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Larry King: Freeze Me

He drops the news in a dinner interview with celebrities

(Newser) - Larry King doesn’t believe in an afterlife, and hence wants to be frozen when he dies, he reveals in a new special airing tomorrow night. Dinner with the Kings sees Larry sit down with a gaggle of celebrities—namely Conan O’Brien, Tyra Banks, Shaquille O’Neal, Seth MacFarlane,... More »

15 Odd, Awful Celeb Rappers

No, Tom Hanks. Just ... no

(Newser) - Sometimes otherwise-talented celebrities—here's looking at you, Eva Longoria—decide they really need to rap … terribly. Jezebel rounds up 15 unlikely rappers who really should not quit their day jobs. Watch a sampling in the gallery, or click here for the complete list. Yes, The Situation’s awful self-titled... More »

Mother Sues Tyra Banks Over Daughter's Appearance

Girl, 15, went on sex addict show

(Newser) - Mommas, don't let your babies grow up to be ... 15-year-old girls who go on Tyra Banks' show to proclaim before the world that they're sex addicts. A Georgia woman is suing Banks for $3 million, claiming her daughter made the appearance without her permission and that the show last year... More »

Tyra's Apology Is BS: Janice Dickinson

Says Banks definitely saw Top Model promo

(Newser) - Tyra Banks is full of it, says Janice Dickinson. Banks, who recently apologized for an America’s Next Top Model promo in which she appeared to gush over an ultra-skinny model, claimed she hadn’t seen the spot before it aired. BS, claims Dickinson, a former Top Model judge. “... More »

Tyra: Skinny Girls Have It Tough, Too

But she apologizes for the tiny-waist promo

(Newser) - Tyra Banks apologized for a controversial America's Next Top Model promo in which she appeared to gush over a super-skinny model, but says she wants to expand "the definition of beauty—EVERY kind of beauty"—including the extremely tall, thin kind. The model in the promo "was... More »

Tyra Banks Loves Super-Skinny Model

Maybe it's deceptive editing, but it sends the wrong message

(Newser) - Tyra Banks may have once famously told her body critics to kiss her fat ass …but now she appears to be quite enamored with a ridiculously skinny America’s Next Top Model contestant. “Obviously the footage has been cut, so maybe what Tyra really likes about her is... More »

11 Animals Celebs Fear

Apparently, MJ loved giraffes...but hated dogs

(Newser) - Sam Greenspan wants you to know that celebrities are, indeed, just like you. “But only if you have peculiarly irrational fears of flightless birds or farm animals,” he writes on 11points.com , where he offers up 11 strange celebrity animal phobias:
  • Adolf Hitler, et al: He is joined
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RIP, Daytime Talk Shows

Tyra Banks' exit marks end of an era

(Newser) - Why did Tyra Banks pull the plug on The Tyra Banks Show even though its ratings were still steady? Probably because she sensed that daytime talk shows in the confessional Oprah-inspired mold are dead, writes Jessica Grose of Slate . Fifteen years ago, daytime TV was full of these shows, from... More »

Tyra to Slam Other Models in Bizarre Books

Janice Dickinson may not want to read 'Modelland' books

(Newser) - Tyra Banks is already famous, which is probably how she managed to score a book deal for a tween series about models called “Intoxibellas” who rule over “Modelland” with their superpowers and have “edgy, sexy, exciting adventures.” Just in case the idea of a Top Model-meets-Harry ... More »

Nine Best Reality TV Hissy Fits

Kate Gosselin isn't even the worst

(Newser) - Kate Gosselin is the latest in a long line of “celebrities” throwing temper tantrums on national television. E! rounds up eight more reality show meltdowns—watch the videos in the gallery:
  • Kenley Collins, Project Runway: She flips out when judges say her final creation looks like a “pink
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Tyra Banks Launches Plus-Size Model Contest

Fiercely Real Teen Model Search will end with contract, spread

(Newser) - Tyra Banks is jumping on the plus-size model bandwagon with a new modeling competition—the Fiercely Real Teen Model Search. “I've always felt it was my mission to expand the narrow perceptions of beauty,” she tells Us . Teens with dress sizes between 12 and 20 who stand 5'9"... More »

Tyra Banks a 'Brutal' Boss

As 'The Tyra Banks Show' ends, the gossip starts flying

(Newser) - The death knell has barely finished tolling for The Tyra Banks Show, and her former employees are already dishing on her diva-like behavior as a boss. “She and the higher-ups on the production staff could be extremely brutal,” one source tells the New York Daily News , adding that... More »

Tyra Banks Kisses Talk Show Goodbye

The Tyra Show to end after fifth season in spring 2010

(Newser) - Tyra Banks is pulling an Oprah: The Tyra Show host will end her daytime talk show—which brought everything from televised colonics to Tyra in her bathing suit to America's living rooms—at the end of this season to focus on a film studio she’s starting. “I’ve... More »

Happy 35th Birthday, Hello Kitty

Fashionable events surround style icon's big day

(Newser) - She can't blow out the candles, but Hello Kitty turns 35 today. Launched by the Japanese greeting card firm Sanrio in 1974, the mute, mysterious feline made her US debut in 1976 and is now an international style icon. "Who doesn't love Kitty?" fashion entrepreneur Kimora Lee Simmons asks.... More »

Set Your DVR: Tyra Airs First Televised Colonic

A colonic, by the way, is when ' they suck the poo out of you,' Banks explains

(Newser) - You might want to start writing your thank-you notes to Tyra Banks now. The talk show host is doing what can only be classified as a public service by airing the first televised colonic on her show today, Dlisted reports. Not exactly sure what a colonic is? Well, let Tyra... More »

My Hair Is Fake, and That's OK: Meghan

Following in Tyra Banks' footsteps, McCain comes clean about her hair extensions

(Newser) - Inspired by Tyra Banks’ appearance on her talk show sans weave, Meghan McCain comes clean on the Daily Beast: “Yes, I have been wearing different variations of permanent and semi-permanent hair extensions since high school,” she writes. If this revelation doesn’t sound earth-shattering to you, perhaps you... More »

In Feud With Demi, Perez Dissed Tyra

(Newser) - Turns out Perez Hilton didn't just bring down the wrath of Demi Moore when he linked to pics of daughter Tallulah Willis, 15, in skimpy clothes last week: He broke his promise to Tyra Banks, the Daily News reports. On an episode of her talk show that airs today—but... More »

Sesame Street, View Among Daytime Emmy Winners

Susan Haskell, Christian Leblanc, Darin Brooks take home honors

(Newser) - The ladies of The View unseated Ellen Degeneres as Best Talk Show Host at yesterday's Daytime Emmy Awards, though they weren't at the ceremony, E! reports. Other big winners included Rachael Ray for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show and Tyra Banks for Outstanding Informative Talk Show, while The Bold and the ... More »

Tyra Stalker Convicted, Avoids Jail

Judge urges attorney to get Brady Green out of New York

(Newser) - A Brooklyn grocer who threatened to slit the throat of a studio staffer for denying him access to Tyra Banks was convicted today of stalking the supermodel. A judge spared Brady Green jail time and suggested he leave New York for “a location where he can thrive,” the... More »

Miley Spies on Boyfriends

Singer cops to snooping through cell phones

(Newser) - Miley Cyrus is an admitted boyfriend stalker, she tells Tyra Banks. “I go through their text messages,” says the tween phenom, who admitted she would stalk her boyfriend for a day if given the chance, People reports. She also looks for clues in the way boys treat their... More »

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