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Victoria Beckham stories: 27 news summaries

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Spice Girls Will Help Kick Off 2012 Olympics


Nov 1, 09 3:22 PM CST
(Newser) - When the eyes of the world turn to London for the opening ceremonies of the 2012 Olympics, the land of Shakespeare and the Beatles will present ... the Spice Girls. "They stand for so much in British music history and I can’t think of a better time for them... More »

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entertainment • music • London • England • 2012 London Olympics • Victoria Beckham • Simon Fuller • Spice Girls • Beatles • Melanie Brown • William Shakespeare • Emma Bunton • Mel B • Melanie C • Melanie Chisolm • Geri Halliwell

 Victoria Dishes 
 on Becks, Boobs, 
 and Life in LA 

Posh Spice spills to Elle about her TV habits, perpetual pout

Sep 10, 09 12:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Victoria Beckham, who graces the October cover of Elle, is speaking out about her life, her marriage to soccer megastar David, and how she's perceived. Among her pearls of wisdom:
  • "People think I’m a moody bitch. I do have my insecurities. Maybe that is why I look
... More »

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entertainment • fashion • Los Angeles • Grey's Anatomy • Victoria Beckham • David Beckham • Los Angeles Galaxy • Posh Spice • Brothers and Sisters • Elle Magazine • Nip/Tuck • Private Practice (TV show)

(Newser) - Victoria Beckham has landed a $5 million contract to sit in for Paula Abdul on American Idol, even though inside sources claim she fumbled her audition, reports the Daily Mail. She has host Simon Cowell's support, though program producers are still worried she comes across as too British and is... More »

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American Idol • Simon Cowell • Victoria Beckham • contract • Audition • Paula Abdul

(Newser) - Ice princess Victoria Beckham did manage to crack a smile when she showed up as a guest judge for American Idol to fill in for Paula Abdul last week, but that's as good as it got, reports Radar. "It didn't go too well," said a source. Posh... More »

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American Idol • Victoria Beckham • Audition • Posh Spice • Paula Abdul

 Paula, Don't Let 
 Door Hit You 
 On Way Out: 
 Idol Staff 

Employees toast departure of 'difficult diva'

Aug 6, 09 8:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ryan Seacrest may be sad to see Paula Abdul go, but he’s in the minority: Longtime American Idol staffers were so overjoyed at her announcement, they threw an impromptu party, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. “Can’t you hear our celebration?” one veteran staffer says. “We... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • American Idol • The View • Simon Cowell • Victoria Beckham • celebrity • Diana Ross • So You Think You Can Dance? • Ryan Seacrest • Paula Abdul • Natalie Cole • reality shows

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Jon's New Gig: 
 Fashion Designer 

Plus, Posh's new gig? Actress, and more

Jul 13, 09 11:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jon Gosselin will certainly need to find a new way to make money if his impending divorce ruins his reality show. And he has eight kids—so why not design children’s clothing? Christian Audigier, who hosted Gosselin and his latest galpal aboard his yacht Saturday, tells E! a line... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • fashion • Sex and the City • Victoria Beckham • celebrity • David Beckham • Target • Megan Fox • Gossip Girl • Jon Gosselin • designer fashion • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen


 New Book Spotlights 
 Cruise-Becks Bromance 

Tom influences David on everything, except Scientology

Jul 9, 09 9:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - David Beckham and Tom Cruise have such an amazing friendship, it inspired almost a chapter in a new book about the soccer star, reports the New York Daily News. The two met in 2003 and now share an agency, PR firm, vacations, and zip code. And Cruise has influenced many... More »

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entertainment • Scientology • Tom Cruise • Katie Holmes • Victoria Beckham • celebrity • David Beckham

(Newser) - Victoria Beckham has apparently helped fuel a mini-fad of nipple surgery following rather noticeable changes that she has been flaunting behind T-shirts, reports the Daily Mail. The operations--which the former Spice Girl may or may not have had--can modify size, color, and shape. One busy London clinic reports a 30%... More »

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plastic surgery • Victoria Beckham • breast implants • surgeon • Posh Spice • nipple rings • nipples

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 I Did Not Get a 
 Lap-Dance From 
 That Woman: 
 Clinton 

Also, Posh gets a breast reduction, and more

Jun 17, 09 12:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bill Clinton may or may not have gotten a private dance from a “well-endowed” dancer during his recent fundraising trip to Buenos Aires, reports the Washington Post, citing Brazilian news weekly Perfil. But, wonders Alex Pareene on Gawker, “does anyone really seriously care if Bill Clinton was gyrated... More »

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entertainment • nudity • Bill Clinton • Victoria Beckham • celebrity • Judd Apatow • exotic dancer

 $50K Hermes Bag 
 Is Recession-Proof 

In tough times, designer's bag sales are up

Jun 10, 09 3:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - High-end designers everywhere are closing down storefronts, but somehow Hermes’ sales are up. The iconic brand has managed to beat the recession by ignoring it, continuing to sell $50,000 bags that require years on a waiting list to own. “Hermes’ position is unique; it is at the very... More »

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fashion • Victoria Beckham • Hermes • handbag • Birkin bag • what recession? • Jay-ZTV • designer fashion

Cut Down on C-Sections, Experts Tell US Women

Hospitals profit from unnecessary cesareans

May 17, 09 5:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - American women are risking their health and driving up medical costs by having too many cesarean sections, the Los Angeles Times reports. The most common operation in the US, the C-section is used in 31% of births and accounts for 45% of rising birth costs. It can also lead to... More »

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health care • health care costs • surgery • Victoria Beckham • birth • cesarean section

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Who Gave Guy a Shiner? 

