JESSICA SIMPSON IS APPARENTLY IN THE RUNNING TO REPLACE SIMON COWELL . . . BUT ELTON JOHN AND JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE ARE NOT:
--SIMON COWELL announced that he would not be returning to "American Idol" SEVEN months ago . . . and producers probably had a feeling he was on his way out much earlier than that . . . but they STILL haven't settled on a replacement.
--In the meantime, here's the latest speculation that's being reported by the Internet.
--"Life & Style" magazine dropped a fairly good-sized WTF bomb yesterday, by reporting that JESSICA SIMPSON is, quote, "in discussions" to become a judge. (If this doesn't make any sense to you . . . don't worry, that's normal.)
--A so-called "insider" says, quote, "She's met with producer-creator Simon Fuller several times. They like her . . . she's a good fit . . . and she likes it. Now it's just a question of how to fit her in."
--But here's a TWIST: Jessica won't necessarily be Simon's replacement.
--This "Life & Style" "insider" adds, quote, "She's not his replacement . . . they're two entirely different personalities. This is part of a massive overhaul of the show. There may be more judges, more opinions."
--By the way, there were some rumors that JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE or ELTON JOHN could sit in Simon's chair . . . but they've now been officially denied by their respective reps.
--And "Entertainment Weekly" reports that Fox's, quote, "dream scenario" would be to make their announcement NEXT MONDAY at some TV press event.
--Of course, in order to do that they'd need to HAVE A NEW JUDGE. And it doesn't sound like they're going to settle on one anytime soon.
ZAC EFRON AND CORBIN BLEU SPENT $2,000 ON STRIPPERS AND BOOZE!!!
--"High School Musical" co-stars ZAC EFRON and CORBIN BLEU hit a New York City strip club called Flashdancers on Sunday night . . . and ended up dropping 2-GRAND on lap dances and booze.
--Witnesses say they were especially fond of three girls who were, quote, "slim, pretty brunettes, a bit like Zac's girlfriend, VANESSA HUDGENS."
--They didn't leave the club until 3:00 A.M. . . . but as far as we know, nothing inappropriate went down.
IS TAYLOR LAUTNER NAILING LILY COLLINS???
--TAYLOR LAUTNER is shooting a movie called "Abduction". And rumor has it he's nailing his sexy co-star, LILY COLLINS. He's 18 . . . she's 21.
--Lily played
SANDRA BULLOCK'S daughter, Collins Tuohy, in "The Blind Side". In real life, she's the daughter of PHIL COLLINS.
DIANA ROSS'S SISTER SAYS SHE DIDN'T HAVE A CHILD WITH MICHAEL JACKSON:
--BARBARA ROSS-LEE . . . the sister of DIANA ROSS . . . is denying claims that she had a child with MICHAEL JACKSON back in 1975.
--Barbara . . . who's actually a highly-respected doctor who has worked in the private sector, academia and even for the government . . . is denying she ever even MET Michael Jackson.
--And she denies that Mocienne Petit Jackson . . . the chick who's trying to prove she's Michael's daughter . . . is even her child.
PRESIDENT OBAMA WAS NOT INVITED TO CHELSEA CLINTON'S WEDDING:
--CHELSEA CLINTON gets married this weekend . . . and PRESIDENT OBAMA will NOT be there. Not because he's stiffing the Clintons . . . but because THEY didn't invite HIM. But he's not taking it as a snub.
--During his appearance on "The View" . . . which was pre-taped but airs today . . . Obama said, quote, "I was not invited to the wedding. Because I think Hillary and Bill, properly, want to keep this thing for Chelsea and her soon-to-be husband."
--He added, quote, "You don't want two presidents at one wedding! All the secret service, guests going through (metal detectors), all the gifts being torn apart."
DID LEVI JOHNSTON IMPREGNATE SOMEONE ELSE ON HIS "BREAK" FROM BRISTOL PALIN???
--The "National Enquirer" claims that BRISTOL PALIN is LIVID at LEVI JOHNSTON because he may have impregnated someone else while they were broken up.
