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Dylan Fans Rejoice: 'Basement Tapes' Being Released

6-disc collection comes out Nov. 4, features 138 tracks

(Newser) - Bob Dylan once said that a rough collection of 138 songs he recorded with the Band at his home in 1967 should probably be destroyed. But the "Basement Tapes" are the stuff of legend and obsession for devoted Dylan fans, and now, every song has been remastered, arranged in...

Miley's Homeless VMAs Date Is Wanted by Cops

Apparently he violated probation in Oregon, then skipped town

(Newser) - The young homeless man who accompanied Miley Cyrus to the MTV Video Music Awards has a warrant out for his arrest in Oregon. Jesse Helt, 22, was arrested on charges of criminal mischief, criminal trespass, and burglary in 2010. According to court records, he broke into the apartment of a...

Chelsea Handler Gets 'Intervention' on Last Lately

Her E! talk show has star-studded finale

(Newser) - Chelsea Lately ended its seven-year run last night, and Sandra Bullock, Jennifer Aniston, and Mary McCormack stopped by to stage an "intervention" for their close friend, E! reports. Ever since becoming friends with Handler, "the closest I get to a vegetable is the potato, in potato vodka,"...

Never Mind: Pam Anderson Doesn't Want to Divorce

Let's just say relationship with Rick Salomon appears to be a roller coaster

(Newser) - First Pamela Anderson married Rick Salomon in 2007, a union that lasted just two months. She considered divorcing him and ultimately annulled the marriage in 2008. Then she married him again this year, and quickly decided to end that marriage , too. Except, maybe not: In what can hardly be called...

Howard Stern's Ice Bucket Nominee: Casey Kasem

Who died more than 2 months ago...

(Newser) - Howard Stern has nominated an interesting trio to complete the ice bucket challenge after him. Trouble is, one of them is dead, reports E! Online . In a bizarre video posted to YouTube yesterday, a bare-chested Stern plops an ice cube into a shot glass of water, then pours it over...

Ty Burrell Wins Night&#39;s First Emmy
 Breaking Bad, 
 Modern Family 
 Grab Top Emmys 
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Aug 26, 2014 12:01 AM CDT

Breaking Bad, Modern Family Grab Top Emmys

They win best drama, best comedy series

(Newser) - Seth Meyers opened tonight's Emmy Awards with quite a few jokes about the fact that the ceremony was held on a Monday night rather than a Sunday night before opening things up to the first presenter: none other than Amy Poehler, who handed out the night's first award,...

Emmys: Billy Crystal Honors Robin Williams
 Emmys: 
 Billy Crystal 
 Honors 
 Robin Williams 
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Aug 25, 2014 9:45 PM CDT

Emmys: Billy Crystal Honors Robin Williams

During 'in memoriam' segment of Emmy Awards

(Newser) - Billy Crystal paid tribute to Robin Williams, his longtime friend and fellow comedian, at the Emmy Awards on NBC tonight. Crystal honored Williams as part of the traditional "in memoriam" segment for industry members who died during the past year, which included a performance from Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles....

In 'Anaconda' Rehearsal, Minaj Dancer Bitten by ... Snake

It has been an eventful run-up to the VMAs

(Newser) - By the time the MTV Video Music Awards roll around tonight, there may not be many people left willing to attend: In the wake of Suge Knight's shooting overnight at a pre-VMAs party comes the news that during a rehearsal Friday for Nicki Minaj hit "Anaconda," a...

Probation Not Stopping Bieber From Misbehaving

Allegedly drives on sidewalk in latest incident

(Newser) - Justin Bieber may be on probation , but that didn't stop him from allegedly driving something called a Can-Am Spyder (apparently a three-wheeled motorcycle ) up onto the sidewalk yesterday when Beverly Hills traffic was too much for him. TMZ got video, which shows Bieber allegedly coming "close to...

Nick Cannon Confirms Split From Mariah Carey, Kind Of

Couple is living apart, he tells the 'Insider'

(Newser) - The rumors are true: Nick Cannon told The Insider With Yahoo yesterday that he and wife Mariah Carey "have been living in separate houses for a few months. ... There is trouble in paradise." He didn't give many more details, other than to deny rumors that he cheated....

