Mel Gibson Accused Of Domestic Violence; Fergie Wants To Quit Black Eyed Peas

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  • Today Mel Gibson‘s camp put the word out that he’s filed a restraining order against his ex Oksana Grigorieva. However, she actually got a restraining order against him first, claiming domestic violence. She explains, “He’s playing dirty.”
  • Oksana Grigorieva took out a restraining order against Mel Gibson on Monday, claiming that he was “extremely violent” with her. The next day Mel got a restraining order that allowed him to see their daughter and prevented her from releasing information on him. A source “connected with Mel Gibson” dismissed her claim, saying the incidents occurred in January and she traveled with him afterward. It’s unclear how that proves he didn’t abuse her. [TMZ]
  • Oksana doesn’t reveal much in this interview with Radar, explaining, “There’s not much I can say right now because it’s a child custody issue, and my lawyers have told me not to talk.” [Radar]
  • Fergie is allegedly refusing to commit to Black Eyed Peas’ 2011 tour because she plans to quit the band. The reason: She wants to have a baby and hates Will.i.Am. “Things have gotten really bad with Will.i.Am. And it’s not just Fergie who is clashing with him. So is the rest of the band. His ego is out of control,” says a source. [Radar]
  • The executive producer of Double Exposure denied Lindsay Lohan‘s claim that she was given the wrong call time to make her look irresponsible saying, “Although we remain thrilled Lindsay allowed the show to cover her 6126 shoot, we are perplexed by these accusations. She absolutely arrived as late as is suggested in the show, and we have the painful overtime costs to prove it!” [CocoPerez]
  • Britney Spears and Kevin Federline are acting like mature adults; both attended the pre-school graduation of one of their sons. [TMZ]
  • Dr. Conrad Murray‘s lawyer says the way Michael Jackson died, “was a mystery a year ago, and still is.” Uh, except that the coroner says he died from an overdose of propofol, which Dr. Murray was giving him. [CNN]
  • Joe Jackson is already suing Dr. Conrad Murray, and now he’s going after the two clinics where he worked because he’s claims employees helped him cover up MJ’s death… and it’s another way to profit off his son. [TMZ]
  • Case in point: Joe Jackson went on a Cleveland morning show today to trash Dr. Murray and introduce a new rapper he’s promoting, whose song samples “Smooth Criminal.” [TMZ]
  • Michael Jackon‘s kids took a vacation to Hawaii with their grandmother this week and are expected to attend a vigil for their father today in Gary, Indiana. [Us]
  • The dude from Greek who Vienna Girardi allegedly cheated on The Bachelor with says, “She made it very clear they were not together.” As for the giant engagement ring she was wearing at the time, “She said it was for the show.” [Us]
  • This article actually says Scott Disick is sitting down for “a hard-hitting interview with Ryan Seacrest.” [E!]
  • There were reports that Lilith tour has been canceling dates due to poor ticket sales, but the tour’s founder says “we have canceled nothing at this time.” [NYT]
  • Rihanna and Matt Kemp were kissing and being generally adorable while shopping for their new iPhones yesterday. [E!]
  • At the afterparty for the Twilight: Eclipse premiere in L.A. yesterday, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson were seated at separate tables, but she just moved her seat to sit next to him because they can’t bear to be apart for even two hours. [E!]
  • Ryan Reynolds, Mo’Nique, Gabourey Sidibe and Zoe Saldana are among the 135 people invited to become members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this year, which means they’ll be able to vote on the Oscars. [E!]
  • Ne-Yo is expecting a baby with his girlfriend Monyetta Shaw. “I am 30 and I do have my first child on the way, and I’m very, very, very excited about that,” he said. “It’s a New Year’s baby and I’m just in a really good place right now.” [E!]
  • Sofia Coppola gave birth to a baby girl named Cosima “within the last month.” She and boyfriend Thomas Mars have a three-year-old daughter. [People]
  • Check out Vanessa Hudgens on the cover of Glamour — with kittens! [Just Jared]
  • LOTR nerds rejoice: Sources say Peter Jackson is in negotiations to direct two films based on The Hobbit. [Deadline]
  • There’s speculation that Katy Perry and Russell Brand already got married because she said on a British talk show, “Life’s never dull with him – that’s why I married him!” But previously we learned that he’s likes to refer to her as his wife even though they aren’t married yet. [Daily Mail]
  • After the managing director of Frank PR reported that David and Victoria Beckham were about to announce their split yesterday, their rep Tweeted, “Didn’t know you were the new Perez Hilton. I think I would be aware of that, utter nonsense. Have a word with your sources.” [Daily Mail]
  • Gary Coleman‘s former agent Robert Malcolm attacked Shannon Price in an interview with Radar saying, “She is portraying herself as the grieving widow. I’ve never seen a tear. Now there are people who don’t cry, okay. But I’ve never really felt anything real form her and what I saw over the years that they were together was pain.” [Radar]
  • Matt Weiner doesn’t want you to watch Mad Men on your iPhone. “I didn’t design my work to be seen on a phone… that’s three years of my life, and you watch it sort of disappear in ten seconds while you’re sweating [on the treadmill]” he said. [ONTD]
  • When asked about Miley Cyrus declaring that she hates vampires, Taylor Lautner said, “She doesn’t need to like vampires, as long as she likes werewolves, we’re cool.” [E!]
  • “I believe we will live in a world where androids will live among us and develop human characteristics and emotions. Technology is advancing so fast that in two years, computers will have mapped out the human brain to the extent that you won’t be able to recognize the difference between your mother calling to say hello and an android.” — Janelle Monae [Telegraph]
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