Rose McGowan’s and director Robert Rodriguez have broken up, according to the New York Post. They met while filming Grindhouse in the spring of 2006, and got engaged this past October. The pair started their relationship while Rodriguez was still married to his wife of 16 years, with whom he has five children.x

Apparently their breakup had a lot to do with business. How romantic. Rodriguez was having trouble getting financing for his upcoming remake of Barbarella, in which McGowan was to star. In fact, she was the reason he couldn’t get enough funding.

Rose McGowan’s breakup with her fiancé, director Robert Rodriguez, could be good news for some other actresses, who could end up with the leading roles she was set to play in his movies. McGowan was hoping to star in at least three planned Rodriguez films - a remake of “Barbarella,” “Red Sonja” and “Woman in Chains!”

But sources say the couple, who we reported last October were engaged, have split, partly over the problems Rodriguez had finding financing for “Barbarella” - the 1968 cult classic in which Jane Fonda played a sexy space adven- turess - with McGowan in the title role.

McGowan, best known for her witchy role on TV’s “Charmed,” wasn’t thought to have enough box-office draw for the $70 million remake, especially after “Grindhouse” disappointed with about $25.4 million in domestic ticket sales.

“Too bad ‘Grindhouse’ didn’t gross $100 million. Then, maybe, ‘Barbarella’ would have gotten the green light,” said one source. “Instead, the moguls were saying, ‘We need a bigger star, a bigger name.’ ” Jessica Alba has been touted as a possible replacement.

[From the Daily News]

It sounds like McGowan and Rodriguez’s entire relationship was a great example of why you shouldn’t mix business and love. Rodriguez appeared to view McGowan as his muse, and seemed pretty willing to put all of his eggs in her basket, so to speak. I’ve never found her to be anything exceptional as an actress. It seems like their breakup may benefit everyone. A few other actresses will likely get a shot at McGowan’s roles, Rodriguez will get some better talent, and his ex-wife will probably be smugly satisfied.

Here’s Rose McGowan at the Neil George salon in Beverly Hills carrying her bulldog and wearing a cast on her foot on June 7th. Images thanks to WENN. Header of Robert Rodriguez and Rose McGowan at the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS event in France on May 23rd, 2007. Photographer Z.Tomaszewski; Image thanks to WENN.

Everyone is still busy speculating over what went wrong between George Clooney and Sarah Larson. The two split up after a year together – absolutely beyond record length for a Clooney liaison. Before that, His longest – and I’m guessing deepest – relationship was with his pot bellied pig, Max. Mike Walker of the National Enquirer has another theory as to what might have gone wrong, and according to him, Ms. Larson got a little too big for her britches in the Clooney household.

New clue in the intriguing mystery of why George Clooney abruptly dumped ex-cocktail waitress Sarah Larson - even after generously buying her new boobs and teeth! The bust-up occurred in part because risqué photos surfaced along with rumors of her fling with an old flame - plus sordid tales of her wild past that freaked Clooney out, as reported by The Enquirer - but here’s a tasty chunk of my very own prime gossip filet, folks:

Word’s just now drifting out from the star’s inner circle that Sarah, who once depended on tips herself as a scantily clad booze-server in Vegas, suddenly started acting like the future Missus Clooney around The Man’s household, cruelly ordering cutbacks to the hefty gratuities Generous George regularly lavishes on his personal staff.

For months, Clooney had no clue about Stingy Sarah’s sly cutbacks, but when worried staffers finally asked one of his higher-ups if the boss had trimmed everyone’s tips because he was unhappy with their work, the whistle finally blew loudly in the star’s ear and he went ballistic - raging that NO ONE had the right to counterman his orders! Just days after Clooney’s shocking discovery, it was suddenly “See ya, Sarah!”

[From the National Enquirer, July 12, 2008, print ed]

Frankly it seems pretty clear to me that whatever ended George and Sarah’s relationship, I’ll bet it was an excuse. George Clooney does not date women long, and I’m sure he knew that if he went on much longer, he’d be expected to marry Sarah. The gossip was reaching a boiling point as it was.

I’m guessing he waited for the first thing she did wrong, and then gave Sarah the boot. A Clooney relationship isn’t a traditional one where the two people are partners who work together through issues. You get to date George – and he takes pretty good care of you, buying you new body parts and such – for a few months until he loses interest.

