Jennifer Garner doesn't dig paparazzi

Jennifer recently talked about the paparazzi attention she, Ben Affleck, and their daughter Violet Affleck seem to get all the time: “I thought we’d have more privacy after we got married. But it doesn’t seem to have calmed down very much. Everyone wants exclusive shots of you in Starbucks.”

She added:

“And there’s a fascination with the children of celebrities, which is the most disturbing thing to me.”

I can see how paprazzi could get VERY annoying and disturbing. I found a video of the paparazzi literally attacking Britney Spears in a gas station. Looked frightening.

Wal-Mart Goes Celebrity

Diane Sawyer, Jeff Gordon, Elizabeth Taylor, Barbara Walters, Sandra Bullock and Bill Murray are all "working at Wal-Mart", at least according to the latest crazy Wal-Mart press release. Sounds like a publicity stunt to get even more shoppers to flood the Wal-Mart's across the country.

Well, I haven't seen Elizabeth Taylor at my local Wal-Mart, have you?

Star Trek XI, casting call

Well, sounds like there are plans in the works to make yet another Star Trek movie, Star Trek XI

Fellow bloggers have already been writing about possible casting for Spock, McCoy and Kirk. But my favorite gossip about Star Trek 11 is a rumor about a possible role for Jennifer Garner. TrekMovie reports this:

"SPOCK LOVES JEN GARNER! Star has learned exclusively that in the new Star Trek film, which is a prequel to the original hit series, the outwardly emotionless vulcan Mr. Spock has a love interest! Not only would Jen, 34, "be just the right person for Star Trek because she’s a chameleon," an insider says, but the film’s director, J.J. Abrams, cast her on Alias and has a history of giving jobs to people he worked with before! Beam her up!"

Len Wiseman is a happy man

Kate Beckinsale says the secret to a happy marriage is lots and lots of sex – an opinion that her husband Len Wiseman probably appreciates!

Anne Hathaway vs Keira Knightley

TeenHollywood is reporting that Anne Hathaway is competing for movie roles with Keira Knightley and Scarlett Johansson. I can see how Hathaway and Knightley might be vying with each other for the same role… but Johansson seems like she’s reached another level in her career. Scarlett Johansson’s name brings people to the box office.

Robbie Williams and Lindsay Lohan

Robbie Williams and Lindsay Lohan have been partying together. They seem perfect together. Two completely crazy people. Lindsay finished up her last bout of rehab just in time to go partying with friends. And Robbie is fighting an addiction to drugs. They’ll get along just smashingly, don’t you think?

Halle Berry gets a Hollywood Star

Pretty cool, Halle Berry is being given a Hollywood Star.

“Five years after becoming the first African American to win an Oscar for best actress, the city of Hollywood will give Halle Berry its highest honor – a star on its historic Walk of Fame.”

Congrats Halle!

Billy Crystal and Muhammad Ali raise money for Parkinson's research

"What he stands for and what this charity stands for is something that's very close to me," Crystal said of Celebrity Fight Night. "I love coming here. It's a great night. All the sports guys are here. All the music people are here. It's a unique, special night."

Go J Go, Sanjaya Malakar got nothin...

"I know I promised you guys a YouTube video, but I am just feeling too tired and weak to do it tonight. I don't even know how I'm typing this right now."

J wrote this on her MySpace page. She's been on a 10 day hunger strike, trying to convince everyone to vote Sanjaya Malakar off of American Idol.

I have to agree with her, Sanjaya Malakar sucks

Hang in there J

Anna Nicole's Autopsy keeps getting stranger and stranger

Along with the list of drugs found in her system, Anna Nicole Smith's autopsy results also state that her "anus is unremarkable."

Well I guess that's good!

Anna Nicole Smith's autopsy shows weight meds

A press release issued today by Dr. Joshua Perper says that before Anna Nicole Smith flew to the United States from the Bahamas, she had taken medications that included "Growth hormone, an alleged 'longevity'/weight reducing medication."

Sanjaya Malakar, are you kidding me!

