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Spartacus Star Andy Whitfield Dead at 39

TV program was breakout hit, famous for violence and nudity

(Newser) - Eighteen months after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Spartacus TV star Andy Whitfield has died. He was 39. Spartacus: Blood and Sand was the Starz network's first big hit, thanks in large part to the program's plentiful violence and nudity. Whitfield was almost unknown when he was cast...

Ricky Gervais Plots 'Alternative' Golden Globe Hosting

He'd take podcast potshots during broadcast in percolating plan

(Newser) - Ricky Gervais won't shut up. Bashed after hosting the last Golden Globe Awards show for his inappropriate comments (which should have come as no surprise to anyone), the irreverent comedian is considering being an underground podcast host next time around. That's the gist of his latest blogs as...

Alec Baldwin Bashes Lowly Starbucks Barista

...who may not exist

(Newser) - Alec Baldwin is not a man known for his cool temper, which makes it only slightly surprising that he went on a Twitter rant on Wednesday. The weird twist? It was directed at a possibly non-existent Starbucks employee. "Starbucks on 93 and B’way. Uptight Queen barrista [sic] named...

Oprah Winfrey's Facebook Live Chat Was 'Incredible': Huffington Post
Oprah Requires Employees
to Meditate Twice a Day
facebook interview
Sep 9, 2011 10:00 AM CDT

Oprah Requires Employees to Meditate Twice a Day

...and more from her Facebook live chat

(Newser) - In case you missed it, the Huffington Post has a recap of Oprah Winfrey’s Facebook live chat yesterday—and, according to HuffPo, it was “nothing short of incredible.” Highlights:
  • On fear: The talk show queen didn’t understand the meaning of the word until late 2010, when
...

Oy Vey! Mel's Next Film's About Jewish Warrior

He's producing story of Judah Maccabee

(Newser) - Five years after Mel Gibson derailed his career with a DUI arrest and infamous anti-Semitic rant, the actor's attempt at returning to the Hollywood pantheon has taken a rather ironic turn: Gibson will produce a movie about one of the greatest Jewish warriors of all time, Judah Maccabee, reports...

Will This Picture Make Us Love Gwyneth Again?

Gross 'Contagion' death could fix 'too-perfect' problem: Amanda Dobbins

(Newser) - Ahh, Gwyneth Paltrow: It seems every time she does something relatable, she immediately goes and ruins it. But could she, finally, be on the road to a permanently less pretentious image? The promo posters for her new movie Contagion, out tomorrow, seem to indicate the answer is yes. While everyone...

Gosling on Street Fight: I'm Embarrassed

The whole situation was just 'sad,' he explains

(Newser) - The video of Ryan Gosling breaking up a street fight that went viral last month may have made him an even bigger heartthrob than he already was, but he’s just “embarrassed” by the whole thing, he tells MTV . “I think that guy really was stealing that other...

Rep: Madonna Is 'Entitled' to Hate Hydrangeas

Not exactly your typical response, notes HuffPo

(Newser) - Madonna’s rep has a response for all you people who were upset about the Material Girl’s hydrangea diss —and it’s not exactly an apologetic response. Madge is “entitled to like any flower she wants,” the rep says in a statement to CNN . “No...

Galliano Guilty of Making Anti-Semitic Slurs

Designer handed a suspended sentence

(Newser) - He managed to escape the six months in jail he was facing, but John Galliano didn't manage to escape a guilty verdict. A Paris court today convicted the former Christian Dior designer for making "public insults based on origin, religious affiliation, race, or ethnicity." He was given...

Gwyneth Paltrow: Why I Won't Judge Cheating, Extra-Marital Affairs
 Gwyneth Is OK With Cheating 
Sep 7, 2011 2:28 PM CDT

Gwyneth Is OK With Cheating

Because, she explains, 'life is complicated'

(Newser) - It’s always fun when Gwyneth Paltrow gives an interview: This time around she explains why cheating on your spouse isn’t so bad. “I am a great romantic—but I also think you can be a romantic and a realist,” she tells the Telegraph . “Life is...

