NY Daily News Blind Item

Which recently launched gossip Web site can't keep staff? "Our new editor went partying in Miami a few weeks ago and just sort of never came back," complains one insider, who now has to cover her 6 a.m.-3 p.m. shift. "It's awful."

Today's Blind Items

I appreciate all your e-mails about a certain someone and I am concerned about it as well. I have been trying to remedy the problem and as an interim solution do make every effort to delete offensive comments. As always if you wish to slam me, I never delete those comments because they are directed at me and I am fair game. Lots of people come to the site for the comments, so I know how important they are to you and part of the fun of coming back everyday.

Valentine's Day is fast approaching so I of course will be making my love predictions that day. I have not gone back yet to see how good or god awful wrong I was about them, but this year's predictions will be better than ever. Also, next week, will be a long blind item because it has been awhile.

I know many of you were awaiting a piece on Brad Renfro written by one of his closest friends. It was going to be written by DS, but she is really still having trouble getting all of her emotions down in written form. If, and when she does, I will post it.

Now to the good stuff.

#1 Our HIV+ singer was asked by her local health department who she had sex with so they could be notified. There are some rumors that this list is up for sale.

#2 This aging Academy Award nominated actor is really starting to show even more signs that he may not have all his faculties. Lately he has been trying to make purchases with gold coins instead of cash. No one knows if he is truly crazy or a genius since the past few times he has attempted to use the coins, the owners of the store just let him have his purchases for free after he threw a fit about how he didn't believe in cash or credit anymore and that he was returning to the past. Uh huh.

#3 This diva of divas singer and sometime very bad actress spends a great deal of money at one particular store. No problem there. She always goes after closing. No problem there. The problem lies in the fact that she will only shop at the store if a certain person is working there and waits on her. Right before Christmas the salesperson was on vacation in Europe with her family when our singer decided to do some last minute Christmas shopping. When she was informed the salesperson was on vacation she threatened to never shop at the store again. Not wanting to lose our diva as a customer, they flew the salesperson from and back to Europe in Business Class just to wait on our diva.

Random Photos Part One

New hair style and promoting a new product leaves me the choice of either putting Ali Larter at the top or getting my ass kicked. For such a skinny thing, she really is strong. Not like Planes Trains And Automobiles "last baby came out sideways" strong, but still, very strong.
One of the things that celebrity parents really have to focus on is teaching their children product placement at an early age. Violet now has been paid enough by the Wrigley folks to pay for college.
The newly engaged Jason Biggs. Congratulations. Make that engagement last pal because after the fifth or sixth engagement, they lose their luster.
It's hard to believe Eva Longoria came from such nice parents. The problem is I know she wasn't adopted so somehow it did occur. Well, there are albinos in the world also. Shit happens. Wouldn't it be hilarious if Eva was the spy?
To me David Beckham looks too skinny and his tattoos don't match. That is all my envy could come up with.
Popular guess for spy. Christina Applegate is funny enough and witty enough. Hmmmm.
Rage Against The Machine - Melbourne
Peaches Geldof gets a tattoo in the same place as her mom.
When you invite Mike Tyson to a charity ball, this is what you get. I think he is just as surprised as the people in the room that he was invited to come promote a charity.
Wouldn't be an Eva Longoria day without a little Mario Lopez.
She was a stalled Clear. Now she's a star, and it didn't cost her a thing. They don't work on commission people. Uh-huh. That's why Nancy Cartwright just coughed up $10M to Scientology and bought herself a chance at being the next Mrs. Tom Cruise or J-Lo's kids godparents or whatever the silent auction was for last week down at the center.
Teri Hatcher gets in bed with the Disney folks again. She does have quite the little scam going on here with the Disney folks. Usually she trots out her kid so that the average person knows why a 50 year old on a skin filled drama is out selling Disney.
My name is Luka. Well not really, but I did use to live on a second floor.
Ryan Gosling is honored by the folks in Santa Barbara. They sure did do a lot of honoring of men you all find attractive. Were there any women honored at all?

Reason #1 why there should be a show called I Hate The 80's

Daily Mirror Blind Item

Which dinky lady TV star got so frisky with a female model, at an ultra-exclusive party, that even the champagne glasses got steamed up?

