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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...

Game of Thrones Grabs 19 Emmy Noms

HBO series leads the pack

(Newser) - This year, the Emmys expanded the maximum number of best drama and comedy series nominees to seven, the Los Angeles Times reports—ultimately, just six were nominated in each category, but Netflix managed to snag a nod in each. But the biggest winner in the nominations game was Game of ...

Pamela Anderson's 2nd Marriage to Ex Now Also Over

She and Rick Salomon are divorcing

(Newser) - Pamela Anderson's second marriage to Rick Salomon appears to have lasted about three times longer than her first marriage to Rick Salomon. Of course, that's not saying much when the first marriage only lasted two months. That one was annulled, but this time around, the two are getting...

George Clooney: Shame on You, Daily Mail

Actor responds to fabricated article

(Newser) - The Daily Mail: so bad that George Clooney is actually responding to one of its articles. The story—which has since been taken down but is still excerpted on other sites including the New York Daily News —claimed that the mother of Clooney fiancée Amal Alamuddin objected to...

ABC Forces Canned View Co-Hosts to Make Nice

Also, Sarah Palin would like to replace McCarthy or Shepherd

(Newser) - The View was back yesterday for its first live broadcast since it was revealed that ABC was giving everyone except Whoopi Goldberg the boot —and if you watched, you may have noticed that soon-to-be-ex-co-hosts Jenny McCarthy and Sherri Shepherd didn't have anything mean to say, despite their ouster....

Taylor Swift Wrote a WSJ Op-Ed. That Is All.

It's about as Taylor Swift-ian as you might expect

(Newser) - Taylor Swift: singer-songwriter, winner of all the awards, serial dater, and now, Wall Street Journal guest columnist. Swift offers up her opinion on the state of the music industry in the Journal, noting that though "many (many) people ... predict the downfall of music sales and the irrelevancy of the...

Kanye Booed for 20-Minute Rants at 2 Concerts

Rapper irritated audiences at both nights of London festival

(Newser) - Kanye West got booed at not one but two concerts in London over the weekend, when he stopped his performance to go on a couple of rambling rants. On both Friday and Saturday at the Wireless Music Festival in Finsbury Park, the rapper went on and on despite the audience'...

Joan Rivers Storms Out of Interview

She's no fan of CNN host's line of questioning

(Newser) - Note to reporters thinking of interviewing Joan Rivers: Don't ask her to defend her edgy humor or her affinity for fur. After CNN Newsroom host Fredricka Whitfield did just that Saturday night, Rivers angrily cut the interview short. "This whole interview is becoming a defensive interview," she...

Driving the Banderas-Griffith Split: Cheating?

Cheating rumors also crop up for DeGeneres, de Rossi

(Newser) - Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas say their divorce is amicable , but the inevitable rumors running wild suggest otherwise. Radar has heard a couple stories about Banderas—one source says he took an Indian actress on a romantic getaway in 2012; a Brazilian woman says he hit on her; even Sharon...

7 Craziest Celebrity Demands
 7 Craziest Celebrity Demands 
Jul 6, 2014 1:29 PM CDT

7 Craziest Celebrity Demands

Staircase assistants, brand-new toilet seats...

(Newser) - "Diva demands" sometimes seem like an escalating arms race; Radar rounds up 15 of the craziest demands from both female and male celebrities. A sampling:
  • Mariah Carey once reportedly demanded a "staircase assistant" before going on a British talk show. Another time, her concert rider got very specific,
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5 Celeb Couples Who Used Surrogate Moms

Including one couple who had twins

(Newser) - Sometimes celebrity babies come into the world via a surrogate mom—and Radar rounds up 10 such cases. A sampling:
  • Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick used a surrogate mother to give birth to their twins , and during the pregnancy, Parker feared for the surrogate mom's safety thanks to
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5 Stars Who Dated Their Employees

Must be awkward if things don't work out

(Newser) - Who said mixing business and pleasure is a bad idea? These nine celebrities rounded up by Radar certainly didn't think so:
  • Heidi Klum started dating her bodyguard, Martin Kristen, months after filing for divorce from Seal.
  • LeAnn Rimes met her now-ex-husband Dean Sheremet, a dancer, at rehearsals for the
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9 Iconic Roles That Almost Went to Someone Else

Johnny Depp as Ferris Bueller?

(Newser) - John Travolta as Forrest Gump? Difficult to envision, but it could have happened: Travolta turned down the role before Tom Hanks ended up with it, according to HLN 's list of 18 iconic roles that almost went to different actors. More:
  • Will Smith turned down the role of Neo
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Rapper: Katy Perry Used My Song as 'Witchcraft'

Flame claims she stole his music for 'Dark Horse'

(Newser) - First Katy Perry's "Dark Horse" angered Muslims ; now it's drawn the ire of a Christian rapper. Flame and his producers this week filed suit against Perry, claiming she stole his 2008 song, "Joyful Noise," Celebuzz reports—and, as if that's not bad enough, the...

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