September 2006 Archives

The secret is finally, almost, ohsoclosetobeing out: Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson are a couple. Or they're at least having a fun time together these days.

Hudson, who separated from Chris Robinson in August, and Wilson are keeping a relatively low profile â€" but can't hide their feelings any longer from the public eye, People magazine reports in its new issue.

On Sunday, for example, Wilson visited Hudson and pals at her Pacific Palisades residence. Later that evening, the two shared a patio booth at the Polo Lounge in the Beverly Hills Hotel, where they ordered drinks and, at one point, requested that a bamboo divider be placed around their table for privacy.

Got that, Kate Moss and Pete Doherty? It's called privacy.

The You, Me and Dupree stars had also been spotted the week before in Hawaii, where Hudson, 27, was vacationing with son Ryder, 2. Wilson, stayed at a home nearby, not wanting to traumatize the child, we hope and assume.

"The chemistry between (Hudson and Wilson), the electricity, was palpable," an onlooker told the magazine. "They really looked into each other, despite the fact that they were among other people."

Really? Come on. We don't doubt that this relationship may be enjoyable, but how profound can Owen Wilson be? Go back and read a few Wedding Crashers quotes. The guy is just good for an occasional laugh.

And romp in the sack, evidently.

This week in the real O.C., it was Cameron's birthday.

As the Laguna Beach player shopped for a new guitar that his parents were going to buy him, he chatted with his incoherent bud, Nick, about Tessa's annoying text messages.

Nick told him that Cam, who hooked up with Tessa on last week's show, was obviously just "shopping around for chicks," to which Cameron responded "Dude, what are you trying to say?"

Exactly, dog.

Season 2 hangers-on Jessica and Alex (a.k.a. Kristin Cavallari's friends who have yet to realize that they need to get a life and move on) met for lunch, where Jess 'fessed up that she was still hangin' with Cameron on a regular basis, even though he is still only in high school. Yes, Jessica, we can't imagine you hangin' with someone so immature.

Are you f*%king kidding me?

Cami, meanwhile, has a pow-wow with her friend Candance over Kyndra's "much older, on-again-off-again boyfriend," Tyler. The girls are sure Ty will end up breaking Kyndra's heart for the 573rd time, and the good friends that they are will have to say "we told you so."

Meanwhile, Kyndra heads to Tyler's house for a romantic backyard barbecue and Ty asks her if she wants to get back together. They seal the deal with some steamy kisses by the outdoor fireplace. Just so you know, Tyler could not be more creepy and unappealing, and if his stock couldn't drop any further, we see that he's pals with Jason Wahler. This guy eats it.

At Cameron's birthday bash, Cami and Jessica pretend to be friends for five minutes so they can rag on Kyndra and Tyler's doomed relationship. At the same time, the pair go out for dinner and argue when Kyndra brings up their age difference.

Tyler doesn't understand why she has to harp on the fact that he was 18 when they met and she was only 14. I mean, come on Kyndra. It's so not a big deal that he likes little girls. Geez!

Back at the party, Cameron and Jess were canoodling when Tessa shows up all ready to give the birthday boy some birthday lovin'. Obviously crushed, Tessa bails early. The next day she and Raquel commiserate on what a dog Cameron is, but Tessa calls him anyway to talk about their situation.

Then he dodges her call and leaves her waiting by the phone while he hangs at the beach with his buddies. We would have felt bad for her if we thought Cameron was any big loss... but really he's just the King of the Meatheads.

Mmmm. Steak.

The war of words between Saddam Hussein Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger is heating up some more. Since their divorce in 2002, the stars have been involved in an ongoing custody battle over their daughter, Ireland.

In the October issue of GQ (in which he also made some interesting remarks about Tom Cruise), Baldwin unleashes a barrage of insults aimed at one of Basinger's lawyers, Judy Bogen (pictured, left).

Specifically, he calls her a "300-pound homunculus whose face looks like a cross between a bulldog and a clenched fist. She's this hideously angry-looking woman. She'd snarl and hiss."

