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Monteith Felt This Was 'His Last Chance'

Source says 'Glee' star was committed to getting sober

(Newser) - There's no word yet on what killed Cory Monteith—the autopsy is scheduled for today, Fox News reports—but one thing is certain: After completing a month in rehab in April, Monteith seemed upbeat and looking forward to whatever the future held, the Los Angeles Times reports. He was...

Glee Actor Cory Monteith Dead at 31

31-year-old found in his hotel room

(Newser) - Glee actor Cory Monteith has been found dead in a Vancouver hotel room, reports ET Online . The cause of the death hasn't been determined, but the 31-year-old had long battled substance-abuse problems and went through a stint in rehab as recently as April. Monteith, who played Finn Hudson on...

Newtown Upset by Glee School Shooting Episode

Last-minute warnings went out, but some say that wasn't enough

(Newser) - Some in Newtown, Connecticut, weren't happy with last night's episode of Glee, in which a character brings a gun to school, and a shooting occurs. At least two warnings were issued in advance of the episode:
  • In the Newtown Bee , Shannon Hicks wrote that the episode "may
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Glee Star Headed to Rehab
 Glee Star Headed to Rehab 

Glee Star Headed to Rehab

Cory Monteith will be treated for 'substance addiction'

(Newser) - Cory Monteith, the lead male star of Glee, has checked himself into rehab. His rep confirms to People that the actor "voluntarily admitted himself" to deal with "substance addiction." Monteith, 30, has discussed his struggles in past interviews, and revealed that he was in rehab once before,...

Glee Star Sued for Sexual Battery

Mark Salling's ex-girlfriend says he forced her to have sex without condom

(Newser) - The ex-girlfriend of Glee star Mark Salling says he forced her to have sex without a condom, and now she's suing him for sexual battery. Roxanne Gorzela says in her lawsuit that she started dating Salling in September 2010, and that by March 2011 she had agreed to sexual...

Lil Wayne Topples Elvis' Billboard Record

But the world apparently loves 'Glee' more than either of them

(Newser) - Well, this is embarrassing: The King of Rock 'n' Roll has seen his Billboard Hot 100 record overtaken by none other than Lil Wayne. "Celebration," a Game song featuring Lil Wayne, debuted on the chart recently—the rapper's 109th appearance on the chart. Which is enough...

TV&#39;s Top 5 Racist Shows
 TV's Top 5 Racist Shows 

TV's Top 5 Racist Shows

2 Broke Girls, Glee, and WWE Wrestling indulge in stereotypes: Ian Forte

(Newser) - Americans have come a long way since watching Benson seemed progressive and Archie Bunker was an amusing prime-time racist ... right? Not so, argues Ian Forte at Cracked . He lists five shows "that seem to not just exist in a vacuum, but revel in just how intolerant or ignorant of...

Bristol Palin Criticizes Obama's ... Parenting

Slams president for listening to daughters on gay marriage

(Newser) - Bristol Palin thinks President Obama's views on gay marriage were unduly influenced by his daughters—not to mention Glee. "While it’s great to listen to your kids’ ideas, there’s also a time when dads simply need to be dads," she writes in a blog post...

LiLo 'a Total Nightmare' on Glee Set

Sources bash Lindsay Lohan

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan filmed scenes for a guest stint on Glee this week, and apparently it went just about how you'd expect. "Lindsay was a total nightmare yesterday," one source tells E! . "She was three hours late in the morning, and when she did finally arrive, she...

Put the TV Musical Out of Its Misery
 Put the TV Musical 
 Out of Its Misery 
OPINION

Put the TV Musical Out of Its Misery

Glee, Smash prove the experiment has failed: Kevin Fallon

(Newser) - Just 10 weeks after debuting to much excitement , once-fawning critics are now universally disgusted with NBC's musical series Smash. And though it took a little longer in the case of predecessor Glee, that show too has gone "off the rails in such grand a fashion that even its...