Amy's Dad Says No, No, No To Grammy Awards

Does the headline look as stupid as it felt when I wrote it? I think every blog and gossip site has used that damn sentence in some way or another to talk about Amy Winehouse and each one of those times I thought it was stupid. But like I said, I'm a sheep.

Amy Winehouse's dad Mitch. You know. The big guy. Drives a taxi, make s Amy dress up and show him some bra when they go out. Ok, maybe showing the bra is her idea. Anyway, Mitch doesn't think Amy should go to the Grammy Awards because they are too soon.

Mitch told the Mirror, "I'm not sure the Grammys are going to happen. I don't want her to go - I think it might be a bit too soon for her.

"She's not well - that's why she's in rehab. But she's doing OK. She is getting good treatment."

As much as Amy appears to respect her dad, she obviously doesn't always listen. I wouldn't put it pass the record company to have someone in rehab with her reminding her everyday that she needs to go to the Grammy Awards and to make an appearance and sell all those bunches and bunches of records that follow a Grammy appearance. This is of course why the record company in their press release about Amy and rehab made such a big deal about the Grammy Awards.

As much as it may surprise you, a bunch of people have never heard of Amy Winehouse and even though she can't get paid to be on the Grammy's because that would be work, you can bet your ass, that if she is at the Grammy's, she isn't just going to be sitting in the audience passing the crack pipe.

I think she should stay, and I'm grateful for Mitch for talking to the Mirror because I was missing Amy and her ratty hair but am glad she is getting help. Below are videos of my favorite song from each of her first two albums.

Go To Barbados And Do Some Coke

In what is sure to be a positive step by the government of Barbados to attract more celebrities and drug users to their island, they appear to have a very loose set of laws related to the use of cocaine for personal use. Personal use being subjective. Jeremy Edwards, who is the host of the UK show Cook the Books who is vacationing in Barbados was arrested over the weekend for and appeared before a judge on Monday. A police spokesperson stated "Edwards was arrested after acting suspiciously on the street and was found with an amount of cocaine, but officers believed it was for personal use."

The judge fined him $500 and told him that any further offenses would find him in jail. The police spokesperson stated, "He has been allowed to continue his holiday."

Nice. Not only do you just have to pay a $500 fine when busted for cocaine on the island, they don't even deport you. They want you to continue your vacation and spend more money. Hell, they probably comped him a room for a night to make up for the time he had to spend in jail. I don't know why celebrities who use coke would party anywhere else. Use it on the streets, on the beaches. Share it with friends and neighbors. The worst thing that is going to happen is a $500 fine and a postcard from the tourist board to hurry back to Barbados. I wonder if the get out of jail for $500 thing is once per visit or once per lifetime.

Maggie Gyllenhal Orgy Tape

Well, in a way it is. This is one of the best of the speechless series done in support of the writers. The fact that Maggie Gyllenhaal is in a three way lesbian orgy in the episode has nothing to do with my opinion of just how good this is. Totally safe for work.

Hip Hop Stars Don't Do Drugs

I didn't know hip hop stars weren't allowed to use drugs, but Lil' Wayne says so therefore it must be true. Last week Lil' Wayne was arrested on three felony counts by Arizona police and now faces charges of possession of a narcotic drug for sale, possession of dangerous drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia and misconduct involving weapons.

It was all of course just a big misunderstanding according to Lil' Wayne. On Saturday, Lil' Wayne was playing a show in Richmond, Virginia when he said to the crowd, "A junkie can't do what the f**k I do. I try to tell them (police). I am the ultimate high, understand? I am my drug, you understand me?"

Apparently Lil' Wayne likes taking his own drugs a lot because he was previously arrested on drug charges in Atlanta, Georgia in 2006. He is also currently facing illegal gun possession charges and is due to appear in court in New York to face those counts at the end of February.

As far as I'm concerned, you walk up to the police and tell them you are the ultimate high, and that you are your own drug, I start looking for drugs. Maybe he just uses all the alleged drugs found in his possession to use as a demonstration or prop in front of his audiences to educate them on the evil of drugs and how they should turn away from drugs and turn to Lil' Wayne instead for their high.

That education theory works really well in practice, but it is tough to tell a cop they are just for show when you keep getting arrested for it repeatedly. Kind of like the guy with all the child pron on the computers who are just doing it for research for a book. Meanwhile the guy can't even read.