Wendy Williams Interviews 'Manhattan Madam' Kristin Davis

Madam Kristin Davis, who served a bid in jail - and is on probation - for providing NY governor Eliot Spitzer (among many others) with prostitutes, visited The Experience this afternoon, and boy did she drop a bomb.

Kristin talks about NY Yankees star Alex Rodriguez whom is said to have been on her client list, too.

And she talks about her friendship with jailed raptress Remy Ma, who is serving eight years in prison for assault, weapons and attempted coercion charges stemming from the 2007 shooting of a friend. Wendy asked if Remy has a lesbian lover.

Kristin admits that she still has the client list - which includes more than 10,000 names.

She wants you to visit her Web site to suggest what she should do with the list.

But by far Kristin's most revealing moment is when she told Wendy about the hip-hop mogul who frequented her prostitutes. Kristin told Wendy the name, with the understanding she would keep it a secret -- but had a Tourette's moment and named the hip-hop. Russell Simmons!


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OC 'Housewife' Receives Death Threats / 'Danger' is Crazy, Really

We don't know much about the "Real Housewives of Orange County" we're exclusive viewers of "Real Housewives of Atlanta", but call the cops --- someone is trying to kill one of the OC housewives, Vicki Gunvalson.

According to the folks over at TMZ:
The Orange County Sheriff's Department is investigating two death threats received by Vicki Gunvalson. We're told sheriffs believe the two threats came from "a fanatical female fan who takes the show way too seriously."

According to Sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino, Vicki received one of the threats through a phone call -- and the other through an email sent to another cast member from the show, Jeana Keough. The email told Keough not to worry about Gunvalson because she "would take care of Vicki for her."


Speaking of crazy women on reality shows, did y'all watch this week's episode of "For the Love of Ray J"?

Someone needs to commit that crazy broad Danger into a psych ward, STAT!, because she has real issues.

The producers had the remaining "ladies" submit to a lie-detector test. The girls got to ask questions of one another. Danger admits that she has thoughts of killing Unique, another contestant. Plus, she's stalked execs and had dreams of harming them, too. Clearly, from what we see, Danger's admission that she and Ray J were having sex almost every night while filming the show is true.

"They don't know Danger like I know Danger," we loosely quote Ray telling the cameras.

Riiiiggggghhhttt.. You know this 'Danger'.

T-Pain Replaces Lost Teeth with 'Rich N**ga Teeth'

Despite some cuts, bruises, and the lingering effects of four missing teeth, T-Pain performed Sunday night at Universal City's Gibson Amphitheatre in California.

It was reported that it was freak accident in a golf cart that cost him the teeth.

"There's a lot of talk that I flipped over in a golf cart," he told concertgoers. "That's fucking true. It did happen like three days ago. My ass is on fire right now. My side hurt, my mouth hurt...I bust my ass. I'd show you the marks, but I don't wanna pull my pants down right now."

But he got his smile back.

"I got my teeth fixed the same day. Rich n***a teeth," he says.

Hey, 50 Cent got the same teeth.

Kendra Wilkinson is Selling Stripper Poles

Kendra Wilkinson and her attempt at entrepreneurship is launching own line of stripper poles.

The former Playboy Playmate and ex-girlfriend of old man High Hefner is set to follow in the footsteps of Carmen Electra with her poles.

"I'm coming out with my own stripper pole. Stripper pole, and stripper pole workout. It's like Carmen Electra's, but mine is better. Mine will connect to the ceiling, and you can spin on it and do all that kind of stuff on it," she tells Us.

As she works that out, Kendra is busy promoting her new E! reality show, Kendra, which follows her engagement and marriage to Philadelphia Eagles' beau Hank Baskett.

Kendra and Hank will tie the knot on June 27 at the Playboy mansion, they haven't finalized all of the details yet.

"We are still working on the dress," she says. "We're talking to a really cool florist. He's making the flowers amazing - six-foot centrepieces! It's going to look like a fairytale wedding. I'm really excited about it."

Kendra has previously revealed she designed her dress herself and is worried about how it will turn out.

"I'm nervous - I don't like the '80s prom look. I like a simple look and it's hard to find it. I designed it. There's only so much material you can use for a wedding dress."

Employees Slap Queen Latifah with $1 Million Lawsuit

Just days after celebrating her 39th birthday, Queen Latifah is served with legal paper.

Cosmotologist Roxanna Floyd and stylist Susan Moses say they've been stiffed out of $1 million for their work on Queen Latifah's CoverGirl ad campaign, as well as for work done on her "Curvations" line of intimate apparel.

The Brooklyn women filed separate breach of contract suits yesterday in Manhattan Federal Court against Queen Latifah. Moses says Latifah promised her a $50,000-a-year salary when she went to work on the Curvations line in 2005, and is due $300,000.

"Despite such demands and assurances as well as expressions of remorse for having stiffed plaintiff ... defendants have completely failed to pay plaintiff for her services and .... expenses relating to Curvations," Moses' lawyer Carmen Giordano wrote.

Latifah spokeswoman Amanda Silverman called the suits "without merit," but declined to discuss them further.

Floyd, known as Roxie, has used her powder puff to touch up the likes of Angela Bassett, Whitney Houston and Mary J. Blige. She says she's owed $700,000.

