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9 Notable Oscar Snubs
 9 Notable Oscar Snubs 
SORRY, BRAD

9 Notable Oscar Snubs

Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, 'The Hangover' failed to score today

(Newser) - Sure, we all could have predicted Avatar would clean up and Sandra Bullock's ascendance would continue come Oscar nomination time. But who were today's notable snubs? Us offers a list:
  • Brad Pitt: Failed to score a Best Actor nomination for his critically acclaimed, SAG-nominated role in Inglourious Basterds.
  • Daniel Day-Lewis:
...

Rip Torn Thought Bank Was Home: Lawyer
 Rip Torn Thought 
 Bank Was Home: Lawyer 
took off hat, boots

Rip Torn Thought Bank Was Home: Lawyer

Actor was so drunk he took off hat, boots in lobby

(Newser) - When Rip Torn broke into a bank Friday night, he was so drunk he thought he was in his own home and had even taken off his hat and boots and left them by the door, his lawyer said yesterday. "Obviously, he wasn't there intending to commit a crime,...

Grammys Red Carpet: Best, Worst, Weirdest

Lady Gaga, Britney Spears' award show fashion doesn't disappoint

(Newser) - Even the Jersey Shore kids cleaned up a bit—where’d your signature “pouf” go, Snooki?—for the Grammys red carpet, but that didn’t mean there were no crazy get-ups to be found. PopEater points to some of the best and worst looks. Most notably, Lady Gaga showed...

Steven Tyler to Aerosmith: Replace Me and I'll Sue

If he's replaced as frontman, the lead singer will head to court

(Newser) - Whether it’s Billy Idol, Chris Cornell, or a complete unknown, if anyone tries to take over for Steven Tyler in Aerosmith, Tyler just might take the band to court. In a recent letter, Tyler’s attorney calls on the band’s management to "immediately cease and desist" the...

Sandra Bullock Up for Worst Actress Razzie Award

'Transformers', 'Land of the Lost' top annual worst-of awards nominees

(Newser) - Sandra Bullock has been floating through this awards season on a cloud of nominations, and the Razzies are no exception: The actress—who may very well be nominated for a best actress Oscar tomorrow—snagged a nom for a worst actress Razzie today, thanks to her film All About Steve....

Charlize Theron, Stuart Townsend Split
 Charlize Theron, 
 Stuart Townsend Split 
SINGLE LADIES

Charlize Theron, Stuart Townsend Split

After 9 years, relationship too much 'like brother and sister'

(Newser) - One of Hollywood’s longstanding non-married power couples has called it quits—but no, it’s not Brangelina. Charlize Theron split with boyfriend of nine years Stuart Townsend after realizing they were “more like brother and sister than lovers,” a source tells the Daily Mail . Theron, the (much)...

Wanda Sykes Covers 'Pants on the Ground'

 Wanda Sykes 
 Covers 'Pants 
 on the Ground' 
'boobs out ya blouse'

Wanda Sykes Covers 'Pants on the Ground'

'Boobs Out Ya Blouse' the latest rendition of viral video hit

(Newser) - Courtesy of Wanda Sykes, women everywhere finally have a version of “Pants on the Ground” they can call their own. Salon points to a video of the comedian, as “General Maama Gram,” auditioning for American Idol with her own original song: “Boobs Out Ya Blouse.”...

Brad's a Slacker, Angie's a...
 Brad's a Slacker, Angie's a... 
DUELING RUMORS

Brad's a Slacker, Angie's a...

But others say Pitt is the one who's fed up, calling Angelina Jolie a 'bitch'

(Newser) - We get it, we get it: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are still together—but for how long? Sources give Us all sorts of juicy quotes about the uber-couple, claiming “Angie felt like Brad wasn’t pulling his weight,” leaving her stuck caring for all six kids. Another,...

Brad Pitt's 'Bachelor Pad' Just an Addition
 Brad Pitt's 
 'Bachelor Pad' 
 Just an Addition 
CELEBRITY REMODELS

Brad Pitt's 'Bachelor Pad' Just an Addition

Plus, Jon Voight calls rumors of split with Angelina Jolie 'nonsense'

(Newser) - Who better to speak on the subject of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie than Angie’s sometimes-estranged father, Jon Voight? He calls the rumors of a Brangelina split “nonsense,” the Sydney Morning Herald reports. “It’s all made-up stuff,” he scoffs. But what about that bachelor...

Simon Monjack: Warner Bros. 'Killed' Murphy
 Simon 
 Monjack: 
 Warner Bros. 
 'Killed' Murphy 
WRONGFUL DEATH SUIT

Simon Monjack: Warner Bros. 'Killed' Murphy

Husband will file wrongful death suit in Brittany Murphy's death

(Newser) - In an exclusive—and four-page long—interview with the Daily Beast , Brittany Murphy’s husband and mother Sharon confront gossip ranging from Simon Monjack’s reputation as the “bad guy” to Brittany’s rumored drug use. But the biggest news to emerge is Monjack’s plan to file a...

