"The Human Centipede" is probably the most controversial movie of the year, even though most people haven't even seen it yet . . . and probably never will.
So even though I totally wasn't expecting it, I guess it's a no-brainer that someone would come up with a PORNO PARODY.
It's called "The Human Sexipede", and it features a mad scientist connecting people in a slightly more enjoyable way, we assume, than the guy in the original movie does.
It looks about as good . . . or bad . . . as all the other X-rated parody flicks that come out these days.
No matter how well they pull it off, though, you have to give them high marks for the idea.
KIM KARDASHIAN IS NOT PREGNANT:
"Life & Style"magazine claims that KIM KARDASHIAN went into a London drug store earlier this week and bought THREE PREGNANCY TESTS.
But before you go jumping to conclusions, a so-called "source" tells E! Online that Kim is NOT pregnant.
ASHTON KUTCHER IS BEING ACCUSED OF CHEATING ON DEMI MOORE AGAIN:
For the second time this month, the "Star" tabloid is accusing ASHTON KUTCHER of cheating on DEMI MOORE.And this time, it's with a DIFFERENT hot, 20-something chick than the one they had him cheating with last time.
Ashton allegedly met this new girl at a bowling alley . . . and to rub salt in the wound, he was there with Demi and her daughters.
But he started talking to her anyway.She slipped him her number, and a few days later, he was nailing her on the couch in the home he shares with Demi.
Ashton denied the "Star's" first story, and he's denying this one, too.His lawyer says, quote, "'Star' Magazine continuously publishes lies about Ashton Kutcher and many other celebrities.
"This is not the first, nor will it be the last time they engage in reckless conduct."
CHECK OUT RACHEL UCHITEL WITH A PRETTY EXTREME CAMEL TOE:
If you're a fan of either RACHEL UCHITEL or camel toes, you're going to love these pictures.If you're a fan of BOTH, then I envy how much enjoyment you're about to experience.
Rachel busted a pretty severe camel toe on the beach the other day.Luckily, there was a camera there to record it for posterity.
DREW BARRYMORE ADMITS THAT SHE LOOKS LIKE SHAMU SOMETIMES:
DREW BARRYMORE seems to think she's looking better than ever.But that doesn't mean she thinks she's perfect.
She tells the new issue of "Harper's Bazaar", quote, "I feel like some of my baby fat is going away, and that's not just physically, it's psychologically.
"I think that your body is in tune with your mind and your spirituality and your heart.If things are going better, I just think you look better."
But she adds, quote, "There is some lighting where I absolutely resemble Shamu.People have to know that you pick the best pictures where the lighting is beautiful and the angles are right and the body positions are gorgeous.
"And then, guess what, you turn, sit, hit the wrong light, and your belly flaps over and we all look human again."
If you can stand hearing Drew gush about JUSTIN LONG again . . . well, she does that, too.She says, quote, "He's the cat's pajamas.I couldn't love, respect, admire and enjoy that individual more than I do.
"It would be physically impossible for me to have any more giggly joy at this person."
KAT VON D ONCE GAVE A GUY A SANDRA BULLOCK TATTOO:
You can't not love this:Back in 2001, KAT VON D gave a guy a tattoo on his chest.And that tattoo was . . . SANDRA BULLOCK.Apparently, the guy was a big fan.
If you just emerged from a Circus Peanut-induced sugar coma, I should point out that Kat is now dating Sandra's cheating scumbag ex, JESSE JAMES.
(--Here's the tattoo . . .)
WILLIAM SHATNER SAYS BETTY WHITE IS "REALLY OLD . . . BUT SHE'S GOT MOVES YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE."
The October edition of "Playboy" goes on sale tomorrow, and among other things, they've got an interview with WILLIAM SHATNER.
The 'Shat' turned 79 this year, so I guess "Playboy" wanted to get his thoughts on one of America's other most-beloved geriatrics . . . BETTY WHITE, who's 88.
Shatner said, quote, "She's really old.I think of her as an old friend . . . But listen, she's got moves you wouldn't believe.She's totally flexible in the hip area. Her arms are stiff, but the hips?Totally flexible."
DID SHAQUILLE O'NEAL TRY TO PLANT CHILD PORNOGRAPHYON AN EMPLOYEE'S COMPUTER?
In a bizarre new lawsuit, SHAQUILLE O'NEAL is accused of trying to frame an employee by planting CHILD PORNOGRAPHY on his computer.
The employee's name is Shawn Darling.He's an EX-employee now, obviously.He worked as an I.T. guy for Shaq . . . but it seems like his main responsibility was to keep Shaq's affairs from coming to light.
Darling says that over the last few years, Shaq came to him twice to have him retrieve text messages and e-mails he'd sent to two alleged mistresses who ended up suing him for sexual harassment.
Shaq ultimately settled his suit with one of the women, Alexis Miller.The second lawsuit . . . filed by a woman named Vanessa Lopez . . . is still pending.
And it's this affair that caused the problem.See, Lopez went to Darling and told him she thought Shaq was breaking into her voicemail and deleting messages and changing passwords.
Darling discovered that Shaq WAS doing it, and he told Lopez.Then, Lopez turned around and told Shaq what Darling told her.Shaq wasn't happy about that.
Darling says Shaq sent him threatening messages and tried to break into HIS voicemail.He also claims Shaq enlisted his law enforcement sources . . . to plant child pornography on his computer and frame him.
It wasn't just a revenge thing, though.Shaq wanted to have Darling's computer confiscated by the cops . . . who were Shaq's buddies . . . because it had evidence on it pertaining to his affair with Lopez.
Then, we assume, that computer . . . and the evidence it contained . . . would conveniently disappear.
In his lawsuit, Darling quotes an e-mail exchange that Shaq and his agent allegedly had, in which they were discussing how Darling should be dealt with.
The agent told Shaq, quote, "[Darling] will be stopped [and] pay for this."
And Shaq replied, quote, "[He] needs to be put in jail, we have way too many law enforcement connections . . . we don't need any distractions."
Darling is suing Shaq for intentional infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy and racketeering.There's no word how much he's asking for.
THERE IS NO 2005 HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER:
The Heisman Trust has spoken . . . From here on out, there will be no 2005 Heisman Trophy winner.
REGGIE BUSH returned the trophy on Tuesday, and there was talk it might be awarded to former Texas quarterback VINCE YOUNG . . . who finished a distant second to Bush in that year's voting.
But the eight Heisman trustees decided not to do that.
Trust President William Dockery says that no decision had been made whether or not to take the trophy from Bush . . . and Bush didn't tell them in advance that he was giving it up.
He adds, quote, "We're certainly not upset Reggie resolved the issue . . . Reggie admitted he made a mistake.He's acted on it by giving up the award."
O.J. SIMPSON IS ON VIDEO ADMITTING THAT HE GOT RID OF A BUNCH OF HIS STUFF SO THAT FRED GOLDMAN COULDN'T HAVE IT:
O.J. SIMPSON always denied accusations that he hid a bunch of his stuff so that FRED GOLDMAN couldn't take it when he won that wrongful death lawsuit in 1997.
But in a new DVD coming out this November, O.J. actually ADMITS that he did just that.
The disc is called "O.J.:Monster or Myth?".And the incriminating segment features O.J. driving around some points of interest in the greater Los Angeles area . . . including the Brentwood neighborhood where SOME folks believe he might have been somewhat unkind to his ex-wife Nicole and Fred's son Ron Goldman.
O.J. says, quote, "I saw it comin', so I went and got rid of a lot of stuff so they couldn't get it.They'd ask me, 'What happened to this, and what happened to that?'And I'd say, 'I don't know. I came home one day, it was gone.'
"[They'd say], 'You don't care where it is?'No.'And you didn't report it stolen?'No.'Why?'Well, I figure a friend stole it.'Oh, it didn't bother you if a friend stole it?'
"Hey, I would rather a friend steal it and have it before Fred Goldman get it.They didn't know what to do with me . . . because when you don't give a (crap), you don't have to lie.Hey, if they don't like what you say, too bad.
"You don't like what I'm sayin'?Tough (crap)."
Fred Goldman's attorney, David Cook, is NOT happy about this.He says, quote, "We sat down with Mr. Simpson over many years and repeatedly and consistently asked him about his valuable assets.
"If he made any misstatement it's simply perjury.We are watching him pervert the American justice system."
WILL SARAH SILVERMAN GIVE US FULL-FRONTAL NUDITY IN HER NEW MOVIE???
Last month, we saw pictures of SARAH SILVERMAN in a one-piece bathing suit, while filming an upcoming movie called "Take This Waltz".
And now, Sarah says we'll get to see her in even LESS than a bathing suit.A lot less.She says, quote, "I go totally naked.Full frontal.It's going to be awful.It's so not pretty."
LADY GAGA IS DYING TO GUEST STAR ON "CSI: MIAMI":
LADY GAGA is DYING to guest star on "CSI: Miami". . . at least, according to EVA LA RUE, who plays Natalia Boa Vista on the show.
Eva says, quote, "The rumor has been that Lady Gaga wants to do the show really bad.I don't know if we're going to get her or not, but it would be awesome!"
She adds, quote, "She doesn't want to play herself from what I understand.She wants to be a character."
JESSICA SIMPSON IS RECORDING A CHRISTMAS ALBUM . . . AND SHE'S WORKING WITH ANDREA BOCELLI AND WILLIE NELSON:
JESSICA SIMPSON is recording a Christmas album, and she's getting a little help from some friends:ANDREA BOCELLI and WILLIE NELSON.
That's according to "Life & Style" magazine . . . which didn't offer any other information, like a title or a release date.
But they did say that Jessica will also do a duet on "I'll Be Home for Christmas" with some U.S. soldier.
KANYE WEST IS *STILL* BLATHERING ABOUT RUINING TAYLOR SWIFT'S NIGHT AT LAST YEAR'S "VMAs":
KANYE WEST became a media recluse after the TAYLOR SWIFT fiasco at LAST year's "MTV Video Music Awards".But he's come out of his shell lately, and now he's continuing to drone on about it.
There's just one problem:It's been 368 days since last year's "VMAs" . . . and if you're like me, any interest you had in this drama was completely and permanently put to bed after this year's "VMA" ceremony.
But if you really want to know, here's what Kanye is saying now . . .
In an article that HE wrote for the October issue of "XXL" magazine, Kanye said, quote, "I stress that the incident wasn't about Taylor personally.And it definitely wasn't about race.
"Where I messed up is, at the end of the day, it's your show, Taylor.It's your show, MTV.
"The relationship with the public and with your fans is like the relationship with your girlfriend.How could I not, at a certain point, be like, 'I'm sorry.I shouldn't have been at the awards show.I'm sorry.'
"Not that I don't deserve to get beat up or change who I am inside, to make sure that that doesn't happen again."
He continued, quote, "I knew I wasn't in a great spot publicly after the incident, but I would just block it out and work as hard as possible and let my work be my saving grace.In a way, I had thrown a Molotov cocktail at my own career . . .
". . . and it gave me an opportunity, for the first time, to go away and find out who I was.Because I felt very alone."
Dave's Dirt 7.15.10
Thursday 07-15-2010 5:31am CT
DID MEL GIBSON PULL A GUN ON HIS GIRLFRIEND DURING THEIR EPIC FIGHT?
This week, we're getting to hear all of the MEL GIBSON tapes that built up to the HUGE FIGHT between him and his girlfriend OKSANA GRIGORIEVA.It happened on January 6th, and he allegedly punched her and knocked out some teeth.
Well . . . according to an anonymous source with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, after Mel punched Oksana, he PULLED A GUN on her.
Quote, "Mel disappeared, [so] Oksana ran to find her car keys so she could leave the house.That's when Mel re-emerged holding a gun and began waving it in front of Oksana's face."
"Oksana said Mel came up to her and said, 'I will show you how to get out of here fast.'Which she interpreted to be a death threat."After that she grabbed their infant daughter and ran out of the house.
We've got a second new development about the January 6th fight for you also:There might have been a witness.
Apparently, the sheriff's department believes that Oksana's 12-year-old son, Alexander Dalton . . . who she had with TIMOTHY DALTON, one of the former James Bonds . . . might have, quote, "relevant information" about January 6th.
Sources have told them that Alexander didn't see any punches thrown but did see some other parts of the fight.
OKSANA GRIGORIEVA IS NOW RECEIVING THREATENING PHONE CALLS FROM PEOPLE *BESIDES* MEL GIBSON:
Maybe it's time for OKSANA GRIGORIEVA to cancel her phone service and go off the grid for a while.
Even though her restraining order is making it so MEL GIBSON can't call her up and threaten her over the phone anymore . . . TMZ is reporting that other people have stepped in to pick up his slack.
They've learned that Oksana has been receiving angry phone calls from Mel Gibson supporters that, quote, "could be interpreted as death threat[s]."
The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the calls.
SEAN KINGSTON WAS ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT . . . BUT THE COPS DON'T THINK IT'S CREDIBLE:
On Sunday night, SEAN KINGSTON had sex with a fan at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Seattle, Washington.That much we know for sure.How CONSENSUAL the sex was . . . now THAT'S up for debate.
According to TMZ, the woman who had sex with Sean is claiming he sexually assaulted her.But . . . TMZ also says that the police don't think she's CREDIBLE.Here's the description from an anonymous source about what went down . . .
That night, the woman and her friend showed up for a party in one of Kingston's hotel rooms . . . they were already drunk and came with vodka and beer in hand.
The woman was apparently, quote, "very aggressive" with Kingston and they left to have sex.After she was done with him, she had sex with TWO OTHER GUYS right there at the party.Her friend also had sex with someone at the party.
The women both went to a hospital afterward where rape tests were conducted and they were tested for roofies.The test results are not in.
The Seattle police have not called Kingston in for an interview because they don't believe the case is credible.
Sean Kingston is in the middle of a summer-long tour of U.S. and Canada with JUSTIN BIEBER.They performed in Portland, Oregon, last night.
ENRIQUE IGLESIAS WILL FULFILL HIS WORLD CUP PROMISE AND WATER SKI NAKED!
A few weeks ago, we told you that ENRIQUE IGLESIAS made a pledge:If Spain won the World Cup, he would get drunk and go water skiing NAKED in Biscayne Bay in Florida.And, at that point, we started rooting for Spain.
Well . . . Spain actually DID win the damn thing, and now it's time for Enrique to show whether or not he's a man of his word.And . . . he is.His rep told "Access Hollywood" he's going to ski naked because, quote, "a bet is a bet."
Enrique hasn't said when this is going to go down.
BRET MICHAELS ISN'T ENGAGED . . . HE'S JUST A GOT A FRIEND WITH BENEFITS:
There have been reports going around that, over July 4th weekend, BRET MICHAELS got engaged to Kristi Lynn Gibson . . . the mother of his two daughters and his on-again, off-again girlfriend for the past 16 years.
Well, he wants to make it clear those reports are FALSE . . . he doesn't have a fiancée, he has a friend with benefits.
Bret says, quote, "We are not engaged yet. We're a work in promise.[I gave her] a beautiful promise ring.It's a promise ring, or a friendship ring, with benefits.That's what we call it."
KELLY OSBOURNE DUMPED HER FIANCÉ . . . AND SOMETHING SHE WROTE ON FACEBOOK MAKES IT SEEM LIKE HE WAS CHEATING:
This week, 25-year-old KELLY OSBOURNE dumped her fiancé, a 20-year-old model named Luke Worrall.They'd been dating since 2008.
