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Conan's Stalker Priest Suspended by Archdiocese

Sep 11, 2008 6:00 PM CDT

Conan's Stalker Priest Suspended by Archdiocese

Ajemian cut off by Catholic church after leaving psychiatric treatment facility

(Newser) - Conan O’Brien’s “stalker priest” has been suspended by the Boston Archdiocese, the Globe reports. The Rev. David Ajemian was instructed by his bishop to remain indefinitely at a residential psychiatric facility after he harassed the NBC late-night host, but he has apparently absconded. For disobeying the treatment...

Parton Kicks Off 9 to 5 Premiere

Sep 11, 2008 1:33 PM CDT

Parton Kicks Off 9 to 5 Premiere

Parton offers mini concert at debut show

(Newser) - Tuesday's premiere of 9 to 5: The Musical came with an unexpected treat when Dolly Parton leaped on stage and performed songs to cover up a technical glitch, says the Los Angeles Times Music Blog. She roused the audience into singing along to the "9 to 5" theme, and...

Kidman Is Most Overpaid Actor

Sep 10, 2008 11:40 AM CDT

Kidman Is Most Overpaid Actor

Ex-husband makes the list, too

(Newser) - With an ignominious 1:1 ratio of salary to receipts, Nicole Kidman snags the top spot on Forbes’ list of most overpaid movie stars. In other words, her films make a mere $1 for every dollar she’s paid, an average $15 million per flick. Ex-husband Tom Cruise is close...

Jacko's Undies
for Sale

Sep 9, 2008 11:30 AM CDT

Jacko's Undies for Sale

Bidding starts at $1M, bleaching cream also up

(Newser) - A pair of Michael Jackson’s Calvin Klein briefs, which were confiscated as evidence during his child-molestation case, is on sale for at least $1 million, reports the New York Post. The unwashed size-28 tighty whities will go up for bid on eBay tomorrow, now that a businessman who obtained...

Celeb Cancer Show Nets $100M

Sep 8, 2008 4:56 PM CDT

Celeb Cancer Show Nets $100M

(Newser) - The all-star TV benefit that ran on three US networks and reached 170 countries worldwide has raised $100 million for cancer research, Reuters reports. Friday's Stand Up to Cancer telecast, which drew a modest but apparently generous audience of 10.3 million in the US. It attracted 100 celebs, some...

LiLo & Sam:
Fashion Week's Gossip Girls

Sep 8, 2008 10:34 AM CDT

LiLo & Sam: Fashion Week's Gossip Girls

Pair causes media mayhem at Ronson sis' show

(Newser) - Nothing grabs attention at New York's fashion week like Lindsay Lohan and girlfriend Samantha Ronson attending your show. The duo sat in the front row for the Saturday presentation of Ronson's sister Charlotte's spring collection, and were swarmed by photographers who brushed past other famous folks like Sean Lennon.

Madonna
Dedicates
'Virgin'
to Pope

Sep 8, 2008 9:51 AM CDT

Madonna Dedicates 'Virgin' to Pope

Ruffles pontiff's feathers during Rome concert

(Newser) - During a performance in Rome Saturday night, Madonna dedicated her hit single "Like a Virgin" to the Pope, Reuters reports. "I dedicate this song to the pope, because I'm a child of God. All of you are also children of God," the 50-year-old announced on the stage...

LiLo Turns Down Playboy

Sep 5, 2008 11:00 AM CDT

LiLo Turns Down Playboy

Lohan won't pose nude again

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan has turned down an offer to pose for a $700,000 topless photo shoot for Playboy's 55th anniversary issue, the New York Post reports. The mag's creative directors had hoped she'd pose in tribute to '60s sexpot Ann-Margret and her film Kitten With a Whip, but her rep...

Jonas Brothers Land TV Show

Sep 5, 2008 10:11 AM CDT

Jonas Brothers Land TV Show

Brothers will sing, take out garbage on Disney series

(Newser) - The Jonas Brothers will star in their own original Disney series, reports People. The unnamed show will be similar to HBO's Flight of the Conchords, with singing interludes. "It's going to be about us as a band but dealing with normal things like trying to take out the trash...

Diddy on Palin:
Could Anyone Be Less Black?

Sep 4, 2008 4:23 PM CDT

Diddy on Palin: Could Anyone Be Less Black?

Rapper says McCain's choice 'completely irresponsible'

(Newser) - P Diddy—“government name" Sean Combs—has a heart-to-heart with John McCain on a dizzying YouTube video complaining that the Arizona senator's choice of running mate is “not respectful to our diverse lives.” Sporting tinted shades, a white tee and serious bling, Diddy, “aka Ciroc Obama,...