How is it that Sanjaya Malakar is still on American Idol.  Ugh. 

Executive Producer Nigel Lythgoe and Simon Cowell

"Simon keeps to himself in his trailer before the show with a feed, so he can listen to the music."

-         Nigel Lythgoe

 

This despite reports that Nigel was helping Simon come up with his one liners and zingy smack talk.  Sounds like Simon makes that stuff up all on his own.

 

 

Paris Hilton's watch gets stolen

A T.S.A. employee at Los Angeles International Airport allegedly took an expensive watch out of Paris Hilton's luggage.  The same thing happened last year with British Airways when an employee took a watch out of one of Paris' bags.  Yikes, lock up them bags!  Of course, with all of the “security” in airports these days, you can’t lock your own bags.  TSA doesn’t sound so secure to me.

Insane fan at the Spurs v Chelsea game

OK, not really a celebrity gossip bite, but I read this story about a "hooligan" who ran onto the field during a Chelsea soccer match and attacked the players. Yikes.

The video captures the moment pretty well:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=AafP6H-Uasc

Can you say psycho!

Perez Hilton, he's cool

Perez is one of the best celebrity gossip bloggers out there. Just funny stuff. Anyway, someone posted this video interview with Perez on YouTube and I thought I'd share it here.

If you haven't already, check out PerezHilton.com

Hilary Duff and Joel Madden

Hilary Duff talked about her split from Joel Madden last year and said that the break up inspired some of the songs on her new album ‘Dignity’.  She was particularly upset when Joel hooked up with Nicole Richie very soon after the break-up. Hilary Duff, who dated Joel for over 2 years, said of Joel and the break-up: “Last year was really difficult. It’s not fun seeing your ex with someone else.”

Chef John Burton Race ditches his wife

Kim Burton Race , the wife of celebrity chef John Burton Race, said that she felt "betrayed and fragile" after Chef Burton Race left her and their 6 kids for another woman.  Kim said her 49-year-old famous husband, who owns the New Angel restaurant in Dartmouth, Devon, walked out on her after 11 years of marriage.

 

300 is still the top movie

300 kept the #1 spot for the second week in a row this weekend, with $31.2 million in ticket sales.  Wild Hogs was a distant #2 with only $18.8 million.

Pax Thien Jolie heading home soon

The latest member of the Angelina Jolie / Brad Pitt family is almost ready to head home to the United States.  Angelina is completing paperwork for Pax this week. Once the final papers are approved, Angelina will be free to take Pax home to the growing family of Jolie-Pitts.

 

The adoption agency says that Angelina is not paying abnormal fees to complete the process. But Angelina is still being very generous.  She is donating lots of toys to the orphanage once she leaves town.

 

Is this really Tonya Harding?

SocialiteLife has a fantastic post about Tonya Harding. It does sound like she's gone "Batshit crazy". The story is worth a read.

But...
To me the best part of the post is the random photo that SocialiteLife attached to the blog post. Fantastic! Funny stuff

Tara Conner has been sober for 90 days

Hah, I can't believe that's news-worthy! But TMZ wrote about it, and I kind of like the photo.

The Beckhams

Well, Victoria sure has made a splash in the US Hollywood scene since her hubby David Beckham accepted the offer to join the LA Galaxy and leave European Football. David is learning to call football "soccer", and Victoria is making friends with scientology freaks TomKat and she's shopping like a fiend.

But my vote is for a Spice Girls reunion tour. Now that would be news-worthy!

Gisele Bundchen, pregnant or not?

Seems that the rumor about Gisele Bundchen being pregnant isn't holding up. Most of the reports that I've found suggest that the rumor is just a rumor.

But, just for fun, here is a nice photo of Gisele Bundchen at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, New York City, November 2005. She sure wasn't pregnant here. Picture by TMZ

Let's kick Haley Scarnato off

She butchered If My Heart Had Wings

She is boring

Come on, she sucks!

It is time for Haley Scarnato to go.

