Gossip

Post by **noreply66** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 7:57 pm

Madonna gave herself a hernia while gyrating during the Grammy Awards.The 47-year old singer followed her energetic performance--which included writhing o the floor--with a trip to a Los Angeles hospital.She had a minor procedure for a hernia and is absolutely fine now,says her spokeswoman.

Post by **noreply66** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 11:18 pm

Nick Lachey told a Los Angeles divorce court last week that he was reserving the right to seek spousal support from Jessica Simpson,a few days after Simpson acnowledged that she was dating Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine.When the couple married in 2002,without a prenup,Lachey earned more than Simpson,But last year ,Simpson earned more than $30 million.If Lachey does demand support,he could get as much as half of Simpson's net worth of $100 million.

Post by **noreply66** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 8:44 pm

Willie Nelson caused a stir last week with his new single,Cowboys Are Frequently,Secretly(fond of each other) The song-which features lyrics such as,Ten men for each woman was the rule way back when on the praire/and some how those cowboys must have kept themselves warm late at night -was written in 1981 by Texas singer-songwriter Ned Sublette.The songs been in the closet for 20 years says Nelson,who is also featured on the soundtrack of Brokeback Mountain. I'm just opening the door.

Post by **noreply66** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:53 pm

Michael Jackson is almost ready to release his charity song for Hurricane Katrina relief,six months later than expected.The record is coming along great.We've been taking our time tp perfect it and mix it,said Sheik Abdullah bin Hamad Al Khalifa of Bahrain,who has been hosting Jackson since he left the U.S. following his child molestation trial last year.Prince Adullah hinted that Jackson may be recording a new album too.I will just say we've been very busy.This is a raindrop before the thunderstorm.

Post by **noreply66** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 9:20 pm

Nine Clay Aiken fans filed a classaction suit against his record label this week after a former special operations soldier puplicly claimed he'd had a gay tryst with the American Idol crooner.RCA and Sony marketed Aikens "as a virginal,asexual,character," said one of the fans,"We think that is false advertising" John Paulus,a former Army Ranger,says he met Aikens through a gay Web.site,and that the two had an affair.Aikens hasn't responded publicly to Paulus' claim,but the New York Post says that the release of his second album has been postponed.

Post by **noreply66** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 1:46 pm

Donald Trump and Martha Stewart lashed out at each other last week over the failure of Stewart's version of The Apprentice.Trump took offense at Stewart's comments that NBC originally had planned to have her spinoff replace Trump's show."You made this up just as you made up your sell order of ImClone," said Trump in an open letter.He said that he knew Stewart's show would fail because her "performance as terrible," and in a later interview said that Stewart has only "a small group of people that like her because they like watching her make a cake."Stewart responded that "Donald was born with a silver spoon in his mouth," to which daughter,Alexis,added,"or up his a--,"

Post by **noreply66** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 9:11 am

Singer George Michael,42 was arrested this last week for possession of marijuana and Liquid Ecstesy after being found slumped over the wheel of his car on a London street."George was completely out of it," a witness told the London Sun."When people came he could hardly speak." Police say they also found pornographic magazines,sex toys,and masks in Michael's trunk.

Post by **noreply66** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 8:58 am

Riverhead Books servered its contact with disgraced memoirist James Frey last week.Frey was to have written two more books for the publishing house,including a novel,but became persona non grata after he admitted inventing key elements of his best-seller A Million Little Pieces.
Despite the controversy,that book and its follow up,My Friend Leonard,remain near the top of the best-seller list.

Post by **noreply66** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 5:55 pm

Jennifer Aniston--is furious about her thinly veiled apperance in an upcoming memoir by a former roommate.At an event in New York last week,actress Nancy Balbrirer read an excerpt from her book about "Jane," her roommate in the late 1980s. "Jane advised Nancy to try to be 'more _ _ _ _ able' on auditions,and to buy chicken cutlets at the Food Emporium to stuff her bra," the New York Daily News reports.
Balbirer then related how "Jane" got liposuction and a nose job,before landing a part in a hit sitcom.Asiston's spokesman dismissed Balbirer as a "mean-spirited" opportunist.

Post by **noreply66** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:21 am

MICHAEL JACKSON threatened to sue his brother Jermaine after learning that Jermaine was shopping a tell-all book claiming that Michael has "a thing for young children," When Michael found a copy of Jermaine's book proposal,he "went ballistic," said ghostwriter Stacy Brown.Jermaine decided to abandon the project.

