August 2005 Archives
In today's Cindy Adams column, the gossip diva reported that a large celeb wedding is set to take place "in the next few minutes" in Lake Como, Italy. She didn't know who would be tying the knot, but that "monsignors and bishoplets are running around acting important and hinting and winking. But saying nothing other than 'It's a big American actor.'" Now let's play a little game, shall we? Let's put on our sleuth caps and try to figure out who's getting hitched. I think the biggest clue here is Lake Como. Georgey Clooney has a fancy shmancy villa there, so I'm going to bet it's one of his friends. (It's certainly isn't him! Mr. Bachelor.) Based on that, here some possibilities:
Who do you think it will be? Post your guesses ‑- Clooney-related or otherwise ‑- in the comments section below, or shoot me an email at blab@mail.ivillage.com. I'll see what you come up with and post the best guesses later.
Know what really annoys me? When a celebrity dramatically "ducks" the paparazzi ‑- by putting a coat over his or her head or covering her face with a handbag ‑- after they just dined at the trendiest, "see and be seen" restaurant. These pictures of Sienna Miller illustrate my point perfectly. You feel bad that the starlet is being followed, then you read the caption that says she just supped at the Ivy. That's a star haven. Give me a break!
I love reading concert riders, the list of demands that a star makes in order to perform. Jennifer Lopez insists on having a white dressing room with white flowers, candles and carpet. (To show her purity, perhaps?) Christina Aguilera demands Flintstones vitamins. (She needs them -- the girl looks sickly skinny sometimes.) Mick Jagger must have a pool table. (Probably for sex. Gross.) Anyway, the NY Daily News got their hands on celeb demands at last weekend's MTV Awards. Here are some of the outrageous requests:
Reality TV may be breaking up another happy home. Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and his former Miss USA wife, Shanna Moakler, are reportedly on the rocks. They are in the middle of filming season two of their show, but things are so bad between them that they're talking about splitting. The whole next season is apparently about them in therapy saving their marriage. Sounds like a thrill! Meanwhile, the NY Daily News also reports that Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey were behaving strangely for a married couple at the MTV Awards. They only held hands in front of the press, and Nick would just shrug in reply to Jessica's questions to him. I don't know what the deal is with these two, but it seems like there's a conspiracy against them -- like the media won't be happy until they actually split. Besides, most husbands I know shrug in response to their wife's questions. How is that telling?
Art Garfunkel, who was busted last year for marijuana possession when his limo was pulled over for speeding, was arrested again over the weekend in upstate New York when a state trooper found a joint in his car ashtray. Art's handlers need to get him a car commercial, right? In other legal news, Courtney Love may lose her $3 million Manhattan loft because she hasn't made mortgage payments in three months. Maybe if it goes into foreclosure, I'll just buy the place. $3 million for a 4,200-square-foot place in SoHo? That's chump change.
That's it ‑- I'm breaking up with Dr. Phil. Ever since I was first introduced to the cute little baldy by Oprah a few years ago, I've been following his advice like gospel: "Awareness without action is worthless!" "Failure is no accident!" "If you want more, you have to require more from yourself!" He's been my guru! But it's all over now because I just read that his son is engaged to a Playmate! And not just any old sleazy Playmate ‑- Erica Dahm, one of the Dahm triplets, who rubs up against her sisters nude in calendars, videos and probably at Sunday Mass. Gag! Dr. Phil is a man who lectures everyone, picking apart their lives and telling them to strive for greater things, but he can't even work his "magic" under his own roof? I've had it ‑- I'm switching back to Oprah.
I've been pretty cool with Gwyneth Paltrow for the last year or so. Baby Apple is really cute and Gwynnie seems to have embraced motherhood. But I just remembered what irritates me about her: She has a holier-than-thou attitude that surfaces from time to time, and it recently popped up in an interview in Time. In the interview, Queen Gwyneth criticized her former fiancé, Brad Pitt, for speaking publicly about his marriage to Jennifer Aniston, saying that if he didn't talk about his relationship in the press, their breakup would have been easier. "I learned my lesson at 24," said Miss Perfect, who rarely mentions her marriage to Coldplay's Chris Martin and is never photographed on the red carpet with him. "Our marriage is between us. If we decide to continue being together or not, it's our business." As for her future career goals, the golden girl said: "Everything I wanted to achieve, I achieved. I'm not one of those people who keeps raising the bar." Wow, if everyone could be as perfect as Gwyneth, the world would be such a better place.
Anyone else think it's bizarre that "Stoner of the Year" winner Snoop Dogg is doing car commercials? I think I know what the Chrysler/Jeep marketing team was smoking when they came up with that idea. Hey, let's have the biggest stoner in the entertainment biz promote driving. Dude, great idea. Pass the Doritos.
Did Jessica Simpson forget to finish getting dressed for last night's MTV Video Music Awards? Click on her photo to check out her revealing outfit, then share your opinion of her fashion decision in the comments area below. Plus: Check out our VMA coverage:
Throughout last night's show, which was hosted by Diddy, I found myself wondering: Is this the MTV VMAs or a special Diddy edition of This Is Your Life? Sure, many of the award show regulars were there -- Beyoncé, Jessica Simpson and Paris Hilton all trotted down the white carpet -- but the show was so ridiculously centered on its host and his posse of peeps. Diddy's family and friends took up like the first 10 rows, and he made sure everyone got a shout-out, including his wigged-out mom, Janice. An entire segment of the show was about the evolution of Diddy's name. (Is that why Gwen Stefani wasn't allowed to perform?) And his tribute to his late friend Biggie Smalls, whose family was also in the front row, was nice, but the man, a former drug dealer, died like 10 years ago. In recent years we've lost a slew of great performers -- Ray Charles! -- yet those talents didn't get an orchestra-guided tribute. Other things that went down in Miami:
- Suge Knight was shot early Sunday morning at Kanye West's party at the Sky Bar.
- Presenter Fat Joe may have sparked a new feud when he took a dig at 50 Cent, saying that the increased police presence was "courtesy of G-Unit." 50's performance following the dig, which was difficult to understand because of all the "bleeps," hinted at a verbal retaliation.
- While presenting, Entourage's Jeremy Piven mercilessly teased Lil' Kim, who is on her way to the big house.
- American Idol Kelly Clarkson edged out Gwen Stefani not once but twice, winning best female video and best pop video. Gwennie Gwen Gwen, who threatened to boycott the show, was in attendance and faked a smile when Kelly got on the stage and blabbered, "I didn't know I was going to win -- my vote is for Gwen."
Check back later for more VMA coverage.
Britney's hormones must be getting to her. Page Six reports that the mama-to-be, who is due in the next few weeks, stormed the set of her sister Jamie Lynn's TV show, Zoey 101, and screamed at a 13-year-old costar, who has been feuding with her sis. The snitch told the paper: "Britney had the talent coordinator bring [costar] Alexa Nikolas to Jamie Lynn's trailer, where she proceeded to scream that Alexa was an 'evil little girl' and that she had better watch herself or she 'will never work in this town again.'" It's so great to see Britney working on her mothering skills, isn't it?
In an ongoing effort to prove she has terrible taste in men, Mariah Carey is reportedly mixing it up with Eddie Murphy. On Friday night in Miami, where she was hosting a pre-VMAs dinner party, Mariah got a call from the newly single Eddie, who we reported was on the prowl, and left her own party to meet Eddie at Prive. There, they were spotted whispering in each other's ears, nuzzling and holding hands under a table. By 3:30 in the morning, they had slipped out a back door to an awaiting Mercedes -- holding hands! -- and went to the swanky Hotel Setai for the rest of the night.
Maria Sharapova isn't letting any grass grow under her feet. The tennis sensation, who we reported has been dating Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine, is also getting some love-love from fellow tennis star Andy Roddick. On Wednesday night, Roddick unexpectedly showed up at a launch party for Sharapova's new fragrance, sending her manager into a frenzy. Apparently the manager insisted that the two were not photographed together. When asked about her suitors, Sharapova smartly told reporters that her love life is out of bounds. And why not? She's young and should be playing the field.
