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Harris Kids Offer a Pronunciation Lesson

It's "comma-la," vice president's grandnieces make clear at DNC

(Newser) - The final night of the Democratic National Convention included a tutorial on pronouncing Kamala Harris' name—featuring none other than the candidate's great nieces, Amara and Leela Ajagu. The actor Kerry Washington introduced the girls by saying "it's come to my attention that there are some folks...

Star 'Taken Aback' by Photoshopped Mag Cover

Kerry Washington didn't recognize herself on 'Adweek' cover

(Newser) - Kerry Washington says she was thrilled to be invited to appear on the cover of Adweek—but "taken aback" when the photo was so altered she barely recognized herself. "I'm no stranger to Photoshopping. It happens a lot," the Scandal star writes in an Instagram post...

8 More Celeb Babies Coming in 2014

It's going to be a long, baby-filled year

(Newser) - This year has already seen quite a few celebrity baby births , but even more are coming. PopSugar rounds up 13. A sampling:
  • Kerry Washington's baby bump has been on display on the red carpet quite a bit during awards season; she and husband Nnamdi Asomugha are expecting in the
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16 Secret Celeb Weddings
 16 Secret Celeb Weddings 
Feb 22, 2014 1:54 PM CST

16 Secret Celeb Weddings

Not every star needs all the fanfare

(Newser) - The latest celebrity couple to get married in secret? Leighton Meester and Adam Brody (aka Blair Waldorf from Gossip Girl and Seth Cohen from The OC). PopSugar rounds up quite a few more stars whose weddings surprised us. A sampling:
  • Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard: They quietly got hitched at
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10 Most Charitable Celebrities

DoSomething.org rounds up 2013's biggest do-gooders

(Newser) - For the second year running, Taylor Swift was the No. 1 most charitable celebrity last year, according to an annual list put together by DoSomething.org . Among her good deeds: She donated $100,000 to the Nashville Symphony and headlined an event benefiting an organization that helps homeless youth. Click...

Kerry Washington Ribs Ultra-White SNL

Show pokes itself over lack of black female on cast

(Newser) - Kerry Washington guest-hosted SNL last night, and helped the show razz itself over its decided lack of black female cast members (SNL does have two black male cast members, Jay Pharoah and Kenan Thompson): In a Cold Open set at the White House, Washington played Michelle Obama. Then Oprah. Then...

ScarJo, Longoria Release Incensed Pro-Obama Ad


 Now Jay-Z Does 
 Pro-Obama Ad 
Oct 16, 2012 8:36 AM CDT

Now Jay-Z Does Pro-Obama Ad

Plus: ScarJo, Eva, Kerry are quite unhappy with Romney's politics

(Newser) - President Obama brought in the big guns for his latest video: Jay-Z. The rapper appears in a new, nearly 2-minute video for the Obama campaign that's basically a mutual lovefest. "When the president got into office initially, what he represented to a nation of kids was hope,"...

DNC Surprise Guests: ScarJo, Portman

Sources say they'll speak tomorrow, with Kerry Washington

(Newser) - Democrats have some surprise celebrity guests of their own—ones who presumably don't intend to yell at chairs . Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman, and Kerry Washington have all been secretly scheduled to speak at the convention tomorrow night, sources tell CNN . Organizers are hoping to get all three onstage at...

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