Richard Ostell boosts Liz Claiborne Fashion

"Just because you live in the middle of the country doesn't mean you don't want fashion," says Richard Ostell, vice president and creative director of Liz Claiborne.

Word is that the old-school fashion shop is making a come-back. Liz Claiborne is trying to penetrate mainstream America with new fashion design and fashion sense. Only problem is that most of us don't have any fashion sense!

Jennifer Aniston trying to quit smoking

Word is that Jennifer Aniston is trying to quit smoking and is also dropping caffeine out of her daily diet. You go Jennifer!


Personally, I like coffee too much to kill the caffeine, but I hate smokers. Quit smoking, quit smoking right now. It is deadly and ugly and makes you smell bad. There is nothing cool about smoking... nothing.

Linday Lohan

Lindsay Lohan kept her movie crew members waiting for hours on the set of “I Know Who Killed Me” on Feb. 21st. “When she finally arrived, she said that she needed to take a nap,” a source told In Touch Weekly.

You can take the Lindsay Lohan out of rehab, but you can't take the Linday Lohan out of Lindsay Lohan!

Angelina Jolie adopts a boy

Angelina Jolie is adopting another child. This time a boy from Vietnam.

Us Magazine reports that "She promised to give $2 million to the Tam Binh orphanage on the very day she receives the child."

Bodyguard reveals more information about Anna Nicole's Death

Sources say that Anna Nicole Smith's bodyguard told cops that Anna Nicole Smith was on "heavy doses" of prescription drugs the day pf her death, including flu medicine and antibiotics. He said that in the months leading up to Anna's death, Howard K. Stern gave her "some types of drugs." He said, "Anna was in a cloud."

No word yet on the types of drugs that Howard K. Stern was giving Anna Nicole.

This will surely spark additional investigation and media attention.

Nigel Lythgoe defends American Idol from Rosie O'Donnell

Nigel Lythgoe, executive producer of the TV show "American Idol", issued a statement in response to Rosie O'Donnell's criticism of the show. Here is the statement:

"Without wishing to add to the obvious self-promotion of Ms. O'Donnell, I feel as though I must refute her absurd and ridiculous claims that 'American Idol' is racist and/or weightist. Ms. O'Donnell has, once again, spoken without thought or knowledge. Viewers need only look at the show tonight to realize that 'American Idol' constantly confirms to America that talent has nothing to do with weight or color."

Rosie seems to pick fights with all sorts os people. I bet Nigel Lythgoe and Donald trump would have a good time swapping stories over a few cocktails.

Girls Gone Wild and Antonella Barba

Joe Francis, the maker of Girls Gone Wild videos, has offered Antonella Barba a $250,000 contract to appear in a Girls Gone Wild video as a "celebrity host". Awesome. I seriously doubt that she'll accept the offer, but it's still pretty funny.

Wow, lots of backlinks for AntonellaBarbaPix.com

I was reviewing the traffic stats for my blog and noticed that lots of people were coming to my blog post about Antonella Barba Galleries. I got curious, and looked up some statistics on the Antonella Barba scandal. Here is what I found:

First of all, Google search traffic for the phrase "American Idol" is VERY seasonal. People start searching in the late spring, and curiousity peaks right around the time of year when a winner is crowned. Here is the source and chart:



I then tried to look into the Antonella Barba story specifically.

The website AntonellaBarbaPix.com seemed like the best bell weather for the stroy, so I plugged in that URL to a pagerank prediction tool. Wow, lots of backlinks in a very short period of time. iWebTool is predicting that the site will have a pagerank of 5 by the next Google flip. Here is the source and chart:

Then of course there is the question about the authenticity of the pictures. Is that really Antonella Barba? Weird News reports that David Shutters of the L.A. Police Department's Crime Lab says that the photos are fakes; "Yes, they are not really her. We've studied the evidence thoroughly and determined that Antonella is not the girl in the pictures." But then again, lots of bloggers seem convinced that Antonella is a naughty New Jersey girl...

