October 2006 Archives

So let's show the silver fox some love right now by joining together and saying: Come on down!
Oh, and be sure to have your pet spayed or neutered as well.
Here's a twist to Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe's split: He may be cheating!
According to the National Enquirer, Reese ended her marriage after she finding secret messages that husband Ryan sent to another woman on his BlackBerry.
They also report that Ryan has become "EXTREMELY" close to Abbie Cornish, who is his pretty costar in the upcoming film Stop Loss. On their last day of filming in Texas, Ryan and Abbie had a "cozy dinner" together.
"They came into the restaurant a month ago, both casually dressed in warm-up outfits," an eyewitness told The Enquirer. "They asked for the restaurant staff to pull curtains around their table, so no one could see them." But, according to one unconfirmed posting on an internet blog, a diner could see around the partition and claimed to watch them making out."We sat two tables away from Phillippe and an extremely attractive blonde (not Reese)," a blogger wrote on Pink is the new Blog. "The couple had a partition placed around their table soon after they arrived, but we could still see their legs intertwined under the table.
"As we left, we could see them clearly making out behind the partition" said the blogger.
The defining moment in their relationship reportedly came after the New York premiere of Flags of Our Fathers on October 16. R&R happily posed for photogs, but that night -- back at their hotel -- Reese found Ryan's BlackBerry and she read it.
"Ryan was caught red-handed," a source tells the tab. "All he could say was he didn't mean what he'd written to the other woman."
While I completely dismissed Entertainment Tonight for their boring programming -- like "Where Are They Now?" interviews with Gopher from The Love Boat -- they surprised me by going out and landing a fabu exclusive... with Anna Nicole Smith.
Mark Steines was invited behind the gates of Anna Nicole Smith's home in the Bahamas for an sit-down interview with Anna – the first she's given since the death of her son and birth of her daughter. From his blog:
The interview is a veritable rollercoaster of emotions. She giggles like a schoolgirl when she talks about the first time she realized she was in love with Howard. She beams like a mother when she holds little Dannielynn and says, "Can you say mommy?"But it is when she utters the name of her son, Daniel, that Anna Nicole is no longer able to compose herself. She crumbles like a house of cards, tears pouring out of her eyes, her body shaking from the sobbing. This is not just a controversial, misunderstood woman, this is a mother who has lost a child.
The interview begins airing on Thursday, which means they'll probably show a 3-minute snippet a day from now through New Year's Day. But I really wonder why Anna Nicole – who could have any media forum she wants to talk about all her drama – picked Entertainment Tonight instead of like Dateline or a morning show like GMA or Today. Who knows... I doubt there's a method to her madness.

People around the world try desperately to score tickets to the Oprah Winfrey Show for one reason and one reason only: They want one of Oprah's giveaways. (Hello, who wouldn't want to be there for the annual Oprah's Favorite Things show?) So the guests in the audience must have been slightly shocked yesterday when the giveaway O gave them was… another giveaway.
Instead of cars, houses, trips to Europe or cashmere sweaters, Oprah gave audience members $1,000 debit cards to then pass on to the charity of their choice. And, no, they couldn't declare themselves a charity and keep the cash, you greedy little thing.
"You're going to open your hearts," Lady O told them. "You're going to be really creative, and you're going to spend it all at once on one stranger or spend a dollar on every person… I can honestly say that every gift I've ever given has brought at least as much happiness to me as it has to the person I've given it to."
They were also given new DVD recorders to capture their giveaway experience, which Oprah will then use for a future show.
Two years ago, O stunned her audience members by giving all 276 of them a new 2005 Pontiac G6, which was worth $28,000.

Which celebrities have you worked with and is there one that sticks out as being the most memorable?
Lauri: I've talked with Diane Sawyer, Star Jones, Desperate Housewives' James Denton, Anderson Cooper, Rihanna, Alice Cooper, and Dustin Diamond. And, no -- not a sex dream... thank God!
The most memorable celebrity interaction was with Rihanna. She had a nightmare about watching a plane crash into a building and pieces of it landing on her brother. Naturally, she had no idea why she had this dream and worried it might be telling her something bad was going to happen to her brother. I told her the plane represents her career and how it's "taking off." It crashes in her dream because she fears her career might come crashing down before she reaches her career goal. (Plane crash dreams are very common with celebrities, by the way.) I asked her how her relationship with her brother is and she said they are very close and she misses him very much. That made me realize that she's concerned her rising celebrity -- that has her jetting all over the place -- might harm the close relationship she had built with her brother, the building representing that relationship. She got pretty emotional at this realization. She obviously loves her little bro a great deal.

One of my West Coast spies happened to cruise by Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise's posh Beverly Hills spread yesterday – she lives in the 'hood -- and found this elaborate pumpkin display outside by the curb.
"Look at how the pumpkin has a hand over its mouth like it's being silenced," reported my creeped out spy. "Like how Tom silenced Katie, maybe the pumpkin has some knowledge Tom doesn't want us to know..."
What do you think Tom and Katie's pumpkin is trying to tell us? Take guesses below.

Now dating a celebrity near you is… Ivanka Trump.
Ever since The Donald's daughter Ivanka appeared on her daddy's show last season, she's been a regular in Hollywood circles... and the celeb dating circuit. A few weeks ago, news broke that she was dating Lance Armstrong, but that ran its course. The new star in her life? Topher Grace.
Yes, the friggin' kid from That '70s Show.
According to Page Six, Ivanka celebrated her 25th birthday over the weekend in Vegas, where Topher was her date and he didn't leave her side all night. And, yes, there was canoodling.

