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ScarJo Splits With Oxfam Over Super Bowl Ad

Humanitarian organization not cool with SodaStream commercial

(Newser) - Oxfam International says Scarlett Johansson's support of an Israeli company operating in the West Bank was incompatible with her role as an Oxfam Global Ambassador. Oxfam's statement followed Johansson's announcement yesterday that she was resigning her Oxfam role, which she held for 8 years , because of a...

Now Bieber Faces Assault Charges in Toronto
 Bieber Arrested for 
 2nd Time in Week 
UPDATED
Jan 30, 2014 7:28 AM CST

Bieber Arrested for 2nd Time in Week

Charged with assault in Toronto over altercation with limo driver

(Newser) - Yet more criminal trouble for Justin Bieber: He turned himself in at a Toronto police station last night, where he was charged with assault and then quickly released, CBS News reports. Police say Biebs and five other people had a limousine pick them up at a nightclub in the city...

100K Petition Obama to Deport Bieber

And just 2K petitioners want him to stay in US

(Newser) - The latest wacky "We the People" petition is one you might actually want to sign: So far more than 101,000 people are asking President Obama to deport Canadian Justin Bieber and revoke his green card. Why? Because Biebs is "wrongly represent[ing]" Americans "in the world of...

Justin Bieber's Plan: Trade Music for Tattoo Parlor

Wants to open a business with his hard-partying dad: sources

(Newser) - Well, this sounds about right: Insiders tell Radar that increasingly troubled Justin Bieber wants to take a little hiatus from music ... so he can open a tattoo parlor. That's what Bieber apparently told his manager, as well as his mentor Usher, over the weekend in Panama, where Team Bieber...

Prince Sues 22 Bootleggers for $1M Each

Not all fans happy with singer's move

(Newser) - Prince takes bootlegging seriously—very seriously. He's suing 22 people who allegedly posted his live performances online, and he wants $1 million from each of them, the Independent reports. The lawsuit claims the fans posted bootleg copies of the performances—some of which are from as long ago as...

Brad Pitt Almost Got Sued Over Slave Snub

Paramount felt it should have been offered the film

(Newser) - ( More ) Hollywood drama: Brad Pitt narrowly managed to avoid a lawsuit from Paramount, according to Page Six 's sources. The studio felt it should have been offered 12 Years a Slave by Plan B, Pitt's production company, with whom it had a "first-look deal."...

Tarantino Sues Gawker Over Links to Leaked Script

Well, and over the headline Defamer used

(Newser) - There won't be a movie, but there is a lawsuit. Last week came the news that Quentin Tarantino was so "depressed" and betrayed after his script for The Hateful Eight leaked that he wouldn't make the film "next winter" as intended. Gawker's Defamer blog then...

8 Stars Who Were Homecoming Queens

And then their lives got even better

(Newser) - Some celebrities were awkward growing up ... others, well, they got voted homecoming queen. Perez Hilton rounds up 17 of the latter. A sampling:
  • Rosie O'Donnell: Was homecoming queen and prom queen at her New York high school.
  • Halle Berry: Was the first black homecoming queen at her Cleveland high
...

10 Celebs' Pre-Fame Career Plans

Danny DeVito ... hairdresser?

(Newser) - Not all celebrities wanted to be celebrities when they grew up. The Huffington Post rounds up the career plans 19 actors had before they got discovered. A sampling:
  • Jennifer Lawrence: Wanted to be a doctor.
  • Steve Buscemi: Actually was a firefighter in New York City.
  • Queen Latifah: Studied to be
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5 Celeb Engagement Rings That Cost $1M or More

Seems like a reasonable way to spend your money...

(Newser) - If you just got engaged, you may not want to read this—because these 10 celebrities rounded up by Wetpaint almost certainly have (or had) nicer engagement rings than you do. A sampling:
  • Beyonce: Her engagement ring from Jay Z? An 18-carat flawless diamond worth more than $5 million.
  • Paris
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7 Stars Who Love Guns
 7 Stars Who Love Guns 
Jan 25, 2014 8:47 AM CST

7 Stars Who Love Guns

Including some who may surprise you

(Newser) - Some celebrities like packing heat—and not just in the movies. Fox News rounds up 14 of them. A sampling:
  • Tom Selleck: He's a member of the NRA.
  • Dax Shepard: After the Sandy Hook shootings, he tweeted, "I love guns. I have several, but I would gladly get
...

