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 Boyle to Sing on 
 Dancing With the Stars 

Scottish sensation flying to LA next week

11 hours, 3 minutes ago
(Newser) - Susan Boyle will make an appearance on Dancing With the Stars, but as a singer not a dancer. It's not clear which episode she'll be on, but the 48-year-old Scottish singer will fly to LA next week to tape it. "She loves America," her brother tells People , adding... More »

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reality TV • Dancing with the Stars • Scotland • singer • Susan Boyle

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 Jon Storms Out of 
 Interview With Hailey 

Entertainment Tonight acts as couples counselor for Gosselin, Glassman

Nov 4, 09 9:08 AM CST
(Newser) - Jon Gosselin and Hailey Glassman stirred up more heart-wrenching (retching?) drama last night, and this time they maybe—just maybe!—broke up on national television. “I don't want to do this on national TV—this is serious,” Hailey said during an extremely awkward interview yesterday, shortly before... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • celebrity divorces • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin • Hailey Glassman

ROLE MODELS

 Jon Made Up Abuse Allegations 

Gosselin, desperate for money, told Hailey Glassman to badmouth him

Nov 3, 09 8:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Jon Gosselin’s quest for fame hit a new low with Hailey Glassman’s Insider interview—the octodad apparently invented Glassman’s claims of emotional abuse. “Jon and Hailey get paid for their appearances on these shows and they need the money,” a source tells Fox News , adding... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • tabloids • celebrity divorces • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin • reality shows • Hailey Glassman

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 Newest TV Host: 
 Papa Winehouse 

Yes, cab driver Mitch has his own show—and David Hasselhoff guests

Nov 2, 09 9:58 AM CST
(Newser) - And just when you thought there couldn’t possibly be any more ridiculous Amy Winehouse-related news: Her dad, Mitch, just got his own online show—and David Hasselhoff, of all people, is the first guest. Thirteen three-and-a-half-minute episodes of “Mitch Winehouse’s Showbiz Rant,” all taking part in... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • celebrity • David Hasselhoff • Amy Winehouse • Mitch Winehouse

FAIRYTALE ROMANCES

 Hailey Dumps Jon—Maybe 

Of course, for the full Gosselin-Glassman story, you must tune in

Nov 2, 09 8:56 AM CST
(Newser) - It appears Hailey Glassman has finally parted ways with mantrum-prone boyfriend Jon Gosselin—or has she? Though Gosselin released a statement to Entertainment Tonight saying, “Hailey says she thinks it's a good idea that we both take some time right now and focus on each of our... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • celebrity divorces • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin • Hailey Glassman • Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

 Jon May Ditch Hailey 
 in Synagogue Apology 

He's having a public session with Rabbi Shmuley

Oct 31, 09 10:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jon Gosselin swears he's been getting religion, and now he plans a public apology for his tabloid behavior. He will have an "intimate dialogue" (tickets are on sale now) with Rabbi Shmuley Boteach at a New York City synagogue tomorrow night. Boteach, who calls himself "America's Rabbi" and... More »

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reality TV • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin • Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

 Jon Threatens 
 Suicide Over Hailey 

All this drama with Gosselin, Glassman, ex-nanny coming to big screen

Oct 30, 09 8:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hailey Glassman's two-part Insider interview began last night, and she cried about putting "her entire life on hold" (including college) for Jon Gosselin. "I can't do this anymore, I can't take it," she said, adding that she's told Jon "If you really loved me, you... More »

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reality TV • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin • Hailey Glassman

sad but true

Jon, Octomom to Get $1M for Reality Dating Show

Denials were just negotiating tactics, insider says

Oct 29, 09 2:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jon Gosselin and “Octomom” Nadya Suleman were just being coy when they denied they’ve signed on to a one-off reality show: Both are interested and stand to make upward of $1M for the program. Jon - Kate = Jon + Octomom is being shopped as a 2-hour special... More »

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reality TV • Nadya Suleman • Octomom • Jon Gosselin

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 Hailey: 
 Jon Has 
 'Mantrums' 

Glassman talks Gosselin—and the strangers who call her a 'fat whore'

Oct 29, 09 8:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Wondering when Hailey Glassman would start oversharing about her relationship with Jon Gosselin? The time has come. On an interview airing on tonight's—and tomorrow's— Insider , Jon's galpal accuses him of emotional abuse. "He has 'mantrums,'" she says. "I cry and say, 'Why are you so... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • celebrity divorces • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin • Hailey Glassman

Couric's Halloween Costume: Aaden Gosselin

Jon & Kate Plus 8 kids are so used to spotlight, mom doesn't even mind

Oct 29, 09 8:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Kate Gosselin inspired this year's hottest Halloween wig, but Katie Couric is taking a different Gosselin-themed route for her costume: dressing up as sextuplet Aaden. "I met Kate and she seems very nice," Couric tells Extra . "And I told her I was gonna be Aaden, and... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • Katie Couric • Halloween • celebrity divorces • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin

