Is Britney Getting Married?

Magazines in the grocery stores are pronouncing that Britney Spears and her boyfriend, Jason Trawick, are engaged. However, sources near to the singer are adamantly denying any wedding plans between Spears and Trawick, and are also squashing rumors of a proposal by Britney that boyfriend Jason turned down.

Headlines in the magazines are telling readers how happy Britney's sons are with their mom's boyfriend, and sources near the singer do seem to agree on that point.

But where the rumors abound saying that the Jason left Australia quickly after rejecting Britney's marriage proposal, a source close to Britney says that is not true. Simply, Trawick headed back to L.A. instead of spending the holidays with Spears and her sons due to logistics.
"Jason spent more time in Australia than originally planned," says the source. "They are very happy."

The couple had been spending time together across Australia with Britney's two boys, Preston and Jayden, while Spears performed on stops of her Circus tour.

So maybe Britney is not making a third trip to the altar after all. Yet.

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Nike Shows Some Tiger Love

What caused Tiger Woods to crash his car is of no concern to Nike, who reportedly pays Tiger Woods $40 million to endorse its products

"Tiger and his family have Nike's full support," the company said in a statement Monday. "We respect Tiger's request for privacy and our thoughts are with Tiger and his family at this time."

And since it is looking like 'the truth,' as it were, about the cause of the car crash is not going to be known, it is a good thing for the Woods family that Nike is so into the privacy thing.

Tiger and his wife, Elin, have remained silent regarding the "how's and why's'' surrounding Friday's car accident. As rumors about an alleged affair being the cause of a fight between Woods and his wife, strong denials have emerged from the supposed other woman, who has hired Gloria Allred to represent her:

"I did not have any involvement with him [Woods]," Rachel Uchitel told E! News. "Whatever was written in the Enquirer was not said by me, it was said by two people that claimed they were friends of mine, but they're not."

She added: "I am overwhelmed, so I hired Gloria Allred to handle the situation. I don't want to get this much attention, and I wish everybody would leave me alone."

Meanwhile, Woods, 33, has withdrawn from his last golf tournament of the year, the Chevron World Challenge in California, citing unspecified injuries from the accident.

source: people.com
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Where Are "Oprah's Favorite Things " This Year?

Please say it isn't so! I am hearing rumblings from the blogosphere that there will be NO "Oprah's Favorite Things" Show this year. AARGH. Does the queen of daytime TV not know that I live vicariously for one thrilling hour each holiday season watching the audience go crazy after each gift is announced??

OK, sure last year's very toned down version of "favorite things" was appropriate (boring as heck though,) considering the economy and all, but I think if you take a poll amongst us vicarious-seeking wannabes, the vote would be on the side of "Please do the show!!"

I really do want to know what makes Oprah's day. I really do want to be jealous of the entrepreneurs lucky enough to make the list of "Oprah's Chosen Few" who will now rise to great fame and stardom. And I really, really want to pretend I am in the audience and am yelling hysterically with tears running down my fast as I gaze upon the new refrigerator I will be receiving!!

But alas, word on the 'net' is that the show is no more.

"We have no plans this season for a 'Favorite Things,'" a Harpo employee told the Huffington Post. "

Nooooo. After seven consecutive years of promoting and giving away items to her studio audience, it seems Oprah is playing 'Santa' no more. Sigh.

Sarah Palin Gives Oprah Something To Be Grateful For

Sarah Palin brought the highest audience in two years to “The Oprah Winfrey Show” on Monday, according to CBS Television Distribution.

Palin was on Oprah to promote her new book, “Going Rogue.” The show was seen by 8.7 percent of households, according to Nielsen.

According to CBS, it was Oprah's highest-rated episode since the Osmond family came on her show in November 2007.

Interestingly enough, however, a video by CNN.com shows women found the interview boring. Most of the women in the CNN.com video said they wanted way more than what they got with the Palin-Oprah interview.

"It was boring," says the first panelist to speak in the CNN.com video, Marianna Picciocchi, a conservative attorney. "It wasn't compelling."
"I have to agree," said Jamie Maarten, billed as a 'Libertarian', President of Columbia University Libertarians. "She was well-spoken and she did look nice, but it stops there."

Also interesting was that none of the women on the CNN panel planned to buy Palin's book. But I doubt that Sarah Palin is too worried; Her book has sold more than 1.5 million copies via Amazon.com and other sites already. Sales have been so good in fact, "Going Rogue" has gone into a second printing.

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Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo Go on a Griswold Vacation One More Time

Do you miss those 'Griswold Family Vacqations' movies? Despair no more! Clark and Ellen Griswold will be going on vacation again.

Chase and D'Angelo will reprise their original 1983 roles in a new ad campaign to be launched during the Feb. 7 2010 Superbowl. The ad sponsor?  HomeAway vacation rentals. Perfect for the Griswolds, who will be shown in  an exact replica of the film's iconic "Wagon Queen Family Truckster."

To this day, people ask me, 'When is the next Vacation movie?" says Chase, currently starring in NBC's Community. "So I'm sure everyone will get a kick out of seeing the Griswolds and their misadventures once again."

