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Tori Spelling's not pregnant, so there's no excuse for that weird satin number she was wearing a few weeks ago. She's also due to inherit a large portion of her father's $500 million estate, so she really doesn't give a shit if her cheating pageant-winner mom likes her or not:
But a source tells Us that Tori, 33, will get “a significant portion” of Aaron Spelling’s estimated $500 million estate. Adds the pal, “If Candy had her way, Tori wouldn’t have gotten a thing.”
Obviously Tori knew that she didn't have to get into her mother's good graces to cash in on her inheritance or she wouldn't have talked so openly about getting snubbed by her family.
Let me just apologize for the lack of posting lately. It's hot as hell here in eco-friendly Switzerland without air conditioning, and my son's babysitter is on vacation. To encourage me to continue digging celebrity gossip, please visit the sponsors. Thank you!
Here is Tori at the Much Music awards in Canada last month. [via]
Posted to Deaths | Photos | Tori Spelling

Nicole Richie was shopping at Kitson in LA, where she picked up a bunch of overpriced bangles. They were probably too heavy for her frail arms because she fainted dead away:
So the bangles may have been purchased on another shopping trip when she wasn't so unwell. What's important is that she declined food because there weren't any paparazzi in the store to photograph her eating it.
I fainted a couple of different times after giving blood, so I just don't do it anymore. It's pretty suspect that Nicole is fainting, but she's actually gained a smidgeon of weight. It could be due to low blood sugar or the heat, she's right. Fainting is defined as:
Richie could certainly be hungry or upset . I remember when Angelina Jolie fainted at the airport a while ago. It turned out she was pregnant. I'm just saying. It's more likely that Nicole is hungry, but she has been spending a lot of time with her ex, DJ AM, lately. They even dress alike, although he looks like he's running away from her in these pictures.
Here are recent pictures of Richie with AM, buying a cat, and at the beach. [via and via]
Posted to Illness | Nicole Richie | Photos

The video for Jessica Simpson's new single, "A Public Affair," contains enough T&A to make up for the lousy music. Eva Longoria, Christina Applegate and Christina Milian skate around, and Maria Menounos plays the role of Jessica's ex-husband's new girlfried, Vanessa Minnillo, in a fantasy catfight.
Oh, and Jessica Simpson deep throats an ice cream cone in a brief clip that seems to reveal what she plans to do with the dessert afterwards in order to keep her figure. The thumbnail links to a larger version. [via]
Here's the video which you've probably already seen.
And here's Jessica Simpson at TRL and outside the studios. MTV made sure Vanessa Minnillo wasn't hosting that day. [via]
Posted to Jessica Simpson | Music | Sexy | Video

Fred "touch my balls and my ass" Durst announced on his myspace that he's planning on marrying his new girlfriend, some chick called Krista from Rhode Island:
This might last a month or two longer than Scary Spice and Eddie Murphy since there's a non-industry person involved, but not much longer.
Limp Bizkit frontman Durst, 35, dated Britney Spears, and Pamela Anderson in 2003, and Paris Hilton in 2004. Durst's Sidekick was hacked in February of last year, and a cringe-inducing sex tape featuring the singer was released onto the 'net. Durst promptly sued everyone who tried to post it, but then reneged and apologized to some. He is generally considered a male slut with a soft side. He was said to be heartbroken when Britney rebuffed him.
Newly divorced Eddie Murphy and former Spice girl Melanie B., aka Scary Spice, have been dating a little over a month. They've already gotten tattoos with each other's names on them, and now they're planning on doing something a little less permanent to seal their relationship. Rumor has it they're planning on getting married this September in LA:
However, the pair have drawn up a star-studded guest list, which includes Whitney Houston, for their wedding party.
A source told Britain's Daily Star newspaper: "Mel just wants her and Eddie's close family to be there for the simple blessing.
"But they will be inviting their friends to a lavish wedding breakfast reception at the venue afterwards."
Both Mel and the 'Shrek' star have been married before.
Murphy divorced his wife Nicole Mitchell Murphy - who he has five children with - in May after 12 years of marriage.
Mel - better known as Scary Spice during her time in the Spice Girls - married dancer Jimmy Gulzar in 1998 but the couple divorced three years later. They have a seven-year-old daughter Phoenix-Chi.
Marrying someone less than a year after meeting them usually means the relationship is doomed - especially in Hollywood. This is not going to last, and if Murphy has any cash left from the 90s Scary is going to do well in the settlement.
Posted to Engagements | Hookups | Melanie B

Jennifer Garner arrived in Boston from Arizona by private plane with her eight month-old daughter, Violet. She soon found out that the SUV that was transporting her back to Cambridge was not equipped with a carseat. She wasn't having that, and set an example for celebrity moms everywhere by insisting that one be installed before she left:
Jen's quite an intelligent woman, and she would never jeopardize her baby's safety just to get somewhere a little faster.
Ben and Jen are said to be considering a permanent move to Cambridge. They are staying in the Boston suburb, home to MIT to Harvard, while Ben directs "Gone Baby Gone." Ben's mom and Jennifer's sister live nearby, and sources say they may make it their home base:
And why not? Ben’s mom, Chris, lives nearby, Jen’s sis lives in Newton and ya know how the “GBG” director loves the local politics (they’ve both ponied up to Deval Patrick’s gubernatorial campaign).
I love it in Cambridge and always stay there when I visit Boston. It's a bitch to drive around the city, but the subway is pretty logical and convenient, and it seems like a nice place to live.
Garner is rumored to be pregnant again, with Star Magazine saying that she recently left a medical building looking happy and talking on her cellphone, and eagle-eyed bloggers like us pointing out that her stomach is not perfectly flat. It doesn't seem likely.
Pictures [via]
Posted to Babies | Ben Affleck | Jennifer Garner