The reason seems to be because he was CHEATING on her.She posted a message on her Facebook page saying, quote, "Luke Worrall makes me sick!!!"Then . . . she quickly deleted that message.
A few hours later, she was back on Facebook to respond to a comment someone left for her. . . and seemed to confirm Luke cheated.Quote, "What you're saying is that I'm ugly so it was OK for him to cheat . . . go (eff) yourself."
CHELSEA HANDLER IS DATING A GUY FROM ANIMAL PLANET:
CHELSEA HANDLER has a NAUGHTY way of going after guys that can help her get an EDGE.First there was TED HALPERT, the president of Comcast, which owns E!He helped her get her "Chelsea Lately" show . . . and then they broke up.
And now, according to "Life & Style" magazine, she's fooling around with a guy named DAVE SALMONI, who hosts and produces a few shows on Animal Planet.
THE JOAQUIN PHOENIX-GOES-CRAZY MOCKUMENTARY FINALLY HAS A RELEASE DATE:
Remember when JOAQUIN PHOENIX announced he was quitting acting . . . then he grew a ZZ Top beard, started making rap songs and had a meltdown on "The Late Show With David Letterman"?We're finally going to see a payoff.
The entire thing was, obviously, a huge, ANDY KAUFMAN-style piece of performance art.CASEY AFFLECK . . . who's Joaquin's brother-in-law . . . was filming Joaquin the whole time, and put together a mockumentary from the footage.
It's called "I'm Still Here:The Lost Year Of Joaquin Phoenix" and yesterday, a company called Magnolia Pictures acquired the film.They've set a limited release date for September 10th and a wide release date for the week after.
Magnolia's president, Eamonn Bowles, says the film, quote, "is a pretty amazing piece of work.It's not some cheap stunt.It's extreme behavior but really good filmmaking as well.It's a unique piece that's going to surprise people."
SHAQ WILL FACE OFF AGAINST JUSTIN BIEBER AND RACHAEL RAY ON THE NEW SEASON OF "SHAQ VS.":
The second season of SHAQUILLE O'NEAL'S reality show "Shaq Vs." . . . where Shaq competes against other celebrities in challenges relating to their professions . . . kicks off on August 3rd.
Unlike the first season . . . where Shaq's battles were exclusively with ATHLETES from various sports . . . the second season will see him trying all kinds of things.
His competitors will include:Justin Bieber, chef Rachael Ray, competitive eating stud Joey Chestnut, race car driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., boxer Sugar Shane Mosley and magicians Penn & Teller.
Dave's Dirt from 06.16.09
Tuesday 06-16-2009 6:20am CT
MEGAN FOX SAYS SHE'S SINGLE . . . SHE THINKS:
MEGAN FOX has apparently dumped BRIAN AUSTIN GREEN . . . again.She told Britain's not-always-reliable "Sun" tabloid, quote, "I'm currently what you would call single, I guess."
Could Megan have just been screwing around and saying provocative stuff to get attention . . . like she always does???It seems possible.
Especially when she was asked who she might hook up with next, and she said, quote, "Oh I don't know.There is this Korean Justin Timberlake named Rain and I'm really on his situation now.I'm trying to fix this up.I'm working hard."
(--By the way . . . Did you happen to see those pictures of Megan in the red dress at a "Transformers" premiere over the weekend???They're all over the place, but if you HAVEN'T seen them yet, you simply MUST.Check 'em out . . .)
In related news, Megan would like you to know that even though she's constantly talking about sex and sexuality, she's NOT a sex addict.
Not too long ago, Megan commented that she had, quote, "the libido of a teenage boy."But now she says, quote, "I don't think that's true.
"I mean, I think within a certain relationship I can be extremely sexual, but at the same time, because I'm a loner, once I'm alone, I can go weeks, months, forever without a boyfriend and be perfectly fine.So I don't think I'm a sex addict, no."
One thing she will not back down from is her desire to make sweet, groin-to-groin contact with OLIVIA WILDE.She says, quote, "She's completely gorgeous and I would totally date her.But come on, she's married!"
CHECK OUT THESE WEIRD, S&M PICS OF BRUCE WILLIS AND HIS NEW WIFE:
BRUCE WILLIS and his new, 30-year-old wife, EMMA HEMING, have posed for some weird, S&M-style pics for the July issue of "W" magazine.(--Take a look . . .)
Bruce . . . who's 54 . . . says he was pretty miserable before he met Emma . . . he just didn't know it.
He says, quote, "I would say, 'I'm alone, but I'm not lonely.'But I was just kidding myself.Then I started hanging around Emma, and on a day-to-day basis my life became much happier.
"I went from '(Eff) love' to 'Love is truly the answer.'I spent the last 10 years single and, for the most part, unhappy.In a dark place.I never thought that being with someone else was the answer."
USHER'S WIFE SAYS SHE WAS FAITHFUL:
We don't know why she felt the need to, but USHER'S estranged wife TAMEKA issued a statement yesterday, saying she's been FAITHFUL to him.
It was actually Tameka's attorney who issued the statement.He said, quote, "She's a great mom.She's been a loyal wife.She's trying her best to take the high road and not attack him."
Meanwhile, so-called "insiders" say the split was a long time coming.One source says, quote, "It was never a matter of 'I wonder if they'll divorce,' but more like 'I wonder WHEN they'll divorce.'
"He just wasn't used to calling her if he was going to be out late.He didn't treat her bad.He just took her for granted.
"They peaked before they even got married . . . Right after it was over, they started to drift apart.[Usher] just wasn't ready to settle down, at least not with her."
DID MADONNA SPEND $1.5 MILLION TO ADOPT MERCY JAMES???
MADONNA'S petition to adopt MERCY JAMES from an orphanage in Malawi was DENIED back in April.But Madonna eventually succeeded in getting the adoption approved through love, faith and diligence.
Oh, and $1.5 million.
The "London Daily Mail" claims that Madonna has funneled AT LEAST that much cash into the country through her charity, Raising Malawi.It's not clear where the money went.
But Madonna's attorney in Malawi says, quote, "It is a total fabrication to say that Madonna poured money into Malawi for the purposes of being able to adopt a child."
The "Daily Mail" also claims that even though Madonna was denied permission to adopt Mercy, she's basically been in control of the girl's life for the past several months.
The moment that Madonna's petition to adopt Mercy was denied last April, Madonna supposedly had Mercy transferred from the orphanage where she grew up to the home of the woman who runs her charity.
Mercy was also placed in a nursery school where she was taught English and, quote, "Western manners."
One last note:Madonna will be reunited with her latest acquisition by tomorrow, if not sooner.But she'll only have about THREE WEEKS to play with it before she takes off for a seven-week European tour on July 4th.
DID LINDSAY LOHAN STEAL $45,000 WORTH OF JEWELRY FROM A PHOTO SHOOT???
LINDSAY LOHAN did a photo shoot for "Elle" magazine while she was in London several weeks ago.And now, London cops are investigating whether or not she walked away with $45,000 worth of loaned jewelry.
A so-called "source" says, quote, "[During the shoot] she kept going on about the jewels, asking if she could have them.We all thought she was joking."
The jewelers who loaned the stuff to "Elle" for the shoot have reportedly been trying to get in touch with Lindsay for several weeks now . . . and last week, they finally turned the matter over to the cops.
Speaking of Lindsay . . . for some reason, she posted a TOPLESS picture of herself on Twitter recently.It's from a photo shoot a few months ago . . . and Lindsay's breasts are covered by her hair.Check it out . . .
DOES JULIA ROBERTS STINK???
JULIA ROBERTS is still very hittable . . . and she has a sexy new tramp-stamp tattoo of her kids' name above her ass-crack.But you might not want to get too close to her . . . because, according to some people, SHE STINKS.
A so-called "ex-bodyguard" claims that Julia is so environmentally conscious, that she skips showers to conserve water.He says, quote, "Julia is a total hippie.She'll go days without showering.She likes smelling of her natural oils."
HERE'S ANOTHER PICTURE OF CANCER SURVIVOR CHRISTINA APPLEGATE SMOKING:
We've got another picture of cancer survivor CHRISTINA APPLEGATE SMOKING.It's a BIKINI PIC . . . and you can see Christina's surgically-reconstructed breasts.
As you probably recall, she had them rebuilt after doctors LOPPED THEM OFF . . . due to CANCER.(--Check out the pic here . . .)
CHRIS BROWN ATTENDED SUNDAY NIGHT'S BASKETBALL GAME WITH A RIHANNA LOOK-ALIKE:
CHRIS BROWN watched the Lakers win the NBA Championship Sunday night . . . with a RIHANNALOOK-ALIKE by his side.This wasn't some kind of weird P.R. stunt, though.
The woman's name is TEYANA TAYLOR, and she's been friends with Chris for years.
As for her look, she seems to think the similarities are a coincidence.She says, quote, "I've always dressed like that. I've always had style . . . I've had that Mohawk now for months."
(--Here are some pics of Chris with Teyana at the game . . . as well as one of Teyana WITH Rihanna.There's no word when it was taken . . .)
DID MARY J. BLIGE RECORD THE SONG THAT CHRIS BROWN AND RIHANNA WERE ORIGINALLY GOING TO DO TOGETHER???
A song called "Stronger", by MARY J. BLIGE with some ad-libbing from CHRIS BROWN, has hit the Internet.
There's some talk that this was the song Chris Brown had written as a duet for himself and RIHANNA before . . . you know . . . their breakup.
If this is indeed that song, there's no word whether Mary is even aware of that fact . . . or if she's aware that Chris appears on the track with her.
The track has already appeared on a mixtape by DJ STORM.We don't know if it'll be on her next album, which is due in November.
DID "BRUNO" ALMOST GET SHOT BY A GROUP OF SOUTHERN HUNTERS???
If you've seen the "Bruno" trailer, then you know there's a scene where SACHA BARON COHEN'S character is sitting around the campfire with a group of tough-looking hunter-types . . .
. . . and he's comparing them to the "Sex and the City" girls.
Well, that scene apparently gets even MORE uncomfortable, when Bruno starts dancing around the fire naked . . . and his companions go after them with GUNS.
A so-called "source" involved in the production says, quote, "Everyone had turned in for the night when Sacha started dancing around the campsite naked.They immediately went for their guns and loaded them in front of the camera.
"He tried to calm them down but they were furious so they had to get out of there.Everyone was really shaken up by it all."
THE TEEN CHOICE AWARDS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED:
The 2009 Teen Choice Awards nominations have been announced, and not surprisingly, the tween vampire sensation "Twilight" leads the pack with 12 nominations.
That includes the Romance and Drama movie categories, as well as Best Movie Actor and Actress in a Drama, for ROBERT PATTINSON and KRISTEN STEWART.
MILEY CYRUS, "High School Musical 3", and "Gossip Girl" each have 10 nominations . . .
And the JONAS BROTHERS . . . who are hosting the ceremony . . . have nine nominations, including Music (slash) Dance movie, TV Actor in a Comedy, Breakout TV Show, and Love Song.
The show airs live on Fox on Monday, August 10th.
DAVID LETTERMAN ISSUED ANOTHER APOLOGY TO SARAH PALIN . . . AND THIS ONE WAS SINCERE:
DAVID LETTERMAN issued ANOTHER apology to SARAH PALIN at a taping of the "Late Show" yesterday . . . and this time it was pretty sincere.
(--Letterman's been getting some harsh criticism from Palin and her supporters since last Tuesday, when he did the "Top Ten Highlights of Sarah Palin's Trip to New York City," and his monologue included a couple references to her daughter.)
(--In case you missed them, here they are:Letterman joked that, quote, "The hardest part of the trip was keeping Eliot Spitzer away from her daughter.")
(--And, quote, "Sarah Palin went to a Yankees game yesterday, there was one awkward moment during the seventh-inning stretch:Her daughter was knocked up by Alex Rodriguez.")
In his apology, he said, quote, "I've never made jokes like this as long as we've been on the air, 30 long years, and you can't really be doing jokes like that.And I understand, of course, why people are upset.I would be upset myself.
"So I would like to apologize, especially to the two daughters involved, Bristol and Willow, and also to the governor and her family and everybody else who was outraged by the joke.I'm sorry about it, and I'll try to do better in the future."
Letterman's first apology . . . during last Wednesday's show . . . didn't go over very well with Palin or her supporters, mainly because he defended his right to get cheap laughs out of questionable jokes.
And in the first "apology," he insisted that he had NOT been making fun of 14-year-old Willow Palin, but that he HAD been making fun of 18-year-old Bristol Palin . . . who actually WAS knocked-up while she was underage.
It probably didn't help that he played the whole thing for laughs, by re-reading all the controversial jokes.
(--If you haven't seen it, you can watch it here . . .)
Anyway, Palin didn't buy that the jokes were actually about Bristol, because Bristol wasn't even along for the trip to New York.So this time, Letterman said that either way, the jokes were unacceptable.
He said, quote, "It doesn't make any difference what my intent was, it's the perception.And, as they say about jokes, if you have to explain the joke, it's not a very good joke.I take full blame for that.I told a bad joke.
"I told a joke that was beyond flawed, and my intent is completely meaningless compared to the perception.And since it was a joke I told, I feel that I need to do the right thing here and apologize for having told that joke.
"It's not your fault that it was misunderstood, it's my fault."
A HOTEL CHAIN PULLED IT'S ADVERTISING FROM THE CBS WEBSITE OVER DAVID LETTERMAN'S CONTROVERSIAL SARAH PALIN JOKES:
It's possible that DAVID LETTERMAN'S more sincere apology to SARAH PALIN yesterday may NOT end the controversy over the jokes he made about her daughter.
Embassy Suites Hotels . . . the chain owned by Hilton Hotels . . . pulled its advertising from the CBS website because of complaints they received about the jokes . . . although Embassy Suites doesn't actually advertise on "The Late Show With David Letterman".
According to company spokeswoman Kendra Walker, quote, "We received lots of emails from concerned guests, and we assessed that the statement that he made was offensive enough to our guests and prospective guests that we elected to take the ads down."
And that's not all.There's also a group called the "Fire David Letterman" campaign, and they organized a small protest yesterday afternoon outside the Ed Sullivan theater in New York City, where the "Late Show" is taped.
They have a website called FireDavidLetterman.com . . . and a Facebook page, of course . . . and their mission statement says, quote, "David Letterman must be held accountable for his disgraceful statements."
The site lists all the corporate sponsors of the show, and the show's website, and there's an online petition you can sign, stating that you won't purchase any product sold by the sponsors until CBS fires Letterman.
The site and the protest were organized in part by a New York State Assemblyman named Brian Kolb, conservative radio host John Ziegler, and a guy named Michael Patrick Leahy, who helped organize some of those tax day tea parties.
Leahy said, quote, "It's a disgraceful comment and it needs to be stopped.It is totally inappropriate and disgraceful for a 62-year-old man to sexually insult a 14-year-old girl, period."
Obviously, Embassy Suites and the "Fire David Letterman" campaign are most angry about the joke about Palin's daughter being "knocked up" by Alex Rodriguez during the seventh-inning stretch at a New York Yankees game.
Palin and her supporters say Letterman was referring to 14-year-old Willow Palin, who was at the game, but Letterman says he meant, 18-year-old Bristol Palin, who actually DID have an unplanned teen pregnancy.
Letterman issued a new apology last night, and said the joke was wrong no matter WHICH daughter it referred to.But that might not be enough for his critics.We'll see.
