Four For Friday - With A Kindness

#1 & #2 - This former A list and now a B- always movie actress always likes to pretend she has the perfect marriage. Whenever she does press for a new movie like she is now she always talks about how she and her husband do everything together and seems to forget they spend about two months a year together and those are the most miserable two months of the year. Oh, her husband is an A list writer.

#3 & #4 - Kindness - These two actors were once co-stars in television and at least one movie. One is now A list and only does movies, while the other has dropped from an A list movie star to a B- list will take anything actor. Anyway, the two were at a charity sports event recently and at the event was an auction where someone could win a round of golf with the pair. Well, instead of just one winner, they surprised the audience by inviting everyone who bid on the item to play golf with them. They paid for everyone to play, a party after and gave a $100,000 donation to the charity who had sponsored the original auction.

Random Photos Part One - With Lots Of Reader Photos

A screening of Midnight Cowboy and a Q&A with Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman gets top spot for sure.
Anne Hathaway doing some Shakespeare in the park.
The randomness of the day goes to Cameron Crowe, Yusuf Islam and Judd Apatow.
Chew Lips - London
This is not a good look for Christina Ricci. This has been a bad week for her.
I sometimes sit up at night and wonder whether boxer Vladimir Klitschko punches hard enough to drop a 400 pound fat man on his butt. I don't wonder enough to do something about it though so I guess there is your answer.
Lily Allen and Elton John together again. And surprisingly enough no war of words the next day.
Evan Rachel Wood has started a new trend. Taking your cat everywhere you go. Not sure how this is going to work.
50 Cent and his cologne which, despite what you may think costs more than 50 cents. It's large isn't it?
Guy Ritchie taking David to see Peter Pan.
I would like to see this exact same picture recreated 20 years from now and see if Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy ever change their expression.
Hugh Grant and Elizabeth Hurley at the same party, but not photographed together. Instead Hugh and Geri Halliwell and Henry Beckwith decided to pose together.
Isla Fisher at the LA premiere of Bruno which did remove the scene involving LaToya Jackson.
Jay Roach was there last night but I did not see his wife and the love of my life Susanna Hoffs.
Not the love of my life, but nice to see is Jessica Simpson. For some reason I have missed having her in the pictures.
Justin Timberlake - Windsor, UK
Kate Beckinsale showing off no ring on her finger.
And in case you wanted to see her dress in its entirety.
Kanye West never looks happy.
Paul Giamatti actually was smiling in most of his photos. I just wanted to include one with Katheryn Winnick so you get the non-smiling Paul.
Matthew Broderick is not taking pictures of his new twins, but spent their first day at home at a baseball game taking pictures of Oliver Platt.
Michael Jackson's star.
Farrah Fawcett's star.
Mindy Kaling. I just love her.
I love Martin Landau too. He is the best and the nicest guy in the world.
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Nicole Kidman on the set of her new movie.
Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds in Madrid. No Betty White though. Sorry.
But you do get to see Sacha Baron Cohen riding a big gun.
Winona Ryder and Diablo Cody.
I realize Yeardley Smith has a ton of money, but I would still love to see her sometimes move away from The Simpsons and go back to doing much more acting in movies.

Your Turn Part Two

After I posted the Final Tally on Tuesday several more donations came in and so the total amount in excess of what was needed was exceeded by $700.92. So, the way I propose to do this is that everyone can name a charity. At the end of the weekend, I will add up all the votes and the top 4 will each get $175.00. If you see a charity you like that someone has mentioned, say the name of the charity again. People read and donated from all over the world, so I encourage you to not limit yourself to charities based in the US, or even North America. Feel free to list a few charities. You don't have to limit it to one choice. I have three charities that I am listing, but my vote counts the same as any of yours. Mine are Save The Music Foundation, Oxfam, and Doctors Without Borders. Feel free to link to a charity so people can become informed. Also, feel free to champion the cause of your charity. All donations will be given in the name of CDAN Readers.

Rose Boy (Not Related To Plug Boy) Gets His Wish Tonight

I believe it was a Gawker reader who managed to find Rose Boy. That is what I call the kid who tried to give a rose to Megan Fox at a premiere in London and was rebuffed by her. I like to say rebuffed, but lets face it, she didn't see the kid. But, thanks to Kodak and a clamoring press, Rose Boy is going to get his chance to meet Megan in New York tonight. Kodak put up $5000 to the person who could find Rose Boy and some Facebook user in Canada I think went through every picture in the UK to find him.

Rose Boy's real name is Harvey Kindlon and everyone in the world I think saw the picture of him trying to give Megan the rose. Harvey is 11 and this has to be a dream come true for the guy. Not only does he get to meet Megan, but she even sent him a personal message. This is the kind of story I absolutely love. I don't care how many companies are getting free publicity because when you are 11 years old this is f**king fantastic. I am really happy for him.

Think about who you wanted to see when you were 11, and then think about getting a free airline ticket to another country and the chance to personally meet that person. I love dreams coming true. I think that must be why I am a sucker for those Extreme Makeover Home shows.

NY Post Blind Items

WHICH former elected official has been cheating on her husband? This wife and mother was spotted going into a Midtown hotel with the head of a group pushing school reform, who's also married. Said our source, "Not the first time and not the last time" .

WHICH rocker is back on drugs? Although she claims to be clean, when she checked out of a Manhattan hotel recently, the maid found the room littered with dirty needles.

Johnny Depp & Megan Fox On Letterman

It isn't very often that a show would schedule someone like Johnny Depp and Megan Fox on the same night. Too many bruised egos and also shows like to spread the stars out for ratings. Anyway, Johnny got about 20 minutes of one on one time with Dave, while Megan Fox got only about 5. She did get two segments though which was her face saving moment.

Johnny was funny as hell and I could watch his entire appearance repeatedly, but the folks at CBS really suck when it comes to pulling things off YouTube. I don't mind them doing that, but then I think they should make more available on their own site like NBC does. Hell, they don't even allow embedding on most of their programs. Here then, is the link to 3 minutes of Johnny on Dave.

Your Turn Part One

I know everyone has Michael Jackson on the mind, and so I thought I would let everyone share their favorite Michael Jackson song or video, and feel free to use a link for videos. If you saw him in concert you can share that or if you saw him walking out of the Four Seasons in Vegas once and froze because you couldn't believe you were two feet from him, you can share that story also. I have to say most of my favorite songs from him were a mix of Jackson 5 songs and the videos from when they were on Ed Sullivan. Even when they had their own show that was good. Loved his Motown anniversary performance. Probably the best five minutes on television ever.

Zoe Kravitz & Woody Harrelson? How Did I Miss This?

Apparently my powers are fading or something because I never saw the report that Woody Harrelson & Zoe Kravitz hooked up. The report also said they spent the night together at a hotel, but it turns out that isn't the case. According to The NY Post, Woody and a friend of his were joined by Zoe and a friend of hers at the bar of the Jane Hotel in Manhattan. They all chatted away and Zoe's spokesperson says Zoe left the hotel at midnight and didn't go to the married Harrelson's hotel room.

What Zoe's spokesperson and The Jane Hotel have yet to address and chose to ignore in hopes it would go away is what a minor was doing drinking in a hotel bar. What I am sure Woody would like to go away before he gets home is all the internet connectivity in his home so his wife doesn't have a million questions about whether Woody did sleep with a 20 year old or in fact was just sitting in a hotel bar drinking with her.

I am going to say that this was just a friends thing and that nothing happened other than the getting together in a hotel bar. Nothing wrong with that. Happens all the time. Plus, Woody and Zoe go way back, and so I am sure everything about the evening was innocent.

Jeff Goldblum Is Alive

Throughout the Michael Jackson news yesterday afternoon, people kept e-mailing me asking about Jeff Goldblum and reports that he had died in New Zealand after a 60 foot fall. The first time I saw any mention of it was from a blogger who claimed he had an exclusive about Jeff Goldblum's death. He then mass e-mailed it to his entire contact list and from there it started taking off. After it was discovered that Jeff Goldblum was alive, the blogger e-mailed everyone to say Jeff was alive and the blogger also did something kind of sneaky when he adjusted the first e-mail he had sent. Hard to understand? Let me show you.

The subject line of the e-mail from zacktaylor.ca said, "EXCLUSIVE: Jeff Goldblum DIES IN NEW ZEALAND"

He then had a photo which had the distinctive Just Jared yellow around and it the following message:

According to unconfirmed sources, while filming in New Zealand, actor, Jeff Goldblum fell more than 60 feet to his death.
Stay tuned for details...

http://www.zacktaylor.ca


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Zack Taylor
Celebrity Blogger


Your #1 Source for Breaking Celebrity Gossip & Entertainment News: http://www.zacktaylor.ca | We Get You In The News! - http://www.EuphoricPR.com
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So, several sites bit and printed the story, not even bother checking if Jeff, was, in fact in New Zealand which he wasn't.

Now here is the follow-up e-mail when the world realized Jeff was alive. Notice the slight change to his original e-mail as well.

According to unconfirmed reports, while filming in New Zealand, actor, Jeff Goldblum fell more than 60 feet to his death.