Harry Potter Casts Spell on Millennials' Political Views

Readers show 'greater support for equality': Anthony Gierzynski

(Newser) - JK Rowling's boy wizard hasn't just entertained millennials—he's worked his magic on their political views as well, writes a political science professor who's studied the subject. After surveying university students, Anthony Gierzynski found that "reading the books correlated with greater levels of acceptance for...

Taylor Swift Accused of 'Perpetuating Black Stereotypes'

New video for 'Shake It Off' riles more than a few

(Newser) - Taylor Swift announced her upcoming album, 1989, Monday by releasing a music video for the first single, "Shake It Off." The video features, among other things, Swift dancing alongside twerking, break-dancing black back-up dancers—and not everyone is happy about it, Salon reports. Odd Future rapper Earl Sweatshirt...

Jackie Chan: I'm 'Ashamed' Over Son's Drug Arrest

Says Jaycee, 31, must 'accept the consequences'

(Newser) - Jackie Chan apologized to the public today, saying he's ashamed and saddened over his son's detention on drug charges in Beijing. "Regarding this issue with my son Jaycee, I feel very angry and very shocked. As a public figure, I'm very ashamed. As a father, I'...

JK Rowling Cannot Stop With the Harry Potter Stories

There's a new character's story on Pottermore

(Newser) - JK Rowling, apparently not adjusting so well to post-Harry Potter life in the eight years since the last book dropped, has released yet another new story on her Pottermore website —a biography of sorts of one of the author's alleged "favorite off-stage characters" from the Series That...

Will and Grace Enters the Smithsonian

Items from TV show part of a larger LGBT history collection

(Newser) - Hundreds of photographs, papers, and historical objects documenting the history of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people are being added to the Smithsonian Institution's collection today, including items from the popular TV show Will and Grace. Show creators David Kohan and Max Mutchnick, along with NBC, are donating objects...

Kid Rock, 43, to Be a Grandpa
 Kid Rock, 43, to Be a Grandpa 
Aug 18, 2014 10:36 AM CDT

Kid Rock, 43, to Be a Grandpa

Son Bobby Ritchie Jr., 21, reportedly expecting

(Newser) - Kid Rock is going to be a grandpa at the ripe old age of 43. The rocker's 21-year-old son, Bobby Ritchie Jr., is expecting a baby girl with his girlfriend, sources tell Us , adding that the couple is four months along. Ritchie is Kid Rock's son with the...

Christina Aguilera Names New Daughter...

Summer Rain Rutler

(Newser) - Christina Aguilera and fiance Matt Rutler became parents Saturday, announcing the birth of their daughter last night on Twitter. "So proud to welcome our beautiful daughter Summer Rain Rutler into the world," Aguilera tweeted . Aguilera, 33, has a 6-year-old son, Max, with her first husband, Jordan Bratman, Us...

8 Celebs Who've Visited Sex Clubs

Even the rich and famous sometimes can't resist a good den of iniquity

(Newser) - It seems almost every star in Hollywood has been photographed stumbling out of a nightclub at one point during his or her career, but, if rumors (and press interviews) can be believed, some A-listers don't have any qualms about hanging out at sex clubs either. Below are eight celebrities...

Gene Simmons: Sorry About That Depression Screed

'I deeply regret any offhand remarks'

(Newser) - Remember that time when Gene Simmons not-so-charmingly said depressed people should just kill themselves ? Well, after Robin Williams— a depressed person — really did kill himself , people took exception to Simmons' screed, a #BanGene hashtag got going, and some radio stations stopped playing KISS' music. Now, as E! Online...

Chris Martin Moves On ... to Jennifer Lawrence

Sources say the unlikely couple has been dating since June

(Newser) - Now that his soon-to-be-consciously-uncoupled-wife has moved on , Chris Martin has reportedly done the same—and his alleged new paramour is a bit more famous than Gwyneth's new man. Sources tell E! the Coldplay frontman, 37, is dating none other than Jennifer Lawrence, 24, who recently split up with Nicholas...

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