As soon as his relationship with Sarah deviated from his tried and true format, suddenly his entire identity was probably up in the air and he started looking for a way out. I wouldn’t be surprised if the actual dumping was because of something relatively trivial, though the idea that Sarah ever had enough control to influence his staff’s paychecks seems a little unlikely to me. Either way, she set a Clooney relationship record, and she left with two lovely parting gifts.

Update by Celebitchy: Many of you are pointing out in the comments that Clooney was married for four years, to Talia Balsam from 1989 - 1993, and had a relationship for several years with Lisa Snowden. Although he’s had other relationships that lasted longer than Larson, Jaybird is technically correct that his longest relationship to date was with his potbellied pig, though. Max lived to the age of 19, four years past his life expectancy, and was partially blind and suffered arthritis in his old age. Clooney had to urge fans to quit sending potbellied piglets to his house after Max died. He said he wasn’t ready to adopt another pig and good ‘ol Max would probably be his last.

Here are Sarah and George at the Oscars on February 24th. Images thanks to WENN.

Actress Anne Hathaway, 25, has finally broken up with Italian businessman and accused embezzler Raffaello Follieri, 29, according to the Daily Mail. Hathaway had been with Follieri for four years and through several business scandals.

Follieri’s history of fraud
In 2007, Follieri was sued by billionaire Rob Burkle, who accused him of embezzling corporate money from a charity he set up with Hathaway. He was said to have used the funds to finance private jets, a penthouse, exclusive hotels and restaurants, and generally keeping a lavish lifestyle for himself and Hathaway. He settled that suit in April for around $1.3 million.

In March, he bounced a check for $215,000, but the charges were dropped when he eventually made good on the funds.

His charity, The Follieri Foundation, is currently under investigation by the NY State Attorney General’s office for reasons the state will not disclose. The Follieri Foundation has failed to file required tax forms and is most likely being audited for their financial record keeping. The charity provides vaccinations to children in the third world and most likely keeps Follieri in the lifestyle he’s stolen. When asked for comment, Hathaway’s rep said that she is no longer on the board of the Foundation and is not familiar with the investigation.

Hathaway is said to finally have come to her senses after the latest scandal broke. Her married Get Smart co-star, Steve Carrell, who’s kissing she jokingly praised in a recent interview, is said to have lent a supportive ear on set and to have helped her make the decision to finally break up with the creep:

The Devil Wears Prada actress Anne Hathaway put on a brave face at her latest film premiere last night after breaking up with long-term boyfriend Raffaello Follieri, the Mail Online can reveal.

The 25-year-old movie star ended her four year relationship with Italian-American businessman, 29, over the weekend.

The Brokeback Mountain star’s decision follows over a year of scandal linked to Follieri.

Last week, it was reported his charity Follieri Foundation, which funded vaccination programmes in developing countries, was being investigated by the New York State Attorney General’s Office.

An insider tells the Mail Online that Hathaway made the painful decision to end their relationship because of the effects his controversial business dealings could have on her career….

During the making of Get Smart earlier last summer, Hathaway formed a friendship with co-star Steve Carell, who lent her a supportive ear during her problems with Follieri.

‘She seemed to really be enjoying her freedom, and making new friends in L.A., especially Steve.’

Hathaway’s split from Follieri may mean she finally moves to Hollywood, after years of insisting she would remain on the east coast to stay close to her beau.

A pal said: ‘She seemed to really be enjoying her freedom, and making new friends in L.A., especially Steve.’

[From The Daily Mail]

Anne had an original interview in last week’s Star Magazine, and when asked if marriage with Follieri was “in the cards,” she answered:

“It is in the cards. Absolutely. Just not yet. I’ve always wanted a family. I’m not one of those people who says, ‘What’s the point of marriage? My parents have been married 25 years, in all the glory and all the pain that you can imagine, but they’ve stayed together. I want a strong marriage like that.” [From Star Magazine, print edition, June 16, 2008]

It sounds like Anne realized that Raffaello wasn’t the guy who would be able to weather life’s storms with her. Especially from whichever Federal prison he may end up in.

Anne Hathaway is shown at the Get Smart premiere in London last night, thanks to WENN. Raffaello and Anne are shown at the Oscars on 2/24/08.

