Seems to be after all....

Seem s the Hulk is gonna be divorced! I quit watching that show awhile ago anyway

off of gossip rocks:

Maybe Hulk Hogan doesn't know best – after 24 years of marriage, his wife, Linda Marie Bollea, has filed for divorce. Bollea, 46, filed divorce papers Tuesday in Pinellas County, records show.
She has been married to Terry Gene Bollea, 53, more famously known as Hulk Hogan, since 1983 and the couple has two children, Brooke, 19, and Nick, 17.

Recently, the couple's son has made headlines. The teen faces a felony charge that he was driving recklessly in August when his Toyota Supra went out of control and slammed into a tree.
His friend and passenger, John Graziano, suffered a brain injury. Since 1992, the Bolleas have lived in a 17,000-square foot home in Bellaire. The family's lives have been taped for the pro wrestler's VH1 reality show Hogan Knows Best. Word of the split was first reported by WTVT, the Fox affiliate in Tampa

Hope you had a great extended weekend

and that you relatives were civil!!! That time of year when everything goes insane is here! Mine was pretty good, managed to survive the relations......It's always good to see oooolllld friends that havn't been seen for forever.....makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside!

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I also hope that your trip back to work in the a.m. is as painless as possible and your day is blissfully smooth!

The Thanksgiving Song

This takes you to another page, but at least you get to see the song!

Jooooocy....

It's a bit long, but worth the read, from Gossip Rocks:
Click on the headline for a People article that veils their strained relationship.

The story of Mr. Moviestar and Mr. Moviemaker and where it all went wrong…Part 1 :

let’s make a movie and have some….fights

Mr. Moviestar and Mr. Moviemaker decided it was time to make another movie together. They had done so in the past and it had been a rather successful endeavour. Besides, they had been good friends for many years and were looking forward to working together again.

In the first few weeks of their collaboration things were going just fine. But then Mr. Movie- star met Ms. Wanna be Mrs. Moviestar and things slowly started falling apart.The press is very interested in Ms wanna be Mrs moviestar and her relationship with Mr. Moviestar and they ask lots of questions. It threatens to overshadow the publicity tour Mr. Moviestar and Mr. Moviemaker are on, to promote their new movie.

Mr. Moviemaker asks Mr. Moviestar if he could perhaps lead the journalists away from their line of questioning. But Mr. Moviestar tells him he’s so in love he can hardly think about anything else himself anymore. Mr. Moviemaker sighs asks Mr. Moviestar if he can at least try and leaves it at that. For the moment.

But, there’s something else that’s troubling Mr moviemaker. On the set he has noticed Mr. Moviestar, more than previously, is adamant in spreading the word of, let’s call them his friends of the church of strong believers. As matter of fact, Mr. moviestar, on more than one occasion tries to convince Mr. movie-maker his friends could become Mr. moviemakers friends and advises him to give it a try. But, Mr. moviemaker, kindly, yet firmly tells Mr. movie star it’s not his cup of tea. This does not stop Mr. moviestar from trying repeatedly to convince Mr. moviemaker he is wrong.

This goes on until the exasperated and annoyed Mr. moviemaker explodes and tells Mr. moviestar to keep this madness away from him. Mr. moviestar, in utter disbelieve over this outburst states that the amount of stress Mr. moviemaker obviously is under should be enough to make him reconsider. He also suggests Mr moviemaker could use some help in anger management and that his friends of the church of strong believers are just the kind of people who could help him with this. Mr moviemaker now urges Mr moviestar to not bring this subject up, ever again.

Moviemaker helpers begin to notice Mr. moviemaker appears to be avoiding Mr moviestar wherever and whenever he can. they also notice that the arguments between Mr. moviestar and Mr. moviemaker are becoming more frequent and uglier of nature whenever they simply cannot avoid each other.

At this point Mrs assistant moviemaker steps in and desperately tries to keep the peace between Mr. moviestar and Mr moviemaker. Mrs. Moviemaker arrives on the set one day and invites Ms wanna be Mrs moviestar for lunch. Ms. Wanna be Mrs moviestar hesitates. She doesn’t think Mr. moviestar is gonna be very happy with her taking off like that, without letting Mr Moviestar know where she’s going. Since she cannot locate Mr moviestar she’s about to decline Mrs. Moviemakers invitation. But. Mr. moviemaker assures her he thinks it’s fine with Mr moviestar. Certainly he knows Ms wanna be Mrs moviestar is in good hands and wants her to have a good time? After these words Ms wanna be Mr moviestar decides to accept Mrs moviemakers invitation.

Now Mr moviestar arrives and asks Mr moviemaker if he knows where Ms wanna be Mr moviestar is. Mr. moviemaker answers she just left for lunch with Mrs moviemaker. Mr. moviestar wants to know where and Mr. moviemaker replies he doesn’t have a clue. Mr. moviestar frowns and asks Mr moviemaker if that doesn’t bother him. Initially thinking this is a joke Mr moviemaker laughs it away by replying that if he would want to keep tabs on Mrs moviemaker’s agenda he would have a full daytime job and wouldn’t be able to make movies anymore.

Mr. moviemaker, however, is stunned, when Mr moviestar advises him that maybe it would be better to ask Mrs moviemaker to at least let him know where she is and what she is doing, especially when she takes Ms. Wanna be Mrs moviestar with her.

Mr. moviemaker now visibly starts losing patience with Mr moviestar and tells him he can threat Ms wanna be Mrs moviestar however he seems fit, no matter how Mr. moviemaker and other may think about it, but that Mr moviestar better not start telling him how to treat Mrs moviemaker.

Later that day Mrs moviemaker has a little chat with Mr. moviestar and says she’s sorry he got upset she took Ms wanna be Mrs moviestar with her. Mr moviestar says it’s okay, he and Ms wanna be Mrs moviestar talked things over and that she’s promised him it won’t happen again. Mrs moviemaker smiles politely, says she’s happy to hear this and appears to be leaving, but Mr movie star asks if he could have a word with her. He then asks Mrs moviemaker doesn’t she think it wise she would let Mr moviemaker know what her agenda of the day is? Mrs moviemaker starts laughing and tells Mr moviestar he should know Mr moviemaker is a busy man. If she were to call him to inform him what she’s doing at the moment, she would have to call him ten times a day and Mr moviemaker would not appreciate that.

