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Kanye, Kim Sued ... for al-Qaeda Ties

Entire Kardashian Klan involved, claims Jonathan Lee Riches

(Newser) - As if you didn't already have enough reasons to hate Kanye West and Kim Kardashian , now a man is suing them for alleged ties to al-Qaeda. Jonathan Lee Riches—who, you will certainly not be surprised to hear, holds the Guinness World Record for "World's Most Litigious...

Kim to Rihanna: Stay Away From Kanye

Kardashian and West are still apparently publicizing each other

(Newser) - The Kim Kardashian-Kanye West publicity stunt —er, relationship—lives on: A jealous Kim has now banned all other women from hanging around her man. "Kim is incredibly protective of Kanye and doesn’t want any women near him unless she is there—even his friends," a source...

Rihanna, Chris Brown on the Outs

She unfollows him on Twitter after he tweets line about 'my old bitch'

(Newser) - It's splitsville again for the hard-boozing Rihanna and Chris Brown—at least on Twitter. The pair have been exchanging flirty tweets , fueling reports that they were quietly back together. But that's all over now—and it's all because of a remix. Brown tweeted a line from Kanye...

Obama Weighs in: Kanye or Jay-Z?

Jay-Z, as it turns out

(Newser) - President Obama weighed in on a very important national issue recently: Kanye West or Jay-Z? Turns out the prez prefers Jay-Z, he tells David Samuels. "Although I like Kanye," Obama continues. "He’s a Chicago guy. Smart. He’s very talented." When Samuels points out that...

Kim, Kanye: We're Dating! Seriously!

Kardashian, West rumors pretty clearly a grab for attention

(Newser) - Let's start with the obvious: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are "dating," aka "engaging in a vast publicity stunt." Which is apparently working, based on the dozens of articles written about their "relationship." To get you up to speed:
  • Kanye admitted his "
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Fried Chicken and Pickles: 14 Celebrity Food Demands

Concert riders reveal what performers like to eat

(Newser) - Mariah Carey and Jennifer Lopez certainly aren't the only divas in Hollywood: Nicki Minaj's concert rider, recently revealed in a magazine interview, show that she has some pretty involved backstage demands as well. Those include three 12-piece buckets of spicy fried chicken, no thighs, and scented candles...

Kanye's Ex: Kim K. Is a 'Homewrecker'

Amber Rose blames Kardashian for split

(Newser) - Amber Rose confirms longstanding rumors about a Kim Kardashian-Kanye West hookup, telling Star (via Radar ), "Kim is one of the main reasons why me and Kanye are not together. She’s a homewrecker!" According to Rose, she was dating West while Kardashian was dating Reggie Bush. Kardashian...

10 Celebrities Turned Fashion Designers

Melissa McCarthy is the latest to make the leap

(Newser) - Melissa McCarthy is on top of the world, and now that she's won an Emmy and won over SNL viewers , what's next? The Bridesmaids star, who wanted to be a fashion designer before she ended up in comedy, is launching her own plus-size fashion line. "Trying to...

Kanye West: 'People Look at Me Like I'm Hitler'

It's hard out there for a rap star

(Newser) - It's tough being Kanye West. "I walk through the hotel and I walk down the street, and people look at me like I'm (expletive) insane, like I'm Hitler," he complained mid-set this weekend while headlining England's Big Chill music festival. Proving his point, West'...

Adele 'Flabbergasted' by 7 VMA Nods

British songstress up for 'Video of the Year,' 'Best Pop Video,' more

(Newser) - If you're shocked Adele is up for seven MTV Video Music Awards this year, you're probably less surprised than she is. "Flabbergasted about the VMA nominations," the British singer blogged today . Her hit "Rolling In The Deep" helped her tie Kanye West with the second-most...

Kanye's Dead Model Video 'Vile:' Critics

'Monster' music video slammed as 'misogynistic'

(Newser) - Models clad only in stilettos hang from nooses. In bed, Kanye West drapes the lifeless arm of one dead woman over another. Disembodied limbs, dead hands trailing the floor, vampires gorging on pretty ladies: Model corpses are basically everywhere in West's new video for "Monster." Is it...

