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Madonna stories: 201 news summaries

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Madonna Starts Malawian Girls School

Star breaks ground
on $15M project in children's homeland

Oct 26, 09 4:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Construction on a Malawian school for girls founded by Madonna began today. The singer has put up $15 million for the creation of the Raising Malawi Academy for Girls, which is expected to be finished in 2 years, the BBC reports. "Growing up in a privileged life, I took... More »

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education • Africa • women • school • Malawi • girls • Madonna • David Banda • Mercy James

REMEMBER KABBALAH?

 A-Rod Finds Religion ... Again 

Alex Rodriguez tries Buddhism on for size, thanks to Kate Hudson

Oct 23, 09 9:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - It seems only yesterday Alex Rodriguez was dabbling in Kabbalah to please galpal Madonna. But those days are over, and the Yankees slugger has moved on to a new woman and a new religion. The “religious chameleon,” as one pal calls him, is now flirting with Buddhism... More »

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entertainment • New York Yankees • Alex Rodriguez • celebrity • Kate Hudson • Buddhism • Madonna • Kabbalah

 Gaultier Designing 
 Collection for Target 

It debuts in March, probably inspired by Madonna

Oct 21, 09 3:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lovers of cheap chic, rejoice: Jean Paul Gaultier is designing a collection for Target that will hit stores March 7, reports Women’s Wear Daily. Gaultier is third in the chain’s Designer Collaborations series, following Alexander McQueen (collection inspiration: Leila Moss) and Anna Sui (collection inspiration: Gossip Girl).... More »

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fashion • Madonna • Target • fashion designer • fashion label • Jean Paul Gaultier

INTERVIEW


 Madonna: I Was 
 'Provocative' at 13 

Material Girl looks back on success, talks Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga

Oct 14, 09 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Madonna is still making headlines 25 years after telling Dick Clark she planned “to rule the world” on American Bandstand. She looks back at the past three decades with Rolling Stone, revealing her first “provocative performance” as a seventh grader, her life as a “geek”... More »

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entertainment • Eminem • celebrity • Justin Timberlake • Madonna • Lady Gaga

OPINION

 Note to Angelina: 
 Zahara's Hair Needs Help 

Unlike Madonna, Jolie doesn't seem to get that black hair takes work

Oct 11, 09 8:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - She may be the world's most fabulous mom, with her beautiful multi-ethnic brood and the world's hottest babydaddy, but here's one thing Angelina Jolie clearly doesn't get: black hair. Photos of 4-year-old Zahara sporting dry, untamed hair show that Jolie is clueless about why and how black mothers style their... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • hair • Madonna • Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt • Black Hair

GLOSSIES

 Ritchie: Madonna Is 'Retarded' 

But, the Sherlock Holmes director admits, he still loves her

Oct 8, 09 9:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Guy Ritchie talks—at great length, repetitively, meanderingly, often philosophically—to Tom Chiarella, but the part of the Esquire interview receiving the most hype is, of course, the director’s comment on ex-wife Madonna. “Here you go: I still love her,” he says, adding—in an echo... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • Madonna • celebrity divorces • Guy Ritchie • celebrity interview • Sherlock Holmes

VIDEO

 Madonna Eats—Gasp!—Pizza

Thanks to David Letterman, the singer finally tries a New York staple

Oct 1, 09 10:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stop the presses: Madonna has eaten New York City pizza for the first time. The historic moment came about on last night’s Late Show With David Letterman, reports Rolling Stone, adding that the interview had another notable element: The Material Girl was actually funny, even joking... More »

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entertainment • Alex Rodriguez • celebrity • late night talk show • David Letterman • Madonna • Guy Ritchie

 No One Really Wears This Stuff 

Except Madonna, and even she looks 'ridiculous' in runway fashions

Sep 16, 09 1:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - For everyone who’s ever looked at runway fashions and wondered, “Would anybody really wear that?” Claire Suddath has the answer: No. New York Fashion Week's over-the-top designs, from clothes befitting a 19th-century French prostitute to “outfits that literally have no armholes” are “a form of wearable... More »

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fashion • Louis Vuitton • runway • Madonna • fashion designer • fashion industry • Jay-ZTV • designer fashion

SLIDESHOW

 Jackson Tributes 
 Steal Video Awards 

If it weren't for a certain rapper, Michael would have stolen the show

Sep 14, 09 7:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - With the exception of Kanye West's inebriated attack on Taylor Swift, last night’s MTV Video Music Awards were all about Michael Jackson, with longtime friend Madonna and sister Janet delivering moving tributes, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Material Girl introduced the tribute, while Janet performed her half... More »

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entertainment • Britney Spears • Janet Jackson • Eminem • celebrity • award show • Video Music Awards • Beyonce • Madonna • Michael Jackson • Rihanna • Beastie Boys • Green Day • Lady Gaga • Taylor Swift • MTV Video Music Awards

OPINION

 Most Controversial 
 Music Videos 

Nine Inch Nails, Pearl Jam, incestuous Gainsbourgs make list

Sep 12, 09 8:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - With MTV's Video Music Awards set for Sunday (not that you'll see many videos on the channel these days), Oddee.com takes a look at some of the form’s most controversial:
  • Closer, Nine Inch Nails: To go along with the explicitly sexual lyrics, this 1994 piece includes
... More »

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entertainment • MTV • Vatican • domestic violence • Pearl Jam • Museum of Modern Art • music videos • Madonna • Nine Inch Nails • Columbine school massacre • Trent Reznor • Garth Brooks • Jay-ZTV • Charlotte Gainsbourg • Serge Gainsbourg • Closer • Jeremy • Lemon Incest • Like A Prayer • MTV Video Music Awards • The Thunder Rolls