While Jennifer Aniston is in Chicago ‑- busy making out with Vince Vaughn if today's NY Daily News is to be believed ‑- a man was arrested yesterday on suspicion of trespassing. David Hesterbey reportedly entered Jen's Malibu home ‑- through an unlocked door ‑- claiming to be looking for the actress. When two employees questioned him, he ran out of the house toward the beach and jumped a fence. Police caught up with him shortly after and took him to the pokey. Take that, Brad! You may have Angelina, but your ex couldn't keep the men away if she tried.
Russell Crowe has finally paid his overdue phone bill. The hotheaded actor settled with the NYC hotel clerk that he nailed in the head with a telephone during a celebrity temper tantrum. Details of the settlement weren't released, but the monetary value is said to be waaay lower than the $11 million figure reported by a British tabloid ‑- something in the six-figure range. With all the money he's saved, he'll now be able to afford some good grooming. That beast needs a bath, a shave, a mani/pedi ‑- the works.
I'm a tad obsessed with Yoko Ono. That's a lie. I'm completely obsessed. I mean, this is the woman who's credited for bringing down the greatest band of all time. John Lennon gave it all up for her. Then, he wrote mushy songs professing his undying love for her. He lived and breathed for this woman. So when my actor pal text messaged me from a performance of Lennon the other night, saying Yoko was sitting three feet from him, I had to know everything. Here's what he told me:"Yoko was wearing a stylish white pantsuit with embroidered black detailing and matching white sunglasses (of course!), which remained on for the duration of the show. She sat in the middle of aisle J with a handsome, middle-aged gentleman on her left, who seemed to enjoy the show as much as she did. She seemed to be in great spirits, clapping along to several of the songs, and was obviously concerned with audience response because she kept looking around to see the audience's reaction. She seemed very moved by several scenes toward the end ‑- one involved the last moments of John's life. It looked like she was wiping tears from under her sunglasses. And during "Give Peace a Chance," she was shouting "Stop the war!" along with the cast members. She had a very tall, hunky bodyguard at her side upon arrival, during intermission and on departure, and he was panning the audience like the Secret Service. No photographs or autographs were permitted. But at the end of act one, a cast member handed her a daisy ‑- which is part of the show. Yoko went out of her way to offer it to a child sitting a row behind her. At the end of the performance, she was escorted out a side door to her awaiting Bentley." Thanks for the scoop, Brian!
Victoria Gotti tried to set the record straight about the breast cancer thing by talking to the New York Post, but it still sounds sketchy. The buxom blonde now says that instead of having breast cancer, she had "the cancer before cancer" ‑- precancerous cells in her milk ducts. So she had a mastectomy. She also wants it noted that she did not discover the cancer while getting a boob job. (But, for the record, she does have fake boobs. You probably could have guessed that, though.) She never had a heart attack; she had a heart incident. And because of the incident, she has a pacemaker. Lastly, she swears she didn't disclose these "revelations" to drum up publicity for the third season of her reality show. The timing, she claims, is merely coincidence!
Personally, I don't think Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn are dating. Costars? Yes. Lovers? No. And their denials haven't stopped the endless flood of stories about their "relationship." Earlier today, I received photos of them from the wrap party for The Break Up. The shindig took place at the House of Blues in Chi-Town last night. Anyway, the caption along with the "incriminating" photos said that the pair was "discreetly holding hands." They don't appear to holding hands to me, but you be the judge. He does have his hand on her stomach -- sort of an intimate pose -- but I see no hand-holding. Check them out here.
In cute new couple news, The Notebook costars Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling, who won Best Kiss at the MTV Movie Awards (see photo), are now dating. One of their mouthy friends told Us mag, "They didn't have feelings when they worked together. And they haven't defined what they are because it's still so new." Elsewhere in La-La Land:
- As reported earlier this week, Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards are on the road to reconciliation. She's been spotted wearing a big ole ring on her ring finger -- and it isn't her engagement ring. Apparently Charlie bought her a new bauble to show his commitment to making their marriage work.
- Lover boy Eddie Murphy is working the ladies again. The newly single actor is making a play for Robin Givens, whom he starred with in Boomerang. Robin was briefly married to Mike Tyson, so we already know she has crappy taste in men. They should be perfect together!
- Us reports that J.C. Chasez can't get Eva Longoria out of his mind. In fact, his latest solo album features songs like "She Wears Me Out," "[F--k] With My Mind" and "I Found You Out", all apparent references to getting dumped and played by the Desperate Housewives star, who is now dating Tony Parker. What a baby!
- Chris Klein ‑- you know, the one Katie Holmes agreed to marry before she lost her mind and got together with Tom Cruise ‑- has a new girlfriend. He's been spending cozy weekends in Santa Barbara with actress Lindley Gardner. Nice comeback!
- Creepy couple Rose McGowan and Al Pacino are over. Hoo-ha! After three dates, they called the whole thing off.
- Keanu Reeves and Lynn Collins are also history. The Matrix star has been hanging with a new mystery brunette.
There are two new children in the world with silly names. Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld welcomed a new edition. (As Elaine would have said: "Get out!") Their son Shepherd Kellen was born on Monday in New York City. Shep joins brother Julian, two, and sister Sascha, four. And actress Soleil Moon Frye and her husband, Punk'd producer Jason Goldberg, welcomed their first child, daughter Poet Sienna Rose, on Wednesday. We wonder if little Poet will always wear mismatched clothes and shoes like little Punky Brewster did. Punky was so hip. Think these baby names are silly? Play What Were They Thinking? Baby Name Game.
What is it with young singers having greatest hits albums? First Britney's Greatest Hits: My Prerogative last year, now Hilary Duff's album, Most Wanted. Has Hilary even had a hit? I'm being completely serious. I want someone out there ‑- anyone ‑- to name a hit Hilary Duff song for me, because I'm coming up empty. I think it's a joke, and it's insulting to real artists who write their own songs, always sing live and are truly talented. I'll go a step further and say that having "greatest" in the same sentence as Hilary Duff should be forbidden altogether. On a positive note, there are three songs that I can't get out of my head (not by Hilary, needless to say), so I think you should check them out for possible download consideration:
1. "Tired" by Tommy Lee. If you love juicy gossip (and I presume you do because you read Blabber), you'll love the lyrics like: "Well, Tommy got tired of Pamela / Ed got tired of Selma / Puffy got tired of J.Lo and Ben did too." See, I can say something nice about Tommy Lee.
2. "My Doorbell" by the White Stripes. The first time I heard it, I thought: This song ‑- about a doorbell ‑- is ridiculous. It goes: "I've been thinking about my doorbell / When you gonna ring it?" But it's ironic, and it sticks in your head, and it's just fun.
3. "These Words (I Love You, I Love You)" by Natasha Bedingfield. She's hot in the U.K. and just starting to break into the biz over here. Keep an eye on her.
Victoria Gotti may have picked up a bad habit from working at The Star: stretching the truth. The surgically enhanced writer/mother/mafia princess poured her heart out to the NY Daily News on Sunday, sharing her horrific breast cancer ordeal. Now she's backing away from the story. In the article, the mother of the Gotti hotties detailed her battle, claiming that the day she was diagnosed, she cried so hard she lost 25 pounds. Now she's saying that she was never technically diagnosed with the disease ‑- she had precancerous cells that she chose to treat aggressively. "What I had can be described as a scare," she now says. "I could leave it alone and watch it, or get surgery. I chose to be aggressive and get the surgery." In addition, Page Six claims the 42-year-old never suffered a heart attack or earned a law degree, two things also reported in Sunday's article. Victoria actually suffered a "heart incident" ‑- not attack ‑- and she never got a law degree at St. John's University, the only college Gotti attended. "We have no record that she graduated from St. John's," said a school spokesperson. Page Six also reports that on Monday, Gotti's publicist of seven years, Matthew Rich, quit in disgust because his friend's mother died of breast cancer. Rich was said to be appalled that Victoria would promote the new season of Growing Up Gotti by making up such a tearful tall tale.
