Our dear little Amy Winehouse was rushed to the hospital this morning, amid much fanfare. No one seems to know why, but her very creative PR rep searched the annals of medicine to come up with the most creative malady known to the entertainment world: Exhaustion. That’s right, Amy Winehouse is suffering from one of the most extreme, debilitating, and life-altering cases of exhaustion ever known to man. Doctors really should study her and write the case up for publication in every known medical journal. Because truly, this is a case of unparalleled severity. Most shocking is that Winehouse will have to cancel the rest of her well-attended tour.

“TMZ has learned that Amy Winehouse was rushed to the hospital this morning after some sort of incident.

“Winehouse’s rep confirms to TMZ that the tatted up singer was taken to a London hospital and treated for ‘exhaustion.’ The rep says Winehouse has since been discharged and is currently at home. She has been ordered to take ‘complete rest.’

“When asked what prompted this, the rep would only say ‘it came about quickly.’ No other details were available.

”Winehouse’s rep says that the singer’s grueling world tour schedule is most likely to blame.

”For now, no no no more shows for Amy. They’ve all been canceled.”

[From TMZ]

Ooh Ooh, look how surprised I’m not. Why won’t anyone explain to Amy Winehouse that too much alcohol + too many drugs – enough food = exhaustion. It’ a pretty consistent equation. I’m pretty sure that if you wanted to sit around and do some math, you could calculate the average of how many shows Amy Winehouse has actually shown up for, and it’d be around 50%, max. You might think to yourself, “Hey, 50% is half, that isn’t that bad.” But let me take you back to your college days and remind you that 50% is an F. So I’m giving Amy Winehouse a big F on life. Or at least on creativity.

I should give a shout out to all the commentors who bought tickets. I’m pulling for you.

Picture Note: Amy Winehouse is shown out in London yesterday. Thanks to WENN for these photos.

- Charlize Theron in an unflattering bikini [Bastardly]
- Did Lynne Spears shag K-Fed? Only in Britney’s warped mind. [DListed]
- Megan Fox in a Pink Dress (site NSFW) [Drunken Stepfather]
- Danny Bonaduche shows up at Nicole Richie’s door with baby gifts. Weird. [I'm Not Obsessed]
- Interview, with Sienna Miller and my husband’s favorite, Steve Buscemi, suffers for Miller’s involvement in the film [Pajiba]
- Katharine McPhee’s Ass [Egotastic]
- Mischa Barton with a new hair color [ICYDK]
- Jessica Biel also changes her hair color [PopSugar]
- Kate Hudson making out with her new boyfriend, Dax Shephard [Evil Beet]
- The Kim Kardashian reality show is actually coming [Celebslam]
- The Brangelina clan is now in Chicago [Just Jared]
- Sarah Jessica Parker is scary [yeeeah]
- Michelle Trachtenberg is ghastly [The Blemish]
- An interview with up and coming singer Aaron McMullan [Agent Bedhead]
- John Travolta’s Umbrella Holder Guy [Hollywood Rag]
- Paul Sculfor Dumped Jennifer Aniston because Of Drugs [Crazy Days and Nights]
- Brad moves out on Angelina? They’re still together constantly, this must be fake news. [popbytes]
- Angelina Jolie gives Shiloh a big kiss! [Celebrity Baby Scoop]
- Sienna Miller denies relationship with Diddy [Bossip]
- Sienna Miller parties in Ibiza, coincidentally in the same club at the same time as Diddy [CelebWarship]
- JK Rowling loses court battle over publication of a picture of her son [Gabsmash]
- Jordan is getting too old to stumble home drunk. Plus she has a damn newborn at home [Seriously? OMG! WTF?]
- Josie Maran BeBe Ad Campaign [The Grumpiest]
- Kimora Lee Simmon’s Barbie Doll [Rhymes with Snitch]
- David Hasselhoff in a loving embrace with a man [CityRag]
- Helen Hunt Has Cellulite [The Skinny Website]
- Darryl Hannah and Richard Branson make a smoothie with a bike [Glitterati]
- Jessica Biel panty flash [Derek Hail]
- Winona Judd talks about her husband’s arrest for messing with a 13 year-old girl [Socialite's Life]
- Chris Noth will be back as Mr. Big in the Sex and the City movie [Lifeline Live]
- Helena Bonham Carter is pregnant with her second child [Celebrity Baby Blog]

Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Nia Vardalos and producer Gary Goetzman have filed a joint lawsuit against Gold Circle Films, one of the other producers of “My Big Fat Greek Wedding.” The four allege that Gold Circle has withheld their share of the film’s profits. Hanks’ and Wilson’s Playtone Company was one of the film’s producers.