Mr moviestar replies that that just might be the problem. He says he knows Mrs moviemaker is fulfilling most of her obligations towards Mr moviemaker and their children but, wouldn’t it be better if she would find more activities in and around their home? Mrs moviemaker blinks in astonishment but manages to remain polite. She tells Mr moviestar she does not know what kind of arrangement he has with Ms wanna be Mrs moviestar, but that it definitely sounds very different from the way Mrs moviemaker and Mr moviemaker treat and respect each other.

She tells Mr moviestar Mr moviemaker does not want Mrs moviemaker to be sitting around the house all day, but wants her to do the things she considers meaningful and important. He wants this because it’s important to him Mrs moviemaker is happy. She then asks Mr moviestar what makes him think he has the right to intrude on the way of living of Mrs and Mrs moviemaker.

Mr moviestar replies he is worried. Some of his friends of the church of strong believers have told him they have big problems with some of the projects Mrs moviemaker is supporting. Mr moviestar goes on the say he’s worried this might have a negative impact on Mr moviemakers reputation and standing. Before Mrs moviemaker can reply, Mr moviemaker shows himself and there is no doubt he has overheard at least a big portion of their conversation.

As Mr moviemaker slowly makes his way over to Mr moviestar, several moviemaker helpers run for cover. Mr moviemaker tells Mr moviestar he would appreciate it if he would stop harassing Mrs moviemaker and that if he ever catches him doing it again, Mr moviestar will have a bigger problem than he can handle. Mr moviestar appears crestfallen and says he was only trying to help. Mr moviemaker loses his temper and snaps he does not want or need Mr moviestars help.

Now Mrs moviemaker moves herself in between Mr moviemaker and Mr moviestar and starts pushing Mr moviemaker towards to exit. The minute Mr and Mrs moviemaker have left, moviemaker helpers stand gapping at Mr movie star for a long time before they start disappearing as well.

Shanita – the story as reported by our spying eyes

BI's for your Thanksgiving!

Entertainment Lawyer 11/19/07

This B list film actress and her rocker boyfriend have been on and off and on and off. Rumor had it that he broke up with her because he thought she was an annoying twit. As real as that impression may be, it seems that he gave our little actress the gift that keeps on giving. You know that gift that only seems to get better with Valtrex. I heard that she freaked the fuck out. Like freaking out as in I actually typed out fuck. Freaking out as in homicidal rage freaking out. Freaking out as in she checked into a "rest home" for a few days. After concluding that her life was not going to end, she checked out, but you REALLY don't want to mention his name in front of her, and if any woman reading this has ever wanted a lesson on how to get vengeance, you need to get in touch with our actress. It's not Lorena Bobbitt vengeance, but it is really close.

***Kirsten Dunst?

from gossip rocks:

This was in a Dutch magazine. I had to translate, so I apologize for any spelling and grammar errors I undoubtfully have made

Hush hush…..but we have been told A TOP Hollywood actor who has played a gay character in the past , and has been haunted by gay rumors in his personal life for years, recently has been linked strongly to a an actress he’s worked with repeatedly over the years, in several British media . There even have been brief suggestions the actress might be pregnant , but this seems to have been a case of ‘jumping the gun’…

It’s still all rather hush hush , since the actor in question is rather well liked by more than a few reporters in the UK, AND the actress is question is not exactly unattached, which means a ‘scandal’ is looming ( although one can question, how much of a scandal this will considered to be in the world of the movie society….).

Still, with both of them featuring in a movie due to hit theatres early next year, the movie company distributing the movie would like to keep a lid on things for as long as possible. To complicate matters even more, the movie company linked to our actor is one of the movies production companies, of this movie and even here some rumblings have been heard about possible damage the affair could do to the movie… and then there are some members of the board of a theatre in London, holding their breaths and not being entirely happy with the situation ….

We, meanwhile, were stunned to discover some facts of the actor’s personal life, since it seems many facts considered to be a given, seem to be rather off base. Meaning; we’ve been completely wrong .

Keep your ears wide open, in all likeliness this news will break, very soon. If it will cause the shockwaves some seem to fear remains to question till then.

Our bet is, it will cause more utter amazement rather than a scandal with far reaching consequences

But, we will have to wait and see.

***dunno...Reese and Jake? But that doesn't seem to fit quite right

Another Blind Item!

from gossip rocks:

Panache Report 11/19/07

I always thought this black actor was homophobic because one of our gay sources says he reacted to him with contempt at an industry function when he found out he was gay. This particular gay source moonlights as a male stripper/go go boy. He is the same go go dancer who was booked for a hip-hop gathering a few years ago, as we reported before, when he arrived at the destination with a female stripper, a rap mogul answered the door, ushered him in and slammed the door in the female stripper's face. The male stripper was groped and propositioned the entire evening. The party included some of the most famous men in hip hop.

Getting back to our black actor: Despite being homophobic in public, this same actor was allegedly a 'kept man,' back in the day. His benefactor was a black (high powered) male executive who was employed at a Fortune 500 company. This sugar daddy financed his career by paying for his acting classes, wardrobe, etc.

When the sugar daddy informed him he had HIV. The actor disappeared on him and married a woman a month later. They are still married with children. I would have never guessed that this good looking masculine actor had a gay past. Also, we have been informed that several photos exist of him sitting on the lap of his sugar daddy, acting lovey dovey. He better hope these pictures are never made public because his marriage and career will be destroyed.

***Spin's guess: Will Smith

You know, some ppl are just assholes...

from TMZ.com:

A totally unrepentant Dr. Jan Adams spews in an interview that any suggestion that he botched Kanye West's mom's surgery is "offensive" and "unfair."Adams also tells People (in its latest issue) that the 11 malpractice suits uncovered by TMZ in the last week don't represent his deficiencies as a surgeon, but instead, "represent a bad decision in terms of choice of patient.""When people say 'plastic surgery' they think of me," says Dr. Adams, who isn't even board certified in plastic surgery. Though he wouldn't comment on what happened to Donda West, Adams does say, "I'm thorough and I do my job well."

and Nick Hogan's friend who is still in a coma is at fault because he didn't wear his seatbelt....

Lourdes looks just like her mother

But if she's going to do public appearances now, it's time for the salon to tame those brows!!!

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Madonna's daughter Lourdes was the star attraction at the Fred Claus premiere last night. Rocking up with her brother Rocco and step Dad Guy Ritchie there was no forgetting who the 11 year old's mum was as she dazzled in front of the cameras just like the original material girl. She looks just like her mum huh, just with more hair

I knew it all along!

When Brit was on top and doing great, I had a coupla arguments with ppl who swallowed her virgin act hook line and sinker....but I knew better even then!

