- Britney is so freaked out about her world tour, she’s been having panic attacks. A source says:
“She has been telling her doctor she feels under pressure and ill when she thinks about touring.” Is it possible she needs a break? [The Sun]
- Joaquin Phoenix swears his rap career is not a joke: “There’s not a hoax. Might I be ridiculous? Might my career in music be laughable? Yeah, that’s possible, but that’s certainly not my intention.” [USA Today]
- Angelina Jolie doesn’t watch her own movies: “There’s a film or two I haven’t seen. I don’t really like to watch movies. I love to watch Brad’s movies though.” We knew something was wrong with her. [The Sun]
- Oh, but Angelina does say that Oscar night: “I’m rooting for Brad.” Plus, these are her priorities, in case you are wondering: “I’d say kids first, kids, woman to Brad and then my work internationally and being a kind of … trying to educate myself and trying to learn about the world and … trying to do some good things while I’m alive.” Acting is like, fourth, or whatever. [People]
- Guess who isn’t happy that Madonna has been parading around town with a 22-year-old Brazilian model? Alex Rodriguez. Apparently, a source spills, “Madonna likes to be in control.” Do tell! So, yeah. Jesus Luz is more attentive and Madge was never committed to A-Rod anyways. [Gatecrasher]
- Jennifer Hudson‘s lip-sync-y prerecorded Super Bowl “Star Spangled Banner” is available for download on iTunes. [E!]
- Chris Martin and Coldplay: Viva la lawsuit, from Joe Satriani. [Fox 411]
- Prince threw a “rowdy” party with a dance bash where his band did ’70s and ’80s covers, and after his guests did a huge Electric Slide, His Purpleness quipped, “Y’all done tore up my carpet. I’m never inviting y’all back.” [USA Today]
- Victoria Beckham is in talks to be a judge on popular UK show The X Factor. If David indeed becomes a fulltime player for AC Milan, the whole family will be moving back across the pond, sigh. [Daily Mail]
- Uh, this report says there is “no truth” to the rumor that Victoria will join X Factor. [The Sun]
- Ashton Kutcher wrote a long-ass MySpace blog entry in which he attempts to explain his Twitter obsession: “Our intention in becoming more active on the web has been with the effort to connect to the community in an effort to create a greater bond with the amazing fans that we have adopted over several years.” [Perez]
- By the by, even though it was reported by the National Enquirer that Ashton and Demi Moore would adopt, Demi says, “Don’t ever believe what you read there.” But what about the John Edwards love child??? [UPI]
- Sean “Diddy” Combs didn’t want the cops to search him before entering a party in New York where Kobe Bryant and a bunch of basketball stars were in attendance. What would they have found? [Page Six]
- Mickey Rourke and Sean Penn: Ironed out their differences? [Page Six]
- Celebs are feeling the recession: America Ferrera will only have one house; Eva Longoria wore the same outfit twice; Britney is driving a Mitsubishi. [MSNBC Scoop]
- The dude from the Kooks dumped Mischa Barton and she is “heartbroken,” poor thing. [The Sun]
- Jude Law plays a transvestite supermodel named Minx in an upcoming movie called Rage, and from the looks of this picture, he’s fairly comfortable in eyeliner and a wig. [Daily Mail]
- Julian Lennon and Sean Lennon will not, repeat, not perform together at a UN event in NYC on February 26. [Fox 411]
- The Speed-the-Plow crew cancelled a recent taping of Theater Talk when they learned the Jeremy Piven stuff would be brought up. The Voice‘s Michael Musto says: “Duh.” [Village Voice]
- Leona Lewis on her autobiography: “I’m doing a picture book. A picture speaks a thousand words and I’m a big fan of photography.” [The Sun]
- Girls Gone Wild mogul Joe Francis has been released from federal custody and is on home detention. But doesn’t that mean he can watch DVDs of Girls Gone Wild? [Reuters]
- Congrats to model Angie Everhart, who is pregnant with her first child. Baby daddy is “very nice” but not her boyfriend or anything. “It’s nobody you know,” she says. [E!]
- Blind item! “Which A-list action star is trying to fool fans with his new face-lift?” [Gatecrasher]
- Mariah Carey Valentine’s Day e-cards are delightfully tacky! [Pop Dirt]
- The chick who is Tina Turner‘s dance captain sounds totally awesome and kick-ass. [The Star]
- The Newlywed Game is coming back to TV and Carnie Wilson will be the host. Whether she will say “make whoopie” remains to be seen. [AP]
- Some reject on American Idol ripped into Simon Cowell, saying: “You need to get some wardrobe. For somebody to be so rich, your pants are very, very cheap, with that cheap, very lame shirt you’ve got on.” The Brit press calls it a “cheeky rant.” [Daily Mail]
- The dude from The City changed his name and got a record deal. [Page Six]
- “I am a dad. I think it’s probably the worst thing any parent could face, the abduction of a child. It really is. Death is preferable. There’s no question of that.” — Liam Neeson, star of Taken. [Mirror]
- “I’ve never met anybody with a higher sex drive than me ever in my entire life.” — Mel B. [The Sun]
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