A few months ago, I made an error of judgment and posted a speculative article about whether Colin Farrell was Minnie Driver’s secret baby daddy. The story was based on a paparazzi video of a protective Colin yelling at photographers taking pictures of his son while he was on the beach with heavily pregnant Minnie. It turned out that Colin was also at the beach with his girlfriend that day, an author named Emma Forrest who just happens to be one of Minnie’s best friends. I issued a retraction a few hours after the story was published, but the damage was done - it got picked up by news outlets and became a rumor. A new writer on the site even submitted the story based on other gossip sources reporting it. (It’s also of course possible that other outlets jumped to the same conclusion that I did based on that video, but I felt somewhat responsible.)

This kind of thing happens with the news constantly in this era of quick typing and publishing. In my case I like to justify that it was an honest mistake and was at least based on some slim amount of evidence. Maybe Star Magazine’s writers and editors tell themselves the same thing when they run salacious cover stories every week, like the one about Angelina being jealous of Brad Pitt’s supposed on-set flirtation with lovely German actress Diane Kruger, 32.

My husband has been reading in the German press that Pitt is rumored to be angering Jolie by getting unduly close to Kruger on the set of Inglourious Basterds, which is currently filming in Germany. The story originated in Star Magazine, though, and like a lot of the crap in that rag it seems like complete BS to me. Kruger has a longterm boyfriend, actor Joshua Jackson, with whom she seems very much in love. She has worked with Pitt before though, on the epic Troy, and to Star that means they’re familiar with each other and barely resisting their urge to jump into bed together. This would be good gossip - if it were true:

What goes around comes around! Hot on the heels of Angelina Jolie’s stunning admission that she fell in love with Brad Pitt on the set of Mr. & Mrs. Smith while he was still married to Jennifer Aniston, Star has learned that Angie is burning up with jealousy over Brad’s pretty new co-star. And Brad hasn’t exactly been acting like a father of six in a committed relationship while whooping it up in Berlin!

Angie, 33, is living, sources say, over Brad’s recent freewheeling behavior with the happily single costars and director of his latest movie, Inglorourious Basterds. But what’s really sending Angie over the edge is the blatant flirtation between him and his gorgeous leading lady, German actress Diane Kruger.

“Angie loves Brad and wants to trust him, but she also knows that their own love blossomed while working on a movie together,” and insider tells Star. “Now she’s convinced that Diane has a crush on Brad, and she’s scared something could happen.” And even though Diana and boyfriend Joshua Jackson are trying to make a long-distance relationship work, Joshua recently confessed to Star, “I don’t know that we’re getting married.”

Angelina’s instincts first kicked into high gear in September when Brad and divorcée Diane both attended an intimate cast dinner without her in Berlin. “They went through several bottles of wine,” Mimmo Bianco, manager of Italian restaurant Al Contadino Sotto le Stelle tells Star. “It was obvious he was having a great time.”

And that’s exactly what makes Angelina so nervous. Brad shared a connection with beautiful blonde Diane when she played Helen in his 2004 epic, Troy. “I have lots of scenes with him,” Diane gushed to a German newspaper about working together again. “Troy was my first international film, and I was still married back then. I’m excited to work with Brad.”

Diane made sure Brad knew just how excited she was during their night out, says a source. “She kept putting her arm around Brad’s neck to whisper something in his ear because it was so loud. He was clearly charmed by her, and Diane definitely looks smitten. She’s thrilled to be around him again.”

[From Star Magazine, print edition, November 11, 2008 - online version is slightly different]

There’s not much more in that article to support any relationship between Pitt and Kruger and I would bet that the part about her whispering to him is either made up or based on her having to yell something in his ear when the party got too loud. That was a cast party where everyone got to know each other and is hardly enough to base a supposed flirtation on. That seems to be enough for Star, though. Unfortunately this story is now all over the German press and a lot of people are believing it.

Some of you have accurately pointed out that we run these salacious stories without questioning them when they’re about Jennifer Aniston, but not when they’re about Brad and Angelina. This is true, but we have different authors here with different opinions about the celebrities, and we all have different styles. There are going to be stories we don’t all agree on, and that’s is both a fun and frustrating aspect of having a blog with many writers. We’re sure you’ll let us know when you think we’re not being fair, and we’ll do our best to take it into account.

Here are photos of Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson looking very much in love. They’re all from earlier this year.

Credit: Fame Pictures

The new Fox series Fringe got a lot of buzz as the second coming of The X-Files, and is getting pretty good ratings so far.

It helps that Fringe has the primo timeslot Tuesdays after smash-hit House. TV Guide reports that Fringe retained 90 percent of House’s 14.8 million viewers.

Fringe’s success is coming at the expense of Bones, according to Bones star David Boreanaz. The crime drama stars Emily Deschanel as Dr. Temperance Brennan and Boreanaz as Agent Seeley Booth, and used to have that coveted Tuesday timeslot. Bones now airs at 8 p.m. on Wednesdays, followed by the limp comedy ‘Til Death.

Bones won its timeslot for its 2-hour premiere on September 3, averaging 9.7 million viewers. It was the highest-rated season premiere for the show.

Despite the strong ratings, Bones’ Boreanaz, formerly the vampire-with-a-soul on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off Angel, is not happy about the switch.