TMZ is reporting that Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon have split.
"We are saddened to announce that Reese and Ryan have decided to formally separate," the couple's rep said in a statement released to TMZ on Monday. "They remain committed to their family and we ask that you please respect their privacy and the safety of their children at this time."
Ryan and Reese met at her 21st birthday party. Shortly after, Reese became pregnant and the couple got hitched in 1999. They have two kids -- Ava, 7, and Deacon, 3.
They have long been seen as an odd couple in Hollywood. While Reese has a reputation for being a bit of a goodie-goodie, Ryan was always more of a brooding bad boy, often seen toking up in his car and he famously heckled Joaquin Phoenix earlier this year at the Golden Globes.
TMZ reports that Reese has contacted celebrity divorce lawyer Robert Kaufman, who has represented Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Marie Presley. However, divorce papers have not been filed.

Madonna's new baby, David, is having a helluva a month. He moved from an orphanage to a mansion. Went from having no mother to a richy rich one with a fake British accent. He has two siblings, designer clothes and an endless supply of toys. He's even brought his birth father international fame. Now -- according to the red string on his wrist -- little David has apparently become a Kabbalah devotee.
At this accelerate pace, by next month he'll be starting a band, running a company or eloping in Vegas with Apple Martin.
Source: Star Snapshots
It’s amazing what a little plastic surgery, rehab and ditching your deadbeat husband can do for a gal. Whitney Houston is looking great.
Uh-oh – it looks like someone other than Lindsay Lohan is going to have the nickname “firecrotch.” There are some nude photos of Marcia Cross on the market.
Speaking of Lindsay, she’s reportedly become rather paranoid. Hmm... Wonder what paranoia is a symptom of.
Paul McCartney and Heather Mills made nice over the weekend so that they could celebrate the third birthday of their daughter, Beatrice. But Paul’s designer daughter Stella isn't pretending anything. She reportedly told a pal that she wants to kill her evil stepmother. Take a number, sister. Apparently there's a long line.
I've spent many sleepless nights since it was first reported that Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn had broken up. Their split was later downgraded to a “break,” but they haven’t been seen together in two months, so the news wasn’t that reassuring.
Well, numerous sources -- including Us Weekly -- report that Jennifer and Vince are together again! Jen is said to have flown to London late last week and has been holing up with her man in the penthouse suite of his hotel. They’ve ordered a bottle of wine from room service and stepped out together to take in a performance of Wicked.
Oh, happy days. My insomnia will now be cured. Long live Jen and Vince!
But seriously... Does anyone really care? If you're rooting for these two, tell us why below.
It’s Monday morning, so I don’t want to shock you too much with this little bit of news... you may just do a nosedive into your latte. But Page Six is reporting that Kevin Federline may have to cancel his New York City gig on Saturday night because nobody wants to him.
Our spies at Webster Hall say that so few $20 tickets have been sold for Federline's Nov. 4 show that "we may just cancel it. New Yorkers are clearly not fans of “Popozao” [Federline's pathetic first single]." Britney Spears' hubby - who claims he is the most underrated person in Hollywood - should be used to rejection by now. We hear his Cleveland show was also canceled due to lack of interest.It’s too bad really. That’s exactly the type of show you go to -- after a couple drinks -- with a bunch of friends... then you sit in the audience and laugh your tushie off. It’s like going to a comedy club or something -- only the comedian is K-Fug and you're laughing at him, not with him.

