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Fire Breaks Out at Mark Wahlberg's New Eatery

No injuries, interior damage after fire on patio of Vegas' Flecha Cantina the night before ribbon cutting

(Newser) - Mark Wahlberg's new Vegas restaurant, Flecha Cantina, saw its grand opening in September, but Thursday was meant to be the day when Wahlberg officially cut the ribbon on the place. A fire broke out on the eatery's patio the day before the ceremony, however, causing a bit of...

Pecker Airs 'Catch and Kill' Stories About Other Celebrities

Meanwhile, prosecutors accuse Trump of more violations of gag order

(Newser) - A lot of celebrity dirt was aired during day seven of Donald Trump's hush-money trial, only some of that being Trump's own. Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified Thursday that Trump was nervous about the publication holding boxes of materials related to "catch and kill" stories...

Apolitical Guy Fieri Is Suddenly Political
Apolitical
Guy Fieri
Is Suddenly
Political
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Jul 11, 2023 10:50 AM CDT

Apolitical Guy Fieri Is Suddenly Political

Although it's unintentional, as a photo of him with Donald Trump creates a ruckus online

(Newser) - Generally speaking, celebrity chef Guy Fieri has never been one to mix politics with his food. As Matt Schimkowitz wrote for the AV Club in a 2021 profile, "the vagueness in Fieri's political beliefs has allowed fans to project whatever they want onto him." Which is part...

Mark Wahlberg's George Floyd Post Met With Derision

Mark Wahlberg's
George Floyd
Post Met With
Derision
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Jun 13, 2020 11:00 AM CDT

Mark Wahlberg's George Floyd Post Met With Derision

With many pointing out the actor's past racial incidents

(Newser) - Not every celebrity is finding their anti-racist posts well received. Just ask Mark Wahlberg, who late last week posted a photo of George Floyd on Instagram , along with the following: "The murder of George Floyd is heartbreaking. We must all work together to fix this problem. I'm praying...

Mark Wahlberg's Bizarre Daily Schedule Raises Many, Many Questions

We round up the reactions to the star's Instagram post

(Newser) - Asked by a fan about his daily routine, Mark Wahlberg offered up a detailed rundown on Instagram ... and, well, it's quite interesting. It starts with a wakeup time of 2:30am, includes three meals, three snacks, two showers, two workouts, and a round of golf, and ends with a...

After Outcry, Wahlberg Makes a Big Donation

Gives $1.5M re-shoot fee for 'All the Money in the World' to Time's Up in name of Michelle Williams

(Newser) - Following an outcry over a significant disparity in pay between co-stars, Mark Wahlberg agreed Saturday to donate the $1.5 million he earned for reshoots for All the Money in the World to the sexual misconduct defense initiative Time's Up. Wahlberg said he'll donate the money in the...

Report: Wahlberg Demanded $1.5M to Approve Reshoot

Director felt 'betrayed and angry,' sources say

(Newser) - The massive pay gap between co-stars for the All the Money in the World reshoot came after Mark Wahlberg and his agent played hardball with producers, telling them they could either cough up $1.5 million or keep Kevin Spacey in the movie, insiders say. Sources tell USA Today that...

Report: Williams Got 0.07% of Male Co-Star's Pay for Reshoot

She's said to have made less than $1K for 'All the Money in the World' redo

(Newser) - The biggest controversy surrounding Ridley Scott's latest movie used to be the replacement of disgraced actor Kevin Spacey with Christopher Plummer. Now, new commotion surrounding All the Money in the World, with USA Today reporting a good portion of the money in the reshoot budget went to Mark Wahlberg,...

Mark Wahlberg Sorry He Played Well-Endowed Porn Star

Catholic actor has prayed to God for forgiveness for his role in 1997's 'Boogie Nights'

(Newser) - Mark Wahlberg says he hopes God will forgive him for his turn as a porn star in PT Anderson's 1997 film Boogie Nights. Wahlberg told the Chicago Tribune ahead of an event with Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich on Friday that he hopes "God is a movie fan and...

Mark Wahlberg Went to Game, Left Before Epic Comeback

He says his son wasn't feeling well

(Newser) - Any Falcons fan at Sunday's Super Bowl surely felt awful afterward. But how about a Patriots fan who left early and missed the record comeback? That happened to none other than Mark Wahlberg, who attended with his wife and two sons, reports US Weekly . This video shows the Wahlbergs...

