Angelina Jolie took five-year-old Shiloh and six-year-old Zahara to get their ears pierced. Zahara went first, and cried out in pain, so Shiloh changed her mind and didn’t go through with it. But Saint Angel passed her hand over both girls, taking the pain away, and everyone walked out smiling. [Contact Music]
Michael Jackson‘s son Prince — who witnessed the moments before his father’s death — might be called on to testify in the trial against Dr. Conrad Murray. The trial begins today. [TMZ]
Charlie Sheen has officially settled with Warner Bros. He’ll get $25 million immediately — for work he already put in — and around $100 million for syndication of the show over the next 7 years. All’s well that ends well. [TMZ]
Say it ain’t so: Kris Humprhies and Kim Kardashian have hit a rough patch in their marriage. Apparently Kim is “carrying on” like she is still single, meaning going to a shit ton of business meetings. God, Kim, everyone knows that when you get married, that “work” bullshit must end. [Showbiz Spy]
Rihanna was shooting a video in a muddy field in Northern Ireland when a farmer spotted her and found her ensemble too sexy and scandalous. The farmer says: “I thought it was inappropriate. I requested them to stop and they did. I had my conversation with Rihanna and I hope she understands where I’m coming from. We shook hands.” UPDATE: She was basically topless. [Contact Music; Fleshbot]
Dear Diary: Sometimes, just when you think you know someone, they do something that makes you question whether you really knew them at all. Megan Fox‘s tattoo of Marilyn Monroe is being removed! Now how will I be able to talk about how sizes were different in the ’50s? Sob. [Showbiz Spy]
Happy Birthday, Gwyneth Paltrow. May your day be filled with goop. [Radar]
- Did Jesse James cheat on Kat Von D? Some lady who posted about him on cheaterville.com says so. Also, she alleges that he gave her an STD. [Radar]
- As you can see in this terrifying video, the beef between Jonah Hill and Matthew Morrison is escalating. [AOL TV]
- Here’s Anne Hathway working a little Julie Newmar hair pouf to go with her Catwoman outfit. [INF Daily]
- Jay-Z will be the first artist to perform at the new basketball arena in Brooklyn where the Brooklyn nets, the team Jay-Z owns, will play. [OMG!]
- The Jersey Shore producers will no longer get a 20% tax credit; Governor Chris Christie says, “I am duty bound to ensure that taxpayers are not footing a $420,000 bill for a project which does nothing more than perpetuate misconceptions about the state and its citizens.” [NYDN]
- Speaking of Jersey Shore: Pauly D is working on a line of tanning products so that you can be as burnt orange as he is. [TMZ]
- Lake Bell, whose father used to own a race track, is now the Automotive Contributing Editor at The Hollywood Reporter. [Hollywood Reporter]
- “If you only ever heard Lady Gaga, she’s the most boring singer in the world. You’ve got to see her — you need TV. Same with Beyonce. Or Katy Perry. We’re all about image. You have to have that X Factor.” — Simon Cowell. [Contact Music]
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