That Nicole Richie is undergoing an interesting form of "treatment."
On Thursday, news broke that she had checked into an undisclosed facility, where she was "working with a team of doctors and specialists whose focus is nutrition." By Saturday night, she was at the club Hyde in Hollywood passing out.
TMZ.com reports that just before 2 a.m. on Sunday morning, Nicole passed out a the club and fell to the floor. An employee went to call 911, but Nicole’s friends insisted that calling an ambulance would draw too much attention, so they took her out the back door to a hospital.
No word on whether or not she actually made it the hospital.
Nicole’s rep told TMZ that The Simple Life star was at Hyde for 20 minutes, but says she never collapsed.
I’ve partied with TV Cocktail’s Sarah Mac, so I know she likes to have a good time. In her latest entry, the Cali girl talks about being at Thursday night's Medium premiere party and getting up close and personal with the extended Arquette family. Yes, that means Courteney and little Coco too. Check out her scoop and pixs.
PS: Can't wait for Courteney Cox Arquette to return to TV. Love her. She has a show coming out this winter on FX called Dirt in which she plays the editor of a gossip mag. Think I'll like it?
Here's the scoop from People.com:
In order to relieve some of the "frenetic anxiety" on the Moroccan set of his upcoming drama, he yanked up his pants to give himself a wedgie, stuck out his rear and waddled around like a duck, PEOPLE's two-time Sexiest Man Alive tells Entertainment Weekly in its Oct. 30 issue."Throughout the movie, I'd walk around like this," he said, demonstrating for the magazine.
The laughs Pitt provided were sorely needed during the location filming, where temperatures reached near 112 degrees and there was only one indoor toilet. "You've gotta find things to make you laugh during the shoot," he said. "Cate (Blanchett) called it the Hungry Bum. …When your bum's so hungry it's trying to eat your pants."
I wonder how that would go over if I tried that in my office next time we were all stressed about a big project. Nah – not so much...
When I was a kid, I loved Halloween. My mom came up with these great costumes and my sisters and I always won prizes at the local Halloween festivities. I also loved the town Halloween party because of the pie eating contest -- on your belly, arms behind your back and go! Ah, the good old days... long before I'd ever hear the word calorie.
Now I'll only dress up if there's a big push – if my whole group of friends is in. Last year, one of my college roomies and her hubby had a housewarming party last year and everyone had to come as a movie or TV character. So my friends Natalie, Chrissy and I dressed up as Molly Ringwald in three of her movies: 16 Candles, Pretty in Pink and The Breakfast Club. Below, there's a shot of me as 16's "Sam." Unfortunately, I didn't meet Jake Ryan at the party. Remember how hot he was?
Anyway, celebrities love dressing up for Halloween and they go all out. So in this week's Blabber video, the topic is celebrities in costumes and I take a look at the good, bad and slutty. And you guys actually helped me with the Heidi Klum bit. I used your votes to decide which of her costumes were “in” and which were “out.”
It’s no secret that I love David Letterman. I enjoy the The Late Show when he has pretty Hollywooders on and they shmooze... in between his playful jabs. But I also like when he has serious people on – politicians or so-called political “experts.” Sometimes he just mercilessly goes at them with a seemingly endless list of questions. It’s fun watching good old Dave make the “important people” stammer.
So before you go out to dinner, a movie or a rockin’ party tonight, you may want to set you DVR to record tonight’s Late Show. His guest? Bill O’Reilly. And, based on O’Reilly’s last appearance on the show, it’s going to be must-see TV. David hates him.
Page Six has a preview of the show in which Dave calls O’Reilly a “bonehead.”
Bring it on!
Yesterday, Michael J. Fox paid a visit to his friend Katie Couric on her snoozy news show with the bad ratings and defended himself against Rush "I Love OxyContin" Limbaugh's accusations.
He said that the problem wasn't that he skipped his meds -- he took them. It's just hard to predict precisely when they'll start working.
"I just take it and it kicks in when it kicks in," said the former Family Ties star. "Sometimes it kicks in too hard and then you get what's called dyskinesia, which is that rocking motion... The irony is that I was too medicated and was dyskinesic. Because the thing about being symptomatic is that it's not comfortable. No one wants to be symptomatic – it's like wanting to hit yourself with a hammer."
Michael went on to say that his Parkinson's has gotten so advanced that there's no time when he's not medicated.
"At this point now, if I didn't take medication I wouldn't be able to speak. I'd have a mask face. I'd lock up and I wouldn't be able to move."
What do you have to say now, (Drug) Rush?
I'm really so over the Anna Nicole Smith saga. What a horrible tragedy (Daniel's death) and wonderful time of joy (Dannielynn's birth) to exploit in such a legally dramatic way. Anna Nicole is like that friend you have that always has to have some kind of drama -- her life is never just, you know, same 'ole, same 'ole.
Alas, the TrimSpa ma is being sued again by Larry Birkhead, who may or may not be the father of her new baby. This time he's suing for fraud and conspiracy -- alleging Anna and now-fiancee Howard K. Stern "conspired to misrepresent Stern as the father of Smith's six-week-old daughter, Dannielynn Hope, and committed libel and slander by denying Birkhead is the father," People.com reports.
The suit was filed in the Bahamas, and Larry's lawyer has openly admitted she is concerned Anna and the baby will flee the jurisidiction.
Larry's first suit against Anna --for paternity test of Dannielynn-- is still pending.
Anna Nicole is too much -- girl exhausts me!
-- Lindsey (Suzy's off this morning)
And now for a recent entry from Nicole Richie's (fictional) diary:
Dear Diary,
I just can't win. My plan for becoming a bigger non-celebrity than Paris totally backfired. I was so sick of being the "fat" one on The Simple Life. Why should Paris get the all the sex-tape scandal fun and the super-skinny bod? So like, I totally lost all this weight and looked super hot, and everyone stopped caring about Paris and started caring about me. And like, I know we're supposedly all BFF again, but really that's just a publicity stunt so we can keep Simple Life going, so I can tottaly still talk about her behind her back. But anyway, now for the past year-and-half, everyone has been saying that I look too skinny.

So, I did what any rich non-celebrity celebrity does: I told Vanity Fair (because that's like totally a respectable magazine), that I knew I was too skinny and that I didn't like the way I looked, b/c duh, that's how to get the public on your side, right? See, I learned some things from Paris. But anyway, the interview was like so not enough to compete with those pix of me on the beach.
So now, I have to do something drastic. Something Mel Gibson-esque drastic. I know -- I'll check into rehab! That totally always works.
I'm still not going to say whether or not I have an eating disorder, because that's like so Mary Kate Olson from three years ago, but I'll just have my publicist tell People:
"Nicole Richie has decided to undergo diagnostic treatment to determine why she's not been putting on any weight. She is working with a team of doctors and specialists whose focus is nutrition. It is important to Nicole that she achieves this goal in a healthy way as this is not a treatment for an eating disorder."
Oooh, that's like soooo perfect. DJ AM and Brody Jenner will totally want me back now. And, I'm still so much better than Paris.
-- Lindsey (Suzy's off this morning)
Yesterday on Oprah, Madge was saying that her new baby David's father is being attacked and hounded by the media and yada, yada. I mean -- she could be right. She probably is. But the guy seems to love it. It's interview after interview for the poor farmer.
The latest? In a new interview, he says he's afraid "Madonna may get angry and frustrated and decide to dump my son because of [the human rights activists criticizing the adoption]."
Next thing you know, Yohane Banda is going to be doing the talk show circuit from The Today Show to Conan. And he'll be the toast of New York -- the new "It" boy -- staying at the Four Seasons and throwing back buttery nipple shots with Paris and Lindsay at Bungalow Eight.
Stop the insanity!
While Suzy was off filming this week's Blabber Video, who stopped by the office, but Mr. Romance Novel Heartthrob himself -- Fabio. I have never seen such mass chaos (or giggling) in the iVillage offices before, but there was Fabio, just standing there in all of his hunky glory. And yes, he really did grab my butt. And then when we were having lunch, he touched my thigh. I think we're in love. I'm totally kidding... sort of.

