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Tom Cruise was presented the “courage” award at Germany’s Bambi Awards, their equivalent of the Oscars. The Bambis are drier than the Oscars, but aren’t as long and also include fashion and music awards. This year the musical acts included Rihanna and Bon Jovi and American celebrities in attendance were Cruise and Katie Holmes, Sharon Stone and Eva Longoria. Sofia Loren was also honored for her life’s work.

I just watched Cruise’s acceptance speech and he rambled on for more than five minutes. He was given the award after a long montage was shown featuring practically every movie he’s ever appeared in, so maybe he was feeling particularly nostalgic. Even though I didn’t understand all of it I was starting to feel embarrassed for him.

Cruise’s speech was dubbed over in German, which I usually understand in context, but it was hard to follow. I bugged the shit out of my husband to translate it for me, and he kept saying he couldn’t directly translate it and that Cruise was like a preacher who was just rambling on. Cruise talked about how gracious and welcoming the German people had been to him while he was filming Valkyrie, and he then spoke about his meager childhood and about he moved around a lot with his mom while he was growing up. Then he launched into this long diatribe about following your dreams or something. Every time you thought he was over he wasn’t and he would just keep rambling on. At one point the audience clapped and he should have taken his leave, but instead he stayed at the podium to go on at least twice as long. The camera panned to the audience quite a few times and the attendees looked bored and perplexed as he just went on and on.

When Cruise returned to his seat, Katie Holmes smiled slightly and looked down, you could totally tell that she was embarrassed by how effusive he was. I love the German people too, I married one, but there’s no reason to go on and on about it and philosophize without end at an awards show.

I’m not home at the moment, we’re moving and are at a hotel, or I would have taped this and put it up. As soon as it’s available online I’ll post the video here. It was truly incredible how long Cruise spoke.

Thanks to WENN for the pictures of Tom and Kate at the Bambis. Also does Katie look pregnant or is her stomach just sticking out? Either way, that’s not a flattering dress, but at least her new hair detracts from it.

Miley Cyrus fever is sweeping the nation, with the 14 year-old Hannah Montana star’s tour selling out a full 54 cities. Tickets are in such high demand for the teen phenomenon that they’re selling for thousands of dollars.

Miley may be the latest big thing, but her parents aren’t letting her get a big head. Last week’s National Enquirer reported that Miley’s mom Tish grounded her, taking away her cell phone and allowance, when she threw a fit and wanted to wear a sexy too-small top:

When 14-year-old Miley threw a backstage hissy fit before a California concert, loving but hard-nosed mom Tish punished appropriately. The brouhaha began with a classic mother-daugher clash in Miley’s dressing room as Tish inspected a flashy top her little darling had donned - and pronounced it much too short and revealing. Miley, usually a pretty normal kid, flipped out and started randing and raging like a diva. Mom quickly reminded her child that even though she’s raking in mega-millions, she’s barely a teenager and needs to behave. Tish informed Ms. Superstar that 1) she’s grounded until further notice; 2) her allowance is suspended; and 3) surrender your cell phone…. Mom then locked Miley in her dressing room until she “calmed down.”

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, Mike Walker's column, November 26, 2007]

Maybe we’re looking at a future Hayden Panettiere instead of a Lindsay Lohan-type. Parental guidance makes all the difference. It also seems to have worked. This week Mike Walker reports in the National Enquirer that Miley has earned back her cell phone and allowance for good behavior.

Gossip site Media Take Out, which is more sensational and inaccurate than most, has photos of Miley Cyrus bending over with her pants falling down to show some silly writing on the back of her underwear. She looks like she’s just goofing around, and her underwear says “talk to you later.” I didn’t want to make a big deal out of it. Unlike fellow Disney star Vanessa Hudgen’s leaked photos, these weren’t that scandalous.

Miley Cyrus and her mom are shown at the American Music Awards on 11/18/07, thanks to PRPhotos.

Britney still wants K-Fed back and is said to have told him that she doesn’t want him to have any more children without her. She’s recommended that he get a vesectomy to rule out any possibility of future Federlines, and was willing to get her tubes tied if he agreed. Kevin has a new girlfriend, Colin Farrel’s sex tape co-star and former playmate Nicole Narain. Britney is said to be worried that super-potent K-Fed is going to get her pregnant too, and has volunteered to pay for the cost of surgical sterilization. As Kevin is said to have told her, it’s not like he’s the one who needs to get fixed:

“After all that’s happened, Britney still wants to get back with Kevin - and she certainly doesn’t want him having any more children with anyone else,” said a source close to her.

“Britney even offered to pay for the vasectomy and promised to get her tubes tied if Kevin agreed to it. She told him: ‘You have four. You don’t need any more. Please think about it.’”

