November 2007 Archives

If Vanessa Hudgens wishes to keep her younger sister out of the celebrity gossip glare, perhaps she shouldn't dine at Hollywood hot spot Koi with impressionable little Stella.

Then again, naked pics of Hudgens were leaked on the Internet and the actress still managed to secure a raise for High School Musical 3. So maybe she knows what she's doing.

In non-sister news, Hudgens was recently asked about her new album. She said she's "seven songs into the record" and it's "more grown up" than anything she's recorded in the past.

"It's really fun, R&B, soulful," Vanessa said. "I'm still waiting to work with the big producers. I'm trying to work out another movie before we start High School Musical 3 as well, but trying to figure out everyone's schedule - it's very complicated."

Like Zac Efron, Miley Cyrus has been named one of the top 25 Entertainers of the Year by Entertainment Weekly.

Below, she talks about a pair of female celebrities she admires, along with her most pressing birthday wish:

Celebrity fan she was most surprised by: "Lauren Conrad from The Hills. I met her and said, ‘Oh my gosh, I love you,' and she said, ‘Oh my gosh, I love you.' It was funny!'"

The career she'd most like to have besides her own: "Hilary Duff's. She's stayed super true to herself and was also really successful, and that's what I want to do.'"

Cyrus also turned 15 this past Friday and celebrated by performing in front of a sold-out crowd in Nashville. She told them:

"I'll tell you guys that my main wish when my parents asked me, ‘Miley, what do you want for your 15th birthday?' The only thing that I had to say was, ‘I want to be here at home with Nashville and all of you guys."

Give Maksim Chmerkovskiy props for more than simply being hot and talented; the man is honest, as well.

When asked whether voters made the right decision sending Jennie Garth home on Dancing with the Stars last week, here's what the professional dancer had to say:

"I think Jennie was better than Marie Osmond. Frankly, I think there are a lot of other people better than Marie."

It's a view shared by many, as Marie has gotten by on public sympathy more than talent. That being said, who does Maks think ought to win the competition?

His partner, Melanie Brown. After all, "she's hands down the best dancer left... [the] most capable, most natural," he said.

In the end, though, true ability can get trumped.

"History shows [Dancing's celeb champ is] either a cute man or somebody with a huge fan base and I think Marie has both [Helio Castroneves] and Mel's fan base combined times five."

We'll find out tonight, as the Dancing with the Stars season finale airs on ABC.

While Britney Spears spent the holiday weekend shopping, Kate Walsh (her tan bikini blending nicely with the sand) strolled down a Hawaiian shore with her new husband, 20th Century Fox movie executive Alex Young.

The newlyweds, who married Labor Day, spent Thanksgiving vacationing on the beaches of Maui, frolicking in the surf and walking the coast at sunset.

Kate Walsh and Alex Young: Very much in love.

At 40, the former Grey's Anatomy and current Private Practice star looks so good, she'd be prime MILF material... that is, if she had kids. Despite rumors that she is pregnant, Walsh has said that at least for now, her baby is her TV series.

THE HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP NOTE: This is as close as you're ever gonna get to Kate Walsh nude. As in the flesh-colored tone of her bikini. That is all.

If you can call it that. We're not really sure.

Wiping away a stream of tears, Amy Winehouse could manage only this bizarre expression as her incarcerated husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, was denied bail.

Amy Winehouse: A face made for radio.

Blake Fielder-Civil, 25, is being charged with conspiracy involving alleged witness tampering in his upcoming assault trial. He will spend Christmas in jail awaiting a January 18 preliminary hearing that will determine if he stands trial. Should the case go to trial, Judge David Robson said he was "penciling in early June."

As he was led away, Blake Fielder-Civil held his hand to his ear like a telephone and mouthed, "I'll call you," through the glass of the defendant's box. Amy Winehouse waved and blew him two kisses. Ah, the glory of true love.

The troubled singer, 24, arrived at Snaresbrook Crown Court at 10:40 a.m., wearing a long-sleeved black dress and a yellow scarf around her beehive.

Outside the court, police were forced to usher away a crowd of about 30 women ... all of whom were dressed as Amy Winehouse.

Inside, Amy Winehouse sat in the court's front row, right next to Fielder-Civil's younger brother and one seat down from his mother, Georgette Fielder-Civil.

