Extreme mullet-wearing Dog The Bounty Hunter Chapman went on Hannity and Colmes on the Fox Channel last night to beg in his idiotic drug-addled logic for forgiveness for his racist tirade over the phone. It sounds like he saysh e was using the “n” word as “a brother to brother” despite the fact that he was using it to tell his son not to date a black woman.

This tearful confession made me lol several times, particularly when Chapman said that he thought he was able to “refer to them truly as a brother from a different mother”

I thought that I was cool enough in the black world to be able to use that word, as a brother to a brother. I’m not… I never realized that that’s like stabbing a black person in the heart. I would never do that to any kind of person. I’ve always taken pride to be the white guy that can talk to the black people, that can refer to them truly as a brother from a different mother (voice breaks)…

and I used to say ‘I’m Black Too,” my whole life I’ve been called a half breed, a convict, king of the trailer trash, this and that, I take that stand so when I stood there and said, ‘I kind of know what you feel like, cause I’ve been there too, that I felt like that I could embrace and as brothers, even as black women say the word…”

This is one of the hardest lessons ever I’ve learned in my life, even facing death. If I could kill myself and people would forgive me, I would do that. There’s no excuse. I’m guilty and I will take my punishment, but the end of what I said is that I will do everything that is in my power to make sure people have forgiven me.

Hannity: How old is this conversation?

This conversation was done in March, so eight months old.

Hannity: And how much did they pay your son for this

Well, I think they gave him $15,000 that the alleged rumor.

[Transcribed from the highlight video available on TMZ of Chapman’s appearance on Hannity and Combs last night on Fox]

While it’s not funny that the guy says he would kill himself for forgiveness, you can tell by the way he’s wording his statements that he’s not going to shed his coat of slimy racism unless he undergoes serious therapy. He said “I would never do that to any kind of person” and he calls black people “them.” He also seems to gloss over the pain he caused others and to focus on how he’s feeling and how he wants forgiveness.

Here’s the video, thanks to TMZ:

And in case there was even a glimmer of hope for Dog’s career as a reality show star, The Enquirer has a story with quotes from many of his friends, family and past wives attesting to what a racist bastard he is. Plus there could be an upcoming story in the November 20th issue of the Enquirer stating that Dog is a current crack addict who is spending 2k a month on drugs. A commentor on TMZ posted the story, so I can’t yet verify it, but they supposedly interviewed his former dealer, who passed a lie detector test. I will have to verify if the story exists and update this post once more is known. The comment also contains a link to a site declaring Andrew Luster, the guy Chapman was arrested for capturing in Mexico, innocent, so it’s up to question, although the wording does sound exactly like The Enquirer.

Before this scandal came to light we posted a story from the Enquirer about Dog’s stepdaughter claiming that she used to get cocaine and hookers for him and that he pimped her out to pay a drug debt in the 90s. It could be true that someone is claiming he’s still doing crack, and it certainly seems plausible.

Thanks to reader Shawn for the tip.

Update: The story about Dog the Bounty Hunter currently being addicted to crack did not appear in the National Enquirer, and was a fabrication.

I live in Europe, so I don’t watch American television yet, (although I’m trying to get JayBird to install one of those Slingbox devices so I can.) Right now I’m on “vacation” in the states, though, and my mother loves Dancing with the Stars and we watched a couple of episodes, fast forwarding through the results episode because they just drag that shit out as long as possible.

The show is quite entertaining, and it’s easy to see how people get hooked. When excellent dancer and Cheetah Girl Sabrina Bryan was eliminated in an upset last week, I suspected that she was involved with her partner, because of the way he was clinging to her and she called him “baby” all romantic-like. Sabrina and her partner, Mark Ballas, are indeed dating, with Sabrina confirming their romance to TVGuide, saying that “I always call him ‘Baby Marky.’ I absolutely love and adore him.” She also said they were going out on a date the next day. Sabrina and Mark were spotted out at Hollywood hotspot Hyde, and TMZ has video of a photographer asking them when they’re getting married, with Sabrina answering “August of 08.”

