Out with the old, in with the new.

[Photo courtesy of AshleeSimpson.net]
Rumors have been floating around for a while now, but I didn't want to say anything until I saw it with my own eyes: Ashlee Simpson has gotten a nose job. She appeared for her first official event yesterday at SunFest in West Palm Beach, Florida. From the event's photos, it looks like she also lost herself a little bit of weight. I'm a little disappointed in her, not the least of reasons being that her nose was distinctive and was what made her look different.

Laguna Beach's Alexandra Murrel is now living with Angel Carter, sister to Nick and Aaron Carter, as well as former roommate Brittany. No word on Alex Hooser, though. Seems like Hooser was nixed -- hopefully no hard feelings? Alex M and Angel have combined forces and created a MySpace account to celebrate their newfound bff-ness, and you can add them here. Angel adds that the Carter family reality show will premiere on October 26th on E!, although it's probably too early to confirm anything of the sort. [Photo courtesy of The Real O.C. boards]

According to unnamed sources, it looks like Mischa Barton's heading out from The O.C.: "Mischa is definitely going. She hasn't been happy for a while and producers think its best she leaves. It is the perfect end to the current series." The show's creator, Josh Schwartz, has been hinting at the death of a major character for sometime now -- fans may have assumed it was Johnny -- but now people are speculating that Marissa may take her alcohol and drug problems to another level and overdose to the point of no return ... another good reason to bring Willa Holland back as Marissa's little sister Kaitlin.

Lindsay Lohan gets on another star's hit list -- because of a guy. At Los Angeles' new hotspot Shag, Cameron Diaz asked Lindsay to stop smoking in the shared VIP section. Star magazine concedes that it wasn't so much about the nasty habit, but about Jared Leto, Diaz's ex-fiance.

And according to Perez Hilton (who I would not trust with real-life matters), Nicole Richie confronted him at a Coffee Bean this morning, asking him, "Do I really have zombie hands? ... Call me anorexic to my face." Perez didn't go into much detail, saying that they "had a nice little convo and hugged it out. It felt good." I'll bet it did.

Gawd, I wish some celebrity would just give him a bitch slap and stop playing so nice with him. Nicole should've been the one ...

Curvy is the new skinny.

So the new thing in Hollywood is to put on the pounds.

Lindsay Lohan's trying to do it too. She tells The Mirror that her stick-thing look doesn't suit her and wants to put on a few pounds: "You want to be called sexy, and you want to have tits and an ass ... I like food. I eat all types of things. I'd never be able to do the no carbs and no sugar thing. I just ordered a peanut and jelly sandwich. I like McDonald's and I love sushi. I do good stir-frys, but the meal I cooked the other night was grilled chicken parmesan, sauteed spinach and mashed potatoes."

We love the new Lohan news -- Page Six reported recently that at the annual Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York this past Monday, Mary-Kate Olsen "looked like she wanted to die when she saw Lindsay. She hung back and refused to get close … She clearly did not want to be near Lindsay and made an effort to not get close. It was odd ... Lindsay always e-mails her. She is always trying to find out from others who she is dating - MK thinks she's creepy." Oh, roll loving memories of high school ...

Evan Rachel Wood is dating her co-star of Down in the Valley,Ed Norton!!! The two were spotted dining and canoodling around New York City by the people at Gawker. [Photo courtesy of ONTD]

MTV has finally put up a site for The Hills, but the site notes the premiere as May 31st, at 10pm EST instead of the previously announced May 24th. Click here to check it out.

The Paris Hilton drama ensues. Stavros Niarchos is dumb enough to want to get back with her -- according to the photographers at TMZ, he arrived at her house around 1am on Monday morning and spent an hour crying and ringing her doorbell. Around 2, she finally let him in -- and he began screaming, "Take me back ... I give you everything!" Matt Leinart's name was said to be mentioned. Finally, Paris told him to "Take it easy" and to "Go home and get some sleep." Wow, she almost seems to have a heart.

And celebrities.com reports that when Paris was asked about Matt Leinart, she gave a coy smile and thought for a moment before replying, "I'm single!"

Yeah, whatever.

Vanity Fair digs up the dirt.

Nicole Richie admits to Vanity Fair in their upcoming issue that ""I know I'm too thin right now, so I wouldn't want any young girl looking at me and saying, 'That's what I want to look like ... I do know that they will, which is another reason I really do need to do something about it. I'm not happy with the way I look right now." The magazine's Leslie Bennetts added that Nicole "dealt with that by not eating and her weight went down, which she couldn't afford at that point." Apparently she's working alongside a doctor, a psychiatrist, a nutritionist and a trainer, and gets weighted once a week. But still -- Nicole tells the magazine that she doesn't believe she's anorexic. "I have gained weight since I was my thinnest."

I don't know what she thinks anorexia nervosa is if she thinks not eating isn't it. But who knows with Vanity Fair, with all the commotion that was made when Lindsay Lohan "admitted" that she had an eating disorder to it a while back ...

Ashlee Simpson opens up about her current boyfriend, band member Braxton Olita: "He's (Olita) the yin to my yang. People call him my little Buddha. When he comes around, everything changes... I'm more peaceful and chilled out. I honestly couldn't be more content ... We live day-to-day. Marriage is definitely not on my mind. There's a lot of growing up you do in your 20s, and I definitely want to wait until my late 20s or 30s or whenever the time is right."

Laguna Beach's Stephen Colletti spoke to Canada's National Post about life after Laguna: "I still talk to Trey and Dieter, but that's about it. I haven't heard from Lauren and I hardly talk to Kristin." Did he ever date Paris Hilton? "No. ... I met her and there were photos taken and I was thinking, 'This is gonna be bad.'" He hopes to have a career like Tom Cruise's (WHY!?) -- "Top Gun is one of my favourite movies. Days of Thunder? Classic." But for now, he's taking acting classes in L.A. and "honing the craft."

And Adam Brody never ceases to say funny things. For his first leading role, he stars as a "young writer who has an affair with an older neighbor" in The Land of Women. The older woman is played by none other than Meg Ryan and Brody was "grossed out" by his first sex scene: "I've done pre and post-sex scenes, but I've never done the sex scene. It was nutty ... It really was. I've done countless make-out scenes, but I've never insinuated or pantomimed sex ... I saw it and I covered my eyes. I don't want to see me doing that! It's not graphic, but I grossed myself out." [Photo courtesy of Rachel-Bilson.net]

P.S. How could I forget!? The word on the street is that Mischa Barton will be leaving The O.C. with the end of this season, but may appear as a guest star in future seasons. Gasp!

Ça c'est le pompon.

Paris Hilton takes the cake today in celebrity news. Or, "Ça c'est le pompon," as the French would say.


[Photo courtesy of TMZ]
I guess the biggest news of all is that she's been spotted around town with Kristin Cavallari's leftovers, former USC football star Matt Leinart. The pair were photographed shopping at The Grove in Los Angeles, with Paris sporting a brown wig.

Speculation on why Paris and Stavros Niarchos split has come down to ... no surprise here -- Lindsay Lohan. According to Life & Style magazine, Stavros was spotted “sipping cocktails and dirty dancing” at Element with Lindsay. A bartender told the magazine that “Lindsay was all over Stavros ... At one point, he had his hand up her skirt!” And three days later, Stavros was seen leaving her room at the Chateau Marmont.

But Nick Lachey wouldn't be able to tell you why Stavros was there in the first place -- he recently said during a radio interview that "I can safely say that I don't have any interest in Lindsay Lohan ... Nor do I understand anyone else that does." OUCH. But I couldn't agree more.

Back to Paris. She thinks "Smoking is sexy." And according to the source, Female First, she likes the way she looks when she lights up. "It's like so cool how you all smoke everywhere in the UK."

... turning now to TomKat. It's been reported that Katie Holmes' father, Martin Holmes complained about the fitness regime Katie is taking on to shed the weight she gained during her pregnancy: "My daughter needs rest, relaxation and recuperation. Katie is already doing exercises to build up her back and shoulders and I simply can't go along with what is happening." The so-called fitness instructor said that "Katie can and will do it. She has great motivation. She loves her fiance and was proud that Tom oversaw this programme ... He told her he wanted her to be the most beautiful bride ever. She was in tears when he said that." Kill me now.

And lastly, Tom and Katie have apparently signed a £22million prenup. (How much is that in U.S. dollars? Let's see ... $40.5 million. I'm just going to use pounds because I'm too lazy to convert all the figures. Just multiply the figure by two.) £8million has been put aside for Katie and Suri, whether TomKat marries or not. In addition to the 22 million pounds, if TomKat divorces Katie will receive an extra £14million. Maybe Katie's not as brainwashed as we all think she is. The couple is said to marry in July.

Oodles of gossip!

Follow-up on the Lindsay Lohan/Brett Ratner story: Page Six reported that Ratner gave Lohan the code to his house and told him to drop by whenever she well pleased. Well, when he didn't return any of his calls, she decided to take him up on his offer -- and found him in bed with model girlfriend Alina Puscau. Lindsay freaked out, as she has been known to do -- "They started screaming at each other and took the fight first into the living room and then out to the driveway while Brett hid in the bedroom ... Lindsay said she could get Alina deported and left. What she doesn't know is that Alina and Brett are so serious, he gave her a big diamond promise ring last November which she wears on her right hand. She doesn't care that he may cheat. She's got the big diamond ring." Ratner is quite the coward -- not telling Lindsay about his girlfriend, and hiding in his room.

