Slash has filed for divorce from wife Perla Ferrar after nine years of marriage. The Guns N’ Roses guitarist, whose real name is Saul Hudson, cited irreconcilable differences for the split, and per a petition filed today in L.A. Superior Court, he is seeking joint physical and legal custody of the couple’s two sons, 8-year-old London and 4-year-old Cash.
“From his perspective, the split is amicable,” the rocker’s rep, Kristen Foster, said. The 45-year-old guitar hero and the 35-year-old Ferrar exchanged vows in Hawaii back in October 2001 and he would often bring the wife and kids to various movie premieres and other events. They separated on July 15.
PARIS HILTON’S LAS VEGAS COCAINE ARREST EXCUSE: “I THOUGHT THE COCAINE WAS GUM!”
Las Vegas police released their report Monday on what transpired that ended with Hilton briefly jailed on a felony drug possession count.
Her 34-year-old beau, Cy Waits, was pulled over on shortly after midnight Friday after a motorcycle cop smelled pot coming from the couple’s Cadillac Escalade. Hilton, 29, asked the officer to accompany her into the nearby Wynn Hotel so she could use the restroom. The officer agreed, due in part to assure her saftety, since a crowd had begun to gather, and to continue the investigation.
Once inside a Wynn security holding room, Hilton asked if she could put on lip balm, and as she went to open her purse, a “small bindle of what the officer believed to be cocaine in a clear baggy” fell into the policeman’s hand, per the report. Police said it was about 0.8 grams of the drug, enough to warrant a felony charge.
At that point, the socialite told him that the purse was not hers and that she borrowed it from a friend. As she later reiterated to her hairstylist, Hilton also told police that the cocaine wasn’t hers but she acknowledged that most of the other contents—including $1,300 cash, credit cards, half of a broken tablet of Albuterol for which she had a prescription—were hers.
When asked who the did belong to, Hilton supposedly told him “she had not seen it, but now thought it was gum.” That excuse didn’t wash with the officer who read the celebutante her Miranda rights and took her into custody.
As for Waits, who just days before was hailed a hero after subduing a knife-wielding intruder last week at Hilton’s home, he was fired from his job as head of nightclub operations for Wynn and Encore properties and faces a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
A spokesman for the Clark County District Attorney’s Office says that Hilton’s count carries a minimum term of one year and a maximum term of four years, along with a $5,000 fine. However, the spokesman adds, “the court could sentence her to a term of probation, rather than prison time.”
Hilton has not commented on the arrest aside from a tweet thanking fans for their support. Her lawyer, David Chesnoff, previously cautioned people “not to rush to judgment.”
Hilton’s arraignment is scheduled for October 27.
JIMMY FALLON MAY HAVE JUST HOSTED THE “BEST EMMYS EVER”! GOOD RATINGS TOO!
Final Nielsen numbers show last night’s Jimmy Fallon-hosted telecast was up from last year’s Neil Patrick Harris-led revival. The three-hour show averaged 13.5 million, NBC said, the most since 2006.
Pretty good, considering comparisons between last night and last year are hardly fair. Last night’s show aired during, rather than after, summer vacation, and, for the first time in recent memory, went out live on the West Coast.
Fallon likewise did nicely for himself, running even with Harris in terms of generating goodwill—and great reviews—for his hosting work.
• “As a white-tuxedoed, wandering minstrel, Fallon played perfect host…,” judged the Los Angeles Times, which also praised the Late Night host for his “surprisingly good Green Day.”
• “Fallon brought an energy to last night’s awards show that’s long been missing,” enthused Media Life.
• The “Born to Run” opener with the cast of Glee, Jon Hamm, Tina Fey and Fallon on lead Bruce Springsteen guitar rocked, most everyone agreed including US magazine.
All of this prompted New York Magazine to ask the musical question, “Were These the Best Emmys Ever?”
MAD MEN, MODERN FAMILY, AND TOP CHEF TAKE HOME EMMYS IN NIGHT OF UPSETS!
Mad Men was named Outstanding Drama Series for the third year in a row, showing the upset-craving upstarts, the vampires, the likable serial killers and drug dealers—and Lost—who was boss at the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.
ABC had plenty to celebrate Sunday night. Modern Family, the network’s one true breakout hit last season, made a nice, fat splash tonight, winning Outstanding Comedy Series and establishing itself as a viable contender in multiple categories for years to come.
In addition to earning a half-dozen Emmys, the most for a broadcast-network series, the very award-worthy ensemble lent itself to one of the show’s funniest sketches, a play on a network’s idea of how to spice up a show’s plotline. (Hint: It involved George Clooney, lots of George Clooney.)
On his first try, Eric Stonestreet earned the win for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy, while Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd shared honors for comedy series writing to take Modern Familiy’s Emmy tally to six (including last week’s Creative Arts wins). It helped power the Alphabet net to 18 total wins, second only to perennial leader HBO’s 25.
Going from ABC back to AMC, the men of Breaking Bad with Bryan Cranston—once perenially overlooked for his comedic skills in Malcolm in the Middle—winning his third straight Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama and Aaron Paul snagging his first for Supporting Actor as Cranston’s right-hand meth cooker.
Mad Men mastermind Matthew Weiner made it three straight wins for Writing for a Drama Series, this time sharing the honor with coscribe Erin Levy. They helped push Mad Men’s total to four, and AMC’s overall tally to six.
Kyra Sedgwick finally made it happen in the Lead Actress in a Drama category, her fifth nomination the charm for her role as a sticky-sweet-sounding but tough-as-nails detective on The Closer.
A Big Bang was felt during the first third of the three-hour-plus show (which was handily split up into comedy, drama and movie/miniseries) when Jim Parsons upset, among others, two-time champ Alec Baldwin and Tony Shaloub in his final season as Monk in the race for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy.
Parsons thanked creator Chuck Lorre, his costars, God, et al. for everything. “You are wonderful people, you’re so talented, you’re such darn hard workers…You’re more motivating than I could mention—but I just did,” he said, his Sheldon twang totally audible.
Edie Falco returned to the winners’ circle, scoring her fourth lead actress Emmy overall but first in the comedy section for her acerbic, drug-addicted titular role in Showtime’s Nurse Jackie.
“This is just the most ridiculous thing that has ever happened in the history of this lovely awards show. I’m not funny!” the former Sopranos star insisted. She can protest all she wants, but she is now officially the only actress in history to win both lead acting Emmys for comedy and drama.
Falco’s win tonight also gave Showtime—premium cable’s ugly stepsister for years—a record seven wins for primetime series. Psst, that’s more than HBO ever got in one year for its primetime series.
But though Showtime gained some ground, when you include Creative Arts categories, HBO couldn’t help but raise the roof after Temple Grandin (Outstanding TV Movie), The Pacific (Outstanding Miniseries) and other premium productions had amassed another eight trophies tonight for a network-leading total of 25 Emmys.
Claire Danes picked up her first Emmy for playing Temple Grandin, an autistic woman whose work with animals ultimately led to improved slaughterhouse conditions across the U.S.
Another big, momentous first was Top Chef’s win for Outstanding Reality Competition series, a category that’s been dominated by The Amazing Race for the past seven years.
George Clooney showed up to become the fourth recipient of the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award. “It’s important to remember how much good can get done, because we live in such strange times because bad behavior suck up all the attention in the press, I’ve offered to go to the south Sudan and have a wardrobe malfunction, but the consensus was that, I’m 49 and it would just be upsetting and kind of sad,” he joked. “When a disaster happens, everyone wants to help…The hard part is seven months later, five years later…and honestly, we fail at that. That’s the facts. I fail at that.
“Here’s where we let some very bright person here in the room, or at home watching, figure out how to keep that spotlight burning on these heartbreaking situations long after the camera goes away. That would be an impressive accomplishment. Thank you.”
Other Oscar winners moonlighting as an Emmy winners tonight were Al Pacino, named Lead Actor in a TV Movie/Miniseries for embodying Dr. Kevorkian in You Don’t Know Jack, and Tom Hanks, who as a producer accepted the Outstanding Miniseries Emmy for The Pacific.
And speaking of Fallon, the Late Night host did a wonderful job hosting the Emmys, from the opening number featuring the cast of Glee, Betty White, Tina Fey, Jon Hamm, etc. set to “Born to Run” to his three-song tribute to “shows we’ve lost this year,” Law & Order, Lost and 24.
“I thank the Academy for allowing a gay man to host the Emmys two years in a row,” offered last year’s stellar host, Neil Patrick Harris.
Drama Series: Mad Men
Comedy Series: Modern Family
Acting
Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Jane Lynch, Glee
Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie: Al Pacino, You Don’t Know Jack
Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie: Claire Danes, Temple Grandin
Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie: David Strathairn, Temple Grandin
Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie: Julia Ormond, Temple Grandin
Directing
Drama Series: Steve Shill, Dexter
Comedy Series: Ryan Murphy, Glee
Variety, Music or Comedy Special: Bucky Gunts, Vancouver 2010: XXI Olympic Winter Games
Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special: Mick Jackson, Temple Grandin
Writing
Drama Series: Matthew Weiner and Erin Levy, Mad Men
Comedy Series: Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd, Modern Family
Variety, Music or Comedy Special: 63rd Annual Tony Awards
Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special: Adam Mazer, You Don’t Know Jack
Made for Television Movie: Temple Grandin
Miniseries: The Pacific
Reality Competition Program: Top Chef
Variety, Music or Comedy Series: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Bob Hope Humanitarian Award: George Clooney
THE LAST EXORCISM SCARES UP A BOX-OFFICE TOPPING $21 MILLION THIS PAST WEEKEND!
The Last Exorcism was produced for a reported $1.8 million. The horror flick made an estimated $21.3 million. It opened at No. 1. Takers cost a reported $32 million. The heist flick made $21 million. It just missed No. 1. More than half of Takers’ audience was young women.
• Julia Roberts’ Eat Pray Love ($7 million) hasn’t done anything flashy. But after three weekends of hanging in there, it has matched its reported $60 million budget.
• In its second weekend, Jennfer Aniston’s The Switch ($4.7 million; $16.5 million overall) didn’t take a dive, but it didn’t climb, either.
But What happened to Avatar at the weekend box office? For starters, the Oscar-winning James Cameron blockbuster became the first movie to ever top $750 million domestically.
In its 3-D and IMAX 3-D rerelease, the film posted the weekend’s fifth-highest reported per-screen average. Everybody from prognosticators to the competition expected Avatar to gross something in the neighborhood of $15 million because it was, well, Avatar. In the end, it grossed $4 million.
1. The Last Exorcism, $21.3 million
2. Takers, $21 million
3. The Expendables, $9.5 million
4. Eat Pray Love, $7 million
5. The Other Guys, $6.6 million
6. Vampires Suck, $5.3 million
7. Inception, $5.1 million
8. Nanny McPhee Returns, $4.7 million
9. The Switch, $4.66 million
10. Piranha 3D, $4.3 million
BEATLES FAN FLUSHES $14,740 DOWN JOHN LENNON’S TOILET IN LIVERPOOL AUCTION!
Well, somebody was flush with cash. At least judging by the fact that John Lennon’s toilet brought considerable loot at an auction in Liverpool, England, according to a report from Reuters.
Hauling in $14,740 from an unknown buyer, about 10 times the pre-auction estimate, the blue-and-white porcelain throne had been removed from Lennon’s home in Berkshire back in the late ’60s.
PARIS HILTON ARRESTED FRIDAY NIGHT IN VEGAS ON COCAINE POSSESSION CHARGE!
A California judge has granted Leonardo DiCaprio’s request for a temporary restraining order against a Chicago woman who, according to court documents, believes herself to be Mrs. DiCaprio. Oh yeah, she also thinks she’s carrying the Inception star’s child—who also happens to be baby Jesus.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carol Boas Goodson issued an injunction Wednesday against 41-year-old Livia Bistriceanu, barring her from coming within 100 yards of DiCaprio and his property.
In a court declaration, DiCaprio says the obsessed fan repeatedly tried to contact him “sending me unwanted and unsolicited letters in which she expressed delusional thoughts and irrational feelings, calling and showing up at business I am associated with and, most recently, locating and traveling to my private residence.”
Aside from turning up at his home acting “aggressively” and “yelling and screaming,” the 35-year-old star also claims the woman—who has twice been placed on psychological holds in the past—has vowed to live with him in the afterlife.
“Bistriceanu maintains a delusional belief that she is my wife and carrying my child, Jesus…and has threatened that we will live together forever..in His Kingdom,” says DiCaprio. “I am frightened of Ms. Bistriceanu and feel that my personal safety, and the personal safety of those around me, is in jeopardy.”
The judge agreed. Along with the keepaway, Goodson also instructed Bistriceanu not to possess any firearms. A hearing on the matter is scheduled for September 10.
There was also a Canadian woman ordered this week to stand trial on charges of assault for allegedly slashing his face open with a broken beer bottle at a Hollywood party five years ago and then going on the lam.
WHOOPI GOLDBERG FAMILY EMERGENCY PULLS HER OUT OF STAGE PLAY IN ENGLAND!
Whoopi Goldberg has pulled out of her summer project—taking on the role of Mother Superior in the West End stage production of “Sister Act” in London—after her own mother suffered a stroke.
The 54-year-old was not due to end her run in the show until next week, but will obviously now not return to the show. She flew back to the U.S. this morning, immediately after hearing of her mother Emma’s condition.
“Our thoughts and sincere best wishes are with Whoopi at this difficult time,” said Bill Taylor, the CEO of show producer Stage Entertainment UK. There has been no direct word on her mother’s condition, though several reports are calling the stroke “severe.”
As for Whoopi, who of course starred in the hit 1992 film version of the story albeit in a different role, she’s been appearing in the show since August 10. Her temporary takeover has resulted in a surge of ticket sales and generally glowing reviews.
An understudy will fill in until next week, when another actress was already scheduled to take over. The show continues through October 30 and is expected to open on Broadway next spring.
As it stands now, Whoopi is still expected to rejoin the panel of The View on September 7, when it kicks off its 14th season with David Letterman’s first ever appearance as well as Barbara Walters’ in-studio return.
JOHN MAYER LASHES OUT AT HUFFINGTON POST OVER JENNIFER ANISTON RUMORS!
John Mayer dropped the F bomb as he reacted to The Huffington Post, and its front-page story this week speculating on whether or not he and Jennifer Aniston were getting back together.
It’s not the speculation that irked Mayer. It’s that he expected more from the blog. “Huffington Post, this is reporting?” he wrote on his tumblr. “How do you pay your writers now, in Silly Bandz? Do you meet your sources in a malt shoppe? This is equal parts fabricated, cobbled together and misleading.”
Partially because the quotes they chose to pull from his Hollywood Bowl concert in an attempt to prove the former couple’s reunion were, for the most part, song lyrics.
“Let’s break it down: I don’t think I ever said ‘I believe in second chances!’ but I can’t be 100 percent sure, as it’s possible I could have accidentally said something succinctly and to the point.”
“The next sentence is from the song ‘Half of My Heart’ in reference to the idea that meeting new people allows for hiding old mistakes…The sentence about texting comes from the show’s encore, ‘Edge of Desire’…two sentences about different things at different points in a concert.”
So why didn’t Mayer spread his ire to those other celeb rags that picked up the story?
“The reason I’m calling you out instead of all the other magazines that make stories up out of thin air is that In Touch and Star Magazine aren’t concurrently writing pieces about Pat Tillman or WikiLeaks. Those other rags know who they are, and even if they’re obnoxious, I’d rather have to live with them because they (and the rest of the world) know where they stand, which doesn’t make them one tenth as dangerous as you are.
“You’re a stripper wearing reading glasses. Or maybe you’re an insolvent law student willing to dance for a few extra dollars. Either way, it’s uncomfortable to watch you try to wrap yourself around a pole when you have that C-Span scar.”
Though Mayer at least did try to give the blog a bit more direction, going so far as to suggest a headline for the inevitable follow-up story based on his latest diatribe: “JOHN MAYER SLAMS HUFFPO: ‘GO F–K YOURSELF!’ ”
The Huffington Post responded to Mayer’s critique: “He does not deny that he and Aniston are dating.” But later at a concert stop in Irvine, California this week, Mayer set the record straight, calling himself “completely single,” and, once again, telling tabloids “If those magazines were right at all, it would say, ‘Sources close to Mayer say he’s having an awesome time with Internet pornography for about 45 minutes every morning.’ ”
LEVI JOHNSTON RECANTS ON HIS PALIN APOLOGY: BRISTOL MADE HIM DO IT!
Levi Johnston appeared on CBS’ The Early Show Friday morning to take back his public apology to the family of Sarah Palin. The 20-year-old mayoral candidate says he was forced into saying he was sorry by former flame Bristol Palin and did some serious backtracking:
“That was something I did to make my fiancée happy. She wanted it so we wrote something down and we sent it out because that’s what she wanted. Together we put it out there.”