In a not-all-that-surprising revelation, Page Six is reporting that George Clooney actually dumped Sarah Larson not because of her boob job or her supposed cheating with an ex-boyfriend, but because George had been cheating on Sarah for several months. The Post claims that George has been over Sarah for quite a while, but let her stick around in hopes she’d be able to parlay their relationship into some sort of real career.

George Clooney may already have found Sarah Larson’s replacement. Our source claims Clooney “has been dating a woman in her mid-30s” for months now, even before he split with Larson. The source also claims Clooney knew he was going to leave Larson months ago, and let her do interviews and some modeling to “get her a career” before the split. Larson also got some new breasts. A rep for Clooney, who’s vacationing at his house in Lake Como, said, “How does one as public as George secretly date anyone?”

[From Page Six]

PopSugar has a story and pictures of George vacationing with a woman in Lake Como recently. They point out that there’s no way to know who the woman is – she could be a friend – but it’s an interesting coincidence, when taken together with the Page Six story. George Clooney already hooking up with another woman isn’t exactly evidence of cheating though – I doubt the guy has to sit on the internet for several months, scoping out potential dates like the rest of us. I’m sure he can move on pretty quickly.

Speaking of which – here’s Sarah Larson on June 11th, sashaying around Robertson Boulevard for the paparazzi. Header of George and Sarah at the National Board of Review Awards at Cipriani in New York on January 15th. Images thanks to WENN.

Contrary to an earlier story that George Clooney dumped Sarah Larson over her insistence on getting new boobs, the National Enquirer claims that it was Clooney who footed the $12,000 bill for Larson’s implants and that he was on board with it. It was only when rumors that Sarah was having a fling with an ex boyfriend in Vegas surfaced that Clooney called it quits, they claim. What’s more is that Clooney bought Larson new teeth last year. Larson’s new boobs are said to be modeled after Gisele Bundchen’s:

[George Clooney] dumped Sarah and booted her from his home after rumors reached him she had a fling in Vegas, the Enquirer has learned.

Sexy Sarah was devastated by the abrupt breakup and was particularly shocked, say pals, because it came only days after… Clooney paid nearly $12,000 for her breast augmentation.

“He bought her breast implants - patterned after supermodel Gisele Bundchen’s bust,” revealed a pal.”

“And last year, George paid for Sarah to have her teeth straightened…”

“Once rumors got back to him that Sarah was recently hanging out with an ex boyfriend in Vegas, he asked her to move out of his L.A. home,” said the pal.

“There’s no indication that she was cheating on George, but he wasn’t going to take chances.”

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, June 23, 2008]

MSat reported a story on Wednesday from In Touch that quoted a supposed insider saying “George really didn’t want her to get the boob job.” Sarah and George supposedly had a fight over her new boobs, with Sarah storming out and finding out through the media that she had been dumped.

I would bet that Clooney was just looking for an excuse as MSat mentioned. You don’t think this girl would cheat on him, but she doesn’t seem like the brightest bulb and could easily fall back into old patterns. She was seen bumping and grinding with her ex at an event after the split.

Whatever happened, Sarah is still trying to get her 15 rapidly-decreasing minutes. She trotted along Robertson Boulevard on Wednesday with a trail of paparazzi following her.

Both the National Enquirer and Star Magazine have stories this week that 29 year-old Sarah Larson is telling friends that she’s the one who broke it off with Oscar-winning actor George Clooney, not the other way around. Earlier stories had Clooney, 47, surprising Larson with the split, leaving her heartbroken as she packed up her stuff and moved out of his LA mansion and back to Vegas.

Now Larson supposedly claims that she got sick of Clooney’s on-again off-again affections and that she’s the one who chose to end it. As if that sounds believable:

“She’s claiming that she broke up with him because his love was so inconsistent,” says one source. “She said he was hot and cold with her, and she just couldn’t tolerate it anymore.”

But it seems former Fear Factor winner Sarah, 29, may just be trying to put out her own version of the story because, according to multiple other sources, George dumped her.

“She tends to get too attached to her boyfriends,” says a play of Sarah. “She was getting too clingy, and George just had enough. She was demanding too much attention, and it was driving him away. They had been on the rocks since April, and this was just the final straw for George.”

[From Star Magazine, print edition, June 16, 2008]

The National Enquirer has a similar quote from maybe the same insider who claims that Clooney was “hot and cold” with Sarah and she got fed up with it.

