- The Madonna/Guy Ritchie divorce rumors will not stop. They're leading separate lives, apparently. A source says: "Things have just run their natural course. Although the marriage is coming to an end, they don't want to say anything until the tour is over." Plus! "They live like brother and sister rather than husband and wife and thought it best to call it a day." [Mirror]
- Apparently Amy Winehouse has scarring of the lungs which could lead to emphysema. Not emphysema. And yet! She was seen smoking after leaving the hospital to rehearse. Sigh. [People]
- Amy is rehearsing so she can play that Nelson Mandela gig on Friday night. [Mirror]
- Heath Ledger's mother, father and other family members are flying in for the Dark Knight premiere, but Michelle Williams and daughter Matilda will not attend. A source says Michelle is pissed at the Ledger family because she's seen no money from them since Heath's death — and she is raising his child. Michelle thinks that by the time Matilda reaches 18 and can cash in on her inheritance, there will be none left. [Page Six]
- Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are about to launch a website they claim will be "bigger that MySpace, bigger than Facebook." Also, they plan to "surpass" the Beckhams. [Extra]
- Mark Ronson was paid £1 million for playing at some heiress's Moulin-Rouge themed 21st birthday party. Worth it? [Mirror]
- Larry King's wife, Shawn Southwick King, is in rehab for painkiller addiction. [Page Six]
- When he was young, Corey Feldman was sexually abused by his assistant: "I was still a virgin at the time. I hadn't even had sex with a girl. So for me it was just kind of bewildering." And no, it was not Michael Jackson who did the inappropriate touching. And yes, Corey Haim was abused, too. [Page Six]
- Blind item! "Which billion-heir celebrated his 27th birthday at Nobu 57 the other night by canoodling with a woman about 15 years older than himself who used to be his baby sitter?" [Page Six]
- Radio host Don Imus said something about a black football player and people are acting shocked. [Rush & Molloy]
- Linda Hogan has accused hubby Hulk Hogan of stalking her. Poor Brooke Hogan is being forced to choose sides: "I know for a fact that the accusations made against my father are completely false," she says. These people need some counseling! Where is MTV with that show? [Rush & Molloy]
- Britney's in the market for a 6 foot tall stuffed bunny rabbit — for her new niece, Maddie. After having two boys, she's probably psyched to shop for a little girl… [Rush & Molloy]
- American Idol champ Ruben Studdard got a marriage license! He and his fiancée filed in Alabama, where a license is good for 30 days. Idol wedding! [People]
- Mary-Kate Olsen continues to test TV shows! After a stint on Weeds, the pint-sized pretty is now guest-starring on Samantha Who?, that Christina Applegate show on ABC. Any of you guys ever watched it? [E!]
- Uh-oh, that Angelina Jolie/James McAvoy flick Wanted might totally suck. (I'm seeing it anyway.) [Fox 411]
- Why was Spice Girl Mel B in a wheelchair at the airport? She's got a trapped nerve in her hip, which flares up on planes. [Mirror]
- Um, Seal told a paparazzo that he was too fat to be an actor. But! It was one of those TMZ harassers. So. Um. [TMZ]
- Alison Sweeney from Biggest Loser is expecting her second child. [People]
- "I didn't buy Anna's lingerie for Dannielynn. We're still on Sesame Street. We won't get to Playboy until at least the age of 21. Playboy was a significant thing [Anna's] her life and career. [Buying the lingerie from the Playboy shoot] was something that I did with pure intentions. It's something I will give [Dannielynn] when she's an adult so she can better appreciate what her mother was about." —Larry Birkhead. [E!]
- "I read [that I was] walking by some puppies for sale, and demanding that I be given a Yorkie puppy to be an accessory for a photo shoot. I wasn't looking for a new pet. I wasn't even at a photo shoot that day. Puppies are not accessories or toys and I love my own pets dearly. I treat them as if they were my children." — Paris Hilton. [People]
- RIP Dody Goodman, aka Blanche, the principal's secretary in Grease. [ONTD]