But Kevin - who has two boys with Britney, plus a son and daughter with ex-girlfriend, actress Shar Jackson - just laughed off Brit’s request, said the source.

“Kevin won’t get a vasectomy but thinks it’s a great idea for Britney to get her tubes tied. He told her: ‘Hell, no! No one is snipping me!’ He wants more Federlines,” said the source.

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, December 3, 2007]

It seems like Britney does shit just about every day that defies explanation, and this is uncharacteristically sane, if not selfish, of her. Kevin is not an ideal parent, but he’s a much better one than she is, even if his primary motivation initially seemed to be cash.

The FedEx can be seen on the cover of Details Magazine this month, where he’s lauded as number seven out of the top 45 men of the year. K-Fed and Larry Birkhead were named fathers of the year. Perez Hilton is also featured, so maybe it’s all tongue in cheek.

Header image of Britney pregnant with Sean Preston is thanks to Splash News.

OJ Simpson and two of his co-conspirators have pled not guilty to multiple charges including felony kidnap and armed robbery stemming from a coordinated holdup on September 16th of two sports memorabilia dealers in Vegas. Three of the other guys who joined OJ in the raid have accepted plea deals and will not stand trial with the others. OJ and his gang claim that they weren’t armed when they stole the goods. Prosecutors say they took tens of thousands worth of stuff that had nothing to do with OJ. A trial date is expected to soon be set.

OJ’s two children, Sydney, 22, and Justin, 19, are both away at college and neither wants anything to do with their dad. They are said to be “furious and embarassed” by their dad’s latest crie, which could land him in prison for up to 20 years:

“When O.J. murdered [Sydney and Justin's] mother 13 years ago they were too young to understand what was going on.

“But now they are both in college and are aware of their father’s misdeeds.”

Sydney, 22, currently attends Boston University, while Justin, 19, is at Florida State University in Tallahassee.

“Sydney doesn’t really have a relationship with her father - it’s strained at best,” said the source. “She’s mortified by her father’s current situation.”

And Justin has confided to a pal he’s embarassed by his father, added the source.

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, December 3, 2007]

Even if the Enquirer doesn’t have a source that knows those two, they’re probably right. It’s not like either one of OJ’s kids is rallying by his side and why should they? It may have been his stuff that was for sale, but he didn’t have to storm in there with a bunch of guys with guns to get it back. There’s been some speculation that he was set up and egged on to commit the crime, but he ultimately did it of his own free will. It will be interesting to see if any of those conspiracy claims come out in the trail.

Last week we reported that OJ was pleading with Fidel Castro to let him move to Cuba, where he could hide from prosecution. This whole story is just so bizarre, but this is the guy who committed double murder and helped make our society just a little more celebrity-obsessed as we watched him get away with it. It’s not like committing armed robbery and fleeing the country are out of character for him.

OJ is shown on 11/10/07 outside of court, thanks to Splash News.

There was a story last week that five month’s pregnant Halle Berry suspected her longterm boyfriend and the father of her baby, model Gabriel Aubrey, of cheating on her. It was mentioned as an aside in a longer article about how Halle was planning on raising her baby alone. She is said to want to stay in LA while Gabriel wants to live in New York for his career:

The plan is for Halle to remain in California while Gabriel will live in New York, according to [an] insider.

“Halle says Gabriel is helping her in every way possible with the pregnant, but she confided that she thinks he is seeing somebody. She also divulged that Gabriel doesn’t want money from her - the baby was produced out of love…”

A rep for Halle denies that the star is planning to raise her baby alone.

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, November 26, 2007]

Halle has made no secret of the fact that she has soured on marriage after two failed attempts. She has vowed never to get married again, and recently told Oprah that it’s not necessary for her to have a commitment.

If there was any trouble between Halle and Gabriel she seems to be trying to patch it up. There’s news that she’s purchased an expensive car for her younger lover. And contrary to the National Enquirer’s account, Star Magazine says that Gabriel really wants to marry Halle and that she’s the one who doesn’t want the legal commitment, not him:

Gabriel has wanted to marry Halle since they found out she was expecting, says an insider, but Halle’s vowed never to wed again. The 41-year-old actress bough Gabriel, 31, the car as a way of showing she loves him without a ring. Her baby’s daddy received a fully loaded S600 sedan that lists for more than $150,000.

[From Star Magazine, print editon, December 3, 2007]

Star’s version of the story, that Gabriel wants to get married and Halle doesn’t, sounds more likely to me. At least it’s based on the actual detail that she bought him a car. There was a story back before Halle got pregnant that she took Gabriel to Restoration Hardwear and made him pick up a bunch of stuff and pay with his own credit card. She’s the earner in the relationship, though, and it sounds like she doesn’t mind covering the tab when it really counts.

Halle is shown at the Things We Lost in the Fire premiere on 10/26/07, thanks to PRPhotos. Halle and Gabriel are shown below in April at the Perfect Stranger after party, thanks to Splash News.