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Not that many people are worried about Britney being the good girl we once thought these days, a source has told Us Weekly magazine that despite telling the world she planned to wait until she was married she in fact lost her virginity at 14. Lawyer Eric Ervin, who worked with Spears as a teenager, says the “virgin” image Spears portrayed was simply, a “PR blitz.” He claims that boyfriend Reg Jones actually popped her cherry at 14 and that she and Justin Timberlake were intimate from the beginning.

At Least We Know Where Nick Gets it from....

from handbag gossip:

Hogan Knows Best matriarch Linda has appeared in new footage talking about how much she enjoys illegal street racing just a fortnight after her son Nick was charged for three driving offences for his role in crash which has left friend John Graziano severely brain damaged and needing constant nursing home care for the rest of his life.

On the tape, a documentary called Vehicular Lunatics, Linda is shown challenging another car to a race at traffic lights and later saying, “Oh, I love it. I love it. The rush, the speed on the road, stereo blasting, heart-pounding, racing in between all the cars, dodging the cops. It’s awesome.”

***Now that's some parenting skills!

Pari$ite needs publicity....

Why else would she be trying to get attention again? She craves being the center of attention! from foxnews:

Oops, did she do it again?

A purportedly new Paris Hilton sex tape is circulating the Net.

In it, the 26-year-old hotel heiress and aspiring philanthropist can be seen frolicking around in a large tub, bathing herself with a shower head while poking fun at previous sex tape scandals, according to the Australian News Network.

While YouTube was showing an edited version of the tape, a number of adults-only sites were rumored to have gotten their hands on an uncensored version of the bathroom romp.

The tape was believed to have come from a storage vault in Hilton's name, the contents of which were confiscated after she failed to pay rent on it.

Helena Bonham Carter is a cranky pregnant lady

from ONTD:

LEAVE ME BE

DON'T tell Helena Bonham Carter what to do with her pregnancy. Carter, who's eight months expecting with Tim Burton's baby, told blackbookmag.com, "People - particularly men - saying with surprise, 'You're still drinking caffeine?' as if I'm performing a criminal act on my unborn as I tuck into my treasured one-a-day cup of tea/coffee. Yeah. You try nine months of gestation and self-abnegation before you start censoring my diet. Your mother was probably on vodka, and do you have three heads?"

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She has a point though, people need to mind their own business about 99% of the time! I'm sure her doctor would tell her of any adjustments she needs to make for the sake of her and her baby's health. Just one more reason why I don't look forward to pregnancy!

R. Kelly dumped!

Which begs the question, what actually happened? Did he piss on her?

off of TMZ.com:

Regina Daniels, who worked as R. Kelly's publicist for 14 years, has formally announced her decision to end all ties with the platinum pisser.

What took her so long?

In her statement, Daniels writes, "I have prided myself on loyalty, respect and professionalism. It saddens me that I was not always shown those same courtesies during my 14-year tenure as Mr. Kelly's publicist ... There are some lines that should never be crossed professionally or personally. Mr. Kelly crossed a line that forever altered the scope of our relationship. For this reason I made the decision to resign."

Daaaaaamn! Five years ago R. Kelly was charged with 14 counts of child pornography. He has yet to go to trial, but proceedings should kick off next spring.

Happy Birthday RuPaul!!!

47 today and still brings the Fabulous!!! Here's Supermodel to celebrate:

Lohan does jail!

The actress, who agreed to serve a day as part of a plea deal for drunk driving, spends the time alone in a holding cell.

By Andrew Blankstein, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer November 16, 2007

Actress Lindsay Lohan arrived at a Lynwood jail Thursday to serve time for a drunk driving conviction -- 84 minutes, to be exact.

As part of a plea deal with prosecutors, the star of "Herbie Fully Loaded" and "Mean Girls" agreed to spend one day in Los Angeles County Jail.Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said Lohan was booked into the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood about 10:30 a.m. after being dropped off by her lawyer.

She was photographed, fingerprinted and placed in a holding cell by herself, Whitmore said.Lohan pleaded no contest in August to drunk driving charges and admitted using cocaine in two incidents.

Amy Winehouse concert disaster

from yahoo news:

Thu Nov 15, 8:59 AM ET

LONDON (AFP) - Troubled soul singer Amy Winehouse kicked off her 17-date tour with a shambolic performance that saw fuming fans booing and marching out, reports said Thursday.
concert at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, was a chance for the 24-year-old to get back to singing and put her woes behind her.

Winehouse has had "health issues" -- widely reported to be drug and alcohol abuse -- and her party-loving husband Blake Fielder-Civil is being held on grievous bodily harm and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice charges.

But Wednesday's gig at the NIA, which can hold up to 13,000 people, was slammed by angry fans as a "disgrace" after she turned up late and stumbled about the stage.

When punters started jeering, Winehouse snapped: "Let me tell you something. First of all, if you're booing, you're a mug for buying a ticket.

"Second, to all those booing, just wait till my husband gets out of incarceration -- and I mean that."

The Birmingham Mail newspaper's music critic Andy Coleman said it was "one of the saddest nights of my life".

"I saw a supremely talented artist reduced to tears, stumbling around the stage and, unforgivably, swearing at the audience," he wrote.

In sympathy with the cause....

Don't watch Family Guy til this strike is over!!!

"Family" feud afoot for Fox cartoon

Wed Nov 14, 2:55 AM ET

Fox is producing fresh episodes of its animated comedy "Family Guy" without the participation of its striking creator Seth MacFarlane, who does many of the main voices, sources said.
The last episode completed before the Writers Guild of America strike began November 5 aired Sunday. Fox and sibling studio 20th Century Fox TV had the choice of going into reruns or continuing the show without MacFarlane, whose outspoken defiance of his employers has made him a cause celebre for striking writers.

After a large writers rally outside the Fox lot on Friday, where he was one of the speakers, MacFarlane said the studio could proceed without him, though he hoped it would not.
20th TV had no comment on the matter Tuesday but confirmed that it remains in production on new episodes. The first episode finished without MacFarlane's blessing has been delivered to Fox. Sources said it is one of three very close to completion, with others in various stages of production.

In addition to executive-producing the show, MacFarlane voices the characters of Peter, Brian and Stewie Griffin, the male members of the hapless Rhode Island family at the core of the domestic satire.

Maggie Gyllenhaal looking good

but I'm not diggin the red shoes

Sad, sad, sad....

Britney Spears and her team of choreographers are in the final stages of preparation to shoot the video for her single "Piece of Me."