Until last year, she was a consultant for the CoverGirl line of cosmetic products known as the "Queen Collection," the suit says.


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Brad and Angelina to Adopt Their Next Child From India

Angelina Jolie, who has always said she wants more children, has expressed interest in adopting a child from India.

According to sources, while speaking to a one of young stars of "Slumdog Millionaire."

When asked by 10-year-old Azharuddin Mohammed if she would consider adopting a child from his home country of India, Angelina reportedly replied: "Well, I'll let you into a little secret, we will soon."

Angie met both child actors - Azharuddin and Rubina Ali, nine - at the Academy Awards earlier this year.

And and Brad Pitt have three adopted children together - Maddox, eight, from Cambodia, Pax, five, from Vietnam and Zahara, four, from Ethiopia; and three biological children, Shiloh, two, and eight-month-old twins Vivienne and Knox.

In 2006, Angelina and Brad visited an orphanage in the Indian city of Pune and spent time meeting the children at the center and giving them presents.

A senior staff member at the center said at the time: "Brad and Angelina were lovely and adore kids. Every move and every look of the couple was filled with love for our children and we were floored with their genuine affection."

Ciara Kissed Justin and Liked It

During the making of the video for "Sex Love Magic", Ciara made out with Justin Timberlake, who is featured on the single.

The passionate kiss has Ciara seeing butterflies.

"Kissing him wasn't bad at all," Ciara told the Daily News. "Justin's a sweetheart, and the whole shoot felt very organic. It all flowed so well."

But wait, what about Justin's girlfriend, Jessica Biel?

"I met her, and she's very nice. I think she was cool [that I kissed her man]. She seems like a confident girl, so there?s nothing for her to worry about."

Hmmm... We wonder is this was Ciara or her new alter ego, Super C?

And what about 50 Cent? What does he have to say about his girl tonguing down another man?

We would venture to say 50 pretty much doesn't care.

How he... and alllrright.

Is Chris Brown Trying to Be Cunt?

The queens know. Jontè is legendary, honey. For those of who don't know, Jontè is a male and he's Beyoncè's choreographer ("Freakum' Dress"). Got it?

Last week, he gave an interview to NYC gay mag HX in which he talks about Beyoncè, of course, and throws some shade at Chris Brown.


HX: Where’d you learn to move like that?
Jontè: I started by doing Senegalese dance and then Capoeira. Next to my Capoeira class was a jazz class. From the different styles I conjured up my own movement.

How’d you end up working with Beyoncé?
I worked with Janet Jackson during the Super Bowl incident. Her assistant, Peanut, also assisted Beyoncé.

So, any dirt on Beyoncé? Is she a diva or a girl next door?
Both. She’ll tell you exactly what she wants. She’s a powerful woman.

What do you say about all the “Single Ladies” YouTube copycats?
When is it going to end? [Laughs] I love that people are into dance right now. There’re so many dance reality shows.

Would you ever audition for one?
No, no. Never. No.

If you could give any artist a Jontè makeover, who would it be?
Chris Brown.

Jontè! Well, you brought him up. Keep dishing!
My friends told me he was on tour trying to do a dip recently. And I was like, “Oh, he wants to be cunt now?” I guess he’s coming for Rihanna.

Describe your style.
Overwhelming [Laughs]. I don’t try, that’s the thing. But the fashion, the dancing and the music, they all influence one another.

If you look at YouTube comments for your videos, there are a lot of haters. What do you say to them?
They don’t get it. I don’t say anything to them. They’re helping me out by watching, anyway. All I say is ‘Bitch You Betta!’

Any club performances coming up?
I host at mr. Black. But if I do perform, I will perform for Susanne Bartsch and Kenny Kenny’s party Vandam.

Where can people learn to dance like Jontè?
I substitute at the Broadway Dance Center. I usually sub for Luam on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9pm.

Any stars you haven’t worked with yet that you’re itching to?
Kelis. I’ve always wanted to work with her. And people are going to make it happen.

Want to know what a dip is? Let these cunts show you how it's done.



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Gisele: Tom Brady's Baby With Ex Was a 'Blessing'

Supermodel Gisele Bündchen, who is worth an estimated $150 million, appears in the May issue of Vanity Fair.

In the article, Gisele talks how her husband - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady - getting with his ex pregnant only cemented their relationship.

When Gisele and Brady met, he had recently broken up with his girlfriend of the previous three years, Bridget Moynahan, a model and an actress. Soon after he got involved with Gisele, Moynahan announced that she was pregnant with Brady’s child and would have the baby on her own.

“It was definitely a surprise for both of us,” Gisele acknowledges with a rueful smile. “In the beginning you’re living this romantic fantasy; you’re thinking, This can’t be true, it’s so good! And then, Whoops—wake-up call!” She rolls her eyes. “We were dating two and a half months when he found out, and it was a very challenging situation. Obviously, in the beginning, it’s not the ideal thing.”

Moynahan’s pregnancy made Gisele wonder whether she should encourage Brady to re-unite with his former girlfriend. “You question at times—‘Should I stay here? Maybe you should work this out,’” she admits. “But when people break up, it’s for a reason.”

