Amazing Celebs

Jessica Simpson is making the rounds doing as much publicity as she can for her upcoming country album Do You Know, which comes out September 9th. She’s on the cover of the upcoming issue of Elle magazine, and has an interview as well. Jessica prattles on about loves past and present, then gets to talking about her CD. She says that all the songs are based on something that’s happened to her (she doesn’t claim writing credit). One of the songs is about abuse, and when the reporter asks her if that song also happened, she clams up a bit but says yes.

“There’s nothing on my album that you’re gonna hear that I don’t relate to or that I haven’t experienced. Because the only way I know how to sing is from life experience.”

For instance, one of her new tracks, “Remember That,” contains the lyrics, “It doesn’t matter how he hurts you / With his hands or with his words / You don’t deserve it / It ain’t worth it / Take your heart and run.”

She’s reluctant, however, to divulge details about what led to recording such a song.

“I don’t want to talk about it,” says Jessica. “But I have definitely experienced abuse in a way that I would tell people to take their heart and run.”

[From E! News]

Well it’s not exactly the Dixie Chicks “Earl Had to Die,” in terms of the lyrics, and Jessica’s confirmation is rather vague, but it does make you wonder. By most accounts ex-husband Nick Lachey was Simpson’s first boyfriend, however on an episode of The Newlyweds she talked about someone she called her “first boyfriend” who cheated on her with Leann Rimes. The man in question ended up being Days of Our Lives actor Jensen Ackles. Most of her relationships have been pretty public, but there’s a chance she’s talking about someone else that she dated quietly for a short period of time.

Here’s Jessica going into Bergdorf Goodman on 5th Avenue in New York City on Friday. Images thanks to Fame.

What woman in her right mind would want to buy shoes designed by Paris Hilton? Unless she was designing some specialty line made for women with very large feet (Paris wears a size 11), or drag queens, I can’t imagine who would possibly be interested. The shoes are actually not ugly, though they don’t strike me as anything special either. And I’m guessing Paris didn’t have a thing to do with them, other than slapping her name on the box.

Paris Hilton debuted her new fall shoe collection at the Las Vegas Macy’s Fashion Show on Tuesday.

Paris, dressed in a soft, baby-blue gown, showed off her trendy new shoes at the event.

The new collection features a wide range of footwear, everything from platform stilettos, pumps and knee-high boots to flats, t-straps, and ankle boots.

Paris was inspired by the high-fashion runways in New York, London, Paris and Milan. The shoes mix “all things girly with a whole lotta rock-n-roll,” according to Thevegaseye.com.

The first 300 people that purchased Hilton shoes between July 19 and July 29 at the fashion show were given the opportunity to meet the star and receive a signed photo when she appeared in person on Tuesday.

Paris Hilton Footwear Collection shoes are sold at Macy’s, Kitson, Bakers and online at Zappos.com and Endless.com. Suggested retail prices range from $59 to $195.

[From All Headline News]

Paris has often lamented her size 11s – which are relatively large considering her height is generally reported to be around 5’7 to 5’7 ½. She’s noted that many of her favorite designers don’t carry shoes in her size and have to custom make them for her. I doubt they’d do that for the average buyer, so everything considered she’s pretty lucky.

Here’s Paris at the launch of The Paris Hilton Footwear Collection At Macy’s Las Vegas on Tuesday. Photographer: Chris Connor; Images thanks to WENN.

- Beyonce models a Giorgio Armani suit in the new issue of Fashion Rocks [Bossip]
- Britney Is Finally Done With Osama Lutfi [Dlisted]
- Katie Holmes has arrived in NYC to throw herself into some serious rehearsal time for her Broadway debut in All My Sons [Lainey Gossip]
- Lost Boys: The Tribe review [Agent Bedhead]
- Photographers caught a glimpse of Paul Newman on an excursion this week in New York. The good news: He is still getting around after reports of his terminal lung cancer hit last month. The bad news: His condition appears to have worsened, with the 83-year-old actor in a wheelchair, looking his frailest yet [Defamer]
- Cute pics of Heidi Klum And Seal In Rome [Celebrity Baby Scoop]
- Michelle Williams and her adorable daughter Matilda were spotted with director Spike Jonze boarding a private plane in Santa Monica yesterday on their way off on a weekend getaway [Celebslam].
- Seth Rogan almost got kicked out of the rooftop Maxim party at Comic Con last week when he got caught smoking marijuana cigarettes [Celebslam]
- Kim Kardashian, who has been dating Reggie Bush for awhile now, recently told In Touch that she’s started checking out bridal magazines and planning her wedding. Which might come as somewhat of a surprise to Reggie Bush, who hasn’t so much proposed yet [Websters is my Bitch]
- Sophie Monk at “Spring Break ‘83″ Premiere. Am I the only one that doesn’t find her hot? She has a weird smile [The Bastardly]
- Hulk Hogan, currently in a bitter divorce, seems to be running low on cash ever since his show Hogan Knows Best went off air. What’s a bald ex-wrestler to do? Why, star in a movie with Kimbo Slice of course [The Blemish]
- Kevin Costner’s daughter Lily Costner, 22, went along with her dad to the Late Show with David Letterman on July 29, 2008. Kevin is promoting his new film The Swing Vote [Celebrity Baby Scoop]
- Mischa Barton’s Publicity Stunt of the Day (Site NSFW) [Drunken Stepfather]
- The mystery man seen frolicking with Britney Spears in Cabo earlier this week has finally been identified — his name is Lee, and he’s a former Israeli soldier turned Britney Spears bodyguard [Yeeeah!]
- Best quote of the day, by LA Police Chief William Bratton, reacting to certain legislators hoping to pass laws to contain the paparazzi: “If you notice, since Britney started wearing clothes and behaving; Paris is out of town not bothering anybody anymore, thank God, and evidently, Lindsay Lohan has gone gay, we don’t seem to have much of an issue.” [Evil Beet]
- Kim Kardashian’s Ass Of Many Colors [CityRag]
- Tom Hanks drops Big Fat Greek Wedding lawsuit [In Case You Didn’t Know]
- Fergie Will Play A Prostitute in ‘Nine’ [Hollywood Rag]
- Derek Hough proposed to Shannon Elizabeth? [Seriously? OMG! WTF?]
- Guy Ritchie ♥ Pete Doherty. Aww [Agent Bedhead]
- Lebanese Singer Suzan Tamim Mutilated And Murdered [Crazy Days and Nights]
- Rihanna left boyfriend Chris Brown at home last night while she hit the clubs in NYC in a kick ass see thru top [WWTDD]
- Here’s Kirsten Dunst in NYC [The Skinny].
- Bar Refaeli shames all women [Derek Hail]
- RUMOR: Johnny Depp To Play “The Riddler” [Best Week Ever]
- Why is Lauren Conrad’s new Entertainment Weekly cover so creepy? [Mollygood]
- Catherine Zeta Jones Gives Shade On Italian Seaside [Jezebel]
- David Beckham and Elmo - what a cute couple [Popbytes]
- Video - Big Boi - Something’s Gotta Give (Feat. Mary J. Blige) [ShowHype]

