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Here's Why Paul Simon, Wife Got Arrested

He allegedly pushed her, she allegedly slapped him

(Newser) - Wondering what in the world Paul Simon and his wife of 22 years, fellow musician Edie Brickell, could possibly have done to get arrested on disorderly conduct charges Saturday? Well, the police report is out, and it explains everything: Seems Brickell, 47, confronted Simon, 72, in the music studio at...

George Clooney's Fiance Rejected Him—3 Times

Amal Alamuddin rejected him when he asked her on first date

(Newser) - Still wondering how human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin turned George Clooney from perennial bachelor into fiance ? Well, apparently by playing hard to get—at least at first. Sources tell Radar when Clooney first met Alamuddin last September, at a charity fundraiser, he "immediately homed in" on her. But...

Bob Hoskins Dead at 71
 Bob Hoskins 
 Dead at 71 
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Bob Hoskins Dead at 71

British actor dies after bout of pneumonia

(Newser) - British actor Bob Hoskins, whose varied career ranged from Mona Lisa to Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, has died aged 71. A family statement released today by agent Clair Dobbs said Hoskins died in a hospital after a bout of pneumonia. His wife, Linda, and children Alex, Sarah, Rosa, and Jack,...

Kim, Kanye Getting Secretly Married This Week

Sources say they'll have a private legal ceremony

(Newser) - Kim Kardashian and Kanye West may be planning a sure-to-be-over-the-top (and, according to Beyonce, tacky ) wedding in Paris next month , but they'll be a married couple this week, if TMZ 's sources are to be believed. The sources say Kim and Kanye have a "confidential" marriage...

11 Stars With Secret Skills
 11 Stars With Secret Skills 

11 Stars With Secret Skills

Including Willie Nelson, who just got his black belt

(Newser) - When you think of Willie Nelson, "country singer" and " r ampant pot smoker " are the two descriptions that first come to mind. But now you can add "black belt" to that list. It seems Nelson, who turns 81 this week, has a not-very-well-known love of martial...

Alicia Silverstone's 7 Wackiest Pieces of Mom Advice

'The Kind Mama' proves to be a controversial book

(Newser) - Is Alicia Silverstone soon to be as widely derided as Jenny McCarthy ? Her new book, The Kind Mama, offers up some controversial advice for mothers—including Silverstone's idea that the "one-size-fits-all, shoot-'em-up schedule" of childhood vaccinations has caused some parents to bemoan the fact that "...

Paul Simon, Edie Brickell Arrested

Couple reportedly faces disorderly conduct charges

(Newser) - Police in Connecticut say Paul Simon and his wife, Edie Brickell, have been arrested on disorderly conduct charges. A New Canaan police spokeswoman provided no other details, except to say the arrests stemmed from an incident Saturday. An arraignment in Norwalk Superior Court is expected this afternoon. The Wire reports...

Chris Martin 'Explains' Breakup

Not that we have any idea what he's trying to say

(Newser) - A few quotes from Chris Martin's new interview with BBC's Radio 1 , airing tonight, are being touted as his first public explanation of his "conscious uncoupling" from Gwyneth Paltrow ... but we really have no clue what he's saying. ( E! , for example, points out that he...

Valerie Harper Sued for $2M—Over Her Cancer

Playwright says she should have disclosed illness earlier

(Newser) - It's bad enough that Valerie Harper has terminal brain cancer , but now a playwright wants the Rhoda actress to pay $2 million over the diagnosis. Matthew Lombardo says Harper failed to tell him her lung cancer came back in 2012, while she was working on his Broadway play Looped,...

Tourist Gives 'Homeless' Richard Gere Some Pizza

He stays in character, thanks her

(Newser) - Proof Richard Gere is good at his job: While playing a homeless man for his upcoming movie Time Out of Mind on Tuesday, a French tourist spotted him sifting through a New York City trash can and thought he was actually homeless—so she gave him leftover pizza from the...

