Amy Winehouse‘s funeral was held today at a cemetery in North London. Mark Ronson was in attendance and Kelly Osbourne wore her hair in a beehive as a homage to Winehouse. Her father, Mitch Winehouse, delivered the eulogy, which ended, “Goodnight my angel … Sleep tight. Mommy and Daddy love you ever so much.” The ceremony concluded with a rendition and Carole King’s “So Far Away.” [TMZ, TMZ]
Amy Winehouse‘s body was cremated following the traditional Jewish ceremony. Radar seems very troubled by this and consulted with a rabbi on why cremation and tattoos are generally forbidden in the religion, though how the Winehouses choose to practice their religion isn’t really any of our business. [Radar]
Following the funeral, Mitch Winehouse released a lengthy statement in which he declares Amy “was the happiest she has been for years.” He says she hadn’t taken a drink in three weeks and added, “Knowing she wasn’t depressed, knowing she passed away, knowing she passed away happy, it makes us all feel better.” [CNN]
A source says that in her final days, Amy Winehouse‘s apartment, “Looked like a bomb site. She really appears to have lived out her final days and hours in squalor and misery.” [E!]
Today on Howard Stern, Crystal Harris shared some hot and steamy details about sexytimes in the Playboy Mansion. She says sex with Hugh Hefner lasted “like two seconds. Then I was just over it … I was like, ‘Ahhh.’ I was over it. I just like, walked away. I’m not turned on by Hef, sorry.” She adds that they only had sex once and she’s never seen Hef naked. Sounds hot! [People]
The latest in Lindsay Lohan‘s string of awesome and healthy choices: Partying with former foe Paris Hilton. [TMZ]
- Selma Blair has given birth to a baby boy named Arthur Saint Bleick. [Radar]
- Alicia Silverstone‘s baby is a total baldwin. [Us]
- Arnold Schwarzenegger has refiled his response to Maria Shriver and is no longer attempting to block her request for spousal support and legal fees. Arnold says he only filed the stingier document because he never bothered to read what his lawyers wrote. [E!]
- Ben Affleck‘s latest movie role calls for a Justin Bieber ‘do. [E!]
- Speaking of the Bieb, he and his dad now have matching tattoos. [E!]
- Angelina Pivarnick says an unsupportive boyfriend and unwanted media attention contributed to her miscarriage. “It was really hard because it came out and I really didn’t want anyone to know about it at first. I went through a lot of stress, and I ended up losing the baby,” she says. [E!]
- At the Golden Globes, Emma Stone‘s mother got drunk on champagne and chatted up Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. Stars’ moms: Just like us! [Us]
- Rob Kardashian on his family members’ asses: “I don’t know why people wanna talk about someone’s butt, but sadly, that’s how Kim is. She hears what everyone says-even reading the smallest blogs out there-and listens. But you know what? Our family is Armenian, we all have big butts.” [Details]