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KANYE-TAYLOR REUNION?

Dec 2, 2009 11:00 AM CST

How to Freshen Up the Grammy Awards

Getting rid of the polka category was good, but more should be done

(Newser) - The 52-year-old Grammy Awards, which until recently still featured polka, are more reluctant to make changes than the Oscars and the Emmys. As we wait for tonight’s nominee unveiling, Todd Martens offers up some ideas for how the awards can stay relevant, in the Los Angeles Times :

Give album

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Tiger Apologizes
for 'Transgressions'

'Let my family down'

Dec 2, 2009 10:51 AM CST

Tiger Apologizes for 'Transgressions'

Woods doesn't confirm, deny affairs with Rachel Uchitel, Jaimee Grubbs

(Newser) - In a statement posted on his website , Tiger Woods apologizes for unnamed “transgressions” and admits that he “let my family down.” The golf phenom bemoans the “tabloid scrutiny” currently invading his privacy, but promises that “I will strive to be a better person and the...

Family Ties' Meredith
Baxter: I'm Gay

Dec 2, 2009 9:35 AM CST

Family Ties' Meredith Baxter: I'm Gay

Sitcom mom says she wanted to break the story instead of tabloids

(Newser) - Meredith Baxter, best known as Family Ties matriarch Elyse Keaton, came out on this morning’s Today Show , telling Matt Lauer, “I want to say I’m a lesbian.” Baxter, a thrice-married mother of five, has been secretly dating women for 7 years, but decided to share her...

Catholics
Cross Over
Joanna Krupa's
Nude PETA Ad

NAKED ANGELS

Dec 2, 2009 9:12 AM CST

Catholics Cross Over Joanna Krupa's Nude PETA Ad

Dancing With the Stars alum uses a crucifix in a way it was not intended

(Newser) - The Catholic League and PETA: Both are pretty set in their ways, making Joanna Krupa’s racy, cross-bearing ad for the animal rights organization a perfect storm of controversy. The League isn’t happy that the Playboy model “exploits Christian symbols” by appearing as a nude angel covered only...

Chinese Vid 'Replays'
Tiger Woods Crash

ELIN SWINGS A MEAN CLUB

Dec 2, 2009 8:39 AM CST

Chinese Vid 'Replays' Tiger Woods Crash

Elin Nordegren freaks out over Rachel Uchitel...in Chinese

(Newser) - If you’re dying to know just how the Tiger Woods car crash went down, good news: A Chinese-language video has emerged on YouTube showing just that, E! reports. The educational video features the official version of events—a distraught Elin Nordegren trying to free her husband from the car—...

Barbara Walters Names
2009's Most Fascinating

KATE GOSSELIN STRIKES AGAIN

Dec 2, 2009 8:26 AM CST

Barbara Walters Names 2009's Most Fascinating

The famous (Sarah Palin) and the infamous (Kate Gosselin) make list

(Newser) - Barbara Walters is offering a sneak peek at her annual list of the most fascinating people, and it includes famous moms Kate Gosselin and Sarah Palin, Us reports. For a glimpse at others Walters will interview on the Dec. 9 special—including Tyler Perry, Glenn Beck, Lady Gaga, and Adam...

Jaimee Grubbs Airs
Anxious Tiger Voicemail

'YOU GOT TO DO THIS'

Dec 2, 2009 7:24 AM CST

Jaimee Grubbs Airs Anxious Tiger Voicemail

Woods asks alleged lady friend for one last favor...

(Newser) - It’s officially hit the fan for Tiger Woods, whose second alleged mistress, cocktail waitress Jaimee Grubbs, has shared a voicemail he supposedly left for her with Us , and Us is sharing it with, well, us. “Can you please take your name off your phone? My wife went through...

7 Crazy Celebrity Prenups

Dec 1, 2009 8:30 AM CST

7 Crazy Celebrity Prenups

Khloe's $500K a year is nothing compared to some

(Newser) - If you thought Khloe Kardashian's prenup—a $5,000 monthly shopping budget and $1,000 monthly beauty budget, among other provisions—is over-the-top, clearly you aren't well-versed in the world of celebrity prenups. The Frisky runs down seven of the most legendary—check them out in the slideshow above.

12 Other Controversial Kisses

Nov 25, 2009 10:49 AM CST

12 Other Controversial Kisses

Nope, Adam Lambert wasn't the first to cause a smooching uproar

(Newser) - The uproar over Adam Lambert kissing a guy on live television is just the latest in a long line of Hollywood lip-lock controversies. Amelia McDonell-Parry collects the top 12 on The Frisky . Watch clips above, or for the complete list—including Angelina Jolie’s brother-smooching moment at the Oscars—click...

25 Years of Oprah's Screams

OPRAAAAAH WINFREEEEEY

Nov 25, 2009 10:47 AM CST

25 Years of Oprah's Screams

Watch a montage of talk show queen Winfrey's infamous introductions

(Newser) - Liz Lemon isn't the only one who loves it when Oprah yells out a name like a crazy person—and the talk show queen has been doing it want plenty of umph for almost 25 years now. Jezebel put together a fantastic video montage of her best “Kate Hudsooooooooooon”...

Adam Lambert:
I'm Not Apologizing

I'm no babysitter

Nov 25, 2009 9:58 AM CST

Adam Lambert: I'm Not Apologizing

Says parents should keep kids from watching sexy performance

(Newser) - Adam Lambert has no plans to apologize for his guy-kissing, crotch-thrusting American Music Awards performance. “I’m not a babysitter, I’m a performer,” he tells the Early Show . "I think it's up to the parents to discern what their child's watching on television. It was almost...

