Star Magazine is trying to tempt us with gossip that Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal are on the rocks. Star claims that the couple has been drifting apart since Jake went to London and Morocco to shoot “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.” Supposedly the two still talk often but he is distant and clearly distracted, and now Reese is worried that’s how their relationship will always be whenever he’s out of town for work.

Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal are discovering that absence does not make the heart grow fonder. The couple, who started dating in early 2007, are struggling to maintain their relationship now that Jake is working 19-hour days in Morocco and London on his next potential blockbuster, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.

“This is his first epic, and his mind is on his work,” a pal of Reese’s tells Star. “They talk on the phone and e-mail, but he’s not ‘there.’ Reese is wondering if this is how it’s going to be between them every time he’s out of the country filming.” The relationship hit such a rough patch that Reese, 32, flew to London for a quick rendezvous with Jake, 27, at The Dorchester hotel in mid-September.

“They really needed to reconnect and remember why they were in a relationship in the first place,” says another source. “While there, they even went house hunting for a place because Jake will be using London as his home base until December. Reese doesn’t like the formality of a hotel for her and her two kids.”

Hopefully, celebrating the holidays together “will get them back on the same page,” adds the source.

[From Star Magazine]

It sounds less like Reese and Jake are struggling with long distance and more like there hasn’t been any gossip about them in a long time and Star had to fill up its pages. They’re notorious for printing speculation as fact. Obviously long distance is rough on a relationship. Some find it takes such a toll that it’s worth it for the other person to travel along; however that’s obviously not an option for Reese with two young children at home. It sounds to me like they’re making the best of a bad situation, but it’s probably something they both knew to expect and isn’t really a big deal.

Here’s Reese shoping for shoes at Barney’s in Beverly Hills on September 15th. Images thanks to Fame. Header of Reese and Jake in New York on March 3rd. Images thanks to Splash.

Miley Cyrus is towing the Disney company line and letting everyone know she’s still fully on board – and totally jazzed about, I’m sure – Hannah Montana. Rumors circulated last week that she and dad Billy Ray Cyrus wanted out of their contracts so that Miley could focus exclusively on music. And because they couldn’t get out of them, they were acting like jerks on the set – intentionally – so that they’d get fired. But Miley has denied the rumor and says she’s still totally on board for Hannah Montana.

Hannah Montana fans, rejoice: Miley Cyrus isn’t leaving the hit Disney show.

Erroneous reports surfaced online this weekend that the teen queen has been trying to get fired from the show by showing up late and saying she’ll only do 12 of the 24-episode season.

But in a statement to Usmagazine.com, she says: “I am fully committed to Hannah Montana. It’s what gave me this amazing opportunity to reach out to so many people.”

She adds, “I’m really excited about our new season. We are making great new episodes that I can’t wait for our fans to see and I’m looking forward to the Hannah Montana movie that will be out in the spring.” (The movie is now due out almost a full month sooner — on April 10.)

But Cyrus does want to branch her career out: She has signed on to star in an untitled film by Notebook author Nicholas Sparks, Variety reports.

The role is being written especially for her.

Sparks told Variety that the Cyrus clan was “very familiar with the work I’ve done in the past. That played a role in this project coming together.”

[From Us Weekly]

That sounds like the typical publicist-written generic refutation you’d expect. There have been rumors that Miley’s been acting like a diva for quite a while, and I still think this could be the reason behind it. I can’t imagine how she could get away with NOT releasing a statement like this. Of course she has to say she’s still good ‘ol sweet Miley Cyrus. Her fan base depends on it.

Hopefully if Miley was acting like a diva, she’ll tone it down now that word is out and she’s getting some bad press. If she wants to last in the business, having a reputation as a consummate professional will get her a lot further than that of a demanding diva.

Here’s Miley Cyrus with her mom on July 26th in Beverly Hills after spending six hours at the salon getting new extensions put in. Credit: Fame. She is also shown on July 27th getting frozen yogurt. Credit: Splash News

For a long while I chose to stay innocent and believe that Lindsay Lohan really cared about Samantha Ronson, and vice versa. How else could you explain how quiet and low key (relatively speaking) Lohan had been about their relationship? Though Lindsay has yet to officially confirm that the two are together, she makes no attempt to hide it either, and for a long time I thought it was cute and somewhat innocent, and least for her.