With all the attention and fame that comes with competing on the dance show, many c and d-listers are vying for a place. Tori Spelling is said to be anxious to appear next season, and to follow her 90210 cast mates, Jennie Garth and Ian Ziering’s, lead. The thing is, she’s also gunning for her husband, Dean McDermott, to be on the show, and since he’s only known as Mr. Tori Spelling, producers don’t want to take him on:

[Tori Spelling] is campaigning to be on next season’s Dancing with the Stars after seeing how it helped Beverly Hills 90210 pals Jennie Garth and Ian Ziering. “She is hoping it will open doors,” says an insider. “At the very least, she can earn some money from touring with the dancers after the show. She’s the breadwinner in her family and needs to keep her career alive.” There’s just one hitch - Tori has hinted that she wants her husband, Dean McDermott, on the show. The show’s producers “don’t want Dean at all,” adds the source.

[From Star Magazine, print edition, November 12, 2007]

I can see Tori appearing on the show, but she seems so gawky to me that you wouldn’t expect her to get the hang of it. Maybe it’s just her um, features, that give you that impression and she could be a surprisingly good dancer.

Jane Seymour and her partner were eliminated from last night’s Dancing with The Stars, with Jennie Garth also in the bottom two. Four couples remain on the show, Melanie B and Makshim, Helio Castroneves and Julianne, Jennie Garth and Derek, Marie Osmond and Jonathan, and Cameron Mathison and Edyta. Marie Osmond was absent from last night’s results show due to the death of her father. Jane Seymour also missed a results show in week two due to her mother’s death that day.

Nearly 50 million people watched the premiere of Dancing With The Stars this season, so you can see how the show appeals to minor celebrities like Tori.

Tori and Dean are shown on 9/28/07 in Vegas before Tori’s appearance with The Pussycat Dolls.

Lest you think Kim Kardashian is anything but classiness on a stick, she wants you to know that she’s not a wild drunken party girl like all the other celebutards out there. No, Kim is brains, Kim is compassion, and Kim is… you’re not even listening to me, are you? You’re thinking about her ass! Jerk. Kim and her butt are is on the cover of the December issues of Playboy, in a joint promotion between said butt and her new E! television show “Keeping up with the Kardashians.” Kim says she’s not nude in the magazine, but that you will see her whole butt… which entails about as much skin as most playmates show in a nude shoot. Did I make enough big butt jokes here? Are you hearing Sir-Mix-a-Lot in your head yet?

Us: How revealing is your Playboy shoot?
Kim Kardashian: It is not as revealing as some people might want. I keep it classy and covered up. I do bare my whole butt. And a little bit of my chest. But that’s it. It was something that I was really nervous about doing at first and this is the first time I am talking about it. I consulted the whole family and I decided this is the way I would have wanted it to come out.

Us: What’s it like having cameras around you 24-7 while filming your reality show?
KK: I think we are used to it now. I am really excited because I feel like there are so many misconceptions of what us Hollywood girls are really like. We are so different from what people would think and I think everyone is going to be shocked.

Us: What are some of the misconceptions?
KK: Everyone thinks that I am this wild party girl and that I get drunk and dance on tables, but I don’t even drink alcohol. We [she and sisters Khloe and Kourtney] own businesses and we work every single day and we have 10 kids in the family and we did not grow up with nannies.

Us: Are you dating [NFL running back] Reggie Bush?
KK: We’re really close friends. He’s such an amazing guy! But between me being busy with the new show, and his being in the middle of the football season, it’s not like I have time to dedicate myself to a relationship right now anyway.

Us: Why don’t you and Paris Hilton hang out anymore?
KK: I love Paris. We grew up together, but friends drift apart and we just don’t hang out like we used to. Maybe someday we will again.

Us: You briefly dated Nick Lachey in 2006. Have you seen him since he met Vanessa Minnillo?
KK: I ran into him once earlier this year at a club. He’s always a gentleman. We only went on a few dates a long time ago. It’s not like we have to be uncomfortable.

