Archive for January, 1970



Mel Gibson Issues Apology


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“After drinking alcohol on Thursday night, I did a number of things that were very wrong and for which I am ashamed. I drove a car when I should not have, and was stopped by the L.A. County sheriff’s. The arresting officer was just doing his job and I feel fortunate that I was apprehended before I caused injury to any other person.”

“I acted like a person completely out of control when I was arrested, and said things that I do not believe to be true and which are despicable. I am deeply ashamed of everything I said and I apologize to anyone who I have offended.”

“Also, I take this opportunity to apologize to the deputies involved for my belligerent behavior. They have always been there for me in my community and indeed probably saved me from myself. I disgraced myself and my family with my behavior and for that I am truly sorry.”

“I have battled the disease of alcoholism for all of my adult life and profoundly regret my horrific relapse. I apologize for any behavior unbecoming of me in my inebriated state and have already taken necessary steps to ensure my return to health.”

Sexy Back - Justin Timberlake Video


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Sexy Back is sexy. The song is truly catchy and I find myself groovin’ every time I hear it.  Yea, that was me at Buffalo Wild Wings last night dancing in my seat! Anyway, back to Sexy Back.. the music video.  Justin Timberlake is HOT! The video is a bit different, sort of Mr. & Mrs. Smith in a European setting. If you can get past the synthesized voiceover, the song is a total hit!

Are Paris & Nicole Ready to Kiss & Makeup?


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Are Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie really ready to kiss and make up?

Rumor has it that the two former BFF will reunited this fall on The Late Show with David Letterman.

It appears that Paris & Nicole have secretly (and separately) worked out agreements with the producers to let Dave serve as a peacemaker in their ongoing feud.

Man, David Letterman get’s all the hot “surprise guests” this year. Honestly, I like him better than Jay Leno, I think he deserves some good ratings.. and this kind of show will definitely bring them. This might rank right up there with the night that Oprah finally appeared.

Word has it that the producers are hoping to attract a more hip, younger crowd viewers to the 59-year-old Letterman’s show.

I honestly don’t think Paris or Nicole are very good role models for young viewers, but hey that’s showbiz!

I Can’t Hate You Anymore - Nick Lachey Video


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Nick Lachey’s New Music Video for I Can’t Hate You Anymore.

Love it? Hate it? Tell us what you think!!

Heading to D-I-V-O-R-C-E Court


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Paul McCartney and Heather Mills - divorce papers filed

Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook - cheater!!

Prince and Manuela Testolini Nelson - getting divorced

Carmen Electra and Dave Navarro - it’s over.

Maura Tierney (ER) and Billy Morrissette

Jennifer Lopez is Out of Dallas Movie


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Jennifer Lopez has dropped out of the 2007 film version of Dallas.  “She is out of Dallas,” says Lopez’s rep Leslie Sloane Zelnik.

Jennifer was set to play the role of alcoholic Sue Ellen, opposite John Travolta, who will play J.R. Ewing.

Hmmm, and to think she wouldn’t let them cast Jessica Simpson because of her “Diva” attitude. Wonder who else they wouldn’t hire for her that got her angry enough to drop out of Dallas? Who will they get to replace her?

Anna Nicole Smith befriends Britney Spears


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Anna Nicole Smith is reaching out to Britney Spears. “If you wanted to be friends, I would so much love to hang out with you,” the six-months-pregnant former Playboy pinup says in a video on her Web site.  She goes on to say “I think you’re totally cool and I think we’re going to have our babies about the same time.”

I think that’s sweet! Britney needs some friends, in all the paparazzi photos we see she’s always alone. Maybe she needs some girlfriends.  She and Anna Nicole would have baby playdates together. I like Anna Nicole, yes I really do.. and I hope she’s doing good these days and has a safe and healthy pregnancy. You can visit Anna Nicole’s website for more news on her.

Celebrity Sightings… July Roundup


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Daniel Day-Lewis fueled rumors that he was manorexic when spotted jogging in a full sweat suit in 100 degree heat.  Friends say, “He covers up completely to run so his muscles won’t cool down.  You should see him pack in the roast potatoes!”

Jesse Metcalfe is looking to get more serious in life and love.  The gorgeous actress is trying for more serious roles that showcase his talents rather than his impeccable chest.  He is also rumored to be house shopping with girlfriend Nadine Coyle!

Vanessa Minnillo, Nick Lachey‘s new lady, was spotted leaving the Peninsula Hotel where Nick was staying.  They left separately and reportedly headed to her apartment.