But it’s pretty clear she’s just working it for the publicity. After two separate and distinct rounds of “they’re getting engaged” rumors flew about the internet, Lohan was spotted wearing a ring on her left hand within days – generally after. It seems like a coordinated attempt: and either Lohan is putting out the gossip herself, or at least embracing and responding to it by wearing the ring.

But her parents say it’s all bull, and for once I am inclined to believe them.

Did Lindsay Lohan really get a rock from her rocker girl, Samantha Ronson?

Once again, rumors are rampant that the ladyloves are engaged! Well, that’s what happens when you are a young, famous female in love and you go around sporting a heart-shaped sparkler on your left hand. And now, we can confirm for you…It’s not true.

“It’s all BS,” says her father, Michael Lohan, when asked if L.A. DJ Ronson recently proposed to his daughter. “It’s not true.” A source close to Dina Lohan adds, “She said it’s just one of Lindsay’s cocktail rings, nothing more.” In fact, Lindsay enjoys wearing flashy rings on her wedding ring finger especially because of the storm it causes in the media.

“It’s like her own personal joke these days,” the source said. “She slips a ring on that finger, then goes to a party and watches the rumors start to roll. It amuses her.”

[From E! News]

I bet it amuses her. But phrasing it like that makes it sound like it amuses Lohan because she thinks she’s clever or the joke’s on everyone else. The joke is on her. If someone you previously thought was not engaged suddenly wore a gigantic ring on their left hand ring finger, wouldn’t you wonder about it? And probably ask other people? It’s not like people are gossiping needless or rushing to speculate.

You wear a ring there because you’re engaged. Doing it for some other reason and then acting like everyone else is stupid for thinking you’re doing it for the normal reason just makes you look foolish. So as usual the joke’s on Lohan. What’ll be awesome is one day when she does get engaged, and no one will care to the same extent they would have (and she’ll want) if she’d been calling wolf less.

Here’s Lindsay (wearing the “cocktail” ring) at the Stand Up For a Cure concert with the Dave Matthews Band in Madison Square Garden on Wednesday. Images thanks to PR Photos.

The evidence is really mounting that Eva Longoria Parker is pregnant. First, there are the incessant internet rumors. Which I’m fairly certain can be so powerful that they can actually impregnate you. So keep that in mind when you’re thinking pregnancy thoughts. Second, there’s the bit of weight Longoria has put on in the past few months. Supposedly it’s just because her character on Desperate Housewives has gotten fat… but more often than not when a show does that it’s to disguise a pregnancy. Few starlets will get chubby for the sake of such a mediocre role, and Longoria just doesn’t seem the type to me.

But now there is additional evidence that is about as clear-cut as peeing on a stick: Longoria did not eat any sushi or drink any alcohol this weekend. And we all know that can only be explained by the growing of a tiny person inside your womb.

Eva Longoria Parker certainly knows how to keep the gossips guessing.

On Friday, the actress hit Las Vegas clad in an Empire-waist babydoll dress. She snacked on edamame instead of sushi or anything else raw at the grand opening of Yellowtail Sushi Restaurant and drank only nonalcoholic bevvies.

Later that evening, at Pure nightclub, the Desperate Housewives star sipped Fiji water as Wilmer Valderrama and the Hilton sisters did shots of Patrón.

While she did recently cop to putting on pounds for her character’s storyline, all these signs seem to indicate Eva might be expecting.

Her rep didn’t return a request for comment—so let the bumpwatch continue!

[From E! News]

If I added up all the days I spent not eating raw fish or drinking alcohol I could have given birth to about twenty kids by now. I realize it’s a little unusual, but it’s not an obviously telling combination. There are tons of other legit reasons. I’m guessing she probably is pregnant, but more because of the show suddenly making her character fat. Lack of spicy tuna roll consumption has little to do with it.

Here’s Eva and husband Tony Parker leaving her restaurant Beso on August 19th. Images thanks to WENN.

