May 2007 Archives

In case you haven't heard, Jordin Sparks was crowned this season's American Idol last night.

But Blake Lewis did his beat boxing this well as usual, and looks to have a successful career ahead of him. Below, the man that makes many young ladies swoon talks with MTV...

MTV: Let's talk about your collaboration [with Doug E. Fresh]. Sorry, Bette Midler, but Blake's performance was definitely the hottest thing tonight. Was it a dream come true?
Lewis: That was Doug E. allowing me to hang out with him onstage, and that was an honor. Forever etched in my brain. It was one of the hottest times I will ever have onstage. It was just a dream come true. Hopefully I'll get to get him in the studio, and we'll have to do, like, a beatbox track, you know? Get something really down.

MTV: Let's talk about the album. Any news on that?
Lewis: You know, I can only hope in the next, like, two weeks or before the tour that I get signed and get management. Things take [their] course, it seems, from the show. Hopefully I get represented by the creative people I surround myself with and get to make the album I've always wanted to. I've tried to stay true to myself this whole entire time, and I think I've represented myself as creatively as I could with what I got on the show. So I'm excited to do that even more so singing my own songs I've written and, you know, just be me 110 percent.

MTV: If you had any dream collaborator in the studio, who would you pick?
Lewis: B.T. He's my favorite producer pretty much ever. I've been talking to him. He hasn't seen American Idol, but I opened for him a long time ago and he wanted to work a long time ago. And now we have the opportunity to maybe get together and work. It's not official, but I talked to him for a couple hours about it. ...

There's so many amazing producers out there that are more underground. I like DJ Shadow, I love Dan the Automator. Will.I.Am is an amazing producer, and he lives in that realm of hip-hop, dance and pop. ... I'd love to work with anyone that would really want to work with me. I'd love to work with Danger Mouse and Gnarls Barkley and Cee-Lo. Robin Thicke ... The possibilities are endless. I'm putting it out there. If you want to do something, call me!

MTV: What can we expect on the tour?
Lewis: Tour! Oh, I'm very excited about the tour, because I get to use my loop pedals and my guitar. We're all playing instruments this time. That's never been done before. I think maybe Chris Daughtry played some guitar last year. But everyone plays a different instrument, like Chris Richardson plays drums; he's been playing drums for, like, 15 years. [Chris] Sligh plays guitar, Phil [Stacey] can play keyboard, I play guitar and keyboard, bass.

For me, I'm excited because I'm gonna do a one-man band show because I have all my loop pedals from beatboxing and then I play guitar and sing over that, so I'm gonna do kind of like a little medley that I used to do â€" the only two songs that I used to ever cover. One of them I sang on the show.

Sadly, he Blake say a word about possibly seeing Antonella Barba nude.

Sadly, Toastee Exposed is not available to horny men just yet.

But viewers hoping to catch a glimpse of Jennifer Toof nude needn't spend money on any sex tapes. We've got a few photos across our site.

We've also got a celebrity who looks suspiciously like this former Flavor of Love girl: Mena Suvari. Remember her? This young actress starred in American Pie, American Beauty ... and pretty much nothing since.

But she may be starring in the dreams of men around the world now. After all, these pictures are at least a nice diversion from Amy Winehouse, right?

Hot off her Miami "concert" (read: shopping and clubbing spree), Britney Spears got back to business at her home away from home - Millennium Dance Studio in North Hollywood.

The troubled pop princess seemed to be in a happy mood as she strutted her slightly pudgy stuff with son Sean Preston Federline in tow.

Really, there's only so much we can say about Britney Spears that hasn't already been discussed ad nauseam. So we just have a few observations about these recent photos:

1. Those are some serious boobs.
2. Those are some seriously bad hair extensions.
3. Just when you think fashion standards can't be lowered any further, Britney proves us wrong with green jammy pants and a blue bandana that appears to feature skulls. Those are some nice boy shorts, though.
4. Britney is holding up two fingers, which may indicate her remaining IQ points, or her number of kids (giving props to both Sean P. and Jayden James Federline). That, or it's some sort of peace gesture.

