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Rush Limbaugh Stars on ... Family Guy

The unlikely guest star plays himself on Sunday episode

(Newser) - Seth MacFarlane is “a Hollywood liberal,” Rush Limbaugh acknowledges, but MacFarlane and the conservative king still get along swimmingly—as evidenced by Limbaugh’s upcoming guest stint on Family Guy . The episode, airing Sunday, features liberal family dog Brian intending to berate Limbaugh at a book signing,... More »

2011: Whitest Oscars in a Decade?

In field of possible nominees, barely any minorities

(Newser) - Next year’s Oscars are shaping up to be the whitest Academy Awards in a decade, according to the Hollywood Reporter . Among the early lists of possible nominees, there are no blacks in the acting categories and almost no minorities at all in the major categories. Why? Partly because right... More »

Why I Detest Glee

Beneath its 'massive musical set pieces,' it's 'empty and vapid'

(Newser) - Based on the 13.3 million viewers who watched this week’s much-anticipated “Britney Spears episode,” everyone loves Glee —everyone, that is, except Jace Lacob. “As the show piles on the musical numbers, gimmicky guest stars, and theme episodes,” he writes in the Daily Beast... More »

Snooki Snags Book Deal

Soon, all the Jersey Shore guidos and guidettes will be authors

(Newser) - With poetic tweets like “your going to the yacht party?! Holla! See you lataa,” who wouldn’t expect Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi to write a book? Yep, Snooks is the latest Jersey Shore cast member to get a book deal, the AP reports. Hers will be Shore Thing,... More »

9 Celebs' Real Names

Apparently 'Flavor Flav' suited William Drayton more

(Newser) - What if celebrities actually went by their given names? Ross Luippold imagines that alternate universe on the Huffington Post :
  • Flavor Flav: William Drayton just doesn’t have the same ring to it.
  • Jon Stewart: He would be hosting The Daily Show With Jon Leibowitz.
  • Larry King: Lawrence Zeiger Live? Not
... More »

Nick Cannon: Sponsor My Birthday Party!

Mariah Carey's hubby looking to make some quick cash

(Newser) - Oh, to be a celebrity and have companies pay up to $25,000 to sponsor … your birthday party. Nick Cannon, aka Mr. Mariah Carey, is turning the big 3-0 next month, and his bicoastal celebration will be graced by such boldface names as Jay-Z, Ashton Kutcher, and Kobe Bryant,... More »

Sarah Palin: Put Me on DWTS Next!

Bristol's mama had so much fun, she wants to compete

(Newser) - Sarah Palin had so much fun not getting booed at Dancing With the Stars, she wants to go on the show herself. “She mentioned to producers who greeted her that she would be open to competing herself next season,” a source tells PopEater . More »

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 ... More »

Beck: Careful Stewart, Colbert, or You'll End Up Like Oprah!

Meaning ... wildly successful?

(Newser) - Yesterday on his radio show, Glenn Beck warned Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert that if they’re not careful … they’ll “go the way of Oprah.” Beck was specifically warning them against their planned Washington, DC, rallies, PopEater reports . “I believe that those who play these... More »

Twitter Gets Another Sitcom

It's sort of like the roommate version of $#*! My Dad Says

(Newser) - Fresh off the premiere of its first Twitter-based comedy, CBS is developing another. The network acquired a script deal for Shh … Don’t Tell Steve, based on a Twitter feed about a guy secretly tweeting everything his slob of a roommate does (sample: “Steve, just now, yelling from... More »

Jason Schwartzman Strips for iPad Ad

Video for 'New Yorker' app is appropriately quirky

(Newser) - Jason Schwartzman capitalizes on his quirkiness in a new YouTube advertisement for the New Yorker. Demonstrating the magazine’s new iPad app, Schwartzman scrolls across the screen by licking it and using his feet, among other things. But the most entertaining moment comes when he strips down (for the... More »

Stewart Defends Colbert Testimony

It's not like Congress is achieving much else, he argues

(Newser) - Add Jon Stewart to the list of people who believe that on Friday, Stephen Colbert “ruined Congress.” Last night on the Daily Show , Stewart even agreed with Rep. Steny Hoyer, who said Colbert was probably more embarrassed than the House of Representatives by his fake testimony about farm... More »

Broke LiLo Barely Made Bail

She almost had to stay in prison for lack of cash

(Newser) - Just about as quickly as she was sent back to jail , Lindsay Lohan was sprung from it —but she almost wasn’t. The broke actress’s bail was set at $300,000, and she “hasn’t earned that sort of money in a long time,” a source... More »

Humphrey Bogart Feared He Was Gay

Even though he supposedly slept with 1,000 women

(Newser) - Humphrey Bogart may have been known as a legendary lover—both on screen and off—but he feared he was gay before meeting fourth wife Lauren Bacall. A new biography by Darwin Porter alleges Bogart slept with 1,000 women before marrying Bacall in 1945, but began to fear he... More »

Demi Tweets 'No Cheating' Pic

Apparently happy couple celebrates fifth anniversary

(Newser) - The Ashton Kutcher cheating rumors keep going and going and going (the worst is yet to come, PopEater warns ), but Mrs. Kutcher—aka Demi Moore—isn’t taking them lying down. Well, actually, she is taking them lying down … in bed … with Ashton Kutcher. Moore recently tweeted... More »

The Social Network: The Next Citizen Kane?

Critics are already calling it a classic

(Newser) - Mark Zuckerberg already hates The Social Network —but after hearing the early reviews, he probably hates it even more. It doesn’t open until Friday, but critics are already calling "The Facebook Movie" a masterpiece, predicting an Oscar, and comparing it to Citizen Kane, The Godfather, Balzac, and... More »

SNL Zings O'Donnell in Opener

Amy Poehler debuts as host

(Newser) - Politics took center stage on Saturday Night Live's new season last night, with Christine O'Donnell taking some hits and David Paterson dropping by to dole some out. In Christine O'Donnell Cold Open, the candidate assures GOP execs that she now masturbates constantly (in fact excusing herself to do so), once... More »

Lohan Granted Bail, Sprung From Jail

Judge overrules earlier decision to lock her up for a month

(Newser) - It might be time for revolving doors at the California jail recently inhabited by Lindsay Lohan: Barely nine hours after a judge all but locked her away and threw away the key, another granted bail, TMZ reports. The actress posted $300,000, and walked out the door of Century Regional... More »

James Franco Got a D in Acting Class

Must have been one tough NYU prof

(Newser) - James Franco, who may be headed for an Oscar nomination for his role in 127 Hours, took an acting class at NYU … and got a D. “I did the work, I did well in everything else,” he tells Showbiz411 , attributing his low grade to lots of absences—... More »

Meet Portia DeGeneres

De Rossi's name change becomes official

(Newser) - Portia de Rossi is no more. The actress and wife of Ellen DeGeneres has officially changed her name to Portia Lee James DeGeneres, PopEater reports . “I just got some amazing news. The court has granted Portia's name change. She's now officially Portia Winfrey,” DeGeneres joked via Twitter yesterday.... More »

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