In retrospect, she believes that dealing with the challenge only strengthened her commitment to Brady. “I think it was a blessing, because otherwise I don’t think I would have known what he was made of, and he wouldn’t have known what I was made of,” she says. “I wouldn’t have seen the integrity in him—the way he was a good person through all the times. I was like, You have the heart in a good place! It made me feel more in love with him; it made me realize who he was. Our relationship has become so much stronger, and I think I wouldn’t be as certain as I am today if it weren’t for that.”

After John Edward Thomas Moynahan was born, in August 2007, Brady and Gisele began shuttling between Boston, where Brady’s football team is based, and Los Angeles, where Moynahan lives. “When we are in L.A. we have Johnny 50 percent of the time,” Gisele says. “He’s a little angel—the sweetest, most cuddly, loving baby. I feel blessed to have him in my life.”

Last year she and Brady purchased an $11.7 million plot of land in a gated community in Brentwood. Despite their commitment to spending time with John, however, Gisele has never met his mother. “I understand that he has a mom, and I respect that, but to me it’s not like because somebody else delivered him, that’s not my child. I feel it is, 100 percent,” Gisele says. “I want him to have a great relationship with his mom, because that’s important, but I love him the same way as if he were mine. I already feel like he’s my son, from the first day.”

Gisele wants her own children, though.

“I would like a big family,” she says. “I love children. When you come from a big family, you see that growing up you’re learning how to share. Your sisters have got your back; you’re not alone in this—‘We all support you!’ Your family provides that; it gives you a sense of safety, and it’s a very grounding feeling. That’s why I feel I can fly away, because I have those roots and they’re so deep. This is what I want to have in my life. This is why you get married—you want to create those roots together; you want to give that to your kids. I would also love to adopt a child from Brazil. When you come from São Paulo, you see five-year-olds sniffing glue on the corner. You think, If you make a difference in the life of one of them, that makes your time on this earth worthwhile. I will have a colorful family, like a rainbow. I have dogs from rescue; they are all my dogs. Children are like little angels—there’s no way you can’t love them.”

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Wendy Considers Name Change

Wendy is considering changing her family's name from Williams/Hunter to the Carringtons. You know, as in the Carringtons - the oil tycoons - on the hit TV show "Dynasty".

How does Wendy Carrington sound? What about Kevin Carrington? (Well, probably not so much for Big Kev; He's from Brownsville, Brooklyn and we're certain no Carringtons lived in the 'Ville. But we could be wrong.)

What do you think? Do you have any suggestions?

Wendy Carrington.


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Students Caught in Lesbian Sex Scandal at Oprah's School for Girls

Oprah Winfrey's elite boarding school for girls in South Africa has been rocked by its second sex scandal in fewer than two years.

Seven students were suspended last week for sexually harassing their schoolmates, the "Afrikaans on Sunday" newspaper reported.

One 15-year-old was accused of preying on another pupil and forcing other girls to lie to investigators about it, the paper reported.

"You have been found guilty of physical contact of a sexual nature with another pupil on campus, harassment, bullying other girls on campus and of being dishonest by not telling investigators the whole truth," a letter to her parents read.

Other girls were caught fondling each other or trying to get other girls to join them in lesbian liasons, the paper reported.

Oprah's spokesperson, Lisa Halliday, confirmed the girls had been suspended from the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy School for Girls - but gave few details.

"It is because they contravened the school's code of conduct," she said. "We regard the incident as confidential."

Winfrey called it the proudest moment of her life when she opened the $46 million school near Johannesburg in January 2007 to help high achieving but poor South African girls.

Nelson Mandela dedicated the school and luminaries ranging from songbirds Mariah Carey and Mary J. Blige to filmmaker Spike Lee and actor Sidney Poitier attended the opening.

The school, which aims to house 450 girls in grades 7 through 12 by 2011, offered free tuition, books and uniforms, as well as room and board.

In return, the girls were required to follow the rules.

Ten months later, Winfrey sobbed uncontrollably after 15 girls eported they had been sexually abused by a matron who was supposed to be watching over them.

The talk show queen said the sex abuse charges hit her especially hard because she was raped and molested by a cousin, uncle and family friend when she was 9.

"I am a mama bear when it comes to protecting my children," she said at the time.
"These girls are like my children. That's not just rhetoric for me. I take their futures and the possibility for what their futures hold very seriously."

Dorm matron Virginia Tiny Makgobo, 27, was charged with indecent assault, common assault, soliciting a minor to perform an indecent act and verbal abuse of girls at the school. She denies the charges and is due back in court on June 1.

Vowing to "clean house," Winfrey also fired the school's headmistress and announced she would hand out cell phones - with her number on speed dial - to each student.

It was not clear if any students used their phones to report the latest outrage.

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Isaiah Washington is Outta There, Actor Moves

As we previously reported, Isaiah Washington was five month's behind on his $20,000-per-month in rent on his Los Angeles home. And according to reports, the landlord - Sandalwood Properties - commenced eviction proceedings last week.

So, the actor is moving.

Yesterday, RadarOnline.com filmed video of housekeepers packing moving boxes and "photographs were taken off of the walls" and Isiah and his wife leaving the property.

