Taylor Swift Becomes A CoverGirl; David Duchovny Has A Thing For Vampires

By Hortense Smith | May 1, 2010 | 2:30pm

Celebrities Dirt Bag

Taylor Swift has been named the new face of CoverGirl cosmetics, and is set to help debut a “luxury line” for the brand next January. No word yet on if she has to go see Tyra for smizing lessons. [People]
Says Swift: “I’m a huge makeup junkie. [I opt for] anything sparkly or bright colored or shiny. I like a natural look in my everyday life, when I’m going to the grocery store or hanging out at my house in Nashville. When I go on stage, I get to play with my look…You get to play around with all these different characters, and I think that’s one of my favorite things about makeup – you can put on a new character.” [JustJared]
Marley Shelton was arrested on suspicion of DUI last night; she posted $5000 bail and has already been released. [TMZ]
Photographer Scott Nathan is suing Lindsay Lohan, claiming that he was never given the 1% interest he was promised in return for shooting pictures for Lohan’s 6126 line. [TMZ]
Sean “Diddy” Combs reportedly spent an hour visiting Lil Wayne at Rikers Island. [NYDN]
Charlie Sheen‘s estranged wife, Brooke Mueller, is ready to move on, according to a source: “She is just determined to get on with her life. She is no longer focusing on Charlie and now her life has become all about her kids.” [RadarOnline]
Sheen, meanwhile, is reportedly close to striking a plea deal, and is attempting to have it made by the time CBS announces its fall schedule on May 19, so that he’ll be in a better position to return for another season of Two and a Half Men. [TMZ]
While Bret Michaels is still hospitalized and his condition is still serious, his doctor, Joseph M. Zabramski says “Bret’s sheer will to live and fully recover is undeniable.” [RadarOnline]
Michaels also might be able to compete in the May 23rd finale of Celebrity Apprentice, if all goes well. [NYDN]
Is Johnny Depp going to play Ozzy Osbourne in an upcoming biopic? [DailyExpress]
A source claims that Agyness Deyn has gone through a “spiritual awakening” of sorts in New York City, has stopped drinking like crazy, and has become focused on yoga and healthy eating. In other words, she has hit her late twenties. [TheSun]
“Garry Shandling is someone I’ve publicly gone gay for, for jokes. Oh and anyone in the Twilight movies. I don’t know any of their names, but all of them. The wolves, the vampires? They’re all fantastic.”-David Duchovny [ShowbizSpy]
Though there are rumors circulating that Max Weinberg will not join Conan O’Brien as the bandleader on Conan’s new TBS show, a rep for TBS claims that “No details for the TBS show have been set as of now, none at all.” [NYMag]
Sandra Bullock and Jesse James: selling their house for $6 million. [RadarOnline]
Here is a picture of Lady Gaga looking a bit more casual than usual. [TheSun]
“While I will not comment on all of the wild inaccuracies being speculated about in the media, I am sad to say that Halle and I have decided together to separate at this time. She is, and will forever be, one of the most special and beautiful people that I have ever known, and I am certain that we will continue to have only love and respect for one another.”-Gabriel Aubry, on his split from Halle Berry. [People]
Aretha Franklin has canceled an appearance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival for unknown reasons; she will be replaced by Earth, Wind, and Fire. [USAToday]
“It has revolutionized my life because I love my children so much. I’m a much happier person now that I don’t really care about how big or small an actor I am. I’m very judicious when it comes to how much time I’ll spend working, because I don’t want to deprive my kids of my company and I don’t want to have someone else raise them. I was pregnant three times in five years, so that took me out of contention for a while over these past years. So the fact that I now have about five movies in the can, it’s somewhat of a miracle.”-Mira Sorvino, on how being a mother has affected her career. [NYDN]
Jay-Z and Beyonce: moving to Pennsylvania? [Yahoo]
Slumdog Millionaire’s Dev Patel says he would love to play James Bond someday: “Bond Patel? That would be great. I need to learn how to drive before I can be Bond. I’m getting there.” [DailyExpress]
Dita Von Teese says she’d be careful when doing a clothing line that she didn’t accidentally “borrow” from one of her favorite designers: “”I feel like a lot of celebrities do that. They’re, like, ‘I’m going to have a clothing line!’ And meanwhile it’s, like, ‘Oh, you really loved that Dior suit you borrowed! You loved it so much you knocked it off!'”[PageSix]
“Insiders” claim that Miley Cyrus is “desperate” to marry her boyfriend, Liam Hemsworth: “She says she’d love to settle down with him and have his children,” says a source, “Miley might be young – but she knows what she wants.” [ShowbizSpy]
Police say there is so evidence of foul play in the death of Catherine Bach‘s husband, Peter Lopez, and a source claims “I saw the police carrying out a gun in an evidence bag so pretty sure he shot himself. This is so sad, so terribly sad. I’m told that he left a note, but as of yet I haven’t got details of the content or who it was addressed to.” [RadarOnline]
Justin Bieber is set to sit with Jessica Simpson, Kristin Davis and Gabourey Sidibe at tonight’s White House Press Correspondents Dinner, which is just kind of a sitcom in the making, if you think about it. [NYPost]
“I think most of my life changing experiences have been as a parent and as a wife – for a mother, just getting your child through the school system is a heroic job, and when I think of my life, I don’t think of my work, I think of my real life.”-Sigourney Weaver [ShowbizSpy]