I've ignored this story for a while, thinking it will go away on its own, but it just keeps getting better. Supermodel Christie Brinkley's fourth husband, architect Peter Cook, cheated on her with the babysitter, I mean some barely legal girl who worked in their town, and she's leaving him.
Cook, 47, seduced 19 year-old aspiring singer and shopgirl Diana Bianchi by initially promising to help her with her career. He hired her to work for him at his architecture firm and doubled the salary she made in retail. He wore her down gradually by wining and dining her and playing to her aspirations.
Brinkley, 52, was clueless about the year-long affair until the girl's father, a Southhampton policeman, confronted Cook in front of her at a party and told him to "stop dating my daughter!" To the classic supermodel's credit, she threw her cheating husband out of the house the next day.
Now Pop Singer Samantha Cole, who had a hit with the song "Happy with You," says that Cook seduced her ten years ago when she was barely 18 in a strikingly similar story to the way he snagged Bianchi. He gave her a job at his architecture firm and eventually convinced her to date him. 
Cook was single at the time, but when a then 19 year-old Cole broke up with him in 1996 he rebounded hard - by marrying Christie Brinkley:
"My mother's the one that pointed it out. She said, 'This is you, this is you 10 years ago.' It's definitely weird, it's really weird."
Weirder still is that Cole's mother, a cop, worked in the Southampton Village Police Department with Bianchi's stepdad, Police Officer Brian Platt. And Cole's cousin went to high school with Bianchi. "Someone said to me yesterday that he was trying to recreate me or something," Cole said.
Cole revealed that, at one point, Cook proposed marriage to her in a last-ditch bid to win her back after she broke up with him in 1996. When she refused, Cook - who was by then dating Brinkley - got engaged to the "Uptown Girl" a month later. "I was pretty upset about it, pretty angry," Cole said. "I was the last person he was with before Christie."
Cole says that she was surprised Cook ended up with Brinkley, five years his senior, because he always seemed to prefer younger women. She says he was a gentleman, though, and treated her with respect.
The NY Daily News examines why men stray. It seems Cook wanted to recreate his earlier, exciting relationship. He also was undoubtedly looking for attention and validation:
"He wanted to be admired and worshiped. Being a teen, Bianchi had none of Brinkley's responsibilities and distractions, such as children and a busy career. Her focus could be 100% on Cook.
"She was happy to talk about how wonderful he was and how he would help make her a singing star."
Cook's apparent philandering validates research that shows married men are twice as likely to stray after the age of 40.
I met an older, semi-rich, married guy on the train from NY to Connecticut once. He chose to sit next to me and it didn't take long before he told me his story. He left his first wife for his mistress, who he once had hot frequent sex with. His wife was no longer putting out, though, and the marriage was stifling and boring.
He revealed that his wife was working to get her real estate license and that she also cared for their 7 year-old twin sons. I told him that if he wanted hot sex with his wife he should take some time to listen to her, and try to make things romantic again. He said he gave her all she ever wanted monetarily, along with a fabulous house, so why should he be bothered with talking to her? The asshole was trying to pick me up because his second marriage was failing predictably, just like his first. Once a cheater...
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- Nicole Richie and DJ Am: skinny fuck buddies [Mollygood]
- Kirsten Dunst shoots an ad for winter clothing in CA [In Case U Didn't Know]
- Mr. T has still got it [CityRag]
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Britain's The Sun is not a very reliable source, but I couldn't pass this up: Kevin Federline is planning to hammer yet another nail into the coffin of Britney's dormant career by asking her to sing over his "rapping" on his latest album:
Pals say rapper Kev, 28, is “very nervous” and desperate that Playing With Fire is a hit.
So he has delayed next month’s launch to add the track with pregnant pop babe Britney, 24.
A source close to Kev said: “He will be rapping over her singing.
“But people are warning it could be a bad career move for Britney.”
I won't believe this is true until I read it in another more reputable source, because K-Fed hasn't been around Britney and he doesn't seem humble enough to ask for her help yet.
Kevin was said to have passed up Britney's offer to work with her talented producers on his album a few months ago, and if the crap he's released on his myspace is any indication, it was a dumb move. He now seems to be working with Britney's producers, though, and wants to beat Justin Timberlake on the charts.
Kevin is said to be totally obsessed with being better than his wife's famous ex:
Whatever, K-Fed. Timberlake is a mediocre talent, but he can still rap and sing much better than you ever will, even with the best help in the business. You really suck and you're dragging your stupid tiger-loving wife down with you. Given the fact that she still hasn't dumped your ass, she kind of deserves it.
Posted to Britney Spears | Kevin Federline | Music

Jack Nicholson and a normal-looking Lara Flynn Boyle were photographed on holiday together in Saint Tropez.
The pair dated from 1999 to 2001. They went public with their relationship after they were involved in a car crash. Boyle was dating comedian David Spade at the time of the accident and was a passenger in Nicholson's Mercedes when it collided with another car in the Hollywood Hills in July 1999.
Now I had conveniently forgotten that Lara Flyn Boyle also dated David Spade, but Jack Nicholson was definitely a move up for her at the time.
Now that Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock also reunited in Saint Tropez - and are getting married - exes around the world are going to flock to the French Riveria to get back that certain spark that cheating and fighting put out the last time around.
Posted to Jack Nicholson | Lara Flynn Boyle | Reconciliations

Avril Lavigne and Deryck Whibley were married last weekend in California, and Canada.com has the official photos. They're low quality, but clear and lovely, and show the happy couple exchanging rings, kissing, eating the cake, and taking off Avril's garter during the reception. Picture captions include details such as the chandelier that hung from the flower-draped awning under which they were married, and their four-tiered half-chocolate half-vanilla wedding cake.
Avril says that the ceremony was an emotional moment for her, and that she did her best to keep poised:
Guests took home guitar picks with the bride and groom's name, and custom gift boxes. I wonder how long it will take before they hit eBay.
Pictures from Canada.com. Some higher resolution candids of the cermony that were not published here before are at the end and are from ALavigne.com.br.
Posted to Avril Lavigne | Photos | Weddings

