..::Celebrity Gossip::..: November 2010

Rachel Uchitel Speaks on Celebrity Rehab Stint, Battle With "Love Addiction"

In a rare TV interview, Tiger Woods' famed mistress Rachel Uchitel spoke on the Today Show about her addiction to love and how that led her astray.
Appearing alongside her Celebrity Rehab mentor, Dr. Drew Pinsky, Rache promoted her stint on the VH1 program and explained why she went on it.
"I knew that I needed help," Uchitel, who claims she went on the program to deal with her love addiction. "And I wanted to get it from Dr. Drew."

Uchitel she needs help ... and had some lip injections.

The 35-year-old all-pro mistress also said she was being treated for addiction to Ambien and other prescribtion medications, which she did not identify.
Dr. Dew said Rachel Uchitel's condition is partly triggered by traumatic events in her past, such as the premature deaths of her father and fiance Andy.
She was set to get married before he perished in the 9/11 attacks.
"People think it is a moral issue if somebody falls in love, all over the place," Uchitel said. "It is not, it is a disease and disorder; you feel like you have a hole in your heart and are waiting for a knight in shining armor to come and save you."
In her case, that knight must be married and famous.
"But it is not an excuse for anyone's behavior. You get stuck in relationships that are not right; you put a mask over somebody and pretend they’re somebody they’re not. You get disappointed when they don’t react the way you want."
Pretty much what happened with David Boreanaz.
Fortunately, "I'm a completely different person now than I was before I went on the show," Uchitel said of the "most intense" Celebrity Rehab season yet.
The show premieres Wednesday. Don't miss it.

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Brangelina Goes AWOL on Thanksgiving

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt did their thing on Thanksgiving.
What that was, we have absolutely no idea, but it appears their kinds hung out on the beach for the holiday Angelina loathes, parents nowhere in sight.
Pax, Shiloh, Zahara, Knox and Vivienne were all spotted at the beach, accompanied by their nannies on Thanksgiving. No sign of Ange or of Brad Pitt.

REWRITING HISTORY: Brangelina will have none of it.

Pitt did comment earlier that the family would be overseas, but did not mention specific plans. Likely because Angelina Jolie hates Thanksgiving.
“Angelina Jolie hates this holiday and wants no part in rewriting history like many other Americans,” a source said of her perception of the day.
“To celebrate what the white settlers did to the native Indians, the domination of one culture over another, just isn’t her style at all."
Apparently she put her money where her mouth is, at least.

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Kate Gosselin Wastes Money on Tanning

What do you do when your diva-like ways are running your family into fiscal despair? If you're Kate Gosselin, you go get your tan on in Reading, Pa.
The mother of eight was seen exiting a local tanning salon, where she channeled her inner Snooki, before heading over to do "business" at a FedEx.
Here's Kate looking lean and sort of tan ...

BRIGHTER DAYS: Kate Gosselin has seen them.

We're not criticizing the tanning industry overall, but it seems like a waste of money when you've got eight mouths to feed and limited income, no?
Seriously, the children eat moldy food so you can do this!?!?
Kate, who recently admitted that her kids are under pressure lately, yet shows no apparent inclination to do anything about that, spent Thanksgiving day with the enormous brood before handing them off to their deadbeat dad.

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Lindsay Lohan is Smoking Hot!

Lindsay Lohan looked smoking hot (or at least smoking while looking semi-hot) as she checked into an alcohol counseling meeting Sunday in Palm Springs, Calif.
Looking fresh-faced and more glamorous than we've seen in months, the rehabbing actress wore a cardigan and t-shirt with dark jeans and knee high boots.
Seriously, if you can get past the cancer stick, she looks great!

SMOKIN': Lindsay Lohan certainly is ... if only literally.

Whether she's relaxing over coffee, attending AA meetings or spending the holidays with previously estranged family members, she's doing so much better lately.
Can she revive her career? That's uncertain. But here are some recent Lindsay Lohan pictures showing just how far she's come. Take a look below, then tell us ...

[Photos: Fame Pictures, Pacific Coast News]

Lindsay Lohan: Would you hit it?

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Kardashian Konfidential Konfessions: Khloe's Virginity, Kim's Krush and More!

Kritics of Kardashian Konfidential have understandably wondered:
What could Kourtney, Khloe and Kim possibly reveal in this "sisterhood autobiography?" The siblings blog about every aspect of their lives and let cameras film such intimate moments as a bikini wax.
But we've (unfortunately) read the book and can state that it actually does contain a few juicy tidbits. Why should the public care about when Khloe lost her virginity? We have no idea. Still, it's one of several items we learned from the tome and report on below.

