Katharine McPhee

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"A man pulled up in a car next to me the other day and asked if he could buy a bag of weed. I was like, 'No, I've got some graham crackers, though.' I mean, I was holding a toddler [son William Atticus, 3]!"
- Weeds star Mary-Louise Parker

"If I were to say I never have cravings I'd be lying."
- Tara Conner on beating her drug and alcohol addiction

"I hope everybody laughs with me and at me."
- Kevin Federline on his Super Bowl commercial for Nationwide Insurance

"I think that the cool thing about not winning is you get to show people, ‘Look, I didn't win but I can still do it.'"
- Idol runner-up Katharine McPhee

"I end up being very flirtatious, and people take it the wrong way. I'm very much a prude."
- Mariah Carey on why she would never take a guy home from a club

"I'm a huge chocoholic. I keep bags of mini candy bars in my freezer and I swear I go through five or six of these guys a day." - Rebecca Romijn

"He was touching my leg, touching my hair. It is definitely inappropriate to touch someone you don't know."
- Ivanka Trump on Andy Dick getting touchy-feely with her on Jimmy Kimmel Live

"Jennifer Hudson would not be where she is today without American Idol."
- Idol judge Randy Jackson

"Sometimes I look at what really young girls wear and I can't believe it â€" I have underwear that covers more than what some of them have on...For me, I like clothes and I like to wear them to cover up."
- Lauren Conrad

"Whenever Portia [de Rossi] and I are on the red carpet, they're yelling out for her to tell them what she's wearing. But nobody cares [about what I'm wearing] because I have a suit on, even if it's a Gucci suit. That to me is frustrating, because I put effort into getting ready, too."
- Ellen DeGeneres

Katharine McPhee has a new album out today.

It appears as though the American Idol runner-up from a season ago would prefer if we focus our attention on other assets of hers at the moment, however.

Yowza. Kat is giving Victoria Beckham a run for her boobtacular money in this picture.

And we're not saying there's anything wrong with that. Except McPhee has talent.

We don't think she needs to flaunt her chest in order to receive attention; Posh Spice, on the other hand, only has a cool British accent, a famous husband named David Beckham and famous friends that may or may not be insane.

Without her giant boobs, what would become of Victoria?

As for Katharine, you needn't be Paula Abdul drunk in order to recognize a beautiful voice when you hear it.

Stick to singing and let your skills shine through, Kat.

Is it possible that getting beaten by Taylor Hicks on American Idol has made Katharine McPhee so insecure that sheld consider joining Hollywood's trendy "religion" just to impress a man?

That's what she told Salon.com recently in an interview, admitting she looked into Scientology because of some dude. She did not comment on who said dude is.

"I took a couple of courses. It was really all about a guy." McPhee said. "It was a guy that I was totally obsessed with - not obsessed with but totally into and, you know, guys and girls can do that to our lives and make us think we're into something that we're not."

Ah yes. Of course, love can make you do crazy things. Like jump up and down on couches, scare the bejesus out of Matt Lauer, criticize an innocent actress for being depressed, emphasizing that there is no such thing as a chemical imbalance, and so on and so forth.

In any case, it's good that Katharine McPhee hasn't gone overboard.

"I'm not a Scientologist," McPhee said. "I've clarified this rumor over and over again, but people will keep saying that I am, but whatever."

Hmm. Sounds like something a Scientology believer would say. Especially one with a supposed friendship with the most famous Scientologists, TomKat.

"I actually did meet them the other day and they were the nicest people I think I've probably ever met," McPhee said, adding that contrary to prior reports, she did not sing at their wedding.

Maybe more clues will be revealed when she releases her up-coming oft-delayed debut album, Katharine McPhee. Tom Cruise could not be reached by The Gossip for comment on this story.

Saint Nick. The man knows who's naughty and who's nice. It's apparent, however, that he treats each with equal affection.

Take Sienna Miller (please, Jude Law would insist). The actress isn't exactly known for her benevolent ways, yet there she is with a jolly, welcoming Santa. You gotta hand it to the guy and his forgiving heart.

We're sure it was much easier for Mrs. Claus' husband to wear a smile for Katharine McPhee. The American Idol runner-up (right) caught up with the Christmas icon before he took off for a practice sleigh run last week.

As loving as Santa Claus appears to be, though, we wonder if he has anything in his sack this holiday season for Michael Richards. We're guessing it won't be anything but coal.

She's one busy girl, but Katharine McPhee still found the time to IM with America Online as the latest participant in the site's music interview feature.

In her chat, the giggly 22-year old American Idol runner-up discussed everything from her experiences on the show, to her career plans, to her many talents (which include stalking) and even her thoughts on world affairs. Well, sort of.

Click on the link above to read the interview with the funny and talented starlet!