Colin Farrell says his son "gave him a reason to live" and that he hasn't had a drink in six long months.
He was once such a user that he spent over three hours begging a 70 year-old woman to sleep with him. Maybe he just wanted the experience:
But one of the most bizarre claims came from veteran British actress Dame Eileen Atkins. She claimed that Colin spent nearly three hours begging her to sleep with him - three weeks before her 70th birthday. She turned him down.
His boozing and womanising have become legendary since he arrived in Hollywood seven years ago - and he has rarely been seen in public without a drink, a female companion, or usually both.
He has been linked to a string of stars, including Demi Moore, Kate Beckinsale, Britney Spears and Angelina Jolie, and was married to actress Amelia Warner for four months in 2001 - a romance he summarises as "too fast, too young".
Colin has recently been said to be seeing actress Lake Bell, 27, who he met making Pride And Glory. But he says: "I don't have a better half or significant other. I've found a love I never thought I'd find with my son.
"And with my life as it is now, it would be very hard to have somebody - for them and me. I'm never in one place for longer than three or four months and have been living in hotels for seven years.
"Plus, I find that the work takes a certain amount out of me and as much as it would be nice to have somebody to pick me up a little bit, sometimes I just want to be on my own with my own thoughts. I've been lucky enough to have been in love a few times and I've felt how wonderful it is. But it comes with a lot of responsibility and pressures.
Colin, 30, is now clean and sober, except for chain smoking, and is ready to be a responsible father. His sister watches his 3 year-old son, James, while he's on set.
If Colin really did try to sleep with a 70 year-old woman, the memory must be as powerful a motivator to stay off drugs as the feeling of responsibility for his infant son.
Here is Colin on the set of his new movie, (title unknown) on 7/11. [via]
Posted to Colin Farrell

Rachel Weisz was snapped getting into a supposedly new Jeep in NY on 7/15. The pictures are captioned "Rachel Weisz and her new baby buy a new jeep," but it's hard to tell if the jeep is actually new.
Weisz may reprise her role as Brendon Frasier's girlfriend in "The Mummy 3."
She is said to want to keep her six-week old son, Henry Chance, out of show business, and talked about her too-early start:
“Big hair, big pout, really working the camera at just 13,” she remembers, “I certainly wouldn’t let my children do it.”
She looks fabulous and natural in these latest candids, and seems to be a hands-on mom. Also shown is her husband, director Darren Aronofsky. [via]
Posted to Babies | Photos | Rachel Weisz

People are comparing Suri to Bigfoot, so I thought I'd change it to the Loch Ness Monster to be original. Like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster, there are "eyewitness" accounts, but no verifiable photographs of the Scientology savior, Suri Cruise. Something's wrong with the baby or it simply does not exist. Katie may have had it earlier than "expected" or she may have suffered an unfortunate miscarriage that hasn't been acknowledged. Regardless there is something off about this story that needs to be exposed by the mainstream gossip press.
All sane celebrity friends of Tom and Katie have yet to see the baby, except for Leah Remini, a devout Scientologist who now claims to have seen the infant:
"She's a newborn and normal size!" Remini said.
Like Tom Cruise, Remini is a member of the Church of Scientology.
Even though they had a very public courtship, Cruise and Holmes have not presented their baby in public and so far haven't inked a deal with a magazine for exclusive photos of the baby.
Conspiracy theories abound in the tabloid press and on blogs about why baby Suri hasn't been seen. Some even speculate that the baby doesn't exist at all, while others point out that Tom Cruise also kept his two adopted children, Isabella, 13, and Connor, 11, out of the public eye when they were little.
As for Suri, a family friend described the baby as "a cross between the two – [with] dark, straight hair and dark eyes."
Yeah, so we'll take your word for it, Leah Remini, even though Suri or a bundle resembling an infant has never been photographed despite hoards of paparrazi trailing the Holmes-Cruise family for the past three months. The infant also hasn't been seen by non-Scientology celebrities since it was said to be born three months ago, and the "birth certificate" is suspect.
There's a far-away blurry picture of Katie Holmes holding a tow-headed baby, but that's probably a fake. There's also a far-away picture of what looks like a baby carriage, but it could be a prop or something else entirely.
None of Katie's family has seen the baby according to reports, but Katie was said to have visited them in Ohio at the end of May - and to have brought Suri with her! WTF is going on?!
Katie was spotted back in LA visiting her favorite overpriced store, Barneys. As one commentor on x17 points out, she didn't buy any baby items. I always get something for my son when I'm shopping.
The bloggers always uncover stories before the mainstream press does, and this is no exception. It's not as important as a lack of WMD in Iraq, but it's just as obvious.
Header image from Pink is the New Blog. Other images from x17online.
Posted to Babies | Katie Holmes | Photos | Scandals | Tom Cruise | TomKat

Britney Spears was spotted with yet another bodyguard taking over manny duty. This unknown guard bears a striking resemblance to a bloated Ben Affleck and was pushing the Graco stroller while Britney chatted on the phone. She looked relatively cleaned up and presentable for an average day out.
Meanwhile Kevin Federline was seen toting a trendy piece of exercise equipment, the BOLA trainer, which some suggest is a rude ass hint to Britney. They have those things at my gym and I think you're supposed to balance on them and train your abs, but I have no idea since I generally avoid exercise equipment that makes me look foolish. (I have a theory that trainers capitalize on this and make people do dumb shit they would be too embarassed or confused to do on their own.)
Kevin will be "rapping" at the Teen choice awards on August 20th. It will be surprising if he performs "Papazoa," since he said recently that the entire song was a joke meant to set peoples' expectations for his talent low.
Britney has posted a new "stream of consciousness" poem-thing on her website in praise of tigers - yes tigers. She expounds on the wild beasts in a segment that's reminiscent of an elementary school essay:
In some ways, people are a lot like animals. We all hunger for the same things. Love, lust, danger, warmth and adventure. Like people, animals all have their own rythm to life. I'm mesmirized [sic] by tigers. Their eyes, their stripes, their constant quest of [sic] survival. They almost have a sense of mysteriousness about them. They pull you in and make it difficult to look away. They make you wonder what is behind their gaze. A sense of eerie awe comes over you in their presence. The fear they give you when you pass them is stunning. Behold the beauty of the tiger.
I'm mesmirized by Britney's excellent prose. I would wonder why one of her handlers didn't edit this or advise her against posting it, but she went on national television in short shorts with hair looking like a rat's nest, so this little poem is a minor indiscretion.
Here is Britney and Ben Affleck, I mean her bodyguard/manny that's not Perry:
Pictures from x17online and Oh No They Didn't.
Posted to Babies | Britney Spears | Kevin Federline | Photos

