- Lindsay Lohan is reportedly pissed that Katie Holmes is on Glamour‘s April cover; LL was under the impression that her Madonna shot would get the cover. Insiders say that was never gonna happen. [MSNBC Scoop]
- Evidence in the Chris Brown case includes Rihanna’s blood-stained Gucci gown, which she wore to Clive Davis’s pre-Grammy party the night of the incident. [E!]
- And now the DA has received the case from the LAPD. [TMZ]
- Attorneys for Chris Brown are in talks with the DA’s office, hoping to cop a plea deal. They’re pushing for probation instead of jail time. [E!]
- Reportedly, the night of the beating, Rihanna told cops that Chris Brown had been violent toward her in the past and things were getting “more violent” as time went on. Also, there are more photos — taken the next day — where the bruising and swelling on Rihanna’s face is more severe. [TMZ]
- Did Rihanna recently tell cops she won’t testify? [NY Post]
- Chris Brown may be in court today. [NY Post]
- How did the paparazzi know that Chris Brown was jet skiing in Miami? Did he call the photo agency? [Page Six]
- Breaking: Mercury-poisoned Jeremy Piven seen eating tuna tartare and calamari salad. Fishy! [MSNBC]
- Reese Witherspoon is on the cover of Elle magazine, and says of beau Jake Gyllenhaal: “He’s fabulous. He really is a fantastic guy. Unfortunately, he’s not in the movie, so we can’t really talk about him.” She also talks about being a young mom: “When I first had Ava, I couldn’t afford [help]. And it was so hard. I was out in Los Angeles, living [away from my family]. I really didn’t have any friends. And I had a baby. No one else who was 22 had a baby. I couldn’t go out.” [Just Jared]
- Katherine Heigl is being a diva on the set of her latest movie, Five Killers. An insider says: “She reportedly refused to film any scenes until her pregnant assistant ran around and got her a Coke Zero. She refused to eat lunch next to anyone or have anyone speak to her once the cameras stopped rolling.” [NY Daily News]
- James Franco, actor and MFA candidate, who attends NYU and Columbia simultaneously, has sold a collection of short stories to Simon & Schuster. [The Daily Beast]
- Matt Damon is preparing for his role in a film about Nelson Mandela by doing rugby training. But he plays a rugby champ, so it’s okay. [Telegraph]
- Hmm, Dakota Fanning is in negotiations to play lead singer Cheri Currie in The Runaways, the biopic of the ’70s all-girl band. Can you see Dakota like this? Oh, and you know Kristen Stewart is playing Joan Jett, right? [Variety]
- Benicio Del Toro met with Venezuelan prez Hugo Chavez and said he “had a good time.” “He’s nice,” Del Toro told journalists. [Mirror]
- Chris Martin says he’s given Natalie Imbruglia “the best Coldplay song of all time.” This should be interesting. [The Sun]
- Russell Brand has been seen “snogging a new girl.” [The Sun]
- What’s this? Ivana Trump‘s marriage to 36-year-old “Italian stallion” Rossano Rubicondi was a contract to get publicity for both of them? You don’t say. [Gatecrasher]
- An episode of the Osbournes‘ reality show will air on March 31 after American Idol. The network is running it as a “special” and not a series, but we may see all six episodes, eventually. Yay? [Variety]
- Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino are suing a film distributor and watch company for ads tied to their film Righteous Kill. Endorsements without consent? [Reuters]
- Liz Smith talks to Sharon Stone about her upcoming projects; apparently Stone has two flicks coming out — one with Christopher Walken; the other with Va; Kilmer and 50 Cent. Of Fiddy, Stone says: “He is smoking hot, brilliant!” [Variety]
- Nia Vardalos of My Big Fat Greek Wedding has a new flick set in Greece. Her character, Georgia, “moves on a whim to Greece, and [tour guide] is the only job she could get,” she explains. “She is a history professor who is all about facts and figures,” which only bores the tourists. “All they want is a T-shirt of the Parthenon.” [USA Today]
- Michael Jackson lawsuit of the day: He’s suing an auction house which is selling off his personal possessions. [AP]
