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Seagal Is Back, and This Time It's Personal

Action star targets FBI for sabotaging his career

(Newser) - Steven Seagal, the high-kicking, cartel-busting action star that dominated the "Under Siege" movies in the early 90s, is demanding an apology from the FBI for allegedly shattering his stardom, the LA Times reports. Seagal's career didn't prove that hard to kill—he has been headlining in low-rent straight-to-DVD films...

McQueen's Wheels Up for a Spin
McQueen's Wheels Up for a Spin
Aug 15, 2007 5:45 PM CDT

McQueen's Wheels Up for a Spin

Steve McQueen's cachet will be tested when Christie's auctions off his Ferrari

(Newser) - Growling exhaust and a thumping V-12 engine doesn't usually garner $2 million at luxury auctions, but then this speedster was once owned by a movie star “synonymous with cars, horsepower, racing.” It's Steve McQueen who used to cruise in this ’63 Ferrari, a classic so polished that...

Lohan Hopes Third Time's a Charm in Rehab

Starlet takes substance-abuse woes to posh Utah lodge

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan checked into a luxe Utah rehab facility over the weekend, the Insider reports, on the heels of an arrest for drunk driving and drug possession. Boasting a battery of therapies and a price tag of at least $30K, the Cirque Lodge is rumored to have hosted celebs David...

These Stars Are Worth Their Salt
These Stars Are Worth Their Salt
Aug 7, 2007 2:24 PM CDT

These Stars Are Worth Their Salt

They maximize studios' return on investment (and the top woman's not who you think)

(Newser) - Want the biggest bang for your production buck? Forbes says not to look at the mega-celebs—the biggest return per dollar spent on a star's compensation belongs to some lesser lights in the Hollywood constellation.
  1. Matt Damon
  2. Brad Pitt
  3. Vince Vaughn
  4. Johnny Depp
  5. Jennifer Aniston

Spears Spewed Death Threats, Paparazzi Say

Pop tart threw baby bottle at photog during Las Vegas brouhaha

(Newser) - Celebrity mom Britney Spears threatened to hire someone to kill two paparazzi during a run-in last week outside a Las Vegas hotel casino, Us magazine reports. In a statement released today through lawyers, the pair says Spears' bodyguard manhandled one of the photographers while the singer pursued the other, screaming,...

Nicole Richie: We're Pregnant
Nicole Richie: We're Pregnant
Aug 1, 2007 5:48 AM CDT

Nicole Richie: We're Pregnant

'Simple Life' star is nearly 4 months along

(Newser) - Sometime-actress Nicole Richie ended weeks of speculation yesterday by confirming that she is almost 4 months pregnant by her rocker boyfriend, Good Charlotte frontman Joel Madden. "Yes I am. We are," Richie told ABC's Diane Sawyer. Richie is headed to jail for 4 days sometime in the next...

Wanna Work for Diddy? Post an Iddy-Biddy YouTube Viddy

Mogul wants applicants to use the Web

(Newser) - Rap music big Sean Combs, aka Diddy, needs a new assistant, and 3D wannabes need not apply. He's taking only filmed applications posted on YouTube. Diddy's video announcing the search on appeared YouTube recently and gained a clarification less than 24 hours later: Applicants must be able to read, write,...

'My God, We Need Help,' Mom Pleads in Lohan 911 Call

Woman panicky about mystery stalker

(Newser) - A mother being tailed through the streets of Santa Monica by a mystery SUV was close to panic when she phoned police for help, according to a 911 tape of the call. Turned out her stalker was actress Lindsay Lohan; the call led to Lohan's latest arrest. "Oh my...

Celebs Turning Rehab Into Joke: Experts

Lohan, Spears 'waltzing' in and out of treatment sends wrong message

(Newser) - The debauched lifestyles of celebrities like Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears are turning substance-abuse rehab into a punch line, making light of a process that helps thousands of people each year, say experts. Lohan was arrested on suspicion of DUI this week just days after finishing rehab; in February, Spears...

Lohan Arrested on DUI Suspicion
Lohan Arrested on DUI Suspicion
Jul 24, 2007 2:58 PM CDT

Lohan Arrested on DUI Suspicion

Actress in drunken car chase, with cocaine in tow, two weeks after rehab stay

(Newser) - Santa Monica cops booked actress Lindsay Lohan early this morning on five counts, including drunk driving and cocaine possession. The hits keep coming for Lohan: The arrest comes two weeks after she checked out of an chic California rehab clinic and only five days after she was booked on a...

