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Madonna Posts Picture of Son, 13, Holding Booze

She insists Rocco wasn't actually drinking; Internet freaks anyway

(Newser) - Not a great idea: being an international pop star and posting a photo to your Instagram account showing your 13-year-old son holding a bottle of gin. Yet that's what Madonna did Saturday, along with the caption, "The party has just begun! Bring it! 2014." In addition to...

Katy Perry's Demands: Dried Figs, Crudites

And granola, but only if it's 'healthy granola'

(Newser) - Are these the healthiest diva demands of all time? TMZ got its hands on the backstage requirements Katy Perry set for her New Year's Eve concert at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, and they include "fresh veggies AT ALL TIMES"; two large fruit baskets (one had to...

10 Most Charitable Celebrities

DoSomething.org rounds up 2013's biggest do-gooders

(Newser) - For the second year running, Taylor Swift was the No. 1 most charitable celebrity last year, according to an annual list put together by DoSomething.org . Among her good deeds: She donated $100,000 to the Nashville Symphony and headlined an event benefiting an organization that helps homeless youth. Click...

Frozen Ices Paranormal
 Frozen Ices 
 Paranormal 

BOX OFFICE
Jan 5, 2014 12:39 PM CST

Frozen Ices Paranormal

Also, it's cold out and a lot of you didn't go to the movies

(Newser) - Anyone else detecting a theme to the weekend ? Disney's Frozen has claimed the box office crown, reeling in $20.7 million. That was enough to put Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones in the No. 2 slot with $18.2 million; The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug was in...

Steven Seagal Eyes Run for Ariz. Governor

Says he's discussed it with Sheriff Joe

(Newser) - He wouldn't be the first actor to trade the silver screen for the governor's mansion: Steven Seagal is making noises to KNXV-TV about running for Jan Brewer's job in Arizona. In conversations with BFF Joe Arpaio , with whom he teamed for reality show Steven Seagal—Lawman: Maricopa ...

4 Stars Who Went Back to School

After achieving fame, they wanted more knowledge

(Newser) - Prince William is headed back to school this month, to take a 10-week course on agricultural management at Cambridge so he can better understand "contemporary issues affecting agricultural business and rural communities in the United Kingdom." E! rounds up seven more stars who went back to school after...

Justin, Selena Together Again ... on Segways

Bieber, Gomez on what can only be described as a very romantic date

(Newser) - Are Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez getting back together? TMZ 's sources spotted the erstwhile pair on what sounds like an epically romantic outing: They were riding around Justin's Calabasas, California, neighborhood together on Segways. Their 12mph activity apparently caused a traffic jam, according to tweets and tweeted...

Winslet Explains Baby&#39;s Name
 Winslet Explains Baby's Name 
Jan 3, 2014 10:08 AM CST

Winslet Explains Baby's Name

'Rocknroll' was never an option, Kate tells Glamour

(Newser) - For all of you who were waiting with bated breath to see whether Kate Winslet and Ned Rocknroll would saddle their child with his father's unfortunate last name , well, that was never an option. "It was always going to have my name. [Her first two children] Mia and...

Clay Aiken's Next Move: Congress?

Singer 'actively considering' political run

(Newser) - Clay Aiken: from American Idol runner-up to US congressman? Maybe. Two sources tell the Washington Blade Aiken has taken steps toward running for a US House seat representing North Carolina's 2nd congressional district, including talking with Democratic political operatives in North Carolina and DC to weigh support. One source...

At Last, an Original LaBeouf Apology ... Via Skywriting

Seriously

(Newser) - Shia LaBeouf's apology tour has taken to the skies. Yesterday, the actor commissioned a skywriter to write "I am sorry Daniel Clowes" in the skies over Los Angeles, according to the Hollywood Reporter , which has a photo. Clowes is the graphic novelist whose comic LaBeouf is accused of...

10 Stars Who Went Into Politics

They left glitz and glamor for lawmaking and the like

(Newser) - What to do after you tire of walking red carpets and posing for magazine covers? Shake hands and kiss babies, at least for these 19 stars-turned-politicians rounded up by Fox News . Click through the gallery for a sampling or check out the full list here .

