Brangie Stocks Up...

How much shopping do they have to do? Seriously -- are we really to believe they have NO assistants for this crap? I think they just wanna get some face time. On the flip side, how annoying it must be to be them. Shit, she can't even pick up some tampons without having to sign an autograph. Sucks...

Jolie also caused a stir when she visited the local CVS. "She was in my aisle and everyone was kind of looking at her or going up to her," says local resident Alex Reckert. "She looked great. She had on these leggings and sunglasses and signed a few autographs." So, what does Reckert think of having Hollywood's most famous family staying in Oyster Bay? "It's kind of cool that they're in town," she says. "It's a pretty small place so everyone is talking about it." [people]

Two, Two, Two Future Broadway Stars in One

What happy news! Guess this dismisses the breakup rumors ;) Congrats to the happy couple:

Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick...who already have son James Wilkie, 6, announced Tuesday they're "happily anticipating the birth of their twin daughters later this summer with the generous help of a surrogate. The entire family is overjoyed." Broderick, 47, and Parker, 44, stepped out together Monday night in New York at the premiere of his film Wonderful World, where the actor gushed about his fashion-icon wife (wearing a skintight dress) of nearly 12 years, saying, "Doesn't she look beautiful." [people]

Salma Hayek Weds... again.

Making a truly lovely bride (could she have been any other?), Salma Hayek wed her French lover for the 2nd time. This time, it was a formal affair in Venice.

Hayek spokeswoman Jillian Fowkes said Sunday in Los Angeles that the Mexican-born actress and French magnate Francois-Henri Pinault renewed their wedding vows Saturday in a ceremony at Venice's La Fenice opera house. ... This time, the couple made it a weekend-long celebration, starting with a cocktail party at Punta della Dogana, an art museum owned by the groom's father, Francois Pinault. Among those attending were actresses Charlize Theron, Penelope Cruz and Ashley Judd, plus U2 frontman Bono and Vogue editor Anna Wintour, as well as former French President Jacques Chirac. [ap]

"Embarrassed and more than a little ashamed."

That's how H-Bomb and I felt after our attempt at Paparazzi-ism. Armed with atlases for Nassau and Suffolk county, a cheesy digital camera and a shitload of curiosity, we began out hunt to find Brangelina. Feeling stupid, but encouraged by curiosity.



As you may be aware, the Jolie-Pitt clan is shacking up on Long Island's north shore while Angie films the movie Salt. The couple has been seen buying groceries and stopping in for coffee in Oyster Bay (which is odd, since Huntington is far closer to their Lloyd Harbor digs).


1st Stop: Oyster Bay. H-Bomb and I took a peek at the Stop and Shop Clan Brangelina frequents. I'd have pegged them for Whole Foods or Wild by Nature... but they're keeping it low-brow and stocking up on their goods just like the rest of us common folk. Just down the road from the Stop and Shop, Brangie stops in for their java fix at the Oyster Bay Dunkin' Donuts. They had been there just before we arrived (typical). But the employee we spoke to must have been told to keep conversations about the couple short. He would only confirm that they'd been there that day. Ahh well...


2nd Stop: Centre Island. Off to tour the incredibly rich and private peninsula just beyond Oyster Bay. Passing the "No Outlet" sign and the "Private Road" deterrents, cleverly displayed to keep the nonresidents at bay. Brangie were staying in Rupert Murdoch's former estate while their Lloyd Harbor mansion, Sassafras, was being remodeled. It's an incredibly private community. I'm sure my Nissan Sentra stuck out like a sore thumb.



3rd Stop: Lloyd Harbor. Past the tiny strip of land that separates the Sound from the harbor, just after the sprawling estate that used to be Billy Joel's is a countrified community that's home to Caumsett Park. Sprinkled in and amongst the rolling hills and tree lined streets are a bevy of gorgeous mansions, some with large gates. It's only possible to access the more modest mansions from the street. The estates with water views are entirely blocked off to public traffic. Sassafras lies beyond that point of privacy, at the tip of the Lloyd Harbor community. If only we'd rented a boat...


