March 2007 Archives
Just like last month, Tracy and I will be debating some of the things we disagreed on this month. Read our back and forth, then tell us what you think. First up? Avril Lavigne...
Suzy: Worse than last month's obsessive love of Will Smith, this time it was your love of Avril "the Spitter" Lavigne. You love her? Really? Personally, I think she should be banished from the music world for mispronouncing rock legend David Bowie's name when she read the Grammy nominations. Then again, it's not like she's truly a musician... she's more of a lip-syncing little troll.
Tracy: Give me break! In a world of pop music tartlets, Avril is one chick who has her head on straight. She does what she wants and makes no apologies -- I find that admirable. She's managed to have a successful career without slutting around Hollywood and is, spitting aside, a strong role model for young girls.
Suzy: Check out this lovely collection of photos -- all pics of that twit totally intoxicated. Boozing, nuzzling other girls, flipping the bird, falling over... I don't know who your role models are, but I seriously question how this untalented urchin can make your list.
Tracy: She an of-age girl hanging with her friends - and in not one of those photos is her cooter uncovered. But I guess it's hard for you to see clearly when you spend all your time in the convent, Sister Suzy.
Suzy: Yes, my child, I do. And I spend most of my time praying that you'll come to your senses about Avril.
Somewhere Chili is boiling!
Usher -- who famously romanced and then cheated on TLC's Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas -- is settling down. According to his spokesperson, the singer/actor/dimple-er is engaged to his girlfriend, stylist Tameka Foster.
Usher tells MTV that he could be walking down the aisle before the end of the year.
Just don't let Chili find out the whens and wheres.
Celebrity Usher's engagement with our Celebrity Matchmaker: Star Engagement Rings game

Hurry up and call your girlfriends -- the Sex and the City movie is happening! And Samantha will be played by Kim Cattrall.
It seems it is a done deal as Sara Jessica Parker and the other ladies have signed the papers.
I'd better book a babysitter now!
Even though Jennifer Lopez clings to the hope that people still think she's just a proud Latina from the Bronx, somebody's calling her on it.
Ritmo Latino, a Latino music chain, has banned all J-Lo material from their 50 U.S. stores. David Massry, president of the chain, tells the New York Daily News they are done with Jen because she "has refused personally to promote her new CD in any of our stores" and other Latino-only retail outlets. "We've supported her from the beginning," the prez said. "Now we're told by her record company she will only visit Anglo retail outlets."
So Jenny will sign your CD only if your block happens to be the same block as a Tower Records.
I know this is like my 47th entry about Diddy this week, but this one is too good to let go.
MediaTakeOut.com is reporting that a Bad Boy insider believes that Dannity Kane hottie, Aubrey O'Day, may be pregnant --with Diddy's baby! 
According to the insider, whispers of an Aubrey pregnancy have been widespread among the Bad Boy staff. The blabber explains, "People here are always gossiping, so at first I didn't listen to them. But I swear ... now Aubrey is beginning to show."
Holy Crap!
The snitch continues, "Everyone knows she had something going on with [Diddy]. It makes a lot of sense that he would be the father."
If it is true, the "Making the Band" alumni will be the fourth woman to mother an itty-biity Diddy baby -- and then Aubrey and Diddy can make a show called "Making the Baby".

All you have to do in this town is avoid a glass of champagne and people think you've got a bun in the oven.
That's what started the buzz when Borat's Sacha Baron Cohen's love, Isla Fisher, turned down a drink at the Cat and Fiddle club the other night. Supposedly Isla then made an announcement to their friends.
"We've got some good news: I'm pregnant," she was overheard saying.
Their reps refused to comment on the baby news, but here's hoping it's true. I bet the kid's first word will be "anus".
I know it will never happen, but isn't it fun to imagine what it would be like if Paris actually had to do time?
Prosecutors are saying that Paris violated her probation by driving with a suspended license. They've asked a judge to revoke the reckless driving probation, which could mean she would have to spend up to 90 days in jail! The celebutart's attorney had initially said Par didn’t know her license had been suspended.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. And I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you, Your Honor.
I am praying every waking minute that she goes to the slammer. I bet when they tell her she's off to the "big house", she'll pretend she didn't understand and head to the nearest mansion.
Poor Kevin. After all he's been through, the talent-less, nothing-without-Britney guy will walk away from his marriage with just a measly million dollars.
Yes, Brit and Kevin have finally reached a settlement in their divorce. They will share custody of their two boys and are just waiting the final signature from the judge, before all of this madness is finally put to rest.
I'm beginning to think Kevin Federline is an evil genius.

Seriously, I'm on the phone with my cable company right now. I need to see much more of this Irish lad.
More: Watch the first two episodes on Showtime's official site
Play with Jonathan in Celebrity Matchmaker: Irish Eyes

I just love how she's posing under the Golden Arches. I mean -- do you think the Bentley driving, fur loving diva actually slums at McDs? Ha! I bet she's never even heard of the Dollar Value Menu.

"He thought I was becoming a Jedi."-- Bono to reporters on his son's disappointment that he became a knight of the British empire... not an official member of the Star Wars crew

It seems that Dolly told a British newspaper this personal ditty about herself:
“When I have sex with my husband these days, I fantasize I am with someone like Keith Urban or a petite, hot young woman."
Well, hellooooo Dolly! Maybe Drew is interested.....