‘He’s moving out today,” a source said. A man identifying himself as Kevin McCauley, the owner of the property, only had this to say about the Washingtons: “They are very nice people, this is an unfortunate matter.”


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Ad Exec: Chris Brown Will Get His Endorsement Deals Back

Judging from history, it's only a matter of time before Chris Brown is back to pitching products on TV and magazines, so says advertising executive Steve Stoute who's made a living out of branding hip-hop with mainstream America. Remember Jay-Z's Hewlett-Packard campaign? It was through the doings of Steve.

Anyway, he was on MSNBC and the hosts asked him about Chris Brown and if the singer will he able to come back from that lil scandal.

Steve thinks he can.

"We've seen brands move past this before, and celebrities move past this," he says.

Vanessa Williams and her nudie Penthouse magazine photos. Kobe Bryant and his cheateration and rape allegations. They got over those image problems. And the granddaddy of all scandals - R Kelly and his alleged rape of underage girls. He image most certainly has been resuscitated.

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Simon Cowell is Tired, Considering Throwing in the Towel

Lovable Simon Cowell is on the verge of a acquiring the Hollywood disease known as exhaustion.

He tells the Sun that running his record label and production company (and no doubt flying from the UK to Los Angeles constantly) is making him consider giving something up.

"Last year was tough and I really felt it around about the end of the year," he said. "There's a lot of pressure that comes with making the shows, running the record label and running the TV production company. I got to the point where I was doing 'Idol', finishing auditions, getting room service at 10pm and then working for another six or seven hours on the British stuff. You do that week after week, month after month and it takes its toll on you."

Man up, Simon. You better not quit "American Idol", because if you're not there, it will give no one reason to watch. And Randy, Paula and Kara will all be out of work.

How come Tarrineka and dem with six kids and four jobs, no husband, no nanny, and assistants, getting burnt out?

Pharrell to Fan: 'Move. Get Out of the Fucking Way!'

Pharrell Williams was performing last weekend at Atlanta's Emory University, but the crowd was too much to handle and he was forced to stop the show, but only after cussing out the star-struck college students.

In the video (below) Pharrell told a student: "Take a step back... You're ruining the fucking show, move back! Okay, everybody take five more steps back please. One. Two."

But one audience member was not having it and refused to step the fuck back.

That caused Pharrell to tell him: "What are you doing? Why are you standing there? Move!...Go around the barracade. Go back. I swear to God if you don't move I'm gonna tell them to kick you out. Move! Get out of the fucking way!"



Wasn't it just last week he was the star of another video after bailing out on a show in Indonesia. They had cause though - he and the rest of the act were detained in Malaysia for failing to secure a performance permit.

"Following investigations, we found that the group did not receive permission from the Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage Ministry to perform at the concert,” Immigration Director-General Datuk Mahmood Adam told local media. "After their statements were recorded, they were released with assurance from the concert organizer."

According to reports the show's promoter failed to obtain the proper credentials from the Arts, Culture and Heritage Ministry, resulting in the group’s detention.

Andre 3000 Arrested!

Andre 3000 of the hip-hop duo Outkast has been charged with driving 109 mph on a highway in suburban Atlanta.

Henry County Police Capt. Jason Bolton says the entertainer, whose real name is Andre Benjamin, was clocked speeding in a 65-mph zone in his Porsche south of Atlanta about 12:30am Saturday.

Andre is free on $1,200 property bond pending a court date April 29.

Cops say he told them he was going so fast because he missed an exit and had to turn around.

George Weber's Killer Wants to Get Paid

It's all about the Benjamins for this accused killer.

John Katehis -- the Satan-worshipping 16-year-old charged with fatally stabbing radio newsman George Weber in a sex-for-cash-tryst gone bad -- still had money on his mind at the Bellevue psych ward today.

When visited by a Post reporter, Katehis greedily said he'd only tell his side of the story "for cash."

Wearing a light green jumpsuit and a menacing scowl on his face, Katehis again made clear there was only one way he'd spill the beans.

"Is this a cash offer?" snarled Katehis. "Cash offers only!"

Once it became clear no money would be exchanged, Katehis shot up and yelled again, "cash offers only!" and stormed out.

Sources have said the knife-loving Queens teen confessed to savagely stabbing Weber March 20 in the ABC News radioman's Brooklyn apartment, where he went in response to a Craigslist ad offering $80 in exchange for kinky sex.

A few days later, Katehis's dad lured him to an upstate rendezvous with detectives by promising to give him $300.

Katehis's classmate, Daniel Rongo, was also at Bellevue yesterday to visit the jailed killer.

"He was always quiet," said Rongo, 19. "John was never the fighting type. Nobody was afraid of him."

But Katehis wasn't happy to see his friend, telling him, "I always hated you at school. Stop wasting my visits."



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Tila Tequila Rips Into Rihanna

Tila Tequila (that famous for being a bisexual TV "personality") is ripping into Rihanna for not coming out and admitting that she was abused, which would empower women. Since Tila is all about female empowerment, she's offended that Rihanna isn't using her celebrity to empower, er, females.

