Roseanne Barr has waded into the ongoing scandal facing the Catholic Church - insisting officials need to step up their investigation into allegations of child abuse by priests.

Church bosses have come under fire in recent weeks over claims that sex abuse allegations have been covered up by bishops and Vatican officials, while Catholic leader Pope Benedict XVI has also been targeted by accusations he failed to take action over the claims before he was elected to the Papacy.

The scandal stems from claims that priests in Ireland, as well as other countries including the U.S. and Germany, ...

Outspoken comedienne Roseanne Barr has taken to her controversial blog to slam the Mormon faith - insisting Marie Osmond's son Michael killed himself because he was "gay". Osmond's adopted 18 year old son Michael Blosil was found dead outside his Los Angeles apartment building last week. It is suspected the teen jumped to his death, and is said to have battled depression.

And former Roseanne star Barr is adamant Blosil was homosexual - and has unleashed her wrath on the Osmond family's Mormon beliefs, alleging he took his own life for fear his sexuality would shame his mother.

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Tom Arnold has wed his fourth wife Ashley Groussman in an intimate ceremony in Maui. The couple exchanged vows on the Hawaiian island on Saturday at the home of Hollywood music and talent manager Shep Gordon, reports People.com.

They were joined by 75 family members and close friends, including Arnold's funnyman Dax Shepard, who served as the actor's best man. The newlyweds met through mutual friends in April 2008 and were engaged in March at Arnold's 50th birthday party.

Arnold spent a year single after ending his six-year marriage to Shelby Roos in August 2008. He was also married...

Singer Jesse McCartney was left red faced on Sunday when he forgot the words to the National Anthem at a NASCAR race in California. The star was performing at the Pepsi 500 in Fontana when he fluffed a line of "The Star-Spangled Banner."

McCartney has since taken to his Twitter, blaming nerves for his embarrassing mistake.

He wrote, "Here at the Nascar race! So much fun! Can't believe I forgot the words to the Anthem! I've performed it 100 times. Bad nerves today I guess."

McCartney isn't the only star to mess up the National Anthem - Macy Gray, Anastacia and comedienne Roseanne Ba...

We all have our favorite shows, especially the ones we used to beg mom and dad to let us stay up and watch. Or the shows we watched with our friends every week and discussed the next day in school because it was the most exciting event in our lives. Most of these shows are played in syndication, but the true fans want to know what's going on with our favorite characters now.

Here are the top shows that we'd love to see do reunion specials:

It's been 20 years since "Saved by the Bell," TV's first live-action Saturday morning sitcom debuted. The show started as "Good Morning, Miss Blis...

This Friday marks the theatrical release of "Funny People," the Judd Apatow dramedy starring Adam Sandler as a terminally ill stand-up comedian. As the buzz around this film has grown, fans and critics alike have wondered if Apatow, who never met a penis joke he didn't like, was making a huge mistake by veering into "serious" territory. Pretty odd, considering that one of Apatow's most loved and respected works was the TV series, "Freaks and Geeks," a show that beautifully walked the line between hilarity and heartbreaking realism.

Although it may seem like he came from out of nowhere to...

Film funnyman Tom Arnold is preparing to make girlfriend Ashley Groussman his fourth wife, according to reports.

The actor spent a year single after splitting from his wife of five years, Shelby Roos, in 2007 - but he met jeweler Groussman at a Hollywood party last year and was instantly smitten.

According to the National Enquirer, the 50 year old has already proposed, Groussman, 33, said yes, and a date has been set.

Arnold was famously married to comedienne Roseanne Barr, from 1990 to 1994. After that first marriage ended acrimoniously, he wed Julia Champnella, before th...

Roseanne Barr is eyeing a return to the small screen with a comedy series - 12 years after her TV hit Roseanne ended its nine-year run.

The comedic actress has teamed up with former Roseanne producer Caryn Mandabach to create a pilot episode in which she again plays a family matriarch. Barr's TV career took off in the 1980s with her stand-up comedy routine and the hit show, which went off-air in 1997.

She has since fronted a TV talk show and starred in her own reality program The Real Roseanne Show, which aired in the summer of 2003.

According to the New York Post, the pil...

Outspoken comedienne Roseanne Barr is hoping Chris Brown will face jail time over the troubled R&B star's fight with girlfriend Rihanna earlier this month.

Brown was arrested and charged with making criminal threats after a bust-up his then-girlfriend. He subsequently issued an official statement insisting most of "what has been speculated or reported" by the media is wrong.

But now actress Barr has slammed Brown for his "lies and excuses", insisting the singer deserves to be punished if he committed the crime.

She writes on her official blog: "Chris Brown's lies and e...

Jewish comedienne Roseanne Barr has condemned Israel's role in the current bloody conflict in the Middle East in a series of rants on her blog and radio show.

The actress took to the internet and airwaves this week to condemn the Israeli attacks on the Palestinian-held Gaza strip.

