Who Gave Guy a Shiner?

But sorry, still no word on 'You're So Vain' subject

(NEWSER) - Ever wondered who Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain” is really about? Join the club . Fortunately, there are at least nine other songs “secretly” written about someone famous whose identity has since been uncovered. From The Frisky :

• Amy Winehouse: “Me and Mr. Jones” is supposedly about her unrequited love for rapper Nas; it refers to his daughter Destiny and his birthday, Sept. 14.
• Madonna: “Miles Away” was inspired by now-ex-husband Guy Ritchie, she told Elle. She also once dedicated it to the “emotionally retarded.”

Think Tiger's paying a lot? He's still not tops

(NEWSER) - Tiger Woods’ reported $750 million divorce payout is big, but not big enough to top the Daily Beast's list of the 10 costliest divorces (it comes in second—a distant second):

• Michael and Diandra Douglas: She walked away with half his fortune—$45 million—and could still get more. She’s suing for half his Wall Street 2 earnings, since it’s related to a movie he made while they were together.
• James Cameron and Linda Hamilton: The $50 million she won in the divorce didn’t stop her from recently telling the Mail, “He was always a jerk.”

From Brad and Jen to Madonna and Guy, these made headlines

(NEWSER) - For better or for worse, this decade will always be remembered as the one in which that homewrecker Angelina Jolie broke up Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston’s marriage. The Daily Beast comments on that, and nine other high-profile divorces of the '00s. More»

Starsuckers exposes tabloids' habit of publishing fabricated gossip

(NEWSER) - The upcoming British documentary Starsuckers proves what we’ve always suspected: Tabloids—at least, UK tabloids—will print just about anything, including “complete and utter babble,” the director tells the Guardian. Among the fake stories he got published—and, often, reprinted around the world: Avril Lavigne passed out at a nightclub, Amy Winehouse’s hair caught on fire, and Guy Ritchie got a black eye from juggling cutlery. More»

But, the Sherlock Holmes director admits, he still loves her

(NEWSER) - Guy Ritchie talks—at great length, repetitively, meanderingly, often philosophically—to Tom Chiarella, but the part of the Esquire interview receiving the most hype is, of course, the director’s comment on ex-wife Madonna. “Here you go: I still love her,” he says, adding—in an echo of her saying once that he is “emotionally retarded”—“But she's retarded, too.” More»