Why was Fabio in our office, you ask? He came to promote his new line of I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! Mediterranean Blend. The website is hilarious -- check it out for your own piece of Fabio.
Love,
Linds
Tis the season... for stars to go pumpkin picking. And because celebs on their own can be boring -- I'm so tired of seeing pics of Nicole Richie walking! -- Star Snapshots has some of pictures of Hollywooders -- like Patrick Dempsey, David Arquette and Heidi Klum -- with their kiddies at the pumpkin patch.
So yesterday was Madonna on Oprah day. I was going to give you a whole play-by-play, but when I watched it I was so thrown off by her fake British accent -- which is getting worse! -- and the fact that she's starting to look more and more like Heather Mills. (I have to find photos!) So I'll leave the recap to the NY Daily News.
And here are the photos that Madonna supplied to Oprah. Really cute shots of Guy Richie and the kids with baby David.
"If you want to hate me, cool, hate me."
--K-Fed to his critics
Umm... Okay, cool. Thanks!

Naomi Campbell. Arrested. Again.
Is there someone out there -- perhaps a kindergarten teacher -- who will teach this nut to keep her hands to herself?
Update: Best part? The person she assaulted was her drug counselor.
Update: Sorry... I had to change this up a bit.
Heidi Klum always goes all out for Halloween. In past years, she's thrown a big ole Halloween bash in New York City, which is always the place for celebs to be on Hallow Eve. This year the party will reportedly be in L.A. because 1) she recently moved there full time and 2) she's set to become a mummy again in November and doesn't feel like flying. Yep -- her third lil' pumpkin is on the way. Her get-up this year? She's reportedly going to be an apple.
Anyway, I'm working on a special Halloween project and I need your help. Will you cast your vote in these polls below and tell me whether you like each Halloween look... or if it should be voted out. I'm going to incorporate your opinion into what I'm working on. Thanks!!






From People magazine…
Ex-Saturday Night Live-er Jimmy Fallon, 31, turned up wearing a Paul McCartney button. "He's the best," Fallon said. "He's the one and only. He's my man. He's my favorite. Yeah, I love Paul. I've got to support him."
Take that, Heather Mills. I don't see any cute comedians -- in a major career rut -- wearing a button with your mug on it.
Advantage: Team McCartney

Two weeks after getting physical with his costar Patrick Dempsey and using a gay slur against T.R. Knight -- which caused T.R. to publicly announce he's gay -- Grey's Anatomy Isaiah Washington tells People magazine that he's sorry for the trouble he's caused.
"I sincerely regret my actions and the unfortunate use of words during the recent incident on-set," Isaiah said in a statement. "Both are beneath my own personal standards. … I have nothing but respect for my coworkers … and have apologized personally to everyone involved."
Since the incident, there have been reports of major onset drama, including gossip that Isaiah would be replaced by former ER star Eric LaSalle. But show creator Shonda Rhimes says that's nonsense.
"I found [those rumors] not only ridiculous but offensive that we would consider replacing a member of our family," Rhimes told People. "And also the [idea] that one black man was interchangeable with another seemed disturbing to me… The mood's what the mood's always been. We have a group of people who are more of a family than anything else. We have our fun days, and we have our days when people are tired and the work is hard."
She goes on to say that Patrick and Isaiah "are fine" – as are Isaiah and T.R. "They've had conversations," she says. "They did a really great scene together the other day." The whole affair, she says, "was four and a half seconds of one day in three years. I feel like we've already moved on."
Has Rush Limbaugh been dipping into his OxyContin stash again?
On Monday, the pill-popping, big mouth commentator accused Michael J. Fox of playing up his Parkinson's disease in an ad supporting a senate candidate from Missouri who's in favor of stem cell research.
"He is exaggerating the effects of the disease," Viagra lover Rush told his listeners. "He's moving all around and shaking and it's purely an act... This is really shameless of Michael J. Fox. Either he didn't take his medication or he's acting."
He went on to say: "This is the only time I've ever seen Michael J. Fox portray any of the symptoms of the disease he has," Limbaugh said. "He can barely control himself."
Apparently he missed Michael's last season of Spin City -- his final full-time acting gig -- where he acted with his hands in his pockets 90 percent of the time because they would tremble so much while shooting scenes.
Later in the broadcast, Rush stated that "I will bigly, hugely admit that I was wrong, and I will apologize to Michael J. Fox if I am wrong in characterizing his behavior on this commercial as an act, especially since people are telling me they have seen him this way on other interviews and in other television appearances."
Whatev -- I'll leave the last word to my sweet mom , who's a school teacher, so it takes a lot to get her fired up. But she loves her some Michael J. -- since his Alex P. Keaton days -- and was clearly outraged by Drug Rush's comments.
Her message to me said only this: "I sent him an email telling him he is a callous worm."
So take that, Rush. Even my mom's pissed.
Last night, I got this hilarious message from one of my tres athletic west coast spies...
"Om. My. God. I just did yoga four people away from Nicole Kidman. Holy moly. She did yoga without a hair band. I don't know how she did it. Why does she look so perfect? I did not see her do one cow pose; I did three. And I did not see a bump and, trust me, I was examining it. And in a yoga top you can really tell. No bump. No pregnancy. No tears over Keith being in rehab. You heard it here."

