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Madonna Shares Pearls of Wisdom on Marriage Ref

Material Girl gives out relationship tips

(Newser) - Twice-divorced Madonna doled out marriage advice last night on The Marriage Ref. One issue at hand: What should happen to mementos from one couple’s past relationships, including—seriously—a prosthetic leg? Fellow judge Larry David made his feelings known—and known, and known again—when it came to the...

E*Trade Toyed With Nastier Names Than 'Milkaholic'
E*Trade Toyed With Nastier Names Than 'Milkaholic'
lilo lawsuit

E*Trade Toyed With Nastier Names Than 'Milkaholic'

Lindsay Lohan should be happy the baby wasn't called 'skanky cake'

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan is none too pleased—to the tune of a $100 million lawsuit —about the E*Trade commercial featuring a talking “milkaholic” baby named Lindsay, but it could have been worse. Joshua David Stein was there as the ad was created, working on a behind-the-scenes story for Esquire...

Heidi Fires Hubby, Hires Psychic
 Heidi Fires Hubby, 
 Hires Psychic 
new management

Heidi Fires Hubby, Hires Psychic

But don't worry: Montag, Pratt still married

(Newser) - Heidi Montag is getting serious about her career, and that means getting a new manager…a psychic manager. "No longer is my husband the face of my business or managing my career," the reality star tells People , although—thank goodness!—the two are still married. Replacing Spencer...

14 Celibate Celebrities
 14 Celibate Celebrities 
Even Paris Hilton Tried It

14 Celibate Celebrities

Bad boy Colin Farrell gave it a shot, as did Jessica Simpson

(Newser) - Lady Gaga recently started touting celibacy —a shock considering her lyrics about disco-stick-riding—but she's not the only celebrity who's jumped on that particular bandwagon. The Daily Beast lists 14, some of whom will surprise you:
  • Jessica Simpson: Back when she was championing abstinence as a pop starlet, who
...

What's Next for Oscar Winners
 What's Next for Oscar Winners 

What's Next for Oscar Winners

Upcoming projects for Jeff Bridges, Kathryn Bigelow, and more

(Newser) - They've won Oscars...now what? The Los Angeles Times reports on what's next for a few Academy Award winners:
  • Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal: The Hurt Locker director and screenwriter are collaborating again on Triple Frontier, a thriller set in South America. Bigelow will also direct the pilot for HBO's
...

Robert De Niro to Play Vince Lombardi
 Robert De Niro 
 to Play Vince Lombardi 
updated

Robert De Niro to Play Vince Lombardi

But it looks like no John Krasinski for Captain America

(Newser) - Robert De Niro is set to play NFL coach Vince Lombardi, but—in more casting news from a different film—the role of Captain America is still up for grabs. Though a Marvel insider told Fox , "We are bracing ourselves for 'that guy from The Office' to land Captain...

Oscars Defends Farrah Fawcett Snub

Director is 'sorry' family members were hurt by omission

(Newser) - The Academy Awards acknowledged its snub of Farrah Fawcett and apologized for it while simultaneously defending the decision. After being criticized by everyone from Roger Ebert to Tatum O’Neal, the Oscars’ “In Memoriam” director says he felt Fawcett’s “remarkable television work” was better honored at the...

'Planet-Size' Gabby Sidibe Will Never Work Again: Howard Stern

Shock jock wonders 'what does she eat?'

(Newser) - Howard Stern went on for four and a half minutes on yesterday’s show about “enormous fat black chick” Gabourey Sidibe. “Everyone’s pretending she’s a part of show business and she’s never going to be in another movie,” he says. The Precious star got...

Lindsay Lohan Sues E*Trade: That Baby Is Mocking Me!

 Lindsay Lohan 
 Sues E*Trade: 
 That Baby Is 
 Mocking Me! 
Wants $100M in damages

Lindsay Lohan Sues E*Trade: That Baby Is Mocking Me!

Actress not amused by 'milkaholic' joke in commercial

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan is apparently famous enough to be known by her first name alone…and she wants $100 million from E*Trade, which dared to use that name without her permission. The “milkaholic” baby featured in the above ad was named after “someone on the account team,” a...

Heidi Montag Mocks Her Plastic Surgeries

 Heidi Montag 
 Mocks Her 
 Plastic 
 Surgeries 
funny or die video

Heidi Montag Mocks Her Plastic Surgeries

Reality star tries really, really hard to smile with stiff new face

(Newser) - We all know Heidi Montag has no problem with plastic surgery…but she does have a problem having to pay for it with plastic. “With hidden fees and standard interest rate increases, that $11,000 jawline can end up costing you upwards of $50,000,” she says in...

