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Okay, my dear Blabber-ers, I'm off to watch my two-year-old experience the wonder of Disney World for the very first time.
Have no fear, if I run into Miley Cyrus and her bare back -- you know, the one that has caused the ruckus of all ruckuses -- I'll be sure to cover my son's eyes.
While I'm away, my girl Jacki will be taking very good care of you -- dishing all of the dirt in the week to come. Be good to her and, if you're lucky, I'll bring you all back a pair of those silly plastic ears.
I'll miss you!
XOXO
Tracy
"[It] was a moment, and it was real. I just felt that way, and I feel that way about her," he continues. "I can't even articulate it, to be honest. That feeling, that connection. Just who she is and what she means to me."
-- Tom Cruise, to Oprah Winfrey in an interview that airs on Friday, on why Katie Holmes' love made him jump like a maniac on the talk show queen's couch three years ago
How cute are Sean Preston & Jayden James?
Yes, it is a shame that Britney Spears' poor boys are splattered on the cover of the new Life & Style, but at least we get to see them. I'm sure the story that goes with this cover (something about Britney and Kevin Federline coming together for the kids and Brit confessing her love for her ex) is less than 100% accurate, but it was such a darling shot of the cuties that I couldn't let it fly by.
I just want to pinch those cheeks!
You haters are going to love this.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have ranked No. 21 on Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People list. They are under the "Heroes & Pioneers" heading and come in just ahead of Oprah Winfrey.
In article written about the couple, by their pal George Clooney, the actor says, "It is one thing to talk about the problems of the world and quite another to actually try to change things."
"There are hundreds of people who could be honored for their good works," he continues, "But I've seen Brad and Angelina firsthand, and their commitment together is truly impressive."
What do you guys have to say about this?
FYI: I've put on my suit of armor in anticipation....
Holy cow! Contrary to popular belief, Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey's reported union does NOT seem to be an Ashton Kutcher scam.
E! checked in with Nick's family, who confirmed that the couple have, indeed, gotten married.
"Yes, we know. He called us and told us all about it," said Nick's mom, Linda Cannon. "We are happy for him. If that is what he wants, then we are happy for him." She then added, "I'm not going to give you any details, but we are happy for him."
The New York Post, who reported that Mimi and Nick said their vows at her new home in the Bahamas, also said that the nuptials were so spur of the moment that Mariah didn't have time to have any sort of papers drawn up, if you catch my drift.
"There was no prenup - there wasn't time," said a source.
Another pal close to the couple chimed in, "Everyone is happy to see her happy. And it could work out - some people know each other for five years and get divorced. Maybe this is true, instant love."
Yeah, that's what you want people saying at your wedding -- "It could work out."
Cameron Diaz was back on the red carpet last night, for the first time since her dad's death last month. The actress took to the spotlight alongside co-star Ashton Kutcher, at the Los Angeles premiere of their new movie, What Happens in Vegas.
A smiling Cameron
laughed and interacted with the crowd, but chose not to attend the after-party at the Whiskey Blue in the W Hotel.
"I think she's holding up as well as anyone can imagine," the film's producer Shawn Levy told People.com. "We're trying to give her space and be respectful."
Hang in there, Cam!
So, after Madonna's performance at Roseland in NYC the other night, where her good buddy Justin Timberlake showed up, the dueting duo decided that they would take the party to the nearest watering hole and get lit.
"We had to celebrate," Madge tole Ryan Seacrest, on his radio show. "[We] decided we both work too hard and have to have fun."
The pop icon reportedly sounded all raspy and admitted to being a tad hungover. She and JT partied at NYC's Box, where their star-studded after party was sponsored by Jose Cuervo Platino.
"I had a shot of tequila ... I may have had a lemon drop, too … We 'tied one on' as they say."
Here's where I backpedal a bit, kids. I said yesterday that Madonna should stop bumping and grinding because of her age but, if girl can do shots of tequila and vodka, and wake up at the crack of dawn to do a radio show -- without throwing up -- she can dance however she likes. Lord knows I'd be hugging the bowl all night.
Barbara Walters is shaking things up!
Babs has a new book coming out -- it's called Audition -- and it's filled with her memoirs, which apparently include a secret affair she had in the '70s with a married senator. Barbara tells Oprah (of course), in a show set to air on Tuesday, that she and Sen. Edward Brooke were freakin' in the bedroom for years! The rascally View host called her lover "exciting" and "brilliant", and admitted to Ops that she had it bad. "I was certainly infatuated ... It was exciting times in Washington."
