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NEWS ABOUT: rants

rants stories: 14 news summaries
OPINION

 'Bratty' McCain 
 on the Twitter 
 Warpath Again 



Someone, please, delete her account

Jun 4, 09 7:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Meghan McCain is “too undisciplined and impulsive” to handle Twitter, writes the Cajun Boy on Gawker following yet another of McCain's 140-character tirades. The enemy this time? Brian Williams, who “had the audacity to lower his head ever so slightly in a blatant act of deference” at the... More »

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Barack Obama • NBC • Brian Williams • Meghan McCain • Twitter • rants • Meghan McCain Twitter

 Reality Judge Defends 
 'Sweet' Susan 

Says rants were exaggerated in news

May 28, 09 11:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britain’s Got Talent judge Piers Morgan defended Susan Boyle today after reports surfaced that the seemingly sweet reality-show songbird spewed several obscenity-laden rants, the Mirror reports. The accounts have been “massively exaggerated,” he said, calling Boyle “an incredibly sweet, nice, gentle person who has been propelled... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • rants • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent • Piers Morgan


 Jealous Boyle 
 Curses Traitorous 
 Talent Judge 

Boyle not happy when Piers praises fellow contestant

May 27, 09 9:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Seemingly sweet Britain’s Got Talent finalist Susan Boyle ranted against fellow contestant Shaheen Jafargholi last night at a London hotel bar, the Mirror reports. When judge Piers Morgan called the 12-year-old's performance “the best singing we have heard in the semifinals so far,” Boyle, 48, allegedly made... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • rants • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent • Piers Morgan • Shaheen Jafargholi

Clay to Idol's Adam:
Sorry for 'Colorful' Slam

Singer apologizes but repeats ridicule of Lambert

May 23, 09 1:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Yesterday, Clay Aiken dismissed fellow American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert as “contrived, awful, and slightly frightening!” But today, Aiken is apologizing for his “colorful (and negative) choice of words,” the New York Daily News reports. “I hope he can forgive me,” Aiken wrote in... More »

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entertainment • American Idol • celebrity • Clay Aiken • rants • Adam Lambert

 Clay: 
 Idol's
 Lambert 
 'Frightening'

Former runner-up trashes Idol, contestants in blog

May 22, 09 9:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken finds this year’s runner-up, Adam Lambert, “slightly frightening.” Aiken trashed Idol in a post on his blog yesterday, Gawker reports, and Lambert did not escape unscathed. Aiken says he watches Idol only once a season, and “this year, I happened... More »

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entertainment • American Idol • celebrity • Clay Aiken • rants • Kris Allen • Adam Lambert

 Terminator 
 Director 
 Excuses 
 Bale Rant 

McG takes responsibility for leak

May 19, 09 11:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Terminator Salvation director McG joined the Christian Bale Rant Apology Tour yesterday, telling MTV he takes responsibility. “I lead the way by having a big personality, having a strong opinion, and being very vocal on the set. I’m trying to wind everybody up to a level of adrenaline... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • apology • Christian Bale • rants • Terminator Salvation • McG

 Bale Begins 
 Terminator 
 Apology Tour 

Explanation of recorded rant sure to follow many more times in days to come

May 18, 09 11:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Christian Bale began his inevitable “I’m sorry for my rant” publicity tour today on Good Morning America. The actor was ostensibly there to discuss Terminator Salvation, but the question about his videotaped diatribe against a crewmember reared its inevitable head. When asked if he has an anger problem,... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • Christian Bale • rants • Terminator Salvation


 Olbermann 
 to Prejean: 
 WTF!?! 

Host slams pageant queen for self-righteous attitude

May 13, 09 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Keith Olbermann ripped “holier-than-thou know-it-all” Carrie Prejean in the new “WTF!?!” segment of his show last night, Gawker reports. “This is no longer about her opinion, it’s about her,” Olbermann insisted, tweaking the beauty queen on the First Amendment: “Your grandfather did... More »

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James Dobson • First Amendment • Keith Olbermann • rants • Carrie Prejean • Miss California

 I Don't Have 
 a F*#@ing 
 Twitter: Kanye 

Rapper rants against fakers, in all caps

May 13, 09 10:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Kanye West’s blog is real—and not ghostwritten at all!—but he would never stoop to the level of joining Twitter, Gawker reports. The rapper vented his frustration at “losers making fake Kanye West Twitter accounts” on his blog yesterday in an all-caps rant (his usual style)... More »

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Kanye West • celebrity • Twitter • rants • Jay-ZTV

 Etta 'Just Kidding' 
 About Beyoncé Diss 

'Big-eared' prez 'might not ever like me,' James laments

Feb 6, 09 9:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Etta James was just trying to be funny when she vowed to whup Beyoncé’s ass for singing "her song" at the inauguration, the Daily News reports. “I've always had that comedian kind of attitude,” James said, insisting she only kept up the insults because her... More »

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Barack Obama • music • joke • celebrity • concert • Beyonce • rants • Etta James

 Etta James 
 Disses 
 Beyonce, 
 Obama 

Singing legend claims pop star stole her song at inauguration

Feb 5, 09 8:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Etta James has a message for “the great Beyoncé”: She’s “gonna get her ass whupped.” The legendary singer was none too pleased that Beyoncé performed her signature tune, “At Last,” at an inaugural ball, the Daily News reports. James—whom Beyoncé portrayed in... More »

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Barack Obama • music • concert • Beyonce • rants • Etta James • performance

 Bale's Mom 
 Dishes on His 
 Tantrum Demons 

Reveals star's troubled childhood

Feb 5, 09 7:24 AM CST
(Newser) - Christian Bale's infamous F-word-laced meltdown on a movie set was caused by a hair-trigger temper forged in his childhood, his mom tell the Mirror. The perfectionist actor was repeatedly humiliated as a child by his father, said his 61-year-old mum, Jenny, who accused her son of assault last year. “... More »

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Hollywood • film • celebrity • Internet leak • Christian Bale • actor • rants

 Ashton Rails 
 on 'Jackass' 
 Neighbor, 
 Apologizes 

Actor later apologizes for rant

Jan 30, 09 9:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Ashton Kutcher has apologized after lashing into his neighbor with a profanity-laced online video, the Huffington Post reports. The actor vented after his "jackass" neighbor dared to start noisy construction on his house at 7am (which is perfectly legal in LA). After the neighbor shot back, calling Ashton “... More »

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construction • online videos • video • celebrity • Ashton Kutcher • Demi Moore • Twitter • rants

Brown: Free Palin From Mac's 'Chauvinistic Chains' 

CNN anchor rips McCain's 'delicate flower' treatment

Sep 24, 08 12:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Another rant on sexism has political bloggers buzzing today, Mark Silva notes in the Swamp. Only in this one, CNN’s Campbell Brown lays into the McCain campaign for clamping “chauvinistic chains” on Sarah Palin by not letting her take questions from the media as other candidates do. More »

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John McCain • sexism • Election 2008 • media coverage • Sarah Palin • Campbell Brown • rants

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