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NEWS ABOUT: celebrities

celebrities stories: 7 news summaries

Cops: Teens Studied Stars, Then Robbed Their Homes

Four girls allegedly looted from Lohan, Hilton, Bloom, and others

Oct 27, 09 3:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Four teenage girls have been arrested for allegedly breaking into a slew of celebrity homes, sometimes more than once, and making off with glamorous souvenirs. Police say the girls would study the stars, picking out clothes and jewelry they wanted to make off with, and figuring out when they’d... More »

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burglary • burglar • teenager • celebrities • teen girls

 Cruise Hails 
 Scientology at 
 Secret Confab 

'We never took our eyes off prize,' actor tells faithful

Oct 21, 09 2:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tom Cruise was one of the inspirational speakers at a secret Scientology confab in Britain, apparently attributing his success to his membership in the controversial organization. Cruise was joined by Katie Holmes and daughter Suri, John Tavolta and Kelly Preston, and some 4000 other guests at the hush-hush international gathering... More »

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Scientology • Tom Cruise • John Travolta • England • Katie Holmes • celebrity • cult • Suri Cruise • Kelly Preston • celebrities

Your Brain Has
a Neuron Just for Tom Cruise

...and another for every celeb you recognize, study finds

Oct 9, 09 11:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - You have a neuron in your brain devoted entirely to recognizing Tom Cruise. Another specializes in Barack Obama, yet another LeBron James, and, yes, Jon and Kate are taking up two. By studying a decade worth of brain activity, researchers have discovered a series of cells that act like celebrity... More »

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Barack Obama • Tom Cruise • LeBron James • brain • neurology • neurons • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin • celebrities

OPINION

 Why Do Twits 
 Grace Women's Mags? 

Women's mag covers have gone from models to celebs to Kate Gosselin

Sep 29, 09 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Aymar Jean Christian is fed up with the faces that appear on the covers of women’s magazines. Once upon a time, the women there were simply pretty. “Then sometime in the late 1980s and early 1990s, celebrity became more important than beauty.” And that was great, because... More »

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women • celebrity • Us Weekly • People Magazine • publishing industry • actress • magazine cover • celebrities • working

 Celeb Couples 
 Who Could Be Siblings 

Sienna Miller, Jude Law: Separated at birth?

Sep 12, 09 6:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Judging by their love mates, some celebrities really are attracted to themselves above all others. Nerve lists five couples that look like siblings:
  • Sienna Miller and Jude Law: Back before the nanny breakup, they "seemed like the pretty, popular siblings all high schools seem to have."
... More »

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Tom Cruise • Katie Holmes • Jude Law • Sienna Miller • Marilyn Manson • Pete Wentz • Ashlee Simpson • celebrity marriage • celebrities

 Butler May Be 
 Aniston's New Beau 

Would-be songbird Jen shares romantic dinner with Scottish co-star

Sep 11, 09 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - When Jennifer Aniston said in a recent interview she still believed in love, she apparently had a specific reason: Scottish actor Gerard Butler. Aniston and her co-star in The Bounty met up for a romantic dinner this week, and they "appeared incredibly affectionate with one another," the New ... More »

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entertainment • film • Jennifer Aniston • movies • couples • Gerard Butler • celebrities • The Bounty • The Gore Girls

OBITUARY

 Showbiz Scribe 
 Army Archerd 
 Dead at 87 

Column appeared in Variety for 52 years

Sep 8, 09 9:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Army Archerd, who chronicled Hollywood for 52 years as a columnist for Variety, died today of mesothelioma, the showbiz publication reports. He was 87; the cancer was thought to be related to exposure to asbestos during World War II. He was known for injecting a social consciousness into his reporting,... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • AIDS • asbestos • World War II • Variety • mesothelioma • Army Archerd • showbiz • gossip columnist • Rock Hudson • celebrities

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