“The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, seeks unspecified monetary damages and a full accounting of the profits.

“Vardalos, who wrote and starred in the film, and producers Hanks, Wilson and Gary Goetzman claim Gold Circle Films owes them their percentage ‘share of net profits.’ The lawsuit also names Big Wedding Prods. and Vortex Pictures as defendants.

“The lawsuit said the movie cost $5 million to make. It has grossed about $370 million in theatrical sales, according to Box Office Mojo, a tracking firm. According to the plaintiffs, Gold Circle maintains the film’s aggregate gross receipts total $287 million.

“Scott Niemeyer, a principal at Gold Circle, has denied all claims in the lawsuit, which he labeled as ‘frivolous’ and ‘completely without merit.’”

[From USA Today]

Gold Circle claims that they have already paid the four a combined $44 million from the profits. “Vardalos’ contract stipulates an 8% participation in adjusted gross profits, while the other three plaintiffs are owed one-third each of the net balance remaining after backend disbursements,” according to the lawsuit.

I know we’re a pretty litigious society, and Hollywood is a great example of that, but it really seems like the last week is filled with a crazy amount of suits. I know that spring is real estate season, fall is car-buying season, is summer lawsuit season? What I find most offensive about this lawsuit is that Nia Vardalos was only supposed to get 8% of the profits, even though she created, wrote, and starred in the film. She also got an Oscar nomination for writing the script. That’s the difference between big names and unknowns I guess. I wonder what’s happened to her. She’s one of those actresses you could tell had a lot of substance and brains. Not enough brains to avoid doing a TV spin-off called “My Big Fat Greek Life,” for CBS, but everyone makes mistakes.

Picture note by JayBird: Here’s Nia Vardalos at the The Polar Express Los Angeles Premiere and the cast and producers of “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” at the 29th Annual Peoples Choice Awards. Header image of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson at the Sony Global Marketing Partners’ Celebration in September. Images thanks to PR Photos.

Jennifer Lopez has been awarded a total of $545,000 against her first ex-husband, Ojani Noa. Noa had written a book (with the help of a ghostwriter) about Lopez titled, “The Unknown Truth: A Passionate Portrait of a Serial Thriller.” The book was never published due to an injunction Lopez filed immediately upon learning of the book. However the book was going to reveal some details embarrassing to Lopez.

“Among the revelations purportedly made in the ghost-written book, according to media accounts, was that Lopez had multiple affairs during her brief marriage to Noa, including one with salsa-singer Marc Anthony, Lopez’s third and current husband, while he also was married to someone else.

“Anthony and Lopez, 38, married in June 2004, just days after he was divorced from Dayanara Torres, a Puerto Rican model and beauty queen, and five months after Lopez broke off her much-publicized engagement to actor Ben Affleck.”

[From the Associated Press]

Lopez and Noa had signed a nondisclosure, “non-disparagement” agreement during an earlier legal settlement. It was the violation of that agreement that won Lopez the $545,000 - $200,000 in damages for breach of contract, and $348,000 in attorneys’ fees and arbitration costs - along with a permanent injunction against Noa which prohibits him from disclosing any intimate details from their relationship. Noa originally offered not to publish the book if J-Lo agreed to pony up $5 million. Extortion anyone?

The previous legal agreement involved Lopez’s restaurant Madre’s, which she started in 2002 and hired Noa to run – well after their divorce. You’d think that meant they were okay with each other, right? Well six months later Noa was fired, and it was under the settlement of a lawsuit he brought against her that he agreed to keep his trap shut about the famous diva. Too bad, because he apparently he had some good details. Celebitchy reported that Noa claimed J-Lo would go all voodoo on her enemies amongst other crazy things.

I have to say, if I Ojani Noa, sitting around thinking to myself, “What can I do to improve my cash flow?” Writing a tell-al about J-Lo would not be my first plan of action. Even if there wasn’t an injunction. She’s crazy, and if he believes any of the stuff he wrote about her, he shouldn’t be too surprised if he finds some dead possums hanging from his doorway or something. Considering his biggest claim to fame was marrying J-Lo for forty-five minutes and managing her restaurant, I’m guessing $545,000 takes a pretty serious chunk out of his savings. Hey Ojani Noa, from now on, be smart, and obey the J-Lo. You’re lucky she went after you with lawyers instead of an army of grenade toting bats.