Vast Trove
Yields Marilyn Secrets

GLOSSIES

Sep 3, 2008 4:52 PM CDT

Vast Trove Yields Marilyn Secrets

Papers from unearthed Monroe filing cabinets suggest abortion

(Newser) - Filing cabinets stuffed with receipts and letters are opening a window into Marilyn Monroe’s personal life, Vanity Fair reports. Payments for something "medical" coincide with her 1953 hospitalization for a gynecological procedure, suggesting an abortion, and notes she sent to husband Arthur Miller’s children while they were...

Is This Her
Brain (Damage)
on Drugs?

Sep 3, 2008 9:19 AM CDT

Is This Her Brain (Damage) on Drugs?

Docs fear permanent harm from ODs

(Newser) - Amy Winehouse may have brain damage as a result of two overdoses in the past year where she binged on crystal meth, heroin, and cocaine, reports the Sun. In addition, the "Rehab" singer convulsed “like a scene from The Exorcist" and displayed “multiple personality traits” after consuming...

Pal: Duchovny Addicted to Porn

Sep 2, 2008 11:10 AM CDT

Pal: Duchovny Addicted to Porn

Web obsession prompted actor to enter rehab

(Newser) - David Duchovny entered rehab for sex addiction because of a longstanding addiction to Internet pornography, not because he had cheated on wife Tea Leoni, a friend tells Fox News. The X-Files star, whose character on Showtime's Californication is a sex addict, went public with his demons because a fellow patient...

McMahon Home Woes Persist

Aug 30, 2008 6:16 PM CDT

McMahon Home Woes Persist

Mystery buyer drops out, but Donald Trump may still spring for Beverly Hills mansion

(Newser) - Ed McMahon’s money woes continued this week when the sale of his house fell through. The mystery buyer who had topped Donald Trump's offer "did not perform on a specific point of the contract," McMahon's realtor said—although Trump's bid is apparently still on the table. McMahon's...

Seinfeld
Defense:
Lawsuits
are Funny

Aug 28, 2008 12:42 PM CDT

Seinfeld Defense: Lawsuits are Funny

Sez silly suits are fodder for routine

(Newser) - Jerry Seinfeld insisted yesterday that he didn’t slander a woman suing his wife for cookbook plagiarism because silly lawsuits are fodder for good comedy. The comic cited episodes from Seinfeld as well as his kid-friendly Bee Movie in a court filing as examples of the First Amendment-protected comedic license...

OJ's Kid Decks Him
in Brawl Over Girl

Aug 28, 2008 8:40 AM CDT

OJ's Kid Decks Him in Brawl Over Girl

Knock-down fight erupts over money, boozy behavior

(Newser) - OJ Simpson's eldest daughter Arnelle knocked her dad to the ground during a family squabble at his Florida home, reports the New York Daily News. Arnelle, 39, was furious at Simpson for dishing out money to boozy girlfriend Christie Prody and shoved him down, according to sources. She called 911...

Mackenzie Phillips Busted for Drugs

Aug 27, 2008 6:01 PM CDT

Mackenzie Phillips Busted for Drugs

Heroin, cocaine found on One Day at a Time star at LA airport

(Newser) - 1980s TV star Mackenzie Phillips, 48, was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport this morning for allegedly trying to take small amounts of heroin and cocaine on a flight, E! News reports. The former One Day at a Time star—who lost her role because of drugs—has more recently...

Sam Using LiLo
for Book, Dad Says

Aug 27, 2008 12:03 PM CDT

Sam Using LiLo for Book, Dad Says

Says Samantha's tell-all will take advantage of Lohan

(Newser) - Ever-opinionated, Michael Lohan is furious over rumors that his daughter Lindsay’s girlfriend is penning a tell-all tome. "She's using my daughter. People never even knew who Samantha Ronson was until she met Lindsay. She was just some LA DJ. And now she's writing a book? I am at...

Bolton, Housewives
Vamp Hit Splitsville

Aug 27, 2008 8:26 AM CDT

Bolton, Housewives Vamp Hit Splitsville

Couple ends engagement amicably, says Sheridan's rep

(Newser) - Actress Nicollette Sheridan and musician Michael Bolton are calling it quits—again, Sheridan’s rep tells People. The couple announced their engagement 2 years ago after rekindling a romance that had ended nearly a decade earlier. A spokesman for the 44-year-old Desperate Housewives star characterized the breakup as "amicable....

Biden Attracts West Wing Love

Aug 26, 2008 1:31 PM CDT

Biden Attracts West Wing Love

Richard Schiff, who played White House insider, is candidate's Hollywood connection

(Newser) - He probably wouldn’t merit a Washington appointment, but Joe Biden’s biggest Tinseltown fan has small-screen political experience, the Los Angeles Times reports. Richard Schiff, who won an Emmy for his role as White House communications director on West Wing, is stumping for his “real deal” candidate this...

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