Absolutely!

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Robert Pattinson Fan Goes To Extreme To Get Attention

So how far might a Robert Pattinson fan go to get the Mew Moon star's attention? How about taking off her clothes?

Pattinson told the story to Ellen Degeneres when he filmed an appearance on Ellen's show that is set to air on Friday.

"You kind of get 10 seconds with each person and you never really say anything and I kind of got bored of saying, 'Hey, how are you doing?'" Pattinson tells the talk show host. "[A fan] said in her 10 seconds, 'What can I do to get your attention?' I was like um, just take your clothes off."

"She stood there and frantically started taking her clothes off and got dragged out of the room by security," says Pattinsosn. "I never felt more terrible."

As Edward Cullen in New Moon, Pattinson bares some of his gym-toned body-- much to the delight of course to the vampire saga's female fans everywhere.

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Nicole Richie Hospitalized For Pnemonia

A rep for Nicole Richie has told the X17 that Richie has been hospitalized and is being treated for pneumonia.

"Nicole has checked into Cedars-Sinai where she is being treated for pneumonia," her rep tells celebrity gossip site X17: "She is doing quite well."

Apparently Richie has been suffering with a cold recently and she even  twittered about it on Sunday, tweeting:

 "ok cold, it's been 6 days. Lets part ways graciously & keep it moving."

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Kellie Pickler: The Lady in Red

Kellie Pickler is no longer a blonde. The one-time American Idol contestant has showed off her new red hair color at the Country Music Awards last week.

I like Kellie as a blonde, but the country music singer is loving her red hair-

"The hair doesn’t make the person, but it has been a shocker," Pickler told People. "It's been interesting with red hair because you can’t wear the same things. It’s an excuse to go shopping!"

Source: The Hollywood Gossip

Levi Johnston Not Sharing Turkey With Sarah Palin

 Though the invitation was made (on the Oprah Show, no less) from Sarah Palin to Levi Johnston, the recent Playgirl model has declined to spend Thanksgiving with the Palin family.

Do we think the holiday invitation from Palin-- Levi's "almost mother-in-law"-- was a sincere one?

Johnston thinks not.

The father of Palin's granddaughter reportedly told Playgirl, for whom he has posed, that this was "a nice gesture, but she didn't mean it." Johnston  also noted that having dinner with the Palins would be "awkward."

 Oh, it would have been fun to have been a fly on the wall at that Thanskgiving Dinner!

 And if turning down her invitation upset Sarah in any way (probably not), the former Governor of Alaska is going to be much more upset soon we bet; Levi has announced his plans to file for joint custody of her 10-month old grandson Tripp, whom he had with Palin's daughter, Bristol Palin.

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Miley Cyrus is Not a Twilight Fan

Miley Cyrus may be one in a million. The Disney star/singer has declared she is not a fan in any way of the Twilight /Blue Moon Saga. Miley may stand alone amongst a million crazed fans of Bella and Edward, but she stands steadfast.

"I've never seen it and nor will I ever," Cyrus, 16, tells Ohio radio station Q92 about the movie event that has infected the country.

"I don't believe in it," she continues. "I don't like vampires. I don't like the wolf that pops out of the screen when I'm watching my TV at night. I don't like it. I don't want anything to do with it. I don't like the shirts. I don't like any of it."

"I feel really lame because everyone's, like, so excited, and I'm like, 'Don't even talk about it.' "

 Miley is not a follower. The Hanna Montana actress is not even a follower of anyone on Twitter anymore. Not too long ago, Cyrus left the tweeting world forever (she says) and shut down her Twitter account.

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Lindsay Lohan Melt Down (again)

Poor Lindsay. Times seem to be tough on the out of work actress. So tough, that Lohan attempted (unsuccessfully) to finagle $15,000 worth of free clothes and accessories from Kitson's in West Hollywood. Apparently Lohan was invited ( and paid) to appear at Thursday’s launch of Jermaine Dupri’s new watch line “NuPop,” in collaboration with famed jewelry designer Pascal Mouawad, at Kitson.

Besides being paid for her appearnce, Lohan was offered $500 (by Mouawad) to spend at Kitson, which she successfully bargained up to $1000.

Get ready for temper tantrum, Lindsay Lohan style.


Pop Tarts reports that Lohan (looking her usual worse-for-wear self) went crazy in the store pulling out drawers and insisting she wanted this and that, eventually racking up a hefty $15,000 bill.  When told she had exceeded her limit quite significantly, Lohan responded that “Pascal would take care of it because I’m the only celebrity here.”

Uh, no Lindsay, you were not. Also present was  Bridget Marquardt and “Real Housewife” Gretchen Rossi, and Jermaine Dupri himself.


“Pascal said no, so she went and started talking smack about him to Jermaine Dupri who doesn’t even know her,” said an insider. “He was totally bewildered and couldn’t believe it. Eventually Pascal said she could have $2000 to spend but that was the absolutely limit.”

Ready for more temper tantrum histrionics?