Tila, who is far less famous than Rihanna, says she has taken time out of her not-so busy schedule to do her part to, er, empower women; She's appeared on "Tyra" to "help others open up about coming out as bisexual", for instance. And that was empowering for women. (Right?) Especially since Tyra is all about empowering, er, Tyra.

Here's what Tila tweeted yesterday.













BTW: Tila is doing men now. She's looking for a "powerful" (read: rich) older man around between 40 and 55 years old. Someone like "Larry King, Christopher Walken, etc.." Not George Clooney, though.

"I want an older guy who is more powerful than George. He's just an A-list actor," she says.

Hooker, please!

Mel B Has Cut Off Her Family

Mel B is taking a Rihanna, forsaking her family because of a man.

Tsk. Tsk.

According to Mel B's sister Danielle, the singer and former "Dancing With the Stars" contestant has not talked to her mother, Andrea in more than six months. (She hasn't talked to Danielle since that time, either.)

Why? Because of husband Stephen Belafonte.

"She is wrapped up in her own little world. Mel hasn't spoken to her own mother in months. She has a husband now so she just doesn't find the time. He doesn't help. To be honest, I don't think he's a very nice person," Danielle says. "It's hard not hearing from her, but I'm getting used to it now."

Stephen - who married Mel in 2007 - has been accused of cheating on her by his ex-girlfriend, Nicole Contreras, who claimed last year he slept with her behind Mel's back and begged her to take him back just before his wedding. She also alleged he is violent and jealous and once tried to strangle her.

Five Members of Madonna's Staff Quit

Five of Madonna's staff have walked out on her.

Two personal assistants, two nannies and a chauffeur - who all cited long working hours as the reason for quitting.

Last week nanny Angela Jacobson quit and was immediately told to leave.

Another nanny, Elodie, who had worked alongside Angela looking after the singer's three children - Lourdes, 12, Rocco, eight and adopted David, three - has also quit.

They are joined by personal assistants Denise Lambertson and Johanna Edholm, and chauffeur Alistair Mitchell, who was Madonna's driver for seven years.

Angela posted to her Facebook profile:
"Not putting up with this shit anymore. Never have, never will. Standing up for my rights regardless of consequence. Sick of always being the one who compromises."

Angela, who was contracted to work until the end of June, is said to be shocked she was told to pack her bags almost immediately after revealing her plans to leave.

"Angela was with her for two years and was particularly close to David. He and Rocco are devastated she is leaving. And Elodie, who's been with Madonna for about 15 months, was also close to the children. But all Madonna's employees work incredibly long hours," a source told Britain's People newspaper.

Johanna said because of the long hours working for Madge, her boyfriend left her.

And to throw for salt in wounds, Alistair left Madonna to drive her ex-husband Guy Ritchie.

Chilli's Boyfriend Gets Probation for Assaulting Two Women

Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson, who is rumored to be dating Chilli (of TLC), has pleaded guilty to two counts of disturbing the peace for separate incidents involving women at nightclubs last year.

A Kansas City Municipal Court judge sentenced Johnson to two years probation on Friday. His guilty plea will be removed from public record if he finishes the probation without further incidents.

Johnson will not be allowed to consume alcohol or be at any Kansas City bars or nightclubs after 9 p.m. while on probation. He also must complete anger control counseling and 40 hours of community service.

Johnson was originally charged with assault for allegedly shoving one woman and spitting a drink in the face of another last year. Those charges were changed to disturbing the peace.

In the first on Feb. 24, 2008, a 26-year-old woman alleged that Johnson shoved her on the side of the head.

The woman told police that she and a friend were walking through Grand Emporium when Johnson came toward them and said “don’t touch me” as he shoved her.

The second incident allegedly occurred in October at Club Blonde, also in Kansas City. A 24-year-old woman alleged that Johnson intentionally spitting a drink in her face and made a threat against her boyfriend.

In a 2003 incident, he was charged with aggravated assault and misdemeanor battery for allegations that he brandished a gun while arguing with a former girlfriend.

Those charges were dropped after Johnson completed a domestic-violence diversion program.

And in 2005, a woman alleged that Johnson shoved her during another nightclub incident. The woman later changed her story. After she failed to show up for court hearings, prosecutors dismissed the misdemeanor assault charge.

Nice catch, Chilli.

Candy Spelling: 'I Don't See Tori and Dean Anymore'

By all now we know that the relationship between Tori Spelling and her mother, Candy, has been strained for many, many, many years.

Viewers of Tori's reality show, probably saw glimmers of hope, but alas, those attempts to form a solid family unit, especially since the death of the family's patricarch, Aaron, has been futile.

Candy and Tori still hate each other's guts!

Candy's memoir, Stories From Candyland, hit shelves tomorrow. And last week it was revealed that she's selling (or trying to sell) the 56,000-square-foot mansion for $150 million. She's moving into a modest condo. At a mere 17,000 square feet and costing $47 million, it's practically a shoe box.

In an interview with People magazine, Candy declares she would have kept the large house and transformed it into a child's wonderland for her two grandchildren, except the break with her estranged daughter Tori, her husband Dean, and their two children, Liam and Stella is so severe, they are virtual strangers.

"I don't see Tori and Dean anymore," she says. "I used to see Liam, but no longer. And I've never met Stella. If I had any hope that I would have a relationship with my grandchildren I would never sell this house. I've fantasized for years about a wonderful playhouse on the grounds for children."

