Celebrity Gossip

A suggested New Year’s resolution for Matt Dillon: Slow down.
On Tuesday night, the actor, 44, was pulled over in Newbury, Vt., after state troopers clocked him driving 106 mph in a 65 mph zone.
Dillon, who was driving a rented 2009 Chevy Impala, was taken to a station in nearby Bradford, where he was photographed, fingerprinted […]

Charles Barkley was arrested early Wednesday in Arizona on charges of driving while impaired.
Police say they noticed Barkley, 45, running a stop sign in the Old Town section of Scottsdale at about 1:30 a.m. Officers pulled Barkley over, took him to a nearby mobile command post, and administered a blood test after declining to submit […]

Talk about six degrees being too close for comfort. Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick are the latest known victims of Bernie Madoff’s $50 billion Ponzi scheme.
“I can confirm that they had investments with Mr. Madoff – no further specifics or comment beyond that,” Bacon’s rep, Allen Eichorn, told New York Magazine Tuesday.
As for reports that […]

Personal troubles or no, Britney Spears is still the hottest human being on Planet Earth, according to USA Today’s annual Celebrity Heat Index, which measures how much exposure a star gets in print and online.
Brit got more media attention than anyone else for 11 weeks this year, meaning she earned the top spot on the […]

Paris Hilton says police needn’t look far to find the culprit who broke into her new mansion early Friday morning and stole nearly $2 million worth of jewelry and personal items.
The heiress believes it was an inside job.
“I think whoever did this, definitely has been there before,” Hilton, 27, told E! News Monday at the […]

Contrary to most others in the American workplace this year, Britney Spears’s father, Jamie Spears, just got a salary increase: to about $75 an hour.

On Monday, a Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner boosted by an additional $51,000 the elder Spears’s payment for acting as his daughter’s conservator, the Associated Press reports.
Since February, Jamie, 56, has […]

Jodie Sweetin recently underwent an emergency investigation by an Orange County, Calif., family court for allegations of substance abuse raised by her estranged husband.

“It’s primarily alcohol [abuse] but there’s also concern regarding methamphetamines,” Robert Benavente, the lawyer for her ex Cody Herpin, says.
Sweetin’s lawyer strongly denies the claims. “Jodie absolutely has not relapsed into using […]

Madonna has reached a divorce settlement with Guy Ritchie, according to the singer’s rep.
The pop star will pay her ex between $76 million and $92 million, her spokeswoman Liz Rosenberg tells the Associated Press.
Rosenberg says the figure includes the value of their country home Ashcombe, in western England, as well as the couple’s London pub, […]

Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake each took the stage in separate appearances at Madonna’s Sticky & Sweet tour at L.A.’s Dodger Stadium Thursday night.
But, the two actually crossed paths during rehearsal. Timberlake was first, and then Spears came on stage to run through her part. “They said ‘hi’ to each other. Justin was very cool,” […]

Kendra Wilkinson of The Girls Next Door is engaged to football star Hank Baskett, according to her ex-boyfriend Hugh Hefner, who plans to give her away at a ceremony at the Playboy Mansion.
“[She] has met someone who she would like to spend the rest of her life with,” Hefner said in a statement on Thursday.
The […]

Hold the Cosmos – for now, at least.
That’s the word from Sarah Jessica Parker, who says that a sequel to Sex and the City: The Movie is still in the talking stage.
Her announcement came just one day after costar Kim Cattrall seemed to hint that the follow-up film was a done deal. (”Yes, there will […]

Amy Winehouse’s husband Blake Fielder-Civil was released from jail Wednesday – and checked straight into rehab, a source confirms.
Fielder-Civil, 26, was released nearly a year to the day after he was first arrested. On Nov. 8, 2007, eight plainclothes officers handcuffed him at his flat – while a hysterical Winehouse looked on – on charges […]

Charlize Theron has settled the $20 million breach of contract lawsuit against her, according to papers filed in Manhattan Federal Court Monday.
The suit was filed last year, when Swiss watchmaker Raymond Weil claimed that Theron had worn a Christian Dior watch during a press event in 2006, despite being paid “substantial funds” to exclusively wear […]

