Natasha Richardson's Condition Still Reportedly Critical
Latest- Fox News sources are now saying that actress Natasha Richardson is being transported to NYC before she is taken off life support. She was hospitalized in Montreal for an injury suffered while skiing. [Fox News]
- Journalist Ian Halperin, who has written new book about Michael Jackson, claims the star is planning to get more plastic surgery before his comeback concerts start this summer. MJ’s camp denies the story. [The Sun]
- Since Michael Jackson‘s London comeback concerts sold out in a matter of hours, he may bring the show to the U.S. when the European tour ends in January. [Perez Hilton]
- Lindsay Lohan was involved in a fender-bender last night, but she wasn’t at the wheel. Her bodyguard/driver crashed into a wall outside the Mondrian Hotel in West Hollywood at 3:30am while Lindsay was in the car. [E!]
- A man showed up outside Nadya Suleman‘s home with a turkey baster and three tubes of “samples” strapped in his coat, waving a sign that said “I am the real OctoDad.” Turns out it was rapper Smooth E trying to promote his song about Suleman. [TMZ]
- Britney Spears‘ camp is denying rumors that she will performa duet with Madonna, or anyone else, at an upcoming concert. [Perez Hilton]
- Star claims that Reese Witherspon was wearing an engagement ring presented to her by Jake Gyllenhaal at a recent Avon commercial shoot, but she took it off when she saw people staring because she’s not ready to go public. [Star]
- An 8-week-old puppy Oprah Winfrey adopted from PAWS Chicago this month has died. Ivan, a blond-colored cocker spaniel, died from the parvo virus late last week. Oprah recently adopted him with Sadie, another cocker puppy. [UPI]
- Rihanna‘s mentor, music producer Evan Rogers says stars like Oprah and Tyra Banks reaching out to Rihanna may be making things worse for her. Rogers says: “I think that everyone has good intentions and means well, but it turns up the heat in terms of it seeming like the whole world is telling her what to do. At the end of the day, people forget that at 21, your perspective is very different. These kinds of things can happen to anyone, whether you’re a celebrity or not.” [Entertainment Weekly]
- Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen will have another wedding ceremony in Costa Rica with only 50 guests. [Radar]
- Catharina Franca, ex-girlfriend of Jesus Luz, says of his dating Madonna: “I think the age makes a difference and it is ridiculous for her. It’s like my mum with a boyfriend my age, or even my grandmother. I think it’s very weird. She is a ridiculous old bag, jumping around on stage at her age.” Wow, Madonna is probably crying her eyes out over what this 18-year-old has to say. [The Sun]
- Amy Winehouse took the stand today to enter a “not guilty” plea in court. She’s accused of assaulting a woman at a high society ball last year. [People]
- Kanye West went to a table read for the Family Guy spinoff The Cleveland Show and will appear in animated form on the show. [People]
- Injured Harry Potter stuntman David Holmes only has a 5% chance of ever walking again. [Perez Hilton]
- Christina Ricci is engaged to Owen Benjamin. The two started dating in November. [Us]
- Donald Trump is being sued over a folded Baja-Mexico luxury condo building project. Trump sold his name to the project and people invested in it because they thought they were getting a quality product, but now they’re out $32 million. [Perez Hilton]
- Here’s a gallery of photos taken inside Mike Tyson‘s ostentatious abandoned house. [Boing Boing]
- This summer Jessica Biel will be in a production of Guys and Dolls at the Hollywood Bowl. [Perez Hilton]
- Parker Posey will star in the off-Broadway play This next season. The play is described as “an unromantic comedy” about the ups and downs of a woman turning 40. [AP]
- In the new Details A-Rod says he and Madonna are friends and he’s sought her advice through the years because she’s “smart” and “passionate about everything she does.” “If there ever was any situation, she’s a great ear to have,” he says. A-Rod explains that they’ve actually known each other for years, saying, “I met her about 12 years ago in Miami, believe it or not. … I was trying to buy her house, and I couldn’t afford it.” [Entertainment Tonight]
- Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys runs a year-old movie company called Oscilloscope, which distributed the indie movie Wendy and Lucy starring Michelle Williams. He says he got into the business from attending film festivals. “I am a fan and would just come and end up watching five films a day, many of them great, and then coming away and wondering why they never got released. Now we can do something about that.” [NY Times]
- Linda Hamilton will have a short voiceover at the beginning of Terminator Salvation. [Perez Hilton]
- Denise Richards says her two daughters are excited to meet their new half-brothers. ” [Brooke Mueller and Charlie Sheen] just had the babies and we’re letting Brooke heal,” Richards said. “Then they will see their new brothers. They can’t wait. They actually drew a picture for them, they are so excited.” [People]
- Antonio Banderas has bought 50 percent of a winery in northern Spain. [AP]
- Elisha Cuthbert says her Old School costar Will Ferrell was “quiet, shy – a calm soul. That, to me, was really shocking.” As for Vince Vaughn “He’s witty, quick, and sarcastic – which can be a little intimidating. He’s scary in the way that David Letterman is scary.” [People]
- Salma Hayek says her new husband Francois Henri-Pinault was her stylist for the Golden Globes. She explains: “It was Christmas and I was just overwhelmed with so many things to do. He said, ‘Let me help you. How can I help?’ And I said, ‘Well, I have to pick a dress for the Golden Globes,’ … So Bottega Veneta sent swatches and sketches, and François worked with the designer Tomas Maier, and he took care of everything.” [People]
- Paul Rudd says that while promoting I Love You, Man he took a bathroom break with co-star Jason Segel before a TV interview. He decided it would be funny to pull his pants down to his ankles. Segel laughed and left the bathroom, but the joke backfired when a stranger entered. “I’m pulling my pants up in front of a urinal and my (rear end) is sticking out and the guy just like, walks in,” Rudd said. [AP]
- Kim Kardashian did a photo shoot with her boyfriend Reggie Bush for the new issue of GQ. [People]
- Just in case you were dying to know what Kim Kardashian thinks about Lindsay Lohan‘s recent fight with Samantha Ronson, Kim says: “It’s so sad that there’s such an invasion of privacy, with camera people, cops and paparazzi outside their home. I mean, when have you not thrown something when you’re mad? Everyone has to admit that at one time in their life, they’ve gotten so mad that they’ve thrown something, but maybe not necessarily breaking a window.” [Perez Hilton]
- Before her blog was (probably) hacked, Roseanne Barr shared more thoughts on Rihanna, saying that Oprah and Tyra‘s view of domestic abuse is “out of date, and irrelevant and made me mad.” She continues: Rhianna is a victim of chris brown to be sure, but nothing will ever change as long as the FACT is ignored that in the beginning of domestic violence, the female often (like Rhianna) colludes and ALSO IS VIOLENT!” She says after ending her abusive marriage to Tom Arnold, “I was in a lot of groups and noticed how many women said that they stayed because they mistakenly thought: ‘I am not like all these other helpless women who get beat, I hit back, or I hit first. I am not a helpless victim, I am a strong fighter, and I can handle this’. Then comes the time when his strength is too much to withstand, and the sobering reality that you are in fact just another victim hits you. [Roseanne’s Blog]
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