When asked why he’d so publicly say something he didn’t mean, he replied, “Trust me it’s easier to make them happy. If you gotta live with them, you gotta make them happy. I wish I hadn’t put out that apology, it makes me look like a liar. The rest of stuff I can live with.”
He issued his original mea culpa back in July, saying: “Last year, after Bristol and I broke up, I was unhappy and a little angry. Unfortunately, against my better judgment, I publicly said things about the Palins that were not completely true.”
As for his shot at mayor of Wasilla with no experience and no high school diploma, Levi says it’s more about how well liked you are. “I really don’t think mayor is about qualifications,” he says. “It’s about people liking you and believing in you. At the end of the day it is popularity, and whoever the people love most they’re going to vote for.”
When asked if his run was revenge, he replied, “I don’t care what she did or where she was. I’m doing it because I want to.” He’s also defending his constant talking to the media.
“I don’t think I’m any more obseseed with making a career out of this than she is. Obviously she [Bristol]‘s doing Dancing With the Stars. I wouldn’t say I’m obsessed, I’m just taking opportunities as they come.”
THE KARDASHIAN GIRLS SEXY UP THE OFFICE WITH NEW SERIES SEASON DEBUT!
PARIS HILTON INTRUDER CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF ATTEMPTED BURGLARY!
The man arrested outside Paris Hilton’s home Tuesday has been charged with attempted residential burglary, the L.A. District Attorney’s office confirms.
Nathan Lee Parada, 31, is facing a single felony following Tuesday’s incident, when he was found outside the heiress’ Hollywood Hills home allegedly armed with what Hilton described as “two big knives.” “We don’t know if this was specifically targeted or a random crime,” a police spokesman said.
Paris after the incident that she was “OK. Just scary, thank god he didn’t get in.”
Parada is being held on $50,000 bond at the Van Nuys jail. He could face up to six years in prison if convicted. Arraignment, originally scheduled for today, was postponed until September 3.
WILL FORTE CALLS IT A DAY ON “SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE”! ENDS RUN AFTER 8 YEARS!
After eight seasons on Saturday Night Live, veteran cast member Will Forte is amicably leaving the show. “After eight great seasons, Will has made the decision to move on from SNL to pursue new opportunities,” his rep said. “He is eternally grateful to Lorne and all of the incredible people he worked with over the years.”
Predictably, neither NBC nor SNL are commenting on the casting shakeup, they won’t announce their new lineups until next month. As for those new opportunities Forte is leaving to pursue, there’s no word on what those may be, though we’re guessing a MacGruber sequel is not among his plans.
A stint on Parks and Recreation is, however, as it was announced earlier this summer that he will reunite with former SNL cohort Amy Poehler for a guest spot on the NBC show.
BRISTOL PALIN, MICHAEL BOLTON AND RICK FOX COMING TO “DWTS” THIS SEASON?
Dancing With the Stars casting rumors continue to swirl, including reports that Sarah Palin’s 19-year-old daughter Bristol Palin has been cast on the 11th season of DWTS, set to premiere September 20, according to sources.
As for the reports that David Hasselhoff, Audrina Patridge, The Situation, Brandy, Michael Bolton and Rick Fox will also be part of the cast, all true, according to sources.
A rep for ABC says: “We don’t comment on casting rumors. The real Dancing With the Stars cast will be revealed Monday, August 30, live on ABC during Bachelor Pad.”
This will be Bristol Palin’s second gig with ABC, having guest starred last month on ABC Family’s The Secret Life of the American Teenager. It seems this teen mom may be taking a page from Melissa Rycroft’s book, using DWTS to rebound after her recent breakup (with Levi Johnston).
At 4 p.m. Wednesday, investigators from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department presented its case to the district attorney, according to D.A. spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons. “At least they presented the half that pertains to Gibson. The investigation of his former girlfriend continues,” Gibbons said. “We have not received any evidence to review on that.”
The D.A. will examine the evidence and ultimately determine if there’s enough evidence to press domestic violence charges against Gibson for a January confronation with ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva.
Gibson’s lawyers, meanwhile, claim that he was the victim of an extortion attempt by Grigorieva, leading to a separate investigation into her actions. No comment from either Gibson or Grigorieva.
WESLEY SNIPES FIGHTS FOR NEW TRIAL ON 2008 TAX EVASION FLORIDA OUTCOME!
Wesley Snipes’ lawyers have filed motion for a new trial, along with a request for new jurors, after Snipes was convicted back in 2008 of tax evasion in Florida. The celeb and his persistent team claim that he was denied his fifth and sixth amendment right to a fair trial.
Snipes claims his defense team received emails after the trial was over from two jurors, who claimed three of the other jurors “told us [Snipes] was guilty before they even heard the first piece of evidence,” TMZ reports.
According to attorney Daniel Meachum, Snipes’ appeal is based on jury misconduct and the government’s failure to disclose details of criminal charges lodged against witness and former accountant Kenneth Starr.
Starr was arrested in June on charges of money laundering, fraud and making statements to federal officials. The actor and his team’s motion follows the court’s Monday ruling that Snipes would not have to surrender to a U.S. marshal on September 2.
TIGER WOODS TALKS DIVORCE: “IT’S A SAD TIME IN OUR LIVES GOING THROUGH IT NOW”!
GODDARD, COPPOLA, AND WALLACH TO RECEIVE GOVERNOR’S AWARDS AT THE OSCARS!
Legendary Hollywood rebel Francis Ford Coppola, cinematic provocateur Jean-Luc Godard and veteran character actor Eli Wallach have been tapped to receive this year’s Governor’s Awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the folks behind the Oscars.
Coppola, a five-time Oscar winner already, will receive the Academy’s prestigious Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award for his five-decade career as a director, producer and writer of such classics as The Godfather trilogy, Apocalypse Now, The Conversation and The Outsiders.
Godard will be honored with a Governor’s Award for an incredible body of work, beginning with 1960′s Breathless, which launched the French New Wave movement via its innovative use of jump cuts and continuity breaks, which influenced the likes of Martin Scorsese, Steven Soderbergh and Quentin Tarantino. Other gems in the Godard canon include A Woman Is a Woman, Band of Outsiders, Contempt, Masculine: Feminine and Alphaville.
While he might best be known for his role opposite Clint Eastwood in The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, Wallach’s work has been anything but ugly. His Governor’s Award honors a career dates back to the ’50s and includes such classics as The Magnificent Seven, The Misfits and Lord Jim. At the age of 94, he continues to work, most recently in Roman Polanski’s The Ghost Writer and Oliver Stone’s forthcoming Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.
Film historian Kevin Brownlow will also be given a statuette for his scholarly efforts when the Academy’s second annual Governor’s Awards dinner is held on November 13.
THE LONG LOST KARDASHIAN…..KOUGAR, SURFACES ON GEORGE LOPEZ TBS SHOW!
BRITNEY SPEARS HITS THE HAWAII BEACH ON TUESDAY AFTER GLEE APPEARANCE!
Aloha! Britney Spears enjoying a little R&R in paradise with her boyfriend, Jason Trawick.
ELIN NORDEGREN TELLS HER STORY IN NEW “PEOPLE” MAGAZINE: “I’VE BEEN THROUGH HELL”!
Elin Nordegren’s divorce to Tiger Woods is final and in a new interview with People, the Swedish beauty breaks her long-suffering silence, saying that she’s “been though hell” but now feels “stronger than I ever have.”
“I have been through the stages of disbelief and shock, to anger and ultimately grief over the loss of the family I so badly wanted for my children,” she says in this week’s issue.
Her split from untamed Tiger was made final on Monday, after dozens of mistresses came forward to reveal shocking affairs with him. Tiger checked in to sex rehab in an attempt to save his image—and his marriage—but apparently Elin wasn’t buying it.
The ex-nanny and mom of Sam, 3, and Charlie, 18 months, says that she believes strongly in her choice to leave her straying hubby and will give herself some time to recover from the breakdown of her family.
“I also feel stronger than I ever have. I have confidence in my beliefs, my decisions and myself,” says Elin, 30. “My immediate plan is for the kids and me to continue to adjust to our new situation. I am going to keep taking classes, but my main focus is to try to give myself time to heal.”
She also denies there was any physical altercation on the Thanksgiving night she discovered his indiscretions. “There was never any violence inside or outside our home,” she said. “The speculation that I would have used a golf club to hit him is just truly ridiculous.”
No word from Elin on what she got in the private settlement, and court papers don’t reveal the financial specifics, so it’s unclear how much the spurned beauty pocketed. Reports have pegged her take at $100 million.
Elin tells People that this is the last interview she will be giving.
MILEY CYRUS CAN’T BE TAMED CONCERT DVD FOOTAGE INCLUDES “BEHIND THE SCENES”!
LINDSAY LOHAN CHECKS OUT OF REHAB AFTER ONLY 23 DAYS OF 90 DAY SENTENCE!
Lindsay Lohan was discharged from UCLA Medical Center on Tuesday, roughly 23 days into what was originally going to be a 90-day stint in the hospital’s neuropsychiatric treatment facility.
“She is out. She is definitely out. I can’t give you any other information right now, but she is out,” says Sheeraz Hasan, Lohan confidant, owner of HollywoodTV and the person who provided her car from rehab.
L.A. Superior Court Judge Elden Fox apparently signed off on the move today, despite saying earlier that he wasn’t going to issue a ruling until Wednesday morning, when all parties are due in court for a hearing.
Lohan reportedly inked her discharge papers Tuesday morning, perhaps part of an overall plan to sneak out, relatively speaking, of UCLA without attracting the sort of media frenzy that greeted her upon her early (yet super anticipated) release from jail.
Speculation had been mounting almost as soon as she entered treatment that the rehabbing actress would get sprung early after Judge Marsha Revel recused herself from the case, paving the way for a new judge to lay down what was expected to be an eased-up, much more lax version of the law.
Lohan was reportedly due to complete two back-to-back, 45-day programs at UCLA, which only admits patients who suffer from a “dual diagnosis”—meaning those receiving treatment must suffer from both a mental disorder and a substance abuse problem.
But then word leaked out that her mental state wasn’t nearly as precarious as first thought, which would theoretically negate the need for such intensive treatment. If Lindsay’s mental health was indeed misdiagnosed, there was no need for her to remain at UCLA 24-7.
Instead, Fox will most likely order Lohan to continue outpatient treatment at UCLA. A hospital spokeswoman would not comment, citing patient confidentiality.
The early discharge is no doubt music to Dina’s ears, as last week, she took every opportunity to tell the American public that she believed her daughter did not belong in rehab. Not so Michael Lohan, who said that Lindsay not only belonged there, but that Dina should join her, as well.
PARIS HILTON “OK’ AFTER ATTEMPTED EARLY MORNING HOME BREAK-IN TUESDAY!
Tuesday morning, Paris Hilton woke up to discover an armed home invader in her Hollywood Hills compound. “I’m OK,” she reported. “Just scary, thank god he didn’t get in.”
The Los Angeles Police Department arrived at Hilton’s home around 6:30 a.m. and took 31-year-old Nathan Lee Parada into custody. He has since been booked on felony burglary charges and is being held on $50,000 bond at the Van Nuys jail.
“So Scary, just got woken up to a guy trying to break into my house holding 2 big knifes,” Hilton tweeted this morning. “Cops are here arresting him.”
A spokesman for the LAPD said that there were no injuries and confirmed that he never made it into the house. But despite Paris’ tweet, they have yet to comment on whether the man had any weapons on him at the time.
Hilton’s publicist commented: “I can confirm that in the early hours of this morning an armed man with two kitchen knives attempted to break in to Paris Hilton’s home when she was sleeping,” Dawn Miller said. “The security cameras and alarm system were alerted and the police immediately came to the house and arrested the intruder who was attempting to break a window when they arrived.
“Paris is naturally shaken by the events but is unharmed and well. She is very thankful to her security team and the police for their swift and diligent response.”
FANTASIA BARRINO ADMITS TO SUICIDE ATTEMPT 2 WEEKS AGO WITH GMA TUESDAY!
MARTIN SHORT LOSES WIFE NANCY DOLMAN TO CANCER AFTER HER 3 YEAR BATTLE!
Martin Short is mourning the loss of his wife, Nancy Dolman, after 30 years of marriage. She died Saturday at the couple’s home in Pacific Palisades, a rep for the actor confirmed.
No other details were available, but Nancy, 58, had been battling cancer since 2007. The couple, who met in the 1970s while performing in a Candian production of Godspell, had three adult children together.
Short is nominated for an Emmy for his supporting role in the FX drama Damages, but has cancelled plans to attend.
LADY GAGA SENDS HER INAUGURAL MESSAGE TO ALL HER LITTLE MONSTERS IN VIDEO!
“THE EXPENDABLES” STILL #1, VAMPIRE PARODY #2, AND JENNIFER ANISTON AT #8!
Jennifer Aniston, funny vampires, 3D fish and more crowded into the multiplex this past weekend. Pound for pound, the winner among the box office’s new movies was Lottery Ticket. Reputation-wise, the loser was Aniston, whose The Switch grossed more per theater than Vampire Sucks, did better than its eighth-place ranking indicates, but that you’re going to think bombed anyway.
Overall, Vampires Suck ($12.2 million) was the top new movie. Since debuting Wednesday, the $20 million Twilight spoof has grossed $18.6 million domestically.
Moving down through the standings, Lottery Ticket, the $17 million Bow Wow comedy, sold more tickets per theater than any Top 10 movie, including Sylvester Stallone’s The Expendables ($16.5 million; $64.9 million overall), which enjoyed a second straight weekend at No. 1. Ranking-wise, Lottery Ticket placed fourth, with $11.1 million.
1. The Expendables, $16.5 million
2. Vampires Suck, $12.2 million
3. Eat Pray Love, $12 million
4. Lottery Ticket, $11.1 million
5. The Other Guys, $10.1 million
6. Piranha 3D, 10 million
7. Nanny McPhee Returns, $8.3 million
8. The Switch, $8.1 million
9. Inception, $7.7 million
10. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, $5 million
ANNA PAQUIN AND STEPHEN MOYER TIE THE KNOT IN PRIVATE MALIBU CEREMONY SATURDAY!
Sookie Stackhouse and Bill Compton have tied the knot….in real life. While the small-screen lovers have yet to walk down the aisle on TV, Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer’s off-screen wedding went down without a hitch.
The duo tied the knot at a private residence in Malibu Saturday evening, according to their publicists, “surrounded by their family and friends.” Us Weekly reported those in attendance included guests including Elijah Wood, the couple’s True Blood costar Carrie Preston and her hubby Lost star Michael Emerson. The vows took place in a tent near the beach.
Paquin, 28, and Moyer, 40, began dating while filming the HBO hit’s first season in 2008, and announced their engagement a year later in August 2009. “There’s no one I’d rather work with,” Moyer said last summer. “I love working with her and that’s how it all started, by falling in love on camera.”
The private pair, who didn’t appear publicly together until February 2009, also kept the details of their wedding as top-secret as Sookie’s true identity.
Haiti’s electoral council has determined that Wyclef Jean is ineligible to run for president of the troubled country. No further explanation was given, although Jean’s family moved to Brooklyn when he was a kid.
Though Jean expressed confidence that he would make the final list of eligible contenders as early as today, questions remained—especially ones pertaining to Haiti’s requirement that presidential candidates maintain a residency in the country for at least five years.
“We want Clef, Clef is Haiti and Haiti is for Clef!” the 39-year-old rapper’s supporters chanted Friday evening outside the council building in Port-au-Prince. Council spokesman Richardson Dumesle said that 19 of the 34 people who originally submitted their names for the presidency made the cut.
Jean, who met with current Haitian President René Préval (who previously appointed Jean a goodwill ambassador for the country) yesterday afternoon, told reporters that he has been the target of death threats since announcing his candidacy earlier this month.
United Nations peacekeeping forces were summoned to the area to keep order, just in case. “Though I disagree with the ruling, I respectfully accept the committee’s final decision, and I urge my supporters to do the same,” Jean wrote in response on the Huffington Post.
“We must all honor the memories of those we’ve lost—whether in the earthquake, or at anytime—by responding peacefully and responsibly to this disappointment.”
“I want to assure my countrymen,” he continued, “that I will continue to work for Haiti’s renewal; though the board has determined that I am not a resident of Haiti, home is where the heart is—and my heart has and will always be in Haiti…Rest assured, this isn’t the end of my efforts to help improve my beloved country but only marks a new beginning.”
BRITNEY SPEARS POSTS PHOTO OF HERSELF FROM “GLEE” SET ON HER TWITTER ACCOUNT!
Britney Spears posted a photo of her on the Glee set — with Brittany! Looks like “Me Against the Music” will be one of the tracks featured.