Jerry Springer thinks America’s Got Talent

Jerry Springer will become the host of “America’s Got Talent.” NBC’s Craig Plestis explained that Springer is “the perfect ringmaster” for a TV talent show.

Mr. Plestis said; “To say the least, he is known for presiding over an unpredictable show where the unexpected is the typical order of each day.”

Sean Connery spoofs on SNL

I used to love the SNL skits, poking fun at Sean Connery. I just found this one on YouTube...

Listen, Connery is still the best James Bond ever, don't get me wrong. But SNL is pretty darn funny...

Maria Ozawa Miyabi

Maria Ozawa is becoming more and more popular, with videos like this one on YouTube. Fan sites are popping up all over the net, both in the US and in Japan.

Ozawa is half-Japanese and half-French-Canadian. She started modeling for the site shirouto-teien.com, which resulted in several sets of photographs and videos. She was then signed by the S1 AV company. She is featured in S1's entry in the 2006 AV Open, a competition between Japanese pornographic studios whose aim is to see which studio can produce the highest selling video. The S1 video featuring Maria Ozawa won first place.

She has done several photo shoots and glamour videos that feature her in the nude, but not performing sexual acts.

According to Google Trends, searches for her name have increased dramatically in the last few months. Check out the graph here:
http://www.google.com/trends?q=Maria+Ozawa

Her current popularity seems to peak in Indonesia and the Philippines.

Look out for more about Maria as her popularity increases.

Simon Cowell has no sympathy for Britney Spears

"This whole thing is a total indulgence, Britney and Robbie need to get a grip. We've allowed these people to feel sorry for themselves. I don't know what's going on in Britney's head but my attitude is I couldn't care less. She should go back and live with her mum for six months."
-- Simon Cowell

Anna Nicole Smith's Funeral

Howard K. Stern, Larry Birkhead, and Virgie Arthur, and many more of Anna Nicole Smith's closest friends, family, and fans attended a private funeral ceremony at Mount Horeb Baptist Church in Nassau earlier today.

Good Bye Anna Nicole.

One Night in Paris

A source at a post-Oscars party claims to have heard Paris Hilton talking with Rick Salomon about their $1 million profit from the official release of 'One Night in Paris', according to the New York Post.

That simple home video was worth a lot more than $1 million to Paris Hilton - the video skyrocketed her into an instant A-list celebrity. She become one of the most searched for names on the Internet, landed reality TV gigs, and is now the hottest invite to every major Fashion Show and celeb party.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs vs. Richard 'Diddy' Dearlove

Looks like the Diddy is under dispute.

Last September Sean "P Diddy" Combs settled out of court with UK musician Richard 'Diddy' Dearlove over using the "Diddy" nickname. The Combs Diddy paid up almost $20,000 and agreed to market himself as 'P Diddy' in the UK. I guess the Dearlove Diddy has been marketing himself as a Diddy since 1992.

Now P Diddy is scheduled to perform in the UK with Snoop Dogg, but the UK courts are telling him that he can't perform certain lyrics (he talks about himself in the third person, if you haven't noticed!)

My take: Diddy Dearlove just wants more Diddy handouts

AntonellaBarbaPix

Who has the best collection of photos of American Idol starlette Antonella Barba?

Here are a few of my current favorites:

• TV.com's selection of Antonella Barba pix
  
• Zimbio's Antonella Barba Page
• Girls Takin Smack
• I Don't Like You in that Way

Djimon Hounsou smooching Kimora Lee Simmons

Djimon Hounsou was spotted by TMZ this week at Boulevard 3, in Hollywood California, kissing Baby Phat's Kimora Lee Simmons.

Heather Mills McCartney Dancing with the Stars

"Hopefully my leg will stay on ... it's very unlikely [it will come off] though it'd be funny to knock one of the judges out!"
-- Heather Mills, about dancing with an artificial leg on Dancing with the Stars

Now that'd be a show worth watching!

Mills is also in a legal dispute with her estranged husband and former Beatles star Paul McCartney. They're in divorce courts in London.