1. Khloe gave it up to an older man when she was 14. She used to steal Bruce Jenner's car and drive to secret sex sessions with this boyfriend, but tells readers NOT to be like her: "You should never, ever have sex when you're that young," her ghost writer she writes. "Feeling rushed and pressured and unsure should have been my clue that I wasn't ready to take that step."

2. Kourtney needs to be perfect. At least when it comes to organization. She writes about needing everything in her fridge lined up in a certain away; same for glasses and dishes. She also "has to have" pink dish gloves and the same style of hangars throughout the house.

3. Kim has a woman crush on Jennifer Lopez. She describes her first, nervous meeting with the singer/actress and how J. Lo "made me think it was sexy to have a big booty." Looks like someone will be watching American Idol this season.

4. Kim encourages you to talk to her. Saying she gets "excited" to see fans dressed in her style, this sister adds: "I like being myself, I don't want to be unapproachable."

This is especially true if you're famous and/or a professional athlete.

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Oksana Grigorieva to Mel Gibson: U Still Love Me!

For a woman claiming she feared for her life, Oksana Grigorieva sure wrote some interesting things to Mel Gibson. Interesting emails, to be more precise.
In the months following their nuclear argument on January 6, she sounds very much like a woman scorned and not ... well, a woman fearing for her life.
The emails are significant for this reason. In them, Oksana appears in search of answers, if not in hot pursuit of Mel Gibson. Hardly fearful or threatened.

If Oksana feared Mel, she had a funny way of showing it.

Oksana, on March 30: "I don't belive (sic) that u stopped loving me just in one phonecall. U either stopped loving me a long time ago or u still love me."
Oksana, on May 2: "Until this morning I was still missing you so much and secretly wanted and hoped for us to be together again ... I still believed that you loved me."
"Now I dont. I think you knew what was going on."
"Love like that doesn't die so quickly."
Oksana, who needs to work on spelling, accuses Mel's estranged wife, Robyn Gibson, and daughter, Hanna, of turning Mel against her, writing, "... it's easier to blame the outsider, ur love, completely unpretected (sic). So u betray me."
In the May 2 email, Oksana Grigorieva says: "I see now, that you seemply (sic) growen (sic) tired of me a while ago, but you were too weak to tell me."
Her lawyers say she taped Mel Gibson on the phone February 18 because she feared for her life. Maybe so, but she certainly doesn't seem scared here.

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Tiger Woods Tweets Love For Kids, Pie

Tiger Woods has come a long way since last Thanksgiving.
Last year, there was a car crash, a likely 9-iron to the grill and a series of revelations that led to him being crowned THG's Biggest Turkey of the year.
His fake, perfect life unraveled that infamous night. This Thanksgiving, though? Just some fake Tweets about his new low-key, family-oriented life.

FACADE: The star's seemingly perfect life was anything but.

With Elin Nordegren long gone, Tiges spent a quiet holiday with his two kids, Sam, 3, and Charlie, 1½ and his mother, Kultida, a source reports.
Sounds like it went well. "I just finished a pretty tough cardio session this morning because of all the apple and pumpkin pie," the golfer Tweeted.
No word if he went creepin' on random hoes later.
True or not (you never know with Mr. Corporate), the guy clearly wants us to think he's reflected on life and is focusing on what's truly important.
It's probably accurate, at least to a point. Hard not to reexamine your life after all that. Here's hoping Woods has turned the corner internally.

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Celebrities to Spurn Twitter, Facebook For Charity

Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake and Usher are going dark.
All in the name of charity. The aforementioned foursome and others are signing off Twitter and Facebook Tuesday until they raise $1 million for World AIDS Day.
Keys' charity, Keep A Child Alive, is staging a campaign that will have celebs such as Lady GaGa, Justin Timberlake, and Usher signing off of all social media.

PEACE OUT: Donate money or Usher won't be back on Twitter!

The "Digital Life Sacrifice" will feature the stars' filming "last tweet and testament" videos which will show them lying coffins to represent their "digital death."
"It's really important and super-cool to use mediums that we naturally are on," Keys said. "It's so important to shock you to the point of waking up."
"It's not that people don't care or it's not that people don't want to do something, it's that they never thought of it quite like that. This is direct, instantly emotional way, a little sarcastic too, as a way to get people to pay attention."
Leigh Blake, President and co-founder of Keep A Child Alive, says:
"We're trying to sort of make the remark: Why do we care so much about the death of one celebrity as opposed to millions and millions of people dying in the place that we're all from? It's about love and respect and human dignity."
She also added that "Lady Gaga is going to raise it all by herself."
"She's got a very, very mobilized fan base and that's beautiful to watch I think ... she's able to draw their attention to these issues that are very important, you know, so that people follow it and act," she says of the Little Monsters.
We wouldn't doubt it.

