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Nov 25, 2012 8:16 AM CST

Why Sheen Gave LiLo $100K

Charlie wanted to help Lindsay with tax bill

(Newser) - Apparently Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan have some sort of troubled-actor bond, because last week Sheen gave LiLo $100,000 to help her with her unpaid taxes, TMZ reports. The two got close while filming Scary Movie 5 in September, talking about everything including the $233,904 Linds owes the...

Life of Pi
Is Cinematic
'Landmark'

movie review

Nov 23, 2012 12:29 PM CST

Life of Pi Is Cinematic 'Landmark'

Ang Lee's latest is gorgeous

(Newser) - Critics are stunned by the visuals in Life of Pi, Ang Lee's take on the novel about a boy and a tiger struggling to survive at sea. There's some debate, however, over whether the film's story and grand theological questions hold up to its vision:

The Los

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Halle's Current Guy Made Citizen's Arrest on Her Ex

t-day brawl

Nov 23, 2012 10:58 AM CST

Halle's Current Guy Made Citizen's Arrest on Her Ex

More details on Olivier Martinez-Gabriel Aubry brawl

(Newser) - More details are trickling out on the Thanksgiving morning brawl between Halle Berry's ex, Gabriel Aubry, and her current guy, Olivier Martinez. Witnesses say Aubry, who was dropping off daughter Nahla at Berry's place, was still in the driveway when Martinez approached him and said, "We have...

Viewers Hated Matt Lauer
as Macy's Parade Host

best tweets

Nov 23, 2012 10:40 AM CST

Viewers Hated Matt Lauer as Macy's Parade Host

Time for him to retire, suggests one tweet

(Newser) - Is Matt Lauer getting too old to host the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade coverage for NBC? Twitter seems to think so. Some of the harshest tweets directed at Lauer yesterday, as rounded up by the New York Post :

@WrongImpression : "Dear Matt Lauer, RETIRE. YOU LOOK LIKE A CROTCHETY

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Brawl at Halle's Ends With
Ex Arrested, Fiance Hurt

Nov 22, 2012 4:21 PM CST

Brawl at Halle's Ends With Ex Arrested, Fiance Hurt

Gabriel Aubry, Olivier Martinez get in a fight

(Newser) - Halle Berry is not having a very happy Thanksgiving. When her ex, Gabriel Aubry, brought their daughter Nahla back to Berry's house this morning, a brawl broke out involving Aubry and Berry's current guy, Olivier Martinez. Sources tell TMZ the fight was intense, with Martinez knocking Aubry out...

Simpsons Episode Apatow Wrote 22 Years Ago to Air

Nov 21, 2012 12:01 PM CST

Simpsons Episode Apatow Wrote 22 Years Ago to Air

He wrote it as his first comedy project

(Newser) - When Judd Apatow was a new comedy writer, the first thing he wrote was a spec script for the Simpsons. Some 22 years later, it has gotten the green-light, he revealed yesterday on Conan O'Brien's web series, Serious Jibber-Jabber . The plotline involves a hypnotized Homer thinking he's...

Jesse James
Enters Into
Engagement
No. 5

Nov 21, 2012 10:58 AM CST

Jesse James Enters Into Engagement No. 5

This time it's to drag racer Alexis DeJoria

(Newser) - Jesse James isn't giving up on true love, even after his marriage to Sandra Bullock imploded and his tumultuous relationship with Kat Von D bit the dust. Yes, the reality star is engaged—for the fifth time, Opposing Views points out. Who's the lucky lady this time around?...

LiLo to Leno:
Why I Canceled
on Barbara Walters

Nov 21, 2012 9:58 AM CST

LiLo to Leno: Why I Canceled on Barbara Walters

'Timing wasn't right,' Lindsay explains

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan went on the Tonight Show last night to talk to Jay Leno ... days after canceling an interview with Barbara Walters that had been scheduled for 20/20 last Friday . "The timing wasn’t right, right now," a fidgety Lohan explained to Leno when he pointed out that...

Fiona Apple Cancels Tour Because Her Dog Is Dying

Nov 21, 2012 8:44 AM CST

Fiona Apple Cancels Tour Because Her Dog Is Dying

Makes announcement in four-page letter

(Newser) - Fiona Apple has canceled the South American leg of her tour because she needs to be home to take care of her dying 14-year-old dog, People reports. Apple made the announcement in a four-page, handwritten letter that will have anyone who's ever loved an animal tearing up. In it,...

