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Sep 29, 2010 8:38 AM CDT

Letterman: Why Oprah Hated Me

It happened long before 'The Incident,' he says

(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey ’s longstanding, recently-ended feud with David Letterman was, everyone assumed, the result of his numerous “Oprah, Uma. Uma, Oprah” jokes at the 1995 Academy Awards. Not so, Letterman told Jon Stewart last night: “She hated me long before then.” Turns out the Late ...

Scott Brown
Shrugs Off
Palin Attack

Aug 30, 2010 2:47 PM CDT

Scott Brown Shrugs Off Palin Attack

'I don't know what the surprise is' Massachusetts Senator says

(Newser) - Don’t look now, but a feud is brewing between Sarah Palin and Scott Brown. The conservative it-girl slammed the GOP’s golden boy last week for not being conservative enough. Liberal Massachusetts might “put up with Scott Brown and some of the antics there,” she told Fox...

Zuckerberg
Set to Trounce
Former BFF

Jun 23, 2010 11:29 AM CDT

Zuckerberg Set to Trounce Former BFF

New Facebook Q&A product likely put Quora out of business

(Newser) - Facebook is working on a new questions and answers product that, it promises, “will be as exciting as Facebook Photos and Facebook Events.” It might also happen to totally destroy Quora , the Q&A startup that’s become the darling of Silicon Valley. Which is interesting, because Quora...

Give Conan's
NBC Show an
Emmy: TBS

Jun 8, 2010 10:42 AM CDT

Give Conan's NBC Show an Emmy: TBS

New network launches tongue-in-cheek campaign for old network

(Newser) - Conan O'Brien's network wants him nominated for an Emmy Award—for a show that aired on another network. TBS, where the late-night host/martyr's latest effort will debut in November, is running "for your consideration" ads touting The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien, which crashed and burned on NBC. "...

Guy Feuding With Neighbor Advertised Orgy at Her House

Apr 22, 2010 11:58 AM CDT

Guy Feuding With Neighbor Advertised Orgy at Her House

Charged after randy men start dropping by

(Newser) - What better way to end that feud with your prim soccer-mom neighbor than to post an ad on Craigslist inviting a bunch of strange men to come over and have wild, orgiastic sex with her? Or at least end up in court, which was where a 42-year-old Hartford, Conn., man...

Sports Teams Fall Victim to Congress' Petty Feuds

Mar 17, 2010 6:16 PM CDT

Sports Teams Fall Victim to Congress' Petty Feuds

Lawmakers attack each others' hometown squads

(Newser) - Health care reform? Congress has trouble enough honoring sports teams. A resolution to formally salute Maryland's basketball team for making the NCAA tournament nearly fell victim to a feud between congressmen today. Maryland Democrat Steny Hoyer proposed the seemingly noncontroversial measure, which should have zipped by in a voice vote....

Morrissey Wants Damien Hirst's Head 'Kept in a Bag'

DEAD ANIMALS AREN'T ART

Mar 16, 2010 10:09 PM CDT

Morrissey Wants Damien Hirst's Head 'Kept in a Bag'

'How many calves in formaldehyde does world need?'

(Newser) - Damien Hirst’s artwork can be inscrutable to some, but count moody Morrissey as an outright hater. “Hirst’s head should be kept in a bag” for his use of dead animals, the singer opines in Interview —where he’s actually the one supposedly asking the questions of...

Bill O'Reilly's
New Target:
Tom Hanks

karl rove piles on, too

Mar 16, 2010 9:37 AM CDT

Bill O'Reilly's New Target: Tom Hanks

Fox News host doesn't get why actor keeps saying we're racist

(Newser) - Bill O’Reilly's favorite new target: Tom Hanks. The Fox News host says the actor is unfairly claiming racism was behind our attack on Japan during World War II ... and behind the current War on Terror. The actor, while promoting his miniseries The Pacific, told Time that we “wanted...

Let the Conan
Backlash Begin

Jan 25, 2010 2:08 AM CST

Let the Conan Backlash Begin

Face it, O'Brien's ratings weren't great

(Newser) - Conan O’Brien joins the ranks of the unemployed today, so the ousted Tonight Show host now has plenty of time to track the backlash and second-guessing about the TV shell game. Jay Leno remains the villain of the piece, but the hard truth is that O’Brien never drew...

NBC Complains to White House About ABC's Access

Jan 22, 2010 10:41 AM CST

NBC Complains to White House About ABC's Access

Source says NBC wants more Obama interviews; network denies it

(Newser) - NBC has filed a formal complaint with the White House, saying ABC is getting a disproportionate number of interviews with President Obama. The network cites recent sit-downs with George Stephanopoulos and Charlie Gibson, and alleges that Stephanopoulos’ friendship with Rahm Emanuel is helping the network land the face time, according...