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Brooke Mueller Claims to Be Happy, Healthy

Over the weekend, reports surfaced that Brooke Mueller was downing a lot more than cranberry sauce.
Photos of Charlie Sheen's ex-wife were taken of her exiting a hotel, looking disheveled and, reportedly, on her way to rehab. But Mueller has now shot down this claim as "ridiculous" and added: "I am happy and healthy."
She also really is filming an Oxygen reality show with Paris Hilton. That remains hard to fathom.

Of course, if Mueller was out drinking, it would be easy to understand. She should be celebrating every second she has free from Sheen and his wild, dangerous lifestyle.

But a source tells Us Weekly she is "clean and sober. Everything is going really well for her. She is focusing on the twins and being a good mom. She is really excited about her new show with Paris."

Well, sure. If there's any guaranteed way to remain sober and focused on raising two young children, it's by filming a reality series with Paris Hilton.

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Willie Nelson Arrested For Marijuana Possession

Legendary singer Willie Nelson was busted over the weekend in Texas for possession of six ounces of marijuana. Wait ... Willie Nelson smokes pot? Who knew.
Nelson’s tour bus pulled into a routine checkpoint in Sierra Blanca, Tex. and in an astonishing feat of law enforcement, an officer noticed a familiar herb smell.
Hudspeth County Sheriff Arvin West said: “It’s kind of surprising, but I mean we treat him like anybody else." And by surprising, he probably means not at all.

It wasn't Willie Nelson's first drug bust. Nor will it be the last.

As much of a joke as this sounds like, a criminal defense attorney in Austin says six ounces of pot could get Willie six months minimum and up to two years.
But Bruce Margolin, director of the L.A. chapter of NORML, thinks he has a defense that could spring the 77-year-old crooner by tracing the weed to Cali.
Specifically, Nelson can claim he forgot the California-grown pot was on the bus. The Golden State is cool with medicinal marijuana, after all. Stay tuned.

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The Real Housewives of Atlanta Welcome Mr. Luscious, Share Sex Stories

Who likes anal sex? Who could go for just a tad bit of oral? These answers and a lot more await readers who peruse our intern's latest recap of The Real Housewives of Atlanta...
Talk about a booming episode! Kandi has moved her Kandi Koated Nights webcast over to her boutique, TAGS, for some self-promotion. Nene, Kim and Sheree are her guests on a particularly raunchy segment. Cynthia even shows up to get sex tips. But the girls got more than they bargained because Kandi apparently is getting her jollies these days by asking freakier and freakier questions.
What's your freak number? Have you ever peed on anyone? Sheree's willing to experiment, so she's a 9. Kim doesn't mind anal, so that makes her a 7. Nene's into just a little oral, so she's a 3. Cynthia's a 6. The girls are then treated to a triple X visit from Mr. Luscious, a Hulk-like chocolate stripper with a humongous "sock."

Cynthia takes 50-year-old Peter and her personal stylist to meet with Tony Conway, Atlanta's top celebrity event planner, to discuss her dream wedding.

Going for a silver-and-chocolate themed, candle-lit evening motif with a mix of antique and modern, the planner promises 50-year-old Peter that he'll keep the budget under one million. Gotta make it extra special for Cynthia... and Atlanta, of course!

Nene goes with her friend to meet with Randy Kessler, a top divorce lawyer in Atlanta. She and Gregg are definitely not in a good place. Nene's doing her research and needs some advice. She needs time to decide what to do about this situation and wants this to be a wake up call for Gregg. Looking to scare him straight, she decides to file for divorce. Game on!

Kim takes 13-year-old Brielle shopping for an abstinence ring. The fugly brat is scared of STDs and an unplanned pregnancy (ironic, huh?) and decides that a $3,000 diamond encrusted ring should do the job of snapping those legs shut. Apparently, though, there's no hope for eight-year-old Ariana who, according to Kim, "came out of the womb looking for a man."

Kandi goes into the studio to rework "The Ring Don't Mean A Thing" and is still annoyed that she's not making any money off "Tardy for the Party." She records a new version of the song for Kim to approve and basically decides Kim can lump it if she doesn't like it. There are plenty of real artists out there who will actually PAY good money for the song.

Phaedra and Apollo come home from Augusta with little Aydan Adonis. Phaedra had to spend a week in the hospital and now she's ready to face motherhood. No longer "fancy free and footloose," she's chained to this baby. Due to complications arising from her C-section, Apollo has to literally carry Phaedra around the house.

