Shanna Moakler became persona non grata with me when she tried to put the moves on my imaginary boyfriend Gerard Butler. She is a mother of three, and her youngest two children were fathered by her husband, Blink 182’s Travis Barker. Shanna and Travis’s relationship has been tortured and hectic – they reunite and split at a steady clip. Travis maybe had a thing with Paris Hilton, and Shanna maybe had a thing with Gerard Butler (sob). But through it all, they never actually got divorced. Good thing, as they’re back on.

Travis decided to throw his on-again wife a birthday party. Shanna turned 34 years old on Saturday. So what kind of party was it? According to OK!, it was an intimate dinner for 20 at Crustacean, with a menu of “ahi tuna tacos, short rib skewers, shrimp mousse, lobster lollipops, garlic Noodles with sauteed prawns, whole-roased cracked crab with An’s garlic sauce and secret spices, Chilean sea bass with steamed scallion and ginger sauce, whole Maine lobster with An’s famous Garlic Noodles, filet mignon with ponzu glaze over mashed potatoes and cipollini onions.” My mouth is watering. Perhaps they topped it all off with a birthday cake from Kroger’s? Nope. Dessert was a “Molten Chocolate Lava Cake”. Damn it!

Perhaps now that he and his Blink-182 bandmates have officially decided to reunite, Travis Barker has decided to make it clear that he and sorta-ex-wife Shanna Moakler are once again a couple.

Though the pair have been quiet about their recent reconciliation, there was no doubt about their couple-hood on Friday night, when Shanna and Travis partied together in public to celebrate the former Playboy model’s 34th birthday.

According to witnesses at Crustacean restaurant in Beverly Hills, the no-longer-exes arrived together at the restaurant around 8pm on Friday, and joined a group of about 20 friends in the private upstairs room.

Travis and Shanna, whose actual birthday is Saturday, sat at the head of the table. Witnesses describe the mood of the party as “very subdued… Nothing really rock ‘n roll about this bunch. There was no music playing other than the house music piped in from the restaurant.”

The table was adorned with a long vertical centerpiece of white roses, lilies and hyacinths, with two bouquets finishing it off at each end. White, cream and lavender balloons were attached to the chairs.

The couple borrowed Dr. Dre’s longtime bodyguard for the night, while the superstar rapper was away in Las Vegas on business. The guard ushered the couple and some friends into a limo SUV at about 12:30 p.m. and took the group to My House in Hollywood, where they stayed until closing.

The meal for the birthday bash included tapas (ahi tuna tacos, short rib skewers, shrimp mousse, lobster lollipops), An’s famous Garlic Noodles with sauteed prawns, whole-roased cracked crab with An’s garlic sauce and secret spices, Chilean sea bass with steamed scallion and ginger sauce, whole Maine lobster with An’s famous Garlic Noodles, filet mignon with ponzu glaze over mashed potatoes and cipollini onions. Dessert was a “Molten Chocolate Lava Cake” from Sweet Lady Jane’s.

Travis an Shanna married in Oct. 2004 and have two children, Landon, 5, and 3-year-old Alabama. She filed for divorce from the rock star in 2006 after his rumored romance with Paris Hilton became public. However, despite at least two reconciliations — and subsequent splits — the couple have yet to officially divorce.

From OK! Magazine

So does this mean that Shanna will stop eyeing Gerard Butler? One can only hope. Even though I think both Travis and Shanna are dumber than a box of hair, it’s nice to see a once estranged couple with children reunite. Let’s hope Paris Hilton doesn’t come around again – but if she does, I’m sure Shanna will beat her to a bloody pulp. Which I would pay to see.

Shanna Moakler and Travis Barker are shown out on 3/27/09. Credit: Fame Pictures

Kate and Owen on 3/30/07. Credit: Fame

Ready for another round of Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson’s drama? Back in 2007, they were hooking up hot and heavy, an affair that was rumored to have started back in 2006 as the then-married Hudson was having problems in her marriage. Then there was the break-up, and Hudson looked like she moved on right away, appearing in pap photos with other men. There was Owen’s suicide drama in August, 2007, and months later Hudson was back in Owen’s life as he filmed Marley & Me in the spring of 2008 in Miami. Then they were apart… for a while, and Hudson hooked up with Lance Armstrong. Then, in the past few weeks, there have been mutterings that Kate and Owen are trying again, or at the very least, hooking up.