Thus concluded our journey. We came close to a sighting, but the timing had been off. Ah, well... maybe next time.

You wouldn't like me when I'm angry...

Last night, the shit hit the fan on Celebrity Apprentice. Let's just say: Don't cross Joan and Melissa, unless you want to be torn a new asshole.

Even though Joan and Melissa were on competing teams, they banded together like -- well, like mother and daughter. And when Melissa's team mates threw her under the bus, Joan's claws came out. (Course, Melissa cutting the Donald off mid-sentence bt saying: "Can I finish?" didn't help her any.) It was right after that that he passed a note to the host of Mad Money, which could have said only one thing: Melissa = Fired.

Anyway, when the axe fell, Melissa didn't wait around for closing comments. She hightailed it out of the boardroom and too to racing around the lobby despite her hobbled leg. Meanwhile, Mama Rivers was watching the whole thing go down from another room. Gathering her belongings, she proclaimed that she wouldn't be back next week. She then proceeded to curse out Melissa's team mates (the "dumb blonde" and the "pokah playah") and met up with a feverishly mad Melissa in the lobby--who was cursing out anyone she came into contact with and denying the customary exit interview all while the elevator doors closed on her and mom.

Coming attractions for next week imply that Joan didn't return to finish up the competition.

Truly, must-see TV:

Oh, brothah

Hell to the no. Please tell me this ain't true. Henry Ian Cusick's Desmond is my favorite character on Lost (and he better make another appearance before the end of this season or I'm gonna be pissed). Apparently, he's gotten into some alleged trouble on set:

A former ABC Entertainment employee filed a harassment and sexual battery claim against Henry Ian Cusick Friday, claiming the Scottish actor groped her and made inappropriate sounds and gestures around her in October 2007 on the Lost set. [I shouldn't say this, but dammit -- I'm gonna. WHY WASN'T I ON THE SET WHEN HE GOT ALL HANDSY...? Woulda perked up my Saturday nights, for sure. Oh, and if anyone gets all righteous on my ass cause I said this: below me. --joan] Plaintiff Chelsea Stone alleges that, on or about Oct. 16, Cusick "placed his hand on her buttocks" and then caressed her back "while making moaning sounds." He then put his face in her cleavage and wagged his head back and forth, according to the lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court. He then touched her breasts with his hands and kissed her on the mouth, Stone says. [It begs to question: WAS HE DRUNK? This sounds like the work of a drunk man...--joan] View the lawsuit. Stone says that ABC and production company Grass Skirt Entertainment, which are also named as defendants, did nothing to keep her away from Cusick after she complained and, over the next several days, the actor and fellow employees became "very hostile" toward her. ... Per the suit, "plaintiff suffered humiliation and severe mental and emotional distress, and suffered injury when by means of her stress Plaintiff miscarried," causing Stone to incur various medical expenses and suffer 'physical injuries, physical sickness, substantial losses in earnings" and other indignities. ["physical injuries and sickness? from ass-grabbing? that seems odd...--joan] [e!]

More to come... I'm sure...

If Madonna falls off a horse and no one is around to hear it...

...does anyone care?

NEW YORK (AP) — Madonna is under the care of doctors after falling off a horse over the weekend — an accident she is blaming on the paparazzi. A representative for the superstar said Madonna suffered "minor injuries" after she fell while horseback riding in the Hamptons, a playground for the rich and famous on the eastern end of Long Island, N.Y. "The accident occurred when the horse Madonna was riding was startled by paparazzi who jumped out of the bushes to photograph the singer, who was visiting friends," Liz Rosenberg said in a statement Saturday evening. [ap]

Totally shocking...

Um, looks ten years younger, eh? How about looks like a completely different person? I find this totally shocking and a helluva shame. I was digging the older-looking Rupert... distinguished and Britishly craggy. Now we're stuck with some FrankenRupert... Damn you botox! Damn you to hell!!!!

