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At $50M, Oprah Stars on Celeb Giving List

Parade  |  Sep 12, 08 10:50 AM CDT

(Newser) - Parade 's annual list of the 30 most generous celebrities is out, and among the best philanthropists are: Oprah Winfrey: $50.2 million for education, women and children's advocacy. Herb Alpert: $13 million for music education. Barbra Streisand: $11 million for the environment, women's issues, AIDS research. Paul Newman: $10 million for scholarships to alma mater Kenyon College. More »

Conan's Stalker Priest Suspended by Archdiocese

Boston Globe  |  Sep 11, 08 6:00 PM CDT

(Newser) - Conan O’Brien’s “stalker priest” has been suspended by the Boston Archdiocese, the Globe reports. The Rev. David Ajemian was instructed by his bishop to remain indefinitely at a residential psychiatric facility after he harassed the NBC late-night host, but he has apparently absconded. For disobeying the treatment order, Ajemian “is not authorized to function as a priest,” meaning his financial support from the Catholic church is over, too. More »

Parton Kicks Off 9 to 5 Premiere

latimesblogs.latimes.com  |  Sep 11, 08 1:33 PM CDT

(Newser) - Tuesday's premiere of 9 to 5: The Musical came with an unexpected treat when Dolly Parton leaped on stage and performed songs to cover up a technical glitch, says the Los Angeles Times Music Blog. She roused the audience into singing along to the "9 to 5" theme, and sang other songs from the musical, all written by her. More »

Kidman Is Most Overpaid Actor

Forbes  |  Sep 10, 08 11:40 AM CDT

(Newser) - With an ignominious 1:1 ratio of salary to receipts, Nicole Kidman snags the top spot on Forbes ’ list of most overpaid movie stars. In other words, her films make a mere $1 for every dollar she’s paid, an average $15 million per flick. Ex-husband Tom Cruise is close behind at No. 3, with Jennifer Garner in the runner-up slot. More »

Jacko's Undies for Sale

New York Post  |  Sep 9, 08 11:30 AM CDT

(Newser) - A pair of Michael Jackson’s Calvin Klein briefs, which were confiscated as evidence during his child-molestation case, is on sale for at least $1 million, reports the New York Post . The unwashed size-28 tighty whities will go up for bid on eBay tomorrow, now that a businessman who obtained them in a bankruptcy case has decided he can live without them. More »

Celeb Cancer Show Nets $100M

Reuters  |  Sep 8, 08 4:56 PM CDT

(Newser) - The all-star TV benefit that ran on three US networks and reached 170 countries worldwide has raised $100 million for cancer research, Reuters reports. Friday's Stand Up to Cancer  telecast, which drew a modest but apparently generous audience of 10.3 million in the US. It attracted 100 celebs, some of whom, like Christina Applegate and Patrick Swayze, have undergone cancer treatment. More »

LiLo & Sam: Fashion Week's Gossip Girls

Associated Press  |  Sep 8, 08 10:34 AM CDT

(AP) - Nothing grabs attention at New York's fashion week like Lindsay Lohan and girlfriend Samantha Ronson attending your show. The duo sat in the front row for the Saturday presentation of Ronson's sister Charlotte's spring collection, and were swarmed by photographers who brushed past other famous folks like Sean Lennon. More »

Madonna Dedicates 'Virgin' to Pope

Reuters  |  Sep 8, 08 9:51 AM CDT

(Newser) - During a performance in Rome Saturday night, Madonna dedicated her hit single "Like a Virgin" to the Pope, Reuters reports. "I dedicate this song to the pope, because I'm a child of God. All of you are also children of God," the 50-year-old announced on the stage of her Sticky & Sweet tour. The Vatican has not been a fan of the Material Girl, denouncing her shows, replete with religious imagery, as among the most "satanic shows in the history of humanity." More »

LiLo Turns Down Playboy

New York Post  |  Sep 5, 08 11:00 AM CDT

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan has turned down an offer to pose for a $700,000 topless photo shoot for Playboy 's 55th anniversary issue, the New York Post reports. The mag's creative directors had hoped she'd pose in tribute to '60s sexpot Ann-Margret and her film Kitten With a Whip , but her rep told them: "If there's nudity, then the answer's no." LiLo caused a stir last year with a naked photo shoot as Marilyn Monroe. More »

Jonas Brothers Land TV Show

People  |  Sep 5, 08 10:11 AM CDT

(Newser) - The Jonas Brothers will star in their own original Disney series, reports People . The unnamed show will be similar to HBO's Flight of the Conchords , with singing interludes. "It's going to be about us as a band but dealing with normal things like trying to take out the trash and not get hounded by fans," Joe Jonas told ELLEgirl magazine. More »

Diddy on Palin: Could Anyone Be Less Black?

YouTube  |  Sep 4, 08 4:23 PM CDT

(Newser) - P Diddy—“government name" Sean Combs—has a heart-to-heart with John McCain on a dizzying YouTube video complaining that the Arizona senator's choice of running mate is “not respectful to our diverse lives.” Sporting tinted shades, a white tee and serious bling, Diddy, “aka Ciroc Obama,” spins in circles delivering a profanity-ridden solo. His beef? That Alaska probably has no black people. More »

Vast Trove Yields Marilyn Secrets

Vanity Fair  |  Sep 3, 08 4:52 PM CDT

(Newser) - Filing cabinets stuffed with receipts and letters are opening a window into Marilyn Monroe’s personal life, Vanity Fair reports. Payments for something "medical" coincide with her 1953 hospitalization for a gynecological procedure, suggesting an abortion, and notes she sent to husband Arthur Miller’s children while they were at camp recollect dancing with Robert Kennedy. More »

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