The latest drama is that now Kate and Owen’s friends are trying to get them to break up, because Owen’s mental state is “fragile” and Kate’s influence on him is, in a word, rough. Star magazine claims that Kate’s got Owen wrapped around her little finger, which might be a little true – I buy that relationship dynamic for them. Star has more:

Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson have been taking another shot at romance — to the unhappiness of some of those closest to him.

In the March 9 issue of Star — on sale now — we have the latest details about Kate and Owen’s rekindled relationship. While the off-again/on-again duo has been making up for lost time with romantic baths in his Malibu home and a trip to Paris, his loved ones — including his brothers Andrew and Luke — are worried about the impact his volatile relationship will have on his fragile mental health.

“They are seriously worried about Kates effect on his mental health,” a source tells Star, while an insider adds: “She has him wrapped around her little finger, and he seems powerless to do anything about it.”

From Star Magazine

CB and others think Hudson moves to fast in relationships, and I tend to agree. I can see how confusing it would be for a guy who is in a fragile psychological state to be thrown off by Kate’s touch-and-go affections. But I’m also giving Kate the benefit of the doubt – the two of them have been on and off so many times, and they probably have a real friendship after all of it. I bet she understands that she can’t push him or make extraordinary demands on him. Just my take.

While the public at large has turned its back on R&B singer Chris Brown, the one person who should be keeping the farthest away from him seems to be his only friend at the moment. Sources say that battered girlfriend Rihanna is in regular contact with Brown and wants to reconcile with him in spite of his violent treatment of her – and her family is beside themselves about it.

Rihanna is defying worried family and friends to talk to her remorseful lover Chris Brown and arrange super-secret meetings with him, The ENQUIRER has learned.

Shockingly, the talented pop singer has not only forgiven the R&B bad boy for punching her during a violent spat, sources say she’s already taken him back!

“Even after what Chris did to her, Rihanna is crazy about him and she’s forgiven him,” a source close to the leggy beauty told The ENQUIRER.

“They’ve been talking on the phone, and they’ve agreed that once the legal problems are ironed out, they’ll be together. But as far as Rihanna is concerned, she’s already taken Chris back.
“They’ve missed one secret get-together, and now they’ve vowed to meet at a secret rendezvous location outside of Los Angeles.”

An insider added: “Everyone is advising Rihanna to stay away from Chris and concentrate on her career. But she won’t listen. She’s been talking to Chris on the phone, and she’s made it clear she doesn’t want their romance to end.

“Both she and Chris are feeling extremely low. Each one feels the fight was their fault.”

[From The National Enquirer]

As someone who used to work as an outreach counselor for battered women, there is nothing more frustrating and terrifying than a woman who refuses to leave her abuser. It’s also very common for the victims in these cases to blame themselves – but the reality is, there is no amount of “jealous behavior” that warrants this kind of violent treatment. Chris Brown is bigger and stronger than Rihanna and used this against her to bully her and control her. Period.

The belief that he is “remorseful” is also part of the abuse cycle. The ability to control his victim through acting remorseful is key for the batterer – he can turn it on and off at will. Rihanna is young and probably hasn’t had a lot of experience with relationships, so she hasn’t learned this yet. Her family is trying to spare her more pain and most likely, more violence. Hopefully she will realize this and stop all contact with Brown. But I fear she may learn this the hard way.

Rihanna and Chris are shown in November, 2008 in Australia. Credit: Fame

It looks like British heiress Jemima Khan is not dating Guy Ritchie. Khan was spotted out with her former (and current?) lover Hugh Grant. They went to dinner, and Hugh apparently tried to get her loaded. Yep, sounds right. I totally buy that Hugh Grant is the kind of date to try to get the girl drunk. That being said, I would still want to go on at least one date with him… weird, I know. The Telegraph has details about the latest in the Hugh Grant-Jemima Khan are-they or are-they-not together already saga:

When Hugh Grant announced that he was separating from Jemima Khan in 2007 after a three-year relationship, his spokesman was keen to stress that the break-up was “amicable”. Since Mandrake disclosed last month that the pair had enjoyed a cosy meal at Bentley’s restaurant in Mayfair, their friendship seems to be regaining its old spark.

