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This family makes all other disfuntional families look like the Cleavers! The article claimed in it’s title that the judge ordered Michael and Dina to “shut up”. That’s NOT what she said. I just wish she had! If any parents needed to keep their mouths COMPLETELY shut, it’s these two. It’s not enough to stop “picking on each other”. They also need to stop their sound bites to the media concerning ALL members of this family and their troubles. Certain things need to be treated with respect and privacy. It cheapens them individually and the lives of the family members to put it all out on display. I think this is all about the money power game, her mother wants more money from her underage daughter, there she is willing to send her to jail and then ask for money for the media to pay for the interviews and about the way she spent her time behind the bars. Paris Hilton could not land a deal about the story behind the bars, now let’s see if Lindsay can go one up and clinch a deal. It’s a mad mad world out there and the name is HOLLYWOOD!

It doesn’t seem like anyone is taking Jessica Simpson seriously these days. Her father was speaking on Thursday at the ABC Television Critics Association party. He was saying how she gets offered quirky roles all the time since the success of “Newlyweds”. The most recent role she was offered was to play a porn star. The movie producers assured her that it would garner an Oscar award nomination. Jessica’s father Joe Simpson laughed this off saying that they would rather buy themselves a little Oscar look-a-like. It’s strange that he speaks abut Jessica by saying “we” as if he is really a part of her. She is a grown woman and capable of making her own decisions. Ok, well maybe not. However, it is really lame to be having her daddy speak for her and hold her hand through everything she does.

For Nicole Richie, four days in jail will be an intermission in her glamorous lifestyle: No miniskirts, no stiletto heels and no time off for good behavior. House arrest is not an option.

For her wrong-way freeway trek in a Mercedes-Benz, Richie was slapped Friday with a sentence of nearly four days in jail, a fine of $2,048 and orders to attend drug and alcohol rehab.

“She’s not gonna be coming in here wearing a miniskirt and pumps,” Burbank police Sgt. Thor Merich said, describing a spartan lifestyle that would await her if she goes to that city’s jail.

“We pretty much go the bare minimum,” he said.

Prosecutors said Richie will serve the time in a city jail rather than a county lockup. She has the choice of any local jail in Los Angeles County that will accept her.

On Friday, a somber and subdued Richie softly pleaded guilty in Superior Court to a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence of drugs in a deal with prosecutors that helped her avoid a potential year in jail on her second DUI conviction.

But Richie, who’s rumored to be pregnant, couldn’t avoid a lecture from Superior Court Commissioner Steven K. Lubell as he gave her 96 hours in jail, then took off six hours for time already served following her December arrest.

He said she will have to follow the law now or wind up in jail for a year.

For now, she will serve less than four days. In jail, Richie will be able to wear most of her own clothing but anything that might be used as a weapon will be taken away, including shoelaces, belts, high heels and underwire bras.

The waiflike reality show star was conservatively dressed Friday in a loose black trapeze style dress which skimmed her body and kept observers guessing about whether she’s pregnant. Her blond hair was pulled back in a knot at her neck just above a scroll tattoo with the name “Richie” and a small red bow.

She arrived and left court with her boyfriend, Joel Madden, surrounded by a cordon of burly private bodyguards.

The co-star of TV’s “The Simple Life” and daughter of pop singer Lionel Richie listened attentively as Lubell told her she was lucky that her wrong-way escapade had not killed or maimed someone.

With the tone of a stern father, he said what she did was “pretty scary,” and could have resulted in the death of her or others.

“The court does not want anything to happen to you,” he said.

Richie could face a murder charge if she continues to drive under the influence of drugs or alcohol and someone dies, he said.

“I hope that never, ever happens,” the commissioner added.

Richie did not respond to his remarks. It was her second DUI conviction. The first, in June 2003, involved alcohol.

She must complete her jail time by Sept. 28 and return to court on Feb. 20, 2008 to show she has complied with the rest of the sentence.

“You are not to drive with any measurable amount of alcohol or drugs in your system,” Lubell told her. “You are not to drive without a driver’s license.”