Saw the Killers last night. I love me some Brandon Flowers -- despite his porn 'stache. He's such a performer. Energy seeps out of his body as he covers ever inch of the stage. I love how he acts out his songs as he performs, owning the lyrics in a way most musicians don't. And they didn't skimp on the encores either. We were out the door when they came back onstage for a final send off. Delicious!
More: Killers frontman Brandon Flowers tells Dose.ca he does like girls, doesn't like Rolling Stone
Just so we can keep up with the divorce of the decade, The Sun was kind enough to compile a list of lies Heather Mills McCartney has told during her lifetime. As a reminder, she's the blonde who's divorcing Beatle Paul.
LIE 1: Lady Mucca frantically denied working as a prostitute. But in July it emerged she was a £5,000-a-night hooker whose clients including arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi and an Arab prince.LIE 2: Heather told Sir Paul she had only been a topless model. In June we revealed she was snapped in a string of pornographic poses for a German sex manual.
LIE 3: Her first husband Alfie Karmal has branded her a compulsive liar who left him for a ski instructor called Milos.
LIE 4: Former childhood pal Margaret Ambler threatened to sue Heather over her claims they were abducted and sexually abused as kids. Margaret, 40, insists it was only her who suffered the ordeal.
LIE 5: Mucca — who as a teenager admitted shoplifting — stole the identity of a top investigative reporter with the same name, Heather Mills, in a bid to land a TV job. The real journalist said Heather pretended to be her in meetings with telly executives.
LIE 6: Heather’s dad Mark, 65, says she made up stories about him abusing her as a child.
Not Sutton Pierce, Dropem Onhishead or Poor Thing Federline.
According to his birth certificate -- which was filed at the L.A. County Registrar-Recorder's office on Tuesday -- it's Jayden James Federline.
TMZ has a copy of the kid's birth certificate, so you can see for yourself.
Case closed!
They have a date: November 18. They have a location: Italy. She has a dress: Armani. It looks like Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are finally going to do the deed. But once they get hitched, do you think Katie will take Tom's last name and become... Kate Cruise? Cast your vote.
Matthew McConaughey reportedly dropped $1,300 at Le Bra Lingerie in Hollywood last week. So either he has a new lady in his life… or Lance Armstrong started wearing thongs and push-up bras.
Some celebrities are shameless… but you already knew that. According to Page Six, Paris Hilton and Carmen Electra are trying to score paid gigs on New Year's Eve in Miami, NYC or LA. For the bargain price of $100,000 -- plus expenses and private jet costs -- you have Paris host your party. As for Carmen, she's half the price -- $50,000 plus expenses. Next up: Selling their souls.
...November 18th!
According to Us, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes will be getting married over the weekend of November 16 -19 in Italy. TomKat's publicist confirmed both details.
No word on whether or not the festivities will take place at George Clooney's Lake Como villa. I like to think that they won't because George has better taste in friends... Though, of course, I could be wrong.

I really hope that the TV drama writers out there, who are struggling through a rough fall TV season with very few new hits, are keeping an eye on the dramatics of Anna Nicole Smith. Here's the latest…
IFinally, Anna Nicole and Howard, who claims to be Dannielynn's father, have refused Larry's demand for a DNA test. Additionally, yesterday Anna Nicole skipped a scheduled meeting with Larry's lawyer in which she was supposed to give a deposition. Does she have a thing for trials? That is totally where this is headed.
During an interview with Ryan Seacrest yesterday, Gwen Stefani talked about all things Gwennie, Gwen, Gwen. Like? Kingston's faux hawk (he's rivaling Maddox Jolie-Pitt in hipness), losing the baby weight (it's hard, man!) and her next tour. Yep, a tour! I was wrong yesterday when I said I didn't think she'd tour having just had the baby. She's planning one that will kick off in April.
Back it up! Back it up! You got it!
That's something I may actually spend money on. She's so one of my faves.


