Her previous relationships didn't quite make sense — most clearly evidenced by that whole John Mayer thing — so news that Taylor Swift may be dating religious, teetotallin' virgin quarterback Tim Tebow seems oh-so right. Chatting at a pre-Oscars party on Friday night, it appears that the singer caught him in her web of seduction, which is made of cotton candy and pixie dust, because they were spotted out having dinner at Toscanova Italian on Monday night. "After dinner, he walked her out," said a street creeper. "Then he walked back in to join two other people. I think they may both have been with their agents." True, it could have been some business thing but we're going to go out on a gossipy limb and say they're totally doing it — holding hands that is. Sidebar: when I first stumbled across news that the pair might be dating the voice in my head immediately reached shrill octave capacity and said, "Isn't he a little old for her?" But, in reality, she's not the perpetual 16-year-old she might seem but a 22-year-old woman. And at 24, Tim is only two years older. How is that possible? It must have something to do with the fact that extremely bulky and muscular athlete's bodies rival moneyed-up society women's faces in terms of throwing off age estimates. [Page Six, Clevver TV]
People are saying that John Mayer's new song "Shadow Days" is about Taylor – or possibly one of the many other women he's treated like shit. [Hit Fix]
Proving that John Mayer seems suspect no matter what woman he's attached to, it's weird that Kirsten Dunst has vocalized an attraction to the crooner. Drinking Grey Goose and smoking Parliaments at Laurel Tavern in Studio City – this article is very detailed – the actress was overheard singing his praises and saying how she wants to record a song with him – both literally and euphemistically: "His voice is so sexy! And his lips are totally kissable." She may be dating Garrett Hedlund but that surely wouldn't stop John "David Duke cock" Mayer. [In Touch]
Speaking at the 2nd World Conference of Women's Shelters in Washington, Reese Witherspoon revealed she speaks to her kids – Ava, 12, and Deacon, eight – about domestic violence, and uses Rihanna and Chris Brown as an example. "My daughter knows what happened. My son knows as well," she said. "We talk about what is abuse. I think it's important to talk to our daughters – and our sons – in order to educate them at an early age about what's appropriate and what is absolutely not acceptable." [People]
It's going to come as a shock to some but Jennifer Aniston says she doesn't equate happiness and fulfilment based on the occupancy rate of her womb, adding it's "narrow-minded" to think otherwise. "That doesn't measure the level of my happiness or my success in my life, in my achievements, in any of that," she said. If you work in the tabloid industry we'll understand if you want to take the day off to cope with the dismantling of your previous unshakeable worldview. [US]
Snooki lied about being pregnant because she was in her first trimester when the question first came up. Verbally prodded and poked when she appeared on Sirius/XM radio on February 1, she did what many women do when asked about their pregnancy in the early days — she muddied the water until she felt confident enough to disclose. Which is totally fair enough. [TMZ]
Sarah Michelle Gellar admits she was a total ingrate back in the day (not really) because she hated being called "Buffy" on the street by fans. Though now, having grown up some, she admits she understands and says it was actually kind of cool. "Back then, if you'd called me Buffy I would probably have been really annoyed," she said. "Now, of course, I get it and I'm appreciative of it. But that's something that comes with maturity, which most people don't have when they're 24 years old." [US]
- This is all kinds of awesome: some brainiac in Brazil was busted using a fake ID with a picture of Jack Nicholson when he tried to open a bank account. He's my idiot hero! [E!]
- Happy 18th birthday Justin Bieber, here's a car! [E!]
- Why does Brad Pitt hate grandmas? Find out here! [Contact Music]
- This picture of Sofia Vergara not coping at Splash Mountain goes down as one of the best celebrity photos of 2012 so far. Extra points for the teen behind her making a call while on the ride; presumably to tell all of his friends he's on a ride with Sofia Vergara. UPDATE: That's her co-star. I clearly don't watch Modern Family. He now gets two points. [US]
- The past five years of her life has seemed like a constant roast, but it's still going to be fun when they go after Betty White in a dedicated one-hour special. [Page Six]
- The best thing to come out of the Oscars? Kaui Hart Hemmings, author of the book that was adapted into The Descendants, talking trash about The Artist. [Page Six]
- The ‘80s and ‘90s are thrilled that Eddie Murphy and Toni Braxton are reportedly dating. We think it's pretty cool, too. [Page Six]
- Dirty birdy Alec Baldwin dropped the word "pussy" on Live with Kelly! Neither Kelly nor Alec cared one bit. [NYDN]
- Target quite wisely decides to drop a line of greeting cards poking fun at Whitney Houston's drug addiction. [NYDN]
- With no stone of her life left unturned, Kim Kardashian is offering her faithful minions the chance to design her Facebook timeline image. [Celebuzz]
- Look out England (screeched in an old-timey pantomime voice, of course)! Tyra Banks and an army of models are set to wage war as part of America's Next Top Model Cycle 2,365: British Invasion. [People]
- Okay, Angelina Jolie's leg thing has been getting a fair bit of play but this Downton Abbey remix is pretty inspired. [OMG]
- Now this is pretty civil, even for a royal: Kate Middleton dropped in to say hi and thanks to the dressmakers who made her wedding gown. [Ministry Of Gossip]
- Real estate porn: the Michael Jordan edition. [Radar]
- Britney Spears has had to delay her wedding because of a lawsuit with Sam Lutfi. Sucks for her. [Radar]
- Is it just me or does Brad Pitt's brother have a touch of the Zach Braffs about him? [Daily Mail]
- Sofia Coppola has finally got her claws into Emma Watson for her Bling Ring. [THR]
- Everyone knows that having a hairdresser you can trust is important, and that's why Rihanna flew hers from LA to London so local talent didn't mess up her 'do. [The Sun]
- We reported on it a couple of days ago, but I didn't realize who the director was. Beyoncé is going to appear in a musical directed by Glee's Ryan Murphy [heads exploding]. [BBC]