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Friday, December 28, 2007

Paris Hilton's inheritance goes to charity


The future fortune of Paris Hilton, the hotel heiress, has taken a hit after her grandfather said that he would give 97 per cent of his $2.3 billion (£1.15 billion) wealth to charity.

Barron Hilton, 80, whose father Conrad founded the Hilton Hotel chain in 1919, will donate most of his fortune to the Conrad N Hilton Foundation. Only three per cent - $69 million - will be left to his heirs.

He has eight children and 23 grandchildren.Paris, who had stood to inherit an estimated $100 million, will now receive about $5 million after tax.

Mr Hilton, the chairman of the foundation, said he was "proud to follow my father's example". On his death, in 1979, Conrad Hilton left 97 per cent of his money to the foundation he had founded in 1944. But his son challenged the will and reached an accord dividing ownership of the shares with the foundation.

Paris had no immediate comment. According to Forbes magazine, the socialite earned $6.5 million last year.

There have been conflicting reports about her relationship with her grandfather, who is said to be embarrassed by Paris, who gained notoriety for an internet sex tape and was jailed for probation violation in a drink-driving case.

Other reports say he is impressed by her money-making abilities.

Lindsay Lohan denies drinking prior to 2005 car crash


Lindsay Lohan has dismissed claims that she was under the influence of alcohol, drugs or prescription medication when she collided with Raymundo Ortega in Oct 2005.

Ortega sued the 21-year-old actress in June 2007 for negligence, alleging that she had been drinking prior to the crash, and is currently seeking at least 200,000 dollars in damages.

The 'Mean Girls' star crashed her Mercedes-Benz into Ortega's van and allegedly attempted to leave the scene of the accident to avoid the ever-pursuing paparazzi.

Ortega has also accused the restaurant named Ivy for serving alcohol to Lohan, who was only 19 at that time.

However, in a court declaration dated Dec. 15, the actress said that she did not consume any alcohol either at the lunch or before arriving at the restaurant.

"I did not consume an alcoholic beverage or any type of medication or drug in the hours prior to my arrival at the Ivy. Additionally, at no time between my arrival at the Ivy and the subject automobile accident did I consume an alcoholic beverage, medication or other drug,'' E! Online quoted Lohan, as stating in the declaration.

In order to support Lohan's statement, the restaurant lawyers also submitted part of a deposition of her server that day.

Adam Novicki, who was serving the actress at the restaurant, said that Lohan was served no alcohol, nor did she try to order any.

"I know for a fact Miss Lohan did not order an Ivy gimlet," Novicki said.

According to Lohan's court documents, Ortega was at fault in the crash for making an illegal U-turn in front of the actress' car.

Paris Hilton's Teen Brother Caught in Hotel Fling with Skye Peters


With the tabloids still in a frenzy over the pregnancy of 16-year-old Jamie Lynn Spears, a new teen sex scandal is making the news. Paris Hilton's teenage brother, Barron Hilton, was caught shacking up with Skye Peters, daughter of producer Jon Peters, at the Bel Air Hotel last week.

The New York Post reports 16-year-old Hilton heir Barron Hilton was discovered last week spending the night with Peters, also 16, last week at the Bel Air Hotel. According to several reports, the two were shacked up in room 261 at the hotel when "something happened" and "police were called" to the hotel, according to the Post.

Skye Peters is the daughter of Superman Returns producer Jon Peters and ex-wife Christine Peters. The couple has been engaged in a long legal battle after Christine was evicted from the couple's Bel Air home, according to the Denver Post.

A representative for Jon Peters told the New York Post's Page Six that "Jon… will be looking into the purported relationship, and why Christine is allowing their youngest daughter to spend nights out." A representative for Christine Peters told Page Six: "Christine and Kathy Hilton have been friends for years so of course Skye and Barron are friends. They were at the Bel Air several weeks ago for a luncheon, but the rest sounds crazy. Police were not called."

Gossip site TMZ.com reports Barron Hilton has been repeatedly seen out partying with big sister Paris Hilton at clubs where he is "underage."

Meanwhile, Paris is on the prowl for a fresh guy, according to TransWorldNews.com. When asked what she wanted for the New Year, Hilton reportedly replied: "A new boyfriend!"

