We were worried about her there for a moment, but it looks like Velma Kelly is going to be A-OK, hoofing it once more in a big showy musical. Also today: bad news for Kathleen Turner, good news for some random child, and the best news for Gabourey Sidibe.
Jezebel has reported extensively on the controversy surrounding Gabourey Sidibe's Elle cover. Here's E!'s take, featuring a recap of other recent airbrushing/photoshop disasters involving Beyonce, Britney Spears, and Kate Winslet.
Lindsay Lohan admits she failed a drug test; now she faces jail! Russell Brand placed under citizen's arrest for paparazzi beatdown. Did Elle whiten Gabourey Sidibe's face? Paris Hilton's plea deal. Saturday Gossip Roundup is not eating brunch.
"Mommy is white trash," she allegedly told them. Katie Holmes contemplates bearing more Cruise children. Lou Reed makes Susan Boyle cry. Thursday gossip puts the "fun" in dysfunctional.
Today Gabby stopped by Regis and Kelly and in an awkward twist, Regis threw to a clip from the show—a clip of Gabby being brutally insulted. Gabby grins as a collective murmur is audible. Enjoy.
Alice Tan Ridley has made a living for the past 20 years performing in the NYC subway. Oh, she's also Precious star Gabourey Sidibe's mother. But yesterday on America's Got Talent, all eyes were on Ridley. Her inspiring performance, inside.
Lindsay Lohan might go to jail for going to Cannes. Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp are either fighting or screwing. A fight rages for twitter domination. Peaces Geldof exposes herself again. Saturday Gossip Roundup is not making this up.
Gaga lost a British lingerie company's "prototype" underwear; Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart are a sexual dyad; Bombshell says she banged tiger; Gabourey Sidibe was mean. Saturday's Gossip Roundup is a containment dome lowered over a pipe leaking gossip.
Oh, Elisabeth Hasselbeck. *Shudder* On The View today, Hasselbeck criticized Erin Andrews for wearing skimpy outfits on Dancing with the Stars—and defended her peeping tom in the process—before the rest of the panel shut her down. Video inside.
Radio maven and Howard Stern sidekick Robin Quivers delivered a dose of reality today on The Wendy Williams Show. When asked about Precious star Gabourey Sidibe, Quivers pointed out the obvious barriers the actress' weight pose to her burgeoning career.
Here's a trailer for Showtime's upcoming cancer comedy (that's a thing!) The Big C, which features Laura Linney doing her fun tight-wound/manic thing and Precious star Gabourey Sidibe speaking in her natural, chipper voice but still being a tough cookie.
Howard Stern defends yesterday's rant about "enormous as a planet" Gabourey Sidibe: "Obesity in this country is out of control," and he just wants everyone to be healthy. Since when does acknowledging a fat person constitute "tacitly" promoting obesity?
"Mother-daughter stripper pole" is a phrase you don't hear often for a reason. Gwyneth Paltrow spends time with another male musician. Howard Stern makes fun of Gabourey Sidibe. Vigilante sorority closes in on Roethlisberger. Wednesday gossip crosses the line.
Precious' Gabourey Sidibe was nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars, but lost to Sandra Bullock. Now that awards season has ended, Joy Behar and her panel of "media types" question whether Sidibe will be able to still find work.
LiLo is tardy to the party. Gabourey Sidibe says 'no' to Oprah. Nicole Kidman loses a role to a 17-year-old Disney star. Sandra Bullock prepares for the Oscars by stocking up on tissue. Saturday gossip deals with rejection.
In which we discover the sexiest way to report a starlet's jury duty. Tiger Woods exits sex rehab, Madonna and Jesus Luz are still together, and Howard Stern declines American Idol's judging gig. Friday gossip isn't afraid to say 'no.'
• As if Lindsay Lohan didn't have enough problems in her life, it seems she's a "secret hoarder," too. In an interview with the Style Network's Niecy Nash, LiLo's shows all her "stuff," which includes a bedroom filled with shoe boxes and a living room that's been turned into a giant closet. On the plus side, if Sam…
[The whitest boy alive, Zac Efron, gets a posing lesson from Gabourey Sidibe after a screening of his movie, Me and Orson Welles, in New York last night. Image via Getty]
