That needs to die. Now. It’s so persistent that I’m scared it might actually happen. [USA Today]
- Nick Cannon told some fans that Mariah Carey‘s “bump is bigger” and “You can almost see it now — I’m very excited!” But then realized he’d fucked up and Tweeted: “If & when my wife is ready to make ANY announcements about private matters she will do it personally.” [Us Magazine]
- Chris Brown has been forced to postpone his UK tour; he’s been denied entrance into the country. Seems he was found guilty of a criminal offense, and that gives officials the right not to issue him a visa. [BBC News]
- Lindsay Lohan was at Katy Perry‘s MTV Movie Awards after-party when her SCRAM anklet started flashing “furiously.” A witness says the lights were visible “right through her boot!” But the source adds: “She wasn’t drinking or doing drugs that I saw… She didn’t seem fazed whatsoever. I mean it was very obvious.” A DUI expert explains that the flashing lights could have been the device communicating with the modem and transferring data — not necessarily related to alcohol levels. [Star, NY Post]
- Lindsay‘s SCRAM anklet has its own fake Twitter account. [Perez]
- Lourdes Ciccone‘s first magazine cover! [Perez]
- Sandra Bullock‘s lip-lock with Scarlett Johansson at the MTV Awards: Sandy’s idea. [Gatecrasher]
- Paris and Nicky Hilton were seen partying with Jersey Shore‘s Snooki and J-Woww after the MTV Awards. A spy claims: The all swapped numbers, and Snooki was overheard inviting Paris to the shore this summer.” You know, there was a time when snobby heiress Paris would have looked down on anything Jersey and proclaimed it “not hot.” But naturally since the gweeds have a TV show and Paris doesn’t, she wants in. But please, MTV, for the love of tanning beds, don’t let Paris be on the show. [Page Six]
- Here’s borderline entertaining home video of Jon Gosselin and Hailey Glassman stoned out of their minds and drunk on champagne in St. Tropez. [Radar Online]
- Lily Allen won a Brit Award last week, but says: “The Brit Awards is a TV show, and a record company executive makes deals with ITV and the producers about who wins what award in exchange for performance time… I got one last week and it just meant absolutely nothing to me to be honest. It just became a non-award.” [Telegraph]
- Dr. Who scriptwriter Gareth Roberts would like for Lady Gaga to be on the show! “She is no stranger to dressing up and would be more than a match for the Doctor,” he says. [NY Post]
- Demi Moore is writing a memoir, which promises to be “candid.” [USA Today]
- Get your tickets now! Tom Cruise/Cameron Diaz action flick will open two days sooner than planned! [Reuters]
- Coming (heh) soon: A sex tape starring Real Housewives Danielle Staub. [TMZ]
- MTV is apologizing for the 100 curse words you may have heard in the 122-minute live telecast of the Movie Awards. In a statement, the network says: “We were unable to mute every word that some might find objectionable. All of these words will be muted in subsequent airings.” But secretly, everyone over there loves it, don’t you think? Makes them seem, you know, edgy. [Hollywood Reporter]
- Dammit: The swearing didn’t help! the MTV Movie Awards dropped 13% in ratings. [Reuters]
- Amy Winehouse‘s new man had a girlfriend named Raven, but he doesn’t anymore: He dumped her for Amy. [The Sun]
- Charlie Sheen‘s plea deal was effed up by a woman who works in the Pitkin County jail. [TMZ]
- The DA in Charlie Sheen‘s case says: “We’ve hit a snag.” [People]
- “Charlie Sheen‘s Plea Deal Derailed.” [TMZ]
- Elin Nordegren is in China visiting her brother, and she’s thinking about moving to South Florida. [Radar Online]
- Julia Stiles: Joining the cast of Dexter. [Reuters]
- Hallmark Channel is launching a “hot-to” block of programming, featuring a new season of The Martha Stewart Show and some other new food programs. [NYDN]
- “Twilight Saga: Eclipse soundtrack bleeds appropriately over-the-top drama queen tunes.” [NYDN]
