- Brad Pitt‘s on the cover of W, two months after ladyfriend Angelina Jolie graced the mag. In the photo by artist Chuck Close, Brad looks… wrinkly. [Just Jared]
- Oooh, and in W, Brad Pitt says Angelina is not a homewrecker! “What people don’t understand is that we filmed [Mr. & Mrs. Smith] for a year. We were still filming after Jen [Aniston] and I split up. Even then it doesn’t mean that there was some kind of dastardly affair. There wasn’t. I’m very proud of the way that it was handled. It was respectful.” [Page Six]
- Jennifer Garner gave birth to a baby girl Tuesday in Los Angeles. What will Violet’s little sister’s name be? [People]
- Jett Travolta‘s sudden death will dominate the new cover of People. Friend of the family actress Anne Archer says: “John and Kelly never discussed his physical condition with me. I observed that he was significantly mentally handicapped. John always communicated to him as if Jett could completely understand him. … It was a kind of sweet exchange, where he was just happy with anything that Jett offered. Anything.” [People]
- Sarah Jessica Parker is reportedly moving out! A source says she wants to “bring down the curtain on her marriage.” More later in Midweek Madness. [Star]
- It was reported that Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes bought three apartments in one NYC building (we heard one was for living, one was the gym, and one was for Suri). But! This story claims that when Katie’s stint in All My Sons is done, the couple will return to L.A. [E!]
- Kate Winslet could win an Oscar if Academy voters get creative with the ballots. [Fox 411]
- Lauren Hutton talked to Lindsay Lohan for Interview and L.L. told her: “I have become this girl who just loves to be photographed, doesn’t know how to focus, doesn’t know how to work on set, just loves the attention, knows how to go out at night, knows how to party. I lived maybe six months out of my life like that, doing something wrong, and then I stopped. God forbid I should have ever learned my lesson. People are so distracted by the mess that I created in my life.” [WWD]
- Britney Spears missed some dance rehearsals for her upcoming tour and supposedly doesn’t want choreographer Wade Robson to see “that she’s not as good as she used to be.” Uh, Brit? He knows. [MSNBC Scoop]
- Are ghosts to blame for the delay of Courtney Love‘s album? A spokesperson released a statement which reads: “The studio that Courtney was using to record had paranormal technical issues so they have moved to another studio.” [The Sun]
- The “hunk” Amy Winehouse has been hanging out with in the Caribbean swears there’s nothing going on: “She’s sweet — but just not my kind of girl.” Maybe he likes ’em crack-free? [The Sun]
- Bad news if you’re sick of Anne Hathaway talking about putting the past behind her: She says, “As horrible as what I went through was, it’s not the worst thing that could happen to a person. In the history of humanity, it doesn’t even come close.” And some other stuff. [USA Today]
- Jennifer Love Hewitt is having a “tough time” after breaking up with her fiancé, if you care. [People]
- Perez Hilton on Anderson Cooper: “Rumor has it that [actor Mitch Morris] was having some kind of relationship with Anderson, but I don’t have any photos. If I did, you would have seen them by now.” [Village Voice]
- OMFGG: Will Nicole Richie be on Gossip Girl? A “friend” says “She wants a really bitchy, juicy role.” [Gatecrasher]
- Ben Lee got married to Ione Skye in India?!?! [ONTD]
- Blind item! “Which pothead actor is seeking refuge for harder drugs in a NYC rehab center? The toker couldn’t quite kick the nose-candy habit.” [Gatecrasher]
- Sometimes gossip “news” is too surreal to absorb, which is why the following information is presented without comment: “Rock superstars U2 have revealed their Spider-Man musical will be ready to hit Broadway this year.” [The Sun]
- The new American Idol judge, Kara DioGuardi, says she’s seen some male contestants who are uniquely talented. Unfortunately, this is not a euphemism. [AP]
- Some schoolkids saw Nicolas Cage in a Starbucks and offered him money. Time to shower and shave, dude. [Telegraph]
- The court system is trying to get Roman Polanski to return to L.A. to get his sexual misconduct charges dismissed; his lawyers are all, “No.” [Variety]
- The woman who was used by police as a Jamie Lynn Spears decoy is pissed! She wants $2 million for her humiliation and harassment and “had no idea that her privacy would be invaded and her identity made synonymous with ‘fake Jamie Lynn Spears—a nobody.'” [Yahoo News via E!]
- Will people actually purchase tickets to attend Mel B.‘s Vegas extravaganza, Peep Show, which is a night of burlesque, singing and dancing? [Mirror]
- Kevin Federline’s new girlfriend was kicked out of her apartment after not paying rent for six months. Perfect for each other? [TMZ]
- Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony went on a romantic jaunt to Puerto Rico and either are doing great or are arguing, like any couple, but it’s so hard to give a shit. [People]
- Whoa: Back in the day, La Toya Jackson was kidnapped, forced into marriage and beaten by her husband! [The Sun]
- The wacky/emotional judge who presided over the dispute involving Anna Nicole Smith‘s remains has been cleared of wrongdoing. As you may recall, he cried while reading the verdict of the case. [AP]
- If you have £7,000, you can be the proud owner of this oil painting of Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy, a prop from the BBC adaptation of Pride And Prejudice. [Telegraph]
- Aerosmith is ready to work on a new studio album. Is the world ready for more rock of aged? [Reuters]
- Producer Scott Storch, 35, got the face of a 19-year old chick inked on his skin. A source says: “The tattoo is ghetto, big, and on his arm. It’s crazy because he’s not even actually dating her.” [Page Six]
- How is it possible that the Christie Brinkley/Peter Cook court battle is still not over? Her ex-husband has filed contempt of court charges against Brinkley, and her attorney is calling it “unwarranted and petty.” [Extra]
- Richard Branson’s New Year’s Eve party on Necker Island was B.Y.O.M.: Bring your own model. [Page Six]
- Hate your boobs? MTV wants to talk to you. [Page Six]
- “If a play came along now I would jump at it. I’m very keen on doing new writing. I’ve always kind of been doing new writing with plays and that’s where my heart is. Not that I don’t think that doing the classics is a wonderful idea, but Shakespeare’s got too many lines and the other stuff is really complicated. I like newer media stuff.” — Daniel Craig. [The Sun]
- “I’m sorry it took until your 40s for you to be recognized. I wrote [Josh] off as I do all square-jawed actors. But bit by bit — as he became older and older — I realized he’s going to become such an asset to the film industry.” — Sean Penn on Josh Brolin. [Gatecrasher]
- “I have made my position very clear. I do not believe that there is a military solution to the situation in Gaza. I support peaceful conflict resolution, and dialogue, which HAS to take place inevitably in order to resolve the situation in any case. I do not believe that the deaths of hundreds of innocent civilians will solve anything. It will only make things worse for everyone, on BOTH sides… I am not “anti Israeli”, nor have I EVER been, and for anyone to say that I am is profoundly offensive and completely wrong.” — Annie Lennox. [Pop Dirt]
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