Stay tuned for details... (I hope this isn't true)!!
UPDATE: ZackTaylor.ca sources tell us that this story is 100% NOT TRUE and was started as a joke by the on-set people in New Zealand after Jeff filmed one of his scenes earlier today!!

http://www.zacktaylor.ca/blog/2009/06/rip-jeff-goldblum.html

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Your #1 Source for Breaking Celebrity Gossip & Entertainment News: http://www.zacktaylor.ca | We Get You In The News! - http://www.EuphoricPR.com
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Notice how he changed it so he didn't seem so callous? Also, if you will notice his sources are still wrong because, again, Jeff was not in New Zealand. Wait though. This gets better. Late last night, this blogger sent out the following e-mail through the guise of his PR company.

For Immediate Release:
In the wake of the recent incidents surrounding American gossip-blogger, Perez Hilton, people are looking to a new blogger for their daily dish just North of the border; Canadian-born, Zack Taylor is the creative mastermind behind the very successful celebrity website, http://www.ZackTaylor.ca

With millions of viewers around the country, http://www.ZackTaylor.ca is bringing forth a new movement: Gone are the days of bashing celebrities, reporting false stories, or not being sensitive; Zack's website wants to introduce the new, celebrity-friendly database that people have come to love & support.

Sticking by his Canadian roots & that "nice-guy, no bullsh*t" attitude, Zack is hoping his website will attract more attention by being honest and standing up for the truth. With the backing of many celebrities, you can look forward to exclusive news from Zack not found on other blogs!

http://www.ZackTaylor.ca

I love the part about gone are the days of reporting false stories or not being sensitive. Well, he certainly got some attention and some publicity from this hoax. The good news in all this is I found some new FFF pictures of Jeff so that's a positive.

I'm Not A Fan Of Entertainment Tonight

Entertainment Tonight is one of those shows that is no better than Kneepads Magazine, but every once in awhile someone over there decides they need to be the lowest of the low tabloid weekly. They did it when they acquired the Heath Ledger tape which allegedly showed Heath taking drugs. Why would you even bother except to get ratings? It had no relevance to his death and was simply a way to capitalize on his death. Those are two very different things.

They have done the same thing again with Michael Jackson. No, not him using drugs, but instead promoting to the world their acquisition of the last photo of Michael Jackson alive. Why? I don't understand why they would feel the need to show a guy on a stretcher attached to tubes and about to get CPR. Do they feel this is news? How so? We already know what happened from the house to the hospital so I am unclear why we need to see a picture of it happening. All it is doing is exploiting his death for money, and not anything else.

I guess maybe I would feel differently if it was a story about him dying and the efforts of the paramedics and they showed the picture. The problem I have is the entire death story they wrote is headlined with Michael Jackson: Exclusive Last Photo. You should be so proud. Then on Twitter they congratulated themselves on getting such high ratings. That doesn't make it right.

NY Daily News Blind Item

Which sultry screen siren slept with several of the leading men in her new big-budget flick, but refused to get horizontal with the director? He's so peeved, he's threatening to ban the gal from his future films.

Michael Jackson Has Died

Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett on the same day. Wow.

From TMZ

Michael suffered a cardiac arrest earlier this afternoon and paramedics were unable to revive him. We're told when paramedics arrived Jackson had no pulse and they never got a pulse back.

Michael is survived by three children: Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr., Paris Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince "Blanket" Michael Jackson II.

Jackson had 13 number one hits during his solo career.

Today's Blind Items

While shooting on the set of their latest movie, these two stars have a completely different way of interacting with their fans. Well, I should say one interacts with fans, and one pretends she cannot see or hear them. Our B+ list movie actor usually plays the fun guy and it seems that when he is filming it is the exact same way. He spends most of the time in between takes speaking with fans, taking pictures and talking the entire time. Our A+ list actress on the other hand spends her time in between takes as far away from the fans as possible and has absolutely nothing to do with them. She is very good at pretending not to hear them or see them.

Random Photos Part One - With Lots Of Reader Photos

The Zooey and Emily together on the red carpet, and posing in front of a vodka sign. My dreams are complete. Definitely top spot worthy.
And to make all of your dreams come true, Adrien Brody. I am going back up to spend more time with the Deschanel sisters.
Now I feel dirty I said that because Abigail Breslin is down here listening to all of it.
Well, Anne Heche still hasn't killed James Tupper.
But that is the most uninspired kiss ever. Maybe he thinks her lips are poisoned.
Alexis Arquette is truly one of a kind. I use the phrase one and only often, but in this case, it is definitely true.
Also at the same event, were David and Courteney.
Ashlee & Pete make their way to a S&M club.
Two more weeks and then Bradley Cooper will stop smiling all the time.
Cameron Diaz doing some morning show press.
Carmen Electra getting stared down by some guy boozing it up.
I think Chris Kattan just realized the name of the show.
Daniel Merriweather - Sydney
Edie Falco rallying for health care.
Men's Fashion Week has moved to Paris and ridiculousness.
I can't get enough of Halle Berry.
I still say Isabel Lucas should be getting more attention than Megan Fox for Transformers.
Randomness of the day goes to Jimmy Fallon and Tiger Woods.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt looks great and he is standing next to first timer Marc Webb.
Jude Law looks angry but the new hair plugs look fantastic.
I always thought Jason Patric would become an A-lister.
Kate Gosselin wandering around her driveway.
But who took the picture of Katy Perry?
Kat von D all covered up.
You would think Lily Allen could at least afford a better wig.
Liza Minelli - Amsterdam
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Have you noticed that John Mayer talks about a lot of his exes, but not Minka Kelly.
Do you know what that is in Mena Suvari's hand? It is Mena Tequila from Jose Cuervo. Today is a good day.
I love Perrey Reeves.
And you can't have Perrey Reeves with Rex Lee who is with Rachael Harris and Michael McMillian.
The first time I have seen Thomas Dekker actually dress normally.

The Hogan Family Saga Just Keeps Getting Better

Watching the Hogan family is like having a Jerry Springer episode every week. I don't need one everyday, but once a week is fantastic. As always, I predicate every Hogan story with the hope they all end up bankrupt because they had to pay John Graziano every penny they have.

In this week's edition, Linda fought back against the claims made by her hairstylist last week that Linda uses most of her alimony for drugs. The interesting thing is the fighting back didn't say anything about Linda and her alleged drug use. Nope. It all was about the fact that Hulk possibly paid off the hairstylist for her testimony. How did she get paid? You are going to love this. Hulk paid the hairstylist $3500 with a check made out to the hair stylist's sister. The check was alleged to be a payoff AND hair extensions for Hulk's girlfriend AND Hulk. He needs to get his money back because it looks awful.

Hulk's people denied it was a payoff and said it was only for the hair extensions. Hulk gets hair extensions? Have you ever seen worse extensions in your life?

Brooke weighed in as well. On Tuesday she was on Bubba The Love Sponge and actually didn't talk about pole dancing for daddy or her new moves they worked on, but rather how horrible her mother is.

"We were only close (before) because I didn’t know any different … I think this person she is was always there. It’s a psychological thing, it comes down to she didn’t have a settled home life growing up … deep down inside she’s still not happy," Brooke said before breaking down in tears. "She has bitten the hand that fed her. It hurts so bad because she doesn’t know me. She doesn’t know how fun I am, my favorite color, my best friends or what my house looks like. She doesn’t know any of that."

Umm. Brooke. Did you get a new favorite color and best friend in the last six months? Were you not fun your whole life until six months ago? This whole family is beyond any kind of rationality. The only thing that sucks about all this is that I fear the couple is going to burn through every penny they have on legal fees related to their divorce and John Graziano isn't going to have anything left for him. That is the real shame in all of this.

The Bachelor Goes Plus Sized

What do you get when you cross The Bachelor and The Biggest Loser? You get a new show on FOX called More To Love. I guess it really doesn't have anything to do with The Biggest Loser but it sounded more cool that way. I don't think anyone is losing weight on the show. It is all about a plus sized guy like myself looking for love amongst plus sized women. I love it. I just wish it wasn't on FOX. The reality shows on FOX have not really been the warm and fuzzy reality shows. They tend to go for some kind of shock value and I just hope that whatever shocks they have in mind don't portray plus sized people negatively.

I think they should just do a straight up plus sized Bachelor type show and that should be it. The reader who sent this to me, included a quote from the local FOX anchor in his market who said this about the show. "Since it will be on FOX, you know this will be done very tastefully."

That is why I am scared. The show is being produced by Mike Fleiss who worked on The Bachelor and Bachelorette and also has worked on High School Reunion and The Cougar (Hi TV Land). I went through his IMDb page and I don't see anything horrible other than the fact he is in fact related to Heidi Fleiss. But, thankfully she is not hosting.

I think that viewers will get into a plus sized love story or fake love story for people wanting their 15 minutes. Television doesn't need to be all about skinny people, because skinny people are not all of who makes up this world. People are going to love identifying with more realistic contestants. So, count me in when the show starts airing at the end of July. Wow, I can't believe I just plugged a FOX reality show. Must watch Temptation Island tonight.

Ben Widdicombe Blind Items

Which so-called New York Times "fashion editor" obliquely referred to as being connected to handsome Israeli designer Yigal Azrouel -- who himself is being fingered in the break-up of the marriage of Billy and Katie Lee Joel -- isn't a fashion editor? Actually she has a title in a different department but contributes to the fashion pages.

