Medic: Travolta Offered $15M to Hush

Actor plans to make her a Scientologist

(NEWSER) - Just what Lindsay Lohan needs: a new religion! John Travolta has decided to take the troubled starlet under his wing and introduce her to Scientology, Showbiz Spy reports. Travolta and Lohan are both starring in an upcoming movie about the Gotti family , but LiLo only snagged her spot because Travolta promised to "keep her on the straight and narrow ... now and forever," in part by introducing her to his religion, a source says. More»

'No hot tub, no drugs, no nudity'

(NEWSER) - Allison Coss and Scott Sippola were found guilty of attempting to extort John Stamos yesterday, as the actor continued to deny allegations of an affair with then-17-year-old Coss. “These slanderous allegations to smear my reputation were part of their defense to redirect attention away from the federal crime of extortion,” said Stamos in a written statement. He wasn’t exactly thronged, but “dozens of fans” congregated at the courthouse, the AP reports . More»

Actor denies romancing 17-year-old Allison Coss

(NEWSER) - John Stamos admits having a “flirty” relationship with then-17-year-old Allison Coss, but denies a romantic fling—and explains that he was “very heartbroken” when they met in 2004. While testifying yesterday in Coss’s extortion trial , Stamos said he was in Florida to cheer up after separating from Rebecca Romijn, and that Coss told him she was on spring break from college when they met at an 18-and-over dance club, the AP reports . More»

She is now accused of extorting 'Uncle Jesse'

(NEWSER) - Go ahead and start with the “Have mercy!” jokes now: John Stamos, aka Full House’s Uncle Jesse, is accused of having a fling with a 17-year-old high school student. Stamos met Allison Coss, now 24, during a 2004 spring break trip in Florida shortly after his split from wife Rebecca Romijn. Stamos supposedly invited Coss to his hotel room, kissed her, and offered her oral sex knowing she was 17. It reportedly gets weirder: She said no to his offer, he got angry and broke a bedpost, then apologized and invited her to stay the night, which she did. More»

Really, who doesn't need a place to put 1,000 shoes?

(NEWSER) - If you have the money to trick out your house with a private waterpark, three bomb shelters, your own runway, or a baseball diamond…why wouldn’t you? The Frisky lists the nine most ridiculous celebrity mansions:

• Bill Gates: If you stay at his place, you get a chip so that every room you walk into will adjust to your preferred temperature.
• John Travolta: He has a Boeing—and a 7,500-foot private runway so that he can park it right up against his house—at his vacation home.