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Plastic Surgery's
Double-Edged Knife

Donda West and the pressure to be perfect

Nov 18, 07 11:19 AM CST
(Newser) - The American public that slammed Britney Spears for daring to show a little cellulite is just as rabidly eviscerating Donda West as vain for succumbing to our culture of perfection, reflects Robin Givhan of the Washington Post in the wake of West's death. Our dysfunctional relationship with beauty cuts deep,... More »

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plastic surgery • beauty • Kanye West • aging • celebrity • Donda West

Sexiest Men:
Salon Adds Steak to Sizzle

Site counters People with its own list of high-functioning hunks

Nov 15, 07 4:56 PM CST
(Newser) - With only the the briefest nod to that other Sexiest Men Alive list, Salon offers its second annual alternative compilation of hot guys—proving that it all depends on what the meaning of hot is. Jon Hamm, Ira Glass, Jacques Pepin, Judd Apatow, and 22 others make the cut. And... More »

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list • awards • Ira Glass • celebrity • Matt Damon • Cate Blanchett • Jacques Pepin

Harry Can't Commit to
Love or War

Prince quits girlfriend, "ready to quit" army

Nov 13, 07 5:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Prince Harry has had commitment troubles recently, the AFP reports. The young royalty lost girlfriend Chelsy Davy earlier this month after skipping her 22nd birthday party to attend the Rugby World Cup between London and South Africa. And now he's "ready to quit' the army unless assigned to combat... More »

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Prince Harry • celebrity • breakup • British royals • Chelsy Davy

Celebs Who Carry a Big Stick

Oprah, Bono and Michael Jordan are among the most influential celebs

Nov 4, 07 5:58 AM CST
(Newser) - Oprah is not just the queen of daytime talk shows. With her wide-ranging cultural, political and philanthropic interests, she's also the most influential celebrity in a new poll from E-Poll Market Research, Forbes reports. The top celeb honchos:
  1. Oprah Winfrey
  2. Bono
  3. Michael Jordan
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Paul McCartney • Angelina Jolie • Michael Jordan • Bono • list • Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • Jon Stewart

Judge to Britney:  Childproof

Visitation scaled back as Spears 'rarely engages' with kids

Oct 31, 07 4:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - A judge cut Britney Spears’ visits with her sons to one afternoon and one overnight visit per week yesterday. In addition to twice-weekly drug tests, Spears was ordered to childproof both of her homes by Friday. Her court-appointed parenting coach was underwhelmed by the troubled pop star's interactions with her... More »

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Britney Spears • Kevin Federline • celebrity • custody • child welfare

Brit Wins Back Visits With Sons

Pop mom spotted tooling around town
with kids, presumably buckled in seat belts 

Oct 22, 07 2:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - The mother of all custody battles has won back visitation rights with her two young sons. Pop princess Britney Spears was spotted over the weekend driving with the boys and another adult believed to be her court-appointed monitor. Spears' visitation rights, which she lost last week, were expected to be... More »

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Britney Spears • Kevin Federline • children • celebrity • custody • joint custody

Spears Turns Herself in for Hit and Run

Wears sunglasses
due to pinkeye,
she tells police

Oct 16, 07 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears walked into an LA cop shop last night, got photographed and fingerprinted, and left, the AP reports. "She was fine, cooperative. She did her business and came out," said an officer. Britney will face hit and run charges in court on October 25; an August video... More »

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Britney Spears • celebrity

The Scent
of Money

Diddy to Britney:
the seven top-selling
celebrity scents 

Oct 13, 07 12:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britney's life may be off the rails, but her scent is selling brilliantly, right up there with Liz's and Diddy's. Forbes gives us the top seven celebrity scents, along with their sales tallies for  2006:
  1. Sean Combs: Sean John Unforgivable, $74.9 million
  2. Elizabeth Taylor: White Diamonds, $60.7
... More »

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Britney Spears • list • celebrity • Diddy • Sarah Jessica Parker • scents • Jennifer Lopez • J.Lo • Elizabeth Taylor • perfume

Pam Anderson Marries Sex Tape 'Co-Star'

Actress and Hilton hook-up Rick Salomon 'so grateful'

Oct 7, 07 8:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Actress and pin-up eye-popper Pamela Anderson has tied the knot with Rick Salomon, whose major claim to fame is his appearance in a widely distributed amateur sex video with Paris Hilton. The two were married in a Las Vegas ceremony attended by 60 pals. Anderson sported a white Valentino mini-skirt... More »

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Las Vegas • marriage • celebrity • Kid Rock • Pamela Anderson • Rick Salomon

Kid Rock: Pam's Lying Busted
Up Marriage

Invented miscarriage
to make singer gave
up Lakers tickets

Oct 4, 07 5:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Singer Kid Rock can't resist mixing it up with his ex. Now he claims Pam Anderson guilted him into visiting her on a movie set by lying that she had just suffered a miscarriage. Rock gave up floor-seat Lakers tickets to rush to Canada to be with his then-wife to... More »

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celebrity • Kid Rock • Pamela Anderson • celebrity marriage

Paltrow, Pals Start Foodie Tour of Spain

Star-powered road trip will air on PBS next fall

Oct 3, 07 1:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - While one usually associates road-trip cuisine with a 7-Eleven, two foodies and two actresses today embark on a four-month culinary tour of Spain. Gwyneth Paltrow, chef Mario Batali, New York Times food columnist Mark Bittman, and Spanish actress Claudia Bassols will sample traditional cuisine for a 13-part PBS series called... More »

