Britney Spears Does Her Christmas Shopping at Walmart
Paparazzi terrorize Britney, who just wants to shop. 12-year-old Jaden Smith gets his first bodyguard. Lindsay Lohan's driving privileges are restored. Milli Vanilli star works on weird comeback. Wednesday gossip makes a list and checks it twice.
Auto-Tune the News Guest Starring Joel Madden
YouTube user schmoyoho (real name: Evan Gregory) created the "Auto-Tune the News" web series with his brother and some college buddies. Little did he know that one day it would become so popular that Joel Madden would guest star.
Joel Madden to Make an Honest Woman of Nicole Richie, as Soon as He Finishes This Tweet
Wedding bells for the stylishly disheveled; Lady Gaga wears a black leotard to mourn McQueen; James Cameron works on Avatar's prequel novel; Prince William sports "suspicious" hair; Gummy Bear gets evicted. Tuesday gossip has two weddings and a funeral.
The Genesis of Tila: The Alcohol-Intolerant Straight-Edger Who Would Be MySpace's Queen
Tila Tequila recently tweeted, "I HAVE NO FRIENDS!" But once, she did. An ex-boyfriend tells Gawker about the gap between Tila's "gangbanger" youth and famewhoring present: She was an alcohol-intolerant straight-edger with a split personality and unyielding ambition.
Woody Allen Is in Love with Carla Bruni
He loves her so much he cast her in his next movie. Rosie O'Donnel's weird date, Courtney Love in a strip club, and Zac Efron thinks stars are famous. This is the 11:26 Gossip train to New Haven. All aboard!
Speidi Strikes Back; Beyoncé and Lady Gaga Team Up
• The feud between Al Roker and America's most despicable couple continues. After the Today show canceled an interview with Spencer and Heidi Pratt, Spencer took to Twitter to air his rage: "I thought you were out of town getting your stomache [sic] staped [sic] again... Do you always look like your [sic] about to…
Interns and Robots Stoke the Twitterati
Joel Madden walked out on a radio interview; Alexis Ohanian enjoyed some robot bartending and Bucky Turco did something we'd rather not think about with one of our interns. The Twitterati were especially excitable.
Gerard and Jessica Date; Rosie & Kelli Split?
• Jessica Simpson and Gerard Butler went to Soho House on a date on Tuesday night. Then again, the duo had to be "chaperoned" by friends including Simpson's BFF/hair stylist Ken Paves, which hardly sounds very romantic, does it? [P6]
• It may be over for the most famous lesbian couple in America, Rosie O'Donnell and…
How Will Arnold Schwarzenegger Punish His Poor Wife?
The governor of California promised "swift action" against his wife; a podcaster recounted a conversation about cat eating and Biz Stone fell in love with Seinfeld all over again.
Ivanka Sets a Date; Mary-Kate Olsen Lets Loose
• Ivanka Trump has a set a date for her wedding to real estate scion Jared Kushner. It will go down on October 25 at—where else?—the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, NJ. Mark your calendars! [P6]
• Emma Watson is doing her best to "blend in" now that she's a freshman at Brown. Which is a little hard to do…
Baby Out-Twitters Father
Joel Madden's new son hogged all the Twitter juice for himself; Sarah Lacy stood up a source; and Susan Orlean is not coming to your party. The Twitterati got dissed.
Jude Law's Baby Mama, The New King of Pop
• The mother of Jude Law's baby has been revealed: She's some actress/model named Samantha Burke. [TMZ]
• Jon Gosselin is shopping around a new reality show since he has a couple hundred kids to support and could really use the cash. [P6]
• Joe Jackson is confirming that Michael had a "love child" who is now a…
It's Not Easy Being Jesus
• Jesus Luz isn't making many friends with his fellow male models. At an event last week, the other models in the room were "gossiping like catty girls" about his "big, swollen head," and bitching that he's only booking work because of his relationship with Madonna. Really, you think? [NYDN]
• Lindsay Lohan flew to…
Happy Birthday
Rupert Murdoch turns 78 today. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is turning 73. Joel and Benji Madden are 30. Sam Donaldson is turning 75. Famed attorney David Boies is 68. Finance exec Alexandra Lebenthal is 45. Real estate broker Robby Browne is 61. Jesse Jackson, Jr. is turning 44. Singer Lisa Loeb is turning…
Britney's Lack of Passion, Anna's Plans for Retirement
♦ Although her life looks like it's finally back on track, a new documentary suggests Britney Spears thinks her new life is like prison and lacks "excitement" or "passion." Hopefully she'll be in a better mood in two weeks when she makes an appearance at the Rockefeller Center tree lighting ceremony. [The Sun, OK!]
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Sharon Stone's Groceries Get the Glamour Treatment
After a couple of stellar installments spotlighting Kim Kardashian's bad driving and Ryan Gosling's puke aversions, we've been experiencing a bit of a drought on the PrivacyWatch front. And as much as we appreciate this week's contributions — from Sharon Stone's grocery adventures to Nick Nolte's post-traumatic mocha…

