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Steve Guttenberg's Many Lies, Dates And Drinks
Actor Steve Guttenberg's insane interview in today's Observer kind of creeps up on you. In the beginning, you're thinking he's an amusing 1980s movie star with a bit of a chip on his shoulder about his faded fame. A once-deferential maitre'd is depicted shoving the actor aside to make way for Tom Cruise, "and I'm like, 'Holy fuck.'" A 120-year-old club for actor types sparks in Guttenberg's head the status-anxious thought, "Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, who cares? ...it's like time, the great equalizer.” Guttenberg is shown haunted by the memory of his peers shunning John Travolta when it seemed he'd never live up to Saturday Night Fever again. The actor says, referring to his dating exploits, "the Goot is on the loose," and you figure he must have been making a joke. But then he starts sounding weirder and weirder, and maybe kind of like a jerk, and the next thing you know he's talking about his compulsive drinking, lying and womanizing. More »
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Matt Damon Joins Fat Actors Prestige Club
Good Will Hunting actor Matt Damon has been spotted sporting some packed-on pounds while filming the movie The Informant. His character is, I guess, supposed to be just a "regular guy," meaning his abs aren't toned and washboarded and he maybe eats a cheeseburger every now and then. As actresses tend to ugly up their faces and put on prosthetic noses and teeth to get serious acting cred, it seems that actors often have to let themselves go in the waistline. I'm sure that says something about standards of beauty for men vs. women, but that's a whole exhausting topic that ends with yelling and a lot of Betty Friedan quotes. So instead we'll take a look, after the jump, at seven other guys who bulked-up for movie roles, with some mixed results. More »
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Smothered Clooney Finally Free
- Yes, George Clooney is single again. Ex-girlfriend Sarah Larson was "sweet" but "they had little in common." More revealing: she moved so much crap into his house during their brief relationship that he has to move out while she hauls it all away. [In Touch]
- Kate Hudson is making Owen Wilson depressed again, this time by running around with Lance Armstrong. Wilson's drinking. [OK!]
- Naomi Campbell was charged in connection with her Heathrow meltdown, in which she went after two airport cops: Three counts of assulting a constable, one count of disorderly conduct and two counts of threatening or abusing cabin crew. The supermodel faces up to six months as the vicious ruler of whatever jail they put her in. [BBC]
- Supposedly rehabbed Kirsten Dunst is looking "wobbly" at a bar. Sigh. [Rush & Molloy]
- Drunk-driving starlet Mischa Barton is running away from everyone, dropping out of press events in Cannes and London. [P6]
- Apparently Harrison Ford never married Calista Flockhart. It's so easy to lose track. [Hollyscoop]
- Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz are officially reproducing. The musicians said they wanted to wait until the end of the first trimester to announce. And, you know, until after the wedding two weeks ago. [People]
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Time magazine brought together members of its 100 "Most Influential People" list at Time Warner Center tonight, and thanks to phone-blogging members of the press, the celebrities' trash talking, braggadocio and false humility has already hit Twitter in a sort of first-draft of the recaps that will probably hit blogs and newspapers over the next few days. after the jump are some highlights, including quips from Robert Downey Jr., Amy Poehler and John McCain, plus fameball Julia Allison explaining why she wasn't invited.
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Smack-Talking Celebrities At Time 100 Gala
Time magazine brought together members of its 100 "Most Influential People" list at Time Warner Center tonight, and thanks to phone-blogging members of the press, the celebrities' trash talking, braggadocio and false humility has already hit Twitter in a sort of first-draft of the recaps that will probably hit blogs and newspapers over the next few days. after the jump are some highlights, including quips from Robert Downey Jr., Amy Poehler and John McCain, plus fameball Julia Allison explaining why she wasn't invited.
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Jessica Alba Redeems Herself For At Least A Few Days
- Actress Jessica Alba did something nice for a sick girl, and if you focus on the pictures and edit out the exclamation points in the copy, the story is kind of sweet. (That's just... I got something in my eye, is all. Shut up.) [Star]
- The latest rumored comeback strategy for Britney Spears is a reality show supposedly being pitched to several major networks by her once and current manager Larry Rudolph. Past rumors focused on a concert tour, t-shirt line and something involving Danish furniture. This one has the advantage of working even if the singer loses her shit again. [Oh No They Didn't]
- Apparently Spears is an insult to the artistic integrity of Doogie Howser. Neil Patrick Harris of How I Met Your Mother, formerly of Doogie, dissed Spears, who recently did a cameo: "I'm in the minority that feels our show does not need stunt casting in order to succeed... I worry that if they start Will and Grace-ing us too much, that the show will suffer. We're all really proud of the content of the show." [OK!]
