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We&#39;ll Miss You, Dunder Mifflin
 We'll Miss You, Dunder Mifflin 
OPINION
May 16, 2013 10:38 AM CDT

We'll Miss You, Dunder Mifflin

'The Office' closes tonight after 9 seasons

(Newser) - The Office signs off tonight after nine seasons and 201 episodes. A sample of the farewell tributes in advance (no spoilers in the mix):
  • "It is not quite the same show as the one that debuted in March 2005, but it has continued to be a show I watch,
...

How a Fallen Soldier's Dad's Story Became a Country Hit

'I Drive Your Truck' reached No. 1 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart

(Newser) - After Paul Monti lost his 30-year-old son Jared in Afghanistan in 2006, he did what he says he's since learned a number of parents of fallen soldiers do: He began driving his son's truck. As Monti explained in a radio interview several years later, "What can I...

Inside Angelina Jolie's Treatment

Her doctor reveals she was back at work 4 days later

(Newser) - Angelina Jolie was back at work just days after her double mastectomy, Dr. Kristi Funk reveals in a blog post about the star's medical journey. "To a large extent, I believe recovery reflects expectation. Angelina expected to feel well, to be active," Funk writes on the Pink...

Hefner Buys 27-Year-Old Bride $5M 'Widow's Pad'

Crystal Harris will be living in style after Hugh dies

(Newser) - The bad news: Hugh Hefner, 87, is probably going to bid farewell to this earthly life long before his 27-year-old bride, Crystal Harris. The good news: When he does, Harris will have an awesome place to live. Hefner just bought her a $5 million, 5,900-square-foot Hollywood Hills estate, TMZ...

Celeb Kickstarter Meets Embarrassing End

Melissa Joan Hart gives up dream to star in a movie

(Newser) - The success Zach Braff and the Veronica Mars movie found on Kickstarter seemed to presage a trend of celebrities using the crowdfunding site to raise money for projects. But, as Melissa Joan Hart learned the hard way, that tactic apparently only works for celebrities people still care about. The 1990s...

'Ocean's 11' Heist Hits Bieber Venue

Thieves chisel into stadium safe in latest wackiness to befall tour

(Newser) - The latest crazy headline to come out of Justin Bieber's world tour: Thieves broke into a South African stadium early Monday and stole $330,000 from the safe, which had quite a bit of cash in it thanks to a weekend Bieber concert, Time reports. Police think that's...

Bill Hader Leaving SNL
 Bill Hader 
 Leaving SNL 
May 14, 2013 12:05 PM CDT

Bill Hader Leaving SNL

'Stefon' creator to quit after 8 years

(Newser) - Saturday Night Live is losing one of its marquee names when its season wraps up this week. Bill Hader tells the New York Times that he's leaving after eight years. It was a "hard decision," says the 34-year-old, but "it got to a point where I...

Brad Pitt: Angelina Is a Hero
 Brad Pitt: Angelina Is a Hero 
May 14, 2013 10:57 AM CDT

Brad Pitt: Angelina Is a Hero

Praises Jolie's decision to get double mastectomy

(Newser) - Brad Pitt, who was with Angelina Jolie when she had her preventative double mastectomy , tells the Evening Standard he stands fully behind her decision. "Having witnessed this decision firsthand, I find Angie’s choice, as well as so many others like her, absolutely heroic. I thank our medical team...

More Evidence Beyonce Is Pregnant

'Dehydration and exhaustion' lead to canceled concert

(Newser) - For weeks, speculation has been swirling that Beyonce is pregnant again, and now TMZ thinks it has near-definitive proof in the form of "breaking news." Bey just canceled a Belgium concert due to "dehydration and exhaustion," or, as TMZ puts it, "What you tell the...

Casualty of Kardashian's Pregnancy: Her Heels

Kim has to wear ... flats (gasp)

(Newser) - Poor Kim Kardashian: First doctors told her to stop getting facial injections while pregnant; now she can't even wear high heels. "My doctor has told me to elevate my feet. Can you see how wide and swollen they are? I’ve just ordered a pair of pointy-toed flats,...