"She's picked the dancers, who are meeting with the choreographers Wednesday night to rehearse," a source close to the shoot reveals exclusively to OK!. And part of getting everything ready for Friday's shoot at an as-yet-undisclosed location is preparing for the worst-case scenario.

"Choreographers are busy finding a body double to dance Britney's part for rehearsal," says the source. "And the body double may very well also be the stand-in on the shoot itself if Brit doesn't show on Friday!"

Friday is also a big day for Britney on the custody front, as lawyers for the singer and her ex-hubby are due back in court for another round of legal wrangling in the ongoing custody war over sons Sean Preston, 2, and 1-year-old Jayden James.

Source: OK-magazine.com

I understand....

I know other bloggers are going dark to support the WGA.....but gossip does not stop, so neither will the Spin Sycle. I am independent and I will keep on posting!

Except for next week....I will be out of town for Thanksgiving and the site will be asleep from Nov. 22 to Nov. 25th. I'll try to leave something terribly entertaining and maybe....maybe (no promises) I'll be able to post for you!

Because she has no talent!!!

from handbag gossip:

Paris flops Chicago audition

Paris Hilton has failed an audition for the musical Chicago, with choreographers claiming was “too stiff”.

Though her latest role is in a musical Paris Hilton has failed in her attempts to follow Ashlee Simpson and Kelly Osbourne and land in Chicago because she can’t dance. Invited to audition for a possible role as Roxie or Velma a choreographer said, “She simply can’t move! Paris was too stiff for anything beyond her trademark nightclub booty-shaking.” Ouch. But it didn’t seem as if Paris was going out of her way to win the role. “It didn’t help telling producers she ‘knew nothing’ about their show because she ‘hardly ever’ goes to the theatre.” What a pro!

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Personally, with all the drugs and sex she's done, you'd think she could put her knees behind her ears and be able to move more!

Oh, yeah, Almost Forgot

Amy Winehouse in trouble again....her marriage maybe on the rocks? Did Blake the fake take advantage or did she know all along?

off of celebrity dirty laundry:

Distraught Amy Winehouse mouthed “I love you” as her husband Blake Fielder-Civil was led away from court and remanded in custody this morning.Babyshambles front man Pete Doherty, who has himself appeared at Thames Magistrates’ Court, was also in the public gallery for part of Fielder-Civil’s hearing. Winehouse arrived at court to support her husband who has been charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice.

She was accompanied to court by her father Mitch. She stood at the back of the courtroom next to the glass dividing the public gallery from the dock throughout this morning’s hearing. Wearing a black top and grey pencil skirt and sporting her trademark beehive, she blew her husband kisses and mouthed “I love you” repeatedly as Fielder-Civil turned around and smiled at her. As District Judge Perkins ruled Fielder-Civil must be held in custody, Winehouse looked distraught and momentarily turned her head away from the courtroom.

and what started it all (from the Daily Mirror):

By Stephen Moyes And Jeff Edwards 10/11/2007

Amy Winehouse will be questioned next week by police probing an alleged £200,000 plot to fix her husband's assault trial.

She will be asked about accusations she knew of a plan to derail the case against Blake Fielder-Civil.

Yesterday the Mirror revealed the music video assistant was arrested on Thursday in front of tearful singer Amy, 24, after our tip off.

He was still in custody last night and was being questioned by detectives. Officers who smashed their way in to Amy's home in Camden, North London, said "significant" evidence had been found.

Items seized included mobile phone accounts, banking details and computer software.
Amy will be treated as a witness but police sources say she could face arrest "depending on what was discovered".

But the soul singer, who has battled drugs and depression, insisted: "Blake has told me he's done nothing wrong and I believe him. Someone has set him up but whatever happens I'll be there for him."

Fielder-Civil, 25, and pal Michael Brown, 39, had been due to stand trial on Monday charged with GBH on barman James King, 36. But the pair are alleged to have offered him £200,000 plus £10,000 costs to change his story and go to Spain until the case collapsed.

King was filmed allegedly agreeing not to testify in the trial at Snarebrook crown court. That hearing has now been postponed indefinitely.

Last night King, 36, handed himself to police in Derbyshire and was arrested. Brown has also contacted officers. The alleged conspiracy emerged after two men named Ant and Jay contacted the Mirror claiming they had CCTV footage of the attack on King.

They said they were organising a deal between the barman and the pair accused of giving him a brutal beating.

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And this made me LOL on so many levels!!!

from gossip rocks and well, duh!:

MSNBC contributors updated 7:22 a.m. CT, Wed., Nov. 7, 2007

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes seem inseparable as they make the rounds promoting his new film, “Lions for Lambs,” but Life & Style reports that Hollywood’s power couple isn’t always attached at the hip. In fact, an insider tells the magazine they don’t even share the same bed.

“There are plenty of times when they have a romantic evening together, and then go their separate ways when it’s time to turn out the lights,” the source says. “Katie complains that Tom snores like a bear, and he likes to stay up late reading.”

A rep for the twosome told L&S that there’s no truth to the not-so-close quarters claim, but the source insists, “When it comes to bedtime, (Tom and Katie) love their time apart.”Could it be that Tom’s snoring isn’t really what’s driving a wedge in the marital bed?

According to Star, jealousy recently reared it’s ugly head in the previously rock solid union.“Katie has never been a jealous wife,” a friend of the couple told Star. “But she now seems to feel that she has a reason to worry.”

“Tom has grown more and more secretive over the last year, and while Katie knows he’s a magnet for other women, she’s heard whispers about him getting uncomfortably close to some.” The source added, “It’s getting to the point where Katie appears so insecure that she doesn’t want to leave his side.”

Well, except at night.

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Is Katie sure it isn't other men he's after? And of course their reps will deny it! That's what they are paid to do!

Some Quickies to start your day!

Lindsay Lohan is to take a lead from Posh Spice and appear in Ugly Betty, according to an insider on the set of the hit show. Lindsay – who, in case you’d forgotten, is an actress - is in “serious talks” to take on the role of a fallen beauty queen, who also happens to work as assistant manager in the same fast food joint as Betty’s dad. If she takes the part, we’d want to be a fly on the wall when she meets star America Ferrera. Appearing on TRL last month, Ferrera said, “Hollywood’s out-of-control young things should stop partying and get a job!”

