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Esquire's Sexiest Woman Alive Is ...

Hottie Mila Kunis, who also gives good quotes

(Newser) - Move over , Rihanna: Esquire 's new Sexiest Woman Alive not only turns heads, she gives a pretty darn good interview. Quotes from the mag's chat with actor Mila Kunis:
  • The Biz: "People in this industry lie so much, they believe their lies. That's what I
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Miley Accused of Battery in Hollywood Scuffle

Liam Hemsworth allegedly gets tough over a bumped chair

(Newser) - Call it chair-gate? Miley Cyrus and fiancé Liam Hemsworth allegedly got into a Hollywood scuffle this weekend over a bumped chair, TMZ reports. The reported victim says a friend bumped into the Hunger Games heartthrob's seat at an event, sparking a war of words that climaxed with Miley butting...

Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds Tie the Knot

Wedding bells for couple that hooked up a year ago

(Newser) - Read it and weep, guys and gals. Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds tied the knot last night at historic Boone Hall Plantation near Charleston, South Carolina, reports People . Lively's pal Florence Welch of Brit rock band Florence and the Machine performed three songs for the madly-in-love couple, and the...

Actor Michael Clarke Duncan Dead at 54

Oscar-nominated turn in 'The Green Mile' made him a Hollywood favorite

(Newser) - Michael Clarke Duncan, the hulking, prolific character actor whose dozens of films included an Oscar-nominated performance as a death row inmate in The Green Mile and such other box office hits as Armageddon, Planet of the Apes, and Kung Fu Panda, is dead at age 54. Clarke died this morning...

Sage Stallone Died of Heart Disease, Not Drug OD

Small amount of Hydrocodone did not contribute to death

(Newser) - Sylvester Stallone's son Sage died of heart disease, not a drug overdose, an autopsy has determined. There were no significant amounts of drugs found in the 36-year-old actor's system, reports the Los Angeles Times . The official cause of death was atherosclerotic coronary artery disease—hardening of the arteries—...

LA News Chopper Makes Emergency Landing

Pilot lands safely as smoke pours from engine

(Newser) - The KTLA news helicopter in Los Angeles became a dramatic story of its own while it was being used to cover reports of a gunman in Hollywood. A news chopper from a rival station noticed smoke pouring out of the other helicopter's engine and notified the pilot, reports CBS...

Obama Rings Hollywood&#39;s Cash Register for $2.3M
Obama Rings Hollywood's Cash Register for $2.3M
POSH FUNDRAISER
Aug 7, 2012 8:10 AM CDT

Obama Rings Hollywood's Cash Register for $2.3M

President attends Conn. fundraiser with Anne Hathaway, Aaron Sorkin

(Newser) - President Obama was again feted by Hollywood VIPs last night, from Jerry Springer to Anne Hathaway, but this time Hollywood came to his coast for a Connecticut fundraiser. Harvey Weinstein hosted the fundraiser at his home, and the 60 attendees—who paid $38,500 each—also included Aaron Sorkin, Joanne...

Greatest Movie Ever Is ...
 Greatest Movie  
 Ever Is ...
critics' poll
Aug 1, 2012 7:05 PM CDT

Greatest Movie Ever Is ...

'Vertigo' unseats 'Citizen Kane' for first time in BFI survey

(Newser) - Citizen Kane has to take a rare step back: Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo has claimed its long-held title as "greatest film of all time" in a well-regarded survey, according to the Hollywood Reporter . Sight & Sound, the magazine published by the British Film Institute, says the 1958 movie with...

Oscar-Winning Producer Zanuck Dead at 77

He won for 'Driving Miss Daisy'

(Newser) - Film producer Richard Zanuck, who won the best picture Oscar for Driving Miss Daisy and was involved in such blockbuster films as Jaws and The Sting after his father, Hollywood mogul Darryl F. Zanuck, fired him from 20th Century Fox, died today. He was 77. Zanuck's publicist says he...

ScarJo Lands Massive Fee for Avengers Sequel

Scarlett Johansson banks $20M for superhero flick

(Newser) - Scarlett Johansson's sexy curves and, uh, epic acting skills are worth no less than $20 million, the New York Post reports. Producers of an Avengers sequel are prepared to sign the eye-popping paycheck so she'll reprise her role as Black Widow when filming starts next year. “Scarlett...

