- Bristol Palin has confirmed the rumors that she and Levi Johnston have broken off their engagement in an interview with People. Bristol says she ended it because, “He’s just obsessed with the limelight.”
- Bristol says things went south the same day they announced their engagement, after Levi told her he may have gotten another woman pregnant. “There’s been no remorse,” adds Bristol. “The final straw was him flying to Hollywood for what he told me was to see some hunting show but come to find out it was that music video mocking my family.” [People]
- Levi‘s manager says they broke up over a “misunderstanding,” and denies that he shot a video about the Palins. [TMZ]
- Lady Gaga has been nominated for 13 MTV Video Music Awards. “I’m so honored for all the little monsters and self-professed freaks of the universe, to have more VMA nominations in a single year than any artist in MTV history,” said Gaga. “A long time ago the world told me and my little monsters we would never be heard, together we changed the rules. God put me on Earth for three reasons: To make loud music, gay videos and cause a damn raucous.” [Radar]
- Lindsay Lohan is reportedly being treated at UCLA’s Neuropsychiatric Hospital for both substance abuse and psychiatric issues. [TMZ]
- During her incarceration, Lindsay kept a diary documenting “every single thing about her life,” including what she dreamed about, and now she’s looking for a way to turn her journal into a book. [TMZ]
- Before reporting to jail, Lindsay did an interview and photo shoot with Maxim for the September cover. She said her inspirations are “Sex appeal and sensuality … without trying too hard. I feel that women have such power with their bodies alone.” [CNN]
- Inferno director Matthew Wilder insists Lindsay hasn’t been replaced as Linda Lovelace. “Look, even if Angelina Jolie wanted the role we would still be sticking with Lindsay Lohan, I can’t make myself any clearer than that,” he said. “I don’t know how this story got off the ground but I am not happy about it.” [Radar]
- “Brad Pitt Sending Wine to Julia Roberts? Should Angelina Be Worried?” Uh, no. [E!]
- The cast of Celebrity Rehab 4 has graduated. Rachel Uchitel won’t be continuing in sober living because she “made such tremendous improvement in such a short time,” that Dr. Drew “didn’t think she needed to go to a facility.” [Radar]
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt got 31 stitches in his arm after getting into a biking accident on set. He wrote on his web page, “Busted through the rear window of a cab. Luckily got my elbows up. Coulda been way worse. No, but it was my fault, I was going too fast.” Bloody pics here: [TMZ]
- According to Snooki‘s arrest report, she initially resisted arrest. [Radar]
- Sandra Bullock is Forbes‘ Highest Paid Actress of 2009, followed by Reese Witherspoon, Cameron Diaz, and Jennifer Aniston. [E!]
- DJ AM‘s former neighbor is suing his estate for allegedly failing to repair a broken sewer pipe on his property that emitted such a bad stench it made the neighbor sick. [TMZ]
- Mark your calendars: The final Twilight movie will open on November 16, 2012. [E!]
- Aretha Franklin canceled two free concerts in Brooklyn next week due to an unknown injury. [NYT]
- When asked how her father, Laurence Fishburne, feels about her fledgling porn career, Montana Fishburne said, “I heard he’s mad at me, but I haven’t spoken to him yet… I feel pretty confident that I can work things out with him. I think he wants to support me in everything I do and though he sees this now as a negative, I believe in time he will view it as a positive.” [E!]
- Ice-T is angry that he was arrested for “something in the computer called an insurance lapse” when a cop pulled him over last month. “I either can sue the DMV or the insurance company,” he said, “and that’s when I have my revenge.” [TMZ]
- Bill Cosby called in to Larry King Live last night to complain about the persistent rumors that he’s dead. “Maybe psychiatrists will say I’m feeding [the rumor starter’s] ego, but I just want to say to friends of that person: Just tell him to stop, because it isn’t funny,” he said. [LAT]
- Blind item!: “Two stars were on a promotion tour out of the country for their recent movie. One star is engaged and is starting to make a name for himself. The other, also a male, is married. The two got so inebriated one night that they left a party together and ended up spending the night together. The woke up naked, cuddling, and in the same bed. Not Tom Hardy.” [Buzzfoto]
- Jessica Simpson‘s dad allegedly ruined her chances of being an American Idol judge. “This was definitely Jessica’s to lose and that’s exactly what her dad-manager did,” said a source. “Once it became clear it was going to be impossible to negotiate a deal with papa Joe, J.Lo was snapped up. Convinced being on the show would relaunch her performing career, she accepted the new job right away.” [Popdirt]
- Arcade Fire is working on a short film with Spike Jonze. Win Butler says, “It’s like a science-fiction B-movie companion piece for the record. Basically, we played Spike some music from the album and the first images that came to his mind had the same feeling as this idea for a science fiction film I had when I was younger. My brother and I and Spike wrote it together, which was really fun – it was like total amateur hour. We shot it in Austin and a lot of kids are in the film, and it was great just hanging out with these 15-year-olds for a week and writing down all the funny things they said.” [N.Y. Mag]
- Gisele Bundchen addressed the controversy about her comment that breastfeeding should be mandatory on her blog. “My intention in making a comment about the importance of breastfeeding has nothing to do with the law,” she wrote. “Becoming a new mom has brought a lot of questions, I feel like I am in a constant search for answers on what might be the best for my child… It’s unfortunate that in an interview sometimes things can seem so black and white. I am sure if I would just be sitting talking about my experiences with other mothers, we would just be sharing opinions.” [Us]
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