Polanski-Tate Nude
Pic Goes to Auction

DEFINITELY NSFW

Nov 25, 2009 7:31 AM CST

Polanski-Tate Nude Pic Goes to Auction

Recently jailed Roman's notoriety could boost sale

(Newser) - A nude photo of Roman Polanski and his late wife Sharon Tate, taken just months before her murder, is going up for auction. The photo “certainly is provocative because of who the characters are,” a Christie’s VP tells Reuters . “But it's also a touching naked shot...

Donny Osmond
Wins Dancing
With the Stars

Nov 25, 2009 6:51 AM CST

Donny Osmond Wins Dancing With the Stars

Osmond crowned best boogier, wins mirrorball trophy

(Newser) - All the makeup and pink boas paid off for Donny Osmond, who added Dancing With the Stars champ to his resume last night. The former teen idol’s Argentine tango on the last night of competition was “artistry in motion,” said judge Carrie Ann Inaba. Kelly Osbourne came...

Lady Gaga's
Fame Monster
Eccentric,
Fun

album review

Nov 24, 2009 12:53 PM CST

Lady Gaga's Fame Monster Eccentric, Fun

The reissue includes, among other things, a lock of her hair

(Newser) - Lady Gaga isn’t your typical pop star, and The Fame Monster isn’t your typical reissue. Critics agree that the deluxe version of 2008's The Fame may not be highly original, but it is a lot of fun:

“She’s bringing eccentric couture to the masses and is

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Signs the Mean Girl Era Is Over

FOR NOW...

Nov 24, 2009 12:22 PM CST

Signs the Mean Girl Era Is Over

Down with Paris and Britney's antics, up with Taylor's goody-goody ones

(Newser) - Gone are the good old days when tabloids were filled with stories of Paris Hilton getting arrested and Britney Spears shaving her head—the world of celebrities is now ruled by do-gooders like Taylor Swift. You may rejoice momentarily, but “you’ll miss Paris Hilton now that she’s...

Mariah Carey's
Diva Demands
Get Weirder

ENTOURAGE FOR HER DOGS?

Nov 24, 2009 10:53 AM CST

Mariah Carey's Diva Demands Get Weirder

Singer apparently needs 2 people just to sit down properly

(Newser) - Mariah Carey continues to out-diva herself all over London, as evidenced by the crazy demands that accompanied her most recent interview. Carey’s hilariously large entourage included two people to lower her onto the sofa, says GMTV’s Kate Garraway. Her harem “outnumbered the entire GMTV crew,” and...

Students School
Kirk Cameron
on Darwin

Nov 24, 2009 10:52 AM CST

Students School Kirk Cameron on Darwin

Child actor-turned-creationist gets schooled by UCLA students

(Newser) - Kirk Cameron embarked on his Darwin-is-like-Hitler tour, visiting UCLA last week to pass out copies of a "revised" edition of On the Origin of the Species that tries to compare the two historical figures—and video has surfaced of the former Growing Pains actor getting taken down by a...

Cursed Celeb Name Changes

'LEE' WAS A BAD IDEA

Nov 24, 2009 10:48 AM CST

Cursed Celeb Name Changes

Should Heidi Klum really go by Heidi Samuel? Maybe not.

(Newser) - Heidi Klum is officially Heidi Samuel, taking a last name that even husband Seal doesn’t use—and it may not be a good PR move. Olivia Allin recalls other not-so-smart celebrity name changes on The Frisky :

Pamela Anderson: When she gained the “Lee” on the end of her

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Best Soap Opera Cameos

Nov 24, 2009 10:19 AM CST

Best Soap Opera Cameos

James Franco follows in the footsteps of Rosanne, Snoop Dog

(Newser) - James Franco’s much-hyped General Hospital guest stint began Friday, but can he live up to the true classics of the celebrity cameo genre? Many other luminaries have guested on daytime TV, and “they almost always shake things up like a schizophrenic with a fake pregnancy interrupting a wedding...

Celebs' Craziest Theme Parties

GUESS WHO WAS A HOOKER

Nov 23, 2009 10:54 AM CST

Celebs' Craziest Theme Parties

From Miley's '80s bash to a pair of Kubrick-inspired fetes

(Newser) - Miley Cyrus isn’t the only celebrity who can use a theme party (specifically '80s, for her 17th birthday) to dress like a hooker (in her case, Julia Roberts’ character from Pretty Woman—a film which, by the way, was released in 1990). Olivia Allin runs down some other notable...

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Getting rid of the polka category was good, but more should be done

Woods doesn't confirm, deny affairs with Rachel Uchitel, Jaimee Grubbs

Sitcom mom says she wanted to break the story instead of tabloids

Dancing With the Stars alum uses a crucifix in a way it was not intended

Elin Nordegren freaks out over Rachel Uchitel...in Chinese

The famous (Sarah Palin) and the infamous (Kate Gosselin) make list

Woods asks alleged lady friend for one last favor...

Khloe's $500K a year is nothing compared to some

Nope, Adam Lambert wasn't the first to cause a smooching uproar

Watch a montage of talk show queen Winfrey's infamous introductions

Says parents should keep kids from watching sexy performance

Recently jailed Roman's notoriety could boost sale

Osmond crowned best boogier, wins mirrorball trophy

The reissue includes, among other things, a lock of her hair

Down with Paris and Britney's antics, up with Taylor's goody-goody ones

Singer apparently needs 2 people just to sit down properly

Child actor-turned-creationist gets schooled by UCLA students

Should Heidi Klum really go by Heidi Samuel? Maybe not.

James Franco follows in the footsteps of Rosanne, Snoop Dog

From Miley's '80s bash to a pair of Kubrick-inspired fetes