Megan Fox Will 'Never' Make a Sex Tape

'I'm very prudish,' actress explains

(NEWSER) - Out of a long profile in the Guardian , this tidbit from Carey Mulligan: "I haven't seen myself naked in the mirror for probably a decade. I'm very prudish." It's an especially surprising revelation considering Mulligan just starred in Shame, a film about a sex addict that required her to appear nude. The role was a challenge for her, she explains, because the character she played is "such an exhibitionist, such an extrovert. I tend to clamp up on camera, but this meant working with no inhibitions. I mean, I don't wear a bikini on the beach. I walk around my house in pajamas." More»

Pornography probe provokes dissident artist's supporters

(NEWSER) - Supporters of outspoken artist Ai Weiwei are using their bodies as well as their cash to defend him against the Chinese government. In response to news that an Ai assistant might face pornography charges over a nude photo he took of Ai with four women last year, scores of supporters—including some well-known writers and bloggers—have posted nude photos of themselves online, some with photos of the artist covering their private parts, the Los Angeles Times reports. More»

Aliaa Magda Elmahdy angers conservatives and liberals

(NEWSER) - The fight for Egypt's future ahead of parliamentary elections is taking familiar form here in the form of protests in Tahrir Square. But a volatile debate also is taking place in unfamiliar territory: over a political blogger's posting of nude photos of herself. As the AP and New York Times explain, 20-year-old Aliaa Magda Elmahdy posted photos in which she's wearing only stockings and red shoes. She called them "screams against a society of violence, racism, sexism, sexual harassment, and hypocrisy." More»

Agency says viral video broke no rules

(NEWSER) - Apparently there are no FAA rules against skydiving porn. After a skydiving instructor made a tape that redefined the Mile High Club, the agency investigated—and found that no regulations were broken, the AP reports. The film proves that the physical intimacy didn’t even distract the pilot, the FAA says. But the auteur, one Alex Torres, lost his job anyway. More»

Even superstars get the itch to pinch

(NEWSER) - Despite their fame and (sometimes) fortune, even celebrities occasionally turn to crime. The Frisky rounds up 11 (alleged!) celebrity thieves:

• Miranda July: The indie filmmaker admitted in the New Yorker that she stole some Neosporin as a college freshman—then peed her pants when apprehended. Even so, she says she kept on shoplifting, even from Goodwill.
• Farrah Fawcett: She took clothes from a boutique and was charged with shoplifting in 1970, but she called it "vigilante behavior"—citing the store's unfair return policy.