April 2007 Gossip Archive (Page 23)

The Hollywood Gossip staff is comprised of celebrity sex tape investigators and Antonella Barba photo admirers.

But we don't know a lot about fashion.

That's why we needed the help of American Idol stylist Miles Siggin to comment on the trends of a few of this year's contestants:

Haley Scarnato: (below, left) "Haley tends to gravitate toward pageant-y, more sparkly things which we've been slowly getting her out of. You can go out to any club or bar in any city on a Saturday night and see a million girls wearing the same thing," Siggins says. "With the Idols, people have got to aspire to be them in every way, including dress."

Melinda Doolittle: (below, right) "Before Idol Melinda didn't really know anything about fashion or shopping at all... She's got quite a strange body, because she hasn't got much of a neck and developed shoulders. [Her friends who helped style Melinda during auditions] were putting her in lots of collared stuff - jackets and things - which I got her out of as soon as I could and into dresses, which are a lot more flattering for her. By the end of the season she's going to be the most changed."

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This week isn't just bringing good news to fans of Larry Birkhead.

Those that have been clamoring for a biopic of Anna Nicole Smith to hit the big screen are in luck: a film version of this starlet's life begins shooting next week. And just who will portray the former Playboy model?

Willa Ford, of course.

The former Dancing with the Stars contestant certainly has the blonde hair to pull of the role. But does she possess the giant boobs? Guess we'll have to wait and see.

Meanwhile, we haven't received word yet on who will star as Dannielynn.

We vote for Ramona Sarsgaard.

On April 5, Lauren Conrad received a shocking phone call.

No, it wasn't from Jason Wahler looking to get his ass bailed out of jail. Though the stunning call she received did pertain to her loser, arrest-prone ex-boyfriend.

A friend called LC to tell her about a report on the celebrity gossip site PerezHilton.com claiming that Wahler was looking to sell a sex tape featuring the pair.

"My friend started reading the item to me, and I literally could not breathe," Lauren Conrad tells Us Weekly. "I thought she was joking when she started telling me."

Though Perez Hilton tells Us that he confirmed the tape's existence with "multiple sources close to Lauren and Jason," the star of The Hills denies the report.

"Honestly, they videotape my life five days out of the week. I don't need additional footage, you know?"

Whomever leaked the story seems to have a vendetta against Lauren Conrad.

Among the possible culprits? Sources close to Conrad are pointing fingers at her former BFF and roommate, Heidi Montag, and her a$$hole boyfriend, Spencer Pratt, who was Conrad's nemesis throughout The Hills.

The Laguna Beach native and reality TV star notes that Montag was the one friend who didn't reach out after news of the alleged tape broke.

"This has literally been, like, the worst week ever," she said. "And someone who's supposedly my friend didn't even call or text me."

Oh. Snap. Those be fighting words. And not entirely undeserved, seeing that Heidi apparently has time to get a boob job, but not call or text LC. Lame!

Nevertheless, the accused pair deny any wrongdoing.

"It's sad someone would make up something like that, and even sadder people think we had anything to do with it," Spencer Pratt said.

"I feel horrible for Lauren, but I had nothing to do with spreading that false, disgusting rumor," Montag concurred.

While we can't say for sure who leaked the story about the sex tape, we're confident
it wasn't Whitney Port. Is that girl a sweetheart, or what?

J.R. Rotem.

Isaac Cohen.

Jason Filyaw.

Howie Day.

The list of random dudes passing through the life of Britney Spears since her split with Kevin Federline last fall is not short. And it might be getting taller - 6′8″ to be exact.

Just when we thought that Britney loved Kobe Byrant, it turns out she may have another Los Angeles Lakers player in her sights: Luke Walton.

Rumor has it that Walton, the son of NBA great Bill Walton, is all set to go on a date with Britney Spears. Yes. The following was reported today by the Daily Star:

The pop princess is set to go out on a date with L.A. Lakers star Luke Walton, and his pals say they will be perfect partners. Britney, 25, is fresh out of rehab and Luke, 27, is on the wagon during his team's run-in to the NBA playoffs.

Whatever that means. Good writing, Daily Star.

