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Wesley Snipes Escapes Fraud Charges, But...

Actor faces up to 3 years for failing to file tax returns

(Newser) - Wesley Snipes is off the hook for tax fraud—but a federal jury in Florida today convicted him on 3 counts of failing to file returns, the Los Angeles Times reports. For the misdemeanors, the actor faces up to 3 years in prison, but he escaped a possible 13 more....

Britney Carted Off to 'Get Help'
Britney Carted Off to 'Get Help'
Jan 31, 2008 6:50 AM CST

Britney Carted Off to 'Get Help'

Another hospital trip to psyche ward for troubled star

(Newser) - Following an emotionally fraught week, singer Britney Spears was again taken from her home by ambulance early today to "get help," according to Los Angeles police. Spears was taken to UCLA Medical Center after "driving around the neighborhood like a mad woman," a family source told...

Britney's Antics Fuel Tabloid Economy
Britney's Antics Fuel Tabloid Economy
Jan 29, 2008 11:57 AM CST

Britney's Antics Fuel Tabloid Economy

One-woman train wreck drives demand for gossip, photos, security

(Newser) - Whether she's flouncing out of a courthouse or wigging out on hospital staffers, pop star Britney Spears and her antics are creating their own celebrity media economy, the AP reports. For OK! magazine, the "Spears industry" helped double revenue in 2007 to $51 million. "We're on constant Britney...

Winehouse Go, Go, Goes to Rehab
Winehouse
Go, Go, Goes to Rehab
Jan 24, 2008 5:33 PM CST

Winehouse Go, Go, Goes to Rehab

Troubled pop singer checks herself in after damning footage released

(Newser) - Though her hit song may deny it, Amy Winehouse is going to rehab, E! reports. The Grammy-nominated singer today checked herself into an undisclosed drug-treatment facility a day after police began investigating a video in which she inhales from a smoking glass pipe. No word yet whether Winehouse, 24, will...

'Model Prisoner' Sutherland Leaves Jail

24 star served 48 days for DUI, 'never griped'

(Newser) - Actor Kiefer Sutherland walked out of a California jail today after serving all 48 days of his sentence for DUI and violating probation, People reports. The 24 star looked "glad to be out," said a prison spokesman. Sutherland did his time in an 8-by-10 cell, spending his birthday,...

Quaids Speak Out About Ordeal
Quaids Speak Out About Ordeal
Jan 15, 2008 1:48 PM CST

Quaids Speak Out About Ordeal

Newborns 'overdosed while we're there,' actor says

(Newser) - Dennis and Kimberly Quaid trusted their sick newborns to an LA hospital, and less than 9 hours later, the children's lives were in danger. "Our kids could have been dying," the actor says, "and we wouldn't have been able to come down to the hospital to say...

Nicole Richie Gives Birth to Baby Girl

Aguilera has baby too in wild day of celebrity births

(Newser) - Wild child Nicole Richie gave birth to a child of her own yesterday, People reports, as she and Good Charlotte frontman Joel Madden welcomed a baby girl into the world in a Los Angeles hospital. Just down the hall, Christina Aguilera, Courtney Thorne-Smith, and David Allen Grier’s wife were...

Check Out of This 'Rehab'
Check Out of This 'Rehab'
NEW RELEASE
Jan 11, 2008 6:19 PM CST

Check Out of This 'Rehab'

VH1 show exploits fame junkies looking to kick addictions

(Newser) - VH1 has pulled off a difficult feat—it's brought reality TV to new depths of depravity, writes Mark Perigard of the Boston Herald. The network's new "Celebrity Rehab," which follows the struggles of B- and C-list celebs as they try to kick their varous addictions, is "heartless,...

MySpace Launches Celeb Portal
MySpace Launches Celeb Portal
Jan 10, 2008 9:57 AM CST

MySpace Launches Celeb Portal

New section will offer celebrity profiles, news, and gossip

(Newser) - MySpace is rolling out a new section today dedicated to celebrity news and personalities, CNET reports. “MySpace Celebrity” will provide entertainment news, celebrity profiles, and gossip from People magazine, as well as video content. It will also index official celebrity MySpace profiles—which numbered more than 300 at launch.

Hannah Montana Clone Doubles in Concert

Fan feels 'played for a fool'

(Newser) - Heartthrob singer Hannah Montana has pulled a switch on fans—using a body double who lip-syncs a song on stage in her hugely popular national concert, reports OK! magazine. The jig was up when an outraged fan, who said he felt "played for a fool," spotted the switch....

