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Nov 13, 2009 10:05 AM CST

Inside the Octo-Family Circus

A behind-the-scenes look at Nadya Suleman as her TV special films

(Newser) - As the paparazzi follow Nadya Suleman around, a film crew shooting OctoMom: Me & My Fourteen Kids films them filming her…and John Bowe records it for the New York Times Magazine. From the British film director to the children’s welfare representative ensuring labor law compliance, people who expect...

Octomom for
Halloween:
Preggo Nun

HAR, HAR, HAR

Oct 29, 2009 9:19 AM CDT

Octomom for Halloween: Preggo Nun

And clever Suleman dressed octuplets as little devils

(Newser) - Even if you're one of those people that never gets scared, this Halloween costume should do the trick: Octomom Nadya Suleman dressed herself as a pregnant (scary) nun (scarier) and turned her babies into accessories—tiny devils (horrifying). View the truly disturbing photos by Splash in the Daily Mail —...

Octomom Talks
Gosselin Crush

UNHOLY UNION

Oct 20, 2009 10:19 AM CDT

Octomom Talks Gosselin Crush

Nadya Suleman gives her thoughts on Michael Kamrava—and Jon Gosselin

(Newser) - Hey, look, Octomom is back! Upon learning that her fertility doctor is being expelled from a national medical association, Nadya Suleman told Radar, "I’ve always thought from the beginning Dr. Michael Kamrava was a good doctor," adding that—since other cases were involved—"I don’t...

Inside the Octomom TV Special

Aug 20, 2009 8:51 AM CDT

Inside the Octomom TV Special

Somehow, it was even worse than anticipated

(Newser) - The Nadya Suleman “suckfest” debuted last night on Fox, and it was “even more horrible than we could have imagined,” writes Natalie Finn for E! Among the “lowlights” of the special:

The octuplets’ delivery: “Gee, what a coup that someone was filming!” writes Finn.

...

Octuplet Mom Signs
$250K Reality TV Deal

Jul 25, 2009 5:08 AM CDT

Octuplet Mom Signs $250K Reality TV Deal

(Newser) - Nadya Suleman's 14 kids will be paid $250 a day for starring in a reality show under a deal she signed yesterday, E! Online reports. The octuplets and her six other children will earn a total of $250,000 for 71 days of shooting over three years under the contract...

Octomom: 'I
Screwed Up
My Life, Kids'

Jun 5, 2009 4:13 AM CDT

Octomom: 'I Screwed Up My Life, Kids'

But 'I'll just have to retend I didn't,' says Suleman

(Newser) - Octomom Nadya Suleman admitted yesterday she "screwed up" when she plotted to wrangle sperm from a boyfriend to father her 14 children. "I screwed up my life, I screwed up my kids' lives," Suleman says on RadarOnline. "What the heck am I going to do? I...

7th Octuplet Goes Home

Apr 2, 2009 2:36 AM CDT

7th Octuplet Goes Home

Vandal chucks car seat through window of octu-mom's van

(Newser) - Nadya Suleman brought seventh octuplet Joshiah home from the hospital yesterday, People reports. Only baby Jonah remains behind, and doctors say it could be weeks before he has gained enough weight to leave the hospital nursery. "Each day that goes by it gets a little easier," said Suleman....

Octu-Mom Cans Free Nurses

Mar 24, 2009 7:07 AM CDT

Octu-Mom Cans Free Nurses

Suleman freaks when one reports her to CPS

(Newser) - Never a dull moment in the octu-house: Nadya Suleman fired four Angels in Waiting nurses helping with her octuplets after one filed a report with Child Protective Services, the Orange County Register reports. The nurse was concerned the house was overcrowded, says Suleman’s lawyer. Two nannies are still...

Octuplet Mom Calls
Cops on Paps

Mar 19, 2009 10:06 AM CDT

Octuplet Mom Calls Cops on Paps

Chaos surrounds Suleman's new home

(Newser) - Nadya Suleman is drawing all sorts of people to her new home, the Los Angeles Times reports, from paparazzi overrunning her property in suburban La Habra to prankster rappers claiming to be the octuplets' dad. The chaos led Suleman to call 911, and more than 200 residents complained to the...

2 Octuplets Come Home to Mob

Mar 18, 2009 3:09 AM CDT

2 Octuplets Come Home to Mob

First of octuplets released into Suleman's care; other 6 progressing well in hospital

(Newser) - A swarm of spectators and paparazzi met octuplet mom Nadya Suleman as she arrived home from the hospital with two of her babies last night, the Los Angeles Times reports. Onlookers clung to her car to glimpse 7-week-old Noah Angel and Isaiah Angel. The boys were released from the Kaiser...