Lindsay, who injured herself a short while back when she slipped on a staircase following a shower, has injured herself once again. "I was coming out of the shower yesterday morning and I slipped ... I have a hairline fracture in my foot. I can't wear heels though. That's the bad thing." And according to Zap2it.com, to prove that her injury wouldn't get the best of her, she "dropped to the floor at the end of her interview, crossed her bad ankleover the healthy one and did 12 push-ups." Okay, I know I said I wouldn't touch Lohan with a ten-foot pole, but that I wish I could've seen for myself. I might have even paid to see it.

Some sources have said that Jessica Simpson has announced that she and Dane Cook are a couple, but none of them are particularly reputable, so I'm going to leave it at that for now.

People is saying that Paris Hilton and Stavros Niarchos have finally called it quits.

E! recently announced that it is adding The Carters, a reality show featuring the infamous musical Carter family, as well as The Simple Life: Till Death Do Us Part, the last installment of the somewhat ill-fated show to its fall lineup. Carter versus Hilton, this should be fun ...

Kristin Cavallari has been chosen as one of Teen People's Top 25 Under 25. The issue should be on stands now.

The NY Post posted an article about The Hills today and revealed a few new "facts" about the show: it focuses on Lauren Conrad, of course, as well as her new pal Whitney (bottom, center). The creator of the show, Adam DiVello, said, "It's basically the Melrose Place to Laguna's Beverly Hills 90210." Er, okay. The producers took Lauren's suggestion to heart -- and cast one of her new neighbors, Audrina (top), a "luscious model/actress" as a series regular. But it was Heidi who instantly befriended Audrina after they met by the pool. Heidi told the producers, "Hey, there's this great girl in the building." Uh oh. Looks like LC's gonna be the Ugly Duckling of the group. That's what she gets for having such gorgeous friends ... [Photo courtesy of NYPost.com]

What the kids are up to ...

Since when did photographs of Lindsay Lohan and Brett Ratner leaving The Dime together constitute them being a couple? I must've missed something while I was gone, because that's what I've been hearing. Or, more correctly, that he's been cheating on her and that things have gone awry before they really ever went anywhere. Say what?

In promoting Laguna Beach in Canada recently, Stephen Colletti made some somewhat insightful comments about his experience with the show. "Having to deal with constant reminders of stuff that happened in high school, it's like, I've learned to deal with it really easily and so I think that's helped me grow up ... I think it's helped me to learn to be a lot more mature and ... be more smart about my actions." His advice for the Season Three cast is "Just don't try and be anybody you aren't ... I think the kids that you see in the show that come off looking bad or that just kind of are awkward to watch, you can tell when someone's not really being themself and it's like they're trying to act when they're not actors." He's currently with teen actress Hayden Panettiere -- when asked whether he was dating her, he smiled and said "My dating life is OK, I'll just say that." And on a potential romantic reunion with Kristin Cavallari, he said, "The answer is no ... It's funny because people are always asking about that. It's hard. It's overwhelming how much that question comes up." Gee, that kind of makes me sad.

Very dated photos, but I thought I'd put them out there for anyone who missed them: evidence Kristin and Nick Lachey were, at the very least, hanging out:

[Photo courtesy of The Laguna Beach Hook Up]

... and a few recent photos of Alex Murrel and Alex Hooser hanging out with the Carter twins (Aaron and Angel, Nick's younger siblings), courtesy of The Real O.C. boards:


... and an oldish but cute story: Mandy Moore was sort of horrified when she saw the headlines next to her face on the cover of this month's issue of Cosmopolitan magazine: "I'm very flattered to be on a magazine cover, but the horrifying part is my parent's have framed every magazine that I've ever been on from the beginning ... So there's a whole wall dedicated to that and it starts off with me at 14 and 'Mandy's favourite colour is pink!' and now Cosmo and my face and 'orgasms unlimited.' And my dad has to take it to the framer's to get it framed. It has nothing to do with me -- it's just an article [that appears in the magazine]!"

Kibosh is my new favorite word.

Hmm ... according to a blind item Perez Hilton left for his readers (What young singer is in major trouble with her family after the matriarch of her clan discovered she'd been an ass and was doing drugs with her fashion stylist, whom now may be getting fired? ) and a suspiciously similar bit PageSix wrote (ASHLEE Simpson is going for her own look right now - at least that's supposedly why she's no longer working with stylist to the stars Jessica Pastor. Pastor is still styling big sister Jessica Simpson, but we hear Ashlee's mom, Tina, is not a Pastor fan, and put the kibosh on any future work for Ashlee. "Tina has no control over Jessica, who is asserting her independence," a spy said. A family rep said, "The Simpsons love Jessica Pastor. Tina and [Pastor] worked together twice this week at Jessica's cover shoot, and at a Jessica Hair collection shoot."), I think it's somewhat safe to conclude the Ashlee Simpson is doing drugs with her stylist, Jessica Pastor. I'd like to think Ashlee's cute ditziness came from a natural place, but I guess not. [Photo courtesy of AshleeSimpson.net]

Los Angeles' Daily News will have you know that Talan Torriero is dating Pussycat Dolls' lead singer, Nicole Kea: After a brief engagement to Rod Stewart's daughter, Kimberly, it appears as if Talan Torriero of "Laguna Beach" isn't having any trouble moving on. He was recently spotted in the bar of Bahama Breeze in Raleigh, N.C., with the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls, Nicole Kea, who was in town for a concert. Some of the patrons quickly recognized the 19-year-old Torriero and immediately asked for his autograph. Realizing he would not be able to partake of any alcohol at the bar, one table even had the waiter bring him a Shirley Temple in jest. Though Torriero took the joke with great amusement, Kea was less impressed — by the fact that no one recognized her, that is. I'm not convinced.

Elizabeth Taylor's reps have come out and said that the rumors of her being bedridden with heart problems are false. She is supposedly busy working on her jewellry and perfume lines.

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have reportedly set a wedding date for June 25th in Northern Sydney, although the couple hasn't formally announced their engagement.

Avril Lavigne commented to People about her new girlier image: "Being a girl is awesome. There's so much – bags, shoes, makeup, accessories ... I love putting lotion on – I'm obsessed with lavender. It's a lot of fun, and I think the older you get, the more you get into it."

Suri Cruise theories, according to TigerWeekly.com: It’s a geographic homage to Cruise’s hometown of Syracuse; it’s a reference to Surrey, England, where Hubbard once lived and where the church has a headquarters; or it’s an anagram of “Cruise,” just without the first and last letters.” The last one seems like bs, but the other two seem reasonable enough ...

BIG NEWS (not): Pete Doherty was arrested again this afternoon in London. Again. For, like, the sixth time.

Today

While in Sydney, Australia, Jessica and Ashlee Simpson couldn't find a single thing they wanted to dine on in the Glass Brasserie, a restaurant run by one of Australia's top chefs. So what did they do instead? They ordered in from Pizza Hut and devoured the large pepperoni and double cheese in restaurant, surrounded by four bodyguards. What class.

Pete Doherty has sunken to a low of lows ... or rather, we are only now becoming aware of his low-ness. Pictures have surfaced of him injecting a drug into a female fan's arm while the girl lied unconscious on a kitchen floor. Disgusting.

Other tidbitty news ...

Sofia Coppola, reports HolyMoly, is pregnant with the child of Thomas Mars, the lead singer of the French band Phoenix. Reliable source or not, I'm not sure.

Rosie O'Donnell will join ABC's daytime show The View, replacing View veteran Meredith Vieira who will, in turn, replace Katie Couric on NBC's morning show Today.

Kelly Osbourne has found a new boyfriend in Airbud (and Transamerica)'s Kevin Zegers. Weird couple or what!? [Photo courtesy of lime-light.org]

The Reality of Celebrity

Elizabeth Taylor, one of the few great actresses of yesteryear who is still around, is nearing death. At 74, her heart has begun to fail and she is, according to a friend, "inching closer to death every day and she knows it. It is not a pretty picture." The friend went on to say that "She's not leaving a lot of money to her children. She wants the bulk of her fortune to go to AIDS research." She is confined to her bedroom and has planned her own funeral. She wishes to be buried next to former husband Richard Burton.

Angelina Jolie finally spoke out about her relationship with Brad Pitt with NBC's Today and Dateline. She said that the media scrutiny makes her "giggle." "If [Brad] saw this, he would probably understand why I was laughing. Because I just don't know how to address that kind of thing. I don't talk about our - my relationship in public. But we also don't talk about it at home. It's one of those funny things that just happens, and you live your life, and you're a family. But you never actually discuss [it]." She spoke lovingly of her children: "I just think, especially my daughter, there's no possible way she would have gone to school. She is so smart and so strong. And her potential as a woman one day is great. Hopefully she will be active in her country and in her continent when she's older. And because she'll have a good education, she'll be able to do that much more." Hmm ... already building Zahara up to be a U.N. ambassador? She went on to say, "My life is very full. I'm very proud when I see my children - already Mad[dox], just how he adjusts to different places in the world and different people and his views and the kind of man he's going to be. I'm very lucky." I find it funny that Maddox's nickname is Mad. That can't be good. The full Dateline interview will air this Sunday at 7PM EST on NBC. [Photo courtesy of NBC.com]

Jolie and Pitt have already sold the photos of their unborn baby to People magazine for $3.5 million, and to Hello for $750,000. The money will go to UNICEF.

