Dylan McDermott and his wife of nearly 12 years, actress Shiva Rose, have separated, his rep confirms to PEOPLE. McDermott, 45, and Rose, 38, have been married since 1995... [people]
Publicist who tried to blackmail Tom Cruise found dead
LOS ANGELES (AFP) — A man who tried to extort money from Tom Cruise with stolen photos of the star's Italian wedding to actress Katie Holmes has been found dead, US authorities said on Saturday. David Hans Schmidt, 47, "was found dead in his home around 3 p.m. (2100 GMT) Friday" in Phoenix, Arizona, said Lieutenant Anthony Lopez, spokesman for the Phoenix Police Department. The Arizona Republic reported on its website that Schmidt had committed suicide, quoting his brother who said the publicist had suffered from depression. In July, Schmidt was arrested by the FBI after he tried to sell Cruise pictures from the couple's 2006 wedding for at least one million dollars. Schmidt, who admitted to the extortion charge in a plea deal, has been under home arrest since last month. Police went to his house after noticing the tracking device on his ankle had not moved. He was due to appear for formal sentencing in a federal court on October 11. [afp]
Schmidt was a controversial figure, best known for the deals he brokered to sell salacious celebrity memorabilia, including the contents of a storage unit rented by Paris Hilton, topless photos of rescued U.S. Army POW Pfc. Jessica Lynch, nude photos of Jamie Foxx and a score of videos featuring the sexcapades of stars like Colin Farrell, Tonya Harding (the "wedding night" tape), Divine Brown and Dustin "Screech" Diamond, among others. [us weekly]
A person that is identified as Oscar de la Hoya is pictured online in fishnet photos and in panties and pumps. The Golden Boy boxer insists that it is not him in the photos and is threatening legal action against the photo agency that has posted the photos online. A paparazzi agency (X17 Online) has obtained the photos and they claim that they are real....According to a source cited by Rush and Molloy of the New York Daily News the photos are being peddled by a Gotham strip club dancer. She reportedly is Scores West dancer, according to R. Couri Hay, the Gotham magazine columnist who scored the first interview with the twenty-something woman. [nat'l ledger]Here's what x17 has to say:
...we got a letter from Oscar's lawyer today and while they'd love us to take down the pix, they didn't initially dispute their authenticity! Oscar's peeps now claim in their statements to the media, that theMy thoughts, after looking at the photos: It was probably a kinky little gag he pulled in a hotel room getting freaky and drunk with a woman, who was obviously very persuasive. Who cares really? I mean, if it's a matter of 'this is the only way he can get turned on' thing -- that might be a deal breaker... but all in good fun? eh, whatever.photos are fake ... YOU decide!
Sarah Jessica Parker and Chris Noth looked quite cozy on the set in New York City, Sept. 19, 2007. The first shots of the upcoming movie confirm that something is going on with the dramatic TV couple, but "Sex and the City" fans will have to wait for the movie's release to find out what happens..." [abc]
Quips Griffin...“The thing is he doesn’t realize that I am the brains of the operation and he is like some dumb bimbo that I picked up!” The "brains of the operation" was on Larry King Live last night gushing even further about her new love...in her own brash, offensive, and funny way. She asked King, " What do you make, Lar? You make a few million a year? He craps that out for lunch. I mean this guy has so much money -- but I love him for his personality." [us weekly]
A judge on Tuesday ordered Spears...to undergo random drug testing in the latest twist in her bitter custody battle with ex-husband Kevin Federline. Los Angeles Superior Court judge Scott Gordon said that, according to evidence presented in closed door hearings, Spears, 25, remains a "habitual, frequent, and continuous" user of "controlled substances and alcohol," court documents showed. "The petitioner (Spears) is ordered to undergo testing for the use of controlled substances and alcohol," the court order stated. "Testing shall be conducted twice per week on random dates and times." If there was any small break for Spears it was that the judge did not immediately change the existing shared custody deal between Spears and Federline for their two young boys, two-year-old Sean Preston, and one-year-old Jayden James. [afp]
I have every confidence she will fuck this up. There's something not right with the world when Kevin Federline is the more responsible parent.
Shortly after a judge declared that Britney Spears is a “habitual” drug and alcohol user and must undergo twice-weekly random testing if she wishes to keep 50/50 custody of her two children, the singer, 25, coped by . . . clubbing. Swarmed by photographers, Spears and two pals kicked off her Tuesday night at West Hollywood club Winston’s before heading over to Hyde. [us weekly]
In a message posted on [BARRY MANILOW'S] Website Monday, the pop icon announced he has scuttled a Tuesday appearance on The View because he did not want to take a seat next to Elisabeth Hasselbeck. "I wanted to let you know that I will no longer be on The View tomorrow as scheduled. I had made a request that I be interviewed by Joy [Behar], Barbara [Walters] or Whoopi [Goldberg] but not Elisabeth Hasselbeck," he wrote. "Unfortunately, the show was not willing to accommodate this simple request, so I bowed out."...Said Manilow: "It's really too bad, because I've always been a big supporter of the show, but I cannot compromise my beliefs..."An avid Democratic supporter and contributor for years, Manilow has already maxed out his contributions this year, donating $2,300 each to the presidential campaigns of Barack Obama, Hilary Clinton, Joseph Biden and John Edwards. (He also wrote a similar check to Republican contrarian Ron Paul.) He has portrayed his View adieu as a philosophical clash with the conservative Hasselbeck. TMZ quoted Manilow as saying, "I strongly disagree with her views. I think she's dangerous and offensive. I will not be on the same stage as her." [e!]
