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8 Celebs Who Have Taught College Classes

From Kanye West to Amal Clooney

(Newser) - With their surreal and sometimes bizarre lives, it's not surprising that celebrities are occasionally the subjects of college-level classes ( The Sociology of Miley Cyrus , anyone?), but some A-listers have also been inspired to get behind the lecture podium, too. Below are eight celebs who've moonlighted as college...

7 Best Quotes From Kanye West, Oxford Lecturer

'It's still February, right?'

(Newser) - Kanye West's latest gig: Oxford lecturer. The rapper gave a guest lecture at the storied university yesterday, speaking to 350 students at the school's Museum of Natural History for a half-hour. Vulture has the full transcript. Highlights:
  1. "OK, everyone please be completely quiet, because I can literally
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Kanye to Beck: &#39;I&#39;m Sorry&#39;
 Kanye to Beck: 'I'm Sorry' 
Feb 27, 2015 9:23 AM CST

Kanye to Beck: 'I'm Sorry'

Rapper is apparently on an apology kick

(Newser) - Is Kanye West perhaps actually admitting he was wrong? The rapper made headlines ( and enemies ) when he almost interrupted Beck's Grammys acceptance speech and later explained that Beyonce should have won , but it seems he's seen the error of his ways, the New York Post reports....

Kanye Made a Video Game Starring His Dead Mother

'Only One' game takes place in afterlife

(Newser) - If you've ever dreamed of playing a video game where you get to control Kanye West's deceased mother, you're a strange person, but a lucky one. Kanye told the Breakfast Club radio show a few days ago that he has spent six months designing a game based...

Fallon, Timberlake Lead SNL's Star-Studded 40th

Eddie Murphy makes an odd return to the show

(Newser) - Live from New York, it was a Sunday night, but a swath of legendary entertainers nevertheless came together to fete Saturday Night Live on its 40th anniversary. The SNL 40 special featured appearances from current and former cast members, film icons, and musical guests like Paul McCartney and Kanye West....

Shirley Manson to Kanye: No, You're the One Dissing Artistry

Garbage singer posts open letter after rapper questions Beck's Grammy

(Newser) - After Kanye West launched a post-Grammy tirade about Beck's victory over Beyonce for album of the year, rocker Shirley Manson is taking him to task, Us Weekly reports. West said Beck should have given Beyonce his award in order to "respect artistry." In an open letter on...

Kanye: I Wasn't Kidding About Beck's Win

Beck should 'respect artistry', give his Grammy to Beyonce

(Newser) - After Beck's surprise Album of the Year win last night at the Grammys, Kanye West stormed the stage and appeared to almost interrupt Beck as he took the mic—and the Internet laughed, assuming West was making a joking reference to the 2009 VMAs when he told Taylor Swift,...

$100 Valentine's Day Dinner Menus Based on Kim, Kanye

Go ahead, order the 'Khicken Fried Rump Roast'

(Newser) - If you can think of nothing more romantic on Valentine's Day than eating a Kim Kardashian- or Kanye West-themed meal, head to Brucie in Brooklyn. The restaurant is offering two $100 prix fixe menus that night, one called "Kim" and one called "Kanye," People reports. The...

NYT Fooled by Fake Kanye Quote About Kim's Rear

Couples' bottom comparison came from a satirical paper

(Newser) - The New York Times , it seems, has fallen prey to fake news about one of the nation's most pressing issues: Kim Kardashian's rear end . In a humorous column reflecting on the dangers of a large backside—difficulty squeezing through tight spaces, for one—Joyce Wadler quoted Kanye West...

Wintour on Kimye: We Don't Always Use 'Tasteful' People

Asked about their cover, says 'Vogue' would be 'boring' if it stuck to classy

(Newser) - "I think if we just remain deeply tasteful and just put deeply tasteful people on the cover, it would be a rather boring magazine!" That was Vogue editor Anna Wintour's response ... to a question about putting Kim Kardashian and Kanye West on the magazine's cover . Or,...

North West Wears $50K Earrings, and Other Lavish Details

Sources dish on the baby's designer wardrobe

(Newser) - North West's life is about as charmed as you probably assumed it to be, if Us Weekly's sources are to be believed. As Celebuzz reports, sources tell the magazine Kim and Kanye's baby has more than 200 articles of designer clothing—from a $375 silk Oscar de...

Kanye to Guy in Wheelchair: Stand Up!

Oops. Another fan singled out waves prosthetic leg

(Newser) - Kanye West is gonna let you finish watching his show, just as soon as everyone in the house stands up—a demand that didn't go over quite so well Friday night in Australia, reports the Independent . "I can't do this show until everybody stand up," the...

Kim, Kanye's Kid Makes Modeling Debut

North West models Chanel—yes, really

(Newser) - North West is leading exactly the life you'd expect the child of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West to lead—i.e., she has made her modeling debut at just 13 months. The babe appears, sporting a Chanel brooch and bag, in the fall issue of CR Fashion Book , which...

Kim, Kanye Shell Out $500K ... on Baby Body Double

They hire lookalikes for North West, nanny: source

(Newser) - The latest proof that celebrity babies are not like normal babies: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West recently decided to hire a body double for their daughter, North West ... plus another one for North's nanny. "Kim and Kanye hired the lookalike to shield North from the paparazzi," a...

Kanye Booed for 20-Minute Rants at 2 Concerts

Rapper irritated audiences at both nights of London festival

(Newser) - Kanye West got booed at not one but two concerts in London over the weekend, when he stopped his performance to go on a couple of rambling rants. On both Friday and Saturday at the Wireless Music Festival in Finsbury Park, the rapper went on and on despite the audience'...

Kanye West Goes on Rant About Wedding Photo

Has something to do with Annie Leibovitz, Instagram

(Newser) - Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's official wedding photo, which features the couple kissing in front of a wall of roses , apparently only came about after a lot of drama. Speaking on a Cannes panel today, West complained that after Annie Leibovitz pulled out of photographing the wedding—"she...

7 Crazy Over-the-Top Celebrity Weddings

Including some even more expensive than the Kimye nuptials

(Newser) - Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's wedding was certainly over-the-top: It cost an estimated $2.8 million , but what do you expect when you're flying your guests from Paris to Florence via private jet, hiring Andrea Bocelli to sing, holding your rehearsal dinner at the Palace of Versailles, and...

Kim Kardashian Changes Her Name

She's now using Kanye West's last name, too

(Newser) - Kim Kardashian is now Kim Kardashian West, at least on her Twitter and Instagram accounts. The move could be a sign this marriage will last longer than 72 days, considering, as the New York Daily News points out, Kim never took the name of her last ex-hubby, Kris Humphries. The...

All the TMI You Can Handle About $2.8M Kimye Wedding

Kim Kardashian, Kanye West are married—mazel tov!

(Newser) - Kim Kardashian and Kanye West got married Saturday in an Italian fortress —and if you were too busy enjoying a three-day weekend to pay much attention, here are the details you missed:
  • E! estimates that the extravagant event cost at least $2.8 million—including the fees to have
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Post's Kimye Wedding Announcement Not Very Nice

Shots fired

(Newser) - It's safe to say the New York Post is not a fan of America's favorite newlyweds . The paper gave Kim Kardashian and Kanye West what Mashable calls the "world's worst wedding announcement" in its print edition. The piece, which is attributed only to "Post Wire...

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