Star reports that Clooney has been holding up in Lake Como since the news of the split broke, but that’s probably where he spends his summers anyway. Larson made a smiling public appearance at the opening of the Palms Place on May 31. She was seen flirting and sitting next to an ex boyfriend, Ryan Doherty. The two did some dirty dancing that night, according to an insider quoted in the National Enquirer, who calls it “over the top” and “obvious.” They also say that Sarah is “crushed” and that losing Clooney is the “last thing [she] wanted.”

She’ll get over it and move on. There may not be another A-List star willing to take her to the Oscars again, but there are plenty of fish in the muddy Hollywood lake, and she’s young, pretty, rich and now semi-famous. You can’t buy the kind of exposure this woman got from dating Clooney.

Sarah Larson is shown at the Palms Place Hotel and Spa Grand Opening in Vegas on 5/31/08, thanks to WENN.

You may not have heard of 29-year-old British actress Rosamund Pike, best known for playing villainess Bond Girl Miranda Frost in Die Another Day, but the way her engagement to Atonement director Joe Wright ended is an interesting one. Supposedly Pike sent out hundreds of cheesy wedding invitations to friends and family that featured a photo of her and Wright in a hot tub. She had never asked Wright, 36, for his approval for the invitations and he was livid and called off the wedding and their relationship. She was left to cancel the florists, caterers, and venue and to explain to guests that the wedding wasn’t happening. This version of the story has their wedding being canceled just a few days before it was to be held, but an update from the same author says it was planned for September:

The 29-year-old star was due to marry last month [sic: update from same source says their wedding was to be in September] but the wedding was called off at the last minute after Miss Pike told friends she couldn’t go through with it.

According to friends, the actress is devastated about the split and cancellation.

Wright, 35, proposed on the shores of Lake Como in northern Italy earlier this year and the wedding was to have taken place in England last weekend. [Again, update says wedding is in September]

My source says: ‘It’s not common knowledge and only a few people know. Rosamund obviously wants to keep it as private as possible but she is devastated. She’s a lovely girl and we all feel very sorry for her.

‘She was meant to be out at a party on Thursday night but she cancelled at the last minute. She just couldn’t face going out.’

Rosamund’s mother, who had been planning the wedding, has been consoling her daughter and cancelling florists and cake orders.

Meanwhile, Wright has been hitting the London party scene. ‘Joe was out four weeks ago at a party. He was surrounded by girls and ended up taking a group of them to a strip club. He’s a regular there and all the dancers know him,’ says my scantily clad spy.

[From The Daily Mail]

That was the first version which had the bride calling it off, but an update from The Daily Mail is much more juicy:

I have further revelations following my report last week that the wedding between actress Rosamund Pike and her film director fiance Joe Wright had been suddenly called off.

It appears that Wright put an end to the September nuptials after 29-year-old former Bond girl Ros sent out hundreds of wedding invitations without his approval.

‘The invitations featured a picture of them together in a hot tub,’ says a pal.

‘Joe dumped her for sending them without consulting him and she had to tell all the guests the wedding was off.’

To add insult to injury, Wright was then spotted cavorting with a handful of girls at his local lap-dancing club in Shoreditch just days later. Charming.

[From The Daily Mail]

It’s unclear from these two reports whether their wedding was to take place in September or if it was canceled just a few days before, as the first report suggests. It sounds like the September wedding story is more accurate. This was probably just the straw that made their already tenuous relationship collapse, and Wright was likely just looking for an excuse. It does seem tasteless to send out wedding invitations with a hot tub photo on them, but it’s something you could laugh over if you were committed enough to the relationship and didn’t take yourself too seriously. I bet she invited a bunch of extra people and was planning a super lavish wedding that the groom wasn’t on board with either. Remember when Affleck and J.Lo canceled their wedding at the last minute, citing media pressure? Better to waste the money on a canceled reception than pay for an expensive divorce.

Here are Joe Wright and Rosamund Pike. They met when he was directing her as Jane Bennett in Pride and Prejudice in 2005. They are shown on 12/22/07 shopping, at the Atonement Premiere on 12/6/07, and at a BAFTA after party on 2/10/08. Thanks to WENN.

Reese Witherspoon moved on with the hot and hairy Jake Gyllenhaal long ago. Now, Ryan Phillippe is coming out of the straight closet with his new lady love.

