15-year-old Paris Jackson was rushed to the hospital yesterday after leaving a suicide note, taking 20 Motrin and cutting herself with a kitchen knife — according to a Jackson family lawyer, she is “physically fine.” Authorities as well as people close to Paris have since clarified that they don’t really think she was serious about ending her life. “I know Paris freaked out and regretted what she had done after she had done it. That’s when she cried for help. That saved her life.” Or, as one asshole-sounding cop put it: “She wanted attention.”
Another source says that Jackson hurt herself because she wasn’t allowed to go to a Marilyn Manson concert at the Gibson Ampitheater that’s happening today, and still more that Paris is in turmoil over her upcoming testimony in the Jackson v. AEG lawsuit. In various photos, it looks like Jackson might be a long-time cutter, and sources are intimating that this isn’t her first time self-harming.
“She’s given the family a scare before. All of Michael’s kids have had a rough time since their dad died, but Paris is the most sensitive of the three. She takes everything to heart, and the last year of family strife hasn’t given her much time to regroup or heal.’’ [Us Weekly, TMZ, The Daily Beast; lede image via Twitter]
Her brother Prince Michael Jackson cancelled a TV appearance the day after her suicide attempt. [People]
While Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Chastain and Emma Stone have been in the running to play Hillary Clinton as a young lawyer in the upcoming biopic Rodham, Carey Mulligan is supposedly the frontrunner right now. Rumor has it she has a meeting with the director James Ponsoldt, and both really want this to work out. (Also: Scarlett Johansson? Really?) [THR]
After Amanda Bynes tweeted her appreciation of Liam Hemsworth’s statuesque male form, the Internet was kind enough to remind us all that they (probably) hooked up in the spring of 2011 at some Hollywood “Da Club” or another. OceanUp has pictures of them appearing to be in the pre-stages of some inebriated bad decision making. [Radar Online]
ABC is reportedly searching for a daytime replacement for Katie Couric’s talk show because it is not doing so well. One unnamed studio exec says: “It’s an unmitigated disaster. One of the biggest failures ever in syndication. Terrible ratings, no growth, shouldn’t be on the air.” Others attribute it to Couric’s attitude: “Katie has stipulated that she will only interview Ivy League-type guests, and her blatant disregard for producers and executives alike, has created such animosity that ABC [execs] have made it a top priority to find a replacement next season.” [Fox News]
Britain has banned the above commercial for its sexism and degradation of women. It is about people at an Internet company being addressed by their boss, Pamela Anderson. After Pamela Anderson’s regulation hottie secretary asks her if she wants cream in her coffee, Unidentified Gross Employee fantasizes about both women cavorting in bikinis with “cream” (read: male ejaculate) all over their bodies. Still not as bad as those Carls Jr. commercials. [NYDN]
- El Beebo’s security guards have been accused of battery by a Miami photographer. [TMZ]
- A fan bawled after Dave Franco accidentally passed her up for an autograph. [TMZ]
- Another fan bought a fake fingernail that fell off Lady Gaga for $13,000. #fans [Radar Online]
- Emma Watson’s going back to Brown University to finish her degree this fall. [NYDN]
- The Canyons comes out August 2 in New York. [Page Six]
- Helena Bonham Carter as Elizabeth Taylor (in press shots for a BBC movie about the last time Richard Burton and Taylor worked together) is gorgeous. [NYDN]
- Angelina Jolie wore a special quartz bracelet designed by Brad Pitt. [NYDN]
- A paparazzo allegedly dropped his kid on the floor of LAX to snap Nicole Richie, who later tsk-ed him on Instagram. [TMZ]
- New mom Kristen Bell used a breast pump backstage at the CMT Music Awards. [People]
- Designer Erin Fetherston married some guy from Cobra Starship. [Page Six]
- Gayle King insists that Beyonce insists that Beyonce is not pregnant. [Page Six]
- Brody Jenner of The Hills and that other show just like The Hills says Bruce Jenner was a shitty dad. [Us Weekly]
- Andrew Garfield ate steak in Brooklyn Heights by himself. [Page Six]
- Speaking of Bruce Jenner, as I so often am — he went on Jimmy Fallon’s show and mentioned how much Jimmy’s joked about his obvious plastic surgery and it was awkward. [Us Weekly]
- Kevin Bacon turned down a part as Ren’s father in the new Footloose, because it was “shitty.” Fair. [Page Six]
- Jack White contributed $130,000 to keep a Detroit concert hall open. [Us Weekly]