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Aug 12, 2009 10:19 AM CDT

Mag Bares GI Joe Star's Stripper Past

18-year-old made $50 a night, plus tips

(Newser) - Channing Tatum is a rising star—but before his high-profile turn in GI Joe, he was known as “Chan Crawford,” a stripper at a Florida nightclub. Us has video of the then-18-year-old (watch it at left) peeling off everything but a thong as a dancer in the Chippendales-style...

Killing Dolla Was
Self Defense: Suspect

May 21, 2009 3:23 AM CDT

Killing Dolla Was Self Defense: Suspect

(Newser) - The man accused of killing rapper Dolla claims the shooting was self defense, reports the Los Angeles Times. Police arrested Aubrey Louis Berry, 23, for shooting the rapper in the head at an Los Angeles shopping center Monday. The suspect's attorney said Dolla and friends had recently attacked Berry outside...

Phelps Hides
From Paps—
at Strip Joints

Feb 18, 2009 9:50 AM CST

Phelps Hides From Paps— at Strip Joints

Swimmer hides from cameras, tints windows

(Newser) - It’s understandable that Michael Phelps is a little camera-shy after the fallout from his bong portrait. But he’s started “hiding out at strip clubs” to avoid having his picture taken, the New York Post reports. The Olympic champ has also tinted the windows of his Baltimore home...

Is Stripping
Performance Art?

Jul 28, 2008 12:00 PM CDT

Is Stripping Performance Art?

Iowa courts must question 'art center' nude loophole

(Newser) - Iowa doesn't have all-nude strip clubs—but it does have performing arts centers where women dance naked. Now the loophole in the state's public indecent exposure law that allows nude dancing at "art centers" is under attack in Hamburg (pop. 1,200), reports the AP.

UK Balks at Hooters' Expansion

Apr 11, 2008 7:21 PM CDT

UK Balks at Hooters' Expansion

Opponents say chain will encourage broader sex industry

(Newser) - Some Britons are choking on Hooters' plan to serve up another 35 locations in the UK, the Guardian reports. Britain has one so far, but feminists are already accusing the chain of importing misogyny and sexist entertainment with its chicken wings. "Without the sexualised waiters and the soft porn...

Texas Hits Strip Clubs
With 'Pole Tax'

Dec 22, 2007 4:32 PM CST

Texas Hits Strip Clubs With 'Pole Tax'

Smaller clubs sue over feared loss of clientele

(Newser) - Texas strip clubs are suing over a new law that will force them to collect a $5-per-person tax on clientele, the AP reports. Most of the estimated $40 million in proceeds will help rape victims, which club owners claim to support, but smaller venues fear a loss of customers. A...

Brawl Could
Cost Pacman
2007 Season

Mar 22, 2007 3:57 PM CDT

Brawl Could Cost Pacman 2007 Season

Lawless behavior may earn him a seat on the bench, says Goodell

(Newser) - Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman'' Jones may be forced to sit out the 2007 season as the first casualty of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's off-field conduct crackdown. More than 50 NFL players have been arrested since January 2006, prompting Goodell to push tougher punishments, even for those like Jones...