We Wish we Were Kidding

Jon, Octomom to Date on New Reality Show

'Cheaters' producer says show in works; stars deny it

Oct 28, 09 2:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - We wish we were kidding, we wish we were even surprised. But we’re not. Jon Gosselin and Nadya Suleman may hook up on a new reality show entitled—wait for it—Jon – Kate = Jon + Octomom. Producer Bobby Goldstein, of Cheaters fame, says he’s... More »

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reality TV • Nadya Suleman • Jon Gosselin

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 Gosselin 
 Renews 
 Nursing 
 License 

If reality fizzles, Kate may have to fall back on previous career

Oct 28, 09 8:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Just in case this whole "being famous for reproducing" thing doesn't work out, Kate Gosselin is keeping her options open: The Jon and Kate Plus 8 star, rumored future talk show host, and aspiring actress went back to her roots and renewed her nursing license, Radar reports. For a... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • nursing • celebrity divorces • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin

Allison Kilkenny

 Runway Is Homophobic 

Show whitewashed gay romance in favor of straight 'flirt-fest'

Oct 27, 09 6:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - The sixth season of Project Runway has given a lot of airtime to a developing romance between two telegenic and heterosexual blondes, Logan Neitzel and Carol Hannah. In lavishing attention on their dull flirt-fest, the show is showing an ugly homophobic streak: Last season, the producers completely whitewashed a deeply... More »

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reality TV • homophobia • homosexuality • Project Runway • contestants

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 Kate: I Don't 
 Want to Be 
 Alone ... 
 or Married 

For one whole hour, Gosselin answers viewer questions. Joy!

Oct 27, 09 7:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - On last night's very special episode of Jon and Kate Plus 8, Kate Gosselin answered viewer questions ranging from her Halloween-wig-inspiring hairdo to what her kids might be when they grow up. E! and Us hit the highlights:
  • On how fame will help her kids: "
... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • celebrity divorces • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin

SO THERE

 Jon: I Paid Back the Money 

Gosselin says he's in compliance, but Kate has yet to account for spending

Oct 26, 09 10:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - It was Jon and Kate plus a court date once again this morning—although Kate failed to show up. Jon, however, was there to show that he complied with a court order to repay $180,000 he took from the couple’s joint account, as well as to ask that... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • celebrity divorces • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin

frank rich

 Cut Balloon Boy 
 Dad Some Slack 

He's the 'inevitable product' of our era

Oct 25, 09 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A little sympathy for the Balloon Boy dad, please. Yes, he "grotesquely" put his kids through hell, but he’s also a fitting emblem—and the “inevitable product”—of our time, writes Frank Rich. Richard Heene gave us a fake spectacle that reflects our era much as... More »

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reality TV • cable news • Falcon Heene • Richard Heene • balloon boy hoax • Falcon Heene hoax • balloon boy

parents of the year

Jon Returns Cash, But Kate Doesn't: Lawyer

Kate will faces contempt for declining to account for $55,000

Oct 23, 09 3:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jon Gosselin has returned enough of the $180,000 he withdrew from a family bank account to avoid being held in contempt of court, his lawyer says. Instead, his estranged wife may end up in contempt: The court also ordered Kate Gosselin to account for $55,000 she took from... More »

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reality TV • divorce • parenting • TLC • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin

check, please

 Worst Food Trends 
 of the Decade 

From onion blossoms to overhyped chefs, these things need to go away

Oct 22, 09 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Asked to name the decade's worst dining trends, chefs and other food experts couldn't shut up. There were too many (including "mache, water sommeliers, organ-meat entrees, unisex bathrooms, bacon tattoos on chefs, over-flaunted kitchen burns, chefs tables") for Christopher Borrelli to list them all, but he hits the... More »

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food • reality TV • Internet • fast food • restaurant criticism • restaurant • online review • KFC • dining • onions • Jay-ZTV • food trends • hamburger • women's issues • celebrity chef • Hardee's • Carl's Jr.

OPINION

 Balloon Boy 
 Another Blow 
 to Trust 

Politicians are the ones most lost in forest of fakery

Oct 22, 09 3:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Falcon Heene fiasco sums up the dilemma facing a society riddled with fake news, Photoshop fakes, and even fake Rush Limbaugh quotes, writes Daniel Henninger. "Reality TV" is the perfect metaphor for a world where you need to routinely "ask yourself whether what's in front of you... More »

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reality TV • satire • health care reform • hoax • Falcon Heene • balloon boy hoax

IF WE PROMISE TO MISS YOU...


 Kate Answers 
 Your Burning 
 Questions 

Meanwhile, Jon wants $12K per hour. Oh, those wacky Gosselins!

Oct 21, 09 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Move over, Meredith Vieira: TLC is giving its viewers the chance to ask Kate Gosselin whatever burning question they have about the reality TV mom and her brood, and they've submitted nearly 9,000 inquiries for Monday’s one-hour special, People reports. Sadly, the questions seem to be... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • TLC • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin

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