Kanye Exorcises Demons in Short Jonze Film

Concert riders reveal what performers like to eat

(NEWSER) - Mariah Carey and Jennifer Lopez certainly aren't the only divas in Hollywood: Nicki Minaj's concert rider, recently revealed in a magazine interview, show that she has some pretty involved backstage demands as well. Those include three 12-piece buckets of spicy fried chicken, no thighs, and scented candles smelling like baked goods, the Daily Mail reports. The Huffington Post rounds up the food requests of 13 other celebrities:

• Jordin Sparks: The American Idol alum only wants healthy food, including a jar of kosher pickle spears.
• Lady Gaga: Her rider doesn't demand food at all, just beverages including Red Bull.

Amber Rose blames Kardashian for split

(NEWSER) - Amber Rose confirms longstanding rumors about a Kim Kardashian-Kanye West hookup, telling Star (via Radar ), "Kim is one of the main reasons why me and Kanye are not together. She’s a homewrecker!" According to Rose, she was dating West while Kardashian was dating Reggie Bush. Kardashian and West "were both cheating on me and Reggie with each other," she claims, adding that Kardashian sent West racy pictures. (Apparently, the Kim-Kanye romance is back on in the wake of her divorce from Kris Humphries.) If you'd like to further ruin your day, click to read about an upcoming Kardashian magazine . More»

Melissa McCarthy is the latest to make the leap

(NEWSER) - Melissa McCarthy is on top of the world, and now that she's won an Emmy and won over SNL viewers , what's next? The Bridesmaids star, who wanted to be a fashion designer before she ended up in comedy, is launching her own plus-size fashion line. "Trying to find stuff that's still fashion-forward in my size is damn near impossible," McCarthy, who designed her own dress for the Emmys, tells the Hollywood Reporter . "It's either for like a 98-year-old woman or a 14-year-old hooker, and there is nothing in the middle." More»

It's hard out there for a rap star

(NEWSER) - It's tough being Kanye West. "I walk through the hotel and I walk down the street, and people look at me like I'm (expletive) insane, like I'm Hitler," he complained mid-set this weekend while headlining England's Big Chill music festival. Proving his point, West's statement was met with light boos. But "one day the light will shine through and one day people will understand everything I ever did," the rapper insisted. More»

'Monster' music video slammed as 'misogynistic'

(NEWSER) - Models clad only in stilettos hang from nooses. In bed, Kanye West drapes the lifeless arm of one dead woman over another. Disembodied limbs, dead hands trailing the floor, vampires gorging on pretty ladies: Model corpses are basically everywhere in West's new video for "Monster." Is it any surprise it's being called "vile" and "misogynistic"? "His imagery and lyrics go beyond legitimizing violence to women—they fetishize it," one activist tells Fox News . More»