And in "thank God it ain't true" news, a spokesperson for Courtney Love, who is currently spending a much-needed 28 days in rehab, denies that the singer is pregnant with British comedian Steve Coogan's baby. "Courtney Love wishes to make it clear that she denies recent stories suggesting she is pregnant or has had a relationship with Steve Coogan," said the statement. "She confirms that she and Steve are good friends and have met a few times in Los Angeles." Good, because I was scared for that little tot. I was thinking of it having vodka, not formula, in its baby bottles and cocaine mixed into its baby food, or that maybe Courtney would just try to eat it. You never know.
Richard Gere is filming a movie outside my front door. When I went outside last night, there were extras in Afros sitting on my stoop, sipping coffee and taking five. Of course, I was playing it cool ‑- like they shoot movies outside my apartment every day ‑- but my father pulled up to take me to dinner and started yelling, "Look, there's Richard Gere! Over there, right across the street. 'Hello, Richard!'" He's always so subtle. The movie is called The Hoax, and it's directed by Lasse Hallström, who directed The Cider House Rules. It's a drama in which Richard's character, Clifford Irving, sells his bogus biography of Howard Hughes to a publishing house in the '70s, causing a media frenzy. Richard's costars include Julie Delpy, Marcia Gay Harden and Hope Davis. The movie will be released in 2006. Look for my apartment to have a supporting role. You can't miss it. It's... brick.
OK! magazine is my new guilty pleasure. The interviews are so amusingly ridiculous that I'm just obsessed. This week, Diddy is on the cover. OK! was invited onto the $150 million yacht he's chillin' on this summer to shoot him in all his fabulousness. Here are four things that I learned about Diddy that I must share:
1. He no longer drinks Cristal. "I haven't drank it in four years. You could put that out there so that people stop sending it to me."
2. He always wears white to represent his purity. "It's God's color. So I wear white because I'm a child of God. [Besides], whenever I watched cowboys and Indians movies I always thought the cowboy in white looked better than the one in black!"
3. He wants to be king. "Maybe if they start tapping into my bloodline I may be somebody's cousin or brother. I could wake up one morning and I could be the king of a country. I would be comfortable being a king."
4. Money means nothing to the man on the $150 million yacht. "Does money mean much to me? I'll give you a straight answer: It doesn't."
The best is the photo of Diddy's girlfriend, Kim, fanning him. Priceless! More on Kathy and Rick Hilton's interview later.
Brad and Jen's divorce papers have been signed, sealed and delivered. On Friday, retired Judge Jill S. Robbins, whom the former golden couple hired to handle their breakup privately, signed off on their divorce, though it won't technically be final until October 2. (Mark that on your calendars!) Neither Pitt nor Aniston asked for spousal support, and their last asset, a Beverly Hills mansion, is up for sale. I would write that Brad and Jen will then be free to pursue other relationships, but we all know that Brad started doing that long before the word "divorce" ever came up.
Olivia Newton-John is hopelessly devoted to finding her missing beau. On June 30, Olivia's longtime boyfriend boarded a boat in California for an overnight fishing trip and vanished into thin air. Patrick Kim McDermott was reported missing days later, after he didn't show up at a family event. When family members searched the marina on July 11, Patrick's car was there, with his personal possessions inside, but he was nowhere to be found. "I'm hopeful that my treasured friend is safe and well, and I'm grateful to the officials who are working so hard to find Patrick, whom I love very much." Olivia -- who stole hearts opposite John Travolta in Grease -- is a breast cancer survivor and has a new album coming out in September to benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. It will be available exclusively at Hallmark and their Gold Crown stores. I hope the do-gooder gets some good news when it comes to her missing boyfriend.
I don't know about you, but every time I look at Joaquin Phoenix, I can't help but think about his brother River -- the handsome star of films like Stand by Me and The Thing Called Love, who died way too young from a drug overdose. As you can imagine, Joaquin ‑- who was with River the night he died and called 911 -- rarely speaks about his brother publicly. Nonetheless, he'll forever face comparisons to him, and his interviews will always mention how his big brother met with a terrible fate outside the Viper Room in 1993. Tough legacy to have, right? Well, Joaquin, who's the star of the upcoming Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line, is finally speaking his mind. When the actor hit his head on a bedpost while filming an emotional scene in the movie that dealt with the death of Cash's brother, a tabloid story speculated that the actor was drawing from the death of his real brother. Not so, Joaquin tells Newsweek. "You know, the press has kind of imposed upon me the title of Mourning Brother, and because I haven't been vocal about it, the assumption is that I'm holding on to it and all this s--t that's just not there. I don't need to pull from my experience for a character, and I've never understood why actors would, except for lack of ability, imagination or research. I had all three things, so this is a little frustrating to me, because it denies my work and the research that I did." Suggesting he'd use part of his personal life for a movie "kind of makes me sick," Phoenix added. Walk the Line hits theaters on November 18.
Johnny Depp is a friend till the end. The hotter-than-ever star bankrolled an elaborate farewell party for the late Hunter S. Thompson on Saturday. The culmination of the event, which took place at Thompson's ranch in Colorado, where he killed himself, was the author's ashes being blasted into the night from a cannon. Before the blast, guests sipped champagne and hung out amid decorations like blow-up sex dolls and masks of Thompson's enemy, former President Richard Nixon. Depp, who starred in the movie version of Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, reportedly dropped $2.5 mil on the party.
- There's a new celebrity sex tape floating around -- and this is one you'll probably want to miss. Last week, the company that sold Paris Hilton's home video started selling footage of Tom Sizemore having sex with several women. Though the cash-strapped Sizemore says he had nothing to do with the release of the tape, we think he's telling a fibby fib. Hmm, wonder if Sizemore's stunt penis has a costarring role in his new film.
- Gross-out queen Jenny McCarthy and her husband, director John Asher, are divorcing after six years of marriage. Maybe she burped or farted on him one too many times.
Are they, or aren't they? Hollywood insiders keep buzzing about the possible reconciliation of estranged couple Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards. We even showed you some pictures of them k-i-s-s-i-n-g two weeks ago. (On the lips!) So here's what Charlie says about their future in an interview that airs tonight on Extra: "There's always a chance for [a reconciliation] as long as two people are still in the game. I talked to [Denise] this morning, and I told her I'm going to do this interview, and she had asked me not to reveal too much... Whatever the future might deliver, we both embrace... We're not ruling anything out. We're both just trying to be the best parents we can, the best friends we can." Mark my words: They'll be back under the same roof in no time.
The stars were out in Manhattan over the weekend. On Friday, Summerland's Lori Loughlin -- better known to you or me as Aunt Becky from Full House -- dining at hot spot Koi... On Saturday, within five minutes of each other, Felicity star Keri Russell -- who will be Tom Cruise's new leading lady in Mission: Impossible III -- walking arm in arm with a dark-haired Latin-lover type on west Spring Street (caliente!), and then Sopranos star Michael Imperioli (who is still guest starring on Law and Order) with a male friend.
One thing's for sure: Marcia Cross isn't desperate. The Desperate Housewives star accepted a proposal from her boyfriend, stockbroker Tom Mahoney, her spokesperson confirmed on Friday. No wedding date has been set.
Courtney Love, who two weeks ago swore she'd been sober for over a year, tearfully admitted in court today that she used drugs. The judge, who said he really wanted to send her to jail, sentenced Court to 28 days in a drug treatment facility. She was told to check into the facility today and return to court on September 16 for sentencing on probation violations. "There will be sentencing and some further consequences at that time," the judge warned her. "I think you either need a long-term drug program or a long term in county jail."