Who would ever have thought that Amy Winehouse not going into rehab would be a big deal? I mean at any given moment she has a 50/50 shot of being photographed stumbling around drunk and/or stoned. Okay 50/50 is charitable. I can’t fathom the real odds. So why in the world would anyone give a crap that Winehouse isn’t going into rehab today? Because some very legit sources – including the U.K.’s Telegraph ran a story saying that she was checking into a facility near husband Blake Fielder-Civil’s jail – and implied that being closer to her estranged hubby was Winehouse’s true motivation.

The soul artist is reported to have booked into the small Focus 12 clinic in Bury St Edmunds, where comedian Russell Brand was treated for his addiction to drugs.

It is only 15 miles from Category C Highpoint Prison, near Newmarket, where Fielder-Civil was sent after being moved from Pentonville Prison in London earlier this month.

The rehab plan follows Winehouse’s shambolic performances at the weekend’s V Festival in Chelmsford, Essex, which prompted loud boos from the crowd.

Her father Mitch Winehouse said: “This is a very good idea. If she can get clean and still see Blake it can only be good.”

Two weeks ago it was reported that Winehouse was flat-hunting in Bury St Edmunds to make it easier to visit her 26-year-old husband.

[From the Telegraph]

Unfortunately it’s flat-out untrue. Though I’d agree that anything that gets Amy into rehab could be considered better than no rehab at all, getting closer to the jailbird probably isn’t going to do any good.

Winey’s people have cracked down on reports that the undone Londoner is holed up in a rehab facility getting clean (and we mean more than a good wash).

Amy’s rep told us: “The recent stories about Amy going into rehab near Blake’s prison are not true.”

[From TMZ]

Damn it. So close. If only there were some sort of extreme dermatology clinic located near Blake’s jail. Amy should really consider going in house for that. Her “impetigo” (as her rep has called it) has been around for several months. Clearly whatever she’s got going on (I call it fish skin – she’s got scales and in some spots in a certain light you can see a silvery sheen to her face) isn’t getting any better. I’m not a fan of the drunkenness or the rage or the drug abuse. Truly I’m not. But fish skin is something I just can’t tolerate on anyone without a decent set of gills.

Here’s Amy on Thursday night in London after slapping someone in the face. A normal Winehouse night. Images thanks to WENN.

Young Hilary Duff, who was once locked in an eternal competition with Lindsay Lohan over who would be the most famous Disney star (wonder who won that?) appears to be engaged. The singer/actress was spotted wearing quite the ring on her left hand while she ate dinner with boyfriend Mike Comrie on Friday night.

What happens when Hilary Duff leaves the house wearing a ring on her wedding finger?

She ignites a flurry of speculation that she and her boyfriend of one year, pro-hockey player Mike Comrie, are engaged to be married.

Duff’s camp is not confirming or denying that Comrie popped the question…

When asked if they’re engaged, a rep for the singer-actress did not comment.

Duff was spotted wearing the mystery ring on Friday night when the two hit L.A.’s Il Sole restaurant for dinner.

If it’s not an engagement ring, perhaps the bauble was an early birthday present from Comrie, who is an heir to Canada’s The Brick furniture empire. Last year, Comrie, 27, reportedly gave Duff a $100,000 Mercedes to celebrate her 20th. She turns 21 on Sept. 28.

[From E! News]

Seven weeks seems a little too early for even the earliest of birthday presents. At first I thought the ring didn’t have a center stone and probably wasn’t an engagement ring. But if you look closely at the pictures it seems like there is a stone and it’s slid to the side of Duff’s hands. Here are the pictures – thanks to WENN. We’ll let you be the judges.

Aniston and Mayer on 5/10/08. Credit: Splash News
Actress Jennifer Aniston, 39, and pop singer John Mayer, 30, have the tabloids working overtime to speculate on the state of their relationship. Are they fighting? Is Jen pressuring John for kids? Is Jen too clingy because she’s actually been seen hugging him in public? The latest report is from UK’s Mirror, which claims they’ve broken up. The Mirror is just about as reliable as Star Magazine, which means there’s like a 50/50 chance that the story is completely made up. The stories that aren’t made up are not necessarily true, they’re just based on more than a journalist’s imagination.