Hero Matthew McConaughey, who routinely saves kittens, children, and swooning middle-aged women from the brink of death, is auctioning off his 1971 Corvette Stingray Convertible on eBay to benefit Oprah's Angel Network charity. Notice how all the "G"s are removed from the ends of words in the item description to make McConaughey's quotes more believable. It looks like a search and replace job:
"I’ve gone to Mexico & back in it, driven across Texas in it...lotta late night drives...take off at midnight and get on the open highway with the top down...top was very seldom up in my drives. Enough room in the trunk for one persons back pack, or two for real light travel."[via]"I admire and enjoy this car, but it’s a luxury that I’m willin to relinquish at this point because I am fortunate enough to have everythin I need, and the sale of it will help so many with the necessities in life...part of stayin connected with an on-goin cause to help those in need for the long term...besides, I can’t pull my Airstream with it!"
With so many hours of drive time, the car's going to have that authentic McConaughey smell that even the most thorough detailing job won't be able to eliminate.
Here are pictures of the car from eBay and some photos of McConaughey arriving at the ESPY awards on July 12th. [via] He looks like he went biking with Lance and Jake beforehand. If you can't grow a full beard, don't bother.
Posted to Good Causes | Heroes | Matthew McConaughey | Photos

- Pam Anderson and Kid Rock Getting Married [PopSugar]
- Lindsay Lohan's got rug burn [Mollygood]
- Nicole Richie Makes out a Bikini out of Rags [CelebGuru]
- Paris Hilton compares herself to Marilyn Monroe and Princess Diana [BlogNYC]
- Young Paris Hilton was a Camera Whore Too [The Bastardly]
- Oprah insists she's not gay [IDLYITW]
- Justin Timberlake tries too hard [Jordan is your Homeboy]
- Jennifer Garner out in Beverly Hills [Bricks and Stones]
- Jessica Simpson's creepy dad, Joe, spied on Nick Lachey during the couples' separation [Celebrity Mound]
- What the hell is wrong with Carson Daly? [DListed]
- Lindsay Lohan vs. Paris Hilton: The Firecrotch Saga Continues [Egotastic]
- Jennifer Love Hewitt and her boyfriend at the grocery store [Hollywood Rag]
- Why do we care when celebrities break up? [Mrs. Mogul]

Naomi Watts doesn't look even a little bit pregnant - or bloated for that matter, in a bikini off the coast of Italy. Before I'm accused of nitpicking, I'm mentioning this because Naomi was rumored to be pregnant a few weeks ago, which can be attributed to all the loose tops she's been wearing and certainly not her figure. She is in Ischia, Italy with her boyfriend of over a year, actor Liev Schreiber, for the Global Film Festival.
Both sets of pictures of her in a bikini and on a private yacht are said to be from 7/16.
Pictures from Hollywood's Best.
Posted to Liev Schreiber | Naomi Watts

There's not much of a story to go along with these pictures. Aguilera's International Barbie Pepsi ad aired in the US this week, but we already covered that. Here's Aguilera at her hotel in Paris on July 17th. She seems to have ditched her nipple ring.
The fat guy ogling her in one of the pictures is pretty disgusting. One forgets that celebrities are the subjects of all sorts of creepy desires. When they dress like Christina Aguilera, it's no wonder.
Posted to Christina Aguilera | Photos

Britney Spears is staying in a hotel while her husband, Kevin Federline, is at the couples' mansion with his ex, Shar Jackson and his kids from their relationship:
A friend reveals: "Things are far from rosy. They're trying to make it work but there are still issues that need addressing.
"Britney's got to be calm for the birth of her second child, so she's taking time out from their problems and giving herself some space."
To make matters worse, Shar and Kevin are rumored to be planning a duet together! Britney was said to be enraged a few months ago when Shar recorded her own version of Britney's "Chaotic," with Kevin's blessing. This latest news had got to annoy her. How much will it take before she breaks up with him and reclaims her life?
Britney and Kevin were said to be using a $1,000 an hour relationship counselor, but how much is it going to help if they're never together?
In Justin Timberlake's new GQ article, he either slams or supports Britney depending on which quote the press wants to focus on. He said he was dissapointed that she didn't stick up for him after their breakup, but that she deserves more lenient treatment by the press:
"I feel bad for her. We all make mistakes. We all came from the same school, with Christina, myself, Britney."
It doesn't sound like Timberlake is going to come to Britney's rescue. Now that Perry is helping her out again, maybe she'll get the courage she needs to stand on her own. I'm not going to hold my breath, though.
Picture from Breatheheavy.com.
Posted to Britney Spears | Kevin Federline | Relationship trouble

Mischa Barton is reportedly in talks to join the cast of the once-good "Desperate Housewives." She's young, intelligent and naturally gorgeous. That's gotta piss off most of the cast:
If Barton joined, she could add a breath of fresh air to the failing series, and some much needed competition to the older women on the cast. There are no cute 20-somethings on the show, and it would be a good idea to court Barton to sign on.
Here are pictures of Mischa's latest nip slip that you've probably already seen. They're NSFW.
Posted to Mischa Barton | Photos | Television