Madonna: I Don't Get Gaga's Obsession

Material Girl might want to zip it before she has no fans

(Newser) - Madonna has gotten herself quite a bit of bad press this week , and now she’s making less-than-awesome headlines again by dissing Lady Gaga, E! reports. Asked by French newspaper Le Soir about Gaga’s love for her, the Material Girl replied, "As for Lady Gaga, I have no...

Intruder Eats Celine Dion's Pastry, Runs a Bath

Daniel Bedard also allegedly took notes on Dion's Post-Its

(Newser) - Daniel Bedard was just about to step into his “nice warmish bath” when police arrived … to charge him with allegedly breaking into Celine Dion’s Canada home, where he was about to take said bath. Bedard, 36, had already eaten some pastry out of the fridge when he...

Lady Gaga Goes Bare for 'Harper's Bazaar'
 It's a First: Gaga Goes Bare 
'bazaar' interview
Sep 7, 2011 9:22 AM CDT

It's a First: Gaga Goes Bare

In 'Harper's Bazaar' and fashion films, epic costumes are gone

(Newser) - After dressing in everything from a meat dress to an egg to drag , Lady Gaga did something truly revolutionary on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar : She went au naturel. “A basically barefaced Gaga is very deliberately dressed down” in the shoot, writes Laura Brown in a preview of...

Did Beyonce Fake Her Baby Bump?

A source says she wasn't showing ... so she got a little prosthetic help

(Newser) - In what it's describing as a "WORLD EXCLUSIVE" (this is big news, people), MediaTakeOut is reporting that the rounded belly Beyonce debuted to the world at the MTV VMAs may have in fact been a fake. Oh, the singer is definitely pregnant, but according to a "TOP...

Adele's Pre-Show Habit: Vomiting

The singer has a bad case of nerves, even now

(Newser) - Adele graces the cover of British Vogue for the first time, and, appropriately, tackles the topic of appearances. Some highlights, as reported by Just Jared and the New York Daily News:
  • On her weight: "I've seen people where it rules their lives, you know, who want to be
...

It Has Not Been a Good Week for Madonna

Her movie stinks, she's dragged to court, and her ex has definitely moved on

(Newser) - Sometimes the gods smile on you ... and sometimes you're Madonna. The Material Girl has not had a good couple of days. First, her inaugural effort into directing a feature-length film, WE, basically bombed at the Venice Film Festival. Then she catches even more flak over the Wallis Simpson biopic...

Depardieu Spoofs Peeing Incident

And yes, those are braids on his head

(Newser) - What's a man to do after peeing on the floor of a plane, getting laughed at by Anderson Cooper for a full minute, and informing the entire world that you have a prostate problem ? Option one: Crawl under a rock. Gerard Depardieu went with option two: Don braided...

Did Pot Ruin Kevin Smith's Career?

Everyone around him is 'concerned,' says one insider

(Newser) - The past couple of years have not been great for Kevin Smith: He has been in the news more for his rants (see here and here ) than for his film successes (see here and here ). Plus, he recently floated the idea of retirement. What's to blame? Perhaps...

Coming Next Week: Oprah, Live on Facebook

Winfrey will answer fan questions

(Newser) - Ever wanted to ask Oprah Winfrey a question? Now's your chance. The talk show queen will appear in a video interview on Facebook Live on Thursday from 4:30pm to 5:30pm EDT, Mashable reports. Fans can submit questions to the event wall (judging from what's currently there—...

LiLo Goes to Extremes With New Tattoo

Billy Joel lyrics sprout on Lindsay's rib cage

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan has a lengthy, wordy new tattoo on her rib cage, and a source says that's a good thing. It proves she's focused, see? LiLo has tatted the lyrics “Clear as a crystal sharp as a knife/I feel like I’m in the prime of my...

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