Rupert Everett’s dashing good looks were getting a little droopy. But now he’s more than ready for his close-up! The actor, currently starring in Blithe Spirit on Broadway, debuted a fresh-faced new look on The Martha Stewart Show on April 10. And he doesn’t just have makeup artists to thank. ...The last element in Rupert’s new look, says Dr. Glatt, is a chin implant! “The shape and projection of the chin is drastically different. It’s much more pointed,” he says. [star]

Really? Seriously?

There.Are.No.Words:

The life lessons continue for Kendra Wilkinson. The reality star, who recently admitted she didn't realize mailing a letter required postage, says she feels extra brainy after successfully submitting her taxes. "Right now I think I'm the smartest I've ever been," she says in an interview with E!'s Daily 10 scheduled to air Monday... "Like with this taxes stuff," Wilkinson, 23, says. "I'm getting better at that. I'm making sure everything is a write-off. Every single thing." [people]

'Like with this taxes stuff.'
Nuff said.

Coo Coo's Gettin' Unhitched

She finally had enough, eh? I don't blame her.

Mel Gibson's wife of 28 years filed for divorce Monday, citing irreconcilable differences. Robyn Gibson filed the petition, which offers no details of the breakup, in Los Angeles Superior Court. The couple have seven children, but only one under 18. Robyn Gibson has requested joint custody of their son who turns 10 on Tuesday....Mel Gibson filed a response to the divorce within four hours of his wife's filing, stating that the couple separated in late August 2006. He does not want to pay Robyn Gibson spousal support and is seeking that attorneys' fees be paid out of the couple's joint property, the documents show. [ap]

It's about time

Finally, someone in H-wood's not gettin' away with murder:

Legendary music producer Phil Spector was convicted Monday of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of actress Lana Clarkson in his Alhambra mansion six years ago. The verdict means Spector, famed for his work with Tina Turner, the Beatles, the Righteous Brothers and others, faces 15 years for murder and at least three for gun enhancement when he is sentenced May 29. [la times]

Wow.

Just watched the tail end of Marlee Matlin on Larry King Live... stunned to hear that she was in an abusive relationship with William Hurt, who hasn't issued a response regarding her tell-all memoir. Just wow:

Matlin chronicles what she claims happened with Hurt that night and the alleged abuse she suffered at the hands of the actor. “I was afraid. I was always afraid… of him,” Matlin told Access Hollywood’s Nancy O’Dell. “But I loved him. I did. Or maybe I thought I did. But look, I was 19, he was 35.”... “I always had fresh bruises everyday,” the actress revealed. “And if I had a split lip, or if… I mean, there were a lot of things that happened that were not pleasant.” In her new book, Matlin recounts one of the couple’s fights, where she claims Hurt threw her on the bed and ripped off her clothes while she sobbed, “No, no, no. Please Bill, no.” “Did you ever thing about filing charges against him?” Nancy asked. “No, not at the time. ...“I could say that I understand how women are afraid to leave an abusive relationship,” she continued. “They should, but at the same time, I understand how they don’t know how.” [access hollywood]

You know, I always found something smug and off putting about Hurt. I could never put my finger on it. I guess now I get it.

Oh, this is rich...

Look, I want to agree with Stevie. But, isn't this just a bit hypocritical?

Newly single Lindsay Lohan may not want to get too psyched about playing Stevie Nicks on the big screen. In an interview published Thursday, The New York Times asked the 60-year-old Fleetwood Mac singer -- who battled a drug and alcohol addiction -- about reports that Lohan, 22, wants to buy the rights to Nicks' life story and play her on film. "Over my dead body," Nicks snapped. "She needs to stop doing drugs and get a grip. Then maybe we'll talk." [us weekly]

Melissa, I can't believe we've been doing this blog for this long and never knew about this....