Is Sienna Miller stupid enough to take Jude Law back? Maybe, just maybe. The two were spotted last Saturday having dinner in Santa Monica and were reportedly "kissing and holding hands" throughout dinner. The following day, they were photographed having lunch with his children and later went to see Ice Age 2. [Photo courtesy of lime-light.org]

Two stars we couldn't possibly care about are getting their own reality shows: Shannen Doherty and Jennifer Lopez. Okay, maybe some people care about J. Lo. Her MTV show will "focus on her real life" and will also "follow dancers who, with Lopez's guidance, are trying to make it in the dance industry." Um. Has MTV seen her dance!? A source said that "It is very early in the development of the show and anything could happen at this point." Shannen's show is a little less ... self-involved. It will feature her "crusading to save hapless individuals from doomed relationships" and will premiere on Oxygen this summer.

Mandy Moore was persuaded into buying a car that runs on recycled soybean oil. But more than helping the environment, what really sold her on the car was that "It smelled like Mongolian barbecue and I was like, 'I'll take it!' I wanted it -- it was so cool! ... I'm waiting for that paparazzi shot of me at McDonald's at the end of the night stealing their French fry oil and siphoning it into my car." So am I.

Adam Brody's an ELLEgirl!

Paris Hilton has won an award for ... being "Ugly". At the Good, Bad and Ugly awards -- presented to women in advertising -- she scored herself an Ugly award for her Carl's Jr commercial, in which she "washes a Bentley car dressed in a skimpy bikini." The commercial was never aired, deemed being a little too risque.

According to a blurb in this week's Us Weekly, Brody Jenner reveals that, "I think the age difference [between ex-girlfriend Kristin Cavallari and Nick Lachey] was a little strange. But besides that, Nick is a great guy and Kris is a great girl." He went on to imply that he won't be getting back with Kristin: "I'm single now." Hmm. Does that mean that Kristin and Nick did have a thing? [Photo courtesy of yuppiepunk.org]

Cute quote of the week: "I had six months when I was 19 that were bar none the loneliest months of my life. I really wanted to meet a girl." - Adam Brody to ELLEgirl magazine (which I thought went bankrupt!? WTF?)

Interesting choice ... Michelle Rodriguez of Lost, has decided to commit herself to five days in prison rather than do 240 hours of community service for her DUI offense. She previously pleaded no contest to three traffic violations in 2004, completed a three month alcohol program and is currently serving a three-year probation term. Sucks to be her ...

Mischa Barton has, at last, been granted U.S. citizenship. She says of the subject, "I grew up in New York and that makes me pretty American, I think, but I'm definitely different to a lot of Americans ... I just became an American citizen so I can vote now, and I'm really looking forward to that opportunity ... There are things I stand up for, like voting and stuff like that; that's sort of thing's very important ... I'm very opinionated in my private life, but I don't like to get too political in the press." Yes, as you shouldn't.

Better late than never

Sorry for the late update tonight ...

I guess the biggest shocker of the day, although it really shouldn't be all that shocking, is that Denise Richards and Richie Sambora are an item. Woo-hoo. Now Charlie Sheen has someone else to project his anger on!

And then there's this: Us Weekly has confirmed that Britney Spears is, in fact, pregnant with her second child. And according to PerezHilton.com, "'When Spears' doctor confirmed her pregnancy she 'cried her eyeballs out'". That's really too bad ... there goes her comeback. [Photo courtesy of Us Weekly]

I'm not sure if anyone cares, but Rupert Grint of Harry Potter announced that he's quitting school (or has quit school) to make more time for his acting career: "I've left school quite recently. Thankfully I don't have to do that anymore. It was getting quite hard to juggle the tutoring with the film. I'm not really an academic sort of person so I just thought I'd leave and concentrate more on films." Ace. Setting a great example for all the kids out there ... although I would've considered doing the same if I had his fame and fortune.

Brandon Davis, every socialite's ex-boyfriend, is ... coming out with his own line of jeans!?

Oh yes, and according to some sources, The Hills will premiere on May 24th at 10pm EST. Get ready!

Learn your lessons from celebrities' mistakes.

So while I was gone, the impossible and nearly unthinkable happened -- Katie Holmes gave birth. But y'all know that already so I'm not going to dote on the freakish. What's funny (aside from having given birth on the same floor of the same hospital on the same day as Tom Cruise's arch-nemesis Brooke Shields) is that rumors are going around that baby Suri's name does not mean "Princess" in Hebrew as previously thought, but instead, "go" or "leave." That would be fun, no? [Photo courtesy of whatever Hindustan Times uses ;)]

After Denise Richards recently accused her estranged husband Charlie Sheen of threatening to kill her (among other things), Charlie is set to launch his children's clothing line tonight in Los Angeles! The line is named "Sheen Kids" aaaaand that's all you need to know. Really.

Some stories I won't delve into but deserve a mention --
Leonardo DiCaprio was injured on the set of his new movie The Blood Diamond in Mozambique, Africa. He's also dating a twenty-year-old Israeli model by the name of Bar Refaeli.
Backstreet Boy Nick Carter is under investigation for sexual assault after a twenty-year-old Wisconsin woman (glad I turned twenty-one two weeks ago! What is up with these twenty-year-old girls haha) who met him through little brother Aaron stayed with him at a friend's house in Key West, Florida. Lesson here? Never trust Aaron Carter.

Paris Hilton has been extra-stupid lately. She almost electrocuted herself by drunkenly jumping into a swimming pool after a garden light had fallen into it. According to a Sunday Mirror source, "Everyone was stunned. Paris was lucky she didn't get electrocuted. She thought it was hilarious. Stavros jumped in next and accidentally knocked her on the head in the process." According to the mag, Paris then "treated guests to an inebriated attempt at a sexy pole dance." The source commented that "Paris was so drunk she could barely hold onto the pole -- let alone dance." Hmm. What else is new?

Well, apparently Paris also turned on the waterworks to get herself out of a ticket. Her new Mercedes SLR is so new it doesn't have valid registration for the state of California, but Paris began crying and the female officer felt sorry for her and eventually let her go with just a warning. Damn dumbassed woman. She should've known better -- it's Paris Hilton for crying out loud.

But my favorite story has got to be the one about Ashlee Simpson approaching Hilary Duff at L.A. nightclub Basque and telling her that she has chunky arms. Big sister Haylie told Ashlee to get lost and, according to The New York Post, had "choice words for Ashlee's own big sister, Jessica Simpson." The Simpsons' rep said, "Ashlee thinks Hilary has perfectly lovely arms." The Duffs' rep gave a vague, "They said they had a really fun night." I'll bet they did!

The Mack is back.

But before I dive into more "secular" celeb gossip, I should clear my plate of all this Laguna gossip.


[Photos courtesy of The Real O.C. boards]
From the looks of these photos, Jessica Smith cosied up to Teddy Geiger on a Seventeen magazine "Rock Your Prom" mall event recently. According to several accounts, Jessica has been revealing more secrets about the show at college events. According to a post on Oh No They Didn't, Jessica said that the season was "played up a little bit" (as opposed to being 80% fake like she supposedly said at the other college event), whereas the third season is "by far all acting."

According to Jess, "no one talks to LC anymore because she [Lauren] only talks to Jason, who just drinks and does drugs all the time." According to the author of this, Jess said she doesn't talk to Kristin that much anymore and hinted that Kristin was a slut. Jessica went on to reveal that she dropped out of community college after a semester because of all the distractions and the reputation Laguna Beach carried. She dated a guy [I remember what he looks like but cannot for the life of me remember his name now] who turned out to be "dating her as a bet to see if he could get 'the Laguna girl' to like him."

Apparently she also mentioned that the cast was intoxicated "about 90 percent" of the time the cameras were rolling, though that seems to be an exaggeration to me. The author added that "I was surprised at how much bad language she used, and she actually shocked me as to how humanly she really was."

The May 1st issue of In Touch claims that although Kristin and Brody Jenner are back together, she has her eye on Maroon 5's Adam Levine. However, according to PerezHilton.com, Jenner's a single man again (as does his MySpace specify). Apparently Jenner joked to Perez that "he's on the hunt for Jessica Simpson" as retaliation against the rumored fling between Kristin and Nick Lachey.

Kristin is also rumored to be under consideration for the role of Lucy Ewing in the film version of Dallas. This is the same role Jessica Simpson has her eye on -- but the actress who played the small screen version of Lucy, Charlene Tilton, deems Jessica a tad too old to play the role. She instead believes Lindsay Lohan would fit the role perfectly.