Lindsay Lohan sexy pic sale


THE gold-digging former lover of Lindsay Lohan has struck again.

Fresh from selling her sex secrets to the world, Riley Giles is now trying to flog off photos from their time together.

Giles, who met the star in rehab - more on Lohan here - has been slammed by gossip site TMZ.com for the move, which brands one of the pics as "a straight out of MySpace self-photo of Lindsay in front of a bathroom mirror - holding up her shirt and showing off her fantastic stomach".

Minister Attack Paris Hilton Over Help Promise


A born-again Christian prisons minister in America has reminded PARIS HILTON of her televised promise to aid women released from jail. Former music industry svengali Marty Angelo has written to Hilton asking her to live up to her word in 2008 after telling broadcaster Larry King of her plans to help get prisoners "back on their feet". The socialite made the comments during an appearance on Larry King Live in the days following her own release from prison, where she served 23 days of a 45-day sentence for violation of probation earlier this year (07). She told King, "I want to help set up a place where these women can get themselves back on their feet.

A place with food, shelter and clothing and programs, kind of a transitional home. I know I can make a difference and hopefully stop this vicious circle of these people going in and out of jail." But Angelo is disappointed that Hilton has yet to fulfil her promise. He says, "I would like to see Paris Hilton live up to her word. Hilton needs to remember where she comes from now. She is no longer just a high society hotel heiress but an ex-convict who God helped through her jail sentence. She owes God big time. "Paris Hilton stated she felt God gave her 'a new beginning' and things were going to be different once she was released from jail. What is so different? Where is her new beginning? All I see her doing is running in and out of nightclubs and attending various social events. What is so new about that?"

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Britney Spears spends night with photographer


Britney Spears spent the night in a hotel with a photographer on Saturday.

The 'Gimme More' singer experienced another meltdown which culminated in her inviting a paparazzo known only as Adnan, who works for the Finalpixx photo agency, to share a room with her at Beverly Hills' Peninsula Hotel.

A source is quoted as saying, "Adnan and Britney met in Malibu about 10:30 p.m. She got into his car and chatted to him for a while. Then she went home and got changed into her pink wig and a leopard print mini-dress.

"She met up with Adnan at the Peninsula and they checked into a room together. He came out at 4 a.m. to buy cigarettes. When someone asked what was happening between him and Britney, he said, 'It's hard to make babies when you're just having lunch.' "

According to reports, Britney left the hotel room at 9am with Adnan following at 10:25 a.m. Sunday morning.

Adnan is believed to have followed Britney to her Mulholland Drive home, and was still there yesterday afternoon when the 26-year-old singer's sons - Sean Preston, 2, and 15-month-old Jayden James - were due to arrive for a supervised visit.

Britney's night with the photographer follows a series of events as the pop star earlier this year has shaved her head, attacked a paparazzo's car with an umbrella, and checked into rehab.

The meltdown began on Friday, following a late-night shopping trip at Target where witnesses claim Britney appeared to be randomly throwing items into her cart, and a subsequent visit at 1:15 a.m. to West Hollywood Japanese restaurant Miyagi's, where she demanded take-out food, despite being told the kitchen was closed.

After spending Saturday at home, Britney left her gated community in Malibu at 7 p.m. and drove to a nearby gas station.

She was overheard on her cell phone in the restroom having a heated argument with her personal assistant, Sam Lufti.

Witnesses claim the singer then phoned a recording studio to book a session for that night. When she was told they were fully booked, she allegedly shouted, 'I need a (expletive) studio now. Don't tell me you don't know who I am. (expletive) you. I need it now, not tomorrow!'

Britney then drove to a convenience store where she invited a photographer named Phillipe to join her in her MINI Cooper car. After talking to Phillipe for some time she asked him to call Adnan - who was at a relative's home in Santa Barbara - and summon him meet her in Malibu.

Britney previously met Adnan in September, and admired him saying he was "cute."

Lohan Ex Tells British Tab That She's A Sex Addict


Lindsay Lohan’s ex , Riley Giles, from her time at the Cirque Lodge rehab center in Utah, is now speaking out to a British tabloid about Lindsay’s personal life.

