Prince Harry is heading to California for “about two-and-a-half to three months” as a part of an intense training mission, The Daily reports. You might recall that he recently broke up with his model girlfriend, Florence Brudenell-Bruce. The mission will also have him spending time in Arizona. Plan accordingly. [The Daily]
Jennifer Lopez will only speak to the cast and crew of her new movie What To Expect When You’re Expecting through a handler, which, if true, is not exactly the way to win folks over. Also, the launch of her joint clothing collection with Marc Anthony has been canceled. [Gatecrasher, Contact Music]
The Jolie-Pitt clan are currently settling into their 16th century estate in Scotland’s Ayrshire Hills, where the children will run free in fields of heather. This is after the whole family, cast, and crew of Pitt’s new movie arrived in Glasgow by a privately chartered train, of course. [People]
Amy Winehouse’s father Mitch Winehouse says the plans to create a charity in his daughter’s name aren’t coming along as planned because someone else had already registered the name “The Amy Winehouse Foundation“: “Somebody else pinched it off of us before we could get it registered … All these donations which are coming in – we don’t know what to do with them at the moment.” [NY Mag]
Kanye West has re-recorded Amy Winehouse’s “Back To Black” and will release the single next month. A source says “It’s pretty emotive. It’s Kanye singing from the heart – with synthesizers.” [Perez]
Anthony Bourdain‘s commitment to butter has been called into question: The chef unleashed a rant about Paula Deen, calling her “dangerous to America.” He’s quoted as saying, “She revels in unholy connections with evil corporations, and she’s proud of the fact that her food is f—king bad for you,” he said. “I would think twice before telling an already obese nation that it is OK to eat food that is killing us. Plus, her food sucks.” [E!]
Remember that movie chronicling Channing Tatum’s life as a male stripper we mentioned yesterday? Joe Manganiello is in talks to play the role of “Big Dick Richie.” And now Perez is reporting that there’s “most likely going to be full frontal” in the film. This just keeps getting better and better… [EW, Perez]
Adam Scott has finally scored a leading role: he’ll play a 30-something son of divorce who’s forced to bring his distant family back together for his little brother’s surprise wedding. The project is currently being called A.C.O.D. (Adult Children Of Divorce), but we figure Hollywood will come up with a snappier title before the movie starts shooting come spring, after Scott has finished filming the new season of Parks & Recreation. [Popcorn Biz]
Kim Kardashian Wedding Kountdown: One more day! Kourtney and Scott’s son Mason will be the ring-bearer, the couple will throw themselves an East Coast reception 11 days after the wedding, and despite the invite, Donald Trump will choose golf over Kim’s wedding. Priorities, people!
Maria Sharapova was invited to the wedding (her fiancé Sacha Vujacic played on the Nets with Kris Humphries) but will be unable to attend due to tennis obligations. [Straight Sets]
And finally, TMZ has a story today titled “Kim K Wedding Security — Tighter than Bruce Jenner‘s Face.” Happy Friday. [Page Six, HollyBaby, TMZ]
- After being “strung along for months” by Oprah and Harpo studios, Jenny McCarthy taped a secret test show at Jerry Springer’s studio in Stamford, Connecticut last week. A source tells the Post that Harpo wanted McCarthy to do a Chelsea Lately-style late night show, and that the network was investing too much effort into Rosie O’Donnell‘s upcoming OWN daytime talk show, leaving Jenny as an afterthought. [NY Post]
- Petra Ecclestone will strip the Spelling mansion of all its Dallas-esque wallpapers and decor. Sorry, Candy: the 80s and 90s-era furnishings just don’t hold up that well. [Daily Mail]
- Gerard Depardieu is now blaming the story of how he peed into a bottle on a plane on his “prostate problems.” [Contact Music]
- Josh Groban will guest star on The Office as Andy’s brother. Here’s hoping they perform a sibling duet. [EW]
- Lindsay Lohan attended Adele‘s concert at the Hollywood Palladium this week, and was seen crying. Adele will do that to you. [People]
- Unsolicited uterus update: Mike Myers‘ wife recently stepped out sporting what looks to be the proverbial baby bump. Looks like Myers, who has signed on to film Austin Powers 4, will be having quite a busy year. [US]
- Betty White is America’s most-trusted celebrity. [LA Times]
- The hike that Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock took last weekend was apparently followed-up by a dinner. [People]
- Liam Gallagher is suing brother Noel for the comments he made in 2009 about why he felt their band Oasis broke up. Just another day ending in “y” around here. [Yahoo]
- In lieu of Abercrombie’s requests that the Jersey Shore kids stop wearing their clothes, Hustler has offered to outfit The Situation in their rags, instead. [NY Daily News]
- Susan Lucci has reportedly been offered the same amount of money she’s currently making on All My Children to stay with the show as it transitions away from ABC and into the internet/TV/whatever Prospect Park decides to do with it. [Deadline]
- Nicki Minaj and David Guetta are collaborating on a new song. Guetta says “the world is gonna be shocked” by Nicki’s singing voice. Oh, we’re ready for it. [Idolator]
- More photos of that hymen-breaking Twilight Honeymoon between Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart have hit the web. Enjoy as you see fit, you crazy kids. [Daily Mail]
- Gaga will open the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards and she is “excited.” [Yahoo]
- Will Smith is getting back into the rap game, possibly collaborating with Ashanti and Mario. But I’m going to make a prediction: Men In Black III will be debuting in a year’s time — don’t we all miss the days when Will Smith would release a song to go along with every big summer blockbuster he starred in? No? Well, he probably does, so that possible collab would likely drop with the movie. [Yahoo]
- NKOTB(SB)’s Joey McIntyre will be all over your televisions this fall: he’s guest-starring on both CSI: New York and Psych. [ONTD]
- Tyra Sanchez, winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race, was arrested for possession of marijuana in Georgia. Did he “lip sync for his life” when the cops asked him to step out of the car? Seems like the appropriate kind of thing to do. [Gatecrasher]
- Joss Stone was quoted being bluntly honest about her feelings toward Lady Gaga‘s wacky getups: “I know the shock value is good and gets people to watch you, but actually [Gaga] can sing songs and she can play piano, and it just feels like [her look] might overshadow what talent she does have.” Fair enough. [NY Post]
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