LARRY BIRKHEAD TURNS HOSTILE WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION IN ANNA NICOLE TRIAL!
Larry Birkhead, the celebrity photographer and father of Anna Nicole Smith’s daughter Dannielynn testified for a second day in the conspiracy trial of Howard K. Stern and her doctors Sandeep Kapoor and Khristine Eroshevich, all of whom are accused of plying the Playboy Playmate with the prescription pills that eventually killed her.
Birkhead acted like a hostile witness for the prosecution at times. He testified that Smith had a regimen of drugs she took every day in the morning and at night while they were dating. But while her drug consumption bothered him, Birkhead acknowledged he was reassured in knowing that her medications were prescribed by a physician. “It wasn’t like she was doing illegal street drugs,” he told the jury as Smith’s mother, Virgie Mae, looked on.
Stern, Kapoor and Eroshevich have all pleaded not guilty to felony charges of conspiring to unlawfully provide drugs for Smith, prescribing to an addict and obtaining false prescriptions involving the use of fake names. If convicted, each could face up to five years in state prison.
Birkhead’s testimony didn’t do much to support Deputy District Attorney Renee Rose’s contention that everyone knew the late reality star had a substance abuse problem enabled by the defendants.
L.A. Superior Court Judge Robert Perry is aware of the prosecution’s struggles in the proof department. “It’s the people’s position that Anna Nicole was kept in a drugged state,” Perry said today outside the jury’s presence, while also reluctantly allowing Rose to show a video of Smith acting goofy at an award show. “They claim she was a pawn in the hands of her handlers and doctors who kept her in a drugged state to control her and her money.”
But what he sees, the judge said, is “a strong-willed person who ordered people around and was her own boss.”
While Birkhead recounted vividly Thursday a conversation he had with Stern in which her attorney and companion told him she “needed methadone to live,” today’s testimony was noteworthy for his failure to remember certain details, frustrating the prosecutor’s attempts to show Smith was addicted to prescription pain medication.
He would not say she was an addict, but Birkhead did get emotional when describing for the court Anna’s health woes. He testified that the buxom blonde took painkillers to treat a shoulder injury. Choking back tears, he revealed she suffered from occasional seizures after taking the medications and recalled how she would doze off while eating. He cited the plethora of pills she was on as the reason.
But Birkhead painted Smith as someone who was stubborn about her needs and often took more medications than ordered due to her numerous illnesses. He said that he became increasingly concerned after Smith told him in February 2006 that she was pregnant. “She was trying to ween herself off the pills an I tried my best to suggest other options for her when she said she was in pain, like Advil,” Birkhead testified.
When Smith checked into a hospital to get clean that April, he slept in her bed with her and Stern slept on a cot, also in the room with them, Birkhead said. He also said that, on more than one occasion, he saw Smith drinking out of a bottle of what he believed was methadone that she kept in her suitcase.
DEMI LAVATO CELEBRATED HER 18TH BIRTHDAY FRIDAY WITH TWEETS FROM EVERYONE!
Demi Lovato turned 18 today, and if there’s one thing Twitter users love doing, it’s wishing famous people happy birthday. And so one of today’s biggest Trending Topics was “Happy 18th Bday, Demi!”
It wasn’t just fans sending birthday wishes to the Camp Rock 2 star either, other famous people got in on the action too including Eva Longoria who tweeted: “Special Happy 18th Birthday love to @ddlovato – a beautiful, talented young lady with an AMAZING future.”
Then Rosario Dawson also joined in, tweeting: “Happy Birthday @ddlovato !!! I wish you lots of love, hugs & smooches in celebration of your life & growth. Enjoy.” Meanwhile, ex-boyfriend Joe Jonas kept it simple and not too lovey: “Happy birthday @ddlovato! The big 1-8!”
As far as real life birthday celebrating goes, Demi partied in New York City at Buddakan and bought her family a house. You know, just a normal 18-year-old thing to do.
JENNIFER ANISTON REMEMBERS FIRST DATE WITH JON STEWART AS SHE BEGAN “FRIENDS”!
MARIAH CAREY IN THE MIX FOR OPEN JUDGE SPOT ON NEW SEASON OF “AMERICAN IDOL”!
Mariah Carey is still in negotiations to sign on as a judge for American Idol, a source reports. “She wants it,” says the source. “She’s seen what America’s Got Talent has done for hubby Nick Cannon and thinks it will be a good career move.” When contacted Thursday evening for comment, a rep for Carey didn’t confirm or deny, responding only that there is “nothing to report.” Several sticking points remain, but we hear that Fox is optimistic that they will make a deal with Carey.
The source familiar with negotiations adds that the show’s deal with Steven Tyler is “all but a done deal” and an announcement will be made after the entire judges table is filled.
Right now, the source says, the ideal plan is to have Randy Jackson, Tyler and Carey, with a possible alternating guest judge’s chair. “Randy and Mariah have great chemistry,” says the source. However, nothing is set in stone as of yet.
In case you never heard Jackson say it before, he and Mariah have worked together. The source adds that returning executive producer Nigel Lythgoe prefers a three-judge panel, but what ultimately happens will depend on how the remaining negotiations pan out.
NEWLYWEDS ORLANDO BLOOM AND MIRANDA KERR HAVE CONFIRMED “BABY ON BOARD”!
Miranda Kerr is pregnant. A month after she and Orlando Bloom tied the knot, the Victoria’s Secret Angel reveals in the September issue of Spanish Vogue that they are expecting their first child together. She’s four months along, in fact.
The Australian model and her Bloom immediately set off a round of summer bump watch with their quickie engagement after three years together. “I remember on one occasion in the early days when it was still too soon to say anything, and I had a dreadful time at one job,” Kerr tells the magazine.
She even managed to throw a few people off the scent, returning to work, a photo shoot in Hollywood, just days after their Caribbean honeymoon.
SNL’S FRED ARMISEN AND ELISABETH MOSS SPLIT AFTER ONLY 7 MONTHS OF MARRIAGE!
Elisabeth Moss and Fred Armisen have reportedly split. The Mad Men star and Saturday Night Live funnyman apparently called it quits back in May. Word is Armisen is already back to dating—fellow SNL-er Abby Elliott! “They are together,” one source says. “It is very new.”
At 43, Armisen is 15 years older than ex Moss, and 20 years older than Elliott. The newly-hatched couple was spotted not too long ago at Reservoir restaurant in Los Angeles. “It was late at night,” an eyewitness reports. “They were very cozy.”
They appeared to be more than just friends, but our restaurant-going source didn’t think much about it. “I thought, ‘He’s married to Elisabeth Moss,” the source said. “But now that I heard they split…”
Moss and Armisen married in October, but apparently separated just seven months later in May. Armisen’s first marriage to singer-songwriter Sally Timms ended in divorce in 2004. Elliot is the daughter of comedy actor and SNL alum Chris Elliott.
Dr. Laura Schlessinger, the talk show host who recently apologized for saying the N-word 11 times to a caller on the air, said Tuesday she plans to give up her radio show when her contract is up at the end of this year. She made the announcement on CNN’s “Larry King Live,” saying she wants to “regain her First Amendment rights.”
Schlessinger said she’s not retiring or quitting. Instead, she said, she feels stronger and freer to say what she believes needs to be said. “I want to be able to say what’s on my mind and in my heart and what I think is helpful and useful without somebody getting angry — some special interest group deciding this is a time to silence a voice of dissent and attack affiliates and sponsors,” she said.
Schlessinger apologized last week for saying the N-word several times in an on-air conversation with a caller whom she accused of being hypersensitive to racism. She said on her website that she was wrong in using the word for what she said was an attempt to make a philosophical point.
“To imagine that there are people who refuse to accept an apology because they have an agenda and would like me silenced — I’m done with that,” she said.
During the on-air exchange, Schlessinger said the caller, who said she was black and married to a white man, was too sensitive for complaining that her husband’s friends made racist comments about her in their home. Schlessinger told King she “never called anybody a bad word” and “wasn’t dissing anybody.”
Corinne Baldassano, an executive with Schlessinger’s production company, Take on the Day LLC, said the talk show host plans to pursue opportunities through her website, books, podcasts and a YouTube channel.
At least two national sponsors of her radio program, General Motors Co., and Motel 6, owned by Accor SA, have pulled out, Baldassano said.
Previously, Schlessinger’s negative comments about homosexuality on her television show in 2000 inspired gay activists to campaign to get her off the air.
MEANWHILE, OTHER PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE NOISY SUNCHIP BAGS OF CHIPS!
DR. FRANK RYAN, CELEBRITY PLASTIC SURGEON TO THE STARS, DIES IN CAR CRASH!
Dr. Frank Ryan, celebrity plastic surgeon to the stars (including Heidi Montag’s much publicized 10 surgeries in one day), died Monday after his Jeep careened off the Pacific Coast Highway and overturned down a rocky embankment toward the ocean. Ryan, who was 50, had major head injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Heidi Montag says she is “devastated” after hearing news about the death of the man who once changed her life. “He was the most amazing person I have ever known,” Montag tweeted. “He was an angel and changed my life and the lives of everyone he met. He was the most brilliant talented surgeon who will ever exist. Dr. Frank Ryan changed the world.”
In November, Montag turned to Dr. Ryan to perform her 10 plastic surgery procedures in one day. He was also the same doctor who did the reality star’s nose job and breast augmentation in 2007, as well as previous surgeries on celebs Gene Simmons, Adrianne Curry, Shauna Sand and Vince Neil.
Montag added, “My thoughts and prayers go out to his mother, family, friends, and anyone who was ever blessed enough to meet him. He is in a better place.”
New reports indicate that Dr. Ryan was tweeting just before his fatal car accident on Monday. Ex-girlfriend Charmaine Blake told People Magazine that the plastic surgeon “lived up in Malibu on a tiny street and he was texting while driving and he accidentally went over the cliff.” People has also confirmed with the California Highway Patrol, although the official cause of the accident has still not been determined.
Dr. Ryan was purportedly tweeting about his border collie, Jill, when he lost control of his car. Ominously, this final tweet from Ryan includes a photo of his dog atop some sand dunes in Malibu. The dog, who was with Ryan at the time of the crash, survived injuries
MICHAEL DOUGLAS FACES CANCER BATTLE AFTER TUMOR WAS FOUND IN HIS THROAT
A spokesperson for Michael Douglas exclusively told People magazine that doctors have confirmed the 65-year-old actor has a tumor in his throat and is undergoing eight weeks of radiation and chemotherapy. Robert Haddad, of the head and neck cancer program at Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in an interview with USA Today stated: “The rigorous treatment plan suggests advanced cancer.”
Haddad, who has no direct knowledge of Douglas’ case, went on also to say “that Douglas’ long-term quality of life should be excellent.” Douglas himself told People magazine, “I am very optimistic.”
The star of the movie “Wall Street” has become a familiar voice to those who watch the NBC nightly news, as he is the voice we all hear at the introduction every evening. Douglas will surely have to put any work commitments off while he undergoes treatment and a recovery period. In an interview with USA Today, Doctor George Laramore, who is the chair of radiation oncology at the University of Washington in Seattle states, “Treatments for larynx cancer have improved greatly in recent years — an important consideration for an actor with such a distinctive voice.”
There have been other well-known celebrities in the past who have battled the same illness that Michael Douglas is now facing. In the early 1990s, rock legend George Harrison of the Beatles started to develop tumors. Harrison was diagnosed with throat cancer in 1997 after a lump at the back of his throat was discovered. Harrison reportedly just wrote the tumors off as side affects from wild lifestyle and smoking. He had a surgery in 2001 and began treatment for a brain tumor also. Sadly, the treatments were not successful, and Harrison passed away in November of 2001 from throat cancer, lung cancer and brain tumors.
BETTY WHITE’S NEXT CAREER MOVE? A BOOK DEAL STARTING IN 2011 WITH “LISTEN UP!”
The next stage in Betty White’s ever-rising career: books. The 88-year-old actress has a two-book deal with G.P. Putnam’s Sons, starting in 2011 with “Listen Up!”
The publisher said Wednesday that the book will include what White has learned over “her incredibly varied, decades-long career in Hollywood.” Subjects will include life, love, sex and celebrity.
White, known for such sitcoms as “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “Golden Girls,” this year became the oldest person to host “Saturday Night Live.” She’s starring in the new TV Land original sitcom, “Hot in Cleveland.”
HILARY DUFF SHARES HER WEDDING DAY PICTURES, AFTER IT BEGAN ALL WRONG!
Hilary Duff’s big day began all wrong, “I started my day with a chipped tooth!” she reveals in the new issue of OK! “My wedding planner snuck me out to the dentist! Thank goodness it was fixed within the hour.”
Fortunately, everything else went smoothly for the 22-year-old bride as she tied the knot with Mike Comrie this past weekend in Santa Barbara, California. Walking down the aisle in front of about 100 guests, Duff wore a Vera Wang gown with an organza mermaid look that was adorned with giant blossoms while carrying a bouquet of blush dahlias. “There are not even words to describe it,” says the starlet about her dress. “It’s exactly what I imagined, plus 10 times better.”
Duff says she also abided by the tradition of wearing something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue. “I wore blue underwear and borrowed all of the jewelry [from Van Cleef & Arpels], and the something old was my great-grandmother’s cameo, which I wore on the inside of my dress. The dress itself was new.”
Upon exchanging vows, the newly married couple joined their loved ones under a muslin tent for the reception, which, according to Duff, featured truffled corn ravioli, pepper-crusted rib-eye steak and miso-glazed black cod, as well as a dessert station that included ice cream sandwiches with hot fudge dipping sauce.
SNOOKI GETS HER DAY IN COURT ON WEDNESDAY, WELL…HER LAWYER DOES!
“Jersey Shore” cast member Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi’s lawyer is expected in court on her behalf.
Attorney Raymond Raya’s office says that he’ll attend an initial court appearance Wednesday and that Polizzi is not expected in court. She was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct last month in the New Jersey town where the MTV reality show is based. She was released on a summons.
Seaside Heights Police Chief Thomas Boyd said other beachgoers reported Polizzi was bothering them. The arrest came one day after the premiere of the show’s second season, which features the cast in Miami.
Taping for the third season is under way in Seaside. “Jersey Shore” focuses on the escapades of a group of hard-partying, 20-something Italian-Americans at a shore house.
NOW THERE’S A PHONE APP TO FIND YOUR FAVORITE STAR’S WALK OF FAME STAR!
Fans of the Hollywood Walk of Fame will be thrilled to know that The Official Hollywood Walk of Fame application is now available. The application which can be downloaded from the iPhone store for $1.99, is the best resource for information and news about all of the 2,400+ stars on the Walk of Fame.
No other application will give accurate and official information, and no other app will give you up-to-date information on recent star inductions and upcoming ceremonies. “This is the ‘official’ Walk of Fame Phone application and the best place to get information about this international known icon,” said Leron Gubler, President/CEO of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.
Fan can search for their favorite star on the Walk of Fame and get directions to its location.
-Search by
-Name
-Type of star (Radio, Television, Film, Theater, Music)
-Ethnicity
-Place of Birth
-Month of Birth
-Any combination of the above
-New Star Inductions- Fans will get the most up-to-date information on the latest star inductions. Who recently got a star, who is going to get one, and when and where the ceremony will take place.
The Official Hollywood Walk of Fame application was developed in a team effort with Mingling Media and the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. The Hollywood Chamber owns the rights to the famous landmark’s trademark.
RUMORS FROM THE “AMERICAN IDOL” CAMP SAY STEVEN TYLER HAS SIGNED AS A JUDGE!
While Fox officially says “no comment,” an inside music source confirms the Aerosmith singer finalized negotiations late last week and is officially signed on to be a judge on the 10th season of American Idol.
VAMPIRES ARE EVERYWHERE THESE DAYS, INCLUDING THE COVER OF THE “ROLLING STONE”!
Alexander Skarsgård, Anna Paquin, and Stephen Moyer totally naked and dripping in fake blood on the latest cover of Rolling Stone, are the latest vampire headliners from the HBO hit “True Blood”!
Creator Alan Ball clearly doesn’t discriminate when it comes to who he has sleeping with who, or what, on his show, and as long as there is sex he’s happy. “To me, vampires are sex,” Ball says in the latest Rolling Stone issue, out Friday. “I don’t get a vampire story about abstinence. I’m 53. I don’t care about high school students. I find them irritating and uninformed.”
Moyer adds why he thinks True Blood is so sexy: “If we go from a base level, vampires create a hole in the neck where there wasn’t one before. And there’s something sharp, the fang, which is probing and penetrating and moving into it. So that’s pretty sexy. I think that makes vampires attractive.” He laughs a little. “Plus, Robert Pattinson is just hot, right?”
TYRA BANKS APOLOGIZES FOR MISCONSTRUED MESSAGE FROM PROMO CLIP EDIT!
