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  • July 2008

    • Philly Anchor Charged With Hacking Co-Worker

      newser  |  Philadelphia Inquirer  |  Jul 22, 08 12:19 PM CDT

      Philly Anchor Charged With Hacking Co-Worker

      Former comedian and KWY-TV anchor Larry Mendte probably isn’t laughing now. He’s facing a felony charge for hacking into ex-co-anchor Alycia Lane’s computer and doling out information—including bikini photos—to gossip columnists and blogs, the Philadelphia Daily News reports. “The charges are unprecedented,” Lane’s lawyer for a separate wrongful-termination suit says. More »

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      scandals  • Philadelphia  • gossip  • Alycia Lane

    • The Best Celeb Name Changes

      newser  |  Radar  |  Jul 10, 08 1:23 PM CDT

      The Best Celeb Name Changes

      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

    • How'd We Miss Lesbian LiLo?

      newser  |  Gawker  |  Jul 9, 08 11:44 AM CDT

      How'd We Miss Lesbian LiLo?

      Lindsay Lohan’s a lesbian? When did that happen? Turns out Star magazine first reported LiLo’s girl-on-girl romance in summer 2007—centuries ago, in celebrity gossip. Gawker explains why it took us so long to catch on. Because gay Hollywood couples try to hide it: Holding hands in public? Domestic errands as a duo? If starlets are getting hot and heavy, they also hide from the paparazzi, yet Lindsay and Sam flaunted their togetherness—genius!   More »

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      list  • celebrity  • Lindsay Lohan  • romance  • gossip  • lesbians  • Samantha Ronson  • gaydar

  • June 2008

    • Madonna to Divorce Ritchie

      newser  |  Daily Mirror (UK)  |  Jun 27, 08 11:40 AM CDT

      Madonna to Divorce Ritchie

      Madonna has asked Guy Ritche, her husband of 7 years, for a divorce, the Mirror reports. After a troubled year for their marriage and consultation with divorce lawyers, Madge decided to make it final, friends of the couple said last night. “It was quite painless but very sad. He's off to the country to get a bit of peace and quiet." More »

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      celebrity  • divorce  • Madonna  • celebrity divorces  • gossip  • break-up  • Guy Ritchie  • British tabloids

    • Lance's Romances Haven't Hurt His Cause—Yet

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 22, 08 9:50 AM CDT

      Lance's Romances Haven't Hurt His Cause&mdash;Yet

      Will the real Lance Armstrong please stand up? The seven-time Tour de France champ and cancer research advocate is also a serial dater whose affairs light up gossip pages. But so far, trysts with Ashley Olsen and Kate Hudson have not hurt the cancer survivor's higher cause—which includes testifying before Congress and selling 70 million yellow Livestrong bracelets. More »

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      cancer  • cancer research  • gossip  • cycling  • Kate Hudson  • Lance Armstrong  • Sheryl Crow  • Ashley Olsen

  • May 2008

    • Flak Denies Report of Twins' Birth

      newser  |  OK!  |  May 30, 08 12:41 PM CDT

      Flak Denies Report of Twins' Birth

      Angelina Jolie's reps are denying reports by the French media and "Entertainment Tonight" that the actress has given birth to twins. Reports that babies Isla (rhymes with Lila) Marcheline and Amelie Jane Jolie-Pitt were born Sunday in the Aix-en-Provence region had been circulating since last night, but a spokesperson tells OK!, "Angelina has not given birth." More »

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      celebrity  • France  • Angelina Jolie  • twins  • gossip

    • Kate Hudson, Owen Wilson Off Again

      newser  |  People  |  May 16, 08 12:00 PM CDT

      Kate Hudson, Owen Wilson Off Again

      Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson aren’t engaged after all. The pair’s longstanding on-again, off-again relationship is officially off again, People reports. The rumor-spawning ring Hudson was spotted wearing was a prop. “It was a pretty bad breakup,” said a friend of Wilson’s, and a Hudson confidant said, “She feels dumb thinking it was so serious.” More »