--The other woman is Lanesia Garcia . . . a girl he dated before he hooked up with Bristol. She's pregnant, and he MIGHT be the father. There's at least one other candidate, though, so Levi isn't screwed yet.
--A so-called "source" says, quote, "[Bristol] is freaking out . . . She's really jealous. Lanesia's planning to do a paternity test after the baby is born. She's extremely embarrassed she doesn't know who the father is."
--I had a feeling a long time ago that the Palins were going to end up either in the White House or on "Maury". It looks like the choice has been made.
MEET THE NEW MEL GIBSON TAPES . . . SAME AS THE OLD MEL GIBSON TAPES:
-- It's not much different from everything we've already heard, except for one thing: These are ANSWERING MACHINE MESSAGES.
--These are the messages Mel left after he and OKSANA GRIGORIEVA got into a big fight on February 18th and she left for one of Mel's other homes.
--Mel called Oksana several times, until after three o'clock in the morning. And since she wouldn't answer the phone, he just berated her on the machine.
--There is one thing of note that goes a little over and above what we've heard already. The last message Mel left for Oksana . . . at 3:06 A.M. on the morning of February 19th . . . lasts a little over two minutes . . .
--Yet it contains 26 F-BOMBS.
IS LEONARDO DICAPRIO PULLING OUT OF MEL GIBSON'S VIKING MOVIE???
--We can't say for sure that this is true, but if it is, it's the first concrete sign that MEL GIBSON is a PARIAH in Hollywood . . .
--A while back we heard that Mel was going to do a movie about Vikings, and LEONARDO DICAPRIO was going to star in it. Well, that might not be the case anymore.
--A so-called "source close to Leo" says there's, quote, "not a chance" he'll do a movie with Mel now. He added, quote, "Leo has earned the right to pick and choose who he works with and Mel Gibson is not one of them."
MEL GIBSON ASKED THE COURT FOR SOMEONE TO SUPERVISE HIS VISITS WITH HIS DAUGHTER:
MEL GIBSON is allowed unsupervised visits with his 9-month-old daughter Lucia. But he asked the court for an independent observer to supervise his visits with her, just so he can show them he's a good dad, and OKSANA GRIGORIEVA is full of it.
--The observer . . . who was approved by the Department of Children and Family Services . . . was present when Mel spent time with Lucia this past weekend on the grounds of his church.
JODIE FOSTER IS COMMITTED TO RELEASING "THE BEAVER" IN THE NOT-TOO-DISTANT FUTURE:
It would be FINANCIAL SUICIDE to release a MEL GIBSON movie right now. But JODIE FOSTER is committed to releasing "The Beaver" in the not-too-distant future.
--It's about a guy who becomes particularly attached to a beaver puppet he keeps on his hand. Jodie also co-stars in it.
--Well, the movie just received a PG-13 rating, but it doesn't have a release date yet. But a so-called "source" says she's standing behind it, despite Mel's current troubles.
--The source adds, quote, "It's probably not going to be something like two years from now, but they're not sure if it will be this year or next year."
--Jodie and Mel have been friends for a long time . . . but Jodie has yet to comment on Mel's recent meltdown.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
JOE JONAS AND ASHLEY GREENE WERE SPOTTED OUT AGAIN:
A few weeks ago, JOE JONAS and "Twilight" star ASHLEY GREENE were spotted having dinner together in London.And on Monday, they were having lunch at a place called The Alcove in Los Feliz, California.
--Witnesses say they ran into the restaurant when they saw the paparazzi descending upon them.Then, once they finished their meal, they left separately . . . but only after Joe got Ashley's purse from his car.
JACK NICHOLSON IS WARNING HIS 20-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER TO STAY AWAY FROM GUYS LIKE HIM:
JACK NICHOLSON has some advice for his 20-year-old daughter Lorraine:Stay away from guys like him. A so-called "source" says, "Jack's very protective.He doesn't want her dating older guys on the make or movie industry types.He says, 'Those guys are after only one thing, and I should know.'" The source adds that Jack gets upset if "he even sees a guy leering at her."
DID MICHAEL JACKSON FATHER DIANA ROSS'S NIECE???
