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Injury Ends Olympian's DWTS Run

Beach volleyball champ Misty May-Treanor ruptured tendon Friday

(Newser) - Olympic gold medalist Misty May-Treanor confirmed last night that she is leaving ABC’s Dancing With the Stars after suffering a ruptured Achilles tendon. “I'm out,” the beach volleyball champ announced during yesterday’s show, OK! reports. She said she “heard a pop doing the lindy hop”...

Mags, Schmags: Minnie Debuts Kid on MySpace

Goes straight to fans rather than make money from mag

(Newser) - Rather than make a mint off his mug, new mom Minnie Driver posted photos of son Henry on her MySpace page, the Sun reports. Thousands of fans have logged on to the actress's profile to check out the sleeping 1-month-old. Driver still refuses to reveal her babydaddy, saying, "He's...

Broderick to Return to Broadway

"The Philanthropist" opens next April

(Newser) - Matthew Broderick will return to Broadway next spring in a revival of "The Philanthropist," a comedy by English playwright Christopher Hampton. Broderick, in his first Broadway appearance since the 2005 revival of "The Odd Couple," portrays Philip, an insular college professor. Directed by David Grindley, the...

Papa Lohan Invites Your Best Jab
Papa Lohan Invites Your
Best Jab
Oct 6, 2008 1:39 PM CDT

Papa Lohan Invites Your Best Jab

Bidding starts at $5K to face Michael in Long Island charity bout

(Newser) - Step right up and be the next to knock out Michael Lohan, best known for using his platform as a celeb’s father to pitch his own outsized opinions. The highest bidder at a Long Island charity boxing match will get to take on Papa Lohan inside the ring Nov....

'YouTube of Variety Shows' Will Star Rosie

(Newser) - Rosie O'Donnell will launch an attempt to revive both her TV career and the variety genre the night before Thanksgiving, hosting Rosie's Variety Show live on NBC, Variety reports. The 1-hour show will feature celeb guests and musical and comedy acts. It's is believed to be the precursor to a...

Reporter Dropped Dime on Locklear, Pocketed $25K

Former US Weekly magazine editor banks on bad driving with TMZ

(Newser) - A former magazine editor collected $27,500 from a gossip internet site after making the 911 phone call that led to Heather Locklear's DUI bust, reports ABC News. Jill Ishkanian, a one-time editor at Us Weekly magazine, called the cops after spotting Lockyear in the parking lot of a California...

Kardashian Sobs Over Surprise Loss

Unexpected elimination leaves reality TV dope distraught

(Newser) - Kim Kardashian was inconsolable after being the surprise elimination on Dancing with the Stars last night, People reports. Off camera, Kardashian ran to her family and broke down into tears. "I just hope that her time on the show was magical for her," said her dancing partner. ...

Spears Camp Working to KO Sex Tape

Denies it exists, then tries to buy it

(Newser) - Rumors that Britney Spears’ paparazzo ex-boyfriend is shopping a sex tape of the star during her drug-addled, depression-ridden breakdown have prompted her camp to act to squash the video—at any cost. While a Spears insider denies the existence of the tape to E! Online, the Sun reports that Brit’...

Newman: Proud Liberal, Embarrassed Sex Symbol
Newman: Proud Liberal, Embarrassed Sex Symbol
OPINION
Oct 1, 2008 9:33 AM CDT

Newman: Proud Liberal, Embarrassed Sex Symbol

Maureen Dowd pays affectionate tribute to frequent interviewee

(Newser) - Paul Newman was an unapologetic liberal, Maureen Dowd reminds us in a column on the actor who was also her teenage crush. He made Nixon's enemies list for supporting Eugene McCarthy and opposing the Vietnam War, and had "traits that have been in short supply in the Bush administration,...

Janet Jackson Hospitalized
 Janet Jackson Hospitalized 
Sep 30, 2008 11:00 AM CDT

Janet Jackson Hospitalized

Rushed to hospital during sound check

(Newser) - Janet Jackson was rushed to the hospital last night after "falling ill" during a sound check onstage before a concert, AP reports. The 42-year-old singer canceled her Montreal performance and remains under observation. Jackson, last hospitalized in March with the flu, is on a North American tour.