On her blog, the outspoken star wrote, "Israel is a Nazi state," before telling listeners of her California radio show on Tuesday, "Israel has enough money to pay each and every Palestinian to not shoot at them."

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SLAM= Verb Slang: To Criticize harshly; censure forcefully. Noun= A harsh or devastating criticism. Since the beginning of show business, in the celebrity news world actors and musicians have SLAMMED rumors, gossip, hearsay and chitchat as well as other unconfirmed reports.

However, the most interesting slams are when one star decides to MINGS from the past year:

Simon Cowell Slams Britney Spears

Music mogul Simon Cowell has blasted troubled stars Britney Spears and British star Robbie Williams for checking into rehab, insisting they have no idea of what hard ...

Who digs funny couples? Not the awkward, laughing-at-you kind that might be clueless or socially weird but the legitimately engaging, entertaining and hilarious ying and yang of Mr. & Mrs. Whomever. Rarely will the life of the party date the other life of the party - at times there's not enough attention to go around. But sometimes it happens, and if we're lucky they'll go into showbiz.

Take a look at some memorable comedic couples and the neat little niches they have filled:

The Animated Couple

Marge & Homer "The Simpsons"

There was a time when identification of a "Simpso...

Comedienne Roseanne Barr confesses she had plastic surgery in a bid to escape former husband Tom Arnold.

The star - who was married to the actor for four years - had a breast reduction, tummy tuck and nose job just to avoid spending time with her then husband.

She says, "Every time I had a break I would have surgery. I think just to get away from him and then when I came back there'd be nurses in the house and I wouldn't be alone with him."

The couple divorced in 1994.

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Is there such a thing as a show-a-holic? A glimpse at the TV guide shows certain names keep cropping up time and time again attached to new shows. Could certain actors be addicted to starring on TV? And will they do anything to keep working whether the show is a quality one or not?

Isn't addiction classified as doing something to the point of excess, even after the point at which the person knows it's not healthy for them anymore? If the answer is yes then there are a few actors working today who show signs of needing serious career detox and rehab.

Case in point: the new TNT ser...

TV star Roseanne Barr has reportedly launched a scathing attack on Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie - branding them "evil".

In a post on Barr's website, apparently written by the comedy queen, the writer slams the Hollywood couple for making millions while starring in "violent, psychopathic" movies - but only giving away a small part of their pay checks to charity.

In the message, titled Jon Voight in reference to Jolie's actor dad, the writer fumes, "Your evil spawn Angelina Jolie and her vacuous hubby Brad Pitt make about $40 million a year in violent, psychopathic movies and give...

Comedienne Roseanne Barr has launched an online attack on Madonna, accusing the pop star of abusing face-freezing Botox injections.

Both women are followers of the Kabbalah, and were once good friends - but it appears there's no love lost between the two celebrities. In a posting on her blog, Barr ranted, "Please lay off the Botox. You are scaring the children. Act your age. You are doing good things and your face negates your message of spirituality."

According to the National Enquirer Barr has since removed the post.

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Roseanne Barr propositioned Hollywood star George Clooney the very first time they met on the set of her hit sitcom. Clooney appeared in eleven episodes of Roseanne, from 1988 to 1991 - one of his first major acting roles.

And nothing could prepare the 27-year-old for his first encounter with the larger-than-life star of the show.

The Oscar winner reveals, "I worked on her first series, and when I met her she said, 'You're really good looking, why don't you take me out behind the stage and make me stink.'"

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Outspoken comedienne Roseanne Barr had talk show host Craig Ferguson blushing on Wednesday night after joking about the lengths she has gone to to stay young. The 55-year-old comic told the Scot she had had a cosmetic procedure on her genitals to improve her sex life, before she admitted she was lying.

As an embarrassed Ferguson attempted to end the risque conversation on The Late Late Show, Barr quipped, "I went and had vaginal rejuvenation... and now I have a vajunior and I'm not afraid to use it."

Single Barr then revealed she has actually given up on romance.

She added, "...

"If I was ever going to have a dude-crush, it would be on George Clooney. It's like a superpower - he just sucks anybody in around him." John Krasinski was awed by the attractiveness of his Leatherheads co-star and director George Clooney.

"What else is there for me to conquer? Hopefully my ego." Madonna is realistic about her career prospects.

"If I'm gonna go around telling jokes and blogging about what a phony son-of-a-bitch everyone is, I better start with myself and be grey." Roseanne Barr explains her decision to not dye her grey hair.

"I'm five foot four and so when I...

Disney has produced some huge animated hits (The Lion King, Aladdin, Lady and the Tramp) and extremely popular live-action flicks (Pirates of the Caribbean, High School Musical, National Treasure). But the studio that brought us Pocahontas also subjected Mickey Mouse fans to Snow Dogs. Here's our list of the top 10 worst Disney films:

10. The Haunted Mansion

Oh, Eddie Murphy, what were you on when you agreed to do a movie based on a Disneyland ride? I wonder what the execs at Disney were thinking: "Let's put Eddie Murphy in anything, he can sell it! We could have a whole movie of...