Fabio’s manager has explained how the himbo model came to blows with George Clooney in Madeo in Hollywood last week. “George is lucky he didn’t end up in the ER,” he punned. Apparently tempers flared after George complained to Fabio, claiming a photographer eating with the model was taking pictures of him. Fabio is reported to have called him a “diva” before waiters had to split them up. Reports that screams of, “Not the face!” were heard are unconfirmed.

Michael Lohan, who’s in the news nearly as much as his daughter Lindsay these days, has denied claims he’s hawking a reality TV show of his life around the US networks. “I am definitely not looking for my own reality show. That’s Dina’s thing and I’ve got my own thing,” he explained, continuing, “That tape was pirated from me and then spliced together with a title that made it look like some show I was putting together.” But Burt Kearn of Frozen Pictures, the producer of the tape disagrees. “Michael is lying,” he claimed, before adding. “Michael’s been in pitch meetings with the tape. The show has been documented.” Wow – if you didn’t know you’d swear they were talking about something important!

Robert De Niro had just finished giving a lecture at the National Film Theatre in the 1980s but seemed unhappy, insisting on asking every few minutes whether The Clash had been invited and when they would be turning up. He was obviously just a huge fan, and there's nothing wrong with that.
Eventually, the hosts began to tire of his "Are they nearly here yet?" questions when after two hours he was still scanning the door, looking at his watch and sweating profusely.
When eventually a 'tired' looking Paul Simonon tottered through the door, De Niro gave a huge whoop of delight and grabbed the bassist. He then dragged Simonon off to the toilets and both emerged several minutes later looking much more relaxed, if a little energised.

One mole is a part-time roadie and was forced to use his own van to drive Pete Doherty and his equipment (guitar case, syringes and cases of Zovirax) to a recording studio recently.
Man of the people Pete insisted on sitting up front with the driver like an excited child, then threw a hissy fit after the mole told him that he couldn't smoke his crack pipe. Despite the mole's warning, Doherty continued to play with the pipe and edge his lighter towards it surreptitiously.
Eventually, the mole lost patience, pulled over and threatened to eject the bloated slug, before asking:
"Listen, you're clearly not an uneducated man. You're bright. So tell me, why are you such a cunt?"
Oddly, Britain's premier wordsmith was lost for words and spent the rest of the journey staring out of the window and sighing noisily like a teenager denied internet access for a week.
The attitude of the fattest heroin addict in the world worsened when he arrived at the recording studio and was denied access until he paid the massive bill for the damage he'd caused on his previous visit.

When Matt Dillon was growing up, the family pet was an Alsatian called Hitler.

*sources from handbag gossip, holy moly! I just added the Britney bad weave pics cuz....well, I could and OMG look at that hair, I'd shave my head again if I were her! Who the hell is doing her hair?

Sorry for the technical probs...

hope to have it fixxed soon!

The Crazy is worried...

and he should be

By Courtney Hazlett
The Scoop

It seemed curious that Katie Holmes was in heels and promoting hubby Tom Cruise’s new movie, “Lions for Lambs,” just hours after she ran the NYC marathon, but as it turns out, there’s a good explanation.

“Tom is extremely worried about his new movie,” one insider tells me. In other words, not only does his better half have to pull her weight to help promote the flick, but so does every Scientologist who’s ever uttered Xenu’s name. (Cruise’s rep counters predictably: “Mr. Cruise is not nervous about the release of his film.”) “Lions” is the poorest-tracking Tom Cruise flick ever made, according to reports, and if it tanks, as many insiders predict it will, Cruise could have an uphill battle when it comes to raising money for future flicks.

“In this business, appearances are everything. This is Tom’s first film under his resurrected United Artists studio,” says a source, “and he’s worried about how the industry will view him [if the film does poorly]. This has to be a home run, and it isn’t looking good.”

Creepy!!!

off of msnews.com:

Priest Accused of Stalking Conan O'Brien
Nov. 7, 2007, 11:26 PM EST
Associated Press

NEW YORK -- A priest has been arrested on charges of stalking late-night talk-show host Conan O'Brien by writing him threatening notes on parish letterhead, contacting his parents and showing up at his studio, prosecutors said Wednesday.

The Rev. David Ajemian, a priest in the Archdiocese of Boston, was arrested last week while trying to enter a taping session of NBC's "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" at New York's Rockefeller Plaza, said Barbara Thompson, a spokeswoman for the Manhattan prosecutor's office.

Ajemian referred to himself as "your priest stalker" in one note and complained of not being allowed in to see an earlier taping of the O'Brien show, court papers say.

"Is this the way you treat your most dangerous fans?" the note said.

The letters and e-mails, which started coming in September 2006, continued even after Ajemian was asked to stop and were "intended to cause annoyance and alarm," Thompson said.

"I want a public confession before I ever consider giving you absolution — or a spot on your couch," wrote Ajemian, who signed the notes "Padre," Thompson said.

Ajemian also has been in contact with O'Brien's parents, Thompson said.

A telephone message left Wednesday night at St. Mary-St. Catherine of Siena Church in Boston, which Ajemian gave as his address, was not immediately returned.

O'Brien is not commenting, an NBC spokesman said.

The Boston Archdiocese said in a statement that Ajemian had been placed on leave and was no longer allowed to minister publicly. O'Brien has participated in fundraising activities for the archdiocese.

The priest and the late-night host may have attended Harvard University at the same time.

I was wondering about this....

off of Foxnews.com:

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Hulk Hogan's son Nick Bollea will be charged in connection with the car crash that left a passenger fighting for his life, FOX affiliate WTVT reports.

On Aug. 26, Bollea's yellow Toyota Supra veered out of control and slammed backward into a palm tree on Court Street in Clearwater, Fla. The 17-year-old was not badly hurt, but passenger John Graziano — a 22-year-old Marine combat veteran — had to be cut from the car and remains hospitalized.

On Wednesday, Clearwater police issued a warrant for Bollea on charges of reckless driving involving serious bodily injury. Officials say he is making arrangements to turn himself in.

Britney + random musings

Britney, Britney, britney....I sooo want to believe, I so want to believe that you'll turn it around and show how awesome you are and that you've pulled yourself together and shine like a supernova....then you do shit like this off of handbag gossip:

Never out the news these days, Britney has caused another storm in the US by leaving her sons Sean Preston and Jayden James in the car while she shopped for chandeliers. The children were with the state-appointed monitor, but this latest twist has drawn much anger in the US after it was noted that she is currently only has three monitored visits a week and still chose to leave the kids and shop. She must have needed those chandeliers real bad!

Wtf....does she think that she has state appointed baby-sitting?