In a candid new interview with Parade magazine, Halle Berry admits that she attempted to take her own life after her messy split with Atlanta Braves jerk, David Justice. It was her mom that saved her at the last minute.
"I was sitting in my car, and I knew the gas was coming when I had an image of my mother finding me," Halle tells the magazine. "She sacrificed so much for her children, and to end my life would be an incredibly selfish thing to do. It was all about a relationship. My sense of worth was so low," she says. "I promised myself I would never be a coward again."
Hal also opened up about her second marriage to sex-addict, Eric Benet. She describes their union as "really horrific," admitting that they were in counseling after one year. "I wish I had left then, but I was putting everyone's needs before mine," she said.
Now Halle has moved on with model Gabriel Aubry, and though she's ruled out tying the knot again, she's ready for a new adventure. "Now my sights are set on a different chapter in my life, which is motherhood. That's the goal I have very clearly set for myself."
Shanna Moakler has a really ridiculous problem with former drunky Miss USA, Tara Connor.
Shanna, who won the title herself in 1995, is not happy with her new haircut. Since Trav's wife cut bangs, websites have been saying that she and Tara look super similar. Not exactly a compliment, according to Shan.
"I cut my hair but since I am being compared to the she-devil herself I will grow it out," Shanna said in a recent posting on her MySpace page.
Shanna has her sash all in a bunch because she thinks Tara should have been stripped of the Miss USA title when it was revealed that she had been abusing drugs and alcohol.
You know what I say? WHATEVER, Shanna.
I don't know anything for sure, but I'm thinking Shanna is sitting in her glass house, with crazy Travis, juggling stones.
I already thought Bam Margera was a loon and often comment that I don't know how anyone could stand him for five minutes, let alone marry him, but he's actually managed to climb even higher on the rungs of my crazy ladder.
The Daily News is reporting that Bam has a giant mural of Lance Bass on his garage. "There's a big portrait of Lance in an astronaut uniform, smiling broadly and holding his helmet proudly," says the fortunate insider who blabbed to the paper. "In the background is a NASA shuttle ascending to space on a giant rainbow."
Okaaaaay.
When his friend asked him about the painting, Bam enthusiastically confirmed that absolutely was Lance. He said, "Hell yeah! The guy from 'N Sync who wanted to go to outer space, but never made it and was all gay and sh*t!"
Talk about people in outer space....
"I'm so proud of Tony. He is such a talent."
--an apparently hard of hearing Eva Longoria to People, in reference to beau, Tony Parker's, new French album, Balance-toi.
Here's some juice to go with your bagel this morning.
Drew Barrymore has been out on about with new stud Spike Jonze, but it appears, back in the day, Drew dabbled in some lady love.
Former Jane Magazine Editor, Jane Pratt, announced on her new radio show yesterday that she and DB got it on years ago. Jane's blabbing that, though she did admit to shock-jock Howard Stern that she had had sex with a woman, she never came clean with who it was. Well, she's talking now.
"It was someone famous," she revealed on the air. "I did have sex with Drew Barrymore."
The new radio host didn't go into much detail and never revealed when the romp took place, but Drew did appear on the 1997 debut issue of Jane.
Hmmm. I'm no Einstein but I bet it was right around that time.
Drew's peeps had no comment.
Drew's always been the free spirit so I'm sure this doesn't shock anyone, but it's a little juicy, no?

Anyway, here's the cover of the seventh and final Harry Potter book called Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which will be released July 21.
I kinda wish the cover was one of those nudie pictures of Daniel Radcliffe from that play he's doing. Way more exciting.


"The weekend's difficulties were brought on by a reaction to an imbalance in medications used to treat my bipolar disorder... Scott was simply trying to help calm me down. I want to make it very clear that he did not hurt me in any way. For lack of a better expression, I was unstable and just lost it."-- Mary Weiland, who torched hubby Scott Weiland's clothes over the weekend and vandalized a hotel room

Which "Beverly Hills, 90210" alum is supplementing a moribund acting career with a thriving business as a pot dealer?
My guess is that it's Vincent Young (Noah)... or the older guy who played Nat. No wonder the Peach Pit was such a popular place! What do you think?
Former soccer superstar Mia Hamm and her baseball playing hubby, Nomar Garciaparra of the LA Dodgers, are the proud parents of twin daughters. They girls arrived earlier today.
"Both babies are healthy," said a spokesman for the Dodgers.
No word on what they were named.
Plus: For the latest on Tinseltown's littlest stars, check out our new Celebrity Kiddies Corner for photos, games and more.
Is anybody still in Oprah's Book Club? I admit that I've never participated -- I'm too busy reading celeb magazines, Beatles books and trashy tell-alls -- but I know some of you buggers out there are all about the Ops, so I'm passing along her latest selection...
According to Amazon.com, the "profoundly dark" book -- The Road written by Cormac McCarthy -- is a "post-apocalyptic masterpiece" and one of the best books of the year.
Wonder if this book will spark the same phenomena as The Secret. O so has the golden touch.
Another day, another celebrity arrest.
While Fergie was probably off getting her butt flossed by Josh Duhamel, her Black Eyed Peas bandmate Taboo was being arrested for driving under the influence after a collision. The 31-year-old hip-hopper, whose real name is Jaime Luis Gomez, was taken into custody yesterday morning after a car crash 20 miles outside of Hell A.
Last night he was released with a citation for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, possession of a prescribed medication without a prescription and driving under the influence.
Move to New York, people! You can partake... and cab it home.