Tyra Banks, the America’s Next Top Model host and executive producer apologized Monday for a Cycle 15 promo that went out last week featuring Banks, Jay Manuel and J. Alexander going gaga over contestant Ann and her “smallest waist in the world.”
ANTM is not necessarily applauding tiny waist, assures Tyra, who admits that the ad was cut and released without her having seen it. The teaser was “edited in way that misconstrued our overarching message,” Tyra says in a statement. “As a leader in celebrating and promoting healthy body image, I must admit that I regrettably didn’t see this clip before it was released to the public, (with multiple Top Model departments, it’s just impossible to review everything) but on behalf of the Top Model team, these were not the intentions, and we truly apologize for any confusion, anger or disappointment it may have caused.”
And not only didn’t she mean to glorify the exceptionally thin contestant, Tyra says that she’s “proud of every one of you who voiced your opinion and participated in this conversation.” Furthermore, Tyra continues, ANTM tries to go to bat for every body type out there, including Ann, who at 6’2″ is “the receiver of countless stares and ridicule.”
“It’s about women telling the world to KISS their—skinny, wide, droopy, flat, cellulite-covered or FAT—you know what!” she exclaims. So long as all those flaws can be properly covered by couture and swimwear, of course. ANTM’s 15th season premieres September 8 on the CW.
MEL GIBSON UNHURT IN MALIBU CAR CRASH SUNDAY NIGHT, NO DUI IS SUSPECTED!
Just a few days after returning home from a Fiji fishing vacation with his sons, Mel Gibson crashed his 2008 Maserati Italian sports car into a Mailbu hillside. And unlike Mel’s 2006 drunken-driving conviction (later expunged from his record), the CHP report says, “DUI is not suspected in the accident.”
According to California Highway Patrol, the Gibson was cruising around the seaside community Sunday night when he lost control of the blue sports car and rammed into a rocky hillside on Malibu Canyon Road. “For unknown reasons, Mr. Gibson steered his car to the right and struck the rock hillside,” read the police report. “He stopped his car at the scene and was contacted by officers from the West Valley CHP Area.”
Gibson wasn’t injured in the accident. According to the cops, he “supplied all the pertinent information to the officers at the scene, gave a statement, and received a ride home from a friend.”
Meanwhile, Gibson was also not cited for the incident, with CHP Officer Mike Harris reporting that it isn’t the usual practice to issue citations for collisions in which the only casualty is property. “In this situation, no citation was issued and no charges are being filed,” Harris said. “It was just an accident. ”
“His property was the only property that was damaged,” Harris added. “I don’t know if he did any damage to the rocks, but I’m pretty sure they are stable.”
TILA TEQUILA ATTACKED BY CONCERTGOERS ONSTAGE AT ILLINOIS MUSIC FESTIVAL!
Tila Tequila, the pint-sized reality star was pelted by concertgoers while onstage at Gathering of Juggalos, a music festival in Hardin County, Illinois. In a statement, Tequila’s rep described the attack as “horrific”—and that wasn’t all. “A lawsuit is pending” as a result of the incident, as well.
“Tila has gotten medical care for the horrific attack that happened to her this weekend at the Juggalos event in Chicago and is in good hands right now and under medical direction,” her manager said. “She would like to thank all of her fans for all the love and support that they have given.”
On Twitter Tila tweeted “Thank you everyone for your support, the people at Juggalos behavior was disgusting and I am filing a suit against Them now. Thanks 4 ur luv. Pretty soon the owners who run the Juggalos will be bankrupt. My attorney Alan is already on it. This is disgusting behavior from men. But to all of my fans, I appreciate your outpour of love and support! Xoxo”
The reality fixture reportedly suffered facial lacerations and bruises on her body after concertgoers hurled rocks, bottles and other improvised projectiles at Tequila shortly after she took the stage at the music festival Saturday.
The crowd, which was apparently already riled up, redoubled its effort when Tequila bared her breasts. But she continued to perform after her face started bleeding from the blows. “She was holding a towel to her head, blood pouring down her face,” a concertgoer told CNN.
After exiting the stage, Tequila was also chased by a crowd back to her trailer, where they smashed windows and rocked the vehicle, as well as damaging the SUV that eventually whisked her away.
SYLVESTER STALLONE STILL KNOWS HOW TO MAKE MOVIES! “THE EXPENDABLES IS #1!
“The Expendables” topped the weekend box office. The Lionsgate film, directed, co-written and starring Sylvester Stallone, with an ensemble cast that includes Bruce Willis, Dolph Lundgren, Jet Li and other action stars, earned $35 million.
“Eat, Pray, Love,” the film adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert’s bestselling memoir, placed second. ”Eat” (Sony), which stars Julia Roberts, brought in $23.7 million.
The Will Ferrell buddy cop movie, “The Other Guys” (Sony/Columbia), placed third with $18 million. That performance was enough to bring the film’s domestic total to over $70 million. “Inception” (Warner Bros.)placed fourth with $11 million (the film is closing in on $300 million), while Universal’s “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” placed a disappointing fifth in its opening weekend with a total of $10.5 million.
1. The Expendables, $35 million
2. Eat Pray Love, $23.7 million
3. The Other Guys, $18 million
4. Inception, $11.4 million
5. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, $10.5 million
6. Despicable Me, $6.8 million
7. Step Up 3D, $6.6 million
8. Salt, $6.4 million
9. Dinner for Schmucks, $6.3 million
10. Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, $4.1 million
Hollywood legend Zsa Zsa Gabor underwent surgery to treat blood clotting on Friday and was resting comfortably after being rushed to a hospital earlier in the day following recent hip replacement surgery. The Hungarian-born actress, who has been a fixture in Hollywood movies and on television for decades, was taken to the University of California Los Angeles medical center. “She is resting and will be in the hospital for a few days, her publicist John Blanchette told Reuters.
Gabor, who has steadfastly refused to give her real age but is said to be well into her 90s, was partially paralyzed in a 2002 car accident. She fell out of bed on July 17, broke her hip and underwent surgery.
Her recovery has been difficult, and a speedy return home was delayed because of complications that followed the initial procedure. She returned to her Bel Air mansion on Wednesday, only to return to the hospital Friday with the blood clot.
Gabor was one of three glamorous sisters who stole the Hollywood limelight in the 1950s and 1960s, and starred in movies “Moulin Rouge,” “Lili” and “Touch of Evil.” The actress has never confirmed a birthdate but is thought by Hollywood journalists to have been born between 1917 and 1919.
THOMAS JANE AND PATRICIA ARQUETTE’S DIVORCE IS BACK ON AGAIN A YEAR LATER!
Patricia Arquette and Thomas Jane. a year after Arquette withdrew her divorce petition, the couple have decided to restart the process after four years of marriage, Jane’s rep tells People. “The split is completely amicable and their prime focus is their daughter,” says the rep. “They ask that their privacy be respected at this time.”
Jane and Arquette, who were introduced by friends in 2001, have a 7-year-old daughter, Harlow Olivia Calliope. They had a June wedding in Venice, Italy, in 2006. It was the second marriage for both, Arquette having once been married to Nicolas Cage and Jane to Ayesha Hauer, Rutger’s daughter.
DR. LAURA APOLOGIZED FOR USING THE N-WORD DURING RANT ON TUESDAY SHOW!
Dr. Laura Schlessinger, the controversial talk-radio host apologized for using the N-word during a rant on Tuesday’s program in which she went off on an African-American caller, accusing her of being overly sensitive to racism.
“Yesterday, I did the wrong thing,” Schlessinger said in comments at the opening of Wednesday’s show. “I didn’t intend to hurt people, but I did. And that makes it the wrong thing to have done.”
The incident began when the longtime syndicated radio personality took a call from “Jade,” who asked her how to handle what she felt were racist remarks from white relatives and friends of her husband, who’s also white.
But instead of addressing the issue at hand, Dr. Laura interrupted Jade after the latter mentioned family members’ flagrant use of the N-word. She then repeated the slur several times after noting from the confines of her cozy studio the hypocrisy of black comics on HBO employing the N-word word consistently in their stand-up acts.
After a quick break, Jade replied that she was taken aback by Schlessinger’s casual use of a slight that historically has been uttered to denigrate African-Americans. The good doctor then chastised the caller for allegedly taking her out of context and expressed bafflement that in an era where the U.S. has a black president, “we have more complaining about racism than ever.”
“I didn’t call anybody a n—er. Nice try, Jade. Actually sucky try. You need a sense of humor,” cracked Dr. Laura in a snarky aside before suggesting, “Maybe you shouldn’t marry outside your race.” The tirade was subsequently edited out of an audio recording on the show’s website.
But Schlessinger, who was once picketed by gay groups in 2000 for calling homosexuality a “biological error,” prompting a boycott and her TV show’s cancellation, drew quick condemnation from various politicians and civil rights leaders. Among them was the Rev. Al Sharpton, head of the National Action Network who told CNN her logic that the N-word wasn’t offensive was “extremely disturbing. At no point did she say that even during all of that it was wrong. It’s wrong even if blacks say it,” he said.
Dr. Laura seems to have realized the error of her outspoken ways in her mea culpa. “I was attempting to make a philosophical point, and I articulated the N-word all the way out—more than one time. And that was wrong. I’ll say it again—that was wrong,” she said. “I ended up, I’m sure, with many of you losing the point I was trying to make, because you were shocked by the fact that I said the word. I, myself, realized I had made a horrible mistake, and was so upset I could not finish the show.”
Schlessinger then read a letter on the air from an African-American listener who said she wasn’t sure she’d listen to her radio show anymore after being offended by her rant. She then implored Jade to call her back so she could do her “best to be helpful, which is what she wanted from me in the first place and what she did not get.”
“AMERICAN IDOL” WANTS TO HIRE A FAMOUS SINGER TO JUDGE SEASON 10, BUT WHO?
American Idol wants to hire a megafamous singer to judge season 10, and they’ve reached out to Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, Shania Twain and more. Idol is just weeks away from shooting season 10′s audition episodes, and they still haven’t put butts in all of the seats at their judges’ table.
An Idol insider reports that Fox is still actively in talks with potential judges with this rundown…..
* Britney Spears: “They offered it to Britney, but she passed.”
* Shania Twain: “They’re in talks.”
* Mariah Carey: “They’ve reached out to her. She’s still in the mix.”
* Janet Jackson: “She passed.”
* Paula Abdul: “They’d like her back but her deal with CBS is exclusive.”
* Jessica Simpson: “She wants to do it.” But, apparently, she’s not at the top of Fox’s list.
In addition to the candidates above, Aerosmith rocker Steven Tyler, who was named early on as a contender, is also considered a likely new hire for Idol, and the show was reportedly in advanced talks with Jennifer Lopez, but those negotiations may very well have fallen apart. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Fox balked when, “Lopez asked for north of $20 million—plus her own hair, makeup, styling team and her own ‘dressing room compound’ similar to Simon Cowell’s posh trailer.”
Returning executive producer Nigel Lythgoe, however, defended Lopez, saying, “There’s so many stories out there and one of them is that J.Lo is a diva. J.Lo has never been a diva. Jennifer is not a diva. She is a beautiful woman who cares so much…If she is going to be a judge, she will know how to judge because she knows the industry.”
And despite all that talk of Howard Stern being in contention, the Idol insider says, “He was never under consideration. That was a tabloid rumor that Howard perpetuated in his own self interest.”
The three original American Idol judges were Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson. Paula departed after season eight, and Simon left at the end of season nine to launch a new Fox reality show, The X Factor. Songwriter Kara DioGuardi joined the lineup the year before Abdul left, serving as something like an understudy for the ’80s pop star. And talk show host and comedian Ellen DeGeneres joined up last year for what was supposed to be a multiyear stint.
But Ellen announced her resignation earlier this summer, and Kara is possibly, but not definitely, being let go from the show, and our inside source confirms she’s “upset” that Fox has not been communicating with her recently. Even Randy Jackson told the Television Critics Association Press Tour earlier this month, “The only thing that’s for sure is Ryan Seacrest.”
CAMEO STARS RELEASED FOUR FACEBOOK-READY VIDEO MESSAGES FRIDAY FROM LINDSAY!
Cameo Stars released four Facebook-ready video messages of Lindsay Lohan Friday, showing Lindsay sending wishes to the troops, poking friends complete with Twitter push, encouraging people to get out there and live life, and sending birthday wishes. The virtual messages were shot on July 13, just one week before she surrendered for jail.
“Creating my Cameo Stars is something I really want to do for my fans, given their never-ending support through the good and the bad in recent years,” Lindsay said. “It makes me feel like I can stay connected with them in a new way. I could not have done that before Cameo Stars and social media, and now I can, which is really cool.”
Lindsay is just one of the stars who’s filmed a virtual cameo, joining the stilted company of Carmen Electra, Reggie Bush, Tony Romo and Drew Brees.
Cameo stars is calling Lindsay’s messages “limited-edition,” but there’s no word on when these will be taken down.
DINA LOHAN HINTS ON “TODAY”, DAUGHTER LINDSAY GETTING OUT OF 90 DAY REHAB SOON!
Dina Lohan sat down with Matt Lauer on the Today show Friday morning and even before she opened her mouth, her exasperation with Lauer was apparent. She held her head in her hands as the anchor rattled off LiLo’s resume—two stints in jail, four times in rehab, the first three of which, Lauer said, clearly did not work.
Dina quickly attempted to set the record straight, saying her 24-year-old daughter had only been to rehab twice, the first time in 2007. “I actually put her there,” Dina sniped. “When you say works or don’t works, I don’t know where you’re getting that.”
She questioned the sources for nearly all of Lauer’s questions and placing the blame for Lindsay’s current situation on everyone from the tabloids to the Internet to the California legal system to Michael Lohan to Judge Marsha Revel—whose name, incidentally, Dina could not let pass without snide comments that she went “overboard” and claims that she was about to get fired.
“I think she went overboard and played serious hardball with Lindsay,” she said of the recently recused Revel, adding that she didn’t believe her daughter deserved any jail time at all “for this particular offense.”
“We have a new judge on the case, I don’t know if you know that fact…She was in for just missing a couple of classes that she made up, and she was working at the time. The judge went overboard and went into serious lockdown…She went against the district attorney’s advice…The judge played hardball. Lindsay was in with alleged murderers and she’s become friends with a lot of them… The judge recused herself or she would have been fired. But I don’t want to talk about that right now. ”
Dina added that Lindsay is doing “great” and will be out “soon.” She would not go into further specifics, despite new reports that LiLo could be excused from her 90-day treatment program in as little as 45 days. So far, she’s been in for just 11.
As for the hard-to-avoid public sentiment that her longer jail stint and court-ordered rehab was both something that Lindsay had coming as well as something that could do her some good, Dina wasn’t having any of that talk. “I think that’s all propaganda. As you know, you’re in the business of entertainment, I think a lot of it is preorchestrated and you’re reading things that are not fact.”
While Lauer agreed that our rumor-crazed society probably didn’t help things, he did argue with Dina that, “You can’t blame it all on the tabloids, she has made some wrong decisions.” Dina responded “As a parent, you have to let them go a little bit and when she went out to Los Angeles when she was 19, I had to let her go and live and fall and fail and survive, and without failure there’s no success. You can’t make your child not go out and go to a club and not get behind the wheel of a car and I certainly don’t condone that type of behavior.”
“I think every child goes through a lot of difficult things. Lindsay, her life is magnified, so I really think her life is under a microscope. I raised my children to be normal and Lindsay doesn’t realize she does have people watching her and media surrounding her, she can’t even go to Starbucks without 12 cars following her. It’s not fair. They can’t really live.”
As for Michael Lohan, she offers only this: “He doesn’t speak to us, he doesn’t speak to Lindsay, he doesn’t speak to our other children.” As for Lindsay’s future, Dina noted “Well, she’ll be coming back to New York,” she said of Lindsay’s post-rehab plans. “Los Angeles…California’s a wonderful state, but in that world, it’s different there. It’s a different game you play there. The court system is a little different.”
JENNIFER ANISTON QUIETLY SHUTS DOWN BILL O’REILLY’S COMMENTS DIRECTED TOWARD HER!
Bill O’Reilly is no friend of Jennifer Aniston. The Fox News fixture lambasted her on his show for having the audacity to say in public that women are, more and more these days, taking the matter of family into their own hands and choosing to have children without being in a relationship. O’Reilly, who has two kids with wife Maureen, called Aniston’s comments “destructive to our society.”
So what did Aniston say in return? “Of course, the ideal scenario for parenting is obviously two parents of a mature age,” Aniston said Thursday. “Parenting is one of the hardest jobs on earth,” she continued. “And, of course, many women dream of finding Prince Charming, with fatherly instincts, but for those who’ve not yet found their Bill O’Reilly, I’m just glad science has provided a few other options.”