You know, not just since my mother died (see about the beginning of this blog) but before then, when I got laid off from a job I really hoped would go somewhere, I sort of died or fell asleep for a loooog time and I'm just now starting to wake back up or spark back to life.....so watch out!

You know what the best is? When people think you're 15 years younger than you really are....that is soo cool! The downside is that they think you are young and therefore stupid......so patience is a virtue. But I'm glad I don't look my age. Now if only I could lose 20 pounds.....

Oh, and France? come on, I've been watching my analytics, you have yet to discover the Spin Sycle, GET WITH THE PROGRAM!!! Come on, we have common ancestry, assisstez votre souer!!! Get on board and read up!!!

and off of gossip rocks:

Heather Mills astonished witnesses by playing a tape which purports to record Sir Paul McCartney allegedly admitting that he hit his first wife Linda, it was claimed today. Sir Paul's estranged wife played the tape in an off-camera moment during her emotional tour of TV and radio stations yesterday, according to a newspaper report.

A witness who heard the tape said: "It was quite extraordinary. There were raised voices. Heather and Paul were shouting. Paul can be heard confessing he hit Linda 'once or twice'.

But we already knew....

Where's the surprise? off of foxnews.com:

NEW YORK — Christina Aguilera says she is expecting a baby, finally confirming what has become obvious over the past few months.

The 26-year-old singer told Glamour's U.K. edition that her plans for New Year's Eve involve a new baby.

"That'll be about the time I enter into mommyhood so I'm hoping to have started a beautiful family with my husband!" Aguilera is quoted as saying in a story posted on the magazine's Web site.

E-mails to Aguilera's representatives seeking comment were not immediately returned Monday.
Aguilera and music executive Jordan Bratman were married in 2005.

"Oh, he's thrilled! He's just great," Aguilera said of Bratman. "He's so supportive and amazing through everything. He came with me on the last leg of the tour and he was my support system. ... I'm a lucky girl."

Aguilera, who recently wrapped up a world tour in support of her latest album, "Back to Basics," plans to be a working mom.

"I want it get it right, to balance (motherhood) well with my career," she says.
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It figures.....

The vultures always come out wanting their share! Off of MSNBC.com:

An ex-boyfriend of Anna Nicole Smith who is serving a six-year sentence for making criminal threats against her wants a piece of her inheritance, according to documents filed with Los Angeles Superior Court.

Mark Hatten, who lists his current address as the Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga, dated Smith in 2000 but was later found guilty of threatening her with a knife and assaulting one of her neighbors. He was acquitted of stalking her.

He filed his claim Wednesday in Superior Court.

OMG!

Found this on ONTD and it actually makes me very sad....obviously Britney isn't very mature....but this story makes the whole situation even sadder, especially if this hardresser and friend is telling this story just to use Britney. But it fits the other rumors that FedX just wanted to take advantage of Brit the whole time, so I'm not sure.

Britney Spears has put her wedding dress on display at her California beach house, claiming she was tricked into the divorce that led to her bitter custody battle with ex-husband Kevin Federline.

The troubled singer is convinced that the dancer and failed rapper set up the blazing row at a Manhattan hotel last year which culminated in her suing to end their marriage and the fight over their sons, Sean, two, and Jayden, 14 months.

His behaviour plunged her into a breakdown, during which she desperately begged him to take her back, according to a hairdresser who became her friend and assistant. The astonishing revelations, in the new issue of the American magazine US Weekly, are expected to be used by Britney's legal team to try to refute K-Fed's attempt to portray the 25-year-old star as an incurably debauched bad mother. The magazine claims Federline was jealous of his wife's stardom, which he feared drew attention away from his faltering attempts to launch a hip-hop career.

He allegedly took advantage of her volatile temper after the pair had a Halloween 2006 argument. K-Fed flew to New York the next day and checked into a £270 a night Times Square hotel. A distraught Britney bundled up their sons and followed him a day later. She said she went there with the two babies and Kevin wouldn't even let her into the hotel room,' said Machado, 23. 'So she had to get a hotel room for herself.'

Four days later, she announced that she was petitionning to end their two-year marriage. She told Machado this was an attempt to demonstrate her anger to Federline and she had no desire to go through with a divorce. However, her husband refused to take her back. 'She stood up for herself and it kind of backfired. (It) was what Kevin wanted,' Machado said.

Machado said the singer hung her wedding dress up in her Malibu bedroom and kept framed photos of her and Federline all over the house. Last Christmas, she fell into a black depression and pleaded with Federline to meet her in Arizona, where she and Machado were heading to a luxurious resort. 'She told Kevin she would fly him to Arizona - and he wouldn't come,' said Machado.

When Federline finally visited her in California, Machado charges that he seemed reluctant to resume his role as a father. 'I had Jayden in my arms and Sean ran up to Kevin,' says Machado. 'I went up to him and tried to hand him Jayden, and Kevin backed away and said, "I have smoke on my hands -I smell like smoke," and he wouldn't hold him,' says the former assistant. He did, however, play with Sean, she concedes.

During three months on Britney's staff, and forays on the night scene with the singer, Machado insists she never saw her abuse drugs. She did, however, drink heavily and became a binge eater, Machado claims as an antidote to her misery over Federline.

Lilo's new addiction

Let's see.....rehabbed to give up the drugs & drinking (maybe), now it looks like she's given up one addiction for a new one....plastic surgery!!! Notice the trout pout and the stylish orange mustache.....WTF is she trying to do, make the oompa-loompah look trendy?

off of handbag gossip:

It looks like Lindsay Lohan's been getting friendly with the pointy end of syringe again. Her lips were looking particularly puffy as she stepped out with her new man, Riley Giles, last night to enjoy a meal at Il Sole Restaurant in Hollywood.

Come on Lindsay - there's really no need for those ghastly porn star lips at your age! And while we're at it, if you really must wear fake tan, please apply it properly.

Drink up!!!

Having a beer after exercise could do you more good than drinking water, a new study suggests.
Beer can help someone who has sweat regan liquid better than water, the bubbles help to quench thirst and the carbohydrate in beer help replace lost calories, Spanish researchers say.

The study results came from testing 25 college students asked to do strenous exercises in 104-degree temperatures. They were then split into two groups, one given beer and other water to help them recover. The tests were conducted over several months.

The hydration effect in those who drank beer was "slightly better" than those who drank water, said study leader, professor Manuel Garzon of Granada University.

The results have been met with some scepticism as previous studies have shown most alcoholic drinks increase the amount of liquid lost through urination.