Kim and Nene get together to discuss their marital woes. Well, Nene's the only married one, but as usual Kim makes the conversation all about her and tells Nene that she's getting to the point of being done with Big Poppa. She wants a future with an available man and may even want more kids. Flash forward to the present, Kim. Wish granted!

While over at Kim's parents home with her mom and aunt, Kandi hears about Gregg's radio interview with a local DJ from Kim. Listening to it on an iPad, Kandi's shocked at Gregg's utter lack of indiscretion. Gregg not only accuses Nene of using him but claims to have invested $300K in making Nene a "star." Sheree and ladyboy Lawrence also hear about the interview and are flabbergasted and fascinated. Did Gregg know he was being recorded? Even so, how can you be so stupid and discuss such intimate things with a total stranger?

Kandi doubts Nene will reconcile with Gregg after hearing about this.

Sheree and Lawrence are doing a boxing workout where Lawrence asks Sheree about the Love Doctor. Has Sheree confronted the defensive fake doctor yet? Hang on, Ladyboy. It's coming!

Kandi drags Kim out to her car and demos the new and improved "The Ring Don't Mean A Thing" for her. Surprise: Kim loves it! She tells Kandi she never doubted her for a moment. She just wanted to get her way. Thanks for the input, Quincy.

Sheree finally confronts the Love Doctor while at an outdoor lunch. There's no communication, no trust and no honesty in this "relationship" so Sheree wants out. Realizing that the "doctor" is a tit-for-tat kinda guy, Sheree just wants some kind of proof that he's a doctor. The Love Doctor wants some kind of proof that Sheree's a woman. What?!? Time to hit the bricks, dude. And, by the way, who's paying for lunch?

Nene's first day at work is going along pretty well. Breaking in her new laptop and doing some online research, she sees her own face in a local gossip item. Gregg's backstabbing hits her full on. Nene laughs it off, but inside she's dying. Nene also learns she can be fired for this because contractually it puts her in a bad light. 11 Alive's anchor, Karyn Green, tells Nene she better handle this with Gregg. Obviously something's wrong because "dogs don't bark at parked cars."

Nene and Gregg get into a huge nasty fight when Nene comes home from her first day on the job. How can Gregg have done this to her? What $300K? Nene throws everything back in Gregg's face and wants what she's invested in him back, as well. The argument escalates into a he-said/she-said debacle, which is shocking. Nene's pissed that Gregg obviously never had her back and realizes she doesn't know this person standing in front of her. Gregg accuses Nene of the same thing. Nene is beyond livid and says she's married to a monster.

Game over.

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Should Susan Boyle Sing at the Royal Wedding?

He's already a reality show judge and record producer. But Simon Cowell is looking to add another title to his resume: wedding planner.
Speaking to Extra, Cowell offered up an idea for who should sing at the royal nuptials between Prince William and Kate Middleton.
"Susan Boyle would be perfect," said the former American Idol panelist, adding that Boyle's "I Dreamed a Dream" would be the ideal wedding song for the pair.

As the world knows by now, William and Kate got engaged last month and have scheduled their exchanging of vows to take place at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011. Billions are expected to watch on television.

Would Boyle be able to handle that pressure? Do you think she'd made a good choice to sing at the reception?

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Bristol Palin Should've Won Dancing With the Stars!

LOL. No, we don't really believe the above headline.
Jennifer Grey is as worthy a Dancing With the Stars champion as they come. But Bristol Palin, for all that was said about her, got kind of a bad rap.
Her third-place finish was, in the opinion of many pundits and Palin haters, waaay too high. But was it actually just about right ... or not high enough?

America's collective reaction to Bristol's DWTS run.

We've talked at length about why she should have gone home sooner, but now, let's give the girl her due. Here's a list of reasons Bristol deserved to win it ...

She improved A LOT this fall, and Jennifer Grey? Kind of a ringer.
Brandy and Audrina fans could've stepped up too, and did not.
She wasn't a complete stiff. Seriously. She's no Kate Gosselin.
Her scores never led the pack, but were always competitive.
She's not Sarah Palin, and isn't worthy of that kind of vitriol.
Thanks in part to Bristol, Willow Palin went off on Facebook.

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Leslie Nielsen Passes Away at 84

Leslie Nielsen, an actor who starred in some of the funniest movies ever made, has passed away from complicated related to pneumonia. He was 84.
Best known for his deadpan delivery of ridiculous lines, Nielsen anchored such films as Airplane! and The Naked Gun. His agent confirmed that he died near his home in Fort Lauderdale early Sunday evening, in the company of his "lovely wife and friends."

Said nephew Doug Nielsen of his uncle, who had been hospitalized for nearly two weeks prior to his passing:

"Just in this last 48 hours, the infection has gotten too much. He just fell asleep and passed away."