'Shameless'
Karl Rove
Wrong on Budget

DAVID AXELROD

Jan 15, 2010 11:07 AM CST

'Shameless' Karl Rove Wrong on Budget

White House honcho blasts defense of Bush

(Newser) - David Axelrod is amazed by the “sheer audacity and shamelessness” of Karl Rove’s claims about rampant spending under the Obama administration. The former Bush aide predicted last week that congressional Democrats “will run up more debt by October than Bush did in 8 years.” That would...

NBC Exec Calls Conan
'Chicken-Hearted and Gutless'

'ASTOUNDING FAILURE'

Jan 15, 2010 10:34 AM CST

NBC Exec Calls Conan 'Chicken-Hearted and Gutless'

Dick Ebersol clearly Team Jay Leno in 'Tonight Show' flap

(Newser) - Though his fellow comedians are lashing out at Jay Leno, the comedian at least has the NBC brass on his side. Conan O’Brien is “chicken-hearted and gutless” for blaming his “astounding failure” on Leno, says Dick Ebersol, chairman of NBC Universal Sports. The bottom line? O’Brien...

Top 10 Celeb Twitter Feuds

BEST OF 2009

Dec 30, 2009 9:58 AM CST

Top 10 Celeb Twitter Feuds

Some, like Perez Hilton, are always good for a cyber-scuffle

(Newser) - It’s hard to believe that until recently, we were forced to get our news of celebrity stupidity secondhand: Thanks to Twitter’s booming popularity, now it comes straight from the horse’s mouth. The Frisky selects the top 10 celebrity Twitter feuds of 2009:

Ashton Kutcher vs. CNN: When

...

Pepsi Won't Field
Super Bowl Ads

Dec 18, 2009 10:21 AM CST

Pepsi Won't Field Super Bowl Ads

Beverage maker focusing on integrated digital campaign instead

(Newser) - Pepsi will end its 23-year advertising presence on the Super Bowl telecast to focus on a cross-platform marketing push with a strong digital component. The company was quick to spin the retreat, which will leave the broadcast wide open to archrival Coca-Cola. “The Super Bowl broadcast can be an...

Ann Coulter: Wait, Meghan McCain Did Tiger Woods?

3AM CLEVERNESS

Dec 14, 2009 7:25 AM CST

Ann Coulter: Wait, Meghan McCain Did Tiger Woods?

The conservative-diva feud continues

(Newser) - Ann Coulter tossed a little more fuel on the embers of her feud with Meghan McCain, comparing her to self-proclaimed Tiger Woods mistress (and alleged prostitute) Jamie Jungers. In a 3am Fox News segment caught by the night owls at Mediaite, Coulter commented on a video of Jungers by saying,...

Spencer Vs. Al, Round 2

SIGNS OF THE apocalypse

Nov 17, 2009 8:06 AM CST

Spencer Vs. Al, Round 2

Plus, Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag want their own show—of course

(Newser) - The inexhaustible Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag are at it again, re-fueling their feud with Al Roker and campaigning for their own show. Pratt insulted Roker via Twitter (“WEATHERMAN I thought you were out of town today getting your stomache [sic] stapled again?” among other gems) when the couple’...

White House
Warns Dems
to Avoid Fox

feud? what feud?

Nov 6, 2009 4:50 PM CST

White House Warns Dems to Avoid Fox

Strategist reports intimidating phone call after appearance

(Newser) - The Obama administration has toned down its war of words against Fox News, but behind the scenes, it's warning Democratic strategists not to appear on the network. One consultant who made a recent appearance says he received a call afterward from a White House official who told him, "We...

Chuck Todd Chickens Out
on Goatee Bet

Oct 23, 2009 1:29 PM CDT

Chuck Todd Chickens Out on Goatee Bet

Dodger-loving reporter donates to charity rather than shaving

(Newser) - Chuck Todd isn’t shaving off his goatee, despite having lost a baseball bet to Jake Tapper. The NBC talking head has taken the coward’s way out and will donate to charity instead. Todd was supposed to shed his trademark goatee if the Dodgers lost the NLCS; had they...

In Fight With Fox,
White House Can't Win

analysis

Oct 18, 2009 4:24 PM CDT

In Fight With Fox, White House Can't Win

Administration has 'brought a knife to a gunfight': David Carr

(Newser) - By tackling Fox News head-on, the Obama administration has almost certainly bitten off more than it can chew, apparently prioritizing payback ahead of rising above the fray. "While there is undoubtedly a visceral thrill in finally setting out after your antagonists," media columnist David Carr writes for the...

Paris to PETA: Pig Better Off With Me Than as Bacon

PRINCESS PIGLETTE

Oct 15, 2009 9:52 AM CDT

Paris to PETA: Pig Better Off With Me Than as Bacon

Hilton escalates feud, says she treats 'pets like children'

(Newser) - Paris Hilton is still squealing with excitement over her new miniature piglet—“It’s a girl!” she tells Us—but she’s not pleased with PETA, which called her a “wretched example” for treating her pets “as disposable.” Not true, the heiress says: “I...