Carmen Electra and Dave Navarro have been rumored to be on the outs since early March. They did PR damage control at the time, but they must not have done enough to save their relationship It is surprising that it took them so long to acknowledge it. Sources say that Carmen is never around Dave, and is travelling frequently without telling him where she'll be or when she'll be home. Their rep confirms the breakup:

Dave is said to be living with a new girlfriend he's been seeing for five months, socialite Sarah Howard. She's also a brunette and bears a slight resemblance to Carmen.
The MTV reality show now has a better record than The Bachelor and Bachelorette at breaking up couples. It seems starring in a reality series is the kiss of death for a relationship.
Posted to Breakups | Carmen Electra | Dave Navarro

Brad Pitt says that having children is his biggest accomplishment, and that it keeps him from focusing on his hair and hot body. Speaking to Anne Curry of the Today Show, he said:
I can't do justice to it anymore than any other parent can. You feel that you want to be there and you don't want to miss out on anything. And it's a true joy. And you want to be there for them if they need anything. It's a true joy."
"[Having children is the] best thing I ever did. You know, you can write a book, you can make a movie, you can draw, paint a painting, but having kids is really the most extraordinary thing I've ever taken on. And, man, if I can get a burp out of that [baby], that little thing, I'll feel such a sense of accomplishment.:"
He is sponsoring a $100,000 contest to design a 12-unit apartment building in the most eco-friendly way possible, and hopes to bring awareness to the need to rebuild New Orleans while preserving the environment.
Here's a video of the Today segment:
Brad Pitt always seemed rather bland to me, but it's good to see him bringing awareness to important causes, and I definitely agree that being a parent is amazing. The Jolie-Pitts seem to have struck the best balance between being in the spotlight without having people get sick of them. If only they would hire a less aggresive security force.
Here are pictures of the interview courtesy of Just Jared. There are also photos from his press conference on Friday in New Orleans from CelebGuru.
Posted to Brad Pitt | Good Causes | Video

It turns out that gig with HGTV may not work out for Star Jones, because they deny having any plans to hire her, and so do Fox News and CNN, two other networks she claimed to be in talks with. Now that Star is talk show poison, her husband, Al Reynolds, seems to have decided there's no reason to continue his sham marriage. He was spotted at the NY office of a high profile divorce attorney:
Mr. Lotwin is one of the most prominent divorce attorney's in New York. He worked on the high-profile divorces of Howard Stern, Donald Trump, Geraldo Rivera and Diana Ross.
After remaining upstairs for nearly two hours, Al tried to quietly sneak out of the building. But before he could leave, the witness tells MediaTakeOut.com, "I walked up to him and said 'Al, is that you', and Al ran out of the building - almost knocking over a pregnant woman."
For Star Jones, this news couldn't come at a worse time. Ever since she was fired from the popular morning show The View, the daytime diva has been having trouble finding a new job. According to one insider, Star's publicists have been telling everyone that would listen that she has a job offer from HGTV and that she's interviewing with FOX News and CNN. But all three networks have vehemently denied having any plans that include the former lawyer. In fact, one representative for FOX News told MediaTakeOut.com that the network "has no interest in working with Star."
Once big gay Al divorces her, Star could channel her anger and become a homophobic conservative. That might help her land a gig on FOX. She could spread her unique brand of vile across the airways. Hatred is a smidgeon more believable coming from a minority. That's how Michelle Malkin got famous.
When doing my three minutes worth of research for this post, I came across the website for Star Jones and Al Reynold's wedding, dated Fall, 2004. They commit a couple cardinal sins of web design with a stupid Flash entry page and making people enter their e-mail address to access content (I entered "biggayal@hotmail.com" This worked fine).

Regardless it's clear they protest too much. I couldn't read through all the glurge about their relationship because it kind of made me sick to my stomach. Here are some choice quotes made hysterical by this latest news:
We know that our love will be sustained through faith in the promises of Christ and the prayers and support of friends and family.
God may be powerful and all, but He can't make a gay person straight, no matter how much they hype their wedding with a formerly obese talk show host.
Posted to Breakups | Divorces | Star Jones
I can't believe Lindsay accepted an endorsement gig as a ProActiv spokesperson. Diddy and Jessica Simpson did it, but it seemed like a rumor when I first heard about it.
A few years ago I actually used ProActiv. It's a bit drying, but I have to admit that it worked on my skin, which only occasionally broke out beforehand but was really clear when I was using it. OMG - please send me some cash ProActiv, because I just plugged your stupid skincare system.
Thanks to Faded Youth for finding this video.
Posted to Endorsements | Lindsay Lohan | Video

A "neighbor" of Katie Holmes was quoted speculating that she's pregnant again, but we highly doubt it. It would be difficult to get visibly pregnant so soon after the supposed birth of her last child.
Katie's neighbor revealed to US Weekly, "I heard from a lot of people that Katie is pregnant."
But while the soon-to-be-married star was visiting Cruise's Holiday home on Monday in Telluride, Colorado, she wasted no time slamming the rumors.
Holmes insisted to US Weekly, "I am not pregnant again."
Meanwhile, Katie enjoyed a portion of her stay in Colorado with one of her girlfriends, where they drank coffee and 'window shopped'.
But of course the new mom was without her baby girl once again, which has proven discouraging to her fans.
Holmes then told a horde of onlookers, "Suri's doing great! She's back at the house."
About a month ago, some random person claimed to have seen a baby-like bundle from afar that might have been Suri. Now that Tom and Katie are in Telluride, Colorado, a store clerk says that they've actually seen Suri and she's "funny looking." If Suri were out in public, why aren't there paparrazi photos of it? Isn't Telluride a haven for the rich and famous? There must be photographers there.
A waitress gushed, "She exists! I saw her thick black hair."
The magazine quotes locals as saying Suri has "small hands" and is "funny-looking."
A large percentage of people have camera phones and I know I carry a digital camera around with me all the time. Why aren't there any pictures of Suri if "eyewitnesses" actually saw her. The first picture of Violet Affleck was a blurry cameraphone photo that everyone posted right away. This is bullshit - no one saw that baby. Read TMZ's conspiracy timeline - it's rather convincing.
There's a tell-all book about Tom Cruise coming out by Princess Diana's biographer, Andrew Morton. He's done a lot of research, but there's no word as to when it will be published. You know it will contain a bunch of shocking revelations about the pint-sized cult spokesperson.
Meanwhile Tom and Katie also had a bag of groceries and a bunch of cherry soda delivered by private jet from Hollywood to Telluride. Their consumables travel better than I do.
Here is Tom Cruise presenting Steven Spielberg with the Golden Hugo award at the Chicago Film Festival this Saturday. [via] They supposedly had a falling out after Cruise talked too much Scientology crap during promotion for "War of the Worlds," and it's clearly important to Tom that he put those rumors to rest. He doesn't seem to care that people think his baby is fake, though.
Posted to Babies | Katie Holmes | Scandals | Tom Cruise | TomKat