KELIS SAYS NAS LEFT HER BROKE:
KELIS has filed legal papers claiming that NAS has refused to offer her spousal support, child support, or help with pregnancy-related expenses.
(--Nas and Kelis were married for six years, and filed for divorce on April 30th, citing the typical "irreconcilable differences."Their first baby is due July 21st.)
(--Last month, Nas asked a judge to deny Kelis' request for spousal support and legal costs.And now things just keep getting uglier.)
Kelis is asking the judge to order Nas to help . . . and she also specifically wants $3,500 for a nurse after the child's birth, $20,000 for strollers, cribs, and other baby supplies . . . and for Nas to provide half of all the medical expenses after the baby is born.
She says, quote "My survival is based on his will at this time.If he does not want to pay for an expense, it does not get paid."
She also claims he's keeping her jewelry from her, quote, "There were many expensive pieces [of jewelry] such as a princess-cut diamond tennis bracelet that was recently appraised for $190,000.
"My engagement ring is an approximately nine-carat cushion-cut diamond solitaire.I have numerous watches . . . such as Cartier, Rolex, Frank Muller and Chopard."
A JUDGE RULED THAT THE CONTROVERSIAL LIL WAYNE MOVIE CAN BE RELEASED:
On Friday, a Los Angeles Superior Court Judge upheld an April ruling against LIL WAYNE, and allowing an upcoming documentary about his life . . . called "The Carter" . . . to be released after all
Lil Wayne had asked for a permanent ban on the release of the movie, and filed a lawsuit against the film's producers . . . technically because they reneged on a deal to give him final approval of the movie.
But the real reason is that the movie supposedly includes footage of him taking drugs.
According to Lil Wayne's attorney, his, quote, "reputation and the value of his identity can be diminished . . . by association with a movie or purported authorized documentary that . . . depicts him in a negative light and/or engaged in criminal conduct."
LIL WAYNEHAS ANNOUNCED SUMMER TOUR DATES:
The full list of tour dates for the "Young Money Presents: America's Most Wanted Music Festival" were announced yesterday.It features LIL WAYNE as the headliner, and YOUNG JEEZY, SOULJA BOY TELL'EM, and DRAKE as opening acts.
The tour starts July 27th in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and ends on August 23rd in Dallas.
(--You can check out the full list of tour dates, here . . .)
»7/27 Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion »7/29 Saratoga, NY @ Performing Arts Center »7/30 Pittsburgh, PA @ Post Gazette Pavilion »7/31 Philadelphia @ Susquehanna Bank Center »8/1 Wantagh, NY @ Jones Beach Theater »8/2 Virginia Beach @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater »8/4 Toronto @ Molson Amphitheater »8/5 Montreal @ Bell Centre »8/6 Cleveland @ Blossom Pavilion »8/7 Washington, D.C. @ Nissan Pavilion »8/8 Raleigh, NC @ Walnut Creek Amphitheater »8/9 Atlanta @ Lakewood Amphitheater »8/8 Raleigh, NC @ Walnut Creek Amphitheater »8/12 Phoenix @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheater »8/13 Los Angeles @ TBD »8/14 Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater »8/15 Concord, CA @ Sleep Train Pavilion »8/17 Vancouver @ GM Place »8/18 Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place »8/20 Denver @ Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre »8/22 Houston @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion »8/23 Dallas @ Superpages.com Center
Drake hasn't actually signed with a label yet, but he's working on an upcoming album, like everyone else on the tour.
He said, quote, "I think it will be an exciting night for each city that we go to.You got two young guys [and] two guys that have been killing the game for a minute, so I think it will be a dope tour."
CHECK OUT KANYE'S LOUIS VUITTON AD:
Check out the new Louis Vuitton ad for KANYE WEST'S sneakers . . . which features him posing with his naked ex-girlfriend, AMBER ROSE.(--Awkward timing?)
Dave's Dirt from 06.15.09
Monday 06-15-2009 6:51am CT
ADAM LAMBERT HAS KISSED GIRLS . . . AND ADMITS HE'S "BI-CURIOUS"!!!
Attention Ladies Who Love ADAM LAMBERT:The door may NOT be closed to you after all.On Friday night's "20/20", Adam admitted that he HAS been known to kiss girls after, quote, "a couple drinks."
He also admitted to being BI-CURIOUS, and didn't rule out the possibility of having a little "romantic adventure" with a woman.
He said, quote, "I would never give myself the label 'bisexual', but bi-curious, yeah.I've been known to make out with girls from time to time.A couple drinks involved, you know, it's fun.
"And who knows, maybe it'll go further someday, I don't know.Who's the lucky woman?I don't know."
MILEY CYRUS ANDJOE JONAS ARE "RECONNECTING":
MILEY CYRUS gave a little bit of insight into her relationship with NICK JONAS during a radio interview Friday . . . (--On 107.5 The River in Nashville.)And if they're not quite back together yet, it sounds like they will be soon.
She said, quote, "He's my best friend, and we still hang out all the time, and we've definitely reconnected.We don't know what's going to happen in the future, but right now we're just kicking it and hanging out as much as we can."
Miley said that the "reconnection" began when she and Nick met up to record "Before the Storm" for the new JONAS BROTHERS album.
She said, quote, "We both just kind of saw each other again and kind of decided this whole thing was stupid and . . . we all were over the separation.And our families are super happy that we're hanging out again."
RELATED MILEY STORY:ARE MILEY CYRUS' PEOPLE OVER-POLICING HER RADIO INTERVIEWS???
Speaking of Miley . . . a few radio stations have complained that Miley's people CUT THEM OFF during interviews on Friday, when they tried to ask her questions that were outside a list of pre-approved subjects.
Here's audio of one interview. . . where that supposedly happens . . .
And here's audio of a second interview . . . (--with The Morning Zoo on 98.5 KLUC in Las Vegas) . . . in which one of Miley's people actually breaks into the interview and asks the host to stick to questions about Miley's tour . . .
Well, Miley has responded to the interview HANG-UPS, by saying that they had NOTHING to do with the context of the interviews.
She explained that each station had a specific time frame for an interview . . . and if they went over, the connection was immediately terminated so Miley could be patched into the next station.
USHER HAS FILED FOR DIVORCE:
Last Thursday, there was a rumor going around that USHER had filed for divorce from his wife.It wasn't true.But on Friday, he DID file for divorce.
Usher and his soon-to-be ex, TAMEKA FOSTER, have been married just under two years.Sources say they've been living separate lives for several months.They have two kids, ages 18 months and 6 months.
Back in February, Usher rushed to Brazil to be with Tameka after she suffered a heart attack while undergoing liposuction.But apparently, they were already separated at the time.
Usher's mother, Jonetta Patton, was against this relationship from the start.In July of 2007, Usher and Tameka canceled their wedding the day it was supposed to take place . . . supposedly because of all the drama that Mama was causing.
They ended up getting hitched a week later in Usher's lawyer's office.Then, in September of that year, they threw a reception for 200 guests.Mama was NOT there.
"CHAZ" BONO HAS A REALLY HOT GIRLFRIEND:
When "CHAZ" BONO finally, officially and biologically becomes a man, I have a feeling the first thing he's going to do is . . . HIS VERY SEXY GIRLFRIEND.
Chaz has been dating a girl named Jennifer Elia for a few years now, and she's pretty hot.Check out some pics . . .
HUSTLER VIDEO WANTS CARRIE PREJEAN:
Former Miss California CARRIE PREJEAN has another employment opportunity on the table.Hustler Video is offering her 500-grand to appear as "Miss California" in their upcoming flick, "You're Nailin' Palin".
Carrie would, of course, get it on with sexy mature mattress actress LISA ANN, who played the lead in the now-classic "Who's Nailin' Paylin?".(--I guess they decided to drop the "Y" and just go with Sarah Palin's real last name this time.)
In addition to the girl-girl action, Hustler says Carrie would get to partake in some, quote, "opposite sex" as well.
MADONNA CAN ADOPT MERCY JAMES:
MADONNA has just proven that she is indeed more powerful than a small country.Despite being told no the first time, Madonna was given permission on Friday to adopt 3-year-old Chifundo "Mercy" James from the African nation of Malawi.
Madonna was initially DENIED permission to adopt the girl, because she didn't establish an 18-month residency in Malawi first, as required by LAW.
But Madonna appealed to the country's Supreme Court, and the justices decided that Madonna is ABOVE their laws.
Technically, what they said was that the lower court focused too much on the residency issue, and didn't give Madonna credit for all the work she'd been doing for the children of Malawi.
The Chief Justice said, quote, "We find the judge in the lower court to have dwelled so much on media reports on the issue of residence, and to us this was not evidence enough to deny Madonna a chance to adopt Mercy James.
"We therefore grant Madonna the adoption order.Madonna has shown that she is bold and compassionate enough to come forward to adopt Chifundo James."
Madonna issued the following statement . . . quote, "I am extremely grateful for the Supreme Court's ruling on my application to adopt Mercy James.I am ecstatic . . . My family and I look forward to sharing our lives with her."
Last we heard, Madonna was making arrangements to hop a private jet to Malawi.
Madonna won't officially be Mercy's mother for a while.Adoption officials will check in on Mercy periodically over the next year before making it official.
They did the same thing when Madonna adopted David Banda from Malawi in 2006.
If you're wondering where Mercy's FATHER, James Kambewa, is in all this, here's the deal:He has decided to QUIT fighting for his daughter and let Madonna take her.
James says, quote, "My only plea to Madonna is that she should seriously look after the child."
He added, quote, "I am asking Madonna to make sure that, while the child is growing, she must be informed of me as her biological father . . . she really must know that while she is far away the father is still alive."
DAVID CARRADINE WAS LAID TO REST ON SATURDAY:
About 400 people gathered at ForestLawnCemetery in Los Angeles, for the funeral of DAVID CARRADINE.
Celebrity mourners included Tom Selleck, Jane Seymour, Edward James Olmos, James Cromwell, Ali Larter, Stacy Keach and Rob Schneider . . .
Plus three of David's "Kill Bill" co-stars:LUCY LIU, DARYL HANNAH and MICHAEL MADSEN.
A white hearse containing David's casket was accompanied to the cemetery by a motorcycle escort of Hell's Angels.
(--Here are some pictures from the funeral . . .)
SARAH PALIN HAS CALLED DAVID LETTERMAN "PERVERTED" FOR A JOKE HE MADE LAST WEEK ABOUT HER TEENAGE DAUGHTER:
SARAH PALIN doesn't seem to have accepted DAVID LETTERMAN'S apology for some jokes he made last week about her daughter . . . because she continued to rail against Dave in several interviews over the weekend.
(--If you haven't heard about this, here's a quick recap:Last week, Dave was riffing on Sarah's trip to New York with her family . . . when he joked, quote, "The hardest part of the trip was keeping Eliot Spitzer away from her daughter.")
(--And, quote, "Sarah Palin went to a Yankees game yesterday, there was one awkward moment during the seventh-inning stretch:Her daughter was knocked up by Alex Rodriguez.")
(--The Palins freaked out, believing that Dave was talking about their 14-year-old daughter, Willow, because she was the only daughter who came with them to New York.Sarah's husband, TODD PALIN said, quote, "Any jokes about raping my 14-year-old are despicable.")
In an interview on the "Today" show on Friday, Sarah said, quote, "I would like to see him apologize to young women across the country . . .
". . . for contributing to kind of that thread that is throughout our culture that makes it sound like it is OK to talk about young girls in that way, where it's kind of OK, accepted and funny to talk about statutory rape.It's not cool.It's not funny.
"No wonder young girls especially have such low self-esteem in America when we think it's funny for a so-called comedian to get away with such a remark as he did.I don't think that's acceptable."
Also, Sarah doesn't seem to be buying Dave's claim that he was referring to 18-year-old Bristol and NOT 14-year-old Willow.(--Again, Dave did not use a name in the jokes . . . he just said "daughter".)Sarah called this a, quote, "convenient excuse."
Then . . . also on Friday . . . Sarah told CNN's WOLF BLITZER, quote, "I think [the jokes were] pretty perverted.But it goes beyond that.Not just that joke, but this insinuation that it's OK, it's acceptable to talk like that . . .
". . . and then that it's acceptable for the media to not provide the American public, the listeners, the readers, the full context of that joke.Letterman says, now, hey, I wasn't talking about her 14-year old.
"David, my 14-year-old was there with me at the game.She was the only one there with me.It wasn't my older daughter, who's in college and taking care of her young family.It was my 14-year-old."
BILLY RAY CYRUS SAYS thE FOURTH SEASON OF "HANNAH MONTANA" WILL BE ITS LAST:
Earlier this month, the Disney Channel announced that MILEY CYRUS would return for a fourth season of "Hannah Montana".
And now, BILLY RAY CYRUS is making it official that the fourth season will be the show's LAST.He says they'll produce 11 more episodes, plus an hour-long series finale.
Here's the interesting thing:Miley was under contract to do a fourth season.So whether she wanted to or not, Disney could have called her back.But Billy Ray claims it was all Miley's idea to do one more season.
He tells "Access Hollywood", quote, "Quite frankly, I give a lot of credit to Miley for taking it to another year.She didn't want it to just end with whatever was the last episode we did.
"She wanted it to build to where there's a moral to the story, to where it doesn't just end and go away and that's it.She wanted there to be an official ending to 'Hannah Montana'."
AND NOW . . . KATE GOSSELIN IS DENYING HER KIDS WATER???
It'd be really nice to ignore all this "Jon and Kate Plus Eight" hysteria.
But if KATE GOSSELIN is more concerned with the reality show than keeping her kids HYDRATED . . . that's something we definitely need to call her out on.
There's a video making the rounds online, which appears to be behind-the-scenes footage from the filming of their stupid show.
While Kate and the kids are waiting to tape an interview, one of the girls begins whining about how she's thirsty and is feeling "dehydrated."Kate just responds, quote, "Yes, me too."
So Kate asks the crew if she can have a bottle of water.They hand her one . . . and she drinks it in front of the thirsty kid then puts it on the ground next to her chair WITHOUT GIVING HER DAUGHTER A SIP.
The girl even says, quote, "You're drinking it right in front of me."
Kate tells her daughter she'll get her a drink AFTER the interview.The kid says, quote, "You're really, really mean.You drank right in front of my face."
Then, Kate actually appears to have a change of heart.She starts reaching for the bottle, but realizes that the interview is about to start.So she tells her thirsty daughter, quote, "We can't right now, we're going on."
GWEN STEFANI CAN'T CALL HER BAND A MARRIAGE ANYMORE:
GWEN STEFANI says she used to compare being in a band with being in a marriage . . . but now that she has a real marriage, her relationship with her band is different.
She explains, quote, "I always referred to No Doubt as a marriage because that's what it's like to be together for so long and to go through what we've been through.
"I can't really have that relationship with them anymore.My priorities are always going to be my husband and my family now."(--Gwen married Gavin Rossdale in 2002.They have two sons . . . three-year-old Kingston and 10-month-old Zuma.)
FERGIE SAYS SHE FACED A LOT OF CRITICISM AFTER JOINING THE BLACK EYED PEAS . . . BECAUSE SHE MADE THEM POPULAR:
When FERGIE joined the BLACK EYED PEAS in 2002, they went from having a small, loyal following . . . to being a breakout mainstream band.And not all the early fans were happy about the change.
Fergie tells "Elle" magazine, quote, "When I first joined, there were a lot of people who didn't know what to make of me, and they'd been a fan of Black Eyed Peas being an underground hip-hop band.Then I come in . . .
