50 Cent Home Engulfed in 'Suspicious' Fire

Rapper fights back after she goes public with arson accusations

(NEWSER) - 50 Cent has slapped the mother of his 11-year-old son with a $20 million defamation lawsuit, the New York Daily News reports. The rapper's ex has publicly accused him of being behind the blaze that forced her out of the home they once shared. 50 Cent—barred from contacting his ex by a restraining order issued yesterday—denies the allegations and complains she hasn't let him see his son since the fire. More»

Max Kay lit curtains on fire after being refused more booze

(NEWSER) - A British groom will be enjoying a six-year honeymoon by himself, in prison. Real estate developer Max Kay, 37, started a fire at his own wedding party after hotel staff refused to let him extend a bar tab, reports SkyNews . Kay waited until the early morning hours after the squabble before setting hotel curtains ablaze. The fire spread wildly, and nearly 200 guests were evacuated, though none were injured. The damage cost around $20 million, and Kay was sentenced to six years behind bars for arson. More»

Adam Sandler, Jessica Simpson, even 50 Cent make the list

(NEWSER) - Hollywood may be seemingly rife with outspoken liberals, but Chuck Norris (who is currently backing Newt Gingrich) is far from the only Republican celebrity. A sampling of those who lean right, courtesy of E! and the Atlantic :

• Jessica Simpson: She endorsed George W. Bush in 2004, and her dad said a few years ago that the singer "loves the heck out of" Dubya.
• 50 Cent: The rapper also endorsed Bush, calling him "incredible. A gangsta. I wanna meet George Bush, just shake his hand and tell him how much of me I see in him."
• Robert Downey Jr.: It's not totally clear where he stands, but he once told the New York Times, "I have a really interesting political point of view, and it's not always something I say too loud at dinner tables here, but you can't go from a $2,000-a-night suite at La Mirage to a penitentiary and really understand it and come out a liberal."
• Johnny Ramone: The Ramones' member once called Ronald Reagan "the best president of my lifetime."

Officials investigate whether arsonist set blaze

(NEWSER) - A fire near Gainesville, Fla., sent smoke billowing across Interstate 75 that caused a horrific multi-vehicle pileup and left at least ten people dead and 18 others injured today. Officials are investigating whether the blaze was arson or started by accident, the AP reports. In the darkness of early morning, drivers enveloped in smoke and a faint fog collided in a mass of cars, big rigs, and a motor home. "You heard like 15 times somebody hit, from this side and that, north and south. It was bad," one driver told the Gainesville Sun . More»

Allegedly...

(NEWSER) - Crystal Harris may have apologized for panning Hugh Hefner's bedroom skills , but comments like these just can't be erased. The Frisky lists 15 more celebs who've found themselves dealing with the same public complaint:

• Jesse James: As one of his non-Sandra, non-Kat lady friends put it, he was a "dud in bed who only cared about himself."
• Colin Farrell: A former lover says she kept faking orgasms to be "polite" and to allow Farrell to "keep his dignity."
• Nick Lachey: After their split, Jessica Simpson bemoaned the fact that Lachey's "small package was a problem sometimes."