Posh Named Worst-Dressed
Posh Named Worst-Dressed
Jan 8, 2008 4:57 PM CST

Posh Named Worst-Dressed

Beckham 'triumphs' as Mr. Blackwell gives Britney a pass

(Newser) - Mr. Blackwell of the infamous worst-dressed list has singled out Victoria Beckham as this year's greatest offender for "skinny-mini monstrosities," reports People. Amy Winehouse snagged the runner-up spot, followed by Mary-Kate Olsen, who earned her laurels for looking like "a tattered toothpick-trapped in a hurricane." Britney...

It's Official: Nicole Kidman Is Pregnant

Actress and hubby Keith Urban 'thrilled' about baby-to-be

(Newser) - After two failed pregnancies and two adopted children, actress Nicole Kidman is pregnant. Kidman and husband Keith Urban "are thrilled," said her publicist, who declined to specify a due date, reports the Australian. Kidman was set to begin shooting on a new World War II drama in Germany...

Do As He Says, Not As He Does
Do As He Says, Not As He Does
Dec 28, 2007 2:10 PM CST

Do As He Says, Not As He Does

Who might need advice from a Lohan? The Spears family, of course

(Newser) - In a gesture of troubled-celebrity empathy, MIchael Lohan, Lindsay's ex-con father, has reached out to the Spears family, imploring the world not to judge pregnant 16-year-old Jamie Lynn or sister Britney, "Extra" reports. “Stand together," he told the Spears clan. "Stand by each other and don’...

Sean, Robin Wright Penn Split
Sean, Robin Wright Penn Split
Dec 28, 2007 1:00 PM CST

Sean, Robin Wright Penn Split

Brainy Hollywood power couple end 11-year marriage

(Newser) - Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn are cutting the knot, People reports. After 11 years of marriage, two kids, and several movies, the Penns’ representative told the magazine the couple is breaking up but wouldn’t say why. “Marriage ain’t easy,” Penn once said, years ago, “...

Mischa Barton Busted in LA
Mischa Barton Busted in LA
Dec 28, 2007 3:41 AM CST

Mischa Barton Busted in LA

Former 'OC' star facing DUI, drug-related charges

(Newser) - Former "OC" star Mischa Barton was booked early yesterday on suspicion of driving under the influence, possessing an illegal narcotic and driving with an invalid license, E! News is reporting. Barton, 21, was pulled over in West Hollywood before dawn after deputies spotted the actress driving her Range Rover...

Jessica Alba to Get Hitched to Baby's Dad

Actress, due in the spring, will marry longtime boyfriend

(Newser) - Jessica Alba, expecting her first baby in late spring, is now engaged to the child's father, Access Hollywood reports. The 26-year-old actress was spotted over the holidays wearing a rock on her left ring finger, leading Access Hollywood to speculate that husband-to-be Cash Warren popped the question during Christmas.

Judge Scolds Connery Over Neighbor Feud

Litigious aging Bond, doc downstairs just can't get along

(Newser) - After 10 lawsuits that have yielded nothing besides smoldering rage, a Manhattan judge chastised Sean Connery and his nemesis-neighbor Burton Sultan, calling on the two to end their feud over alleged damages to the townhouse they share. Justice Marcy Friedman singled out Connery and his family for their "blunderbuss"...

Cops Break Up Hilton Brother's Romantic Tryst

Paris' younger sibling doesn't make out well in hotel rendezvous

(Newser) - Brace yourself: There’s another Hilton to gossip about. Paris’ 16-year-old brother Barron was cozying up at the Bel Air Hotel with reputed new squeeze Skye Peters, daughter of Superman Returns producer Jon Peters and ex-wife Christine, when “something happened” and the cops were called, the New York Post...

White Wedding for Heigl and Josh Kelley

'Grey's Anatomy' star & singer tie the knot on a snowy day in Utah

(Newser) - Actress Katherine Heigl has married musician Josh Kelley in a small private wedding in Utah, People reports. The half-hour ceremony took place in a tent decked out with white candles and white flowers as snow fell outside. The Emmy-winning actress who plays a ditzy doc on TV's "Grey's Anatomy"...

Hollywood Is 'Like Al-Qaeda,' Says Everett

It's no wonder Jodie waited so long to come out, gay star rails

(Newser) - The fact that Jodie Foster finally came out of the closet last week doesn't mean Hollywood is getting more tolerant of gay actors, British actor Rupert Everett fumed in an interview in the Times of London. "It's the opposite," he said. "She is 45 and she just...

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