". . . and we released 'Where Is the Love?' with Justin Timberlake.So when that hit . . . a lot of people said it was my fault that they were taken out of the underground.I had to read a lot of criticism.But it only made me hungrier."
THE MAKERS OF AUTO-TUNE HAVE RESPONDED TO THE AUTO-TUNE FREAKOUT:
In what seemed like an overnight 180, hip-hop suddenly reversed its course and turned on Auto-Tune last week . . . and now its makers are responding to the backlash.
Marco Alpert . . . (--of Antares Audio Technologies, which produces Auto-Tune) . . . says, quote, "We're thrilled to have our brand out in the general world of pop culture.
"When it's made it into Wendy's commercials, we know that we've definitely moved beyond the rather rarified boundaries of the professional audio-technology world.Controversy is good for the Auto-Tune brand, and kind of fun to boot."
Interestingly enough, that Wendy's commercial is one of the reasons that JAY-Z turned against Auto-Tune.(--As you probably know by now, Jay started all this madness by dropping the track, "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)", last week.)
Meanwhile, FABOLOUS and YOUNG JEEZY have joined the Auto-Tune Freakout bandwagon.Fab says, quote, "Anything that gets very trendy like that, it's usually the death of it.Jay-Z was the one who took a stand and said, 'I'm tired of this (crap).'And I think a lot of people felt that way."
Jeezy says, quote, "I don't do Auto-Tune . . . so (crap), it might be the death of Auto-Tune.All you Auto-Tune (N-words) might be in trouble."
Dave's Dirt from 06.12.09
Friday 06-12-2009 6:15am CT
CHASTITY BONO IS BECOMING A MAN, BABY!!!
CHASTITY BONO . . . the sweet, succulent daughter of CHER and the late SONNY BONO . . . is a man, baby!!!
Actually, she's not a man yet.But that's about to change . . . as are a few other critical things about Chastity.
You see, shortly after her 40th birthday in March, Chastity began the process of becoming an honest-to-God DUDE.Chastity has been a proud, out-of-the-closet lesbyterian since the early '90s.
Chastity's publicist has confirmed this AWESOME CRAZINESS.And he's already referring to Chastity with MALE PRONOUNS like "He" and "His".Oh, and Chastity also has a new, more masculine name . . . CHAZ!!!
Here's the statement from "Chaz's" rep . . . quote, "Yes, it's true . . . Chaz, after many years of consideration, has made the courageous decision to honor his true identity.
"He is proud of his decision and grateful for the support and respect that has already been shown by his loved ones.It is Chaz's hope that his choice to transition will open the hearts and minds of the public regarding this issue, just as his 'coming out' did nearly 20 years ago.
"We ask that the media respect Chaz's privacy during this long process as he will not be doing any interviews at this time."
Not surprisingly, GLAAD is all over this.They issued a statement of their own, saying, quote, "Chaz Bono's decision to live his life authentically represents an important step forward, both for him personally and for all who are committed to advancing discussions about fairness and equality for transgender people.
"Coming out as transgender is an extremely personal decision and one that is never made lightly."
No word yet from Cher.But Chaz's stepmother, Republican Congresswoman MARY BONO, said, she, quote, "loves and supports Chaz."
HOW MUCH OF A MAN WILL "CHAZ BONO" BE???
Now that we know CHASTITY BONO is in the process of becoming A MAN NAMED CHAZ, we have to ask:Just how much of a man will Chaz be???
TMZ spoke to a doctor who laid out the various steps Chaz will have to take to become a man.
Those who undergo female-to-male gender reassignment begin by taking hormones . . . which stimulate hair growth AND cause the woman's HOT BUTTON to grow larger.Then the breasts are removed.
A lot of patients stop there.But the truly HARDCORE patients who go all the way get themselves some MALE GENITALIA.Here's how that works . . .
The surgeon makes a small penis out of the clitoris . . . and fashions a JEWEL PURSE, if you will, by sewing together the LABIA MAJORA. Fake testes can be inserted for effect.
There's also a more sophisticated operation, in which the new manhood is made from skin, arteries and nerves taken from the FOREARM.
Whatever the procedure, a full-on gender reassignment generally costs in the neighborhood of 100-grand from start to finish.
CHECK OUT MILEY CYRUS ANDNICK JONAS ON A JET SKI:
MILEY CYRUS was photographed giving NICK JONAS a ride on a jet ski Wednesday, on Tybee Island, Georgia.
(--Yes, Nick was on the back.In biker parlance, that would make him the B-WORD, if you will.)
This in itself wouldn't necessarily be proof that Miley and Nick are back together.But that seems a lot more likely when you take into consideration the fact that Nick went to Georgia specifically to see Miley.She's there shooting a movie.
Speaking of Miley . . . DEMI LOVATO is denying that she's dating Miley's older half-brother, TRACE CYRUS.
The two were caught flirting on Twitter recently . . . but Demi says they're not a couple . . . quote, "Trace is really one of my good friends . . . People don't realize that he is really, really cool.And he is one of my good friends.
"I think we get along really well because he's someone who I can really talk to about a lot of stuff.We've both been through a lot."
RIHANNA WAS HANGING OUT WITH HER (ALLEGED) NEW BOYFRIEND WEDNESDAY NIGHT:
RIHANNA went to a BLACK EYED PEAS album release party on Wednesday night in New York City.And she was spotted with her alleged new boyfriend, Canadian rapper (slash) actor AUBREY "DRAKE" GRAHAM.
Nobody's reporting that anything romantic went down between them.They left at the same time, but in separate cars.
(--Here's a picture of them together . . .)
(--By the way . . . Rihanna and CHRIS BROWN were both at Game 4 of the NBA Finals last night.But they were NOT there together.They sat in separate sections.There was a rumor going around earlier yesterday that they had, quote, "requested to sit together.")
(--That probably wasn't true.)
PARASITE HILTON WAS HANGING OUT WITH SOCCER STUD CRISTIANO RONALDO THE OTHER NIGHT:
Did PARASITE HILTON get over her breakup with DOUG REINHARDT by getting busy with soccer stud CRISTIANO RONALDO???After a night on the town Wednesday, Cristiano ended up following Parasite to NICKY HILTON'S house.
They got there around 3:00 A.M., and Ronaldo didn't leave until about 5:00 A.M.
Sources at the club say that Ronaldo was staring at Parasite for quite a while before finally getting up the nerve to approach her.But once he did, they cuddled right up and were all over each other for the rest of the night.
One witness says, quote, "They were sucking each other's faces off like their plane was going down.At one point Ronaldo had a bottle between his legs and Paris was stroking it.It was very racy.
(--Here are some pictures of Parasite slutting it up with Ronaldo at the club . . .)
DAVID CARRADINE'S LATEST AUTOPSY PROVES THAT HE DIDN'T COMMIT SUICIDE:
Forensics expert DR. MICHAEL BADEN has determined that DAVID CARRADINE did NOT commit suicide.Baden was hired by the Carradine family to perform a second autopsy on David . . . who was found dead in his Bangkok hotel room last Thursday.
David's brothers, ROBERT and KEITH CARRADINE, made the announcement via a video statement released yesterday.They also said the investigation is ongoing.
Robert (--THE star of the "Revenge of the Nerds" movies) . . . said, quote, "Until we have all of the pending results of the investigation we respectfully ask that we be allowed to lay our beloved brother, husband and father, grandfather and great-grandfather to rest in peace and with dignity."
(--It's looking more and more like David Carradine died in an autoerotic asphyxiation session gone wrong.But the family is still entertaining the option that it could have been FOUL PLAY.)
THE NEW MISS CALIFORNIA THINKS MARRIAGE SHOULD BE BETWEEN A MANAND A WOMAN, TOO:
This could be interesting:The new Miss California, TAMI FARRELL, also believes that marriage should be between a man and a woman.
Fox News host NEIL CAVUTO asked Farrell her opinion on gay marriage yesterday, and she said she AGREED with the woman she's replacing, CARRIE PREJEAN.
She added, quote, "I don't think that I have the right or anybody has a right to tell somebody who they can or can't love.And I think that this is a civil rights issue.And I think that the right thing to do is let the voters decide."
BRET MICHAELS HAS ISSUED A STATEMENT CONCERNING HIS ACCIDENT AT THE TONYS:
BRET MICHAELS has released a ridiculously long statement concerning his accident at the Tony Awards last Sunday.And it turns out he's pretty ticked at the producers.
First, Bret explained the accident from his point of view . . . quote, "I am trying to remain very positive and somewhat humorous about the whole situation.I apologize that I did not make a statement earlier as I have been feeling pretty beat up over the last few days.
"The fact is I was honored to be asked to perform at the event . . . [and] I was really enjoying myself prior to my injury.In fact all involved at the awards show treated me good.
"I had a great time at the Tonys right up until I got blindsided, I must admit it was a little blurry after that.
"In hindsight, there is no doubt I got my bell rung, unfortunately it has been posted and perhaps funny to watch, but I can assure you it has been painful to experience.In all honesty I had absolutely no idea what struck my head.
"Upon impact I thought a piece of the lighting rig had fallen out of the ceiling and as I fell back it seemed like my head struck the stage and I blacked out for a second.When I opened my eyes I noticed a large set prop coming down straight for me.
"I immediately pushed myself out of the way and amidst the chaos I laid on the floor and asked, 'What the hell just happened?'
"My nose, mouth and the back of my head felt numb.I vaguely remember asking, 'Do I have any teeth left in my mouth?'I knew I could move my arms and legs and that was an instant relief.
"Somebody handed me a towel to wipe the blood from my face and in my dazed state I recall staring at what seemed to be Shrek, a talking goat head and several monkey like creatures."
After giving the details, Bret unloaded on the producers . . . quote, "I must state I found it a little strange that the only statement released by the Tony organization was that I missed my mark and that I was completely fine.
"First, I thought, 'what mark?' as there was no official mark, just a retracting drum riser and an overhead prop being rapidly lowered which was out of my view.
"Second, I think it was slightly irresponsible for them to report that I was fine without full knowledge of my condition, when a doctor hadn't even looked at me yet and I surely don't remember any X-Ray machines backstage.
"I am not looking for an apology, I only hoped that on a human level that the Tony organization's representative would have expressed some concern for injury in their statement or at the very least claim they would be looking into the matter."
Bret also claims he was never told prior to the live performance that the prop that clocked him was going to be lowered as he was leaving the stage.
And he's pissed that nobody thought to slow it down or stop it when it became obvious he wasn't going to get past it in time.
He also expressed his disappointment that he didn't get to see any of the other acts perform that night . . . and that he missed out on a chance to hang with ANNE HATHAWAY at the after parties, because, quote, "she is hot."
And he thanked several people for rushing to his dressing room to check on his condition . . . including LIZA MINNELLI.
(--And here are some pictures of Bret's injuries, in case you haven't seen them yet . . .)
HARRISONFORD IS THE TOP-EARNING ACTOR OF THE YEAR:
Forbes.com has released its annual list of the 20 Top-Earning Actors of the Year . . . and HARRISON FORD is leading the pack.He pulled down $65 MILLION over the past 365 days.
Obviously, that's all "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" money.(--Think about it:He's done very little else that's even made an impression since "What Lies Beneath" back in 2000.)
It wasn't all salary, obviously.Ford, GEORGE LUCAS and STEVEN SPIELBERG all banked HUGE by taking a percentage of the profits.
Coming in second to Harrison Ford, with $55 million, is ADAM SANDLER.
THE VIEWER NUMBERS FOR CONAN O'BRIEN'S FIRST WEEK ON "the TONIGHT SHOW" ARE IN . . . FINALLY:
The viewer numbers for CONAN O'BRIEN'S first week as host of "The Tonight Show" are finally in.
Here's a quick rundown:
"The Tonight Show" easily outdrew "The Late Show with David Letterman" last week.Conan averaged 6.1 million viewers to Dave's 3.5 million viewers.
Obviously, the curiosity factor was big.Conan attracted 9.2 million viewers last Monday alone.That was his first night as host.Predictably, the ratings peeled off consistently as the week wore on, and the excitement over Conan's takeover waned.
Perhaps most significantly, Conan KILLED Dave in the most important demographic, which is people between the ages of 18 and 49.Within that group, Conan averaged 3 million viewers, while Dave only averaged 1.2 million viewers.
The audience numbers for THIS week haven't been revealed yet, but according to the preliminary ratings . . . Conan was able to edge Dave on Wednesday night, meaning that he's been on top seven of the eight nights they've gone head-to-head so far.
VAN HALEN MIGHT NEVER HAVE HAD THE HITS "JUMP" AND "RIGHT NOW" . . . IF EDDIE VAN HALEN HADN'T FOUGHT FOR THEM:
When VAN HALEN was putting together some of their biggest hits . . . songs like "Jump" and "Right Now" . . . you'd think that they would have instantly known that they'd tapped into something special.Well, that WASN'T the case.
In fact, EDDIE VAN HALEN says those two songs in particular may never have been produced if he hadn't talked other members of the band into releasing them.
He tells Spinner.com, quote, "It's like 'Jump':It was our only Number One single, and believe it or not, I built my studio to put that song on our record . . . 'cause everyone hated it.
"Same with the song 'Right Now'.Alex [VAN HALEN] and I tracked the whole thing, certain people didn't want to be a part of it, then it wins a Grammy and an MTV Award for Video of the Year, and all of a sudden it's like, 'Hey, yeah, great!'
"But it was like pulling teeth to get the person to sing the damn song."
(--"Jump", of course, was from the first DAVID LEE ROTH era.If you're a longtime fan of Van Halen, you may remember that Eddie and Dave sparred over that song back in the day.Supposedly, Dave didn't like using synthesizers.)
(--In earlier interviews, Eddie has said that his decision to build his own studio . . . to work on songs that the rest of the band wasn't into . . . was one of the things that led to Van Halen's split with Dave in 1985.)
(--"Right Now" was done during the SAMMY HAGAR era . . . and Eddie is clearly talking about him there . . . and maybe former bassist MICHAEL ANTHONY, too.)
Eddie adds, quote, "There are certain things that I fight for because I do write all the music so I think I have a little bit of say in how things should go.
"I'm not a tyrant, as a lot of people think.I just expect other people, if you're in this band, to work as hard as I do."
THE BLACK EYED PEAS AREN'T TRASHING THEIR AUTO-TUNE:
Last week at this time, Auto-Tune was still on the up and up with the hip-hop community.
Then JAY-Z dropped "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" . . . and all of the sudden, Auto-Tune is the worst thing since . . . snitchin'.
Well, not everyone is onboard the new Auto-Tune Freakout bandwagon.The BLACK EYED PEAS used one in the recording of their new album, "The E.N.D.", and they have no plans to trash their Auto-Tune yet.
WILL.I.AM says, quote, "That's cool.I understand [Jay-Z's] point.I turn on [the radio] and every single song [is] Auto-Tuned out.[But] it ain't like I'm afraid of Auto-Tune.I like it, but too much Auto-Tune is mad weird."
FERGIE adds, quote, "I remember coming into the studio one day and was like, 'We're on this electro tip.It's crazy.Just please don't put Auto-Tune on every song I sing so that you can't recognize that it's me, or us."
Will.I.Am says he uses Auto-Tune sparingly . . . in, quote, "sprinkles."(???)Fergie explains, quote, "[Will] really did it tastefully.It's like at the end of a sentence, and when you see us live, it's a different thing."
