Mariska Hargitay and her husband Peter Hermann have a adopted a baby girl, Amaya Josephine. The baby was born in Texas and is black; Mariska says: “We talked a lot about mixed-race adoptions, and we are very excited that we are now a multi-racial family. We’re just so happy she’s here.” Mariska has a four-year-old son, August, and he’s thrilled as well: “He calls her his baby because he says the whole thing was his idea. He always talks about how he’s going to protect her. He’s going to be a great big brother.” Please click through and check out the mind-blowingly adorable baby! [People, Page Six]
We’ve already heard that Meredith Vieira may be leaving the Today show — this report claims that Matt Lauer is also leaving. Eventually, your news will be read by Kathie Lee, Hoda Kotb and a bottle of Pinot Grigio. [ET]
Speaking of Meredith and Today: Donald Trump was on this morning, and continued to spew outrage about Barack Obama‘s birth certificate: “I’m not convinced that he has one,” Trump said. “I’d like to have him show his birth certificate…And to be honest with you, I hope he can.” Also, friends, please be advised that in a NBC/WSJ poll of likely GOP 2012 presidential candidates, Donald Trump is in second place after Mitt Romney. Mike Huckabee is third. [Forbes, WSJ]
LOL at this headline: “WHAAAT? Donald Trump #2 GOP Choice.” [Deadline Hollywood]
After they get married, Prince William and Kate Middleton will move in with Prince Harry at Clarence House. I smell a sitcom! Come and knock on our door… [Extra]
According to royal protocol, Kate Middleton cannot be called HRH Princess Catherine of Wales, “as she is not a Princess in her own right.” WTF. She might be called HRH Princess William of Wales, in the same vein as Princess Michael of Kent, which is so fucking dumb I can hardly stand it. Or the Queen can give her a title, like Duchess of Clarence. Gah. [Telegraph]
- Psst, Angelina Jolie is back from Tunisia, look busy! [Just Jared]
- Paris Hilton is being sued for not returning $60,000 worth of borrowed jewelry. Not hot. [London Evening Standard, AP]
- Nicole Richie was minding her own damn business when the wind blew, causing her dress to cling to her body and outline the curve of her abdomen, and now we have the headline: “Nicole Richie Starts A New Round Of Pregnancy Rumors.” [X17]
- As we discussed in Midweek Madness, Star magazine’s cover story is “Brad Caught In Nude Scandal With Sexy Costar!” The truth is, Brad Pitt has never met this costar, and they have no scenes together. [Us Magazine]
- Lindsay Lohan has been spotted hanging out with rich and handsome hotelier Vikram Chatwal. [Page Six]
- The Hangover Part II trailer has been yanked from theaters with no explanation. Perhaps someone realized the movie looks just like the first one? [SlashFilm]
- “Kanye West collects models like boys collect baseball cards.” [Page Six]
- Brian Cox, Jim Gaffigan, Chris Noth, Jason Patric and Kiefer Sutherland wore kilts in the Dressed To Kilt fashion show — the traditional Scottish way, sans underpants. Then they mooned the audience. Apparently Patric has a small tattoo on his behind. [Gatecrasher]
- Um, here is a picture of Chris Noth lifting his kilt and revealing his nutsack. [Yeeeah]
- Here is Taylor Swift singing a cover of a Mumford & Sons tune. [Pop Eater]
- “ANNETTE BENING STILL HAS HER OWN FACE.” [Janet Charlton’s Hollywood]
- Uma Thurman was asked about being a cougar, and replied, “Better than being a letch.” [Gatecrasher]
- Video: Jared Leto pretending to be Kurt Cobain. [JaredLeto.com]
- Javier Bardem is close to signing a deal to play a gunslinger in the film version of Stephen King‘s Dark Tower. [Deadline]
- Everyone knows you haven’t accomplished anything as a woman unless you can wear a two-piece, so thank goodness Sarah Rue lost 50 lbs. and wore a bikini for the first time! [Radar Online]
- Steven Soderbergh has admitted that he got an Australian woman pregnant, and will pay child support for the baby. The director of Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Erin Brockovich and Ocean’s Eleven — who has been married to Jules Asner since 2003 — had a fling with the Australian woman in December 2009; the child was born in August of 2010. [Radar Online]
- “There was some debate as to whether my character could be blonde but I was like, ‘Absolutely not. Carol Ferris is a brunette in the comic books and so I must be a brunette.'” — Blake Lively on her Green Lantern character. [Showbiz Spy]
- “Keeping it all together as a modern woman means multitasking, especially when you work. I think you always need to try your best, but at the same time you can only do what you can do, and you don’t need to beat yourself up about it. I’m not white-picket-fence perfect.” — Heidi Klum. [Good Housekeeping]
- “I love stoner comedies. I smoked weed in college, but I haven’t smoked in years. I’m too old. I wish I was that cool, but I’m like an old lady now. I’m in bed by 10 p.m. I can’t do that anymore.” — Natalie Portman. [EW]