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food • travel • Spain • cuisine • chef • celebrity • Mark Bittman • Gwyneth Paltrow • Mario Batali • Claudia Bassols

Follow Big Bucks to Small Screen

The 20 biggest personalities on TV
have salaries to match

Oct 1, 07 4:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - On the boob tube, prime-time stars aren't the ones who are really cashing in. Think daytime talk-show titans, a syndicated sitcom legend, and a reality humiliation expert. Forbes lists the top 20 earners:
  1. Oprah Winfrey, $260 million
  2. Jerry Seinfeld, $60 million
  3. Simon Cowell, $45 million
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entertainment • Simon Cowell • Jerry Seinfeld • list • Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • Jay Leno • George Lopez • Judge Judy • Keifer Sutherland • Dr Phil

Pam Anderson to Marry Paris Sex Tape Guy

Baywatch babe receives license to wed Rick Salomon

Oct 1, 07 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pamela Anderson is off the market again. The former Baywatch star has acquired a license to marry Rick Salomon, Access Hollywood has discovered. Anderson had dropped hints she was engaged on Ellen DeGeneres’ show last month, but hadn’t named the lucky man. Salomon is the ex-husband of Shannen Doherty,... More »

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celebrity • Pamela Anderson

Oprah Tops List of TV's Biggest Earners—Again

She collected cool $260m; second-place Seinfeld nabbed $60m

Sep 28, 07 3:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Talk show diva Oprah Winfrey continues her reign as the Queen of  Media, topping Forbes' list of 2007's 20 highest earning TV stars with a whopping $260 million. Jerry Seinfeld came in a distant second with $60 million—mostly from residuals. They were followed by Simon Cowell ($45 million), David... More »

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entertainment • television • reality TV • 24 • Donald Trump • Simon Cowell • news • Jerry Seinfeld • list • money • Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • Jay Leno • late night talk show • David Letterman • daytime talk show • primetime TV • Forbes • Kiefer Sutherland • Judy Sheindlin • George Lopez • Dr Phil

Get Britney a Sequined Glove

Spectacular falls of pop's king and princess eerily similar

Sep 21, 07 1:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears' meteoric rise, suspect marriages, bad parenting, outrageous public behavior, not to mention her spectacular VMA flub—it's better than watching a train wreck, but we've seen this implosion before. The LA Times studies the pop princess' antics and finds an eerie resemblance to the fall of the King... More »

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Britney Spears • pop music • celebrity • Video Music Awards • Michael Jackson • child star

Britney's Manager, Lawyer Quit

Custody attorney insists she's not dumping pop star

Sep 18, 07 7:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears' manager announced yesterday he'll no longer work with the pop star—just hours after the singer's lawyer in the K-Fed child custody battle also quit, People reports. A statement from the former management company cited "current circumstances" as the reason for the split, and offered no other... More »

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Britney Spears • Kevin Federline • MTV • celebrity • custody

Dude Looks
Like a Lady

Move over, Cate Blanchett: A list of
the best cross-dressers on the big screen

Sep 13, 07 11:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Inspired by Cate Blanchett's best-actress award at the Venice Film festival for I'm Not There, in which she plays Bob Dylan, Entertainment Weekly notes other memorable big-screen cross-dressers:
  1. John Travolta as Edna Turnblad, Hairspray
  2. Divine as Babs Johnson, Pink Flamingos
  3. The Kids in the Hall
  4. Dustin Hoffman as Michael
... More »

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Hollywood • list • celebrity • Drag Queen • Transvestite • cross dressing • movies

Dreamgirls Star Joins Sex and the City Cast

Oscar winner Hudson jumps in to play
Carrie's assistant

Sep 11, 07 6:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dreamgirls star Jennifer Hudson is joining the cast of Sex and the City: The Movie as Carrie Bradshaw's assistant, reports Variety. The Oscar-winning actress and former "American Idol" contestant is set to begin filming this month in New York with the stars of the TV series, which ended... More »

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American Idol • Hollywood • Sex and the City • celebrity • Jennifer Hudson • Sarah Jessica Parker • Kim Cattrall • Kristin Davis • Cynthia Nixon • Michael Patrick King • Dreamgirls • movies • Chris Noth

Kid Rock, Tommy Lee Tussle

Pamela's exes brawl at the Video Music Awards

Sep 10, 07 1:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - The audience at the MTV Video Movie Awards experienced some unscheduled excitement last night, in the form of a brawl between Kid Rock and Tommy Lee—both rockers who've been wed to Pamela Anderson. The cause of the scuffle was unclear, but witnesses say Kid walked over to Tommy's table... More »

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MTV Movie Awards • celebrity • fight • musician • Tommy Lee • Kid Rock • Pamela Anderson

Foxy Brown Heads for
the Slammer

Rapper gets one-year sentence for assault with cell phone

Sep 8, 07 7:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rapper Foxy Brown faces a year in jail for a July 30 assault on a Brooklyn woman who complained about loud music on Brown’s car stereo. Brown, 28, hit the woman with a cell phone in the latest in a string of probation violations that includes flinging hair glue... More »

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celebrity • jail • assault • Foxy Brown • rapper • Inga Marchand

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