At Fashion's 'Oscars,' Gaga Was ... Nervous

Naomi Watts, Kanye West, Jessica Alba present CFDA awards

(Newser) - On stage to accept an award as the year's top style icon, a soft-spoken, maybe even teary-eyed Lady Gaga said she was nervous. CNN anchor Anderson Cooper and actress Naomi Watts also agreed: The crowd at yesterday evening’s Council of Fashion Designers of America awards felt pretty intimidating....

Sex on First Date? Not for Coldplay Fans

Nirvana fans most likely to jump in the sack

(Newser) - If your idea of a good first date involves a roll in the hay, you’re probably not a Coldplay fan. You might be into Nirvana, though, a survey finds. The dating site Tastebuds.fm polled users on their willingness to have sex on the first date and compared it...

13 Ex-Lovers Who Deserved to Be Blasted in Songs

Britney Spears, John Mayer, and other now-infamous exes

(Newser) - British singer-songwriter Adele is getting tons of acclaim for her second album, 21, which is entirely about one person: the guy who broke her heart. In her honor, New York lists 13 of the most deserving exes famously called out in song:
  • Nick Jonas: In Miley Cyrus’s “7
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Rolling Stone's 30 Best Albums of 2010: Kanye's on Top

Eminem enjoys a comeback, too

(Newser) - Kanye West's comeback must be complete: Rolling Stone awarded him the top slot in its list of 2010's 30 best albums. The top 10:
  1. Kanye West, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy: "Music as sprawlingly messy as his life," these songs are "hip-hop epics ... full of the kind
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Kanye Blasts Taylor Swift
 Kanye Blasts Taylor Swift 
Nov 25, 2010 6:45 AM CST

Kanye Blasts Taylor Swift

She never stuck up for me, rapper complains

(Newser) - It's been more than a year since Kanye West's drunken stage invasion during Taylor Swift's VMA acceptance speech—and it looks like he still hasn't forgiven her. "Taylor never came to my defense in any interview," the rapper complained in a rambling rant at a New York show....

Kanye West's 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy' Review: His Best, and the Year's Best

 Kanye's Latest 
 Is Album of 
 the Year 
music review
Nov 23, 2010 11:01 AM CST

Kanye's Latest Is Album of the Year

'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy ' is also the rapper's best effort yet

(Newser) - Kanye West is officially back: "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is the best album of 2010 and the best album of West's career," asserts Jonah Weiner on Slate . The rapper, always unable to keep quiet about things he finds unjust, has "managed to channel his sense of...

Dubya, Kanye Take 'Bromance' to SNL

Also, Bill Hader as Hu Jintao

(Newser) - The never-ending Kanye-Dubya saga had enough legs to hobble to Saturday Night Live last night, where the newfound BFFS professed their mutual admiration for each other on Weekend Update. George Bush praised "Conway" for introducing him to "the Twister" (Twitter), where his new handle is "NotSoCuriousGeorge."...

Kanye Dumps 'Today' Show Over Lauer Feud

Singer won't perform day after Thanksgiving for 'obvious reasons'

(Newser) - Kanye West and George Bush may be singing Kumbaya, but the artist still isn't feeling any love for Matt Lauer: West announced on Twitter that he'd canceled a high-profile appearance on the Today show "for obvious reasons" following his disastrous, "very brutal" interview with Lauer. West had been...

Kanye: Lauer Used Me

 Kanye West: 
 Matt Lauer 
 Used Me 


BUSH ACCEPTS HIS APOLOGY
Nov 10, 2010 10:59 AM CST

Kanye West: Matt Lauer Used Me

Rapper rants on Twitter; feels 'alone,' 'used'

(Newser) - First Kanye West called George Bush a racist. Then Bush called the moment “disgusting.” Then Kanye accepted the blame. The latest in the Bush/Kanye mess, brought to you by Matt Lauer and Twitter:
  • Kanye West told Lauer he understood Bush’s feelings.
  • Then the rapper went on a
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