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Enya Is Back, and She Might Have Some Big News

Is her first tour on the horizon?

(Newser) - Enya is back—after a seven-year hiatus, she released her eighth studio album, Dark Sky Island, on Friday —and to celebrate, BuzzFeed has a nearly 6,000-word profile of the Irish singer, who lives in a castle 45 minutes away from Dublin. Despite having never toured and rarely even...

Simon Finally Reveals Subject of 2nd Verse of &#39;You&#39;re So Vain&#39;
Simon Finally Reveals Subject of 2nd Verse of 'You're So Vain'
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Nov 22, 2015 2:39 PM CST

Simon Finally Reveals Subject of 2nd Verse of 'You're So Vain'

Wait, the song is about more than one guy?!

(Newser) - Carly Simon has finally revealed the subject of "You're So Vain" ... sort of. "I have confirmed that the second verse is Warren [Beatty]," Simon, now 70, tells People in an interview to promote the memoir she's releasing later this month. When asked whether Beatty knows...

Sheen's Porn Star Ex: He Didn't Tell All Sex Partners About His HIV

Bree Olson says she was in the dark

(Newser) - Charlie Sheen claims he told all his sexual partners about his HIV status, but Bree Olson—one of the actor's porn star "goddess" galpals during his 2011 meltdown—says that's not true. On Howard Stern's radio show Tuesday morning, an absolutely livid Olson said she was...

Zooey Deschanel Converts to Judaism

Sources say she made the move for husband Jacob Pechenik

(Newser) - Zooey Deschanel is now Jewish. Sources tell Us she converted to Judaism for her Jewish husband, Jacob Pechenik. Prior to that, she didn't feel strongly about religion: Her mother is Roman Catholic and her father is Quaker, and she once explained, "I don't attach myself to any...

Tracy Morgan Rocks SNL Stage One Year After Deadly Crash

Larry David, cast of '30 Rock' also showed up

(Newser) - Just a month after he surprised everyone with an appearance at the Emmys , Tracy Morgan went back "home" on Saturday night—to the stage on Saturday Night Live as its host, the AP reports. "I'm back, it feels so good to be here," he announced to...

Justin Bieber Pissed (but Not Really) About Nude Photos

Sources say he's changed his tune since the pics went viral

(Newser) - Nude pictures of Justin Bieber on vacation in Bora Bora were leaked this week , and Bieber's legal team was quick to send cease and desist letters to news outlets that published them (as reported by TMZ , which was quite pleased with itself for not publishing them). But, as sources...

Daniel Craig: I'd Rather Slit My Wrists Than Play 007 Again

Another James Bond movie? No. Hell no

(Newser) - Daniel Craig has said he wants to move on from the James Bond franchise and that, for now, he would rather slit his wrists than do another Bond movie. In an interview with Time Out magazine, in which he was asked whether he could imagine doing another Bond film, Craig...

Rihanna: Rachel Dolezal Is 'a Bit of a Hero'

And more from her 'Vanity Fair' cover story

(Newser) - What does Rihanna think about Rachel Dolezal, the white NAACP exec who portrayed herself as black? You may be surprised: "I think she was a bit of a hero, because she kind of flipped on society a little bit. Is it such a horrible thing that she pretended to...

Someone's Coming Out on The Simpsons?

Smithers, long rumored to be gay, has something to say to Mr. Burns: producer

(Newser) - This is looking to be a groundbreaking season of The Simpsons: Marge and Homer separate , Homer's been diagnosed with narcolepsy , and now "one of the greatest stories of unrequited love in modern popular culture is about to move to a new phase," per the Guardian . To wit:...

Putin Calls Elton John&mdash;for Real
 Putin Calls Elton John—for Real 
Sep 24, 2015 12:40 PM CDT

Putin Calls Elton John—for Real

The singer had previously been punked by pranksters

(Newser) - Elton John got seriously punked recently , when a couple of Russian pranksters called him up pretending to be Russian President Vladimir Putin and his translator wanting to talk to the singer about LGBT rights. But today Putin himself actually called John, the BBC reports. The Russian prez asked the singer...

How Sarah Jessica Parker Was Pressured to Stay Thin

It involved a treadmill being sent to Iowa

(Newser) - Sarah Jessica Parker is no stranger to the pressure to be fit that Hollywood puts on actresses. Back when she was 27, "I was about to do Honeymoon in Vegas and before that I was off to do another movie in Iowa," Parker said yesterday on a SiriusXM...

