1. They’re all just dirty birds… “Whatever happened to morals and values?” That’s Nick Carter pontificating about his relationship with ex-gal pal Paris Hilton. Apparently, Nick was peeved that Paris had slept with her House of Wax co-star Chad Michael Murray, so he hooked up with Ashlee Simpson to retaliate. “I got so burnt over that whole Paris s**t with all this swinging and switching.” Ashlee, meanwhile, is getting even with Nick by denying his sexual conquest rant. “That is so random. When I heard that, I was dying laughing,” Ashlee told MSN earlier this week. Someone clip their wings, please.
2. Hollywood is just so damn incestuous… Paris claims former beauty queen Shanna Moakler walked up to her at Hollywood nightclub Hyde and punched her in the jaw. But Moakler claims Paris‘ boyfriend Stavros Niarchos (Mary-Kate Olsen’s ex) bent her wrist back, poured a drink over her and pushed her down some stairs. Paris’ publicist tells ABCNews.com, “I can’t say for certain why this happened, but Moakler is known to be upset by rumors that Paris is dating Travis Barker. Those rumors are not true.” Hollywood is in desperate need of urban sprawl.
3. Reverse tabloid reporting actually works… Us Weekly recently printed photos of Jennifer Aniston strolling solo on the beach with a report her Break-Up co-star Vince Vaughn had dumped her on Sept. 9. But Jen’s rep is laughing off reports of the split, which actually makes this the first acknowledgement that they’re actually in a relationship to begin with.
4. Those methadone overtones… Photojournalist Larry Birkhead, who claims to be the father of Anna Nicole Smith‘s baby girl, said in court documents the star was taking methadone and is hiding out in the Bahamas to keep her baby from being tested for drugs. Birkhead also made stunning claims that her lawyer, Howard K. Stern, has been facilitating her methadone habit. We use to think Birkhead was a bit of a sleaze ball, but is it just us or is he looking more like the voice of reason every day?
5. Papa please preach… Keisha Castle-Hughes and her boyfriend Bradley Hull are expecting their first child together. Keisha, in case you forgot, played a young Maori girl in the film Whale Rider, which earned her an Oscar nomination in 2004. She even made history by becoming the youngest actress ever to be nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award at the age of 13. Yeah, do the math. That makes her 16. We don’t know what’s more disturbing—that he’s having a baby that young or that she’s been dating a guy for three years.
6. He had to have a white hot spotlight… Nicole Richie and Brody Jenner have ended the three month relationship that never was. Nicole’s rep confirmed the split to People, saying, “Nicole and Brody are no longer dating, but remain friends.” Nicole, meanwhile, posted a message on her MySpace.com Web site saying, “I know there are rumors regarding my ‘break-up’ with Brody Jenner. The truth is, we were never really together. We hung out, and he’s a nice guy, but my heart was never in it.” Rumors have it Brody likes the spotlight, while Nicole despises it. That means no more photo ops of the twosome happily holding hands and eating ice cream.
7. She got two of yo kids got you for 18 years… It’s not easy being Bobby Brown. An arrest warrant was issued for the singer this week after he failed to show up for a hearing regarding delinquent child support payments in Boston. Kim Ward, the baby momma of Bobby’s two teenage kids, claims Brown owes her two months’ support, or $11,000. Brown also has a daughter with his now-estranged wife Whitney Houston and an older son with another woman. That’s just one too many for Bobby.
8. He’s got all the right moves… Tom Cruise and his baby momma Katie Holmes have laughed off rumors they are pregnant with their second child. Internet gossip began spreading about the former Dawson’s Creek star being preggers again after she was spotted with a slight bulge in her belly. “Not that we are aware of,” the couple’s representative retorted. Right, because a pregnancy would have to coincide with Tom‘s next Big Project.
9. The stench of Hollywood desperation… So Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz were set to reunite for a new movie titled A Little Game without Consequences. But it seems the stars were unhappy with the reworking of the script and subsequently jumped ship. We think that’s called a blessing in disguise since star reunions never ever live up to the hype. Remember Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves in that time-travel mailbox romance? Exactly.
10. He’s too sexy for Milan, New York and Japan… Today show host Matt Lauer and his wife of seven years have officially split. It was bound to happen. Ever since the tabloids printed those photos of him all buff on the beach, Matt hasn’t been the same. Let’s face it, he’s a hottie with six -pack abs now and Dutch models just don’t do it for him anymore. In fact, he’s too sexy for this column.
