- Brooke Shields is contradicting her own reps, who said she wasn’t involved in the Kiefer Sutherland headbutting incident. Now she says she “was bumped into by Jack McCollough and Kiefer Sutherland became concerned.”
In a statement issued through her lawyer she added, “Kiefer has always been a gentleman in her company. Both Jack and Kiefer are friends of Ms. Shields and she regrets this unfortunate situation.” [TMZ]
- Kiefer Sutherland‘s rep says he’s “troubled by the untruthful and self-serving information circulating regarding Kiefer…” and is confident that the D.A. will throw out the assault charge against him. [TMZ]
- Kiefer Sutherland‘s rep added, “out of respect for this law enforcement process,” Kiefer “will not be making any comment.” [People]
- Shanna Moakler and Keith Lewis, co-directors of Miss California USA, announced at a press conference that they have appointed the pageant’s first runner up, Tami Farrell, the organization’s “ambassador,” negating Carrie Prejean‘s role as Miss California. Lewis explained, “If Miss California is unavailable, or if it would be unwise to put her in a specific appearance, we now have an ambassador to represent us.” He added, “We’ve been hijacked at the moment; we’ve been unable to do the work at hand.” [ABC News]
- Miss California USA officials also passed out a booklet at the press conference called, “Miss USA 2009 State Entry Contract: Sections violated by Carrie Prejean.” In addition to Prejean’s violations, it says the role of the new “Beauty of California Ambassador” is to take the reigns when the “Miss California USA or Miss California Teen USA titleholder is unavailable.” [TMZ]
- Farrah Fawcett says she would have appreciated privacy during her 2.5 year battle with anal cancer, but the paparazzi have continued following her. “It’s much easier to go through something and deal with it without being under a microscope,” she says. She’s particularly mad about a December 2006 National Enquirer story called “Farrah Begs: ‘Let Me Die.” She says, “God, I would never say something like that. To think that people who did look up to me and felt positive because I was going through it too and yet I was strong … it just negated all that.” [People]
- When Farrah Fawcett found out her cancer had returned in May 2007 she didn’t tell her family and friends at first because she wanted to prove her theory that someone at UCLA was leaking her medical information to the tabloids. “I set it up with the doctor,” said Farrah. “I said, ‘OK, you know and I know.’ . . . I knew that if it came out, it was coming from UCLA.” The leaker, Lawanda Jackson, was paid $4,600 by the National Enquirer. She pleaded guilty in December to the charges, but died in March of cancer, before the sentencing. [The L.A. Times]
- 20-year-old Dania Marin has filed for a restraining order against Ryan O’Neal because she says he’s been harassing her with lewd phone calls. “He asked me if I wanted to masturbate with him. Offered me a car back if I would engage with him,” she claims. “He freaked me out. I filed the retraining order because I was afraid that he knew where I lived or would come to my house. He’s old enough to be my grandfather.” [The Daily Express]
- Michael Jackson‘s London concerts may not happen because the company that was putting together a series of concerts featuring Michael, Janet Jackson, and the rest of the family, have sent a cease and desist letter to the organizers of MJ’s solo concerts. They say Jackson signed a contract saying he wouldn’t make another concert deal for 18 months. [TMZ]
- In a new interview, Nadya Suleman says she “exaggerated” when she said recently that she was having half of her uterus removed so she couldn’t have more kids. She says she’s having a “myomectomy,” a procedure to remove fibriods from her uterus. She says it will actually boost her fertility, but she doesn’t plan on having any more. [Radar]
- Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet say they will donate to a fund set up to pay the nursing home fees for Millvina Dean, the last living Titanic survivor. The British woman has been selling off Titanic memorabilia recently because she can’t afford the fees for her nursing home, where she has lived for three years. [USA Today]
- David Hasselhoff‘s ex, Pamela Bach, has asked the judge in their divorce to order Hasselhoff to maintain life insurance, which would pay her support if David dies. Hasselhoff says that wasn’t part of their divorce deal. [TMZ]
- Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart are trying to adopt a girl. “Harrison’s begun the process of adopting Liam too,” says a source. “He’s been a father figure to the boy almost since day one.” [Star]