Mr. T is going to host a new talk show in which he capitalizes on his catchphrase and persona from "The A Team." He's not going to let people wallow in their mysery or phobias, and will help them snap out of it in harsh but understanding style. He says his show will not tolerate whiners:
Similarly, when asked how he would counsel Tony Kornheiser, the Washington Post sportswriter who is afraid of flying but has taken a travel-intensive job in the Monday Night Football broadcast booth, Mr. T said: "Straighten up and stop being a coward. Don't be no fool. Get on that plane and fly, fool, fly."
Perhaps the best question of Mr. T's appearance this week before the Television Critics Association, a question admirable both for its cheek and succinctness, was: "Mr. T, why do you pity the fool?"
"That is a good question. That is a good question and a legitimate question," Mr. T replied. "And I'm the man to answer it. You pity the fool because you don't want to beat up a fool. You know, pity is between sorry and mercy. See, if you pity him, you won't have to beat him up. So that's why I say fools you gotta give another chance because they don't know no better."
That's awesome and it's too bad I live in Europe and will have to wait to watch it until it hits the Internet. With Mr. T hosting a talk show, the clips are sure to hit YouTube fast.
"I Pity the Fool" premieres on TVLand on October 11.
In related news, Mr. T has ditched his trademark pile 'o chains out of respect for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. He also says that celebrities shouldn't just pose with victims, they should do their best to help out:
Mr T also had some strong words to give to other celebrities after the disaster, "I saw some, I call it 'sorry celebrities'. They'll go down there and hook up with the people to take a photo-op."
"I said, 'How disgusting.' If you're not going to go down there with a cheque and a hammer and a nail to help the people, don't go down there".
This is a British source, so while I believe that Mr. T might have ditched his gold chains, I'm not quite so sure that he criticized celebrity volunteers so openly. He's trash-talking, but it seems out of character.
Mr. T has two different myspaces, but I doubt either is real.
Posted to Mr. T | Television

I wouldn't mind having a $1,000 purse or some frivolous jeans, but I usually don't envy the very rich or famous - except when it comes to travelling. They don't have to go through the incredible bullshit that the rest of us endure just to get from point A to B.
After flying from NY to London with a three hour delay, then waiting 45 minutes in line to get my flight changed since I missed my connection, then flying another two hours and being made to wait standing outside a locked baggage claim office for ten minutes while the receptionists looked at me without a nod of acknowledgment, I almost started freaking out. Did I mention that I was alone with a two year-old toddler and had been travelling for 13 hours? I understood air rage at that moment.
When my husband told me that Naomi Campbell trashed her lover's yacht, I thought "Well maybe she had a hard day." Her days never approach the level of difficulty an average person faces, and she was on a chi-chi yacht with space and air, not some cramped commercial airline with overperfumed stewardesses.
While the rest of us get pissy and bitchy, Naomi Campbell takes dramatic, violent action.
Bitch caused $55,000 worth of damage after she got in a tiff with the chef over the plain mozarella and dried ham appetizer that he served. It seems she doesn't understand simple Italian fare, and she coped by busting up the place:
Fiery Naomi, 36, clashed with the chef aboard £1.5million yacht Nasma on Italy’s Tuscan riviera.
Naomi asked him to create a memorable, romantic meal for her and new lover Badr Jafar, a Dubai-born prince.
But his simple tomato, mozzarella and dried ham starter with a local white wine failed to impress.
Reports say Naomi — already fired up after a row with a photographer — told him where to shove it, and he hit back in “colourful Tuscan dialect”.
Staff on the 100ft yacht ducked as she lashed out at antiques, light fittings, china plates and glasses.
A man in Viareggio harbour said: “All hell seemed to break loose. All you could hear was shouting and screaming in English. There was the sound of plates being broken.
“Some of the crew later said the kitchen was a complete mess and the curtains and cushions had all been ripped apart.”
The chef, called Andrea, works at Viareggio restaurant il Porto.
A colleague said last night: “He wouldn’t have taken insults from Naomi.”
She needs to get medicated and go into therapy. I think she also should get dropped from all her current ad campaigns, because she's not going to change unless it hits her where it hurts. Hopefully one of the libel suits against her will also stick - hard.
Here she is looking like the victim for once. (Why do magazines do this to women? I usually don't complain about objectification, but this is ridiculous. It's Naomi, though, so that's ok.) These are from Style magazine and are low resolution.
Posted to Abusive | Arrogant | Fights | Naomi Campbell