Picture note by JayBird: Here’s J-Lo and Ojani Noa back in the day. Thanks to 1brokenheart.com. Header image is Jennifer Lopez at the “El Cantante” premiere in L.A.
Images thanks to PR Photos.

Scary Spice Melanie Brown just canceled her scheduled interview with Larry King, which was supposed to air tonight. Access Hollywood is reporting that she and Angel Iris are both sick. Perez Hilton is reporting that Mel and boyfriend Stephen Belafonte (no relation to Harry Belafonte - he changed his last name) were secretly married in Las Vegas on June 6th, and that she was due to break the news on Larry King. I’m not reporting it as fact, just oh-so-innocently passing it on. Access Hollywood has some info, along with a slight dig at the singer.

“Spice Girl Mel B has cancelled her appearance on CNN’s ‘Larry King Live’ tonight, Access Hollywood has learned, because she and her new baby, Angel Iris Murphy Brown, are sick.

”Last Friday, Eddie Murphy admitted to being the father of Melanie Brown’s infant daughter, two days after Brown filed a Superior Court petition to legally establish him as the child’s parent.

”The interview with King was expected to be Mel B’s first time discussing the paternity situation in a televised interview.

”Yesterday, Mel B was photographed on holiday in Miami, supposedly, healthy and having a good time.”

[From Access Hollywood]

Fametastic reported that Mel called Stephen “the love of my life” and told friends she planned to marry him.

“The couple only began dating in May but the pair have been friends for over seven years.

“The Spice Girl has now reportedly told a friend: “He’s the love of my life and I’m going to marry him.”

“’Stephen’s been a godsend. [Eddie Murphy] hasn’t been in touch once since I had the baby [daughter Angel], it’s unbelievable. But Stephen has been a tower of strength.’

“’Stephen’s got a much bigger c**k as well!’

[From Fametastic]

That is one classy and reliable friend. I’m pretty sure that if you use asterisk-requiring language, you’re likely not the most reliable source. But who knows, maybe the British are known for throwing that word around – as we reported here, Victoria Beckham did publicly refer to Eddie Murphy as the Beverly Hills version of said appendage. Though she didn’t mean it in a flattering way. Well let’s hope Melanie reschedules quickly, and confirms or denies all these rumors.

Picture note by JayBird: Header image is Mel B at the Cineramadome at the Arclight Theatre in 2003. I thought you all might be tired of all the “Spice Press conference” images. Images thanks to PR Photos.

Update: It’s confirmed by Brown’s rep that Brown wed Stephen Belafonte in a quickie ceremony in Vegas on June 6.

The latest shoe offering from Gwen Stefani’s questionably styled and definitely overpriced l.a.m.b. line are these ridiculous sneaker pumps, priced at $225.

These look like something a Photoshop artist whipped up in a Worth1000 contest with the theme of “bad fashion hybrids.”

Commentors on ONTD, where we found this story, note that Victoria Beckham wore a similar white pump sneaker on her reality special. Commentor chung_chung includes this picture of Dries Van Noten shoes from the Spring Summer ‘07 collection, which are the shoes Posh owns and look suspiciously similar to the ones from the l.a.m.b. line. I personally find them less hideous, but maybe that’s because they’re white and seem more understated.

chung_chung writes:

I can’t believe she’s suing Forever 21 for stealing her designs when all she does is steal others’ designs. She just tweaks a little more.

Maybe this was one design she should have left well alone, but I guess that could be said for most of the rest of the l.a.m.b collection too.

These remind me of those ugly sneaker pumps that J.Lo popularized a few years ago that were basically high top converse with a heel. They actually look decent in comparison to these sloped clownish numbers.

J.Lo has her own line of shoes, too, but they’re much more palatable and about half the cost of Stefani’s brand.

If you like these sneaker pumps for some reason, (maybe you’re one of those fashion-forward people that has enough other stuff going on that you could pull this off) you’ll have to wait a while to get your hands on them. They’re not yet available on the l.a.m.b. store’s website.

Scan from TeenVogue via ONTD.