"His people and her people are trying to thrash out a date when they can have a bite to eat and then we'll see what happens," a source says. 

Personally, The Hollywood Gossip staff doubts this is legitimate. Luke Walton isn't exactly hurting in the looks department, and living in Los Angeles as a member of the Lakers, he probably gets his share of chicks.

Not that we don't love Britney Spears. God knows we do.

But a bald, unstable single mother of two with serious addiction issues, a possible eating disorder and definite depression problems - and who's stalked by hordes of paparazzi every day and night - might not be on his radar.

Hayden Panettiere, on the other hand…

Seriously. We're starting to wonder if Hayden Panettiere's middle name is Jailbait. Actually, we're not. We know darn well that it's actually Leslie. But come on.

Take a long, long look at the outfit she's rocking below and you'll know what we're talking about, though. Out in L.A., the 17-year old starlet makes jaws drop in this ridiculously short, black, snug, see-through number. Yow.

Yeah. She's looking more like Lindsay Lohan with each passing day. We certainly understand where her boyfriend, Stephen Colletti, is coming from. The prospect of hitting this has to be worth the risk of 2-4 years in a California jail.

Despite her undeniable hotness, Hayden Panettiere isn't immune from a good joke. Ashton Kutcher lays a classic practical gag on the Heroes cheerleader on the premiere of the final season of his hit show, Punk'd!

Her mom, Lesley Panettiere (not BFF Rumer Willis), acts as the accomplice as the young hottie is suddenly approached by an older man and his son. His wife comes in and "catches" Hayden Panettiere flirting with him.

Hayden's facial expression after the irate wife drops the f-bomb is nothing short of priceless - and the reason Ashton Kutcher's hilarious show has been such a long-lasting MTV staple!

Of course, Hayden Panettiere has been on the distributing end of Punk'd, having been the accomplice when Ashton punked her VJ boyfriend, Colletti.

What goes around comes around, girl!

Just to clear up any confusion: Katie Price is the real name of British super model, Jordan. Now, on to more important issues ....

Doesn't she look a lot like Big Bird in this picture?

We know Price is pregnant, just like Salma Hayek, so we're not knocking her weight. But this yellow outfit doesn't exactly flatter someone that's made a living off her looks. You don't exactly see Haley Scarnato wearing anything like it on American Idol, do you?

Price is trying to follow in the English footsteps of fellow models such as Keeley Hazell and Lucy Pinder, as she hopes to establish a worldwide name for herself. First, perhaps she needs to decide on whether that's "Jordan" or "Katie Price."

A few years ago, of course, Katie did take the most important step of all in order to become more well-known: she pulled a Heidi Montag and got breast implants. Let's just hope Big Bird doesn't do the same.

Just a few useful things you might want to know about Halle Berry, but probably didn't (thanks to Us Weekly for this fun fact sheet), as well as some hot, topless pics of the Oscar winner from Esquire magazine. Just because.

1) Way back in the day, she didn't bathe for 10 days!

Yes. To play a crack addict in Jungle Fever, Halle Berry didn't brush her teeth or comb her hair for a week and a half. In other words, you could say she tried her best to impersonate Pete Doherty.

2) She hit on JT!

After splitting with Eric Benét in 2003, she called Justin Timberlake. He never phoned back. Hey, players play. "Why can you be so fine and not 35?" she gushed about Justin to Access Hollywood.

3) She feels empathy for Britney Spears!

Berry is going bald for the dramedy Nappily Ever After. Which conjures up images of another hot Cue Ball. "I thought, Wow, she beat me to it!" Berry jokes. "But I feel sad for Britney. I feel sorry for Britney."

THG NOTE: So does Timbaland.

4) She's not against plastic surgery!

"Never say never," she has said. "I hope I will evolve as a person who realizes it's not really about my physical appearance."

THG NOTE: Way to set example for impressionable youngans like Ashlee Simpson.

5) She had a spat with Charlize Theron!

After ripping on Berry's post-Oscar movie-role choices to The New Yorker, Theron (who denied the statements) sent Berry apology flowers. Berry later said, "I don't really put much weight on what other people think of me."

Good for her. Anyway, enjoy these hot Halle Berry pics.