[From Us Magazine]

Something tells me that Kim Kardashian does more than enough in the span of a few dates that might make it uncomfortable to run into an ex. But I’m projecting here. I’m sure her show will be an absolute “must catch.” I mean no one does quality reality programming quite like E! I’m guessing it’ll be a lot of following her around (from behind, of course) while she wears a variety of velour and terrycloth tracksuits. Sometimes Kim will hold a purse-sized dog, sometimes a glittery cell phone, and often wear overly-large sunglasses. We will see her lunch with some other nearly unknowns, and once in a while make a reference to her dear father, the deceased OJ Simpson lawyer Robert Kardashian, who’s Kim’s only relation who deserves some respect (not for OJ, but he was a talented lawyer). Then Kim will drop something, bend over, and the camera will get back to business.

This article doesn’t technically break the Britney Spears ban, because a). It’s not really about her and b). I will be referring to her as Whitney Bears instead (kind of makes you think of Whitney Houston wearing a giant bearskin coat, doesn’t it? Maybe using the head as a hood?). Shar Jackson, the woman who gave birth to Kevin Federline’s first two children, won MTV’s “Celebrity Rap-Off” yesterday. Shar was considered by most to be the best rapper on there, but was up against “The Girls Next Door” Playboy playmate Kendra Wilkinson – and let’s be honest, showing your boobies will probably give you an unfair advantage.

Finding rap success in a way that ex Kevin Federline might envy, Shar Jackson was crowned last celebrity standing on MTV’s Celebrity Rap Superstar – beating out Playboy Bunny Kendra Wilkinson.

“I couldn’t believe it. I just knew Kendra had it since she was definitely a favorite.” Jackson told PEOPLE exclusively, “It’s hard to beat a Bunny!”

Jokes aside, Jackson reveled in the surprise victory: “I looked up at my kids and the look on their faces made me tear up. They were so proud of me.”

The reality show, which recently gave Jackson an outlet to bash Britney Spears, opened up new possibilities for the Moesha actress. “If I can have a career having fun, that’s just awesome,” she said about making a name for herself in music. “I really, really enjoy it. Why not?”

Celebrating at the wrap party with her family and even Federline’s parents, Jackson took a moment to remember what inspired her to join the show.

“I dedicate this whole thing to Lamont Bentley, who played my brother Hakeem on Moesha,” Jackson said, “He passed away in a car accident two years ago and what he really, really wanted to do was rap. So I did all of this in his honor.”

So what was Federline’s advice? “He just wished me luck and told me to kill ‘em.” Her kids sent her off with a more gentle approach. “They gave me a bunch of big kisses,” she said.

[From People]

A few weeks ago, Shar gave a really great performance of a rap she wrote called “Let it Blow” about Whitney Bears stealing her husband. A lot of people thought that’s the song that really won the contest for her. Her best moment was when she looked into the camera and said “They should have had me open up at the VMAs!” Frankly she’s pretty good, it probably would have been a better idea. Shar’s been pretty classy about the whole Whitney Bear going crazy/messing up her life/being a terrible mother/terrible person thing. It was interesting to see her real feelings come out – and in a productive way.

Picture note by Jaybird: Here’s Shar performing “Let it Blow.”

There was a lot of speculation that Pamela Anderson got married to Rick Solomon in a quickie Las Vegas ceremony because she was pregnant with his child. In some photos of the glamorous event, she seems to have a little fullness in the lower abdomen, but it could just be that her denim wedding dress was caught at a bad angle. Anderson has denied that she has a bun in the oven, telling Robin Leach, formerly of Lifestyles of The Rich and Famous, to tell us on her behalf that “it’s just not true.” She has been out drinking champagne and doesn’t want people to think she’s being irresponsible.

It’s possible Anderson and Salomon had more pressing reasons that an impending baby to jump impulsively into another ill-fated marriage. The National Enquirer reports this week that they’re pitching a reality show, ala “Newlyweds,” to follow their new life together. Maybe they figure their relationship isn’t going to last anyway, and they may as well capitalize on it when they can.

The real reason Pam Anderson and her poker-playing beau Rick Salomon got married Oct. 6 in Las Vegas is because they’re pitching a new reality show.

The show, which will include both the wedding and the couple’s red-hot honeymoon, will give viewers an intimate look at their new life together, says an insider…

Four networks - NBC, FOX, E! and VH1 - are bidding for the new series, which will be similar to the Jessica Simpson/Nick Lachey “Newlyweds” show, ads the insider.

