Star Jones’ career has only gone downhill since she alienated everyone on The View by lying about her gastric bypass surgery and securing freebies for her 2004 wedding by mentioning sponsors on the air. She had a talk show on Court Tv/TruTv in 2007, but it was canceled within a year. Now Jones has been fired from her latest job, a six week guest spot on The Insider, after a shouting match with a producer in which security had to be called to escort her off set. Star insisted that the program topics were beneath her and again managed to alienate another employer with her demanding diva attitude:

[Star] landed a six week gig as a panelist on the showbiz program, but security guards escorted her off the set after she engaged in a screaming match with a producer, a show source told The Enquirer.

“At first, Star got along with the producers just fine,” the source divulged. “But as she got more comfortable, she started complaining about the topics they wanted her to discuss. She said they were too trashy and ‘Star doesn’t do trash!”

Star – who famously locked horns with Barbara Walters on “The View” – also sent an e-mail to the show’s host Lara Spencer blasting fellow celebrity panelist Niecy Nash, said the source.

“Star said she couldn’t understand why Niecy was a regular on the show, while she, Star, was not,” said the source.

“Lara was upset by the e-mail, but instead of answering Star, she sent it to Niecy!”

Before Niecy could respond, 47-year-old Star and a producer faced off right before the holiday break, said the source.

“Star had made it clear that she didn’t like what was scheduled for the show that day – what she called ‘young Hollywood bimbos and reality show wannabes,” said the source.

“Star reminded the producers that she was an attorney and could offer intelligent insight on the legal issues of the day, instead of wondering if Jon Gosselin had a new girlfriend!”

“Star said she wanted to add some class to the program, to discuss things that made a difference and not dumb down the show.

“The argument got heated, and then it turned into a shouting match. Star obviously wasn’t going to back down, so the producer asked her to leave, adding they wouldn’t ‘bother’ her anymore with their trivial show.

“Star exploded! She started yelling insults. Finally, the producer called security to escort her off the set and off the studio lot.”

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, February 1, 2010]

Oh that Star, she just “adds class” to everything she’s involved with. I checked Star’s Twitter account to see if she addressed this at all, but she’s mostly tweeting about her faith and politics. She wants universal health care and it’s looking bleaker now that Massachusetts’ went to a Republican. Now that I read Star’s tweets she’s growing on me a little. Her big smiling mug as the background is kind of annoying, but she’s tweeting about being grateful and happy and her Twitter account isn’t as famewh*rish as a lot of other celebrities. Maybe she had a legitimate reason to get all up in someone’s face. After all, Star can’t be expected to talk about Jon Gosselin’s girlfriend. She has to focus on herself and all the swag she can score.

Lily Allen has often complained that people seem to see her as a lesser version of Amy Winehouse. Yet she hasn’t been bitching about it nearly so much in the last year or so as Amy’s life has completely gone down the toilet. No matter what bad behavior Lily engaged in, it never compared to a thing Winehouse did. And one would assume she was no longer jealous of Amy… but apparently that’s not the case. Lily’s decided to act just as idiotic as the beehived singer, and attack people on the streets.

Move over, Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen has been out drinking and is ready to fight.

The 23-year-old British songstress apparently reacted to a female heckler outside Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in the Soho area of London early Tuesday morning, throwing a punch at the woman as she walked by.

Luckily the jab didn’t connect, and Lily’s friends managed to restrain her and get her into a car. The Grammy-nominated singer has a history of getting physical: She was arrested and cautioned for kicking a photographer after a night out in London last year.

Looks like someone should be taking her own and advice and “just smile.”

[From OK! Magazine]

I think if you want to become better known and not referred to as a “shittier” (Lily’s own words) version of Winehouse, it’s probably best to work on your music and not your assaulting skills. I mean sure you could become more Winehouse-esq by drinking too much and seeing what kind of normally-only-afflicts-senior-citizens diseases you could get… or you could work on your talent and be known for that.

TMZ has a video of the night here.

Here’s Lily at the Groucho Club and Ronnie Scott’s before getting into the argument. WENN notes the person, “allegedly directed a volley of abuse towards the star before following her to her car. She is seen to punch her assailant three times before friends help her into her vehicle.” Images thanks to WENN.