It's actually a decent site, which contains video, photos, up-to-the-minute postings and commentary. Overall, ladies -- thumbs up. Proves that no one does the red carpet quite like y'all.6:30: Joan: They shouldn’t show America Ferrera and the Good Year Blimp in the same shot.
Joan: She’s been pulled together without braces, but with hair and make-up.
Melissa: And she’s not really ugly.
Joan: But don’t make us lie, and say she’s gorgeous, she’s just unattractive. And don’t think it isn’t a coincidence that the Good Year blimp has a blue streak on it.
Melissa: Who are you wearing?
Joan: Good Year.
Melissa: If you look closely her nails look gorgeous. We have the same manicurist. Thanks, Mila!
Brandi M.• Hometown: Buffalo, NY
• Single because there is too much temptation
• Has 6 tattoos
• Mom is her best friend
• She can fit her fist in her mouth
Brandi classed it up on last week's ep big time. And Bret is such a sucker for a classy broad. Brandi got shitfaced and threw up, Bret holding her hair back. Mid-blowing chunks, Brandi turned to Bret and said she 'really wanted to make this work.' To which Bret responded:
"When I was holding your hair back as you were throwing up over the toilet and you turned to me saying how much you loved me and how you really wanted to make this work, it really made me believe in what you were saying."Now, tell me: Who's the idiot in this scenario?
Joan Rivers will be missing from the red carpet scene at the Emmy Awards on Sunday night, but she'll still be cracking wise about it — on the Web. Rivers, 74, and her daughter, Melissa, 39, will blog about the telecast's most memorable moments and fashion hits and misses on emmyswithjoan.com, a special section of the Web site VH1Eyecandy.com, VH1 announced Monday. Their commentary will be seen in an online video and heard in two video podcasts wrapping up the red-carpet and awards-show portions of the night, VH1 said. [ap]
Paris Hilton just can't keep a secret. While attending a Christina Aguilera-sponsored party at LAX nightclub in Las Vegas September 9, the heiress got on the microphone and congratulated Aguilera on her baby news...even though the pop star has never publicly admitted she's pregnant. "Congratulations to the most beautiful pregnant woman in the world, you're gorgeous," Hilton, 26, said to the packed crowd, while Aguilera, 26...sat nearby in uncomfortable silence. [mtv]Someone's gotta smack a bitch.
Things got a bit heated on “The View” yesterday, when a discussion about the Mormon religion and polygamy turned political...and personal....The tense situation stemmed from a discussion about Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his Mormon religion....Walters wondered if that may have an effect on public perception of Romney, a Mormon. Though Romney has publicly condemned the practice, the women made jokes about Romney one day announcing he had another wife — prompting Elisabeth Hasselbeck to bring up Monica Lewinsky, “the other woman” who “popped up” when President Bill Clinton was in office. At the mention of Lewinsky, Whoopi Goldberg, a public supporter (and friend) of the Clintons, immediately turned on Elisabeth. “I’m asking you to do me a favor because there’s no reason for it today,” Goldberg said. “This has nothing to do with Bill Clinton.” When the conservative Hasselbeck defended “making the jump” from polygamy to Lewinsky (whom she’s brought up before), Walters herself became visibly angered. “This is a good woman who has gotten a masters degree at the London School of Economics!” snapped Walters, her finger pointed in Hasselbeck’s face. After taking a calming breath, Walters continued, “She’s doing her best to have a life. Enough with Monica, everybody can move on.” [access hollywood]Frankly, I don't know why Babs felt the need to defend Monica... I mean, since the get-go she's been up Monica's ass like -- well, like Guy Ritchie's brand new purple penetrator! -- for what reason, I have no idea. Eh, seriously -- why is this show on for 10+ years? Why?
After six months of on-and-off dating, the pair are kaput. “This is the harshest split they’ve had,” a source tells Us. “Reese told Jake it’s best they don’t talk at all.” [us weekly]
In what's possibly my favorite story or the week, Madonna was seen around London carrying a shopping bag that contained -- gulp -- a giant purple strap-on dildo. (Don'tcha love it when sex shops offer see-thru bags? I mean, I guess they figure if you're going to enter a adult store then you might as well be proud enough to display your purchase to the general populous waiting just outside the tinted-glass doors.)
Celebrating his 39th birthday at London's fashionable Claridges restaurant, the singer chose to whip out from under the table a present which would have made most husbands turn puce....For all his mockney posturings, Guy has always felt slightly inferior about his wife's massive earning power and domineering nature. Madonna on the other hand is said to enjoy occasionally bating him on that point. And this latest birthday gift - a strap-on - is, it seems, no exception.... By the way Madonna is carrying the gift - unusually in a transparent bag - as the couple leave the Mayfair hotel and restaurant, one might assume that Guy had refused to be seen leaving with it....And the singer clearly relished that point as she flashed a broad smile to photographers who she must have known laid in wait since they had followed her earlier from the family home. [daily mail/uk]
Just looking at Guy Ritchie's face in that pic and wondering if he knows what he's in for or if, maybe, this was on his to-do list. Well, gotta hand it to Madge -- she sure knows how to keep things spicy in the boudoir. ;)
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