Lohan reportedly tried to cajole the Kitson staff into letting her take the entire $15,000 worth of merchandise. Seems the 23 year old actress really wanted that stuff. Badly. Poor girl.  But since the owner of Kitson could not be reached, the staff held firm and told Lindsay to take just (just??) the $2,000 worth of items.

Not done yet.

Lindsay, who really deserved all the stuff, truly she did (this according to Lindsay's friend who was there also, and tried to plead Lohan's case,) tried to bargain her way out the door with the whole $15,000 worth .....she promised the Kitson staff that she would be return the next day (oh yea?), and carry bags out of the store so the paparazzi could take her pictures.

Sweet deal, uh??

Nope. Not to Kitson staff, who without an "OK"  from the owner, refused Lindsay's kind offer.

Lindsay, in all her pouting and huff, apparently took her measely $2000 worth of goodies and stormed out.

Now explain to me how someone like Mouawad can still be complimentary to Lindsay in a statement he made later-

“Lindsay is a close friend of mine, who has a keen eye for jewelry,” Mouawad told us. “We have thrown around the idea to collaborate together to create an exclusive line for a retailer who has shown interest in a fashion line designed by her.”

Collaborate with a spoiled brat? I guess any publicity works in Hollywood. Temper Tantrums and all.

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Johnny Depp is Sexiest Man Alive!!

No dispute from this corner....Johnny Depp reigns as People's 2009 Sexiest Man Alive! Depp now joins Brad Pitt and George Clooney as the only men to have won this dubious honor twice!

Who was Johnny's competition for Sexiest Man? Some of Hollywood's hottest to be sure-

Robert Pattinson
Ryan Reynolds
Jake Gyllenhaal
Bradley Cooper
Robert Downey, Jr.
David Beckham
Gilles Marini
Nick Cannon
The Glee Guys
Adam Lambert
John Cho
Chris Daughtry
Jerry O'Connell
John Legend

Told you it was a hot list!!

Rosie O'Donnell: Yes, Kelli Has Moved Out

Rosie O"Donnell finally confirmed the break up rumors about her and her partner of five years, Kelli Carpenter. On O'Donnel's Sirius Satellite radio show Friday, Rosie admitted Carpenter had moved out of their home two years ago.

What brought about the big reveal about the couple's break-up? A psychic on the radio show asked O'Donnell about her long-haired chihuahua, and who took care of the pup.  O'Donnell explained her four children all fight over caring for the pup, which she got three days after Carpenter left.

"What happened [was] when Kelli moved out two years ago, I got the dog. Because I wanted another child or something to love. And I got the dog."

Rosie had previously announced that she would remain silent on the topic of her relationship issues with Keli. On Oct. 20, O'Donnell told USA Today, "We're a family, we remain a family ... Kelli and I love each other very much, and we are working on our issues. Those are the only words I am ever going to say. Ever. And that is something that has been agreed upon by all parties." 

Maybe Rosie has decided the time has come to let go and move on.

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Brad and Angelina :Trouble in Paradise?

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are hot topics in tabloid magazines this week as rumors grow about the celebrity duo delaing with relationship woes. The couple did appear together at  the Museum of Contemporary Art's 30th anniversary gala together, held at MOCA in Los Angeles Saturday night, but was all warm and loving between Brad and Angelina?

The hottest couple in Hollywood seemed to be a bit cool towards each other looking at the pictures. I see no cuddling, hand-holding or smooching going on, like we have come to see in previous pictures of the infamous celebrity couple. But maybe it is just the kids have Angelina tired out. Various magazines have been reporting that Angelina's weight is under 100lbs.,  that the star is fighting with Pitt constantly, and even that she is adopting a child without Pitt, and  is spreading rumors about Jennifer Aniston.

Is it just me, or does a sadness seem to surround Angelina? Brad just seems aloof and cold. But maybe I am reading way too much into these pictures.

See more pics of Angelina and Brad at the Saturday night event at The Huffington Post.

Ashley Tisdale Shows Her Support For Team Edward

"Team Edward" is alive and well in Hollywood with celebs such Ashley Tisdale  among those sporting  "Robert Pattinson ala Edward" water bottles.  New Moon frenzy should be hitting an all-time frenzy level everywhere as the much anticipated vampire sequel debuts this week.

Want your own New Moon water bottles?  You can get one at TeamEdwardBottle.com and at TeamJacobBottle.com.   ( who wouldn't want to be on Team Jake too??)

2012 Hot Ticket at Theaters This Weekend

Apocalypse sells apparently. The movie 2012 has so far made an estimated a $65 million, beating both predicted sales and other new box-office competitors.

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Coffee Anyone??

Katie Holmes is needing her caffeine fix from StarBucks (wonder if she could get me one??) while she films her new movie,  The Romantics.

Britney Spears Takes a Mommy And Sons Time Out

With her cutie-patootie sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James comfy in their "rides," Britney and boyfriend, Jason Trawick, take some away from Britney's Circus tour duties to stroll about Sydney, Austarlia.

