- Guy Richie and Madonna have agreed to put their custody battle aside for one day in order to spend Christmas at Richie's estate, so that their children can spend the holiday with both parents. [DailyMail]
- Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards' two daughters were involved in a four-car collision Friday, but are said to be doing just fine. " Sheen "said it could have been much worse," his publicist, Stan Rosenfield, says,"They were in their car seats, and he is extremely grateful for the safety features from Mercedes.” [People]
- Was jealousy over a gift the motive behind the murders of Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother, and nephew? [People]
- Paul Anka's wife, Anna, has been accused of attacking the "Puppy Love" singer with a giant block of ice. According to Page Six, "The flying frozen missile hit him square in the skull, opening such a large gash that Anka had to go to the hospital." [PageSix]
- The family of James Bland, one of the pilots who died piloting the plane crash that injured Travis Barker and DJ AM is speaking out on their son's behalf: ""We know the investigation will eventually show they weren't negligent," says Bland's sister, Laura Martz, "James took piloting very seriously. If he felt the plane wasn't maintained properly, he would've refused to fly that day. Whatever happened on the runway, I'm sure it was beyond [the pilots'] control." [People]
- Kate Moss' boyfriend, Jamie Hince, has put his foot down about Kate's partying and is demanding that she forgo New Year's Eve celebrations so that the couple can spend the evening with Moss' five-year-old daughter, Lila. "‘Jamie says Kate needs to calm her lifestyle down but she seems to have no intention of doing so. She just wants to party all the time," says a source. [DailyMail]
- Will Smith is vowing to get back into the real world after living a somewhat isolated celebrity life. "''I sat there with my children and my 16-year-old son couldn't understand how I didn't know (the election) was over already. He was like 'You're out of touch,''' Smith says. [NYTimes]
- Chris Brown is busy writing songs for Rhianna: “I actually have a couple of songs written already that would be dope collaborations between me and her," Brown says, "And I’m writing for her new album now!”[Just Jared]
- Pulp Fiction screenwriter Roger Avary has been charged with gross vehicular manslaughter. [E!]
- Playboy has issued an apology for the now-infamous "Virgin Mary" cover. "While Playboy Mexico never meant for the cover or images to offend anyone, we recognize that it has created offense, and we as well as Playboy Mexico offer our sincerest apologies," says Raul Sayrols, publisher of Playboy Mexico, "The image is not and never was intended to portray the Virgin of Guadalupe or any other religious figure. The intent was to reflect a Renaissance-like mood on the cover."[Reuters]
- Whitney Port is already dissing the Hills, noting that NYC guys are much better than the ones she left behind in L.A.: ""I was recently in L.A., and I couldn’t help but think, 'Oh my gosh, everyone is kind of the exact same here. You have all these guys in the entertainment industry who are just trying to be smooth and super-cool," Port says, "The guys [in New York] are [still] trying to be cool — guys do that everywhere — but they're more confident and they know what they want." [US Magazine]
- Keanu Reeves is a bit jealous of Hugh Jackman:"I had a little actor envy when Hugh Jackman got to play Wolverine and I didn't," Reeves says, "The claws are cool and I liked his fortitude and honor." [ONTD]
- Scarlett Johansson claims she never opened up about her marriage to Ryan Reynolds to UK Cosmopolitan. Her rep calls it an "obvious attempt...to gain monetarily by misinforming their readers."[E!]
- No Doubt fans: the band will kick off their world tour with an appearance at the Bamboozle Festival in NJ on May 3. [No Doubt]
- "A mother recently gave me her baby and asked, 'Can you please bite his head?'" - Robert Pattinson. Well, that's what happens when you become a sparkly vampire. Nobody would have asked Cedric Diggory a thing like that! [Page Six]
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