Lou Diamond Phillips Wins I'm A Celebrity

Finally something in life has gone right for Lou Diamond Phillips. I don't even want to imagine what his life has been like for the past several years, but winning a show that no one watched has to be a highlight to his career. I had a long discussion with a friend of mine about why Lou would want to be on this show. He still has some name recognition and I would think that Dancing With The Stars would have been a much better way for him to go. I can' see the producers of that show turning him down and being on the show isn't even a bad thing.

When you watch Dancing With The Stars, you don't ask yourself why someone is doing it and if their career has spiraled out of control. I wouldn't be shocked if an A list celebrity wanted to be on DWTS. I would be shocked if they had the time, but I don't think it hurts your career to be on it. I'm A Celebrity though is lower than The Surreal Life and that was on cable.

I guess being on network television every night instead of twice a week for a few minutes was more exposure for Lou, than DWTS, but still, I like the guy and feel sorry for him. I think after La Bamba he was just kind of screwed about the parts he could get. You don't often get typecast based on one movie, but I think it might have happened in his case.

I am happy for the guy and his charity which was Art Has Heart Foundation and I'm guessing we won't be seeing this show on any network for awhile.

Robbie Williams Involved In Crazy Robbery In The Bahamas

Why does all the crazy stuff happen in the Bahamas? It must be the Caribbean sun. This is why I always advise to stay inside and watching television. Nothing bad can happen. Oh, sure the sun blinds you when you step outside, but at least that pain goes away after a few minutes.

In the latest example of Bahamian craziness, Robbie Williams is being questioned as an eyewitness, and NOT a suspect in a robbery that involves Robbie. Maybe. It is all a little suspicious to me. Here is what happened.

There are some paps on the island and they were following Robbie and his friends. The paps got some pictures of Robbie probably smoking a joint while sitting on a jet ski. It could have been a handmade cigarette also because you know it can be tough to find manufactured cigarettes in the Bahamas. Ahem. Sorry. Had a cough there.

Anyway, Robbie's friends didn't take kindly to this intrusion. Probably Robbie has some deal with Camel and so can't be seen smoking hand rolled cigarettes. So, the friends beat the crap out of the photographers.

Just a few hours later in what must be one of the most remarkable coincidences of all time, the photographer's beach hut was broken into and awoke to guns being pointed at their heads. The two paps were released unharmed, but the thieves made off with cash, clothes, airline tickets and funny enough all of the camera equipment the paps brought with them.

Now, three men have been arrested for this crime, and the police just want to determine who knew what and when they knew it and if maybe the three men arrested saw the fight or they realized that two paps would have far more money than Robbie and his family or maybe they were just an easy target.

The Bahamas police chief said, "We are in the process of speaking to Robbie Williams. I sent a team of officers from Nassau to the island and I am waiting for them to report back to me. They are going to speak to everybody who would have been party to whatever may or may not have happened on the beach. From the information we get from him we will know exactly where to move with the investigation."

This could be really interesting.

Billy Bob Thornton's Daughter Indicted For First Degree Murder

For some reason I thought Florida prosecutors would indict Amanda Brumfield on manslaughter and some child abuse charges, but I didn't think they would ever get an indictment for first degree murder. I guess I was wrong on that one. Today, Billy Bob's daughter was indicted on several charges – including first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse and aggravated manslaughter.

She was also denied bond. If you will recall, Amanda was babysitting a girl back in October when the girl fell and hit her head. Amanda called for help about two hours after the incident. I'm guessing that is why the charge of first degree murder. I also think the prosecutors included the manslaughter charge because they want to give a jury an alternative to the murder charge.

My guess is that she won't be convicted of murder. I think this is a all going to depend on who the jury believes. Will they believe her story of what happened. She is going to have to get on the stand and testify and if she is believable than the jury might not even convict of her aggravated manslaughter. My guess is that this will end up in some involuntary manslaughter plea and she will serve about two years in jail.

So far all we are hearing is the prosecutor version of events and how they are inconsistent with Amanda's story. The thing is I haven't heard her story yet other than it was similar to Natasha Richardson and the skiing accident and that she didn't know anything was wrong until it was too late. If that is true, then I don't know how you could convict her of murder. It is still all incredibly sad. I wonder how many times a year this happens, but we only hear about it because it is the daughter of a famous actor who is involved.

Marlon Brando & Jackie Kennedy Did The Dirty

If you believe the claims in a new book being released by author C. David Heymann, than you can believe that Jackie Kennedy in 1964 had a sexual relationship with Bobby Kennedy and also had a fling with Marlon Brando. No Kennedy biographer believes the claim that Jackie and Bobby had sex, so you can take the Marlon Brando speculation as just that as well, but it's an interesting item to discuss. Heymann says he obtained the original transcripts from a book Marlon Brando had written and in them, he had talked about his fling with Jackie, but that because she was friends with an editor of Random House that the passages were cut. Uh huh.

The first time, "according to Brando, [their] three-hour meal included a good deal of drinking . . . Jackie and the actor danced and drank. During their dance, Jackie, deeply attracted to Brando, 'pressed her thighs' suggestively into his. They danced again, then sat down and began to 'make out,' " according to Heymann.

He relates: "In Brando's words, 'From all I'd read and heard about her, Jacqueline Kennedy seemed coquettish and sensual but not particularly sexual. If anything, I pictured her as more voyeur than player. But that wasn't the case. She kept waiting for me to try to get her into bed. When I failed to make a move, she took matters into her own hands and popped the magic question. 'Would you like to spend the night?' And I said, 'I thought you'd never ask.'

A week later they managed to find some time again but that was also the last time they were together. I am still having trouble imagining Jackie Kennedy and Marlon Brando making out. I'm even more shocked this rumor never came out before. If Marlon really wrote that you would think that someone, somewhere would have read it and talked about it before now. They just don't seem like a good match. I also think my judgment is clouded because I can only ever think of Marlon Brando has the Godfather Marlon and not as the 1950's and 60's version of Marlon. I'm not buying it.

Farrah Fawcett Has Died

Farrah Fawcett, who skyrocketed to fame as one of a trio of impossibly glamorous private eyes on TV's Charlie's Angels, has died after a long battle with cancer. She was 62.

Fawcett died at 9:28 a.m. PST at St. John’s Heath Center in Santa Monica, Calif. She had recently returned to St. John's for treatment of complications from anal cancer, first diagnosed three years ago.

What Do You Think?

Marilyn Manson is a master of manipulation and I wouldn't be surprised if his latest interview with Spin is just to drum up sales for his new release. In the interview he says that many of the songs on his new album are about his breakup with Evan Rachel Wood and his murder fantasies. "I have fantasies every day about smashing her skull in with a sledgehammer."

Uh huh. Tell us how you really feel. He says that, "My lowest point was Christmas Day 2008 because I didn't speak to my family. My walls were covered in scrawlings of the lyrics and cocaine bags nailed to the wall. I was struggling to deal with being alone and being forsaken and being betrayed by putting your trust in one person, and making the mistake of that being the wrong person."

But wait, it gets better. I know. It's hard to believe it could get any more bizarre, but this is Marilyn Manson we are talking about. Oh, and Marilyn, don't you think perhaps Dita von Teese may have had those same feelings when you dumped her and your marriage for a 19 year old? Karma my friend. Karma. Anyway, Marilyn said, "I made the mistake of trying to, desperately, grasp on and save that and own it. And every time I called her that day - I called 158 times - I took a razor blade and I cut myself on my face or on my hands."

Remarkably he has no visible scars. Maybe they are beneath the makeup. You would think that 158 cuts with a razor blade would leave a mark. And I also have problems believing that he cut himself that many times. I would think that after the first 60 or 70 times you would realize she isn't coming back no matter how many times you cut yourself and would have probably moved on. I think this is just publicity and maybe he called her a few times just so he could arrange a time for her to pick up his stuff and he got a paper cut or two while wrapping up her stuff in a box. Those paper cuts can sting so maybe he equated that to 158 times with a razor to the face.

NY Daily News Blind Item

Which meanspirited starlet e-mailed a co-star's sex tape to a lengthy list of mutual friends?

Today's Blind Items

This one kind of hurts because I like this person. She is a celebrity. Not an actress, but a C+/B- television host and former reality star. Anyway as a host of her program she has a few provisions that she needs followed at all times. No one can speak to her prior to 8am. Also, she needs a minimum of two hours for makeup. Either her boyfriend or a friend must be with her at all times. She only does one take of each stand up she does before the camera. One. No more than that ever. She is such a diva that most of the crew quits after working with her for just one episode.