Spears and her trio of men enjoyed the Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens on Saturday.

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Oprah Apologizes For Slip Up on Mike Tyson Interview

Robin Givens was upset with Oprah Winfrey after the talk show host interviewed Mike Tyson on her show. Givens, who is now a spokesperson for the National Domestic Violence Hotline. says she was "really, really hurt" by the way Winfrey handled the interview, specifically the absence of any rebuke from Winfrey to Tyson after a certain remark he made.

When discussing his and Robin's 1988 interview with Barbara Walters, where Tyson claimed she was telling lies, the boxer grew angry. "At that particular moment, I truly wanted to sock her, but I just didn't do it," he told Oprah to laughter in the audience. "I have socked her before, and she socked me before, as well. It was just that kind of relationship."

And to that statement, Oprah said nothing. Basically. And laughter was heard from the audience. All this hurt and upset Givens. "It's tough for all women to experience this. It's tough to have a man say it and feel that it's no big thing," says the ex-wife of Tyson.

Apparently Oprah felt badly about staying silent after Tyson's remarks. Winfrey apologized profusely for not standing up for Givens and other abused women.

"In that moment, I will tell you, I felt that I should have said something. I felt that I should have said, 'Audience, that isn't funny' or, 'Audience, this is really serious,'" she says. "So I regretted even in that moment. ... I would say to you and to every woman who's ever been hit, I feel that I did not handle that as well as I should have. And I feel that I could have gone further and should have said more to clarify that what he was doing and what he was saying was wrong. So I apologize to you and to every woman who has ever been in that situation."

To which Givens replied, "Thank you from the bottom of my heart."
 
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Kristen Stewart Walks Red Carpet in Spain

The New Moon star is certainly a busy lady these last few days before the Twilight Saga's second movie opens.

But busy and stunning seem to go together for Stewart. While in Spain on a recent promotion junket, Kristen glowed in a tunic style dress from Balenciaga Spring/Summer 2010 collection.

Robert Pattinson .......you have a beautiful girlfriend indeed.  (Yes. We know. Kristen is not your girlfriend.)

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Celebrity Baby News: Joey Lawrence

Actor Joey Lawrence and his wife, Chandi Yawn-Nelson will be re-visiting Pink again when their second baby arrives in April, 2010, People  reveals exclusively.

Lawrence and Chandi are parents of a little girl, Charleston, 3 ½, who Lawrence describes as "very excited" at becoming a big sister. The new baby will be named Liberty Grace, the actor shares. The first name "is something I've always loved," Lawrence, 33, explains, while Grace is in honor of his grandmother, who passed away earlier this year.

The actor will be busy with other productions as well. Namely, he will be producing a new ABC Family show costarring Melissa Joan Hart. "This is my return to half-hour comedy," the former Blossom star tells PEOPLE. "It's about two characters forced into each other's lives – the classic 'I hate you, now I'm going to fall in love with you.'"  The nes show is set to debut next summer.

Lawrence will also be traveling to Calgary in February to film My Mr. Everything, a TV movie he developed and describes as "along the lines of The Proposal." Working with Wedding Crashers producer Andrew Panay, the actor expects the film to be ready for a holiday 2010 release on ABC Family.

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Teri Hatcher is a Cool Mom

OMG. Every picture I have seen of Teri Hatcher and her daughter, Emerson, they always look so happy. Teri must be one cool mom. Look at her styling the trendy ripped jean look! I must say it is a credit to any mom to have her 11 year old daughter happily holding her mom's hand while walking down the street!

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Cindy Crawford, Husband : Victims of Extortion Plot Over Daughter's Picture

I find this sad and so disturbing. Authorities are reporting that former supermodel Cindy Crawford and her entrepreneur husband Rande Gerber were the victims of a $100,000 extortion plot.


Here's the disturbing part. The German man charged with trying to extort $100,000 from the celebrity couple was using a photo of their daughter bound to a chair and gagged, according to authorities.

Edis Kayalar, 26, has not yet been arrested. He was recently deported to Germany and believed to be in Stuttgart, authorities said.

He was charged with one count of extortion. If convicted, he could face up to two years in prison. It was not clear if he has an attorney in the U.S.

Where did Kaylar get this photo? Allegedly from Crawford's nanny.

The photo was purportedly taken by the couple's former nanny and shows the girl, then 7, bound to a chair wearing shorts and a T-shirt. What!??

The daughter told her parents, who were unaware of the photo, that the nanny took the picture as part of a "cops and robbers" game, according to an affidavit filed in the case. Again...What the H*LL?!!

The nanny, whose name wasn't released, has not been charged.

Sorry. What???

Kayalar allegedly took the photo from the nanny and repeatedly sought to get money from Crawford and Gerber, court documents said.

Kayalar threatened to sell or release the photo to the media if his demands weren't met, the affidavit said.

Crawford's spokeswoman Annett Wolf issued a statement saying, "Rande Gerber and Cindy Crawford intend to pursue any and all available legal action against anyone who aids the perpetrator in the distribution or sale of the photograph of their daughter."

