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Seacrest confirms Hatcher romance

Ryan Seacrest confirmed that he is dating Teri Hatcher last night on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. The talk show host asked him about recent pictures of he and Teri kissing and Seacrest said, "She's fantastic, she's great. I think she's a beautiful woman, she's a great dresser. We can share jeans, it's perfect." Seacrest also told an LA radio station reporter, "I think we can assume that we've been together."

Britney with Sean Preston at Dance Class

Edie Falco Takes A Ride

Brooke Shields Out and About

Britney's Legal Woes

Britney Spears hasn't released a new song for a couple of months, but that's not keeping the pop tart from being in heavy rotation--at least among the legal set.

The songwriters behind Spears' 2005 opus "Do Somethin'" have filed suit against a South Korean pop composer, alleging he ripped them off.

Universal Music Publishing Korea, the company that handles overseas rights to Mrs. Federline's musical gems, says that the team behind "Do Somethin'" (the track is credited to frequent Spears collaborators C. Karlsson, P. Winnberg and H. Jonback, along with A. Hunte) believes the tune was "partially plagiarized" by a single called "Get Ya" from the popular South Korean singer Lee Hyo-lee.

Spears released her ditty in November 2004 as one of the few new tracks to appear on her Greatest Hits: My Prerogative album; it was released as a single in February 2005 and peaked at 100 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. "Get Ya," the first single off Lee's second album, was released just last month.

The legal action targets "Get Ya" songwriter Kim Do-hyun. Kim reportedly has admitted being influenced by the Britney song, but has denied the allegations that he copied directly from it.

Spears wasn't directly named as a plaintiff in the suit, although it makes frequent reference to her.

Likewise, the "Toxic" singer isn't named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed Tuesday by three former employees (bodyguards), but a trio of her companies are.

There was no comment from the Spears camp Wednesday on either of the Brit-centric legal actions.

source: http://www.eonline.com

Christy Turlington Talks about her New Son

For some reason, Christy Turlington has been keeping quiet about the arrival of her second child, who made his debut back in February. It hasn't been in the news at all. Perhaps she's trying to get back into pre-baby shape before she's back in the headlines? Who knows...

Anyway, iVillage interviewed the supermodel-turned-designer -- who also has a daughter Grace with her filmmaker husband Edward Burns -- for an upcoming Mother's Day story and she opened up about the little fella, who they named Finn. Here's a snippet:

"Grace loves being a big sister. She had been waiting nine months to see who was inside my belly... and now she has him!"

Christy, who married Ed in 2003, is still designing a line of yoga clothes for Puma called Nuala.

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Courtney Sells Nirvana Rights Share

When Nirvana singer and lead songwriter Kurt Cobain died in 1994, his widow, rocker Courtney Love, became the primary beneficiary of his estate, which includes more than ninety-eight percent of the band's publishing rights. Band members Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl were left with part of the remainder. Now Love tells Rolling Stone that she has finally sold twenty-five percent of her share of Nirvana's sought-after publishing catalog -- to Larry Mestel of Primary Wave Music Publishing, former COO/GM of Virgin Records.

"I took on a strategic partner, Larry Mestel, to help me co-manage the estate because it was overwhelming," Love explains. "The affairs of Nirvana are so massive and so huge, and they've all fallen on my lap. I own almost all of [the publishing], . . . and it proved to be too much for me. I needed a partner to take Kurt Cobain's songs and bring them into the future and into the next generation. And this guy's the guy to do it."

Mestel says his three-month-old company, Primary Wave, is thrilled to have bought into an American musical legacy. "The appeal to me is that [Kurt was] one of the most important songwriters of his time," Mestel says. "Kurt was an incredible songwriter, and Courtney is an exceptionally talented person herself. So I felt the combination of Courtney's creativity and the things I can add can really help in creating more value for these copyrights."

Though Love and Mestel declined to comment on specifics, a source close to the deal tells Rolling Stone that Mestel has likely paid in excess of $50 million for the rights.

Exactly what the partnership will mean for the life of Nirvana's music -- including the Nineties hits "Come As You Are" and "All Apologies" -- is unclear. Thus far, the tracks have been notably absent from corporate ad campaigns and blockbuster action-movie soundtracks. The new partners are already eager to curb speculation that any of the generation-defining songs might end up in, say, a deodorant ad.

"We're going to remain very tasteful, and we're going to [retain] the spirit of Nirvana and take Nirvana places it's never been before," says Love. "My goal is to keep the music very true to who the songwriter was and what his passions and tastes would be," Mestel adds, "and to work through Courtney to figure out exactly the best way to go about exposing his music to a new youth culture to a new generation."

