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LiLo: I've Dated Sam 'a Very Long Time'

Pair bare relationship in call to Loveline

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan has ended months of speculation by confirming that she and Samantha Ronson are an item, AP reports. The pair rang the Loveline radio show to share the news. When the DJ asked, "You guys, you and Samantha, have been going out for how long now?" Lohan laughed,...

Paltrow Starts Lifestyle Website
 Paltrow Starts Lifestyle Website 

Paltrow Starts Lifestyle Website

Actress plans to share slice of what she's learned on Goop.com

(Newser) - On top of co-hosting a PBS travel and cooking show, Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow has launched a lifestyle website called Goop.com, the Huffington Post reports. In an essay, Paltrow says she’ll share what she’s learned and the advice of her “sages” in the still-empty sections such...

Doc: Rockers Will Recover From Crash

(Newser) - Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and celebrity disc jockey DJ AM are expected to fully recover from burns they suffered in a fiery South Carolina jet crash that killed the other four people aboard, their doctor said today. The two suffered second- and third-degree burns but had no other injuries...

Lohan Throng Turns Betty Filming Ugly

Paparazzi swarm TV show set

(Newser) - Paparazzi pandemonium over Lindsay Lohan and girlfriend Samantha Ronson turned the New York City set of Ugly Betty into a “scary” and "intense” work environment, the actor who plays Justin tells the news arm of ABC, which airs the dramedy. "When Lindsay's on the set, it's mayhem,...

LiLo Launches Branding Company

Lohan's 6126 will sell leggings, tanners

(Newser) - In yet another attempt at reinvention, 22-year-old Lindsay Lohan has launched a brand development company that will hawk her merchandising ideas, Women’s Wear Daily reports. Expensive leggings are en route to boutiques this fall, but the company, called 6126, also plans to develop a cheaper spandex line, natural self-tanners,...

Ryan O'Neal, Son Busted for Meth
Ryan O'Neal, Son Busted
for Meth

Ryan O'Neal, Son Busted for Meth

Malibu cops' probation check on Redmond, 23, bags 67-year-old dad

(Newser) - Actor Ryan O'Neal received a rude awakening this morning as he and son Redmond were booked for allegedly having drugs in their Malibu, Calif., home, People reports. Police found "a vial of drugs" believed to be methamphetamines in Ryan's bedroom during a probation check on the younger O'Neal, who,...

Why Palin Is Mac's 'Meal Ticket'
 Why Palin Is 
 Mac's 'Meal Ticket' 
OPINION

Why Palin Is Mac's 'Meal Ticket'

The culture of celebrity, evangelical ideals, and small town nostalgia combine to enable Palin's 'outsized' influence

(Newser) - The number of enthusiastic Republicans have doubled in polls since John McCain picked Sarah Palin for his ticket, and Palin figures in slightly more news coverage than her running mate. That might be expected, but she is mentioned 10 times more than  Democratic counterpart Joe Biden. Tim Rutten offers up...

Gere, Winger May Reunite on Broadway

Officer and a Gentleman co-stars' first reunion

(Newser) - Richard Gere is weighing an offer to play the Spencer Tracy role in a Broadway production of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?—opposite Debra Winger. The famously feuding co-stars of An Officer and a Gentleman haven't worked together since that 1982 smash hit. The production is stalled as producers search...

Underwear Model Squires Miley to Church

Pop star, parents, Nashville Star reject attend church together

(Newser) - Fifteen-year-old Miley Cyrus is keeping company with a 20-year-old underwear model and aspiring country singer, E! reports. Justin Gaston, an ex-contestant on Billy Ray Cyrus’ reality TV show Nashville Star, attended church with the family, setting tongues wagging. Reps for the possible couple say he's a "friend" who's in...

Pioneering Paparazzo Has Stars in His Eyes
Pioneering Paparazzo Has Stars in His Eyes
GLOSSIES

Pioneering Paparazzo Has Stars in His Eyes

Galella's iconic photos of 'Jackie O' helped define celebrity

(Newser) - Long before we got up close and personal—maybe too personal—with the likes of Britney, Paris, and Lindsay, Ron Galella was on celebrity's front lines. In a New York profile of the original American paparazzo, Emily Nussbaum meets the man who was sued by Jackie Onassis and beaten up...