Random Photos Part One - With Lots Of Reader Photos

Johnny Depp on top. Do I need to say anything more, or are we all ok with him on top? Take that however you want.
Adrian Grenier tries to sneak the wine out of the picture.
Last year I referred to Amber Heard as Death. She actually looks like she has eaten a few times since then. S now she will be referred to as Purgatory.
Andy Richter and Molly Shannon getting their drink on.
And then Joel McHale stops Andy from drinking and driving.
The looks like oral sex photo of the day. Lets' see. It just tastes better and the word BLOW in huge letters. Hmmmm. Oh, and not to mention all seven inches of meat. Who has the BK ad account because they must have been in a hot box when they came up with this.
Christian Bale takes Sibi absolutely everywhere.
Randomness of the day. Cheech Marin and Brooke Shields.
"Don't you hate ti when people just stare at you while you are exercising?"
Demi Moore heads to the Louvre. I think she wants us all to think she is cultured or something.
Harrison Ford on the set of his new movie screaming at
Rachel McAdams.
Giovanni Ribisi looks like he borrowed Shia's suit from yesterday.
A first time appearance I think for Jesse Johnson.
Kendra Wilkinson is 14 weeks pregnant, but you wouldn't know unless she told you.
Lelle Sobieski looks great.
Random Spanish guy of the day is Miguel Angel Silvestre.
A new hairstyle for Marion Cotillard.
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For being single, Brain Austin Green sure does follow Megan Fox around a lot.
One of the few times I remember seeing Orlando Bloom actually standing with Miranda Kerr.
Reese Witherspoon and Paul Rudd on the set of their movie.
Stephen Dorff looks much younger than the last time I saw him. Botox?
Samantha Ronson, well, just because.
U2 rehearsing in Barcelona.
Vanessa Lemon Jello is looking for a new guy.
The hand makes an appearance and seems to have a foot fetish.
But then when Rosario Dawson shows up it's gone. Where did it go?
Back to it's leader. Mika.

Real Housewives Of New Jersey

I haven't watched enough of RH - NJ to really talk much about it, but I know many of you have and so I wanted to give you the opportunity to talk at length about how the allegations made in that book I wrote about earlier this season about Danielle are even more sordid than we first were led to believe.

The Smoking Gun has all the documents here, but the thing that kills me about all of this is not that she lied. I totally understand why she lied about her past because her life became one big lie when she flipped on the guy with whom she was arrested. Changed her name and hid from death threats so I get the lying. What I don't get is why Danielle Staub would want to risk retribution from all the people she screwed over and sent to jail just so she could have a few months on a reality show. Also, I don't know why some of these other husbands who have very questionable careers would want their lives exposed either. Is being on Bravo that important? Are you that crazy for fame that you will risk everything just to be on television?

Michael Madsen Owes Quentin Tarantino $1M

You know you must be pretty good friends with someone when they will loan you $1M. Well, that is exactly what Quentin Tarantino loaned to Michael Madsen. Actually it could have been more, but that is what Michael still owed. E! obtained a copy of Michael Madsen's recent bankruptcy filing and he says he owes Q that much money. He also owes Pierce Brosnan $25,000 who must have thought Michael was probably not that great of a credit risk. Looks like Pierce was right.

So, how much does a guy like Madsen make? According to the filing he makes about $600K a year now which is substantially less than he used to make. While all of us would probably be happy with 50K a month, after you subtract all of Madsen's expense he is in the hole each month for a little over 3K. Maybe he should cut back. Just saying.

Total debt for Madsen? $3.7M. You know what I just realized? Jon & Kate make $75K an episode and TLC has a 40 episode season planned for them which would be $3M. So, despite this very long career for Madsen and being one of the best actors ever he gets $600K a year and Jon & Kate bring in $3M a year. I think it is time for Michael to go find Octo-Mom and make some money.

Hannah Montana Oscar Contender? Academy Awards Expands Best Picture Nominees To Ten

The Academy Awards people announced today they were going to expand the field of Best Picture nominees from the current five all the way to ten. I think the reason for doing it is so more people will watch the show. By my calculations it will also increase the length of the show from 6 hours to about 3 days.

There are years where I think a movie should have been nominated and wasn't, but there are also years where I am stunned they could even find five nominees to put into the category. I think the Academy is hoping that by diluting the nominees to such an extent that a movie like Hannah Montana has a chance. No, I'm serious. Awful movie, but I know that is what they are hoping. That way they can invite someone like Miley Cyrus and that attracts a bunch of 12 year olds who are now suddenly wanting to watch the show with mom and dad and attracts new advertisers and gets people discussing why it is such an awful idea to make the Academy Awards look like the MTV Movie Awards.

Last year if they had expanded the field, Dark Knight probably would have made the list. It sucks that it didn't make the field, but if it had, what difference would it have made, right? Well, here is the thing. When you are voting in that first round you are just coming up with the five that get the most votes and those are your nominees. Then there is another round of voting where the winner is determined. So, all of the people who voted for something in the first round who didn't get one of their picks nominated pick something else. They may or may not have seen any of the five movies and so get influenced by the screeners they receive or ads in the trade magazines. But, if there are ten movies, the chances they have seen a movie like Dark Knight already is going to influence their choice and might not be as influenced by screeners and ads and just vote for Dark Knight.

I do know that ten movies is going to lead to some upsets and some movies which clearly don't belong. I would not be shocked at all if one of the ten movies nominated is also nominated for a Razzie.

Ben Widdicombe Blind Item

Which niche designer who first hit big 20 years ago looks like he might be about to break ties with the powerhouse cosmetics firm which makes his incredibly profitable fragrance? As the playwright said, "Attention must be paid."

Jonathan Rhys Meyers Loves Airport Bars

I don't think Jonathan Rhys Meyers is alone in his love for the airport bar. Watching one week of Airline will pretty much tell you there are a lot of people who love airport bars. I am one of them. In the past I will admit that I may have imbibed a bit too much in an airport bar. But, in my defense, there is nothing quite like the feeling of having a Bloody Mary at 9am while you watch people scurry off to wherever they are going.

After I watched the show though, I got smart and now just drink heavily on the plane. It is much harder to get you out of a plane than to deny you boarding. Thank you Southwest for that tip. Anyway, as you will recall Jonathan had a little incident in the Dublin airport a few years ago where he was arrested in the airport for being drunk and disorderly.

Yesterday in Paris he was at it again. He got into a fight with police at the airport and did a do you know who I am thing before throwing euros at the police, telling them he was rich and then said, "You wanna hit me? Hit me!" They chose not to hit him. They were probably afraid he would start Twittering and asking for help. After he spent some time in jail and sobered up the cops released him and presumably he left the country.

Four Year Old Turkish Boy Gets Hit By A Car And Isn't Hurt - Video

I promise there is not one violent or gruesome part to this video. It is the most amazing thing you have ever seen. A four year old boy from Turkey was walking down the street two days ago when a car swerved to avoid a puppy (that's what the driver says anyway) and hit the boy. The camera shows the boy after he has been hit by the car and gets thrown down a flight of stairs with the car tumbling after him. The boy then gets up and goes home.

His parents heard about the car accident because it isn't everyday a car goes down a flight of stairs, but it wasn't until the next day they even knew their kid was hit. It wasn't until they saw the video you are seeing that they realized it was their son. The most amazing one minute report ever.

Why Does Everyone Think The Dina Lohan Hotel Story Is Real?

While scouring through sites this morning, I have seen this story reported on at least 5 sites that are usually respected. As much as I would love for it to be true, it is obvious that someone hacked into her Twitter and rehashed whats his name's story from the other night in Toronto. I know I saw this on The Sun earlier and on Digital Spy. Come on. Oh, and you know she was hacked, because Dina could never come up with anything funny on her own. Except when she tries to spin. That is humorous. This is from the same guy who made her look foolish with the 140 character count thing before. It is funny though.

"I NEED this situation rectified immediately. Will someone that can get in contact with housekeeping tell them. This is not appropriate I need assistance IMMEDIATELY. Someone please get a hold of housekeeping for me. I am being ignored and discriminated (against) once again! Someone please help."

"I was just assaulted by housekeeping staff, she swore back at me and threw the towels at me. I am in shock I think the towels left a mark on me. I need a camera IMMEDIATELY to document my injuries from this reckless woman. How dare she! I am shaking. Will someone provide me with a camera?"

"Being held HOSTAGE in my room, I fear the woman who assaulted me and swore back at me is in the hallway screaming in a strange language. HELP. I am SHAKING I need to document all of this for security I immediately require a linguists (sic) to help tell me the strange language she is shouting."

"I don't condone violence but she swore back at me and ASSAULTED (me) with the towels am I to defend??? I would like to see you all get towels thrown VIOLENTLY at you and see how much it assaults you."

Jon & Kate News - Ick Nast Brother To Be On TV

It was my plan to skip Jon & Kate for at least the next few months, but I figured I would write one more just to kind of piece together all of the news and rumors floating around the internet. As you would expect, Monday night's episode on TLC set a new record for the show which just goes to show you that announcing your divorce on television is the new way to go for reality programming.

Kate Gosselin is on the cover of People this week and says she feels like she failed. Damn, where is my violin when I need it? It didn't take her long to martyr herself. The interview with her was actually conducted last week and People held off on the story because they wanted the exclusive and are big ass kissers even to a reality star who no one will remember a year from now. Hopefully. Continuing with the martyr theme, US Weekly is reporting that Kate is still wearing her wedding ring. I think that is to convey to all of us that she hasn't given up hope of a reunion. I think there is plenty of blame to share here. I also think that Kate has a PR person and Jon thinks PR is a place in the Caribbean you go in the winter.

If you believe the NY Daily News, then I think we may all want to tune in to the relaunch of the show in August. Why? Well they say that Deanna Hummel, the 23 year old teacher who has the best brother in the whole world is going to be on the show. Considering there have been no pictures of the couple together and that Jon seems like he wants to cruise the high schools for dates, I don't know if this is true. I want it to be true. You just know if she comes on the show, TLC will make sure her brother comes on the show. Then you know what happens? Ick Nast isn't just written, it's spoken. Even I would would watch Jon & Kate to see that happen. Well, not the actual show. But, I would watch the 10 second YouTube clip of him saying it.