Dr James Betts, a nutrition expert from Bath University in Britain, said a moderate amount of beer might be just as good as water at helping the body retain liquid, but was unlikely to be better.

"If you are dehydrated to start with following exercise, a beer, as opposed to a spirit,
probably does not have a high enough concentration of alcohol to induce a diuretic
(increased urination) effect," Betts said.

Too Funny!!!!

from handbag gossip:

Paris Hilton sued for billions

Paris Hilton is being sued by an LA woman for billions of dollars in a personal injury complaint.
A woman is suing Paris Hilton over claims that the socialite stole her look. On 18 October Nicolle O'Neill filed a personal injury claim in Los Angeles Superior Court. But that's as sensible as things get. In the suit O'Neill claims she suffers "emotional distress" because of Hilton and accuses the heiress of ripping off her style. In a two-page document she claims Paris stole "patens" [sic] and "stiling" [sic] tips. It doesn't end there, as she goes on to explain how Paris stole her idea to expose her "je-streeng underware (bikiny)" [sic]. O'Neill also says she wants Paris to pay "billions" in damages.

Got to love that US legal system!

Britney whines....

some more....maybe she has a point, I don't know. I am so sick right now! I hate being sick around Halloween.

By Alex Fletcher

Britney Spears has said that she wants her ex-husband Kevin Federline tested for drugs. The singer claims that it is unfair that she is undergoing random tests during their custody court battle, while Federline is being spared.

Spears, who was labelled a "habitual, frequent and continuous" drug user by the LA court, reportedly begged judge Scott Jordon to begin testing her ex-lover.

A friend of the star told The Sun: "She is furious. She believes the court is more sympathetic towards Kevin."

The popstar currently has only visitation rights to see her two sons Jayden James and Sean Preston.

Amy Winehouse's father speaks up

By Beth Hilton

Amy Winehouse's dad has claimed that she only used cannabis before marrying Blake Fielder-Civil.

Mitch Winehouse claimed that his daughter used to object to the idea of hard drugs, but insisted that he does not blame her husband for her actions.

He told ITV1's This Morning: "It's apparent in her music that she's smoked dope for quite a while, probably from the age of 16 or 17, perhaps even earlier. She was a complete opponent of hard drugs - in fact, she got up and said she couldn't understand why people in the music industry took hard drugs and that changed about six months ago when she got married to Blake."

But he added: "And I'm not saying it's Blake's fault, what I'm saying is Amy's responsible for her own actions. However, it's a fact that the hard drugs coincided with their marriage."

He revealed that although Amy has cut down on her drinking, she is still battling bulimia and drug addiction, saying: "The other problem is the bulimia which is still apparent, although she's put on about a stone in weight, but it's still affecting her health. And there are problems with substance abuse as well. But it's not as bad as has been reported."

He said: "We do think, where is it going to end up? And we don't know. But as I've said before, at the moment she decides that enough is enough, all the help that she needs will be in place."

For you X-Files fans...

from digital spy:

The sequel to the X-Files movie will begin shooting in December, say reports.

According to ComingSoon.net, work on the film is scheduled to begin on December 10, with Chris Carter at the helm.

David Duchovny is reportedly already signed up to appear in the film, while Gillian Anderson is also expected to reprise her role as Special Agent Dana Scully.

The first film was made in 1998, following on from the success of the popular sci-fi TV series, which ran between 1993 and 2002.

Reports claim that the production studio is calling the film Done One in casting breakdowns.

Grooosssssss...

off of CDAN:

In what would be the scariest hookup of modern times either gay or straight, the rumors are swirling that this stylist to the stars has hooked up twice in the past week with this equally outrageous decorator to the stars.

*Ken Paves and Bobby Trendy? ewwwww...lipgloss everywhere!*

I LOVE TRENT REZNOR!!!!

I LOVE THIS MAN!!! off of ONTD:

At a concert in Sydney, Australia last month, Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor encouraged his fans to steal music in order to get the point across to record executives that they are "greedy fucking assholes". Reznor recently left his record label, partly over the ridiculous prices they charge for his music. Here's the actual video of his Sydney speech from September 16.



Transcript: "My record label all around the world hates me because I yelled back at them - called them out for being greedy fucking assholes....Okay, well, you know what that means - STEAL IT. Steal away. Steal and steal and steal some more and give it to all your friends and keep on stealin'. Because one way or another these motherfuckers will get it through their head that they're ripping people off and that's not right.
Bet we didn't make any friends by saying that"

Lohans sell Lindsay down the River...

A reality show? Do we, as the public, really need to be subjected and emeshed in more of the fucked up family life of Lindsay Lohan? I thought we already got it, her family is a fucking mess, so no wonder she's a walking trainwreck....but do we really need more? Way to find yet another way to make money without really working, Dina. You really are an attention whore. Now we get to see the driving force that pushed Lindsay into being a drugwhore.

off of SFGate:

Lindsay Lohan's family has signed up to star in their own reality TV show.

The Osbournes-style program will mainly feature Dina Lohan and her singer/actress daughter Ali, but Lindsay will be making a few cameo appearances.

Filming for the series, which will be shown on E!, is set to begin on Oct. 30 in New York. Dina Lohan will be at the center of the action and will serve as executive producer. The show will also follow the Lohan matriarch as she attempts to manage other performers' careers.

She tells People, "It's about what I do, how you can be successful, and be a single mom and fulfilling your kids' dreams.

"It won't just be following my family around like other shows. It'll show me cultivating careers, going to soccer practice. Ali going to school and in the studio. It'll encompass everything. Lindsay is a family member and will lend a helping hand if Ali asks her, when she's in the recording studio. We just want it to be real."

For Harry Potter Fans!!!

Since it's Halloween time and all.....this is funny as hell, Harry in the Hood. Enjoy!!! It's "Potterlicious"!!

I don't know about this!!!

This sort of scares me! off of handbag gossip:

James McAvoy to play Nirvana singer

James McAvoy has been cast as Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain in an upcoming biopic.
Months of rumours have ended with the news that James McAvoy, star of Shameless, Last King Of Scotland and Atonement, has been cast to play Kurt Cobain in a film about this life. The Nirvana singer committed suicide in 1994. The film is being produced by his widow Courtney Love and is based on the Cobain biography Heavier Than Heaven. No news yet on the rest of the cast, but Courtney has promised the film will “of course be A-list and high-end”.

O_o Wha wha what?