National Enquirer reports David is so unhappy he’s jeopardizing his job, but he doesn’t care. “David is mad as hell,” said a network insider. “He feels betrayed and is telling everyone about it.”

Bones has had steady ratings since its debut in 2005, but Fringe comes from proven hit-maker J.J. Abrams, creator of Alias, Lost and Felicity.

Fringe follows a misfit team as they examine paranormal phenomena, like The X-Files but without the aliens or David Duchovny.

Mocking FOX’s decision to move his show to Wednesday night for the untested newcomer, Boreanaz said bitterly: “Let’s pimp Fringe, which makes no sense, about some disease that’s taken over an airplane!”

Then, he added sarcastically: “Cause that’s unique!”

David realizes his harsh words could come back to haunt him.

“They should’ve just kept us with House, the outspoken actor declared. “That was a great combination.”

[From National Enquirer, print edition, September 29, 2008]

Enquirer got these quotes from an interview Boreanaz gave to Entertainment Weekly, adding the adverbs “bitterly” and “sarcastically.” David continued to say, “Now, we’re the lead-in to ‘Til Death. God, what a mess. But they have to spread us out because they have to develop new shows, I get it.”

————–Bones Spoilers————–

Boreanaz says he wouldn’t be surprised if he’s not brought back for next season. Hopefully, Booth will at least get to finally sleep with Bones before he’s killed off.

Plans may even be in the works to ease in David’s replacement.

Brendan Fehr, recently of Samurai Girl, has been cast as Booth’s younger brother Jared on the November 19 episode. TV Guide reports Jared “gets on Booth’s nerves but hits it off with Brennan.”

Unfortunately, neither show is all that good. Fringe has no spark like The X-Files or Lost, and Bones jumped the shark with last season’s finale making Zack a psycho, and jumped it again with the lame season premiere with Bones and Booth in Britain.

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Katie Holmes is still rehearsing for her Broadway debut in New York City, while husband Tom Cruise is working in L.A. Katie has been photographed walking the NY streets (in pegged jeans!) looking rather lonely for weeks. So it was no surprise that when ex-boyfriend, “Dawson’s Creek” co-star Joshua Jackson showed up for a visit, she was very glad to see him. Of course, the tabloids are making it look like there was some romance going on. Joey + Pacey 4Ever!

After her rehearsal for her new Broadway play All My Sons, Katie Holmes was delighted to receive a visit from a handsome and familiar man - her ex-boyfriend Joshua Jackson. “Josh arrived at the theater with flowers,” says a friend. “Katie was so happy to see him. They had coffee together at the back of the theater.”

Josh, 30, who called Katie several times before their August 27 reunion, is living in New York with his girlfriend, actress Diane Kruger, 32. Yet he clearly still has a soft spot for Katie, 29. When asked if he plans on seeing her in her Broadway debut, Josh tells In Touch: “Of course, of course!”

Though their romance ended years ago, Katie, who once called Josh her “first true love,” still has warm feelings for him, too. “We did date,” she has said. “We fell in love. And I love him now, and we have a friendship.”

However, Josh and Katie’s friendship has faded in recent years. When Katie started dating her husband in 2005, she “gradually stopped returning his phone calls,” the pal shares. And Josh wasn’t invited to her wedding. “The invitation must have been lost in the mail,” he joked at the time.

But Katie always treasured her first love. “She has missed Josh so much as a friend,” says a pal. “He’s such a sweet guy. She hugged him several times.”

[From In Touch print version, Sept. 22, 2008]

Ooh! They had coffee together! They hugged! Several times! They MUST be doing it. I love how melodramatic In Touch is with this story of two old friends, in the same city, meeting to catch up and wish each other well. It’s as if Katie isn’t capable of being around a man unless she’s in love with him.

The article goes on to say that Katie is keeping the meeting a secret from her husband Tom Cruise. As if Tom doesn’t have ScientoloSpies documenting her every move.

But as harmless as their renewed friendship is, her confidant says that Katie has hesitated about telling her husband about Josh, who she made plans to meet up with again during her stay in New York.

“She doesn’t see why she should tell Tom at this point,” explains the friend. “She’s keeping it under wraps because she would be heartbroken if Tom tried to stop her from seeing Josh.”

Oh, the drama! Poor, tortured Katie! It’s like “Dawson’s Creek” all over again. In Touch is really laying on thick in this article- there’s even a sidebar with a comparison of Joshua and Tom, with a handful of silly reasons why Katie might be more interested in Josh- he’s taller! The romance between Katie and Josh couldn’t have been that big a deal, because I never heard anything about it. I always thought Katie’s first serious boyfriend was actor Chris Klein. And even if he was her “first true love,” that doesn’t mean they can’t have coffee together without it meaning anything more than that. Katie has been looking rather lonely in New York. Even with Suri there to keep her company, there’s something to be said for hanging around with other grown-ups. It’s nice that Josh reached out to her to show her some support.

Katie Holmes is shown on 8/24/08 and 8/30/08. Joshua Jackson and his lovely girlfriend Diane Kruger are shown on 5/22/08 at Cannes. Older photo of Holmes and Jackson below via Laney Gossip. Other pictures credit: Fame.