A user on the Real O.C. boards shares a not-so-nice story about The Hills cast member Heidi Montag. Apparently an acquaintance of hers ended up going out to dinner with Heidi, and Heidi demanded that the waiter "take [the] bread away from me because if it stays here I will eat it and then I'll get fat." And she treated the poster's acquaintance condescendingly. Time will tell, though extreme editing may change all that. Lovely.

Alex Murrel mentioned in a recent MySpace blog that her album release date may be pushed back one or even two months to coincide with the release of the Season Two DVD set. This is not good news for Alex M. or the fans, as it probably means that Season Three is being pushed back as well. Not a complete tragedy, but oh well. Alex mentioned that she has been working with Backstreet Boy Nick Carter on a song: "... just been in the studio recording.. i actually just started recording a new song that was co written by Nick Carter and another friend of mine Shadrick...i love both of them and im soo happy to get to work with such talented guys i cant wait to hear what it sounds like finished.... its called anticipating and its more of a track that u can get up and dance too!!!"

... and Casey Reinhardt has her own lip gloss line now. They are a whopping $16 each, on sale at her website. She describes the line as: “Kiss by Casey”, Laguna Beach inspired lip gloss in shades of my favorite color, PINK! Yay! Lets all eat cupcakes and chase butterflies together now.

Laguna backtrack.

Here's some of the latest news on our favorite gang of kids -- although some is a teeny bit dated.


[Photo courtesy of The Real O.C. boards]
Talan Torriero, Stephen Colletti and ... gasp ... Kristin Cavallari got together for a Bongo promo where they signed autographs and took pictures with fans. It's nice to see them back together -- and Kristin fitting right into those strong, sturdy arms. Ahem.

Stephen was Punk'd this past Monday. Check your local listings for repeats.

Star magazine is saying that Jessica Simpson has been crank calling Kristin's cell phone by staying silent and hanging up or trying to order pizza or Chinese food. "As far as Jessica is concerned," says one of their sources, "Kristin’s a nobody-19 year old reality TV star who has just been using Nick for free publicity."

Jessica -- Smith, that is -- and Dieter have been making the rounds and answering questions about the show. A member of the Real O.C. boards shared an exerpt of what was said at a recent event: Jessica went to a community college because her grades at LBHS weren't very good (no surprise there); Jason dropped out of high school and his mother begged MTV to hide that fact; Jason and Lauren are still dating and living together; the cast was paid less than minimum wage; Casey moved to Laguna to be on the show (again, no surprise).

According to the two, the first season was approximately 20% staged, while the second season was 80% staged.

You can watch a video of Jessica saying not-so-nice things about Kristin and her career here (requires a MySpace account).

And according to Variety, Kristin will star alongside Brittany Snow in a film called Fingerprints: "Snow stars as a girl fresh out of a rehab who moves back in with her parents and sister (Cavallari) and gets involved in an investigation of what has paralyzed residents. The story is loosely based on an urban legend involving haunted train tracks. Shooting begins this month in Oklahoma."

In passing ...

I'm really only back for one night, but I will be back back the last week of April to bring you your daily celebrity juice.

Anyway, to sum things up ...

Gwyneth Paltrow gave birth to baby Moses Martin. Ugh.

Chad Michael Murray is now said to be engaged to Kenzie Dalton, the cheerleading extra who is a high school student in Wilmington, North Carolina, where One Tree Hill is filmed. Gross.

Lindsay Lohan's back to red. After nearly a year of deviating from her natural hair color, the redhead in her is back. Hurrah. I thought she looked good with black hair.

Sean Preston Federline (wow never thought he'd headline a story) was injured when he fell from his high chair. Apparently, neither mommy Britney nor daddy Kevin thought much of the fall, but noticed that he had been sleeping more than usual. When they finally brought him to the doctor, baby Sean was "diagnosed" with a scalp fracture.

Congratulations to Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard (combined, that's a lot of As) -- the two are both engaged as well as expecting!

Yes, the answer to my "trivia" question was in fact Lindsay Lohan. Apparently some beef went down between Pink and Lindsay; Lindsay and Hilary Duff. But nothing to really write home about -- rumors went around that Pink was going to direct her performance of "Stupid Girls" at Lindsay, singing to her. "Luckily," the people behind the show switched Lindz's seat before the award show commenced. And the neverending high school drama between Lohan and Duff lives on. When Lindsay won Best Actress, Hilary and big sister Haylie were said to have rolled their eyes. I may have done so as well if I had been in the audience ...

... annnnd Paris Hilton is saying that although she "loves" Mother Teresa, she doesn't think that they look alike. I guess that's Paris' way of denying that she has anything to do with the movie she was rumored to star in ...

It's early.

[Photo courtesy of ONTD]
Whose sad ass is that? Can you guess?

Also, I've gotten wind that the Season Two Laguna Beach DVD set will be released on July 25th. Which probably means the new season will premiere around then. Yippee. I can't wait.

Happy April!

Lauren Conrad was spotted on this weekend's ET on MTV, talking about The Hills and saying, "Don't know, don't care" to the Kristin Cavallari-Nick Lachey rumors. Ouch. You can catch it again when it airs at 9:30am EST tomorrow. [Photo courtesy of Laguna Beach Online]

Nicole Richie is joining in on the leagues of female celebrities who have clothing lines and perfume lines. I don't know how much truth this report has, since it is said that her line will be called "That's Hot!" ... which is so not hot, considering ... doesn't Paris Hilton own the rights to that phrase? More reasons for Paris to eternally hate Nicole, huh? The line will feature "contemporary knits and tank tops with embroidery and appliqué" and will range from $28 to $40. The line is said to debut on October 11th at Intuition.

Then again, it could be a joke. It is April Fool's Day, after all.

What do Pink, Lindsay Lohan, Zooey Deschanel, Scarlett Johansson and Britney Spears all want? The role of Janis Joplin in the upcoming biopic The Gospel According to Janis, to be directed by Penelope Spheeris. Spheeris has admitted that "[Pink] would be my first choice, but she may have scheduling conflicts." But she didn't have such nice things to say about Britney: "Her agent asked if I could meet with her. Music ability is important, but most of all, the actress must have the spirit of Janis." Though she added, "Each of the actresses who has expressed interest in the role [would] bring her own special talents to eh part." The film will begin shooting in September and will "go head-to-head with another movie on Joplin, Pieces of My Heart, starring Renee Zellweger. Uh oh. Well, if it makes any difference, my vote goes to Zooey Deschanel.

Amazon.com has revealed the release date for Paris Hilton's upcoming album, titled Turn It Up. Everyone, prepare yourself.

And for those fans of Nickelodeon's Drake Bell, he is making a full recovery following his serious car accident last year. He has returned to work, but keeps his sense of humor over the arduousness of recovering in the latest issue of People: When I woke up [from neck surgery] ... my [stitched-up gash] looked like someone took a live caterpillar and stuck it on my chin. [Costar Josh Peck] was like, "You're still better looking than me, man." Josh was bringing me smoothies every day ... I couldn't shave, so I had a full-on, Paul McCartney, pull-on-it beard. I dug it. Milkshakes and smoothies were my breakfast, lunch and dinner. I lost a ton of weight, from 147 lbs to 121 lbs. Now I'm 130 lbs. We tried putting pizza in a blender, but it smelled like vomit. Doctors said, "All you have to do it put hamburger meat, beef broth and ketchup in a blender. It tastes like a burger." Dude, it doesn't.

Hilary Duff and sister Haylie's film Material Girls may never see the day of light. The film, which wrapped sometime last summer, has been having trouble finding a distributor. The film is about two wealthy sisters -- heiresses to their family's cosmetics fortune -- who lose their money and fight to get it back. The cover of "Material Girl" Hilary did with Lil' Jon to accompany the film may also never be released.

Yeah. Disney finally got its revenge on Hilary this month with the release of Cow Belles, a story about two dairy heiresses who lose their money and then fight to get it back. It stars real-life sisters Alyson (Aly) and Amanda (AJ) Michalka.

Mandy Moore's past has come to rebut ex-boyfriend Wilmer Valderrama's claim about having taken her virginity. In 2002, she did an interview with Art & Understanding, "America's AIDS Magazine," which said that "Moore candidly reveals that she and Wilmer never had sex. 'I'm not an advocate for having sex or not having sex. It's a personal decision. Whenever you feel ready, you're ready. Wilmer is older than me, respected me, and so it just wasn't an issue.'" But there have been those random times Wilmer was spotted with Mandy following his breakup with Lindsay Lohan, so who really knows ...

I'm going to be gone for a little over a week, so everyone have a wonderful week-and-a-bit. Enjoy the beautiful weather!

Loneliness is tragical

Brooke Hogan, still best known as Hulk Hogan's daughter rather than popstar-in-the-making, said that "there's just a pompous way about" Jessica Simpson. She's not feelin' Ashlee either: "Ugh. They're both fake." She does, however, have nice things to say about Jessica's ex, Nick Lachey. She thinks he's the hottest guy in Hollywood because "He's got a beautiful heart, and he's so genuine." [Photo courtesy of Yahoo!]