Octuplets
Need 6 Nurses,
11 Nannies,
64 Daily Feedings

Mar 12, 2009 10:03 AM CDT

Octuplets Need 6 Nurses, 11 Nannies, 64 Daily Feedings

Suleman will pay for many expenses

(Newser) - The Suleman octuplets will require 64 feedings per day, and six nurses and 11 nannies will be on hand, Us reports. The charity Angels in Waiting revealed details of the massive group effort involved in the family’s new life. Nadya Suleman plans to pay for the nannies and living...

House Mess Blocks
Octuplet Homecoming

Mar 12, 2009 5:21 AM CDT

House Mess Blocks Octuplet Homecoming

Disappointed inspectors come up with list of necessary work

(Newser) - Octuplet mom Nadya Suleman has been given a list of work that must be done on her new four-bedroom home before her babies can leave the hospital, said disappointed inspectors from Kaiser Permanente, reports Radar. The news was a major setback for the hoped-for homecoming this week for two of...

First Octuplets Ready
to Leave Hospital

Mar 11, 2009 10:11 AM CDT

First Octuplets Ready to Leave Hospital

Plus, birth tape still being shopped

(Newser) - The first two Suleman octuplets will be released from the hospital soon, People reports. “Four of them are ready to come home now. They’ve been ready for days,” Nadya Suleman told Dr. Phil, but hospital officials are waiting to inspect her new, bigger home before releasing the...

Octu-Mom Takes
Free Child Care,
Bigger House

Mar 10, 2009 2:04 AM CDT

Octu-Mom Takes Free Child Care, Bigger House

Nursing charity to provide care for octuplets worth up to $135K per month

(Newser) - Octuplet mom Nadya Suleman has agreed to accept free round-the-clock nursing and child care from the nonprofit group Angels In Waiting, the Los Angeles Times reports. The babies, expected to leave the hospital within weeks, will also have a bigger home to go to. Suleman's father has bought a four-bedroom...

Our Family Can Raise
Octuplets: Gramps

Mar 9, 2009 12:21 PM CDT

Our Family Can Raise Octuplets: Gramps

Nadya won't take taxpayer money

(Newser) - The grandfather of the California octuplets says he'll fight for his daughter Nadya Suleman’s right to raise her kids, ABC News reports. "I will stop anybody from taking my grandchildren away," Ed Doud said in an interview with Good Morning America, responding to reports that the hospital...

Ripley's Fertility Exhibit Warns Octu-Mom Away

Mar 5, 2009 9:44 AM CST

Ripley's Fertility Exhibit Warns Octu-Mom Away

Suleman, Dr Phil, Allred are reportedly hatching 'rescue plan'

(Newser) - Nadya Suleman seems to be everywhere these days, but one place you probably won’t see her is the new fertility exhibit at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium, TMZ reports. Reps from the Hollywood museum are urging the mother of 14 to stay away from the statues, which...

Nadya Threatens Suicide in Cop Call on Missing Son

Mar 5, 2009 3:13 AM CST

Nadya Threatens Suicide in Cop Call on Missing Son

'I'm going to kill myself,' Suleman says after 5-year-old wandered off

(Newser) - "Oh God, I'm going to kill myself," unhinged octuplet mom Nadya Suleman repeatedly told a police dispather last year as she frantically searched for a missing son, according to emergency phone call tapes. Suleman called 911 after her 5-year-old son went missing from the front yard, only to...

Octuplet Mom
Birth Tape
May Go
Public

Mar 4, 2009 9:00 AM CST

Octuplet Mom Birth Tape May Go Public

Video is being shopped for seven figures

(Newser) - Nadya Suleman may be serving up the realest reality show of all: TMZ reports a videotape of her octuplets’ delivery is being shopped for seven figures. Suleman apparently gave her consent, but it’s not clear who did the filming.

What Disdain
for Octuplet Mom
Says About Us

OPINION

Mar 3, 2009 2:15 PM CST

What Disdain for Octuplet Mom Says About Us

(Newser) - All the outrage over Nadya Suleman and her octuplets is a little disingenuous, Raina Kelley writes in Newsweek. “Because, in truth, we created Octomom. With our glorification of bizarre behavior, we dare the emotionally needy to shock and appall us,” Kelley writes. “And then we slam them....

Child Services Probed
Octuplet Mom

Mar 3, 2009 7:38 AM CST

Child Services Probed Octuplet Mom

Police have visited home eight times; family plans to move

(Newser) - A pre-octuplets Nadya Suleman was investigated by LA’s Department of Children and Family Services, TMZ reports—and cops have been called to her last two homes eight times for reasons ranging from a missing child to a feared break-in. DCFS visited the home in July after a neighbor complained...