Swinging by Starbucks for some coffee, Amy Winehouse apparently needs a little pick-me-up. Which is surprising, seeing that a giant marine cephalopod is affixed to her dome.

The newly married and elaborately-tattooed singer with bad teeth at least has this going for her - she can carry a coffee cup and balance a squid on her head simultaneously.

Let's see Criss Angel try that one!

PHOTO CREDIT: Buzz Foto LLC

We were about to ask what the hell Blake Fielder-Civil could have been thinking marrying this weirdo, but then we remembered she's rich and he dodged a prenup, so it makes sense.

Seriously, though. Forget being the next James Bond girl. Winehouse could play the evil, eight-legged villain out to destroy Daniel Craig forever.

Millions of American Idol fans made the right decision last night:

Jordin Sparks was named the winner of this reality show's sixth season. As she joins the ranks of Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson and more, Jordin talked about the experience:

What was going through your mind right before Ryan announced that you won?
I was standing up there and Blake Lewis was holding my hand and he was like, "I love you, sweetheart." I was like, "I love you too." He squeezed my hand and I knew whatever happened I'd be okay and everything would be fine. He's such a great supporter and so encouraging of me. I'm one of his biggest fans and he's one of mine. It turned out pretty cool, I guess!

You became very emotional during your last song, 'This Is My Now.' What were you feeling then?
It was a mix of a lot of things. I can't believe that it's over. It seems like years ago that I auditioned in Seattle, but at the same time it's gone by so fast. It was a mix of everything was ending and I don't know â€" the song is just so amazing. I looked up at all the people and I saw my parents sitting there and I realized that what I said I wanted to do a long time ago, I was doing it. And it just totally overcame me.

Did you know you had such fan support going into the finals?
I've been in a bubble, so I didn't. When I went home I got so much support there, but that was my home state. I had no idea what everybody else was thinking. I love the love, what can I say?

* The Hollywood Gossip note: You can say for sure if Antonella Barba is dating Blake or not.

Are you ready to record your first album?
I might be getting some material during the [Idols Live] tour and then I guess right after I'll start working on that.

Will you write your own songs?
I would love to write. I've written a couple of songs but I don't know if they'll go on the album. But I've written and I hope I can write a little bit on my album.

Do you have a favorite performance?
I have no idea. I loved each and every performance that I did. There were some that I liked more than others. I think that I tried to top myself every performance. I liked them all. I don't regret anything.

* The Hollywood Gossip note: We think her rendition of A Broken Wing was the best.

Did you speak with Simon after tonight's show?
He was like, "Congratulations, Jordin. You deserved it." And I was like, "Thank you." And he gave me a hug and it was like, "Oh my God! Simon Cowell is hugging me!"

If so, those Holly Madison nude photos we've posted might seem a tad inappropriate.

According to the ever-reliable Star Magazine, though, the number-one girlfriend of Hugh Hefner might be knocked up. The basis for this possibility? The fact that his hand was placed on her stomach in a picture taken at Hyde on May 15 (and shown below).

Moreover, Holly - one of Hef�s three girlfriends, along with Kendra Wilkinson and Bridget Marquardt - sported a baggy babby doll dress throughout the evening.

�Holly�s just dying to get pregnant and marry Hef so he can be all hers,� a source said.

Ouch, that makes Madison out to be far more conniving than we'd like to believe she is. This isn't Donna Hogan here, people.

Holly is just your basic, large-boobed, cute blonde that's using Playboy to make a name for herself. No one faulted a nude Pamela Anderson for that, did they?

Could it be that Brooke Hogan is no longer our least favorite "Hogan" in Hollywood?

Might Dina Lohan not be the most insane family member of a celebrity?

 The Hollywood Gossip staff is being forced to face such harsh realities now that Donna Hogan has opened her crazy mouth.

The half-sister of Anna Nicole Smith is apparently focused on remaking herself â€" fake, giant breasts included - into an Anna-clone, just months after Smith's passing.

Hogan wants to get a Heidi Montag (aka "boob job") and yearns to convince Hugh Hefner to put her in Playboy, just like he did with Kristine Lefebvre, she told Steppin' Out (via Page Six). But she's not gonna go quite as far as Anna did.