If you read between the lines on this story, it seems to be based on the fact that John is in Mexico with friends while Aniston stayed in LA. Maybe she couldn’t find anyone to watch her dogs for her or something. These two were just seen staying at a suite at the Four Seasons in LA over the weekend. Were they trying to get in some sex before their little break, or where they breaking up? (OK!’s article claiming they were at the Four Seasons together has been deleted, though, and there is no google cache of the story. Maybe there’s some truth to this rumor.)

Unlucky-in-love Jennifer Aniston has been dumped by her latest boyfriend, rock singer John Mayer.

The pair initially decided to spend some time apart… before making the break official earlier this week.

It is yet more heartache for the gorgeous Friends star, who has been unable to find love again since her divorce from Brad Pitt four years ago.

News of her splitting up with Gravity singer John comes just weeks after the couple were rumoured to be considering marriage.

“There’s been a bit of tension for some time,” says a source close to 30-year-old John. “They initially opted for a break, hoping a trial split might make them stronger. Sadly it doesn’t seem to have worked.

“John took the decision to end things as he felt he just wasn’t ready for the level of commitment that Jennifer deserved.

“Contrary to reports, Jen didn’t want to have kids or marry this year, but she did want to set a timetable for their future together.

“She also wanted him to assure her he would cut down his tours in the future when they did eventually have children.

“Initially, Jennifer was furious when he told her of his decision but now she’s simply sad - not to mention a little heartbroken.

“They have spoken on the phone since the split and are trying to remain on good terms.

“But unless John has a dramatic change of heart, it’s unlikely they’ll rekindle their romance.”

While he holidays with pals in Mexico, Jennifer, 38, remains in LA, working.

[From Mirror.co.uk, thanks toCandyKay for the tip]

The NY Daily News adds a pinch of credence to this story. They say that Aniston “is already dating someone else in LA” and that Mayer had to use some special eye cream to reduce puffiness before a performance, perhaps because he was crying. My eyes get puffed up when I’m hung over, so maybe that was his problem. Preparation H really fixes that. There’s nothing gross about it if you reserve a tube just for your face.

It seems inevitable that these two would break it off before the end of the summer, but I was really hoping they would last. Maybe there can be a “happily ever after” for them - or at least a “happily into next year” and these stories are just rumors. I wanted to see them together for a while. Neither of them make my short list of favorite celebrities, but they kind of make sense as a couple to me. We’ll have to see what tomorrow brings and if this rumor is true.

There are several reports floating around the internet that rapper Lil’ Wayne’s 8-year-old daughter Reginae Carter was killed in a car accident yesterday. Wayne’s Myspace page is flooded with condolences, but there has been no official word one way or the other.

Lil’ Wayne Daughter Killed - Reginae Carter, the daughter of Lil’ Wayne, has reportedly been killed. She was only 8 years old.

According to reports, the daughter of Lil’ Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Carter, Reginae Carter allegedly died in a traffic accident late in the evening on August 10th, 2008.

An online celebrity site is responsible for reporting the story as fact, but there is no confirmation from any mainstream media outlets.

Lil Wayne’s myspace page is literally covered with Reginae Carter comments about her alleged unconfirmed death tonight. Comments about Reginae Carter’s death appear on Carter’s myspace page since 10 pm PST Sunday.

[From the Post Chronicle]

All of the information cited in the article is basically gossip, along with Myspace and Yahoo! Answers. MTV picked up the story but again emphasized that there’s been no official word from Lil’ Wayne’s camp. Someone claiming to be Reginae’s aunt write on the Myspace page that the rumor is false – but again there’s no way to know if the woman really is who she says she is. Rumors like this can often take on a life of their own so we’ll have to wait a bit and see what other information comes out. If it is true, we send our deepest condolences.

Update by Celebitchy: Lil Wayne’s rep issued a statement to SOHH saying this isn’t true at all and that Regina is fine. There’s also a comment on his myspace from a woman claiming to be his aunt which says “I am pleased to inform you that this report is false. It is merely a rumour started by someone who obviously is miserable in their own skin that they would even have the notion to attack a child.”

