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Fox to Air New Episodes of X-Files

David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson will return for 6-show run

(Newser) - Agents Scully and Mulder will be back on TV for six new episodes of The X-Files. Fox has agreed to the short run, which will reunite stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, along with creator Chris Carter, reports the Wrap . “I think of it as a 13-year commercial break,...

Surprise: David Duchovny, Tea Leoni Divorced

Back in June, after 17 years of marriage

(Newser) - David Duchovny and Tea Leoni are divorced after 17 years of marriage—and they managed to keep the split secret for a couple months. Duchovny filed the paperwork in June, all the details have been settled, and only now did TMZ learn about it. They married in 1997 and separated...

14 Celebs Who Are Ivy Leaguers

Some of them may surprise you

(Newser) - Hey, who said stars can't also be smart? PopSugar rounds up 28 celebrities who attended Ivy League schools. A sampling, all of whom graduated:
  • Lupita Nyong'o: Has her master's in drama from Yale.
  • John Legend: Graduated from UPenn with an English degree.
  • Meryl Streep: Got her MFA
...

44 Celebrity Sexting Scandals
 44 Celebrity Sexting Scandals 

44 Celebrity Sexting Scandals

Step away from the phone/computer, stars...

(Newser) - So, it's 2013 now, you'd think most boldface names would have gotten the memo: Don't email, text message, or otherwise communicate any pictures or message you wouldn't want getting out, blared on the front page of every tabloid for all the world to see. And yet....

Credit Card Scammer Hits Ben Stiller, Other Stars

Not-so-bright suspect used same address for them all

(Newser) - Note to budding identity thieves: To avoid drawing attention, it's probably not wise to ask the bank to keep sending credit cards in the names of high-profile Hollywood stars to your small apartment. Chicago authorities busted a Nigerian man who allegedly stole personal information on the likes of Ben Stiller,...

TV Stars Who Refuse to Be Typecast

Edie Falco has gone from the mob to medicine, for one

(Newser) - Some TV actors seem to play the same character over and over again. (Kelsey Grammer, anyone?) Others have managed to escape that fate. From geeky dad to criminal, the 5 who have stepped outside the box best:
  1. Bryan Cranston: Once known as the goofy dad from Malcolm in the Middle,
...

Surprising Celeb Voices Behind TV Ads


 Surprising 
 Celeb Voices  
 Behind TV Ads 
guess who pitches toilet paper?

Surprising Celeb Voices Behind TV Ads

You can't be dignified all the time

(Newser) - Jon Hamm is famous for playing an advertising exec on Mad Men, and soon he—or at least his voice—will also be famous for advertising, period. Hamm is the latest celebrity to lend his voice to a commercial campaign, in his case, Mercedes-Benz. PopEater takes a look at nine...

Duchovny Kicks Up Racket Over Cheating Story

Star sues Daily Mail for printing rumor he strayed with tennis pro

(Newser) - David Duchovny sued a British newspaper yesterday for the media flap it created by claiming the actor cheated on his wife with a tennis player, Reuters reports. The Daily Mail's story "is false—it never happened," the lawsuit states. Duchovny, who split from wife Tea Leoni several months...

Tennis Pro Had, Er, Didn't Have Duchovny Fling

After 28-year-old Hungarian dishes to London tab, she denies it to actor's lawyer

(Newser) - After seemingly confirming it to a British tabloid on Sunday, David Duchovny's tennis instructor told E! Online yesterday the two never had an affair. “There is no romance, and we are just friends,” Edit Pakay says. But the denial comes after Pakay, 28, told the Daily Mail, “...

Duchovny Marriage Finished
 Duchovny Marriage Finished 

Duchovny Marriage Finished

Couple separated months ago; Billy BobThornton linked to split

(Newser) - Actors David Duchovny and Téa Leoni have separated after 11 years of marriage, People reports. Duchovny, who recently completed sex addiction rehab, and the Ghost Town star split months ago—but had been keeping it quiet for the sake of their children, according to the couple's statement. The split...

Duchovny Exits Sex Rehab
 Duchovny Exits 
 Sex Rehab 

Duchovny Exits Sex Rehab

Californication star 'successfully completes treatment'

(Newser) - Ex X-Files actor David Duchovny has checked out of rehab for sex addiction after "successfully completing treatment," said his attorney. The 48-year-old star of Californication is ready to begin work on a new movie, reports People. Duchovny has been married to actress Téa Leoni since 1997. They...

Pal: Duchovny Addicted to Porn
 Pal: Duchovny Addicted to Porn 

Pal: Duchovny Addicted to Porn

Web obsession prompted actor to enter rehab

(Newser) - David Duchovny entered rehab for sex addiction because of a longstanding addiction to Internet pornography, not because he had cheated on wife Tea Leoni, a friend tells Fox News. The X-Files star, whose character on Showtime's Californication is a sex addict, went public with his demons because a fellow patient...

Duchovny Loses Fashion Gig After Sex Addict Flap

Poster of X-Files star vanishes at Madison Avenue store

(Newser) - It's no big mystery why a fashion promo featuring X-Files star David Duchovny has disappeared, reports the New York Post. A poster of Duchovny was yanked from a Madison Avenue Johnston & Murphy store just days after the actor announced he had checked into a clinic for treatment of sex...

Duchovny in Sex-Addict Rehab
 Duchovny in
 Sex-Addict
 Rehab

Duchovny in Sex-Addict Rehab

X-Files star checks into clinic

(Newser) - X-Files' Fox Mulder loved his porn. David Duchovny apparently can’t get enough of the real thing. The actor has checked himself into a rehab center for sex addicts, asking for “respect and privacy” for his family. Duchovny and wife Téa Leoni have a daughter, 9, and son,...

I Want to Believe Requires True Faith
 I Want to Believe
 
Requires True Faith
MOVIE REVIEW

I Want to Believe Requires True Faith

A great X-Files movie may be out there somewhere, but it's not this one

(Newser) - X-Files: I Want to Believe is strictly for serious fans of Mulder and Scully on the small screen, the critics say. Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny's plunge back into the paranormal "gives devoted fans plenty of small moments to swoon over,"  Brian Lowry writes in Variety, "...

Why I Loved Scully
 Why I Loved Scully 
COMMENTARY

Why I Loved Scully

Unlike most onscreen women, Scully was portrayed with nuance and power

(Newser) - The X-Files’ Dana Scully was everything women in entertainment today are not: intellectual, nuanced, tortured, Rebecca Traister writes in Salon. So as the sci-fi classic hits the big screen once again this weekend, we need Scully, “the cerebral head of the X-Files, torn between her Catholic faith, her scientific...

Chili Peppers Sue Over 'Californication'

Band knocks Showtime for 'stealing' album's title for TV show

(Newser) - The Red Hot Chili Peppers are suing Showtime for stealing the title of their 1999 hit album. The cable network's "Californication" series, which stars David Duchovny, also features a character called Dani California—the title of a 2006 Chili Peppers song. The suit, for unfair competition, dilution of the...

Del Toro's Good; Berry's on Fire
Del Toro's Good; Berry's on Fire

Del Toro's Good; Berry's on Fire

Tearjerker garners mixed reviews

(Newser) - Things We Lost in the Fire, the weepie opening today and starring Halle Berry as a newly bereaved widow and Benicio Del Toro as her heroin-addicted comforter, draws mixed reviews. Most agree with the Chicago Tribune that it's "consistently well acted," awarding special praise to Del Toro. But...

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