Outspoken comedienne Roseanne Barr has slammed Oprah Winfrey's political beliefs in a bitter blog posting on the Internet. The actress insists talk show queen Winfrey is conning the public with her much-hyped support of Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama - because she's secretly a hardline "closeted Republican".

In the bizarre online attack, Barr claims Winfrey chose to back Barama over rival Hillary Clinton because she doesn't like "other women who actually stand for something to working American women besides glamour, angels, Hollywood and dieting."

Barr also takes ai...

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Britney Spears' mother Lynne has signed a deal to write a tell-all book about life as a celebrity mother. The 52-year-old was previously rumored to be spilling the beans on her troubled daughter's rise and fall from the limelight in an autobiography - but a statement from Christian publisher Thomas Nelson insists it will focus purely on her skills as a mom.

A spokesman for Thomas Nelson confirms, "We've signed her to a deal. "It's a parenting book that's going to have faith elements to it. I don't think it's totally been written yet."

The tome is titled "Pop Culture Mom: A Real ...

Rosie O'Donnell was fired from talk show The View because she refused to follow the producers' orders. The outspoken star made the admission during a recent stage appearance on Roseanne Barr's Comix show in New York - contradicting "The View's" official line stating she left the show by mutual consent.

But last Wednesday, O'Donnell attacked the show's creator and her former co-host, saying: "When I was fired by Barbara Walters..."

O'Donnell also claimed she had been fired because she objected to being the mouthpiece for the program's producers, unlike her ex-colleagues Walters, ...

"I knew he was trying very hard to stay sober and we gave him an enormous amount of support." Owen Wilson's Wedding Crashers co-star Jane Seymour admits the troubled actor, who attempted suicide on Sunday, was showing signs of struggling when they shot the 2006 film together.

"I'm not one of those girls who have a huge attachment to their hair." Alison Lohman, who once shaved her head and eyebrows for a film role.

"One, I am cute. Two, I like guns and I am crazy, not depressed." Roseanne Barr is tired of people mistaking her for Rosie O'Donnell.

"It certainly makes it easy fo...

American comedienne Roseanne Barr has sacked the intern who posted a series of bizarre rants on the internet purporting to be from her.

The 54-year-old star worried fans by seemingly penning drunken outbursts on her MySpace page, describing her incontinence problems, her hatred of U.S. president George W. Bush, and shooting trespassers on her land.

However Barr insists the Monday postings had nothing to do with her, and has since dismissed the real culprit. In a statement on her website, she writes, "One of the interns who was administering my MySpace page has been fired. I apol...

There has been an empty seat amongst the ladies of "The View" “and it will be a tough seat to fill" an ABC insider tells Star magazine. This decade long talk show lost Star Jones last season and now her replacement Rosie O'Donnell. O'Donnell made her exit on May 23, 2007. And now the question is - who will replace the outspoken O’Donnell this fall?

Looks like the new host of "The View" is going to be Whoopi Goldberg, "As far as everyone at ABC is concerned, she has the job. They have been meeting with Kathy Griffin, Roseanne Barr, Ricki Lake and Gayle King. "While Kathy was a str...

Comedienne Roseanne Barr is being tipped to replace Rosie O'Donnell on talk show The View when she leaves in the summer. Other stars in the running to take over from the entertainer include Joan Rivers, Whoopi Goldberg, Kathie Lee Gifford and Connie Chung - but reports suggest Barr will be the winning candidate.

A source from ABC tells TMZ.com, "They're missing strong personalities, and that's what they're going to need if they want to keep it going."

Barr denies she's been approached to take over the role.

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Fifty-four percent of those who participated in a recent tvguide.com poll say they will not miss Rosie O’Donnell when she exits The View in June. A surprising statistic given that ratings have risen significantly – 17 percent – since O’Donnell joined the daytime talk show last September.

Forty-eight percent say that they would be opposed to The View adding a male voice to the panel, while 34 percent say it would depend on who the male co-host is.

Approximately one-third chose Megan Mullally to replace O’Donnell, with frequent View guest co-host Sherri Shepherd tied for second p...

"I specifically asked for my three skating outfits. I'm going to wear them out in public." Jon Heder jokes about the Lycra and Spandex costumes he had to wear to play a figure skater in comedy Blades Of Glory.

"Often I have to tell her, 'Please put on some more clothes.'" Pop superstar Madonna gives her daughter Lourdes fashion advice.

"My look was modeled on the love child of Farrah Fawcett and Steven Seagal." Comedian Will Ferrell discusses his latest role in figure-skating film Blades Of Glory.

"I always remember Joe Strummer once said to me, 'I'll stop making movies when ...