You know -- the whole thing makes me want to eat a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. And it's nearing Easter, so they have the ones shaped like Easter eggs that are oh so festive...
I have to stop getting to work so early these days -- I'm starving by 10 am!

Much like comic Sinbad, Diff'rent Strokes star Todd Bridges is not dead.
There was some confusion yesterday when a New York radio station released a story about Shaun Bridges, a truck driver whose drug addiction become the subject of a documentary and who recently died after a long illness. A gossip website then took the story and ran, causing lots of chaos for Todd's family, who couldn't get in touch with him.
"There were all these calls about it, and for a half an hour no one could reach me," Todd told People. "I was in (electronics store) Fry's shopping and I had my cell phone on silent. I am just glad that my kid never heard it." He told the magazine, "When you write the story, make sure you make it clear that I am alive."
Todd did have trouble with drugs in past, but he has been sober for the last 14 years.
If Willis was dead, I bet Arnold would have wanted to flush him down the toilet, much like his beloved goldfish, Abraham.
Goldie Hawn better break out the pack n' play.
E! is reporting that Goldie's son and Kate's brother, hottie Oliver Hudson and his wife, Erinn, are expecting their first child together. The couple are newlyweds, having married last June in Mexico.
Let's just hope Oliver's kid gets a haircut before he/she hits puberty, unlike Kate's son, Ryder, who is often seen looking like Cousin It.
And when I say "time", I mean lots of it.
The hip-hop superstar told London's Daily Mirror that his trip across the pond has been eventful. Though his scheduled concert with Snoop Dog was cancelled because Snoop wasn't allowed in the country, Diddy found plenty of other ways to spend his time.
"I've spent a lot of time with Kim in Paris," he told the paper. "And it's been perfect. As soon as we landed, we went straight to the Eiffel Tower, drank champagne at the top and just kissed and kissed."
Romantic, right? It gets better.
"Then we went up to my suite and had tantric sex for at least 30 hours, ordering up whipped cream and strawberries while we were at it. As meticulous as I am with my work, I'm more meticulous with lovemaking. I like to do it for a long time."
You know what? I wouldn't expect him to say anything else.

Just because Lindsay Lohan's dad got sprung from jail doesn't mean that she'll be welcoming him back into her life.
According to Page Six, Linds told her father, "You still haven't changed. Don't go near my mother ever again."
Michael Lohan was released from jail two weeks ago, after serving 20 months for drunk driving. After sending the warning to her dad, "Lindsay called her mother and told her to be careful and to take care of her brother and sister," said a source.
Daddy Lohan was hoping to patch things up with Linds, now that he's done his time and reportedly "found religion."
Be realistic, Mikey. If you and Momma Lohan were Lindsay's party pals, who would watch the other kids?

"I didn't know you were this nice. I thought you were a bitch."-- Legend Patti LaBelle to reported diva Jennifer Hudson, as Patti accepted an award from Jen at the GLAAD Awards.
Love it!

I guess Laguna Beach's Jessica learned something from ex-boyfriend Jason.
Jess and Jason can talk about what's like to spend time in the Big House, as the "real O.C." dumbbell was arrested yesterday on suspicion of felony driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, after crashing her VW Beetle on the Santa Ana Freeway. Cops say Jessica rear-ended an Acura with force and caused "great bodily injury" to occupants of both cars.
The police report said that Jessica's level of intoxication, plus her speed and the wet roadway, were all factors in the crash. The driver of the Acura and Jessica's passenger both suffered minor injuries. Jess is being held in an Orange County jail with her bail set at $100,000. She's due in court tomorrow morning.
Now Jessica and Jason can have matching orange jumpsuits. Stupid, spoiled rich kids.

The country singer's world came crashing down earlier today when her husband/mate/other half was arrested on three counts of aggravated sexual battery against a minor under the age of 13.
Yes, I said under the age of 13.
D.R. Roach, who has been in rehab for drug and alcohol abuse since February, is now in police custody in Taylor County, Texas. He's being held on $750,000 bond.
And don't think Wynonna will be all Tammy Wynette, singing "Stand By Your Man." She's already kicked him to the curb, filing for divorce earlier today.
"I am obviously devastated," Wynonna said in a statement to Entertainment Tonight. "Our family will pull together, begin the healing process and hopefully -- by the Grace of God -- become stronger. We will move forward with our faith, family and our friends to find resolution to this difficult situation."
Maybe she should consult Mary Weiland as to how to seek revenge? Just a thought.


"They are 100% dating," says a close insider. "Reese and Jake are being smart about things and keeping their relationship very discrete and out of the public eye."
The couple met last year while filming their new movie Rendition.
I have a little Bob Marley playing in my head right now:
Is this love - is this love - is this love -
Is this love that I'm feelin'?
Is this love - is this love - is this love -
Is this love that I'm feelin'?
I wanna know - wanna know - wanna know now!
I got to know - got to know - got to know now!

