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GLOSSIES

 I'm Too Hot 
 to Get Good 
 Roles: Biel 

Actress wishes she could at least audition

May 19, 09 11:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jessica Biel, whose latest film is going straight to DVD, wants a career like Scarlett Johansson or Natalie Portman. What’s holding her back? Her looks, she tells Allure. Being so hot “really is a problem” when it comes to getting good roles, she says, adding, “I have... More »

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entertainment • beauty • celebrity • Justin Timberlake • acting career • Jessica Biel • celebrity interview

GLOSSIES

 Dad's Death 
 Made Diaz 
 'Stronger' 


May 16, 09 3:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Her father's recent death "definitely took its toll,” Cameron Diaz admits on a drive from Los Angeles to Palm Springs. “Things are given to us, and things are taken away." But Diaz's big, bright laugh is never far away. She talks happily about her new film—... More »

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entertainment • film • Cameron Diaz • celebrity interview • movie star • loss

(Newser) - No Doubt is back on tour after 5 years, but don’t call it a reunion. Breaking up “was never discussed,” guitarist Tom Dumont tells the Los Angeles Times. “It was specifically discussed as 'Let's not be one of these bands that breaks up and gets... More »

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pop music • Gwen Stefani • concert tour • celebrity interview • No Doubt • Jay-ZTV • Tom Dumont • Adrian Young • Tony Kanal

 Cowell Warns 
 He Might 
 Ditch Idol 



American Idol may go as he tries to free up his schedule

Apr 13, 09 5:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Simon Cowell says the pressure of three TV shows and constant flights to Britain may force him to leave American Idol, Access Hollywood reports. “Most people do one show a year and I do three and they involve a lot of traveling. One may have to go,” Cowell... More »

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American Idol • Hollywood • Simon Cowell • gossip • celebrity interview

(Newser) - Ben Affleck returns to the ranks of leading men next week in State of Play, starring as a congressman entangled in a murder investigation. The high-profile liberal activist is out promoting the thriller—and so eager for ink that he talked politics with the Wall Street Journal. Some highlights:
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film • Rahm Emanuel • Anthony Weiner • Patrick Murphy • Ben Affleck • Adam Smith • movies • celebrity interview • State of Play

 Booed Billy Bob 
 Cancels Canada Tour 

Band cancels Canada tour after his hostile radio interview

Apr 11, 09 12:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Musician Billy Bob Thornton—not actor, lest you ignite his rage—is done touring Canada after his band was met with boos and catcalls on a Toronto stage, the AP reports. The band cites the flu, but the tour's cancellation came two days after Thornton likened the nation's fans to... More »

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Canada • gossip • concert tour • Billy Bob Thornton • celebrity interview

(Newser) - Barack Obama will be “the best president he can be,” Bob Dylan tells the Times of London, though he has “no idea” if Obama will actually be good at the job. “Most of those guys come into office with the best of intentions and leave as... More »

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Barack Obama • Bob Dylan • presidential politics • memoir • book • Dreams From My Father • celebrity interview • President Obama

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan wants people to get off her back, E! Online reports. “I move forward and I change,” the actress said. “If people would just leave my personal life alone—because it's really not that interesting—then I could land a great role. But all the sicko... More »

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Hollywood • film • Lindsay Lohan • paparazzi • Samantha Ronson • celebrity interview

 LiLo on Britney: 
 She's No Artist 

Starlet admires Spears' honesty

Mar 20, 09 9:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - From one tabloid obsession to another:  Lindsay Lohan tells Nylon magazine that she respects Britney Spears—for her honesty, not for her talent, which she cheerfully disparages. “She’s marketed as an entertainer, which is what she is. Not necessarily as, like, an artist," LiLo opines. "... More »

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Britney Spears • Lindsay Lohan • tabloids • celebrity • Sean Penn • Seth Rogen • celebrity interview

GLOSSIES

 Beyoncé: 
 A Star 
 En Route 
 to Legend 



Multi-talented star is the anti-Britney Spears

Mar 17, 09 12:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - She’s a music icon and a movie star in the making, but Beyoncé has a new job: role model for the First Daughters. After Beyoncé’s inauguration performance, Michelle Obama “told me she was very happy that her girls have someone like me to look up to,... More »

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music • Michelle Obama • celebrity • Beyonce • celebrity interview • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama

 Phoenix: Music Is My Legacy 

Not my acting

Feb 17, 09 4:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Joaquin Phoenix thinks he’ll be remembered for his music, rather than his Oscar-nominated acting, he tells the Mirror. Phoenix is a lot wordier than he was in his monosyllabic appearance on Letterman, telling the paper he’s serious about becoming a rapper. “I feel like everything... More »

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music • film • rap music • Joaquin Phoenix • Casey Affleck • mockumentary • movies • celebrity interview

