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Celebs Behaving

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  • June 2008

    • Nearing 50, Madonna Jabs 'Ageist' Society

      Daily Mail (UK)  |  Jun 11, 08 11:00 AM CDT

      Nearing 50, Madonna Jabs 'Ageist' Society

      (Newser) - Madonna says you can take your ageism and shove it, reports the Daily Mail . "Not only does society suffer from racism and sexism, it also suffers from ageism. Once you reach a certain age you're not allowed to be adventurous, you're not allowed to be sexual,” the less-than-bashful 49-year-old said. "Are you supposed to just die? I've never been a conformist." More »

    • Ailing Newman Gives $120M Company to Charity

      Fox News  |  Jun 11, 08 3:29 AM CDT

      Ailing Newman Gives $120M Company to Charity

      (Newser) - Movie legend Paul Newman has quietly turned over his ownership of Newman's Own cookies and salad dressing company—worth $120 million—to his charitable foundation, which helps ill and impoverished kids, reports Fox TV. News of the gift comes amid reports the gaunt 83-year-old star is dying of lung cancer; asked about his health, the former chain-smoker told Reuters, through a spokesman, he's "doing nicely." More »

    • Celebs Earn Stripes Helping Save Tigers

      CNN  |  Jun 10, 08 11:39 AM CDT

      Celebs Earn Stripes Helping Save Tigers

      (Newser) - Actors Bo Derek, Harrison Ford, and Robert Duvall helped the World Bank kick off a tiger-preservation campaign yesterday in Washington, CNN reports, with efforts to save the endangered species' habitats atop the list. Derek, who works with the US State Department to fight trafficking, says the tiger initiative should stem "loss of habitat" and "demand for their body parts, mainly in Asia." More »

    • Brangelina Twins Score $140K Nursery

      New York Daily News  |  Jun 9, 08 11:35 AM CDT

      Brangelina Twins Score $140K Nursery

      (Newser) - So much for hand-me-downs for Brangelina babies No. 5 and 6: The expectant parents plunked down $140,000 on a nursery, the New York Daily News reports. The design-savvy couple bought matching Versailles-style cribs ($3,200), changing tables ($2,800), armoires ($4,500) and pink chandeliers ($899). A Dubai couple has already called boutique Petit Tresor for an identical copy of the Jolie-Pitt nursery. More »

    • It's a Girl for Alba

      People  |  Jun 9, 08 11:07 AM CDT

      It's a Girl for Alba

      (Newser) - Jessica Alba gave birth to a daughter, Honor Marie Warren, on Saturday in Los Angeles, People reports. It’s the 27-year-old’s first child with husband Cash Warren, 31, who won over the actress when he was the director’s assistant on the set of Fantastic Four. "She seemed relaxed," says a source, "and ready to welcome home her baby." More »

    • 'Wonder Woman' Finds Body in Potomac

      Washington Post  |  Jun 7, 08 1:00 PM CDT

      'Wonder Woman' Finds Body in Potomac

      (Newser) - Lynda "Wonder Woman" Carter didn't need super powers to make a surprising—and gruesome—discovery in Washington this week. She was rowing alone on the Potomac River when she spotted a woman's body. She said she "did what anyone would have done"—and yelled to nearby fishermen to call the cops, reports the Washington Post. The dead woman was apparently a suicide. More »