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May 30, 2008 12:41 PM CDT

Flak Denies Report of Twins' Birth

French press says Isla and Amelie Jolie-Pitt made debut Sunday

(Newser) - Angelina Jolie's reps are denying reports by the French media and "Entertainment Tonight" that the actress has given birth to twins. Reports that babies Isla (rhymes with Lila) Marcheline and Amelie Jane Jolie-Pitt were born Sunday in the Aix-en-Provence region had been circulating since last night, but a spokesperson...

Kate Hudson, Owen Wilson
Off Again

May 16, 2008 12:00 PM CDT

Kate Hudson, Owen Wilson Off Again

Volatile couple proves widespread wedding rumors wrong, for now

(Newser) - Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson aren’t engaged after all. The pair’s longstanding on-again, off-again relationship is officially off again, People reports. The rumor-spawning ring Hudson was spotted wearing was a prop. “It was a pretty bad breakup,” said a friend of Wilson’s, and a Hudson...

Ellen to Wed Girlfriend

May 16, 2008 10:05 AM CDT

Ellen to Wed Girlfriend

News follows overturning of gay marriage laws in Calif.

(Newser) - Ellen DeGeneres and longtime girlfriend Portia de Rossi are getting hitched. The news—Ellen announced it while taping today's show—comes after the California Supreme Court cleared the path to same-sex marriages in the state. The couple began dating in 2004 while de Rossi starred in Fox’s "Arrested...

Doherty Freed Early From London Prison

May 6, 2008 1:02 PM CDT

Doherty Freed Early From London Prison

Babyshambles frontman serves a month in drug case

(Newser) - Pete Doherty, the perpetually troubled rock star and ex-boyfriend of Kate Moss, was released early from prison today. The frontman of the band Babyshambles had been imprisoned for violating his probation after a conviction for possession of crack, heroin and other drugs, reports the Telegraph. Doherty had served about one...

Why We Love Gossip Girl

OPINION

Apr 27, 2008 2:49 PM CDT

Why We Love Gossip Girl

CW's prime-time soap has appeal far beyond intended teen targets

(Newser) - New York magazine writers Jessica Pressler and Chris Rovzar have come out of the closet. No, not that closet—the one hiding adult fans of Gossip Girl. The pair once justified their love for the CW's teen soap opera by calling it "awesomely bad … like Showgirls. Or a...

Ashlee Has Bun in the Oven

Apr 14, 2008 5:52 PM CDT

Ashlee Has Bun in the Oven

Pop star wants to 'walk down the aisle before she's showing,' spy says

(Newser) - A little morning sickness didn't stop Ashlee Simpson from spilling the news today: With her wedding to Pete Wentz looming next month, the 23-year old pop star told OK! Magazine that the couple is expecting a little one in October.

Hotel Tell-All Book Muzzled
Before Release

Mar 21, 2008 4:50 PM CDT

Hotel Tell-All Book Muzzled Before Release

Four Seasons acts to keep ex-concierges' celeb dish off shelves

(Newser) - A book by ex-concierges at Chicago’s Four Seasons Hotel has been dumped just before the celebrity tell-all was go on sale, the Chicago Tribune reports. The hotel complained that confidentiality agreements made the tales of "celebrity bad behavior" in Great Reservations off-limits. Despite a publicity blitz ahead of...

Murdoch
Shuts Down PageSix.com

Mar 20, 2008 6:59 PM CDT

Murdoch Shuts Down PageSix.com

Online version of Post gossip column ends after 3 months

(Newser) - PageSix.com, the online version of the New York Post's celebrity gossip column, is shutting down after just three months, Gawker reports. The Rupert Murdoch project attracted 1 million pageviews last week when it published photos of Eliot Spitzer's escort, but, "given the difficulty in the economy, it was...

Prosecutors Probe Gossip Site

Mar 19, 2008 5:21 PM CDT

Prosecutors Probe Gossip Site

Online rumor forum draws NJ Attorney General's attention

(Newser) - Prosecutors have hit college gossip site JuicyCampus.com with subpoenas for records, the AP reports. New Jersey’s Attorney General Anne Milgram is investigating whether the site violates the Consumer Fraud Act by stating that it doesn’t tolerate offensive material but doing nothing to enforce that claim. "There's...

