December 2006 Archives

"As some of you know, today is my 31st birthday. I'll spend it quietly with family and friends, but Elin and I have more exciting news to share: We are expecting our first child together this summer. Obviously, we couldn't be happier and our families are thrilled. I have always wanted to be a dad. I just wish my father could be around to share the experience. I'm going to stick close to home for the next few weeks. As I said on my website Friday, I'm going to start my 2007 PGA Tour season at the Buick Invitational in late January, which will allow Elin and I to spend more time with our families during this very special time in our lives. Our best wishes to everyone for a great 2007."
Congrats! Love him...


I cordially invite you to flip through iVillage's 2006 Celeb Weddings slide show, where they toast the Hollywood couples who took the plunge this year.
Not surprisingly, some of the peeps who got hitched have already split up. Only in Hollywood, folks.

And where there's happiness, there's sorrow. Here are the 2006 celebrity breakups.
I think you'll be glad that you weren't on Matthew McConaughey's Christmas list this year.
According to reports, he purchased headlamps for the folks on his list.
"I gave out a lot of headlamps, you know, the things you can wrap around your head and see what you're doing," he says. "I think they are one of the best inventions going. I gave electronic toothbrushes last year so it had to be headlamps this year."

Sometimes with him it's -- the lights are on, but nobody is home.
So there was a reason why Michael Jordan was hitting on the pretty ladies last week when he was in New York. He and his wife of 17 years, Juanita, are calling it quits. Or maybe they're calling it quits because he was hitting on the pretty ladies. Either way, they're done.
According to a statement issued through their lawyer, Juanita and Michael have "mutually and amicably decided to end their 17-year marriage. A judgment for dissolution of their marriage was entered today. There will be no further statements."
As I said, this is the second time they have announced they were divorcing. In 2002, Juanita filed citing "irreconcilable differences," but withdrew her petition weeks later when they announced they were trying to a reconcile.
Oh, and I love how they released this on a Friday night before a long holiday weekend. (Flashback to Nick and Jessica – Thanksgiving 2005.) Again, that's the typical celeb move so that the shock of it will be over on Tuesday when all the entertainment writers are back at work. But this is the Internet age, fools. We're on the case 24/7.
Also I should add that Michael has a reputation of playing around on the wifey for years. Now he can play all he wants.

Carson hosts a countdown for NBC and Ryan teams up with Dick Clark to host the countdown on ABC. But which one will you watch?
Put in your two cents in the new iVote Hollywood poll and see if you've got the same plans as other Blabber-ers.
On December 4, I told you that this couple had called it quits. One part of the pair was at one time a hot musician. The other is a super handsome former reality TV shot contestant. Well, now they're back together -- right now -- ringing in the New Year together in Miami.
Guess who?
Coming back to work for one day after a week of fabulous vacation is seriously rough. So, for your entertainment (and mine), let's make up some New Year's resolutions for the stars.
"I'm going to try really, really, really, really hard to be genuinely happy for Ashlee. Even though she thinks she's better than I am, and she's way cuter than me now. And she's probably making more money than me, and Papa Joe likes her better."
--Jessica Simpson
"I will continue to take over my sister's identity."
--Ashlee Simpson
"I promise to buy those days of the week underwear y'all and wear them every single day. Pinky swear."
--Britney
"We're going to adopt at least gazillion more babies this year."
--Brangelina
"I won't have sex for a whole year... take two."
--Paris
"We are going to try to be much less creepy."
--TomKat
"I will not steal illegally obtain any small children this year."
--Madonna
"Annoying Meredith Grey no more. I refuse to let those writers make my character so darn whiny. I'm happily engaged now and don't need a pouty role weighing me down."
--Ellen Pompeo
"Sh*t, I don't need to do anything this year. My trashy ex-wife is sinking all by herself. I'll just keep wearing these new blazers the GQ dudes sent me. Yeah, chicks dig these."
--K-Fed
I could go on forever, but I want to hear some of your best resolutions for the stars.
--Linds


--Lindsey
Julia Roberts and hubby Danny Moder have their hands full already with two-year-old twins Phinnaeus and Hazel, but apparently they can handle it. Page Six is claiming Jules is preggers with her third baby, who is reportedly due this summer.

