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Halle 'Sexier Now Than I Used to Be'
 Halle 'Sexier 
 Now Than I 
 Used to Be' 
COMMENTARY
Oct 8, 2008 12:30 PM CDT

Halle 'Sexier Now Than I Used to Be'

Esquire 's sexiest woman alive ruminates on the honor

(Newser) - After 20-plus years in Hollywood, Esquire picked 2008—the year of her first baby and, incidentally, not the year she played a bikini-clad Bond girl—to dub Halle Berry the sexiest woman alive. “I'll take it,” writes the 42-year-old actress in an acceptance speech that shares a thing...

Murray 'Devastated' by Divorce
 Murray 'Devastated' by Divorce 
Oct 8, 2008 12:01 PM CDT

Murray 'Devastated' by Divorce

Actor was 'just dead, just broken' since May

(Newser) - His divorce from his wife of 11 years and her accusations of abuse and addiction “were devastating…the worst thing that ever happened to me in my entire life," says Bill Murray. "I was just dead, just broken," a teary Murray told the AP of the...

Barker: 'Thankful to Be Alive'
 Barker: 'Thankful to Be Alive' 
Oct 8, 2008 11:00 AM CDT

Barker: 'Thankful to Be Alive'

Wants to hold kids again, play drums

(Newser) - Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker says he's glad to be alive after suffering severe burns in a fiery plane crash last month. "My biggest fear ever is to be involved in a plane crash, so ... I'm just grateful to be here at all,” Barker told Us Weekly magazine...

Jimmy, Sarah May Be on Again
 Jimmy, Sarah May Be on Again 
Oct 8, 2008 10:26 AM CDT

Jimmy, Sarah May Be on Again

Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman dating again

(Newser) - Funny couple Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman are back together, People reports. The pair, who ended their 5-year relationship in July, have been going on touchy-feely dates, leaving an LA restaurant holding hands and getting cozy during pal Howard Stern’s wedding last week.  "They're taking it slow,...

Injury Ends Olympian's DWTS Run

Beach volleyball champ Misty May-Treanor ruptured tendon Friday

(Newser) - Olympic gold medalist Misty May-Treanor confirmed last night that she is leaving ABC’s Dancing With the Stars after suffering a ruptured Achilles tendon. “I'm out,” the beach volleyball champ announced during yesterday’s show, OK! reports. She said she “heard a pop doing the lindy hop”...

Mags, Schmags: Minnie Debuts Kid on MySpace

Goes straight to fans rather than make money from mag

(Newser) - Rather than make a mint off his mug, new mom Minnie Driver posted photos of son Henry on her MySpace page, the Sun reports. Thousands of fans have logged on to the actress's profile to check out the sleeping 1-month-old. Driver still refuses to reveal her babydaddy, saying, "He's...

Broderick to Return to Broadway

"The Philanthropist" opens next April

(Newser) - Matthew Broderick will return to Broadway next spring in a revival of "The Philanthropist," a comedy by English playwright Christopher Hampton. Broderick, in his first Broadway appearance since the 2005 revival of "The Odd Couple," portrays Philip, an insular college professor. Directed by David Grindley, the...

Papa Lohan Invites Your Best Jab
Papa Lohan Invites Your
Best Jab
Oct 6, 2008 1:39 PM CDT

Papa Lohan Invites Your Best Jab

Bidding starts at $5K to face Michael in Long Island charity bout

(Newser) - Step right up and be the next to knock out Michael Lohan, best known for using his platform as a celeb’s father to pitch his own outsized opinions. The highest bidder at a Long Island charity boxing match will get to take on Papa Lohan inside the ring Nov....

'YouTube of Variety Shows' Will Star Rosie

(Newser) - Rosie O'Donnell will launch an attempt to revive both her TV career and the variety genre the night before Thanksgiving, hosting Rosie's Variety Show live on NBC, Variety reports. The 1-hour show will feature celeb guests and musical and comedy acts. It's is believed to be the precursor to a...

Reporter Dropped Dime on Locklear, Pocketed $25K

Former US Weekly magazine editor banks on bad driving with TMZ

(Newser) - A former magazine editor collected $27,500 from a gossip internet site after making the 911 phone call that led to Heather Locklear's DUI bust, reports ABC News. Jill Ishkanian, a one-time editor at Us Weekly magazine, called the cops after spotting Lockyear in the parking lot of a California...

