- Amy Winehouse has returned to London after a stay in St. Lucia, in the hopes of reconciling with her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil. But Blake’s mother, who called Amy a “trollop”, says a reunion isn’t likely.[DailyMail]
- “[Blake]feels very let down by his wife and he’s proceeding with a divorce,” Georgette Civil says, “Amy has behaved like a trollop. Since his release there has been no contact. Blake realised the marriage was doomed some time ago and I don’t believe Amy will get round him now. I never want him to go back to her. It would be bad news. He’s divorcing her because she cheated on him and the sooner the marriage is over the better.”[DailyMail]
- Gilmore Girls star Alexis Bledel will be featured on the 2-hour series finale of ER, playing intern Dr. Julia Wise. Somewhere, Paris Gellar is screaming, “I was supposed to be the doctor! Me!”[People]
- “Growing up in Colombia has given me the clarity of mind to recognise that education can help break the cycle of poverty. It unlocks every child’s potential, and teaches them that they can have whatever they want in life.”- Shakira [TimesOnline]
- Sad news: radio legend Paul Harvey, a member of the National Radio Hall of Fame, has died at the age of 90. [CBS2]
- Katie Holmes allegedly skipped the Oscars due to extreme fatigue brought about by a recent detox diet. “Katie has almost rid her body of toxins but sometimes it makes her lethargic,”, says a source. “Tom’s encouraging her to stick to the diet because they are hoping to conceive baby number two.”[DailyMail]
- Watchmen director Zack Snyder says his film will be the one that essentially kills the superhero genre: “Twenty years ago my parents wouldn’t know who the X-Men were, and now everybody knows that stuff. It means that deconstruction of the superhero is something you can do,” Snyder explains, “All those movies have led to a point where we can finally have ‘Watchmen’ with a Superman character who doesn’t want to save the world and a Batman who has trouble in bed. Essentially, I want to kill the superhero movie because now we can.”[LA Times]
- Uh-oh: did Kourtney Kardashian‘s fiance dump her for Kristin Cavallari? “He went to Las Vegas with Kristin this weekend,” says a source, “When Kourtney found out, she was furious and ‘broke up with him’ even though it was pretty clear he had already moved on.” [PageSix]
- Pink is apparently none too pleased at reports that Britney Spears will be using live animals during her upcoming world tour. “Pink is really angry at the idea of elephants being carted around on tour,” says a source, “especially with the loud music, lights and craziness that generally ensues on a tour of any kind, but she’s waiting to see if the rumour about using animals is true and what Britney will be doing with the animals before judging.”[PopCrunch]
- “Sometimes I get an idea for cinema. And when you get an idea that you fall in love with, this is a glorious day. That idea may just be 1a fragment, but it holds something. It might be a scene, or a part of a scene, or a character, or a way the character talks, a light or a feel … You write that idea down. And thinking about that idea will bring other ideas in – there’s a hook to it. And things start to emerge. And then you see, one day, a script. A script is just words to remind you of the ideas. And you follow that, but always staying on guard, in case other ideas come in, because a thing isn’t finished till it’s finished. And one day, it’s finished.”- David Lynch[Guardian]
- Robert Pattinson is considering recording an album: “I might make an album but not through a record company or anything. I’d like to do something independent,” Pattinson says, “I don’t care if people buy it or not. I’d just like to have it just for myself so I can work with good musicians and stuff.”[ShowbizSpy]
- Bono admits that his kids find him to be boring, recalling an incident when he overheard his daughter, Jordan, complaining about him during a celebrity dinner at the family’s home. “I went in to get some wine out of the fridge and I heard her talking to her friends, because she loves Jay-Z and Beyonce,” Bono says, “I heard her saying, ‘He’s probably boring their a***s off talking about Africa.’ And, actually, I think I was at the time.”[YahooUK]
- Club Kid killer Michael Alig, who is up for parole in 2010, has been moved from a maximum security prison to a “more lax” facility. “I just visited him, and he’s doing better,” says his friend, Steve Lewis, “He’s getting to be more involved with the general prison population. He’s alert, he’s dynamic, he’s even become a very good painter. Obviously, he still hasn’t fully reconciled the fact that he committed a brutal murder. But he definitely feels an obligation to make amends.”[PageSix]
- Is the Jonas Brothers phenomenon finally slowing down? While the brothers took first place at the box office this weekend, their 3-d movie is underperforming and was barely able to hold of Madea Goes To Jail for the top spot. [Yahoo]
- Little Britain star David Walliams has apparently been two-timed by his 18 year old girlfriend, Lauren Budd, who is reportedly also still dating her college boyfriend. [DailyMail]
- “When I was 8, I fancied myself a combination of Elvis, Chuck Norris and Richard Pryor. I’m not kidding” – Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. When I was eight, I fancied myself a combination of a mermaid, Rainbow Brite, and Punky Brewster. I’m also not kidding. [PageSix]
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