Britney Spears still isn’t an independent adult. At least legally. Though it wasn’t what she wanted, Britney Spears has agreed to extend her father’s conservatorship until the end of the year. Jamie Spears moved out of her house last week, which at the time led a lot of people into thinking the conservatorship wasn’t going to be renewed. However it became clear yesterday that Jamie was probably still going t retain control over her life for the time being.

Britney Spears will be under the conservatorship of her father Jamie until December 31, it was decided in court Thursday. “Ms. Spears is reluctantly agreeing to extend the temporary [conservatorship],” L.A. Superior Court Commissioner Reva Goetz said after the hearing.

Jamie and attorney Andrew Wallet were put in control of the pop singer’s finances and estate in February after she was hospitalized in January. While Jamie was not spotted at the courthouse Thursday, Britney’s brother Bryan was. When asked by Usmagazine.com if he had a comment, he shook his head.

Since Spears’ father was put in charge, she has reunited with her sons, Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 17 months. Kevin Federline’s attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan told Usmagazine.com that a reunion “couldn’t have happened without” the help of Spears’ father. We were able to get it to a point where everyone was comfortable,” Kaplan told Us. We’re just very positive about it,” he said. “Having her dad stabilizing everything is a good thing.”

[From Us Weekly]

By pretty much all accounts Jamie has been a good influence on his daughter. Which is particularly surprising given that he wasn’t a very good father while she was growing up. He was an alcoholic who wasn’t very interested in his daughter. A lot of people have theorized that this early treatment by her primary male role model is why Britney has often picked the type of guys she’s gone after. Jamie turned his life around a few years ago, stopped drinking, and has quietly held a job as a chef. He’s never been supported by Britney’s money until he became he quit his job to become her conservator – and he still gets paid about what he was making as a chef.

Perhaps in the long run, this could really help Britney and Jamie repair their relationship. It seems like he’s been there for her now in a way he never was before. Though nothing can totally erase that memory, later is better than never. Putting his life on hold for her shows Britney that she matters to him and that she has value in his eyes. It can’t erase all the damage, but even as an adult it feels pretty amazing to finally feel like you’re loved by your parents. Hopefully Britney will continue to get better, and be a whole different person come January 1st.

Here’s Britney with Jamie out on February 23rd at Mastro’s Restaurant . Images thanks to Splash.

OK! Magazine has posted many more photos of proud dad Matthew McConaughey, his newborn son, Levi, and Levi’s mom Camila Alves. The new family looks so cute and you can tell that Matt will be an involved and attentive dad.

Yesterday our new writer Sammie covered Matthew McConaughey’s full interview in OK! She mentioned that there was a sidebar in the article that said that “OK! made a donation to the j.k. livin foundation on behalf of Matthew, Camila and Levi.” It was hard to tell from that statement whether an additional donation was made or Matthew gave all of the baby photo money to his foundation. I would bet that it all went to charity and that McConaughey kept it quiet.

Thanks to OK! for these photos, where there are many more. You can also still find the magazine with higher-quality versions in many US stores.

Pete Wentz is going to be one hell of a frightening father. I mean he’s going to rival early Britney Spears in terms of parenting. And the kid’s got Ashlee Simpson for a mother. Pete thinks it would be totally awesome and a heck of a lot of fun to bring his baby on tour with his band Fall Out Boy. Because what’s better for a little, impressionable kid who can easily pick up both germs and bad language than spending its formative years touring with a quasi-rock band?

Their baby isn’t due for several months, but Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson-Wentz are already planning to bring the little one on tour. “I think it would be a really awesome environment for kids,” Pete, 29, tells In Touch. “Bringing a kid along would be cool.”

And he probably won’t get an argument from his wife — Ashlee, 23, was singing along backstage when Fall Out Boy performed at Victoria’s Secret Pinkapalooza in LA on July 17. “Pete came over and sang to her belly after their set,” an onlooker says. “They were so cute.” Lead singer Patrick Stump gives his approval, too! “He’ll be a fun dad,” Patrick says. “I’m most excited about meeting the baby,” Pete tells In Touch.

[From In Touch]

Wow, that really would be an awesome environment for kids. You know what else would be a great environment in which to raise kids? The circus. Running and jumping through those circles of fire? That’s the best. Maybe Pete can convince Fall Out Boy to do a circus-based tour, and combine those two really awesome environments for kids. I hear the zoo is also a really great place to raise kids. Particularly the tiger cage.

What do you think the odds are that Pete and Ashlee’s kid will end up without some significant loud (bad) music related hearing loss by the age of one? Frankly that’s probably the best case scenario. My mind boggles at the shear amount of obstacles this child will have to overcome in order to survive to the age of seven.

