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(Newser) - Troubled diva Amy Winehouse and her even more troubled husband officially divorced today after months of not speaking, reports the Daily Mail. It's believed that Blake Fielder-Civil cited adultery when filing for divorce, which he began while serving time for assault, and will seek part of her $15 million fortune.... More »

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divorce • adultery • Amy Winehouse • singer • Blake Fielder Civil • celebrity divorces

 Destiny's 'Third' Child 
 Hits London's West End 

Michelle Williams plays Roxie in Chicago

Jul 13, 09 3:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Often labeled “the third one” in Destiny’s Child, Michelle Williams is swinging the spotlight her way, the Independent reports, playing Roxy in a production of Chicago in London’s West End. “People just think I’m the quiet one. Or not talented,” Williams says of comparisons... More »

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theater • London • Chicago • pop music • musical theater • singer • Beyonce • Michelle Williams • West End theater • Kelly Rowland • Jay-ZTV

 Jacko's Will: 
 His Mom 
 Gets Kids 

Family expected to file
it in court today; assets going into trust

Jul 1, 09 6:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson's will calls for his mother to take custody of his three children, People reports. The family is currently reviewing the document—its very existence had been in doubt even a day ago—and is expected to file it in court today, adds TMZ. It includes no numbers, but... More »

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children • will • custody • singer • Michael Jackson • child custody • mother • Katherine Jackson • celebrity death

Jackson Aide: He Took Drugs in Bid to Avoid London Shows

Singer wanted trip to hospital but overdid it

Jun 30, 09 10:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - A confidante of Michael Jackson says the singer may have inadvertently triggered his own death by purposely taking an overdose of prescription drugs so he'd end up in the hospital and be excused from some of his London tour dates, reports Gerald Posner of the Daily Beast. “Like a... More »

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obituary • prescription drugs • singer • Michael Jackson • icons • celebrity death

(Newser) - Michael Jackson was so emaciated that he weighed just 112 pounds when he died, reports the Sun. The coroner found nothing in the singer's stomach but pills, and his body was riddled with needle marks, presumably from narcotics injections. The battered star also bared the scars of endless plastic... More »

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bulimia • anorexia • starvation • eating disorder • singer • Michael Jackson • manorexia

 How Jackson Got His Glove 

Singer was transfixed after spotting film editor working with one glove on

Jun 27, 09 7:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some of the mysteries that surrounded Michael Jackson may never be solved, but the glove enigma can be cleared up right now, John Kehe writes at the Christian Science Monitor. Kehe designed the video for the Jackson 5's Can You Feel It in 1980 and took Jackson on a tour... More »

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singer • Michael Jackson • Jackson Five • glove

Cops Can't
Find Jackson's
Doctor

Physician reportedly gave singer an injection before he died

Jun 26, 09 11:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson's doctor has apparently gone AWOL, TMZ reports. Authorities want to interview him but can't find him, sources say. Cops towed his BMW from Jackson's house last night. One source says the doctor gave Jackson an injection, possibly of the morphine-like drug Demerol, before he died. The LA coroner,... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • death • doctor • morphine • opiates • singer • Michael Jackson • icons • Demerol

(Newser) - It's no secret that Michael Jackson, onetime owner of Neverland, loved Peter Pan, and the reference provided legions of obituary and tribute writers with a theme:
  • New York Times: "For his legions of fans, he was the Peter Pan of pop music: the little boy who refused to
... More »

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entertainment • obituary • singer • Michael Jackson • icons • Peter Pan

slideshow

 Jackson 
 Fans Mourn 
 Legend 


Jun 25, 09 7:00 PM CDT
(AP) - Hundreds of people are converging on the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles as word spreads that Michael Jackson is dead. The tributes to his musical career, from his youth with the Jackson 5 to his solo career, are just beginning. To see photos of Jackson, click on Slideshow, at... More »

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celebrity • singer • Michael Jackson • icons

opinion

Jackson's Moment: That Seminal 1983 Moonwalk


Jun 25, 09 6:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - "I don't think there's ever been anyone harder to write about than Michael Jackson," writes Linda Holmes of NPR. Try to balance his musical brilliance with, well, just about everything else in his life. So for her, Michael Jackson comes down to this: That moment in 1983 when... More »

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music • dance • singer • Michael Jackson • icons • moonwalk • women's issues