7 Celeb Couples Who Got Hitched in Vegas

And some of them are actually still married

(Newser) - What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, unless of course it involves a marriage certificate. And for the 14 celebrity couples rounded up by PopSugar , it did. Seven standouts:
  • Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton wed in Vegas in 2000 after dating for mere weeks. They divorced in 2002.
  • Kelly
...

Next for Seth Meyers: Emmys Host

Award show airs Aug. 25

(Newser) - Seth Meyers will take his late-night act to prime time as the next host of the Emmy Awards. NBC, home to Meyers in his long stint on Saturday Night Live and his new late-night talk show, announced last night that he'll host the 66th edition of the Emmys set...

After Train Tragedy, More Woes for Allman Biopic

Star William Hurt exits Gregg Allman biopic

(Newser) - Two months after a train struck and killed a crew member working on Midnight Rider, star William Hurt has pulled out of the movie. Hurt was to play Gregg Allman in the biopic of the rocker, and his departure casts doubt on the film's future, Deadline reports. But a...

Olivia Wilde, Jason Sudeikis Welcome Baby Boy

Their son is named Otis Alexander

(Newser) - Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis gave their new baby boy a pretty traditional name, by Hollywood standards: "Ladies and gentlemen, Otis Alexander Sudeikis has LEFT the building! (I’m the building)," Wilde tweeted yesterday. Otis was born Sunday, a rep for the couple tells People . Wilde, 30, and...

Meg Ryan to Narrate How I Met Your Dad

She'll have the same role Bob Saget did in 'Mother'

(Newser) - Looks like Meg Ryan's TV-based comeback is in full swing: She's set to narrate How I Met Your Dad, the Greta Gerwig-starring How I Met Your Mother spin-off that could be coming to CBS (if the network orders the pilot to series). Ryan would essentially have the same...

Louis CK: &#39;I&#39;ve Wanted to Be&#39; Suicidal
 Louis CK: 
 'I've Wanted 
 to Be' Suicidal 
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Louis CK: 'I've Wanted to Be' Suicidal

Comedian gets profiled in 'GQ'

(Newser) - In a new GQ profile, Louis CK reveals, "No, I've never been suicidal. But I've wanted to be." He goes on to describe two of his lowest points: In the early 1990s in Manhattan, working 10 gigs a night and making $50 at each one, he...

Drew Barrymore Has Daughter, Names Her...

Frankie Barrymore Kopelman

(Newser) - Drew Barrymore is now a mommy of two. The 39-year-old actress and her 36-year-old husband, Will Kopelman, are welcoming their second daughter. Barrymore's rep, Chris Miller, confirms Frankie Barrymore Kopelman was born yesterday. Barrymore and Kopelman's first daughter, Olive, is 19 months old. "Olive has a new...

Cuba Gooding Jr., Wife Separating

Sara Kapfer has been married to actor since 1994

(Newser) - Well, this is sad: Cuba Gooding Jr. and his wife appear to be kaput after 20 years of marriage. Gooding and Sara Kapfer were high school sweethearts who wed in 1994 and had three children together, but now Kapfer has filed for separation, TMZ reports. She cited irreconcilable differences. The...

People's Most Beautiful for 2014 Is...

Lupita Nyong'o

(Newser) - It's a very good year to be Lupita Nyong'o, though we have to assume she's a bit more excited about her Oscar for 12 Years a Slave than she is about this latest honor: She's been named People 's Most Beautiful for 2014. Still, the...

Beyonce, Jay Z Lavishing Kanye, Kim With Gifts

To make up for the fact they are totally skipping their wedding

(Newser) - Looks like Beyonce is getting her way : Sources tell the Sun she and hubby Jay Z won't be attending Kim Kardashian's wedding to Kanye West next month, per the Daily Mail . "Jay Z would be there if it wasn’t going to be such a public event,...

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