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July 2008
- Publisher Sues Lil' Kim, Foxy Brown
  
  newser | Associated Press | 13 hours, 26 minutes ago
  
  Simon & Schuster Inc. sued rappers Foxy Brown and Lil' Kim yesterday, saying they were paid advances for books they never delivered. The publishing house wants Brown to return a $75,000 advance she received in 2005 for an autobiography called Broken Silence and wants Lil' Kim to return the $40,000 advance they doled out in 2003 for a proposed novel. More »
  
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  celebrity • New York City • publishing • civil lawsuits • rapper • Foxy Brown • Simon & Schuster
- Is Ledger's Ex Jonzin' for Love?
  
  newser | Daily Mail (UK) | Jul 24, 08 11:13 AM CDT
  
  Heath Ledger's ex-fiancee, Michelle Williams, may have found love again—in the arms of director Spike Jonze, Star magazine reports via the Daily Mail . Williams and Jonze, who divorced director Sofia Coppola in 2003, were spotted locking lips outside his Manhattan pad. The late actor's best friend, who has been helping Williams care for 2-year-old Matilda, approves of the match. More »
  
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  celebrity • New York City • Heath Ledger • celebrity parents • Michelle Williams • Matilda Rose Ledger
- Love Sued Over Nirvana Catalog
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 23, 08 12:05 PM CDT
  
  Business firm London & Co. sued Kurt Cobain's widow, Courtney Love, for $975,000 yesterday, claiming she didn’t give them their share of the $19.5 million she earned from selling part of Nirvana's publishing catalog. They allege Love broke a verbal contract to share 5% of profits from The End of Music, her company that oversees Cobain's intellectual property. More »
  
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  celebrity • music industry • civil lawsuits • music sales • Kurt Cobain • Nirvana • Courtney Love
- Paps Nabbed Near Brit's Pad
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 23, 08 11:42 AM CDT
  
  Los Angeles police busted two photographers near Britney Spears' home Monday on loitering charges. After ignoring warnings to leave the city-owned road near the exclusive gated community that is also home to Ed McMahon, the paps were arrested and their car impounded. More »
  
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  celebrity • Los Angeles • Britney Spears • paparazzi • arrest
- The 10 Best-Paid Actors
  
  newser | Forbes | Jul 23, 08 11:01 AM CDT
  
  Hancock isn't the "have you seen it" superhero movie of the season, but star Will Smith isn't crying in his beer: The ex-Fresh Prince raked in $80 million in the year that ended June 1. The rest of the Forbes top 10: Johnny Depp ($72 million) Eddie Murphy ($55 million) Mike Myers ($55 million) Leonardo DiCaprio ($45 million) More »
  
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  list • celebrity • movie • Hollywood • Johnny Depp • salary • Will Smith • Will Ferrell • Eddie Murphy • Ben Stiller • Forbes • Nicolas Cage • Leonardo DiCaprio • Adam Sandler • Bruce Willis • Mike Myers
- A-List Potential, F-Grade Agents
  
  newser | The Playlist | Jul 22, 08 4:13 PM CDT
  
  James Caviezel has gone from playing Jesus in Passion of the Christ to “a dragon hunter from another planet” in next year’s Outlander , Spencer Martin notes on the Playlist. Who else should have fire their agents for such moves? Heather Graham. Success: Drugstore Cowboy, Boogie Nights, Austin Powers. Failure: Committed, Say It Ain’t So, Miss Conception . Lucy Liu. Success: Charlie’s Angels, Kill Bill. Failure: Lucky Number Slevin, Code Name: The Cleaner. More »
  
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  list • celebrity • movies • Lucy Liu • Cuba Gooding Jr. • Adrien Brody
- Bale Makes Bail, Denies Mom Assault
  
  newser | Daily Mail (UK) | Jul 22, 08 1:09 PM CDT
  
  Batman star Christian Bale was arrested today in London after his mother and sister accused him of assaulting them in his hotel suite over the weekend, the Daily Mail reports. The women lodged their complaints yesterday, but police waited until after last night’s London premiere of The Dark Knight to question him. More »
  
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  celebrity • London • celebrity parents • assault • The Dark Knight • Christian Bale • elder abuse
- Country Fans to Crossover Simpson: Cross Back
  
  newser | Kenosha News | Jul 21, 08 11:08 AM CDT
  
  Struggling pop star Jessica Simpson’s country crossover got off to a rocky start Saturday when her debut performance at Wisconsin’s Country Thunder Festival drew a decidedly mixed reaction from the crowd, the Kenosha News reports. "I just don't hear the country in her; I don't hear the twang. She's not good enough to be here," said a country fan. More »
  
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  celebrity • music industry • Wisconsin • music review • Tony Romo • country music • Jessica Simpson
- Connery Won't Give Son a Dime
  
  newser | Times (UK) | Jul 21, 08 10:45 AM CDT
  
  Add Sean Connery to the list of wealthy patriarchs who want their children to make their own money. The 77-year-old actor is worth $170 million, but his 45-year-old son, Jason, will “never receive a penny” of it, Connery’s ex-wife and Jason's mother Diane Cilento told the London Times . More »
  
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  celebrity • children • money • celebrity parents • inheritance • Sean Connery
- DMX Charged in Med-Bill Dodge
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 20, 08 2:06 PM CDT
  
  Scofflaw rapper DMX was arrested at a Phoenix mall yesterday and charged with giving a false name and Social Security number so he could skirt medical bills, the AP reports—only the third time this summer the rapper has faced charges. The sheriff claims DMX—real name Earl Simmons—visited Scottsdale’s Mayo Clinic in April and gave his name as “Troy Jones” and skipped out on a $7,500 bill. More »
  