…Last week, Grant, 48, took the daughter of the late tycoon Sir James Goldsmith out to celebrate her 35th birthday, which had been a few days earlier. The pair indulged in another intimate lunch à deux, this time at Olivomare, a fashionable Italian restaurant in Belgravia.

“You would never guess that they had ever split up,” says a fellow diner. “Jemima looked radiant and very relaxed in his company. He seemed his usual diffident self, but kept pouring her wine and she kept laughing at his jokes.”

Demurely, Jemima, who has two sons from her nine-year marriage to Imran Khan, the former Pakistan cricket captain, declines to comment. She and Grant have always avoided talking about their relationship, which once appeared to be going so well that there was speculation they would marry.

The actor, who remains best known for his role as a reluctant groom in Four Weddings and a Funeral, has never married.

“I’d like to get married but I’m horrified by the lack of passion that can result from the passing of time,” he once remarked. “Nine out of 10 of my friends’ marriages are a f—— mess.” He has, however, also remained close to Elizabeth Hurley, with whom he had a 13-year relationship.

From The Sunday Telegraph

Hugh gets a bad rap – most of it totally deserved. But I give him a lot of credit for maintaining a seemingly solid relationship with Liz Hurley, and even being one of many surrogate fathers for her son Damien. It wouldn’t surprise me if he and Jemima Khan are back together, but they’ll probably split up again, and do the whole thing all over.

I sometimes wonder if such “established bachelors” like Hugh Grant and George Clooney will ever marry. Maybe they’re doing the honorable thing, not getting hitched – they’re both pretty screwed up about women and commitment in general, maybe it’s best they just leave it to other people.

Hugh Grant and Jemima Khan are shown out together on 9/9/08. Credit: Bauergriffinonline

“Medium” star Patricia Arquette with her husband, Thomas Jane, in happier times. Photo: WENN.

Do estranged couples typically host house parties together? Maybe – in Hollywood. A recent party invitation asking guests to attend a function at the home of Thomas Jane and Patricia Arquette had some tongues wagging, since the couple announced that they filed for divorce less than a month ago. Are they getting back together?

Patricia Arquette and Thomas Jane are showing signs they may have patched things up.
I just got word that the two will cohost a party next week for a musician pal at their L.A.-area home. The soiree will take place almost exactly a month after the Medium star filed for divorce to end their two-and-a-half-year marriage.

The invite for the party reads, “Thomas Jane and Patricia Arquette Invite You to Their Home to Witness the Spectacular Eric Lewis.”

Mr. Lewis, who also goes by ELEW, is scoring Jane’s feature film directorial debut, the 3-D horror film The Dark Country.

No word if Arquette has put a stop to the divorce proceedings. Citing irreconcilable differences in documents filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Jan. 5, Arquette requested sole legal and physical custody of their 5-year-old daughter, Harlow Olivia Calliope, with visitation rights for Jane.

Reps for the two did not immediately comment.

[From E!Online]

There are a lot of different ways to look at this. Maybe the split is amicable enough that they can host a party together with no hard feelings. Or maybe they decided to carry on with a party that they’d planned together months in advance. Or, they really are getting back together. It’s been known to happen. They did seem like a nice fit and their divorce announcement was kind of a surprise. One thing’s for sure – the people attending the party will find out the deal one way or another.

Patricia is pictured below with big sister Rosanna Arquette at the Art of Elysium Black Tie Event earlier this month. Photo credit: WENN. Thomas Jane looks scruffy at the premiere of “Hancock” last June. Photo credit: Bauergriffin.

Pink and Carey on 3/5/06. Credit: Fame
Pink’s new album Funhouse, ironically titled and inspired by her divorce from Carey Hart, has sold over 3 million copies worldwide. Pink and Carey have held each other in high esteem since their February 2008 split, and are often seen in public together. He even appeared in the video for So What?

Given their history, it comes as little surprise that, on the eve of what would have been their third wedding anniversary, Pink and Carey are back together.

Hart and Pink — real name Alecia Moore — sparked reports of a reconciliation after they were caught in a public kiss on New Year’s Eve.

And Hart has now moved into the singer’s Malibu, Calif., home, according to Us Weekly.