Oscar Winner Ernest Borgnine Dead at 95

Hollywood actor won over America in 'Marty'

(Newser) - Ernest Borgnine, the hefty Hollywood actor who went from bad guy roles to Oscar stardom to TV comedy, died today at age 95 in Los Angeles, the AP reports. The former Navy serviceman started by playing villains in Hollywood movies, but avoided typecasting by snagging the Oscar-winning lead in Marty...

Bieber's Driving Prompted 10 Calls to 911

LA councilman Dennis Zine calls 100mph estimate 'conservative'

(Newser) - Looks like LA councilman Dennis Zine wasn't the only one worried about the Biebs' driving yesterday . Turns out 9 other drivers called 911 to complain about Justin Bieber's reckless ways on the Hollywood Freeway before CHP officers pulled him over, TMZ reports. The singer insists he was only...

Hollywood&#39;s Next Move: 4-D
 Hollywood's Next Move: 4-D 
Jul 7, 2012 10:31 AM CDT

Hollywood's Next Move: 4-D

Get ready for fog, scents, moving seats

(Newser) - Hollywood needs to get people back in theaters, so it's about to add a new dimension—think 4-D, instead of 3-D. Get ready to be enveloped in fog, smell scents, and feel your seat rumble while in the theater, reports the Los Angeles Times . The big push is coming...

Nora Ephron Seriously Ill
 Nora Ephron Dead at 71   
Jun 26, 2012 7:17 PM CDT

Nora Ephron Dead at 71

Hollywood legend had a blood disorder

(Newser) - Filmmaker and writer Nora Ephron has died at age 71, reports TMZ . Ephron, who wrote the screenplays for Sleepless in Seattle and When Harry Met Sally, had "emerged over the past four decades as one of America's warmest and most acute chroniclers of contemporary culture," says the...

Hollywood Got Inside Scoop on bin Laden Raid
Hollywood Got Inside Scoop on bin Laden Raid
DOCUMENT LEAK
May 23, 2012 11:24 AM CDT

Hollywood Got Inside Scoop on bin Laden Raid

Despite leak warnings, CIA, Pentagon and White House rolled out the red carpet

(Newser) - The White House, CIA, and Pentagon all gave special access to Hurt Locker director Kathryn Bigelow to help with her movie about Osama bin Laden's death, according to documents obtained by the conservative Judicial Watch . In one interview , Undersecretary of Defense Mike Vickers tells Bigelow that top admirals can'...

Average Folks Donate $10M for Shot at Seat at Clooney's

Tonight's Obama fundraiser to bring in a record-breaking $15M

(Newser) - George Clooney's $40,000-a-plate dinner for President Obama tonight is expected to scoop up an eye-popping $15 million. The Hollywood fete, to be held at Clooney's Los Angeles digs, will feature celebs like Barbra Streisand, Robert Downey Jr., and Tobey Maquire among the 150 guests, and is co-hosted...

PG-13 Rating: Ticket to Box-Office Magic?

6 highest-grossing films all have it

(Newser) - One key to The Avengers' record success this weekend: its PG-13 rating. The top six highest-grossing movies ever made are all rated PG-13; the rating points to a film that's titillating enough for teens but isn't likely to offend adults, the Los Angeles Times notes. The rating has...

Naked John Travolta Went for My Willy: Masseur

Hollywood star admits to history of 'sexual favors': lawsuit

(Newser) - John Travolta is one randy (and rather rude) massage client, according to a new Hollywood lawsuit. A masseur hired by Travolta claims the movie star took him to a Beverly Hills Hotel bungalow, stripped to nothing, appeared semi-erect, and touched the masseur's scrotum and penis during the massage, TMZ...

6 Cop Cars Track Down Amanda Bynes

Hollywood actress allegedly nicks car, keeps on driving

(Newser) - At least she didn't sideswipe a cop car this time. But according to police, Amanda Bynes grazed a pick-up truck with her Range Rover in LA yesterday and kept on driving, People reports. The other driver's 911 call prompted a police response—to the tune of six police...

Has Hollywood Punished Rachel Dratch for Her Looks?

One blogger thinks her brand of humor is to blame instead

(Newser) - In her new book, Girl Walks Into a Bar, Rachel Dratch says her looks have cursed her career. "By Hollywood standards, I’m a troll, ogre, woodland creature, or manly lesbian," she writes, and that's prevented her from getting the roles she wants—NBC replaced her as...

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