July 2008 Gossip Archive (Page 10)

Ashley Tisdale, the often over-looked star of High School Musical 3, recently ditched her tousled waves for a sleek and straight hair style.

Which look do you prefer?

Yes, you read that correctly.

He's always involved in some litigation, be it against Shaniqua Tompkins or a major fast food chain. Today, 50 Cent has sued Taco Bell, claiming that the company used his name without permission in recent advertising.

The rapper says, in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday, that Taco Bell features him in a print ad campaign in which the company facetiously asks the human flak jacket to change his name to 79 Cent, 89 Cent or 99 Cent.

His real name is Curtis Jackson. Hard. Core.

50 Cent to Taco Bell: Yo quiero $4 million!

The rapper's court papers say the ad is part of Taco Bell's "Why Pay More?" campaign, which promotes items for under a dollar such as Cinnamon Twists for 79 cents, Crunchy Tacos for 89 cents and Bean Burritos for 99 cents.

Peter D. Raymond, the hardest working lawyer in show biz, said his client didn't learn about the letter or that he was featured in the ads until he saw a news report about it. On a side note, props to Fiddy for watching the news!

Raymond said 50 Cent is seeking $4 million in damages. Maybe he can parlay that into his legal bills stemming from the whole house-burning fiasco.

To borrow one of many classic Office Space quotes, we recommend Thomas Earle use protection - because Ashley Dupre gets around. Like a record.

Poised to ruin yet another marriage, the 23-year-old former prostitute spent a day - and night - cavorting around Manhattan with the handsome, rich president of a major New Jersey asphalt company, Thomas Earle, a.k.a. T.J. Earle, 35.

Earle, 35, lives with a beautiful wife and their two kids fewer than two miles from Ashley Dupre's family home in the Garden State.

Thomas Earle and Ashley Dupre were spotted entering the Gramercy Park Hotel.

They rented a room Tuesday after a long day drinking, dining, shopping and snuggling together in limos, The New York Post reports...

The two then separately left the Gramercy the next afternoon, after spending close to 24 hours straight in each other's company. They walked out of the hotel 10 minutes apart, seemingly to avoid celebrity gossip photographers.

Ashley Dupre, whose trysts with New York Gov. Spitzer - who used to pay $4,300 an hour to tap that - led to his resignation, then hopped into a black Range Rover and sped off. She refused to answer questions from a reporter. Continue Reading...

If celebrity baby names in the U.S. followed this international court ruling, we'd see more Maddie Briann-like and fewer Apple-like names.

A family court judge in New Zealand has had it with parents giving their children bizarre stupid names, and well, he did something about it.

He renamed Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii.

Judge Rob Murfitt made the 9-year-old girl a ward of the court so that her name could be changed, he said in a ruling made public Thursday.

The new name was not made public to protect the girl's privacy.

"The court is profoundly concerned about the very poor judgment which this child's parents have shown in choosing this name," he wrote.

"It makes a fool of the child and sets her up with a social disability and handicap, unnecessarily."

WE TAKE IT BACK: One of our writers ripped the name Honor Marie Warren in a recent Face-Off. That's downright conservative compared to the ones below.

In his ruling, Murfitt cited a list of other unfortunate names.

Registration officials blocked names such as Fish and Chips, Yeah Detroit, Keenan Got Lucy, Sex Fruit, Number 16 Bus Shelter and, simply, Violence.

New Zealand law does not recognize any names that would "cause offense to a reasonable person," among other conditions, according to Brian Clarke, the registrar general of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

Levi Alves McConaughey would probably be legitimate, in other words. Pilot Inspektor Lee, however? That's a different matter.

Thanks to Ray J, we know how Kim Kardashian moves in bed.

But might reality TV fans have a chance to see her moves on a dance floor this fall?

According to The New York Daily News, Kardashian has signed up for the next season of Dancing with the Stars. Helio Castroneves, the racecar driver that won this competition two years ago, was overheard at last week's ESPY Awards confirming that Kim was in.

Do you think Kim Kardashian would make a solid Dancing with the Stars contestant?