She adds that it's Tori who is causing the drama.

"Someday my grandchildren will know who I am because of the trust funds I've set up, but I would like to be part of their lives now. I would have loved to have built that playhouse for them."

As you thought, the hatred stems from money. When Aaron died, Tori received $800,000 (a cash inheritance payment of $200,000, combined with approximately $600,000 in private investments Aaron had in place for her). Tori was livid, especially knowing her father loved her dearly (even more than he loved Candy) and was worth an estimated $500 million!

The drama!

Cocaine Scandal at the White House!

The first real scandal of the Obama White House isn't involving President Obama, it's going down over at Vice President Joe Biden's residence.

His youngest daughter, Ashely Biden, was allegedly filmed snorting cocaine - and loving it.

Ashley, 27, is a social worker for a Delaware child-welfare agency and a visible presence during her father's campaign for the White House.

The 43-minute tape was originally being sold for $2 million before, but due to the economic downturn, it can be yours for $400,000, according to the Post.

The video shows a 20-something woman with light skin and long brown hair taking a red straw from her mouth, bending over a desk, inserting the straw into her nostril and snorting lines of white powder.

She then stands up and begins talking with other people in the room. A young man looks on from behind her, facing the camera. The lawyers said he was Ashley's boyfriend of a few years.

The camera follows the woman from a few feet away, focusing on her as she moves around the room. It appears not to be concealed. At one point she shouts, "Shut the fuck up!"

"At one point she pretty much complains that the line isn't big enough. And she talks about her dad."

This is doubly bad PR for Joe Biden because he has been over outspoken against illegal drugs and was appointed the nation's first "drug czar", a term he created.

The unidentified videographer says he attended many parties with Ashley and she always partake in the coke laid out on mirrors.

The lawyers declined to name the person who shot the video, but said he knew Ashley well and had attended other parties with her at which there were illegal drugs.

You may ask, like we did, where was Secret Service?

Well, here's your answer:

"Ashley didn't have Secret Service protection at the time of the party because she complained about agents blocking her driveway."

Hey, Ashley, intern want a bump!


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Lance Bass Plants Pictures of Himself With Brazilian Hunk

Last week photos former *NSYNC bandmate Lance Bass vacationing in South America with phine-ass Brazilian screenwriter Gustavo Marzolla.

Rumors began to swirl and everyone was wondering: How da hell did Lance pull Gustavo?

Late last week, though, the truth was revealed and it's juicy.

Lance is not dating Gustavo. Lance doesn't know Gustavo. Gustavo doesn't like Lance. Lance took photos with Gustavo then leaked them to the media so he can get talked about.

A friend of Gustavo's told Made in Brazil:

"[Gustavo] went on vacation with a group of friends last month and one of the many people in the group was Lance Bass. Gustavo did not even know Lance Bass (until then). Gustavo posed for many pictures and with everyone in the group that week. Lance used this opportunity to create some much needed buzz for his career by having one of his friends send in the photos with Gustavo to try to make it look like Lance is always with hot guys, and had a new Brazillian boyfriend. In no way is he remotely into Lance Bass....Lance should come out and just say there is no story there, but he probably will not because the buzz is good for him. He totally used Gustavo."

Grease!

What you got to say now, Lance?

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Kanye Doesn't Think Gay Men are Real Men

For every step Krazy Kanye takes forward, he always seem to take two backwards.

You know everyone has accused him of being HOW YOU DOIN', and he always counters by saying he's as straight as an arrow. So, when he came upon a blog post someone suggesting his gaybot of the moment - bisexual porn star Amber Rose - is his beard (woops, we don't think he saw our post) he took offense and wrote his feelings down and through his anger, is suggesting that gay men are somehow less of a man, or something.

Hey I’m down here in Hawaii in the studio working on music checking out some cool blogs and I run into a pic with me and girl. White Lightning wrote a whole thing about how she heard I don’t like girls and I have a ‘bear’ etc…. What the f*** are you talking about???!!!

I know my life is the Truman Show for everyone to judge and comment on but I’m not doing a reality show. I’m not doing anything ‘for the camera’!

I have some ego problems, b*tched out at award shows, have control issues and make some questionable fashion choices but never question MY manhood. This is a message to everybody out there!”

Kanye, just needs to keep his pie hole closed.

And, you all, don't question his manhood.

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Inside the Mind of Margaret Cho

We've said it before: Margaret Cho is one our favorite comedians. (Love her!)

So, when The New York Times published an interview with her last weekend, we had to share.

Toughest type of gig: Any kind of business college. They just don’t think comedy.

Household item she’s fussy about: The company that installed the surround sound for our TV went out of business, and if the battery power goes out on the remote, we’ll never be able to use it again. So I am anal about sticking the remote in its charger.

Sexual politics: I refer to myself as gay, but I am married to a man. Of course, I’ve had relationships with women, but my politics are more queer than my lifestyle.

Disappointing celeb encounter: Sharon Stone. She was very hot and very beautiful and such a big actress at the time. I asked her if I could take a picture with her, and she gave me a look with daggers. It was really crushing.