"They split in February," a source close to James told People. "It's very amicable."
News of the split broke as James has recently been seen out and about with Miss Lindsay Lohan. One club hopper, who recently saw them out in LA, told People that they "were never affectionate, but they did seem flirty, standing right next to each other, and constantly talking."
Ordinarily, I'd ask y'all who you think James should date next, but let's be honest... Who the hell cares?
If Lindsay Lohan would just try and have a little pride...
LL was seen draping herself all over Paris's ex, Stavros Niarchos, at Teddy's in L.A.. Why these former bffs must recycle men is mind-blowing. Lindsay has dated Stavros in the past, and always seems to be there to pick up the pieces when he and Paris take a break. It's sort of pitiful.
Linds and Stav left the club together, no doubt to stick it to Paris a little more.
You're just a pawn in their little game, Stavros.

The Creepy Dad of the Week Award (also known as the Joe Simpson Award) goes to Jack Birch, father of actress Thora Birch.
Thora was the chick in Ghost World, American Beauty and Patriot Games, but hasn't been around much lately -- maybe this is why. Her dad is also her manager and treated the cast and crew of Thora's new movie, The Winter of Frozen Dreams, to quite the show last week.
Jack insisted that he be on set for the filming of his daughter's sex scene, which is not unusual if he was making sure she wasn't being exploited. Disturbingly enough, that wasn't the case.
"It was so wrong," said one witness. "The director is saying, 'Harder! Faster!' and the father is giving [Thora's co-star, Dean] Winters the thumbs up." At one point, "her father was threatening to kill the assistant directors. Then he threatens to pull her from the movie with three days of shooting left." Apparently, Jack had been giving the director lots of tips on how to shoot Thora from the best angle throughout the filming. If that's not bad enough, the scene took 14 takes to get.
"It was the most bizarre, perverse scene," the insider told Page Six. "One girl on the crew broke down crying."
Okay, I'm nauseous.
There are just certain things that should not be shared between a father and a daughter -- anything to do with simulated sex scenes being number 1 on the list.
How did Eva Longoria allow this to happen?
Eva's beau, Tony Parker, has decided to try his hand at rapping! The San Antonio Spurs star has released this new video, starring the Desperate Housewives looker, for the French song "Balance Troi".
It's bad, people. I thought I was watching a Saturday Night Live skit.
It almost makes K-Fed look like Jay-Z.
It may not be happily ever after for Brad and Angie and their new son, Pax.
The News of the World is reporting that a man claiming to be Pax's biological grandfather is making threats to the star couple. He says that his daughter, a heroin addict who gave birth to Pax and put him up for adoption two days later, will be making waves for Brangelina.
"When she finds out that a rich movie star has adopted her baby, she will go after Angelina Jolie for money and make trouble for her," he told the newspaper. "She may even try to take the child back."
Though insiders say the adoption was "completely legal", questions were raised because the papers were signed by Pax's grandparents, as opposed to his mother.
You'd better sit down for this one.
According to Rush and Malloy, Paris' first was none other than Randy Spelling! Yes, Tori's brother and Aaron's turtle-looking son had the honor of going where no man had gone before, and where thousands of men have been since.
If was way back when, when Paris actually had a curfew and was under some adult supervision.
"We were together for like two months," Randy told R&M. "We went to Palm Springs once for the weekend, and we couldn't check into the hotel under her name because her grandma was looking for her. She was like 15; I was 17. And what do you know, I hear this knock-knock-knock on the door, and I look out and her grandma's there. And then I look out the window and I see Paris in a full-on dress with a suitcase running down the golf course. We broke up like a week later."
Agent David Weintraub said that Aaron's heir revisited the party later on in life, as well, "Randy was Paris' number one and her number 50 and number 150."
According to Randy, Paris will always have a place in her heart for him, which was illustrated when the duo ran into each other in L.A. recently. "She came up to me and she was like, 'I want to say hi to Randy,' " he boasted. "She was like, 'Randy took my virginity. I want to say hi!'"
Aw, what a sweet story. Two baby rich kids getting it on for the first time. Such a storybook romance.

Scott Weiland's wife, Mary, was arrested for torching her husband's clothes outside their Toluca Lake home over the weekend. The blazing was preceded by a nasty brawl at a fancy schmancy hotel that left two rooms vandalized.
Mary Weiland was booked for investigation of felony arson vandalism after destroying $10,000 worth of her husband's threads. Officers on the scene found the designer duds smoldering in a trash can. Earlier in the evening, the po-po were called to the Graciela Hotel after the Weilands got into a fight that left two rooms in disarray.
"Both rooms had damage and items scattered, broken plates and things. It was looking definitely like items were deliberately destroyed," said a police spokesperson, who added that the amount of damage exceeded $400. "She is a suspect in the vandalism. He is not."
This whole story gives me flashback of Waiting to Exhale -- when Angela Bassett took her cheating husband's clothes and gave them a bonfire-themed going-away party. That will forever be one of the greatest movie scenes ever. I bet Mary agrees.
Click on the jump for Scott's statement on Velvet Revolver's official Website...
According to Us, these are the drugs that were found in Anna Nicole Smith's system when she died. And I grumble at having to take my one asthma pill every day!