Plus, credit crunch hits Cleese's divorce, and more

Mar 23, 09 12:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Uh-oh. Guy Ritchie showed up with a black eye after a night out in London, the Sun reports. No word on where the mystery shiner came from… could this have anything to do with his less-than-flattering nickname for tough ex-wife Madonna? More gossip:
  • The recession has hit celebrity divorces.
... More »

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television • Roseanne Barr • Katie Holmes • Victoria Beckham • celebrity • gossip • Amy Winehouse • sitcom • primetime TV • Madonna • divorce settlement • TV series • album • celebrity divorces • Guy Ritchie • John Cleese

 Victoria to Becks: 
 Enough Tattoos! 

Soccer star gets yet more ink

Dec 29, 08 12:13 PM CST
(Newser) - David Beckham got himself a new tattoo for Christmas—a biblical proverb written in Hebrew—despite objections from wife Victoria, who thinks he's sporting enough ink already, the Sun reports. “She likes his tatts but wants a bit of his skin to be left,” a source said of... More »

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soccer • Victoria Beckham • tattoos • celebrity • David Beckham

 Becks' 
 Bodyguard 
 Brawls With Pap 

No charges after Beverly Hills scuffle

Dec 8, 08 10:00 AM CST
(Newser) - David Beckham and his bodyguards went after the paparazzi yesterday—right in front of a Beverly Hills police station, E! Online reports. The soccer star was angry at being followed, and one of his bodyguards allegedly took matters into his own fists. Beckham and wife Victoria drove off before the... More »

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Victoria Beckham • paparazzi • celebrity • David Beckham • fight • photographers

(Newser) - If you want white truffle shavings sprinkled over your Thanksgiving leftovers, the biggest specimen found in Italy this year is up for auction tomorrow. You'll need some big bucks—and perhaps the moxie to outbid David and Victoria Beckham. The delectable fungus weighs about 2½ pounds and is expected to... More »

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food • cooking • Italy • cuisine • Victoria Beckham • auction • chef • David Beckham • truffles • Posh Spice

It's a Bird! It's a Plane!
It's Super PoshBecks!

Comics legend Stan Lee draws up idea for Posh and Becks in Spandex

Oct 30, 08 8:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The creator of the Fantastic Four has his eye on famous twosome David and Victoria Beckham to be his next cartoon crimefighters, Access Hollywood reports. Former Marvel Comics kingpin Stan Lee, already working to put Paris Hilton and Ringo Starr into two dimensions, says "the great looking, talented and... More »

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Victoria Beckham • Marvel Comics • David Beckham • cartoon • Posh Spice • Stan Lee

 Becks May 
 Play for Milan 
 on MLS Break 

Italian juggernaut talking to MLS' Galaxy about loan deal

Oct 22, 08 3:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Officials of Italian soccer juggernaut AC Milan officials are confident David Beckham will play for the team during his break from Major League Soccer, the Guardian reports. Though Beckham has remained mum, a Milan exec was emphatic. “Beckham wants to train and play for Milan. We want him and... More »

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World Cup • football • soccer • Victoria Beckham • AC Milan • David Beckham • Los Angeles Galaxy

Fashion Maven Mr. Blackwell Emerging From Coma

Critic, 85, fell at his home last week

Aug 7, 08 10:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mr. Blackwell, the former fashion designer whose scathing "Worst-Dressed List" is the bane of taste-challenged Hollywood, appears to emerging from a coma after collapsing at home earlier this week, Reuters reports. The 85-year-old Richard Blackwell was unconscious when hospitalized Tuesday, the AP notes, but today he began moving his... More »

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Victoria Beckham • Amy Winehouse • Mary-Kate Olsen • Mr. Blackwell • coma • Worst Dressed List • Cedars Sinai Medical Center • Richard Blackwell • Jayne Mansfield • Jane Russell

 Posh
 Related
 to Marx
 Comrade

Revolutionary who fled to England is Victoria Beckham's great-great-great-grandfather

Aug 6, 08 11:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Victoria Beckham’s girl-power roots go a lot further back than her Spice Girls days: The pop icon is the great-great-great-granddaughter of a 19th-century communist who worked with Karl Marx, Reuters reports. A German historian discovered the link between Posh and revolutionary Carl Heinrich Pfaender who was chummy with Marx... More »

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Victoria Beckham • celebrity • Communism • genealogy • Karl Marx

 Beckhams Go for No. 4 

David Beckham tells Ellen Degeneres show that they're "working on" pregnancy

Apr 25, 08 11:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - David and Victoria Beckham want to have a fourth child, the soccer star revealed yesterday on Ellen Degeneres’ talk show, the Sun reports. LA Galaxy heartthrob Becks, 32, told Degeneres he and his “Posh Spice” wife, 34, who already have three sons, “were working on it” now that... More »

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Los Angeles • Victoria Beckham • David Beckham • Ellen DeGeneres • celebrity pregnancy

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