- George Clooney's girlfriend is not only stashing her clothes at his place, but also took the bold step of installing scented candles and fresh flowers. The actor is out of town promoting his movie, and the girlfriend, Sarah Larson, is just kind of crashing. And, you know, suffocating him. [OK!]
- Nelson Mandela confirmed rapper Eminem for his 90th birthday party. [Sun]
- Vanilla Ice was arrested on a domestic battery charge. According to TMZ, the rapper, real name Robert Van Winkle, pushed his wife during an argument. He's in jail pending a trial Friday morning.
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Beloved Actor Wants What He Wants When He Wants It
[Actors Renee Zellweger and George Clooney on the red carpet for the premiere of their film "Leatherheads," in London (where American football is extremely popular) today; image via Splash]
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Clooney Wastes a 'New Yorker' Profile on 'Leatherheads'
By now you've heard that The New Yorker devoted 10 pages of its current issue to a profile on George Clooney. And that the piece includes an anecdote about an anonymous man leaving a message on Clooney's voicemail demanding that he break up with his 29-year-old girlfriend. (Well, someone had to say it.) It's an enjoyable read, if only for the revelation that Clooney dresses his salad "with something sprayable called Balsamic Breeze." More »
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George Clooney Won't Be Told When To Dump His Girlfriend
- An anonymous caller told George Clooney about his new girlfriend Sarah Larson, "Dump the bitch before you're sorry." Clooney got his off-duty-cop chauffeur to have the call traced, but it was made from a pre-paid cell phone and they can't figure out who bought the phone. Also, the Sun found a supposed ex-boyfriend of Larson who said Larson had "special love potions."
- Jennifer Lopez wants Tom Cruise to be her twins' godfather and convinced her husband Marc Anthony to go along with the plan. Perfect. Also, the kids' christening outfits cost $200,000. [Showbiz Spy]
- Kitten-and-puppy-hating liar Paris Hilton isn't going to participate in the casting process for her supposed new Best Friend Forever. Surprise, surprise. [P6]
- Talk show host Oprah Winfrey cried on her show over pictures of her dead dog. "I’ve got to get myself together... We’ll be right back." [Splash]
- Rapper Jay-Z married Beyoncé in his New York apartment Saturday, according to Mary J. Bilge, who is on tour with him. [Showbiz Spy]
- Singer Amy Winehouse is going to give her incarcerated husband Blake an album of very special love songs written just for him, and he is going to sell that album for drugs. [Showbiz Spy]
- For her recent incident at the airport, model Naomi Campbell may be barred from British Airways for life.
- Comedian Joan Rivers said of Victoria Beckham, "I dislike Victoria Beckham... Calm down, you were a Spice Girl." [HollyScoop]
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"Tom Cruise Purple" The Kind Of Bud That "Makes You Hallucinate"
- How high do you have to be to name a grade of medical marijuana after lawsuit-happy Scientologist Tom Cruise? [Daily News]
- Molly Ringwald is totally getting a show! The 80s movie star is to play the mother of a pregnant teen in a pilot to air on ABC Family this fall. Also, she is totally 40. [ET]
- Cameron Diaz told GQ she is moving to New York from LA because "you get treated the same as everyone else in New York." [Gay Socialites]
- Awesome Liza Minnelli does not care about your airport's stupid "No Smoking" sign, click for photo of the singer at JFK: [Faded Youth]
- Anne Hathaway's boyfriend was arrested or turned himself in after bouncing a $250,000 check. That's the amount the actress' man owes a PR firm, according to a judge. [TMZ]
- Mick Jagger's girlfriend is four inches taller, so he has to wear a special pair of platform sneakers, at least in public. In private the Rolling Stones singer can reach her just fine with his lips alone. [P6]
- The writers guild wouldn't give George Clooney a writing credit for his work on Leatherheads, so the movie star withdrew from the guild. He said he basically rewrote the whole movie from the crap the other two writers put out. But he held his breath until the writers' strike was over. [Reuters]
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Is George Clooney The Nemesis Of The Tabloid Economy?