Post by **noreply66** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 9:36 am

New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd asked an Australian newspaper last week to help her find romance.Dowd was in Australia to promote her feminist manifesto,-Are men Necessary?,when she confessed that she always had a thing for Australian guys.If they can take a strong, sassy,sausy woman,Australian men should please apply,-she told the Sydhey Australian.The paper got dozens of replies .If she can answer this question,I'll let her have me, wrote one man. How many blokes does it take to open a beer can?None.Maureen should have had it opened when she brought it to me.

Post by **noreply66** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 1:20 pm

CBS Radio is suing Howard Stein for using the last few months of his employment with the company to promote his new show on Sirius Satellite Radio.Stern "misappropriated millions of dollars worth of CBS Radio airtime for his own financial benefit,"says the lawsuit.Stern says CBS is trying to distract people from its sharp ratings decline since his departure.His high profile exit,Stern said,actually made CBS "record profits," since ads for his program :completely sold out."

westbrook18 · Post by **westbrook18** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 11:51 pm

It's a talk show, you should be able to talk about anything.

Post by **noreply66** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 9:26 am

Media mogul Judith Regan is grooming Osama bin Laden's niece to be the next big reality TV star.Wafa Dufour Bin Ladin, whose mother was Osama's sister-in-law,signed a deal last week for a show about her attempt to become a famous pop singer." I understand that when people hear my last name,they have preconceived notions,but I was born an American and I love my country,"says Bin Ladin,who spells her name differently from her uncle.She will be going by Wafa Dufour from now on.Regan says Dufour's story will bridge the gap that people feel exists between the cultures she has lived in.

Post by **noreply66** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:48 am

Donald Trump doesn't need to look far to find his next girlfriend.Last week,Trump was asked how he would feel if his 24-year-old daughter posed for Playboy."I don't think Ivanka would do that.although she does have a very nice figure," he said "If Ivanka weren't my daughter,perhaps I'd be dating her." A spoksman for Trump later said that he was "absolutely joking.He was making fun of himself for his tendency to date younger women." Trumps wife, Melania,is 35

Post by **noreply66** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 9:45 pm

Paris Hilton stiffed Elton John's AIDS charity at his annual Oscar party,showing up without a $2,500 ticket." When it was suggested that she donate the money," a source tells the New York Post,"Paris just said,:Don't you know who I am?" and waltzed right in.Isn't she suposed to be wealthy? Everyone else paid.She won't be asked back."Hilton spokesman said she later directed her people to write a check for $10,000.

Post by **noreply66** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 4:30 pm

Britney Spears is putting her husband,Kevin Federline,on an allowance,says the New York Post."Each month,he will be allotted a certain amount of money for personal use--i.e.,clothing,nightclubs,booze," a sourse tells the newspaper."Any big items-cars or trips that go over allowance-need to be approved by Brit herself." Spears' friends have taken to calling her hudband "Spenderline." "She is trying to show Kevin that he needs to be responsible and curb his out-of-control spending habits,"says the sourse.

Post by **noreply66** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:16 pm

Donald Trump called radio host Don Imus to promote the birth of his fifth child this week no more than 20 minutes after the boy was born."Everyone's perfect," said Trump." I continue to stay young,right? I produce children,I stay young,"Trump,59 and his third wife,Melania,35 named their son Barron William Trump.

Post by **noreply66** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 11:12 pm

Pulitzer Prize-winner author Annie Prouix lashed out at Hollywood for giving this Years's Best Picture Oscar to Crash instead of Brokeback Mountain,which was based on her short story."we should have known conservative heffalump Academy voters would have rather different ideas of what was stirring contemporary culture,"said Prouix in the London Guardian. She blamed Brokeback's loss on Academy voters "living cloistered lives behind wroughtiron gates or in deluxe rest homes."

Post by **noreply66** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 12:02 pm

The Federal Communications Commission last week handed out its largest indecency fine ever,ordering CBS to pay $3.63 million for an episode of Without A Trace featuring a teen sex party.The ruling is the first from FCC chairman Kevin Martin,formerly a Bush campaign staffer.CBS which was ordered to pay $550,000 for Janet Jackson's Super Bowl appearance,protested that the Without a Trace episode"featured an important and socially relevant story line warning parents to exercise greater supervision of their teenage children." The offending show attracted 20 million viewers.