In an effort to make every entry somehow drug related (not really ‑- it just seems that way)... Natasha Lyonne, 26, who has been MIA since she skipped a court appearance in NYC in April, has been located ‑- by the NY Post. Sadly, she's in an area hospital, under an assumed name, battling a number of diseases as well as drug addiction. The actress, who starred in movies like American Pie and Slums of Beverly Hills, has hepatitis C, a heart infection and a collapsed lung and is undergoing methadone treatment. Prior to being hospitalized, she was living on the street. Natasha, who dated the actor Edward Furlong from 1998 to 2000, has been on a downward spiral the last few years. In addition to a DUI arrest in 2001 (she reportedly told cops: "I'm a movie star. Can I talk to my entertainment lawyer?"), last December she threatened a neighbor in her Gramercy Park brownstone. She stormed into Nicole Scheinder's apartment, ripped mirrors off the wall and shouted obscenities, then threatened to sexually molest the woman's dog. (No joke!) The owner of the brownstone ‑- actor Michael Rapaport, a former friend who had to evict her ‑- wrote an article about Natasha's descent into madness for Jane, complete with photos of her trashed former apartment. He said she left behind "garbage everywhere, scripts, contracts, pages from Hustler magazine... and things I can't even mention." But apparently she has bigger problems than Rapaport's scathing article.
Maroon 5 hottie Adam Levine, 26, has a new woman to sing songs about. The crooner is reportedly romancing tennis star Maria Sharapova. The couple met when Maroon 5 played at Maria's 18th birthday party in April. (Well, at least he waited until she was legal!) Will his next album be Songs about Maria?
When a celebrity cites "exhaustion" as an excuse for anything, you can almost guarantee that substance abuse of some sort is involved. Two days after Eminem canceled the European leg of his Anger Management tour, his spokesperson has confirmed that the raunchy rapper has been hospitalized for an addiction to sleeping pills. (To go a step further, I think the whole "sleeping pills" thing is a load of you know what, but that's for another day.) His mouthpiece said in a statement: "Marshall Mathers, a.k.a. Eminem, is in the hospital under doctors' care. He's being treated for a dependency on sleep medication." No word on where he's being rehabilitated or how long he'll be there. It's funny, after all the people Em has pissed off and humiliated in his short career -- like poor Mariah Carey -- it's not all that surprising that he can't sleep at night.
- As expected, American Idol dropout Mario Vazquez has signed a record deal. The New Yorker, who was favored to win until he unexpectedly quit the competition -- signed a deal with J Records. His album will be out next spring.
- Page Six suggests that Eva Longoria, the Desperate Housewives star who was injured on the set a couple days ago, rushed back to work because she's nervous about job security. Apparently Dancing with the Stars winner/General Hospital star Kelly Monaco will be making a surprise guest appearance on the show and Eva feels threatened. That sounds silly, though. Speaking of Dancing, Monaco and bitter runner-up John O'Hurley are rematching for a dance off. It will air September 20 on ABC.
- Former Bachelor Jesse Palmer could get dumped -- by the Giants. In a preseason game, the hunk threw one of the worst interceptions of his career -- and that's saying a lot because he wasn't all that great to begin with -- prompting his coach to call the move "most unfortunate" and "foolish." Perhaps his next trade will be to a full-time gig in the TV biz.
- Have you seen photos of Julia Roberts from the upcoming Dave Matthews video for "Dreamgirl"? Check 'em out here.
- Star sightings: Mark Wahlberg walking through Lincoln Center in NYC. Also in the city, Emeril "Bam" Lagasse, who was dining al fresco with a woman at Deux Amis, a French bistro on E. 51st. Bon appétit!
When I was in college, two very talented athletes, Chad Pennington (now of the NY Jets) and Randy Moss (Oakland Raiders), were the shining stars of our football team, leading the university to many victories and actually getting me to attend games. (Well, tailgate for them at least.) But the boys couldn't have been more different. Chad was an A student and Rhodes Scholar candidate who rarely partied. Randy... was a mess. He ended up at Marshall because his scholarships to two more prestigious universities were revoked. (Notre Dame said fuhgeddaboudit when Randy beat a schoolmate into a coma; Florida State, which pounced after Notre Dame dropped him, said buh-bye after he failed a drug test.) During college, seeing Randy on the nightly news was second nature, between his domestic disputes with his baby's mama and various "suspicion of..." charges, which never amounted to anything. Nonetheless, Randy worked his magic every Saturday during football season, catching and cradling Chad's long passes and taking us to division playoffs. So I always get a kick out of catching up with ol' Randy, whether it's when he's getting arrested (for driving his car into a policewoman -- stoned!), he's in trouble with the NFL (for mooning opponents) or he's saying moronic things in interviews ‑- like his recent admission to Bryant Gumbel that, despite NFL rules, he smokes dope. Here's what the genius said:
"I have used, you know, marijuana since I've been in the league... And, you know, hopefully I won't get into any trouble by the NFL by saying that... I have had fun throughout my years, predominantly in the off-season. But, you know, I don't want any kids, you know, watching this taking a lesson from me as far as 'Well, Randy Moss used it so I'm going to use it.' ... Like I say, I have used it in the past. And every blue moon or every once in a while I might."
Let the urine testing begin! Seriously, though, it's absolutely amazing ‑- a college education, a ton of money and the kid is still a grade-A moron, who's making my alma mater proud each and every day.
Oh how the "mighty" have fallen. Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers actor Skylar Deleon, 26, and his 24-year-old wife, Jennifer, have been charged in a double murder. Authorities say that this cunning duo murdered a wealthy couple by tying them to a boat anchor and throwing them overboard ‑- alive! Apparently the TV star came up with the plot after spotting the wealthy couple's yacht for sale in a boating magazine. Posing as interested buyers, the Deleons went out for a test run with the couple, where they attacked them, zapped them with a stun gun, handcuffed and gagged them, then tied them to the boat's 66-pound anchor and threw it into the water. What is it with former child stars? I don't think I ever quite got over Todd Bridges robbing a video store. (Yo, give me the money ‑- and the first season of Diff'rent Strokes on VHS!) Speaking of stars who have had run-ins with the law, check out our brand-new Celebrity Jailbirds Quiz. It's arresting!
Beyoncé. Britney. Usher. Maddox. Angelina Jolie's son, Maddox, is only four years old, but he's already an international celebrity. Often seen clinging to his mommy's side, the Mohawk-sporting tyke, who's always dressed in hipster clothing (like his Ramones T-shirt), hams it up for the paparazzi ‑- smiling, waving and sometimes even sticking his tongue out. The kid is so popular that someone has created a blog for him: AutoMaddox. In it, the mystery blogger writes as if he's Angie's little one, commenting on things like the addition of his new sister, his mom's relationship with "BradDad" and his world travels. You gotta check it out.
Sienna Miller has disappointed us. After fiancé Jude Law humiliated her by carrying on a hot affair with his kids' nanny, SeeSee has forgiven him and taken him back. Yesterday the couple was spotted strolling in London with one of their dogs, two of Jude's children and the kids' new nanny. The actress, glammed up in a backless dress, had a big smile on her face. Her two-timing honey was wearing several days' worth of beard stubble, a summer jacket and cropped (!) sweatpants. We give him props for being dressed at all. A friend of Miller's told the Sun: "Sienna hasn't totally forgiven Jude but she is doing her best to work things out with him."
There's been some hollerin' back and forth between Gwen Stefani and MTV. Gwen is said to be boycotting the VMAs later this month because the producers won't let her perform. The singer, whose first solo album came out late last year and was a big hit, has more VMA nominations than any other talent. So who is performing? Ludacris, Shakira and Kelly Clarkson, among others. Personally, I think MTV should reconsider, but only if Gwen promises not to do the whole tired "Hollaback Girl" routine. I've seen her in the ridiculous marching-band costume on Letterman, SNL and, most recently, the Teen Choice Awards. Pull another trick from your bag, Gwen. You're talented enough.