Frankly, I'm embarrassed that we didn't know. But now, I'm just glad we do. While watching an episode of Free Radio this weekend on VH1 (funny if you haven't watched it... try it out) the Moron in the Morning mentioned Hollywood's Hung List, whilst he had Ed Begley Jr. in his studio. Intrigued, I googled. As only a good gossip blogger would do. And here's what came up, much to my delight:

COLIN FARRELL, EWAN McGREGOR, GEORGE CLOONEY and JOHNNY DEPP are amongst the stars named on Hollywood's annual 'H-List' - detailing Tinseltown's most well-endowed stars. The list - a tradition dating back to the forties - is circulated every year in Hollywood via email, fax and word of mouth - and lists the ten male actors who have the largest endowments. Made up of votes from members of film workers sent to an anonymous post office box in Palm Springs, California, the list names Farrell, McGregor, Clooney, Depp in its top ten, along with LIAM NEESON, MATT DILLON, KEVIN COSTNER, MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY, TOBEY MAGUIRE and SEAN PENN. One studio insider says, "Second to the Oscar nominations it's the most eagerly awaited list to be produced. Everyone from big shot producers to messengers likes to get a peak at it. It's a movie town legend." [contact music]

Some celebrities are famous for their achievements alone. Others gain notoriety for things they've done (whether the stories are true or apocryphal), unusual comments they've made, or kooky political or social beliefs. But sometimes a famous fellow achieves a certain level of infamy simply for the size and scope of his, er, body of work. The length and girth of his resume, as it were. The heft of his talents. The sheer magnitude of his, uh, contributions to the arts. ... Through the years, rumors have abounded of stars with copious natural gifts, from Errol Flynn to Frank Sinatra, Willem Dafoe to Liam Neeson, Colin Farrell to Ewan McGregor. There's even an annual "h-list" of Hollywood's most substantial leading men -- allegedly compiled each year since the '40s via an anonymous post office box, with reports from industry wardrobe folks and others with the inside scoop. We tried to find more information about this list of stars with imposing talents -- in the name of professional research, of course -- but came up somewhat short. Until the undoubtedly monumental announcement of this generation's Milton Berle, we'll have to rely on gossip rags and secondhand reports of hulking Hollywood hunks -- or perhaps just start our own rumors. Hey, have you heard the one about Carrot Top? [yahoo dir]

And now, just to hammer the point home... a pictorial:

Happy Easter y'all

Tee hee.

Well, it's about friggin' time

Finally, it was getting to be just a little vericht!

The legal battle is over for Project Runway. "NBC Universal, The Weinstein Co. and Lifetime have resolved their disputes," NBC Universal announced in a statement Wednesday. "The Weinstein Co. will pay NBCU for the right to move Project Runway to Lifetime. All of the parties are pleased with the outcome." The show, which has already wrapped filming of its sixth season and will air this summer, had been in limbo after The Weinstein Co. -- producers of the Bravo hit -- signed a five-year deal with rival Lifetime last year. [us weekly]

So, that explains why ads for this copycat are airing on Bravo:

The cable channel has named acclaimed designer Isaac Mizrahi and former Destiny's Child member Kelly Rowland as co-hosts and judges, with fashion luminary Fern Mallis as a judge on "The Fashion Show." On "Fashion Show," pro designers will compete in challenges that will be judged by professionals in the fashion world as well as by the studio audience. The rabble gets a say-so because the ultimate prize is having the winner's designs sold by a major retail outlet. [zap2it]

Those poor, poor children.

Gee, I dunno honey -- which typically hippie ass name should we name our newborn? Oh hell, let's name her all three!

Celeb chef Jamie Oliver and his wife Jools welcomed their third child early this morning in London, his rep confirms to Usmagazine.com. Petal Blossom Rainbow was born at 2:46 a.m. at the Portland Hospital and weighed in at 6 pounds, 10 ounces. ... "She's so cute," he wrote, adding that her name "goes well" with their two daughters, Poppy Honey, 6, and Daisy Boo, 5. [us weekly]

Will the real cat woman please stand up?

What the hell has Darryl Hannah done to herself???

That sound you hear...

is Melissa screaming from coast to coast in protest:

HAS Viggo Mortensen had enough of being in the movies? The "Lord of the Rings" star tells The Times of London he's grown tired of the travel and promotional burdens imposed by the film business. "No more movies. I haven't said yes to one in over a year," he says. "If it all dries up now, I've had a good run." Mortensen will next appear in the adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's utterly grim "The Road," which was shot before Viggo's self-imposed exile. [page six]

Say it ain't so, Viggo. Say it ain't so.