November 2007 Archives

There was some big-time drama for both Audrina Partridge and Lauren Conrad on last night's all-new episode of The Hills. Let's get right down to it.

First, there was the introduction of Stephanie Pratt (yes, she's the "She-Pratt"), a girl who you can immediately tell is related to the great Spencer Pratt.

Not only does the sister of the show's villain talk like he does, they sort of look the same! Stephanie might even be a little cute if she weren't a Pratt.

Anyway. Stephanie Pratt confronted Lauren Conrad at the hot L.A. club Opera while LC was out with her pals. The she-Pratt and LC started she-bickering and Conrad pal Brody Jenner found himself in the middle of it as well.

"When you hate my brother, it makes me hate you," a drunk Stephanie Pratt hissed at Lauren Conrad, before redirecting her wrath at Brody Jenner, who told her to back the hell off. Damn straight, bitch. Take your catfight elsewhere!

Later, upon hearing his sister's recollection of the night's events, the male Pratt and his faux fiancee, Heidi Montag, weighed in on the situation at home.

"I could never be friends with someone who's [friends with Lauren]" said smarmy Spencer Pratt, reiterating his intense dislike for his ex-BFF Brody Jenner.

Audrina Patridge, Lauren Conrad and Brody Jenner were all under the gun last night, facing off with foes old and new - Justin-Bobby Brescia and Stephanie Pratt.

Meanwhile, during the same crazy night at the Opera, Audrina was thrown for a major loop when Justin Brescia - a.k.a. Justin Bobby - was busted making out with some redhead ... then laughing about it as Audrina confronted him.

Seriously folks. We love to rip on Spencer Pratt at The Hollywood Gossip, but even he has nowhere near the ass bag qualities of Justin-Bobby Brescia.

Fortunately, Audrina Patridge ended up giving Justin Brescia the heave-ho, but it was not easy. The weasel tried his best to hang on, and darn near talked himself into yet another chance. Good to see Audrina hold strong at the end.

As Audrina reflected upon how her life had been effectively ruined by this waste of space for months now, she decided that despite her attraction to him, she had to send Justin-Bobby heading for The Hills (so to speak) forever.

"It's hopeless," she said. "We should just be friends."

Way to go, girl. Way to go.

Lawyers for Britney Spears and Kevin Federline faced off and hammered out a holiday visitation schedule for their kids, Sean Preston and Jayden James.

Currently, Spears only has twice-weekly access to her sons, Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1, including an overnight visit. No details of the visitation schedule for the upcoming holidays have been revealed to the celebrity news media.

During Thanksgiving Day, Britney Spears took Sean and Jayden to the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills for a brunch of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

The alleged singer dropped the mistakes off at FedEx's home later that afternoon. She then went shopping with Sam Lutfi, naturally. What else is a girl to do.

Also at issue in the courtroom Monday was the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services' request for access to the former couple's case file - in particular documents, which have been redacted.

A lawyer for the county was present, and requested that media be removed before he addressed the court. Neither Spears nor K-Fed was present.

Lawyers Anne Kiley and Mark Vincent Kaplan ran the show in their absence. The couple's next scheduled hearing is set for January 23.

Sean Taylor, the former University of Miami star and Pro Bowl NFL safety with the Washington Redskins who was shot early Monday at his Miami home, has died of a gunshot wound, according to a family friend. He was only 24.

After an intruder entered his home, Taylor was shot and absorbed a bullet to his upper leg. The shot severely damaged a major artery, causing the football star serious blood loss and the loss of consciousness.

According to his former lawyer, Richard Sharpstein, Sean Taylor seemed to show signs of recovery when he squeezed a nurse's hand late Monday night, following surgery, but never regained consciousness thereafter.

"This is just such a tragic, horrible, unnecessary death - another example of the incessant violence in this city and this country," Sharpstein said.

Sean Taylor starred at the University of Miami and with the NFL's Redskins.

Miami-Dade Police are investigating the attack. The police are considering it a possible burglary as Sean Taylor's home was also burglarized eight days prior to the fatal night. A knife was left on the player's bed during that break-in.

Miami-Dade patrol officers first received the call that Sean Taylor had been shot in his house about 1:45 a.m. Monday morning.

Taylor and his girlfriend were startled awake by noises inside his home. Taylor grabbed a machete from underneath his bed and went to investigate.

He didn't get far. An armed intruder fired at least one shot, possibly two. Sean Taylor tumbled back into the bedroom, severely wounded in the groin.

Sharpstein said the couple's baby daughter was also in the bedroom and slept through the shooting. The gunman fled immediately after firing.

"Nothing was stolen. They shot at him and fled," Sharpstein said.

The attorney said phone lines to the home had been cut and that Taylor's girlfriend had to call 911 on a cellphone.

Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm, Victoria Beckham and Geri Halliwell reunited last night at the Dancing with the Stars season finale.