Basinger's retort: "I am appalled by the statements made by Alec Baldwin in GQ. I am sickened by the fact that somebody can speak this way about another human being. My lawyers, Judy Bogen and Neal Hersh, have done nothing but fight to protect my daughter and me from this vile behavior. After reading this article, everybody will finally see what I've known and experienced for many years."

People, people. Can't we all just get along? If Alec's brother, Stephen Baldwin, were here, he'd say the same thing... along with plenty of other inane things, such as how you will all rot in the fiery pits of hell unless you let him save your soul.

Shar Jackson, the D-list actress best known for being Kevin Federline's first baby's mama, shared her tale of sorrow on a very special episode of The Dr. Keith Ablow Show. We're not sure what The Dr. Keith Ablow Show is or what network it's on, but if it's got Shar Jackson as its lead guest, it's gotta be headed for the cancellation bin within the next couple of months.

Jackson, who was knocked up with one of K-Fed's many offspring (that motherf--ker's boys swim!) when he dumped her for Britney Spears, talked about her pain of breaking up in the public eye.

"My oldest daughter Cassie would come home from school in tears, everybody wanted to know, 'Mommy why did Kevin do this? Why this? Why that? People were teasing me,' That was the only part that just killed me," she said.

Shar also talks about her relationship with Britney, Federline's new wife and mother of two more of his kids, saying, "She's part of our extended family."

Shar does add, however, that she has not met their children.

"I keep my distance," she said.

As for what why she would expect anything more of K-Fed, or what the hell kind of name Shar is, or how it's pronounced, Shar had no comment.

Free at last! Free at last!

Thank God almighty, former Britney Spears bodyguard and man servant, Perry Taylor (with Spears and spawn, pictured), a.k.a. the Manny, is free at last.

Apparently, the handsome youngster opted out of the second coming of Sean Preston (otherwise known as Sutton Pierce). That's right, he's got himself a new bitch to dote on, one with considerably fewer letters in his name. Yes, we are talking about Jude Law. His whole name is seven letters! How crazy is that!?

While Perry/Manny (left, with Jude) may be relieved to be off diaper duty for now, he may have new surprises coming his way. These jobs aren't always as glamorous as they're cracked up to be.

Helping Jude Law groom his metrosexual image all day long and following his girlfriend Sienna Miller as she shops at every store in New York City could turn out to be equally crappy.... even if it doesn't reek quite as bad.

However, he probably won't have to hear any of K-Fed's music, so there's nowhere to go but up.

Granted, this isn't a return of Jay Z-like proportions.

After all, Eminem never officially retired - and he's not claiming that his next album will be his last. That CD, by the way, will hit stores this winter and is entitledL "Eminem Presents: The Re-Up." It's a disc that will serve as an introduction to new artists from his Shady Records camp.

The Detroit rapper produced the majority of the tracks, with assistance from the Alchemist. He also raps on a handful of cuts.

Due December 5 via Eminem's Interscope-distributed Shady label, "The Re-Up" was intended as a purely street-level project with rough-hewn production, but quickly blossomed into something greater.

"Instead of putting it out there rough and unfinished, I thought we should add some other new tracks, make it a real album and put it in the record stores to give these new artists a real boost," Eminem said.

On "The Re-Up," the spotlight is on Atlanta up-and-comers Stat Quo and Bobby Creekwater as well as ex-Renegadez member Ca$his. The first single and video is "You Don't Know," which features Eminem, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks and Ca$his.

Eminem quashed speculation that "The Re-Up" would serve as a tribute to his recently slain close friend, Proof, saying the upcoming project "is about these new artists and these new songs. It isn't fair to them or to the memory of Proof to mix them up."

Cameron Diaz claims that she was assaulted "with a deadly weapon" by a photographer while she and boyfriend Justin Timberlake were returning from a party.

That weapon? His car!

"Cameron was the victim of a possible assault with a deadly weapon. The deadly weapon was the car that the photographer was driving," LAPD officer, Marjan Mobasser, told Access Hollywood.