In a new interview with Britain’s News of the World Giles says that Lindsay is a sex addict and goes into somewhat graphic description of what they did together and tells of what she looks without clothes on. He asserts to the tabloid that Lohan, “quit coke & got hooked on sex with me.” Healso describes a mountain cabin getaway where the two went to escape rehab together.He says they locked the door, tore off their clothes and went at it “like rabbits.”

Giles’ interview reportedly came with a hefty price tag.

News of the World writes that, “the wild-child actress craved marathon nights of lust as she broke off her lethal love affair with drink and cocaine.”

Giles directly quoted to them that, “Lindsay’s definitely a nymphomaniac. She’s wild in bed. We’d have sex a couple of times in the day and then go to it through the night… We once did it four times in a row straight. That was crazy. Lindsay was insatiable. She’d demand sex again and again. We’d go at it for hours. She’d have worn out most guys.”

More quotes from Riley to News of the World included:

“If you have an addictive personality like Lindsay you need that to replace the highs you got from taking drugs all the time. Sex became a key part of her recovery.”

“And we didn’t get out of bed for days. It was the perfect place—roaring fires with amazing views over the Sundance ski resort.”

“The first time we had sex I couldn’t believe I was looking down at Lindsay Lohan naked. We’d barely gotten through the door when we just ripped each other’s clothes off.”

“Lindsay is so hot. She has a great body. Her backside is fantastic, perfect, all plump and round.”

“She has great curves but her belly is nice and flat and toned. We couldn’t get enough of each other.”

“Lindsay would tell me she loved me and I’d say that to her, too… And I don’t say that to a lot of girls.”

“She told me she’d only ever had three serious boyfriends—and I’m one of them. We even planned on getting a house and living together out here in Utah. We were together every day for a month and after that I could tell she really loved me a lot by the way she cried and cried when we had to say goodbye at the airport.”

“I worry because it must be very difficult to keep up your recovery… I couldn’t do it. Lindsay has a very addictive personality.”

Giles also claims to News of the World that Lindsay had a horrifying near-death experience, which still haunts her to this day.

“She was in a London hotel and had been out partying all night and taking drugs. Back in her room she downed a load of Xanax anti-depressants and alcohol to mellow her out. She started running a bath, climbed in and before she knew it she’d passed out.

“As the bath overflowed she was totally unconscious and it was only because her assistant ran in and saved her that she didn’t drown. Lindsay said that was a terrifying wake-up call and showed her just how close she was to losing her life through drugs.”

Britney Spears to star in new movie



Pop star Britney Spears is in talks to star in a movie called "Memoirs of a Medicated Child".

Spears is expected to seek inspiration from her own life where she has had to appear in court to fight custody battles.

The film is a true story based on Mark Black who was wrongfully dosed and then imprisoned. Spears will star opposite Ross Tyler who plays the lead role.

The role is of a loyal girlfriend of a misdiagnosed mental patient, Pagesix.com reported.

Tommy Parker, the CEO of 2 Guys and a Dream Films confirmed the report, saying: "As far as Britney's concerned, we're talking". The producer and director of the film also confirmed the project.

A source said: "A letter of intent from Britney was received very recently. Lindsay Lohan was originally offered the part because they thought she'd be a better actor, but they changed their mind and wanted Britney instead."

The source added, "I think it's pretty unbelievable considering what the script is about - prescription drug use, ADHD meds, and all that - considering what Britney's been through. Everyone's very excited to have her join the cast."

Girls gone wild dominate celebrity headlines in 2007



Spears and Lohan were two of the biggest names struggling to get their lives and careers back on track after a year where they seemed to lurch from one lurid tabloid headline to the next.

Both stars checked in and out of rehabilitation centres more than once this year, with Spears' increasingly erratic behaviour ultimately seeing her stripped of custody of her two children following her divorce from Kevin Federline.

Lohan, 21, found herself in the news after being discovered passed out in a hotel corridor following the Golden Globes in January, a red flag warning that was followed by the now customary stint in rehab.

Yet it got worse when Lohan was caught for drunk driving and drug possession in May only to be nabbed for the same offences in July.

Lohan eventually escaped a lengthy prison sentence, spending only 84 minutes behind bars.