- By the by, Michael Jackson‘s first show at London’s O2 arena is July 9. [Fox 411]
- Sofia Coppola and John Waters were both spotted at the Armory Art Show in New York. Why they were there on a “press preview” day is questionable. [Mediabistro]
- Chris Isaak‘s has a show on the BIO channel, and his cohost is a dog named Rodney. “Rodney is not ‘my’ dog, because you can’t own a living thing, OK,” he says. “We’re friends” — then Isaak breaks into song. [CNN]
- Jerry Hall, 52, plays an older lady toying with a younger man in her new Chanel ads, but says she wouldn’t date a dude in his twenties: “They listen to such horrible music. They haven’t the same references… And I find it a bit creepy if you’re having sex with people the same age as your children.” The ads are hot, though. [Daily Mail]
- People paid money to see a Toni Braxton show, and got a “Toni Braxton” show — the lady on stage was an impersonator. [TMZ]
- Kirk Douglas, 92, stars in a one man show. [AP]
- Johnny Depp‘s half-brother, Daniel Depp, a screenwriter, has just released his first book, a thriller/detective novel set in L.A. [USA Today]
- Great piece on the legendary Blake Edwards — responsible for flicks like Breakfast At Tiffany’s and the original Pink Panther movie. He says: “I enjoy laughter. And I really, truly feel that if there were some way to distill it, that you could go to your local pharmacy and ask for 16 ounces of Pure Pratfall, I’d probably make it to 110. I think it’s the best medicine in the world.” [WSJ]
- Contrary to reports, Ed McMahon is not dead. [Perez]
- RIP Horton Foote, screenwriter of Tender Mercies and To Kill A Mockingbird. [USA Today]
- Blind item: “Which closeted jack-of-all-trades just became secretly engaged to her girlfriend? Word is, the two will wed soon in N.J.” [Gatecrasher]
- “I’ve since found out Rihanna’s got the same thing, so it’s not really – I mean she’s very cool – but I thought I was being original.” — Lily Allen, sort of regretting her “shh” tattoo. [News.com.au]
- “I did not enter into motherhood with any sense of equanimity or grace,” she adds with a laugh. “I’m surrounded by women who are much better mothers than I am, and they come to it much more naturally.” — Felicity Huffman. [LA Times]
- “Meryl is really amazing and she has done some interesting stuff, but it’s just she doesn’t leave a lot of roles for the rest of us. It’s an ongoing problem getting parts for older women.” — the amazing Miranda Richardson, who is in The Young Victoria and whom you may have seen in The Phantom Of The Opera, The Hours, Harry Potter and the Goblet Of Fire or Sleepy Hollow. [Telegraph]
- “I don’t think I’m a control freak. I think I’m just fearful. I operate from a lot of fear, like, of things being lost or forgotten or neglected. Losing the spiritual rather than the physical. It’s so funny to me that somehow I’ve been portrayed as a very, like, closed-off or uptight person. I’m very open.” — Reese Witherspoon, in Elle. [Just Jared]
- “It was very cool. He called and said, ‘Would you mind getting on the phone with my son?’ I felt like Yoda to young Skywalker.” — Ralph Macchio, on speaking to Will Smith and son Jaden about their Karate Kid remake. [E!]
- “When I started Home [collection] they thought, ‘who is this “Charlie’s Angel” telling us about furniture and antiques?’ But once you really know what you are talking about, it does not take long for people to recognize that. It is all about backing it up with knowledge. But in the business world, as a woman, you really do have to represent yourself in the proper way otherwise you won’t be taken seriously.” — Jaclyn Smith, on her KMart line, which is doing extremely well.
[Reuters] - “I’ll be totally honest: That was his idea. He just sort of said, ‘Hey, I’m gonna do this – I hope you’re cool with it.’ And I thought, ‘OK, well, I mean, he’s good and he’s a talented guy and it wouldn’t hurt having him in the movie. I suppose yeah, OK, sure.'” — Colin Hanks, on his father, Tom, playing his dad in new flick The Great Buck Howard. [WWD]
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