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Aretha Franklin Gets in Tiff With Johnny Rockets Waitress

Releases statement about 'rude, nasty' server

(Newser) - Do not mess with the Queen of Soul. That's the lesson a waitress at a Johnny Rockets on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls probably learned this week, after Aretha Franklin released a statement complaining about the server's "very rude, unprofessional, and nasty" behavior Tuesday night. Franklin...

5 Broken Hollywood Engagements

These pairs spared you the celebrity wedding spectacle

(Newser) - Some Hollywood marriages are over within months ... but other relationships don't even make it to the altar. OK! magazine rounds up 10 broken celebrity engagements:
  • We should probably all send Miley Cyrus a thank-you note for breaking off her engagement to Liam Hemsworth—the pair was planning not one,
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Stranger Returns Mark Ruffalo's Lost Wallet

'Another point for the decency in people,' Ruffalo tweets

(Newser) - Mark Ruffalo has a new hero: a stranger by the name of Ross McHale. Ruffalo apparently lost his wallet in Chicago last week while in town to serve as a grand marshal at a race at Chicagoland Speedway, Us reports, and McHale just happened to find it. Though he didn'...

Your Top-Earning Actor Is...
 Your Top-Earning Actor Is... 
Jul 22, 2014 8:59 AM CDT

Your Top-Earning Actor Is...

Robert Downey Jr., again

(Newser) - For the second year in a row , Robert Downey Jr. has snagged the top spot on Forbes ' list of Hollywood's highest-earning actors. Once again, he's estimated to have earned $75 million between last June and this one, and once again, a large part of that is probably...

Kim, Kanye Shell Out $500K ... on Baby Body Double

They hire lookalikes for North West, nanny: source

(Newser) - The latest proof that celebrity babies are not like normal babies: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West recently decided to hire a body double for their daughter, North West ... plus another one for North's nanny. "Kim and Kanye hired the lookalike to shield North from the paparazzi," a...

Tim McGraw Accused of Slapping Fan at Concert

But rep says he was just trying to keep his pants from getting torn

(Newser) - A tip for anyone planning to attend a Tim McGraw concert: He does not appear to like it very much if you grab his pants. TMZ obtained two videos from a Sunday show in Atlanta—shot from different angles—that appear to show the country singer slapping a female audience...

Gwyneth May Have New, Younger Man

Paltrow spotted with 'hot' guy apparently in his 30s

(Newser) - Has Gwyneth Paltrow already moved on from Chris Martin? A witness tells Page Six he or she spotted Paltrow at a New York restaurant Tuesday, apparently on a date with a "hot young guy" with "curly, shaggy" blond hair who appeared to be in his 30s. "I...

Britney Forgets to Pay Bill, Makes It Up With Big Tip

Spears accidentally left Cheesecake Factory without paying

(Newser) - Britney Spears got into hot water yesterday when TMZ reported that she'd left a California Cheesecake Factory on Sunday—doggie bag in hand—without paying her bill. But the singer's team quickly explained that Spears thought her security guard paid, while the guard thought Britney paid, and that...

A Month Later, Casey Kasem Still Not Buried

Daughter says his wife hasn't made arrangements

(Newser) - A month after Casey Kasem's death , the family drama is far from over: The iconic DJ still hasn't been buried, a spokesperson for Kasem's daughter tells NBC News . Kasem's second wife, Jean, has the rights to his body, and she has yet to arrange for him...

Gwen Stefani Lands Hubby Gavin Rossdale a Job

He'll join her on 'The Voice'

(Newser) - Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale didn't seem to mind when wife Gwen Stefani became more famous than him , and now he appears to be cool with Stefani getting him a job. Stefani is taking over for Christina Aguilera on The Voice this fall as Aguilera prepares to have a baby...

Weird Al's 'Tacky' Has A-List Cast

Yankovic's new video features Jack Black, among others

(Newser) - Weird Al Yankovic's latest album, Mandatory Fun , is out today—and to celebrate, the parody artist is releasing eight music videos in eight days, Nerdist reports. Yesterday's was "Tacky," a parody of Pharrell's "Happy" that features Jack Black, Kristen Schaal, Margaret Cho, Eric Stonestreet,...

Katherine Heigl: I Don't Think I'm 'Difficult'

Actress dishes on her reputation of being hard to work with

(Newser) - Remember that Hollywood Reporter piece last year in which insiders bashed Katherine Heigl as "entitled" and "difficult"? Well, reporters at yesterday's NBC summer press tour certainly did, and the resulting questions made for a session Vulture calls both " lively " and " tense ." Asked...

Bethenny Frankel: Look at Me in My 4-Year-Old's PJs

Posts controversial snap on Instagram

(Newser) - Today's Proud Mom Moment comes to us courtesy of Bethenny Frankel, who posted a picture on Instagram yesterday showing her wearing her 4-year-old daughter's clothes. "This is my daughter's nightgown and PJ shorts. Think we're ready to start sharing clothes yet?" wrote the 43-year-old Real...

Chrissy Teigen: I Was Too 'Fat' for Forever 21

Model recalls the time retailer fired her over her weight

(Newser) - During an interview and cover shoot with Du Jour , model Chrissy Teigen let slip this little story in a behind-the-scenes video spotted by Business Insider :
  • "I actually was fired from a job. Forever 21. They booked me directly when I was much younger. I showed up on set, they
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Tracy Morgan Out of Rehab
 Tracy Morgan Out of Rehab 
Jul 13, 2014 5:27 AM CDT

Tracy Morgan Out of Rehab

Comedian to continue recovering at home

(Newser) - More than a month after the June 7 crash that critically injured him and killed a fellow comedian and friend, Tracy Morgan was released from medical rehab yesterday and "will continue his recovery efforts at home with an aggressive outpatient program," says his publicist in a statement obtained...

5 Stars Who Won Oscars in Their First-Ever Films

Who says you need practice to be perfect?

(Newser) - Actors who've been in the biz for years without ever snagging an Academy Award probably shake their heads and sigh when they think about these six celebrities rounded up by Biography.com —all of whom won Oscars for their film debuts. A sampling:
  • Lupita Nyong'o: Best Supporting
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5 Celeb-Owned Tourist Attractions

Schedule your summer road trip around the stars

(Newser) - Taking a summer road trip? Obsessed with Hollywood? If both of those things apply to you, consider visiting one of these five travel attractions owned by celebrities, as rounded up by Biography.com :
  • Dollywood: Dolly Parton bought a stake in a Tennessee theme park, named it after herself, and the
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Alec Baldwin's Next TV Role: 'Rob Ford-Like' Mayor

He's working on one-hour series

(Newser) - This sounds like a show we might actually watch: Alec Baldwin is developing a new TV series with NBC Productions in which he would play the "buffoonish" and/or "outlandish" mayor of New York City—a character much like the actual mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford, Deadline reports. Baldwin...

This Exists: $350 Robin Thicke 'Get Her Back' Bouquet

We doubt it will work on Paula Patton

(Newser) - If, somehow, you are impressed rather than creeped out by Robin Thicke's increasingly embarrassing attempts to win back his estranged wife, you may want to try some of his tactics on your own ex. And thanks to a new partnership between Thicke and 1-800-FLOWERS.com , you can—for the...

Clooney Calls Daily Mail's Lie 'Premeditated'

Actor refuses to accept tabloid's apology

(Newser) - George Clooney is thanking the Daily Mail for its apology to him , but he's not accepting that apology. After Clooney complained that the British tabloid "insinuat[ed] religious tensions where there are none" by running a story claiming his fiancée's mother objected to the engagement since Clooney...

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