Crawford, who divorced actor Richard Gere in 1995, married Gerber in 1998. They have two children.

OK. Disturbing is too mild to describe this scenario. Sick, demented, criminal.....all come to mind, however. And why, please someone explain to me, is that nanny not charged with anything???

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Can You Name The Star?

This is an easy one....check out those chiseled features.......

Another hint? Really?

OK. His face can be seen all over my daughter's bedroom walls.


Still not sure??



He will be the only subject my daughter and her friends will be talking about starting November 20th.



Yes!



Robert Pattinson. The vampire that has stolen my daughter's heart.




Pattinson took the teen world by storm as the ill-fated Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

Celebrity Baby News: Tiffany Thiessen

"Saved By The Bell" Alumnus and former "Beverly Hills 90210" resident, Tiffany Thiessen is soon to become a mom for the first time. Thiessen and her husband, artist and actor Brady Smith, are expecting their first baby next May.

"We are over the moon!" the couple said in a statement. "It's something we've wanted for a long time and we are thrilled that it's actually happening."

Thiessen, 35, and Smith have been married since 2005.

Did Julianne Hough Break Chuck Wick's Heart?

According to reports, Chuck Wick has a broken heart. . At Wednesday's Country Music Association Awards in Nashville, the country singer was spotted sitting "with his head down, shoulders slumped, and didn't crack a smile."

Despite the break-up of Wick's and DWTS's Julianne Hough recently, the two did attend the CMA Awards together last night.

"Julianne is actually my date tonight, so it's all good man," Wicks told ET. (He was working for them as a special correspondent.) "We're going to have a good time and we will address [the breakup] together, but right now we're going to have a lot of fun."

Hough's brother, and Dancing with the Stars pro, Derek, talked about the break-up at the Maxim and Ubisoft Launch of Assassin's Creed II in L.A. Wednesday.

"All I know is that Julianne has been incredibly, incredibly busy," he told PEOPLE. "She is doing such a great job right now, but she really is in a different place every time that I talk to her."

Julianne, 21, who just wrapped her country music tour, recently began filming Burlesque. "She's telling me that she has bruises, and cuts, and rug burns all over her body," Derek said. "She's told me that she's never, ever danced like this in her life."

Robin Leaves Top Chef Kitchen

Some fans will be delighted (not so much me), and others may be sad, but Robin Leventhal has left the Top Chef kitchen. Steadfastly placing in the bottom almost every week, Robin was one of the least liked chefs among her fellow competitors.
Robin could be a bit....grinding.... on the nerves, sure, but did she really deserve such a difficult time on the show from all the other chefs? I admit I felt sorry for Robin more than once. Live the time the other chefs all wore red scarves in honor of Mattin, who went home instead of Robin in one episode. That was sucky. Pardon my "French."

And did Robin know she was so disliked by her fellow "cheftestants?"

"They hated me," Robin says of her fellow cheftestants. "I think they just wanted to hate me."

Read more about what Robin had to say about her time and her feuds with the other contestants on Top Chef at E! Online

Balloon Boy's Dad Turns Self In

Charges were formally filed against the parents of Balloon Boy Falcon Heene Thursday afternoon by the Larimer and Jackson Counties DA Office. after Richard's lawyer released his statement, confirming that the couple will turn themselves in on Friday.

The 6-year old's mother, Mayumi Heene, will plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of false reporting to authorities and her husband, Richard, will plead guilty to a felony charge of attempting to influence a public servant. After being formally charged on Thursday, Richard turned himself in to the Larimer County Detention Center where he was booked and released on $5,000 bond, according to David Lane, an attorney for the boy's father.

Lane said in his statement that Richard will "fall on his sword," and take a felony plea to prevent his wife, a Japanese citizen, from possible deportation.

Richard Heene could face a sentence of up to 90 days in jail, and Mayumi up to 60 days. Once pleas are entered, the court will likely hand down the sentences sometime next month.

Fergie Gets an Apology, Sort of

So the stripper who has alleged that she had an affair with Josh Duhamel has apologized to Fergie. Sort of.

"I thought, 'Nobody's gonna find out. It's not gonna hurt anybody,' " exotic dancer Nicole Forrester, 34, tells Extra in an interview set to air Thursday night. "I'm sorry that I didn't think of it like I think of it now."

Forrester claims that the affair occurred after Fergie's husband came into her Atlanta strip club, and says the ex-stripper says has passed a lie-detector test. And she goes on to say that the media attention given to her story have hurt her family. Specifically, her two young children.

"My son, he went to a football game last Saturday and he was like, 'Mom, you're disgusting. I didn't know you had sex with him,' " she says.

She's even quit stripping.

"I don't want to because of my children," she says. "They asked that I never do it again."

But was it all worth it? The sex definitely wasn't, she says. "As far as the best sex? No, I don't think that was it," she says.

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Celebrity Sightings: A Smiling Fergie

Smiling and still "standing by her man," the Black Eyed Peas singer is in Europe on business. Hubby Josh Duhamel is back to work also after spending some time with his wife. Duhamel has denied recent reports of having a fling with a stripper. Fergie is on her team hubby and scoffed at the stripper's claims.