Matt LeBlanc and his wife Melissa are filing for divorce after three years of marriage. The two have a two-year-old daughter named Marina who suffers from a neurological condition called cortical dysplasia, and Matt is stepfather to thirteen-year-old Tyler and ten-year-old Jacquelyn from his wife's previous marriage.

Has it really been three years? I remember seeing it on TV like it was last summer or something.

Lindsay Lohan said that Kabbalah serves as a steady force in her crazy life: "Yes, I am looking into Kabbalah. I guess why is because all of us need something. You just have to grab onto whatever can get you through. Maybe it's this business, but it seems everything around can be so tough, so hard. I think you have to have somewhere to turn for a little softness and understanding. I know I'm really trying." Aww. Somewhere inside of that over-tanned and often malnourished body, there is a softy.

Director Robert Luketic, who was set to direct the remake of TV show Dallas is said to have walked away from the film, unhappy with some of the casting choices. The film wasn't even set to shoot until October, but apparently at least one of the following rubbed him the wrong way: John Travolta as J.R. Ewing, Jennifer Lopez as Sue Ellen, Luke Wilson as Bobby, and Shirley MacLaine as Miss Ellie. It is rumored that Doctor Dolittle director Betty Thomas will step in as Luketic's replacement.

According to The Mirror, Simon Cowell has been drooling over American Idol's Kellie Pickler. "He is really affectionate to Kellie both on and off screen. They are often seen having intimate chats in the corner which has really annoyed [his girlfriend] Terri [Seymour]. She knows it's his job to make contestants feel at ease, but she feels he's crossed the line and is making her look a fool. They've already had several screaming matches over this, but Simon refuses to back down." Terri has apparently said, "Simon knows I'm annoyed and insists it's just 'fun and games' that makes for better television. But I see how his face gets flushed when Kellie's around."

And Russell and Kimora Lee Simmons announced today that they are separating. Russell said, "Kimora and I will remain committed parents and caring friends with great love and admiration for each other. We will also continue to work side by side on a daily basis as partners in all of our businesses." The two have two young daughters.

Geez, way to ring in April ...

One more to add to The List ...

This is a little old, but definitely belongs on our comprehensive list of guys Lindsay Lohan has passed her sexually-transmitted diseases to. According to The National Enquirer, she hooked up with Jesse Metcalfe (why do I feel like this isn't new news?) when she made the rounds at the Oscar celebrations. According to spies, she couldn't stay away from Jesse and after the bar closed at the Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone parties, the two headed off together.

And is Angelina Jolie about to give birth? She flew her mother, who has cancer, to Paris to be present for the birth. She's expected to give birth in the next couple of weeks. Likely before TomKat's baby ever rears its alien head.

Die jerk!

Wilmer Valderrama revealed secrets about his active sex life with young Hollywood actresses recently to Howard Stern. I won't go into details about it because I think it was more than a little distasteful, but he stood by his claims that Lindsay Lohan's boobs are real and that he caught her deleting phone numbers from his cell phone while they were dating. And that he knew Mandy Moore liked him when her mother told him that she changed her shirt three times while preparing for their first date. Oh wow. Three whole times. [Photo courtesy of lime-light.org]

Apparently Tom Cruise had silent birth placards delivered to his mansion in Beverly Hills the other day. These placards are said to be six feet tall, and will be placed so that Katie Holmes can see them in labor. One reads, "Be silent and make all physical movements slow and understandable." Kick him real understandably in the balls when it's through.

In Touch is reporting that Jessica Simpson wants to adopt two children by the time she's 28 years old. She is currently looking into adopting her first children and has already picked out a room in her home for it.

This is definitely my favorite story of the day: co-stars Star Jones and Joy Behar of The View apparently had a bit of a showdown on air the other day. It all started when Jones said, "Last Friday was my 44th birthday, but my boobs still think they're 20." Behar responded with, "Ok, Star. That's enough about you. On to us. Bye!" Censors caught most of Behar's retort, "Keep your (breasts) perky!" to which Jones responded: "I'm glad to see you haven't changed. Even today, you are still a bitch." You can see it for yourself here.

Brody's Back

Are Kristin Cavallari and Brody Jenner back together? That's what New York's Daily News is saying:

YOUNG love in Hollywood is fickle. "Laguna Beach" mean girl Kristin Cavallari is back with her ex-boyfriend Brody Jenner after Jessica Simpson's soon to be ex-husband Nick Lachey gave her the boot. "Nick didn't want to freak everyone out - she was too young and he knew it would look bad," said our spy. [Photo courtesy of The Real O.C. boards]

Sadly, that's really all I've got for you today. More juiciness tomorrow? Pwease?

Happy Weekend.

Kristin Cavallari's love life was spotlighted on E! News recently. They are pointing out that she may be dating the owner of L.A.'s The Geisha House and not Nick Lachey. Yup. I didn't see that one coming. Here's a poor quality video of the segment. Turn up your volume to hear it.

At least another Lachey has something to celebrate ... Drew Lachey and wife Lea welcomed baby Isabella Claire into their family on Thursday. He told People: "In a couple of years my daughter will be cutting a rug around me ... I'll hold her hands, and she'll be dancing on my feet. I'm looking forward to that."

Awww.

That's it for today ... I probably won't be updating until Tuesday, since I will away for the weekend. So have yourself a nice one!

Any publicity's good publicity, I guess.

Oh God.

Chad Michael Murray is dating an 18-yr-old who, incidentally, has a bit part on One Tree Hill. Her name is Kenzie Dalton, and she said of the relationship, "We've been going out since December ... Chad and I just hang out. We don't really go out at night. Sophia and I don't talk, but she is aware of our relationship."

Girls, if you want a piece of him, I suggest you look your hottest and turn up on set of One Tree Hill!

Here's another vid of Kristin Cavallari leaving an L.A. nightclub -- this time, Mood.

Kristin appeared on The Showbiz Show, where David Spade got right down to it and interrogated her about rumored-beau Nick Lachey:
David: Lets get to the bottom of this: I know the magazines are bull crap. Tell me the truth about Nick. Sorry, I talk in caps.
Kristin: Well, the truth is we're friends. We met at a party. He's a super nice guy.. There is nothing romantic going on.
David: Interesting. So, are you dating?
Kristin: Define dating.
David: I don't know, breakfast and money for a cab.
Kristin: No, we're not dating.
David: Interesting. How can it be over!
Kristin: David, you're not getting it. There is nothing going on.
David: Then why steal all Jessica's poses!
Kristin: I'm not.
David: Look at you!
Kristin: I'm not.
David: Are you denying you were standing. She was standing and so were you.
Kristin: Alright. I did stand about a week ago.
David: Uh huh.

And according to Star magazine, Mr. Ex Jessica Simpson has been whispering sweet nothings in Kristin's ear: An insider said he's been "acting like a man in love ... He's taking the relationship very seriously ... He can't stop telling Kristin how much prettier she is than [ex wife Jessica Simpson]. He says she's a lot more sensible and level-headed, and he loves hanging out in her small, messy apartment in Marina del Rey." According to Star, "Another source added that Nick and the Laguna Beach star didn't 'seal the deal' until the fourth or fifth date, prompting Cavallari to believe the romance was serious 'because he wasn't pushy about getting physical.'"

Tsk, tsk. There's something you're hiding from us, K ...

Dead.

Absolute dearth of celebrity gossip today.

So I'll give you this -- cartoon Nicky and Paris Hilton.


[Photo courtesy of ONTD]

They actually look like them. I approve.

She still has a thing or two to learn.

Kristin Cavallari of MTV's 'Laguna Beach' refused to talk to cameras about rumors that she's dating Nick Lachey. TMZ's sources say she was coming back from Nick's new home at the time. Note to Kristin: Don't talk to them! She seems so young here ... [Photo courtesy of The Real O.C. boards]

P.S. Where did her boobs go?

This news kind of frightens me. I'm not exactly sure why -- maybe it's because I still think Amanda Bynes is ten and just starting out on All That. But she's not. Maybe it's because she always looks so goofy (sorry Amanda). But she's not supposed to have a manly boyfriend! (Named Channing Tatum, a co-star in her new film She's The Man.) [Photo courtesy of Shine On Media]

I keep forgetting to report this, but Lo Bosworth of Laguna Beach is selling her white Jetta, the one she got for graduating high school. You can purchase the two-year-old car for just $10,000! She mentions that almost every member of the show has been in that car. Hmm. Including Talan Torriero, I'll bet, who left an earring for good measure.

Fred Savage, best known for his role as Kevin on The Wonder Years is going to be a father soon! He and his wife Jennifer are expecting a baby in July. The two were married in 2004.

Another pregnancy ... what is that!? Is it just me does it look completely un-human??? [Photo courtesy of ONTD]

My favorite straight hairdresser -- a wife beater!? Jonathan Antin, hairdresser extraordinaire to the stars (as documented on Bravo show Blow Out!), was jailed for domestic violence in 1997. He ended up pleading no contest, and his criminal record was "expunged" in March 2004.