He said the state Department of Motor Vehicles would decide whether to suspend her license.

Richie was arrested on Dec. 11 after witnesses reported seeing her black Mercedes-Benz sport utility vehicle headed the wrong way on a freeway in Burbank. The California Highway Patrol said they found her parked in the car pool lane.

Richie told authorities she had smoked marijuana and taken the prescription painkiller Vicodin, a CHP officer said at the time. No drugs were found on her or in the car.

Jane Robison, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office, said house arrest was not an option. She will have to stay for the full sentence, pay for her incarceration and abide by rules that limit visitors and perks.

While each city may have slightly different rules on handling its inmates, “a jail is a jail,” Robison said.

That means it’s unlikely that Richie will be allowed to chat on a cell phone, order in gourmet food or schedule behind-bars manicures.

Just like in the movies, Richie could only see people during visiting hours and would talk to them through a thick sheet of glass, at least at the Burbank jail.

If Richie does her time in Burbank, she would probably be alone in a 4-by-10-foot cell because of safety concerns over her notoriety and because the jail has only limited facilities for women.

If it turns out Richie is pregnant, however, the jail would be unable to accommodate her medical needs and she would have to go to county jail probably the same Lynwood lockup where party-girl pal Paris Hilton did part of her time.

At a city jail, for about $75 a day, Richie would have access to a collect-call phone, sleep on a metal bunk with a 2- or 3-inch-thick mattress and eat three prison meals a day (lunch fare often is a ham-and-cheese sandwich and an apple).

But if Richie thinks about turning her stay into another episode of “The Simple Life,” she can forget it.

Britney Spears’ recent photo shoots for OK! Magazine was a nightmare, says editor-in-chief Sarah Ivens. ”I’ve never seen anything like it,” Ivens told The Associated Press in a phone interview Wednesday. ”It’s definitely the most bizarre shoot I’ve ever been on.”Wow I personally think she is going through some major form of Depression, it doesn’t sound like she is mentally stable right now… I think this girl needs Psychiatric care and fast before she completely self-destructs… I mean we all poked fun at her expense at one time or other through all of this (even now) but I don’t think this is funny anymore, I seen people go through these kind of behaviors before and well she needs help before she becomes the next suicide victim and her boys are without a mother…This is longer something as a form of entertainment, she should seriously be taken to a doc and really take a major treatment before we lose one of the most loved and at the same time hated singer of our times.

Spice Girl Melanie Brown insists her three-month-old baby with Eddie Murphy was planned, despite his initial denials he even fathered it. Brown received paternity test results last month proving the Dreamgirls actor is the father of baby Angel Iris, and she’s still disgusted he pretended it came a surprise. She tells, “This was a completely planned pregnancy. This wasn’t some random, ‘Oops I fell over and I’m pregnant.’ I don’t live my life like that. I’m a responsible parent. As soon as I had my IUD (contraceptive coil) removed we proceeded to get pregnant. It happened quicker than we expected but it was perfect timing.” Now if it were a planned pregnancy and I believe she is telling the truth and nothing but the truth. What she should have done if she had any idea of Mr. nice guy Eddie’s intentions, she should have given birth to the baby at his house instead of the hospital and then should have kicked Eddie’s butt out of his own house. Then probably he would have realized his mistake.

Harry Potter’s no more magical than the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Like the crime-fighting reptiles, the young wizard’s run atop the weekend box office was brief, ousted after one weekend by Adam Sandler and Kevin James’ I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry. Make no mistake: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix made a lot of money—$32.2 million (second place), per Exhibitor Relations estimates on Sunday. Its overall 12-day take is a very impressive $207.5 million. Since Television sets took over our lives, I consume about half a dozen movies a week. Some 20 years ago there would not have been more than a single movie in a week. There’s no way to keep producing quality movie at the pace and maintain high standards we have come to know these days, they put more and more of special effects to make a complete movie. SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE JUST ASK THE TURTLE, OR FES PARKER - -WHO?