Sharon Osbourne Wants to Sell Boobs on eBay

Breast implants are too annoying, she says

(Newser) - Sharon Osbourne discusses her children, her marriage, and her new novel with new! magazine, but most importantly, she discusses her boobs. “I wish I’d never had my breasts done the last time,” she says of her cosmetic surgery. “They’ve put these bloody great bags in...

To Keep Working, Gabby Sidibe Must Lose Weight

'Precious' star is popular, but that doesn't mean she'll get parts

(Newser) - Gabourey Sidibe may have been nominated for a best actress Oscar right alongside Hollywood legend Meryl Streep, but industry sources say she’ll need to drop her extra pounds if she wants her star to keep rising. “I'm not saying it's correct, but it's a simple fact that she...

5 Steps to Fixing the Oscars
 5 Steps to Fixing the Oscars 
no. 1: better hosts

5 Steps to Fixing the Oscars

No more tweens, boring categories, unfunny hosts

(Newser) - The Oscars tried really hard for a broader appeal this year—10 best picture nominees! A Neil Patrick Harris appearance!—but even so, Ramin Setoodeh is "having trouble remembering anything that happened during the lethargic 210-minute ceremony." He offers five ways the Oscars can really improve in...

Johnny Depp, King of Sexual Ambiguity

The Mad Hatter is the latest in a long line of gender-bending roles

(Newser) - Johnny Depp is routinely lauded for playing “unconventional” characters, “but here unconventional is code for ‘sexually ambiguous.’” And yet Depp—who approaches “role after role as installments in a serial drag show”—has remained “more popular than ever, bending popular notions of...

Paula Deen: Lil Wayne's Last Meal Should Clean Out His...
Paula Deen: Lil Wayne's Last Meal Should Clean Out His...
hint: the sun don't shine there

Paula Deen: Lil Wayne's Last Meal Should Clean Out His...

Deen explains why the rapper should eat some collard greens

(Newser) - Barring yet another tooth-related emergency or fire , Lil Wayne heads to jail today. But what should he eat for his last meal as a free man? Celebrity chef Paula Deen has a suggestion, delivered to a charming TMZ paparazzo in her signature Southern drawl: “Collard greens, honey,” she...

Miley Cyrus: Liam and I Are Deeper Than You
 Miley Cyrus: 
 Liam and I Are 
 
Deeper Than You 
like, they totally are

Miley Cyrus: Liam and I Are Deeper Than You

Starlet explains her love for co-star Hemsworth

(Newser) - Um, newsflash, guys: Miley Cyrus is growing up (goodbye, Hannah Montana; hello, oh-so-sophisticated Nicholas Sparks movie!) and she, like, totally has the serious boyfriend to prove it. “I think we're both deeper than normal people—what they think and how they feel,” Cyrus explains to Teen Vogue...

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...

9 Celebs Who Turned Down Playgirl

...thank God

(Newser) - Jon Gosselin seems desperate enough to turn to Playgirl for cash…but no. The former reality star, who recently made headlines for being “hung like a 9-year-old boy,” turned the skin mag down. Apparently, $20,000 (plus an additional $10,000 for each inch over four!) isn’...

Oscars Fashion: Hits and Misses

 Oscars 
 Fashion: 
 Hits and 
 Misses 
'dear charlize, cinnabon called...'

Oscars Fashion: Hits and Misses

Charlize Theron gets fondled by her dress, but Gabourey Sidibe scores

(Newser) - Now that we know the Best Picture winner, it’s time for the more important question: Who were the fashion winners—and losers—at last night’s Oscars? Click through our gallery for thoughts from the Fug Girls and Film.com 's Maisy Fernandez. And to see Miley Cyrus’ particularly...

Farrah Fawcett Missing From Oscars Tribute
 Farrah Fawcett 
 Missing From 
 Oscars Tribute 
bea arthur, too

Farrah Fawcett Missing From Oscars Tribute

Comedian, TV star absent from annual montage

(Newser) - Though the Oscars' "In Memoriam" segment typically focuses on film stars, it was jolting not to see Farrah Fawcett’s iconic image in this year's montage. Fawcett, who died in June, was best known for her TV role on Charlie’s Angels, though she did star in films like...

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