- Though George Clooney says he’d be happy to take a lie detector test to prove that Rande Gerber is not guilty of sexual harassment, the two former waitresses suing Gerber have refused to take the test. [TMZ]
- When asked about his kissing scene with co-star Jennifer Aniston in The Baster, Jason Bateman said, “It felt … It was a good scene, I’ll say that. It was a good scene.” [People]
- Matthew Reeve, Christopher Reeve‘s son, is running the New York City Marathon to raise money for his father’s foundation, which helps people with spinal cord injuries. [AP]
- Kim Kardashian says her step-father, Bruce Jenner, “has gotten a lot of media criticism in the past for getting an ill-advised partial facelift and a nose job,” 25 years ago. She wrote on her blog, “Unfortunately, the result wasn’t what Bruce had hoped for … Since he’s turning 60 in October, Bruce felt it was time to correct the mistakes made by the previous doctor so he went to a new doctor for a second facelift. The results are amazing! Bruce looks better than ever and he is extremely happy with the result.” [People]
- “I have acne scars. I’m self-conscious about that, so sometimes I wear too much makeup to cover them up. I got acne at the start of my career. It was a stressful time. I have insecurities like anyone.” – Katy Perry. [Perez Hilton]
- Ginnifer Goodwin says, “I perpetuate rumors that I’ve dated people that I’ve never actually dated … Dorothy Parker once said something along the lines of, ‘I don’t care what’s written about me so long as it isn’t true.’ It’s safe making.” [W]
- When reporters harassed Fergie about when she and husband Josh Duhamel are going to have kids, she said, “Now, it’s all about the Black Eyed Peas … We’ll see. At the end of this run that we’re doing right now, whatever feels natural and right. I always follow my gut. So, whatever it’s going to tell me is going to be right.” [People]
- Jamie Foxx will host the BET Awards on June 28. [UPI]
- One week after his brother died of cancer at 37, David Cook has resumed his tour. Halfway through the song “Lie” he stopped and told the audience, “It’s gonna be tough for me. I’m sorry. Do you mind if I sing a different song?” [E!]
- Morrissey has cancelled a concert in London due to an undisclosed illness. [The Mirror]
- George Hamilton says of his sexual relationship with his step-mother that began when he was 12, “It really didn’t seem that strange to me. I think I’d developed enough sexual energy by then to find the whole thing… well, interesting. When I look back on it, I don’t think my life was changed as a result. I certainly don’t think it was abuse. If anything, I think it made sex less important. I’d lost my virginity quite early on, and this freed me up. I wasn’t so preoccupied with sex anymore.” [The Telegraph]
- When asked if she is concerned that she is popular in the rest of the world but not the U.S., Kylie Minogue said, “It doesn’t frustrate me. It’s frustrating being asked about it and the assumption that it’s something really missing in my career and in my life. [Yahoo]
- For those of you fluent in U.K. gossip, Jordan and Peter Andre have split up after five years of marriage. [The Sun]
- Michael Emerson says of playing Ben Linus on Lost, “It’s more physical than I ever dreamt. I mean, I thought I had reached an age where I wouldn’t be doing combat anymore. I was going to be one of those old codgers. The heavy lifting I would be doing dramatically would be cigarette holders and martinis. Of course, none of that’s worked out and now here I am rolling around in the jungle, fighting and shooting. I feel naked on the show if I’m not covered with bruises and dried blood.” [The Huffington Post]
- Before he serves a yearlong prison sentence for possession of illegal firearms, T.I. blogged on the Huffington Post, “Through this painful process of going to court and being convicted, I realized that I had to make a change.” He writes, “I hope that through my mistakes, young people can begin to learn, as I did, that we have to put our guns down and start to give our guns back. It pains me inside to hear about so many of our people dying because of gun violence.” E!]
- In one of Eminem‘s new songs he raps about Mariah Carey, saying, “Mariah whatever happened to us? Why did we ever have to break-up? … Nick Cannon, you prick, I wish you luck with the fuckin whore.” Nick Cannon has responded, posting on his blog, “Man to man, let’s meet up and deal with this like adults … Miss Marshall, I’m going to make you wish you never spoke my name and regret the ungodly things you said about my wife.” Cannon continues, “Your legacy has now been tainted from this day forth! You will now be known as the rapper who lost to corny-ass Nick Cannon!” [People]
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