- Stanley Tucci has joined the cast of Captain America. [Reuters]
- True Blood‘s Stephen Moyer has signed on for a couple of movies, so you’ll get to see him act without that silly accent. [Reuters]
- Ludacris went over his time limit at the Hot 97 Summer Jam concert, so organizers shut off his mic. A fan says: He kept rapping a cappella… Finally, they decided to turn it back on. There really wasn’t any other choice, because he wasn’t getting off the stage.” [Gatecrasher]
- “EXCLUSIVE: Gary Coleman‘s Ex-Wife Accuses Executor Of Double Crossing Her.” [Radar Online]
- Gary Coleman‘s ex-wife, Shannon Price, says she has been locked out of the home she once shared. [Radar Online]
- Gary Coleman‘s mom is shocked that Shannon Price is selling photos of Gary dying in the hospital. [TMZ]
- There’s a Michael Jackson memorial event called Forever Michael happening at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The problem? “No one ever contacted the Estate to see whether or not they would approve, participate in, or allow the use of Michael’s name, likeness, image or intellectual property for this event,” says Howard Weitzman, lawyer for the estate. [TMZ]
- Joe Walsh, guitarist for the Eagles, has been granted a restraining order against a neighbor who threatened to shoot him. [TMZ]
- Will Smith is “very excited” that the world will get to see his son Jaden show off his martial arts skills in the Karate Kid remake. “We think he did a brilliant job.” [Mirror]
- T.I. may or may not have left some really important “permission to travel” documents at a restaurant. [Page Six]
- If you have about $12 million, you can buy a rare portrait of Liz Taylor done by Andy Warhol. And then give it to me, it’ll look awesome over my bed. [Reuters]
- RIP Marvin Isley, the youngest of the Isley brothers. He was 56. [AP]
- Dennis Hopper‘s death certificate notes that the actor was married — though he was going through a bitter divorce at the time of his death, it was not final. [TMZ]
- This item about Pia Zadora accusing her ex-husband of sexually abusing their son has some super disturbing details. Does anyone else remember “When The Rain Begins To Fall”? Just me? Okay. [Radar Online]
- “I like to use the term ‘late bloomer.’ But I really thought there was something wrong with me.” — Kathy Griffin lived at home with her parents until she was 28. [USA Today]
- “When she’s ‘on,’ there’s nobody like her. But there’s this misconception that she must be really catty. She’s a good person, super sweet and a loyal friend. But she’s also smart, and she’s making serious bread.” — Megan Mullally on Kathy Griffin. [USA Today]
- “One of the toughest parts is having to be funny at 6 in the morning, day after day. Our schedule on The Office is very intense. Everybody keeps it lively and fun but it can be hard to bring it on a Friday morning at 6:30 after all full week of 10-, 12-hour days. I’m definitely not complaining, I’m just contextualizing.” — Ed Helms, aka Andy Bernard. [Reuters]
- “The only way that I could ever be a size six is if I didn’t eat. I’m not naturally meant to be that size. Now I have those moments where I think, are my arms fat? Have I got a fat face? But I’ve yet to meet a girl who is completely confident about the way she looks.” — Gemma Arterton, who was “depressed” and “really unhappy” with the way she looked on screen in Prince Of Persia. [Telegraph]
- “I don’t have a good homemaking instinct. I’m working hard on it – especially now I’m a mum. It’s getting a little better but it’s just not me to be honest.” — Rachel Weisz. [Daily Express]
- “It wasn’t like it was a big secret. It was just a cause I cared about and privately supported but not one that I had ever had an opportunity to speak out about in a way that would be useful. Obviously, as someone who identifies as bisexual, those are issues I really care about – and frankly, I don’t see why everyone doesn’t care about them.” — Anna Paquin, on being bisexual. [People]
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