Ro's "best friend," Mo -- as in, Madonna -- didn't choose daytime talk show The View as the place in which, for the first time, she'll discuss her non-adoption adoption of the Malawian kid. Instead, she's turning to Rosie's biggest competitor, Oprah. Oprah's interview with Madonna will air on Wednesday.
So if Rosie screams at Elisabeth Hasselbeck on The View today, then we know she's just misdirecting her anger over losing the Madonna exclusive.
Oh, wait -- she screams at Elisabeth everyday. How would this be any different?
While promoting his show House of Carters, Nick Carter took it upon himself to bash his ex-girlfriend, Paris Hilton, to News of the World. And seeing as I can't resist passing along a good/bad item about nasty Paris, I had to share Nick's most recent accusations of sex, drugs and… teddy bears.
The lowlights…
Kate Moss and Pete Doherty are reportedly expecting a baby.
Pete’s uncle, Phil Michels, told the press that his nephew called him from Italy, where he’s touring with babyshambles, to tell him the news.
"I have spoken to Pete twice about the baby and he has confirmed that Kate is pregnant," Uncle Phil told the Sunday Mirror. "They are both delighted and Pete sounded really excited... I can't wait for the wedding - we are just waiting for a date."
Both cocaine Kate and the blood squirting, crack lovin’ Pete have children from past relationships. Kate’s adorable four-year-old daughter, Lila, is from her relationship with Jefferson Hack. Pete has a three-year-old son named Estile with his ex-girlfriend, Lisa Moorish.
Whelp, at least this poor child will have great taste in clothes and music... even though his/her parents are royally screwed up.
So I headed up to the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut over the weekend for their big 10th anniversary bash. Headlining the fun festivities? Nicole Kidman’s husband, Keith Urban. Or he was supposed to... until he checked into rehab the night before.
“I deeply regret the hurt this has caused Nicole and the ones that love and support me,” he said in a statement. “One can never let one's guard down on recovery and I’m afraid that I have. With the strength and unwavering support I am blessed to have from my wife, family and friends, I am determined and resolved to a positive outcome.”

Gwennie’s having a little LAMB, little LAMB, little LAMB. Gwennie’s having a little LAMB – and right in time for the holidays.
Two years after Gwen Stefani’s first solo album blew up the charts, the new mom has a new baby -- her second solo album. It's set to be released on December 4.
The name of the album isn't public at this point, but rumor has it it’s named Sweet Escape. On the album she’ll reportedly again teaming up with a bunch of established talent like Pharrell Williams and her ex/No Doubt bassist Tony Kanal.
Don't expect Gwen to tour right away for this album -- she has her hands full with her real baby, Kingston.
Not to sound like a total “I told you so,” but didn’t I call this whole thing about the father of Madonna’s non-adopted adopted baby? I said that the father of this child – who is alive and well and living in Malawi – was going to become a problem.
Well, he already is.
Now Madonna’s baby daddy is telling the press (he looooves the press, btw) that he didn’t realize that he was giving up the child permanently. He thought he was giving little David to Madge so that David could get a good education. Then Madge would return the little tyke home.
"Our understanding was that they would educate and take care of our son just as they were doing at the orphanage," Yohane Banda told AP on Sunday. "I am just realizing now the meaning of adoption... If we were told that she wants to take the baby as her own we could not have consented, because I see no reason why I should give away my son.”
Too bad Madge doesn’t read the Daily Blabber. She never would have gone through with what is sure to be a huge fiasco.
Last week, rumors first started circulating that Brit’s second child wasn’t really named Sutton Pierce Federline. Gossip mongers said it was some elaborate hoax Britney and Kevin – who have yet to confirm the name – came up with to piss off the media. Instead, the kid’s real name is Jayden James.
So what’s the dealio? The Gatecrasher column in the NY Daily News reports that Kevin’s mother calls the child Jayden. So if Grandma Federline says the kid’s name is Jayden, it is... Right?
So the mystery continues...
Meanwhile, the Celebrity Baby Blog is theorizing that Britney’s baby is actually a girl – named Jayden. Apparently one of Britney’s bodyguards had a run in with a paparazzo when he was sent to buy pink baby clothes days after Sutton/Jayden was born.
Leave it to Britney to get endless ink for doing... nothing!
The little ones entered the world on October 17 and Tammy and the babies are in "excellent health," according to Melissa's Web site.
“The creation of life brings about immeasurable love, and pours hope into the future," they said in a statement. "The joy will help carry us through our upcoming sleepless nights.”
Keep up with the Hollywood baby boom in iVillage's Celebrity Baby Tracker. Next stars headed to the delivery room? Heidi Klum and Tobey Maguire’s fiancee, Jen Meyer.
You know that old adage that goes: “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all”? Well, that’s what I’ve been trying to follow when it comes to Heather Mills’ accusations that Beatle Paul stabbed her with a wine glass, made her slither up the stairs to their private plane like a snake after she had an op on her leg, that he abused his first wife and all the other accusations she’s slinging at him. I guess when you’re not credible – having been exposed as a possible prostitute before you were married – you’ll resort to anything to get your hands on your rich husband’s money.
Well, Paul is finally defending himself – or letting his friends defend him. So there are juicy new headlines to what was a one-sided mess. Oh, and Heather’s dad is also speaking out... saying that his daughter is “mad.”
I have a feeling things are going to get way worse before they get better.

Ramona Sargaard -- daughter of one of my new faves Maggie Gyllenhaal and her fiancé Peter Sarsgaard -- made her debut over the weekend in NYC.
What's that you say? You can't see her? Why that's her under Peter's trench coat... totally hidden away. Talk about a protective father. Also along for the outing? Maggie's brother, Jake, and their mother Naomi.
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Patient information: A new mom who has breast cancer… A divorced couple who had a quickie and get stuck together -- literally.
So Long, Shepherds: In a law office, Addison and Derek hammer out who receives which assets from their marriage. The lawyer mentions that Addison has a trust fund, so look for that to become a bigger story later. Derek tells Add that he wants their joint property in Seattle and she can take their NYC brownstone and their place in the Hamptons. Derek tells her that it's only fair because she simply had a one-night stand with Mark. He had a relationship with Meredith. Addison hides the fact that what she had with Mark was more than one-night, takes the properties and signs on the dotted line. They're officially divorced.


