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Hudson to Sing Anthem at DNC
 Hudson to Sing Anthem at DNC
Aug 26, 2008 12:00 PM CDT

Hudson to Sing Anthem at DNC

Obama asks Oscar winner to perform closing night

(Newser) - Bruce Springsteen may be scheduled to close the Democratic convention, but Barack Obama has asked Jennifer Hudson to perform the national anthem, People reports. "His reps called and said we'd love for you to sing the anthem on Thursday," the Oscar winner’s rep told People. "She's...

Mac Trots Out Star Backing on Dems' Big Day

While attention shifts to Dems, celebrities rally for McCain

(Newser) - John McCain shunned tradition today by grabbing media attention during his opponent's convention kick-off, Politico reports. At a high school in Phoenix, McCain trotted out supporter and reggaeton star Daddy Yankee. McCain "has been a fighter for the Hispanic community… a fighter for immigration," Daddy Yankee told students...

LA Cop Pulls Gun on Diddy
 LA Cop Pulls Gun on Diddy 
Aug 25, 2008 1:12 PM CDT

LA Cop Pulls Gun on Diddy

Deputy 'fearing for his safety' brandished weapon during early-morning stop; calm prevails

(Newser) - A Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy pulled a gun on Sean “Diddy” Combs during a routine traffic stop early yesterday, the New York Daily News reports. The officer “ pulled his firearm, fearing for his safety,” the department explained, when the rap mogul and six of his cohorts...

Madge Sticks It to McCain, Is Sweet to Obama

Gets political during tour video montages

(Newser) - Is Madonna using her Sticky & Sweet world tour to strike back at John McCain’s celebrity ad? During a remix of “Like a Prayer,” a screen flashes images of destruction followed by shots of Hitler, Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe, and then McCain, reports the New York Times....

Madonna Starts Tour, Draws Greenie Fire

To not-sold-out house

(Newser) - Madonna kicked off her 51-stop stage show in Cardiff today, a sprawling extravaganza featuring 20 songs, 250 crew members, and $2 million worth of jewelry, the BBC reports. A giant “M” loomed over the stage as Madonna worked through the show’s four sections, titled Pimp, Old School, Gypsy,...

OMG! Perez Hilton Expands His Unlikely Empire

(Newser) - In three short years, Mario Armando Lavandeira—you may know him better as Perez Hilton—has transformed himself from shy recluse to celebrity gossip maven, with his website generating millions in revenue and page views. With TV specials, his own fashion line, a tell-all book due next year, and, soon,...

Phelps Lands Book Deal, Condo, Girl

(Newser) - Michael Phelps hasn't exactly rested since his eighth medal triumph Saturday night: The swimming sensation not only signed a $1-million deal to pen a behind-the-scenes book on his training regimen and bought a $1.7 million Baltimore condo, he was caught in a steamy make-out session with Australian swimmer Stephanie...

Stars Come Out for Obama
 Stars Come Out for Obama
Aug 22, 2008 9:58 AM CDT

Stars Come Out for Obama

Fete raises $200K with $2,300 tix

(Newser) - With $2,300 checks, celebrities including Jamie Foxx, Lucy Liu, and Isaiah Washington showed their support for Barack Obama last night at a swanky Beverly Hills shindig, the AP reports. The Black and White Gala raised $200,000 for the Obama campaign from the deep pocketbooks of the likes of...

Timberlake, Spears Plan Duet
 Timberlake,
 Spears
 Plan Duet
Aug 21, 2008 11:18 AM CDT

Timberlake, Spears Plan Duet

Long-awaited duet may finally be recorded

(Newser) - The long-awaited duet between Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake may finally see the light of day. The New York Post reports that the former teeny-bopper couple will collaborate on a track for Spears’ next album, due out at the end of '08. It's the second go-round for the duo: Timberlake...

Phelps' Bond With Dad Hardly Golden
Phelps' Bond With Dad
Hardly Golden
Aug 20, 2008 3:01 PM CDT

Phelps' Bond With Dad Hardly Golden

Pop a Beijing no-show; Mike's also getting no love from Beard

(Newser) - Michael Phelps’ estranged dad, who’s had a peripheral role in the swimming sensation’s life since divorcing his mom when the boy was 9, has not contacted his son once during the Olympics, Fred Phelps tells the New York Post. "He's so busy, I'm sure not even his...