Glee Singer's Dad Stabbed to Death

Angry drunk killed Charice Pempengco's father in her Philippines hometown

(Newser) - Glee singer Charice Pempengco's father was killed after what police believe was a chance encounter with an angry drunk in her hometown in the Philippines. Police say Ricky Pempengco accidentally brushed up against a drunk man in a store, who stabbed him with an ice pick and fled, AP...

Celebs With 2012 Guinness World Records

Apparently, a lot of people live streamed the royal wedding

(Newser) - The Guinness Book of World Records is not just for regular joes who go on epic bar crawls or paddleboard rides . No, it's also for celebrities—and according to Perez Hilton , Gossip Cop , and MTV , a whole slew of them made their way in to the 2012 edition:
  • Lady
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Chris Colfer Finds Out He's Off Glee ... on Twitter

Actor was 'surprised,' but says 'that's what happens'

(Newser) - Glee fans were surprised this week when they found out three of the show's biggest stars would not return after graduating at the end of the upcoming season. Well, it turns out at least one of those stars was equally surprised: Chris Colfer, who plays Kurt, tells Access Hollywood...

Glenn Beck: Glee Is a ‘Horror Show’

Anti-corporate song horrifies Fox host

(Newser) - Fox's musical TV series Glee has been keeping Glenn Beck up at night worrying, reports Mediaite . "This show stands out and stands against almost every value that I have," the Fox host told viewers. "I’ve seen this show twice this year and I’ve watched...

Conservatives Up in Arms Over Glee Gay Episode

Gay bully is gay, cast sings ' Born This Way '

(Newser) - Conservatives are raising a stink about the latest episode of the hit TV series Glee concerning bullying of a gay student. The bully, who's gay himself, apologizes in last night's special 90-minute show with the help of a closeted lesbian student, then the whole school gets comfortable with...

Victoria Jackson: Homophobic a 'Cute Little Buzzword'

She defends her Glee rant on Showbiz Tonight

(Newser) - Victoria Jackson is standing by her rant against the “sickening” gay Glee kiss , telling Showbiz Tonight last night that "it doesn't matter what I think. What matters is what the Bible says.” Jackson, a Saturday Night Live alum turned Tea Party activist, went on to explain that...

Ex SNL Actress Slams 'Sickening' Gay Kiss on Glee

Victoria Jackson: Gays on a wedding cake is a 'comedy skit'

(Newser) - Former Saturday Night Live actress Victoria Jackson has unleashed an Internet tirade about the hit TV series Glee, calling a recent kiss between gay characters "sickening." Besides "shoving the gay thing down our throats, they made a mockery of Christians—again!" she writes on the conservative...

Next for Gwyneth: Singing About Sex

Paltrow, as Holly Holliday, sexes up 'Glee'

(Newser) - Sorry, haters: Gwyneth and her pipes aren't going anywhere. The actress-turned-singer is about to hit Glee again, and her second turn as Holly Holliday is shaping up to be a pretty sexual one, notes the Huffington Post . Paltrow's choir-room performance isn't so PG this time around: She sings Joan Jett's...

Glee Squashes Elvis's Billboard Record

Their 113 entries on the Hot 100 beat his 108

(Newser) - Between 1958 and 2003, Elvis Presley saw 108 of his songs land on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. But he's officially been bested ... by Glee. With six songs debuting on the Hot 100 released today, the cast of the Fox TV series has now logged 113 entries on the chart—...

Kings of Leon vs. Glee: Spat Turns Homophobic

Drummer Nathan Followill later apologizes, says he wasn't gay-bashing

(Newser) - At least one Kings of Leon member was not happy about being told to eff off by Glee creator Ryan Murphy. Drummer Nathan Followill responded with a Twitter rant some, including the Huffington Post , are calling homophobic. “Dear Ryan Murphy, let it go. See a therapist, get a manicure,...

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