A guy got to see "Snakes on a Plane," the film that we've all been hyping due to its literal title and the fact that Samuel L. Jackson kicks ass. (It also doesn't hurt that filmmakers listened to the blogs, encouraged us, and are said to have incorporated our wishes into the film. This is unlike most marketers who e-mail me all obvious asking for coverage, or network executives who try to block "proprietary" content from the web where they're getting the best free advertising ever.)
The reviewer may have been influenced by his coveted status as the first guy who gets to comment on the film, but he seems totally believable to me and he has a good reputation on "Ain't it Cool News," which is a well-known movie review and industry news site.
He says that "Snakes on a Plane" is so good that it's reminiscent of Hitchcock's "The Birds." It's trashy fun that's pulled off with style!
Of course “Snakes On A Plane” is ridiculous, but it’s also nonstop fun.
These filmmakers aren't embarrassed to deliver everything exactly as promised. The only thing that will probably go unnoticed after the huge opening weekend grosses, as well as consternation from cinematic elitists, is that “Snakes On A Plane” is a much better movie than it has any right to be with such a crazy premise and ridiculous title.
“Snakes On A Plane” functions as both a competent thriller as well as a full-blown horror movie.
In some ways, the film shares a certain kinship with another movie set on a plane that I enjoyed: “Executive Decision,” which stretched credibility with great ingenuity in order to entertain.
Of course, that movie didn't feature the unnerving slither quotient that gives this film its now legendary distinction.
Believe it or not, “Snakes On A Plane” shares an unexpected kinship with Hitchcock’s “The Birds,” a film that was also derided as absurd upon initial release, wherein natural everyday anxieties, such as flying, are sent off the charts by an unforeseen element being thrown into the mix.
It’s bad enough to be on a rough flight, but imagine the floor around you filled with as many snakes as Indiana Jones was forced to contend with.
Believe it or not, “Snakes On A Plane” actually doesn't insult the audience. The director and screenwriters work hard to keep ratcheting up the suspense, both on the ground and in the air, and approach some of it with actual sophistication.
There’s actually some logic that comes into play throughout… and no one will be checking their watches during this movie. Like the venomous creatures that attack the passengers and crew… this movie is lean and mean.
Samuel L. Jackson is believable in a role which could otherwise seem over-the-top or beneath him. He says that line we've all been clamouring for, that was added after blogger behest.
It's Snakes on a Motherfucking Plane! They didn't change the title of the film, and it's closer to "The Birds" than "Anaconda." I can't wait to see it.
Some of the online community is sick of "Snakes on a Plane" already and says that it's "so last month" and is bound to suck. It may have been a victim of its overpopularity and is experiencing a lull in buzz now that it's been covered so thoroughly. It comes out August 18, 2006, and we'll have to see how it does at the box office and if other reviewers agree that it really kicks ass.
Posted to Movies | Samuel L Jackson

It must be very stressful to be an out of work celebrity who has to resort to hosting second rate reality shows on little-known cable networks. I saw these photos of Shannen Doherty promoting her new show on Oxygen in which she helps couples split up or something, and thought, "OMG, how old is she?" Doherty is 35, but looks 45. She's just aged terribly. Of course she looks good in the airbrushed promo photos for the series.
Doherty held a press conference to announce her new show, and got all upset when asked about her reputation:
"I'm not going to lie to you; it hurts a lot to read the stuff I read about myself, and it hurts me and it hurts my mom a lot," said Doherty, who choked back tears as she looked at her mother, who was nearby. Doherty acknowledged she had only herself to blame for much of what had been written about her, but she later asked reporters to give her another chance.
"I hate to use the word 'unfair' because, again, I have to stand up and say it wasn't just the press," she said. "I played a huge part, a huge part, and everybody has a job. And if I'm creating some of the drama, then you guys have a job to report it.
"But where I start to say 'OK, now we're getting out of hand' is when nobody lets it die," she said. "Nobody says, 'You know what? She was young. Give her a break.' Give me a chance to mess up again. Stop writing about stuff that happened 10 years ago. Stop bringing up every bad thing in my life. And give me another chance to mess up. If I mess up again, then write about it. But just let me breathe and let my parents breathe. Let them pick up the paper and it says one nice thing about me."
You got it, Shannen. We are moving on to the fact that you said you have been on only one date in the last 18 months and have reached a time in your life when you can declare: "I don't need a man to make me happy."
Looking fit in a strapless black top and white slacks and refreshingly her age (read: no Botox), Doherty 'fessed up about something else regarding her show. She is not selling herself as an authority on relationships.
"I think an expert doesn't mess up nearly as many times as I have," she said. "I think that I'm good with getting over relationships. I'm good with dealing with the guilt, the tears and the mourning and the grief because God knows I've done it enough."
That's too bad that Doherty hasn't dated in so long and maybe this show will help her hook up with a new guy. She doesn't look "refreshingly her age," though. She looks 7-10 years older. Am I right or am I just accustomed to the Botoxed plastic look?
Pictures [via]
Posted to Breakups | Emotional | Photos | Shannon Doherty

Avril Lavigne wed her fiance of over two years, Sum 41 singer Deryck Whibley, in a fairytale setting on a private estate in Montecito, CA on Saturday. She wore a Vera Wang gown with a flowing train and long veil and carried a bouquet of white roses. Her father walked her down the aisle:
The couple said their vows under an awning decorated with white flowers in front of 110 guests, including family and friends from their native Ontario.
Once the groom had kissed the bride, guests tossed rose petals at the newlyweds as they walked back up the aisle.
After the wedding, guests were to be treated to an outdoor cocktail hour before the reception, including a sit-down dinner, under a tent on the estate. In contrast to the all-white ceremony, the reception will have a red theme, with centerpieces of red roses and other flowers.
The couple's first dance is expected to be to the Goo Goo Dolls' "Iris."
Lavigne, 21, and Whibley, 26, have been together for two years, and became engaged in Venice, Italy, in June 2005, while Lavigne was on the last leg of her European tour.
In late 2004 Lavigne started sporting a small pink heart-shaped tattoo with the letter "D" on her right wrist, supposedly for her guitarist-singer-lyricist beau.
Its such a beautiful setting for a wedding and it looks like a lovely event. It's nice to see the pictures, but unfortunately that means that helicopters were hovering over the ceremony. Hopefully it didn't detract from the moment for the happy couple or their guests.
Thanks to ALavigne.com.br for the high quality photos. There are some watermarked images at the beginning and end, but most of the photos are decent quality. [via]
Posted to Avril Lavigne | Weddings

