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PETA Slams Former Sexiest Vegetarian Nominee Reese Witherspoon For Python Skin Purse


Posted on Nov 01, 2011 @ 09:30AM - 16 comments

By Radar Staff

Reese Witherspoon's latest fashion statement has caused ripples of disgust among animal lovers and has outraged PETA, RadarOnline.com can report.

"No matter how much Reese paid for that bag, the animals paid a much higher price," Nicole Dao, Media Liaison for the PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) told RadarOnline.com.

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Ryan Gosling Is A Bird's Best Friend, Wants To Save Chickens From Painful Deaths


Posted on Sep 10, 2011 @ 02:03AM - 8 comments

By Radar Staff

Ryan Gosling is working with PETA to try and ban a bizarre method of putting down sick chickens and turkeys.

The Notebook star, a well-known animal lover, wrote a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture on behalf of PETA, taking on slaughterhouses who use an approved method of euthanizing diseased chickens and turkeys.

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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Glee's Lea Michele To Go Naked For PETA 'If They Ask Me!"


Posted on Sep 26, 2010 @ 01:00PM - 1 comment

Would you rather go naked then wear fur? PETA has been asking that question for years and celebrated their 30th Anniversary Gala and Humanitarian Awards Saturday night in Los Angeles. RadarOnline.com's Jessica Campbell was on the red carpet to talk to your favorite celebs about taking it all off for the cause.

PHOTOS: Celebs Come Out For PETA

"I don't think we need to see a billboard of me naked to know I am anti-fur," Glee star Lea Michele tells RadarOnline.com. "But if they asked I would probably do it."

Pamela Anderson, the pioneer of the campaign, recalls her first ad. "I called them from Baywatch and said, 'Please give me something to do. I'm so sick of talking about my boyfriends and my boobs'."

PHOTO: Pam Anderson's Sexy New PETA Ad


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had no trouble taking it off for PETA."It was kind of like spending an evening in my home. I got naked and strutted around in front of a camera," he says.

PHOTO: Karina Smirnoff Goes Naked For PETA


However not everyone was running to strip down for PETA.

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa exclaimed, "Not me"  when asked if he would pose.

Some just thought they were incapable of adding to the effectiveness of the barely-there ads.  Eli Roth shares, "I have this natural fur that covers my chest and my body that it wouldn't really make a difference...people would be like, 'why is Eli in a bear suit'?"

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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEWS: Celebrity Pets From Pigs To Pooches With PETA


Posted on Sep 26, 2010 @ 05:30AM - 2 comments

Puppies, pigs, and bulls oh my!! The celebrities were all a-chatter about their pets on the carpet of PETA's 30th Annual Anniversary Gala and Humanitarian Awards. From cover model pooches to soccer playing bulls, the lives of celebrity pets are filled with love and RadarOnline.com's Jessica Campbell was their to get the scoop.

PHOTOS: Celebs Come Out For PETA

Eli Roth shares, "I have a pet pig named Pennington...they're wonderful pets, very clean and they're very social."

PHOTO: Pam Anderson's Sexy Banned PETA Ad

Falling on the more traditional side Charlotte Ross has a once-homeless pet who now lives in the Hollywood spotlight. "I have a dog named Taco that I brought back from the streets of Puerto Rico. Taco's been on the cover of like five dog magazines," she tells RadarOnline.com.

PHOTO: Nia Long Goes Naked For PETA

Jenna Dewan of Step Up fame also has dogs and said, "I'm known to spoil them badly."

The saucy legend Charo has a very feisty pet bull named Manolo.  She admits,"The bull doesn't know but he likes Spanish bull fighting music."

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