Fresh Prince&#39;s Uncle Phil Dies
 Fresh Prince's Uncle Phil Dies 
OBITUARY
Jan 1, 2014 12:47 PM CST

Fresh Prince's Uncle Phil Dies

James Avery was 65

(Newser) - James Avery , who memorably starred as Will Smith's gruff Uncle Phil on Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, has died at the age of 65, TMZ reports. Avery had reportedly recently undergone open heart surgery, and died from complications in a Los Angeles hospital last night. His wife Barbara had...

Uh-Oh: Brad Pitt's NOLA Charity Houses Rotting

But Make It Right Foundation is making it right

(Newser) - Brad Pitt got a lot of good press when he built a number of affordable, eco-friendly homes in New Orleans' devastated Lower Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina ... but here comes the bad press. Some of the houses are starting to rot, and the wood will need to be replaced. "...

10 Stars Who Got Married on New Year's

Bet you forgot to send them an anniversary card

(Newser) - To ring in 2014, at least two celebrities got married: Big Bang Theory star Kaley Cuoco wed tennis player Ryan Sweeting yesterday, and former Even Stevens star Christy Romano married producer Brendan Rooney. People rounds up eight other celebrity couples with New Year's weddings. Click through the gallery for...

Price Is Right's Most Valuable Prize: $157K Car

Audi R8 Spyder given away yesterday

(Newser) - The Price Is Right gave away its priciest prize ever yesterday: an Audi R8 Spyder sports car, worth $157,300. Sheree Heil of Tacoma, Wash., won the car, USA Today reports, and when Drew Carey told her she'd won, she started taking victory laps and even hugged the model...

Shia LaBeouf Still Plagiarizing Apologies

And other stuff, too, allegedly

(Newser) - Shia LaBeouf is either engaging in some sort of grand "performance art" experiment, or he has a disorder that causes him to rampantly plagiarize. The latest incidents, pointed out by Jesse David Fox on Vulture , are two more apologies LaBeouf tweeted (one yesterday and one the day before ),...

Dwyane Wade: I Had Love Child on Break From Gabrielle Union

But pair is still engaged

(Newser) - With the gossip mill churning, Dwyane Wade confirmed last night that he did indeed father a son while on a break from fiance Gabrielle Union. "I had a time, a part in our break, in our pain and our hurt, a blessing came out of it in my life,...

Phil Robertson's Advice: Marry 15-Year-Olds

If you wait until women are 20, they'll 'pick your pocket' instead of your ducks

(Newser) - Phil Robertson believes in a traditional definition of marriage: One man, and one teenage girl. Now that Robertson is a famous outrage magnet, his detractors are hunting for more potentially controversial quotes, and they appear to have hit gold with a 2009 clip, now circulating on blogs and social media,...

Beyonce Samples Challenger Disaster in New Song
 Beyonce Samples 
 Challenger Disaster 
 in New Song 
bad ideas dept.
Dec 30, 2013 10:02 AM CST

Beyonce Samples Challenger Disaster in New Song

Astronauts not amused

(Newser) - The Challenger space shuttle exploded after liftoff in 1986, killing all seven crew members on board ... and for some reason Beyonce thought it was appropriate to sample audio from the disaster on a song from her new album . Then-NASA public affairs officer Steve Nesbitt is heard at the beginning of...

Britney&#39;s Vegas Show Is Great, Kind of Sad
 Britney's Vegas Show 
 Is Great, Kind of Sad 
review roundup
Dec 30, 2013 9:30 AM CST

Britney's Vegas Show Is Great, Kind of Sad

Critics agree it's kind of a fantastic spectacle, but not 100% amazing

(Newser) - Britney Spears' two-year Las Vegas residency launched Friday, and the reviews aren't as terrible as one might imagine, though they're certainly tempered by reality:
  • Piece of Me is "so winning that it barely needs [Britney] at all," writes Jon Caramanica in the New York Times . "
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