“Rick assured Pam it would be a blockbuster and they could rake in big bucks.

“He also said they could probably sell different versions of the show - a cleaner version to the networks, an R-rated version to cable.”

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, October 22, 2007]

Are there any past reality shows starring celebrity couples who are still together now? Forbes.com has a slide show of reality show couples who didn’t make it, which lends credence to the supposed “Reality Show Curse” which dooms couples to break up after the world becomes privy to the manipulated details of their everyday lives.

Just about every couple that has met through a reality dating show has split up, with the notable exception of Trista and Ryan from The Bachelorette. Not counting the reality dating show couples, most every other reality show celebrity couple has met a similar end including Shanna Moakler and Travis Barker, Carmen Electra and Dave Navarro, and of course Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey.

In an April, 2006 interview with Rolling Stone, Nick Lachey said that the MTV cameras had a definite role in the breakup of his marriage and that it caused him and Jessica to shift roles according to how they were portrayed on the show:

“Jessica and I began playing these parts even when we were by ourselves,” says Lachey from his chair at the hotel bar. “It became a really blurred line. There was a question about what truly was our reality.”

With Simpson, Lachey played the role of the man who won the pussy lottery. That she was widely perceived to be an imbecile did not trouble him. (Or her, for that matter.) Viewers found her stupidity tolerable, largely because Lachey provided her with much-needed benefit of the doubt. If Mr. Good Guy loved her, she couldn’t be all that bad.

Newlyweds ran for three seasons and averaged around 2 million viewers per episode.

“When you are on a reality show, your life ceases to be reality,” Lachey says. “It becomes TV.”

And TV shows get canceled.

[From RollingStone.com]

Pamela Anderson and Rick Salomon are about to expose their new marriage to a lot of skewed scrutiny in order to make a fast buck. Given that they’ve only been together a few months, it seems doubtful that they’ll be able to handle the pressure.

Anderson and Salomon are shown on 10/10/07 at the celebration of Virgin America’s first flight from San Francisco to Las Vegas. Thanks to PRPhotos.

Alright the headline is a little misleading. They were fined over Sanjaya and Jordin Sparks. The two performed along with the other members of the American Idol tour in New York, and the producers of the event didn’t bother to file for permits under the State Child Performer Labor Law. Sanjaya was 17 at the time and Sparks won’t turn 18 until December. What they really should have been fined for was letting Sanjaya within 1000 miles of anyone with ears. Yeah, I went there. Cutting, wasn’t it?

“It may be America’s favorite reality program, but not even Idol is exempt from the law - child labor law, to be exact. The New York Daily News is reporting that 19 Touring failed to apply for the necessary permits for Jordin Sparks, who turns 18 in December, and now 18-year-old Sanjaya Malakar (who was underage at the time of the performances), when the Idol concert tour came to New York last month. As a result of a reported 16 violations of the New York State Child Performer Labor Law, 19 Touring has agreed to fork over $5,000 in fines.

“Sparks and Malakar joined the rest of the top ten Idol contestants for five New York-area appearances during the tour, which wrapped on Sept. 22. Under the state’s new law, employers must file for permits in order to ensure they are following proper child labor, education and workers’ compensation protocol, the News reports. “One of our clerical staff - who was actually a fan of the show - [heard] that these performers were, in fact, under 18, and so she did some digging and referred that over to our investigators,” Labor Department spokesman Leo Rosales told the News. A representative for 19 Management, which operates 19 Touring, did not return a call seeking comment.”

[From US Weekly]

The clerical staff member was a fan of the show, and that’s how he chose to show it? I think by “fan” they meant “hater.” Not that I blame him, I loathe reality TV in all its incarnations. Yes I know you’re all throwing tomatoes at me right now for it. But it just doesn’t do it for me. I blame reality TV for the death of the sitcom. Nothing great, the sitcom, but it was comfortable and familiar, and I liked that. Rarely did people try to strangle themselves with snakes, or whatever it is they do on reality television.