Julianne Moore, a Refreshingly Sane Celebrity

Four-time Oscar nominee still picks kids up at school unbothered

(Newser) - Julianne Moore is famous, yes: But she can also walk into a restaurant around the corner from her New York abode with no fanfare, proving, as Janice Turner writes in the Times of London, “Diane von Furstenberg’s theory that stars are only as famous as they want to...

Kiefer Sutherland Loses $869K in Cow Scam

Michael Wayne Carr allegedly roped actor into Ponzi scheme

(Newser) - Kiefer Sutherland is the latest celebrity victim of a Ponzi scheme, losing $869,000 to a scam involving…cows? Yes, cows. The 24 star fronted Michael Wayne Carr the money to buy cattle in Mexico then sell them at a profit in the US—but the suspected con man never...

Tyra Banks Launches Plus-Size Model Contest

Fiercely Real Teen Model Search will end with contract, spread

(Newser) - Tyra Banks is jumping on the plus-size model bandwagon with a new modeling competition—the Fiercely Real Teen Model Search. “I've always felt it was my mission to expand the narrow perceptions of beauty,” she tells Us . Teens with dress sizes between 12 and 20 who stand 5'9"...

Brangelina Did Meet With Lawyers—to Sign Living Will

The real story behind Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie's lawyer meeting

(Newser) - Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie certainly did meet lawyers and sign legal documents recently, but those documents had nothing to do with a split: The couple signed a living will. Angelina just wanted to make sure that “if, God forbid, anything happens to her, Brad has complete control” rather...

6-Year-Old Angelina Jolie Frolics in Home Video

Tribute video commemorates anniversary of Marcheline Bertrand's death

(Newser) - Today marks the third anniversary of Marcheline Bertrand’s death, and a memorial video featuring her and her two children—Angelina Jolie and James Haven—has been posted on YouTube . Featuring home video clips from a 1981 vacation in Hawaii, it shows a 6-year-old Angelina hula dancing with her mom,...

11 Scandals From Saved by the Bell Tell-All

 11 Scandals From 
 Saved by the Bell 
 
Tell-All 
dustin dishes dirt

11 Scandals From Saved by the Bell Tell-All

Dustin Diamond's 'Behind the Bell' offers a behind-the-scenes look

(Newser) - Sam Greenspan read Dustin "Screech" Diamond’s autobiography/Saved by the Bell tell-all Behind the Bell so that you wouldn’t have to. He offers up “the 11 most ridiculous, salacious and lurid sex (and drug) scandals” on 11 Points :
  • Dustin Diamond is a sex god: Yes, he and
...

Brad Pitt Buys $1.1M Bachelor Pad

He'll use Hollywood Hills home to sort out Angelina Jolie breakup

(Newser) - The latest development in the gossip universe’s breathless coverage of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s rumored split: Brad bought himself a $1.1 million bachelor pad. This according to the Daily Mail , which even has pictures of the two-bedroom, two-bath place (it comes complete with, literally, a man...

Hasty Pudding Honors Justin Timberlake
 Hasty Pudding 
 Honors Justin 
 Timberlake 

MAN OF THE YEAR

Hasty Pudding Honors Justin Timberlake

Harvard drama club names Timberlake 2010 Man of the Year

(Newser) - Justin Timberlake joins Anne Hathaway on Harvard’s list of favorite people: He’s this year’s Hasty Pudding Man of the Year. Hathaway is Woman of the Year, People reports. The leaders of the cross-dressing theatrical club, which has given out acting awards since 1951, said Timberlake was chosen...

$350K Cars Among Insane Gifts to Celebs' Teens

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' gave Justin a sweet ride...but that's nothing

(Newser) - Diddy's son Justin Combs—whose middle name is Dior, by the way—got a $350,000 luxury Maybach car (and, of course, $10,000 to donate to charity) for his 16th birthday this weekend. But that’s not over the top at all—at least not when compared to the...

I Won't Make Heidi's Breasts Bigger: Doc


 I Won't Make 
 Heidi's Breasts 
 Bigger: Doc 
EVEN TILA TEQUILA IS FED UP

I Won't Make Heidi's Breasts Bigger: Doc

Plus, when Tila Tequila is calling you 'fake,' well...

(Newser) - Two signs Heidi Montag has officially gone too far: Her plastic surgeon is refusing to make her breasts any bigger, and Internet celeb-wreck Tila Tequila is calling her “fake.” Montag, who recently upgraded to Triple D boobs, wants an H cup—but surgeon Frank Ryan tells Radar her...

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