When I heard Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria was injured while filming, I assumed she broke a nail or one of her eyelashes fell out. In truth, a pole fell and struck the actress in the head, so she was taken to the hospital, treated and released. In other Eva news, the former soap opera star came clean to the 3am Girls about her bikini line. The Brazilian-obsessed Eva, who first went completely bare four years ago, said she "wasn't a woman" until she went Brazilian. "I was 25 or 26," she said. "I never waxed or really paid attention to that area. It opened the door to a whole new sexual side of me. I felt like Angelina Jolie. Getting in touch with your inner sex goddess would begin with the Brazilian wax." So that's her secret.
- Maria Menounos, the former Entertainment Tonight host who seems desperate to launch a movie career, is joining the Today show to help bring in a younger audience. In related news, Today's Ann Curry being called the neighbor from hell. A woman who lives next to Ann's NYC brownstone, which is undergoing renovations, went to court to stop the "unsafe and harmful demolition and construction practices" taking place at Ann's pad.
- Yahoo! and the American Cancer Society have launched a 30-day event called Blog for Hope, in which celebrities like Hillary Clinton, Fran Drescher and Tom Green share their personal stories about how cancer has affected their lives.
- Want a laugh? Check out this amusing dig at Marc Anthony for his creepy obsession with his wife, J.Lo. Marc Anthony fans -- are there really such a thing? -- should probably skip it.
- Sightings: "Out and about last night, we ran into SNL alum Jimmy Fallon flying solo at celeb favorite Sushi Samba Park," reports a Blabber sleuth. "He was intently reading a script while dining; we can only hope it's better written than last year's stinker Taxi." Amen! ... Ron Rifkin (Arvin Sloane, Alias) walking with a friend near North Moore Street in TriBeCa.
If Jude Law learned one thing from the Nannygate debacle, it should have been to keep his trousers on. But apparently nothing keeps the lothario zipped up. Nude photos of Jude, which were taken days ago outside his mother's home in France as he changed into a swimsuit, hit the Internet yesterday and the feedback hasn't been kind. "He's no Tommy Lee, that's for sure," cracked one unimpressed viewer. When Page Six tried to get Jude's rep to discuss his client's "puny package" (they are sooo naughty!), the rep scoffed: "Oh, please! The guy is on vacation in France with his kids. People need to give him a little bit of a break." I'm sorry to see poor Jude having such a hard time lately.
P.S. For those of you who want to check out one of the photos, click here. But be aware that it's not PG or work friendly. Do what you will, but consider yourself warned.
For those of you hoping that creepy-cool Christopher Walken was running for president of the United States in 2008, we have some bad news: The Internet rumors ‑- and the Walken 2008 Website (which has been taken down) ‑- were just part of an elaborate hoax. Walken's rep said: "It's 100 percent not true. [It] sounds like someone got a little too excited over his role as secretary of the Treasury in Wedding Crashers and now they want to make him president." Darn. Who will I vote for?
If I see another magazine cover with Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie or Jennifer Aniston on it, I'm going to be sick. I'm a gal who loves to read the latest gossip -- I run to the newsstand on Wednesday mornings for the new weeklies and pore over each page -- but lately all the mags have the same recycled stories and photos. And the headlines are ridiculous: "Jen Curses Out Brad," "Brad and Angelina's New Life" and "Angelina Speaks!" Hey, Star, if Angelina is going to speak, we'll make a fair assumption that she isn't spilling anything to you guys. So stick to those more "serious" journalism pieces, will ya? Like the story on how Jessica Simpson's butt has gone flat. Now that was four pages of thoroughly researched material. Please, gossip gods, give me some fresh new material. I'm barely hanging on.
If you ask me to name a P. Diddy song, I can name one: "I'll Be Missing You," his tribute to the late Biggie Smalls. But the rapper/designer/music exec/professional partier has so many names, I need a scorecard. His given name is Sean Combs. His clothing line is Sean John. While he was dating J.Lo, he was known as Puff Daddy or Puffy. After he almost went to jail and wanted to start anew, his handle became P. Diddy. Now yesterday he announced that from now on he wants to be known simply as Diddy. Doesn't he have big companies to run? Deals to make? Beautiful women to romance? Palimony suits to settle? Instead, all he seems to do is sit around and give himself new nicknames. Why do we pay attention?
Madonna's 47th birthday took an unpleasant turn earlier today when she was hospitalized after a horseback riding incident. Her Madgesty and an assistant were riding near her Ashcombe estate (the one she showed off in last month's Vogue), when Madonna -- on a horse she wasn't used to riding -- took a nasty tumble. The material mom was hospitalized with three cracked ribs, a broken collarbone and a broken hand. Looks like she'll be taking a "holiday" from riding for a while.
Celebrities brag about peculiar things, but Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham seems to have outdone everyone. During a recent interview with a Spanish magazine, which was picked up by London's Daily Mail, the wife of hottie soccer player David Beckham said, "I haven't read a book in my life. I haven't got enough time. I prefer to listen to music, although I do love fashion magazines." Oh, Posh. Had you never said anything, we would never have noticed, you scholar, you.
It will be a long time before Russell Crowe throws another telephone in someone's face. The hot-headed actor, who launched a phone at a hotel employee when an international call to his wife wouldn't go through, will reportedly pony up $10.8 million to his victim. If he reaches a settlement with Hestor Estrada, the charges against him -- assault and weapon possession charges, which carry a sentence of up to seven years in prison -- will likely be dropped. Let's hope he can still afford his therapy sessions after the big payout.
People who check out Eminem and 50 Cent's Anger Management Tour are getting a special treat. During the show, Em plays voice-mail messages left for him by Mariah Carey when the two supposedly had a fling back in 2001. She denies the relationship; he says it happened. One message has Mariah saying, "I heard you're getting back with your ex-wife. Why won't you see me? Why won't you call me? You're not calling me..." We're sorta glad he didn't call, Mimi. You need a better "Dreamlover" than Eminem. Think big!
- Lock up your husbands. The nanny who slept with Jude Law has landed in the U.S., hitting the talk show circuit to share her dirty secrets. One of her first stops? A T-shirt shop in NYC, where the tasteless temptress picked up a tee that said: "I want to be your nanny."
- In case you were wondering, at night, Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher like to share a bath, watch Court TV and snuggle up naked. Personally, I wasn't wondering. Demi spills more secrets about their romance in the September issue of Harper's Bazaar.
- After a ridiculously long hiatus, songstress Fiona Apple is releasing a new album on October 4.
- Defamer has photos they think seem to indicate Tara Reid had liposuction on her belly. But maybe the bruises aren't from something that drastic. Maybe the party girl was just body surfing at a bar, belly flopping from a balcony into a hotel pool or going down a vodka-covered Slip 'n Slide on her stomach. With Tara it could be a number of things.
- Dick Clark has a rockin' date for New Year's Eve: Ryan Seacrest. The duo will cohost the 34th edition of Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve live from Times Square on Dec. 31. Blabber out.
Slowly but surely Ben Affleck is winning me back -- and he has Jennifer Garner to thank. Check out these adorable photos of Ben and Jen at Casey Affleck's birthday party at Griffith Park in L.A. on Friday. You'll see newlywed Ben being a sweet, attentive husband to his pregnant wife. Aww! This is the first time in the last year that I've seen a photo of Ben and it hasn't caused violent flashbacks of the Bennifer era. Bentleys, bling, bussing -- barf! Now if only the next script he selects is actually something watchable -- unlike Daredevil and the rest of his recent drivel -- I may officially become a fan once again. But no promises.
There's no way that Kate Moss and Pete Doherty are trying to lead low-profile lives. Those two are always -- I repeat always -- up to something. The most recent something? The Babyshambles frontman was detained at Oslo airport on Friday for carrying drugs into Norway. The drugs? Crack and heroin, of course. The crackhead was fined and released, so he was able to make it to his show that night. And to the delight of the crowd, Pete showed up five hours late, took the stage and proceeded to vomit everywhere. Then he threw a vodka bottle into the audience. Damn, so bummed I missed it. Meanwhile, one of Pete's family members told the Sunday Mirror that Pete and Kate are planning to get married in Vegas by the end of the year. The on-again/off-again pair is also talking about having a child. Wow, Pete's very own crack baby.
