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Bret Michaels Abruptly Runs From Stage, Ends Concert

Singer had extremely low blood sugar

(Newser) - Bret Michaels ended a concert in New Hampshire last night after suffering a medical emergency. Guitarist Pete Evick says on Michaels' Facebook page the former Poison frontman was three songs into his set in Manchester when he rushed from the stage. A crew member says Michaels' blood sugar was extremely...

Uma, Quentin Now Reportedly a Thing

Thurman, Tarantino are dating, sources say

(Newser) - Uma Thurman has been Quentin Tarantino's muse for two decades—but now she's more, sources tell Us . Thurman found herself single again when she broke off her engagement (for the second time) last month, and now she and Tarantino are reportedly dating. "They had a thing 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...

'Prankster' Attacks Brad Pitt at Premiere

Ukrainian who pranked Will Smith, Bradley Cooper strikes again

(Newser) - Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie appeared unfazed last night after a man jumped over a barrier and allegedly hit Pitt in the face at the Hollywood premiere of Maleficent; police said the man "came into physical contact" with the actor, per ABC News. Guards hauled the man—later identified...

Gwyneth: Mean Online Comments Are Kinda Like War

Paltrow speaks at ... tech conference?!

(Newser) - Gwyneth Paltrow ... tech expert? The actress spoke at the Code Conference yesterday, rubbing elbows with tech CEOs, thanks to her Web business, Goop. Before her surprise appearance, she talked to re/code (the tech news site hosting the conference, Vanity Fair notes) about Goop (it's profitable, though she won't...

This Is What Happens When Beastie Boys Go to Court

'Dope' has to be explained, sailor suit pictures are seriously examined

(Newser) - The Beastie Boys are suing Monster Beverage Corp. over using their music in a promotional video posted just days after the death of member Adam Yauch, who specified in his will that his music was never to be used in ads . The case went to trial in New York yesterday,...

Meet Jeopardy!'s Winningest Woman

Julia Collins goes for 18th consecutive win on show airing today

(Newser) - Answer: She predicted in her eighth grade yearbook that she would someday be a Jeopardy! champion. Question: Who is Julia Collins? Collins, a 31-year-old resident of the Chicago suburb of Wilmette, has made good on her prediction, and then some. On the episode that aired yesterday, she became the third...

Bill Murray Epically Crashes Bachelor Party

And gives attendees some advice about getting married

(Newser) - Bill Murray, never not awesome , crashed a bachelor party in Charleston last weekend, an attendee tells Deadspin . A friend first saw Murray, wearing a fishing vest, while the group ate dinner at a steakhouse; he asked to send over drinks to the actor, but Murray declined. Another friend then approached...

50 Cent Throws Out Awful First Pitch

Rapper nearly hits cameramen

(Newser) - 50 Cent probably shouldn't quit his day job. The rapper threw out the first pitch for the New York Mets at Citi Field last night, and, well, it went really wide—and almost hit some cameramen. The video, of course, quickly went viral. The New York Daily News calls...

Critic: Shooter's 'Delusions Inflated' by ... Rogen Movies

Actor 'horribly' insulted, hits back at WaPo movie critic

(Newser) - In a column Sunday, Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday suggested that Hollywood contributed to the feelings of the Isla Vista shooter —who declared in a video that he would take revenge on women who rejected him—and Seth Rogen and Judd Apatow aren't happy that Hornaday specifically...

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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Patrick Swayze's Widow Weds Again

Gets married to Albert DePrisco in Florida

(Newser) - Patrick Swayze's widow Lisa Niemi has found love again. Five months after she got engaged to jeweler Albert DePrisco, the two wed yesterday in Palm Beach, Florida, People reports. "What I most look forward to on my wedding day is walking up, standing at our altar, and looking...

7 Celebs Involved in Bizarre Lawsuits

Involving everything from hiking trails to drugstores to hair

(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey—a bad neighbor? That's what one man who lives near her new property above Telluride, Colorado, seems to think. Retired physicist Charles D. Goodman is suing Winfrey , claiming the property blocks access to hiking trails that were previously open to locals. Goodman says Winfrey and the prior...

5 Anti-Circumcision Celebs
 5 Anti-Circumcision Celebs 
May 25, 2014 7:21 AM CDT

5 Anti-Circumcision Celebs

These stars have all spoken out against the practice

(Newser) - It's a controversial decision to make for your child, and a lot of parents feel strongly about it—one way or another. No, it's not vaccines, it's circumcision—and The Stir rounds up 10 celebrities who are against it. A sampling:
  • Alicia Silverstone: In her new book
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7 Stars With Absolutely Nutso Backgrounds

Woody Harrelson's dad was a hit man

(Newser) - If you thought being an international superstar was about as crazy as your life could get, think again. Cracked and The Stir round up 15 celebrities with even crazier (and some of them very painful) backgrounds:
  • Woody Harrelson's dad, who walked out on the family in 1968, was a
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5 Teen Stars Who Never Became Adult Stars

Remember Devon Sawa?

(Newser) - For people of a certain age, movies like 10 Things I Hate About You and Cruel Intentions were the brat pack movies of the '90s. But many of the young stars of that era never saw their career progress into adulthood. College Candy lists eight of them. A sampling:...

Critics Totally Wowed by Latest X-Men

 Critics Totally Wowed 
 by Latest X-Men 
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May 23, 2014 12:14 PM CDT

Critics Totally Wowed by Latest X-Men

It may be tough to follow, but who cares?: reviews

(Newser) - The superheroes are back again in X-Men: Days of Future Past and boy, do they impress as they time-travel back to the 1970s. Critics are throwing the film a 93% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes as of this writing, and audiences are even more generous. So what's there to...

Angry Buffalo Bars Banning Bon Jovi

Locals don't want him buying, moving the Buffalo Bills

(Newser) - Jon Bon Jovi reportedly wants to buy the Buffalo Bills and move the NFL team to Toronto—but angry Western New Yorkers are fighting back. A group calling itself 12th Man Thunder is calling for all Buffalo businesses to ban Bon Jovi from their establishments, WGRZ reports. What does that...

Now Will, Jada Smith Being Investigated Over Photo

Sources say Child Protective Services has opened an investigation

(Newser) - Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith might not think it's weird that their 13-year-old daughter was photographed in bed with a shirtless 20-year-old guy , but apparently Child Protective Services does—because after the picture of Willow Smith and Moises Arias hit the Internet, CPS opened an investigation into Mr....

7 Stars Snubbed From the Kimye Nuptials

Kim Kardashian, Kanye West opt for more 'intimate' guest list

(Newser) - When your last trip down the aisle was a televised extravaganza featuring 440 of your closest pals ... and that marriage comes to a crashing end 72 days later , it makes sense that you'd want to tone things down a bit the next time around. Thus we have today's...

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