In other news, Love says she has entered into another partnership -- a musical one, with New York-based electronic artist Moby. According to Love, Moby has agreed to co-produce the follow-up to her 2004 effort, America's Sweetheart, which Linda Perry is also at work on. The two met up when Love was in New York last week, and ended up spending a night out with Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys and Michael Stipe.

"A long time ago, Moby was Christian, and I had this fantasy I was Mary Magdalene and he was Jesus. I've always had a little crush on him," says Love. "And I trust him. I'll talk all sort of shit, and he'll keep trying to focus me back on the music."

Source: Rolling Stone

Angelina and Maddox in Paris

Paris, France :: Angelina and Maddox took to the streets of Paris again for the second time this week. After passing through a yoga center and craft store this past Wednesday, the mother-son team visited the Hôtel Pont Royal -- Hôtel Littéraire this morning. Angelina Jolie, 30, and her son Maddox Jolie-Pitt, 4, then shopped at the Au Nain Bleu toy store (408 rue St-Honoré, 8e) for awhile and purchased a bunch of balloons before heading home to their rented apartment. Angelina glowed in a billowy black linen dress and Navajo sandals while Maddox played it cool with his full-blown mohawk and fatigues. Brad Pitt, 42, and daughter Zahara Jolie-Pitt, 1, were not along for the excursion.

Source: Just Jared

Rachel Hunter: Divorced

Rachel Hunter's divorce from Rod Stewart is set to be finalised this week - after a seven year legal battle.

The supermodel and aging rocker split in 1999, but had never legally ended their marriage.

Now Rachel has revealed the pair have finally agreed a settlement.

She is quoted in Britain's The Sun newspaper as saying: "I should be a free woman by the end of the week. I can finally move on. It feels great."

The stunning blonde wed Rod in 1990 after a whirlwind three-month romance.

She signed a prenuptial agreement to ensure the 'Maggie May' singer - who is reputedly worth £100 million - held onto his fortune.

Lawyers have agreed a deal whereby Rod provides maintenance for the pair's two children, Renee, 13, and Liam, 11.

And Rachel is determined to continue working to pay her own way.

She said: "I have to work like everyone else. I have bills to pay. I come from a working class family and this is the way I was brought up. I enjoy working."

Source: Female First

Alias's Kevin Weisman, Wife Have a Girl

Alias actor Kevin Weisman and his wife, Jodi Tanowitz, welcomed their first child on Friday, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.

The baby girl, Maya Rose, was born at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles at 1:57 a.m. She weighed in at 7 lbs., 13 oz.

Weisman, 35, and Tanowitz, 25, a preschool teacher, married last May in a traditional Jewish service.

"It was unbelievably beautiful," Weisman told PEOPLE of the Atherton, Calif., ceremony.

The groom, who plays tech whiz Marshall Flinkman on the ABC drama starring Jennifer Garner, played drums with his band, Trainwreck, during the reception.

"All ages were on the dance floor," he told PEOPLE. "My bride rocked out!"

Source: PEOPLE

Second Gyneth Drinking Spotting

After yesterday’s item that pregnant Gwyneth Paltrow was spotted downing Guinness with dinner on Tuesday, a reader tells me: “I sat next to her and Chris Martin at Lupa on Thompson Street [Wednesday] night; she had two or three glasses of wine in the time that I was there, and I left when they were partway through the main course.”

While Guinness contains iron that can be good for a pregnancy, drinking wine when you’re five months along is a tad more controversial.

Gwyneth and Chris were looking very much in love at a corner table in the back room of the popular SoHo restaurant, run by Mario Batali.

Continues the spy: “She looked gorgeous as usual, with the pregnant ‘glow.’ Her face did look large though, which, according to my superstitious Italian friend who was with me, means she is having a girl, since face changes during pregnancy mean a female child.”

Source: New York Daily News

Gwyneth's Sushi Faux Pas

Gwyneth is known for her rigid diet and vigorous yoga practice which is why patrons of a New York restaurant were shocked to see her enjoy a beer at dinner recently. The pregnant actress had a Guinness with her husband, Chris Martin at dinner which happened to be at a sushi bar. NY Daily News reports:

…. the stares turned to gapes when the pregnant actress downed a beer.

“People were looking and waving, and she just tried to melt further into the corner,” according to one witness, who said she ordered salad and what appeared to be sushi.

Diners in the 30-seat restaurant observed Martin exit the BYOB joint to pick up several bottles of the Irish stout Guinness at a nearby deli. And they were surprised when Paltrow, who is five months pregnant with the couple’s second child, drank one herself.

Paltrow is famous for her rigorous macrobiotic diet, although she altered it the last time she was pregnant, with her daughter, Apple. Some experts recommend a little Guinness for expecting mothers, because of the brew’s high iron content.