Lohan has kept a low profile since completing a spell in an austere Utah rehab clinic in October, but the impact that her wayward behaviour has had on her career remains to be seen.

"Right now, she'd have to pay a studio to get herself into a movie," a film studio executive was quoted by Entertainment Weekly as saying of Lohan.

The executive blamed Lohan and other young celebrities' travails on "Hollywood's compulsion to turn child actors into products, plus a frenzied 21st-century media culture that has made Lohan and other celebs into exotic prey in flashbulb cages."While Lohan escaped with less than two hours behind bars, hotel heiress Paris Hilton was not so fortunate.



The reality television star and professional 'celebutante' was shell-shocked after a Los Angeles judge sentenced her to 45 days prison in alcohol-related reckless driving case in May.

However the real drama was still to come. Released into home detention after spending just three days behind bars, she was swiftly hauled sobbing back to court where a judge ordered her returned to prison.

She emerged from incarceration to a blizzard of flashbulbs in late June, drawing a line under a celebrity soap-opera that transfixed the world.

Ironically, Hilton's co-star and friend Nicole Richie also spent time behind bars in 2007, albeit a less-than-harrowing 82 minutes, after being caught driving under the influence down the wrong way of a Los Angeles freeway.

Richie, the 25-year-old daughter of soul singer Lionel Richie, was also fined $US2,048 ($2,351) and placed on probation for three years.

Kathy Hilton gets male celebrity pants


FANCY slipping into a pair of Mel Gibson's worn and signed denims?
Paris Hilton's mum Kathy clearly does.

In support of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Mamma Hilton has set up a celebrity charity auction on eBay, gathering Gibson's duds as a top bidding item.

Tom Cruise's Ray-Ban sunglasses, cufflinks worn by talk show king Johnny Carson and a ticket to her heir-headed daughter's New Year's Eve Party at Club LAX in Vegas are also up for grabs in the auction.

Sunday, December 23, 2007

Is Lindsay Lohan a ladies’ woman?


Lindsay Lohan has fuelled lesbian rumours after holding hands with new best friend Courtenay Semel. The Mean Girls star and her pal, the daughter of a website’s CEO, Terry Semel, have become inseparable recently and last week attended a housewarming party at the Los Angeles home of ‘Power Lesbian’ Jeanette Longoria together.

A fellow partygoer told a New York daily, “Lindsay came with Courtenay to the party around midnight and they stayed for an hour. The girls held hands and were with each other the whole time. Every time I see Lindsay, there’s Courtenay.

They are always together.” While at the party, Lindsay, 21, and Courtenay, 28, referred to themselves as “roommates” and told guests they had been living together in Los Angeles for about a month. They left the party together and were seen shopping in Beverly Hills the next day. But Lindsay’s rep said, “The two are good friends, nothing more.”

Lindsay – who split from snowboarder Riley Giles, whom she met in rehab this summer – has previously been linked to her DJ friend Samantha Ronson, the sister of producer Mark Ronson.

Paris Hilton says she's going green



Paris Hilton is making a personal contribution to protecting the environment.

"I changed all the light bulbs to energy-safe light bulbs, and I'm buying a hybrid car right now," the 26-year-old celebrity heiress said.

Hilton said she turns off the lights, doesn't leave the TV on or the water running when she leaves her house.

"Little things that people can do every day to make a huge difference," she said.

Hilton also said she's looking for a boyfriend and knows exactly what qualities Mr. Right should possess. "He should be funny, smart and loyal," she said.

Paris Hilton hunting for smurfs in Berlin Christmas Market


There seems to be no end of Paris Hilton’s histrionics. Recently her tantrums caught utter disgust of everyone around her when at a Berlin Christmas Market the actor went over the board in an effort to adopt two actors from Russia.

Two Russian dwarfs with their bodies painted blue were impersonating cartoon characters to promote jelly sweets at the market. Paris thought that human beings could be bought to satisfy her childhood desire to possess smurfs. The two Russians were definitely not impressed by Hilton’s behavior.

Apparently, Paris is looking for dwarfs in blue to serve drinks at her birthday bash.
It is time enough that someone made Hilton aware that to catch some real attention does not mean insulting anyone.