Pamela Anderson's roast on Comedy Central last night was hilarious -- what I heard of it anyway. A large portion of the show was censored because, as you can imagine, the roasters spoke at length about Pam's anatomy... and they weren't using words like "breasts" and "vagina." Pam really was a good sport about the whole thing, which she agreed to do because the network donated $200,000 to PETA. But the poor thing should have demanded more for the abuse she endured -- like getting felt up by creepy Andy Dick.
Speaking of creepy, when Tommy Lee was performing a song from his new album, he looked and sounded just like Mark McGrath. You know -- Sugar Ray. Though I still think Tommy needs to grow up and do something to his look, he was pretty funny during the roast (the comedians must have made 30 jokes about his "manhood"), and Pam seems to still love him -- though I can't see why.
And it doesn't take a genius to figure out that Courtney Love is still on something. Ol' girl is a d-i-s-a-s-t-e-r. Lashing back at jokes about her drug problems, Court actually said -- I mean slurred: "I've been clean and sober for over a year, so all these yokes are retarded." She was chain-smoking. Her lipstick was smeared. She kept kicking her legs over her head (nice underwear!) and giving the finger. She fell on the floor. It's really sad. But I did feel for her when one comedian had the nerve to say: "How is it possible that Courtney Love looks worse than Kurt Cobain?" That was below the belt, even for a crazed lunatic like Courtney.
- Sienna Miller and Jude Law have been having secret talks for the last few weeks, trying to work things out after he famously cheated on her with his children's nanny. But SeeSee still isn't wearing her ring.
- Robert Downey Jr.'s wedding to producer Susan Levin is set to take place on August 28. No word on whether his bride will wear a gown or a Wonder Woman costume.
- Lip syncer Ashlee Simpson will torture herself -- and us! -- in October when she returns to Saturday Night Live as the musical guest. Try singing this time, Ash. It will make the whole "musical guest" thing flow a lot smoother.
- Just what the world needs: a Lindsay Lohan Barbie. L-square's look-alike doll is now on store shelves. It's dressed for a premiere and it comes complete with interchangeable high heels. No word on whether the doll smokes pot or starves herself.
- Eddie Murphy is back on the prowl. The comedian, who recently split with his wife of 12 years, was hanging at Joseph's in L.A. and he was checking out all the ladies. "He was flirting with every girl that came up," a source told Radar, "and there were lots of them!" Let's hope he avoids those transsexual hookers.
- And for your amusement, try the Tara Reid drinking game.
Get ready to dance. Emmy-winning talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has a new hosting gig: She's been tapped to emcee the 57th Annual Emmys. "You know me, any excuse to put on a dress," quipped the pantsuit-lovin' funny gal of her new job. Ellen has made one of the biggest comebacks in entertainment history. In the late 90s, she was in a high-profile, in-your-face relationship with the very strange Anne Heche and wore out her welcome in Hollywood. After laying low for a couple years -- and splitting from Anne -- Ellen made a huge comeback with her hit daytime talk show. She's also romancing Portia de Rossi, who is way better than Anne, who admits to having multiple personalities and was once found wandering naked in the California desert, while tripping on ecstasy, talking about her missing spaceship. Anne likes men now anyway. The Emmys will air September 18.
Paula Abdul has been cleared of allegations that she had an inapproriate relationship with former American Idol contestant Corey Clark. This means Paula will return for next season's Idol and Clark, who is a grossball moron, will hopefully disappear forever.
Angelina Jolie has something new to add to her bio -- something between Goodwill Ambassador and home wrecker. Brad Pitt's sweetie has been awarded Cambodian citizenship in recognition of her environmental and conservational activities in that country. Angie, who agreed to spend $5 million to set up a wildlife sanctuary there, adopted her four-year-old son, Maddox, from Cambodia in 2002.
Donald Trump doesn't need another platform from which to promote himself, but he has one. The D has launched a blog, where he muses about various things like himself, himself and... himself!
While Joey Tribiani would have been all over it, Matt LeBlanc tells the National E that a recent run-in with a stripper nearly caused him to cheat on his wife. "The stripper was all over me," said Matt in his bizarre confession. (Word is the rag was going to out him, so he told them the story exclusively -- natch.) "I was drinking, and she was crossing the line... pushing her breasts into me and grabbing my hands to go all over her body." Ordinarily, I'd roll my eyes and think: Poor, poor Matt. But I hear him. A few months back I went to Howard Stern's strip club of choice, Scores, with two girlfriends and a handful of soap opera stars from a CBS show, who shall remain nameless because two were married and their wives probably wouldn't have been thrilled. Anyway, it was interesting to see how the tramps who work there -- oops, I mean "exotic dancers" -- reacted to TV stars. While kissing on the lips is usually off limits, it wasn't when they realized these guys were famous. They also all got whisked away for visits to the VIP area for some extra shimmy, shake and who knows what else. So if that's what happens with soap stars, you can imagine the attention an A-lister gets. Tsk, tsk.
Rod Stewart's daughter Kimberly has always sort of annoyed me because she's famous for nothing. She's always at celebrity events, wearing something ridiculous and saying nothing important. So I was superannoyed to read in the Jennifer Aniston Vanity Fair article that Kimho called Jennifer ugly:
Despite her vow of abstinence, she succumbed to a celebrity magazine the other evening -- and immediately regretted it... Unfortunately, the first publication she picked up featured an insult from Kimberly Stewart, Rod's party-girl daughter. "She said I'm homely," Aniston says. "It literally ruined my night. I got my feelings very hurt, actually."
What a nasty thing to say about a person. And talk about the pot calling the kettle black. Did Kimberly Stewart win some beauty pageant and I missed it? The girl has no identity. She's leaving no mark. She aimlessly trolls the red carpet at party after party, striking ridiculous poses where you can practically see her panties. She tries to dress and look exactly like her BFF, Paris Hilton. Does she even work? Design a handbag! Star in a reality show! Ride on Daddy's fame and put out a crappy album like Kelly Osbourne! Something. Anything. Kimberly may think Jennifer Aniston's ugly, but Kim's trash talking proves that she's an ugly person. Being ugly on the inside, to me, is so much worse.
I think OK! magazine might be getting a little big for its britches. As I walked around Times Square thinking about how much I love being the persona behind the iVillage Daily Blabber, I noticed that the celebrity weekly, whose first issue was jam-packed with riveting articles on B and C-list celebrities like Tara Reid and John O'Hurley, recently debuted this ad. Maybe, I said to myself (I'm the iV gossip blogger, in case we haven't met) they should wait to see how their debut issue sold before they start taking swipes at their competitors. Meow! Moi would never do that.
Last week at Pam Anderson's Comedy Central roast, a disheveled and curvy Courtney Love was on the red carpet flapping her gums about her "sobriety." She said to Access Hollywood: "I am sober for over a year now, but no one cares. It's all about the weight gain." Whelp, it seems as if Court was telling a big fat fib. Yesterday, a Los Angeles judge issued a bench warrant for Ms. (desperately in need of) Love because a drug test she took while hospitalized in July -- after "fainting" (aka: overdosing) at a party in L.A. -- came back positive. Love, who is on probation, faces up to a year in jail for the violation as well as losing custody of her daughter, Frances Bean. She's scheduled to appear in court on August 19. We predict she'll check herself into rehab before then. At least we hope so.
We don't like to admit this, but Jennifer Lopez has a lot going for her -- the movies, music, clothing line, perfume and all the other crap she's pushing. But Jenny from the Block is lacking something huge: taste in men. And we've become a little concerned that her most recent mismatch, creepy hubby Marc Anthony, is so awestruck over scoring such a babe that he's crazy obsessed with her. Every time we see them together, he's always all flushed and sweaty. So hot, in fact, his shirt is always unbuttoned way too far, exposing a dusting of chest hair and a ton of tangled gold chains. And he's always staring deeply at her in a crazed, almost maniacal way, like he's singing Spanish love songs to her in his head. This photo really put us over the edge, though. It looks like he's going to lick her... or take a bite out of one of her big rosy cheeks. And she appears to be waving so frantically as if she's saying: Help! Get this creep away from me! J.Lo, listen to us, girl. If he gets too close, forget the mace. Hit him with a few squirts of Miami Glow. That should put him out of commission immediately. Then hurry back to hubby No. 2, Cris Judd. He seemed sweet.