Finally, there were reports yesterday that the renewal ceremony last year was fake and the couple already separated. TMZ explains the divorce laws of Pennsylvania and how the couple have only been separated recently and not two years. My understanding is the way they chose to go about this, and TMZ goes into greater detail is Jon & Kate can't get divorced until after they have waited two years. So, there is a good chance TLC can spin about a 10 part reconciliation season down the line.

Jarret Stoll Comes Up With New Way To Cancel A Wedding

Don't recognize the name Jarret Stoll? He is the guy who was engaged to Rachel Hunter. I say was, because just seven weeks before the couple were supposed to get married, Jarret called the whole thing off. Sounds sad, but not unprecedented. What was a new move though was that Jarret never came out and told Rachel why he was canceling it. The way she found out the wedding was cancelled was when someone showed her an e-mail that Jarret sent out to all their invited wedding guests stating it was cancelled.

See, this is the part that is confusing to me. The couple lived together in a house they bought together. So, what, were they living together and he just said, ""I'll be right to bed honey, just give me a few more minutes on the computer." Five minutes later the e-mail was sent and the wedding was cancelled?

See, someone on Rachel's side is telling the tale to make her look good. She might be the good one in all of this, but it seems obvious they weren't living together and so Jarret sent out an e-mail saying they weren't getting married. That to me seems like a pretty natural thing to do if you have been living together and one of you moves out. Chances are you aren't going to keep that wedding scheduled. Although, if you have paid for the reception already, then it is perfectly acceptable to have a party, and you know, maybe you can find someone new at what was supposed to be your reception. Yeah, that sounds like a guy move doesn't it? Hitting on women at what was supposed to be your wedding reception. Smooth.

NY Daily News Blind Item

Which TV star will absolutely scream when she discovers her husband was chasing girls at an L.A. nightclub over the weekend?

Photo Licensing Fees - I Need Some Help

Over the past year or so as the credit crisis has hit, photo agencies have raised their rates considerably. What used to cost $100 a month now costs sometimes as much as $1000 per month every month. I have always been happy to pay these costs, because I like the pictures and there was always a trickle of ad money to help defray some of the cost. Now though, some of the agencies are raising their rates again and with a huge drop in ad revenue due to companies cutting back, I am looking at some very large out of pocket costs to keep providing great pictures.

One of the main agencies I use is going to cut me off tomorrow night at midnight if I don't pay their annual subscription price. So, it is with that in mind that I come to you and ask for your help in defraying some of this subscription cost. I appreciate the readers who have purchased ads and that has helped a great deal but I am still several thousand dollars short.

If you are so inclined I would greatly appreciate $5 or $10 or whatever you are able to donate between now and tomorrow night. I know many of you are suffering through the recession or are unemployed and I love being able to write for you and let you have a few minutes each day where you don't have to think about anything other than how many typos one blogger can make in a day.

Not to make this sound like a PBS pledge drive, but for those of you who donate $50, I will send you a copy of Amber Tamblyn's new book Bang Ditto when it is released or a copy of her older book Free Stallion and have her write in it whatever it is you want her to write.

In addition, whatever money is raised above the $6500 goal, I will donate it to a charity we can all vote on later in the week.

Again, I hate to ask for your help, but I am hoping you will be willing to chip in a few dollars. I am not very good at asking for money and hopefully the economy will pick up before this time again next year so this will be the only time I ever have to ask. If you just click on the donate button, you will be directed to PayPal where you can use a check or a credit card or your PayPal account. You might not think that $5 or $10 will make a difference, but with so many readers, every little bit helps, and it adds up quickly.

Thanks again. All of you are the best readers any guy could hope for.

***Final Tally****

As of 4pm Pacific time, the total amount donated was $6,956.92 which is $456.92 over the goal, and which will go to charity. Since all of you are the reason why the goal was made, it stands to reason that you should get to decide what charities should receive the excess funds. I have said thank you so many times over the past two days, not only here but in trying to respond to your e-mails and notes. I promise I will get to all of you, but there are so many people to e-mail it will take a few days. So many of you have shared what is going on in your life and said so many nice things and you did this whether you donated or not and I want to make sure I give you the same consideration that you gave me by taking the time to write or donate or both.

On Friday in Your Turn I will come up with a way for us to vote on charities. Also, out of the 426 people who donated, a considerable number donated $50 and I will e-mail you in the next week and get your information and to see which book you want and what the inscription should read.

I know many of you indicated you would like the donation button to remain, and that is very kind, but as I said yesterday, this was a one-time thing and my hope is that prior to next year's deadline that advertising picks back up and it won't be necessary to ask for your monetary help again. I will leave up the buttons until midnight and then will take them off the post.

I really don't know what else to say, except to say thank you.

Today's Blind Items

This A list celebrity chef loves his women. He loves them a lot. He always has and probably always will. I don't know his wife puts up with it. In his latest escapade. Bad choice of words because now I will have Janet Jackson running through my head and Jermaine running after her. It's quite funny if you could see it. Anyway, our celebrity chef was at an out of town event away from his wife, so of course he needed to find some company for the night. No spank-o-vision for our chef. Nope. Instead he managed to find two blondes and a brunette for his late night entertainment. As they were headed to his room, the brunette was all over him and our chef was drunk. Probably that way he has an excuse when he is eventually caught.

Random Photos Part One - With Lots Of Reader Photos

Ed McMahon - RIP
In some happier news, our very own Adrianna Costa was voted the 89th sexiest woman in the world by FHM. Congratulations Adrianna!!
Apparently this is what Anne Hathaway wears when she doesn't want to be noticed.
I get the feeling that Bradley Cooper is enjoying this new found fame thing. How often did paps randomly take his photo before Hangover?
Cameron Diaz got a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. It should have been a great time but,
Tom and Katie were there to make sure they took the spotlight. Oh, and to let her know there is a Scientology center down the street. Let the baby bump rumors start as well. Way to let Cameron have her day Tom.
Umm, yeah. Courtney Love does not look healthy at all.
Emile Hirsch must have a Taxi Driver obsession we don't know about or something.
This one is for mom. My therapist says I should come to grips with the issue so I can move forward. Uh huh.
And Beyonce tries to get us to believe she even knows what it is she is holding in her hand.
The first photos from Alice In Wonderland. Here is Johnny Depp.
Helena Bonham Carter
And Anne Hathaway.
You might be a redneck if you have transmission fluid on the jeans you wear to a Hollywood premiere. Yes, I know it is from the film or something, but it is much more fun my way.
Liev Schreiber in triplicate.
With the guy walking behind Megan Fox back in the distance it looks like she is flipping the bird.
It's Menswear Fashion Week in Milan. Just saying.
Snoop and Mike Tyson.
Owen Wilson in Washington DC.
Dear Richard, I noticed you were in a photograph recently with Samuel L. Jackson. When I saw him with you it reminded me of the movie Snakes On A Plane. On a recent flight on your airline I suspect you were serving snake and calling it beef.
Robert Pattinson on the set of his new movie.
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Reader Photo #3
Reader Photo #4 - Our reader is on the far right.
The old matching outfits trick to get us to think they are real. Nicely played Jake. Nicely played sir.
Shia is just, not this kind of suit kind of guy. He really needs to go back to the Olive Garden tie.
Tyrese and Josh Duhmael look really good here. Tell me again why Josh is married to Fergie.

Robin Wright Penn Does A Katie Holmes

Did you get your copy of Psychologies in the mail yet? Yeah, me either. I can't wait either. Every day I rush home from work hoping upon hope that my issue of Psychologies is there and that no one in my family has stolen it so they can read it first. I know, but apparently someone reads the magazine because they have a five page interview with Robin Wright Penn. The interview was done in April. That was after the Academy Awards snub, but before they split again. Got it? It is confusing. I'm just glad it isn't a Shanna Moakler interview because it would be impossible to figure out if a split had been in progress or a reconciliation or if anyone cared.

How did Robin describe her marriage in April?

"You know, all marriages have their cycles and phases. It’s life – we all go through it, if we’re married long enough. If you’re lucky, you grow and you change and you work it out. But it feels good now – if it didn’t I wouldn’t still be here."

Umm. Didn't they split up like a week later?

Talking about the bond she shares with Sean, she said, "Sean and I have a lot of history – there are a lot of chapters in that book. It’s back to what we were just talking about – you have to do the work in your marriage, but it has to be laid on a really strong foundation of love. We have that, and shared history deepens that foundation, I would say."

I must have missed the day in school when they talked about strong foundation of love. Because I think I would have remembered how hookers on a family vacation fit into that foundation.

And in the most sickening quote since whenever the last Katie Holmes interview took place, you have this gem when talking about life at home. "Oh Sean is hopeless domestically. I’m the homemaker, and that’s fine with me, because I really like that. But he’s so completely a family man – he always wants us all to be together and do things together, and he’s the one who injects a lot of energy into the family. I’ll bake, and Sean will say, ‘I know, let’s take a boat up the Colorado River!’"

And the reaction from the judges to that quote? Yes, Tom Cruise is standing and applauding. I think those are tears in his eyes and wishes he could have had Katie say it first.