Kim Kardashian,
Paris Hilton
Infiltrate the
Middle East

Nov 20, 2012 10:25 AM CST

Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton Infiltrate the Middle East

You can't run, you can't hide ... they're everywhere

(Newser) - If you've ever been tempted to run off to Kuwait or Saudi Arabia in an effort to avoid Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton, we've got some bad news for you:

Kardashian is visiting Kuwait and Bahrain for some promotional appearances at new Millions of Milkshakes locations in the

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Lindsay Lohan
Hilariously Bad
in Liz & Dick

Nov 20, 2012 9:58 AM CST

Lindsay Lohan Hilariously Bad in Liz & Dick

Lifetime movie makes for a great drinking game

(Newser) - Liz & Dick premieres Sunday, but some critics are already having a LiLo-bashing party after watching the Elizabeth Taylor biopic, Fox News reports. "It’s just bad. Her voice—she sounds like herself, a smoker from Long Island, and there is no chemistry with her co-star, and she was...

Boy Band Makes
Barbara Walters'
'Most Fascinating'

Nov 20, 2012 9:10 AM CST

Boy Band Makes Barbara Walters' 'Most Fascinating'

List also includes '50 Shades of Grey' author

(Newser) - Barbara Walters continues her trend of choosing some pretty fluffy people for her annual "Most Fascinating" list: Last year , the Kardashians, Pippa Middleton, Donald Trump, and Katy Perry made the cut; this year, she selected UK boy band One Direction, Fifty Shades of Grey author EL James, Ben Affleck,...

Sean Penn's
New Gal:
Florence
Welch?

Nov 19, 2012 9:54 AM CST

Sean Penn's New Gal: Florence Welch?

Actor seen flirting with Florence and the Machine singer

(Newser) - Sean Penn's latest romantic interest—or, as the Daily Mail puts it, his "latest younger woman"—appears to be singer Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine. They met at an LA charity event two weeks ago and sparks instantly flew, sources say. "Sean was flirting...

Angelina
Scores Invite
to Jen's Wedding

Nov 19, 2012 9:10 AM CST

Angelina Scores Invite to Jen's Wedding

Justin Theroux gives the OK to inviting Aniston's ex and his plus-one

(Newser) - We're sure Angelina Jolie will be so excited to receive this piece of mail: Word has it that she and Brad Pitt will be invited to Jennifer Aniston's wedding, Australia's News Network reports. Seems Jen is still friendly with Brad and wanted to invite him, but wasn'...

AMA's Big Winner: a Canadian

american music awards

Nov 19, 2012 5:49 AM CST

AMA's Big Winner: a Canadian

Justin Bieber dominates the night with 3 awards

(Newser) - The big winner at last night's American Music Awards was ... a Canadian. Justin Bieber won artist of the year, which he also grabbed in 2010, as well as favorite pop/rock male artist and favorite pop/rock album. "I want to say this is for all the haters who thought...

9 Stars Balancing
Bipolar Disorder
and Fame

Nov 18, 2012 3:20 PM CST

9 Stars Balancing Bipolar Disorder and Fame

Catherine Zeta-Jones calls it 'intense'

(Newser) - Catherine Zeta-Jones recently opened up about her struggle with bipolar disorder , telling InStyle, "It's been an intense time, in good ways and bad." She says she wants to "help remove any stigma attached" to the disorder, and let people know that there are ways to treat...

Taylor Swift's New Guy Is...

Nov 18, 2012 9:26 AM CST

Taylor Swift's New Guy Is...

One Direction member Harry Styles, supposedly

(Newser) - Those rumors of Taylor Swift cheating on Conor Kennedy with a member of UK boy band One Direction may not have been so far off base: Swift and One Direction member Harry Styles were spotted holding hands at a recent X Factor taping, the Huffington Post reports. Mario Lopez—an...

On SNL,
Christie Unloads
on NJ Mayors

Nov 18, 2012 8:28 AM CST

On SNL, Christie Unloads on NJ Mayors

Jeremy Renner hosts, spoofs 'Avengers'

(Newser) - Chris Christie stopped by Saturday Night Live last night, acknowledging on "Weekend Update" that, yes, he has worn his personalized fleece pretty much constantly since Hurricane Sandy hit. "It's basically fused to my skin at this point," he said. "I'm gonna die in this...

25 Casting
Close Calls

jen ... on SNL?!

Nov 17, 2012 12:53 PM CST

25 Casting Close Calls

Hollywood roles that could have gone another way

(Newser) - Angelina Jolie won an Oscar for her role in Girl, Interrupted—so, chances are, Parker Posey regrets not auditioning for the role when invited. Posey has said she "just didn't care enough about it." The Frisky rounds up 24 more casting close calls in Hollywood:

Leonardo DiCaprio

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6 Celebrity
Moms Who've
Been Arrested

Nov 17, 2012 9:17 AM CST

6 Celebrity Moms Who've Been Arrested

Bet they wish their kids would never know...

(Newser) - It's always embarrassing to have a mug shot in your repertoire, but we imagine it's even more embarrassing if you have kids who will forever be able to toss said mug shot back in your face. The Stir rounds up six celebrity moms who are, sadly, in that...