SNL Has Chosen Its Trump
 SNL Has Chosen Its Trump
Sep 22, 2015 3:33 AM CDT

SNL Has Chosen Its Trump

Taran Killam will play candidate during 41st season of show

(Newser) - If anyone has ever wondered what it's like to be Donald Trump for a day, or for a season of Saturday Night Live, talk to Taran Killam in 2016. The 33-year-old cast member has been tapped to slip into the real estate mogul's hairpiece for the 41st season...

How JLaw Congratulated Amy Schumer on Her Win

'Sweet text' said something only a BFF could say

(Newser) - Only good friends will point out things that no one else would, like if the guy you're dating is terrible, if you've got something stuck in your teeth, or how you looked onstage accepting your Emmy. Jennifer Lawrence had some definite opinions for Amy Schumer after Schumer took...

Viola Davis First Lead Black Actress to Win for Drama
 Viola Davis 
 Makes History 
 With Emmy Win 
EMMY AWARDS 2015
Sep 21, 2015 6:26 AM CDT

Viola Davis Makes History With Emmy Win

'The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity'

(Newser) - The most moving (and historic) moment of Sunday's Emmys came when Viola Davis became the first African-American to win for lead actress in a drama series for her role in ABC's How to Get Away With Murder, Entertainment Weekly reports. "'In my mind, I see a...

Andy Samberg Kept Crowd Laughing ... With a Mug

Initial reaction to pleasant-enough host isn't bad

(Newser) - Hosting the Emmys, or any awards show, can lead to an invite back the next year or to comedy pariah status (sorry, Bryant Gumbel) . But from initial reaction, Andy Samberg seems to have pulled off a solid performance tonight, with plenty of audience-pleasing knee-slappers, sketches, and celebrity interaction. What's...

Tracy Morgan Ends Show With After-Party Warning

And other highlights from the awards show

(Newser) - Andy Samberg held his own as host and Viola Davis nabbed the first Emmy for an African-American actress in a drama series in an evening that started off super-hot and ended up heartwarming. Highlights included:

Andy Samberg Kicks Off Show in LA
 Veep, GOT, 
 Olive Kitteridge 
 Rack Up Honors  
EMMY AWARDS 2015
Sep 20, 2015 7:17 PM CDT

Veep, GOT, Olive Kitteridge Rack Up Honors

The 67th awards show is underway

(Newser) - The steamy walk down the red carpet complete, the 67th Emmy Awards kicked off today at Los Angeles' Microsoft Theater, with a frenetic opening musical piece and cheerful, well-received monologue from host Andy Samberg of Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Amy Poehler and Amy Schumer handed out the first award for supporting actress...

Celebs Gripe About Heat on Red Carpet


 Celebs Gripe 
 About Heat 
 on Red Carpet 
EMMY AWARDS 2015
Sep 20, 2015 6:26 PM CDT

Celebs Gripe About Heat on Red Carpet

One actress even wiped out in temps that hovered near 100

(Newser) - Everyone likes to bitch about the weather—even celebrities dressed to the nines for the Emmys. Temperatures hovered near the triple digits today in downtown Los Angeles, where the stars sweated their way down the red carpet at Microsoft Theater. Actress Olivia Culpo (aka Nick Jonas' ex) even wiped out...

20 Years After Her Murder, a New Selena Song

"Oh No (I'll Never Fall in Love Again)" released by her dad

(Newser) - A new song by Tejano star Selena has been released two decades after she was killed by her fan club president. Selena's father, Abraham Quintanilla, says he found a recording of the song, "Oh No (I'll Never Fall in Love Again)," a few weeks ago. Selena...

Rosie&#39;s New Galpal: Tatum O&rsquo;Neal
 Rosie's New Galpal: 
 Tatum O’Neal 
rumor mill
Sep 16, 2015 5:57 PM CDT

Rosie's New Galpal: Tatum O’Neal

At least according to the rumor mill

(Newser) - Have Rosie O'Donnell and Tatum O'Neal moved in together? That's what a source tells Radar , weeks after the two were first spotted out together on what appeared to be a hot date. Rumors of a romantic relationship have been flying ever since, though O'Donnell's rep...

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