Sorry, guys. We wish this headline read "Tara Conner Shacks Up with Katie Rees in Las Vegas" as much as you do.

Instead, it appears as though the former Miss USA - she turned over her crown to Rachel Smith a few weeks - is remaining in Los Angeles with some guy she meant during this year's pageant.

Reports state that Conner has already moved into his home, in fact, as she's more hooked on him than she ever was on cocaine.

Yeah, right.

There's no word yet on how Tomiko Nash and other ex-contestants feel about Tara's move away from New York. But The Hollywood Gossip staff wishes this buddy of Donald Trump all the best in any career move she makes out there.

Maybe she could babysit for Marcia Cross' twins.

She's a gamer.

We've always known this about her acting talents. But according to Us Weekly, Reese Witherspoon is now bringing her A-game to her love life!

After two months of what one Witherspoon source calls the actress' "trying out a courtship" with Jake Gyllenhaal after her painful split from actor Ryan Phillippe, a Gyllenhaaal pal dishes that it, "it is a definite romance."

What else would you expect, says another Reese Witherspoon pal, since the actress became determined to win the affections of Jake Gyllenhaal soon after separating from Phillippe October 30.

"Reese was the pursuer and really wanted to date Jake," says a pal of the Oscar winner, who co-stars with her new beau in the new drama, Rendition.

"She's known him for a while and thought he was intelligent and charming."

And the feeling is definitely mutual.

"Jake doesn't want a party girl at all," says a Gyllenhaal friend, who says that the relationship blossomed over DVD and takeout nights at home and long talks about movies.

"Reese and Jake are perfect because she also understands the business and the importance of family. Plus, he admires her great talent, thinks she is beautiful and he respects her values. He respects everything about her."

Catching the eye and winning the respect of one of Hollywood's most eligible bachelors was exactly what Witherspoon, 31, needed after her marriage to Ryan Phillippe crashed and burned.

"She needed to prove to herself that she was sexy and desirable."

This hot new romance poses many questions...

1. Is Reese really over Ryan? (our guess: yes)
2. What does he think about his ex's new love interest? (our guess: he's too busy tagging Ashlee Simpson and other babes that he hasn't even noticed)
3. Which Gyllenhaal family member does not approve of the relationship? (our guess: Peter Sarsgaard)
4. Has Jake met Reese's kids? (our guess: no)

He's no Jason Wahler.

Few could match the Laguna Beach graduate's skillz at being arrested - four states, four different incidents, and all in one calendar year.

Nevertheless, Snoop Dogg, a.k.a. Snoop Doggy Dogg, a.k.a. Tha Doggfather, a.k.a. Calvin Broadus, has a pretty long rap (har har) sheet of his own.

Snoop Dogg was charged Tuesday with felony gun and marijuana charges, the Los Angeles County District Attorney announced. The charges stem from his October 26 arrest at Burbank's airport after a handgun and marijuana were found in his car, police say.

The 35-year-old rapper faces up to four years in state prison if convicted. His arraignment was set for Wednesday.

Of course, he won't get that, because as Suge Knight says, he's a narc - and the man don't its their own informants.

But who knows. Police executing a search warrant at his suburban L.A. home in November allegedly discovered another gun. Because Snoop Dogg is a convicted felon from a 1990 cocaine bust, he is forbidden from possessing a gun for life.

His attorney, Donald Etra, tells People: "These are the charges that were fully expected, and they will be dealt with in court."

Well, that clears it all up.

The musician also has a case pending in Orange County - a felony charge of knowingly possessing a dangerous weapon. On September 27, Snoop tried to board a plane in Santa Ana, Calif., while carrying a 20-inch collapsible baton in a laptop computer bag, police say.

He faces up to three years in prison if convicted.

"Snoop's not guilty plea (in that case) says it all," Etra previously told People. "The item he's charged with was a movie prop, not a weapon. Snoop never intended it to be used as anything other than a prop."

This was the latest trouble for Snoop, who last month canceled his British tour with rapper Diddy after Snoop was denied a visa into the country.

There were rumors Snoop was arrested in Sweden and detained by police during said tour, but that turned out to be false. For once.