- Paris Hilton vows to be celibate for a year. She should be sacrificed to a volcano. [Grumpy Old Indian Man]
- Keira Knightly can't wait to show her naked, skinny ass to her grandchildren [CelebGuru]
- Angelina Jolie totally stole Jennifer Aniston’s role [Jordan is your Homeboy]
- Celebrities like Matt Damon and Penelope Cruz work out to achieve their figures. Go figure. [Mollygood]
- Maria Sharapova upskirt [The Bastardly]
- Pictures from the ESPY awards [Gabsmash]
- Was "Pirates" pirated? [yeeeah]
- After a two year hiatus, Berlin's Love Parade is back [popbytes]
- Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo are still together [PopSugar]
- Maury Povich tortures girl who is terrified of pickles, probably sexually harasses her afterwards [The Pretend Pundit]
- Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd died while we were on vacation. It's surprising that he was alive for so long. [Sadly, No!]
- Kate Hudson to write a book for new moms that feel fat, but why would anyone pay to buy it when there are a million free blogs about it? [Chic Mommy]
- Jennifer Love Hewitt at the CBS 2006 Summer TCA party [Celebrity Mound]
- Fergie was a meth addict, which totally explains her face. [I'm not obsessed]
Header illustration by Grumpy Old Indian Man.
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X17 online points out that Jennifer Garner's got a bump on the set of her latest movie, thriller "The Kingdom." It just looks like an unflattering shirt tucked in where it shouldn't be, but you can never be sure. We were all over that "Nicole Kidman's pregnant - now she isn't" story, and we'll continue to report the bump watch celebrities. We're sure to be right once in a while.
Garner has a seven month-old daughter, Violet, with husband Ben Affleck. She may just be having trouble losing the baby weight, although she still looks great. It was reported a few months ago that she was planning on getting naked in her new film, "Sabbatical." I wonder if that's true and when it will start filming.
The pictures of Jen on set were supposedly taken on June 30th, and from Jen-Fans.com and are medium resolution. The candids of Jen in a white top are from X17online.com and are low resolution.
Posted to Babies | Ben Affleck | Jennifer Garner | Photos

Pepsico tries to show that carbonated sugar water is palatable to all gullible cultures by posing Christina Aguilera in various outfits and hairstyles that would look just as good on International collector Barbies.
Aguilera used to shill for Pepsi's biggest competitor, Coke, but moved over when they gave her the chance to spend more time in hair and makeup. Her endorsement deal is said to be around $3.7 million:
The chart-topper samples the classic cola in a series of exotic locales where she dances and gyrates to a variety of cultural rhythms before ending up back in New York, hellomagazine.com reported.
"I had a great time," Aguilera said after the filming.
A more accurate spokesperson for Pepsi would be Rosie O'Donnell. We loved the normal Snapple lady from Long Island. Why can't Pepsi go the everyperson route and hire an average person who actually consumes their drink? Jared helped Subway boost sales, and a non-celebrity everyman/woman would do the same for Pepsi. Instead some brilliant marketer decided to use Christina Aguilera and make her look even more plastic.
Pictures [via]
Posted to Christina Aguilera | Endorsements | Photos

No wonder these poor celebrities work their asses off at the gym and plastic surgeon's office. A little bloat and the Internets and celebrity glossies declare they're pregnant. Poor Nicole lost her imaginary baby bump in a miscarriage of gossip this week. She was photographed outside her gym with a perfectly flat tummy poking out of her top.
Nicole Kidman joined her new husband, country singer Keith Urban, on the opening night of his North American tour in Ontario, Canada. Kidman did not join her husband on stage, but he made a reference to her, dedicating his song "Making Memories of Us," to "my lovely bride." He also told concert-goers that he was "happy to join the married crowd".
Security at the concert was beefed up after a local radio station said they would pay $75,000 for a picture of the famous newlyweds kissing.
Here is Nicole Kidman with her skinny stomach. [via]
Posted to Babies | Fake News | Keith Urban | Nicole Kidman

So my friend didn't figure out how to make posts properly, and neither did the guy who e-mailed all the bloggers saying he was available for help while we were on vacation.
Anyway I'm back from the south of France, which is beautiful and all, but take my advice and don't use Mapquest to get to your idyllic destination with your surly hosts near Johnny Depp's house. Stick to the highways because those windy lines on the map are really perilous mountain passes that aren't meant for anything but arrogant French drivers in tiny Renaults.
Also back is gorgeous helpful Perry, manny to the stars. He was spotted driving Britney to get some fast food. Sean Preston was not in the car, so it must be true that Perry has given up manny duty in favor of his original job as super-hot personal security and arm candy.
We thought Perry was out of the picture when it was reported that Kevin disliked him and said he shouldn't care for Sean Preston. K-Fed was also said to be enraged that Sean Preston was calling Perry "Da Da" and generally bonding with the father he never had. The baby-Bjorn wearing Naval Academy graduate was said to be on per-diem security duty, which spelled curtains for him in our book, but look - he's driving Britney to McDonalds!
Britney said in her upcoming Harper's Bazaar interview that she can't wait to get back in shape after the birth of her second child in September. She says she's "going to get really intense with it" so she can prepare to perform again. In that case we hope she had a McDonald's salad and skipped the fries and soft drink.
Thanks for hanging in there during my brief vacation away from the Internet that followed my one month stay in America, aka shopping heaven.
I would also like to thank Ritu at Celebguru for letting us "borrow" her content during our vacation. I picked Celebguru to pilfer from as I enjoy Ritu's commentary and think she does a great job of covering the celebrity news and gossip.
Welcome back, Perry, and welcome back Celebitchy.
Pictures from x17online.
Posted to Britney Spears | Perry Taylor | Photos