Here’s Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz at Cafe Med in Los Angeles on July 15th. Images thanks to WENN.

Liz Taylor has had numerous health problems, the latest of which has been a serious bout with pneumonia. The National Enquirer is reporting that the legendary actress was in the hospital being treated for the condition when she suffered congestive heart failure and was placed on life support to help her breathe. The situation was so serious, her close friends and family were called to be at her side in the event that she didn’t make it through the night.

Elizabeth Taylor was put on a life support machine after suffering congestive heart failure, it was reported this evening.

The 76-year-old’s condition was said to have deteriorated after she was initially diagnosed with pneumonia last week.

Her children were at her bedside and doctors warned she might not survive, said the U.S. publication National Enquirer.

But the following day she improved and the dual Oscar winner was breathing without medical help last night.

A source said: ‘The doctors thought they were going to lose her. She’s still very sick, but she’s past the crisis.’

The actress, a mother of three who adopted a fourth child with Richard Burton, was taken to hospital on July 15 when flu turned into pneumonia.

[From The National Enquirer via The Daily Mail]

Taylor’s list of health problems is quite lengthy- everything from back problems to to diabetes and osteoporosis, which is why you often see her in a wheelchair these days. Hopefully she is not in too much pain. It is incredibly horrifying to watch an older family member slowly deteriorate the way Liz has. Sometimes you can’t help but wish they would pass away, in their sleep, rather than being shuttled back and forth to the hospital every other week, subjected to a new, even worse ailment. However, Liz has been seen out and about this year, and she seems as though her mind and spirit are still vital. Get well, Liz!

Liz Taylor is shown out in West Hollywood on 3/20/08 with her dog. Credit: PER/Fame Pictures

Tom Cruise’s legal problems are heating up. He is named in a a $250 million federal lawsuit against the Church of Scientology by former member (and vocal critic) Peter Letterese. The most interesting part of the suit is that it’s been filed under a RICO statute – which is a law that allows the government to go after and break up organized crime.

It’s important to note that the government isn’t indicting anyone under RICO, but that Letterese is using a provision in the RICO Act to file a civil lawsuit against the church and various high-ranking members. In order for the lawsuit not to be thrown out, Letterese will have to prove in court that the Church of Scientology really is a criminal organization under RICO – which isn’t that far fetched.

Ex-Scientologist Peter Letterese, a longtime critic of the church, filed suit in Southern District Court in Florida on July 15 alleging, among other things, that members of the church harassed him after he left.

In court papers provided to The News by investigator Paul Barresi, Letterese claims a member of the church phoned his lawyer at home, and when the lawyer’s wife answered, said he was her husband’s homosexual lover. Barresi, who has done investigative work on behalf of Cruise, tells us: “[Letterese] is just including a celebrity name to get attention.”

Letterese calls the church a “crime syndicate” and wants it broken up under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization law, just as the feds have broken up Mafia families.

He singles out Cruise, who’s made no secret of his religion, saying that Scientology head David Miscavage is “aided and abetted by the actions of Tom Cruise, his right-hand man for foreign and domestic promotion, as well as for foreign and domestic lobbying. He has assisted the syndicate in acquiring funds and [made] his own donations of money believed to be in the multiple tens of millions of dollars.”

[From the Daily News]

The civil suit provision allows an individual to go after the crime organization for treble damages. Which means that if he won, the judge or jury could award Letterese triple the amount of the actual damages. As an individual, this is his likely motivation, since his civil lawsuit can’t break up a criminal organization like a federal indictment.

Letterese had a lawsuit against the church thrown out earlier this month by the federal Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. That suit was over Scientology’s use of the book, “Effective Sales Closing Techniques,” – which Letterese bought the rights to after the author died. The suit was thrown out and he was fined $266,000.

Paul Barresi - the “investigator” who provided the papers and information to the Daily News – isn’t exactly the most reputable guy. He was deeply entrenched in the Anthony Pellicano case, used to act and direct porn, and is generally one hell of a shady guy. So anything he says should be taken with one big grain of salt.

The lawsuit is pretty interesting, and makes me wonder if it might make the federal government take a closer look at the church and their finances. They have a long history of committing criminal acts ranging from kidnapping to accusations of murder. I’m sure they wouldn’t appreciate having their finances leafed through by the government. And although it sounds complex, RICO charges are relatively easy to prove it court because they are about “patterns of behavior as opposed to criminal acts.” Most often those indicted end up pleading to lesser charges – since each RICO charge can lead to 20 years in prison.

It’ll be very interesting to see where this case goes, and what kind of information comes out about Scientology. It seems like the general consciousness has really been raised about this dangerous cult. Whereas before they were just some wackos to snicker at, the average person on the street is much more likely to have heard about the dangerous – and often criminal – side to this so-called “church.”

Additional research for this article came from Wikipedia.

Here’s a Scientology video that circulated on the net a few months ago. Just gives an idea as to the craziness.

Abrasive but funny comedian Kathy Griffin opened up about her highly publicized series of cosmetic surgeries and her worries about her figure. She was quite frank about the procedures she’s had done- and even more honest about the realization that in the end, they really didn’t make her feel better about herself or help her get work as an actress/comedian.

The 47-year-old Emmy winner and star of, well, her own life, aka the reality-TV hit Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, has gotten smarter when it comes to her body. “I spent 20 years obsessing about my weight. But I realized that I’ve never lost a job — or gotten one — because of it,” says Griffin. She has a strict no-extremes policy, just eating and exercising sensibly. “But if I eat something that’s not so good for me, I don’t feel bad anymore. If I don’t exercise one day, I’ll make it up some other way.”

The funny thing about her healthier, more relaxed attitude, she says, is “I like my body now more than I did two decades ago.” That’s a punch line that’ll never get old.