1 - 2 - 3 She Lied

For the first time in recorded history a child has done something wrong and then lied to their parents about it. I know, I know. What has this world come to when a kid lies to their parents. Last week I wrote about Kimberly Vlamnick and her 56 star tattoos and her yarn about how she fell asleep and was going to sue the tattoo artist because she wanted three stars and he gave her 56.

I think every person who commented all agreed she was lying because she had got in trouble at home. It is no different from all of the actors who say they are going to sue over some sex allegation because they had to tell their wife something and so they come out and threaten a suit.

Although Kimberly said she was going to sue, now she admits that she lied about the whole thing and that she knew what was going on and that she loves them. She loved them right up until the second her dad got pissed and then she hated them and blamed her tattoo artist.
Look at the guy. Who would want to blame him for anything. Does he have to eat with a straw do you think?

Do The French Know Something We Don't?

You just know that Justin Timberlake was loving this. He gets off a plane in Paris and to make sure he makes it through the airport smoothly and without complications gets a guard from the military with gun drawn to get him through ok. Why? Do the French know something we don't? Is Justin's life in danger from Lance Bass who just wants to know when the NSync reunion is going to happen and won't stop leaving Justin alone. Did someone get sick at his restaurant and they want revenge?

Can you imagine in LA and New York if we had the same procedure? Every star would be judged on whether or not they had an armed guard to escort them through the airport. There would be different degrees of fame. Some people would get a guy with a taser and 50 pound gut and some stars would get one guard and as you moved up to the ladder and got to Oprah you would get an entire convoy moving her from her house to the plane and shooting anyone who crosses their path.

Has anyone ever seen this in any airport in the world? I'm sorry but he is just not that big of a star. This is ridiculous and will just give him an even bigger head than he already has. Of course Lance can be persistent, so you never know. Oh, and a note to Justin. It's Paris and almost July. Maybe lose a few layers of clothes.

The Brad & Jen Rumors Of The Week

A variety of tabloids have come up with a wonderful assortment of outrageous claims this week in the never ending saga of Brad & Jen. At this point I just see this as some type of game for the tabloids where they can come up with a fresh story each week which sells copies. At this point it's obvious the stories are crap, but I think they dish them out because there is a certain segment of the population of the world who loves this stuff. So, lets see what happened this week.

Look Magazine says that Angelina Jolie has been sending text messages to Jennifer Aniston from Brad Pitt's cell phone and warning Jen to stay away from her man or else. Why would Angelina do this? You are going to love this one. Now Magazine says it is because Jen has been sending gifts to Brad's office so they can stay friendly in case Brangelina is no more. Neither magazine explains why Angelina wouldn't use her own phone instead of Brad's or what the gifts were which got Angelina all riled. Hey, they need to save something for next week.

Maybe they could talk about the picture above. It is from Jen's new movie and is what she likes to call acting. It is what I like to call ten years of the same look I saw every week on Friends and which continues to torture me through years of syndicated episodes. Go ahead. Turn on a Friends episode right now and you will see the same expression at least three or four times an episode. You could play a drinking game to it. I don't know if she just went to one day of acting class or this was the only move she could remember, but it's all she has.

Sienna Miller Vacations With The Getty Family

Sienna Miller just spent a good portion of a magazine interview telling the world that getting with Balthazar Getty may have not been her best move. So what does she do? She goes on vacation with Balthazar and his family. All that goes to show you is that celebrities just say whatever comes out of their mouth in an interview and even when there are quotes, you shouldn't really believe everything they say.

If you will recall, it was last year at this time that Balthazar and Sienna were spotted everyday naked and in the water in Italy while Balthazar's wife and kids were just a few miles away. This year though it looks like Sienna has replaced Rosetta Millington and will be attempting to grab the Getty money just as soon as Balthazar gets divorced.

It definitely isn't as big of a story this year because it has been a year and they are not disrespecting the wife and kids as much. Balthazar is still married, but it just doesn't have the same juice as last year. Maybe if Sierra got into some drunken mess and threw her shoes at a pap or something. Well, the summer is still young so there is hope.

What Else Could T.R. Knight Say?

"After a five-year break, it feels great to be on stage again." Uh huh. So sayeth the man who fought his way out of a contract paying him almost six figures a week for a three month run doing some play in Los Angeles. What else could the guy say? I am surprised he didn't say that he has some other projects in development, or something that at least pretends there are other things in the works. Of course then all we would have to do is go over to IMDb and see there is nothing on it.

I am also wondering if he is going to start missing that paycheck when the new season rolls around and he sees Katherine Heigl who was going to be his walk out buddy still getting her paycheck and not even coming close to a theatre stage. I really don't understand why people want out of contracts that pay them over a million dollars a year. I just don't get it. My personal philosophy would be to ride the thing out until the damn thing grinds to a halt and keep collecting the paycheck. It is too easy in the acting business to see your career fade away into nothing and just turn up at some ten year reunion show and be forced to sit in the back row because you have been gone so long.

You work and you work and you finally get the break and then you just throw it all away. Why?

Jon Gosselin & Jennifer Aniston Dating

Yes, I know the headline is absolute crap but over the next few months I bet you can expect headlines similar to that one as the Gosselin's spread their wings like a flock of seagulls. Sorry. I had to go there. You just cannot miss an opportunity to throw in a hair joke. I think it is because of my own lack of hair. I refused to watch the show last night so did the next best thing and got updates texted to me and my mom yelled down the stairs about what was happening. My dad refuses to stay in the room while it is on and so my mom is forced to comment to someone. The fact that I am around a corner and down a flight of stairs doesn't make her less likely to share these opinions. The only other times she does that is when George Clooney is in something. Generally those comments are not printable though and have caused me years of therapy.

Anyway, the paps will have nothing better to do now that the show has shut down for the summer than to follow these two everywhere they go. Oh, yes, if you didn't hear about it the show is shut down until the end of summer. TLC says it was because it was too hard to get stuff on tape. I think it is because they are going to start doing setups and dates and things like that and want to organize it all.

My prediction is that Jon will date a string of 18 year old girls and spend a great deal of his money doing so. There will be hundreds of embarrassing photos of him being drunk at frat parties and doing other things usually confined to Spring Break and for which his kids will be humiliated to see every day they are in school for the next 12 years. I am up in the air about Kate. Part of me says she will date the bodyguard and part of me says she is going to try and soften her image. I know, I know, but she can try. Part of me thinks some huge scandal will hit her or get busted for cheating on her taxes. I can't read her. I just can't get the scandal thing out of my head though.

Chris Brown Is An Ass But The Sentence Seems Fair

I hate Chris Brown. I need to make that clear. I know it has been a few weeks since I said it, and I think it is important to reiterate it as much as possible. That being said, I think that the convicted thug got a very appropriate sentence. He did plead guilty to felony assault so he can never own a gun which is a wonderful thing. Of course it wouldn't stop him from getting one if he needed one, but it is still a deterrent. He has to six months of community service which is a lot. It is actually better in my mind than jail. In jail we the people would be paying for him to stay there and he wouldn't be doing anything but watching television and hanging out with people. In community service, especially since he will have to do it in Virginia, he will be working hard 8 hours a day doing things for the community and the community won't be paying for it.

He gets five years of probation which is a very long time. I know he beat Rihanna to hell that night, but compare it with the Cleveland Browns wide receiver who killed a guy earlier this year while drunk driving and got sentenced to 30 days in jail. 30 days for killing someone while drunk. I am outraged by that. For Chris Brown? As a human I am outraged that he exists, but not so much by the sentence.

Thank You E! Online - Say Goodbye To Speidi

E! Online took a big step yesterday and hopefully their on air brethren will follow their lead and also that Seacrest dude who does a radio show every morning from the E! building. I wouldn't hold my breath on that though. E! Online has decided to ban Speidi from their pages. Barring a death, a pregnancy or Heidi's record going number 1, they have banned them. I support that ban and will also never write about them or post their pictures unless Spencer is caught making out with Ryan Seacrest or doing community service picking up trash on the side of a highway.

The couple serves no purpose for any of us in this world. They contribute nothing. Their sole purpose is to take and take and take. They are showing a generation of kids that it is ok to be total a-holes and fake and you can still make lots of money if you are willing to sell your soul. Speaking of soul, do Speidi actually go to church or do they just have private time with God on Sundays while they figure out Heidi's next topless photo shoot location?

I never have seen people who talk the talk like they do on religion and yet never actually go to church. It is almost like they are playing it for more fans. They wouldn't do that would they? No, not them. Hopefully lots of other sites and organizations will ban them as well. If there is no oxygen there is no fire. Right? I think I learned that watching Backdraft. I guess that movie was good for something more than just keeping my nightstand stable.

****Update****

As of 930am Pacific Time, the total amount raised is $6,030.12 which is unbelievable. I know it is still short of the goal of $6,500, but this is just mind blowing. I don't know how I will be able to thank of each of you, but I will certainly do my best. There are really no words for how much all of you mean to me. I kept reading all your notes and e-mails which came from all over the world, and I promise I will write all of you back. About 400 of you have donated, and I appreciate your generosity very much. This check is going to be much easier to write now, and whether you donated or not, I do the blog for all of you and I love doing it and thanks for helping me want to keep doing it in a daily basis. Well, except for weekends and traditional drinking holidays.