Britney Spears 16 years old sister pregnant split


Britney Spears' pregnant sister Jamie Lynn has split from her boyfriend.

Jamie, who revealed she is 12 weeks pregnant with her first baby with childhood sweetheart Casey Aldridge, is now seemingly single.

Yesterday (19.12.07), Casey, 17, set his mood to 'Blah' on social networking site MySpace and changed his status to "Me and Jamie are over :(". Jamie, who stars as a schoolgirl in hit Nickelodeon TV show 'Zoey 101', revealed she was "scared" to tell her parents she is expecting a baby.

She said: "I took two weeks to myself where I didn't tell anybody. Only one of my friends knew because I needed to work out what I would do for myself before I let anyone's opinion affect my decision.

"Then I told my parents and my friends. I was scared, but I had to do what was right for me. My mom was very upset because it wasn't what she expected at all. A week after, she had time to cope with it and became very supportive."

Jamie's father, also called Jamie, is said to have been left "devastated" by the announcement. A source close to the Spears family told Us Weekly magazine:

"Jamie is devastated by the news. He is extremely depressed and feels Jamie Lynn has ruined her life." It has also been claimed Britney's ex-husband Kevin Federline found out about the pregnancy before the 'Toxic' singer so he could be prepared for the "fallout".

The source added: "Kevin knew before Britney that Jamie Lynn is pregnant. In fact, Britney's mom Lynne, told Kevin about it on Monday, because Lynne wanted Kevin to be prepared when Britney found out."

Jay-Z weds Beyonce?


Beyonce and Jay-Z were married in a private ceremony in Paris recently, according to reports.

The pair of music icons have been dating since 2002 and are regularly linked with a secret wedding.

Now it has been claimed they finally tied the knot in the French capital, having tattoos on their ring fingers rather than lavish bands.

A 'source' for the couple commented: "They didn't want all the attention that usually follows them around, they just wanted it to be intimate and romantic.

"It was lovely and they are both blissfully happy. They thought the tattoos would be a lovely personal touch."

Jay-Z is said to have proposed to Beyonce while the couple holidayed in Cannes in May.

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Are Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton fighting over Starvos again?


With all of the cute guys dying to date a Hollywood trainwreck, it seems unlikely that Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan would rekindle their battle over greek shipping heir Stavros Niarchos.

Lindsay and Paris have had a rather public battle over Starvos for a while, but now it seems like Mr. Niarchos is going for Lindsay over Paris.

According to Page Six, Paris tried to "hook up with Niarchos" at a party for the anti-smoking lozenge Ariva at Crimson in Hollywood (classy), but Starvos "wanted nothing to do with her and seemed so annoyed by her, he left the party."

After Stavros made his shady exit to go and look for Lindsay, Hilton was evidently seen wandering around the shin-dig "asking where Stavros had gone."

Could these young ladies find something else to do with all the time they have on their hands?! C'mon girls!

Britney Spears Investigated for Child Abuse, Neglect Allegations


Child welfare investigators are looking into "multiple child abuse and neglect" allegations in the custody battle between Britney Spears and ex-husband Kevin Federline, according to court documents released Tuesday.

In a request to unseal parts of the case file, an attorney for the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services wrote that there are concerns about the safety and welfare of the two toddlers, Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1, if they are left in their mother's care.

Though the agency mentioned investigating referrals relating to Federline, the documents don't provide details.

After-hour calls to attorneys representing Spears and Federline were not immediately returned.

The agency requested the court not alter the current custody and visitation arrangements until their investigation is completed. Federline has temporary custody of the boys after Spears defied court orders about regular drug testing.

The latest tidbits on the custody battle are in 300 pages of documents released by Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Scott M. Gordon.

The document dump included previous court rulings, expense reports and income statements for both parents, the names of the custody evaluators selected by Spears' and Federline's attorneys and their detailed resumes.

Spears had asked the court to seal the custody and visitation schedules in a declaration filed in October, arguing that "such information greatly increases the chances that the actions of the media could threaten the safety of the children by, for example, causing a traffic accident."