T-PAIN SAYS HE'S *NOT* ABANDONING AUTO-TUNE:
T-PAIN . . . arguably the GODFATHER of Auto-Tune . . . says that he really digs JAY-Z'S new track, "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)", but that it isn't going to stop him from doing his thing.
He's currently working on an album called "Uber", which was originally set to drop in September of 2010.But now, it's been bumped UP to this November . . . and it sounds like the Auto-Tune Freakout had something to do with the change.
Pain tells MTV News, quote, "The album just got pushed up.I was gonna chill, because [there] was so many people that do what I do . . . [but] now Jay-Z done dropped the 'Death of Auto-Tune' and it's time for me to come back."
When asked if he'll be using Auto-Tune on the album . . . Pain responded, quote, "Oh yeah.Definitely now.Jay-Z said something.I gotta do it now.It's nothing outta the ordinary, so I'm ready."
On his Twitter page, T-Pain seemed conflicted about the Auto-Tune pandemonium.He Tweeted, quote, "I don't know if Hov was dissin' me or not, but I would rather have him dissin' me if that's what it takes to make good music."
He also wrote, quote, "'D.O.A.' is the best song I've heard in a couple years.Watch me get back out here and do my thang."
DOES LIL WAYNE HAVE TWO KIDS ON THE WAY . . . FROM TWO SEPARATE BABY MAMAS???
There's no confirmation on this yet, but word has it that LIL WAYNE currently has TWO sons on the way . . . from two separate baby mamas.
"Sources" claim that Wayne has knocked up both NIVEA . . . (--the singer) . . . and a model named LAUREN LONDON.
(--Nivea released a few albums earlier this decade.You might know her from the tracks "Don't Mess with My Man", "Okay", and "Laundromat" with R. KELLY.She also appeared on MYSTIKAL'S single, "Danger (Been So Long)".)
There's also talk that Wayne is planning on MARRYING Nivea . . . and that supposedly that could happen sometime this summer.(--Nivea was married to THE-DREAM from 2004 through 2007.They have THREE kids together.)
Lil Wayne already has two kids from previous relationships.
Dave's Dirt from 06.11.09
Thursday 06-11-2009 6:41am CT
Phil Spector Is CREEPY!
No, it ain't the Crypt Keeper -- this is what convicted murderer Phil Spector looks like without his ridiculous wigs.
This mugshot was taken last Friday when Spector checked in to his new temporary holding cell at North Kern State Prison just outside Bakersfield, Calif
Here he is with one of his wigs
MORE FROM ADAM LAMBERT'S "ROLLING STONE" INTERVIEW:
ADAM LAMBERT'S "Rolling Stone"issue drops tomorrow . . . and we have even MORE quotes to make actually buying the magazine even LESS vital.Here are some highlights . . .
ON COMING OUT: "There are so many old-fashioned ways of looking at things, and if we want to be a progressive society, we have to start thinking in a different way.
"There's the old industry idea that you should just make sexuality a non-issue, just say your private life's your private life, and not talk about it.But that's bull(crap), because private lives don't exist anymore for celebrities:they just don't.
"I don't want to be looking over my shoulder all the time, thinking I have to hide, being scared of being found out, putting on a front, having a beard, going down the red carpet with some chick who is posing as my girlfriend.
"That's not cool, that's not being a rock star.I can't do that."
ON HIS EARLY ATTEMPTS AT SONGWRITING:"My songs were like campy, sexy electro, like Peaches and Goldfrapp.I can look back now and realize I wasn't very good at it.I was trying to put in way too many words.
"I was trying to be way too melodramatic and serious, you know?It's like what a junior high student does with poetry.But over the course of a couple years, I started really trying to listen to what worked out there in music, like hooks . . . and realized that less is more.The simple idea is better in a song."
ON WHAT'S NEXT FOR HIS CAREER:"I'm hopeful.I have a great opportunity right now.There are a lot of people who want to work with me that I really respect.And hopefully it works.
"I'm not cocky because I've seen a lot of guys come off this show and bomb, so I recognize that I could crash and burn.But if I play it safe, it's not going to work, so I might as well go for it with the same intention that I had on the show."
ON HIS MUSICAL DIRECTION:"I want to do something that has theatricality, a nod to the glam rockers that I love, but is also contemporary . . .
". . . I would love to work with Madonna.I'm a big fan.I just want to play dress up and be fabulous.When you're a kid, you do the make-believe thing . . . you play dress-up and pretend.
"That's the child mentality, and I feel like if you're an adult and you can adopt the child mentality to something cool, that's what being a "rock star" is.It's just playing.It's Halloween.It's make-believe.It's fun.And who doesn't want to do that?
"That's the kind of music that I want to make . . . music that encourages people to play make-believe, escape and have fun."
KENDRA WILKINSON IS PREGNANT:
Former "Girls Next Door" skeeze KENDRA WILKINSON is pregnant.The daddy is her husband-to-be, Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver HANK BASKETT.
Kendra says she's 12 weeks along, and due on Christmas Day.This wasn't exactly planned . . . because Kendra says she and Hank were going to try to have a baby in June of next year.
Obviously, this means Kendra will be knocked up when she and Hank get married at the PlayboyMansion on the 27th of this month.
Kendra and Hank already have some names picked out.If it's a boy, it'll be Hank Randall Baskett the Fourth.If it's a girl, they're still on the fence between Arianna and Kianna.
Kendra says she's looking forward to pregnancy . . . but she's a little worried about the delivery.She plans on getting pumped with all the drugs they can give her.And she adds, quote, "I have visions of my vagina tearing, and that sucks."
And here's what we've really been waiting to hear about . . . quote, "My boobs went from big to humongous."
Here's the obligatory quote from HUGH HEFNER . . . the old coot who used to hit that . . . quote, "I'm really happy to learn that Kendra is pregnant.I know that she and Hank wanted to start a family right away.I think he's a good guy and they'll be good for one another."
PARASITE HILTON HAS BROKEN UP WITH HER BOYFRIEND . . . AND SHE ALSO MAY HAVE GOTTEN HER ASS KICKED:
PARASITE HILTON and her boyfriend, DOUG REINHARDT, have broken up.The details of their breakup are a little fuzzy . . . but they might have involved Parasite catching an ASS-BEATING from a girl Doug was allegedly flirting with.
Tuesday night, at an L.A. club called the Darkroom, Parasite reportedly lit into Doug after she caught him checking out a Parasite Hilton LOOKALIKE.
Parasite, being the mature individual we've all come to know her as, started throwing FRUIT at the lookalike . . . who proceeded to deliver a BEAT-DOWN to Parasite.
The fight was broken up before it went too far, but people saw BLOOD on the hands of a male friend who was helping Parasite.That blood allegedly came from Parasite's FACE.
We don't know for sure if Parasite was bleeding, though, because she did everything she could to keep her face hidden from any cameras. (--Here are some pictures of Parasite after the alleged fight . . .)
After all this chaos went down, Parasite went back home to her gated community WITHOUT Doug . . . and she told the guard at the gate not to let Doug through anymore.
Then yesterday, Parasite Hilton's reps issued the following statement, confirming it's over . . . quote, "In response to the inquiry on whether Paris Hilton has split up with Doug Reinhardt, yes, this is true they are no longer together.
"They remain friends and ask that you please respect their privacy."
Interestingly enough, Doug had no idea that he and Parasite had broken up.Because E! Online tried to get a comment from him concerning the split, and he told them, quote, "No, that's not true.Everything is OK between us."
BRET MICHAELS RISKS DEATH FOR BETTER SEX:
If the death of DAVID CARRADINE has taught us anything, it's this:A mind-blowing sexual release is only worthwhile if you can LIVE TO ENJOY IT.
POISON stud BRET MICHAELS still needs to learn that lesson . . . because he freely admits in the new issue of "Elle" magazine that he FLIRTS WITH DEATH sometimes in order to make sex better.
Bret has been dealing with diabetes since he was a kid.And he can actually make that work to his advantage in the bedroom.But there are risks involved.
He says, quote, "The only time it will ever affect you in bed is if you have extremely low blood sugar and you go into insulin shock, at which point you won't be standing up, let alone performing sex.
"However, I will sometimes hold off on the insulin, which will jack my blood sugar level up to the low 200 range.It's like how a prizefighter will want to go into the ring with his blood sugar levels high.It gives you the stamina of a bull.
"So, yes, sometimes I will endanger my own life to pleasure a woman."
MISS CALIFORNIAHAS BEEN FIRED:
Remember all the OUTRAGE that ensued when DONALD TRUMP announced that he was letting Miss California, CARRIE PREJEAN, keep her crown last month???
Well, yesterday . . . despite all that chaos . . . the Miss Universe organization went ahead and fired her anyway.
But it wasn't because of Carrie's stand against gay marriage, or those old topless pictures of her.It's because they still can't get her to fulfill her Miss California duties.
The organization said, quote, "This was a business decision, based solely on contract violations.After our press conference in New York we had hoped we would be able to forge a better working relationship.
"However, since that time it has become abundantly clear that Carrie has no desire to fulfill her obligations under our contract and work together."
And it was Trump who gave the final okay for Carrie to be cut loose.He said, quote, "I told Carrie she needed to get back to work and honor her contract with the Miss California Organization and I gave her the opportunity to do so.
"Unfortunately it just doesn't look like it is going to happen . . . Carrie is a beautiful young woman and I wish her well as she pursues her other interests."
Separately, Trump told TMZ, quote, "To me she was the sweetest thing.Everyone else she treated like (crap)."
It's not likely that Carrie cares in the least that she's been fired.She's wanted to do her own thing since Day One.In fact, there are a couple of e-mails floating around that Carrie sent to pageant officials just in the last few days.
One of them reads, quote, "You do not cooperate with me, and you pick and choose the things YOU want me to do.That is not happening anymore.Stop speaking for me.I have MY own voice."
The other reads, quote, "Also I was asked to fill in for a DJ on a local radio show.I'll be reading from a show biz script Monday.I am doing this."
But that doesn't mean Carrie won't milk this for all the publicity it's worth.Yesterday, she said, quote, "What's behind this I think is a political debate.They don't agree with the stance that I took [on gay marriage].
"They don't like me.From day one they wanted me out and they got what they wanted."
She added, quote, "I was very respectful of people even when they slandered me and humiliated me.I have not once stooped down to their level."
In a separate interview with "Access Hollywood", she said, quote, "None of this would be happening right now if I had just said, 'Yeah gays should get married.'"
In case you care . . . and I'd be surprised and a little disappointed in you if you did . . . runner-up TAMI FARRELL now gets the Miss California crown.And that sweet sash, no doubt.
DAVID CARRADINE WAS A REGULAR AT A SEX SHOP IN TARZANA, CALIFORNIA:
Not that this will surprise anyone, but DAVID CARRADINE was a regular at a sex shop called Susie's Delights in Tarzana, California . . . where the owner says he purchased A LOT of bondage gear.
In fact, Carradine was in the store just three weeks before his death.He purchased some bondage equipment, bondage DVDs and women's lingerie and stockings.
Meanwhile, the "New York Post" is reporting that forensic specialist DR. MICHAEL BADEN has performed his autopsy on David Carradine . . . and it's likely that he'll say Carradine died accidentally during an autoerotic asphyxiation session.
Baden refused to comment on that report yesterday.There's no word when he'll OFFICIALLY announce the results of his examination.
MICHAEL JACKSON *IS* BEING SUED BY A CONCERT PROMOTER . . . WHO CLAIMS HIS LONDON SHOWS VIOLATE THEIR AGREEMENT:
Last month, a concert promoter called AllGood Entertainment threatened to sue MICHAEL JACKSON . . . claiming that his upcoming concert series in London violates a deal they signed with Michael last November.Well, yesterday, they filed the lawsuit.
If you don't remember, AllGood says they signed a contract to produce Michael's comeback gig.It was supposed to go down in July of 2010 in Austin, Texas . . . and include a JACKSON 5 reunion and an appearance by JANET JACKSON.
Since they thought they had dibs on Michael's first show back, they're NOT happy about these London shows . . . and they claim their deal BANS him from doing them.
AllGood is suing Michael for between $20 million and $40 million for breach of contract.They're also trying to SHUT DOWN Michael's London concerts.
For what it's worth, Michael has said that he didn't sign a deal with AllGood . . . his MANAGER, Frank DiLeo, did.AllGood is saying DiLeo was signing FOR Michael.Jackson has also said that he IS planning on doing the Austin show next summer.
By the way, some random paparazzi photographers caught up with Michael the other day. . . and asked him if he could still "moonwalk."He responded, quote, "Why wouldn't I be able to!?"
And finally, Britain's "Sun" tabloid has published a recent picture of Michael's left EAR.Not surprisingly, it looks as messed up as the rest of his face.Apparently, he's been having cartilage removed from it and added to his nose.
(--Here's the pic . . .)
BRITNEY SPEARS' IS BRINGING HER TOUR BACK TO THE U.S.:
BRITNEY SPEARS is bringing her Circus tour back to North America for another stretch of dates, beginning on August 20th in Ontario, Canada.The tour will hit the U.S. on August 24th in New York City.(--You can find all the dates, here . . .)
On "The View" yesterday, KANYE WEST announced that he's going on tour with LADY GAGA.He didn't reveal any specifics . . . but he did emphasize that Lady Gaga would NOT be opening for him.
He told the yentas, quote, "She's talented and so incredible that she's not an opening act.We're doing it together, with no opening act."(--It sounds like the tour will happen later this year . . . but we'll let you know when we have more details.)
Meanwhile, Kanye is no longer dating that weird model chick AMBER ROSE.A rep for Kanye tells the "New York Post", quote, "They are no longer a couple."
JAY-Z KNEW IT WAS TIME FOR HIP-HOP TO BAILON THE AUTO-TUNE . . . WHEN HE SAW IT USED IN A WENDY'S COMMERCIAL:
JAY-Z is OVER the Auto-Tune.We know that.And as it turns out, the straw that broke the camel's back . . . was a Wendy's commercial.
In a radio interview. . . Jay explained, quote, "I just think in hip-hop, when a trend becomes a gimmick, it's time to move on.I saw a Wendy's commercial and they're using Auto-Tune.They're joking on it.
"It's like, OK, enough of that.It was a trend, it was cool in the beginning.Some people made great music with it, now it's time to move on." (--He's referring to Wendy's "Frosty Posse" campaign.You can check out one of the ads, here . . .)
(--A few days ago, Jay dropped his anti-Auto-Tune track , "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)".It'll be on his next album, "Blueprint 3", which drops on September 11th.)
Dave's Dirt from 06.10.09
Wednesday 06-10-2009 6:26am CT
ADAM LAMBERT IS COMING OUT IN THIS WEEK'S "ROLLING STONE" . . . HERE AREALL THE RELEVANT QUOTES:
It's official:ADAM LAMBERT is coming out in THIS WEEK'S issue of "Rolling Stone".But you don't actually have to buy it . . . because the interview already took place . . . and we've got all the relevant quotes right here.
First and foremost, Adam says, quote, "I don't think it should be a surprise for anyone to hear that I'm gay."
He adds, quote, "Right after the finale, I almost started talking about it to the reporters, but I thought, 'I'm going to wait for 'Rolling Stone', that will be cooler.'
"I didn't want the Clay Aiken thing and the celebrity-magazine bull(crap).I need to be able to explain myself in context."
As for why he didn't come out during "American Idol", he says, quote, "I was worried that [coming out] would be so sensationalized that it would overshadow what I was there to do, which was sing.
