Hudson Ends Tour de Lance

Actress spends weekend in Texas with Owen's buddy

(NEWSER) - Owen Wilson-tease Kate Hudson has quickly turned her attentions to a different Texan, reports People. Serial-celeb dater Lance Armstrong, who seduced 21-year-old Ashley Olsen after dumping Sheryl Crow, took the bubbly actress out for dinner in Austin Friday and Saturday nights—even introducing her to his three kids. The duo also attended a party together in New York on Thursday. More»

Famous people have spooky encounters, too

(NEWSER) - Betty Confidential was at New York Comic Con recently, where it caught one particularly spooky panel: “Celebrity Ghost Stories.” Read on, if you dare:

• Kate Hudson: Apparently one of the most haunted celebs around, Hudson says she’s seen ghosts more times than she can number, including a beyond-the-grave version of her grandmother.
• Nicolas Cage: The ghost he saw at Francis Ford Coppola’s place had big hair and looked like his aunt.

It's a celebrity baby weekend!

(NEWSER) - Turns out Kate Hudson is not psychic: Though she thought she was having a girl, she actually welcomed a “healthy baby boy” yesterday in LA, her rep tells People . Hudson is engaged to the baby’s father, Muse frontman Matthew Bellamy. This is his first child, but Hudson has a 7-year-old son with ex-husband Chris Robinson, Black Crowes frontman. Click to see another famous couple who welcomed a baby today . More»

Apparently it took the media an entire week to notice

(NEWSER) - Kate Hudson is engaged to musician Matt Bellamy, and has apparently been able to hide her huge rock for an entire week. But she couldn't hide it on Today , where Matt Lauer finally noticed it nearly three minutes into their discussion of Hudson's pregnancy. "I'm engaged!" she admitted to him. "I'm so glad you noticed. I haven't really announced it, and I kinda felt like the announcing thing feels so silly, you know what I mean? I was just waiting for somebody to notice." More»

They tried, but just couldn't say goodbye

(NEWSER) - Just five weeks into her early retirement , Amanda Bynes is back —thank goodness. “As you let the good news sink in, possibly while IMDBing who Amanda Bynes actually is,” Mary Elizabeth Williams writes for Salon , consider eight other public figures who just couldn’t quit:

• Cher: “The diva has gone away and come back more times than a persistent case of pinkeye” and is currently doing an extended run in Vegas.
• Joaquin Phoenix: He told reporters he was “done” in 2008, but he’s starring in a documentary about his rap career, so who knows if he was serious or not. Click here to read about a scandal surrounding said documentary.