- Christy Turlington is expecting another superbaby with hubby Ed Burns. They already have a 22-month-old daughter, Grace.
- Nicole Richie denies that the fourth season of The Simple Life will revolve around her upcoming wedding to DJ AM. "I would never put my own personal marriage [plans] on television," she said. That's probably because she has some other deal in the works.
- The first couple of the WB, newlyweds Chad Michael Murray and Sophia Bush, are back to work on the set of One Tree Hill. Though divorce rumors continue to follow them, a source tells Us weekly that the gossip isn't true.
- Ali Landry, who famously dumped her cheating husband, Mario Lopez, after two days of marriage, has found love again. She's engaged to director Alejandro Monteverde, who she has been dating for 10 months.
- Brooke Burns, the pin-up who just split with her plastic-surgeon husband, is now dating former Baywatch-er David Charvet. What an unattractive couple.
Lindsay Lohan is tokin' -- about her drug use. Apparently the teen star, who vowed never to touch drugs because her nutcase father is an addict, admits that she has smoked pot. However, Lindsay, who did inhale, said she hated the experience because of the side effects. The rail-thin actress flatly denied using cocaine, saying, "I've seen how it messes families up. If I hadn't experienced that, I may have gone down a different route." Funny, typically weed fattens people up (those munchies!) -- the other stuff turns people skinny minnie.
Oh, the irony. Jessica Simpson, who slimmed waaay down earlier this year so that she could comfortably fit in her Daisy Duke shorts -- and show off as much of her ass as possible -- is peddling a retail line of jeans for plus-size women. The $59 pants, available at Avenue stores, will fit sizes 12 to 24. "We have people 300 pounds or 90 pounds come up to Jessica and say, 'I'm just like you,'" Jessica's motormouth father and manager, Joe Simpson, told USA Today, adding: "It's not about the outside. It's what's inside." Actually, Joe, it's what's in the wallet. Record contracts, movie deals, makeup and clothing lines. Can your family get any greedier? Go away! Please. Now. Hurry. You're killin' us.
Hate to say we told you so, but this is our blog, so we can. Back in December when everyone was raving about Sienna Miller's "original" boho chic style, we bashed her in our year-end style wrap-up, saying she stole her look from Kate Moss. Well, finally we're getting some support. Lindsay Lohan recently said that while she admires SeeSee's fashion sense, the British style icon stole her bohemian look from supermodel Moss. "Yeah [I like Sienna], but Kate started that," L-squared said. Well how do you like that? We're on the same page as Lindsay Lohan. That's actually ridiculously scary.
Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen may have put those divorce plans on hold. In these telling photos, it looks to us like a reunion may be in the works. Though there's been no official announcement of a reconciliation, we don't know too many on-the-brink-of-divorce couples who embrace like that. Cuss and scream at each other? Yes. Hug and kiss? No.
We Predict a Riot! Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson, whose band has had tremendous success this year, said that the Chiefs have no intention of spending the next 20 years together, and that their next album will be their last. But don't count on an early retirement for the singer, who has won raves from music biggies like Paul McCartney. "When we quit, I want to do exercise videos," the hyper hipster cracked. With his aerobic stage show, we actually think he'd be fun to sweat with. Beats the hell outta Jane Fonda.
We have Killer news: To the dismay of teenyboppers everywhere, the Killers' Brandon Flowers married his longtime girlfriend, Tana, last week in a small, intimate ceremony in Hawaii. Looking on the Mr. Brightside, marriage hasn't turned him into a homebody -- he's already back on tour with his band, performing tonight in St. Paul. In other news, Michelle Williams, the Dawson's Creek alum who is expecting a child with Heath Ledger, was spotted yesterday outside her prenatal yoga class wearing an engagement ring.
Pamela Anderson's ex is everywhere pushing his new reality show, which will remain nameless because we don't want to plug it. Being inundated with Tommy Lee interviews this past few weeks has made us realize something: We don't like him anymore. At one time we were smitten with his bad-boy look -- and of course impressed by his video (who wasn't?) -- but now he's just a 17-year-old schoolboy trapped in a 42-year-old man's decaying body. First, he looks terrible. His hair is all ratty (it looks like a wig) and his years of hard partying are taking a toll on his face. But our decision to break up with him is not based on looks alone. (How superficial would that be?) For one thing, we find it offensive that he calls women "chicks." He has two young sons, so he should be more respectful of women. Peppering all of his sentences with "dude," all he talks about is partying, the aforementioned "chicks" and how cool it is to be a rock star. (And there's something wrong with him calling himself a rock star. Come on. That's a term a fan should adopt for you, not you for yourself!) We just think that while he's been out chasing skirts, making sex tapes and tattooing his life away, he's gotten old, and the whole bad-boy thing has gotten old, too. We're giving him a flunking grade.
Sheryl Crow must be worried that her new album, which is set to be released in September, is gonna tank. Why else would she be appearing in those ridiculous Dell computer ads? And of course she's sporting her Livestrong bracelet in the ad -- a shout-out to her boyfriend, Lance Armstrong. Next thing you know the former hip rocker goddess will be renting ad space on her roomy forehead.
Next time you're in Hollywood sightseeing, we strongly recommend that you avoid any homes on your star map that are linked to Britney Spears. On Saturday, a stalkerazzi was camped out at a house in Malibu that Brit was reportedly visiting, when he was shot in the thigh with a BB pellet. The guy will survive, but he'll probably start stalking someone else -- like Justin and Cameron or Ashton and Demi. In other Britney news, the Sun reports that the pop tart wants to name her baby Charlie. After who, you ask? After Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, of course. No, we aren't kidding. Sadly.
Newsman Peter Jennings, who was battling lung cancer, died on Sunday at the age of 67. He's been off the air since April, when he was diagnosed, undergoing treatment. The ABC anchor is survived by his wife, Kayce Freed, and two adult children, Elizabeth and Christopher.
Eddie Murphy's stunning model wife, Nicole, filed for divorce on Friday after 12 years of marriage. They have five children. Although we believe in marriage, commitment and all that jazz, we want to know: What the heck took so long, woman? We don't know about Nicole, but we've never gotten over Eddie being caught with a transsexual hooker in his car. You remember, right? It was 1997 -- not too long after the whole Hugh Grant hooker story, so we know they weren't playing tiddlywinks in Eddie's Land Cruiser at 4:45am. Eddie was pulled over by cops while driving on a well-known West Hollywood prostitute strip with his "friend" riding shotgun. He wasn't charged, but the woman-man, Atisone Seiuli, was arrested on an earlier pros. charge. Eddie claimed he was just being a "good Samaritan" and that "it was an act of kindness that turned into a horror show." His career went on a downward spiral after the hooker thing, but he made a comeback with a string of kiddie films like Doctor Dolittle and the Shrek series, in which he appropriately played the ass.
You've read the reports that there's trouble in Paris-dise for Paris and Paris, right? Whelp, Page Six is adding fuel to the fire by interviewing Paris Latsis's father, Grigoris Kasidokostas. Papa Latsis sets the record straight:
1. The groom-to-be never discussed marriage with his father. "If he hasn't discussed this with his own father, how serious could it be?" asked Kasidokostas. "That should tell you the whole story."
2. Latsis is 22, not 27, as reported in other news outlets. "He's much too young to even consider a subject like marriage," said Dad.
3. Latsis didn't buy a $12 million home in Bev Hills for the couple, nor did he buy Hilton a $5 million ring. "All of it lies."
4. As for Kathy Hilton's claim that the Hiltons will head to Greece to meet the Latsis family, he says: "That was the first I'd heard of it."