LA Police Arrest 4 in Paparazzi Crackdown

Feb 21, 2008 11:04 AM CST

LA Police Arrest 4 in Paparazzi Crackdown

Brit, LiLo followers face jail time for blocking sidewalks

(Newser) - Even Britney Spears’ paparazzi can’t stay out of trouble, the Los Angeles Times reports. Late Tuesday and early yesterday, Los Angeles police arrested four shutterbugs for blocking sidewalks in their hunt for tabloid-worthy shots—part of a crackdown, using existing loitering and traffic laws, on increasingly aggressive photographers. All...

Rosie's View
on Booze:
I Quit

Feb 8, 2008 3:15 PM CST

Rosie's View on Booze: I Quit

O'Donnell cites health reasons, says she 'can never have just one'

(Newser) - The wagon just got a little more crowded. Rosie O'Donnell is off the sauce, in her case beer, Extra reports. The comedian/talk show host/blogger squashed rumors of alcoholism and denied that partner Kelli Carpenter asked her to quit, instead tying the move to an attempt to lose weight. "It's...

Nicole Richie Gives Birth to Baby Girl

Jan 12, 2008 3:38 PM CST

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...

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.

Wedding Bells for Sarko, Bruni?

Jan 6, 2008 10:44 AM CST

Wedding Bells for Sarko, Bruni?

Recent jewelry-trading reported, but French prez has no comment

(Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy and very new girlfriend Carla Bruni may soon tie the knot, gushes French weekly Le Journal du Dimanche, citing decidedly anonymous sources. Sarkozy reportedly gave the Italian supermodel/songstress a heart-shaped pink diamond ring and plans to wed her on February 8 or 9, writes the AP. Presidential spokesmen...

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, “...

Cops Break Up Hilton Brother's Romantic Tryst

Dec 26, 2007 2:53 PM CST

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...

Lohan Can't
Get Enough of
New Gal Pal

Dec 19, 2007 7:41 PM CST

Lohan Can't Get Enough of New Gal Pal

Inseparable duo spotted holding hands at 'sapphic soiree'

(Newser) - In what may be both good and bad news for the guy community, Lindsay Lohan appears to have developed an extremely close female friend: Courtenay Semel, daughter of Yahoo! CEO Terry. They were recently spotted at a party hosted by "Power Lesbian" Jeanette Longoria, holding hands, reports a source...

Sarkozy Steps Out With Singer/Model

Dec 17, 2007 9:39 AM CST

Sarkozy Steps Out With Singer/Model

French prez takes new flame for a ride—at Disneyland Paris

(Newser) - The Nicolas Sarkozy soap opera’s latest turn involves Mickey Mouse. The recently divorced French president strolled Disneyland with Italian pop singer Carla Bruni on Saturday, provoking a hail of gossip, AFP reports. The president’s office was officially mum, but one magazine editor said Bruni told him personally “...

Helio's Dance Card Opens Up

Nov 28, 2007 11:59 PM CST

Helio's Dance Card Opens Up

Racing champ gains trophy, loses fiancee

(Newser) - Helio Castroneves may have won big in "Dancing With the Stars" but he's lost his fiancee, AP reports. Aliette Vasquez announced she'd called off their engagement less than a day after the Brazilian Indy 500 champ won the mirrorball trophy in the show's grand finale. The Miami businesswoman's...

Greg Norman's Ex Dishes Dirt on Evert

Sep 24, 2007 7:29 AM CDT

Greg Norman's Ex Dishes Dirt on Evert

Says tennis star pursued golf champ right in front of her

(Newser) - Greg Norman’s former wife would still be his current wife, she says, if not for tennis star Chris Evert’s brazen pursuit of the former World No. 1. “She came after him. I have never seen anything like it,” Laura Andrassy tells the Daily Mail, saying Evert...