They turned up to cheer on fellow Melanie Brown, who's probably considered the favorite heading into tonight's two-hour broadcast. Check out her routine below:

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To quote Eddie Murphy's classic stand up routine, Raw: Linda Hogan wants half!

In her divorce settlement with former WWE superstar Hulk Hogan, Linda is reportedly seeking half of the couple's more than $9.5 million in assets, including a share of the value of their Bel Air mansion.

According to People magazine, Linda Bollea (Hulk's real name is Terry Bollea) refers to the 24-year marriage "irretrievably broken."

Citing the divorce petition filed in Florida's Pinellas Pasco Circuit Court, Linda wants to share parental responsibility for their son Nick with whom she hopes with live while her husband has "liberal" visitation rights.

The couple's eldest child, Brooke Hogan, 19, is not legally subject to child support requirements. She's also a terrible singer.

Linda also seeks an unspecified amount in alimony and child support from The Hulkster, as well as health insurance for Nick Bollea, who has been charged with reckless driving after a car crash in August.

The former star of ABC's The Bachelor - and permanent stud - U.S. Navy Lt. Andy Baldwin, once again showed off his football skills, laying out for a pass on the beach in Hawaii, where he resides. You gotta love this kind of intensity.

Andy Baldwin: Trying to win a contract with an NFL team?

Not only does he have rock-hard abs and a chiseled physique, but Andy Baldwin at least had the decency to pick a frickin' girl on The Bachelor before breaking off the engagement later in the year. You heard us, Brad Womack. You sellout.

As fans of the long-running reality TV show surely recall, the lovely Tessa Horst won the final rose, but officially got the Baldwin boot after the show ended.

Perhaps a big part of the reason for that? A certain former Miss Iran, Sepideh Haftgoli. And the fact that Andy is being deployed to the Middle East in 2008.

Celebrity baby extraordinaire Suri Cruise spiced up her life, if you will, taking in a private concert with the recently reunited Spice Girls.

Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes and their one-and-a-half-year-old daughter took in a show with the group during a surprise visit in L.A. as they rehearsed.

According to the Spice Girls' official website:

"Tom and Katie enjoyed an impromptu audience with the girls and were treated to an exclusive performance, while [Suri Cruise] danced along to the music."

The TomKat clan at a Spice Girls rehearsal: Very cute stuff.

Said Holmes' pal, Victoria Beckham, a.k.a. Posh Spice:

"[My husband David Beckham] and I are great friends with Tom and Katie. It was lovely of them to come down to rehearsals, a nice surprise. Katie has told me that she used to be a big Spice fan, so it was great for her to meet the other girls."

No word on whether the whole TomKat clan went over to peep the sub-par Dancing with the Stars after the Spice Girls rehearsal.

Or something like that.

Some success in her various professional roles, and her romance with her "best friend" and Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz, has Ashlee Simpson sounding downright giddy about life these days. And she's a lot more resilient than she used to be.

Chief among Ashlee's confidence-boosting achievements of late, she tells CosmoGirl - her 2006 stint as Roxie Hart in the London production of the musical Chicago.

"There was a time when what people said about me could really get to me. But working on Chicago helped me come into my own," says Ashlee Simpson.

"[Theater acting] had been a dream of mine since I was little. It taught me to be more comfortable with myself."

That level of self-possession, the 23-year-old lip-synching queen and daughter of Joe Simpson admits, helped her deal with fame significantly better, too.

"I've gotten to a point where being credible with myself is more important to me than what anyone else says," she explains. "People make up stories about you, but they don't really know you. ... I'm not fazed by that."

Simpson also credits Pete Wentz, 28, with providing encouragement in her private life that has boosted her professional work - in particular, her third album, which is due out next year and which should be awesome.

"He's a great sounding board and very supportive," Simpson says. "Pete and I compliment each other. We are best friends, and we encourage each other. I think that is so important. It builds a solid foundation."

She did not talk about the Pete Wentz sex tape rumors at all.

We may be getting ahead of ourselves with that headline... but, come on, it's simply time for Marie Osmond to be voted off Dancing with the Stars.

Last night's performances proved - once again - that she isn't in the class of the two other celebrity finalists, Melanie Brown and Helio Castroneves.

Our staff would be thrilled if either of those stars took home the crown, but we'd prefer to see it sitting atop Helio's head. After all, Mel B is a Spice Girl. Doesn't that mean she's already a dancer? We pointed this out last year regarding Joey Fatone. People who dance for a living should be disallowed from competing.

Anyway, read through this Dancing with the Stars recap right now to get the full scoop. Then, say a little prayer that Marie goes home early tonight.

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The email posted on your website under my signature was not sent by me. I have never met Tom Cruise or George Clooney. This is simply a hoax.

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If we receive a notice from the doctor of Riley Giles, saying Lindsay Lohan has NOT actually given his patient an STD, we'll publish that, too.