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What's The Latest Tweet on Britney's Lip-Synching Concert?

Twitter has been alive with tweets from fans of Britney supporting the singer after she was criticized for lip-synching at a recent Australian concert. And celebrity John Mayer has tweeted his own support of Spears. On Saturday, Mayer, who happens to be Down Under to promote his own album, Tweeted the following: "If you're shocked that Britney was lip-syncing at her concert and want your money back, life may continue to be hard for you."

Britney performed Friday at the Burswood Dome in the Western Australia city of Perth. Seems some 100 angry fans actually walked out the singer as she performed, saying they were disappointed by the singer's performance, specifically Spears's lip-synching.

Fans were also unhappy with Britney's welcome: apparently Spears gave Perth fans a generic welcome, never mentioning their city by name. "What's up Australia?," she said from the stage. "How you feeling tonight? It's so good to be here tonight. Your country is beautiful."

Wendy Di Renzo, 36, said she paid $148 for her ticket. "It was so impersonal. She did not interact with her audience," she says. "There were no big TV screens projecting the action, so if you didn't know Britney, you might have even doubted it was her."

Meanwhile, politicians in three Australian states – Western Australia, Victoria and New South Wales – have called for new laws to force music promoters to disclose whether a concert will be live or lip-synched.

But not all concert-goers were upset; many fans have flooded her Web site with messages of support, and praised her for putting on a good show. "I paid $AUS 1,500 [nearly 1400 U.S. dollars]," wrote one. "To see a fantastic artist perform and sing in front of me is my dream come true. I love you Britney."

Another fan, Scott Bown, 16, tells PEOPLE the concert was "great" and Britney was "amazing." "People should stop being nasty about her and get a life," he says.

Spears, who is traveling with her father, will perform in Melbourne on Nov. 11.

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Rachel Ray Helps Out Struggling Soup Kitchen

Rachel Ray helped out a struggling soup kitchen in Cincinnati by giving it a make-over. Nick Lachey, a Cincinnati native, helped Ray out with the transformation.

"This town has been devastated," Ray said, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. "We want to do something for them that will last much longer than one meal, one day."

Ray, 41, supplied new kitchenware and furniture for Our Father's Kitchen, as well as supplying the day's hungry with casserole, green beans, ham and roast beef.

"This is one community out of a multitude across the country that needs help," Lachey said, "and what I'm hoping is that this raises awareness about hunger and pushes people to go out in their own communities, help out."

Photo by: Nancy Kaszerman / Zuma; Brian Zak / Sipa

Sesame Street Turns 40!

Tuesday marks the 40th birthday for the children's show, Sesame Street. Wow-the big "4-0" for Big Bird, Oscar and Elmo! And Michelle Obama and Carmen Diaz are slated to help with the birthday celebrations.

Michelle Obama will be meeting Big Bird and Elmo, and apparently be all about planting (and eating) veggeies. Cameron Diaz will be introducing the word of the day, "habitat," and Elmo helps the actress with the term – and visits a frog habitat – accompanied, of course, by his goldfish, Daisy.

Happy Birthday Sesame Street!!

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Celebrity Baby News: Mel Gibson on Diaper Duty

The mother of Mel Gibson's new baby daughter says the new dad is very hands on when it comes to baby care.

"Oh, absolutely! He's very hands-on," girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva tells Britain's Hello! magazine. "He has been very doting and nurturing."

Baby Lucia Anne – named after her and Gibson's grandmothers – arrived a month early, forcing Gibson, 53, to jet back to L.A. from his New York movie set.

"I'm speaking Russian and English and singing lullabies in both," says Grigorieva. "She has been an inspiration already. I'm composing a children's song book."

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Vampire or Werewolf, Jimmy Kimmel Can't Choose

Lucky Jimmy Kimmel had a visit from the vampire cast of Twilight's New Moon sequel. It's no secret that Kimmel loves his vampires, but with both Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner in the room, the late night host couldn't (or wouldn't) pick a favorite.

"They're very good looking people," he told E! News at the International Myeloma Foundation charity event. "They're vampires—one of them is a werewolf. You don't see that too much."

"I think it's racist to pick between vampires and werewolves," the star teased. "So, I'll say that I love all monsters equally."

Playing it safe. Good move Jimmy.

Fergies Says No Way to Rumors Josh Duhamel Hooked Up With a Stripper

Tabloid Rumor of the day: allegedly Josh Duhamel had sex with an Atlanta stripper.The actor's wife, Fergie, says No way!

In a statement to ET just in today, the Black Eyed Peas singer is standing by her man. She says simply, "These allegations are nonsense."

What does hubby Josh have to say about the allegations?

"This is not the first nor will it be the last time that a stripper was paid a large amount of money to sell a false story about a celebrity," his rep said in a statement. "This story is absolutely ridiculous. It is unfortunate that we have to respond to a story that was created because money was exchanged between a tabloid and this woman."