Will Smith: Jaden Wants to Be Emancipated

Son, almost 15, wants his own place, actor says

(Newser) - Celebrity children get some pretty ridiculous gifts , but even by those standards, what Jaden Smith wants for his 15th birthday in July seems pretty wild. "He says, 'Dad, I want to be emancipated,'" Will Smith reveals in an interview with the Sun . "I know if...

Selena Gomez Tour Demands: Ramen, Pickles

Plus: She and Justin Bieber are definitely done-zo

(Newser) - Selena Gomez revealed some of her own "diva demands" to MTV recently, admitting that while on tour, her rider requests "incense, pickles always," and "I'll be honest ... ramen." She called her concert rider "boring." But she certainly hasn't had a boring...

Fox Brings Back Jack Bauer, 24
 Fox Brings Back Jack Bauer, 24 
May 13, 2013 10:11 AM CDT

Fox Brings Back Jack Bauer, 24

It'll return as a 12-episode limited series next summer

(Newser) - Jack Bauer is about to get a fresh batch of time to run out of. Kiefer Sutherland will reprise his role as the ass-kicking, torture-happy counterterrorism agent on a new 12-episode limited series re-launch of 24 next May, Fox announced today, ahead of its "upfront" presentation to advertisers, according...

Seth Meyers to Replace Fallon
 Seth Meyers to Replace Fallon 
May 12, 2013 1:27 PM CDT

Seth Meyers to Replace Fallon

'SNL' head writer heading over to new NBC 'Late Night' gig

(Newser) - Seth Meyers is trading in the "Weekend Update" desk to succeed fellow Saturday Night Live alum Jimmy Fallon over at Late Night, reports Entertainment Weekly . “We think Seth is one of the brightest, most insightful comedy writers and performers of his generation,” says NBC's entertainment chief....

Chris Brown: Neighbors Harassing Me for 'Scary' Murals

Art outside Brown's Hollywood house scares small children, apparently

(Newser) - Maybe Chris Brown can't "wife" Rihanna , but Chris Brown's neighborhood can't stand him: The badboy and his neighbors are feuding over murals that he's adorned the outside of his Hollywood Hills home with, reports the LA Times , and Brown's lawyer is now accusing the...

Kristen Wiig Rocks Return to SNL

Alum 'charms' in Target Lady, Californians

(Newser) - "Eleven months and 30 days" after her emotional departure from Saturday Night Live, Kristen Wiig returned last night as host, rocking an opening monologue to the tune of the Pointer Sisters' "I'm So Excited" in which she tasered Kenan Thompson and stumbled across Jonah Hill and Maya...

14 Celebs You Had No Idea Were Once Roommates

Turns out Jonah Hill recycles a little too much...

(Newser) - Can you picture Ving Rhames and Stanley Tucci as roommates? No? Well, they once were. The Frisky rounds up seven surprising pairs of celebrities who once lived together:
  • Justin Long lived with Jonah Hill, but they fought about recycling, Long has said. "He would recycle everything. I would find
...

20 Celebs Who Divorced Before 35

And 2 of them are from this week

(Newser) - In the news this week: Divorces for not one but two actresses under the age of 35 (Jane Levy, Suburgatory, and Anna Camp, Pitch Perfect). Of course, in Hollywood, such situations aren't all that uncommon. The Huffington Post rounds up 18 more under-35 divorcées:
  • Jessica Simpson was 25
...

No. 69 on Maxim's Hot 100: Manti Te'o's Fake Girlfriend

She looks great in a bikini, the magazine points out

(Newser) - The No. 1 pick for this year's Maxim Hot 100 is no surprise, since Miley Cyrus just couldn't contain her excitement and spilled the beans over the weekend —but No. 69 is definitely an amusing surprise. It's Manti Te'o's fake girlfriend, as Mashable noticed,...

Gwyneth Deems Met Gala 'So Un-Fun'

Apparently Costume Institute event did not live up to Paltrow's expectations

(Newser) - Apparently not even her bright pink gown could cheer up Gwyneth Paltrow at the Met costume gala . According to USA Today , the World's Most Beautiful Woman panned the swanky party as "so un-fun." In a quote that is attributed to her but thin in terms of details...

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