And it looks like the Duff is finally gaining some weight back -- at least in this picture. She looks mighty good as a brunette. But big sis Haylie seems to still be shedding the pounds -- making her unfortunate nose even more prominent. Who am I to be talking, though? That was mean and uncalled for. [Photo courtesy of Imnotobsessed.com]

But I won't take it back.

I'd love it if Paris became a cartoon.

This is kind of gruesome, although I'm willing to bet that it's an exaggeration -- when Ashlee Simpson collapsed on stage in Japan a while back , she woke up in a "blood-splattered emergency room." What did the singer-actress actually say?: "I didn't go to a nice emergency room - I ended up in one with blood on the walls. Nasty ... I was dehydrated. I had bronchitis. Who knows exactly what it was? I think it was just complete exhaustion." Nice, how the media creates juicy headlines. Tasty, even. [Photo courtesy of Ashlee-Simpson.net]

So details of what Nicole Richie said, specifically, to piss that Californian family off have come out: she asked an eleven-year-old boy if she was a MILF, and when he didn't understand, she elaborated on what the acronym stood for. His father overheard the conversation and refused to sign the release forms necessary to air the footage on The Simple Life 4. His mother, however, said, "I'm 90 percent mad but a little part of me says, 'Stop being a prude.' I guess I just don't want my son to grow up that fast." WTF? She's not a mother ... or is she?

So rumor has it that Paris Hilton is back with her new favorite Greek, Paris Latsis -- because she couldn't understand him when he spoke to a friend in Greek. An insider told Life & Style magazine that “Stavros was with a Greek friend, and Paris was freaking out because she couldn’t understand what they were saying ... She thought they were laughing at her ... Paris has never seemed so upset. She really thought that Stavros was the one.” She needs to grow up.

... and move onto cartoons? Paris and little sister Nicky Hilton are said to be creating a cartoon TV show about their lives, in the style of The Simpsons. What's it gonna be called -- The Hiltons? They can just paste their faces onto Lisa's body and duplicate her, since they've got blonde hair already.


[Photo courtesy of ONTD]
Uh, I don't know how official this news is, but pictures seem to illustrate that Hayden Christensen and Sienna Miller are now a couple.

And the best for last -- there's gonna be a Mrs. Doubtfire sequel!!!

Trashy Yankees and Classy Brits

Sometimes I forget that Sienna Miller is only 24. Well according to Glamour.com, her older sister Savannah hasn't forgotten -- big sis has persuaded lil sis to move back to England because she feels Sienna has gotten too caught up in "a whirlwind of media attention ever since she and Jude Law broke up ... So Savannah told Sienna in no uncertain terms that she was expected down in Cornwall. She wants Sienna to go for long walks, talk everything over and eat lots of hearty meals - and not spend all her time on her mobile to Jude and her actor pals in London. She has convinced her to switch off her phone and take it easy for a while. Sienna knows her big sis has her best interests at heart." Aw, how sweet. Maybe Savannah can tame her. [Photo courtesy of LiveJournal user "assainova"]

This story amuses me: Keira Knightley's relationship with her Pride and Prejudice co-star Rupert Friend still seems to be going strong, despite rumours she'd got close to Jake Gyllenhaal during Oscar week. The pair were spotted this weekend buying fruit together at London's Borough Market, with Keira looking particularly interested in the rhubarb on offer. Rhubarb, hahahaha. Sorry, I'm two.

Britney Spears has signed on to do another season of Chaotic, which will move focus away from Kevin Federline, mostly because he'll have his own show to shoot, chronicling his ascent into the rap world. Will Mr. Britney Spears outshine his wife? God, I hope not.

Tori Spelling's parents are no longer on speaking terms with their daughter. It's about time! In the first episode of her new reality/documentary show noTORIous, she pokes fun at a room in her parents' house, calling it the "eBay room" because of her mother's shopping problem. When her mother, Candy, saw the footage, she threatened to sue Tori. At last, we have an explanation for Tori's toriness. Yay. The show premieres on April 2nd, but I am far from encouraging you to watch it.

Comme qui?

Not much to report today, except for this unnerving (or just ... annoying) bit on Lindsay Lohan's mom, Dina, from NY's Daily News:

Spies have twice spotted her mom, Dina Lohan, stepping out with Steven Bing, the wealthy producer and real-estate heir who fathered a child with Elizabeth Hurley. He was also briefly linked with Nicole Kidman.

Dina is a vivacious blond beauty who seems to enjoy the movie-star lifestyle as much as her daughter. Her estranged husband — Lindsay's father, Michael Lohan — is currently in the clink after a rough time with drugs and alcohol.

Although Steve and Dina have been looking very snuggly, Lindsay's rep describes the relationship as "just friends."

Or, as Dina was overheard telling a publicist pal when they hit Cain nightclub, "I'm just playing with him."

LIKE MOTHER LIKE DAUGHTER. Geez.

Don cha?

Lindsay Lohan was seen sucking face with Devendra Banhart at the Chanel preparty during NY's Fashion Week. I have no clue who this guy is, but he's a musician of some sort, and I should probably go do my research now. Lindsay admitted recently that, "I've become kind of a fashion whore, I must say." Soon she will become a well-rounded whore too.

Someone shared their personal encounter with the alien kind (read: TomKat) on Oh No They Didn't!:
I was at the baseball game yesterday where Tom and Katie were in Anaheim and I was in the suite next to them where it's separated by like a glass wall. Needless to say I was more interested in them then the game! These 2 only kissed when the "KissKam" came over to them and they were featured on the big screens, after that she got up and moved back to the couch where she was sitting before and stayed there for the WHOLE game! They didn't even walk out together! Tom was more interested in his blackberry and Katie was reading InStyle pretty much the whole time. It looks like they can't stand each other. She looked FUG anyways and he's like 2 feet tall!" [Photo courtesy of ONTD]

That about confirms it. And plus, her stomach is protruding in ways no human stomach ever should.

I forgot to mention in yesterday/this morning's post that Jessica Smith is supposed to be appearing on this weekend's edition of ET on MTV. You can still catch it when it re-airs tomorrow at 8am EST. And apparently, Kristin Cavallari's guest appearance on Veronica Mars will re-air tonight at 7pm EST.

And look who Talan Torriero's hanging out with these days:

[Photo courtesy of The Real O.C. boards]
I wonder whether he wishes his girlfriend were hot like her.

P.S. Former heartthrob Josh Hartnett had this to say to Jane magazine about today's pop icons/stars: "What scares me with pop culture is ... looking at my younger brother and sister and their friends, seeing my little sister's friends looking, like, to Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton -- I just don't think that's anything to strive for. I don't think those girls are too happy. And it's like, the culture is so focused on a more self-oriented... luck-based mentality. It's just like, get what's good for you. It's a herd mentality that I think is really about making money." Here, here!

It went kaput.

So I was about to upload the photos for yesterday's post when my internet died. Here it is anyway:

Paris Hilton is coming in as a close second in the Hollywood Man-Eating contest -- apparently, she was man-hunting at the Godfather: The Game launch the other night. She asked event staffers whether Olympic skier Jeffrey Bloom would be showing up, saying that her friend had a crush on him. "Friend." When the skier didn't appear, she supposedly asked a friend, "Are there any hot guys here? I need a hot guy."

So, according to Jessica Smith's blog, she has just arrived in Amsterdam from Paris. Look what the fans at The Real O.C. boards uncovered, already:

Helllloooo Amsterdam!

Kristin Cavallari turned up at the Thank You For Smoking premiere last night:

[Photos courtesy of The Real O.C. boards]
Kristin ---> Jessica Simpson? Her eye is even doing that characteristically Jessica thing -- one big, one small. Creepy.

Just Kristin.

From People.com:
Lachey & Cavallari Meet Again

Last week after Nick Lachey and Kristin Cavallari were spotted together, she said they were "just friends." But they were spotted together again over the weekend, PEOPLE reports in its latest issue.

The pair were seen having a drink together at Stanley's restaurant in Sherman Oaks, Calif. So, is it turning into something more substantial than "just friends"?

"Eventually it might turn into something more serious," a pal of Cavallari, 19, who recently split from reality star Brody Jenner, tells PEOPLE. "But right now it's not. They're at that stage when they're getting to know each other."

That seemed to be what they were doing over drinks. "They were talking to each other. They weren't being overly touchy-feely; he was playing it pretty cool," says a patron standing nearby. "But she was definitely flirting. She was laughing and flipping her hair back. They seemed to be enjoying the conversation."

A buddy of Lachey's admits that Cavallari, who starred in Laguna Beach, "actually is his type: blonde, a little ditzy, a sweet girl. It makes sense, but I just can't imagine he would follow through with it."

According to Cavallari's friend, she and Lachey, 32, "have not hooked up." And a source close to Lachey insists, "Nick's not looking for a girlfriend. He's not exactly healed from (Jessica)."

Besides, on Monday, Lachey began an 11-city radio tour to promote his CD. Says the source: "That's what he's focused on."

Ugh.

I'm SO tired, so this is going to be a short one. Sorry about that -- rough week.

Star magazine is backing up the rumors that Lindsay Lohan will be the next face of Louis Vuitton. Not that Star ever made for a reliable source, but it quotes a friend as saying, "Lindsay's really excited ... It's not been officially announced yet, but she's definitely landed the job." Yay.

