Liam Gallagher Suing Brother Over Oasis 'Lies'

(NEWSER) - After years of sibling rivalry that often escalated into brawls, guitarist Noel Gallagher quit the band Oasis today, the BBC reports, and blamed brother Liam. “It’s with some sadness and great relief to tell you that I quit Oasis tonight,” Noel, who’s 6 years older than Liam, 36. “People will write and say what they like, but I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer.” More»

Crazy lawsuit filed against actress

(NEWSER) - According to a new lawsuit, Sharon Stone hired a nanny … then wouldn't let her speak to Stone's children, lest they pick up her Filipino accent. This according to Erlinda T. Elemen, who worked as Stone's live-in housekeeper and nanny for five years, and who claims Stone made other racially derogatory comments around her. Elemen claims she was fired after she asked Stone to pay her overtime wages that the actress had originally withheld; Stone allegedly paid her but screamed at her and called her a thief, then fired her for taking the pay. More»

Both sides agree to have case heard by a judge: source

(NEWSER) - Maybe the John Travolta massage scandal will quietly fade away after all: First the lawyer for the first masseur accusing Travolta of sexual assault dropped him as a client , and now Radar reports that the lawsuit filed by the second masseur will not go to trial. However, a judge will hear the case privately in mediation, a process agreed to by both sides, a source says. More»

But TMZ has more 'proof' of actor's innocence

(NEWSER) - Looks like John Travolta's masseur controversy isn't going to quietly fade away: The lawyer who filed the lawsuit on behalf of the two men accusing Travolta of sexual assault tells CNN he's been contacted by "droves" of "people from different resorts from every state from Hawaii, Arizona, Texas, New York" with various claims against Travolta. "I'm getting tons of calls," he said, according to the New York Daily News . More»

Photo, receipt appear to prove he was thousands of miles away

(NEWSER) - John Travolta may actually have to thank gossip site TMZ : It obtained a photo and a receipt that could prove the actor didn’t actually grope at least one of the masseurs accusing him of sexual assault. The photo, passed along by “Travolta sources,” shows the actor in New York City on Jan. 16, the day the assault supposedly occurred thousands of miles away in Beverly Hills. And the receipt, from the same day, shows that Travolta ate at a New York restaurant. Click for more on the first and second masseurs suing Travolta. More»