Lindsay Lohan’s estranged father, ex-con and proselytizing jail convert Michael Lohan, made a recent statement that suggests that his daughter was involved in drugs and alcohol in her mid teens. He is quoted as saying that the fallen star was under investigation by authorities at the age of 15 due to her association with drug dealers:

Michael Lohan, who is estranged from his daughter, reveals the Mean Girls star was followed by investigators on leaving home in New York for Hollywood because of her criminal connections. He says, “They said Lindsay was surrounded by criminal activity and was being exposed to alcohol and drugs.” Michael claims the investigation was covered up to protect his daughter’s burgeoning career.

[From Contact Music]

This isn’t really surprising news, but it is kind of telling that the guy would blab about his daughter when she’s in trouble. With supportive parents like this, you can sort of see how Lohan ended up a lying drug addict who regularly puts other peoples’ lives at risk and refuses to take responsibility for her actions.

It’s unclear in what context Michael Lohan gave this quote, although it could have been in his custody battle for Lohan’s three younger siblings, Michael Jr., 19, Aliana, 13, and Dakota, 10.

Lohan’s dad also said that his ex Dina let her boyfriend raise their children, and accused him of being a drunk.

Michael has instructed his lawyers to write to his ex-wife complaining she allowed “substitute father” Jim McMillan to bring up the actress and her siblings Michael Jr., 19, Aliana, 13, and Dakota, 10, reports the New York Post.

Michael says, “Jim McMillan should not be in the presence of my children — especially when I’m being kept from them. He is no example, nor is he a substitute father.”

His lawyer John DiMascio says, “During my client’s telephone calls with the children, he has overheard Mr. McMillan in the background making inappropriate comments. On a more disturbing note, it appears that Mr. McMillan was inebriated.”

[From SFGate]

This is the guy who was jailed for nearly two years on multiple DUI and assault charges, so it’s not like he should be pointing fingers.

Lindsay is now in her third rehab this year, a facility in Utah called Cirque Lodge that’s just as posh as the last two rehab facilities that she failed to take seriously.

Update: TMZ reports that In Touch has details of Lohan being physically abused by her father at the age of 16, as told by a bodyguard who witnessed the incident:

Almeida recounts a particularly nasty scene between Lindsay and dad Michael to In Touch. When Lindsay was 16, Michael freaked out while driving, “slammed on the brakes and dragged her out of the car, pushed her up against the hood, screamed at her and called her a slut. This was on the Long Island Expressway! I got in the middle of it and pulled him off.”

And the bodyguard says that Dina Lohan let daughter Lindsay hang out with boys and drink at a young age. At the age of 15 she was allowed to spend the night with then-boyfriend Aaron Carter alone in a hotel room and that “They knew Lindsay was sleeping in Aaron’s room. But they seemed happy she had chosen somebody who could benefit her singing career.”

From Pretty on the Outside

In sad but not shocking news, Amy Winehouse’s hospitalization for “exhaustion” turned out to be the celebrity synonym for exhaustion, “drug overdose.”

The tiny hard-partying singer, who has disappointed countless fans by repeatedly missing gigs and now canceling the rest of her tour, was dragged into London’s University College Hospital yesterday by a female friend and her husband. She was rushed in for treatment after receptionists saw the state she was in.

Her stomach was pumped and she was given a shot of adrenaline.

Tattooed Amy, whose stick-thin frame and sallow complexion has worried friends and fans alike, was given an adrenaline shot in the early hours drama. And she had her stomach pumped…

“She was with a female friend and a bloke who I think was her husband. He was wearing a trilby.

“They came in and went straight up to the reception desk. Her friends looked really worried about her.

“The bloke was holding her up because she couldn’t really stand on her own. Her girlfriend was doing all the talking and the receptionist seemed to be listening very carefully.

“That’s when I realised Amy must have been really ill because although there was a big crowd of people in the waiting area, she was rushed straight through.

“A nurse came over and helped Amy into the main part of the hospital.”

[From The Sun]

The Sun notes that Amy’s new husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, jokes about crack use on his myspace and lists his occupation as “rent boy.”

There was a blind item yesterday that suggested that Winehouse was doing crack in the bathroom at Lollapalooza. Before the news came out that she suffered from “exhaustion” I was speculating that she might die young. It’s not something that you want to think about, but this woman seems hell bent on self destruction. Commentor h said on that post:

it’s amazing what behavior will be excused because someone has talent. will anyone be surprised when she overdoses?

