In Tough Times, Celebs Seek Out Infomercials

A Hollywood money manager gives the details to 'New York'

(NEWSER) - "Very few" superstars live within their means, a Hollywood money manager tells New York . Cash, in particular, can spell bad news: "We had one guy go through $600,000 one year," the manager explains. "We try to get everything on a credit card: It helps track it." He gave the magazine details of one A-list actor's finances. Highlights:

• Total income: $15,912,000
• Cash spent: $175,000
• Fine art: $1,200,000
• Jewelry: $875,000

Actor will name those who 'abused me'

(NEWSER) - A vampire hunter on The Lost Boys is now after Hollywood pedophiles. Former child actor Corey Feldman, a star of Stand By Me and The Goonies, has vowed to reveal the names of two Hollywood figures who abused him when he was 14. "These older men were leching around like vultures," Feldman told The Sun . "There are people who have got away with it for so long they think they are above the law. That's got to stop." More»

Will start $3M gig after having baby

(NEWSER) - Jessica Simpson hasn't had her baby yet, but she's already planning for how to get back to her pre-pregnancy size. And apparently, she'll be paid $3 million to do so. That's how much the deal she just signed with Weight Watchers is worth, sources tell the New York Post . One says that Simpson, who was courted by other programs as well, will start the gig after having her baby. Click for 14 more celebs who've been paid to lose weight . More»

Plus: Jessica Simpson's weird pregnancy craving

(NEWSER) - Mariah Carey is down a whopping 70 pounds since giving birth to twins Moroccan and Monroe six months ago, she told Rosie O’Donnell yesterday. After first shedding 40 pounds of "water weight", she went on Jenny Craig (which is now, apparently, known as just “Jenny”) to lose the remaining 30. Perhaps the oddest detail from People ’s story: Carey was lowered onto The Rosie Show stage atop a crescent moon. Us has a picture of Carey’s post-baby bod. More»

'It's true. I am going to be a mummy,' she tweets

(NEWSER) - More from the Not Such Shocking News Dept : Jessica Simpson is pregnant. The 31-year-old performer today made a Halloween-theme announcement, tweeting a pic of herself dressed as a mummy and rubbing her tummy: "It's true. I am going to be a mummy," she wrote. Her first baby with fiance Eric Johnson apparently isn't impeding her schedule, either: She's agreed to mentor alongside Nicole Richie on the forthcoming NBC reality show, Fashion Star, the AP reports. Click to see a family portrait , and more photos of a clearly pregnant Simpson and her babydaddy . More»