It isn’t news to anybody what supposedly happened on the set of Grey’s Anatomy. The result was that Isaiah Washington was fired. He recently got back on the horse by landing another role on the “Bionic Woman”. He was recently on the set of “Access Hollywood” where he spoke to Billy Bush. They discussed T.R. Knight’s recent Emmy nomination. Bush asked Isaiah if he thought it was because of the prior incident. Washington surprised many people by saying that he believed Knight had really earned it because he is a wonderful actor. He then added congratulations to Knight. Of course this has already led people into further speculation, wondering why Washington would be so nice. It may seem rather sudden to some. Either way, it’s time to let the dust settle and for all involved to just get over it. It doesn’t do anyone any good to keep rehashing the past.

Pregnant actor Salma Hayek has been voted the ‘Hottest Celebrity in the World’. The E-Poll of 3,000 celebs showed that 65% of the US population deemed the 40 year old Hayek sexier than some of the ‘young Hollywood leading actresses’. Coming close on the heels of Hayek was Jessica Alba who got 64% of the votes. Hayek is really gorgeous and her neck being little long makes the face attractive. But these e-polls are fickle and cannot be trusted as in a few weeks time there shall be a rival poll that will come out with a different result claiming another hottie from Hollywood is more popular and sexier than her various peers and co-stars. What will be most diplomatic and actually true that every one of these beauties is incomparable and we love them all. They are all curvy, great dressing and partying is at the top of their agenda where they all come in number to flaunt their beauty.

Just this week Oprah allowed news of her loss to leak to the press. On May 26^th her beloved dog Gracie choked on a ball that belonged to another of her dogs. The dog walker and security guard present did everything they could to save her but in the end, she was lost. Oprah reportedly ran outside barefoot in a panic to discover the tragedy. Even now all of these weeks later, she is still in shock and mourning. She said that every time she thinks about it her heart pounds and the pain is like a stabbing in the chest. Oprah refuses to believe in accidents and so she strives to find the meaning in the death of her precious pet. Her lesson in all of this is to live every moment as if it’s the last but to remember to slow down too. Anyone who has lost a pet knows it is really losing a family member. There is nothing that can make it any easier and even time can only help so much. Perhaps looking for the lesson in it is the way to help healing.

Hot on the stiletto heels of wife Victoria Beckham’s NBC special, David Beckham is about to get his own TV show. The 13-part weekly reality series David Beckham’s Soccer USA, from American Idol producer Simon Fuller, will premiere next Wednesday on the FOX Soccer Channel. A few days ago when he first stepped on to the field in LA most people thought he is the person who will change the face on American Soccer something the legendary Brazilian soccer superstar Pele too couldn’t accomplish. But these guys are here to make money and nothing but money. Victoria had already aired her reality show on finding and setting her new home in LA and singer Snoopy too has agreed to reality TV show that will showcase his lifestyle and work and home. Now it’s David’s turn. These guys don’t get it that people are sick of seeing them so often, that it seems like they are living in your living room. Somebody is now gonna kick them in the butt in a very abrupt manner.

A Los Angeles judge ruled Tuesday that Anne Heche can, for now, hang onto the furniture, statues and artwork she has removed from the Hancock Park home she used to share with estranged hubby Coley Laffoon. The freelance videographer, however, gets “temporary exclusive use and occupancy of the residence” where he has been living with their five-year-old son, Homer, until the home is either sold or until further notice from the court. Earlier this month, Laffoon petitioned the court to make Heche return a number of items she took from their house on Las Palmas Avenue, as well as enjoin her from moving anything else, seeing as he was already bereft of the master bed, his desk, the yoga room rugs and various other things. This thing could be more hilarious than a comic strip or TV show, they are fighting like kids or ever worse. Yoga room rug, which might be really precious to Anne, as they might have made love like in Kamasutra style and clothes missing oh the poor man might have given it to the laundry and forgotten. They both can join kinder garden first then go to the courts. At least they will learn to tell the court who’s misplaced what.

Despite people saying that she’s getting back on track, I still think that Britney Spears is a train wreck with a weave.

Britney was pictured on the set of her ‘comeback’ music video that was shot in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday. Britney sported an all black look that made her seem like a high-end prostitute more than anything.