Boy do I love me some Q-list celebrities. And who’s more Q-List than Danny Bonaduce? Maybe a random Playboy Playmate, but that’s it. Bonaduce, who was on “The Partridge Family” back in the day and “Breaking Bonaduce” more recently, lost his temper for the 283,485,382,384,381,593 time at the most prestigious of awards show, the Fox “Really Awards” and flipped out on ex-Survivor contestant Jonny Fairplay. Yeah, who? I don’t know. Some dude with curly hair. Fairplay jumped on Bonaduce, basically shoving his crotch in his face (quite acrobatic, if nothing else) which seemed to piss Bonaduce off. Welcome to every woman’s Saturday night, dude.

“Danny Bonaduce is being investigated for battery for tossing ex-Survivor contestant Jonny Fairplay over his shoulder during an award show Tuesday. Fairplay, 33, filed a police report Wednesday claiming that his teeth were knocked out during the incident at the FOX Reality Really Channel awards held at the Hollywood club Boulevard3, the Associated Press reports.”

“Police received the battery report around 2 a.m. at a Hollywood hospital where Fairplay was being treated, Officer April Harding told the AP. ‘He had one tooth broken, another tooth missing from his gum line and two other teeth that were loose,’ she said.

“During the awards show, Fairplay was being jeered onstage when Bonaduce, 48, came onto the stage and said into the microphone, ‘They’re booing because they hate you’” (Fairplay, a wrestler who came in third on the 2003’s Survivor: Pearl Islands, was criticized by many viewers for having lied about the death of lie his grandmother in order to win sympathy from other competitors.)”

“According to police, Fairplay said he then tried to hug Bonaduce. In a video clip of the incident, Fairplay is seen jumping into Bonaduce’s arms. In reaction, Bonaduce tossed Fairplay up and over his head and onto the floor. Fairplay then got up and ran offstage while holding his hand over his mouth.”

[From People]

Bonaduce’s defense? Fairplay was throttling him, and he had to throw him off to stop him. It’s hard to see from the video, there’s a lot of touching of parts that usually don’t touch, and it seems to happen pretty quickly. Bonaduce did mention, “I’m sorry he got hurt.” Alright, and I’m sure you mean it. Supposedly Fairplay had to go through 2 ½ hours of dental surgery after the attack. I don’t think that’s anything shocking in and of itself, that’s what it takes for a root canal. But I’m sure he had some significant mouth injuries, and no matter what he’s probably in a lot of pain. “It knocked one tooth out and then it moved three others. One tooth is, like, shattered eight times.” Well I’d say if nothing else, it’s a good moral lesson for the rest of us: no matter what he does, don’t jump on Danny Bonaduce. Good to know.

Update by Jaybird: The District Attorney has decided not to charge Bonaduce with any crime, noting “It did not appear that the suspect intentionally tried to cause injuries, but simply reacted to the victim’s actions.”

Ahh, Fox. Always so classy. It’s pretty funny that the owners of “Fox News” are the same guys that give you “Cops” and “When Bears Attack” and now “Fox Reality Channel Really Awards 2007.” Oh greatest prestige of prestiges. I don’t know why anyone would show up for this. It’s like an awards show to crown the most pathetic loser. I mean there’s desperate, and there’s shooting yourself in the foot.

I’d like to point out a few of the classiest outfits – namely Leilene Ondrade’s. I have this gorgeous spider web outside my window, and I’m pretty sure that very spider designed Ondrade’s outfit. If you look close enough, you can see some leaves and a dead bumble bee stuck in there.

So what’s the point of the “Really Awards?” Couldn’t really tell you. Let’s see if this guy can.

“The Fox Reality Channel seems to create its own reality, one in which it gets to have its own awards show. It’s called the ‘Really Awards,’ and it happened last night, but won’t air until the 13th. Not that it matters to gossipists and TV celebrity followers, because the pictures and news from the show have already leaked out.

“’The biggest news is that Danny Bonaduce and Jonny Fairplay got into a huge fight for not much reason at all. Fairplay is tiny and has no sense of caution, and Bonaduce is a bodybuilder with an anger problem, so you can guess the outcome: missing teeth and an ambulance ride for Fairplay. It’s possible we’ll see charges filed.

“Other notes: Brooke Hogan was there and looked horrible. Sanjaya showed up for some reason. And of course Elvira was there to promote her new show, ‘The Search For The Next Elvira,’ airing this Halloween.”