Hmmm, if it's a girl, I think she should name her Charlotte, considering the baby was most likely conceived while Julia voicing the star spider in the movie version of Charlotte's Web. Not so sure how I feel about Wilbur if the baby is a boy, though.
--Lindsey
Former supermodel Niki Taylor got hitched just in time for the New Year. The ex-Cover Girl wed NASCAR driver Burney Lamar yesterday at the Grande Colonial Hotel in La Jolla, California. Awww.

The couple was engaged for only four months, but this is one star marriage I'm rooting for. They chose the Jack Johnson song "Better Together" for their first dance. Love. That. Song.
Congrats to Burney, Niki and her two kids, Jake and Hunter Martinez.
--Lindsey

Do you think Steve Bing is hot? Fairly attractive? Even so-so? I don’t, but the Hollywood ladies are practically lining up to get their well-manicured hands on a little Bing ding-ding -- if you know what I'm sayin'.
Elizabeth Hurley dated the richy-rich businessman for a long time. They have a kid together... the paternity of which he publicly denied – a la Eddie Murphy – until a DNA test proved otherwise. Sweet guy. Then he was getting some nookie from Nicole Kidman. She dropped him and took up with Keith Urban... not sure if that was the smartest choice either in light of things.
Most recently, Pamela Anderson went on a date with this clown. And Jennifer Aniston reportedly just took his phone number.
What's the deal? What's the appeal? Why are so many beautiful, rich women falling for this guy who, to me, looks like a rat?
Let your opinion be heard by voting in the new iVote Hollywood poll – and feel free to give me a more detailed answer below... especially if you find him attractive.
I'm really bored today. Is this week over yet? Bring on New Year's, people -- noisemakers and all.
I've been killing time this afternoon by looking at photos of celebrity kids and celebrity couples in the Star Snapshots photo gallery. And this shot of my "husband" David Letterman has got to be one of my all-time favorite photos. How cute is Harry Letterman?

This new photo of Heidi Klum and Seal in Aspen is also quite sweet.

There's also a photo of Jessica Biel's sick bikini body. No wonder she's got Derek Jeter trying to "play ball" with her. One look at it and I cried with relief that bathing suit season is a looong way off.

Daniel Craig! Daniel Craig! Daniel Craig!
Here is a new picture from the film, which comes out in August 2007.
More: iVillage's holiday movie guide with -- you guessed it -- Daniel Craig

"Keith is on a leave in Australia to be with his family during the holidays," his publicist told Associated Press. "This is a natural occurrence at this point in his treatment. He will continue with his rehab upon his return."
Rehab shmehab! I want to know how he's going to handle the cheating allegations some slag named Amanda Wyatt is making against him.
Will this spell the end of marriage number two for Nic?
The Webmaster of one of the biggest Britney fan sites -- WorldofBritney.com -- is closing up shop because he thinks the mom tart is "unfortunately done." Too many nasty crotch shots? Anyway, he announces his big move in a press release after the jump.

Ha! The feud between Donald Trump and Rosie O'Donnell continues, and it continues to entertainment the heck outta me.
Here's part of the latest message from Rosie to Donald via her blog:
so what happens when u say the emperor has no clothes the comb over goes ballistic via phone to mr king
She goes on to call him a "pimp" for his part in beauty pageants, where women are "paraded around, judged valuable or not by old white men. It's always old white men."
Of course Donald had to respond, telling the New York Post, "Rosie got mentally beaten up by me, because she's a mental midget, a low-life. I think she's got a death wish. It's too bad a degenerate is able to get away with things like that."
A death wish? For calling him a pimp? Some men would take that as a compliment -- like 50 Cent or Snoop Dogg. For rappers, "pimpin'" is a good thing. Geez -- things between Donald and Rosie are getting serious.
Seriously, whose side are you on? Everybody has an opinion, including my father -- team Donald -- who never pays attention to "that celebrity stuff." Declare a side below.