Spears, whose every errand is trailed by a mob of celebrity photographers, is notorious for distracted driving. She is under investigation for injuring a sheriff's deputy while exiting the downtown courthouse in her white Mercedes.

In 2006, she was photographed driving with her son on her lap.

In October, she pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge of driving without a valid driver's license and later obtained a temporary California license.

A misdemeanor hit-and-run charge from an August parking lot crash was dismissed after she paid an undisclosed amount to the car's owner.

Spears pays Federline $15,000 per month in child support, and previous court rulings have said that he currently has no income.

People: Teri Hatcher, Russell Crowe, Britney Spears


Child welfare investigators are looking into "multiple child abuse and neglect" allegations in the custody battle between Britney Spears and her ex-husband Kevin Federline, according to court documents released this week. In a request to unseal parts of the case file, an attorney for the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services wrote that there are concerns about the safety and welfare of the two toddlers, Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1, if they are left in their mother's care. Though the agency mentioned investigating referrals relating to Federline, the documents don't provide details. Federline has temporary custody of the boys after Spears defied court orders about regular drug testing. Spears had asked the court to seal the files in an October declaration, arguing that "such information greatly increases the chances that the actions of the media could threaten the safety of the children by, for example, causing a traffic accident."

Twice blocked by striking musicians and stagehands, Daniel Barenboim makes his debut as La Scala's principal visiting conductor on Friday night with a gala premiere of "Tristan und Isolde." Barenboim's six-season arrangement with La Scala will be an exercise in cross-fertilizing Italian and German operatic traditions as he wings between Milan and Berlin, where he is the Staatsoper's music director. "It is not an act of globalization, but it is an act of cosmopolitan thinking," Barenboim said.

The creators of the hit film "Borat" have been sued again, this time by a driving instructor seen in the comedy admonishing the fake Kazakh reporter for yelling insults at other drivers. Michael Psenicska was duped into participating in the film after it was described to him as a "documentary about the integration of foreign people into the American way of life," he said in a lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court. The suit named the British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, who plays the title role, One America Productions and the film's distributor, 20th Century Fox. Psenicska said he was paid $500 in cash to give Borat a driving lesson. He described the experience as "surreal," saying Cohen drove erratically, drank alcohol and yelled to a female pedestrian he would pay her $10 for "sexy time." The lawsuit seeks $400,000 in actual damages and additional punitive damages for misleading Psenicska and for emotional harm he continues to suffer. Fox said the lawsuit was without merit.

The "Desperate Housewives" star Teri Hatcher is being told to pay $2.4 million to a skin care products company that says she promoted the wrong lip gloss. Filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, Hydroderm's lawsuit claims that a 2005 agreement with ISBE Productions, Hatcher's production company, stipulated that Hatcher would not endorse other competing products as part of a $2.4 million endorsement deal. According to the suit, last summer the company learned Hatcher, 42, was also promoting CityLips, a lip plumper made by City Cosmetics. In a statement, Hatcher's lawyer said she complied with all of her contractual obligations.

Exit Brad Pitt. Enter Russell Crowe. Crowe has agreed to star for Universal Studios as an investigative journalist looking into the murder of a lawmaker's mistress in the film "State of Play," Variety reported. Pitt abruptly bowed out of the production late last month, when his representatives indicated that he was not happy with the script, a situation complicated by the writers' strike. The decision by Crowe left "State of Play," directed by Kevin Macdonald, on course to go before the cameras this year.

Lindsay Lohan's Ex-Bodyguard Sues Star Magazine for Libel


One of Lindsay Lohan's former bodyguards says a celebrity magazine damaged his career as a protector of Hollywood's rich and famous by publishing a photo of him along with a tell-all article.

Andrae "Doc" Renard Newman filed a libel lawsuit against Star magazine Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging he was misidentified as Lee Weaver, another of the 21-year-old actress' former bodyguards, in a photo caption accompanying the article.

The story was titled, "Lindsay's Bodyguard Bares All! Her Sick Secret World," and appeared in Star's July 25, 2007, edition.

According to the lawsuit, the editors knew the caption was wrong but published it anyway.

"As soon as Star was notified that we identified the wrong bodyguard in the photo caption of the Lohan bodyguard tell-all, Star immediately withdrew the article from its Web site and corrected, retracted and apologized for the error," said Editor-in-Chief Candace Trunzo.