NOT TRAVELING LIGHT

 Eyeing Marathon, 
 Madonna Carts Gym in Jet 

For video, Lourdes dresses as mom circa 1984

Sep 3, 09 10:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - No wonder Madonna needed 11 suites and 25 rooms at the Tel Aviv hotel where she stayed for the Israeli finale of her Sticky & Sweet Tour—the material girl's entourage included chef, four children, boy toy Jesus Luz, and a private jet's worth of exercise equipment, the New York ... More »

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marathon • Madonna • Lourdes Leon • Rocco Ritchie • Jesus Luz

 Madonna Shares 
 Stage With Lourdes 

12-year-old on hand for tour's final show

Sep 2, 09 8:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Madonna's daughter Lourdes has officially entered the spotlight: The 12-year-old joined her famous mom on stage in Israel during the final show of the Sticky & Sweet tour last night, the Sun reports. In the concert's final moments, Madonna hugged her daughter as she thanked fans then the pair walked... More »

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entertainment • Israel • Madonna • Lourdes Leon

 Too Much 
 Exercise 
 Is Gross, 
 Dangerous 

Intense celeb workouts take toll on Elle, Sarko

Aug 30, 09 11:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Madonna’s sinewy arms, Elle Macpherson’s “saggy knees,” Nicolas Sarkozy's collapse: Extreme exercise regimes are taking a noticeable toll on some celebrity bodies, highlighting the negative effects of an overly heavy workout, the Times of London reports. Experts say too much exercise does nothing to make us... More »

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Hollywood • health • Nicolas Sarkozy • celebrity • exercise • workout • Madonna • Elle MacPherson

 Romanians 
 Boo Madonna  
 for Defending 
 Gypsies  


But Gypsy musicians, dancer get applause

Aug 27, 09 2:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Madonna spoke up for gypsies during a concert in Romania, leading thousands of audience members to boo her, the AP reports. “I found out that there is a lot of discrimination against gypsies in Eastern Europe and that makes me very sad,” the Romanian Times quotes her... More »

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entertainment • discrimination • celebrity • concert • Madonna • Romania • prejudice

 Top-Earning 
 Celebs  
 Over 50 

Successful franchises pay out for their creators in 2008

Aug 13, 09 5:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Forbes ranks the entertainment industry’s top earners age 50 and older in the last year:
  1. Oprah, 55, $275 million. Viewership for her show may be waning, but Winfrey’s diverse enterprises, from a magazine to satellite radio to her Harpo production company, remain wildly profitable.
  2. George Lucas,
... More »

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Indiana Jones • Steven Spielberg • Jerry Seinfeld • Oprah Winfrey • George Lucas • Star Wars • Madonna • Jerry Bruckheimer

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Levi Is Kathy's 
 'Teen Choice' 

Plus, Jesus Luz is still around and Jeremy Piven still isn't over sushi poisoning

Aug 10, 09 10:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - If Levi Johnston’s goal is to break into Hollywood, he got at least a toe in the door last night: My Life on the D-List star Kathy Griffin brought him along as her date to the Teen Choice Awards, E! reports. “Long-distance relationships are not easy, especially... More »

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entertainment • Angelina Jolie • celebrity • Madonna • Chris Kattan • Bristol Palin • Levi Johnston • Jeremy Piven • Kathy Griffin • Jesus Luz

(Newser) - Liberal politicians in Britain are demanding that advertisers stop altering stars' images, including enhancing Keira Knightley's bust and trimming the muscle from Madonna's arms, reports the Independent. Such alternations put more pressure on teen girls already mortified about their looks, say Liberal Democrats, who are pushing for a bill banning... More »

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bulimia • anorexia • Britain • Madonna • advertisements • Liberal Democrats • King Arthur • Keira Knightley • Kate Winslet • The Duchess • perfection

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Men's Sites 
 Want Less 
 Megan Fox 

Plus, Madonna is a writer—in Israel

Jul 29, 09 10:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Men are already sick of Megan Fox, with a dozen male-focused websites calling for a media blackout of the Transformers star Aug. 4, the New York Daily News reports. “You can have too much of a good thing,” says the editor of AskMen.com. Elsewhere:
  • Madonna’s
... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • Beyonce • Madonna • Jack Nicholson • Jay-Z • Megan Fox • Yediot Ahronot • AskMen.com • media blackout

 Got $40K? Own 
 Madonna's Naughty Messages 

Erotic messages go up for auction with other rock memorabilia

Jul 28, 09 10:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - One way to make a quick buck: Sell erotic phone messages Madonna left on your answering machine. That’s what former bodyguard-turned-boyfriend Jim Albright is doing, the New York Daily News reports, and the 17 minutes of recordings are expected to fetch $40,000. Also up for grabs: A 15-minute... More »

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entertainment • Bob Dylan • Jimi Hendrix • auction • video • celebrity • Madonna • voicemail • love letter • faxes

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Wife Dumps 
 Rimes' Alleged Lover 

Plus, Kennedy and Love Hewitt not engaged quite yet

Jul 22, 09 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Eddie Cibrian is rumored to have strayed with costar LeAnn Rimes—and now he’s paying the price. Wife Brandi Glanville left him after catching the cheating pair together again, she tells Us, adding, “Eddie and LeAnn deserve each other.” Cibrian was quick to shoot back a statement... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • Madonna • Jennifer Love Hewitt • Jamie Kennedy • LeAnn Rimes • Eddie Cibrian • celebrity breakup • Mischa Barton

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