Patriots Day Is 'Thoughtful' Yet 'Unnecessary'
Patriots Day
Is 'Thoughtful'
Yet 'Unnecessary'
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Jan 13, 2017 8:16 AM CST

Patriots Day Is 'Thoughtful' Yet 'Unnecessary'

It 'gets the job done' for the most part

(Newser) - Less than four years after the real-life event, director Peter Berg has brought us Hollywood's version of the Boston Marathon bombing with Patriots Day , centering on a fictional Boston police sergeant (Mark Wahlberg) whose experiences are based on the real ones of several people. Here's what critics are...

Wahlbergs' Company Sued Over Alleged Wage Theft

Ex-Wahlburgers employees say they weren't paid minimum wage

(Newser) - Five former employees of the burger chain founded by Mark and Donnie Wahlberg are suing the company over what they call "rampant" violations of labor laws, reports the AP . The ex-employees who filed the class-action suit in New York federal court Thursday previously worked at a Wahlburgers location in...

5 Celebrity Police Officers
 5 Celebrity Police Officers 
Aug 7, 2016 2:03 PM CDT

5 Celebrity Police Officers

A lot of actors have played cops on TV, but these celebs really are the law in real life

(Newser) - Former CHiPs star Erik Estrada recently became a reserve police officer in the tiny town of St. Anthony, Idaho, reports the Idaho State Journal . But the actor, who famously played a motorcycle cop on the '80s TV show, is hardly the first celebrity to add "real life cop"...

7 Stars Who Pilfered Props From Film Sets

Who wouldn't want a pair of prosthetic testicles for dinner parties?

(Newser) - Who hasn't been tempted to pilfer a pen or a handful of paperclips from the office (or maybe steal a little time browsing the Web)? Well, it's not just common folk who may commit acts of on-the-job theft. Here's a sampling of the 18 actors who, according...

Critics in Love-Hate War Over Ted 2

 Critics in Love-Hate 
 War Over Ted 2 
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Jun 26, 2015 1:11 PM CDT

Critics in Love-Hate War Over Ted 2

Some say it's hilarious, others couldn't stand it

(Newser) - A court declares a 2-foot-tall talking teddy bear is, um, not human. So starts Seth MacFarlane's Ted 2, in which Ted and his faithful buddy John recruit a pot-smoking lawyer to plead his case while cracking jokes about black penises. What do critics have to say?
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Mark Wahlberg Wants Pardon for 1988 Assault

Says he's dedicated himself to good works ever since

(Newser) - Back in 1988, Mark Wahlberg was just a 16-year-old troublemaker, and after trying to steal two cases of beer from Thanh Lam outside a Massachusetts convenience store, he beat the man with a 5-foot stick and screamed racial slurs at him. The attack left Lam blind in one eye, NECN...

Donnie Wahlberg, Jenny McCarthy Tie the Knot

But brother Mark Wahlberg is a no-show

(Newser) - Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy are now husband and wife, reports the AP . The New Kids on the Block alum, 45, and ex-View co-host, 41, engaged in April, tied the knot at the Hotel Baker near Chicago last night surrounded by close family and friends, notes US Weekly . One notable...

Transformers 4 Is Just Plain Awful

 Transformers 4 Is 
 Just Plain Awful 
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Jun 27, 2014 11:40 AM CDT

Transformers 4 Is Just Plain Awful

Critics advise you stay away from this noisy summer flick

(Newser) - Womp womp. According to critics, the Transformers franchise should have been kept to a trilogy. The fourth installment of this robot-smashing series, Transformers: Age of Extinction, is getting the nod from just 20% of critics on Rotten Tomatoes . The upside? It has a 74% approval rating from audiences. Here's...

5 Celebs Who Pray
 5 Celebs Who Pray 
May 17, 2014 8:39 AM CDT

5 Celebs Who Pray

In some cases, every single day

(Newser) - Magic Johnson is turning the other cheek when it comes to LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling: "I'm a God-fearing man and I'm going to pray for him and hope things work out for him," Johnson recently said after Sterling said some less-than-kind things about him on...

Mark Wahlberg Lost 61 Pounds for Movie

He went from 196 pounds to 135 pounds for 'The Gambler'

(Newser) - Mark Wahlberg is the latest male celebrity to lose a drastic amount of weight for a movie role, the San Jose Mercury News reports, citing an interview the actor gave to People. "I started at 196 and got down to 135" while filming The Gambler, in which he plays...

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