Actor Who Called Soldiers 'Wimps' Apologizes

They're victims of an inescapable fate—but they seem happy anyway

(NEWSER) - Even to those of us with no plans to sit through the royal wedding, Prince William and Kate Middleton are intriguing. “My friend is not a royal watcher or a tabloid reader. Neither am I,” writes Anne Applebaum in the Washington Post . Yet both were familiar with Kate’s sister Pippa and Prince William’s academic background. Why are we fascinated? It comes down to fate. Wills “is one of the few remaining people on Earth to have been born into real political authority,” and now he and Kate are stuck with it. More»

British actor doesn't see why she's still famous

(NEWSER) - Rupert Everett is not a member of Team Jen. Talking to the BBC, the British actor bemoaned the fact that Jennifer Aniston is still a Hollywood A-lister despite less-than-stellar films, Us reports. Aniston “will have one too many total flops, but she's still a member of that club," Everett complained. "And she will still manage to … like a star forming in the universe, things will swirl around her and it will suddenly solidify into another vital tasteless rom-com, a little glitter next to the Crab Nebula." More»

Celebs making up to $50K per month pitching products to fans

(NEWSER) - American celebrities are raking in up to $50,000 a month for tweeting on behalf of brands. A single shout-out from 50 Cent or Snoop Dogg, for instance, can earn them $5,000, finds the Sun . The pay-per-tweet model is now heading across the pond, and UK celebs won't be required to use "spon" or "ad" to mark paid tweets. A government official urged the country's famous folk to tweet responsibly: "If people don't reveal a tweet is paid for it could undermine fans' trust," he warns. (Click here to find out how not to be a jerk on Twitter.) More»

'Twilight' star tries to remove foot from mouth

(NEWSER) - Kristen Stewart has made a habit of saying annoying things in interviews, but this time she’s actually apologizing for her choice of words. When she compared paparazzi photos of herself to pictures of someone being raped, she “made an enormous mistake—clearly and obviously. I'm really sorry about my choice of words,” the Twilight star tells People , adding that “violated” would have been a better word to use. More»

Note to Demi Moore: Here's what you should aim for

(NEWSER) - Demi Moore is writing a memoir, but until it comes out, we can only imagine what scandalous secrets it will reveal. In the meantime, The Frisky offers up 14 other memoirs that divulged some juicy info:

• Carrie Fisher: In Wishful Drinking, we found out that her mom got her a vibrator for Christmas.
• Kathy Griffin: Thanks to Official Book Club Selection, we now have the mental image of her bedding Jack Black.