[From Fitness]

Kathy has admitted to having a facelift, a nose job, veneers on her teeth, an eyebrow lift and liposuction on her arms, legs and stomach - the latter of which nearly killed her when she developed toxicity and nearly bled to death internally. After all that work, Griffin admitted that she didn’t really notice any results, except for her teeth, and that if she had it to do over again, she would have avoided it all.

Kathy Griffin is shown performing at the San Diego Gay Pride festival on 7/20/08. Credit: WENN

Kathy Hilton claims she’s reached a year of sobriety – and that she’s done it for absolutely no other reason than to set a good example for her drunk driving offspring. Kathy’s friends are absolutely adamant that she doesn’t have a drinking problem. She just gave up booze completely for the heck of it.

Following a tough period of time for the Hilton family, mom Kathy recently celebrated a milestone: one year of sobriety. Because two of her four children have been arrested for drinking and driving, Kathy decided to give up alcohol altogether.

“She wanted to set a good example for her family,” says a pal of the 49-year-old, adding that although Kathy didn’t have a drinking problem, “she wanted to walk the walk.” The former actress had already given up her occasional cocktails when her 18-year-old son, Barron, was arrested on a DUI charge in February.

Now, with her brood back on track, Kathy is tackling another bad habit — smoking. “She doesn’t smoke in front of me!” Paris tells In Touch. After Barron was arrested, Kathy hired a family therapist to help them through the ordeal together.

[From In Touch]

I’d say that if that’s true, Hilton should cut back and show her kids responsible drinking, and the value of temperance. I don’t think a single one of Kathy Hilton’s spawn knows a thing about moderation. But quitting entirely sends the message that it’s all or nothing. And if I know anything about Paris Hilton, I’m guessing she’s going to choose all.

I myself am a near teetotaler for no reason other than it takes me massive, massive quantities of alcohol to get a buzz, but just a sip to get a hangover. Thus the cost is rarely worth the benefit. So I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with a non-alcoholic deciding to give up booze entirely. It’s not like you need a reason. But somehow the idea that the only way Kathy Hilton thought she could get her kids to not drink so much was to quit entirely - I just don’t buy it. I’m guessing someone saw her leave an AA meeting or something, and she worried she’d be exposed, so she’s trying to control the story. Or maybe Kathy Hilton is trying to teach values for the first time. A little late, but whatever.

Here’s Kathy Hilton with daughters Paris and Nicky at “The Good Life” Photo Exhibition of Photographers Murray Garrett and Slim Aarons in Hollywood on June 27th. Images thanks to PR Photos.

Republican presidential candidate John McCain is making fun of his Democratic opponent Barack Obama’s vast popularity by comparing him to celebrities like Britney Spears and Paris Hilton. In a new television ad for McCain they show shots of the 200,000 people gathered to hear Obama speak in Berlin last week with people shouting “Obama! Obama!” over the footage. The narrator says that Obama is the biggest celebrity in the world, but asks if he’s ready to lead. The camera cuts to photos of Britney Spears and Paris Hilton and the narrator claims that Obama will raise taxes - which isn’t true for most people, and that he’s against offshore drilling.

No one yelled “Obama! Obama!” in Berlin, I was there
I live in Berlin and I was at Obama’s speech that day - you may have noticed because the site wasn’t updated much that afternoon. No one was shouting “Obama! Obama!” at all. I tried to do it, but the Germans didn’t pick it up and just stood and sat there patiently listening to music ahead of the speech.

I wasn’t entirely happy with Obama’s speech. He focused on security and the need to send troops into Afghanistan and to fight terrorism. (Here’s a transcript of his speech if you missed it) I’m a liberal and I want to see the troops withdrawn from Iraq, something Obama has promised under a 16 month timetable, and the focus put back on domestic and economic issues. I believe that terrorism is best dealt with swiftly behind the scenes. Yes there is a huge problem with terrorism, but we only give the extremist groups the attention they want by acting scared and focusing on them in the media. It gives them power when we talk about them. I wanted to hear what he’s going to do to make sure people can afford to stay in their homes and drive their cars.

I will be voting for Obama because McCain has pretty much stated that we’ll be in Iraq forever and you can bet that it will be four more years of Bush’s policies with that guy. Obama does get too much adoration and I don’t really like the way he seems to be courting the celebrity press. He seemed genuinely surprised that he was criticized for allowing his daughters to be interviewed on camera for Access Hollywood, though, and I think that he’s just flying by the seat of his pants and assuming that all positive press is helpful.

Today I asked JayBird to cover the story about Michelle Obama’s interview with People because I’m kind of burnt out on the guy. I thought he was a liberal and it turns out he’s a lot more moderate. That’s probably what will get him elected, and lefties like me will still vote for him so it’s a win-win.

Obama will lower your taxes compared to McCain if you make less than 112k
McCain’s assertion in this ad that Obama will raise taxes is not correct. If you make less than 112k a year, Obama will provide you much more of a tax break than McCain. If you make more than 112k a year, or are a corporation, you save more with taxes under McCain.

Obama has issued a response to McCain’s ad. A spokesman said, “On a day when major news organizations across the country are taking Sen. McCain to task for a steady stream of false, negative attacks, his campaign has launched yet another. Or, as some might say, ‘Oops! He did it again.’” We know which side has a sense of humor along with a better grasp of the media.

Yesterday Angelina Jolie’s dad Jon Voight’s wrote a pretty wild op-ed published in the conservative paper The Washington Times in which he said that Obama is a bad candidate because of his radical minister or teachers or whatever. We’ve heard that argument before and it’s weak. I wonder if Voight’s piece will push his daughter away even further. Angelina has said that she’s not behind a specific candidate and is waiting to see who she likes, but I can’t see her voting for McCain. And I would rather focus on Angelina’s relationship with her dad than McCain vs. Obama. The stakes are so much higher in the Presidential Race than some celebrity’s feud with their family, and it can be stressful and a little mind-boggling to consider the ramifications of the election. It’s hard to imagine how the economy could get much worse than it has, but it’s surely possible.