In Nielsen's honor, we encourage readers to submit their favorite movies quotes from the actor. We'll begin:

Frank: It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.
Jane: Goodyear?
Frank: No, the worst.

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Shoes With Attitude: Gotta Have It or Make It Stop?

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Hollywood is stepping out in style, having more fun with footwear than should be allowed by law, per some of our Fashion Police panel.
Sarah Jessica Parker, Solange Knowles and Nicole Kidman are just some of the stars who aren't afraid to go beyond basic black pumps when they strut their stuff down the red carpet.
The Sex and the City star braved the Harry Potter premiere last week in these towering baby blue lace-up shoes by Nicholas Kirkwood, while Beyoncé's baby sis matched her bright purple heels to her lipstick at a Range Rover event, and Keith Urban's honey accompanied him to the CMA Awards in tomato red L'Wren Scott stilettos.
So who's on board with these bold shoe picks? Not Joan and Melissa, who are begging these over-the-top hoofers to "make it stop" But it's not all bad. George and Kelly say "gotta have it!" Whose side will you step over to?

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Five Things We Learned After Reading Kardashian Konfidential

Reality show? Check. Jewelry and perfume lines? Check. Modeling gigs, stores, marriage, a baby? Yup. Damn, it is hard to keep up with this family. All that's left is a book. Well, now they've got that covered too.
E!'s Kardashian trifecta of Kourtney, Kim and Khloé is spilling everything in the just-released triple-authored "sisterhood autobiography" called Kardashian Konfidential.
And, yes, it's hot pink and gold with lipstick stamps all over it.
We've gotten a hold of the book and can tell you it makes for some juicy holiday reading. What secret scandals (there are some left!) did we learn about the sisters? We'll tell you…

1. The now happily married Khloé Kardashian Odom lost her virginity at 14: Long before Lamar, the youngest of the three used to steal stepfather Bruce Jenner's car and drive to secret sex sessions with an older boyfriend.
Now 26, Khloé reveals that back then she lied about her age to her elder guy, but dishes out some wise advice in the book. "You should never, ever have sex when you're that young," she writes. "Feeling rushed and pressured and unsure should have been my clue that I wasn't ready to take that step."
2. Kourtney's a borderline OCDer: The oldest sibling says she needs her fridge "perfect." Her glasses and dishes "perfectly lined up." Nothing can be out of order. She also "has to have" pink dish gloves. She worships cleanliness so much, she says she needs all the same style of hanger and forces baby daddy Scott Disick to do the same. She folds and hangs her clothing in color order, groups of blacks, grays and neutrals. Kourtney says it all stems from her dad, famed lawyer Robert Kardashian, who was the same way. "My dad was very organized, is not like that at all. Why wouldn't you have them [your clothes] lined up according to colors? I don't get it. Mason will definitely know better."
3. They dish on O.J. SImpson and how their family was involved: Although brushing over the infamous 1994 murder case case in the book, the sisters do reveal one interesting tidbit. While we knew that dad Robert, close with the former footballer since their college days, was a member of Simpson's Dream Team, we didn't realize that the infamous white Bronco slow-speed chase actually started at the Kardashian home.
4. Kim almost fainted when she met J.Lo. Oh, and J.Lo's the one who made Kim love her big booty. Kim writes that even though she's got fans, she's still one herself. "I really, really like J.Lo," she confesses. "I identify with her curves and she made me think it was sexy to have a big booty."
Kim notes she was so obsessed with the singer, she practically fainted when they finally met at a valet stand at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
"I see her walking towards the valet and I was literally shaking. I said 'I'm going to faint, Jennifer Lopez is right there,' " writes Kim. "I was too nervous, what if she turned out different? She couldnt have been nicer."
Kim says that the two have gotten to know each other and that J.Lo's been very supportive of her career. "She's been so amazing to me."
5. Kim's secretly into her many copycats: We knew she loved herself, but who knew she loved all her lookalikes, too? Kim says although she's now a celeb, she still loves to get out of VIP and mingle with the little people. "I like to go out in the crowd and take pics," she says of the girls who are dressed in her style. She says she gets "excited" to see them and doesn't want to let the fame ever get to her head.
"I like being myself, I don't want to be unapproachable," she says.
The book, which landed on shelves this week, also includes never-before-seen personal pictures, childhood stories, dating advice and even diary entries.

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Hulk and Spidey and Buffy—What's With All the Reboots?

