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Meet Scientologist Yolanda Pecoraro, Tom Cruise’s Next Gal Pal?

NewserJuly 18, 2012 //

The Church of Scientology just gets creepier and creepier: Now insiders tell the National Enquirer that Scientology bigwigs will probably choose Tom Cruise’s next lady friend, Radar reports. “Tom’s next marriage will be inside the church,” says one expert. The main contender is Yolanda Pecoraro, 27, whom Radar refers to as a “Latin beauty.” A former Scientologist calls her a “Scientology princess,” noting that she was raised in the church, and rumor has it she even dated Tom back in 2004—there’s at least one photo of them together (with the Beckhams, no less), and Cruise supposedly paid for Pecoraro to attend Scientology courses at the Hollywood Celebrity Centre. Read more…

7 Celebrity Businesses That Totally Flopped

NewserJuly 17, 2012 //
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You’d think that a celebrity endorsement would be a surefire way to get a business off the ground—but that’s not always the case, as these seven celebrities and their epic business fails prove, the Huffington Post notes.

Natalie Portman tried to hawk vegan shoes in 2008, but for $200 a pop, they weren’t very recession-friendly. Té Casan, the store that partnered with Portman, ended up going under less than a year after the shoes were launched. Read more …

Nail Polish And Hairspray Linked To Diabetes

NewserJuly 16, 2012 //

Bad news for the well manicured: If the cosmetics you slather yourself with contain phthalates, you may be more likely to get type 2 diabetes. A new study finds a link between the man-made chemicals—which can mimic human hormones and are found in everything from nail polish to shampoo to hairspray—and the disease. Women ages 20 to 80 were studied, and those whose urine contained the highest concentration of the chemicals were almost twice as likely to have diabetes as those with the lowest concentrations. Read more …

$158K Dog Wedding Sets New World Record

NewserJuly 13, 2012 //

A new world record was set and plenty of cash was raised for the Humane Society of New York at a high-society canine wedding last night. The bride was a Coton de Tuléar named Baby Hope Diamond and the groom was a formerly stray poodle called Chilly Pasternak. A Guinness Book of World Records adjudicator was on hand to certify that the extravaganza, which used around $158,000 in donated luxury goods and services, was the most expensive pet wedding ever, the AP reports. The old record was set by a $16,000 cat wedding in Thailand in 1996. Read more …

Damning Penn State Report Released

NewserJuly 12, 2012 //
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Today’s most anticipated news event has arrived: The 9am ET release of the so-called Freeh Report, Penn State’s internal investigation into the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse scandal based on more than 3.5 million emails and documents and 430 interviews. Highlights, per the Washington Post and USA Today:

  • The quote initially getting the most attention, which is set to be delivered by report-honcho/former FBI director Louis Freeh at 10am: “The most powerful men at Penn State failed to take any steps for 14 years to protect the children who Sandusky victimized. Messrs. Spanier, Schultz, Paterno, and Curley never demonstrated, through actions or words, any concern for the safety and well-being of Sandusky’s victims until after Sandusky’s arrest.”

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New Low: Octomom Sued By Strip Club

NewserJuly 11, 2012 //

Today in the world of Very, Very Serious Legal Battles: A strip club is trying to get an emergency injunction … to keep Octomom Nadya Suleman from stripping at a competing club. Suleman, you’ll remember, was due to launch her stripping career at T’s Lounge in West Palm Beach with a series of eight shows that were to begin tonight. But after one of the club’s bartenders called her “crazy” in a TV interview, Suleman canceled the gigs just days after signing the contract. Now she’s due to appear at the nearby Playhouse Gentleman’s Club on Friday—unless the injunction stops her. Read more …

TomKat Settlement Details Leak Out

NewserJuly 10, 2012 //

The quickie divorce settlement between Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes outlines in great detail and for years to come how they can behave around daughter Suri, reports TMZ. Among the available details:

  • Katie basically gets primary physical custody, but Tom will have a lot of custodial time with Suri. Read more…

Oscar Winner Ernest Borgnine Dead At 95

NewserJuly 9, 2012 //

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 APreports. The former Navy serviceman started by playing villains in Hollywood movies, but avoided typecasting by snagging the Oscar-winning lead in Marty in 1955. “The Oscar made me a star, and I’m grateful,” he said. “But I feel had I not won the Oscar I wouldn’t have gotten into the messes I did in my personal life.” Read more…

Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes Start Settlement Talks

NewserJuly 8, 2012 //

The Tom Cruise/Katie Holmes split may not result in a nasty court fight after all. TMZ says lawyers from both sides have begun “calm” settlement talks on custody of Suri and child support, among other things. If all goes well, it would mean that Cruise would not file a divorce case of his own in California. Yesterday, the BBC suggested such a filing was imminent after talking to his lawyer. Read more…

Female Marine Says Women In Infantry Is A Bad Idea

NewserJuly 7, 2012 //

The Marines are moving toward the notion of putting more women in combat roles, and one Marine in particular—a woman—thinks it’s a lousy idea. “As a combat-experienced Marine officer, and a female, I am here to tell you that we are not all created equal,” writes Capt. Katie Petronio in the Marine Corps Gazette. She’s worried that nowhere near enough study has been done on “gender-specific medical issues,” especially on the toll they may take on females in the long run—a view she holds based on “firsthand experience” in Iraq and Afghanistan.  Read more…

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