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If Beyonce did indeed lip-sync her presidential inauguration performance, she won't be the first to have done so.

The ever-stranger mystery of Beyoncé and 'The Star-Spangled Banner'

Did the star lip-sync the national anthem at President Obama's inauguration? The Marine Corps band can't get its story straight

 
"When Obama entered, the crowd converged," says the poet James Franco. "Finally, I got to shake his hand. He knew me from Spider-Man."

8 cringe-worthy examples of James Franco's writing

"I also think that it's valid to ask what popular television shows say about us as a society." — James Franco, actor/writer/thinker

 
Beyoncé it ain't so.

The 13 most hilarious reactions to Beyonce's lip-sync scandal

A U.K. newspaper reports that the superstar's rendition of the national anthem was lip-synced, and the twittersphere goes through the five stages of grief

 
Sam Fox and Francesca Eastwood at the Golden Globes: Back off, Taylor Swift.

The daily gossip: Michael J. Fox doesn't want Taylor Swift to date his son, and more

5 top pieces of celebrity gossip — from the "douchiness" of William Shatner to Honey Boo Boo's GLAAD nomination

 
Dear Abby: Are birth control pills deductible?—Bertie
Dear Bertie: Only if they don't work.

13 of Dear Abby's best zingers

From the sage to the risqué, the late Pauline Phillips dished out a generation's worth of great one-liners

 
Skrillex tempting fate in October 2012.

The daily gossip: Skrillex accidentally lights his own hair on fire, and more

5 top pieces of celebrity gossip — from Kim Kardashian's demands for privacy to Simon Cowell's attempt to form "the next One Direction"

 
Can early 90s reverse fashion pioneers Kris Kross still make you jump, jump?

The daily gossip: Kriss Kross will reunite for a single performance, and more

5 top pieces of celebrity gossip — from Nicole Kidman's comfort with urination to Jessica Simpson's bland-sounding sitcom

 
Kim Kardashian took to Today to hype her new show and baby.

The daily gossip: Kim Kardashian's baby is due in July, and more

5 top pieces of celebrity gossip — from NBC's new Jessica Simpson sitcom to Sofia Vergara's "big event" wedding

 
Will Seth MacFarlane top his Hitler joke while hosting the Oscars? Probably.

The daily gossip: Seth MacFarlane responds to the controversy over his Hitler joke, and more

5 top pieces of celebrity gossip — from Taylor Swift's inevitable new breakup anthem to the cost of a wedding at Downton Abbey

 
Apparently Justin is ready to make some new music.

The daily gossip: Justin Timberlake pretentiously announces new album, and more

5 top pieces of celebrity gossip — from an alleged Britney Spears/X-Factor divorce to Kanye West's "Kardashian curse"

 
Mark Wahlberg and director Allen Hughes are all over the map.

Celebrity weather reports: A video roundup [Updated]

Mark Wahlberg takes a funky stab at the forecast, joining the ranks of Prince Charles, Ellen DeGeneres, and other A-list weather desk crashers

 
Howard Stern was fired for being "offensive," shocking as that may seem.

8 successful people grateful they got canned

It never feels good to get fired. But for these celebrities, getting the boot from their gigs provided the impetus for them to reach even greater successes

 
Kim Kardashian: Just as pissed at Kris Humphries as she was when they were married.

The daily gossip: Kim Kardashian blames Kris Humphries for dragging out divorce, and more

5 top pieces of celebrity gossip — from Kate Middleton's low-key birthday plans to Mark Wahlberg moonlighting on a local news show

 
Haylor was so 2012.

The daily gossip: Taylor Swift and Harry Styles allegedly break up, and more

5 top pieces of celebrity gossip — from 50 Shades of Grey's sought-after NC-17 rating to Johnny Knoxville's disgusting proposition for Al Roker

 
After a year in and around the clink, where else can Lindsay Lohan go but up?

The daily gossip: Psychic predicts 'extremely lucky' 2013 for Lindsay Lohan, and more

5 top pieces of celebrity gossip, from Honey Boo Boo's trust fund to Blue Ivy Carter's first birthday

 
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