Her rep confirmed she drank the alcoholic beverage, but said she ate only cooked food, not sushi.

Source: Page Six

Helena Christensen New Spokesmodel for Ultimo

Model Helena Christensen beat out fellow contenders Eva Longoria and Nicolette Sheridan to become the new spokesmodel for Ultimo lingerie.

"I am delighted to be the new face and body of Ultimo and I am really looking forward to the campaign. Ultimo lingerie is great and I am not surprised it is the leading lingerie brand in the UK," she said in reaction to the news.

Christensen is taking over from current rep Rachel Hunter.

Lisa Kudrow at the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival

Heath Ledger with Michelle Williams and their baby Matilda out in Brooklyn

Russell, Kimora Lee Simmons Split

Rap mogul Russell Simmons and his wife Kimora Lee Simmons are splitting, a rep for Kimora confirms to PEOPLE.

Russell issued his own statement Friday afternoon, saying: "Kimora and I will remain committed parents and caring friends with great love and admiration for each other. We will also continue to work side by side on a daily basis as partners in all of our businesses."

Russell, 48, and Kimora, 30, married in 1998 and have two daughters: Ming Lee Simmons, 6, and Aoki Lee Simmons, 3. Both girls model for Baby Phat Clothing, Kimora's offshoot of her husband's Phat Farm clothing line.

The former Kimora Lee, whose father is African-American and mother is Japanese-American, was a model, for Chanel and others, when she began dating Simmons, a cofounder of Def Jam Records.

The pair met in November 1992 during New York City's Fashion Week. She was 17 and about to finish high school; he was 35 and a self-admitted ladies man.

"I was skeptical," model Tyra Banks told PEOPLE in 2002 of her initial reaction to the relationship. But, she said: "She turned the man about town into a loving husband and papa."

The couple were married by Simmons's brother, Pentecostal minister and rapper Joey "Reverend Run" Simmons of Run DMC, on the Caribbean island of St. Bart's on Dec. 20, 1998.

Source: PEOPLE

Cuba Gooding Jr. Out on the Town

Rosie O'Donnell and Family

Julia Roberts in "Three Days of Rain" Broadway Preview Opening Night

Heather Locklear and Daughter Ava at Disneyland

Heather Locklear – who's divorcing Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora – takes a quiet moment with their 8-year-old daughter Ava during a mother-daughter trip to California's Disneyland on Tuesday.

Source: PEOPLE

Julia Roberts On-Stage at Three Days of Rain

Julia Roberts gets a round of applause with her costars Wednesday after a preview performance of her Broadway debut, Three Days of Rain. The show's entire limited run, which opens April 19, is nearly sold out.

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Britney and Sean Preston at Mommy & Me

Britney Spears carries 6-month-old Sean Preston after taking a Mommy & Me class at Malibu's Ballet by the Sea dance studio on Wednesday.

Source: PEOPLE

Britney Goes for Laughs on Will & Grace

Britney Spears made her much-publicized appearance on Will & Grace Thursday night, spouting dialogue that may surprise her fans.

In the storyline, Out TV, the network on which series regular Sean Hayes, as Jack McFarland, hosts his talk show Jack Talk, has been bought by a right-wing conglomerate and some changes are to be made, including Jack's being given a cohost, "to widen the audience."

Enter Britney, all smiles and blonde hair in a flaming red dress. "Hi," she announces in an exaggerated Southern drawl, "I'm Amber Louise, from the great state of Alabama."

Amber ambushes Jack Talk, unfurling the Stars 'n' Stripes in front of the Rainbow Flag on the show's set. Once Jack balks that he will not compromise his principles, Amber corners and advises him.

"Jack, you're making a huge mistake," she says. "If you want to get to the top, you got to compromise, like me."

When Jack asks what she's compromised, Amber responds: "Okay, I'm gonna let you in on a little secret. I'm not who you think I am. My real name is Peg, and I'm a hardcore lesbian."

Wait, there's more. Amber rattles off all the things she's into, including "leather play." She adds, “Whatever you got, I'll eat it, snort it or ride it, baby."

As Jack gasps, Amber continues, "Look, go along with this, and it'll work for you. Look at me: I clear $165 a week, I moved out of my storage unit and I'm on TV. I'm the freakin' dream!"

But Jack doesn't buy into the dream. At the fade-out, Amber occupies Jack's desk as he clutches it to pull Amber toward the door – as Will (Eric McCormack) yanks Jack off the premises.

Ahead for the real-life Britney: next month, her third fragrance, In Control, goes on sale, while in November she is scheduled to release a new album.