Yes, Selena Gomez starred in The Jonas Brothers' video for "Burnin' Up."

But, no, this does not mean she's involved in a relationship with a member of that trio, the young Disney star told Extra.

"The Jonas Brothers are all sweet. They're so amazing to me. They've become really good friends of mine, but I'm not dating any of them," Gomez said, specifically replying to rumors that her and Nick Jonas are an item.

Do you believe Selena? Would she and Nick make a cute couple?

Rumors are flying about Nick Jonas knocking the proverbial boots of Selena Gomez.

Amy Adams and Darren Legallo are engaged.

Reportedly, Legallo popped the question to the Enchanted actress with a diamond ring designed by French jewelry designer Jean Dousset. The couple met in acting class seven years ago.

"It's really important to have someone to remind you who you are," Adams said recently. "I'll run all over but come back to him, and I know who I am."

Crazy Joe Simpson is trying to cash in on the celebrity baby craze in celeb gossip magazines - but he's having a tougher time than you'd think.

One celebrity news magazine said: "Joe Simpson is contacting all the weeklies and asking them to pony up a million to put Ashlee on the cover."

When the news broke that Ashlee Simpson is pregnant with now-husband Pete Wentz's child, Joe immediately began to see dollar signs.

There is some interest - but not for anything close to the $1 million Joe is said to be commanding for his youngest, least talented offspring.

Joe Simpson with the newest ho in His Pimpness' empire.

One editor said Ashlee Simpson baby pictures would fetch "$60,000 maybe - not a million. The timing is suspicious. Her album just dropped and there was little to no interest until now. Ashlee's lucky she got pregnant, frankly."

The deal would include photos of Ashlee - taken by Joe Simpson, of course, so he can own the rights and can make more money - as well as an interview and photos of the baby when she has it, according to sources.

But even with Ashlee and Pete getting married, "Joe has an unrealistic expectation of what Ashlee can command," the editor said.

She just keeps on throwing $h!t at the wall innovating.

On the heels of announcements that we’ll soon be able to smell like Jessica Simpson with a spritz of her perfume Fancy, and/or slip into her signature lingerie, the singer has just announced a new line of dresses. Yeah.

Women's Wear Daily reports that the star has inked a deal for a full line of dresses slated to launch in Spring 2009 in department and specialty stores.

“I’m extremely excited,” she said.

“I plan on creating beautiful dresses in distinctive fabrics and silhouettes that are reflective of my personal style.”

This tells you all you need to know about Jessica Simpson fashion.

In case you're keeping score, we can now get a piece of the talentless star via lines of eyewear, purses, jewelry, hair extensions, bath and body care crap, outerwear and footwear - in addition to the aforementioned products.

Even if the airhead tell the difference between chicken and tuna, she’s turned out to be pretty business savvy. Or at least Joe Simpson is.

Anne Hathaway once starred in The Princess Diaries.

Who knew this princess' personal diaries would one day be confiscated by the FBI in its investigation of Raffaello Follieri?

Federal agents took them during their second raid on the jackass' Trump Tower pad, the New York Daily News is reporting.

Seeking to bolster their case against Raffaello Follieri, who has been charged with 11 counts of fraud and money laundering, agents took photos of him with Bill and Hillary Clinton, Pope John Paul II, and John and Cindy McCain.

Also confiscated were documents, watches, a Tiffany clock, an antique Bible and personal photos of Raffaello Follieri and Anne Hathaway.

Hathaway, who has been charged with no crime, has cut off all contact with Follieri, who recently turned 30 in the slammer.

“She’s changed her numbers so he can’t reach her,” says a friend. “Raffaello has been trying to call her all the time.”

Raffaello Follieri's apartment, which was raided by the FBI, cost him $37,500 a month. A month. How's the sleazy one holding up in his new digs?

“Raffaello is doing very badly,” says a friend, noting that the Italian businessman was hospitalized for an anxiety attack the very day he was locked up. “He says people are abusing him in there. He’s a broken man.”Continue Reading...