The Baywatch chick I can see. But Courtney Love, who looks like Hedda Nussbaum with her latest facelift? And I dig Amy Winehouse (how long have I been quoting "Rehab"?), but between the booze and eyeliner assault, girl is a hot mess.
Somewhere Demi Moore is having a nice chuckle. She landed the handsome boy toy while Bruce is still supping on leftovers.
The results are in.
Seminole Police Chief Charlie Tiger deems Anna's death an "accidental overdose." There was no evidence of illegal drugs on the day Anna Nicole died and there was no evidence of foul play. Chief Tiger says Howard K. Stern will not be prosecuted, as his computer was checked and there was no evidence of anything unusual.
Dr. Joshua Perper, the Medical Examiner for Broward County, announced that he found nine prescription drugs in Anna's system, including methadone, anti-anxiety drugs and "longevity" drugs. Nothing illegal was found.
Perper said that though Anna did have an infection from a drug injection in her buttocks, the playmate was taking antibiotics that were keeping the infection under control, and it was not soley the cause of death. None of the drugs in Anna's system were taken in a large enough dose to kill her by themselves -- it was the lethal combination that ended her life.
So tragic. She lived in a big way and died in a big way. R.I.P. ANS.
I love the way she says gorg!
Now if only she'd ditch the fug, crackhead boyfriend...
Snoop Dog has been denied a British visa due to his past criminal history, reports The Daily Mirror.
The blunt-smoking rapper is scheduled to perform with cohort P Diddy at Wembley tomorrow night, and tickets are still being sold for the event.
Snoop gave this statement:
"All I can do is politely ask the Home Office to reconsider this. I can reach the kids with my mic that politicians cannot with their voices. I can tell them to stop the violence and killings that have been happening in the UK."
Come on, people! What could happen? He'll get the munchies and eat all of your fish and chips?
Let the man do his thing.

Harry and British TV personality Natalie Pinkham were doing some major canoodling at London's Boujis nightclub, the News of the World reports.
"Harry was obviously very drunk," said a witness. "He and Natalie spent most of the night huddled together at a corner table beside the dance floor where Harry's bodyguards did their best to hide them both from view. They ordered full-size bottles of vodka and cans of Red Bull and mixed their own drinks at the table. It was clearly a big night out for both of them. Harry kept putting his arm around her. At times it even looked like he was kissing her neck -- although it was difficult to see. They were certainly being very touchy-feely with each other."
Uh-oh.
To make matters worse, when Harry tried to sneak out of the club, a photographer snagged a shot of the prince and he flipped. "He screamed at me to 'F*ck off', then grabbed me and tried to shove me over," said the member of the paparazzi. "He had his hands around my collar and back. It was an assault. I've never known anything like it before."
I can totally understand Harry hating the paparazzi after all that happened with Diana, but if you don't want to be caught with your hand in the cookie jar don't be munching the Oreos in the middle of the kitchen.
Catch my drift?
Or so they say.
People were buzzing that Britney was rushed to the emergency room Sunday evening, after meeting with her AA sponsor earlier in the day. Though it seemed like we were about to witness another chapter in Britney's Book of Scandal, sources are saying the girl just had a tooth issue and her dentist happened to be at the Century City Hospital.
"She has had a toothache for a few days and her assistant got a dentist to see her on Sunday," says the source. "So technically she may be AT a hospital but she is at the dentist."
It was reported that cops were forced to swarm the area for crowd control due to a host of paparazzi visiting the hospital, but Access Hollywood said there were none at the scene.
Brit seemed to be doing well, otherwise, since flying the Promises coop last week. She went to a dance class and out for sushi with pals Friday night and was running errands on Saturday.
If anyone runs into Britney in the next day or two, check her mouth for those gauzy pads.
Bruce Willis definitely knows how to celebrate a birthday. I've already heard two stories this morning of the big B getting it on with two different Hollywood ladies, while welcoming the big 52.
The Daily News is saying that Bruce was making out with -- wait for it -- Courtney Love! The surprising duo were partying at Amy Winehouse's (who reportedly turned the Brucer down) gig at the Roxy, where they publicly got their kiss on.
Then Bruce was off to kick it with Hef, at the Palms in Vegas, where he flirted with Baywatch babe Donna D'errico. Donna seemed game to hang with the Die Hard stud, according to onlookers."They left together and definitely hooked up," says a source close to the former Playmate.
Bruce is obviously lonely and grasping at straws. I mean, at least Donna is somewhat hot, but Courtney Love and Amy Winehouse? For God's sake, man, think!
Even with the new addition to her family, Angelina is still very much in mourning over her mother's recent death.
Her brother, James (the recipient of the famous kiss), is worried about his sis. "Angie has become very thin because she's grieving," he reveals, referring to the loss of Marcheline Bertrand. "It's even difficult for her to eat. I keep saying to her, 'Don't forget to eat,'" he told the London Daily Mail. "But you know she doesn't pay much attention to food anyway and she's been going through a process of grief like me. She has not wanted to eat, nor has she been able to."
James also spoke up about the strained relationship he and Angelina have with their dad, Jon Voight. "My dad left a voice-mail message that was very kind, wishing condolences to me and my sister. That was what he did," Angie's bro sarcastically told the paper. "What I have to deal with is that there's no such thing as him making amends now - he's lost his chance and that just makes me and Angelina even more upset."
I'm sad for them. I hope they find peace soon.
"I don't insinuate that I have a ton of dignity -- come on, I'm 19 -- but it's something I strive to possess and important in how you treat others, how you handle your job and treat yourself. It's also something that can be easily lost. I hope I can hold on to dignity as I move forward."![]()
-- a very mature sounding Hilary Duff, about her new album.
Hopefully we won't be reminding her of this when she checks into rehab.
Because it's Friday morning, and we all deserve a good kick-off to the weekend, here's a little ditty just for fun.
I just read a story that Victoria Beckham is organizing a book club! Those scheduled to appear at the monthly tea-sipping gatherings? Posh's BFF Katie Holmes and J-Lo!
Quite a crew, no?
Vicki has said that she wants to teach her pals from the U.S. all about classic English literature.
Yes, Posh Spice, enlighten us on the literary giants of your homeland!
A source told Britain's Daily Star newspaper: "When Victoria told Katie about a book club, Katie thought it was a great idea, especially as she would love to learn more about British classics." Some of the books on the list include Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Emma and Sense and Sensibility.
What a hoot! What's next ladies -- a Tupperware party?
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Like I said, I'm not a fan, but I will give credit where credit is due. Brad and Angie are back in the news this morning (are they ever really gone?) as they have donated $100,000 to help build a kickin' medical facility in Sudan.
The Duk Lost Boys Clinic will be run by a Sudanese philanthropist who was featured in a documentary that Brad produced. The clinic will open later this spring and serve more than 150,000 people.
Ever the do-gooders those Jolie-Pitts.