An example of that science is on display in Aniston’s new comedy, The Switch, in which she plays a single gal who utilizes a sperm bank when she decides it’s time to have a kid. Or she tries to, until Jason Bateman gets drunk, destroys her purchased specimen and substitutes his own.
KELSEY GRAMMER AND NEW GIRLFRIEND KAYTE WALSH ARE EXPECTING A CHILD TOGETHER!
Kelsey Grammer, the sort-of single actor and girlfriend Kayte Walsh are expecting a child together, his rep confirmed Thursday. Camille Grammer filed for divorce on July 1 after 13 years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences.
Grammer immediately followed with a statement encouraging people to not say horrible things out of respect for his wife, who he called a “terrific partner for many years.” The Frasier star has an 8-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son with Camille, his third wife, plus two daughters from previous relationships.
London’s Daily Mail was the first to have its eye on Grammer’s possible new addition after Walsh’s dad spilled the beans, saying Walsh, a 29-year-old flight attendant for Virgin Atlantic, simply “hit it off” with the 55-year-old actor. The paper also published pics of the couple strolling around Manhattan.
In July, Grammer explained that a random blonde he was spotted kissing on the cheek at a New York restaurant was actually his eldest daughter, Spencer. “I do take issue with the characterization that we were smooching, but surely if that were the case then even I admit it might be newsworthy in some fashion,” quipped the five-time Emmy winner.
GEORGE MICHAEL CHARGED WITH CANNABIS POSSESSION & DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE!
George Michael official record took another hit Thursday morning, when he was formally charged with possession of cannabis and driving under the influence of “drink or drugs” in Great Britain.
The dual charges stem from his headline-grabbing accident last month, when his car crashed into a photography storefront in his posh neighborhood of Hampstead. The 47-year-old is due back in court Aug. 24.
Fantasia Barrino, the former “American Idol” champ was hospitalized Monday night after suffering an overdose, sources confirmed.
“She took an overdose of aspirin and a sleep aid. Her injuries are not life threatening,” said manager Brian Dickens. “She was dehydrated and exhausted at the time. Fantasia is stable now. She will be released from the hospital soon.”
Local sources specify the 26-year-old R&B singer was rushed by ambulance to Carolinas Medical Center-Pineville in her hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina at approximately 8:55 p.m. Monday evening.
It’s not known whether the overdose was accidental or intentional. But the hospitalization comes after Barrino was accused of being the “other woman” in a cheating scandal.
A North Carolina woman, Paula Cook, named the songstress in a divorce petition filed last Wednesday, stating in the documents that Barrino was the mistress of her husband Antwaun Cook and that the two had videotaped their sexual liasons.
Barrino’s reps issued an earlier statement asserting that Fantasia “is not responsible for the deterioration of the Cooks’ marriage,” but didn’t expressly deny the relationship.
In Tuesday’s release updating her condition, Dickens divulged further information about the nature of their coupling, noting that the crooner “believed [Cook] when he told her he and Mrs. Cook separated in the late summer of 2009.” He noted that she was in love with him and the two dated “on and off for about eleven months.”
The stress of his divorce, he suggests, may have left her in a fragile emotional state. “Fantasia read Mrs. Cook’s complaint against Mr. Cook for the first time yesterday. She knows some of the allegations in Mrs. Cook’s complaint are totally false. There are others she strongly doubts. There is plenty she does not know,” the manager said.
He added: “Fantasia is heartbroken and is sorry for any pain she may have caused. Yesterday, she was totally overwhelmed by the lawsuit and the media attention.”
Dickens then thanked fans on Barrino’s behalf. “Fantasia is a fighter and a survivor. This is not the hardest thing Fantasia has endured,” he said. “Fantasia will be stronger, smarter and better for it.”
VH1, on which the second season of Fantasia for Real is scheduled to premiere September 19, issued the following statement: “We support Fantasia 100% and look forward to working with her again soon. Our thoughts and prayers are with her at this difficult time.”
BRITNEY SPEARS WILL BE A GUEST STAR ON “GLEE” IN THEIR SECOND SEASON!
“Glee” boss Ryan Murphy has confirmed that Britney will do a couple scenes.” This after it was revealed her music would be featured in an episode for the second season, but this is the first word that Britney herself will guest star on the show. “We are doing a Britney episode and people do have certain expectations because the show is sarcastic. But the Britney episode is so reverential about her, and it’s so kind and it’s about her music. It’s not about her personal life, and I think Britney Spears is essential to pop culture. We’re handling Britney with kid gloves.”
This will be Britney’s first TV-series appearance since she snuggled up to Neil Patrick Harris on “How I Met Your Mother”. When asked if Britney will play herself, Murphy says: “I don’t know yet. The fun thing about the way we’re doing the episode is all the Britney Spears numbers are fantasies.”
Murphy revealed that in the Britney episode, four of the McKinley High students will be put under anesthesia by John Stamos’ dentist character and have Britney-like hallucinations.
As for the post-Super Bowl episode of Glee, Murphy is hoping for a Prince, Michael Jackson or Paul McCartney themed episode—though nothing is set yet. Murphy recently revealed that McCartney had sent him a “mixed tape” for consideration)
“I don’t have any plans right now to do a Michael Jackson episode. So Adam Shankman’s not directing that, but he is directing a big, juicy spectacle. I don’t have the rights to that, and I think it’s really hard to clear Michael Jackson music. I have a list of three dream people who I would love to do after the Super Bowl: I would love to do something about Prince. I think Prince would be amazing. I want to do a Beatles episode. I would love to do a Jackson episode, so one of those three we’ll do for the Super Bowl. I don’t know which one.”
Murphy also wants “more Gaga” this season, and said this of Carol Burnett playing Sue’s mom: “The world’s most famous Nazi hunter, so that’s going to be awesome. And she returns to Sue because she’s caught the last Nazi.”
JANA KRAMER AND JOHNATHON SCHAECH END THEIR ONE MONTH MARRIAGE!
Jana Kramer, the “One Tree Hill” star and Johnathon Schaech, who tied the knot in Michigan on July 4, are already going their separate ways.
“Jana and Johnathon have agreed to dissolve their marriage,” Kramer’s rep tells reported. “Jana is humbled by the outpouring of support from her fans, friends and family, and appreciates the respect of her privacy.”
Schaech, 40, and Kramer, 26, met while shooting Prom Night in 2008, a year after his marriage to Christina Applegate ended.
He popped the question on December 22, Kramer calling it “the best present ever.” Schaech told People at the time, “I can’t wait to make Jana my wife and have a family.”
Applegate is currently expecting her first child with fiancé Martyn LeNoble.
LEVI JOHNSTON FOLLOWING IN SARAH PALIN’S FOOTSTEPS IN WASILLA, ALASKA!
Levi Johnston has teamed with a production company to shop a reality series called “Loving Levi: The Road to the Mayor’s Office”, which will—just as the title implies—chronicle his life as he runs for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska.
Or since the mayor’s job won’t be up for grabs until 2012, as his new campaign manager points out, maybe he’ll make a run for city council in the meantime.
“The more I think about it and look into it, I think there’s a possibility we can make it happen,” Johnston told Variety, admitting that he wasn’t exactly keen on the idea when producers Scott Stone and David Weintraub of Stone and Co. approached him with it. But now, “it’s something that I want to do.”
Sarah Palin was actually was mayor of Wasilla from 1996 to 2002.
Stone and Co., which describes Loving Levi as a “real inside look into who he is as a father, a skilled hunter, an avid dirt biker, and his journey down the road of small-town politics… right after he gets his high school diploma,” has already started shooting the pilot, according to Variety.
And though Johnston didn’t look as if he was kicking off a political campaign Monday night at the 2010 Teen Choice Awards, he says that he will fulfill his duties as mayor if elected.
“It’s hard to figure me out,” he said. “You’ve got to follow me around. I’m very different. I lead a crazy life. But it will basically be both worlds, my life in Hollywood and back home, the real country boy that I am.”
MIA FARROW CONTRADICTS NAOMI CAMPBELL’S TESTIMONY IN HAGUE TRIAL!
A few days after Naomi Campbell testified under oath at Charles Taylor’s war crimes trial at The Hague that she didn’t know who the former Liberian dictator was, Mia Farrow took the stand and directly contradicted that claim, essentially accusing the British supermodel of perjuring herself on the witness stand.
In testimony Monday, Farrow told the United Nations court that Campbell did in fact admit to receiving a “huge diamond” from Taylor at a charity event at Nelson Mandela’s house 13 years ago that both attended.
The deposed African despot is on trial for allegedly accepting uncut blood diamonds in return for funding neighboring Sierra Leone rebels who killed thousands of civilians during that country’s civil war that ended in 2002.
Campbell, 40, took the stand last week and asserted that two men whom she didn’t know from Taylor’s entourage knocked on her hotel suite in the middle of the night following a dinner on behalf of Nelson Mandela’s Children Fund and gave her some “dirty-looking stones.”
The next morning, Campbell recalled telling Farrow at a breakfast that she “assumed” it was from Taylor whom she had met the night before, but up until then had “never heard of him before, never heard of the country Liberia before” and “never heard of the term ‘blood diamonds’ before.”
Not so, according to Farrow, who said Campbell couldn’t wait to gossip about the gift when she and some other guests sat down together.
“What I remember is Naomi Campbell. . .said, in effect, ‘Oh my God. . .last night I was awakened by knocking at the door and it was men sent by Charles Taylor and he sent me a huge diamond,” the actress recalled.
That recollection flatly contradicted the lawsuit-friendly model’s assertion that she didn’t know who the gift-giver was because, as she told the court, she “gets gifts given to me all the time, at all hours of the night.”
Defense lawyers tried to counter by suggesting Farrow had a faulty memory and accused her of being biased toward Campbell, pointing to a later interview she gave ABC’s Nightline about the affair in which she said she wanted to see “justice” for the people of Sierra Leone and Liberia. The thesp denied the bias claim.
Campbell subsequently gave the gems to an associate to donate to Mandela’s charity, but no such donations were made and her friend instead held on to the diamonds and eventually turned them over to investigators.
Campbell’s former agent, Carole White, is expected to testify next that Campbell had been “mildly flirtatious” with the dictator throughout the dinner; that she had overheard him talk about gifting her the diamonds; and that Campbell “seemed excited about the diamonds” and “kept talking about them.”
Campbell has since tried to pretend the whole thing never happened, telling prosecutors back in April that she never received the stones. She also initially refused to testify against Taylor, citing fears for her and her family’s safety, but was eventually compelled to do so after being subpoenaed.
ROD STEWART, 65, IS GOING TO BE A DAD AGAIN, IT’LL BE NUMBER SEVEN!
Rod Stewart, the 65-year-old rocker confirmed Monday that he is expecting his second child with model wife Penny Lancaster, and his seventh offspring overall.
“We were thrilled and delighted to be able to tell Alastair that he was going to be the big brother to a little baby, expected just before Mummy’s 40th birthday,” the couple said. That puts the due date sometime around March.
The duo has been together 10 years, married for three, and already has one son together, four-year-old Alastair. Stewart has five other children, ranging in age from 30 (Kimberly) to 15.
TEEN CHOICE AWARDS DOMINATED BY VAMPIRES, ROBERT PATTINSON GRABS 4!
Teen celbrities packed the Gibson Amphitheatre Sunday to pick up 104 awards (17 of which went to productions with vampires in them) in six genres: movies, television, music, summer, fashion and—for the handful that fell just outside those lines—miscellaneous.
Two hours’ of the award fest, hosted by Katy Perry and the boys of Glee, will be shown Monday night on Fox, but don’t worry, most of the awards that were given to Robert Pattinson will be seen in prime-time.
Pattinson won four surfboards, including Choice Male Movie Star of the summer for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. He shared Choice Liplock, and Choice Chemistry with his absentee New Moon costar Kristen Stewart, also a four-time winner.
New Moon was, not surprisingly, the teens’ Choice Movie, Fantasy.
Pattinson also got a special treat, being named Choice Movie Actor, Drama, for the nonvampire film he starred in last year. Jimmy Fallon presented using his “Robert Pattinson is bothered” voice.
Team Jacob also went home happy, with Taylor Lautner topping Pattinson for Choice Male Actor, Fantasy, for New Moon and grabbing “miscellaneous” surfboards for Choice Male Hottie, Megan Fox was Female Hottie), Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon, Male, and Choice Smile. The cast of Twilight was found to have the Most Fanatic Fans!
Still appearing to enjoy her return to the public eye, Sandra Bullock was in the house to tote away a surfboard for Choice Movie Actress, Drama, for The Blind Side. The gracious Oscar winner was also Choice Actress in a Romantic Comedy for The Proposal, for which she also shared the Choice Dance award with Betty White.
Here’s the full list of winners from the 2010 Teen Choice Awards:
MOVIES
Choice Drama: The Blind Side
Choice Actress, Drama: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Choice Actor, Drama: Robert Pattinson, Remember Me
Choice Comedy: Date Night
Choice Actress, Comedy: Tina Fey, Date Night
Choice Actor, Comedy: Ashton Kutcher, Killers
Choice Romantic Comedy: Valentine’s Day
Choice Actress, Romantic Comedy: Sandra Bullock, The Proposal
Choice Actor, Romantic Comedy: Ashton Kutcher, Valentine’s Day
Choice Horror/Thriller: Paranormal Activity
Choice Actress, Horror/Thriller: Megan Fox, Jennifer’s Body
Choice Actor, Horror/Thriller: Leonardo DiCaprio, Shutter Island
Choice Action Adventure Movie: Sherlock Holmes
Choice Actress, Action Adventure: Rachel McAdams, Sherlock Holmes
Choice Actor, Action Adventure: Channing Tatum, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Choice Sci-Fi Movie: Avatar
Choice Actress, Sci-Fi: Zoe Saldana, Avatar
Choice Actor, Sci-Fi: Sam Worthington, Avatar
Choice Fantasy Movie: The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Choice Actress, Fantasy: Kristen Stewart, New Moon
Choice Actor, Fantasy: Taylor Lautner, New Moon
Choice Animated Movie: Toy Story 3
Choice Villain: Rachelle Lefevre, New Moon
Choice Liplock: Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, The Twilight Saga
Choice Fight: Mia Wasikowska vs. The Jabberwocky, Alice in Wonderland
Choice Dance: Sandra Bullock and Betty White, The Proposal
Choice Hissy Fit: Miley Cyrus, The Last Song
Choice Chemistry: Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, New Moon
Choice Male Breakout: Liam Hemsworth, The Last Song
Choice Female Breakout: Taylor Swift, Valentine’s Day
Choice Male Scene Stealer: Kellan Lutz, New Moon
Choice Female Scene Stealer: Ashley Greene, New Moon
TELEVISION
Choice Drama: Gossip Girl
Choice Actress, Drama: Leighton Meester, Gossip Girl
Choice Actor, Drama: Chace Crawford, Gossip Girl
Choice Comedy: Glee
Choice Actress, Comedy: Selena Gomez, Wizards of Waverly Place
Choice Actor, Comedy: Jonas Brothers, JONAS
Choice Action Series: NCIS
Choice Actress, Action: Yvonne Strahovski, Chuck
Choice Actor, Action: Zachary Levi, Chuck
Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy: The Vampire Diaries
Choice Actress, Sci-Fi/Fantasy: Nina Dobrev, The Vampire Diaries
Choice Actor, Sci-Fi/Fantasy: Paul Wesley, The Vampire Diaries
Choice Animated Show: Family Guy
Choice Reality Show: Keeping Up With the Kardashians
Choice Male Reality/Variety Star: Lee DeWyze, American Idol
Choice Female Reality/Variety Star: The Kardashians
Choice Reality Competition Show:
Choice Personality: Ryan Seacrest
Choice Breakout Show: The Vampire Diaries
Choice Male Breakout: Paul Wesley, The Vampire Diaries
Choice Female Breakout: Nina Dobrev, The Vampire Diaries
Choice Female Scene Stealer: Hilary Duff, Gossip Girl
Choice Male Scene Stealer: Chris Colfer, Glee
Choice Parental Unit: Mike O’Malley, Glee
Choice Villain: Ian Somerhalder, The Vampire Diaries
MUSIC
Choice Female Artist: Lady Gaga
Choice Male Artist: Justin Bieber
Choice Group: Selena Gomez & The Scene
Choice Pop Album: My World 2.0, Justin Bieber
Choice Rock Album: Brand New Eyes, Paramore
Choice Rock Group: Paramore
Choice R&B Album: Jason Derülo, Jason Derülo
Choice R&B Artist: Beyoncé
Choice Rap Album: Relapse, Eminem
Choice Rap Artist: Eminem
Choice Country Album: Fearless, Taylor Swift
Choice Country Group: Lady Antebellum
Choice Country Artist, Male: Keith Urban
Choice Country Artist, Female: Taylor Swift
Choice Single: “California Gurls,” Katy Perry
Choice Hook Up: “Airplanes,” B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams
Choice Breakout Artist, Male: Justin Bieber
Choice Breakout Artist, Female: Selena Gomez & The Scene
Choice Love Song: “When I Look at You,” Miley Cyrus
Choice R&B Track: “OMG,” Usher
Choice Rap/Hip-Hop Track: “Love the Way You Lie,” Eminem featuring Rihanna
Choice Rock Track: “Ignorance,” Paramore
Choice Country Song: “Fifteen,” Taylor Swift
SUMMER
Choice Movie: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Choice Movie Star, Male: Robert Pattinson, Eclipse
Choice Movie Star, Female: Kristen Stewart, Eclipse
Choice TV Show: Pretty Little Liars
Choice TV Star, Male: Ian Harding, Pretty Little Liars
Choice TV Star, Female: Lucy Hale, Pretty Little Liars
Choice Summer Song: “California Gurls,” Katy Perry
Choice Summer Music Star, Male: Justin Bieber
Summer Music Star, Female: Lady Gaga
FASHION
Choice Male Hottie: Taylor Lautner
Choice Female Hottie: Megan Fox
Choice Red Carpet Icon, Female: Selena Gomez
Choice Red Carpet Icon, Male: Taylor Lautner
Choice Celebrity Fashion Line: Miley and Max, Miley Cyrus and Max Azria
MISCELLANEOUS
Choice Twit: Ellen DeGeneres
Choice Web Star: Shane Dawson
Choice Videogame: The Sims 3
Choice Smile Presented by Invisalign Teen: Taylor Lautner
Choice Activist: Shakira
Choice American Idol Alum: David Archuleta
Choice Comedian: Ellen DeGeneres
Choice Athlete, Male: David Beckham (soccer)
Choice Athlete, Female: Serena Williams (tennis)
Choice Action Sports Star, Male: Ryan Sheckler (skateboarding)
Choice Action Sports Star, Female: Maya Gabeira (surfing)
Most Fanatic Fans: Twilight Cast
OSCAR WINNING ACTRESS PATRICIA NEAL DEAD FROM CANCER AT AGE 84!