Tori Spelling's Hubby Heads to Rehab

Feel free to guess what Dean McDermott's issue is, because he's not saying

(Newser) - It's not an altogether unfamiliar Hollywood storyline: First Tori Spelling's husband was rumored to have engaged in bad behavior ( specifically, cheating ). Next stop, rehab. Dean McDermott has entered treatment for (the somewhat vague) "health and personal issues." In a statement to People , the 47-year-old...

Here It Is: Justin Bieber's Mug Shot

And some fun quotes from his arrest report

(Newser) - Finally, a mug shot that Beliebers can print out and tape to their walls. Yes, Justin Bieber's mug shot has been released by Miami Beach police. CNN also has some choice quotes from the pop star's crazy arrest this morning . Per the arrest report, Bieber said, among other...

Bieber Admits Boozing, Pot, Pills Before Arrest: Cops

Singer arrested on suspicion of DUI, drag racing in Miami Beach

(Newser) - Some of you have been waiting a long time for this news: Justin Bieber was arrested this morning. Bieber—who was driving a rented Lamborghini at the time, NBC Miami reports—was busted on suspicion of drag racing, driving under the influence, and resisting arrest in Miami Beach, according to...

Arnold Poses as Gym Employee
 Arnold Poses as Gym Employee
Jan 22, 2014 1:24 PM CST

Arnold Poses as Gym Employee

Schwarzenegger raising money for after-school programs

(Newser) - Arnold Schwarzenegger posed as a personal-trainer-turned-gym-manager named Howard, in an effort to promote health and fitness and raise money for after-school programs. Our favorite lines from the video showing how Gold's Gym members reacted:
  • "What is a key card mean?" (Arnold to a guy who forgot his.)
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Angry Tarantino Drops Film After Script Leaks

Feels betrayed, won't make 'Hateful Eight' next

(Newser) - Quentin Tarantino is mad—really mad. The director called Mike Fleming Jr. of Deadline after his script for The Hateful Eight leaked, and explained that he feels so "depressed" and betrayed that he's scrapping the ensemble Western, at least for now. "I finished a script, a first...

Why Jonah Hill Made Wolf for Peanuts

He took the SAG minimum paycheck, $60K

(Newser) - Jonah Hill took the absolute minimum paycheck for his role in The Wolf of Wall Street because he felt so passionate about working with Martin Scorsese, he explained to Howard Stern yesterday. "They gave me the lowest amount of money possible, that was their offer," Hill recalled, adding...

China Un-Bans Lady Gaga
 China Un-Bans Lady Gaga 
Jan 21, 2014 10:10 AM CST

China Un-Bans Lady Gaga

Slightly modified version of 'ARTPOP' can be legally sold

(Newser) - Finally, you can legally purchase a copy of a Lady Gaga album in China—although it might be a little different than a copy you'd get in the States. Chinese officials blacklisted Gaga's work in 2011, because it "damag[ed] the nation's cultural security," but they'...

One Reason Celebs Love the Chateau Marmont

Thick walls, hidden walkways make it perfect for privacy

(Newser) - Why do celebrities flock to the Chateau Marmont ? The Hollywood hotel was built in 1926 (and was first an apartment building), and seeing as it's located on a hill in California, it was constructed entirely of steel and concrete. That allows it to withstand earthquakes—but the thick...

Katherine Heigl Demoted to TV?

She'll play 'maverick' CIA agent in new NBC pilot

(Newser) - For a while there, Katherine Heigl looked like she was headed for America's Sweetheart status . Then she made a bunch of bad movies and got a reputation as being difficult to work with ... and now, well, she appears to be headed back to the small screen she left in...

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