Kardashian Sobs Over Surprise Loss

Unexpected elimination leaves reality TV dope distraught

(Newser) - Kim Kardashian was inconsolable after being the surprise elimination on Dancing with the Stars last night, People reports. Off camera, Kardashian ran to her family and broke down into tears. "I just hope that her time on the show was magical for her," said her dancing partner. ...

Spears Camp Working to KO Sex Tape

Denies it exists, then tries to buy it

(Newser) - Rumors that Britney Spears’ paparazzo ex-boyfriend is shopping a sex tape of the star during her drug-addled, depression-ridden breakdown have prompted her camp to act to squash the video—at any cost. While a Spears insider denies the existence of the tape to E! Online, the Sun reports that Brit’...

Newman: Proud Liberal, Embarrassed Sex Symbol
Newman: Proud Liberal, Embarrassed Sex Symbol
OPINION
Oct 1, 2008 9:33 AM CDT

Newman: Proud Liberal, Embarrassed Sex Symbol

Maureen Dowd pays affectionate tribute to frequent interviewee

(Newser) - Paul Newman was an unapologetic liberal, Maureen Dowd reminds us in a column on the actor who was also her teenage crush. He made Nixon's enemies list for supporting Eugene McCarthy and opposing the Vietnam War, and had "traits that have been in short supply in the Bush administration,...

Janet Jackson Hospitalized
 Janet Jackson Hospitalized 
Sep 30, 2008 11:00 AM CDT

Janet Jackson Hospitalized

Rushed to hospital during sound check

(Newser) - Janet Jackson was rushed to the hospital last night after "falling ill" during a sound check onstage before a concert, AP reports. The 42-year-old singer canceled her Montreal performance and remains under observation. Jackson, last hospitalized in March with the flu, is on a North American tour.

Redford Remembers Newman
 Redford Remembers Newman 
Sep 29, 2008 3:00 PM CDT

Redford Remembers Newman

From Butch Cassidy to birthday gifts, Robert Redford recalls friendship

(Newser) - "Paul really likes to have fun and…he really especially loves to laugh at his own jokes, and some of them are just really awful," Robert Redford recalled of his friend Paul Newman to ABC News. "He enjoyed them so much…you'd start to laugh with him...

Quaid-Ryan Blame Game Escalates

(Newser) - Dennis Quaid is firing back at ex-wife Meg Ryan, who now says he cheated on her before she famously stepped out with Russell Crowe. "It was eight years ago, and I find it unbelievable that Meg continues publicly to rehash and rewrite the story of our relationship," the...

Ledger Tot Sues as Insurance Balks at $10M Payout

Company says it can't rule out suicide

(Newser) - A trustee representing Heath Ledger's 3-year-old daughter is suing the actor's insurance provider, who is balking at paying out his $10 million death benefits, TMZ reports. ReliaStar Life Insurance Co. says it's withholding payment until they determine whether Ledger's accidental overdose death was a suicide, an investigation that includes quizzing...

All Hail Paul, 'Ultimate Cool Guy'

From Clooney to the Clintons, nation pays tribute to actor icon

(Newser) - E! Online published a list of high-profile tributes in remembrance of Paul Newman's death Friday. Here are some highlights:
  • "He set the bar too high for the rest of us. Not just actors, but all of us." —George Clooney
  • "Paul Newman was the ultimate cool guy
...

Disney's New Princess Could Grab Miley's Crown

16-year-old Demi Lovato is on the fast track to teen superstardom

(Newser) - A new star is rising through the Disney ranks and teen entertainment watchers think she could go all the way to the top, Entertainment Weekly reports. At 16, Demi Lovato already has a decade of showbiz experience under her belt and the Camp Rock star looks set to go take...

LiLo May Seek Protection From 'Erratic' Dad

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan is so scared of her father that she is considering taking out an order of protection against him, the New York Post reports. "He's behaving so erratically that she's terrified he'll do something to her," said a source. "She's contacted her lawyer to arrange this....

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