The 10 Hottest Heiresses
The 10 Hottest Heiresses
Jul 19, 2007 11:11 AM CDT

The 10 Hottest Heiresses

These ten lucky girls have looks and money to burn.

(Newser) -
  1. Paris Hilton, 26. Recently spent some time in the pokey.
  2. Ivanka Trump, 25: A a degree in real estate and a connected dad.
  3. Nicky Hilton, 23:  Her foray into the hotel business proved disastrous.
  4. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, 46:  Seinfeld star doesn't need daddy.
  5. Dylan Lauren, 32:  Ralph's
...

Opera Star Beverly Sills Dead at 78

Soprano captured America's heart

(Newser) - Soprano Beverly Sills, whose ebullient personality and brilliant singing voice not only made her a star but helped demystify opera in America, died Monday night in her Manhattan home from inoperable lung cancer, the New York Times reports. She was 78. Sills spent much of her singing career with the...

Spice Girls Back for World Tour
Spice Girls Back for World Tour
Jun 28, 2007 3:52 PM CDT

Spice Girls Back for World Tour

After six years—Scary, Ginger, Baby, Posh, and Sporty are back for more girl power

(Newser) - In a blast from the British past, all five of the Spice Girls reunited today in London for the first time since 2001 to kick off an 11-date, 8-country world tour, which starts in December. "The time is right," said Sporty Spice. "We want to have some...

Paris Blackout Sweeps Mag
Paris Blackout Sweeps Mag
Jun 27, 2007 4:29 AM CDT

Paris Blackout Sweeps Mag

Heiress fatigue sets in at Us Weekly

(Newser) - It may be spring time for Paris but one of the nation's top pop culture rags won't be participating in the media frenzy. Just as the scofflaw celebutante ends her well-publicized stint in jail this week, Us Weekly is bowing out of the competition—not only eschewing the predictable cover...

NBC Cancels $1M Deal With Ex-Con Heiress

Network renegs on Paris interview; Walters won't do it for free

(Newser) - Paris Hilton got jilted by NBC yesterday, the New York Post reports. The peacock network reneged on its reported $1-million offer for her first apres-jail interview after executives got cold feet. Then they decided they didn't even want the "Today" show interview for free. And none of the other...

Baby Boy for Julia Roberts
Baby Boy for Julia Roberts
Jun 19, 2007 6:10 AM CDT

Baby Boy for Julia Roberts

Pretty woman has something to talk about: a third child

(Newser) - Actress Julia Roberts gave birth to her third child on Monday, a baby boy. Henry Daniel Moder, who weighed in at 8.5 pounds, was born at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, Us Magazine reports. The 39-year-old Roberts and husband Daniel Moder already have twins, Phinnaeus and Hazel.

100 Biggest Celebrities
100 Biggest Celebrities
Jun 15, 2007 10:39 AM CDT

100 Biggest Celebrities

New Forbes list is full of ‘biggest-ever’s

(Newser) - Forbes’ new list of the 100 most powerful celebrities is packed with broken records, including the highest-grossing athlete (Tiger Woods: $100M in the past year), the highest-grossing concert tour (The Rolling Stones: over $400M in sales) and the highest-paid film role (Johnny Depp: $92M for Pirates II). But the ubiquitous...

Ticket Sales Scuttle Clarkson Summer Tour

Idle profits mark more turmoil for idol's new, "darker" album

(Newser) - Inaugural American Idol darling Kelly Clarkson has pulled the plug on her summer tour because of dismal ticket sales—just 11 days before her new album hits stores. It's been a rocky week for Clarkson, who canned her manager and has irritated RCA execs by refusing to work with producers...

Paris Was Right: It's Not Fair!
Paris Was Right:
It's Not Fair!
Jun 14, 2007 12:53 PM CDT

Paris Was Right: It's Not Fair!

Numbers show heiress's stint in jail will be longer than 80% of similar offenders

(Newser) - Paris Hilton wasn't just  being a spoiled brat when she cried injustice on being hauled back to jail earlier this week. The weepy celebutante is in fact doing more hard time than most people guilty of crimes like hers, the LA Times reports after  analyzing 1,500 similar cases in...

Paris' Slammer Grub Beats Its Bum Rap

It ain't the Hilton, but even California prison food has standards

(Newser) - Cuisine at the LA County Jail may not be fit for an heiress, but meals in the California's penitentiary system are surprisingly appetizing, the Chronicle reports. Paris Hilton has reportedly been turning up her nose at provisions in the poke, although state regulations require chow to be tasty, varied and...

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