Insiders are saying that they don’t have a single clue why she’s doing this video and that she doesn’t even have a choreographer for it. Oh my God. She’s choreographing on her own!

Looks like she’s out to prove that she can still do it even without the help of people that think she’s crazy.

Pink has jumped back into the headlines with her recent comments about Britney Spears. In not so many words, she bashed Britney. But I do have to applaud her for trying to keep things respectful. Pink said that her songs are precious and that she’d never write for people like Britney. She only writes for real singers.

In defense of her statement, Pink says that it’s not that she hates Brit because she thinks she’s crazy enough to do one of her songs but that it’s hard to let her songs go to someone who’s more of an entertainer rather than a singer.

Nice save.

Lots of controversy, three trips to three different rehab centers and criticisms for being crazy aren’t stopping Britney Spears from being the queen of the party scene. The clubs aren’t stopping from booking her to appear either.

The singer and mother of two just signed on to be the host for the opening of the new LAX club at the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas on the 31st of August. Her last appearance in Vegas is now an infamous disaster. She passed out as she was hosting Pure’s New Year’s Eve party.

Hopefully, things will go smoother this time. But then again, I wouldn’t be shocked if she loses her mind.

Now legally a wife but hardly desperate, Eva Longoria returned to the set of Desperate Housewives Monday after a three-week wedding celebration and honeymoon. The newlyweds dined over long candlelit dinners and spent their days relaxing and playing Ping-Pong and Yahtzee. Honey, ‘work is worship’ they say and your marriage has been the talk of the town recently. You certainly must be glowing in new found happiness. She also should take a little time off from her engagements to go see Tony play in the NBA and support his game more often now. Seeing Tony dribble the ball and do some slam dunk. Hopefully their private moments weren’t captured by a selfish photographer and they would have told the hotel/resort management to keep the paparazzi at some distance from them. If it were to happen then it could really dampen the whole honeymoon fun. Tell you what, it better to hire a homing device or something to keep these people at bay. They had a private villa. She’s completely relaxed and rejuvenated. She had a full week alone with Tony to decompress.

Eddie Murphy has been branded the world’s biggest love rat in a poll by global research website Onepoll.com. The actor earned the title are dumping pregnant girlfriend Melanie Brown amid denials of his paternity of their baby daughter Iris Angel - only for subsequent DNA results proved he was the father of the Spice Girl’s child. You see these celebs think that it’s quite cool romancing behind the back for your actual girlfriend, but the fans and the people do not have their eyes shut. If the like you for something they can also hate you for things that are inappropriate. Eddie has really set a bad example and that’s why even today some families have reservations if their kids want to make a career out in show biz. Eventually Eddie had to go for a DNA test and the results should not have surprised him at all. Melanie should not disown everything about him and throw his memories in garbage can. He might display good acting skills on screen but he has completely failed miserably on this front.

Diddy and his girlfriend/mother of his three kids Kim Porter may have split up just recently but that isn’t stopping him from having fun. Diddy was spotted cozying up to a leggy blonde last Friday night at his ‘All White Diddy Affair’ in Baltimore, Maryland as reported by People.

Diddy and the unidentified lady stayed close to each other all night from the stretch hummer limo to the club’s exclusive VIP area. The pair drank $500-a-bottle Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame Orange champagne and danced together all night.

Kim is most definitely out of sight, out of mind. Don’t let the door hit your ass on the way out!

Despite all the criticisms of her way of mothering and her apparent craziness, Britney Spears is still acting like she’s the queen of the clubs. The former pop star (yes, I say former) hit up the Hollywood hotspot Les Deux on Saturday night.

She was wearing her sunglasses all night. I think it’s her crazy mind telling her to do so. The flashbulbs are way too bright, ya’ll!

Let’s just hope that the kiddies were staying with K-Fed. As much as I hate to say it, I think he should get full custody. Scary thought, eh? But yeah, he’s starting to look like the best option.

