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Gwyneth Paltrow Also a Terrible Neighbor: Sources

Well, that's a shocker. No, it's not.

(Newser) - Surprising no one, Gwyneth Paltrow's neighbors tell Radar the actress isn't such a great resident to have on your block. "She wasn’t as popular with the street" as soon-to-be-consciously-uncoupled-hubby Chris Martin, whom neighbors found "really nice," say two of their neighbors in Brentwood, Calif....

Lion King Cast Breaks Into 'Circle of Life' ... on a Plane

We're not gonna lie, it's pretty cool

(Newser) - A very cool video is going viral: The Australian cast of Disney's Lion King musical broke into a spontaneous rendition of "Circle of Life" Monday ... while on a plane. "After an amazing day at THE LION KING Brisbane season launch announcement, members of our Australian cast felt...

Johnny Depp Shows Off His Engagement Ring

Seems to imply he is in fact engaged to Amber Heard

(Newser) - The rumors appear to be true: Johnny Depp really is off the market . He showed up at a Beijing event yesterday promoting his new movie, Transcendence, wearing a diamond engagement ring. Asked whether he was indeed engaged to Amber Heard, Depp held up his hand to show off the ring...

Oprah, Stepmom in Ugly Eviction Battle

Barbara Winfrey given 60 days to vacate house

(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey is evicting her former stepmom from the $1.4 million Tennessee home Oprah owns. After an ugly divorce from Oprah's dad, Vernon Winfrey, late last year, 66-year-old Barbara Winfrey now has 60 days to vacate the estate, the Tennessean reports. Oprah originally bought the home for her...

Pat Boone Is a Wanted Man
 Pat Boone Is a Wanted Man 
Apr 1, 2014 10:34 AM CDT

Pat Boone Is a Wanted Man

Arrest warrant issued after he fails to show up in court

(Newser) - Singer, Tea Party activist , and birther Pat Boone can add one more title to his long list: wanted man. There's a warrant out for the 79-year-old after he was subpoenaed to appear in court and failed to show up, TMZ reports. It all relates to a luxury cruise ship'...

Colbert Spends Entire Report Firing Back at Tweet Uproar

He won't cancel his show, but he did delete the @ColbertReport Twitter account

(Newser) - Stephen Colbert certainly took the #CancelColbert controversy seriously: He devoted last night's entire Colbert Report to discussing it. "To recap: A web editor I've never met posts a tweet in my name on an account I don't control, outrages a hashtag activist, and the news media...

Woman Spends $25K to Look Like Jennifer Lawrence

Gets a whole raft of procedures to look like the actress

(Newser) - In the Bad Ideas Dept.: A 30-year-old Texas woman has spent $25,000 on plastic surgery to look like Jennifer Lawrence. Kitty, who says people often told her she resembled the actress, went through a number of procedures last month including facial and body liposuction, breast augmentation, a nose job,...

Elton John Getting Married
 Elton John Getting Married 
Mar 31, 2014 9:07 AM CDT

Elton John Getting Married

He'll wed David Furnish in May

(Newser) - Mazel tov: Elton John and longtime partner David Furnish are getting hitched in May, Furnish reveals to the Las Vegas Review-Journal . The two have been civil partners for eight years, but now that gay marriage is legal in England, they're planning a wedding at a registry office with just...

5 of the Best Films That Never Got Made

These movies could have been classics

(Newser) - In honor of last week's release of Jodorowsky's Dune , a documentary about Alejandro Jodorowsky's planned but never made adaptation of Frank Herbert's science fiction novel, the BBC lists the "10 greatest movies never made." Five standouts:
  • Stanley Kubrick's Napoleon: Kubrick spent years digging
...