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Why are we seeing so many stupid so-called "reboots" of old ideas like Buffy the Vampire Slayer?
—88Vibey, via the inbox
I hope you boarded up your windows before you sent me this. Vampire lovers are so rabid in their fandom they're liable to storm your house. (Here, I'll create a diversion for you: Robert Pattinson has a head like bleached a cinder block. Run!)
Anyway, here's why The Hulk, Buffy, Superman and Spider-Man are all being reset and retold from the beginning:

Money. Or, more specifically, guaranteed money.
"Reboots are going to succeed more often," says Tim League of the theater franchise Alamo Drafthouse.
"People are more aware of the concept you're promoting, so it's a safer route. And you succeed more often than you fail."
Even more importantly, he says, you're more likely to know your profits early. Advance ticket sales are much easier to pull off if customers know what they're going to see—well, in advance.
That's opposed to brand-new movie ideas, which do not lend themselves to pre-sales, League tells me. Instead, theater owners and moviemakers have to wait longer for their money to come in, because new ideas require time for good word of mouth to get around. (Of course, that did work out for Avatar.)
That idea also translates to television. The Hulk is coming back to TV, with the help of Pan's Labyrinth director Guillermo del Toro, who is on board to co-create the new reboot.
Is it greedy for moviemakers to keep revisiting old ideas instead of working a little harder to find fresh ones? I'll tell you, in my latest podcast!

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Guess Me From Behind: Black Lace Bare Ass

What the OMFG was she thinking?!
Jaws dropped when this TV star recently stepped out in a plunging, black lace jumpsuit that left little to the imagination.
It's not only a 180 from the preppy princess she plays on the small screen, but it's also more skin than we've ever seen from this young star.
Can you guess who was brave stupid enough to step out next-to-naked on the red carpet?

It's Leighton Meester at the Harry Winston Court of Jewels Recreation launch in New York City (not even the tropics, which could at least provide some flimsy excuse).
Marchesa is responsible for the Gossip Girl star's sheer lace outfit with shoes by Nicholas Kirkwood and bling by Harry Winston, natch.
And even if this style counts as designer—Marchesa does dress Hollywood's finest, after all—somewhere Blair Waldorf's delicate head is spinning.

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Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal Couple Up for Thanksgiving

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'Tis the season for yet another Jake Gyllenhaal and Taylor Swift sighting.
So where did the rumored couple kick off the holidays?

After reportedly sipping maple syrup lattes at a Brooklyn café near sister Maggie Gyllenhaal's home Thanksgiving morning (How sweet!), Jake and the country cutie were spotted grabbing breakfast at a cafe called Fido in Nashville Saturday, according to People.
Although Swift and Gyllenhaal have been seen together numerous times around the country, the low-key lovebirds have yet to reveal the nature of their relationship.
Nevertheless, this seems to be turning into quite the love story.

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Are Shanna Moakler and Travis Barker Still Together?

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Now that Bridalplasty is gonna be on my TV, I have to know—is host Shanna Moakler single? (Please tell me yes.)
—Stone, New Jersey, via in the inbox
I can't say with 100 percent certainty what her status will be today. When I last spoke with Shanna, she said that on-again, off-again boyfriend-husband (busband?) Travis Barker was once again in her life. And that they were taking things a day at a time.
But just in case you run into Moakler on a fortuitous day, let me give you a few tips about what Shanna's like:

Starting with out to pronounce her name. If you run into her in Los Angeles, call her SHAY-na or she may ignore you. Her name is not SHAWN-a.
Here's more:
• Don't remark at how fabulous her plastic surgery is; she says she hasn't had any.
• Offer to take her to Anaheim. "I'm addicted to Disneyland," she tells me.
• Or you can stay home, but you'd better like reality TV. "I love reality TV," she confesses. "Especially The Biggest Loser."
• If you must buy her a present, make it a bathing suit. "I collect bathing suits even if I never wear them," she says. (The former Miss USA has about 100. Just sayin'.)
• She would rather hear your declaration of love than read it. Especially, perhaps, if your love confession has zombies in it: "I like listening to audio books in the car—all kinds, [particularly] self help and horror."
And don't forget, of course, to tell her how much you're loving the E! show she's hosting, Bridalplasty. It premieres tonight.

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The Black Eyed Peas Set to Rock Super Bowl

The Black Eyed Peas are on a roll.
Fresh off an American Music Awards win for Best Pop Group (click here to watch their futuristic performance), the gang will do the Super Bowl halftime show.
"The Black Eyed Peas are officially performing the Super Bowl halftime show in Dallas," will.i.am tweeted to fans, confirming the can't-miss mini-concert.

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The Peas are the first non-rock group to hit the stage since Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake's famous wardrobe-malfunction during halftime in 2004.
Since then, older and less controversial artists such as the Rolling Stones, Tom Petty, The Who and Bruce Springsteen have done the honors. No longer.
They could have picked anybody. It says something that they picked us," will said.
Indeed. We can't wait to hear "Let's Get it Started" at a sporting event for once.