The TV drama “Criminal Minds” is experiencing some controversy on the set. Actor Mandy Patinkin failed to show up on the set for a read through of the script after learning that his character is being written out of the show. Patinkin plays case solver Jason Gideon on the show. It’s believed that this entire incident has arisen because of salary issues that were disputed last year between the star and producers. It seems like the world of television is experiencing its share of real life drama. Grey’s Anatomy certainly has their share. I think some actors are taking their roles for granted. Characters have been killed off and written out time and time again since the beginning of TV history. I don’t understand how actors have gotten it into their heads that the show can’t possibly go on without them. Patinkin’s attitude may just have resulted in ensuring his place in the future on one of those “where are they now?” shows.

I seriously doubt there are any fans out there holding their breath that Kevin Federline and Britney Spears will get back together. However, if there are it doesn’t seem likely that it’s going to happen. Brit appeared in the news earlier this week with reports of a mystery man. Now it seems that Kevin may have his hands tied up with a new love as well. It seems that the wannabe rapper is dating Los Angeles hip hop DJ Liz Hernandez. The two met a year and a half ago when Kevin appeared on Liz’s radio show. She asked him then who he thought was better in bed, Brit or ex-wife Shar Jackson. Hernandez is reportedly trying to keep the romance quiet. I can’t say I blame her. If I was stupid enough to get involved with Kevin Federline I wouldn’t want a single soul to know. The less said about this scary romance, the better.

It’s like a fairytale or a dream or whatever cheesy stuff you can come up with. Gwen Stefani, her hubby Gavin Rossdale and son Kingston were spotted together running errands. What’s cheesy about that? Well, they about just matched each other with their choices of clothing.

From color coordination to style, they’re pretty much flawless. And they’re just running errands! Imagine what they would look like on a red carpet. Kingston is definitely going to be the most stylish baby around.

Gwen should give Britney Spears some advice on these things – among other things. She needs to be taught to keep clothes on and buy the right sizes before being taught about style though.

Anne Heche did say that her estranged hubby spent too much time lying around the house. Behavior that must be substantially more difficult to engage in now that there isn’t much for him to lie on anymore. Coley Laffoon asked that Heche return at least a dozen pieces of furniture that she has removed from the Los Angeles house they used to share, and that the actress be further “enjoined and restrained” from taking any more personal property from the residence. The king-size master bed, dining room table, yoga room rugs and Laffoon’s office desk and chair are among the items listed in his declaration. These two are back again. And now they are fighting for the furniture. I think they are both Hollywood freaks! One fine say they should call the media and then throw the kitchen plates and in the end themselves out of the house. So that we can all see how a Hollywood couple can do a nice piece of comedy with some serious intent.

Justin Timberlake has more to add to his resume. He’s a former boy band member, a successful solo artist, producer, actor, momma’s boy, playboy, hot stuff and a fashion designer.

He recently introduced his denim collection to the UK launch of his (and best friend Trace Ayala’s) fashion label William Rast at the Harvey Nichols department store in London, England on Monday.

Justin was accompanied to the launch by his business partner Trace and Black Eyed Peas front woman Fergie who also happened to be sporting a piece from the line. Much like Jessica Simpson did at the airport.

They’re starting out so young!

Britney Spears is now known as a chronic flasher and it seems that her sons have already learned the pseudo art. Sean Preston and Jayden James’ mom was barefoot and sporting a Betty Rubble-inspired bathing outfit as she took her sons for a bath at her Malibu compound.

The butt-flashing Jayden was being handed off by the alleged bodyguard and/or new boyfriend while Sean moons the photographer as he waits his turn.

What do you expect? Their mom hardly wears anything and when she does, it’s always three sizes too small. They don’t have to wear anything either.

In a recent interview J.K. Rowling, famous for creating Harry Potter and his clan of friends and enemies admitted that she cried while writing the ending to her series. She sat alone in a hotel and absolutely bawled while drinking a bottle of champagne from the mini bar. The Deathly Hallows will be the seventh and final piece in the series. Fans are awaiting it with mixed stress and sorrow. Rowling’s books have sold so well that she has been made the first billionaire author in the world but perhaps her greatest achievement is knowing when to bring it to an end before all of the wonder and the glory fizzle out. Harry Potter will go down in history as a legendary story accompanied by a brilliant set of feature films. Rowling has fulfilled the dreams of millions of authors around the world and even though she goes home crying at the end of the day, she had better know how lucky she is.