4 Stars Who Were Brought Up by Grandparents

Including one who didn't realize they were his grandparents

(Newser) - The Huffington Post rounds up eight celebrities who were raised by their grandparents—and many of them credit their success to that upbringing. A sampling:
  • Oprah Winfrey: After her mother moved to the Midwest for a job, Winfrey was raised by her grandmother on a Mississippi farm before eventually moving
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12 Celebs Who Are Terrible Tippers

Allegedly, at least

(Newser) - Most celebrities are fairly rich, but that apparently being wealthy doesn't guarantee you're also generous. Radar rounds up 40 celebrity cheapskates, who've done everything from skip out on bills to renege on charity donations. Here are the 12 bad tippers from the list:
  • Tiger Woods: He's
...

This Exists: College Course on Miley Cyrus

Professor insists it will be serious, no twerking will be taught

(Newser) - OK, this makes the Bruce Springsteen college course seem like a quantum mechanics class in comparison: New York's Skidmore College is offering a summer course on ... Miley Cyrus. Students at the Saratoga Springs campus will be subjected to discussions of the pop star for two-and-a-half hours per day, three...

Gwyneth: I've Got It Harder Than Most Working Moms

Paltrow talks about how difficult her life is in pre-split interview

(Newser) - Gwyneth Paltrow is not great at knowing how to gain the world's sympathy. The latest example: Before announcing her split from husband Chris Martin, Paltrow gave an interview to E! that the site conveniently held until after the split ... and in the interview, Paltrow talks about how hard it...

Outrage After Colbert Report 'Ching-Chong' Tweet

Many are calling to #CancelColbert

(Newser) - An ill-advised tweet sent from the official Colbert Report account yesterday has many people clamoring to #CancelColbert, USA Today reports. It all started on Wednesday's show , when host Stephen Colbert made fun of the owner of the controversially-named Washington Redskins for starting a charity called "Washington Redskins Original...

At Heart of Split: Gwyneth's Mid-Life Crisis?

More on Paltrow's 'conscious uncoupling' with Chris Martin

(Newser) - Another possible reason for the Gwyneth Paltrow-Chris Martin split : Paltrow's mid-life crisis. That's what sources are now telling Radar , noting that Paltrow has been particularly concerned about her looks for a while now. "To say she is obsessed with her physical appearance is ... an understatement. Turning 40...

Make-a-Wish Girl Meets Miley, It Does Not Go Well

Family friends say Cyrus wasn't interested in talking to Miley Hodge

(Newser) - A 7-year-old girl with just months to live got to meet Miley Cyrus—and friends of the girl's family say the experience was memorable for little Miley Hodge, but not really in a positive way. "It was not a very good experience for them," one tells Radar...

Trace Adkins' Wife Files for Divorce

Not clear whether alcohol is the reason for the split

(Newser) - Maybe Trace Adkins' drunken cruise ship bar brawl with a Trade Adkins impersonator was just too much for his wife. Less than three months after that insane incident, Rhonda Adkins has filed for divorce from her husband of almost 17 years, TMZ reports. She cited "irreconcilable differences," and...

Wu-Tang Makes Secret Album, Will Sell Just 1 Copy

Group is trying to remind the world that music is art

(Newser) - Over the past several years, the Wu-Tang Clan has been secretly recording a double album. Soon, the 31 songs will be put onto disc and then enclosed in an engraved silver-and-nickel box handcrafted by a British-Moroccan artist whose works sit in the homes of royal families and global business leaders....

What Drove the Paltrow-Martin Split

Sources say Martin hated living in LA

(Newser) - What came between Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin ? If you're guessing, " her interminable dinner parties ," well, you actually might be on the right track. Radar reports that Martin has been unhappy ever since the couple moved to LA last summer. They previously lived in London, where...

Madonna Directing Her 3rd Movie

'Ade: A Love Story' is an adaptation of a novel

(Newser) - Madonna will direct her third film, an adaptation of a novel by the daughter of The Color Purple author Alice Walker. Ade: A Love Story, Rebecca Walker's first novel, is about a 19-year-old US student who travels to Africa and falls in love with a Muslim man, according to...

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