According to the article, Lance says he always calls Matthew "J.K. Livin'," which is the line Matthew improvised during his first film – Dazed and Confused – and has since made into his own personal credo… and the name of his production company.
As for Lance's nickname, Matty calls him "Livestrong," which was the motto that kept Lance going while recovering from cancer and has since been made popular by those "little yellow bracelets."
I can just imagine the party hearty boys out and about using their cutesie wootsie nicknames…
Lance: J.K. Livin', let's see if we can get all this group of girls to come home with us. Yee haw! Then we'd really be livin' it up.
Matthew: Sure, Livestrong. Pass me my smokes, then I'll go work my Sexiest Man Alive magic.
In August, Matthew and Lance made iVillage's Hot Summer Couples list.
While watching Grey's Anatomy last night, all I could think about was this story… The National Enquirer is reporting that during Isaiah Washington and Patrick Dempsey's set-side scuffle last week, Isaiah reportedly "hurled a vicious gay slur at one of his co-stars."
Here's the play-by-play by the Enquirer…
The day this story came out,, T.R. Knight (George) issued a statement saying that he's gay. Can't be a coincidence.
According to the tab, this incident could spell trouble for Isaiah's career.
“The melee has set off World War III on the show and may cost Isaiah his job," says the source. "The cast is divided over the shameful event.”
Poor Elisabeth Hasselbeck! Since Rosie O'Donnell joined The View last month, Elisabeth can barely get a word out before getting cut off by Ro. Whelp, now there's an online contest in which you can guess when Barbara Walters will give her the boot.
All you have to do is guess the date of her official last show and you can win amusing prizes like a DVD of the 2001 season of Survivor (her big break!) and a Matt Hasselbeck football card.
Very amusing… Well, probably to everyone <>but Elisabeth.
Not a big shocker here... Grey's Anatomy T.R. Knight has confirmed that yep, he's gay!
"I guess there have been a few questions about my sexuality, and I'd like to quiet any unnecessary rumors that may be out there," Knight tells People in a statement. "While I prefer to keep my personal life private, I hope the fact that I'm gay isn't the most interesting part of me."
It most certainly isn't. In fact, T.R.'s likeability points just shot up for me. Great statement... and little "screw off" to the media at the same time. My friend Jill -- who works in theater and has met T.R. a couples -- long ago said that he's gay. And her gaydar is never off.
Anyway, this whole thing has me wondering about the fight on the Grey's set last week. In one account, Isaiah Washington was getting lippy with T.R. Knight when Patrick stepped in and told him to pick on someone his own size. Isaiah started choking Patrick and they got into a scuffle... at which time T.R. got in there and told them to knock it off. Before Isaiah stormed off to his dressing room, he called T.R. a "Bitch." Could "Bitch" have been a jab at T.R.'s sexuality?
We'll never know.
Break time! Close out of the email for a couple minutes. Hide the window with that Microsoft Word doc or Excel spreadsheet. Like the old school McDonald's slogan goes... You deserve a break today!
That break comes in the form of a cute new game called Celebrity Matchmaker: Engagement Rings. The object? Match the star to their bling!
Give it a try, then report back and let me know your score. I did it in 25 seconds, so beat me, then brag all about it.
I triple dog dare ya!
She doesn't read… but can she write?
Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham is joining the blogosphere on October 30. She's launching dvbstyle.com, where she – or someone on her payroll -- will blog about her upcoming fashion collection with hubby, David. As an added bonus for all you Posh Spice fans out there – you know who you are! – she's also doing webisodes of the inner workings of dvb.
I may just sit in front of my computer from now until next Monday because I'm so excited and don't want to miss this huge event. I wonder if her BFF Katie Holmes will do the same thing.
In addition to all these wonderful happenings in the world of Posh, she has a new book coming out called That Extra Half An Inch. Not sure what it's referring too – something dirty relating to her gorgeous husband or, perhaps, her waistline? She really needs to trim down – I think she's up from 90 lbs to 91. Anyway, I'm glad that the woman who bragged "I've never read a book in my life" is again generously contributing to the literary world.
I recommend that she starts designing a dress now that she can wear to accept her Pulitzer Prize.

To celebrate, play Celebrity Matchmaker: Star Tattoos.
Page Six is trying to avoid a lawsuit!
On Monday, Vince Vaughn's lawyers filed a complaint against some British tabs and the NY Post's Page Six for running stories saying Vince cheated on Jennifer Aniston with some chick in the UK. So today, there was an apology in the column, which doesn't happen a whole heckuva lot.
Read the apology after the jump.
I can't stand Paris Hilton (ick, ick, ick!), but I don't think it's that cool that Page Six has dubbed her a "celebutard."
Celebutante + retard = celebutard
A moron? Yes. Trashy? Uh-huh. Tacky? For sure. But calling her a "retard" is kind of harsh… or maybe I've taken one too many special edn courses and have become too PC for my own good.
What do you think?

How cute is this shirt? If I had an endless supply of cashola, I'd totally buy this for Zahara Jolie-Pitt, Daisy True Ryan, Suri Cruise and all the other newly adopted Hollywood babies.