Leonardo DiCaprio was popping the bubbly at L.A. club Les Deux, elsewhere at the club Christina Aguilera was seated at the prize outdoor both.

Midtown Manhattan was the sight of a recent dinner with friends for Ellen DeGeneres and girlfriend Portia de Rossi.  The two were stroking each other’s arms during dinner at the restaurant Fresco’s.

Nick Lachey and his buddies were chowing down on wings at Virgil’s Real BBQ in NYC.

Breakout star Jeremy Piven of Entourage thwarted a bevy of beauties advances.  He instead opted to down margaritas with a sexy girl in a corner booth.  They left hand-in-hand just after 1 a.m.

Eva Mendes showed off her vocal talents by serenading Hollywood’s Spider Club with her karaoke rendition of Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive.”

Paris Hilton purchased a fluffy Himalayan kitten on July 5th, and five days later Nicole Richie had to get herself a kitty as well!

Teen Vogue’s Fourth Annual Live Fashion Show and Party on the Beach was the scene for pals Heidi Montag and Lauren Conrad to clown around.  The stars of MTV’s reality show The Hills smiled for the cameras on July 27th.

Jennifer Lopez Quits Dallas over John Travolta & Script


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Jennifer Lopez allegedly quit the ‘Dallas’ movie because she didn’t want to work with John Travolta. J.Lo was set to play J.R. Ewing’s troubled wife, Sue Ellen, in the adaptation of popular TV drama but turned her back on the project last week.

Jennifer Lopez’s representative, Leslie Sloane Zelnick, confirmed her departure, but refused to give a reason for her surprise decision.

Supposedly, thr reason she dropped Dallas is because Lopez hated the script and wasn’t happy that Travolta had been handed the role of her on-screen husband. A source told New York Post: “The script sucks. And John Travolta? If it had been a man’s man like Ed Harris or Tommy Lee Jones, but you don’t just go from doing ‘Hairspray’ to ‘Dallas’. “

Since the movie was announced it has been beset with problems. Original director Robert Luketic quit the project earlier this year due to “creative differences” and was replaced by ‘Bend It Like Beckham’ director Gurinda Chadha.

Star Sightings… California


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Carmen Electra wearing an orange patterned dress and no wedding ring while dining at Mr. Chow’s in Beverly Hills.

Jessica Simpson going unnoticed by photographers as she drove away from Barneys in her silver BMW wearing a flannel shirt with her hair tied up.

Scarlett Johansson and her posse dancing on the elevated VIP stage at NYC hotspot Plumm to Kanye West’s song “Gold Digger” at 2:30 a.m.

Jen Aniston and Vince Vaughn on a double dinner date with Courteney Cox and David Arquette at the Regent Beverly Wilshire’s new restaurant Cut.

Seal and Heidi Klum having lunch at Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab and later catching the 7:30 p.m. performance of Le Rêve at Wynn Las Vegas.

Kristen Bell, Entourage’s Perrey Reeves, and Kimberly Stewart shopping it up at the Paul & Joe for Target launch party in L.A.

Nick Stahl fighting off all of the young ladies trying to get into his cabana at Rain nightclub at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

Courteney Cox having dinner at Il Sole in L.A. with Sacha Baron Cohen (aka Ali G) and his fiancée Isla Fisher.

Christina Aguilera and hubby Jordan Bratman having dinner with friends at Memphis in Hollywood.

Rachel Bilson (sans boyfriend Adam Brody) partying with a pack of girlfriends at Hyde in L.A., telling people she was having a girls’ night out

Gisele Bündchen munching on Kobe Beef and Korean BBQ meat while dining with her family at the West Hollywood Japanese BBQ Restaurant Gyu Kaku.

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The Pussycat Dolls Searching for NEW Member


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The Pussycat Dolls are searching for a new member.

New TV network CW are launching ‘The Search for the Next Pussycat Doll’, which will pit pop wannabes against each other for the chance to become the seventh member of the chart-topping girl group.

CW president of entertainment Dawn Ostroff said: “At its core, this show goes beyond just finding a new Pussycat Doll. It’s about female empowerment, self-discovery and personal transformation.”

Casting sessions to look for the sexiest singer-dancers will be led by Pussycat Dolls choreographer Robin Antin and the band members will also be involved in choosing the finalists.

Those who make it through the gruelling auditions will have to prove themselves by living together in Los Angeles and performing weekly challenges.

The Pussycat Dolls - Ashley Roberts, Melody Thornton, Kimberly Wyatt, Nicole Scherzinger, Carmit Bachar and Jessica Sutta - were created ten years ago by Antin as a burlesque act.