"I'm an entertainer, and who I am and what I do in my personal life is a separate thing. It shouldn't matter.Except it does.It's so confusing."
He also stayed quiet about his sexuality because, quote, "I'm trying to be a singer, not a civil-rights leader."
But he adds, quote, "I'm proud of my sexuality.I embrace it.It's just another part of me."
Here's something else Adam cops to in "Rolling Stone" . . . HIS CRUSH ON KRIS ALLEN!!!Adam and Kris weren't just finalists together . . . they were also roommates throughout the show.Which wasn't easy for Adam.
He says, quote, "I was like, 'Oh, (crap), they put me with the cute guy.'Distracting!
"He's the one guy that I found attractive in the whole group on the show:nice, nonchalant, pretty and totally my type . . . except that he has a wife.I mean, he's open-minded and liberal, but he's definitely 100% straight."
Adam's relationship with third-place finisher DANNY GOKEY wasn't as good.He says, quote, "Danny is by the book, and the book is The Word.And I respect that.Just don't try to push it on me and we're cool."
He also addresses those pictures that surfaced of him IN DRAG and kissing another guy . . . (--who, it turns out, was an ex-boyfriend.)He says, quote, "I've only dressed in drag three or four times.That's not me."
Despite his gayness, Adam enjoyed all the female attention he got on the show.He says, quote, "I loved it this season when the girls went crazy for me.As far as I'm concerned, it's all hot."
Adam also talks about some stuff that had nothing to do with his love of the male genitalia.Like what FINALLY convinced him to try out for "Idol".Basically, it was DRUGS.
Adam says the inspiration hit him while he was at the Burning Man festival in Nevada . . . and under the influence of, quote, "certain funguses."
He says, quote, "I realized that we all have our own power, and that whatever I wanted to do, I had to make it happen."(--Here's the cover . . .)
Meanwhile . . . Adam has officially signed with the 19 Entertainment and RCA for his debut album, which he's working on right now.
He said in a press release, quote, "I'm thrilled that we've come to a creative and collaborative partnership and look forward to developing a really exciting album.
"We are 100% on the same page and are all anxiously awaiting the start of the recordings.It's going to be ridiculous!Get Ready!!!"
DID MILEY CYRUS BREAK UP WITH JUSTIN GASTON???
The celebrity blogosphere went DOG NUTS yesterday with rumors that MILEY CYRUS has broken up with her 20-year-old underwear model-boyfriend, JUSTIN GASTON.
Supposedly, Miley called things off last week, as she prepared for a two-month trip to Georgia to film a movie called "The Last Song".
But it may not have been the long-distance thing that broke them up.Some "sources" close to the situation say that NICK JONAS was definitely a factor.
One of those sources says, quote, "She obviously has been hanging out with Nick again a lot, and Justin was cool with it at first, as long as it was just a cool, friendly thing.She didn't cheat, but I guess Nick was trying to get her back the whole time."
Rumors of a split started a few days ago, when both Miley and Justin posted telling messages on their respective Twitter accounts.
Miley said, quote, "Why does saying good-bye hurt so much?Life will go on.You will smile again . . . we will smile again."
And Justin said, quote, "Sleep just can't find me tonight.I almost fell asleep.I think I did for like 10 seconds.Obviously it didn't work out.How many tears are in there?They've gotta run out soon right?"
Meanwhile, on Saturday, Miley tweeted, quote, "I'm in a dark theater 'writing' a song with Nick J who is rockin' a faded eggplant shirt!:)"
MIKE TYSON GOT MARRIED SATURDAY NIGHT . . . BUT NOT TO THE MOTHER OF HIS RECENTLY-DECEASED DAUGHTER:
MIKE TYSON got married Saturday night at the La Bella Wedding Chapel at the Las Vegas Hilton.His new bride is his most recent girlfriend, Lakiha Spicer.
Spicer is NOT, by the way, the mother of Tyson's recently-deceased, 4-year-old daughter, Exodus Tyson.Exodus' mother is Sol Xochitl, whom Tyson dated BEFORE Spicer.
The wedding was a no-frills affair.There were no guests, and the photographer acted as the witness on the marriage certificate.(--Here's a picture of Tyson and Spicer . . .)
(--This isn't an actual wedding pic.Tyson wanted those kept private.The word is that he wore a suit and tie to the ceremony, and she wore a classy, but not overly fancy dress.)
This is Tyson's third marriage, and it comes less than two weeks after his daughter's death.
THE 84TH BIRTHDAY PARTY OF FORMER FIRST LADY BARBARA BUSH INCLUDED SEXY YOUNG PEOPLE IN SKIMPY BATHING SUITS . . . AND SOME SERENADING FROM LORENZO LAMAS!!!
Former First Lady BARBARA BUSH celebrated her 84th birthday at the family vacation home in Kennebunkport, Maine on Saturday.And it looks like the action got even crazier at times than one of her granddaughters' infamous BAR CRAWLS.
Dig this:Barbara and her husband . . . the FIRST PRESIDENT BUSH . . . invited the cast of a local production of the musical "A Chorus Line" for what turned out to be a SEXY POOL PARTY!!!
(--Check out these pics of Barbara chilling with a hot guy in a Speedo . . . and George with a bikini babe on his lap!!!Rock and roll!!! . . .)
The cast also included "Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus" superstar LORENZO LAMAS . . . who serenaded Mrs. Bush with everyone's favorite Spanish-language ballad, "Solamente Una Vez"!!!
JESSICA ALBA HAS APOLOGIZED FOR HER CAMPAIGN TO SAVE GREAT WHITE SHARKS:
Police in Oklahoma City are investigating a complaint against JESSICA ALBA for defacing billboards and other surfaces with posters of great white sharks.
Jessica allegedly put the posters on electrical boxes, a bridge and a United Way billboard as part of some kind of "save the sharks"-type campaign.
Not only was Jessica defacing public property, but the glue on the back of the posters was particularly nasty.It made it pretty difficult to remove them.
The United Way . . . which is a CHARITY . . . had to pay $235 to fix its billboard.Jessica's reps have already contacted the United Way and offered to pay them back.
And now, Jessica has apologized herself.She issued a statement yesterday, saying, quote, "I got involved in something I should have had no part of.
"I realize that I should have used better judgment and I regret not thinking things through before I made a spontaneous and ill-advised decision to let myself get involved with the people behind this campaign.
"I sincerely apologize to the citizens of Oklahoma City and to the United Way for my involvement in this incident."
(--It's not clear what Jessica Alba thought Oklahomans could do to help save sharks . . . but she's in Oklahoma City filming a movie.Here are some pictures of Jessica's campaign of vandalism.She seemed pretty proud of herself at the time . . .)
JUST HOW BAD WERE BRET MICHAELS' TONY AWARD INJURIES???
When BRET MICHAELS got knocked flat during POISON'S performance at Sunday's Tony Awards, it seemed like a minor story.But his people seem to be making a pretty big deal out of it.
Bret's rep, Janna Elias, says Bret is still waiting to find out the, quote, "full extent of his injuries."
Bret was smacked in the face by a half-ton prop that was descending in front of him as he tried to exit the stage.He suffered a fractured nose and a split lip that required three stitches.
He also had some scans done because he was feeling neck pain . . . and he'd had a serious neck injury in the past.
Janna is pretty upset that nobody from the Tonys has expressed any concern for Bret.She says, quote, "I feel had this incident happened to Liza Minnelli, Dolly Parton or Elton John, the Tonys would have at least issued a letter of concern."
But Joann Mignano . . . another one of Bret's reps, says that Bret's FINE with all of this.She said, quote, "He told me, 'All I remember is Shrek and the donkey helping me up, and Liza [Minnelli] giving me a towel.
"And Bret was laughing when he heard [Tonys host] Neil Patrick Harris said he gave new meaning to 'headbanging.'"
She added, quote, "Bret did not walk off the stage angry or in a hissy fit.He was honored to be asked to participate and be amongst Broadway royalty, like Liza and Sir Elton.
"He did the red carpet, and he was taking pictures with Angela Lansbury backstage.He was so happy to be there."
ROBERT PATTINSON IS THE #1 STAR IN HOLLYWOOD . . . ACCORDING TO POPSUGAR.COM:
A website you may have heard of called PopSugar.com held a poll to determine the 100 Top Stars in Hollywood . . . or, the PopSugar 100.
More than 20 MILLION votes were supposedly cast. And ROBERT PATTINSON came out on top.
Mark-Paul Gosselaar BROUGHT ZACK MORRIS BACK ON "LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON":
If you missed it, you MUST check this out:Mark-Paul Gosselaar was a guest on Monday night's episode of "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" . . . and he did the entire interview as his classic "Saved By the Bell" character, Zack Morris!!!
(--Mark-Paul was there to promote his TNT legal show, "Raising the Bar".)
He was in full costume . . . complete with the classic blonde hairstyle, the acid-washed jeans, the hightops, and the open button-up shirt.He brought back Zack's voice, and regularly addressed the camera directly, like he used to do on "Saved By the Bell".
(--He also winked at the camera . . . did some sweet, "time out" freezes . . . and used his awesome, GIANT cell phone!!!He also "performed" one of his old Zack Attack songs, "Friends Forever", with Jimmy's house band, THE ROOTS!!!)
While Jimmy acted awkwardly confused . . . Mark-Paul explained, quote, "I am Zack Morris.
"After school, I became an actor.I had to change my name to Mark-Paul Gosselaar because there was already a Zack Morris in SAG."(--SAG, of course, is the Screen Actors Guild.)
CHRIS MARTIN SAYS HE'LL GO SOLO WHEN "HELL FREEZES OVER" . . . AMONGST OTHER THINGS:
If you can't listen to COLDPLAY without thinking:"Man, that's an angelic voice!This CHRIS MARTIN dude NEEDS to go solo!!!" . . . we have some bad news:A lot of crazy things would have to happen before he'd dump the band.
Here's Chris creatively laying it all out for Britain's "Sun" tabloid . . . quote, "[Going solo] would probably mean I've been dumped by my wife . . . (--who, of course, is GWYNETH PALTROW) . . . and I desperately need the money.
"Hell would not only have to freeze over . . . but be skated over and completely closed up.[Then] the Pope would have to declare [that] it didn't even exist.I cannot think of anything worse."
Meanwhile, Chris says that the band is currently working on writing. . . their next album.He says, quote, "Maybe it's because I'm about to turn 33, but I just feel hungry to write all the time.
"I think the next album will be quite stripped down . . . and based upon a story idea”
EMINEM'S "CRACK A BOTTLE" VIDEO WAS LEAKED ONLINE:
The video for EMINEM'S single, "Crack a Bottle", has been leaked online.This one doesn't star Em . . . or DR. DRE and 50 CENT, who are also featured on the track.However, it does reference each of them through their area codes.
(--You can check it out below)
By the way, METHOD MAN and REDMAN . . . who just released their second collaboration, "Blackout! 2", last month . . . are campaigning to tour with Eminem. (--Officially, no details on an Eminem tour have been released.)
Method Man tells MTV News, quote, "Hey, Eminem.We're on the tour, man!"Then Redman appealed to Em's manager, Paul Rosenberg, saying, quote, "Hey Paul, we're on the tour, baby!You know my number."
Method Man says, quote, "We're gonna jump on Em's tour . . . we're putting it out there.We do tour a lot.I'd say altogether 10, 11 months a year."
And Redman adds, quote, "Honestly, I'm gonna tell you exactly what that is . . . that's how we get our bread now.That's how MCs make their money.Those royalty checks come like babies . . . every nine months."
DID A KANSAS CITY VENUE SHUT DOWN A DJ JAZZY JEFF CONCERT . . . BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT HIM TO PLAY HIP-HOP???
On Saturday night, DJ JAZZY JEFF . . . of DJ JAZZY JEFF & THE FRESHPRINCE SUPERSTARDOM . . . was performing in Kansas City.But suddenly . . . about a half-hour into his set . . . Jeff stormed off the stage and ended the show.
It's unclear what really happened, because right now Jeff and the venue . . . KC Live! in the Power & Light District . . . are pointing fingers at each other.
Jeff claims the venue's staff stopped the show because he was, quote, "playin' hip-hop."He tells the "Kansas City Star" newspaper that officials told him his set, quote, "attracted the wrong kind of element."And by that, they meant BLACK PEOPLE.
As the show was ending, Jeff's hype man, SKILLZ, yelled out, quote, "They won't let us play hip-hop, y'all."But the venue says this was all an overreaction.
Power & Light District President Jon Stephens says they merely told Jeff's crew that the music was too loud.He explains, quote, "His management was instructed on four occasions to turn the music down.
"The system was maxed out and it would have damaged the equipment."
Stephens says that Jeff was invited to perform based on his success as a hip-hop artist . . . and that race has nothing to do with anything.He also says that they routinely regulate the volume of the music played by all live acts.
AND NOW . . . WYCLEF JEAN ANDNICK CANNON HAVE RELEASED A TRACK MOCKING THE AUTO-TUNE CRAZE:
If this week is any indication, the Auto-Tune trend may finally be on its way out . . . to make way for a new trend of BASHING the Auto-Tune.
Over the weekend, JAY-Z unveiled his new track, "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" . . . and now WYCLEF JEAN and NICK CANNON have teamed up to do their own anti-Auto-Tune track . . . called "Mr. Auto-Tune".
It's a parody song . . . and is SMOTHERED in Auto-Tune effects.It's amusing.
The track's refrain features Wyclef singing, quote, "I'm Mister Auto-Tune.If you sing off-key . . . for a small fee, I can make you a celebrity."
Then Nick sings, quote, "I wanna make money."
And Wyclef continues, quote, "Then all you gotta do is pay me, and I will turn this thing into a karaoke party.You'll be a superstar." (--You can listen to "Mr. Auto-Tune" . . . and check out all the lyrics, here )
Dave's Dirt from 06.09.09
Tuesday 06-09-2009 5:38am CT
ADAM LAMBERT IS *SORT OF* ADMITTING HE'LL COME OUT IN "ROLLING STONE":
As we've heard, "Rolling Stone" is indeed working on a piece about ADAM LAMBERT.And now Adam is SORT OF admitting that it'll be a COMING OUT piece.
He told E! Online, quote, "At this point, I think everybody knows everything, but once the 'Rolling Stone' article comes out, people will know everything.I'm excited.I want people to know what's up.It's words coming out of my mouth!"
In a separate interview, he added, quote, "I'm going to be talking about a lot of things that people have had questions about."
But when he was asked about his alleged boyfriend, interior designer Drake LaBry, he said, quote, "I'll take the Fifth on that one."
By the way . . . KRIS ALLEN, the guy who beat Adam on the "American Idol" finale, was asked recently about Adam and Drake.And he called them, quote, "a cool combination."He added, quote, "Adam is who he is and he's not afraid."
DOES RIHANNA THINK CHRIS BROWN LEAKED THOSE NAUGHTY PICTURES OF HER???
Remember those nude pictures of RIHANNA that hit the Web a while back???Well, "Now" magazine says that Rihanna is convinced that CHRIS BROWN is the one who leaked them . . . and she's plotting her REVENGE.
A so-called "source" says, quote, "She has less-than-flattering nude pictures of him that she plans on leaking.Rihanna says he'd be really embarrassed by them."
But that might not be the end of Rihanna's CAMPAIGN OF VENGEANCE.The source adds, quote, "Another thing she's been talking about is spreading rumors about Chris.
"She wants to ruin his sexy image by letting it be known that he was a bit of a novice in the bedroom when they met, and that she taught him everything he knows."