George Clooney has jokes. His latest celebrity-based antics: a swarm of paparazzi descended upon his house in Italy after a (false) rumor spread that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were going to be getting married there. Clooney, who was away working, heard about this, and ordered 15 large wedding tables to be set up on the house's lawn. The paps went crazy [Hollyscoop]! Clooney laughed. He's a funny guy. But there's more to this than just a friendly joke. Because George Clooney, one of the biggest celebrities in the world, doesn't just want to make himself chuckle; he wants to undermine the entire celebrity economy that gives him his lofty position in the first place. More »
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Peculiar Alien Begins Its Peculiar Process
[Actors Renee Zellweger and George Clooney at the Los Angeles premiere of their film "Leatherheads" yesterday; image via Bauer-Griffin]
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Shock: Celeb's Galpal Secret Scenester
You may think that George Clooney's girlfriend Sarah Larson is an innocent sweetheart, on account of how she is a former cocktail waitress now dating a rich celebrity with a few years on her, but you'd be wrong. Star tracked down secret photos that expose the real Sarah Larson as a girl who got drunk and wore bikinis. Amusingly, the photos are from Merlin Bronques' hiptard party/porn site, Last Night's Party. The real shame here is that George Clooney is dating a Blue States Lose target. [Star]
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Britney Losing Furs, Cars, Insanity
- Britney Spears can't have nice things because men will take them from her. Yesterday her dad got permission from a judge to sell off at least some of the singer's cars, and it emerged that former hanger-on Sam Lutfi allegedly intercepted "hundreds of thousands of dollars worth" of jewelry, fur coats and other luxury items intended for Spears.
- On the bright side, Spears may actually be getting healthier under her father's conservatorship: The cast of How I Met Your Mother claims she was "surprisingly easy to work with." Star Neil Patrick Harris said she was "rather shy and intimidated." Classic politician's gambit: Set expectations low, then exceed them!
- Designer Donatella Versace will be a live mannequin at Barneys today. [P6]
- Tom Cruise historically does this weird thing where he will sometimes awkwardly make "friends" with people for PR reasons, and fellow actor Will Smith is his newest victim. Cruise has been basically stalking Smith, flying to New York for his movie opening and surprising him at Smith's Hollywood Walk of Fame installation. The horrific result: Charitable Smith and his wife donated $20,000 to a Scientology literacy campaign. [Fox]
- Michael Stipe of ancient alternaband REM is gay and about to say so in Spin. [P6]
- Here is a picture of actor Ashton Kutcher in tight Calvin Klein briefs, to kick off or ruin your morning. [LA Rag Mag]
- Madonna's flack said the singer's marriage to Guy Ritchie is a happy one and the whole family is "joyfully back together" after the wife and husband finished far-flung movie projects. Page Six is so not buying it and points out that, to the Brit ear, Ritchie clearly has an affected gangland accent that sounds as fake over there as Madonna's faux-British accents sounds in the U.S.
- The whole thing about actor George Clooney returning to TV show ER was, of course, total bullshit. [People]
- Perez Hilton does not seem to realize Amy Winehouse has an actual skin disorder and registered a false drug-related accusation against the singer-druggie, perhaps the first in her entire life. [Perez]
- Oil heir Brandon Davis is now disrupting lives in California instead of South Florida. He made a scene at designer Lauren Conrad's fashion show and was removed by security [P6]
- Kirstin Davis of Sex and the City is not the one in that porn photo allegedly from a sex tape. [OK, P6]
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George Clooney Explains How Gay He Is, Exactly
- Actor George Clooney Googled himself in front of Esquire and addressed the various rumors that popped up. On his alleged feud with Fabio: "There is a moment when you are actually in the argument and you're thinking, 'If I do get beaten down by Fabio, that will be far worse than the pain. I wouldn't shake that.'" On being called "gay, gay, gay:" "No, I'm gay, gay. The third gay – that was pushing it." [People]
- At long last police and maybe the FBI are more concerned about a deranged fan hurting singer Britney Spears than about a deranged Spears hurting herself. A fan is sending sex toys, customized porn stories and a picture of himself with the eyes cut out and, in at least in one case, odd liquid squirting into his mouth. The letters maybe also had talk of bombs and the Middle East. And the only reason you're reading about this is that Spears hasn't gone on a crazy rampage and thus buried the news of her insane stalker. Yay?