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Heidi Montag Recalls Plastic Surgery Horrors

Heidi Montag, who infamously underwent more than 10 operations in one day, is now sharing the painful memories and emotions of a journey for perfection.
In an ABC Primetime Special titled "Celebrity Plastic Surgery Gone Too Far?" airing last week, the plastic princess said she felt she would "die out of pain!"
"I thought that first night that I came out of the hospital I was going to die out of pain," Heidi Montag recalls now. "I looked like I was hit by a truck."

We can't believe it either, Heidi. [Photo: PacificCoastNewsOnline.com]

Montag has now confirmed most, if not all, of her surgeries this year:

Nose job
Brow lift
Chin shaving
Back scooped out
Ears pinned back
Lipo on inner/outer thighs
Fat injected into her cheeks
Absolutely hilarious, FREAKISHLY GIGANTIC breast implants

She says after the trauma, "I couldn't event go to the bathroom. I couldn't even walk for days. My face was so swollen. My back was so black and blue."
The Hills star is heaping blame on her surgeon, the late Dr. Frank Ryan, but people close to him say she's obsessed and wouldn't take no for an answer.
"I do not feel like I was prepared enough for this," Montag said. "How can you know when your doctor says it's just a little this, it's just a little that."
"It really becomes a lot. Doctors should walk you through all aspects of it not just the glamorous side of it," she says, with serious buyer's remorse.
A friend of Ryan's says that contrarily, she was not only taking her obsession with plastic surgery way too far, she was obsessed with him personally.
She also wanted him to make her a human Barbie doll.
"He sent texts and emails saying she wanted to be Barbie, to look exactly like Barbie," a friend said, adding that Ryan tried to talk her OUT of it.

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Jackie Evancho Sets Debut Album Record for 2010

From America's Got Talent to America's got a burgeoning superstar on its hands...
Jackie Evancho, the 10-year sensation who mesmerized television viewers this summer with her operatic voice, has set a Billboard record with the release of the album "O Holy Night." It sold 239,000 copies in its first-week of release, ranked number-two on the Billboard 200 chart and made Evnacho the top-selling debut artist of 2010.

"Jackie Evancho is one of the purest and finest vocalists I've ever heard, and the initial response to her debut release has been phenomenal," said Steve Barnett, Chairman of Columbia Records.

See what all the buzz is about for yourself. Watch Jackie sing the title single off her CD at a recent Pittsburgh Christmas parade.

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Taylor Swift & Jake Gyllenhaal: Actually Photographed Together!

You've heard the rumors. You've read the quotes from anonymous sources. But you still haven't seen Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal together.
Until now!
Following a Thanksgiving morning spent at a Brooklyn coffee shop, this likely couple visited Swift's hometown of Nashville over the weekend. Yesterday afternoon, the two were seen getting breafast at Fido, a coffeehouse and café near Vanderbilt University. Allow us to present actual evidence this time:

Swiftenhaal: Alive and well!

"They were smiling and laughing. They were talking a lot and enjoying each other's company," a witness told People. "They didn't look like friends."
Another customer named Emma Rice, who posted this picture online, added that Taylor and Jake looked "very cute" and "seemed close."

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Lindsay Lohan: Free For a Day

Lindsay Lohan enjoyed a temporary respite from rehab this weekend. On the docket for the troubled, recovering actress? Coffee and cigarettes.
Guess caffeine and nicotine rank pretty far down the list of Lindsay Lohan vices. Kicking her addictions to cocaine and alcohol are top priorities.
Here's LiLo at a local Starbucks near Palm Springs ...

Lindsay's looking (mostly) healthy these days. [Photo: Pacific Coast News]

The 24-year-old spent Thanksgiving with her dad. While she and Michael Lohan are on better terms, he hasn't been able to get Linds to quit smoking.
Last month, when the reunited twosome began to mend fences, MiLo sent her an electric cigarette as part of a care package, apparently to no avail.
Oh well. Maybe that'll come after she completes her stint in rehab, which has been going on for two months-plus and seems to be working wonders.

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Alex Rodriguez and Cameron Diaz: Back On?

A month after parting ways, are Cameron Diaz and Alex Rodriguez back on? It looks like it after they were spotted getting cozy over dinner in West Hollywood.
"They looked super couple-y," an insider told Us about the actress and New York Yankees slugger. "Cameron was holding his hand and kept nuzzling him."
Friends say the reconciliation shouldn't come as a surprise.

CAMROD: Are Rodriguez and Diaz back together?