CASSIE SAYS SHE'S GETTING CLOSE TO FINDING OUT WHO LEAKED HER NAUGHTY PICTURES:
Last month, somebody leaked some NUDE pictures of R&B minx CASSIE.Over the weekend, Cassie said she has, quote, "A closer idea of who did it."
She also said that somebody got the pics by hacking into her e-mail.They also stole some of her music.
She said, quote, "I took the pictures and sent them.I don't even have them anymore, that's the crazy part about it."
Cassie also admitted that she took the pictures for a SIGNIFICANT OTHER, whom she declined to identify.But she said she took them about a year ago.
ARE BRAD PITT AND ANGELINA JOLIE STAYING IN SEPARATE HOUSES???
As you probably know, the various tabloids have BRAD PITT and ANGELINA JOLIE breaking up EVERY SINGLE WEEK.
And now, Britain's "Daily Mail" tabloid says it's gotten so bad that they're actually sleeping in separate rooms.Oh, and those rooms just happen to be in SEPARATE HOUSES.
Brad, Angelina and the kids are currently renting a place on Long Island, while Angelina is in New York City filming a spy movie called "Salt".
But supposedly, while Brad is staying in the main house, Angelina is bunking in a little beach front dwelling several yards away.
(--Check out a picture of Brad and Angelina's alleged separate living quarters.The main house, where Brad stayed, is the one that's circled.He may have already left and gone back to L.A., though.Angie's place is that little structure to the left . . .)
ARE LINDSAY LOHAN AND SAMANTHA RONSON SCISSORING AGAIN???
Are LINDSAY LOHAN and SAMANTHA RONSON scissoring again???The two were spotted together yesterday at HeathrowAirport, leaving London bound for Los Angeles.And Lindsay was flashing something that looked like an engagement ring.
(--Here are some pics . . .)
Lindsay also dropped an interesting note via Twitter . . . saying, quote, "Leaving London but with my favorite favorite!!! Travel buddy & great news to share!!Maybe."
Samantha had a series of DJ gigs in London over the past week, and Lindsay showed up there trying to hook back up with her.Apparently, it worked.
(--The ring, coupled with Lindsay's claim that she might have "great news" to share has people wondering, obviously, if she and Samantha are ENGAGED.We'll keep you posted.)
PARASITE HILTON'S DOGS LIVE BETTER THAN SOME PEOPLE DO:
I don't know if the recession has changed your outlook on things, but for me, being outraged by the excesses of the rich just NEVER GETS OLD.
With that in mind, check out PARASITE HILTON'S "doggie mansion" . . . which she showed off via her Twitter feed yesterday.
Parasite's obnoxious little yapper dogs live better than a lot of HUMANS do.Heck, she could move one of those "Slumdog Millionaire" families into this place, and they'd feel like ROYALTY.
Parasite's dogs have their own bed, chandelier, heater (slash) air conditioner . . . and even a WARDROBE CLOSET.Seriously.
ONE OF DAVID CARRADINE'S EX-WIVES SAYS HE WAS ALWAYS TYING HIMSELF UP:
DAVID CARRADINE'S third wife, Gail Jensen, said that David was CONSTANTLY tying himself up . . . and inventing bizarre bondage contraptions to do so.
She said, quote, "David was pretty strange.He would like to get tied up.He would tie himself up and I would walk in and see him and say 'Oh my God, David, you got to be kidding me' . . . and I would walk out.I would leave him to his own devices."
It's funny she would use the word "devices" . . . because she added, quote, "He liked to be tied up.And he could tie himself up . . . He spent days planning a different feature.He would go to a hardware store and buy the stuff."
She did say, though, that he never choked himself.But they were divorced in 1997, so she obviously can't account for his tastes over the last 12 years.
On a related note, TMZ spoke with a forensics expert who has studied auto-erotic asphyxiation.He told them that it's pretty easy . . . and quite common . . . for practitioners to tie their own hands the way David's appeared to have been tied in that leaked photo of his body.
(--That's for those of you who think David's death MUST have been foul play, simply because his hands were tied.)
Meanwhile, Carradine's body was expected to arrive in the United States yesterday.The family is having another autopsy done by DR. MICHAEL BADEN . . . who's probably the most famous forensics expert in the world.
"THE HANGOVER" WAS ACTUALLY THE #1 MOVIE IN AMERICA THIS PAST WEEKEND:
On Sunday, "Up" was proclaimed the #1 movie in America, beating "The Hangover", $44.2 million to $43.3 million.
However . . . the Sunday night totals are based partially on PROJECTIONS, since the box office tallies for the night aren't completed before the numbers are issued.
Sometimes, when the numbers are as close as they were this weekend, the standings can actually change when the official numbers come in, provided a particular movie has a stronger-than-expected Sunday night.And that's what happened THIS weekend.
It turns out that "The Hangover" actually made $45 million . . . making it the #1 movie in the country, and dropping "Up" down to #2.
(--In related news, "Hangover" star BRADLEY COOPER is in talks to play "Face" in the "A-Team" movie.Face was the handsome PLAYA of the group.He was played by DIRK BENEDICT on the show.)
SPENCER AND HEIDI PRATT SAY THEY WERE *NOT* "TORTURED" ON THE SET OF "I'M A CELEBRITY . . . GET ME OUT OF HERE!":
"Hills" idiots SPENCER and HEIDIPRATT are now DENYING that they were tortured on the set of NBC's "I'm a Celebrity . . . Get Me Out of Here!".
In a statement, a rep for the Pratts says, quote, "There have been many reports that surfaced over the weekend regarding Spencer and Heidi Pratt.Many of these reports are false and inaccurate, including any reports of 'torture' on the show.
"What we can say at this time is that Heidi went to a hospital in San Jose, Costa Rica, Saturday evening because she was not feeling well.She has been released from the hospital and is doing well.The couple remains in Costa Rica."
So, if the Pratts are denying that they were "tortured" by the show's producers . . . (--during a challenge they were doing to return to the show after quitting) . . . how were we all under the impression that they felt they were?
Over the weekend, Spencer's sister, STEPHANIE PRATT, Tweeted, quote, "I'm really saddened to hear that NBC felt it was OK to punish Speidi so harshly . . . and torture them as if they were criminals . . . that Heidi was rushed to the hospital . . .
". . . and has an IV in her arm after being locked in a dark room for 3 days [with] no food or water.[Please] pray she will be OK.Her family is flying out to see her in the hospital.I know they pulled some (crappy) antics . . . but really NBC??Too far."
And in an interview with "People" magazine, Stephanie added, quote, "Heidi was virtually on her deathbed.She's never been sicker in her life.I can't believe NBC did that . . . the punishment they got went way too far."
By the way, there aren't any further details on what was REALLY wrong with Heidi . . . if anything.There are unconfirmed reports that claim she suffered everything from a mild stomachache . . . to a GASTRIC ULCER.
BUT . . . thankfully, all this insanity may be over.On last night's episode, the other "celebrities" welcomed Spencer and Heidi back into the fold . . . but then it was announced that Heidi's stomach condition would force them to leave the show.
For REAL this time.Supposedly.
The other "celebrities" thought Heidi wasn't taking care of herself.Patti Blagojevich . . . said, quote, "She was drinking one bottle of water when we're supposed to be drinking four to six.
"They weren't really eating.Spencer said they were doing a spiritual fast."
To replace them, NBC is bringing Heidi's sister, HOLLY MONTAG, into the competition as a full-time cast member.(--Her arrival was teased at the end of the episode.She'll appear on Wednesday.The show is being pre-empted tonight.)
Meanwhile, FRANCESCallier . . . (--the remaining half of the comedy duo FRANGELA) . . . decided to leave.(--The other Frangela member, ANGELA SHELTON, was voted off the show last week.)
Dave's Dirt from 06.08.09
Monday 06-08-2009 6:52am CT
BRITNEY SPEARS NUDE PICTURES LEAK ONLINE
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A SUPPOSED PHOTO OF DAVID CARRADINE'S DEAD BODY HASHIT THE INTERNET:
A supposed photo of DAVID CARRADINE'S dead body, hanging in the closet of his Bangkok hotel room, has hit the Internet.
The picture . . . which was believed to have been taken by the police forensics team . . . was originally published in a Thai newspaper. You can see it here . . .
The photo depicts a scene that SEEMS indicative of death by autoerotic asphyxiation.
David is hanging from the clothes bar in his closet, and while he's in a near-sitting position, his backside isn't low enough to actually be on the floor.
His hands appear to be tied above his head, and there's a rope around his neck. Although the picture is taken from behind, the cop who ran the investigation said the ropes around Carradine's neck and genitals were tied together.
If this picture is legit, it would also appear that David was either wearing a wig, or his hair was dyed . . . because it's either brown or black in the picture . . . and David normally wore his hair its natural gray.
An autopsy was performed on Carradine in Thailand, but the results probably won't be in for about a month.
David's body was flown back to the United States on Friday, and his family is having a SECOND autopsy done.
They aren't ready to rule out FOUL PLAY here . . . and have even contacted the FBI and asked them to get in on the investigation.(--It's not clear whether they plan to.)
Thai police seem pretty convinced that there was no one else in the room with David at the time of his death.
David entered his room Wednesday evening, and his body was discovered the following day.Police say they checked surveillance camera footage and interviewed staff, and they're confident nobody entered the room during the time in between.
They also found no bruises or other marks on Carradine's body that would indicate foul play.It's likely that his official cause of death will be listed as SUFFOCATION.
There's no word whether they'll rule it ACCIDENTAL suffocation . . . but all the signs seem to indicate that's what it was.
OTHER FACTORS THAT MAY INDICATE DAVID CARRADINE'S DEATH WAS AN ACCIDENT:
It's starting to look more and more like DAVID CARRADINE'S death was an accident.Here are a few more potential indicators:
In divorce papers filed back in 2003, David's fourth wife, Marina, accused him of participating in, quote, "deviant sexual behavior which was potentially deadly."She didn't go into any further detail, though.
As far as David's mental state and his actions . . . there aren't many signs that he was expecting to be gone anytime soon.
He had several movies lined up after "Stretch" . . .which is the film he was working on in Thailand at the time of his death.He had also recently purchased a new car.
"People" magazine spoke to employees at the SwissotelNaiLertPark . . . where Carradine was staying.They said when he arrived at the hotel last Sunday, he asked if they would allow him to play the grand piano in the lobby.
He spent his downtime over the next three days entertaining guests with his playing and singing.
The hotel manager said, quote, "He was a great piano player.He was a man full of life.He was a very happy man.His face is smiling.A big smile."
As for any reports that Carradine may have still been struggling with addiction problems . . . Fox News says he went through a major detox program last year, and was clean at the time of his death.
ONE OF DAVID CARRADINE'S LAST MOVIES IS AN INDIE FLICK CALLED "MY SUICIDE":
This is pretty ironic:One of DAVID CARRADINE'S last movies was a little indie flick called "My Suicide".It's about a high school kid who's thinking about committing suicide . . . and, apparently, filming it for a class project.
At one point, Carradine's character has a lengthy monologue, in which he explains to the kid that he SHOULDN'T commit suicide, but should "kill off" the parts of himself that he doesn't like.
"My Suicide" was produced in part by Regenerate Films . . . a company dedicated to preventing teen suicide.It's already gotten awards at some festivals, but there's no word yet on a release date.
BRET MICHAELS GOT KNOCKED ON HIS BACKSIDE DURING A PERFORMANCE AT THE TONY AWARDS LAST NIGHT:
If you're a man who prefers your sensual massages from your fellow males, then you probably watched the Tony Awards last night.If not, you may have missed this:
POISON was part of the opening musical number.They performed "Nothing But a Good Time" with the cast of "Rock of Ages", which is a rock and roll musical starring former "American Idol" loser CONSTANTINE MAROULIS.
At the end of the song, Poison was supposed to exit through the back of the stage, as some big part of the set lowered to the ground.But Bret didn't get past it in time, and got SMASHED IN THE FACE, and was knocked to the ground.(--Here's the video . . .)
(--Unfortunately, the camera cuts away almost right as it happens, but you can JUST see the moment of impact . . .)
We don't know at this point if Bret was injured . . . but reports that his nose was broken are apparently untrue.
IT'S ON BETWEEN LINDSAY LOHAN AND DR. DREW!!!
People, it is ON between fake lesbian LINDSAY LOHAN and fame-whoring psychologist DR. DREW PINSKY.
In an interview with "Parade" magazine this weekend, Dr. Drew decided to share with us his professional, but unsolicited, opinion on Lindsay.
He said, quote, "I'm convinced that she'll get sober one day.But I'm afraid that between now and then, she may get a nearly mortal wound of some type.
"I'm really convinced that something horrible is going to have to happen to her before she really gets over it and embraces sobriety.She needs to give it up.And it's going to be a while before she does.
"I have this image that she's going to lose a limb or something before she does.And it scares me."
Lindsay fired a return shot on Twitter.She said, quote, "I thought REAL doctors talk to patients in offices behind closed doors.Am I wrong?Hmmmmm.I think NOT!Yay!"
UNIVERSAL SAYS THE FIRST "BRUNO" LAWSUIT IS BASELESS:
We heard last week that a California woman named Richelle Olson had filed a lawsuit against SACHA BARON COHEN and the makers of the "Bruno" movie, after she was left with "life-altering" injuries following an incident at a charity bingo event two years ago.
Supposedly, she got into a tussle with Sacha and his film crew after she tried to stop "Bruno's" OBSCENE BINGO CALLING.She claims she ended up falling and hitting her head, and has needed assistance walking ever since.
But Universal Pictures . . . the studio making the movie . . . says the lawsuit is BASELESS, and they've got film to prove it.
They said, quote, "The allegations . . . are completely baseless.Filmed footage of the full encounter, which took place more than two years ago, clearly shows that Ms. Olson was never touched or in any way assaulted by Sacha Baron Cohen or any member of the production and suffered no injury.
"If the Olsons elect to proceed with their frivolous action, we expect each of the defendants to be fully vindicated."
JOHN STAMOS IS WORKING ON SOME IDEAS FOR A "FULL HOUSE" MOVIE!!!
This is HUGE, people . . . JOHN STAMOS is working on some ideas for a "Full House" movie!!!
Now, this isn't an update or continuation of the series, starring the original cast.It's a new version, with an all-new, younger cast . . . kind of like the "Brady Bunch" or "Starsky & Hutch" movies.
Stamos says, quote, "It would probably take place in the first few years [of the sitcom]."
Stamos even has a wish list when it comes to casting.He thinks JAMES FRANCO would be awesome in his role . . . Uncle Jesse.
He'd also love to get STEVE CARELL to play the BOB SAGET part, and TRACY MORGAN to replace DAVE COULIER.
There's no word who he'd get to replace MARY-KATE and ASHLEY OLSEN, or the other Tanner girls.
"SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE" KID RUBINA ALI IS RELEASING AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY NEXT MONTH:
"Slumdog Millionaire"actress RUBINA ALI is releasing her memoir next month . . . at the ripe, old age of 9.The book, "Slumdog Dreaming", will be out on July 16th.
The publisher says, quote, "Rubina brings alive a world of wastelands and rat-infested shanty dwellings, and shows us her home, a wooden shack with a tarpaulin roof, where she grew up with her beloved father and siblings."
KIRSTEN DUNST HAS SIGNED ON FOR "SPIDER-MAN 4":
If you're not a fan of Mary Jane Watson, you're not going to like this:KIRSTEN DUNST has signed on for "Spider-Man 4".But producer Todd Black says there's no truth to the rumor that Mary Jane and Peter Parker are getting married.