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Golden Girls' Rue Mclanahan Recovering From Heart Surgery

Golden Girls' Rue Mclanahan is recovering from bypass surgery on Wednesday, and is doing fine!

Mclanahan remains in the hospital under observation, and is expected to be released within the next couple of weeks, according to a rep for the Golden Girls' star.

"Rue hasn't lost her sense of humor," her rep says. The feisty actress is in good spirits and has even been accepting new work offers starting as soon as January.

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Jon Goesslin: "Thanksgiving With Hailey's Family is on My Schedule"

Jon Goesslin walked, or rather...stormed, out on girlfriend Hailey Glassman during an ET interview. But that won't stop the father of eight from spending Turkey Day with Hailey and her Family.

Jon and Hailey did an interview with ET's Mary Hart.....which ended with an angry Jon walking off stage. Thanksgiving Day plans seemed to be a hot topic that set the Goesslin and Glassman off on an emotional debate.

From ET's website:

"My family and I would never let him eat Thanksgiving dinner alone in an apartment," says Hailey, even though it seems as though the two are breaking up on camera. "He's coming to our house for Thanksgiving. I don't care."

"I still planned on going to her house on Thanksgiving; that was on my schedule," says Jon, raising the eyebrows of both Hailey and Mary.

"On your schedule? What do you mean, 'On my schedule?'" asks Hailey, adding facetiously, "Let's see, Kate has the kids, and she's having a nice huge meal with Steve and his family. Uh, let's see, should I go to Hailey's or should I sit in my apartment all alone?"

"Sorry, I used the wrong term," says Jon. "I plan on going -- I made a promise to her family I would go to her house."

"Made a promise? You're not doing my family any favors!" replies Hailey.

"We know what the right thing to do is. We know what we both need," she continues. "He needs to do his thing and I need to do my thing. We both know this."

Hmm. Turkey Day and Jon Goesslin. Sounds about right.

Lindsay Lohan Vs. Daddy Lohan

With a dad like Lindsay Lohan's, who needs enemies? Seriously, this man does not seem to have a paternal bone in his publicity hungry body. Though he says otherwise.

And apparently Lindsay has had enough of daddy dearest!

On Thursday, Lohan twittered,

"Its so sad that I even have to share this w/everyone, but I haven't had a real relationship w/Michael Sr. in years. That is the truth. Xox," she Tweeted. "I just hope I can show others how to be strong through times & to be able to stand up for yourself and loved ones no matter what!"

Michael Lohan released recordings last week to Radar Online featuring Lindsay crying, "No one cares about me."

Apparently Lindsay's dad leaked the voice mails of his sobbing daughter because he's worried about his daughter, whom he believes is battling an addiction.

"I want to get her into a long-term rehab to get off the prescription medication and whatever else," he told People. "Regardless of what people say to me, Lindsay is my first concern."

Lindsay, 23, tweeted that her dad was a "lunatic," and the actress is reportedly weighing her legal options, including the possibility of getting a restraining order against him.

Photo by: Richard Beetham / Splash News Online

Kristen Stewart a Bit Ticked About Pattinson Romance Rumors

Kristen Stewart is royally pissed off...forget ticked..... about the ever-circulating speculation over a romance between Kristen and Robert Pattinson.

"I've thought about this a lot," she tells Entertainment Weekly. "There's no answer that's not going to tip you one way or the other . . . 'Okay, we are. We aren't. I'm a lesbian.'

"If people started asking me if I was dating Taylor, I'd be like 'F— off!'" she adds.

The 19 year old star of Twilight and New Moon is, shall we say," fired up," that her stardom has taken away her personal privacy. Well...yeah....

"I know that people are really funny about 'Well, you chose to be an actor, why don't you just f—ing give your whole life away?! Can I have your firstborn child?'" Stewart declares. "I'm just trying to keep something."

Robert Pattinson has denied there is any romantic relationship with his Vampire-Saga star, but after reports that Pattinson and Stewart stayed overnight together in a Los Angeles Hotel, Chateau Marmont, on Oct. 29th... rumors of a romance heated up again.

But Stewart says she will not give an answer to the burning questions anytime soon-

"I probably would've answered it if people hadn't made such a big deal about it," she tells EW. "But I'm not going to give the fiending an answer."

Julianne Hough....DWTS Misses You!

Think Dancing With the Stars's Julianne Hough is missing the show much? Hough is busy these days traveling about the country as she pursues her singing career.

Julianne was spotted getting ready to board a late night flight to Atlanta via LAX Airport in Los Angeles on Wednesday November 4.

Joined by her furry four-legged companion, Miss Hough tweeted upon her arrival to Georgia, “Waitin in the lobby of the hotel cause my room isn’t ready… Usually that’s cool but right now I’m totally falling asleep ha ha LOL.”

As far as Julianne returning to Dancing With The Stars, the country singer recently told reporters:

"I don’t know when I’m gonna be back.” But Hough added, “I’m sure I’ll be back. It’s great."

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Eddie Cibrian Cheating on LeAnn Rimes Now??