Their debut album, ‘PCD’, was released last September and sold more than 4.7 million copies worldwide.

Last week, new single ‘Buttons’ became the third track to make it into the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, reaching number four.

Tommy Lee’s Helicopter Pilot Charged


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Tommy Lee must really hate traffic: The pilot of a helicopter that Lee had ferry him from his Hollywood Hills home to a concert in Irvine, Calif. was charged today by the Los Angeles City Attorney with landing an aircraft on a public road, and two other charges besides.

On July 7, the Air Support Division of the Los Angeles Police Department responded to reports of a helicopter hovering above a residence in the Hollywood Hills. The officers tried to contact the helicopter pilot, 49-year-old David Keith Martz, but the helicopter landed on a public street and the pilot entered a residence. Tommy Lee was seen coming out with two other passengers and the aircraft departed to the southeast.

LA City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo charged Martz with one count of reckless operation of an aircraft, one count of landing an aircraft on a public road and one count of landing an aircraft without a permit. Each charge carries a maximum penalty of six months in jail and/or a $1000 fine.

Source: TMZ

Katharine McPhee Breaks Foot, Out of Idol Tour Once Again


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Looks like Katharine McPhee, who finally joined the American Idols Live tour last week after a bout of bronchitis and laryngitis, has fractured her left foot.

The American Idol runner-up tripped backstage before a performance Tuesday night in Charlotte, N.C., said Roger Widynowski, a representative for McPhee’s record label, RCA.

However, McPhee was able to take the stage - wearing “slipper-sandals” - to sing two songs. She went to a hospital after the performance, and X-rays showed a hairline fracture in her left foot, Widynowski told The Associated Press on Thursday.

Widynowski said McPhee is in “good” condition and will stay on the tour.

The 22-year-old singer missed the first few weeks of the tour because her doctor told her not to sing. She joined the tour in Washington on Friday.

McPhee, known for her sultry looks and her cover of Somewhere Over the Rainbow, lost the most recent round of the Fox talent competition to Taylor Hicks.

Paris Hilton Wannabe Poses Nude in Playboy


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Natalie Reid - considered to be the one of the world’s top Paris Hilton lookalikes (yea, whatever!!) - is baring all for Playboy magazine.

The Paris Hilton double is featured in a six-page photo spread in the September 2006 issue, which hits newsstands today.

“I think it’s going to lead to a lot of opportunities. I still want to pursue modelling but I really want to get into acting,” Reid, 21, said Monday from her home in New York City. “A lot of celebrities and top models have done Playboy, so it’s pretty exciting.”

Reid said she’s been taking acting classes in Los Angeles and the Big Apple when she’s not modelling or making social appearances as the hotel heiress.

A friend at Playboy recently gave her a sneak peek of the pictorial, titled One Night As Paris—a play on the title of a homemade sex tape of Hilton and an ex-boyfriend. 

“It’s really gorgeous and very classy and it’s very tasteful,” said Reid, who grew up in Transcona and graduated from College Pierre Elliott Trudeau.

“I wouldn’t have posed for any other magazine. When Playboy gave me the offer I was very excited because they’re an empire and have a well-known reputation.”

Paris Hilton Jewelry Auctioned on eBay


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An online auction of Paris Hilton‘s jewelry may be halted after internet auction site eBay was threatened with legal action. The 33-piece private collection, including a tiara, a bra-chocker set and crystal-encrusted “SEX” pendant, is being sold on the site by a seller only known as ’chironclub‘.

David Hans Schmidt has come forward claiming to be the rightful owner and his attorney, James Bell, has sent the site a cease and desist letter demanding they stop the sale.

Schmidt, nicknamed the ‘Sultan of Sleaze’ because of the links to the pornography industry, says he bought the jewelry as part of a larger collection of the star’s belongings for $2,775.

The collection was originally auctioned off after Paris’ Los Angeles storage unit - which contained jewelry, clothing, furniture, journals and videotapes - was seized after the ‘Stars Are Blind’ singer allegedly failed to pay her monthly fee.

Schmidt is said to be in negotiations with several major US companies, including a leading health and fitness organization, to trade the items for promotional services to be rendered by Paris. The eBay auction was due to run until Sunday (August 7, 2006), with the starting price for all lots $20.

The auction description reads: “Now up for sale is a huge collection of costume jewellery that previously belonged to…oh, yes! to a super-extra-hyper famous public personality and young lady - PARIS HILTON.”