Newman says his reputation as a celebrity bodyguard was damaged because potential clients demand privacy and trustworthiness, and he could lose his job as a security guard at a Hollywood club.

"All the people in this industry sign confidentiality agreements and he's no exception," said Newman's attorney, Greg Stone. "Even if he didn't sign, he would never kiss and tell or disclose confidences. People trust this guy."

Stone said the mistake was compounded because Newman is known to many people only by his nickname, "Doc." When clients and colleagues saw Lee Weaver under his picture, Stone said, they likely assumed that was his real name.

Newman, who says he has worked as a professional bodyguard for the past 20 years, is suing for lost income and unspecified compensatory, exemplary and punitive damages.

Britney topped Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan in '07


Users of online auction site EBay wanted more of Britney Spears than Paris Hilton this year.

The number of Spears-related items sold at the online auction site totalled 34,345, compared with 27,377 items associated with Hilton, EBay said this week.

Items associated with Spears ranged from signed CDs to disposable lighters featuring her likeness. Among the Hilton-related items sold was a toothbrush claimed to have been found in the hotel heiress' trash.

Fragrances were the most popular product category sold for Spears and Hilton.

Both fared better than Lindsay Lohan. Her name was only associated with 8,099 items sold, according to EBay.

However, the three tabloid staples were all outslugged by baseball player Barry Bonds, who was pegged to 145,497 related items, including a grilled-cheese sandwich, which netted a winning bid of $30. The seller claimed Bonds' 756th home-run ball bounced off the sandwich in San Francisco's AT&T Park.

Among the searches for movie franchise-themed merchandise, "Transformers" crushed "Harry Potter" with 442,342 related items sold compared with the boy wizard's 344,825 related baubles. Not surprisingly, wares in the action-figure category made up 71 per cent of sales associated with the robots in disguise.

The data released by EBay is based on specific entertainment-related searches of items sold on the U.S. EBay site from Jan. 1 to Nov. 19, which included key terms in the listing title across all product categories.

EBay said it did not track how much money the items attracted.

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Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Hilton wants to win back ex-lover


'The Simple Life' star, who recently vowed to move to New York to find a man, was spotted trying to "hook up" with Greek shipping heir Stavros while she partied at Hollywood's Crimson club but he wasn't interested.

However, Hilton faces stiff competition from rival Lindsay Lohan, who is said to be dating Niarchos again.

A source told the New York Post newspaper, "Stavros wanted nothing to do with her and seemed so annoyed by her, he left the party. Paris had no idea Stavros had gone and was wandering around asking where he had gone."

Niarchos reportedly left the bash to go and party with Paris' rival and his former flame Lindsay Lohan.

The source added, "Stavros went to hang with Lindsay. He is sticking with her this time."

Last year, Lohan infuriated Paris after she was seen "making out" and "dirty dancing" with Niarchos soon after he split from the hotel heiress.

Lohan was reportedly overheard saying to Niarchos, "It will drive Paris crazy if we are seen together."

Hilton later furiously confronted the actress in a New York club about her relationship with Niarchos.

Lohan, who recently split from snowboarder Riley Giles, has also been linked to actor Heath Ledger. The pair are reported to have enjoyed several late-night sex sessions after meeting him over the Thanksgiving weekend.

Paris Hilton’s new lips must cloud her vision


Paris Hilton got into the wrong SUV while leaving Crimson nightclub over the weekend, reveals Internet reports.

She had to climb over some poor bastard to get out. While this sorry son of a bitch had to go home and burn his clothes, and presumably his car, in the backyard, I’m left wondering; what the hell happened to Paris Hilton’s lips?

Did she pay for those? If she wanted full and, uh, beautiful (?) lips, I would’ve done it for free. While some doctors with their fancy degrees might use collagen, I would’ve used a simple procedure on Paris called “anvil to the face.”

Unfortunately, my work continues to be rejected by medical journals because, according to the letters, it would “make the field of medicine too goddamn awesome.” True story.

Lindsay Lohan's latest photo shoot


Lindsay Lohan is no stranger to trouble - rehab, arrests, jail time - and now a team of superheroes have come to her rescue.