He also denied that the vampire Morbius will be the villain in the fourth flick.He wouldn't say who WOULD be the villain, but he did say, quote, "Trust me, people will appreciate who we pick, because it'll be a big part of New York."
DID NBC *TORTURE* SPENCER AND HEIDI PRATT ON THE SET OF "I'M A CELEBRITY . . . GET ME OUT OF HERE"???
We desperately wanted to IGNORE all of the insanity surrounding NBC's "I'm a Celebrity . . . Get Me Out of Here!". . . but the situation has become so absurd over the past few days, that we're forced to bring it up.Here's what you should know:
"Hills" idiot HEIDI PRATT was HOSPITALIZED in Costa Rica . . . (--where the show is being filmed) . . . after allegedly becoming violently ill while she and her husband, SPENCER, were being punished for quitting the show last week.
In order to return to the show, NBC had them spend a night in isolation . . . in a place called the "Lost Chamber."Spencer and Heidi had already been in there for an earlier challenge.That time, the room was filled with bugs, spiders and rodents.
This time, the room was cleared of all that, but the Pratts didn't know that.Instead, NBC played mind games with them, by doing things like:Using a fishing pole to drag an acorn across the floor, and using a small tube to blow air on their backs.
The timetable is a little vague . . . but at some point Heidi reportedly became "ill", and was, quote, "convulsively throwing up."She was rushed to the hospital, where she was diagnosed with a GASTRIC ULCER.She's since been released.
Spencer's sister, STEPHANIE PRATT, claims that they were, quote, "locked in a dark room for three days with no food or water" . . . but other "sources" tell the site that they spent eight to 10 hours in the hole, WITH food and water.
Obviously, you'll want to take ALL OF THIS with a grain of salt.There are a ton of conflicting reports going around the Internet . . . and it's in the best interest of everyone involved (except us) for this nonsense to get as much publicity as possible.
For example, some so-called "show insiders" say Heidi wasn't visibly sick OR vomiting . . . and she forced the show's medics to get her to the hospital.
An NBC suit says Spencer ALSO had a freak out in the "Lost Chamber" . . . claiming that he'd somehow DISLOCATED HIS THUMB.One of the show's medics investigated, and found his thumb to be perfectly fine.
Anyway, here's the latest word:Spencer and Heidi want off the show for good . . . and Spencer is planning on SUING the show for TORTURING them.
But NBC denies any wrongdoing . . . and says they have video proof.The show's producers say they had cameras on them non-stop . . . including infrared cameras in the dark.They also say they had medics on the scene the whole time.
The production company, ITV Studios, has issued a statement saying, quote, "The health of the celebrity participants are of the utmost importance . . . allegations of the celebrities being deprived of food and water are completely untrue."
BLINK-182 AREN'T JUST REUNITING FOR SOME QUICK CASH . . . THEY'RE IN IT FOR THE LONG HAUL:
The BLINK-182 reunion tour kicks off next month . . . and while no one knows what the future of the band will be, they're saying they didn't get back together just to make some quick cash before splitting up again.
Bassist MARK HOPPUS tells the "San Diego Union-Tribune", quote, "I hate when bands get back together and do one tour, and it feels like they're going to make a bunch of money, and then they go away for a while and then come back again.
"We did this [reunion] to continue being creative and having fun.I see us continuing to tour and put out albums as long as it's fun.There's no end game and no plan at all.We enjoy playing music together, that's all."
Singer TOM DELONGE agrees . . . quote, "There's no end game, no plan and no practice.We're just going to see where that takes us."
However, Tom admits that things have been so chaotic since they announced the reunion earlier this year . . . that they haven't had a chance to think about much.
He says, quote, "It's definitely [interesting] how rapidly things can change from day to day.I have a lot of anxiety right now about the tour and how big it is."
But not everyone is stressing about the tour.Drummer TRAVIS BARKER says, quote, "Oh, it's so fun.This is a breath of fresh air."
THE WOMAN WHO INSPIRED THE BEATLES' HIT, "LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS", IS SERIOUSLY ILL:
The woman who indirectly inspired THE BEATLES' classic, "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", when she was a kid . . . is now seriously ill.
Contrary to a Beatles legend, the song is NOT about LSD.(--The speculation . . . which was partially started because the song's initials spell out LSD . . . created a lot of controversy back in the day.But the band denied it.)
Instead . . . JOHN LENNON was inspired to write the song after seeing a picture that his son JULIAN drew at preschool one day.
It was a picture of one of his classmates, Lucy O'Donnell . . . who, in the drawing, was surrounded by a bunch of star-like shapes.
Well, Julian says that he's received word that Lucy, who is now 46 years old, is very sick.He says she has a "chronic auto-immune disease."(--It's a serious condition where the body's defense system basically attacks itself, damaging healthy organs.)
Julian has only seen Lucy once since they were kids . . . and that was 23 years ago . . . but he has sent her flowers and other gifts.He says, quote, "I've been able to help out a bit.I was so upset to hear what had happened."
JAY-Z HAS DROPPED A NEW ANTI-AUTO-TUNE TRACK CALLED "D.O.A. (DEATH OF AUTO-TUNE)":
Over the weekend, JAY-Z dropped a new track called "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" . . . and like the title suggests, it's a rant against the hot new, Auto-Tune trend.
The track opens with Jay rapping, quote, "This is anti-Auto-Tune . . . death of the ringtone.This ain't for iTunes . . . this ain't for sing-along."
Other lyrics include:"This ain't politically correct . . . this might offend my political connects.My raps don't have melodies . . . this [should] make jackers wanna go and commit felonies.
"I know we facin' a recession . . . but the music y'all makin' gonna make it the Great Depression.Ah, or your lack of aggression . . . pull your skirt back down, grow a set men.Yeah this just violent . . . this is death of Auto-Tune, ah moment of silence."
Later, he caps it off by rapping, quote, "You rappers singing too much . . . get back to rap, you T-Pain-ing too much.I'm a multi-millionaire . . . so how am I the hardest (N-word) here?"
(--You can listen to the song at Jay-Z's MySpace page.It appears to be censored, but there's an unedited "ass" about 30 seconds in.Just so you know.)
Interestingly enough, the track was produced by KANYE WEST, whose last album, "808s and Heartbreak", was LOADED with Auto-Tune effects.But Jay isn't hating on his album . . . or anyone else's . . . he's just saying enough is enough.
In a radio interview . . . Jay elaborated a little on his intent with the track.He said, quote, "I think I said something important.[I did it] only on the aspect of moving [the conversation] forward.
"The guys who did it, did it great.T-Pain, he does great melodies.If you listen to Kanye, great melodies.If you listen to [West's] 'Say You Will' or 'Heartless', great melodies.[Lil Wayne and T-Pain's] 'Lollipop' was a fantastic melody.
"Everybody can't do it.Let them guys do it.They got their little niche, let's move on.That's just my opinion.I don't know if everybody feels the same way."
"D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" will be on Jay's next album, "Blueprint 3", which is scheduled to drop on September 11th.
Dave's Dirt from 06.05.09
Friday 06-05-2009 5:19am CT
DAVID CARRADINE HAS DIED . . . POSSIBLY WHILE PLEASURING HIMSELF IN A HOTEL ROOM:
DAVID CARRADINE . . . the star of the classic '70s TV series "Kung Fu" and the title character in QUENTIN TARANTINO'S"Kill Bill" movies . . . was found dead in a hotel room in Bangkok, Thailand yesterday morning.He was 72.
The cause of death is a bit of a mystery at this time.You see, David's body was found HUNG IN A CLOSET by a hotel maid.So naturally, authorities initially suspected SUICIDE.
However, there are reports that David's body was NAKED . . . and that there was a rope around his neck and, quote, "OTHER PARTS OF HIS BODY."
Supposedly the BBC originally reported that the rope was around his neck and GENITALS . . . but they later changed the wording to "other parts of his body."
Also, David reportedly wasn't dangling . . . like you'd expect someone who'd intentionally hung themselves to be.His body was on the floor, in a sitting position.
On top of that, David's rep had this to say . . . quote, "We can confirm 100% that he never would have committed suicide.It was an accidental death.Everybody is in shock."
(--Several other people who knew David have been coming out since yesterday and saying he was happy and full of life . . . and basically the LAST person who'd want to commit suicide.)
David had just arrived in Thailand to shoot a movie.On Wednesday night, he was a no-show at a dinner for the cast and crew.
So there's also speculation that David's death was a case of AUTOEROTIC ASPHYXIATION gone wrong.The same thing that allegedly killed INXS singer MICHAEL HUTCHENCE.
(--Although there are those who say Hutchence committed suicide, too.)
Either way, such talk is TOTAL SPECULATION at this point.
Carradine was the son of horror legend JOHN CARRADINE.His half-brothers ROBERT and KEITH are also well-known actors.Keith won an Oscar for the 1975 film "Nashville".
Robert is probably best known as Lewis Skolnik in the "Revenge of the Nerds" movies.
David Carradine earned an Emmy nomination for "Kung Fu" . . . a western (slash) martial arts series that ran from 1972 to 1975.There was also a TV-movie in the '80s, and a short-lived attempt to revive the series in the '90s.
In 1975, he starred in the CLASSIC futuristic action flick "Death Race 2000" . . . which was recently remade as "Deathrace".
His other notable credits include "Bound For Glory", Martin Scorsese's"Mean Streets" and, of course, Tarantino's "Kill Bill" movies . . . in which he played the head of a squad of assassins that included Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu and Vivica Fox.
In all, he starred in over 100 movies.Carradine was married five times . . . and divorced four.He is survived by his widow, Annie Bierman, whom he married in 2004.
DAVID CARRADINE TALKED ABOUT SUICIDE FIVE YEARS AGO:
This means ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, but given the circumstances, it's worth at least noting briefly . . .
In an interview five years ago with a British tabloid, DAVID CARRADINE spoke about how he sometimes entertained thoughts of suicide.
He said, quote, "Look, there was a period in my life when I had a single action Colt 45, loaded, in my desk drawer.And every night I'd take it out and think about blowing my head off, and then decide not to and go on with my life.
"Put it back in the drawer and open up the laptop and continue writing my autobiography or whatever.But it was just to see."
Meanwhile, David's FOURTH wife, Miranda, told RadarOnline.com that David suffered from depression.
But she, like so many others who knew him, doesn't believe he was the type to end his own life.
"OCTOMOM" NADYA SULEMAN ADMITS THAT SHE SCREWED UP HER LIFE *AND* HER KIDS' LIVES:
"Octomom" NADYA SULEMAN is finally admitting what the rest of us have known from Day One:She made a huge mistake bringing EIGHT MORE KIDS into the world.
Nadya must be getting some kind of kickback from RadarOnline.com . . . because they keep coming through with all this "exclusive" video of her.
The latest is a conversation they taped between Nadya and a friend of hers at a restaurant.And Nadya makes some startling revelations.
Here's the big one . . . quote, "I screwed myself.I screwed up my life and I screwed up my kid's lives.What the heck am I gonna do?I have to put on this strong façade, and I have to pretend like, 'Oh, I don't regret it.'
"I can't regret it now because I love them, they're here.What was I thinking?"
Nadya also says she wishes that the DONOR who helped her create all 14 of her children would be a part of their lives . . . and even a part of HER life, too.
But she's torn over what to do about it.She doesn't really blame him for any of the kids, because it was her idea.And she says she CONVINCED him . . . and in some cases BEGGED him . . . to be her donor.
Oh, and here's another thing:This guy . . . whose identity still hasn't been revealed . . . only consciously contributed to Nadya's first SIX children.
For her last pregnancy, Nadya went behind his back and used FROZEN EMBRYOS that he didn't even know she had.And, as we all know now, Nadya ended up with EIGHT more kids, instead of one.
She says, quote, "He was upset when he found out they were frozen.He didn't give consent for that.And then I went behind his back and I used them all.He didn't want me to . . . I feel so much guilt for that."
WHITNEY HOUSTON ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF A NEW ALBUM . . . AND BOBBY BROWN ANNOUNCES THE BIRTH OF A NEW BABY:
Yesterday, WHITNEY HOUSTON announced a release date for her long-awaited comeback album.The disc, which is still untitled, will drop on September 1st.(--The rumored title is "Undefeated", but there's no official word on that.)
It'll be her first album since "Just Whitney", which came out in 2002.
The first single will be a track called "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" . . . but it's unknown when it'll be released.
Whitney's website has been updated with a message saying "The Wait is Over" . . . next to a clock counting down the SECONDS until the album's release.
Meanwhile, Whitney's ex-husband and alleged pharmacist, BOBBY BROWN, has also made an announcement of his own.Earlier this week, his girlfriend, Alicia Etheridge, gave birth to their first child.
At a Las Vegas club on Wednesday night, Bobby said, quote, "I just had a little baby boy!His name is Cassius . . . he was born four days ago."
A NEW JONAS BROTHERS SONG CALLED "MUCH BETTER" MAY BE ABOUT JOE JONAS' BREAKUP WITH TAYLOR SWIFT:
A while back, NICK JONAS denied that there were any songs on the upcoming JONAS BROTHERS album, "Lines, Vines and Trying Times", about their girlfriends . . . or exes.
He was shooting down rumors that two songs, "Paranoid" and "Poison Ivy", included shots at ex-girlfriends.
Well, now there's talk that the lyrics of another song on the album, "Much Better", were written about JOE JONAS' sort of rough break-up with TAYLOR SWIFT.
The lyrics, which Joe sings, reportedly include the lines:"I get a rep for breakin' hearts / Now I'm done with superstars / And all the tears on her guitar / I'm not bitter."
"But now I see / Everything I'd ever need / Is the girl in front of me / She's much better."
And now, for some analysis:The "tears on her guitar" could be a reference to Taylor's track "Forever and Always", which she admits is about her split with Joe.
And here's more "proof":If you didn't know, Taylor also has a single CALLED "Teardrops on My Guitar".But that song wasn't about Joe . . .
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE MICHAEL ANTHONY WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE GAME, "GUITAR HERO:VAN HALEN":
A short video preview of the upcoming "Guitar Hero:Van Halen" game has hit the Internet, and it doesn't look like former bassist MICHAEL ANTHONY will be in it.
From what we can see, the game is all about the DAVID LEE ROTH era . . . and the band appears both as they were back in the day . . . and as they look now.
But the kicker is that in both the "old" and "young" versions, WOLFGANG VAN HALEN is on bass.
(--You can check it out for yourself, at this link . . .)
IS JAY-Z FINALLY READY TO ANNOUNCE A RELEASE DATE FOR "THE BLUEPRINT 3"???
Multiple sources announced yesterday that JAY-Z will finally release his next album, "The Blueprint 3", on September 11th.It's not set in stone yet . . . but "Billboard" is reporting that Jay will confirm the release date this Sunday.
This year, September 11th falls on a Friday, which would be an odd release date, since new discs traditionally drop on Tuesdays in the U.S.
But September 11th will also be the EIGHTH anniversary . . . to the day . . . of the release of Jay's first "Blueprint" album, back in 2001.
Meanwhile, "The Source" magazine has just announced that Jay-Z has topped their "Power 30" list.
The complete ranking isn't out yet, but some of the other names on the list will include:Diddy, 50 Cent, Lil Wayne, Will.I.Am, Snoop Dogg, T-Pain and KimoraLee Simmons.
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