Thanks to US Weekly for this ad and to Kaiser for the tip on Voight’s op-ed.

Amy Winehouse drinking on stage on 7/4/08. Credit: WENN
Amy Winehouse’s long-suffering father just can’t seem to grasp how far gone his daughter is. When Amy had a seizure earlier this week, requiring a trip to the emergency room, he told reporters that it was caused by a “medication mix-up.” Nobody bought it for a second, probably not even the physicians who treated Amy. Now, Mitch Winehouse is saying that the seizure was brought on by a spiked drink. Some unknown person must have slipped some ecstasy into poor, innocent Amy’s lemonade, because there’s just no way the singer would take drugs willingly. Riiiight.

Amy Winehouse’s father is convinced her drink was spiked with Ecstasy before she collapsed in a fit and hospitalised.

Cab driver Mitch was by Amy’s side as she was stretchered out of her Camden home and rushed to A&E on Monday night.

A source said: ‘Mitch is furious. He’s certain someone put E in Amy’s drink - and he’s determined to get to the bottom of it.

‘He is convinced that one of her hangers-on was responsible and he’s waiting for a toxicology report to show what caused her to have a fit.’

The source told The Sun: ‘If his suspicions are proved right, he wants someone to be punished. He is seriously unhappy about Amy’s flat being a stop-over for randoms and wants an end to it.’

Mitch had previously blamed the scare on a mistake with her prescription medication.

[From the Daily Mail]

Maybe, instead of “getting to the bottom” of this fictional person who slipped Amy drugs against her will, Mitch should figure out how to get his daughter into a bona fide, long term treatment center. The day before the supposed spiking incident, Amy was seen carousing late at night, wasted out of her mind. Hardly the picture of someone thinking about getting sober. I feel sorry for her father. Obviously he is worried sick about her, but still can’t face the fact that his daughter is a hard core addict who doesn’t have any intentions of getting sober anytime soon. She doesn’t need anyone to slip her drugs- she’s taking them of her own accord.

Note by Celebitchy: Thanks to The NY Daily News for reminding me of these photos of Winehouse drinking on stage from earlier this month.

- Miley Cyrus says she doesn’t want to kiss Katy Perry. Oh, and Katy Perry is trying to get back at her for not being as awesome as she is. Ahh, passive-aggressive teenage girls. Don’t you miss that age? [Lainey Gossip]
- Gary Dourdan from CSI is not looking so good [Dlisted]
- Shia LaBeouf urged to put breathalyzer in his vehicles [Fafarazzi]
- Omarosa continues to roast Wendy Williams [Bossip]
- My Sister, My Love review [Pajiba]
- Burned by Winehouse, ‘007′ Producers Settle for Head-Scratching Jack White / Alicia Keys Duet [Defamer]
- Whoopi Goldberg Has Had 50 Lovers. Sometimes this world just doesn’t make sense [I’m Not Obsessed]
- J Lo Getting Back in Triathlete Movie Star Shape [PopSugar]
- Paris and Britney have officially entered the political discourse. As insults. [Celebslam]
- Corey Feldman recently opened up about liposuction he had done after seeing himself in a photoshoot he and his wife did for PETA. Overshare. [Websters is my Bitch]
- Blake Lively Shows Off Her Legs on Gossip Girls Set [The Bastardly]
- Khloe Kardashian is a good sister. Because ratting out your other sibs is classy [The Blemish]
- Jennie Garth and her 11-year-old daughter Luca Bella were seen leaving a laundromat in LA earlier today. Now I don’t feel so badly about not having a washer/dryer in my tiny NYC apartment, if even Jennie Garth can’t afford one [Celebrity Baby Scoop]
- Britney Spears rides horses on the beach (site NSFW) [Drunken Stepfather]
- Jennifer Lopez isn’t content to be known as “just another actress” — Jenny from the Block wants to score a little Academy gold, and it looks like she’s finally found the perfect vehicle to achieve her dreams. No, not Maid in Manhattan 2 [Yeeeah!]
- Meet Chris Federline. Yeah, there’s more than one of them [Evil Beet]
- Miley Cyrus is so crazy popular, Hannah Montana is holding her back at this point. It’s starting to look like she’s tarnishing her own image with Disney to get out of her contract [CityRag]
- Jaime Pressly Arrives at STK restaurant with her fiancée to celebrate her birthday [In Case You Didn’t Know]
- Tommy Lee Still Having Orgies With Groupies [Hollywood Rag]
- The earthquake shook up Jimmy Kimmel Live [Seriously? OMG! WTF?]
- Russell Brand Gets Cockblocked by Scientology [Agent Bedhead]
- Bill Clinton Has A Sure Thing In Gillian Anderson [Crazy Days and Nights]
- Bruce Willis was nice enough to dump a bottle of water on some paparazzi as they followed him around yesterday [WWTDD]
- Angie Harmon Is Very Skinny [The Skinny]
- Salma Hayek’s breasts have gotten crazy big [Derek Hail]
- The Interactive Ben Kingsley Accent Map [Best Week Ever]
- Former ‘Bachelor’ Couple Fights To Stay Semi-Relevant [Mollygood]
- Naomi Watts’ Baby Is So Vain He Probably Thinks This Post Is About Him [Jezebel]
- Celebrity summer weight winners and losers [Popbytes]
- Kevin Federline on Life: ‘I Can’t Complain’ [ShowHype]

Isabel Lucas, the girl by Shia LaBeouf’s side during his car crash at 3 a.m. on Sunday morning, seems to have nothing to say to the press. At least according to her boyfriend, Entourage’s Adrian Grenier. Lucas has done her best to stay out of the spotlight the last few days. She escaped with some head injuries, while LaBeouf had extensive hand surgery. When the press finally caught up with her today, Grenier did all the talking for her.