She was accompanied - and shielded from the many reporters' view - by a burly man who identified himself only as "a family friend."

The Back to Black singer spoke briefly to her mother-in-law and to some of her husband's lawyers, all the while checking for signs of Blake himself.

When he finally appeared, just before 11 a.m., he was smiling and winking.

"I love you," he mouthed to his wife, asking, "Are you all right?" She nodded.

Winehouse watched as the judge agreed to hear Blake Fielder-Civil's case for being granted bail in chambers because of "intense scrutiny from the press."

The rest of the two-hour hearing continued in private.

When the proceeding was over, at 12:30 p.m., a grim-looking Winehouse refused to speak to the press as she hopped into a car with blacked-out windows.

No, we don't mean she beat on them in the literal sense, going to town with an umbrella or anything. But would that surprise you even a little bit at this stage?

We doubt it. Anyway. Reputed singer and venerable train wreck Britney Spears may have won The Hollywood Gossip's highly sought-after distinction of 2007's biggest turkey, but she had a less than traditional Thanksgiving day.

Rather than dine with her family, Spears did some pre-Black Friday shopping at the West Hollywood Virgin Megastore with her pal, Sam Lufti.

She celebrated the holiday with her sons, Jayden James and Sean Preston, earlier in the day before turning them over to their dad, FedEx, for the weekend.

Pictured above: Britney Spears. Not pictured above: Sam Lutfi.

Sadly, like the rest of us, it will be back to work for Spears on Monday. Yeah, right. Anyway, hope she got a good deal on the CD and movie she picked up.

The same week this year's American Idol champion came out with her debut album, Natalie Gauci was crowned the winner of Australian Idol.

So as you pick up a copy of Jordin Sparks' self-titled CD, keep Gauci in mind for the future. She should have a big career ahead of her.

Sorry, Spencer Pratt, Heidi Montag and Dina Lohan.

You're no longer the most attention-hungry, pathetic people in Hollywood.

That honor can now be applied instead to Tiffany Dupont. The random, desperate actress sent the following email to Perez Hilton:

My name is Tiffany Dupont from the movie Queen Esther. I want to let you know a little secret that I don't care to keep anymore. I actually slept with Tom Cruise and George Clooney. I had sex with both of them this past year.

The way I did it was that I actually offered myself to them when I got a chance to meet them hoping that would boost my acting career.

If you want to contact them you can, but like most Hollywood actors they'll all deny it. I've done other shows like the Bedford Diaries and such.

Dupont also included her official website, but we refuse to give this actress any more of the celebrity gosip spotlight she so pathetically craves.

Let's hope Katie Holmes and Sarah Larson give her a beat down.

Entertainment Weekly has named Zac Efron one of it top Entertainers of the Year.

While the High School Musical star doesn't talk about those Vanessa Hudgens nude pictures in the magazine's interview with him, he does touch on a few interesting topics:

The biggest thing learned about the business is...
''I'm still treading that fine line between celebrity and actor. I've learned it's going to be a difficult ride and it's going to be hard work. I'm trying to stay resolute here and try and just have fun.''

This year's highlight was...
''I got to meet Barry Bonds. He invited me to watch batting practice at Giants Stadium in San Francisco. So me, my brother, and my dad, who have been going to Giants Stadium for years, finally got to meet this guy who's like a hero. That's one of those moments you look at and just think, 'Wow.'''

The ideal kind of career would be...
''It would be great to be able to work in high-caliber movies and retain a bit more anonymity. But don't get me wrong: I'm so thankful for everything that's happened to me so far, I've had so many opportunities.''

So much for Lois Lane.

Brandon Routh married actress Courtney Ford yesterday, the pair getting hitched at El Capitan Ranch in Santa Barbara.

"Even though it cooled off into the evening, I can only feel the warmth and love in this breath-taking setting," wedding planner Katie Tiffany of Tiffany Weddings told People magazine.

The couple met four years ago.

"I used to work at Lucky Strike," the Superman Returns actor said a few months ago, referring to the hip bowling alley in Hollywood. "I was a bartender. And her brother was having his [wedding] rehearsal dinner party there."

From there, it was anything but Kryptonite for the pair.

"She brings me to my knees," the actor added, sounding a lot like Byron Velvick, only Routh probably doesn't mean he's begging for mercy, such as the former Bachelor in the face of Mary Delgado.