LiLo Blasts 'Homophobe' Palin
 LiLo Blasts 'Homophobe' Palin 

LiLo Blasts 'Homophobe' Palin

Lohan, gal pal Ronson attack Republican VP on blog

(Newser) - To the ranks of celebrities unimpressed by John McCain's choice of running mate, add Lindsay Lohan, E! reports. "I really cannot bite my tongue anymore when it comes to Sarah Palin,” she wrote in a joint blog post with girlfriend Samantha Ronson. “Is our country so divided...

J.Lo Blows Off Runway for Triathlon

'Injured' diva snubs Heidi Klum, then competes

(Newser) - Jennifer Lopez abruptly canceled her guest judging appearance on Friday's Project Runway finale because of an alleged foot injury, but she regained her footing awfully fast, MSNBC reports. The singer-actress turned around and completed her much-hyped first triathlon yesterday in less than 2½ hours, and Runway host Heidi Klum is...

Hollywood's Righties See Star Quality in Palin

Tinseltown's conservatives throwing weight, money behind VP candidate

(Newser) - Much of Hollywood may lean leftward, but Sarah Palin has the conservatives in town dreaming of capitalizing on the Alaska governor’s overnight popularity, Reuters reports. Palin’s “the kind of candidate that is made for Hollywood,” says MGM chief Harry Sloan, a vocal Republican. “She’s...

SNL Wants Tina to Play Sarah
 SNL Wants Tina to Play Sarah 

SNL Wants Tina to Play Sarah

Fey could portray VP candidate as early as tomorrow's season premiere

(Newser) - Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels is in talks with Tina Fey to return to the show to play Republican VP nominee Sarah Palin, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The former SNL head writer could take on "The Barracuda" as early as the show's season premiere tomorrow. "There are...

Jamie Lynn Decoy Dupes Paps
 Jamie Lynn Decoy Dupes Paps 

Jamie Lynn Decoy Dupes Paps

Teen mom sneaks out of LAX with some help from the cops

(Newser) - Los Angeles airport police duped a crowd of paparazzi looking to get a shot of Britney Spears' little sister Wednesday by leading an unidentified woman—wearing sunglasses and looking away from cameras—down an escalator while the real 17-year-old Jamie Lynn Spears and her baby left the airport from another...

At $50M, Oprah Stars on Celeb Giving List

Barbra Streisand ($11M), Paul Newman ($10M) among other 8-figure standouts

(Newser) - Parade's annual list of the 30 most generous celebrities is out, and among the best philanthropists are:
  • Oprah Winfrey: $50.2 million for education, women and children's advocacy.
  • Herb Alpert: $13 million for music education.
  • Barbra Streisand: $11 million for the environment, women's issues, AIDS research.
  • Paul Newman: $10 million
...

Conan's Stalker Priest Suspended by Archdiocese

Ajemian cut off by Catholic church after leaving psychiatric treatment facility

(Newser) - Conan O’Brien’s “stalker priest” has been suspended by the Boston Archdiocese, the Globe reports. The Rev. David Ajemian was instructed by his bishop to remain indefinitely at a residential psychiatric facility after he harassed the NBC late-night host, but he has apparently absconded. For disobeying the treatment...

Parton Kicks Off 9 to 5 Premiere

Parton offers mini concert at debut show

(Newser) - Tuesday's premiere of 9 to 5: The Musical came with an unexpected treat when Dolly Parton leaped on stage and performed songs to cover up a technical glitch, says the Los Angeles Times Music Blog. She roused the audience into singing along to the "9 to 5" theme, and...

Kidman Is Most Overpaid Actor
 Kidman Is Most Overpaid Actor 

Kidman Is Most Overpaid Actor

Ex-husband makes the list, too

(Newser) - With an ignominious 1:1 ratio of salary to receipts, Nicole Kidman snags the top spot on Forbes’ list of most overpaid movie stars. In other words, her films make a mere $1 for every dollar she’s paid, an average $15 million per flick. Ex-husband Tom Cruise is close...

Jacko's Undies for Sale
 Jacko's Undies 
 for Sale 

Jacko's Undies for Sale

Bidding starts at $1M, bleaching cream also up

(Newser) - A pair of Michael Jackson’s Calvin Klein briefs, which were confiscated as evidence during his child-molestation case, is on sale for at least $1 million, reports the New York Post. The unwashed size-28 tighty whities will go up for bid on eBay tomorrow, now that a businessman who obtained...

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