 Michelle, Daughters 
 Take in Beyoncé 
 Concert 

First family takes in concert while Prez does publicity

Jun 25, 09 8:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Most of the first family took in a Beyoncé concert last night in Washington, ABC News reports. The first lady took Sasha, Malia, friends from Chicago, and even some staffers along. They may have even caught a glimpse of President Obama, who was wrapping up a health care discussion—Rolling ... More »

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entertainment • Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • celebrity • concert • singer • Beyonce • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • women's issues

(Newser) - Drake is not only dating Rihanna and prepping to sign with a new label for his debut album in the next few days. The Canadian-born singer is also winning support from the likes of 50 Cent and Jamie Foxx, MTV and Sohh.com report. "He can go as gangster... More »

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50 Cent • LL Cool J • singer • rapper • rap music • Jamie Foxx • Jay-Z • Drake

 Billy Joel Splits With Third Wife 

She's rumored to be dating someone else

Jun 17, 09 4:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Billy Joel has split with third wife Katie Lee, 27, seen lately in the arms of an Israeli fashion designer—at parties the 60-year-old Joel prefers to skip, pals tell the New York Daily News. “It was really that age difference that caught up with them,” a friend... More »

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entertainment • gossip • singer • Billy Joel • Katie Lee Joel • Yigal Azrouel • celebrity breakup

(Newser) - Susan Boyle will likely be traveling to the US this summer to appear on America's Got Talent, reports People. “If she’s up for it and she is well enough, our feeling is she probably will," said judge Piers Morgan. "Absolutely.” The NBC talent show, back... More »

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singer • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent • Piers Morgan • America's Got Talent

 Blues Queen 
 Koko Taylor 
 Dead at 80 

Blues world mourns loss of Chicago legend

Jun 4, 09 6:34 AM CDT
(AP) - Koko Taylor, a sharecropper's daughter whose regal bearing and powerful voice earned her the sobriquet "'Queen of the Blues," has died after complications from surgery, the AP reports. She was 80. The Memphis-born singer died at a Chicago hospital about two weeks after surgery for a gastrointestinal bleed,... More »

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Chicago • obituary • singer • blues • Koko Taylor

One Susan Boyle Cashes In on Another

US Boyle offers URL
for $25K after flood of visitors seeking singer

May 29, 09 10:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Susan Boyle is selling susanboyle.com for $25,000. A possible purchaser? Singing sensation Susan Boyle. The Boyle who currently owns the site is an American painter who bears the same name as the British star, Mashable reports. The US Boyle has been getting a lot of visitors to her... More »

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entertainment • music • domain names • singing • painter • website • singer • Susan Boyle

Simpson Shops Body Image Reality Show

Star, often under fire for weight, would try Fear Factor-style beauty tips

May 27, 09 2:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jessica Simpson is pitching a reality show that focuses on society’s scrutiny of women’s bodies. The singer, often maligned for her own weight gain, will travel the world to understand perceptions of beauty and try out the “shocking things that women do to make themselves beautiful,”... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • celebrity • gossip • singer • Jessica Simpson • Jay-ZTV • Fear Factor

 Idol's Lambert 
 May Front 
 Queen 
 Someday 

Band's guitarist addresses rumors, would like to work with Lambert

May 23, 09 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Despite high-flying rumors, American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert isn't the new frontman for Queen—yet. But after performing with him on the show's finale, drummer Roger Taylor and guitarist Brian May “are definitely hoping to have a meaningful conversation with him at some point,” May tells Rolling ... More »

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entertainment • American Idol • Queen • singer

MUSIC REVIEW

 Ciara Lost on Fantasy Ride 


May 21, 09 1:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ciara's tiny voice can't survive in the spaces her producers leave on her new album, Fantasy Ride, but the disc does provide a few fascinating diversions. Some critical opinions:
  • "That's what you get with Fantasy Ride," Tom Breihan writes on Pitchfork. "A few brilliant left turns
... More »

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entertainment • hip-hop • singer • Beyonce • music review • album • R&B • Jay-ZTV • Ciara

Mogul Who Paid for Ex's Murder Faces Execution

Hit on Lebanese pop star cost Egyptian billionaire $2M

May 21, 09 9:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Egyptian tycoon and the ex-cop he hired to kill his Lebanese pop singer ex-girlfriend have been sentenced to death by hanging, the BBC reports. The trial of billionaire Hisham Talaat Moustafa, an associate of president Hosni Mubarak's son Gamal, has gripped the Arab world. Although Suzanne Tamim was murdered... More »

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Middle East • Lebanon • murder • execution • Egypt • Dubai • Cairo • hanging • singer • murder trial • Hisham Talaat Moustafa • Suzanne Tamim

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