5. And to completely piss off his son, Dad ended with: "[Paris is] a very, very good boy... a gentle, down-to-earth boy... not a playboy by any stretch of the imagination. He doesn't have a lot of experience with women."
"Not a playboy?" Paris L. will probably marry Paris H. now, just to annoy his big-mouth father.
Despite a slew of bad press, the new American edition of OK!, on newsstands now, isn't that bad. (That's a compliment coming from us.) The pictures are fabulous -- there's a stunning pictorial of Jessica Simpson -- but don't look to the weekly to break any big scoops. It's mostly watered-down, fluffy stories, because they pay celebrities for sit-downs. (As we reported Wednesday, they are said to be dropping $2 mil for Michael Jackson's first post-trial interview.) But what struck us while reading OK's features -- keep in mind they are pages upon enormous pages of butt-kissey bull -- is that the more ink you give to some stars, the stupider the stars sound. Here are a few of our favorite quotes from the glossy gossy:
- Jessica Simpson, who got 10 pages, on her pre-diet eating habits: "I didn't even know you could separate an egg from the white."
- Tara Reid, eight pages, on the media coverage of her boob job: "It's just been taken way crazy. I mean everyone does it!" And on her fame: "I knew I was popular in America, but I had no idea of the popularity I had in Europe."
- Kevin Costner, partial page, on trying to get "actress" Jessica Simpson to costar in a Bodyguard sequel: "Ideally, it would be great to get someone like Jessica Simpson on board to take the story to the next level."
On a final OK! note, we have a rant about John O'Hurley, the C-lister who had six pages devoted to his cheesy mug. Why is this guy everywhere? Sure, the former Seinfeld-er made it to the finals of Dancing with the Stars. Big deal. It's not like he turned in some Oscar-winning performance doing Shakespeare. He was ballroom dancing! We couldn't care less about his supposed "three-picture movie deal" (yeah, right!), his home renovations, his trophy wife, his life! And he needs to drop the whole bitterness toward Kelly Monaco for winning the Dancing competition. She won! You lost! Now move on, J. Peterman!
According to Us, Angelina's son, Maddox, was overheard calling Brad Pitt "Daddy" at a photo shoot. The mag also reports that Brad's name was left off the adoption papers for Angie's new daughter, Zahara, only because his divorce is not yet final.
- The Feds tacked on an extra three weeks to Martha Stewart's home confinement sentence yesterday after investigating reports that she attended a yoga class and was seen driving an all-terrain vehicle around her property. She'll now be free on August 31.
- The New York Daily News reports that two jurors who acquitted Michael Jackson of child molestation charges now say they think he's guilty and they're writing tell-alls about it.
- Baby News: Michelle Branch gave birth to a baby girl, Owen... 47-year-old Holly Hunter is pregnant for the first time -- with twins… Melissa Etheridge and her partner, Tammy Lynn Michaels, have a child "in the works" -- the particulars (artificial insemination? who's having it?) are hush-hush... Geraldo Rivera and his wife, Erica, have a new daughter, Solita.
We have an incredible staff here at iVillage, so whenever we get the chance to get together and catch up, we relish it. Last night, at a bar/restaurant in Chelsea, in addition to getting up to speed on real-life happenings (we were feting staffer Nicole, who's tying the knot this month), we got to dish the dirt on celebs, of course! Two of our biggest celebrity hounds are resident fashionistas and Beauty & Style producers Aarti and Melissa, whose celebrity obsessions help them bring you great star style coverage. Among the topics our editorial team can't stop talking about? Britney's latest hairdo (or hair-don't, according to who you ask), inappropriate pregnancy attire and refusal to wear a bra to support her ever-expanding bust. Other hot debates were Paris and Nicole's ongoing feud (we're in Nic's corner), Nick and Jessica's marriage (we suspect trouble in paradise) and the ridiculous amount of cheating going on in Hollywood. We gave some of the fellas a good raking over the coals for cheating on such beautiful, talented and successful women. Are you listening, Brad, Jude, Ethan, Hugh and Billy Crudup?
Ah -- all in a day's work here at iVillage.
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Psycho Naomi Campbell, who makes a habit of beating the crap out of people, got into a catfight with the stunning Italian actress Yvonne Scio. (Scio is the ex-fiance of playboy chef Rocco DiSpirtio, another Hollywood type who reportedly can't keep his pants zippered.) Apparently, while the women were getting ready for a night on the town, they got into a tiff and Scio had to be treated at the hospital. They were probably fighting over some really important, global issue -- or a size-zero miniskirt.
- Dave Chappelle fans who are breathlessly anticipating the return of Chappelle's Show are going to have to keep waiting. His collaborator Charlie Murphy tells the NY Post that the show is over. Guess we'll have to settle for round-the-clock viewings of Half Baked until his next big project. But that movie never gets old, does it?
- Tennis ace Pete Sampras and his actress wife, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, announced the birth of their second child, Ryan. The baby, who was born Friday, joins two-year-old big brother Christian.
- Newlywed Sandra Bullock has a new role -- shop girl. At the Tuesday grand opening of her sister's bakery in Vermont, Sandy, who was wearing an apron, helped pass out free coconut macaroon cookies to customers. What? No pecan sandies?
He's deeply in debt, so he's dishing -- for a whopping $2 million. Michael Jackson is giving his first post-trial interview to the new U.S. version of Britain's OK! magazine. Jacko, who is now living in Bahrain with his three poor, poor children, has given an exclusive interview and pictorial spread to the new weekly. Though the magazine's inaugural issue hits stands today -- Jessica Simpson is the covergirl (of course!) -- Jacko's interview will reportedly run next week because a deal wasn't worked out in time. A source says Jacko was given full approval over the interview and the questions are very light and fluffy -- like all the stuffed animals he probably has arranged on his bed in hopes of luring those little boys in. How do you feel about Jackson? Weigh in here.
Not too much surprises us, so when we were sent this eBay listing for the pool table on which Jude Law seduced his nanny, we gasped. Tacky, tacky, tacky! The seller, who set a starting bid of $2,800, claims the table was "the one and only table that was rented by Jude Law's representative and installed in the private home rented for Mr. Law while filming the movie in New Orleans." The actor, who was engaged to Sienna Miller, was caught up in a sex scandal after admitting to having an affair with Daisy Wright, the nanny to his children. Daisy claimed that she had sex with Law on a pool table in the house he was staying in New Orleans. The listing also promises that the original cloth on the table will be included in the sale and a new cloth will be included at no additional charge. We apologize to anyone eating right now.
Jennifer Aniston Speaks!
Jen has been keeping her lips sealed since splitting with Brad earlier this year -- until now. In September's issue of Vanity Fair, she gives her first interview since their January separation. In a story called "Jen Finally Talks (And talks and talks. And cries. And talks)," Jen dishes on
Life after Brad: "Am I lonely? Yes. Am I upset? Yes. Am I confused? Yes. Do I have my days when I've thrown a little pity party for myself? Absolutely. But I'm also doing really well."
Reports that she didn't want a family: "A man divorcing would never be accused of choosing career over children. That really pissed me off. I've never in my life said I didn't want to have children. I did, and I do, and I will."
The first photos of Brad and Angelina: "The world was shocked, and I was shocked. I'd be a robot if I said I didn't feel moments of anger, of hurt, of embarrassment."
Pictures of Brad playing with Angelina's son, Maddox: "I can't say it was one of the highlights of my year."
Brad 's claims that he was faithful to Jen: "At this point, I wouldn't be surprised by anything, but I would much rather choose to believe him."
Reports that Angelina might be pregnant: "There's a sensitivity chip that's missing [from Brad]. ... He makes his choices. He can do -- whatever. We're [about to be] divorced, and you can see why."
Yikes! Looks like Angelina better step up that charity work or stage some doting-mom photos in front of the paparazzi, because Jen is pulling way ahead in this publicity competition. As for us, we're slipping on our "Team Aniston" T-shirts today. Whose side are you on? Weigh in with 100s of others right here.
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