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      celebrity  • gossip  • Kate Hudson  • Owen Wilson

    • Ellen to Wed Girlfriend

      newser  |  People  |  May 16, 08 10:05 AM CDT

      Ellen to Wed Girlfriend

      Ellen DeGeneres and longtime girlfriend Portia de Rossi are getting hitched. The news—Ellen announced it while taping today's show—comes after the California Supreme Court cleared the path to same-sex marriages in the state. The couple began dating in 2004 while de Rossi starred in Fox’s "Arrested Development," People reports. More »

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      California  • wedding  • same-sex marriage  • gossip  • Ellen DeGeneres  • Portia de Rossi

    • Doherty Freed Early From London Prison

      newser  |  Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  May 6, 08 1:02 PM CDT

      Doherty Freed Early From London Prison

      Pete Doherty, the perpetually troubled rock star and ex-boyfriend of Kate Moss, was released early from prison today. The frontman of the band Babyshambles had been imprisoned for violating his probation after a conviction for possession of crack, heroin and other drugs, reports the Telegraph . Doherty had served about one month of a 98-day sentence. More »

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      United Kingdom  • gossip  • drug addiction  • Kate Moss  • Pete Doherty  • Babyshambles

  • April 2008

    • Why We Love Gossip Girl

      newser  |  New York  |  Apr 27, 08 2:49 PM CDT

      Why We Love Gossip Girl

      New York magazine writers Jessica Pressler and Chris Rovzar have come out of the closet. No, not that closet—the one hiding adult fans of Gossip Girl . The pair once justified their love for the CW's teen soap opera by calling it "awesomely bad … like Showgirls . Or a Bloomin' Onion." Now they declare it "awesomely awesome." Here are six reasons why: More »

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      list  • television  • celebrity  • New York  • teenagers  • gossip  • Gossip Girl

    • Ashlee Has Bun in the Oven

      newser  |  OK!  |  Apr 14, 08 5:52 PM CDT

      Ashlee Has Bun in the Oven

      A little morning sickness didn't stop Ashlee Simpson from spilling the news today: With her wedding to Pete Wentz looming next month, the 23-year old pop star told OK! Magazine that the couple is expecting a little one in October. More »

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      celebrity  • marriage  • pregnancy  • celebrity pregnancy  • gossip  • Ashlee Simpson  • Pete Wentz

  • March 2008

    • Hotel Tell-All Book Muzzled Before Release

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Mar 21, 08 4:50 PM CDT

      Hotel Tell-All Book Muzzled Before Release

      A book by ex-concierges at Chicago’s Four Seasons Hotel has been dumped just before the celebrity tell-all was go on sale, the Chicago Tribune reports. The hotel complained that confidentiality agreements made the tales of "celebrity bad behavior" in Great Reservations off-limits. Despite a publicity blitz ahead of the April 22 release, publisher Random House appears to have caved. More »

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      Chicago  • book  • Madonna  • gossip  • stars  • John Cusack  • Four Seasons  • concierge  • Demi Moore  • Random House

    • Murdoch Shuts Down PageSix.com

      newser  |  Gawker  |  Mar 20, 08 6:59 PM CDT

      Murdoch Shuts Down PageSix.com

      PageSix.com, the online version of the New York Post 's celebrity gossip column, is shutting down after just three months, Gawker reports. The Rupert Murdoch project attracted 1 million pageviews last week when it published photos of Eliot Spitzer's escort, but, "given the difficulty in the economy, it was not the right time for this launch," said one manager. More »

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      Rupert Murdoch  • News Corp  • economy  • Fox  • Fox News  • gossip  • New York Post  • TMZ  • Perez Hilton  • Page Six

    • Prosecutors Probe Gossip Site

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Mar 19, 08 5:21 PM CDT

      Prosecutors Probe Gossip Site

      Prosecutors have hit college gossip site JuicyCampus.com with subpoenas for records, the AP reports. New Jersey’s Attorney General Anne Milgram is investigating whether the site violates the Consumer Fraud Act by stating that it doesn’t tolerate offensive material but doing nothing to enforce that claim. "There's an unbelievable amount of offensive material posted and absolutely no enforcement," said Milgram. More »