Jessica Simpson, a Democrat? Not exactly, but not quite a proud Republican either. Reuters is reporting that "Jessica Simpson on Wednesday turned down a invitation to meet with U.S. President George W. Bush, a snub that left Republicans dismayed ... The blond star of the film "The Dukes of Hazzard" still plans to visit Washington on Thursday to lobby members of Congress on behalf of Operation Smile, a non-profit venture offering free plastic surgery for disadvantaged children overseas with facial deformities." It's okay. Gotta keep the fans interested, I got it.

Courtesy of The Real O.C., you can now have a peek into Laguna Beach High School.



By the way, the whiteboard behind Taylor reads: "Welcome to the Art Dept, LAB FEE $25, Photo/Art ?????being NOW free supplies!!"

Yar. Oh yeah, and Kristin popped up in Star in AUSTRALIA.

The truth and nothing but the truth. Right?

Kristin Cavallari has landed herself her second Us Weekly cover -- this time, sans Jessica Simpson, period! As a reminder, tune in tonight at 9pm EST to UPN for her guest appearance on Veronica Mars. [Photo courtesy of The Real O.C. boards]

More funny Lindsay Lohan man-eating news, courtesy of Page Six: After hanging out with Matthew McConaughey and George Clooney at Bungalow 8 on Wednesday night, the teen queen hit the Piaget-sponsored after-party for the new Salma Hayek/Colin Farrell romp, "Ask the Dust," at the SoHo Grand on Thursday. Double-L wasted no time asking about Farrell, with whom she's been linked in the past. "She was intent on finding him," said one guest. Told that Farrell was filming elsewhere, she pouted with her girlfriends, perking up only when British heartthrob Clive Owen chatted her up.

I'm starting to think she has a problem. If we take a moment to think superficially about it in Freudian terms, the whole lack-of-a-father growing up (he was jailed for part of her adolescence) may attribute to her constant need to be showered with attention from older men. < / Psychological Analysis >

Stephen Colletti is getting a segment during this year's MTV Spring Break. He and Tyson of All-American Rejects have twenty-four hours to have the "ultimate" Spring Break. It will premiere on March 20th at 11pm EST.

Wow, apparently I've been out of the Beverly Hills 90210 loop. (Note: I was never in it.) But Jennie Garth has two children and is expecting her third with husband Peter Facinelli! They have two daughters, Lola Ray, 3, and Luca Bella, 8, for those who are as uninformed as I was.

And lastly, ONTD dug up some photos of Keira Knightley from her days at the Teddington School in Middlesex, England:


[Photos courtesy of Just Jared]

Outside the bubble ...

Catching up on non-Laguna related news ...

Robin Williams has generously offered to take Christopher and Dana Reeve's orphaned son Will in, after having made a promise to Chris in 1995 following his riding accident. Christopher Reeve and Robin Williams have been known to be very good friends, having studied together at Juilliard's School of Drama.

Lindsay Lohan boasted that "I got to know Sean Lennon, John's son, and I'm on the video of his next record." Here is a telling diagram Life and Style magazine drew up, of only some of the men she has devoured:

[Photo courtesy of ONTD]
Do we see any noticeable patterns?

Paris Hilton rumors are saying, this week, that she has been considering getting a tummy tuck after the bumpy incident on her birthday. She has been spotted sneaking into the Modern Institute Of Plastic Surgery, and an insider said, "Everybody knows her at the clinic. It's not her first visit."

And remember Zeta Graff, the woman who claimed Paris harassed her at a club and pulled her hair for having dated Paris Latsis? Seems like they've been getting on really well lately. The two met for dinner, though people are speculating that Paris is trying to "wine and dine" her to soften Zeta's stance.

Lainey Gossip is saying that there's a chance both Nicole Richie and Sienna Miller are pregnant. Apparently, a "spy caught [Nicole] mid conversation on her cell, visibly agitated, and he claims to have heard her say 'the baby is your priority, but what about me? What about ME?' before clicking off." As for Sienna, this is all Lainey had to offer: Lola has broken her silence, confirming that she was indeed betrayed by Hayden [Christensen] and that while he initially denied it, he has since come clean about the affair and has tearfully promised to end things with Sienna. The problem is - and you won't find this anywhere else - I just heard a rumour from a brand new source that Sienna is pregnant. Now I haven't had a ton of time to check this one out (so take it for what it's worth) but it could explain why Hayden was so speedy with wanting to bring Sienna home.

Gawker.com has added a new feature to their site -- called "Stalker." Users can submit celebrity sightings that appear moments after being submitted, so everyone everywhere can know where their favorite celebrity is. Kinda creepy, but kinda cool.

My mom and I were discussing TomKat last night. Weren't some of the mags saying in late December or January that she was due the next month? I counted back, and they announced their pregnancy on October 5th. She appeared to be showing the next day, and a mother told a magazine that Katie, a week after having made the announcement, looked like she was five months along rather than the three months that she had been pregnant for. In any case, six months from October 5th would be April 5th. If she doesn't pop one out (that resembles her or Tom), all hell should break loose!

Let's Go!

Celebrity Living magazine is the next to feature Kristin Cavallari and Jessica Simpson on its cover. Apparently the magazine has all the dish --"Exclusive interview with Kristin: 'Nick's hot!'", "It's SERIOUS! She's already met his MOM!", "ALL their sexy dates revealed!" Whatevs.

More details on the Blender article. Here's most of it:
You went from junior year of high school to be a celebreality star. Have you had a pinch-me moment?
I've had a lot of them. The first was when I got the cover of Seventeen. And a couple of weeks ago I was on Letterman. Everyone was warning me, "He might be mean to you." And I was so nervous, like, my mind was completely blank.

We're already tearing up. Do you cry in every episode [of Get This Party Started]?
Pretty much. I mean, I cry easily. I cried in King Kong, when they killed Kong.

What kind of music do you like?
I just love Gwen Stefani. But I also like the Rolling Stones and the Eagles too.

You're in a Teddy Geiger video --
Oh, right, he's another musician I absolutely love.

Yeah, sure.
I swear! I'm not just saying that because I was in his video!

In the video, you pick the sensitive, outcast musician over the hunky, popular jock. Would you make the same choice in real life?
I would pick the musician. I swear to God! I'm not just saying that! I've never been attracted to jocks -- musicians are more down to earth; they just have more to talk about.

You and Teddy make out underwater in the video. That's a nice way to make a living.
It's a lot harder than it looks. I kept getting water up my nose, and then I'd spit water into Teddy's mouth. We had to do at least 20 takes. It was a lot of kissing. We were in the pool for, like, two hours. I had the best time.

In the pool scene, you're wearing a bikini, on Laguna Beach, there are lot of scenes of you wearing a bikini. Did MTV producers every say, "Hey Kristin, maybe you could wear a bikini in this next scene"?
I'll tell you this: No one's life is that interesting. And I don't think it was portrayed accurately at all.

How come we never saw you --
Studying or anything? I know, good question. Would you want to watch me studying? Probably not.

Ok, then for the record: Did you ever study?
Yeah. I did, like, really well in high school. I got a 3.6 GPA.

Which was the toughest episode of Laguna Beach for you to watch?
Seeing my boyfriend Stephen lying to me and cheating on me with Lauren, that was the hardest. He got a few phone calls from me after I saw it. [Laughs] There are certain other things you don't want on national television, like me on spring break in Cabo, dancing on the bar. All of my friends were up there on the bar with me, but of course MTV made it seem like I was the only one up there.

In the first episode, Stephen says you're a "good girl to hook up with" but that Lauren would make a better girlfriend. That must've been hard to watch.
Yeah. But at the same time, he ended up with me, so something went right.

Now that Lauren has her own reality show on MTV, would you appear on it?
Probably not. I'm moving on. I want to segue into acting.

Plus you really hate that little bitch, right?
I don't hate her. I don't hate her. I don't hate her. We're just completely different. I'm very loud and I speak my mind.

What do people who don't like you say about you?
That I'm a bitch. I seemed like a bitch on Laguna Beach, so that's a completely understandable opinion.

Are you a little bit of a bitch?
Ok, here's the thing. People think I'm a bitch because I'm very honest, brutally honest. I'll tell you what's on my mind. But no, I think I'm a very nice person. Unless you do something to me.

Ok. We won't. What's the question you're most tired of being asked?
There are a couple: "Is Laguna Beach real?" "Do you really hate Lauren?" And "Did Stephen and you really date?" Some people think we're 25-year-old actors who don't live in Laguna. Some don't even think Kristin's my real name. I'm like, "No, that's real."

If we drug-tested you, what would we find?
Just alcohol. Nothing else. I swear to God. Even if I wanted to do drugs, I've been working so much that I couldn't.

You've never smoked marijuana?
No. [Laughs]

Hmm. That laugh doesn't seem very convincing. Plus, you told Teen People that you've tried cocaine.
Yeah, I tried it in Laguna. I know a lot of people who do it, but it's not for me. It's fun for 20 minutes, but the kind of people who do it are shady. They lie a lot, they're always on guard like they're trying to hide something. They have to lie about doing coke so they'll lie about doing other stuff. Lying's my No. 1 thing -- I hate that.