Since her arrival in America Victoria Beckham has been almost liked mobbed by the TV channels and now it’s the turn of the producers to sign her up even though it is a cameo role in American comedy Ugly Betty – and what’s more astonishing is that she is being paid a cool $70,000 to do it. Call it Beckham mania or America going ga ga over the arrival of the new super stars of America. Posh will star as her self in the next series of the show. The idea came from actor Eric Mabius, who plays Mode editor Daniel Meades in the show. She will be appearing in just two shows and thus will be netting $35,000 per episode. Her hands are surely full at the moment after announcing that she along with other former Spice Girls shall be doing a world tour starting at the end of the year. Now I think she is beginning to overshadow her soccer star husband David Beckham. But with there being so much competition in the family itself for being rich and famous they would not have to look else where for inspiration. The Beckham brand is certainly growing.

Hairspray star Elijah Kelley was overwhelmed by co-star John Travolta’s ability to transform him into a super-sized woman. Kelley, who plays Seaweed J. Stubbs in the latest adaptation of the cult John Waters’ musical, admits he was star-struck on meeting Travolta for the first time - but even more impressed when he stepped into the character of Edna Turnblad. i used to love john Travolta, he was so down to earth and such a gentleman, but here of lately he is acting a little like tom cruise, and all that cult nonsense. And besides he makes a really ugly woman. What ever the makeup they apply to him, he has a big body and on top of that he is certainly a little plum as well and that in no way shall help him make a nice enough to appear on screen. If Kelley is so impressed then she is the one who needs to get her eyes checked – most probably it’s gone crocked.

A re-make of the classic Christmas story, A Christmas Carol is going to star Jim Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge. This was just confirmed by the Walt Disney Co. Oscar winner Robert Zemeckis will direct the movie using his own script based on the classic Charles Dickens story. Jim Carrey is probably a great choice for this role based on his ability to become strange characters. He did very well playing the Grinch and made the movie wildly successful. Of course the script can’t be entirely serious or it just won’t work with Carrey. He has a way of making even the most serious character hard to take serious simply because it’s Jim Carrey. The man is known for his rubber face antics, strange voices and humor. He has tried his hand at more dramatic styles of acting but it just doesn’t seem to be his calling. If the character is designed to have humor a part of it then I see it working out just fine with Carrey. With the many lame and often totally cheesy Christmas movies that are produced each year, this one should give movie goers a sure choice.

This girl is off her rocker. A year ago she threatened a lawsuit against Playboy magazine because she was featured on the cover without her permission. Her reason for being upset was that she believed it led people to believe there was a nude pictorial inside when there was not.

After she began a lawsuit against the magazine Hugh Hefner gave her a personal apology and made donations to two of her favorite charities. I don’t see why she made such a big deal out of it if she really wasn’t naked in the magazine.

Readers would have found that out anyway. Now she has recently been saying that she wants to see more male nudity in women’s magazines. She basically said that if men get to see women’s nipples in their mags that a woman should be able to see a man’s penis in her mag. I somehow do not find that to be totally equal. I also found her to sound rather hypocritical when she went on to say that even though she doesn’t like to be nude in her films, she still likes to look at others. After the Playboy incident I think she is completely ridiculous and should do more acting and less talking.

One of London’s own, rock legend Rod Stewart gave another concert at Glasgow’s Hampden Stadium in Scotland on Thursday. His wife Penny Lancaster and 19-month old son Alistair Wallace watched from a VIP box. And in keeping with the family being in Scotland, baby Alistair wore a mini Royal Stewart tartan kilt. How cute!

Alistair is the youngest of Rod’s kids. The 62-year old has seven children in total including children with ex-wives, models Alana Hamilton and Rachel Hunter. He has a big thing for models with 36-year old Penny also being a model. They were married last month on the Italian Riviera.