A makeshift Justice League, including Batman and Robin, Spiderman and The Incredible Hulk swooped in to join the actress for a quirky photo shoot in Los Angeles yesterday.



Bemused onlookers watched as Lindsay, who sported a beehive and a series of glamorous frocks, posed with the fictional crime-fighters on the streets of Hollywood.

Lindsay has been quietly getting back to work after a tumultuous year, which most recently included a 84 minute stint in jail as part of her plea deal in her two drink driving cases.

She has started filming her next movie, Dare To Love Me and is scheduled to head back to the studio to record another album to be released next year.


Meanwhile, the 21-year-old is once again an eligible bachelorette after splitting from snowboarder Riley Giles, whom she met while at Utah's Cirque Lodge rehab centre in August.

A source said: "She is concentrating on her life and her career."

But she may not be single for long - Lindsay is already spending time with her former flame Stavros Niarchos.

She was spotted with the Greek shipping heir, who dated both Lindsay and her nemesis Paris Hilton, in Hollywood late last night.

Lindsay Lohan's Ex-Bodyguard Sues Star Magazine for Libel


One of Lindsay Lohan's former bodyguards says a celebrity magazine damaged his career as a protector of Hollywood's rich and famous by publishing a photo of him along with a tell-all article.

Andrae "Doc" Renard Newman filed a libel lawsuit against Star magazine Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging he was misidentified as Lee Weaver, another of the 21-year-old actress' former bodyguards, in a photo caption accompanying the article.

The story was titled, "Lindsay's Bodyguard Bares All! Her Sick Secret World," and appeared in Star's July 25, 2007, edition.

According to the lawsuit, the editors knew the caption was wrong but published it anyway.

"As soon as Star was notified that we identified the wrong bodyguard in the photo caption of the Lohan bodyguard tell-all, Star immediately withdrew the article from its Web site and corrected, retracted and apologized for the error," said Editor-in-Chief Candace Trunzo.

Newman says his reputation as a celebrity bodyguard was damaged because potential clients demand privacy and trustworthiness, and he could lose his job as a security guard at a Hollywood club.

"All the people in this industry sign confidentiality agreements and he's no exception," said Newman's attorney, Greg Stone. "Even if he didn't sign, he would never kiss and tell or disclose confidences. People trust this guy."

Stone said the mistake was compounded because Newman is known to many people only by his nickname, "Doc." When clients and colleagues saw Lee Weaver under his picture, Stone said, they likely assumed that was his real name.

Newman, who says he has worked as a professional bodyguard for the past 20 years, is suing for lost income and unspecified compensatory, exemplary and punitive damages.

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Friday, November 30, 2007

Paris Hilton: 'I Want A Baby'


It appears that baby fever is sweeping Hollywood’s paparazzi darlings. Not to be out done by pal Nicole Richie, Paris Hilton is looking forward to having a baby of her own.

Paris and Nicole could be planning baby-shopping dates in the near future, according to a report by People.

“Nicole and I have been playing together since we were two years old,” Paris told People. “I was just telling her, ‘I want a baby so that our babies can play together.‘”

Before you get too excited about the possibility of “The Simple Life: Motherhood,” the hotel heiress acknowledged she hasn’t found the right man, but maybe that doesn’t matter when it comes to being a mother.“I don’t have a boyfriend right now,” Paris confessed to People. “But I would love to start a family.”

For the moment, Paris will have to enjoy being Auntie Paris to Nicole and Joel Madden’s baby, which is due in January.

“[Nicole] is really excited, and happy, and a little scared,” she told People.

Regardless of any apprehension the “Simple Life” ladies are excited about the coming bundle of joy, ” We all can’t wait!” added Paris.

Paris Hilton’s back out with Alex Vaggo


Yesterday proved to be a busy day for Paris Hilton. According to Daily Mirror, after lunching with her sister, Nicky Hilton, and bff Nicole Richie, she decided it was time for a little time with her boy.

Funny enough, the heiress is sticking to her pizza delivery boy/model Alex Vaggo, the Swedish guy she met earlier this year.

With her past dating roster including billionaire heirs and pop singers, Alex seems a bit passé for her.