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      college  • online advertising  • New Jersey  • gossip  • free speech  • colleges and universities

  • February 2008

    • LA Police Arrest 4 in Paparazzi Crackdown

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Feb 21, 08 11:04 AM CST

      LA Police Arrest 4 in Paparazzi Crackdown

      Even Britney Spears’ paparazzi can’t stay out of trouble, the Los Angeles Times reports. Late Tuesday and early yesterday, Los Angeles police arrested four shutterbugs for blocking sidewalks in their hunt for tabloid-worthy shots—part of a crackdown, using existing loitering and traffic laws, on increasingly aggressive photographers. All four men face up to a year in prison and $1,000 in fines. More »

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      Los Angeles  • Britney Spears  • media  • paparazzi  • Lindsay Lohan  • gossip  • tabloids  • photographers  • TMZ  • Harvey Levin

    • Rosie's View on Booze: I Quit

      newser  |  Extratv.com  |  Feb 8, 08 3:15 PM CST

      Rosie's View on Booze: I Quit

      The wagon just got a little more crowded. Rosie O'Donnell is off the sauce, in her case beer, Extra reports. The comedian/talk show host/blogger squashed rumors of alcoholism and denied that partner Kelli Carpenter asked her to quit, instead tying the move to an attempt to lose weight. "It's not easy, but I feel better" blogged O'Donnell. More »

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      celebrity  • alcohol  • beer  • gossip  • Rosie O'Donnell  • daytime talk show

  • January 2008

    • Nicole Richie Gives Birth to Baby Girl

      newser  |  People  |  Jan 12, 08 3:38 PM CST

      Nicole Richie Gives Birth to Baby Girl

      Wild child Nicole Richie gave birth to a child of her own yesterday, People reports, as she and Good Charlotte frontman Joel Madden welcomed a baby girl into the world in a Los Angeles hospital. Just down the hall, Christina Aguilera, Courtney Thorne-Smith, and David Allen Grier’s wife were all having babies of their own in a day of celebrity births. More »

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      celebrity  • pregnancy  • Paris Hilton  • babies  • gossip  • Nicole Richie  • Christina Aguilera

    • MySpace Launches Celeb Portal

      newser  |  CNET  |  Jan 10, 08 9:57 AM CST

      MySpace Launches Celeb Portal

      MySpace is rolling out a new section today dedicated to celebrity news and personalities, CNET reports. “MySpace Celebrity” will provide entertainment news, celebrity profiles, and gossip from People magazine, as well as video content. It will also index official celebrity MySpace profiles—which numbered more than 300 at launch. More »

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      celebrity  • Facebook  • MySpace  • gossip  • Tom Anderson  • MySpace Celebrity

    • Wedding Bells for Sarko, Bruni?

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jan 6, 08 10:44 AM CST

      Wedding Bells for Sarko, Bruni?

      Nicolas Sarkozy and very new girlfriend Carla Bruni may soon tie the knot, gushes French weekly Le Journal du Dimanche, citing decidedly anonymous sources . Sarkozy reportedly gave the Italian supermodel/songstress a heart-shaped pink diamond ring and plans to wed her on February 8 or 9, writes the AP. Presidential spokesmen had no comment. More »

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      Nicolas Sarkozy  • marriage  • Carla Bruni  • gossip  • Cecilia Sarkozy

  • December 2007

    • Sean, Robin Wright Penn Split

      newser  |  People  |  Dec 28, 07 1:00 PM CST

      Sean, Robin Wright Penn Split

      Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn are cutting the knot, People reports. After 11 years of marriage, two kids, and several movies, the Penns’ representative told the magazine the couple is breaking up but wouldn’t say why. “Marriage ain’t easy,” Penn once said, years ago, “but it’s great most of the time.” More »

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      celebrity  • divorce  • gossip  • Sean Penn  • Robin Wright Penn

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