Source: PEOPLE

Michelle Williams and Heath Ledger

Source: US Magazine

Matt LaBlanc Files For Divorce

Former Friends star Matt LeBlanc, 38, and his wife, Melissa, 41, are divorcing, the couple announced Thursday.

"Melissa and Matt LeBlanc have decided to end their marriage of three years," the actor's rep, Joe Libonati, said in a statement. "The dissolution is amicable. They remain devoted parents and friends. For the sake of their family, they ask that their privacy be respected at this time."

According to legal documents filed by LeBlanc, the actor is seeking “dissolution of marriage” based on “irreconcilable differences.” He lists the couple's date of separation at Jan. 1, 2006, and requests joint legal custody of their 2-year-old daughter, Marina.

Melissa, a former model, has two other children from a previous marriage.

The pair were originally introduced in 1997 by actor Lou Diamond Phillips and his wife, Kelly. After a five-year engagement, Matt and Melissa were married on May 3, 2003, in Hawaii in front of 75 guests that included former costars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow.

At the time of their marriage, a friend of the couple's told PEOPLE that they seemed perfectly suited. "They're really sweet together," said the friend. "He loves her and she loves him. It's very real."


Source: PEOPLE

My apologies...

I have to apologize for the spotty posting this week. My kid's have been home for Spring Break and it's been a little hectic. I'll be back to my regular schedule on Monday.

Pamela Anderson Has a New Beau

Pamela Anderson has been test-driving a new man - Formula 1 playboy, Eddie Irvine. The former "Baywatch" babe has been spotted getting cozy with the motor racer as she watched her sons, 9-year-old Brandon, and Dylan, 8, play baseball.

An onlooker said: "They held hands and gazed into each others eyes. Theyboth looked very happy."

Anderson, 38, met the former team Jordan driver at a party at the lavishChateau Marmont Hotel, in Los Angeles, a month ago - and they've been seeing each other ever since.

Irvine has previously dated a string of star beauties, including Kate Mossand Russian model, Olga Pavolova.

Source: AHN

Hurley wishes she had had kids with Grant

Elizabeth Hurley wishes she had had children with ex-lover Hugh Grant, so her four-year-old son Damian could grow up with siblings.

Despite splitting with Grant in 2000, the actress - now dating Arun Nayar - claims the pair now accept they should have had children together.

She says: "Hugh and I now joke that we should have had eight children in the 1980s and 1990s, but it wasn't the right time."

Hurley is also frustrated she hasn't been able to give Damian - the result of a brief relationship with movie producer Steve Bing - any younger brothers or sisters. Although she insists she would like to have children with Nayar in the future.

She adds: "There's no doubt in my mind though that Damian would have been much better off it he'd had a couple of brothers and sisters by now.

"I didn't really understand that until recently and I wasn't in a position to have more children straightaway anyway - I don't think my relationship with Arun was established enough at that time."

Source: IOL

Angie Harmon Stops for Coffee

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Posh to write fashion and beauty book

Victoria Beckham is to co-write a fashion and beauty book in which she will share her style tips.

Mrs Beckham has teamed up with fashion journalist Hadley Freeman to work on the glossy hardback, That Extra Half An Inch, in which she interviews her favourite designers.

The mother-of-three, 31, will also give advice on how to look stylish - without the kind of spending for which she is famous.

A publishing insider said: "The book is going to be absolutely gorgeous, with some of the best fashion shots ever produced."

Source: thisislondon

Claudia Schiffer shopping at Harrods

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Melissa Joan Hart at DVD Launch

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Britney Spears and Preston in Malibu

Britney Spears is pictured arriving at a children's dance studio in Malibu today with son Sean Preston. Britney, wearing a see through black top and a pair of denim jeans, entered via the back door for what was rumoured to have been a special appearance and performance to help raise funds for the school. Britney is seen departing in a green tshirt that says "Free To Be" and a pair of red trackpants after the performance. A local clothing store presented Britney with a selection of trendy t-shirts for Sean Preston before she left.

Teri Hacher and Ryan Seacrest Make Out in Public

Teri Hatcher and American Idol host Ryan Seacrest engaged in an unholy union of lip-mashing on a Malibu beach on March 25, after a lunch of lobster and oysters at a nearby restaurant. Hatcher sported an American Idol baseball cap, which she turned around backwards for their face-sucking session.

Kate Moss and Daugther Lila Grace at Upscale Boutique

London, UK :: Mother-daughter-duo Kate Moss and 3-year-old daughter Lila Grace hit up the Elias & Grace boutique earlier on today -- 'the' store for both mother & child, offering a stylish mix of high fashion, luxury accessories (158 Regents Park Rd, Primrose Hill, London, NW1 8XN). The 32-year-old supermodel got into an altercation with paparazzi yesterday and filed a report with police this morning.

Source: Just Jared