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Mar 2, 2009 1:21 PM CST

Can Mel Make a Comeback?

Gibson aims for rehabilitation, but Mad Max is 'gone'

(Newser) - Mel Gibson appears to be making an effort to revive a career stalled after his 2006 arrest and accompanying anti-Semitic tirade, but “it seems unlikely he can ever really come back,” writes Roger Friedman for Fox News. “Like Tom Cruise, Gibson has sent himself into a weird...

At $50M, Oprah Stars
on Celeb Giving List

Sep 12, 2008 10:50 AM CDT

At $50M, Oprah Stars on Celeb Giving List

Barbra Streisand ($11M), Paul Newman ($10M) among other 8-figure standouts

(Newser) - Parade's annual list of the 30 most generous celebrities is out, and among the best philanthropists are:

Oprah Winfrey: $50.2 million for education, women and children's advocacy.
Herb Alpert: $13 million for music education.
Barbra Streisand: $11 million for the environment, women's issues, AIDS research.
Paul Newman: $10 million

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De Niro Exit Zings Mel's Comeback

Sep 6, 2008 8:59 AM CDT

De Niro Exit Zings Mel's Comeback

Movie on hold after actor abandons co-star in first week of filming

(Newser) - Mel Gibson's hopes of a Hollywood acting comeback have taken a major hit with the abrupt departure of Robert De Niro from the set of Edge of Darkness, reports the Independent. Unspecified "creative differences" triggered the exit, which has put the thriller on hold, said a De Niro spokesman....

10 Ways to Say 'I'm Not Gay'

Jul 22, 2008 1:23 PM CDT

10 Ways to Say 'I'm Not Gay'

Stars defend heterosexuality to their public

(Newser) - Star Jones' ex, Al Reynolds, used YouTube to make it official—he is not gay, just "kind of soft." His coming-in announcement prompts Radar to list the 10 best moments in defensive heterosexuality.

Oprah Winfrey on rumors about her and Gayle King: ''Oh, please.''
Jake Gyllenhaal: "

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Weekend With Mel Gibson Part of Brit's Rehab

May 16, 2008 3:44 PM CDT

Weekend With Mel Gibson Part of Brit's Rehab

Helping pop princess 'in crisis' behind jaunt to Costa Rica

(Newser) - Mel Gibson and wife Robyn are building on attempts to help with ex-neighbor Britney Spears' personal rehabilitation with a getaway to their Costa Rica pad, People reports. The group, also including Brit's dad, jetted there yesterday "for a few days to relax." Gibson and Spears have met up...

Gibson to Return to Big Screen

Apr 29, 2008 12:17 PM CDT

Gibson to Return to Big Screen

Will play a good cop in Edge of Darkness

(Newser) - Hollywood honchos said he’d never work in this town again, but Mel Gibson has managed to land his first role since his drunken anti-Semitic antics 2 years ago, Variety reports. Oddly enough, the actor, who's still on probation imposed following the July 2006 DUI incident, will play a police...

Judge
Cuts Loose
Mel Gibson

Feb 14, 2008 4:07 AM CST

Judge Cuts Loose Mel Gibson

Road Warrior can finish DUI probation without returning to court

(Newser) - Actor Mel Gibson is free to serve out the rest of his drunk driving probation without returning to the courthouse, Reuters reports. "You're on your own now with the self-help groups, so this is the most difficult time for you," a judge told the Apocalypto director yesterday. "...

A Fight Club at
U Chicago?!

Dec 1, 2007 11:23 AM CST

A Fight Club at U Chicago?!

Combats stereotype of student as '5 foot 10, pale, skinny, and good at math.'

(Newser) - While the movie Fight Club spawned many imitators after its 1999 release, it took eight years for a fight club to emerge at the notoriously intellectual University of Chicago. Called Thunderdome, after the 1985 Mad Max movie, the fight club meets outdoors, on the quads on campus, late at night....

'Gotcha' Site TMZ Goes to TV

Sep 23, 2007 4:42 PM CDT

'Gotcha' Site TMZ Goes to TV

Zero to 60 gossip site ups ante

(Newser) - TMZ, the celebrity gossip site that specializes in the self-destructive antics of starlets and B-list celebs, is taking its exuberantly trashy act to TV. No surprise: its 9 million unique visitors in June make it the No. 1 entertainment news site. The surprise, Radar says, is that a major media...