[From TV with MeeVee]

Not to be more of a snot than I already am, but do we really need a next Elvira? Isn’t one enough? I wasn’t under the impression that it was something like Santa Claus or the President of the United States, where you always needed a current one. I’ve never head someone ask “Which Elvira are you voting for in the next election?” Maybe I’m not as topical as I thought. I have to tell you, this show sounds super professional and well produced. Are you wondering about the Danny Bonaduce fight? Well probably not, but I thought I’d tell you all about it, because rage-a-holics are funny when they’re onstage.

“Sources reveal that Danny lost his cool when Johnny was on stage attempting to read the teleprompter. The audience was booing Johnny since he couldn’t read his lines and Danny decided to break Johnny’s mouth ‘Bonaduce’ style. He obviously forgot that he was at an award show and not in the boxing ring.

“‘Danny ran upstage and told Johnny that everyone is booing him because he sucks. Johnny attacked Danny out of anger and began to hump him. Danny threw Johnny over his shoulder and broke his tooth. Blood was all over the stage and Johnny ran off and began to cry. Hollywood’s infamous trannie Alexis Arquette took initiative to walk on stage and finish the set.’”

[From Hollyscoop]

Anytime Alexis Arquette has to take the initiative to clean up your mistakes, you’ve got some serious problems. I never really think of her as the “go-to-girl,” and maybe she just wanted some attention, but if nothing else, it shows some level of professionalism that she did something. Though I’d be more inclined to sit there and just enjoy the drama. It’s like the “Jerry Springer Show,” awards-style. Here are some pictures from the general fugishness of the night.

Pictured in order are Sanjaya Malakar and his sister, Brooke Hogan, Janice Dickinson, Chyna Doll, Ron Jeremy, Danny Bonaduce, Elvira, Warren G, Shane Sparks, Ant, Makala Gordon, Brandon Rodgers, Hugh Hefner with Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson, and Leilene Ondrade. Thanks to PRPhotos for these pics.

Just when you started to hope that Larry Birkhead would quietly fade into obscurity after throwing an obscene party for Dannielynn’s first birthday comes news that he’s trying to cling to the last vestiges of fame with the double-edged sword of infamy only used by the most desperate and clueless of the lower celebrity echelon - the reality TV show:

Meet Larry, a wacky bachelor who suddenly becomes a single father to a baby worth a fortune. And like a modern day Beverly Hillbilly, Larry leaves his humble home for the bright lights of Los Angeles where all sorts of hilarity ensues.

Custody battles. Lawsuits. Gay allegations. Y’all come back now, ya hear!

Larry Birkhead is no Jed Clampett - but he is about to get his own TV show, The Enquirer has learned exclusively.

The still unnamed reality show project is under development at the E! Network. It will focus on Larry and 1-year-old baby Dannielynn’s life after Anna Nicole Smith’s death, according to a TV insider…

“Larry’s on the verge of signing with E! for a show that could be on the air by next spring,” a Hollywood source told The Enquirer.

[From National Enquirer, print edition, September 24, 2007]

And new allegations by one of Birkhead’s ex bodyguards about his money-seeking behavior make it clear that, just the deceased mother of his child, he’ll do anything and everything to make a buck and keep his picture in the glossies.

The bodyguard claims that Birkhead asked photographers from Splash news to come to Daniel’s grave with him on Daniel’s birthday, where he pretended to be upset.

Anna’s much-hated mother, Virgie Arthur, incidentally also worked with Splash to get paid for exclusive pictures while she was in the Bahamas after Anna died. She was rumored to have brought Splash photographers into the morgue with her for the pictures of dead Anna that were published in the Enquirer. Splash seemed to confirm that those pictures were real in a teaser post on their blog saying they had obtained pictures of the dead tabloid queen.

Anyway Larry wasn’t quite distraught enough for the Splash paparrazzi, who told him to do another take, then another, until the photos were just right:

Mark Speer said he was guarding Birkhead in the Bahamas when Birkhead called Splash News, a paparazzi and tabloid news agency.

Speer, 53, told us: “Larry and I went to Nassau for over a week in January of this year. One day he said he wanted to go to Daniel’s grave, ostensibly to pay tribute to him on his birthday. But it turned out he had another idea. He said, ‘We’re going to meet two guys from Splash.’

