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 Anti-Semitism Got Polanski 

Gore Vidal is less than PC while discussing Roman Polanski

Oct 29, 09 10:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gore Vidal isn't afraid to say what he really thinks about the Roman Polanski fiasco. "I really don’t give a fuck. Look, am I going to sit and weep every time a young hooker feels as though she’s been taken advantage of?" he tells the Atlantic... More »

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entertainment • celebrity trials • rape • celebrity • sex crime • Roman Polanski • anti-Semitism • Gore Vidal

HOWARD K STERN HEARING

 2nd Doc Hooked Up With Anna 

Sandeep Kapoor wrote in diary about tryst with Anna Nicole Smith

Oct 29, 09 9:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Just in case anyone thought the Anna Nicole Smith hearing couldn't get any kinkier: It can, and it did. An investigator testified yesterday that Smith physician Sandeep Kapoor—who is facing charges along with psychiatrist Khristine Eroshevich and lawyer Howard K. Stern—had a less-than-professional relationship with Smith, "making... More »

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entertainment • Anna Nicole Smith • drug addiction • celebrity trials • celebrity • drug abuse • Howard K. Stern • celebrity death • drug overdose • Khristine Eroshevich • Sandeep Kapoor

HOWARD K STERN HEARING

 Birkhead: 
 Prosecutor 
 Pressured Me 

Anna Nicole Smith's former lover says he was told to 'ramp up' testimony

Oct 20, 09 4:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Anna Nicole Smith's babydaddy Larry Birkhead took the stand again yesterday in the Howard K Stern hearing, and testified that the prosecution pressured him to "ramp up" his testimony because he appeared to be taking Stern's side. "I felt I personally did my best and I was being... More »

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entertainment • Anna Nicole Smith • Larry Birkhead • drug addiction • celebrity trials • celebrity • Howard K. Stern • celebrity death • drug overdose

EXTORTION CASE

 Medic: Travolta 
 Offered $15M to Hush 

Tarino Lightbourne tries to turn the tables on John Travolta at extortion trial

Oct 15, 09 9:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jett Travolta was “dead, d-e-a-d, dead” before the ambulance arrived, Bahamian paramedic Tarino Lightbourne testified yesterday—adding that it was the Travoltas’ lawyer who offered him $15 million to destroy a “Refusal of Transport/Treatment” document signed by the actor. The paramedic is charged along with a former Bahamas... More »

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entertainment • John Travolta • celebrity trials • celebrity • extortion • Bahamas • Jett Travolta • Tarino Lightbourn • Pleasant Bridgewater

Prosecutor: I Lied in Polanksi
Film About Misconduct

Wells now denies coaching judge on how to send director to jail

Oct 1, 09 1:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - A retired Los Angeles County prosecutor who told the creators of a documentary that he coached a judge on how to send Roman Polanski to prison despite a plea bargain now says he lied. David Wells—whose claims in Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired sparked accusations of misconduct and were... More »

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celebrity trials • prosecutor • Roman Polanski • 'Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired' • child rape

POLANSKI ROUNDUP

 It Wasn't Rape: 
 Sharon Tate's Sis 

As Roman Polanski faces months in jail, Hollywood elite rally around him

Sep 30, 09 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The sister of Roman Polanski’s murdered second wife, Sharon Tate, says his crime was not rape. "There's rape and then there's rape,” Debra Tate tells MSNBC, and what happened between Polanski and his 13-year-old victim was “a consensual matter.” More from the Polanski saga:... More »

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entertainment • prison • celebrity trials • Switzerland • celebrity • jail • extradition • sex crime • Roman Polanski

OPINION

 LA DA 
 Shouldn't 
 Waste Time 
 on Polanski 

Los Angeles has more pressing problems; tragic director has been punished enough

Sep 28, 09 11:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Whether you side for or against Roman Polanski, one has to wonder why the state of California is “stalking an aging, 76-year-old man who has admitted his guilt and was long ago forgiven by his victim,” writes Patrick Goldstein in the Los Angeles Times. California’s legislature is... More »

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entertainment • celebrity trials • celebrity • Roman Polanski • child rape • Samantha Geimer • statutory rape

OBITUARY

 Writer Dominick 
 Dunne Dead at 83 


Aug 26, 09 7:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dominick Dunne, the best-selling author who covered some of the past two decades’ highest-profile trials for Vanity Fair, died today at 83; his son, actor Griffin Dunne, told the magazine bladder cancer was the cause. Dominick Dunne served in World War II and produced TV shows and feature films before... More »

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Phil Spector • crime • Vanity Fair • celebrity trials • Bill Clinton • impeachment • OJ Simpson • journalism • Dominick Dunne • Graydon Carter • crime novels • bladder cancer • Griffin Dunne

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Winehouse 
 Cleared 
 of Assault 

Plus, Erin Andrews gets her own doll, and more

Jul 24, 09 10:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amy Winehouse was cleared of assault today, with a judge determining evidence did not show dancer Sherene Flash suffered “the sort of injury that often occurs when there is a forceful punch to the eye,” the BBC reports. Winehouse told reporters, “I’m relieved. I’m going... More »

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entertainment • celebrity trials • New York Yankees • Roger Federer • Alex Rodriguez • celebrity • Amy Winehouse • Kate Hudson • celebrity baby • Erin Andrews

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Winehouse Assault Trial Begins 

Plus, no one cares about Mischa Barton, and more

Jul 23, 09 11:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hair and booze, two of Amy Winehouse’s better-documented crutches, came into play at the start of her assault trial today, People reports. When demonstrating the height difference in court between herself and the dancer who accuses Winehouse of slapping her, Winehouse pointed out, “my hair does make a... More »

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entertainment • celebrity trials • Grey's Anatomy • Meredith Vieira • celebrity • Amy Winehouse • T.R. Knight • Susan Boyle • Mischa Barton

OPINION

 Court? Bah. 
 Rihanna's 
 Jewelry? 
 Very Important. 