I wonder if they’ll mention Winehouse’s overdose in the October issue of Vogue? She’s due to be featured on the cover.

Header image is of Winehouse’s husband at their house with flowers yesterday. Thanks to WENN. Image below is of a performance on 4/14/07. Thanks to PRPhotos.

Leonardo DiCaprio’s celebrity friends and supporters were out at the premiere of his environmental film The 11th Hour in Hollywood yesterday. The documentary urges us to make a difference in the state of our planet now, in the 11th hour, as it’s almost too late. With existing technology and a concerted effort the film asserts that we can ensure that our planet remains sustainable. It’s not about saving the environment so much as ensuring the continued survival of the human race.

In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, DiCaprio explains that it takes him just 15 minutes to get ready for a premiere. He says the film explores how we can make a difference in our world and that by interviewing experts he thinks that 11th Hour explains it in a way that is unique while focusing on change:

“How long does it take me? Usually 15 minutes, something like that,” Leo says about getting red-carpet ready. “And then it’s about putting the suit on. I don’t have a stylist — usually it’s my assistant who tells me to put this on and I go, ‘Okay.’

But before Leo walks out the door, there’s one crucial tool he can’t forget: “What do I not leave the house without? My cell phone!”

As for the new movie, the award-winning environmentalist star gives ET the lowdown…

“It’s not just global warming, it’s not just a loss of biodiversity, it’s not just the pollution of our oceans and the clearing of our rainforests and all these complicated systems,” Leo tells ET. “[The movie] talks about the world economy, it talks about politics, it talks about personal transformation and environmental consciousness that we need to have in this generation to implement a lot of these changes that need to occur.”

The movie, which features Leo as narrator, explores what it will take for humans to make a difference ecologically before it’s too late. Top scientists like STEPHEN HAWKING and leaders like former Soviet Union President MIKHAIL GORBACHEV are interviewed for the documentary.

“It’s a very, very daunting issue and it was a lot to, as filmmakers, wrap our head around,” says Leo, “but thankfully we got some of the most important people in the forefront of a lot of these issues to really explain it in a way that I don’t think has been done before, and that’s what I’m proud of.”

[From ETOnline]

Here’s a clip especially created for YouTube with a preview from the film. The first expert who speaks really brings it home with this statement: “The environment is going to survive, we’re the ones who are not going to survive, or we may survive in a world we don’t particularly want to live in.”

Here’s the trailer for the film. It looks really moving.

The 11th Hour is out in theaters on August 17.

Pictured at the premiere are Leonardo DiCaprio looking like he’s lost a little weight, Kate Bosworth, looking healthy, and DiCaprio’s good friends and fellow environmentalists Tobey Maguire and Adrian Grenier. Thanks to WENN for these photos.

Keith Richards has changed his mind again. A sign of early alzheimer’s? Here’s what he has to say now about what he puts up his nose.

“The cocaine bit was rubbish,” he said. “I said I chopped him up like cocaine, not with.

“I pulled the lid off [my father's urn] and out comes a bit of dad on the dining room table,” Richards continued. “I’m going, ‘I can’t use the brush and dustpan for this’.

“What I found out is that ingesting your ancestors is a very respectable way of… y’know, he went down a treat.”

NME

Keith, whatever, anything you put up your nose is kind of gross. Fingers, cocaine, ashes…But I can kind off see your point about the dustpan. I wouldn’t want to mix someone’s ashes up with food scraps and bits of cat hair either. I’m not sure about ingesting your ancestors being respectable though?

Here’s what he had to say before, but he was recovering from a head injury (also discussed in the NME interview) so maybe that was the problem.

“The strangest thing I’ve tried to snort? My father. I snorted my father. He was cremated and I couldn’t resist grinding him up with a little bit of blow.

“My dad wouldn’t have cared, he didn’t give a shit. It went down pretty well, and I’m still alive.”

NME

When I was in my early teens I discovered the Rolling Stones and played all my parents records. After merciless mocking at school, I then worked out the band were older than my parents. I’m not sure why the fact that the albums were vinyl didn’t clue me in.

Anyway, the Stones still rock pretty hard. As Keith says “They’re the only band I care about, I can’t wait to get back on the road with those bastards, who happen to miraculously be one of the best bands in the world. I dunno how the hell it happened.”