“They had arranged to wait in some bushes at the cemetery. They took pictures of Larry pretending to be sad and emotional at the grave site. Only the Splash guys weren’t quite satisfied, so they asked him to do it again, and for me to get out of the picture. We did three takes. That was the first sign to me that Larry was in it for the money.” When police were investigating Daniel’s death, Speer says, “I was in the room when he gave the police a statement.” He claims that Birkhead alleged to authorities that Smith’s attorney Howard K. Stern “was wiring money from Anna’s estate to offshore accounts and that he’d forged her signature.” Birkhead also claimed he’d “watched Howard giving [Smith] drugs,” Speer says.

[From NY Daily News]

Other allegations from the bodyguard include the already-rumored story that Larry and Howard K Stern worked out a deal in which Larry would get custody of Dannielynn while Howard would remain the executor of Anna’s potential 1/2 billion estate.

He also claims to have seen pictures of Anna in bed with her new baby in the hospital - along with her son Daniel, who was already dead at the time. The picture are supposedly in the possession of a friend of Anna’s.

Larry Birkhead is said to have received $600k from the photo rights to Dannielynn’s first birthday, and now that he’s set to get his own reality show he’s not going to go away or stop making money any time soon.

A woman known for marrying an 89 year-old guy, being a ditz and flashing her boobs dies young, and she makes a handful of other people famous. We’re the ones feeding this cycle by even paying attention to them. At least Larry is easy on the eyes and seems like a decent guy, even if he’s getting paid every which way he can. He was working as a celebrity photographer when he met Anna, he knows how to work the tabloids.

Larry is shown at the Bourne Ultimatum LA Premiere on 7/27/07 thanks to PRPhotos. His eyes are beautiful, and if he’s wearing colored contact lenses they’re not that noticeable.

A season 2 contestant from “Top Chef” was beaten – along with a group of friends – over Labor Day weekend in Long Island. Josie Smith-Malave, an out and proud lesbian, was at the club Partners in Sea Cliff, Long Island for a birthday party. The group of friends had been asked to leave by the club’s bouncer, ostensibly because he believed they were with underage drinkers. Someone else heard the bouncer say that the it was getting “too gay” inside the club. If the bouncer believed they were with an underage drinker, why didn’t he card that person? As they were leaving, the group was attacked. A slightly different account in “Newsday” says the group was arguing with another group, which turned into an attack once they left the club.

“The attack on a former ‘Top Chef’ contestant and a group of her companions will be investigated as a bias crime, Nassau police said Wednesday.

The Sept. 1 altercation outside a Sea Cliff bar between Josie Smith-Malave, a member of the reality show’s Season 2 cast, escalated from verbal sparring between two groups of bar patrons inside the bar to pushing, shoving, spitting and punching in the parking lot after both groups were tossed out, police said.

“During the assault, a video camera belonging to one of the victims was stolen and the suspects shouted anti-gay epithets, police said. The camera was apparently pointed in the direction of the suspects inside the bar, perhaps aggravating the incident, police said.”

[From Newsday]

According to a more detailed story by New York’s local ABC affiliate, a woman who lives across the street from the bar saw the whole thing, and witnessed a lot of homophobic slurs, thus lending credibility that it was a hate crime.

“Laura Yaz lives diagonal from the bar and says she saw the entire thing from home. ‘When they said “I hope you die of AIDS” and I knew it was more than just a fight,’ Laura said.”

The victims say bystanders were actually flashing [taking] pictures of them being beaten.”

[From 7 Online]

Josie Smith-Malave says she had punches thrown at her and was kicked in the head. She also said she watched as her sister was thrown to the ground and pummeled by six or seven people. Another friend was attacked and thrown to the curb by three women and nine men outside the club. She said, “I’ve never experienced something like that before where people are so angry I didn’t even know where it was coming from.”

That’s such a sad story. I don’t understand why or how people could act that way. Josie Smith-Malave isn’t exactly a household name, but if she can use her little bit of fame to bring more attention to this case and to hate crimes in general, more power to her.

Pictures thanks to FoodCandy.com