Barbara was an up-and-coming journalist, who was scared that, if word of the affair hit the press, all of her hard work would be for nothing.
"This is going to come out," she said a friend warned her. "This is going to ruin your career ... This is going to ruin him. You've got to break this off.'"
Huh -- it's hard to picture Barbara Walters as a seductive temptress looking for a thrill, but it's a nice reminder that she is human. I may even read this now...
I try very hard to stay away from the political stuff here at the Blabber, but when it crosses over into the funny entertainment area (some say it always is), I break the rules.
Democratic Presidential hopeful Barack Obama was on hand to read David Letterman's Top 10 list last night -- and it made me giggle. I won't spoil it for you, but the Senator made some cute pop culture references to the The Hills and Paula Abdul 's wackiness. Though, I particularly liked what he said he was named in high school. Check it out here...
It's exhausting to date Penelope Cruz.
Javier Bardem had pulled out of filming the new movie version of the Broadway musical Nine, because he is just too pooped to pop.
According to Variety, Javier was pegged to play Guido Contini, a film director with a lot of women in his life, but he just couldn't commit. His peeps said that though Penelope's love thought the script was great and that he was psyched to work with director Rob Marshall, Javier was just completely drained from his past year of work and the awards season. They said the No Country for Old Men star could be taking up to a year off.
Wow! Who knew being a fabulous actor, winning Oscars, and dating one sexy mamasita could take such a toll.
If you weren't one of the lucky few who were able to be at NYC's Roseland Ballroom for Madonna's one-night only show, then you missed special guest star Justin Timberlake, as the two performed "4 Minutes (to Save the World)." Madge and Justin grinded all over each other and, though it was a cool show, I can't help but be very aware that Madonna could totally be his mother. She definitely looks great for almost 50 but, no matter who you are, I really think you should put the kibosh on the bump & hump at 40. Check out the performance and let me know what you thought!
"[The media] feels very dark now. They want you to fall, throw up or do crack."
-- Gwyneth Paltrow, to BBC talk show host Jonathan Ross, on why she and her family prefer to live in London, where it's much more private than the states.
A source close to Mimi has confirmed to Access Hollywood that the couple, who have only been dating a few months, are engaged -- and that rock Mariah was flashing at her movie premiere the other night is from Nick.
One glitch -- another source confirmed to PerezHilton.com, that the ring in question is the SAME ring Nick gave to Victoria's Secret model Selita Ebanks when he asked her to marry him!
TACKY!
There's no way Mariah knew that and let it fly.
Since The Sopranos ended, I guess Edie Falco found some extra time on her hands.
To fill the void (and give a deserving child a very good home), Edie adopted a baby girl from Florida! According to her rep, the actress brought baby Macy in February, to join her older brother, Anderson, who's 3.
"Everybody is thrilled and doing great," the Emmy winner's manager, Richie Jackson, told People.com.
Congrats!
Uh-oh. When one person accuses you of something, it's your word against theirs but, when a second person comes forward and accuses you of the same thing, the tide begins to turn.
Rob Lowe's wife Sheryl is now being accused of sexual harassment by a second former nanny. According to People.com, Laura Boyce, who worked for the couple for seven months in 2007, says the actor's wife created an "extremely sexually offensive and hostile work environment ... behaving in a ... perverted, disgusting and crude manner."
Sheryl also allegedly "walked around naked, completely exposing herself" to the kiddie caretaker, and asked Laura about her sexual relationship with her boyfriend -- and NBA player -- who Sheryl also used the "n" word to describe at one time. The nanny says Sheryl was completely inappropriate at times, often talking about her own sex life with Rob.
An attorney for the Lowes says the lawsuit "seeks to drag (Lowe's) wife and children into the fray" with "false allegations."
Rob filed preemptive lawsuits against Laura and two other ex-employees earlier this month, after claiming his family was being targeted in a $1.5 million extortion scheme, headed up by nanny No. 1, Jessica Gibson.
Who do you believe?
Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer's "thing" is tabloid heaven! In Touch Weekly has the exclusive photos of Johnnifer's Miami rendezvous, and the mag is plastering them on the cover. See more here.
Is this really happening? What do you think? Other than, "How is John Mayer getting every hot woman in Hollywood?"
Like a smitten schoolgirl, Jessica Simpson is giddy over her romance with Dallas Cowboys star Tony Romo -- and she's yelling it from the rooftops.
