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Wants Hilary Duff in film version of book she hasn't written yet

(NEWSER) - Meghan McCain’s book is set to be released next spring, and she’s already plotting the movie version. “I want Hilary Duff to play me,” she tells the New York Daily News. “I think she’s really hot—hotter than me.” It’s unclear how exactly McCain’s book, which she describes as exploring “what it means to be a progressive Republican in the party today,” would translate to the big screen. More»

At least, they say they did

(NEWSER) - As kids, even celebrities suffered from insecurities—well, except probably Megan Fox . The Frisky tracks down 11 stars who claim to have been ugly in their youth:

• Salma Hayek: "You want to talk about bad skin? I had acne. And this acne was so bad, it sent me into a severe, severe depression. Like I couldn’t leave the house," she said in a recent interview, adding that the depression led her to eat too much, thus making her "fat and broken out."
• Bradley Cooper: Thanks to a bad bowl cut, people used to mistake him for a girl.

He's already punched so many things, but the possibilities are endless

(NEWSER) - Liam Neeson used to star in movies that can best be described as "fancy-pants," notes Linda Holmes on NPR . (Think Schindler's List, Rob Roy, and Ethan Frome.) But nowadays, all he seems to do is punch people. He punches people for kidnapping his daughter (Taken) and for not recognizing him (Unknown); he punches people vicariously by releasing the Kraken (Clash of the Titans) and he punches them via boats (Battleship). Tomorrow, when The Grey is released, he may very well punch a wolf. So what should he punch next? Holmes has some ideas: More»

Cooper jokes about 'People' win

(NEWSER) - Even Bradley Cooper doesn't think he should have been named People's Sexiest Man Alive . In a recent appearance on Britain's Graham Norton Show, Cooper admitted that since receiving the title, he's "started to realize just how not sexy I am." He also revealed that he agrees with the Ryan Gosling fans who were absolutely incensed that Gosling was robbed of the title, the Huffington Post reports. More»

No way is Bradley Cooper sexier than Ryan, chant protesters at mag's office

(NEWSER) - Wall Street, squall street. One devoted band of New York activists had very different priorities yesterday: Letting People magazine know that Ryan Gosling is the real Sexiest Man Alive, not Bradley Cooper . "Bradley Cooper is just fine, but Ryan Gosling is divine," chanted demonstrators outside People's Manhattan office in a protest apparently orchestrated by a Buzzfeed editor, notes Gawker . The real question? Is Ryan Gosling cuter than a puppy? You be the judge; check out these pics. More»