Mariah Carey is trying to make a deal with a tabloid for “tasteful” photographs of her twins. Mags like People and Ok! are vying to set something up, and a source says: “Mariah and Nick are more concerned with doing the right thing than going to the highest bidder… They’re talking to a number of publications about doing it in the best and most tasteful way.” Having a celebrity weekly print the first photograph of your child helps keep the paparazzi off your back — the “first” picture is usually very valuable. That said, Mariah and Nick will not get the $14 million Brad and Angie got for images of twins Knox and Vivienne in 2008 (which went to charity). A source explains: “Times and budgets have changed from the Brangie baby years.” [Page Six]
Lindsay Lohan‘s house arrest is going really well! The actress, who has worked with Jane Fonda, Tina Fey and Jamie Lee Curtis, shot a commercial for an internet penny auction site called Beezid.com from right inside her apartment over the weekend. Prestigious. The company was offering $25K, which she turned down, but some sort of agreement was reached, and in addition, LL was given a $10,000 credit to spend on the website. Fittingly, the commercial, which you may view at the link, looks to have a budget of about a penny. [TMZ]
Poor Aretha Franklin! She stumbled over one of her Jimmy Choo spike heels on Friday and broke her toe! “I’m so grateful it wasn’t my right piano [pedal] foot,” Ms. Franklin says. But: “How am I supposed to match my new Marc Jacobs gown with this wooden blue hospital shoe?” [People]
Tracy Morgan is in Nashville today to issue an apology to the lesbian and gay community and to Kevin Rogers, the man who was offended by Morgan’s comedy routine on June 3, and wrote the Facebook post that generated widespread attention. [AP]
- Kim Kardashian is starting to take QuickTrim again, for her “wedding slimdown.” [The Sun]
- Surprise, surprise: Amy Winehouse has canceled the rest of her summer concert tour. [AP]
- Kanye West will absolutely not drink a fruity cocktail out of a martini glass, because real men drink their fruity cocktails from double old-fashioneds. [Page Six]
- Crystal Harris visited ex-boyfriend Hugh Hefner on Father’s Day. Shudder. [People]
- Hef is letting Crystal keep her 3-carat diamond ring. Surely he has a drawer full of ’em. [London Evening Standard]
- The Beckhams ate caviar on Father’s Day, but you knew that. [People]
- Blake and Leo: Canoodling, cooing, quaffing cappuccinos in Carmel, California. [People]
- Joe Jonas is a hit in Milan. [Page Six]
- Jackass stuntman Ryan Dunn may have been drunk before his fatal car crash. [People, TMZ]
- Photos taken in a bar two hours before the crash show Ryan Dunn looking a wee flush. [TMZ]
- Ryan Dunn was charged with DUI in 2005. [Radar]
- 50 Cent is writing a book about bullying. It will not be called Teach You How To Bully. It will be called Playground. Fiddy says: “I had a strong desire to write ‘Playground’ because I wanted to explore how a kid becomes a bully… I drew on events from my own childhood and adolescence, but was excited to see the story take on its own life. This book would have been very helpful for me growing up and now that I have a teenage son, it is my goal that this will have a positive influence on all teenagers.” Wait, is book anti-bullying? Or pro? [Pop Eater]
- Oh. Hello. Joe Manganiello without a shirt. Good morning. [PopWrap via GQ]
- The look on this Britney fan’s face is LOL. [Radar]
- Eva Mendes‘ alleged stalker John Luna has been ordered to stay at least 100 yards away for three years. That’s 300 feet. Is it enough? I think I’d want a mile. [NYDN]
- Happy Birthday Prince William! [Radar]
- “Arnold Schwarzenegger is paying child support to his estranged wife, Maria Shriver, even though the couple has yet to iron out any kind of financial agreement.” [Radar]
- Who will be the new young male lead on Law & Order SVU? Among those being considered: Superfox Kevin Alejandro of True Blood and Southland. [Deadline Hollywood]
- Gossip Girl‘s Penn Badgley will indeed play Jeff Buckley. [Contact Music]
- Jake Gyllenhaal will join Bear Grylls on an episode of Man Vs. Wild, which is so hot your TV might melt. [Contact Music]
- Judy Greer is engaged! [E!]
- Brooke Mueller misses Charlie Sheen. [TMZ]
- Consider what this says about our society: The Hangover Part II has grossed over $488 million to become the most globally successful R-rated comedy ever. [London Evening Standard]