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'Party' With a
Backstreet
Boy—for
Just $15!

Jan 30, 2009 10:27 AM CST

'Party' With a Backstreet Boy—for Just $15!

Nick throws birthday bash in Canada

(Newser) - Always wanted to party with the celebs, but just don’t have the cash? Head to Toronto, where you can celebrate Nick Carter’s birthday and virtually dormant music career with the Backstreet Boy himself, Perez Hilton reports. Tickets to the high-profile event are a mere $15, or $20 at...

Ashton Rails
on 'Jackass'
Neighbor,
Apologizes

Jan 30, 2009 9:29 AM CST

Ashton Rails on 'Jackass' Neighbor, Apologizes

Actor later apologizes for rant

(Newser) - Ashton Kutcher has apologized after lashing into his neighbor with a profanity-laced online video, the Huffington Post reports. The actor vented after his "jackass" neighbor dared to start noisy construction on his house at 7am (which is perfectly legal in LA). After the neighbor shot back, calling Ashton “...

Amy's Latest Shenanigans: Topless Scrabble

Jan 29, 2009 2:39 PM CST

Amy's Latest Shenanigans: Topless Scrabble

Vacationing singer shares more than just spelling tips will fellow resort guests

(Newser) - After rescuing a beachgoer and stealing drinks from other hotel guests, Amy Winehouse wrapped up her Caribbean vacation with some topless Scrabble, the Sun reports. “While taking a break from her usual antics on the beach, Amy spotted some people playing Scrabble and decided to offer her spelling knowledge,...

Swayze Gives Up All Treatment

Jan 29, 2009 11:03 AM CST

Swayze Gives Up All Treatment

Doctors can do no more for actor

(Newser) - Patrick Swayze has given up medical treatment after a yearlong struggle with pancreatic cancer, the Mirror reports. “There's nothing more doctors can do for him. The goal now is to keep him comfortable,” a family friend told the National Enquirer. “They have stopped the chemo. He's still...

Joaquin's
Rap Dream
Is Real: Rep

Jan 29, 2009 9:54 AM CST

Joaquin's Rap Dream Is Real: Rep

(Newser) - Joaquin Phoenix really is a struggling rap artist, a rep tells MTV. “The transition from one career to another is never seamless,” the actor’s publicist says. “He intends on exploring his musical interests despite speculative, negative, or positive reactions.” The statement is in direct contrast...

Hef Too
'Busy' to
Miss Exes

Jan 29, 2009 9:34 AM CST

Hef Too 'Busy' to Miss Exes

May add even more girlfriends

(Newser) - Hugh Hefner is too busy with his replacement girlfriends to miss his three exes—and he might ask even more to join the brood, E! reports. “The best solution to lost love is new love,” the Playboy magnate said. As for rumors he’s scouting for more gal...

Clarkson Soars to Top of Charts

Jan 29, 2009 8:22 AM CST

Clarkson Soars to Top of Charts

New single rocketed from 97th spot in Hot 100

(Newser) - Kelly Clarkson’s new single has jumped from No. 97 to No. 1 , breaking the record held by Britney Spears’ “Womanizer” for the largest leap to the top spot, Billboard reports. “My Life Would Suck Without You” sold 280,000 digital downloads in one week and is climbing...

Alba to
O'Reilly:
No, You're
a Pinhead!

Jan 29, 2009 7:24 AM CST

Alba to O'Reilly: No, You're a Pinhead!

Sweden is neutral; siren says scornful Fox anchor had it wrong

(Newser) - History is on Jessica Alba's side in her ongoing feud with Bill O'Reilly, MSNBC reports. After the Fox anchor ridiculed Alba and called her a "pinhead" for apparently confusing Sweden with Switzerland by telling a reporter to "be neutral, be Sweden about it," Alba fired back with...

LiLo's Dad: Sam Is
'Destroying' Her

Jan 28, 2009 1:57 PM CST

LiLo's Dad: Sam Is 'Destroying' Her

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan’s girlfriend, Samantha Ronson, gets no love from LiLo's dad, the New York Daily News reports. Michael Lohan said in a recent blog post he thanked “God for Lindsay's freedom from Samantha's bondage,” but “since Samantha has once again weaseled her way back into Lindsay's...