Transformers star Isabel Lucas stayed mum when asked by photographers Tuesday about being a passenger in Shia LaBeouf’s truck when they crashed early Sunday morning, leading to his DUI arrest.

“She’s okay, we’re good,” boyfriend Adrian Grenier said as he and the actress walked together in L.A.

“This is not the time for an interview,” he added.

Lucas, 23, told the photog: “Thanks for supporting us.”

When asked how LaBeouf, 22, is doing following surgery on his hand Sunday, she nodded.

[From Us Weekly]

TMZ has the video of the encounter, in which one of the people asking questions tells Grenier to let Lucas speak for herself. To his credit, he doesn’t respond or react to the guy, even though it would probably piss off a lot of people. Though Lucas isn’t talking to the press, her mother is, and she’s defending her daughter and Shia (by extension). LaBeouf was given a DUI citation (although he did not cause the crash).

Shia LaBeouf’s co-star Isabel Lucas — who was riding in his truck when it flipped over the weekend — doesn’t think the “Transformers” star was drunk when they crashed.

So says her mother, who tells the Cairns Post in Oz that her daughter “would not get into the car with someone she thought was drink-driving,” said Beatrice Lucas, using the Britism for DUI. Meanwhile, the mom says Isabel is doing well and is “back at work,” unlike Shia, who could be on the bench for as much as a month because of his busted hand.

[From TMZ]

That’s a nice and supportive thing to say about your daughter, and I’m guessing it’s true that most sober people wouldn’t get into a car with someone who was obviously intoxicated. But there’s certainly a chance that if LaBeouf was drinking, Lucas might have been as well. Who knows, it’s mere speculation. It certainly is a logical thing for a parent to say that their child wouldn’t knowingly put themselves in danger, or let someone endanger others.

I do find the whole hanging out with a hot guy who’s not your boyfriend at three in the morning to be a little suspicious. And can’t help but wonder what Adrian Grenier thinks about it.

Here’s Isabel Lucas at the LA premiere of ‘Bra Boys’ on July 4th. Images thanks to WENN.

It seems Katie Holmesbot may have a backbone after all. Or at least a tail bone. It may have taken years and years, but Katie has finally gotten her way on one important issue – living alone with her husband and their children. Tom’s mother, sister, and his sister’s two children have been living with him for several years, since his divorce from Nicole Kidman. His sister Cass even homeschooled Tom and Nicole’s kids, and took care of them whenever he was traveling.

Katie has been rumored to be unhappy with the living arrangement pretty much since the time she first came into Tom’s life. Of course the thought of Katie Holmesbot having a say in who lives in her house is kind of ridiculous, so it didn’t seem like anything would ever come of it. But she’s finally gotten her way – when the couple moved into their new home, mom and sister Cruise stayed behind, and are now living at the Scientology Centre.

…when Katie and Tom recently moved into a $35 million home in Beverly Hills, Katie put her foot down and insisted that everyone — other than Suri and Tom’s two children with Nicole Kidman, Isabella, 15, and Connor, 13 — find another place to live. “It’s about time for Tom and Katie to live alone,” another pal adds. “They never have before.”

The adjustment may be difficult for Tom, 46. His mother, Mary Lee South, and three sisters have been a constant presence in his life since he divorced Nicole in 2001. All are Scientologists, and Mary Lee and sister Cass have lived with him at different points. “He’s very close with his sisters and his mother and he always welcomes his family into his house,” an insider says …“Cass and her sons have been an integral part of Tom’s life, and Cass helps take care of Tom’s children when he is away,” adds the insider.

But when Katie finally said enough is enough, “Tom agreed things needed to be different,” the family friend says. “He assured her that they would not be moving in with them.” Instead, Mary Lee and Cass will remain at a duplex apartment at the Scientology Centre on Hollywood Boulevard, where the entire Cruise clan stayed while their new house was being renovated.

[From In Touch]

Somehow a duplex apartment seems like a big step down from a multimillion dollar mansion. Since it’s part of the Scientology Centre I’m sure it’s nicer than most other apartments. But it still seems like a significant downgrade. I’m pretty damn sure that Tom Cruise could afford to buy his mom and sister a decent house if he wanted.

It’s his money and they’re all adults, so I’m not saying he should, I’m just saying if he were so inclined, it’s not like it’d be a hardship. And if he’s as close to them as everyone says, it seems odd that he’d shuffle them off to the Scientology Centre instead of a nice little cottage in Studio City or something.

I bet they’re really there for reprogramming. Tom needs to keep up his bot maintenance a little better. Clearly he’s falling behind on Katie’s.

Here’s Tom and Katie in downtown Los Angeles on July 16th. What is going on with Katie’s shoes? Images thanks to Fame.

You can enter this into the “not as scary as I thought” file in your brain. The sportiest of Hugh Hefner’s current tri-pack of girlfriends, Kendra Wilkinson, detailed to Fox News’ Pop Tarts exactly how the three ladies divvy up their Hef loving. No, not in terms of sex time. I freaked a bit with worry too – though if you want to find out exactly how that works, an ex-Playmate gave a pretty detailed description. There are some things I just don’t want to imagine – and this runs a close second to “what really goes on in the back room at Taco Bell.” Kendra says the girls’ secret is pretty much staying away from each other as much as possible. Though she says it in a much more diplomatic way.

“We are three very different people — we’re doing very different things with our lives and we don’t step on each other’s toes,” she told Pop Tarts at Ryan Sheckler’s X Games Celebrity Golf Tournament in California on Tuesday. “If we all wanted the same thing it wouldn’t have worked, because that’s where all the drama would have started, but we’re like the Spice Girls — I’m the sporty one. We are on different roads and they don’t intersect. We don’t spend time together every day — girls just can’t do that.”

But it seems as though Kendra’s road might be leading her away from the iconic Playboy Mansion sometime soon. After five years of hopping about, the “Girl Next Door” says she’s getting ready to swap parties for parenting.