"It feels like forever," Jess tells the new issue of Glamour. "I love this guy. Can you feel it?"
The singer says that dating Tony has brought her back to who she really is.
"What he's done for me is irreplaceable," she says. "He reintroduced me to myself. I thought that I had to be deeper, more profound and more artsy. ... Tony taught me that because he loves me [as me]. He made me feel comfortable [being myself] again.
Jessica said that dating people like John Mayer, after her split from Nick Lachey, who she said there was too much competition with, made her feel like she needed to be something she's not -- you know, like smart.
"You change with the guys you date. [I thought] I had to be more intellectual."
But, Jessica's footballer swooped in and accepted her for the ditz that she is. He admitted to a longtime crush on her on TV, which she saw, and it led to them getting together. On their first date, after phone calls and emails, Tony threw caution to the wind and went in for a big smooch. Jessica was taken back, but totally psyched at the same time.
"He goes like this across the table," Jess recalled, puckering up. "I go, 'What are you doing?' He goes, 'Nothing,' and starts pouting. I said, 'Were you just trying to kiss me in front of all these people?' He goes, 'Maybe.' I'm like, 'Try it again.' "
"The fact that this guy, on our first date, in the first 10 minutes of dinner, wanted to lean over the table and say, This is my girl and I want to kiss her – our first kiss in front of everybody – was awesome."
Awww. That is a really sweet story and, though I do pick on Jess for not being the brightest bulb in the bunch, I do think she is genuinely a good, nice person who deserves to be happy. Even if her happiness does come fully equipped with face-licking.
American Pie star Jason Biggs tied the knot on April 23, says Star magazine.
Jason went the no nonsense route, marrying his love, actress Jenny Mollen, at City Hall in Los Angeles.
"Jason and Jenny agreed that they did not want to deal with the whole family thing because it would have been too stressful on both of them," says an insider. "They thought it would be a lot more relaxing to do it just the two of them with no pressure. It was a very private wedding and that is exactly how they wanted it."
Later that night, the new marrieds, who had gotten engaged in January, had a celebratory dinner with a small group of pals in Beverly Hills. Two days later, they said "Aloha" to a Hawaiian honeymoon .
"They are so in love that all that mattered to them was just getting married, whether there were frills or not," says the source. "Maybe one day later they will have the whole white dress and flowers major celebration, but not now. They just want this to be an intimate event between the two of them."
Congrats to the happy couple!
What? You didn't know? John Mayer and Jennifer Aniston are totally in love. Us Weekly says so.
The new issue of the mag outlines their Miami hookup, saying that this new, hot twosome spent five whole days in Jen's hotel room.
It's the "real story." Really, it is.
The honor goes to Kate Hudson!
"I was a tomboy. I had three brothers," says the actress and mom to People, of growing up . "I was the girl with the dress on that always came back in the house filthy with scrapes and bruises. But I was always very girly. I had to be able to twirl so that my underwear showed."
Love that! Get a peek at the other 99 stunners here.
Lauren Conrad's got a new boyfriend that we may be meeting on an upcoming episode of The Hills.
According to E! Online, LC has taken up with Doug Reinhardt, a 22-year-old Californian, who plays baseball for the Baltimore Orioles' minor league team. And he's cute.
Lauren and Doug have been seeing snuggling at Goa and attending Stephanie Pratt's birthday party together at Boulevard3 -- a party that was filmed for The Hills. Drama!
Apparently, Doug is no stranger to reality TV (shocking), as his sister, Casey, was on season 2 of Laguna Beach with Lauren and Co., but I have no recollection of her and Doug never appeared on camera.
I would like to get to know him better.
I would use some french words in this post, except for the fact that I took spanish in high school and I don't know more than "mon cheri" and that line from "Lady Marmalade," so you'll have to deal with english.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie arrived in France, where they will stay until the new Brangatot arrives. The family is currently living in Microsoft co-founder, Paul Allen's, Villa Maryland in Saint Jean Cap Ferrat on the French Riviera.
Oooh la la.
"It's a breathtaking villa with views out over the Mediterranean [Sea] and they have roughly 12 staff on hand at all times to get them anything they need," a source told E! Online. "They've stayed there before and love the house, it's very private and no one can see in."
The couple plan to stay there until they find the perfect place for their brood to reside and wait for the latest additions to arrive.
"They love France and will now be here until after the babies are born and Angie is looking at Marseille hospitals as a potential place to give birth."