Most vexing issue: I was raised to be self-conscious about weight. Then as I got older and started doing television, it became a career issue, like, “You have to lose weight or you’ll lose that job.” Now I have achieved some freedom from that.

Morning routine: I get up around 7 a.m. That’s very early for a stand-up comic. Then I’ll have breakfast with my husband, the artist Al Ridenour, take my three dogs for a walk and commence with my work.

Obsession: I can’t drag myself away from Final Cut Pro. It is a digital video editing system. I am obsessed with it, but I am always away from home, and I can’t use it.

Hobby: I am into belly dancing. I used to only hang with comics. Now I have friends who are dancers, and my whole house has a harem feel.

Upstairs downstairs: The house is big, but we only use the top half, which is where you enter the house, because my dog Ralph is 12 years old and has trouble with stairs.

Work uniform: I bought my old bathrobe in New Delhi, India. I wear it every single day. It is like my pajamas, house dress and eating dress in one.

Last meal: It would involve a lot of macaroni and cheese and fried chicken. It would be kind of Southern, because the execution would most likely be in the South and you would want the local specialty.

Worst onstage moment: I did a show in Louisiana, and they tried to boo me off stage. But I have this bad thing: if an audience doesn’t like me, I won’t leave the stage. I give them more and more. It lasted for an hour.

Favorite household object: This Buddhist shrine that closes to look like an eggplant. Many people have tried to steal it at parties. I have taken it out of a drag queen’s purse. I kicked her out, and she said, “You’re not Madonna!”

Backyard amenity: We have this cool photography studio my husband built in the yard. You can photograph or shoot video in there. It has perfect natural light.

Misconception about Koreans: That we all like golf. Well, everybody does but me. So there is one Korean person who doesn’t.

Family heirloom: My favorite of my husband’s pieces is a decomposing skeleton. It’s made out of a plastic Halloween skeleton covered in pantyhose and buried in the ground for a year to replicate decomposition.

Fictional character she identifies with: Penny Lane, the groupie in the film “Almost Famous.” I feel most comfortable backstage at a rock show with a shearling jacket on and every musician in love with me. That’s my comfort zone.

Fantasy career: Veterinary medicine. I’ve had dogs for years. Being a veterinarian is an intuitive thing, because your patients can’t tell you what is wrong, and I think I have a natural affinity for that.

Favorite place to visit: Mexico City. It’s so crazy and beautiful and mysterious and fun and you feel like you are high because there is no oxygen in the air. It’s so trippy.

Favorite window: It’s the stained-glass one in the downstairs bedroom. The stained glass was designed by Dame Darcy, an incredible artist, and made by Judson Studios. I love how the light comes through.It’s amazing.

Obsolete item she can’t toss: I still have all of these old iGo power adapters for phones long dead. For some reason I am suspicious about the chargers ofthe future, which is ridiculous.

Always in fridge: Mochi ice cream and Coke Zero.

Body décor: I am doing tattoos all over my body as a tribute to an employee of my father’s named David Forbes, who was my unofficial nanny. He was tattooed all over.

Favorite tattoo: It’s a little garter going around my left thigh, and it has a derringer pistol with a pearl handle in it. I have never seen that in a tattoo.

Medical waste: My husband and I collect morbid stuff, like embalming supplies and weird medical stuff from days gone by.

Aesthetic: Steampunk. It’s taking Victoriana and bringing it into the future. A good example would be the film “Dune.”

Favorite Steampunk item: My husband made a big Victorian suit with a breathing apparatus attached. It is this button-down, Victorian tailoring with an iron lung attached to it.

Evening routine: I finish work around 5 p.m., argue with my husband about where we are going for dinner. Then we’ll come back and watch TV for 45 minutes, and we’re in bed by 10 p.m.

Always by bed: Water and books on yoga for menstruation, which is stupid, but for some reason I have had them by my bed for seven years.

Dream talent: To play the sitar really, really well.

Trophy case: I kind of think keeping that stuff around is tacky. I have a box of awards in the closet. I think it is weird to put them out. I might if I had an Emmy or Oscar, but I don’t.


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Modeling World Thinks Tyra's 5'7" and Under Rule is Crazy

When Tyra Banks announced the requirements for this year's cycle of America's Next Top Model, the final frontier of modeling taboo was breached; short models only are wanted. Girls over 5' 7" are not permitted to apply this season in the hopes that Banks will unearth a hidden gem with a "big personality," prompting derision from the American fashion community. Sentiments on this side of the Atlantic are not much more optimistic.

"What Tyra is doing really is a first," top modeling agent Ellis told Vogue. "There are exceptions to the rule, of course, there are models who have had a great career and are under that height - like Kate Moss - but they are the lucky ones. They would have to have something incredibly special about them to succeed at that height; an amazing personality, an unbelievable body - something that made them stand above all the other pretty, shorter girls."

Ellis has experience of pushing the boundaries when scouting and - as the agent who discovered Erin O'Connor and Alek Wek - has taken on girls who other agents were afraid were too "different" or "unusual". She recalls being asked, "Are you sure?" about both girls - but she felt strongly that both had that essential factor which made their look of the moment and desirable.