“I was only 18 when I first moved in and I’ve grown up so much. I really have a new light on my life,” Wilkinson said. “I’ve been thinking a lot about marriage and kids; I don’t care about going crazy and partying anymore. I’m focused on the real life things, my future. That’s who I am now.”

Speaking of the current Kendra, this gal has seriously transformed her little bod from toned to super-toned. According to the starlet, results stem from doing “simple things like running and sit-ups” and drinking “lots and lots of carrot juice.”

[From Fox News]

That carrot juice could explain Kendra’s coloring. According to a lot of recent gossip, Kendra will definitely be leaving the Girls Next Door, but not because she wants to start a family. It’s pretty doubtful that the girls get along, and apparently head Hef licker Holly Madison doesn’t get along with Kendra, and that’s the more likely reason for the departure. It also makes me think that the secret to the girls’ getting along isn’t their alone time – they have a lot of alone time because they don’t get along.

The drama poor Hef has to put up with.

Here’s Kendra and Bridget (background) leaving STK restaurant in West Hollywood with a film crew yesterday. Images thanks to Fame. Header of Kendra Wilkinson, Holly Madison, Hugh Hefner and Bridget Marquardt at the ESPY Awards Kick-off Party at the Playboy Mansion on July 14th. Images thanks to PR Photos.

Michelle Obama gave a cute interview with People magazine as part of their recent cover story on her husband, democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. Michelle talked about raising their two young daughters Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, keeping balance in her life, and how she still gets star struck.

When you think about the future for your children, what do you worry about?
Michelle: There are the small worries, micro-worries, about whether we’re doing all we can to let them be fully themselves, trying to make sure they have the space to be who they are and that they feel loved and supported. Then, there’s the macro worry about, ‘Okay, if we do our jobs and they turn out well as individuals, what kind of world are they going to be in?’

Do you ever have a “pinch me” feeling about all of this?
Michelle: Oh, yeah. I mean, we’re still Michelle and Barack, so meeting Bill Cosby, it’s like (gasp!), ‘We LOVE you, Bill Cosby! What do you mean you’re honored to meet me? You’ve got to be nuts. You’re Bill Cosby! C’mon, now.’

Another friend of yours told me about you and Barack slipping away for date nights on the campaign trail.
Michelle: We were in this stadium and the staffers were like, ‘You guys are going to have a date night.’ They had set up a little room in the stadium with tablecloths and candles, and people came in and served, but we had, like, 10 minutes to eat. That was just squeezing it in, but it was fun, it was cute. You don’t try to have a romantic [time] at the stadium. Our romantic [time] is almost every Saturday night or Friday night, if he’s home. We spend the day with the girls doing girls’ stuff and that’s a family. Then we have date night, and the girls like it. As parents, you realize they do notice this stuff and it matters. You’re worried about taking time away from the kids to be with each other when, in their minds, that’s a good thing. It’s like, ‘Yeah, Mommy and Daddy, go! Go have dinner; it’s so cute!’ and that makes me feel like, ‘Okay, I don’t feel as bad that, after spending a day together, then we went and had a nice dinner while you had hamburgers with Grandma.’

[From People]

Michelle also says she isn’t involved in policy because she can’t give it her all. She definitely strikes me as a type-a personality; and says she feels the need to give 120%. Obama knows she’s smart and capable enough that if she could only give 70% of herself to it she’d still do a pretty good job in terms of performance, but it wouldn’t feel good to do it because it wouldn’t be her absolute best.

Considering the massive amount of upheaval that must be going on in their daughter’s lives, it sounds like the Obamas have done a really good job of keeping things as normal as possible. And they seem to have a really down-to-earth and responsible parenting style. They don’t give the girls birthday presents because they get so many presents from other people – and essentially the party is their parents’ present. The girls also get a $1 a week allowance for their chores. Something tells me that may go up a little bit with inflation – and there are probably more chores in the White House.

Here’s Halle Berry wearing her “Barack The Vote” t-shirt in Century City yesterday. Images thanks to Fame.

Fatherhood certainly hasn’t made Matthew McConaughey any less bohemian-surfer-dude-cool, if his recent interview with OK! Weekly is any indication.

Matthew and Camila are building a new home; Levi is staying in their room now
Matthew and girlfriend Camila Alves welcomed son Levi on July 7. OK! visited them at their home in Malibu on July 17. Baby gifts, including a baby-sized wet suit, were scattered around the living room. The couple are building a new home a few doors down, which is a step up from Matthew’s preferred shelter of an RV. He is even involved in the construction.

MATTHEW: It’s very customized. We’re involved in every step. It will be ready new year-ish.
CAMILA: This is our dream house.

[From OK!, print edition, August 4, 2008]

They currently don’t have a nursery. Levi has a “little set up” in the bedroom with them, and they have a changing station.

True to form, Matthew was still wearing the ID bracelet from Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center, even 10 days after the birth.

It’s not a sentimental thing. My mom’s maiden name is on there: Kay McCabe. That’s how we were registered in the hospital. So it says Boy Kay McCabe. I noticed for the first time yesterday that I was still wearing it, but I’ve been a little busy.

Although the couple didn’t officially know the sex of the baby from their doctor, Matthew says he knew when Camila first told him she was pregnant that it would be a boy.

I had tears of joy and was not shocked or surprised, just overwhelmed. My first words were, “It’s a boy,” and without thinking, she said, “I know.”

Then when he first saw the baby:

I said, “Come here, little man.” I saw the pecker and screamed that we’d been right all along about him being a boy.

Levi was planned
Matthew doesn’t seem like a big planner, but Levi was not an accident. They had talked about it many times, and Matthew says he has dreamed of becoming a dad since he was 10. He whistled the theme song that Christian Bale whistles in “Empire of the Sun” to Levi in the womb. I haven’t seen that film, but Levi may be lucky not to be named Empire. Or Mr. Zog.