Franco Puts Bad Movies Behind Him
 Franco Puts
 Bad Movies
 Behind Him

GLOSSIES
Aug 20, 2008 2:20 PM CDT

Franco Puts Bad Movies Behind Him

Star of bad movies turns to better fare with Pineapple Express and Milk

(Newser) - James Franco is an apologetic guy. He’s sorry for being mean to Annapolis co-star Tyrese (“If he had a bad experience working with me, I was probably a jerk”) and for talking too much (“I am just rambling”), Chris Heath observes in a GQ profile....

Winehouse Back to Rehab
 Winehouse Back to Rehab
Aug 20, 2008 10:35 AM CDT

Winehouse Back to Rehab

After another boozy weekend, singer enters facility near incarcerated husband

(Newser) - Amy Winehouse has checked herself into another rehab clinic, this one just a quick drive from the English countryside prison where husband Blake Fielder-Civil is serving out the remainder of a 27-month sentence, the Sun reports. “If she can get clean and still see Blake it can only be...

Pals Pony Up for Ledger's Daughter

Actors who completed Ledger's final role hand over pay

(Newser) - Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell, who banded together to complete Heath Ledger’s final film role, in the The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus, gave their paychecks to his daughter, Matilda, the Sun reports. “They didn’t take money—it goes to Heath’s daughter,” director Terry...

Sexual Confusion Drove LiLo to Drugs, Men

Actress thought being a lesbian would ruin her career

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan bedded a string of men and took drugs to suppress her lesbian urges before she embraced her relationship with Samantha Ronson, a pal of the actress’ ex-girlfriend tells the tabloid News of the World. “From the start Lindsay was very confused about her feelings so did more...

Cancer-Stricken Swayze Busted With Butt

Actor reportedly lights up on set

(Newser) - Despite fighting pancreatic cancer, actor Patrick Swayze is still smoking, the Sun reports. The Dirty Dancing star, who turns 56 today, was spotted lighting up between scenes of his upcoming A&E crime drama The Beast, the tabloid reports. The self-described “miracle man” was reportedly given weeks to live...

Ellen and Portia Tie the Knot
 Ellen and Portia Tie the Knot
Aug 17, 2008 10:38 AM CDT

Ellen and Portia Tie the Knot

(Newser) - Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi married in an intimate ceremony at their Los Angeles home last night. Nineteen guests watched the couple exchange handwritten vows, including DeGeneres’s mom Betty and de Rossi’s mother Margaret Rogers. The couple wore Zac Posen—DeGeneres in a white chiffon shirt, white...

Tears Fall, Jokes Fly at Mac Memorial

He's still the hottest ticket in town, Cedric the Entertainer jokes

(Newser) - Thousands of fans showed up to honor Bernie Mac today in a memorial service on Chicago's South Side, the Chicago Tribune reports. “He’s still the hottest ticket in town,” said Cedric the Entertainer, who spoke with the rest of Mac’s “Original Kings of Comedy" team—...

McCain's 'TMZ Campaign' Is Risky Business
 McCain's 'TMZ Campaign' Is Risky Business
OPINION
Aug 15, 2008 5:09 PM CDT

McCain's 'TMZ Campaign' Is Risky Business

Candidate bets America's celebrity resentment outweighs admiration

(Newser) - John McCain's attack ads on the "biggest celebrity in the world" depend on Americans loving to hate stars more than they admire them, writes James Poniewozik in Time. If the tactic works, it will shift Barack Obama’s best asset into a Republican secret weapon—but "snark aside,...

Pals: LiLo Back to Eyeing Men
 Pals: LiLo
 Back to
 Eyeing Men 
Aug 15, 2008 12:49 PM CDT

Pals: LiLo Back to Eyeing Men

'Faux-mosexual' rumors shadow starlet, girlfriend

(Newser) - Friends of Lindsay Lohan suspect her relationship with DJ girlfriend Samantha Ronson may be coming apart, OK! magazine reports. Sources close to Lohan claim she has been spotted flirting with guys while Ronson isn’t looking, and they say she will likely make a move on “the next guy...

DeGeneres to Wed Tomorrow
 DeGeneres to Wed Tomorrow
Aug 15, 2008 9:54 AM CDT

DeGeneres to Wed Tomorrow

Intimate ceremony in the works since May

(Newser) - Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi’s intimate wedding will take place this weekend in California, Us Weekly reports. The daytime gabber and her 35-year-old bride announced their intentions to wed following the Supreme Court’s gay marriage ruling this spring. "Planning a wedding is very stressful. It's crazy....

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