“Rest assured Reginae is tucked away in her bed at this very moment trying to get past the hurt this ugliness has caused her and our family.” [via Radar]

We’re sorry for the incorrect story and are glad to see this rumor isn’t true at all. Shame on the person who started it.

Here’s Lil’ Wayne on BET’s “106 & Park” in New York on May 15th. Images thanks to PR Photos.

This past week we reported on what we still believe is a largely b.s. rumor that Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson are planning on getting married in the next few months. But either there’s a kernel of truth in the rumor (unlikely) or LiLo is trying to milk it for publicity (much more likely) because she was spotted wearing a ring on her left hand yesterday.

Lindsay Lohan is setting off another round of wedding-bell rumors. LiLo was spotted wearing a ring of diamonds on her left ring finger while lunching with Samantha Ronson yesterday at Tuscan eatery E. Baldi in Beverly Hills. But they’re not picking out new china patterns just yet…

“Sam and Lindsay are unbelievably happy and in a healthy relationship,” a pal of the couple tells me. “And like any couple in love, they speak about marriage and the future, but right now, there is no wedding planned.”

The pal says Lohan probably wore the sparkler to—shocker!—create “some more buzz.” A few hours after lunch, the two held court at a dinner party at West Hollywood’s Matsuhisa restaurant to celebrate Ronson’s 31st birthday.

No doubt Lohan will be by SamRo’s side when she deejays next Thursday at the opening party for nightlife impresario Allison Melnick’s new Apple Lounge on über-trendy Robertson Boulevard in West Hollywood.

[From E! News]

“Create ‘some buzz’” sounds a lot nicer than “work her media whoring magic” – which is how I probably would have phrased it. Like Lindsay and Sam haven’t gotten a ridiculous amount of publicity lately? And the vast majority of it has been good, too. I’d say whatever her old ratio of bad to good press was, it’s reversed now. A rational person would be at the point of dodging the paps and wearing funny masks. For Lindsay Lohan, it’s time to move the coverage from “high level of interest” to all out frenzy.

Here’s Lindsay and Samantha celebrating Sam’s birthday with lunch at E.Baldi Restaurant in Beverly Hills on Thursday. Pictures with Lindsay in the green dress are from Sam’s birthday party later that night at sushi restaurant Matsuhisa. Images thanks to Fame.

In highly unlikely news out yesterday, The Mirror claims that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie plan on naming U2’s Bono as their new twins’ godfather. In April the rumor was that it was going to be George Clooney – and the couple certainly have a wide array of celebrity friends to choose from.

It’s the Sweetest Thing for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s newborn twins. Little Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline are only a few weeks old, but they’ve already shot straight to the top of the showbiz A-list by bagging a superstar godfather - U2’s Bono. After giving birth two weeks ago, Angelina, 33, and Brad, 44, spent a week bonding with their new bundles of joy at Bono’s bolthole in a leafy village in the South of France.

And in return for the kind gesture, the Hollywood couple have asked him to be a permanent fixture in the lives of their tots. Sources tell me thrilled Bono, 48, accepted the offer immediately. A pal of the A-list parents revealed: “Brad and Angie think the world of Bono. They have been friends for years. Brad is a massive U2 fan and told Bono how much he admired him when they were introduced at a party a few years back.

“Since then, they’ve become very close, which Brad is thrilled about. Angelina is inspired by Bono’s humanitarian work and gets on with his wife Ali Hewson. Ali’s given Angelina some clothes from her ethical clothing range Edun.” I’m told the couple are planning a christening ceremony to welcome Bono into the extended family. But they have not yet decided if he will be sharing his duties with a godmother. Angelina has spoken about asking her ex-lesbian lover Jenny Shimzu [sic], but that has yet to be given the nod by Brad.

[From The Mirror]

I could maybe have accepted the POSSIBILITY that Brad and Angelina were considering Bono as a godfather until that last part about Jenny Shimzu. We’re really supposed to believe that the woman who Angelina used to sleep with – who talks about Angelina every chance she gets and is always telling the press that Brad is just a temporary distraction– would be considered by Brad Pitt as the godfather to his children? I call bullshit on that. It makes for good press and I’m sure a ton of sites will pick it up by the end of the day tomorrow, but I can’t imagine that it’s possibly true.