murray is known for not giving interviews—he’s sat for four in the past 10 years—but he gave one to Dan Fierman for GQ . In it, he admits he’s never seen Seinfeld, calls Kung Fu Hustle “the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms...

On Eve of Reporting to Jail, LiLo's a 'Mess'

Actress begins 90-day sentence tomorrow

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan starts her 90-day sentence for a probation violation tomorrow, and the Tinseltown trainwreck is a "nervous, fidgety mess," a source tells People . "All weekend, Lindsay kept crying, chain smoking and chewing her nails." Another alleged friend says, "She's been picturing herself in jail...

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