There's a new woman claiming to be one of MICHAEL JACKSON'S secret children.And she's the niece of MICHAEL'S good friend DIANA ROSS. Mocienne Petit Jackson claims that Michael conceived her with Diana's sister Barbara back in 1975, when he was only 17.
--But she says that when she was 9-years-old, Katherine Jackson had her abducted and taken to Belgium so her existence couldn't ruin Michael's reputation.Oh, and all seven of the men who carried out her abduction were later MYSTERIOUSLY MURDERED.
--Mocienne, who currently lives in the Netherlands, wants a DNA test to prove she's Michael's daughter.Obviously, she wants in on Michael's inheritance.She also wants custody of Michael's kids, so she can "give them a more normal life."
--Oh . . . and there's this:Mocienne claims SHE has that skin condition, vitiligo, just like Michael did.
BEYONCÉ IS THE BEST-PAID CELEBRITY UNDER 30:
Forbes.com has dropped its latest list. It's the 12 Best-Paid Celebrities Under 30.As usual, their earnings are calculated over a one-year period, from June to June. BEYONCÉ tops the list, bringing in $87 million over the past year. Here's the complete list . . .
#1.)BEYONCÉ . . . 28 . . . $87 million
#2.)BRITNEY SPEARS . . . 28 . . . $64 million
#3.)LADY GAGA . . . 24 . . . $62 million
#4.)MILEY CYRUS . . . 17 . . . $48 million
#5.)TAYLOR SWIFT . . . 20 . . . $45 million
#6.)(tie)LEBRON JAMES . . . 25 . . . $43 million
#6.)(tie)ROGER FEDERER . . . 29 . . . $43 million
#8.)(New York Giants quarterback) ELI MANNING . . . 29 . . . $40 million
"TV Guide" is reporting that "Glee" has "parted ways" with PATRICK GALLAGHER, who played football coach Ken Tanaka.He will be replaced by DOT JONES, who will be playing the school's new, FEMALE football coach.
--In other "Glee" news:Four of the show's male stars . . . Chris Colfer, Cory Monteith, Kevin McHale, and Mark Salling . . . will be co-hosting the Teen Choice Awards alongside KATY PERRY.The show will air on August 9th.
AND NOW . . . SOME PICTURES OF A BRUISED-UP OKSANA GRIGORIEVA:
RadarOnline.com continues to milk the MEL GIBSON situation for all it's worth. They have posted four pictures of OKSANA GRIGORIEVA with a pretty bashed up and bruised eye.They were taken on January 7th . . . the day after Mel allegedly attacked Oksana while she was holding their daughter Lucia.
--Meanwhile . . .Mel met with investigators from the L.A. County Sheriff's Department on Sunday.But they were only there to talk about HIS claim that Oksana tried to extort him. They didn't discuss any of her domestic violence allegations.(Mel's lawyers actually told police he would NOT answer questions about Oksana's accusations.That's his right under the Fifth Amendment.)
MEL AND OKSANA BURIED THEIR DAUGHTER'S PLACENTA DURING THAT TREE-PLANTING CEREMONY:
You know that tree-planting ceremony where MEL GIBSON accused OKSANA GRIGORIEVA of being too friendly with a gardener?Well, we know a little more about it. First of all, they planted a Santa Lucia Fir tree, in honor of their daughter, Lucia.They also buried Lucia's placenta with the tree.Mel has reportedly done this with all his kids. (It was after this ceremony that Oksana taped those insane phone conversations with Mel.)
LINDSAY LOHAN WANTS TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH HER FAMILY WHEN SHE GETS OUT OF JAIL:
LINDSAY LOHAN will be free within the next few days.They'll probably spring her on Sunday, Monday or Tuesday.And she's expected to check herself into a rehab facility as soon as possible.
--But Lindsay is hoping to have a little time between prison and rehab.Her attorney says, "She's a little upset right now.She'd like to spend some time with her family, and there's at least some question as to whether or not she'll have to go directly to rehab. I think it would only be fair for her to spend some time with her family and that's what she'd like for me to emphasize to [the] judge."