"I really have no preconceived notions when I go out scouting," revealed Ellis - who has just completed filming with Erin on a series called The Agent, set to air on RTE in the Republic of Ireland. "I am a great believer in fate and I never go out looking for someone dark, fair, commercial, edgy - I really just see who crosses my path. But, height-wise, I would not be looking for anyone under 5' 9" - 5' 10". That's the absolute minimum."

The record number of girls turning out to audition now the competition has been opened to more "average" girls may yet be reflected in the viewing figures and prove the experiment worthwhile, but whether or not the winner will become the first real "top model" the franchise has produced is another question.

"So far the winner's careers have been very disappointing," Ellis confides. "Very disappointing. But hopefully this time, because she has opened it up and tried something different, she may find someone really great."

John Galliano Fierceness

Fashion designer John Galliano Fall/Winter 2009 RTW collection was out of this world. No, we didn't make a mistake: This is his ready to wear collection, not haute couture.

The Russian folkloric themed show and clothing, replete with amazing head dresses, severe make-up, brocades, embroidery and those shoes. We die!

Dear John, we love you to pieces. The looks are indeed fierce, but, really, where exactly does one wear these? To the office? Walking the boulevard? And, say we did find the perfect place to wear one of these pieces, how do we afford it?

'Sex and the City' Sequel to Shoot in London

Well, not the entire film of course, because the "Sex and the City" girls ARE New York City.

According to sources, key scenes of Sarah Jessica Parker's character Carrie Bradshaw and her husband Big, will be shot in the UK city later this year.

"Big loses a lot of money and takes a job in London, living alone in a one-bedroom apartment without the five-star luxuries he is used to. Big gets really low and ends up in bed with another woman. He tells Carrie everything and she flies out to confront him. After she leaves him she discovers she is pregnant," the source said.

Last year, Chris Noth who plays Big hinted that he would love to film the sequel in Britain.

"I think it would be a great place to make it," he said.

Poor Compete for Spoiled Food At Auction

Out of toilet paper? Need to pick up a few things for dinner? Take a number and start bidding.

Many bargain hunters these days are trading supermarket aisles for the auction circuit in search of deep discounts on everything from cereal to spare ribs. Past the sell-by date? Bidders are happy to ignore that detail if they're getting a good deal.

As consumers seek relief from the recession and spiraling food prices, grocery auctions are gaining in popularity as an easy way to cut costs. The sales operate like regular auctions, but with bidders vying for dry goods and frozen foods instead of antiques and collectibles. Some auctioneers even accept food stamps.

When Kirk Williams held his first grocery auction in rural Pennsylvania last month, nearly 300 people showed up. Astonished by the turnout, he's scheduling auctions at locations throughout northeastern Pennsylvania.

"Right now, people don't have a lot of spare pocket change," said Williams, 50, operator of Col. Kirk's Auction Gallery near Bloomsburg, Pa. "They're looking to save money."

Rich Harris, 28, who was recently laid off from his welding job, showed up at Williams' auction in Dallas earlier this month looking for meat for his freezer and snacks for his kids. With his wife pregnant with their third child, "I'm basically trying to expand my dollar right now," he said. "The deals - they seem to be fairly good."

Grocery sales make sense for auctioneers, too. Sales of baseball cards, estate jewelry and other auction staples have "fallen off a cliff," Williams said. He hopes to average about $12,000 in sales per auction, which would net him a profit of about $1,000.

The popularity of the auctions - which sell leftover or damaged goods from supermarkets, distribution centers and restaurant suppliers - comes at a time when people are stretching their grocery budgets by using more coupons, buying inferior cuts of meat, and choosing store brands over national brands.

The economic downturn, paired with the worst food inflation in nearly 20 years (grocery prices spiked in 2008 before easing in January and February), has caused a "seismic shift" in consumer behavior, said Brian Todd, president of The Food Institute, an industry information service.

"Food is one area where they can save," he said.

The increased interest has fueled growth in the auctions, which can be found in at least nine states from Oklahoma to New York.

Banana Box Wholesale Grocery, a Kutztown, Pa.-based food brokerage that supplies salvage grocery stores around the nation, has seen a marked increase in calls from auctioneers getting into the food business, said manager Greg Martin.

At Steve Schleeter's grocery auction in St. Mary, Ohio - where attendance has swelled in recent months - some regulars have told him they now do most of their shopping at the auction and only go to the store for milk and lunch meat. He estimates his customers can knock 50 percent off their grocery bills.

Cherish Francik, 42, who works for the Social Security Administration, said she wouldn't have been caught dead at a grocery auction or even a discount food store a few months ago. But the tough economy has turned her into a tightwad.

Inside the auction hall in Dallas, a small town north of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Williams uses a singsong, rapid-fire delivery to sell everything from frozen broccoli (six boxes for $2) to pork ribs ($20 for a 14-pound hunk) to candy bars (10 Baby Ruths for $2). Especially popular are the frozen foods - pies and chicken breasts.

Some of the goodies have wound up here because they're out-of-date. But the auctioneers stress that they're still OK to eat.

"There is not one thing in this sale today that Kirk or myself will sell you, that we would not, do not, will not, or have not taken home to our own families!" Roger Naugle, Williams' colleague, tells the crowd.



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