- Spears shouldn't worry too much about the crazy, since she has a cussy new bodyguard, seen here about to grope her.
- Also, comedian Rosie O'Donnell made Spears one of those YouTube-esque fan mashups, with just the song "Calling you" by Patti Lupone and some still pictures of Britney. OMG, more of this, please, Rosie. [P6]
- Someone not home with actress Heather Locklear called 911, worried she would commit suicide. When police arrived at her house, Locklear seemed fine so the emergency crews left. ShowbizSpy detailed her love life.
- Heath Ledger left none of his assets to his daughter or her mom. [Sun]
- Matt Damon and his wife Luciana are expecting another child. [Us]
- An aggressive and determined Kimora Lee Simmons conceived another child for her Scientology army. Some guy was involved, but that seems beside the point.
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Sarah Larson, Random Chick From Kent
George Clooney is dating Sarah Larson, a 28-year-old cocktail waitress from Kent, Washington. Predictably, a guy who knew Larson since grade school has a blog, and he's written a LONG history of damn near everything he knows about her, which has drawn more than a thousand comments. Today the Daily News picks it up and refers vaguely to some of the "very personal details" from Larson's past. For you, we have read the INCREDIBLY LONG blog post and condensed it down to its interesting parts. Everything you ever wanted to know (and more) about the past of George Clooney's girlfriend, below. More »
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Katie Holmes May Have Conceived A New Scientology Prince
- Katie Holmes may be pregnant again. Celebrate now, there will be plenty of time to figure out which Scientology God's sperm impregnated her later. [OK!]
- Britney went to buy some new jeans, probably to accommodate her expanding tummy, and the paparazzi got so frenzied her bodyguard had to manhandle Spears up to vehicle reentry speed to get her through the thick layer of cameramen. Not a single pap thought to plug her meter, and she got a parking ticket, so in apparent retaliation Spears didn't flash a single private part while pulling away from the Levis store.
- The pap mob got Spears banned from the Beverly Hills Hotel, where she liked to visit and, uh, "meet" with Adnan Ghalib but where they've created an entire training program on how to turn Britney away. The franchise opportunities on those Britney-B-Gone classes are, of course, endless.
- Britney's sister Jamie Lynn Spears, who minted $1 million just by getting pregnant and selling the press rights, is pretending to think about going to college. College, of course, is how young female celebrities used to ensure their financial security before sex tapes and reality television were invented.
- His first wife Jessica Sklar left him for Jerry Seinfeld, and now Eric Nederlander is being thrown out of his own home amid a soon-to-be "nasty" divorce from his second wife. They just had a kid seven weeks ago. If it weren't for the piles of family money, you'd almost feel sorry for the guy. [P6]
- Because Brad Pitt probably got Angelina Jolie pregnant, the spinster Jennifer Aniston was rude to Pitt buddy George Clooney. Then she and Courtney Cox stormed off to go and order her some more "secret admirer" bouquets or whatever. [OK!]
- Supposedly Mischa Barton from "The OC" was driving with a blood alcohol level of more than 0.8 percent, which, to give you some idea, is approximately what Courtney Love would refer to as "shitfaced problem drinking." Either that or Daily Mail reporters spend so much time on the London "tube" or double decker buses or whatever they never bother to learn that the usual legal driving limit is closer to, say, 0.08 percent.
- Look, Michael Jackson admitted to sleeping in bed with young boys at his home, Neverland Ranch, and didn't lose the place. He owed tens of millions before and didn't lose the place. He was supposedly going to sell it twice before that, and he never lost the place No one is going to believe Jackson will actually lose Neverland Ranch until they see, with their own eyes, the Elephant Man's skeleton being moved out by a weeping Michael. So stop talking about it.
- Pars Hilton is looking for roommates. Should make for an amazing Craigslist ad. [P6]
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