Is Simpleton gettin her lezz on? off of gossip rocks:

Jessica Simpson insists on taking photos of sex acts at lesbian nightclub

The 27-year-old star was so impressed by the simulated love-making in a silhouette show at New York nightclub The Box on Wednesday that she insisted on taking her own photographs.

A source told the New York Daily News newspaper: "Jessica was fascinated by what was happening on stage behind the curtain and got her camera out to take some snaps. She was really enjoying the show."

Page Six Blind Items!!!

WHICH dimpled Hollywood mommy is betraying her "all-natural" image? Friends say the down- home actress is becoming addicted to lip collagen injections . . .

WHICH movie studio is desperately trying to hide its latest star's homosexuality? They have made him pair up with his leading lady, whom he couldn't care less about.

*Disney?*

Personal Rant Time!!!!

You know what I really, really hate? I mean, drive me to violent, evil things because it makes me crazy kind of hate? Hypocrites. I completely abhor hypocrites. I especially hate watching people I know turn into raving hypocrites.

For example (I am not naming any names, I am just going to give the circumstances), when I hear one half of a couple that shouldn't be (and that's a story for another day) say that she and her husband don't listen or condone Amy Winehouse because of her lifestyle as a drug addict and alcoholic, I have to step back. Bitch, I think, didn't your husband meet you in jail when he was visiting some other trainwreck drug addict? What were you in for? Weren't you doing time for possession? So where do you get off with a judgement call like that? If you basis for listening to music were based on artists' lifestyles, you'd have no one to listen to. Get over yourself. See, she can afford to be all high & mighty, holier than thou now, because she married, nay, scratch that, she trapped money and is set for life. Funny how that happens. I also happen to know that they still smoke.

Example #2: A very good friend manages to land a better job, which they really deserved, makes more cash, gets a better apartment, which they really needed and hooks up with a decent girl who really seems to be a great match, has her own job & place so she's not going to suck the life out of them, so they should be happy with the world, yes? How is it that now they aren't exactly that great of a friend anymore, don't want to spend that much time and even act like and say that they don't like how you are now, even though you're not the person who changed? Now that they are doing better, they get an attitude and suddenly become picky about their time and you're no longer good enough, even though you don't have enough fingers and toes to count (not that you would, because you're not like that) how many times you baile d them uot of a bad spot, were there for them to cheer them up when life kicked the crap out of them, opened your home to them when they were in need and I'm the asshole? Bitch, I havn't changed! I'm still the same person!

Funny how money changes people. I always knew it did. I found my center a long time ago, but this sort of thing can't help but hurt. I always anticipate the best of people, I always have faith in their better side....and I am glad for my own centering, that I still know what is decent and right. But that doesn't keep you from being hurt. Somehow, you knew it would come, in spite of all your hopes for the better. That's the kind of thing that can drive you to being a very bitter person. I guess there really is no way to shield yourself from what you know deep down will happen. Somehow you just have to dig deeper and be a better person, love yourself a little more. I wish I knew a clever way to make it better but I don't.

I guess I'm not that smart.

Back and Forth....

Britney gets to see the kids again....off of ONTD:

Britney Spears has regained visitation rights of her sons, Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1, PEOPLE has learned. The singer on Saturday was spotted driving with her children in Studio City, Calif., in her white Mercedes convertible, which was decorated with pumpkins on the dashboard.

A presumed court-appointed monitor was seated in the front seat, with her sons in the rear. On Wednesday, L.A. Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon had temporarily suspended her visitation rights. A source close to Spears told PEOPLE the judge removed her rights after the pop star was unreachable by a cell phone designated for court-related scheduling. On Thursday, Kevin Federline's lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, said he expected Spears would get visitation reinstated soon because "she has complied with the part of the order [causing the suspension]."

Lawyers for both sides did not respond to calls for comment. Spears and Federline are both required to show up for their next hearing on Oct. 26.

It's that time!

Havn't done a Heather Mills post in a while, so here you go, your moment of zen!!! I'll start....Did she hippity hop off the plane? K-Fool should study her technique at fleecing Paul, after all, she is the mistress of the "Pay for marriage" scheme.

from splash news:

Heather Mills arrived at JFK in rainy New York yesterday

Dumbledor gay!!!!

Yes, if you speculated it, J.K. Rowling just confirmed it! Dumbldore is gay! Does that make Dumbledore Toothy Tile? ;)

off of msn news:

NEW YORK (AP) -- Harry Potter fans, the rumors are true: Albus Dumbledore, master wizard and Headmaster of Hogwarts, is gay. J.K. Rowling, author of the mega-selling fantasy series that ended last summer, outed the beloved character Friday night while appearing before a full house at Carnegie Hall.

After reading briefly from the final book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," she took questions from audience members.

She was asked by one young fan whether Dumbledore finds "true love."

"Dumbledore is gay," the author responded to gasps and applause.

She then explained that Dumbledore was smitten with rival Gellert Grindelwald, whom he defeated long ago in a battle between good and bad wizards. "Falling in love can blind us to an extent," Rowling said of Dumbledore's feelings, adding that Dumbledore was "horribly, terribly let down."

Dumbledore's love, she observed, was his "great tragedy."

"Oh, my god," Rowling concluded with a laugh, "the fan fiction."

DiVinyls

I heard this on the radio.....I love singing along! Here's "I touch myself" for your enjoyment!

Wtf?

this is almost scary. what do you think, suck or score?......off of OMG!


LOS ANGELES - The bridge of the starship Enterprise is filling up.

Chris Pine, who had been in talks to join the cast of J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" flick, will play the young James Kirk, while Karl Urban will take on the role of Dr. Leonard McCoy, distributor Paramount confirmed Thursday.

They join previously announced cast members Zachary Quinto as Vulcan scientist Spock, Simon Pegg as engineer Scotty, John Cho as helmsman Sulu, Zoe Saldana as communications officer Uhura and Anton Yelchin as navigator Chekov.

Leonard Nimoy, who played Enterprise science officer Spock in the 1960s TV series and six "Star Trek" feature films, also will appear as an older version of the Vulcan.

Eric Bana, the star of Steven Spielberg's "Munich" and Ang Lee's "Hulk," is playing a villain in the "Trek" film, which begins shooting in November and is due out in December 2008.

Abrams, creator of "Lost" and director of "Mission: Impossible III," is keeping the plot secret for the film that follows the early days of the "Star Trek" crew, which was led by William Shatner as the bold Capt. Kirk.

Pine's credits include the movies "Smokin' Aces" and "Just My Luck," while Urban appeared in two of the "The Lord of the Rings" movies and "The Bourne Supremacy."