Hogan revealed in her recent tell-all biography of Anna, "Train Wreck: Anna Nicole Smith Unauthorized," that her half-sister's' "double enhancement" gave her brutal back pain. It's a problem we're guessing Jessica Simpson can relate to.

But Hogan also says she has unorthodx plans for Anna's lawyer-lover Howard K. Stern, who she calls a "creepy little weasel-looking thing" and then adds: "I'll just torture him ... act like I like him, then just walk away and leave him like that, all sexually frustrated."

Take note, Larry Birkhead: you may wish to keep Dannielynn away from her aunt.

All four of the stars below have something in common: they're attracted to men. Which is all good by us. They also have the pink hair thing goin' on!

We're not sure why, but some do it better than others. Who, in your opinion can pull off the pink 'do and whose locks are more like pink don'ts?

First, we have the newly-transformed T.R. Knight, star of the hit medical drama-comedy Greys Anatomy. He said he was looking forward to time away from the show this summer, and made good on that promise with dyed pink locks.

To his right, we have the lovely Rachel McAdams. She's been rocking the pinkness for some time now. The Notebook and Wedding Crashers star sure is hot, and her fiance, Ryan Gosling, seems to dig it, so we'll give her two thumbs up.

Now it's time for a couple of singers. At left, British cutie Joss Stone, who is in the process of introducing herself on her newest album with great vocal skillz and a radical new look. Somehow she pulls it off. As does a crazy chick who needs no introduction: Pink.

Who's your favorite pink-haired hottie? Let us know.

It's a hard knock life for the folks who work at the new New York hotspot operated by Jay-Z, if a new lawsuit is to be believed.

According to papers obtained by TMZ, Celeste Williams, a former "server" at the swank 40/40 Club, accuses the music mogul and the company that owns the joint, Twenty Ones, Inc., of not paying enough.

She says they didn't even pay her minimum wage, which means she's raking in less coin than Kevin Federline at whatever gas station he works at now.

Williams also alleges that the club held back tips from servers and that she got stiffed for overtime she worked.

What's more, Williams' lawyers say in the complaint that there are "more than 100" other 40/40 employees who will join the lawsuit.

At least Jay-Z can take comfort in fellow rappers Snoop Dogg, Eve, Busta Rhymes and Akon, all of whom are involved in their own legal imbroglio.

40/40 rep Ron Berkowitz says that the named plaintiff - Williams - worked for the club for a grand total of four days, and that the club isn't aware of any other of the "more than 100" workers who may have joined the suit.

This place should be featured on Hell's Kitchen.

When we spoke to him, Berkowitz said the club hadn't been served with papers, but insisted that all employees keep 100 percent of their tips, and that any allegation of wait staff being unpaid is false.

Williams is seeking unspecified damages. On the other hand, Jay-Z dates Beyonce, so how can you stay mad at the guy.

Competing with other hot Hollywood couples such as Kate Bosworth and James Rousseau is tough.

But Criss Angel has an amazing ace up his magical sleeve in the race for celebrity gossip attention.

"Cam is an amazing person," the Mindfreak star tells People magazine in regard to the one and only Cameron Diaz. "I'm so honored to be able to call her my friend."

But does he mean friend or does he mean down and dirty lover? "I don't know how to classify them," one close source said. "But she is using the word 'we' to mean her and Criss."

Who knows what that means, though. Anne Heche once used the word "we" to describe herself and Coley Laffoon - and we all saw how that turned out.

Criss and Cameron have been spotted in Las Vegas two weeks in a row: Two days after they met on May 12, they caught a Cirque du Soleil show, where one witness told People, "they were snuggling with each other and he was making her laugh."

And on May 18, Diaz jetted to Vegas for a romantic rendezvous with Angel that included snuggling through dinner at Social House, then slow dancing at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino's Body English.

The two will need to continue with such cozy behavior if they wish to remain in the headlines ahead of other cute new couples, such as Natalie Portman and Andy Samberg.