A public memorial service for Jennifer Hudson’s slain mother, brother and nephew is planned for Sunday at the South Side Chicago church where the Oscar-winner grew up singing.
“The Hudson family welcomes anyone who wishes to attend and pay their respects to these three beloved members of the Chicago community,” reads a statement from Hudson’s rep.
Neither […]

Jennifer Hudson’s family announced Thursday a new foundation for families of murder victims.
The Hudson-King Foundation for Families of Slain Victims is named in honor of the singer-actress’s slain mother Darnell Hudson Donerson, brother Jason Hudson and nephew Julian King.
“The specific purpose of the Foundation is to care for the needs of families who have lost […]

Britney Spears’s father, Jamie, has been named permanent conservator of his daughter’s affairs, a Los Angeles court ruled on Tuesday. He was also named permanent co-conservator of her estate, along with an attorney, Andrew Wallet.
“I’ve met several times with [Britney] and she requested that I not object to the permanent conservatorship,” the singer’s court-appointed lawyer […]

A mistrial was declared Tuesday in Britney Spears’s misdemeanor trial for driving without a license. The jury was deadlocked 10-2 in favor of the singer’s innocence, the foreman said in open court.
“The jury is hopelessly deadlocked, and I declare this a mistrial,” stated Judge James A. Steele.
The jury had deliberated for three days in the […]

Nick Hogan walked out of the Pinellas County jail in Clearwater, Fla., a free man early Tuesday morning after serving 166 days of an 8-month sentence for causing a serious traffic crash.
The 18-year-old son of pro wrestling star Hulk Hogan was met by his sister Brooke and flashed a peace sign as he left the […]

After hearing closing arguments, a jury began deliberations Friday in Britney Spears’s driving-without-a-license trial.
The panel deliberated for two hours without reaching a verdict and was dismissed for the weekend.
In a half-hour closing argument, prosecutor Michael Amerian told jurors that Spears, 26, should be convicted of the misdemeanor charge because she did not have a California […]

With jury selection underway Wednesday in Britney Spears’s trial on a driving-without-a-license charge, two potential jurors expressed doubt about her innocence.
“I’m sure that she’s guilty,” said the juror, an elderly woman who works as a substitute teacher. “From (what I see in) the media, I cannot be fair, I have bias.”
Another prospect (the jurors are […]

British police have arrested a housekeeper for Victoria and David Beckham after treasured possessions belonging to the couple allegedly ended up on eBay.
“It has come as a terrible shock to Victoria and David,” a friend says. “They have been told not to talk about it now because of legal action.”
The items allegedly include dresses belonging […]

Shanna Moakler, who immediately rushed to Augusta, Ga., to be with Travis Barker just hours after a plane crash left him badly burned, has vowed not to leave her ex-husband’s side.
“She’s been at his bedside ever since she got there,” says a source close to Moakler, 33. “She loves him and she’s not going to […]

Travis Barker’s former mother-in-law, Gail Moakler, says, “We’re totally crushed,” but that Shanna Moakler has rushed to be with her ex, while DJ AM’s sister, Lara, and her husband, Benjamin Long, learned the news of the plane crash – in which Barker and DJ AM were badly burned and four others were killed – from […]

A Learjet has crashed while departing from a South Carolina airport, killing four people and critically injuring two others including a former member of rock band Blink 182, Travis Barker.

NBC News reported that Travis Barker, an ex-drummer with the band who also starred in MTV reality show “Meet the Barkers”, was among those hurt. He […]

Ryan O’Neal and his son, Redmond, were arrested Wednesday at the actor’s Malibu, Calif., home for alleged drug possession, a sheriff’s spokesman confirms.
“This morning, deputies were doing a routine sweep to make sure Redmond was adhering to his probation,” sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore said. “Upon searching the premises, the younger O’Neal was found in possession […]

Nicole Richie and Joel Madden announced Monday a text-messaging effort with MySpace to benefit their Richie-Madden Children’s Foundation.
“There are so many children here who need a place to play. We’re excited to help them,” Richie sat at an ice cream social to raise awareness in downtown Los Angeles Monday.
The first goal of the “Text CHILD […]