The birth itself was quite a long ordeal. They were in the hospital for 59 and 1/2 hours before Levi arrived, and Camila was in labor for 14 hours. Matthew’s description of the labor is strangely poetic but a little sexual, and we covered it when advance details of the interview came out.

It sounds like Matthew is going to apply his nude-bongo-playing mentality to parenting, and Camila doesn’t mind.

MATTHEW: I’ll still hopefully take solo surf trips. She’ll take solo trips. Each one of us, myself, herself, and eventually Levi, it is very important that you have your own place. You have to play your solo.
CAMILA: Even in the house, I have my space and he has his space….
MATTHEW: This kid has a lot to learn from us. I want him to come out being a little wiser, a little cooler and a little happier than we are.

Matthew suggests they’re not getting married anytime soon

OK: Is marriage on the table?
MATTHEW: We’re happy just how we are.

Matthew either gave some or all of the OK! money to his charity, it’s unclear
With all the stars getting paid for their baby pictures, it’s nice to see Matthew going the charity route, at least in part. Matthew reportedly got $3 million for the pictures, but OK! says they made a donation to Matthew’s foundation. There was a sidebar in the article that described Matthew’s nonprofit organization and at the bottom it said “OK! made a donation to the j.k. livin foundation on behalf of Matthew, Camila and Levi.” It’s hard to tell whether that means that the full $3 million went to his charity or if an additional donation was made.

This interview was with both Matthew and Camila, although Matthew is obviously much more quotable. Camila seems pretty straight-forward and mostly makes one-sentence clarifications after Matthew raps about tribal jamming during labor. He sounds like he was amazed and involved at the whole process, and will be a very cool (if somewhat permissive) father. Levi will probably be surfing before he can walk.

Matthew, Camila and a bundled-up Levi are shown on the beach in Malibu on Saturday. Camila looks amazing for just having had a baby. Credit: Fame

OK! Magazine made a reported million dollar deal with 17 year-old Jamie Lynn Spears for exclusive coverage of her pregnancy and new baby. The magazine now has details of her upcoming wedding, and that probably means we can expect to see the photos there too. She plans to have a low-key ceremony and reception at her new home in Liberty, Mississippi, where she currently lives with her fiance and the father of her baby, Casey Aldridge. Jamie Lynn’s sister, Britney, will be her maid of honor, and the festivities will take place in Jamie Lynn’s backyard. OK! notes that they’ll have plenty of space as the house sits on three acres:

Despite their worldwide notoriety, the young couple won’t be swapping their vows at some 5-star celeb-filled resort, but will be sticking close to home. Jamie Lynn’s new house is in Liberty, Miss. — just 30 minutes from her mom Lynne Spears’ house, Serenity, in Kentwood, La. — and it sits on three acres, which is more than enough space to put up a tent for a private, late fall ceremony.

“She loves everything about the area where she lives. She’s not going to get married at some luxury resort in the Caribbean or a hotel in Beverly Hills,” a friend of the bride-to-be tells OK!. “Her own backyard with just the people who matter most is more Jamie Lynn’s style.”

And with the wedding approaching quickly, Jamie Lynn is planning to look her best on the big day. “She’s already down to her pre-pregnancy weight,” says the friend. “She has the cutest figure!”

Of course, big sis Britney Spears will be her Jamie Lynn’s maid of honor, and Casey’s sister Ashlee will be one of her bridesmaids. And tiny toddler Maddie will be an integral part of the wedding — possibly in a basket decorated with flowers and carried into the ceremony by the bride and groom’s mothers.

[From OK! Magazine]

The photos from her wedding will fetch good money for Jamie and it’s not like she’s got a lot of career options at this point after Zooey 101. Is it a good move for her to publicize her wedding though? There were rumors that she was reluctant to pose for photos with her newborn, Maddie, because she didn’t want the media exposure, but that she had no choice because the contract was already signed. It’s also not the wisest move to get married at 17, even if you already have a baby with someone. There’s a lot of life experience lacking and you may end up missing things you could have done in your 20s. Last week the Enquirer had a story that Jamie Lynn and Casey were fighting over calls to another woman she found in his cell phone records. Even if that wasn’t true, it’s hard to believe that these two are ready to commit the rest of their lives to each other.

Gordon Ramsay is synonymous with food and over-the-top bitchiness. Best known for Hell’s Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares, the potty mouthed chef is also an outdoorsman. While filming his show The F Word, which can be seen on England’s channel 4 or the BBC for those lucky cable owners, he fell down a 28 foot cliff. After surviving the fall he then landed in a creek and started to drown.

I thought I was a goner. They say cats have nine lives. I’ve had 12 already and I don’t know how many more I’ll have. I remember thinking, ‘Oh f***’. My boots and my waterproofs were dragging me down. I’m an extremely good swimmer, but I couldn’t get to the surface. I was panicking and my lungs were filling with water. When I got to the top after getting my boots off I was dazed and my head was totally numb.

[From The Sun]

Luckily his tv crew witnessed the fall and acted quickly. They threw Ramsay a rope and pulled him out. He suffered a large cut on his leg which was then treated at his hotel. After a stop at Cromwell Hospital in London for a brief examination he was back on his feet.

His wife was more upset over the incident the Gordon was. After he failed to come clean about the accident, Mrs. Ramsay found out and confronted him about what happened:

I chickened out but she knew something was up. She was upset and extremely p****d off. When I was underwater all I could think of was Tana and my kids. It wasn’t until I was on the plane home I realized what a close call I’d had.

[From The Sun]

Gordon nearly drowns and almost doesn’t tell his wife while Ryan Seacrest is bitching to everyone that will listen about a baby shark nibbling his toe. Where the hell is Jaws when you need him?

Gordon Ramsay is shown on 4/1/08 outside Claridges in London. Credit: WENN