Angelina Jolie is said to have caused a lot of tension at home when she let the news drop that she would make a guest appearance on her ex husband, Jonny Lee Miller’s new series on ABC “Eli Stone.

Brad got super pissed and she decided to cancel her plans, but not after he let her have it. He was said to be pretty upset that she would make a career decision like that without consulting him, and thinks it was hypocritical of her. If Brad wanted to work professionally with Aniston, Angelina would never allow it:

Angelina’s ex, Jonny Lee Miller, stars in the new ABC drama series, “Eli Stone,” and she had consented to appear on the show.

“Brad really blew up when she casually mentioned that she was, as she put it, ‘helping Jonny Lee out,’” an insider told The Enquirer.

“Angelina usually discusses with Brad every role she takes before committing to it - so it was a double breach of trust.

“Brad has always been leery of Angelina’s special relationship with Jonny Lee, and it really galled him that Angie went behind his back and agreed to the role.

“As a result, Brad exploded, and it really caused a rift between them.”

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, December 3, 2007]

This could be totally untrue, because the gossip magazines have to manufacture shit about these two every week in order to move copies. Unlike the other usually-vague stories about how they’re fighting or jealous or whatever, this seems possible, but I’m doubtful.

Miller is Angelina’s first husband and they are still friendly from most reports. Brad doesn’t seem like the jealous type, but it would probably really annoy him if Angelina wanted to appear on her ex’s show. You know the tabloids would have a field day with that, since they jump on every little crumb you feed them and turn it into a meal big enough to feed the gossip-hungry masses.

Angelina has called divorcing Jonny “probably the dumbest thing I’ve ever done,” but to me it seems like her biggest mistakes are the things she says rather than what she does. If only she would give vague interviews I think she would avoid a lot of trouble. And isn’t it a sign of maturity to be friends with your exes?

Angelina and Brad are shown at the Beowolf premiere in London on 11/11/07, thanks to PRPhotos. Angelina is shown with Jonny Lee Miller below on 9/22/05 at the Peace Day One premiere, thanks to Splash News. Miller is the guy looking down on the right of the photo to Angelina’s left.

First things first: I never support Lindsay Lohan. Lindsay Lohan could somehow turn into the Virgin Mary, and I’d still have a really big problem with her. I think I might be going to a special level of Hell just for saying that. But if someone should be such a giant prick as to make me support Lindsay Lohan, I’m pretty sure that person is destined for a special level of Hell too. Probably one where “Herbie Fully Loaded” plays on a loop.

Lohan’s car hit busboy Raymundo Ortega’s van on October 4, 2005. Lohan had just finishing having lunch at the Ivy. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s ruled the incident to be Ortega’s fault for making an illegal U-turn directly in front of Lohan. They also ruled that alcohol was not a factor in the crash. It seems pretty clear that Ortega say dollar signs on impact. But he didn’t do anything for two years, until Lohan went to rehab for the second time. Then he filed a negligence suit on June 14, 2007 against both her and the Ivy (who he believes served her alcohol even though she was underage) for $200,000. His argument seems to be that because Lohan has alcohol problems now, she must have had them then. While that could very well be true, I can’t imagine how someone could prove that. More specifically, I can’t imagine how he could prove that Lohan was drunk at that moment two years ago, especially when the sheriff’s deputies said she wasn’t. It seems like he’s trying to take advantage of the situation.

Lindsay finally countersued the guy, since she paid for all the repairs to her car herself – which she didn’t have to do, since the crash was ruled Ortega’s fault. [I just want to note that I’m seething right now because I’m actually feeling something close to empathy for Lindsay Lohan, and that makes me HATE Raymundo Ortega with the fire of a thousand suns]. Anyway, Ortega has been dragging Lohan in and out of court almost weekly, promising that he has some evidence that will prove she was drunk that day. But he’s failed to produce it or comply with any of the judge’s orders to turn over paperwork pertaining to his evidence.

According to court documents filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, Lohan’s camp is requesting that a judge order the Los Angeles-based busboy to provide proof that Lohan, contrary to the CHP’s report, had been drinking on Oct. 4, 2005, before she smacked into Ortega’s van with her Mercedes.

The 21-year-old starlet’s lawyers also request in their latest filing that the judge conclude that Ortega’s allegations are false because the plaintiff has ignored their repeated requests to turn over the documents he claims to have that prove his assertions. Ortega’s lawyer has said that they have witnesses who will support their side of the story.

[From E! News]

I’m not inclined to believe Lindsay Lohan is innocent of anything. The sky could suddenly turn green and rain hedgehogs, and I’d be certain her drinking was somehow involved. But something tells me Ortega’s “witnesses” are a load of crap. This whole thing sounds like it’s filled with opportunists. And they need to be stopped, not to make Lindsay’s life better, but so that no one feels inclined to cut her a break out of sympathy.