NY Daily News Blind Item

Which hot young bachelor has (quite disappointingly) revealed himself to be a totally awful kisser?

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As of 1245pm Pacific Time there have been over 150 of you who have donated for a total of $2,776.69 which leaves us just $3,723.31 short of the goal. I am overwhelmed. Even if there is not another penny raised, I have been touched by your generosity and kindness. Thank you for all the great notes many of you have sent, and I really do appreciate all of you whether you gave or not and I love writing for all of you, and promise not to stop for a very long time. Thank you again.


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As of 6pm Pacific Time there have been over 300 of you who have donated for a total of $4590.80 which leaves a goal of just $1909.20. My jaw just keeps dropping. All of you are the most amazing people in the world. I love the notes and e-mails I am getting from everyone, not just the people donating, and they are incredible. I feel the love. I really can't describe how lucky I am to have all of you as readers. It really is like family.

Today's Blind Items

You know the HIV scare that is going through the porn industry? Well, it turns out this married B+ television/rarely movies actor on a hit network comedy has a girlfriend who is one of the infected pornstars. And no, it isn't Charlie Sheen.

Random Photos Part One - With Lots Of Reader Photos

I put Billy Idol on the top because I love him and also his initials are BI, so that kind of fits in with the site. Has anyone read anything more about him going blind?
Hockey God Alexander Ovechkin. If that is indeed Ed Hardy he is wearing, and I dearly hope it isn't, I'm going to blame it on some type of translation problem between Russian and English. Garbage could have more than one meaning in Russian.
It is good to see AJ McLean out and about.
Brandon Boyd of Incubus. Fantastic.
Has Billy Dec been in the pictures before? At this point I can't remember.
Beyonce & Jay-Z - New York
And then Urlacher kicked Piven's ass. Notice that as soon as a guy sees a football player he starts immediately referring to everyone by their last name.
So, I know Canadian television, but your musicians, I am not so good at. I believe this is Classified. No, that is his name not like a secret or something. Ten more tattoos and he is Travis Barker. OK, 20 and one of the girls from Girlsalicious or whatever they are called.
Eliza Dushku, just because when I saw her I didn't know if I was going to have enough pictures.
Speaking of the lovely Amber Tamblyn, not in this post, but you get the point. Anyway this is Elaine Hendrix who was also on Joan of Arcadia.
Emily Osment really does look like her brother. In a good way though.
Want to know how I spent my Father's Day? This is pretty much it.
Heidi Klum does the Kate.
Ummm. Is Heather Locklear allowed to drive? Seriously, I don't remember what happened in that whole DUI thing.
I thought she was supposed to be doing The Shia.
Yes, once again it is Mr. Johnny Depp.
And Christian Bale.
This is probably the first time Marion Cotillard has been kind of an after thought in a movie.
I believe Holly is saying, "Come to Planet Hollywood and see my boobies." Or, if you want to save the $100, just go to Google.
John Malkovich has a clothing line. I know, but it is real and everything. It is called Technobohemian.
This is a much better look for Kelly Clarkson than what she has been wearing lately.
I don't keep up with the Kardashian's. You like that? Yeah, me too. Anyway, is this the wig or did she finally go ahead and cut it?
That's going to leave a mark.
Lights is wearing a Squidward dress.
I have to say, this is a great color on the Queen. I would make some comment about it being Royal Blue, but honestly, I haven't a clue.
I had no idea Radioman was an actor.
He is working on the set of the new movie starring Tina Fey and Steve Carell. It is called Date Night. Looks like Blind Date 2 to me.
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Last week it was Bonnaroo and this week is a whole other brand of wtf were you thinking, and Justin must really love you.
Only Rumer Willis could make what Drew Barrymore is wearing look decent.
Did you know it was Yanni? I didn't.
Reese Witherspoon on the set of her new movie and for once, not playing softball.
Seal - Neuilly, France
This is Shiloh. All I know is that she is not Brangelina's daughter.

Daily MIrror Blind Item

Which married singer can't get satisfaction from her famous fella? Instead she relies on her stimulating electrical 'friend' to see her through the nights...

Why Would You Give Avril Lavigne An Award?

Avril Lavigne took to her MySpace page over the weekend. OK, wait. I need to already clarify. Her publicist or someone wrote on Avril's page, but the point is almost the same. Anyway, the reason someone wrote on her page was that Avril got smacked down in her hometown of Napanee, Canada. The reason? Well despite the fact I didn't think she had any fans, a great deal of them turned out over the weekend at the annual Napanee Multicultural Festival because Avril was supposed to show up to get an award. I know, I know, but I think if it is your hometown they just kind of pass them out like free Valtrex at a Paris Hilton party. You don't want to give them out, but you do anyway.

So when it became apparent that Avril was not going to show, one of the event organizers took to the stage and said, "The person I was dealing with who made certain promises to me about Avril appearing evidently did not keep their promise".

With that, the portion of the crowd who actually like good music broke into applause. Avril, says she wasn't at the event because she didn't even know there was such an event until reports began to surface tat she blew it off.

"Avril was not committed to attend the Napanee Ontario Multicultural Festival. Her management had no knowledge of this event. She appreciates the honour, however to say that she 'flaked and didn't show up' is completely untrue, as she had no knowledge of this event whatsoever. Avril is currently in the U.S. working on her 4th album."

Don't you just love how they manage to get that plug into the statement. That is true spin. She didn't know about the event, but for those of you who are fans, you can look forward to her new album which will sound exactly like the other three. Then she and Nickelback will go on tour and end Canadian music as we know it.

"As soon as she can, say yes. ... Maybe we can just nod her head."

The above quote reminds me of my fourth marriage except it was the other way around. It was Vegas. I was drunk. It is all there on videotape. Me about to pass out and wife #4 screaming, "See, he just moved his head. Now marry us Elvis."

If Ryan O'Neal and Farrah Fawcett really want to marry each other than I am all for it. I am always for love. I really am. I just really have my doubts about the validity of a marriage when one of the parties cannot say the word yes or nod. I mean how did she agree to get married if she can't say yes or nod her head?

Again, if they want to get married then I am all for it. I am a romantic. After I woke up the morning after wedding #4, I didn't run and try and get it annulled. I said, "aww, what the hell." That my friends is romance.

If Ryan is sincere, than they have my blessing and I will not pass any more judgment. I mean the guy has been there for her. Except for when he was in jail for doing drugs with their son. Other than that though he has been right there. You watch the video and decide. The entire interview will be on ABC this Friday night.

If for some reason the video isn't loading below, you can click here and watch it.

Blaaaaaaaaaaake Must Be So Proud

Even though Amy Winehouse doesn't appear any closer to quitting drugs, I will say that with her in St. Lucia it has been really quiet in London. Think about it. Before she decided to start terrorizing that island nation she was pretty much in the tabloids everyday. At this point it is too expensive for paps to hang out in St. Lucia all the time waiting for her to screw up. It is pretty much the same thing everyday. Get drunk and walk around wearing no clothes. Repeat.

So, it is with great pleasure that I actually get to talk about something juicy in the Blaaaaaaake and Amy saga. Do you remember the woman who Blake had sex with in rehab? Yeah, the one who said she got pregnant. Well, she is due in November so we will get a paternity test then. Oh, and what a wonderful mother she will be. Gileen Morris got evicted from her house over the weekend because she was letting people use it to sell drugs. Last week the cops raided the place and arrested several people and this weekend she was shown the door.

Now Blaaaake is not the finest human being this planet has ever produced, but if he is in fact the father of the baby or thinks there is a good chance he is, I would think he should step up a little bit and make sure that the mother of his child is not out there selling drugs or associating with people who are. Oh, wait. Blake probably wouldn't be the best person to hang out with either. Scratch that. The problem is that this kid who has yet to be born did not ask for this situation and so someone needs to do something. Blake's mom or someone needs to take this woman in until November or at least use some of Amy's money and pay for her to be in a decent place or hospital. November isn't that far off and even if it turns out to not be Blaaake's kid, is it so awful to help out a kid for a few months?

Note To Perez - 911 Works In Canada Too

Let's say you are out somewhere. A hotel perhaps. And perhaps at that hotel you are allegedly assaulted. Perhaps after the alleged assault you are bleeding. Perhaps you would like to call emergency services, whether it be fire or police. Perhaps you are fortunate to have a cell phone or are sitting in the lobby of said hotel which also has numerous phones scattered around the lobby and other environs for the use of hotel guests and their visitors. Perhaps if you are not staying at hotel which has magic fingers there is a front desk person who also has a phone. Perhaps there are numerous people sitting in the lobby who also are fortunate to have a phone. Would it not make sense that if you needed said emergency services that you would pick up one of these many phones and dial for assistance?

Well if you are Perez Hilton, apparently the way you call for emergency services is to Twitter a message to your website and have one your five year old readers call emergency services for you. You repeat the process until the 5 year old realizes that even they know how to dial emergency services and they realize they really need to stop reading Perez.