Oscar-winning actress Patricia Neal has died at the age of 84.
The Hud star lost her battle with lung cancer Sunday, and she passed away in her home in Edgartown, Massachusetts, on Martha’s Vineyard, according to reports.
Known best for her roles in The Fountainhead, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and A Face in the Crowd, Neal was also noted for her unexpected comeback after suffering a series of strokes at the age of 39.
But her own triumph came after much personal loss.
Following an unhappy affair with her Fountainhead costar Gary Cooper, she married Roald Dahl, the author of such children’s classics as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Fantastic Mr. Fox. In 1960, the couple’s infant son suffered brain damage after the baby carriage he was in was struck by a taxi in New York City. Then after moving to England with her husband, the couple lost their 7-year-old daughter to measles encephalitis in 1962. The couple divorced in 1983.
But while she agreed with critics who compared the events in her life to a Greek tragedy in her 1988 autobiography As I Am, she continued to prove herself as a fighter throughout her career and personal life.
After regaining her ability to walk and talk post-stroke, she went on to garner three Emmy nominations and another Oscar nomination for her role in The Subject Was Roses.
“THE OTHER GUYS” END “INCEPTION” 3 WEEK RUN AT TOP OF THE BOX-OFFICE!
After a three-weekend run at No. 1, Inception with $18.6 million Friday-Sunday) got beat at the box office by Ferrell’s and Mark Wahlberg’s The Other Guys ($35.6 million).
Life still remains a dream for Inception. The Christopher Nolan-Leonardo DiCaprio mind-bender has grossed more than $227 million domestically, and moved up to sixth place on the 2010 chart.
Step Up 3D ($15.5 million) opened smaller than both of its two 2D predecessors, and Descpicable Me ($9.4 million), did make some of its money from 3D, is the eighth film of the year to break $200 million—it’s at about $210 million overall domestically.
• Toy Story 3 ($3 million), another credit to 3D, is now the biggest-grossing Disney animated film of all-time, the studio said, with a whopping $895 million worldwide take.
1. The Other Guys, $35.6 million
2. Inception, $18.6 million
3. Step Up 3D, $15.5 million
4. Salt, $11.1 million
5. Dinner for Schmucks, $10.5 million
6. Despicable Me, $9.4 million
7. Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, $6.9 million
8. Charlie St. Cloud, $4.7 million
9. Toy Story 3, $3 million
10. The Kids Are All Right, $2.6 million
YARNELL OF SHIELDS & YARNELL FAME DEAD AT 66 FROM BRAIN ANEURYSM!
Shields & Yarnell were the rock stars of mime. Back in the 1970s, the then-husband-and-wife duo headlined in Las Vegas, worked with everybody from Dean Martin to the Muppets, and starred in their very own prime-time TV show.
Lorene Yarnell, the robotic Mrs. Clinker to Robert Shields’ similarly programmed Mr. Clinker, passed away July 29 of a brain aneurysm in Norway, where she lived, Variety reported today.
The couple divorced in 1985, but remained partners in mime. As Shields told a Florida newspaper in 1997: “We still do our act because we love it, not because we have to.”
ROBBIE WILLIAMS MARRIED ACTRESS AYDA FIELD IN BEVERLY HILLS SATURDAY!
Robbie Williams, the 36-year-old British pop star married actress Ayda Field, 31, at his home in Beverly Hills on Saturday. Approximately 75 friends and family witnessed the early-evening nuptials, reports People. Caterers and wedding planners were seen at his $12-million estate earlier in the day putting on the final touches.
The couple has been dating since 2006. Last month, Williams announced he rejoined the band Take That and will release an album later this year.
EMMA THOMPSON RECEIVES THE 2,416TH STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME FRIDAY!
Oscar-winning British actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson was the toast of Tinseltown on Friday, receiving the 2,416th star on Hollywood’s “Walk of Fame” — outside an English-themed pub.
Thompson, 51, was honored at a ceremony in front of the Pig ‘n’ Whistle attended by fellow actors Hugh Laurie of “House” fame and Maggie Gyllenhaal, her co-star in “Nanny McPhee Returns,” to be released later this month. “It’s so appropriate this is outside of a pub,” Thompson said as she received her award before a crowd of wellwishers on Hollywood Boulevard.
Laurie, who dated Thompson when the pair were at Cambridge University, said his friend’s talent had been obvious even during their student days. “She was the most obnoxiously talented person — and still is — that I’ve ever come across,” Laurie said. “Everything she did just oozed talent. She said talented things, she wore talented clothes, she rode a talented bicycle, she made talented spaghetti. She is a truly remarkable person, a very good friend, and I could not be prouder.”
Gyllenhaal meanwhile gave a heartfelt tribute to Thompson’s generosity. “I’ve never seen Emma when she hasn’t given me a present and a present for my daughter,” Gyllenhaal said. “She knows the name of every single person on the crew and their children and their wives’ names.” Thompson, the only person to win Academy Awards for acting and writing following her Oscars for “Howards End” and “Sense and Sensibility,” dedicated her star to her late father, the actor, writer and director Eric Thompson. “He was a wonderful man and a great inspiration to me,” Thompson said. “He inspired me to write for children without writing for children.”
Thompson said she recalled her father taking her to visit the Walk of Fame during the 1970s while he was in Los Angeles to direct a stage production. “We looked at all the stars and I remember being really fascinated by this, thinking, ‘What a lovely thing to do, put people’s names in the pavement where everyone walks about all the time,’” Thompson said. “I was thrilled by that.”
SEAN PENN SQUARES OFF AGAINST HAITI PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WYCLEF JEAN!
Sean Penn versus Wyclef Jean, who is running for President of Haiti, but Jean had a sharp response to Sean Penn’s critical comments yesterday questioning Jean’s motives for running and the fact he would probably be controlled by corporate America in running Haiti.
Jean’s response on the Gayle King satellite radio show Friday was “The first thing I’d like to say to Sean Penn is that the area which he operates in Haiti is one area in particular,” Jean said in response to the actor’s claims that the rapper had been a “non-presence” in the country for the past six months.
“He hasn’t seen me for six months—I’ve been going to Haiti for over five years…I am not absent in Haiti, maybe the tent city you’re in, maybe I’m absent in that.”
“My country is not a city of tents, meaning I can’t use the excuse of people living in tents to say that I’m going to make Haiti a better place. I would like to tell Sean Penn I do not react on emotions when it comes to the Haitian people. I do not have to sacrifice my life and live inside of the tents to prove I am for the Haitian people.”
Neither does Penn, to be fair, but that’s apparently just what he’s been doing. Still, there’s one thing Jean has that Penn (or anyone familiar with some of the more common figures of speech) doesn’t: “I have sweat in my blood,” Jean said. And a long campaign road ahead.
AMY POEHLER AND WILL ARNETT WELCOME THEIR SECOND SON FRIDAY, ABLE JAMES!
Amy Poehler and Will Arnett, welcomed their second son early Friday morning, Abel James Arnett! Abel tipped the scales at a healthy 7 pounds, 13 ounces. He joins his 21-month-old older brother Archie Arnett. “Amy, Will, Abel and Archie are all healthy and resting comfortably,” the couple’s rep said in a statement.
As previously assured, neither the pregnancy nor Friday’s birth will affect production of “Parks & Recreation”. The length of Amy Poehler’s maternity leave is uncertain, but she’ll be back up and in the showbiz fold later this month, for the red carpet as a nominee at the Emmy Awards August 29.
VERY DOUBTFUL PAULA ABDUL WILL RETURN TO “AMERICAN IDOL” AS A JUDGE!
Despite returning producer Nigel Lythgoe’s dream of welcoming Paula Abdul back to the Idol family, you won’t be seeing her on Idol—or, perhaps, anything besides “Got to Dance”—anytime soon.
According to a source familiar with Abdul’s recently executed contract with CBS, she is prohibited from appearing on any competition show on any other network, both broadcast and cable. She signed the seven-figure deal in the spring, when it was announced she would judge and executive-produce the upcoming American version of the U.K.’s “Got to Dance”.
“If Paula did Idol she would get sued big-time by Viacom,” says the source. “She’s locked in exclusively with CBS.” The source adds that the former chart-topper’s obligation to CBS is for “about five years” and that the only way for her to appear on Idol would be if CBS to amended her deal. “Paula has a better chance at winning American Idol than she does at returning as a judge.”
Lythgoe indicated that he’s aware of Abdul’s unavailability, saying that he’d love to have her back, but that she had signed with CBS “probably exclusively.”
“I love Paula,” Lythgoe added. “Paula is under contract to another company so she is unavailable.” Neither Fox nor Abdul has commented on any of the speculation.
SETH MACFARLANE OF “FAMILY GUY” FAME, MAY HAVE A SINGING CAREER! TAKE A LOOK!
Seth MacFarlane, the mastermind behind the irreverent Fox ‘toon, revealed on Thursday night’s “Tonight Show” that he’s prepping a big band album.
MacFarlane says Universal Republic Records came to him with an offer to do a recording, probably based on his experience poking fun at the genre on Family Guy, “and I took it.”
Fans can expect “swing arrangements of classic tunes. We kind of deliberately touched stuff that the Deans [Martin] and the Franks [Sinatra] and the Sammys [Davis Jr.] didn’t do yet,” MacFarlane said, before grabbing the mic and offering up a rendition of “Cream in My Coffee” backed by The Tonight Show band.
It’s another thing he can add to the Family Guy Live show the next time he’s in Vegas.
STREISAND REACTS TO JENNIFER ANISTON’S LOOK-A-LIKE TRIBUTE IN “HARPER’S BAZAAR”!
Barbra Streisand, having launched 1,000 impersonators, surely knows that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. And the Oscar- and Grammy-winning diva has seen the photos of Jennifer Aniston invoking Babs’ most memorable looks in the September issue of Harper’s Bazaar, in which she also compared the microscopic scrutiny she is under to Streisand’s life in the spotlight.
So what did Babs have to say about the homage? “I was very flattered that Jennifer Aniston chose to interpret my style with the photos in Harper’s Bazaar,” Streisand said in a statement on her website. “She’s a delightful person, and I think she did a wonderful job. If only she had a bump on her nose,” she added.
ROSIE O’DONNELL IS RETURNING TO DAYTIME TALK SHOW ON OPRAH’S NEW CABLE NETWORK!
Rosie O’Donnell, the Emmy-winning talk show host is returning to daytime TV with a daily show on Oprah Winfrey’s eponymous cable network, OWN, starting sometime next year.
“Rosie is an undeniable talent who has captivated TV audiences for nearly 20 years,” Winfrey said in a statement Thursday. “She’s a true original, who brings her authentic voice, dynamic energy and pure passion to everything she does.”
O’Donnell reaction to joining the queen of daytime talk, “It’s an honor and a privilege to work with Oprah Winfrey on her network,” says O’Donnell. “I’m excited to be back on daytime television.”
Since leaving “The View” in a blaze of animosity in 2007, O’Donnell has launched Rosie Radio on Sirius XM; guest-starred on Curb Your Enthusiasm, Nip/Tuck and Drop Dead Diva; and produced the HBO special A Family Is a Family is A Family: A Rosie O’Donnell Celebration.
OWN, which Winfrey says she’ll be focusing on when she leaves her celebrated chatfest on Sept. 9, 2011, is expected to launch in January.
CHRISTINA AGUILERA BLOWS THE DOORS OFF AN L.A. BURLESQUE CLUB IN NEW FILM!
Christina Aguilera plays your typical small-town girl with dreams of making her way into showbiz. So, of course, she gets a waitressing job at an L.A. burlesque club run by Cher, which allows Xtina to display her Grammy-winning pipes. And voilà, stardom!
EMMA WATSON, “HERMIONE” IN THE HARRY POTTER FILM SERIES, DEBUTS NEW HAIRCUT!
Harry Potter star Emma Watson has done away with her long locks in exchange for a much shorter ‘do, which she proudly put on display while strolling through NYC.
“Dear all. Cut my hair off a few days ago,” the starlet wrote on her Facebook page along with a photo of her pixie cut. “Feels incredible. I love it. I’ve wanted to do this for years and years; it’s the most liberating thing ever. Hope you like it. Big love from Emma x.”
JULIA ROBERTS TALKS VARICOSE VEINS, BOTOX, AND SHE SAYS SHE’S A PRACTICING HINDU!
Julia Roberts doesn’t mind wrinkles. But varicose veins? The “Eat Pray Love” star, who’s all over the place promoting her new film, explains why she isn’t a fan of Botox. She’ll keep her unblemished Pretty Woman legs though…
The 42-year-old movie star tells Elle why she eschews Botox: “I want to have some idea of what I’ll look like before I start cleaning the slates. I want my kids to know when I’m pissed, when I’m happy, and when I’m confounded. Your face tells a story…and it shouldn’t be a story about your drive to the doctor’s office.”
She’s not OK, however, with storytelling gams. After a bizarre intro on The Late Night Show last night, she told David Letterman, “Can I just log a tiny complaint? I’m in the dressing room watching, and in the intro they say, “And tonight: Julia Roberts!’…and then they say, ‘A problem with varicose veins?’” Later, when Dave asked if she’d ever do another Pretty Woman, she joked, “Not with these varicose veins!”
Gams aside, People’s four-time World’s Most Beautiful Woman told Dave her youthful good looks are due to the “love of a good man, good kids,” adding, “I eat a lot.”
She prays, too, telling People she goes to temple with her family to “chant and pray and celebrate. I’m definitely a practicing Hindu.”
When she’s reincarnated (a central belief of Hinduism), Julia says she wants to be “just something quiet and supporting.”
NAOMI CAMPBELL IS A MODEL WITNESS IN “BLOOD DIAMOND” TRIAL IN THE HAGUE!
Naomi Campbell, the British supermodel, was a reluctant witness under heavy security Thursday in The Hague at the war crimes tribunal of Charles Taylor as she recounted how the former Liberian leader once sent her a gift of what she called “dirty stones”—what turned out to be so-called blood diamonds.
“I did not want to be here,” she said. “I just want to get this over with and get on with my life, this is a big inconvenience for me.”
Campbell, one of the world’s highest paid models, for a short time became the star of her own real-life Blood Diamond drama, only with Mia Farrow, not Leonardo DiCaprio, at her side.
Her testimony is considered vital to showing how Taylor, in return for the uncut gems, offered weapons training to neighboring Sierra Leone rebels, who subsequently slaughtered thousands of civilians during Sierra Leone’s bloody 10-year civil war that ended in 2002.
Campbell was called by the prosecution because she once received a gift of said stones from the dictator at a 1997 dinner on behalf of Nelson Mandela’s Children’s Fund that was also attended by Farrow.
“When I was sleeping I had a knock on my door. I opened my door and two men were there and gave me a pouch and said, ‘A gift for you,’ ” she testified, recalling how members of the ruler’s entourage paid a late night visit to her hotel room to deliver them.