'Shameless PR flacks' invoke Gawker blogger's ire

Jun 23, 09 12:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sure, sure, Chris Brown copped a plea yesterday in his assault case. But more important, what was his victim wearing? Thanks to Michele Marie PR, you no longer have to wonder, the Cajun Boy blogs for Gawker. Who cares that Rihanna was in court “to testify against a man... More »

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entertainment • celebrity trials • celebrity • gossip • public relations • assault • Rihanna • jewelry • Chris Brown • Michele Marie PR

 Rihanna, Chris 
 to Meet at Hearing 

Rihanna expected to take the stand; media swarm

Jun 22, 09 9:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Los Angeles courthouses are no strangers to paparazzi, but today’s preliminary hearing for Chris Brown promises to be one for the record books. Brown’s case is proving more popular than those of fellow tabloid magnets Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, and Lindsay Lohan, with 52 media outlets requesting attendance.... More »

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entertainment • celebrity trials • domestic violence • celebrity • assault • Rihanna • physical abuse • Chris Brown

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Blame Portman for Penn Hiatus 

Plus, Jon and Kate actually in the same place at the same time, more

Jun 18, 09 11:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tinseltown is abuzz with speculation about what caused Sean Penn’s acting hiatus, the New York Post reports. Some say Natalie Portman, who was seen with Penn in the middle of his separation drama, broke his heart. Elsewhere:
  • Jon and Kate Gosselin were actually spotted together—imagine that! The
... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • celebrity trials • celebrity • Sean Penn • Natalie Portman • Rihanna • Robin Wright Penn • David Archuleta • Ricky Martin • Chris Brown • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin • Jeff Archuleta

 Rihanna, Drake 
 Heat Up 

Plus, Chris Brown wants a postponement, and more

Jun 17, 09 11:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - She’s been linked to numerous men in the wake of her alleged assault by Chris Brown, but Rihanna seems to have settled on hip-hop artist Drake. “She and Drake were attached at the hip” at a recent party, a source tells the New York Post. “They are... More »

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entertainment • celebrity trials • celebrity • Rihanna • Chris Brown • Drake

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Susan Boyle Back on Stage 

Plus, Rihanna subpoenaed, and more

Jun 11, 09 11:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Today is the day Susan Boyle returns to singing, the Mirror reports. The troubled star is set to join rehearsals for the Britain’s Got Talent tour. “There is no pressure on her but everyone hopes it means she will perform on Friday,” says a source. “It’... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • celebrity trials • celebrity • Miley Cyrus • Rihanna • mercury poisoning • Chris Brown • Jeremy Piven • Speed-the-Plow • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Octuplet House to Be Auctioned 

Plus, more celebs in trouble

Jun 1, 09 12:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - The drama never ends with the Suleman 14—Angela Suleman’s home of many years will be auctioned off to the highest bidder today in California, TMZ reports, speculating that it was probably easier for Nadya to buy a new home (valued at $564,900) than help her mom out... More »

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entertainment • celebrity trials • celebrity • lawsuit • gossip • octuplets • Nadya Suleman • Angela Suleman

 I Didn't 
 Threaten 
 Fiancée: 
 Lohan Dad 

Denies charges, says suit will be dropped

May 28, 09 10:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Lohan, who pleaded not guilty to accusations he threatened to kill his fiancée, tells E! that Erin Muller wants to drop the charges. “By no means did I threaten to cause harm to Erin or myself,” he says. “As a matter of fact, Erin even... More »

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entertainment • celebrity trials • Lindsay Lohan • celebrity • lawsuit • Samantha Ronson • Michael Lohan • Erin Muller

 Photog Sues Brown 
 Over Bodyguard 
 Beatdown 

Pap files claim on same day Brown speaks out in online video

May 28, 09 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chris Brown is being sued by a paparazzo who says he was assaulted by Brown’s bodyguards after taking pictures of Brown at a Los Angeles gym May 13, the AP reports. Brown himself is not accused of any violence. Brown’s attorney says Robert Rosen has filed such suits... More »

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entertainment • YouTube • celebrity trials • celebrity • lawsuit • assault • Pierce Brosnan • Chris Brown • Robert Rosen

 Lowe Settles One 
 Nanny Lawsuit 

Second nanny suit still set for trial

May 14, 09 7:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rob Lowe’s nanny drama is half over, now that the TV star and one former nanny have asked that their lawsuits be dismissed, People reports. Lowe sued Jessica Gibson last year for allegedly blackmailing his family to the tune of $1.5 million. She countersued, claiming he groped and... More »

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entertainment • celebrity trials • celebrity • lawsuit • settlement • nanny • Rob Lowe • Jessica Gibson

 Brown Lawyer Pursues Leaker 

Geragos plans to mine internal police records for evidence

May 7, 09 9:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Attempting to learn how TMZ got a photo of Rihanna’s bruised face, Chris Brown’s lawyer filed two motions yesterday asking for internal police records, the New York Daily News reports. The LAPD is still probing the leak internally, but lawyer Mark Geragos is due back in court May... More »

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entertainment • celebrity trials • domestic violence • celebrity • assault • press leaks • Rihanna • Mark Geragos • physical abuse • Chris Brown

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