-- I'm in shock. I need the police ASAP. Please come to the SoHo Metropolitan Hotel now. Please.about 5 hours ago from Sidekick

-- I was assaulted by Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas and his security guards. I am bleeding. Please, I need to file a police report. No joke. -- about 5 hours ago from Sidekick

-- Still waiting for the police. The bleeding has stopped. I need to document this. Please, can the police come to the SoHo Met Hotel. -- about 5 hours ago from Sidekick

-- I spoke to my lawyer. I really need to talk to the authorities. Please come to the SoHo Met Hotel. Have called the police. Need them here. -- about 5 hours ago from Sidekick

-- The Toronto police are here now. Thank you. Please stop calling them. -- about 5 hours ago from Sidekick

-- Thank u all from the bottom of my heart for ur concern. The police are investigating the assault now. I did the right thing by reporting it. -- about 3 hours ago from web

Idiot.

Bear Grylls Talks Will Ferrell - I Talk Bear Grylls

Bear Grylls was at some event the other night and The NY Daily News asked him what it was like having Will Ferrell out there and Bear said “Will arrived a bit like a scared rabbit, shocked from capture. I think he lived 10 lifetimes in those two days.”

I really don't know what that means exactly, but I just wanted an excuse to talk about Bear. I will say the guy is definitely good looking. No doubts about that. The problem is I don't like his show. The problem I have with it is that I watched Survivorman first and that show is so real compared to Bear's. Survivorman is out somewhere in the middle of nowhere, alone, no camera crew for seven days. I love the show and have seen every episode at least twice. For those of you have Netflix you can watch it instantly.

So, after watching all the Survivorman episodes I thought I would watch some of Bear's show. He does some very, very cool things, but it also looks like he spends the night in a hotel, gets dressed and primped and then goes out and does 30 minutes worth of work and takes a break before moving to the next set piece.

Granted, I only watched the first few episodes because I got so frustrated, but I can't imagine it getting any better. There was one scene in the first episode where he simulated what would happen if you fell into ice covered water. It was incredible what he did, but when he got out he said, "now run to your fire because you need to get dry in a hurry." Umm, Bear, what if I don't have a fire? What do I do then? Somehow I don't think there are too many people who light a fire out in the wilderness and then leave it so they can go traipsing on a frozen lake. Now, sure if you were watching the episode to see Bear strip down to boxers than you got your money's worth. My problem with it was I knew in ten minutes he would be back in his hotel sipping some Cognac.

Plug Boy Home Alone With The Kids On Father's Day

When is the last time anyone remembers seeing Jon & Kate home together? Yeah, I can't remember the last time either. Yesterday was no exception as Jon Gosselin spent the entirety of Father's Day at home alone with the kids. Unlike Kate though he actually did spend time with all 8 of them at once and didn't appear to be having any help. Where was Kate? According to Jon, he said, "I don't know." If you ask me, and I know you didn't, Kate was probably off somewhere with the bodyguard playing some kind of Father's Day game. I really don't know where I was going with that. I think it was going to be some kind of suggestive joke, but I just keep thinking about Kate's hair and what happens to it when it gets wet.

Anyway, yesterday a steady stream of visitors kept driving by the Gosselin house and people were walking around and Jon was signing photos and talking to everyone. Being the true TLC soldier he is, he refused to answer any questions about his personal life and told everyone to watch the show. I still don't know if the announcement tonight will be a divorce and it isn't going to make me watch it anyway, but it seems pretty clear to me that they are no longer a couple. If you are a couple with kids you don't miss birthdays and Father's Day. I mean you would think she could suck it up and spend some time with Jon just to show the kids that mom and dad can hang out and be civil for them at least.

I am getting tired of them. I actually am starting to miss Octo-Mom. She had the world's attention until Jon & Kate and now she barely even has any paps at all hanging around her house. I think she needs to start dating a Baldwin brother or Paris Hilton and really grab some of those headlines back.

Tyra Needs To Take Oprah 101

I think I am a pretty fair guy. If you screw up I am going to call you out and if you do well, I am going to praise you. I don't care who you are or how much animosity I have shown you in the past, unless your name is Lindsay or Paris you have a chance of me being nice to you. Oh, or Diddy. Whatever you want to say about Oprah, it is hard to fault the way she rewards her employees. Four years ago she took all 100 of her employees plus their families to Hawaii. Just like the Olympics, four years later she is taking them all on a vacation again this year. This time she is footing the bill for all her employees and their families to take a Mediterranean cruise. Now, I know probably deep in my heart she is getting some kind of deal or discount. In case you are playing the Price Is Right showcase at home right now, the retail price of the trip is about $6000 a person. 100 people plus their families and you are talking about quite the chunk of change.

So what if the trip is free, at least she is making the effort to do something for her staff. Tyra Banks could use a lesson this. Happy employees means loyal employees which means don't do Burger King office parties for Christmas. Now Tyra doesn't make as much as Oprah. No one does. But, Tyra could certainly afford to take her staff to Hawaii and pay for it all. She won't though because Tyra only cares about herself. The only bad thing about the whole Oprah trip is that she is going on the cruise with her employees. Fail.

If you want your employees to actually have a vacation and let loose, the last thing you need is your boss on the trip with you. Vacations are about fun and debauchery. OK, well my vacations are about debauchery. But, still, imagine taking a week off and cruising Greece and Italy and Turkey and your boss is there. That part kind of blows. Still, better than Burger King.

Paris Hilton Ticks Off Dubai

Paris Hilton has managed to tick off the entire population of another country. Not content to just bring misery to the English speaking world, Paris has now focused on the Middle East and making sure they figure out what we have known all along.

Paris somehow convinced some production company in Dubai that what they needed was a Middle Eastern version of her BFF show. When she got into town she was all about loving the Middle East and respecting their culture for sure. Well, one of the things the production company told her explicitly she could not do was to pose in a bikini or be seen in one because they didn't want any trouble airing the show.

So, what did Paris do? Literally three hours after she entered the country she did a photo shoot wearing a bikini. The picture above is from the shoot. They really don't make idiots any bigger than Paris. The only thing that would have been worse is Girls Gone Wild in Dubai.

More On PS 22

So, after I posted that video on Friday of PS-22, I also took a look at all the YouTube videos of the chorus and watched some that I had not seen before. While digging through them I also found something from last month on The Bonnie Hunt show. Bonnie had the teacher from the chorus on her show and even though it is about 8 minutes long, I would say it is worth your time. This is a teacher who truly loves his job and really is an inspiration. Teachers don't get enough credit in this world and hopefully he can bring some much needed positive attention their way. Oh, and Bonnie could use the attention too. I think if about five of you watch the video that is probably more people than watch her show which is too bad because I love her.

And one more note. If you go digging around YouTube, there is a seven part series with the chorus and Tori Amos where she sings with them and cries listening to them and if you are a Tori Amos fan, you probably need to get in line behind the teacher because I thought he was going to pass out when he saw her.

Mr. Magic Fingers Has Died At 92

John Houghtaling died last week. The name might not mean much to you, but those of you who have enjoyed a cheap motel bed and a pocketful of quarters will surely remember the man who invented The Magic Fingers.

Magic Fingers was invented back in the 1950's and at its peak almost 250,000 motel rooms across the world had beds installed with the vibrating motor. That is 250,000 men a night who were convinced that feeding a couple of quarters into the machine would ignite that spark lost in his relationship. I say men here, because lets face it, only a guy would think to himself, hey, I know just the thing to add a little spice into the relationship and think the answer was a motor at the end of the bed.

Each quarter got you 15 minutes of fun and at its peak that fun was generating Mr. Magic Fingers about $2M a month. That is a whole bunch of quarters. The fad kind of lost its way when people started breaking into the machines and stealing the money. This is when reading an obituary can be pretty interesting. It turns out that Mr. Houghtaling came up with a solution and back in 1976 installed magnetic card strip readers to use instead of coins. It sounds like he was the first guy to come up with this, but apparently he must have not patented or something because his son said that his dad never made a dime off the invention. Whenever I think of a vibrating bed I am reminded of the scene in Vacation when the bed goes out of control. I wasn't able to find that clip, but this one from Golden Girls will do just fine.

I wish that I could say I had used a vibrating bed, but the few times I actually saw them, they didn't work. I guess I will spend the rest of the day on eBay and see if I can find one for the futon.

Brad Pitt Now Has Some Time Off - Bye Bye Moneyball

This morning, shooting was set to start on the movie Moneyball starring Brad Pitt and being directed by his good friend Steven Soderbergh. Well that isn't going to happen now. Despite the fact that three months of camera interviews and all the pre-production had been completed, Columbia Pictures yanked the plug and told everyone not to bother to show up for work this morning.

Stars jerk studios around frequently and cancel at the last minute, but I can't remember the last time someone like Brad Pitt was attached to a movie which was being directed by an A list director and the studio pulled the plug. The movie was only going to cost $50M. That might seem like a lot, but really it's nothing when you have those two attached to the movie.

The President over at Columbia is going to look mighty foolish if it goes to another studio and makes a bunch of money. I mean we are talking about keeping your job kind of decision that went into this. Now, if only someone would get wise and not sign onto the philosophy that you need to remake every movie from the 1980's.

They are just about to start shooting a Red Dawn remake and I really don't know why. The movie was great. Not perfect or once in a lifetime-ish, but it had so many people who were the 80's in crowd and I don't know why you need to mess with a good thing and fill the roles with unknowns.

Anyway, I guess now Brad and Angelina will have an extra six weeks together. I hope all those donations they made in the last week were not contingent on Brad filming this movie.

NY Daily News Blind Item

Which reality star was too busy flirting with her date in the Hamptons to pay attention to her kids?