A source tells the tabloid: “Pink is head over heels for Carey and wants to try it again, but she is proceeding cautiously … it never really ended. They just took a break on the marriage because they couldn’t make it work never seeing each other. She never gave up hope that it would work.”

San Francisco Chronicle

Pink and Carey have both spoken publicly about how much in love they are. She even suggested that a reconciliation could be in their furture, writing on her website that “I love Carey so much. One never knows the future, but mine and Carey’s just might involve beach babies and sunshine one day. Just not right now.”

Carey has also said that he misses her, describing their post break-up relationship as close. He said that “we talk all the time and try to stay connected as much as possible.”

Every time I’ve read one of these comments I’ve wondered, if they do love each other so much and are still talking, why can’t they make it work? They must have thought the same thing, because most divorces would have been finalized by now. While I normally don’t hope for celebrity couples to get back together, I’ve been anticipating this news for months.

Pink and Carey never gave a reason for the split, but at the time rumors suggested that they weren’t monogamous, and Pink implies on her album that Carey wasn’t there for her when she needed him.

Pink and Carey are shown below on 12/1/07. Credit: Fame

Lindsay Lohan and Sam Ronson are back on! (Hurray!) The two appeared together at the “Declare Yourself” event in Washington. Sam was the DJ, Lindsay was there to… pose for pictures? Lend moral support? Perpetuate the drama? I know we all speculate about Lohan being back on *something* but the girl has been looking pretty good lately. Lohan wore a tight-fitting black dress, with her hair in a ponytail. And, as always, it looks like Lohan wasn’t wearing a bra. What is it with this girl and bras? She’s got nice tatas, but if she doesn’t take care of them, girl’s going to be very saggy by the age of thirty. OK! has the details of the Lohan-Ronson appearance.

Looks like the game of “Are They or Aren’t They Together?” between Lindsay Lohan and gal-pal, DJ Samantha Ronson is in full-on “They Are” mode after the pair, who have weathered numerous breakup reports in recent weeks, made the scene together in Washington, D.C., on Sunday.

According to witnesses at the Declare Yourself event — one of several A-list bashes leading up to Tuesday’s inauguration of new U.S. President Barack Obama — LiLo and SamRo “looked very happy together… very much the happy couple… All signs of any lovers’ quarrel appear to be gone.”

Perhaps in keeping with the historic events unfolding in the coming days, or maybe just trying not to overshadow her more camera-shy girlfriend, who was on-hand to DJ the Jessica Alba and Jamie Foxx-hosted event, Linds looked very demure in a conservative black dress and ponytail as they strode the Declare Yourself red carpet together.

When it came time for a nervous Sam to pose for the paparrazzi, Lindsay offered her support, asking her girlfriend, “You want me to join you?” before sidling up to Sam for some shots together.

From OK! Magazine

Aw, that’s cute. As I’ve said before, I don’t really hate La Lohan, even though I think the girl’s a train wreck. Sam is good for her, I hope. I’m so happy they didn’t split up. Just think – Lohan’s longest relationship ever has been with Sam. That’s got to count for something. Now Sam needs to work on getting Lohan into a bra.

Photo credit: Splashnewsonline

Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler in 2007, during one of their many reconciliations. Photo credit: Bauergriffin.

I guess surviving a horrific plane crash and getting second and third degree burns over half his body wasn’t enough torture for former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker. Reports are saying that the lucky-to-be-alive musician is rekindling – for about the hundredth time – his romance with former Playboy playmate and Miss-USA Shanna Moakler. Supposedly, they are getting married again in a secret vacation ceremony. Since the crash, Shanna has vacillated between playing the devoted caring wife to Travis when he was first admitted to the hospital and the scorned ex wife, depending on the day and whether or not photographers are around. Will this time be any different?

Stunning Shanna Moakler and her on-again/off-again hubby Travis Barker are on again – and this time they are planning to make it official by getting remarried!

The couple was recently spotted together in Las Vegas with their kids – Landon, 5, and Alabama, 3 – and Shanna was wearing her wedding ring. The two re-evaluated their troubled relationship after last year’s Sept. 19 plane crash that nearly claimed Travis’ life, insiders told The Enquirer. They’ve decided they don’t want to be apart. They haven’t set a date, but sources are saying the wedding is likely to happen in the next few months.