While the men didn’t say they worked for Taylor, the 40-year-old remembered telling Farrow, who was also a guest at the event, that she “assumed it was.”
“I opened the pouch the next morning when I woke up. I saw a few stones. They were very small, dirty looking stones. I assumed it was [from him],” Campbell told the court. “I don’t know anything about Charles Taylor. Never heard of him before, never heard of the country Liberia before. I never heard of the term ‘blood diamonds’ before.”
Campbell said she didn’t think much of the souvenir at the time because she admitted she’s frequently spoiled with such extravagances. “I get gifts given to me all the time, at all hours of the night,” she told the court. “Sometimes without notes. It is quite normal for me to receive gifts.”
She said she gave the diamonds to a colleague and asked him to donate them to charity—in this case Mandela’s Children’s Fund. But it turns out her friend held on to the stones as documents from the charity showed it never received them and that she only made cash donations. Campbell insisted she never contacted the Liberian leader, nor had any intention.
Farrow is expected to take the stand next week and relate how Campbell told her the next morning at breakfast about the blood diamond tale.
Campbell initially resisted having to testify against Taylor, citing safety fears, even saying back in April that she “never received” the stones. But after being served a subpoena (thus facing possible prison time if she refused to talk), the model did a 180.
“This is someone who, I read on the Internet, has killed thousands of people. I don’t want my family endangered in any way,” she testified. Campbell didn’t appear particularly nervous during her time before the tribunal.
Security was incredibly tight, with the judge panel taking the unusual precaution of ordering authorities to ensure that no photography, videotaping or sketching be done as she entered or exited the courtroom. (However, her entire testimony was recorded and made public.)
The 62-year-old Taylor has categorically denied ever being involved in the blood diamond trade to help fuel the insurgency.
MARY HART, “ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT” HOST FOR 30 YEARS, FINALLY STEPPING DOWN.
Mary Hart — the ageless, perpetually perky longtime hostess of “Entertainment Tonight” — is stepping down from the show after almost three decades.
The Hollywood Reporter says Hart, 59, will step down after the upcoming season of “ET,” which begins in September. No replacement has been named, but THR notes that Lara Spencer of “The Insider” is one possibility.
NIGEL LYTHGOE RETURNS TO “AMERICAN IDOL” AS THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER THURSDAY!
Nigel Lythgoe, current “So You Think You Can Dance” judge and Idol’s executive producer for the first seven years of its run, returns as the man in charge.
While Lythgoe’s Idol responsibilities will be limited to behind-the-scenes goings-on and not include a judging capacity, and as for why he himself, what with his Fox reality show judging prowess, would not be keen to take over Simon Cowell’s old chair…
“You do not follow Sean Connery in the role of James Bond,” he said. “You follow George Lazenby. Simon Cowell is brilliant. He’s as honest as one is possible to be. But we have to move on.”
And while Lythgoe knows better to confirm whether negotiations are taking place with Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler or even music industry legend Jimmy Iovine, he has given them all his seal of approval.
Whoever ends up in the judging panel—or not, sorry Kara DioGuardi—Lythgoe said this year’s group can only improve. Why? Blame Sean Connery. “It’s not because I disliked any of them, but the chemistry wasn’t there,” he told Variety of the judges last season. “It almost felt like Simon Cowell turned his back on Ellen. It felt uncomfortable.”
What changes, exactly, is Nigel looking to make? First off, he said, the show focuses too much on the judges. He’ll try, despite the addition of an all-new, probably superstar panel, to turn the attention back on the kids. And the kids’ singing—which means those long drawn-out, pity party-throwing video packages of auditioners’ backstories will be cut considerably.
Lythgoe’s fellow bosses must also like what they heard, since the whole crew is welcoming him back with open arms—and dispensed press releases.
“American Idol became a juggernaut of epic proportions, but to me it was always like home,” Lythgoe said. Simon Fuller, another exec producer and cocreator with Lythgoe of the show said he is “so happy to be welcoming Nigel back to the Idol family…His unbridled passion has been missed.”
WHOOPI GOLDBERG HAS A FEW “CHOICE WORDS” FOR MICHAELE SALAHI ON “THE VIEW”!
“The Bachelorette” Ali Fedotowsky chose Roberto Martinez and happily accepted his proposal, and she and her new fiancé are finally free to step out publicly together without worrying about ruining any pre-taped finales. And the newly engaged couple did just that on Monday night as they celebrated the big news in Hollywood.
Of course, such an occasion wouldn’t be complete without the ring, the details on the Neil Lane rock: it’s a 3.03-carat central asscher-cut diamond, accented with 184 round brilliant cut diamonds, set in platinum and valued at $50,000.
On Monday night, the engaged pair made their first live TV appearance together on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” where Fedotowsky said she would likely exchange vows with Martinez “in the spring” of next year.
“We always had a really strong connection from the very first night,” the bride-to-be said of Martinez, 26. “I just had a feeling, a really strong feeling …in the end, all I wanted to do [was] see him.” She added, “I didn’t want to leave Roberto. [That] just showed me that that’s who I wanted to be with.”
Since the show’s finale was shot months ago, the couple said they have spent about 20 days together “in seclusion.” “We entertained ourselves. We played games, we made up handshakes,” Fedotowsky, 25, said. “We watch ‘Bridezillas’ all day long!”
As for how they will avoid the heartbreak that other “Bachelor” and “Bachelorette” couples have endured, Fedotowsky insists that “nothing terrible” will happen to their relationship. “We have so much faith in our relationship,” she said. “Every day we tell each other, you’re my priority, we’re gonna put each other first no matter what every single day.”
CHARLIE SHEEN STRIKES PLEA DEAL IN COLORADO FOR NO JAIL TIME & MALIBU REHAB!
Charlie Sheen, seven months after the fact, the sitcom star pleaded guilty to third-degree domestic violence for his heated December 25 confrontation with wife Brooke Mueller. And, instead of heading directly to an Aspen jail as a previous plea deal stipulated, Sheen is expected back at work Tuesday on “Two and Half Men”. His home base for the next 30 days will be a rehab center in Malibu, where he’ll work on “behavioral modification.”
Once upon a time Sheen was going to spend 30 days in jail in exchange for the court dropping felony menacing and misdemeanor criminal mischief charges against him. His deal “hit a snag” in June, however, when Beverly Campbell, an employee of the county’s Jail Administrative Offices, decided that the actor didn’t quality for their system’s work release program—which was one of the major perks of his deal.
So, after further negotiations, Sheen’s attorney, Yale Galanter, somehow wrangled a 30-day stay at Promises, celeb rehab central, in Malibu, 30 days’ probation, and 36 hours of domestic violence and anger management counseling for his mischievous client. Galanter also represented Mueller in the aftermath of Sheen’s arrest.
And a rep from CBS says that the network has been given no indication that the star of “Two and a Half Men” will not be on set Tuesday as scheduled.
Sheen has 30 days until he has to check into rehab, and he has to formally agree to the location by 5 p.m. tomorrow. “I’m very grateful to the court and to the people of Pitkin County,” the actor said in a statement released by rep Stan Rosenfield. “I look forward to complying with the court’s decision, getting on with my life and putting this behind me.”
BILL COSBY REPORTS OF HIS DEATH CIRCULATE MONDAY ON TWITTER: RUMOR ONLY!
Killing off stars on the Internet still isn’t funny, cool—or approved by Bill Cosby. The comedy living legend is sounding seriously peeved after a Twitterverse-spread hoax offed him Monday afternoon.
“Emotional friends have called about this misinformation,” Cosby tweeted. “To the people behind the foolishness, I’m not sure you see how upsetting this is.”
This is the second time this year that The Cosby Show’s namesake dad has been declared dead via the Internet. As he did back in February, Cosby initially made light of today’s “news.” “Again, I’m rebuttaling rumors about my demise . But, I’m confirming I have an app,” the 73-year-old wrote, Sarah Palin-style.
But the plug—the surest sign that an American is alive and kicking and selling—didn’t kill the “Is Bill Cosby dead?” question, hence, the comic’s no-joke followup a few hours later.
LINDSAY LOHAN PICKS A JAIL-THEMED BIKINI FOR MAXIM COVER AUGUST 10TH!
Lindsay Lohan just last month donned a bikini or three and left her fate in the hands of German translators, and now she’s back speaking our language for the September cover of Maxim, which was shot on June 30, a mere three weeks before her 14-day lockup. Her wardrobe, too, went for variations on the theme as she embraced her impending jail stint with a black-and-white striped bikini.
Just shy of her 24th birthday at the time of her interview with the men’s mag, Lindsay proffered the following older and wiser nugget when asked about her hopes for the upcoming year:
“To focus on myself and my work and to move all press on me to focus on the work I do.”
‘Cause if there’s one thing LiLo embodies at the moment, it’s the epitome of selflessness.
“Also, I’d like to do more work in India and travel to Malawi,” she said.
Having apparently gained insight from the roadblock-heavy path she’s on, she also offered up some advice about how to cope with adversity.
“Stay true to yourself always,” she said. “At the end of the day, you have to look at yourself in the mirror and be content with the choices you’ve made, and will make, in your life. Go with your gut!”
Still, despite her then-forthcoming jail time and the usual media blitz it caused, Lindsay was decidedly philosophical about the whole thing. “I am feeling strong,” she said. “I’ve experienced a lot in my life, and my mom has given me a lot of faith. This too shall pass.”
The issue goes on sale August 10.
LADY GAGA’S “VANITY FAIR” COVER SHOT SANS COSTUME, BUT SUBDUED ARTICLE!
Lady Gaga is on the September cover of Vanity Fair looking glamorous with trendy gray hair. And it’s either no clothes or crazy clothes with Gaga and she went with the former for her big cover.
The rest of the pictorial is full of stunning costumes and posing, the kind of thing you’d expect from the Lady. However, the accompanying article is much more subdued. It’s largely an ode to her army of Little Monsters. She says the fans are her motivating force: “I want to say and sing the right things for you, and I want to make that one melody that really saves your spirit that one day.”
Her whole reason for living: “I’ve looked every man that I’ve ever dated in the eye and every woman I’ve ever been friends with and there will never be something that I put before my fans. It’s about loving who you are. I don’t want people to love me; I want them to love themselves.”
As for that Birkin bag she took a Sharpie to, she explains that it’s “the most classic and iconic bag on the planet, but my fans don’t related to it because it represents something that they don’t have…My fans are more iconic that this purse. And I love fashion, but I don’t love it more than my fans. And that’s what this bag is all about.”
They also make up for her bad behavior. Take that day she got rowdy at the Mets game followed by some chest-groping at the Yankees game. She admits she got drunk at both games—”Of course I got drunk at Yankee Stadium”—and let her “true New York 24-year-old Italian girl” and “slutty Italian girl” out. However, she’s not worried about the bad press. “My real fans know who I truly am, and they know what I represent and what I mean, and my music and my performance is what really speaks.”
She also talks about her drug use, which is “mostly cocaine” because she’s “terrified of heroin.” However, she has cut back on the coke recently. “I won’t lie; it’s occasional. And when I say occasional, I mean maybe a couple of times a year,” she says.
Though, she offers this caveat when discussing her past drug use: “But if you print that, I do not want my fans to ever emulate that or be that way. I don’t want my fans to think they have to be that way to be great.”
And that pretty much sums up where Gaga is at now. Still at the beginning of her career, over the whole fascination with fame and celebrity culture of her first album, ready to move on to something more. She continuously hints at some tragic events in her life but doesn’t give anything away just yet, she knows she’s gotta save that for later. For now, it’s all about building up her army of fans.
ALICIA KEYS, OVERSHADOWED BY CHELSEA CLINTON, ALSO MARRIED ON THE WEEKEND!
Alicia Keys has proven you don’t need a president in attendance to make your big day something special. The 29-year-old Grammy-sanctioned star tied the knot with producer beau Swizz Beatz, 31, Saturday in a small, intimate ceremony on the French island of Corsica officiated by Deepak Chopra.
The duo, who are expecting their first child together later this year, have been plagued by preemptive marital rumors the past few weeks…”Us Weekly” went so far as to marry them off on Friday, only to rescind the report a few hours later.
Mr. Beatz himself—aka Kasseem Dean—was also forced to deny that the couple had secret plans to tie the knot on a yacht the weekend before, saying at the time that, “People are very creative [with gossip], but it’s cool. We have fun with this stuff.
“The rumors are that we’re taking a boat to do this and we’re like, ‘Man, who’s paying for that?’ ” And despite several reports, including one by MTV UK, neither Bono nor Queen Latifah was on hand.
Beatz, meanwhile, had a couple of tweets Saturday that could be interpreted as celebratory. The first one simply said, “Wowwwwwwwwww,” while another a few hours later proclaimed: ” It’s a brand new day I feel like Nas and Diddy song love y’all and blessing!”
Keys donned a jeweled headband and baby bump-disguising single-shoulder ivory silk “goddess” gown by Vera Wang. The groom sported a white jacket, pink shirt, black pants and white shoes, while his eldest son, Prince Nasir Dean, looked dapper in an all-black tuxedo.
Once the marriage is official (while the celebration may have taken place in Europe, the couple still needs to have a civil ceremony in the U.S. to make it count), it will be the first for Keys and second for Beatz, whose marriage to singer Mashonda Tifrere ended in divorce in 2008, about the time he and Keys started stepping out together (and a year after the birth of his and Tifrere’s son, Kasseem Dean Jr.).
“INCEPTION” CELEBRATES 3RD WEEK IN A ROW #1 AT THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE!
The Christopher Nolan-Leonardo DiCaprio sci-fi thriller went three-for-three at the weekend box office, topping the competition with an estimated $27.5 million. Steve Carell, Zac Efron and house pets were among those left in the dust.
Carell’s and Paul Rudd’s $60 million dollar “Dinner for Schmucks” opened OK, with $23.3 million—in the neighborhood of Carell’s (cheaper) Date Night. For Rudd, the debut was a career-best for a movie that could accurately be called a Paul Rudd movie.
Efron’s Charlie St. Cloud ($12.1 million) proved one thing: His audience ain’t just kids anymore. Four out of every moviegoers were said to be older than 25.
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore ($12.5 million) proved another thing: Just because you charge 3D prices, doesn’t mean you’ll make money. The original Cats & Dogs opened with $21.7 million in back in 2001 2.D.
1. Inception, $27.5 million
2. Dinner for Schmucks, $23.3 million
3. Salt, $19.3 million
4. Despicable Me, $15.5 million
5. Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, $12.5 million
6. Charlie St. Cloud, $12.1 million
7. Toy Story 3, $5 million
8. Grown Ups, $4.5 million
9. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, $4.3 million
10. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, $4 million
JESSICA SIMPSON SHARES A KISS WITH HER 2.7 MILLION TWITTER FOLLOWERS!
Jessica Simpson posted a twitpic of a not-so-passionate smooch shared with boyfriend Eric Johnson. Despite her awkward expression, the hot, new couple are going strong.
The 30-year-old singer tweeted, “Romance 101..getting kissed by my Yalie…me not lookin’ so smart…:) but YUM!”
Johnson is a former San Francisco 49ers tight end who played college football at Yale. The two have been dating since May and had a PDA-filled vacation in Italy for Simpson’s 30th birthday.
CHELSEA CLINTON MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR WEDDING GOES OFF WITHOUT A HITCH!
Chelsea Clinton’s beginnings of married life was perfect! No one forgot the words as Bill and Hillary Clinton’s only daughter swapped vows with investment banker Marc Mezvinsky on Saturday in front of nearly 400 guests in what was, contrary to how it sounds, an extremely private ceremony.
“Today, we watched with great pride and overwhelming emotion as Chelsea and Marc wed in a beautiful ceremony at Astor Courts, surrounded by family and their close friends,” the Clintons said in a statement.
But though the big-budget affair was cloaked in secrecy, details did leak out. The knot-tying took place in an air-conditioned tent on the grounds of the historic riverfront estate in the quiet, artsy town of Rhinebeck, N.Y.
Chelsea Clinton, 30, wore a Vera Wang gown, while her parents donned designer duds by Oscar De La Renta.
Two helipads were installed on the grounds to accommodate helicopter arrivals, though the Federal Aviation Administration designated Rhinebeck a no-fly zone during the nuptials and throughout the night to shield the family and guests—and the dancefloor—from airborne paparazzi.
Adding another touch of Hollywood to the occasion, a source confirms that the bride and groom’s first dance was choreographed by none other than Dancing With the Stars pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy.
Word was that only those with a personal connection to either the bride or groom, and not just to their prominent parents, made the cut. Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen, who were among those in attendance, told CNN the wedding was “a very personal experience” for the newlyweds, in spite of the media mayhem that surrounded the event.
A rehearsal dinner was held last night in an elegantly decked-out barn on the nearby Grasmere estate.
Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston have called off their second engagement following a fight over one of Levi’s ex-girlfriends, and no, it wasn’t even the ex who turned up pregnant this week, but some other girl!
While Lanesia Garcia was outed by the National Enquirer as Levi’s possible second baby mama, a source—along with Levi’s lawyer—insists that Garcia herself has admitted that Johnston is not the father of her unborn child.
“Lanesia and Levi have dated off and on over the past few years but he’s not the father of that baby,” says the source. “Lanesia’s other ex boyfriend is the father. She’s not the reason Bristol and Levi broke it off.”
Instead, it was Levi’s other ex, Briana Plum, who put a hitch in Bristol’s wedding plans. “There was an interview with her and Bristol wasn’t happy about some of the things said,” the source said. “There was also some picture on Facebook of him and Briana and Bristol just said, ‘Let’s hold off on the engagement.’ ”
Neither Paln nor Johnston have publicly commented on their latest split. The parents of 19-month-old Tripp landed on the cover of “Us Weekly” last month with news of their rekindled romance and there was even talk about shopping a reality show featuring their young family.
SNOOKI ARRESTED FOR DRUNK & DISORDERLY CONDUCT FRIDAY ON THE JERSEY SHORE!
Friday on the Jersey Shore, Snooki found herself getting hauled off in handcuffs by Seaside Heights’ Finest for drunk and disorderly conduct Friday after passing out during a marathon bout of afternoon partying on the boardwalk.
The artiste otherwise known as Nicole Polizzi had spent the day with her Shore pals shooting on location. “They were in here this morning filming,” says an employee at E J’s Dance Club. “She seemed OK then.” But somewhere along the line, things went from OK to unstable. “She was passed out face down in the sand,” says another eyewitness of Snooki’s face-plant. “She couldn’t even stand up. She was on her knees and kept falling on the beach. People were laughing and taking pictures of her before the cops arrested her.”
The Seaside Heights Police Department said that she was transported to police headquarters and released after being issued a summons to appear in court. “On my way to free snooki!!,” tweeted Jenni “JWoww” Farley. “We need to hold a candlelight vigil outside the police station!”
LINDSAY LOHAN WILL HEAD STRAIGHT TO REHAB AS SOON AS SHE GETS OUT OF JAIL!
Lindsay Lohan might be out of jail as early as Sunday. But she’s not going to get much quality time with her mom, sister, stylists or tanning salons. Despite the pleas of Lohan’s attorney, mother and “Free Lindsay” loyalists, Judge Marsha Revel won’t be allowing the troubled actress time to recoup from her two-week stint at Century Regional before heading to three months of residential drug treatment.
Offenders usually have a full day to transition between jail and rehab that won’t be the case with Lohan. Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Jane Robison says Lohan must head to rehab “sooner than the 24 hours” after her release from jail. Robison couldn’t confirm exactly how long the move would take or the exact location of Lohan’s rehab.
Revel’s primary reason in ordering Lohan directly to rehab is making sure the actress does not relapse after her time behind bars—which has been the concern of Lohan’s estranged father, Michael Lohan, from the beginning. Before her sentence, Lohan’s father had petitioned the judge to remand his daughter for treatment, arguing the slammer is ineffective in treating what he claimed was a prescription drug addiction on her part.
On Thursday, his lawyer Lisa Bloom followed that up with a letter to California Attorney General Jerry Brown requesting an investigation into “unscrupulous doctors” who have “negligently and fraudulently” overprescribed prescription meds to Lindsay.
“While Lindsay’s apparent struggles with drugs and alcohol have depicted in the entertainment media, the issue of her alleged prescription drug addiction, which Michael believes is the core problem, has received less coverage,” Bloom’s letter states. “The problem is that even in jail, even in rehab, even with random drug testing during probation, she can get and use any prescription drugs she wants so long as a doctor prescribes them.”
Bloom says Lindsay has a prescription for Dilaudid, a powerful morphine derivative given to her “supposedly for ‘dental pain’,” along with amphetamines and opiates. Bloom says that Michael is worried that Lindsay has engaged in “doctor shopping” to stock up on multiple prescriptions.
The letter goes on to urge Brown to close “a giant legal loophole that could cost [Lindsay] her life.”
Brown has launched similar doctor-shopping probes following the deaths of Anna Nicole Smith and Corey Haim. The investigations have led to the current prosecution of doctors, as well as Smith sidekick Howard K. Stern, as well as the bust of a massive prescription drug ring.
Attorney General spokeswoman Christine Gasparac says her office is referring the matter to the Board of Medical Examiners and “will work with the Board to investigate any credible claims of abuse by any prescribing doctors.”
ELLEN DEGENERES LEAVES “AMERICAN IDOL”, J.LO RUMORS, & WHAT ABOUT KARA DIAGUARDI?
On the heels of Ellen DeGeneres’ not-so-sudden departure from American Idol come reports that Jennifer Lopez is close to signing a contract to be the show’s new judge.
All official channels, including Lopez’s rep, Fox and producer FremantleMedia, are remaining mum at the moment, but Deadline Hollywood has a source saying J.Lo’s manager, Benny Medina, put the deal in motion a month ago.
Lopez, who has served as a guest mentor and performed on Idol in the past, would be quite the glamorous—and, we would imagine, costly—addition to the panel. And she might not be the only one…
Gossip Cop says that Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has also been offered a judging slot, but as with Lopez there’s no official word yet on whether he is onboard. The addition of Lopez and possibly Tyler would likely also spell the end of Kara DioGuardi.
After one, much ballyhooed season, Ellen DeGeneres announced Thursday that she is leaving the show, citing the demanding schedule and her distaste for “hurting people’s feelings.”
That and, perhaps, because there was a rumor that the producers wanted to reboot with a few new judges? DeGeneres, who signed a multiyear contract in 2009, did say that her decision wasn’t a sudden one.
“A couple months ago, I let Fox and the American Idol producers know that this didn’t feel like the right fit for me,” she said in a statement. “I told them I wouldn’t leave them in a bind and that I would hold off on doing anything until they were able to figure out where they wanted to take the panel next. It was a difficult decision to make, but my work schedule became more than I bargained for. I also realized this season that while I love discovering, supporting and nurturing young talent, it was hard for me to judge people and sometimes hurt their feelings. I loved the experience working on Idol and I am very grateful for the year I had. I am a huge fan of the show and will continue to be.”
“I loved Ellen’s passion for the artists and her nurturing skills,” Idol creator and executive producer Simon Fuller said in a statement. “She brought honesty and optimism to our judging panel and I will miss her greatly.”
Fox is expected to announce the rebooted Idol lineup during its presentation to the Television Critics Association on Monday.
JENNIFER ANISTON NOT CONSIDERING SPERM BANK AS AN OPTION FOR A CHILD!
Jennifer Aniston is not considering a sperm bank withdrawal for a baby in her future. “Jeez, that question’s never been asked to me,” the actress deadpanned in response to Jay Leno’s innocent query about her possible procreation plans, which then turned into a completely nonsensical discussion about how sperm banks work.
“You go to the bank and you have a card…I honestly don’t know exactly,” Aniston insisted, looking just get to the clip already, having already told stories about dad John Aniston getting cast on “Days of Our Lives” when she was a teenager, her worst summer job (bike messenger in NYC), her onetime fear of flying (“I just Judy Garlanded my way through the whole flight”) and her recent perfume launch in London.
MARK WAHLBERG GETS STAR NUMBER 2414 ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME THURSDAY!
Mark Wahlberg’s Family and friends gathered Thursday to watch the Calvin Klein underwear guy turned Oscar-nominated actor and TV producer receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in honor of his movie career.
“I’m glad to be here,” said Will Ferrell, Wahlberg’s costar in the upcoming cop comedy “The Other Guys”. “I first became a fan of Mark’s when I bought his workout video. And I love all your Bourne movies.”
On a more serious note, he called the 39-year-old husband and father of four “not only one of the hardest-working guys, but a great family man and a great dude.”
Wahlberg’s star is the 2,414th addition to the famed attraction and is located right off the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street.
CHELSEA CLINTON’S WEDDING WILL HAVE NO AERIAL PHOTOS, IT’S A NO-FLY ZONE NOW!
The Federal Aviation Administration has granted the former first daughter Chelsea Clinton and her hubby-to-be, Marc Mezvinsky, a VIP temporary flight restriction covering Rhinebeck, N.Y., ensuring paparazzo will not be taking to the sky in choppers to cover what’s undoubtedly the biggest wedding of the year.
A spokeswoman for the FAA confirmed the restriction will apply to all aircraft other than commercial, military and law enforcement or emergency flights. It will be in force starting at 7 p.m. Saturday to 7:30 a.m. Sunday and will cover space from ground level up to 2,000 feet in altitude and include a radius of 1.5 nautical miles.
“Requests for TFRs are put into FAA by various federal agencies or public entities and then each request is evaluated and made the determination whether it would be necessary to have a temporary flight restriction,” the FAA’s Arlene Salac said. “Each case is taken on an individual basis as far as how they evaluate them.”
Here’s what’s going down this weekend:
1. The former first daughter is marrying Marc Mezvinsky, 32, an investment banker at 3G Capital Management in New York. The happy couple met in Hilton Head, S.C., when they were teenagers and then were undergraduate classmates at Stanford, but they didn’t start dating until 2005. Marc is one of 11 children, both biological and adopted. While having Bill and Hillary as in-laws would be daunting for anyone, Mezcinsky’s no stranger to the Beltway or scandal, his dad and mom having both served in Congress. His parents are divorced; dad Ed Mezcinsky was released from prison in 2008 after five years behind bars for wire and bank fraud.
2. Location, Location: Well, Bill Clinton isn’t president anymore, so It’s not going to be in the White House rose garden or at Camp David. The big money is on Astor Courts, a 13,000-square-foot Beaux Arts mansion built in the image of Versailles’ Grand Trianon, in Rhinebeck, N.Y. The proprietress, of course, would not confirm any such plans to any news outlet, but the nearby Beekman Arms Inn and Belvedere Mansion were already sold out for the weekend of July 31 two weeks beforehand. Very uninformative invitations were sent out merely instructing the guests to be within driving distance of Manhattan on the big day with promises of more details TBA. The village of Rhinebeck (pop. 3,077) is recognized as a Colonial-era U.S. Historic District. Residents who have traded malls and McDonalds for horse farms and wineries brag that there are no chain stores or other corporate eyesores marring their Main Street. Emma Roberts and Rufus Wainwright were born in Rhinebeck and celebs such as Liam Neeson and Bette Midler keep vacation homes in the area.
3. Party People: Around 400 guests, all of whom are required to have some sort of personal connection to the bride or groom, are expected. The estimable list, according to various reports, included President Barack Obama and family (who aren’t expected to be there), Oprah Winfrey, Barbra Streisand, Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw, and former British P.M. John Major. A rep for Al and Tipper Gore, who recently separated, has said that neither is attending the nuptials, though it’s unknown whether they were invited at all.
4. Breaking the Bank: A shindig such as this one can run anywhere between $3 million and $5 million, including around $200,000 for security alone, according to large-scale event-planning experts. Chelsea is going to be walking down the aisle in an Oscar de la Renta—or Vera Wang—gown. (Smart money’s on the latter, as she was spotted entering the bridal boutique on Tuesday.) According to the New York Times, Jeff Leatham, artistic director of the Four Seasons George V hotel in Paris is handling the flowers, New Jersey-based Vali Entertainment is coordinating the music and the coincidentally named Clinton Vineyards is providing some of the wine. Boston wedding planner Bryan Rafanelli is tying it all together.
5. You Thought Security was Tight at Gisele’s Wedding: Local police have already arrested two Norwegian photographers for trespassing on the grounds of Astor Courts—days before the wedding—and the police department has been bogged down with residents’ complaints that there are reporters tromping all over the place.
PRESIDENT OBAMA SITS DOWN WITH THE LADIES OF “THE VIEW” THURSDAY FOR AN HOUR!
President Barack Obama became the first sitting commander in chief to appear on a daytime talk show this morning when he sat down with the ladies of The View.
“Look, I was trying to find a show that Michelle actually watched and so I thought this is it, right here,” Obama said. “All those news shows, she’s like, eh, let me get the clicker.”
Since Barbara Walters—who cut short her open-heart surgery recovery time to be present for the historic interview—wasn’t going to let him off that easy, Obama was also asked to run through the highs and lows of the past few months, the roses and the thorns.
The rose: spending a few days in Maine with Michelle, Sasha and Malia. “They’re not quite teenagers yet, so they still like you,” he said of his daughters. The thorn: “Well, where do I begin here?” he asked.
The loss of 750,000 jobs per month at the start of his term, the shrinking economy, the stabilization of the financial system, dropping home prices, the oil spill, two wars and a little thing called swine flu H1N1 all got a mention from the prez. But as tough as his gig has been, he’s not asking for sympathy. He does, however, have a fair share of it for the long-embattled American public.
“What’s been satisfying is seeing how resilient the American people are. As much as you said it’s been tough for me, the truth is it’s not tough for me, you know I’ve got people, pundits on the news, who may say things about me.
“Of course, you think about what the American people have gone through…those are the folks who I draw inspiration from because I get letters every night from them and I read them and as tough as its been, they remain hopeful, they remain optimistic about America and so I don’t spend a lot of time worrying about me, I spend a lot of time worrying about them.”
Obama was also asked for his take on some of the scandals that have gone down outside the Beltway. First of all, Obama isn’t so out of the gossip cycle that he is unaware of the situation known as Lindsay Lohan.
“I actually know that, yes,” he said when asked if he was aware Lohan was currently in a jail cell. “I don’t know how. It’s in the ether.” What he doesn’t know is who, exactly, this Snooki person is.
When asked by Joy Behar if the Jersey Shore star should run for the Mayor of Wasilla, Obama laughed, then ‘fessed up. “I’ve got to admit, I don’t know who Snooki is.”
He does, however, know who Sidney Poitier is, and dubbed the acting legend “smooth.”
But there was one celeb scandal that had the president positively tongue-tied. When asked if Mel Gibson needed to take anger-management classes, some first-class dodging was in order. “I, I, I…let me answer the Afghanistan question,” he joked, before adding, “I haven’t seen a Mel Gibson movie in a while.”
And while only time will tell whether Obama managed to nab that housewife swing vote he was no doubt seeking with his guest spot today, he can almost certainly say goodbye to the Bielebers.
While Obama copped to having Jay-Z, Frank Sinatra and Maria Callas on his iPod, he made no bones about his distinct lack of Bieber fever. And he thought the H1N1 pandemic was bad.
“I do not have Justin Bieber on there,” he told Sherri Shepherd, but smoothed it over by saying he had met the teen dream and thought he was a very nice young man.
As for the Wedding of the Year, Obama confirmed that he will not be attending nor was he invited to Chelsea Clinton’s forthcoming nuptials—not that he ever anticipated a save the date card to begin with.
“I’ve got to say, it would be tough enough having one president at a wedding, you don’t want two presidents at a wedding.”
He also said he understood the Clintons’ desire to keep the guest list to a minimum and lay off the star invites, something he very much will be emulating when the day comes (far, far in the future) for him to walk his own daughters down the aisle.
“I’m letting you guys know now, you probably will not be invited to Malia or Sasha’s wedding.”
And seeing as how he is the president and all, talk eventually made it’s way back to politics and the moment everyone was waiting for: a bit of a smackdown between him and Elisabeth Hasselbeck. No prizes for guessing who came out on top for that one.
After the resident conservative attempted to nail the leader of the free world by hammering home her distaste for his administration’s boast of “saved jobs,” particularly as so many Americans remain out of work, Obama quickly set her straight, to the whoops and hollerings of a suddenly not-so-impartial audience.
“I think the word ‘saved’ is what’s troubling people,” Hasselbeck said before Obama jumped in. “It makes a difference, though, if your job was one on the ones that was saved,” he said.
THE VIDEO ALL THE WOMEN AND GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT: A SHIRTLESS ZAC EFRON!
Meanwhile “High School Musical” star Zac Efron is all grown up. First, he’s starring in Charlie St. Cloud, which is an adult role, and secondly, he’s now patronizing big-people places like strip clubs!
On Sunday night, Zac, his High School costar Corbin Bleu and another buddy hit Flashdancers in New York City and spent around $2,000 on lap dances and booze, the club confirms.
The New York Post’s Page Six, which first reported the story, says that their party didn’t end until 3 a.m. and that Zac took a liking to three ladies in particular…”There were three girls who Zac and his friends particularly liked and they asked to do personal dances at their table,” Page Six reports. “The girls were all slim pretty brunettes, a bit like Zac’s girlfriend, Vanessa Hudgens.”
Speaking of Vanessa, she doesn’t mind Zac making out with other women for work, but no word on whether she cares about her man spending cash on strippers.
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