Did that source say "babies" with an "s"? Do you wish Brad & Angie would just stay in France forever? Talk back!
Did you guys watch American Idol last night? If not, let me set this clip up for you. It was Neil Diamond night and each contestant was to sing two songs but, because the show was so pressed for time, the judges didn't get to give their evaluation until after all the contestants sang their first song. It was supposed to be a like a firing squad -- the kids all lined up and the judges were just going to go down the line and say what they thought of the first performance. So, Randy Jackson goes and does his, "Dude! Blazin' hot" thing and sends it over to Paula Abdul, who then goes on to evaluate Jason Castro on BOTH of his performances. Are you following? The dread locked stoned-looking guy had only sang once, yet Paula was all, "Your second song left me a little empty." Um, maybe because he didn't sing it yet?
Everyone in the audience was laughing, Ryan Seacrest did not know what to do, and Jason Castro was doing his best to keep his smirk in check. I actually had to cover my eyes it was so embarrassing. Watch it for yourself.
Jennifer Lopez has apparently had second thoughts about her new show for TLC.
Originally slated to show the multi-talented diva in all aspects of her life, as she prepares to launch a new fragrance, a rep for the star says Jen will not be prancing her newborn twins in front of the cameras.
“The recent show Jennifer Lopez plans to produce for TLC is not a reality show,” says her manager, Simon Fields. “It’s a show that will track the creation, production and eventual launch of a new fragrance. Jennifer will appear in a creative, entrepreneurial capacity and will absolutely not feature her children and family life.”
Does that mean Marc Anthony won't be showing off his creepy self on the show? Well, I'm definitely not watching now.
Blech!
Benji Madden is killing me. The Good Charlotte rocker has done the unthinkable and has given Paris Hilton even more reason to think she's the greatest thing since sliced bread -- he's written her a song. And, no surprise, she's telling the world.
"He actually wrote me a beautiful song, and actually recorded it in the studio," Paris told People.com. "He surprised me with it. It's called, 'Shine Your Light.' It's this really beautiful love song about me. It was the sweetest thing that anyone has ever done for me."
Let me tell you what I got out of that sentence: "Actually, me, me, me, actually, me."
But, Paris continued to gush about how wonderful her boyfriend of two whole months is to her. "He's my best friend," she said. "He's just different from any guy that I've ever been with. I just trust him completely, and I know that he'd be there for me, no matter what."
So, is she already planning a spectacle of a wedding?
"I don't know," she smiled, "My life's a lot different now, I'm very much at peace, and I'm so happy, and in control, and so very excited about life."
There's no way Benji is coming out of this unscathed.
But will it have a handlebar mustache?
My Name Is Earl's Jason Lee and his girlfriend, Ceren Alkac, are expecting a baby.
According to People.com, the new addition will be bringing good karma to all this fall. It will be the first child for the couple together, but the second for Jason, who has a four-year-old son, Pilot Inspektor (totally not kidding) with his ex-wife, Beth Riesgraf.
Congrats!
Hothead Gary Dourdan is in a ton of hot water.
According to TMZ.com, the CSI star was arrested yesterday on suspicion of possessing heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and prescription drugs. Police say they found the actor asleep in his car at 5:21 AM in Palm Springs, when they approached his vehicle and found his stash.
Gary was then taken to the station, where he posted $5000 bail and left.
Here's a little equation I like to live my life by:
Asleep in your car + lots of drugs = NO GOOD.
Lauren Conrad and Heidi Montag still hate each other, but not enough to give up being on the cover of Rolling Stone. The fighting duo, along with Hills pals Audrina "I Got Naked Because I Was Trusting" Partridge and Whitney Port, grace the new issue of the mag. And this wasn't one of those "shot separately" sort of things -- I doubt the magazine would stand for that -- they were both at the same shoot -- they just didn't socialize or stand near each other.
The girls were also breathing the same air last night, as they both attended the Scarlet HD TV Series bash in Los Angeles. Heidi gave her usual line regarding Lauren, "I really pray for her," she told UsMagazine.com, while Lauren's BFF, Lo Bosworth, who's obviously some sort of reality TV second class citizen (where is she on the RS cover?), took her own jab at Heidi.
"I wasn't aware that Heidi was an especially religious gal," the sass-pot cracked. "But if she wants to pray, she can pray all she wants."
Lauren rolled her eyes at the Heidi's comment and said, "That’s really nice of her.'
Will it ever end?