Not that I see anything wrong with it. I wear the same crap over and over until holes form in the arse... and other not-so-pretty places.
Anyway, take a minute and share your opinion on her look in the newiVote Hollywood poll.
Which time did Nic rock the look better?
So far today, 1,002 people came to Blabber after searching for "Halle Berry Deaf In One Ear."
How weird is that?
And it goes to this super old story from November 2005 about Halle Berry possibly being pregnant with hottie Michael Ealy's baby.
Clearly that story didn’t turn out to be true.
But is there something going on with Halle today that we should know about? Why is everyone searching for her?
Here's a newly released photo of Matt Damon, George Clooney and Brad Pitt from Ocean's Thirteen, which opens June 8.

I think the guys are seated in hot, hotter, hottest order. What do you think? How would you rank them?

But after just a few months of wedded bliss, the drama began. He checked into rehab -- reportedly for alcohol abuse... though rumor has it he returned to the white stuff. As soon as he checked out, a story broke that he cheated on Nicole all through his engagement with some chick named Amanda Wyatt.
"I feel sorry for Nicole," the slag told the Daily Mail. "Keith cheated on her repeatedly with me, right up to just before they got married. He's done it once and he will probably do it again... I hope their marriage works -- but leopards don't change their spots."
The chick also says Keith did all kinds of drugs -- "ecstasy, cocaine, pot -- you name it..."
Anyway, Nicole and Keith are putting on a united front. Right now they're in Australia. Here's a shot of them leaving the United International Pictures office earlier today. And may I point out that she's worn that dress before? Kudos to her for re-wearing.
But I just wonder how long this pair -- who doesn't look that happy -- will last.
More: Check out Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's Timeline

Tony Romo -- the quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys -- was romantically linked to Jessica Simpson last month. But now comes word that he's "hot and heavy" with American Idol Carrie Underwood.
Page Six reports that Carrie made a surprise Christmas Day appearance at Tony's game and gave her man a big hug -- on the field! -- before the game.
I have an abnormal obsession with the Killers. I seriously love Brandon Flowers -- porn 'stache and all. Here's a shot of him from The Tonight Show with Jay Leno last Thursday. (He was on with Matthew McConaughey in what one of my friends dubbed "Suzy All-Star Night.") He sang a bunch of their songs, including their new Christmas tune called "A Great Big Sled."

I have no other reason to post this other than the fact that I love looking at him.
Sick I tell ya. I'm sick.
Who are you obsessed with right now? Help me feel not as crazy by posting your crushes below.
The folks attending Christmas Eve mass at the Christ Church United Methodist in Charleston, West Virginia, were in for quite a surprise -- Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner and their one-year-old daughter, Violet, were in attendance. The occasion? Violet's surprise baptism.
Jennifer, a Charleston native, brought her daughter home for the holidays. Part of the Christmas festivities included baptizing Violet and Violet's cousin, Alex, who is the son of Jennifer's sister Susannah. The baptism took place during Christmas Eve mass, so you know service was a really long one that night.
My family so would have skipped that -- family masses, baptisms and any type of choral group were all no-goes growing up. We liked to get and get out.

Over the Christmas break, she was on holiday in St. Barth's, where she showed off her figure... for better or for worse.
Which Tara look is the worst? Does Gwyneth Paltrow need a haircut? Should Ali Lohan be famous? Look, Judge and Vote on all things celebrity in iVote Hollywood.
"We sat on a bench overlooking the lake and I gave Tori her last Christmas present" – an antique platinum ring with an Edwardian oval-shaped sapphire from Neil Lane. "I'd wrapped the ring in a much bigger box, and as soon as she opened the ring box I asked her to marry me again. It was very romantic and magical."Spelling adds that as soon as McDermott proposed, "I immediately started crying and said 'Yes! Again and again and again!' What made it so special was the notion that a year ago when he proposed, the thought of having a baby together was just in our hearts, and now our baby boy that we created from our love is nestled in my belly."
Of course they don't mention the spouses they left when they hooked up on the set of a made-for-TV movie. It's just all about their perfect little lovefest. Ick!
They are cheese city... and I can't get enough.

Michael Jackson, Peter Pan, Tinkerbell has moved to Las Vegas, where he plans to stage a big comeback.
Meanwhile, I'm still waiting for the last three big comebacks...