Redford Remembers Newman
 Redford Remembers Newman 
Sep 29, 2008 3:00 PM CDT

Redford Remembers Newman

From Butch Cassidy to birthday gifts, Robert Redford recalls friendship

(Newser) - "Paul really likes to have fun and…he really especially loves to laugh at his own jokes, and some of them are just really awful," Robert Redford recalled of his friend Paul Newman to ABC News. "He enjoyed them so much…you'd start to laugh with him...

Quaid-Ryan Blame Game Escalates

(Newser) - Dennis Quaid is firing back at ex-wife Meg Ryan, who now says he cheated on her before she famously stepped out with Russell Crowe. "It was eight years ago, and I find it unbelievable that Meg continues publicly to rehash and rewrite the story of our relationship," the...

Ledger Tot Sues as Insurance Balks at $10M Payout

Company says it can't rule out suicide

(Newser) - A trustee representing Heath Ledger's 3-year-old daughter is suing the actor's insurance provider, who is balking at paying out his $10 million death benefits, TMZ reports. ReliaStar Life Insurance Co. says it's withholding payment until they determine whether Ledger's accidental overdose death was a suicide, an investigation that includes quizzing...

All Hail Paul, 'Ultimate Cool Guy'

From Clooney to the Clintons, nation pays tribute to actor icon

(Newser) - E! Online published a list of high-profile tributes in remembrance of Paul Newman's death Friday. Here are some highlights:
  • "He set the bar too high for the rest of us. Not just actors, but all of us." —George Clooney
  • "Paul Newman was the ultimate cool guy
...

Disney's New Princess Could Grab Miley's Crown

16-year-old Demi Lovato is on the fast track to teen superstardom

(Newser) - A new star is rising through the Disney ranks and teen entertainment watchers think she could go all the way to the top, Entertainment Weekly reports. At 16, Demi Lovato already has a decade of showbiz experience under her belt and the Camp Rock star looks set to go take...

LiLo May Seek Protection From 'Erratic' Dad

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan is so scared of her father that she is considering taking out an order of protection against him, the New York Post reports. "He's behaving so erratically that she's terrified he'll do something to her," said a source. "She's contacted her lawyer to arrange this....

Shia Won't Face DUI Charges
 Shia Won't Face DUI Charges 
Sep 26, 2008 8:17 AM CDT

Shia Won't Face DUI Charges

Other driver to be charged in crash that crushed star's hand

(Newser) - A lack of evidence means Indiana Jones star Shia LaBeouf won't face DUI charges for the July car crash that crushed his hand, People reports. Prosecutors plan instead to file charges against the other driver, who ran a red light. The sheriff's office no longer has a beef with LaBeouf,...

'It Wasn't Their Time': Rockers' Escape Still Amazes

Barker, Goldstein were on fire when they emerged from the plane

(Newser) - Witnesses remain amazed that musician Travis Barker and DJ AM escaped with relatively light injuries from their burning Learjet. After sliding down the wing of the plane, Barker and Adam Goldstein (DJ's real name) had to jump on each other to put out the flames, the S.C. State reports....

LiLo to 'Scary' Dad: I Love Sam
 LiLo to 'Scary' Dad: I Love Sam 
Sep 24, 2008 12:35 PM CDT

LiLo to 'Scary' Dad: I Love Sam

Actress defends Ronson after Michael Lohan's public attack

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan is choosing girlfriend Samantha Ronson over her dad, the New York Post reports, after Michael Lohan called the DJ a “dark, hideous and a disgusting representation of humanity” in a weekend email. “My father obviously needs to be on medication to control his moods,” the...

Kidman: Fertile Waters Got Me Preggers

Seven members of film got pregnant after swimming

(Newser) - Nicole Kidman thinks water in the Australian Outback may be the reason for her unexpected pregnancy last year, the AP reports. The 41-year-old Aussie, who gave birth to daughter Sunday Rose in July after adopting two children, said she and six other women who swam in a waterfall in Kununurra...

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