Lady Gaga tweeted about the death of Jamey Rodemeyer, the Buffalo teenager who killed himself after being harassed for being gay. Gaga wrote: “Bullying must become illegal. It is hate crime. I am meeting with our President. I will not stop fighting. This must end. Our generation has the power to end it. Trend it #MakeALaw ForJamey.” [International Business Times, Twitter]
Why did Kirstie Alley lose 100 lbs? “I didn’t like the way I looked, and I didn’t want to have fat sex!” [Contact Music]
You saw this coming, right? America’s favorite teen bride, Courtney Stodden, has signed a deal to have her own reality show. Expect to be so disgusted your spleen explodes. [Radar]
Elton John is making a movie about his life called Rocketman. A producer working on the project explains: “‘Rocketman’ will be a radically different kind of biopic. It will be as unique as Elton’s life, told in a non-linear and hyper-visual manner that will transport people through the many intense experiences, some wonderful, some not, that helped define Elton as an artist, musician and man.” Elton would was asked who will play him, and said: “James McAvoy could do it. He’s already offered.” [Contact Music]
“I think it’s a necessity that Palestine has a state. It’s an absolute necessity certainly for the future of that part of the world.” — Helen Mirren. She also says: “One of my secrets is that I’m actually not in great shape. I just cover it up well, mind over matter to a certain extent. I’m not nearly as in good shape as I should be, let’s put it that way.” Lies! Lies, I tell you. We’ve seen you in a bikini, lady. STFU. [London Evening Standard]
Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes went for a hike around Los Angeles’ Griffith Park Observatory and she did not wear sensible shoes. [Ace Showbiz]
Ryan Gosling: “One of my tattoos is supposed to be a monster’s hand dropping a bloody heart but I did it myself with a tattoo kit so it looks like a cactus.” Do tell! Actually, no — show us. Please. After cocktails. [Contact Music]
- Kate Winslet might be dating Richard Branson‘s nephew, who is married. And also changed his name from Abel Smith to Ned Rocknroll. No, really. [Daily Mail]
- Halle Berry broke her foot. [TMZ]
- Did you know that Elizabeth Taylor was supposed to be a witness in the trial of Michael Jackson‘s doctor, Conrad Murray? [Contact Music]
- Bethenny Frankel was “lost at sea” over the weekend, but the dude who rescued her says she hasn’t given him any credit. Also, and maybe more important: Bethenny was on a sailboat that was being piloted by her therapist, and there was also a camera crew on board. The towboat captain who helped them get back to shore says: “They were just disoriented. Were they in danger of dying? I don’t think so.” But how else could she make a major breakthrough? [Gatecrasher]
- 85-year-old Tony Bennett is the oldest living artist to have a hit on the Hot 100 pop chart in America, due to his duet with Amy Winehouse. [Billboard, Contact Music]
- Despite the fact that she has not completed her court-ordered community service, Lindsay Lohan is flying to Milan to do fashion stuff. [Radar, Radar]
- Diddy: Future billionaire, according to Forbes. [Contact Music]
- Sad face: Roseanne‘s show, Roseanne’s Nuts has been canceled. [AOL TV]
- In 2010, Michaele Salahi was sued by a plastic surgeon who claimed he never got paid for the procedures he performed. Now, Michaele Salahi is being accused of getting a haircut and charging it to a room in a hotel — someone else’s room. [TMZ]
- For some reason, the words “Gary Busey wife swap” make me shudder. [HuffPo]
- Criss Angel has asked his girlfriend to be Mrs. Mindfreak. [People]
- Brittany Murphy‘s father is writing a book that will have “answers” to a lot of questions, but after reading the crazy stuff at the link — immigration detention? The DEA? A will? — I just have more questions. [Express]
- Stevie Wonder ♥ Steve Jobs. [OMG!]
- Nadya Suleman — who has not paid her mortgage in three months — is trying to sell her house. [TMZ]
- Congrats to Emily Deschanel, who has given birth to a baby boy named Henry. [Contact Music]
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