“After months of speculation about their relationship, he proudly accompanied his Stop-Loss costar Abbie Cornish to the 2008 Australian in Film Breakthrough Awards – their first major event as a couple.”

[People]

Abbie Cornish was “the other woman” that has been rumored to be at the center of the downfall of power couple Ryan and Reese. Sources saw the two kissing and sharing intimate moments at a Japanese restaurant while Philippe was still married to Witherspoon. Divorce followed and soon after denial and defense was Ryan’s strategy when it came to interviews.

Photos of the two kissing and sharing a cigarette spoke volumes to the contrary. Cornish is already rumored to be pregnant with Ryan’s love child. She failed to show up to several premieres and the only recent photo shows her sitting down in some hideous black jacket. Perhaps this is the reason for their first public outing.

Now Ryan and Abbie have made their debut. Fellow guests described them as “adorable” and stated that he had his arm around her and appeared “cozy” and “comfortable.” He also let her enjoy the bulk of the attention. While she worked the room, Ryan stood back and took his usual position as supporting actor.

Gee, it is not like we didn’t know that he was shoplifting some Cornish this entire time. No matter, I still say that it is completely unfair that Reese has gotten to nail two of the men on my “Celebs I Want to Make Sweet, Sweet Love To” list.

After a feeble attempt to quash breakup rumors by going on in an interview about how great her relationship with Rhys is and how they love to stay home and eat together, Sienna Miller is said to have broke up with the homely actor over the phone.

Supposedly Rhys Ifans, 39, was jealous of Sienna’s ex boyfriend, coincidentally named Matthew Rhys, The new Rhys’ obsessive behavior and mistrust of Sienna’s relationship with the old Rhys is said to have driven her away. The 26 year-old actress called Ifans on the set of his film and told him it’s over:

The blonde Alfie star broke the bad news to Welshman Ifans in a tearful phone call last weekend.

She blamed her decision on their long-distance relationship, during which Ifans became suspicious that she had rekindled her romance with Matthew.

But Sienna, 26, insists she and her ex are just good friends — even though she has seen a lot more of Matthew during her regular trips to LA in recent months.

Heartbroken Rhys, 39, received the bad news on the Bristol set of his new film The Boat That Rocked.

A source said: “Sienna broke the news at the weekend in a call from Prague.

“Things have been awkward for a while after she caught Rhys going through her text messages.

“She went bananas and Rhys said he was looking for what he called ‘incriminating evidence’. He has been giving her a hard time lately, questioning her commitment to him and the time she puts into the relationship.

[From The Sun]

This is why many actresses are guarded and choose to only give general comments about their relationships or not talk about them at all. It’s foolish to go on about the private details of your life that may change at any time. It does get you on the cover of magazines, though.

Sienna Miller and Rhys Ifans are shown on 5/10/08 out in London, thanks to WENN.

Alanis Morissette has been getting a bit of extra attention lately, mostly focused on her ‘pregnancy’ and her ex-fiancé getting engaged. She also has a new album out, which is shaping up to be pretty good.

On Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson’s engagement:

Reynolds began dating Johansson last year (07) just months after he ended his four year relationship with the Canadian singer.

But single Morissette insists she isn’t jealous or resentful, telling Entertainment Weekly, “On a certain spiritual level, I feel like everyone’s where they need to be.”

And the star vows never to play out another relationship in the public eye: “Public romance. I’m going to be avoiding that in the future. I think the only time I’ll talk about any guy I’m with will be when I’m married with six kids.”

Contact Music

I think this is her way of saying “butt out of my personal life,” but in the politest possible way ever. Something I just love about Alanis is that while she can be really angry and crazy in her music, she’s not an angry or crazy person. I’m looking at you, Courtney Love.

A couple of weeks ago she also had this to say about her break up with Ryan Reynolds.

“Every time I go through something difficult, I think, `This is the motherload. I’m not going to get through this one.’ And then, six months later, I’m like, `What’s his name again?’”

Contact Music

Good advice for anyone going through a break-up, particularly one that leaves you sobbing on the floor inhaling chocolate.

Her album, Flavors of Entaglement, has been getting good reviews, although it is full of break-up songs. Rolling Stone describes the new album as “heartfelt” and that it features “electro beats, Eastern percussion, [and] orchestral arrangements.”

Alanis is shown performing in Las Vegas on 3/18/08, thanks to WENN.