Mick bragged, "I never get tired." Apparently not. One of the scheduled shows will be at the Isle of Wight festival, 43 years after the pillow-lipped skinny minnie and his band first appeared there.
43 years? Holy crap. I'm exhausted just thinking about it.
An exclusive report from the Star and the National Enquirer says that ANS met her maker due to an overdose of a potent sleep aid. The magazines are claiming that Anna had a "raging blood infection" that was the cause of her severe fever and nausea in the days before her death.
The infection, the mags say, was the result of an injection given to the model three days before she died -- the needle used was reportedly unsterilized. The reports don't reveal what the injected substance was, only that a "painful abscess developed" at the site.
Sadly, the tabloids speculate that Anna would have survived had she been properly treated in a hospital, as opposed to self-medicating.
The Broward County Medical Examiner, Dr. Joshua Perper, is set to reveal his official findings about what killed ANS on Monday.

Jason Alexander should have kept his mouth shut for so many reasons.
Britney has had it with her first hubby, the guy she flew to Vegas with and married for one milisecond. Since ending her stay at Promises, Brit has sent her lawyers after her ex for dishing to the tabloids. Apparently jason had to sign some confidentiality agreement before they tied the knot, which he has violated -- big time.
According to Britney's lawyer, Jase has "has been peddling false, defamatory and outrageous stories" and "selling and exploiting private and confidential information about Ms. Spears to the media for money and notoriety."
Get out - really?
In a "kick-her-when-she's-down" move, Brit's high school bud/ex-hubby blabbed to the Sunday Mirror about Britney's lesbian encounters and crazy drug use, saying he was talking so she wouldn't "end up like Anna Nicole Smith."
Sure, Jason. That's why you did it. That's why you gave your story to a British tabloid. He makes me sick, I tell you. Sick, sick, sick.
Pot to Kettle: You're black!
Contact Music is reporting that Dina Lohan (Lindsay's madre) chastised Lynne Spears (Britney's madre) for her mothering skills. Specifically, Dina -- who clearly wants to be a star herself -- said that Lynne should have spoken out publicly in defense of Britney when Brit had her meltdown.
"I don't know her mom," Dina reportedly said. "But I love this kid, and I feel so badly for her because I'm a mom. The girl is a beautiful kid. She married some guy just to get out of the limelight. Cut her some slack... Her mother, I'm surprised she didn't come forward. I'm not gonna sit back and go, 'You're gonna trash my kid?' If my daughter was in high school, I would be at the principal's office. Hello?"
Right, Dina would speak out publicly for Lindsay... because the lady never shuts up! Every night she's out on the town, riding her daughter's coattails. She's been pimping out her kids since they were in diapers, using them as her meal ticket -- specifically, to pay those plastic surgery bills. She's even in some magazine right now and told the interviewer that if she was an ugly stage mom, she wouldn't catch as much flack from the media. What a "don't hate me because I'm beautiful" thing to say. Ugh the ego!
Firecrotch Senior needs to get her life in order before she goes after poor Lynne Spears, who is never on the red carpet, bar hopping, pathetically throwing herself at Hollywood actors or giving interviews about her daughter's drug use. It's just really sad.

How delicious is ginger haired Ruby Sweetheart Maguire, the daughter of Tobey and his fiancée Jen Meyer?
Mom is getting the little one shopping early -- they were snapped leaving trendy Fred Segal in L.A. I'm sure Rubes picked up some fancy shmancy new designer baby duds. Good thing daddy has a new movie coming out. Cha-ching.
There's a lot of smack talking about Bridget Moynahan, who's expecting her first child -- with ex-boyfriend Tom Brady -- later this year. People who comment here at the Blabber insist that the Six Degrees star tried to "trap" the football player and got pregnant to try and "save" their relationship. While I'm typically down for a celeb trash talk, that sounds a little too Sami Brady from Days of Our Lives for me. I like to think that a classy chick like Bridget wouldn't resort to an overused soap opera plot device in real life.
I could be wrong.
Anyway, Bridget taped an appearance on Martha Stewart -- that will air Monday -- and People.com has a sneak peek. Here's what she said about the bun...
"This week [it'll be] five months," said the Six Degrees actress, 35, who announced in February that she's expecting her first child with her ex-boyfriend, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady."Five months pregnant!" Stewart said. "Are you excited about being a mom?"
"I am. I'm a little nervous, 'cause I haven't done it before," said Moynahan. "But, you know, I have little nephews, and it's always nice to spend time with them, especially around the holidays."
I say power to the girl for doing the single mom thing. I could never do it.
More: Read all about Tom, Bridget and Gisele in the Celebrity Baby Scandals slide show.