Britney was back in fighting form at MTV’s Video Music Awards Sunday night – opening the show and nabbing her first win.
A nervous Britney Spears opened the 25th edition of the VMAs, live from Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, in a vintage silver Versace mini-dress after being escorted from her nearby dressing room.
Spears took center […]

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The show will start out with Britney Spears.  She is not set to perform, which is what some of you dont want to see. However, I think its time for her to have her […]

MacKenzie Phillips was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport Wednesday for alleged drug possession, police confirm.
“She was being screened by airport security when a small amount of what appeared to be heroin and cocaine were found on her person,” Sgt. Jim Holcomb said. “She was arrested at about 10 a.m. and is still in custody.”
He […]

Tom Arnold’s divorce from his wife, Shelby Roos, was finalized Tuesday after six years of marriage, Los Angeles court documents show.
Arnold, 48, and Roos, 35, separated in August 2006, but the actor’s rep said at the time that they might reconcile. And they did: Five months later, Arnold asked the court to dismiss his petition […]

Christina Applegate, who was diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer this month, revealed on ABC’s Good Morning America Tuesday that she has undergone a double mastectomy – even though cancer was only detected in one of her breasts.
Privately, she admits, “Sometimes I cry. Sometimes I scream, and I get really angry and I […]

Hayden Panettiere’s father, Alan, was arrested early Monday morning at the family’s West Hollywood home for felony domestic violence, sheriffs confirm.
“There was a domestic argument between the mother and father,” Sgt. Scott Wolf of the West Hollywood sheriffs said. “He got upset and struck the mother in the face one or two times on the […]

Bernie Mac, who for the past 30 years made the public laugh with an over-sized comic persona in film, television and comedy clubs, has died of pneumonia. He was 50.
“[He] passed away this morning from complications due to pneumonia in a Chicago area hospital,” his rep, Danica Smith, said. “No other details are available at […]

Angie Everhart’s boyfriend was arrested Thursday in West Hollywood for investigation of spousal battery following an “incident” between the two that caused minor injuries, police say.
The unidentified man was booked by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department on the misdemeanor charge.
“There was an incident involving Angie Everhart and her boyfriend,” says sheriff’s Sgt. Scott Wolf. […]

Britney Spears’s father was granted legal control of his daughter until Dec. 31, a court ruled Thursday.
Jamie Spears, 56, was named temporary conservator of her affairs on Feb. 1 following his 26-year-old daughter’s two forced hospitalizations in January. The conservatorship has been extended until the end of the year, but a progress review of the […]

After nearly four weeks of silence, New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez stepped up to the plate Thursday and responded to his wife’s demand for divorce.

In the documents – filed Thursday morning – A-Rod admits the marriage is “irretrievably broken.” But he points out that Florida is a “no fault state” and chastises his estranged […]

Shia LaBeouf may not have been at fault in a crash that flipped his truck early Sunday morning in West Hollywood, according to authorities.
“It appears he was not at fault,” Los Angeles County Sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore said Tuesday. “We have strong evidence that the other driver ran a red light.”
After the accident, LaBeouf, 22, […]

Shia LaBeouf, who was arrested for drunk driving Sunday after being involved in a car accident in Hollywood, is recovering from surgery, his rep said in a statement.
“Attorneys for Mr. LaBeouf confirm that an automobile accident involving an additional party occurred early morning in Los Angeles on July 27, 2008,” said Melissa Kates in the […]

Shia LaBeouf was arrested for drunk driving after being involved in an early morning car accident in Hollywood on Sunday.
LaBeouf, 22, was driving when his car was involved in a collision around 3 a.m., Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Sgt. S. Wolf told the Associated Press.
“It was immediately apparent to officers responding on the scene that […]

Christian Bale’s attorneys released a statement Tuesday denying assault allegations that led to the actor’s arrest in London.
“Christian Bale attended a London police station today, on a voluntary basis, in order to assist with an allegation that had been made against him to the police by his mother and sister,” the star’s lawyers said in […]