Once a cheater, always a cheater?? Seems that Eddie Cibrian could be proving this adage to be true. Oh Eddie....one woman is never enough, uh? And poor naive LeAnn Rimes if these latest allegations are true.

So what is the word on the web? Eddie Cibrian is cheating on LeAnn with a former flame of his: former Hawaiian Tropic girl Scheana Marie Jancan.

Jancan was also a girlfriend/fling/rebound romance for John Mayer after Mayer and Jennifer Aniston split.

Oh yes. Let us not forget that Cibrian cheated on his then-wife, Brandi Glanville, with Scheana back in the day ...before he cheated on Brandi with LeAnn. Or maybe he cheated on all three women at the same time. Busy man that Eddie.

So while these are just allegation at this point, seems like old Eddie is back to his same old tricks.

Life & Style Magazine is reporting that Cibrian has recently started seeing the 24 year old Scheana again.

A source tells the publication, "He (Cibrian) told her (Jancan) he's only with LeAnn for the publicity and that he plans to end things with her soon.
"He has a friend drop him off at Scheana's apartment, where he'll usually spend about two hours. Then a friend picks him up... He's made it clear to Scheana that he wants to continue seeing her."

Ouch. If you are LeAnn.

Popping champagne over this latest news could be Rimes' ex-hubby and Cibrian's ex-wife, however.

DWTS: Maksim Chmerkovskiy Disappointed With Judges

Dancing With The Stars "Maks" says Bruno, Carrie Ann and Len need to "stop their antics."

"With all due respect, Len, Bruno and Carrie Ann are great. I love them. They all bring a unique character to the show and known worldwide for it, but they are being looked to for expert opinion on dancing and nobody wants to see them jump on the table. It makes everything uncomfortable and turns people off."

Speaking about this week's Dancing episodes, Maks states that"... the judges were not making any sense at all and that bothered." The ballroom dancer is unhappy with the inconsistent scoring he feels the judges were doing on Monday night's show.

Read all of Maks' thoughts on DWTS and the judges here.

Photo Credits: Craig Sjodin/ABCTV Guide

Rihanna Speaks Out On Chris Brown

Rihanna will be speaking out about the night nine months ago when she was assaulted by Chris Brown.

In an interview with Diane Sawyer, airing on Thursday on Good Morning America and on 20/20 on Friday, Rihanna tells Diane, "This happened to me. ... It can happen to anyone."

Referring to Brown, the singer says, "He was definitely my first big love."

Chris Brown is currently serving a community labor sentence in Virginia and working on new music for an album titled Graffiti that will be released Dec. 15.

Rihanna is releasing her fourth album, Rated R, on Nov. 23. The album's first single "Russian Roulette" debuted last week.

Ivanka Trump Visits The View Minus Her Wedding Ring

OOPS. Newlywed Ivanka Trump forgot something when she visited the ladies of The View Tuesday: her wedding ring. Apparently Ivanka left said ring on her nightstand at home because she is just not used to wearing it yet after only eight days of marriage to her new hubby, Jared Kushner.

"I knew you'd call me on that," she said, laughing, when the women of The View noticed Ivanka's missing wedding ring. "I was engaged for three months and then I've been married around eight days, so it's sitting on my bedside table. I forget about the hardware."

View co-host, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who has been married to football player Tim Hasselbeck since 2002, offered newlywed Trump some sage advise:

"You just don't even take the ring off. You keep it on. It gets dirty … But in the newlywed stage, you clean it and take care of it."

Trump was on The View to promote her new book, The Trump Card, and was joined by her mom, Ivana. Having a famous and wealthy dad did not get in the way of finding her own success, said Ivanka, and she thanked her parents for providing her with a good childhood.

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Project Runway, Cindy Crawford and Fashion Week

It is a big week for Project Runway: As the finale approaches, tempers are getting a bit...frayed...as we've seen. On the next episode, airing November 5th, Cindy Crawford makes her appearance as a guest judge (following in the footsteps of previous guest judges such as Eva Longoria Parker, Rebecca Romijn, Lindsay Lohan and Christina Aguilera.)

Also in the same episode, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will appear with Tim Gunn in a segment taped at the city’s Getty Museum.

And of course...we will find out which of the remaining five finalists, Carol Hannah, Althea, Irina, Gordana and Christopher, makes the cut and gets to move on to the infamous New York FASHION WEEK!

Who's That Celebrity Shopping at Target??

Now who doesn't love Target??? I sure do. And I'm in good company- that's Britney Spears getting some Target shopping done.

And keeping it "all in the family"- sort of- ex-hubby Kevin Federline did his own Target shopping too.

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Look-- there is Jessica Alba, daughter Honor Marie and Alba's sister getting their Target fix!

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Derek Hough takes a break from Dancing With The Stars to do some shopping at Target with on again/off again girlfriend, Shannon Elizabeth.

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I guess when you have eight little Goesslins to feed.....shopping at Target is a smart move....as Kate Goesslin does.

Wow. Who knew I shopped where the Celebs do??


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