Don't lie: who do you have a crush on?
Johnny Depp! Maybe I'll go stalk him in Paris. He's an amazing actor, and that's really sexy.

Maybe you could be in the next Pirates of the Caribbean sequel.
I would do it in a heartbeat. I'm sure they'd put me in a bikini somehow.

It looks like Talan Torriero's fifteen minutes ran out quite a while ago, but he's trying to keep the momentum going by making mall appearances. He did an interview with Charlestown's Saturday Gazette-Mail, to accompany a visit to a Charlestown Teen Day event this past weekend:
His grandmother is a former opera singer, and his model was once a model. "I was just always around it, so I asked to be in it ... My first job was a Yahoo national commercial when I was 9 years old.”
On being cast for Laguna Beach, he said, “They asked mainly about your likes and dislikes ... It helped them narrow down groups of friends. They wanted to make sure they didn’t have personalities that were too similar ... They were looking for characters. You can’t have two of the same type.”

And on filming, “I would tell them what I was doing, and we would set up a schedule. At first it was hard, but after two years, you get used to it.”

What is he up to these days? “My daily schedule consists of acting classes, auditions when I’m not filming and the studio at night."


[Photo courtesy of Jessica's blog]
Jessica Smith, in working closely with Let's Go, has boarded a plane to Europe for her very first Eurotrip. She has a blog at Blogger, in fact, that you can check to keep up with her travels. Here's an exerpt:
Hey everyone, so I just got to Europe a few hours ago, we landed at about 1-ish (London Time) and the flight was soo long. 10 hours. I slept a little but it was a little hard considering there were four girls behind me talking SOO loud about how they talked to nick lachey. I thought it was funny at first, but after about 3 hours, it got old... haha.

Jessica's so funny -- which girls haven't spoken to Nick Lachey!?

The baton has officially been passed to the next generation of popstars.

Fascinating photos, courtesy of JJB ...

Seems like Brit-Brit missed out on the whole MySpace thing while she was busy nursing Sean and is trying to catch up. Several years and Cheetos bags ago, she maybe could've been found herself posing with the real thing. Oh, how times have changed.

So who knew little-bitty JoJo was in a relationship with soccer star Freddy Adu!? She says in the new CosmoGirl that, "I think his skin color is beautiful ... I think some of my family members would prefer I date a white guy, but it's too late." How does that phrase go? "Once you go black, there's no turning back?"

Kristin Cavallari tells Blender magazine that she thinks that Johnny Depp is "an amazing actor and that's really sexy ... Maybe I'll go stalk him in Paris," -- now that she's got nothing to do. Tear. She says that, "I've never been attracted to jocks ... Musicians are more down-to-earth. They just have more to talk about." And to prove that she's not all beauty and no brains, she added, "I did, like, really well in high school. I got a 3.6 GPA." Except didn't that drop down to a 3.0 senior year?

So some "young man" (a teen) was arrested on Friday in Los Angeles for stalking Hilary Duff. Perez Hilton says the poor guy drove all the way from Michigan "to be closer to Duff," but was detained in the middle of following a car from Melrose that he thought Hilary had been riding in. Man, what a poor, sad dude. I'm telling you -- if he had been a girl, he would've been happily exchanging moisturizing tips with Hil right now.

Lovely Ladies

Kristin Cavallari has landed herself a ton of publicity with the whole Nick Lachey rumor, as she and her people may have planned to. It comes as no surprise that our favorite Laguna Beach bad girl has landed herself the cover of Us Weekly magazine, facing off with Jessica Simpson for not only Nick's heart, but her share of the magazine cover. In it, the weekly chronicles the relationship between Kristin and Nick, pretty much week-by-week:
NICK & KRISTIN: HOW IT HAPPENED
- February 7: Lachey and Cavallari hold hands while talking at A.J. DiScala's birthday bash in NYC. "They were flirty," says a source.
- February 23: The pair hang out at Lobby -- and have a private afterparty in his room at the W hotel.
- February 24: Another rendezvous at the W. "They kissed a little," says a pal.
- February 27: Both dine at Palomino in L.A. but eat at separate tables. (Post-dinner, they do drink at the bar.)
- March 2: Two tables again, this time at L.A.'s Koi.
- March 3: At Lobby, Cavallari dances with pals as Lachey (with new fling Courtney Fog) hangs out with friends. "She's sweet but no romance," a source tells Us.
- March 5: At a Premiere Oscar afterparty, Lachey avoids Cavallari. Again. "Nick felt bad that he dissed her," says a source. [Photo courtesy of ONTD]

Maybe that's why Kristin's so quick to deny a relationship between the two of them ... although a "source close to Cavallari" said, "She's keeping very quiet about this [relationship]. Right now, nothing serious is going on. Maybe it will someday."


[Photos courtesy of PerezHilton.com]
Miss Kris also appears in the latest issue of Blender magazine, quoted as saying, "I'm very loud and I speak my mind."

Anyone still curious about L.C.'s new best friend, Heidi Montag? Seems like people have been digging really deep to find info on the hot chick. Turns out she's originally from Crested Butte, Colorado and her parents own a or several restaurants there. She has an older sister named Holly and a younger brother named Sky.

Here are some juicy bits from "testimonials" folks at The Real O.C. boards dug up:

"I went to high school with Heidi in Crested Butte. All she is is what you see on the surface. She dropped out sophomore year, was known for wearing the most inappropriate clothes everywhere, and tried to run around our 2,000 person town like it was LA."

"As some less ignorant people may know she went to Italy the second semester of her JUNIOR year. She fell in love with fashion there and bravely decided to finish high school a year early to go to fashion school in San Fran." - her sister's friend

"Heidi doesn't let things like this bother her at all! In fact she could really care less! She only has room to love and devotes her energy to the people that she cares about! This is why she was never afraid to dress and act without fear of what others would say!" - her sister

"Heidi is one of the most thoughtful, gracious, generous, caring, resilient people that I have ever been in the presence of ... She is flourishing in her life right now, she has found a place in the world that is perfect for her and embraces her. The camera loves Heidi as do her fans, but whats more is so does the town of Crested Butte." - a friend

Screw Lindsay Lohan or Paris Hilton -- Kate Winslet should be today's girl's role model. In the soon-to-be-released anthology Becoming Myself: Reflections of Growing Up Female, an essay of Kate's asks "What is perfect? Nothing is perfect. You’re only as happy as you feel. And that is a tremendously important thing for young women, to feel good about themselves, despite all the pressure from not just the movies but these magazines.”

This is wack!

This is a little ... strange. Eva Longoria says that her best friends, her "crew," consists of Jessica Simpson, Jessica Alba and Eva Mendes. "They've come over to my place loads of times. That's our crew. That's our gang. They're my crushes. I have intense love for these women." And this is a joke right? Not only can I not imagine Jessica S. or Jessica A. being friends with Eva L., this must be a case of "The Heathers": meet The Jessicas and The Evas. Self-love, wo-man. They could start a rock band. [Photo courtesy of lime-light.org]

TMZ.com thinks Mary-Kate Olsen has been acting strange lately because one their cameras "caught Mary-Kate in the fetal position in the back seat of her limo as she was driven away from a private party at the Soho House in the Hollywood Hills." Wow. I never crawl into the fetal position. Ever.

And here's a video of Lindsay Lohan battling the paparazzi by pretending they're not there. One of them falls down while trying to get a photo and LL steps over her. And then the paparazzi proceed to get into a battle of their own.

Remember than Brian Quintana guy who had a restraining order placed on Paris Hilton? The details of his testimony have come tumbling out ... Apparently their relationship went sour after she overheard him informing her beau, Stavros Niarchos, that she might have a sexually transmitted disease.
"I wanted him to be aware of it--that she had herpes. To make sure he didn't catch anything. He informed me that he was [aware]," Quintana said.
He said Hilton interrupted his conversation with Niarchos and became "furious."
"She said, 'This is between the three of us; if this gets out you're a f---ing dead man.'"

Not surprised. Also don't really trust this guy, but Paris must be infested with STDs by now.

Paris is being more vocal than ever about her upcoming album. She told Fox News that “It’s scheduled for June on Warner Bros. Tom Whalley is really excited about it.” The track listing is as follows:
1. Turn it Up
2. Turn You On
3. Stars Are Blind
4. Jealousy
5. Heartbeat
6. Fightin’ Over Me ft. Fat Joe and Jadakiss
7. Are You With It?
9. Do You Think I’m Sexy? (a cover of Rod Stewart's)
10. Screwed
11. Not Leaving Without You

This is going to be an awesome album.

The interviewer asked her about ex-fiance Paris Latsis and she said, “He wasn’t hot enough,” but that Stavros Niarchos “is very hot.” She must be in a constant state of denial. But we already knew that.

Interviewer: “But really you’re not getting married or anything, are you?”
Paris: “Are you crazy? I’m 25. No way.”
Interviewer: “In fact, you don’t need these boyfriends do you? They’re just ornaments.”
Paris: “That’s right.”

That's one cold-hard bitch right there, but at least she knows how to play the game.