"They break up and get back together all the time," notes a source close to Diaz and A-Rod, who parted ways in October because "they needed some space."
Maybe they got too much space and couldn't resist each other?
While the actress was recently linked with Glee star Matthew Morrison - the two hung out at L.A. lounge Bardot - that fling has since sizzled, so stay tuned!

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Kate Gosselin on Troubled Kids: The Pressure is Getting to Them!

In the wake of two of her children getting expelled from school, Kate Gosselin went on record, discussing the situation personally for the first time with ET.
Asked if Collin and Alexis Gosselin were in fact expelled, she said, "Two of my kids, no, are being tutored at home, with a teacher who is working closely with our kindergarten teachers in school, doing the identical curriculum."
So basically ... they were kicked out.

Kate says life in the spotlight is hard for the kids.

The-recently divorced reality star says that, "All the pressure was getting to them," explaining, "You have a lot of the divorce anger mixed in with that."
"The goal is to get them back into school as soon as possible," she adds.
But will their deep-rooted rage issues and bullying tendencies subside?
Kate also discussed the rumor that her upcoming TLC show, Twist of Kate, had been canceled. Kate says that no, "We're sort of still trying to shape it [into] what it needs, what is going to be fun. So no, it's not canceled."
Fortunately for the kids, Thanksgiving came and went without incident.
"We were able to work out the holiday time peacefully," she said of splitting time with her ex-husband, Jon Gosselin. "So I had the first half, he had the second half, and, we just take it year by year, and holiday by holiday."
Kate and the kids appear on a Kate Plus Eight special Sunday on TLC.
So it goes for the diva facing financial ruin ...

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Matthew Rutler: A Risky Rebound for Christina Aguilera?

Christina Aguilera has rebounded quickly from her recent divorce.
The singer has been spotted out with Matthew Rutler, a production assistant and a guitarist in the Nate Mott Band. The two met on the set of Burlesque in February and quickly bonded - much to the chagrin of friends.
“Christina is completely taken with Matthew," a source tells Star. "But he’s a wild rocker type with a reputation as a ladies’ man."

An insider says Rutler is in "heaven" because he's dating a celebrity.

“He networks like crazy with all the big names she introduces him to. He’s a major operator. And everything is on her dime, because he’s broke. Matt used to live in a crummy apartment with roommates; now he’s at her Beverly Hills mansion every night."

While pals worry that this relationship is "too much, too soon" for Christina, she isn't letting any personal issues affect her work. Check out a series of recent performance by Aguilera in her THG video section.

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Presenting: The First Photo from Breaking Dawn!

Director Bill Condon has given Twilight Saga fans a major gift for Thanksgiving: The first photo from Breaking Dawn!
The film opens in less than a year, on November 18, 2011. While Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart have been photographed making out with each other in Brazil over the last couple weeks, this is the first actual image from the movie.
So, what is it? What did Condon Tweet? Find out below!

While rather vague to non-Twihards, anyone familiar with the story of Breaking Dawn can easily guess what is posted here.

It's a shot of Bella in bed, clutching a fist full of feathers, as her and Edward will be taking a big step in their relationship during the final installment of the Saga. Look for Stewart to be getting naked a lot as a result.

Thanksgiving Couple Sightings: Swiftenhaal, Kimbriel and More!

For many celebrities this year, Thanksgiving was a time for turkey, pumpkin pie... and romance!
For example, while NBC aired a special in her honor Thursday night, Taylor Swift spent the holiday with new man toy Jake Gyllenhaal. They went for coffee in Brooklyn around 10:30 that morning and "were really really sweet," said a witness.

Elsewhere...

Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green snapped a picture of themselves at Disney World.
Glee star Dianna Agron and Alex Pettyfer partied at Groucho club in London.
Kim Kardashian and Gabriel Aubry hung out together in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles.
Lindsay Lohan dined with Samanta Ronson at the latter's apartment.

Which Celeb Has a Tattoo on Her Ring Finger?

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You're probably so busy looking at this celebrity's huge-ass ring to realize that she has a tiny tattoo right underneath her bling.
This is the first time we've noticed the ink, which appears to be the Roman numeral IV.
As for what it could mean, her birthday is September 4 and her equally famous hubby celebrates his on December 4.
Think you know who's got a tiny tattoo? Find out after the jump!

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It's Beyoncé!
The star showed off her inked ring finger while hosting the launch party of Lorraine Schwartz's 2BHappy jewelry in NYC, which Kim Kardashian and Blake Lively also attended.
And in true diva fashion, the hostess was three hours late to Lavo for her own party!
We love all of B.'s jewels, but the pointy manicure? Not so much.

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