 Dave Shreds Spacy Joaquin 

Ex-actor awkward, embarrassing on show

Feb 12, 09 9:34 AM CST
(Newser) - A nearly comatose Joaquin Phoenix appeared on The Late Show last night, and his vacant stares and one-word answers forced David Letterman to resort to openly mocking him, Gawker reports. Phoenix—who may or may not be engaging in an elaborate publicity stunt—at one point stuck his gum underneath... More »

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music • late night talk show • David Letterman • rapper • Joaquin Phoenix • actor • career • acting career • celebrity interview

 Downey: Googling 
 Myself 'A Hoot' 

Hathaway, too, cops to habit; Pitt not so much

Jan 23, 09 10:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Celebrities really are just like us: They Google themselves, too, reports Perez Hilton. At an Oscars celebrity panel this week, Robert Downey Jr. admitted it: “I love all that shit, personally. Because it’s a hoot.” Anne Hathaway then reversed course: “I lied before when you asked... More »

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Google • Internet • Brad Pitt • celebrity • Robert Downey Jr. • Anne Hathaway • celebrity interview • Oscars

 Didn't Like 
 Valkyrie? 
 No Face Time 
 With Cruise 

Star has strict requirements for reporters on movie promotion circuit

Jan 19, 09 11:08 AM CST
(Newser) - Want to interview Tom Cruise? Then you’d better have seen—and liked—his latest movie, Valkyrie, Gawker reports in summarizing a Q&A session with Italian publication LeiWeb (with an assist from Google translation). If you didn't like the movie, “there is no reason to meet Tom,”... More »

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media • Tom Cruise • Valkyrie • celebrity • interview • celebrity interview

Courtney Love Knocks Jews
... in Jewish Magazine

Singer utters a few colorful words on girl bands, actors and parenting, too

Jan 16, 09 3:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Courtney Love says she’s sober, but her recent anti-Semitic remarks in a Jewish magazine might give some observers pause, the New York Post reports. “Every time you buy a Nirvana record, part of that money is not going to Kurt’s child, or to me, it’s going... More »

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music • Courtney Love • parenting • Nirvana • rock bands • Jewish • anti-Semitism • interview • celebrity interview

GLOSSIES



 Scarlett: 'I'm
 Not Pregnant' 

Actress not pregnant, not dishing on wedding

Jan 8, 09 11:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Scarlett Johansson wants to run a brothel—in the movies, that is. “It's only so long that people are going to want to see me in a corset. So I might as well do it now,” she tells Harper’s Bazaar. The famously tight-lipped actress also addresses rumors—... More »

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Barack Obama • celebrity • Scarlett Johansson • Barack Obama supporters • Ryan Reynolds • celebrity interview • President Obama

Aniston Gives That GQ Tie
to Letterman

Late-night host quick to replace his own with one worn by nude Jen

Dec 18, 08 12:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Jennifer Aniston gifted David Letterman her lone wardrobe item from her famously revealing GQ cover shoot—a red, white, and blue necktie—last night. An eager Letterman ripped off his own cravat to make room for Aniston’s “early Christmas gift,” Extra reports. As she helped him put... More »

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nudity • celebrity • late night talk show • Jennifer Aniston • David Letterman • GQ • celebrity interview

 Paul: I Was the Political Beatle 

Paul claims he introduced band to anti-war ideas

Dec 15, 08 9:29 AM CST
(Newser) - In a revelation that will likely befuddle longtime Beatles fans, Paul McCartney claims he was the one who turned the band onto politics, the Times reports. Though McCartney was writing pop songs while activist John Lennon penned blatantly political tunes, as McCartney tells it in a Prospect magazine interview, it... More »

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music • Paul McCartney • John Lennon • celebrity • political activism • pacifists • Vietnam War • Beatles • protesters • celebrity interview

 TomKat: You've Got 
 Us All Wrong 

Celebrities tell it like it really is in dueling Times interviews

Dec 6, 08 7:23 AM CST
(Newser) - Tom Cruise stalked Marlin Brando. Katie Holmes vogued like Madonna. The celebrity couple shares a few anecdotes—and thoughts about acting, parenthood, and the paparazzi—in separate interviews with the New York Times T Magazine. Cruise also reflects on his fame, his “perfect” image, and the fear of losing... More »

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Tom Cruise • Katie Holmes • celebrity • celebrity interview

A Romantic, Jackman Is People's Sexiest

His 12-year marriage has easily kept its spark, actor says

Nov 19, 08 12:57 PM CST
(Newser) - Hugh Jackman, the 40-year-old actor starring in Australia with Nicole Kidman, has been declared 2008’s Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine—and by his wife of 12 years, who, when told of the honor, said, “‘I could've told them that years ago!" But she... More »

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film • Australia • People Magazine • actor • movies • celebrity interview • Hugh Jackman • Sexiest Man Alive • Johnny Depp Sexiest Man Alive • People's Sexiest Man Alive 2009

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