No word on whether or not one of the accessories that comes with it is a stingray.

How would you rate Vince Vaughn as an actor? Do you think he's a one-trick pony? Love his body of work? Blab about it.
Uh-oh... I wonder if Michael Jordan's wife, Juanita, is going to file for divorce -- again! -- after she reads this item in today's Page Six:
NBA great Michael Jordan hit town last week and played the role of ultimate wingman for friends like Derek Jeter and Patrick Ewing. First, Jordan had a dinner at Tao with Ewing and Charles Oakley, where the trio rang up a tab upward of $1,000 and tipped 40 percent. When the players headed out, spies said, Jordan tried to convince a few women to join them at Pink Elephant, where he was meeting Jeter. One source said, "Jordan was really trying to get this girl to leave with him, and the girl responded, 'Aren't you married?' " Another source confirmed that Jordan was trying to grab a few girls - but only for his single friends.
Happy holidays, Juanita!

The older twin was named D'Lila Star after Kim's grandmother, while the younger was named Jessie James after Diddy's gram.
So what do you think? Love 'em? Like 'em? Sick to death of weirdo celebrity baby names? Be heard below.
While I was stuffing my face with Christmas cookies (thanks, Carolyn!) and unwrapping loads of fabulous goodies, that damn do-gooder Angelina Jolie was at it again.
Brad Pitt's hot mama spent Christmas Day with refugees in Costa Rica as part of her work as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations. First she visited with a group of Colombian refugee children and families, then she met Costa Rican officials.
"The conflict in Colombia is the greatest humanitarian tragedy in the Western Hemisphere, but it receives very little international attention," Angelina said. "My Christmas message to Colombian refugees and to the millions of displaced people in Colombia is that the world has not totally forgotten them."
No word on whether or not her little get-along gang -- Brad and kids Maddox, Zahara and Shiloh -- was with her, but they weren't in any of the pics. Maybe Brad Dad stayed home with the troops to put together all the new Christmas toys. I heard some of those Lego sets are a real bitch.
Update: Brad was with her.
James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, died from congestive heart failure in Atlanta on Christmas Day.
And because celebrities can't even die quietly… His "wife," Tomi Rae Brown, was barred from their family home by her hubby's lawyer immediately following his death. Apparently the 36-year-old former backup singer was at a retreat when her 73-year-old husband died. When she returned to their home hours after her husband died, security guards told her James's lawyer and accountant said she was not allowed inside.
Not sure what that's all about. Maybe she would try to make off with his wig collection and hawk it on eBay?
Anyway, shout up to James Brown.
James Brown, 1933 - 2006.
We cry every year during the Oscars at the photo montage to all the celebrities who died in the past year, so we cued up our own tribute this year to honor those who passed in 2006, like Robert Altman, Bruno Kirby and Aaron Spelling. Then we woke up to the news today that Mike Evans, who originated the role of Lionel Jefferson on All in the Family and continued it for a while on The Jeffersons, died on December 14 at 57 from throat cancer. He's been out of the limelight for a while, but we watch him all the time on TV anyway.
To pay your own tribute, see our In Memoriam slideshow.
‘Twas the Friday before Christmas and all through the land, not a celebrity was stirring, not even Paris Hilton. With Blabber’s Suzy on vacation and everyone sleeping in, Beth was on duty for any shenanigans. Who was nestled snug in whose bed? Who had visions of scandal dancing in their heads?

Trump and Rosie are still at it. Donald took his case to Larry King, the Fox News channel, Good Day L.A. and the New York Post. Meanwhile, while Trump let Miss USA off the hook, he canned Miss Nevada for taking off for some racy photos. Maybe Donald's real problem is with girls liking girls, because the pictures he objected too were of Katie Rees in some suggestive poses with other women. My goodness, does he protest too much?


I'm going to keep this short and not so sweet. I hate your hair/wig/weave/whatever the hell it is. It's not flattering. It looks like an animal died on your head. Please stop scaring all the little children who aren't used to seeing a half human/half poodle singing on TV.
Thanks!
Suzy
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