Michaele Salahi to Go Full-Frontal in Playboy

The wrong Salahi, one might argue

(NEWSER) - For those yearning from the depths of their aching souls to see Tareq Salahi naked—and we're quite sure there are none of you—brace yourselves. The White House gatecrasher's latest desperate attention-seeking ploy is to crash the cover of Playgirl, reports TMZ, which has the terrible, terrible, terrible sample photos Salahi reportedly sent the mag . The two parties are close to a deal, says TMZ, and the plan is reportedly to shoot pics of a naked Salahi riding a horse into the sunset. We've been down this road with Michaele Salahi and Playboy before; the shoot never took place. More»

Also talks Scientology in 'Playboy' interview

(NEWSER) - Tom Cruise promotes his upcoming musical Rock of Ages in the latest issue of Playboy , but not surprisingly, the movie talk isn’t getting quite as much attention as the quotes about Cruise’s personal life. Some highlights:

• On plastic surgery: "I haven't [gotten any], and I never would."
• On his PR nightmare: Asked what he learned from his controversial interview with Matt Lauer (in which he disparaged psychiatry and prescription drugs for post-partum depression) and his Oprah couch fiasco, Cruise replied, “When I go back and look at it, I find myself thinking, I don’t feel that way. I get how it came across, but I don’t feel that way, and I never have. Telling people how to live their lives? I saw how that came across and how pieces were edited.”

White House gatecrasher thinks Virginia is for nutters

(NEWSER) - Get excited, Virginia residents: White House gatecrasher and former Real Housewives of DC hubby Tareq Salahi is running for governor of your state! Salahi formally announced his candidacy in the most appropriate political medium possible, ie, TMZ . "I am troubled to see how our current political figureheads continue to waste taxpayer dollars," he explains. "I’m a big believer in limited government, keeping taxes, regulation and litigation low, and if I do win, everyone is invited to crash the inauguration!" More»

Marston Hefner allegedly beat up Playmate of the Year Claire Sinclair

(NEWSER) - Hugh Hefner's son is making headlines, but not for a good reason: Marston, Hef's 21-year-old son, was arrested last night for allegedly attacking last year's Playmate of the Year … who also just so happens to be his girlfriend. Police were called to the California pad where the younger Hefner lives with Claire Sinclair, 20, after a Sinclair family member called 911. Sinclair was visibly injured, law enforcement sources tell TMZ , and she told police Hefner punched and kicked her and then blocked her from leaving. Hefner admitted to an argument, but denied hitting Sinclair, whom he has been dating on-and-off since 2010. More»

Mag hit shelves Friday, and everyone reporting something different

(NEWSER) - Maybe Lindsay Lohan getting close to $1 million to pose in Playboy will turn out to be a good deal for both parties. Hugh Hefner claims, rather tepidly on Twitter , that the Lohan issue is going wild, reports CNN . "The Lindsay Lohan January-February Double Issue is breaking sales records," Hefner tweeted yesterday. Still, CNN called a dozen newsstands around the United States and only one said it was sold out of the issue, which hit shelves on Friday, with more copies to arrive today. More»