“Shanna and Travis have gotten back together and called it quits so many times,” a source said. “But they’re telling pals that this time is different because his near-death experience was such an eye-opener – and they’re planning to remarry.”

[From The National Enquirer print version, Jan. 26, 2009]

How much do you want to bet that this “insider” was Shanna herself? That “Stunning” comment is a dead giveaway. I will believe this story when I see the marriage license and photos to prove it. Just because this nutty skank is wearing her wedding ring doesn’t mean they’re back together, much less getting remarried. Since the crash, Travis Barker has been pretty adamant that his main focus is recovering and spending time with his kids – NOT Shanna. He has gone on record multiple times stating that he isn’t back together with her and maintains a good relationship with her for the sake of the children. And let’s not forget the photos of Shanna drunkenly hitting on “300″ star Gerard Butler just days after Travis was released from the hospital. Some people are just toxic together, and these two make Pam Anderson and Kid Rock look like The Honeymooners.

Travis Barker on various outings with his two children following the plane crash. Notice the “Dead to Me” T-shirt. Is it a message to his ex? Photo credits: FAME.

After a violent New Years’ Eve that reportedly involved punching, yelling, and a trashed hotel room, a hospitalization for ‘exhaustion’, a breakup reported by multiple news outlets, and an unconvincing MySpace denial, Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson have once again stepped out together. There’s nothing quite like another hit of toxic love when you’re going through dysfunctional relationship withdrawal.

I hope these two either go to counseling and work out their problems once and for all or finally step away from each other. Lohan has reportedly moved out of the home they shared after her name ran out on the lease and is thought to be looking for an apartment with her sister, Ali, 15. That’s a good start for Lindsay even if it sounds like a terrible idea for her younger sister.

I don’t really care about either of these women and their constant fights make for good gossip. Domestic violence is sad and wrong though no matter how annoying both parties are.

Lohan gets all indignant and issues denials whenever another breakup rumor surfaces. The fact that their relationship is so scrutinized is partially their own fault. Lohan wanted this type of fame and Ronson likely loves the cash that goes along with being a celebrity DJ who brings Lohan to gigs. It’s only natural that the public is going to pry and gasp when they clash.

Usually there’s very little you can do to save the type of relationship Sam and Lindsay seem to have and the best thing to do is move on. If it doesn’t work now, there’s little chance it’s going to work in the future without a great commitment to personal growth and change.

For now we know they’re maybe giving it another try. We’ll keep watching, as tiresome as they are.

Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson are shown out together on 1/14/09. Credit: Fame

Whitney and Bobby in 2001

Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown are the original Wino and Blake Incarcerated. The couple stayed together through years of alleged affairs and crack use on both sides, but separated and divorced in 2007. Bobby then released a tell-all memoir about his life with the singer which didn’t sell very well- apparently he didn’t make enough to cover child support payments for any of his children and wound up in court again. Whitney, for her part, took up with a much younger man – R&B singer Ray J – and attempted a comeback yet again, with the support of her old mentor Clive Davis. But it pretty much stalled after a few iffy public appearances in which her sobriety and vocal chops were brought into question. You’d think after all of that drama, these two would be done with each other, but witnesses have spotted the cracked-out duo getting touchy and feely with each other recently.

We’ve heard it before, but folks inside Whitney Houston’s circle of pals again insist the on-the-rebound diva and ex-husband Bobby Brown may be getting back together.

The official word from Camp Houston sticks to to the old line about the divorced couple remaining separate, ”but good friends whose primary interest is the well-being of their daughter.” Yet, several Georgia sightings of Houston and Brown in recent days — clearly looking very romantic while dining together — seem to boost the reliability of what I’m hearing. I’m also hearing that the divorced couple’s daughter Bobbi Kristina is eager for her parents to remarry.

[From The Chicago Sun Times]

Maybe they realized they belong together. The family that smokes crack together stays together, and all that. Or maybe they realized that nobody else on the planet would put up with them. In any case, does this mean we will be treated to another season of that classic reality show, “Being Bobby Brown?”

Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown are shown at the Vanity Fair Oscar party in 2. They are shown below out in Hollywood on 11/6/00. Credit: Bauergriffin