The judge also ruled against Lindsay’s request not to have her deposition taped. Her lawyer argued that the press would try to get a hold of the tape, which would go for tens of thousands of dollars. But that’s more than most of Lohan’s movies rake in anymore. Really, it can only help.

Picture note by Jaybird: Here’s Lindsey Lohan leaving Byron salon on November 28th. She then went to the Staples Center for a Lakers game. Images thanks to Splash Photos.

Hungry actors have been known to do some desperate things to break into the business. Taking terrible roles in “Anaconda 3,” jumping on the casting couch, or kissing your brother. What? Yeah. Kissing your own brother. I’m fortunate enough not to have a brother, so I can write this without getting the willies that the rest of you are experiencing right now. Can you imagine wanting to be in a movie so badly that you agreed to kiss your brother not once, but twice? And we’re not talking a cheek peck. We’re talking a real kiss. “Grey’s Anatomy’s” Chyler Leigh’s first movie was a pretty cheesy looking family film called “Kickboxing Academy” which costarred her real-life brother as her love interest. Can we say disgusting and unnecessary? How many seventeen-year-old male actors are out there? The casting people really couldn’t find anyone else?

A video has hit the Web showing Grey’s Anatomy newcomer Chyler Leigh, who plays Meredith’s neurotic half-sister Lexie, kissing her older brother. No, don’t worry. Not in the Angelina Jolie-James Haven kind of way. Rather, Leigh, 25, performed her intra-familial liplock in the interest of her craft!

Internet-savvy Grey’s fans have discovered footage of the then 15-year-old star’s inaugural movie role in 1997’s Kickboxing Academy. In an odd choice of casting, the film’s producers cast her brother, Christopher Khayman Lee, as her love interest.

And that’s not all. The siblings have not just one - but a handful - of kissing scenes. Let’s all channel our inner Meredith Grey and ask: “Seriously?!?!?”

[From Us Weekly]

Those casting agents must be the laziest people in Hollywood. They probably said, “Well we have this girl, we like her for the role. And we could go outside the door and look at the next five guys in line, or we could just take the guy that came in with her, make them kiss, and call it an early day. Yep, let’s go with that.” From the snippets shown of the movie, it seems that Leigh’s brother isn’t just some random guy she kisses, but actually plays her love interest. I don’t want to be totally puritanical, but where were their parents? Why in the world didn’t they object to something so creepy?

Here’s a few snippets of the kiss, if you can stomach it. And I mean “if you can stomach it” not because the quasi-incest is so gross, but because the guys who made the “mocumentary” YouTube video of it are beyond annoying.

As we reported earlier, Sharon Osbourne and Courtney love are feuding about who’s fault it is that Jack Osbourne was addicted to drugs. Did Courtney give him drugs? Should former Mother-of-the-Year Sharon have taught him to ‘Just say no’? The fur flies.

“I never did that. I would never give drugs to a teenager. F— you, Sharon - as if I would ever give drugs to a teenager,” Love fired back recently, reported Spinner.com.

Osbourne has thrown another punch, telling the New York Daily News, “I’m glad she doesn’t like me. I only pity her. She’s a virus. I don’t want her anywhere near people I love. The cold, hard fact is she’s a has-been.”

The war started in September when Osbourne told the Daily Mirror:

“I will never have time for Courtney Love. She was the first person to give my son Jack the prescription drug OxyContin. There’s not a shadow of doubt in my mind about that.”

“My dislike towards her is very personal,” Osbourne continued. “I’m not saying Jack wouldn’t have taken it if she hadn’t given it to him, but I’m appalled that an adult mother would give that to a 15-year-old boy. How could she do that to someone else’s child?”

Daily Telegraph

Unfortunately we’re not going to be hearing anymore of this cat fight for a while – at least not until the matter goes to court.

And now Osbourne admits she can no longer talk about her bitter feelings for Love: “It’s kind of got to the point where it’s now in legal hands, so we can’t talk about it, because it’s gone to that stage.”

antiMusic

What is the legal issue here? Is Sharon going to try and prove that Courtney did addict her son, or is Courtney going to sue for defamatory remarks? Is Sharon using the legal excuse as a way of getting out of talking about this issue? Is she going to make Courtney pay for her son’s rehab? Are Courtney and Sharon actually the same person and someone has made the court case up so we can see them in the same room?

I must be great to be the kind of lawyer that represents these petty disputes. You don’t have any moral or ethical issues that you might if, for example, you had to defend a murderer. You can also laugh at your clients silly, petty fight while taking home a paycheck, providing they don’t catch you at it. The only issue I can see is how you might feel about taking money from someone so stupid. It’s kind of like stealing.