Sam Growls Over PETA 'Flour Bomb'

Spoof Nintendo game proves popular

(NEWSER) - Some of PETA's stunts seem like jokes , but apparently its rather absurd anti-Mario campaign actually was one. After the group attacked the cartoon plumber for his Tanooki suit, a rep tells Kotaku that Mario fans should “relax.” Its violent game parody, in which players act as a bloody tanuki chasing down Mario, "was meant to be tongue-in-cheek, a fun way to call attention to a serious issue, that raccoon dogs are skinned alive for their fur.” More»

...she becomes a vegan. Or $20K of rehab, at least

(NEWSER) - If Lindsay Lohan really wants her stint in rehab to be sponsored , all she has to do is give up her addiction ... to meat and cheese. Headline-grabbing PETA has reached out to the star, offering to pitch in $10,000 if she goes vegan for the rest of her stay—and another $10,000 if she remains vegan for a year afterward. "Lindsay Lohan is the most visible example of a real addict, and if she can conquer her addiction to meat and cheese, absolutely anyone can," the PETA prez tells the Los Angeles Times . More»

Ex Samantha Ronson visits troubled starlet in jail

(NEWSER) - If the UK tabs are to be believed, Lindsay Lohan is under 24-hour watch in jail because officials are concerned about scratches on her arms. “They are suitably worried by the marks to confiscate her prison-issue toiletries,” a source tells the Mirror . More from the world of Lohan:

• If nothing else, Lohan’s jail term appears to be bringing her and ex-galpal Samantha Ronson together. Ronson visited for about an hour yesterday, but her only comment to reporters who asked how Lohan is doing was, “How do you think she’s doing?” People reports. Ronson later tweeted, “Song Of The Day: Rolling Stones—Waiting on A Friend.”

Hey, at least no one's throwing drinks

(NEWSER) - The bad news: Lindsay Lohan is going to jail. The good news: Her pined-after ex, Samantha Ronson, is back on her side. Ronson recently defended Lohan against a stream of hilarious—er, mean— tweets from Joan Rivers. Samples: “Lindsay Lohan said she wouldn't mind being under oath because she thought Oath was a Norwegian ski instructor” and “I was just reading about the new Lindsay Lohan diet, which is all liquid. 80 Proof.” More»

How long til Ronson and Lohan are back at it?

(NEWSER) - Despite having had both a glass and a cigarette (allegedly) thrown at her in recent months, Samantha Ronson has apparently decided to befriend troubled ex Lindsay Lohan again. Radar snapped Ronson leaving LiLo’s place on Friday night and asked if the melodramatic pair was getting back together. Lohan’s response: “We’re friends.” Let’s see how long this lasts... More»