And that's just a taste of how awesome the girl is. In the new issue of Jane, Avril Lavigne talks about everything from her marriage to fellow rocker Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley, to drugs, to Britney.
Here are some of my favorite quotes:
On her wedding: "I wanted to be like, 'Oh, let's totally have a rock 'n' roll, goth wedding' but at the same time I was like, 'I've been dreaming about my wedding day since I was a little girl. I have to wear the white dress.' I wanted to be a princess, okay?"
On her bond with her hubby: "We have a really good, strong relationship. There's a lot of trust. I'm the best thing that's ever happened to him."
On drugs: "I've never done coke in my life, and I'm proud of that. Oh my God! I could never. I am 100 percent against drugs."
On how she deals with the paparazzi: "I don't know what the big deal was, because I've been spitting at paparazzi the past two years I've lived in L.A. It was funny. But I think if Britney had had no underwear on that week, my spitting thing wouldn't have been talked about."
Love her!

Yes, Justin, how awful for you.
But the most upsetting part of the interview for me was his whining about participating in the "My Grammy Moment" contest, where he performed with American Idol reject Robyn Troup, who got a second chance at her 15 minutes of fame. Justin said he wanted to backout when he realized how potentially disastrous it could be, but didn't, “Because I’m the nice guy who follows through on the things he commits to,” he told the mag.“But I don’t know if I’ll be going through that sort of thing again. I feel like the Grammys used me for ratings. And look at it — they were up 18 percent.”
I was completely fooled by his performance. I was all in love with him because he seemed genuinely happy for the girl and looked like he had fun doing it.
I still loves his music, and I still hope he gets back with Britney, but you've broken my heart a little, Justin. You've broken my heart.
A few months ago we were talking about how Carmen Electra has been spending a lot of time with rocker Joan Jett. I speculated that these two were perhaps more than just good friends. Since then the girls have been seen out and about aplenty, attending fashion shows and clubbing as a team. But Carmen has decided to put an end to the rumors. Her rep told Us Weekly, "They are just friends."
That's it? Nothing else?
One word: Unconvinced.
It looks like Tom Brady will not be pushing the double stroller.
Despite whisperings that Tom's new girlfriend Gisele was also with child (Brady's former gf, Bridget Moynahan's, has got his bun in her oven), the supermodel has finally spoke out on the pregnancy rumors to the Spanish TV show Corazon de Primavera.
"I'm not pregnant and I'm not planning to be pregnant anytime soon. I have so many contracts to do, so many projects." The gorgeous Vicki S. model feels she is way too young to take on a family. "It's just something I don't want now - it's something for the future," Gisele said. "I'm 26 years old, for Christ's sake! Why would I have a baby now?"
I bet Tom is breathing a major sigh of relief. Now he won't have to run back and forth between hospital rooms like Steve Martin in Father of the Bride 2.

After the bad press (no such thing, right?) Jesse Metcalfe has been getting about his bad behavior at the Mondrian hotel this weekend, the pathetic actor has decided to follow in the footsteps of almost everybody else in Hollywood and hit the rehab circuit. His rep released this statement:
"On Monday, March 19, Jesse Metcalfe entered a rehab facility to deal with alcohol issues. He realized he had a problem and was anxious to deal with it immediately. The actor, best known as the hunky gardener on the ABC show 'Desperate Housewives' and the star of the film 'John Tucker Must Die,' hopes that the media will allow him the privacy to deal properly with his treatment."
Sure he does. I love how his publicist refers to him as the "hunky gardener." No doubt Jess thinks this will catapult him to stardom.

Vivica A. fox had one too many before getting into her car Tuesday night and got busted by the cops. Access Hollywood obtained the police report that said Viv passed a patrol car (you never do that!), while speeding in her Caddy with tinted windows.
Vivica was pulled over and cops thought she seemed a bit tipsy. The gave her a bunch of the dreaded sobriety tests, which she failed. Viv was taken "downtown" where she was given two breathalyzer tests, which "indicated the presence of alcohol greater than the 0.08%, the California legal limit." Luckily, Vivica has an assistant who is paid to come out at all hours of the night to bail her master out of jail.
I was just thinking how funny it would be to be driving down the freeway and see Viv walking the line and trying to recite the alphabet backwards.

That's what we're calling it today, kids. It seems Nicole collapsed, yet again, on the set of the Simple Life last week, after suffering from "dehydration" on March 2nd. Now her rep would like us believe that it's Nic's low blood sugar that is the real culprit.
"In her ongoing effort to focus on her well-being, Nicole has recently been diagnosed with hypoglycemia," her spokesperson tells People in its new issue. "[She] is taking steps to manage it."
I don't know a lot about hypoglycemia, and I'm sure a bunch of you out there do, so enlighten me. Is this valid? Just some more hot air? Could Nicole solve her own problems by eating a sandwich or two? Talk back.