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  celebrity • arrest • identity theft • rapper • Phoenix • DMX
- 'Brenda' Back on 90210 Spinoff
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 20, 08 12:08 PM CDT
  
  Brenda Walsh will return as an adult to CW's 90210 spinoff this fall, reports the AP, but it remains to be seen whether actress Shannen Doherty has finally grown up. Also slated for comebacks on the angsty teen drama are Jennie Garth and Tori Spelling, but Doherty’s notorious volatility has fueled speculation she’ll revive the onset feuds that caused her to leave the 1990s series. More »
  
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  television • celebrity • Beverly Hills • Shannen Doherty
- Julia Allison Is More Famous Than You
  
  newser | Wired | Jul 20, 08 9:35 AM CDT
  
  Julia Allison is famous, although her only discernible talent is self-promotion. Wired traces just how the online celebrity—nominally a journalist, but known mainly for documenting her every waking moment—climbed her way to the top of the buzz heap: by making an impression, keeping her fans interested, then branching out with her Internet empire. Why, she even has bloggers who blog about her blog. More »
  
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  Internet • celebrity • New York City • journalist • Julia Allison
- The Roles They Left Behind
  
  newser | Radar | Jul 18, 08 4:50 PM CDT
  
  Heath Ledger's posthumous appearance in The Dark Knight prompts Radar to muse on stars whose films debuted after they died, prompting critics to wonder what could have been—or to hold their tongues. Brad Renfro, The Informers . A onetime child star known for run-ins with the law, Renfro completed filming for the Bret Easton Ellis adaption a month before he overdosed on heroin. More »
  
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  list • celebrity • movie • film • death • Heath Ledger • accidental death • Brad Renfro
- Michael J. Fox Returns to TV
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 17, 08 12:50 PM CDT
  
  Michael J. Fox will return to the small screen next year in a four-episode guest role on FX's "Rescue Me,” the AP reports. The “Spin City” star, whose symptoms of Parkinson’s disease have become evident since his 1991 diagnosis, will play the wheelchair-bound love-interest of the Denis Leary character’s estranged wife. More »
  
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  television • celebrity • Parkinson's disease • guest appearance • Michael J. Fox
- Mark Ronson 'Approves' of LiLo-Sam Love
  
  newser | Daily Mirror (UK) | Jul 17, 08 11:23 AM CDT
  
  Lindsay Lohan and celebrity DJ Samantha Ronson’s lesbian relationship is all but out of the closet—and now Ronson’s Grammy-winning brother Mark Ronson gives their love two thumbs up.“Her and Sam make a lovely couple—they seem really happy,” Mark's girlfriend Daisy Lowe told the Daily Mirror . “Their relationship is totally genuine. And they're just so sweet together. Mark totally approves.” More »
  
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  celebrity • Lindsay Lohan • lesbians • Samantha Ronson • Mark Ronson
- Andy Dick Faces Sex, Drug Charges
  
  newser | MTV | Jul 16, 08 5:56 PM CDT
  
  An "extremely intoxicated" Andy Dick pulled down the tank top and bra of a teenage girl outside a California restaurant, police say. The 42-year-old comedian faces a slew of charges, including sexual battery and public intoxication. Police found marijuana and the anti-anxiety drug Xanax in his pockets, MTV reports. More »
  
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  celebrity • Xanax • Andy Dick
- SJP's Mole AWOL at All-Star Game
  
  newser | Huffington Post | Jul 16, 08 11:00 AM CDT
  
  Sarah Jessica Parker's signature chin mole, on full display as recently as 6 weeks ago, was conspicuously absent during an appearance last night at Yankee Stadium, the Huffington Post notes. One Sex and the City reviewer called the big-screen "growth on her face … so distracting you can't concentrate on anything else." More »
  
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  celebrity • New York City • Yankee Stadium • Sarah Jessica Parker • cosmetic surgery • moles
- Barenaked Ladies Singer Busted on Coke Charges
  
  newser | Canadian Press | Jul 16, 08 7:23 AM CDT
  
  Barenaked Ladies frontman Steven Page has been busted on cocaine charges, the Canadian Press reports. The singer for the Toronto-based band, which recently released a CD for children , Snacktime , was caught with drugs in an apartment in upstate New York, according to authorities. Page, 38, posted $10,000 bail and is due in court later this week. He also posted bond for a woman arrested with him. More »
  
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  celebrity • cocaine • drug use • felony • drug possession
- LiLo's 'Sis' Seeks Reunion
  
  newser | Entertainment Tonight | Jul 14, 08 10:41 AM CDT
  
  Lindsay Lohan’s supposed half-sister Ashley Kaufmann would really “love” to meet her famous sibs, the 13-year-old tells Entertainment Tonight . As she displays letters Michael Lohan wrote her from prison, Ashley says she doesn’t "want anything to do with him right now,” but adds: "I'd love to meet my siblings—I'd love that." More »
  
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  celebrity • Lindsay Lohan • love child • Michael Lohan • half-sister
- The Best Celeb Name Changes
  
  newser | Radar | Jul 10, 08 1:23 PM CDT
  
  What’s in a name? Apparently everything worth changing, reports Radar . Inspired by the list-heavy Cityfile, a wiki-style Facebook of sorts for notable New Yorkers (wondering which celebs are Bentley owners?) , Radar created its own gossipy inventory: famous folks with changed names: Natalie Portman, actor: Natalie Hershlag Moby, musician: Richard Melville Hall More »
  
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  list • celebrity • gossip • Jon Stewart • name • Natalie Portman • name change • Geraldo Rivera • Ralph Lauren • Ghostface Killah • Jon Bon Jovi • Moby

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