Early Tuesday, Diaz has filed a report to the police accusing the paparazzo of trying to hit her and Timberlake with his car.

"On Sept. 19, just after midnight, Cameron Diaz filed a report with the LAPD. The incident happened on the 1600 block of King Road in Hollywood," police officer April Harding said.

The report continues:

"Diaz and Justin Timberlake were leaving a friend's home when a photographer hiding in the bushes tried to take a photograph of her. They both then chased the photographer for a short distance. The photographer then got into his car and drove toward both (of) them, causing Diaz to jump out of the car's way. She felt the driver was trying to hit both of them, and so she filed the report. She's alleging assault with a deadly weapon, with a vehicle."

No arrests were made, however, and the LAPD currently has no suspects. An investigation into the matter is ongoing.

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Hey, wanna receive numerous nominations for the American Music Awards? Just don't release an album.

That strategy seems to have paid off for Mariah Carey, who's last CD hit stores a year and a half ago. Nevertheless, for the second consecutive year, Mimi leads the nominations at the Dick Clark-produced trophyfest.

Carey, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Black Eyed Peas and Nickelback each snagged a field-best three nods for this year's event.

Mariah is once again up for Favorite Female Artist in both the Pop/Rock and Soul/Rhythm & Blues categories, as well as a nod for Favorite Album in the latter category.

Fergie and her fellow Peas are up for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album, along with Favorite Artist in both Rap/Hip-Hop and Soul/Rhythm & Blues.

Also racking up multiple nominations were virtually any artists who managed to score some airplay this year: Mary J. Blige, Kelly Clarkson, Eminem, Kanye West, Jamie Foxx, Rascal Flatts, T.I., Carrie Underwood and Pussycats Dolls all scored two nods apiece.

Underwood and the Pussycat Dolls will do battle with Chamillionaire in the redundantly named Favorite New Breakthrough Artist race.

We know, we know, what's next? Mary-Kate Olsen stating she's not, like, fat?

Here's how this Paris Hilton revelation came about:

In police investigations related to a robbery of "Girls Gone Wild" producer Joe Francis, the lodging heiress says she's not an entirely reliable witness, but reveals that "private tapes" were taken from her home and that mystery callers have been trying to get her to pay up for them.

Some mystery. Yes, Nicole Richie, we're looking at you.

Hilton admitted to possessing some knowledge of what happened to Francis' house in 2004 (though nothing self-implicating) and Los Angeles Police Department detectives are heard trying to extract it from her in the tapes, which will air on Friday night on "Dateline NBC."

According to Page Six, the annoyed air head says, when interrogated:

"Like I really ... I don't remember. I'm not like that smart. I like forget stuff all the time."

Hilton did admit that she refused to give it to blackmailers that have threatned to release the aforementioned personal sex tapes. We don't know why. That's the only reason she got famous in the first place.

We're not, like, kidding.

Goodbye, Tomb Raider. Hello, Oscar?

In between flying lessons, it appears as though Angelina Jolie has sworn off mindless, popcorn flick roles for awhile. Lara Croft may be history forever for this actress.

The latest, serious role for Jolie is the lead in Ayn Rand's iconic novel "Atlas Shrugged" for Lions Gate Films. Fortunately, she didn't steal this part from Jennifer Aniston. In the movie, Shiloh's mom will take on the challenging, conflicted character of railroad executive Dagny Taggart in the Rand adaptation, a film that other producers have tried to bring to the big screen for years.

Other weighty roles Jolie will be taking on certainly do not include Kate Bosworth. HA!

But she'll be in Robert DeNiro's The Good Shepherd this winter. As for something that Maddox, Zahara, and Shiloh can watch their mommy, there's always the cartoon Kung Fu Panda in which Jolie has a voice-over role.

Meanwhile, Brangelina has created a new charitable foundation that will aid humanitarian causes around the globe. It will first donate $2 million â€" half to Global Action for Children and the other half to Doctors Without Borders.