- And then there were seven?!?! Angelina Jolie reportedly told one of the Slumdog kids that she is planning to adopt an Indian orphan. The papers will surely turn this into a race with Madonna. [Telegraph]
- So you know how Lindsay Lohan has a $115,000 Maserati but no job? Turns out a “porn king” loaned her the car, no strings attached. Uh-huh. Right. [TMZ]
- This UK paper is calling Madonna a “manipulator” who will “stop at nothing” to adopt a second child. They’re saying she dressed conservatively for her court appointment, when she actually is way more wild, divorced and a Kabbalah enthusiast. Apparently Malawaians “take their Christianity seriously.” Well, she did date Jesus! [Daily Mail]
- Hmm. Madonna wore a $2800 Chanel tracksuit while in Malawi. [Telegraph]
- The mark on Katie Holmes‘ back is indeed troubling. Scientology? Melanoma? [Perez]
- Countess Luann de Lesseps of Real Housewives has split with Count de Lesseps. He is “with an Ethiopian woman” now. Does this mean Luann is still a countess? Are any of the Housewives actual wives? So many questions. [Page Six]
- Meanwhile, Vicki Gunvalson of the California Real Housewives has been receiving death threats from an obsessed female fan who “takes the show way too seriously.” [Yahoo via E!]
- The latest on Britney Spears is that while her dad was away, she hooked up with a backup dancer. His name is Glo, and she bought him some clothes and shoes. But now that her dad is back? “It’s basically over,” says a source. As you’ll recall, the last time Brit picked up a backup dancer she got married and had two kids. [Gatecrasher]
- Halle Berry is “mentally ready” for more kids, FYI. [Mirror]
- “I’m not engaged. If she is engaged we have a problem.” — Justin Timberlake on Jessica Biel. [The Star]
- Miley Cyrus says there won’t be any more Hannah Montana movies. Also, she says if you’re a young kid trying to decide between college or potential stardom: “Be a freak. Go to Hollywood.” [Yahoo News via AP]
- The rumors that Rihanna is not cooperating with the D.A.’s office? Untrue. A rep for the D.A. says: “We have been in contact with her attorney, and he has always said she is a cooperating victim.” [E!]
- Queen Latifah is being sued by a makeup artist and a fashion stylist, who claim she failed to pay them. At stake? $1 million. [Yahoo News via AP]
- ScarJo and RyRen went on a motorcycle ride. [Socialite Life]
- Drew Barrymore is back with Justin Long — in the movies, at least. He’ll play her boyfriend in a romcom called Going The Distance, about what else? A long-distance relationship. [E!]
- Zac Efron dropped out of the Footloose remake, and now Gossip Girl‘s Chace Crawford is auditioning. Similarly pretty, but charismatic? Uh… [E!]
- Michelle Rodriguez will kick your ass if you try and snap her picture when she is not feeling well and sitting in a wheelchair at the Mexico City airport. [E!]
- Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are still friends, in case you were wondering. [People]
- When Jennifer Lopez arrived at LAX from Japan yesterday, Jenny from the block had 11 bags. [Daily Mail]
- Andie MacDowell, Mike Myers and Ed Westwick (!) took part in a kilt fashion show. Men in skirts! [The Star, Daily Mail]
- André 3000 was busted for going 109 mph in a 65 mph zone. He drives a Porshce? You’d think it would be a model T or something to match his plus-fours. [E!]
- Congrats to Alyson Hannigan, who had a baby girl — on her birthday. [ET]
- If instead of sparkly vampires, you like actual boodsuckers with fangs, take note: True Blood returns June 14. Season 2 photos at the link. [E!]
- Epic! Law & Order: SVU will be shooting at the U.N. [CNN]
- Star Trek hasn’t yet hit theaters but they’re already talking sequel. And Lost cocreator Damon Lindelof could be on board. [E!]
- The Karate Kid remake will be called Kung Fu Kid, says Jackie Chan. [EW]
- Friends, here is a picture of Sir Paul McCartney with his fly open. [Daily Mail]
- Friday Night Lights: Renewed for two more seasons. [EW]
- Blind item! “Which pretty young songbird is freaking out male paramours with her overly hairy tummy?” [Gatecrasher]
- “It doesn’t mean no more musicals forever, but right now I had so much fun doing (new comedy film) 17 Again that I think that’s the direction I want to head in.” — Zac Efron, on why he pulled out of the Footloose remake. [The Star]
- “Max and I are really good friends. We were just too young. That’s all it was. I still love the idea that we did it. I love the idea I can tell my kids one day about it and I know he does too. It just got really crazy. It was something that exploded. And then it ended. And now we’re just back to being friends, which is so much better.” — Peaches Geldof, 20, who doesn’t regret her six-month marriage. [The Sun]
- “After this album and tour I have a brand new business I am setting up, but i can’t say what it is yet. I am definitely considering quitting music.” — Lily Allen. [This Is London]
- “If you’ve got a character, particularly on TV, you can watch him doing nothing if you like him. If you haven’t got a great character, you could be delivering the greatest lines in the world, but who cares? There are stand-ups that just aren’t likable. They can have the best lines in the world, but you go, (yawn) ‘Yeah. Brilliant. Don’t like you though.’ Whereas, someone shambles out and they’re a putz and they get their hands dirty and they tell you what a bad day they’ve had, you want to hug them. They don’t say anything funny, they are funny.” — Ricky Gervais. [Yahoo via AP]
- “I think they prerecord the backgrounds in the studio and maybe the backgrounds are a little lip-synced. But I think the solos are definitely live. Because these kids aren’t dancers and they’re trying to do choreography, that’s why it happens … if it happens at all.” — American Idol judge Randy Jackson, on the lip-sync controversy. [Gatecrasher]
- “Kissing him wasn’t bad at all. Justin’s a sweetheart, and the whole shoot felt very organic. It all flowed so well.” — Ciara, on smooching Timberlake in her new video for “Sex Love Magic.” [Gatecrasher]
- “We were going to a Mexican restaurant and he and I were the first ones in. We sat opposite each other. He looked at me. It was a look that wasn’t sexual; it was almost evil. It was like rape except it wasn’t sexual. I just burst into tears. I never forgave him for it. It was cruel. I think maybe he fell into what he does sometimes with women. He had no right to do that. I was helpless. I got mad at him, and I never talked to him again.” — Cloris Leachman on Marlon Brando. [LA Times]
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