But there is a silver lining: A judge has finally ordered a paternity test for Anna Nicole's six-month-old-daughter.
No word on when the test will be conducted, but at this rate Dannielynn will have posed for Playboy, married a rich guy and visited rehab by the time the results are in.

Poor Katie! But as the expression goes -- you made your bed, now lie in it... but be sure to use protection so that you don't have to carry anymore of his alien babies.

The latest Jolie-Pitt is on his way to the Big Easy with his new mom. People's new issue (with lots more photos of the cutie) will be on newsstands Friday.

In the week's most embarrassing moment so far, Wilmer Valderamma tried to win back Linday's love by serenading her at a karaoke party Sunday night. 
Fez first tried to talk to his former gf, but was quickly blown off. Not one to give up, Wil "grabbed the microphone and said, 'Lindsay, this is for you.'" He proceeded to belt out Matchbox20's Back To Good, and when he was finished, La Lohan yelled,"It's too late!" Ouch.
"Wilmer tried to take it like a man," said a clubgoer. "But he left a few minutes later.”
Well, props to Wilmer for trying. Why he would want to get back with her I have no clue, but as they say, love is blind -- and apparently deaf and dumb as well.
For all of you who defended Pete Doherty after my last entry about his early morning cocktail, chew on this.
According to the Daily News, during an interview with Vogue Hommes International, Petey pulled out a crack pipe, while sitting at the bar of London hotel. "I always stumble back into it sooner or later, even if it's for a half hour a day," he said of his prized possession, made from a miniature Martell Cognac bottle.
Not enough for you? Here's his take on the petty subway crimes and prostitution he had to partake in when he was low on his stash:
"There was no shame, because I kind of knew they were just lonely pissed-up old queens. And 20 quid was a lot of money!"
It's just too easy. Now put that in your pipe and smoke it.
She's done it!
Britney is back on the streets after nearly 30 days in rehab, according to People. Her manager confirms, that Brit "has been released by the Promises Malibu Treatment Center after successfully completing their program." A friend of the starlet said she is "doing fine."
Now let us pray:
Please let Britney be well. Let her go back to her children, her family, her work. Let her reunite with childhood love Justin Timberlake and let them make beautiful music as an all-powerful pop sensation. Please protect her from the evil ways of the Lindsay Lohans and Paris Hiltons of the world. And please, please remind her to cover her cooter when wearing a miniskirt. Amen.
Angie to be a stay-at-home-mom? Not so much.
Hot on the heels of Angelina's declaration that she will stay home and help new son Pax adjust to life in New Orleans with his brothers and sisters, Angie has signed on to star in the upcoming action movie Wanted with Morgan Freeman. The film is slated to begin shooting in May. Pax should be arriving in the U.S. today or tomorrow so, by my calculations, Angie will have been home for just about six weeks.
Quite the dedication to your family, Ang. I'm sure the new flick was an opportunity you just couldn't pass up, much like continuing to add to your family with reckless abandon.
I'm so not a fan.
I'm so psyched for this, as I am one of those old fashioned people who still likes to send a card for every occasion. Now I can send Ellen humor!
Ellen DeGeneres has signed a deal with American Greetings to create a greeting card series featuring the talk show host's wacky sense of humor.
"I look at having a line of cards as another extension of being a host; helping you wish your loved ones well, piggybacking on your birthday greetings," El said in a statement. "I like to be up in the middle of everything, and doing it this way is much easier than crashing parties."
The collection will include 32 different cards, ranging from birthday wishes to thank yous to, my fave, the "no reason" cards. This will, no doubt, be a huge success for Ellen and American Greetings, and is sure to have Hallmark execs needing a sympathy card -- stat!

Good thing David Letterman had someone funny lined up for last night's show.
Dave got hit with a bout of the stomach flu right before yesterday's taping began and Adam Sandler, who was a scheduled guest, filled in for him! Dave pre-taped tonight's show, and is going to be preempted for basketball on Thursday and Friday, so he'll have a few days to rest.
Imagine if it was word-slurring Paula Abdul who had to take over? Disaster averted!

Jan is the self-proclaimed "World's First Supermodel," but I'm thinking she is also the world's original hot mess -- or train wreck. Whichever one better describes a freakazoid lunatic.
Last night, at the Ed Hardy Fashion show, Janice made a scene because her assigned seat wasn't close enough to the media. As usual, Jan did what she wanted, and repositioned herself in the seats of Fern Mallis, the lead organizer of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, and Davis Factor, co-creator of Smashbox Studio. Janice was heard yelling, "I'm not moving for anyone, I don't care who it is," but quickly moved her butt when Mr. Smashbox confronted her.
The wacky attention whore continued to cause a ruckus, insulting Ed Hardy's duds, and claiming a model "broke her toe" backstage, leaving her to soak her foot in an ice bath.
Needless to say "the powers that be" at IMG have asked that JD be left off any future guest lists.
If Janice fell off the face of the earth, never to be heard from again, I would sleep better at night.
I'm sorry but you can't tell me that American Idol's Paula Abdul isn't on something. I'm not faulting the lady -- have at those prescription pills if that's your thing. But don't embarrass yourself by talking to David Letterman about how you've *never ever done drugs* when you are clearly following Anna Nicole Smith's "vitamin" regime.
Just calling a spade a spade.