Thanks to Bri for the link.
--Jerry Maguire, which I watched over the weekend
Us Weekly is obsessed with Jennifer Aniston's love life. I guess that's nothing new, but now they're saying that Jen and Vince's big, huge breakup (which was their big, huge cover story a few weeks back) has been "downgraded to a 'break.'"
“They aren’t broken up,” a source close to Jen or Vince now tells the mag. “They took a month off as a cooling off period.”
I'm starting to lose my faith in Us Weekly's ability to get the story right. A few months back Us said Jen and Vince were engaged. J&V insisted they weren't and issued formal denials. Us said Jen & Vince broke up. J&V insisted they didn't and issued denials.
And it's not just Jen, they've been getting other things wrong too. For example, in September they said Tom and Katie's wedding was going to take place "any day now" in LA. This week, they say it's taking place in Italy in November.
I always considered Us and People my gossip bibles. They always got the story right. These days it seems like Us is becoming more like In Touch or -- gasp -- Life & Style. And, frankly, it makes this gossip addict a little sad.
Those hipsters! Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are reportedly having a destination wedding.
According to Us, the couple has changed the date of their wedding -- or the tabloids just got the date wrong, which is always possible. Either way, they will reportedly get hitched in November in Italy.
“I’m not denying that date or location," their rep told the mag.
Earlier this week, I told you that there was a rumor going around that the TomKat would get hitched at George Clooney's Lake Como villa. Although I find that a bit hokey -- there are always wedding rumors at Clooney's house and they're always wrong ! -- an Italian newspaper reported that Tom recently purchased a house near Georgie's spread -- and possibly from George himself! -- but it must undergo major renovations which won't be complete until next summer. So that doesn't sound like the best place for a family-friendly wedding.
Tom and Katie have only been together for 18 months, yet there has been endless speculation about this wedding. So at this point I'm just like: Have the damn thing already. Quit boring us with details.
Ah -- I'm such a romantic.
Whitney Houston won't always love Bobby Brown… which is why she filed for divorce this week. Hell to the yeah, Whit! I feel like a proud mama.
Madonna's new son, David, arrived at her home yesterday... and she released this "open letter" to the press.
Plus: Here's a photo of the little fella.
One, two, three... Ahhhh!

Here's a super cute shot of Meg Ryan and her kiddies -- Jack and Daisy -- after picking up pumpkins.
There -- that's my nicie of the day. ;)
Source: Star Snapshots

You know… unless Jacko 'fesses up to his love of little boys and Jesus juice, I don't care -- or want to hear about -- what he's doing. The guy gives me the creeps. And I'll never, ever buy anything he's selling. Let's just say I hung up my sparkly right-handed glove years ago... though I did want to marry him when I was in the third grade. Really.
What about you? Are you still a fan? (Believe it or not – there are quite a few out there.) Just wanna watch the interview for the train wreck element? Going to skip it all together? Tell me your opinion of the artist former known as Michael Jackson.
I'm happy to pass along the news that Entourage star Kevin Connolly and Nicky Hilton are dunzo. Us says that she dumped him because she suspected he was cheating. Glad he finally got some sense – that girl is excruciating… though I predict they'll reunite.
Another cheater? Apparently James Blunt. The UK singer allegedly had been cheating on model Petra Nemcova. She found out and dumped him. I hate him now. This was the first serious relationship the girl had since losing her longtime boyfriend in the Tsunami. So not "Beautiful."
Lindsay Lohan wants to get married by the time she's 30. For now, her 20s are about slumber parties with Par-ass Hilton.
Ugh -- I'm tired of this Madonna adoption/nonadoption story already, so I'll keep it short and sweet.
The kid she wants to adopt has arrived in London.
And they lived happily ever after with big therapy bills, lots Kabbalah water and Mommy running around the house in her pointy corsets.
The end.
I'm officially loving Ugly Betty. I was up way too late last night watching last week's show. The buzz today is that Salma Hayek is going to guest star in a few episodes of the show in November. She has appeared each week thus far – but only in the telenovela playing on the TV in the background. My guess is she'll be playing that soap star because that's how she's been introduced.
I'm officially loving my TV Cocktail too. It's my favorite new thing on iVillage. Here's the latest television dish…
Not sure if you caught Oprah yesterday, but Jennifer Aniston was on. She said she's still with Vince Vaughn and there was no boob job. All things I already told you. Something cool though was that she was talking about directing a film short inspired by essays written by "regular "women called Glamour Reel Moments. Now that was interesting. For more info, to sign up for a screening or to enter your own story, click here.
Across the pond, Vince is having his London law team take action against two British tabloids and the New York Post for saying that he cheated on Jennifer with a "mystery blonde" and ended his relationship with Jen.
From the complaint...
"Ms. Aniston and Mr. Vaughn had not ended their relationship either at the material time or since. ... The suggestion that he was having a passionate embrace and kiss, or has ever been unfaithful to Ms. Aniston, are false."
Wow -- Vince is actually acknowledging the fact that they're dating! They must be serious.
Plus: Jennifer is buying her first post-Brad breakup home. It's in Bev-9er, as my friend Sarah Mac calls it. Six bedrooms, seven baths, gray-and-black-onyx terrazzo floors and a pool… all for the bargain price of $15 million.
What does one girl do with seven bathrooms? I have a hard enough time keeping one in order.
A month ago, Britney Spears gave birth to her second son, Sutton Pierce, and already the girl looks absolutely fabulous. Here's a photo of her shopping in Malibu over the weekend. What is her secret? She pulled this after Sean Preston as well. I'm truly baffled because not only did she give birth last month, but she had a C-section, so she had an even longer recovery period where she couldn't (or wasn't supposed to) exercise.
I think the girl just had good genes. And jeans. I like the ones she's wearing. True Religion? Citizen of Humanity? Sorry -- I'm in the market for some denim. But my bottom line is this: Britney looks fantastic. I just hope she waits a bit before her next SP makes his/her debut.