Guy's Dad to Madge: Stay Away

Jan 28, 2009 10:33 AM CST

Guy's Dad to Madge: Stay Away

Ritchie's father happy with divorce

(Newser) - There’s at least one person truly happy about the Madonna-Guy Ritchie divorce: Guy’s dad. John Ritchie told In Touch magazine he’s glad Madonna has “lots of boyfriends” to keep her from pulling her ex-hubby back into her clutches, Perez Hilton reports. The protective parent added, “...

Phoenix
'Breakdown'
More Like
a Put-On

Jan 28, 2009 10:06 AM CST

Phoenix 'Breakdown' More Like a Put-On

Phoenix' rap career might just be a show

(Newser) - Joaquin Phoenix's transformation from Oscar-nominated actor to bumbling rapper may be a prank meant to satirize media coverage of pompous actors, Entertainment Weekly reports. “He said, ‘It's a put-on. I'm going to pretend to have a meltdown and change careers, and Casey [Affleck] is going to film it,...

Activists Hit
'Fur-Hag'
Aretha's Star

Jan 27, 2009 10:36 AM CST

Activists Hit 'Fur-Hag' Aretha's Star

Activists dub celebs 'fur hags'

(Newser) - January has not been kind to the queen of soul. First Aretha Franklin was mocked for her ginormous inauguration hat, and now her Walk of Fame star has been vandalized, Perez Hilton reports. Anti-fur activists scrawled “Fur Hag” across her star in Hollywood after doing the same thing to...

No Free Ride
for Rumer Willis

Jan 25, 2009 3:45 PM CST

No Free Ride for Rumer Willis

Celeb daughter is down-to-earth, hard-working

(Newser) - Rumer Willis may be the daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, but she’s no spoiled brat, the Daily Mail reports. She has babysat, worked at a Marc Jacobs, and earned the money for her Subaru Outback. Now, after her breakout role in The House Bunny, the 20-year-old is...

Top Celeb Power Couples

Jan 24, 2009 6:20 PM CST

Top Celeb Power Couples

Brangelina have some stiff competition

(Newser) - Brad and Angelina's Oscar nods have confirmed their status as Earth's top power couple, Ben Kaplan writes in the National Post. But they better watch out for these contenders:

Sacha Baron Cohen & Isla Fisher: Borat’s alter-ego has a Bruno film on way, and Fisher’s red locks are

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Grammys Should
Turn Up the Volume

OPINION

Jan 23, 2009 11:10 AM CST

Grammys Should Turn Up the Volume

Oscars get much more attention

(Newser) - Academy Award nominations are all over the news, but people seem to have forgotten about the Grammys. “I didn't even know the Grammys still existed,” writes Dan Abramson on the Huffington Post, but “not only do the Grammy Awards still exist, they might even be coming up....

Downey: Googling
Myself 'A Hoot'

Jan 23, 2009 10:56 AM CST

Downey: Googling Myself 'A Hoot'

Hathaway, too, cops to habit; Pitt not so much

(Newser) - Celebrities really are just like us: They Google themselves, too, reports Perez Hilton. At an Oscars celebrity panel this week, Robert Downey Jr. admitted it: “I love all that shit, personally. Because it’s a hoot.” Anne Hathaway then reversed course: “I lied before when you asked...

Swayze, Wife Penning Memoirs

Jan 23, 2009 10:03 AM CST

Swayze, Wife Penning Memoirs

(Newser) - Just one week since being released from the hospital after a bout with pneumonia, Patrick Swayze has announced he's writing a book, E! reports. The actor will collaborate on his memoirs with his wife of 33 years, Lisa. Even before his battle with pancreatic cancer, Swayze’s life was book-worthy,...

Everyone Wants
Aretha's Hat

Jan 23, 2009 8:31 AM CST

Everyone Wants Aretha's Hat

(Newser) - Aretha Franklin’s inauguration hat has been mercilessly mocked by some, but lots of people want one of their very own. The Detroit millinery where Franklin has been a customer for 20 years has been flooded with calls for orders, the AP reports. But Aretha wannabes soon learn that the...

TomKat Plot
London Move

Jan 22, 2009 11:52 AM CST

TomKat Plot London Move

Holmes could pursue theater across the pond: Cruise

(Newser) - Europe is fast becoming the new Beverly Hills, with Tom Cruise saying last night he may move back to London. The Valkyrie star lived there for 2 years with ex Nicole Kidman, and it seems he still remembers the lingo: “Katie was absolutely brilliant on Broadway,” Cruise tells...

Time to Retire the Crotch Shots, Madge