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Lindsay Lohan blasts Calum Best for sex video

2008-03-27T10:04:00.001-07:00

American actress Lindsay Lohan has blasted her ex-lover Calum Best for releasing a sex video of theirs onto the web.

The clip, which turned out to be quite blurry, had been filmed when the two of them had been seeing one another last year. It is believed that Calum's phone was used for the filming, and the clip then forwarded to one of his friends.

After viewing the porn-style photo on the Internet, Lindsay, according to her pals, made a number of abusive phone calls to George Best's lothario son.

"I can't believe you would ever f***ing do this to me, I should have listened to everyone," the Sun quoted a source, who overheard the rant, as saying.

"I should never have f***ing trusted you," the source said Lindsay screamed.

Lindsay, who was screaming on the phone for a very long time, had to leave another voicemail to satisfy her and continue her abusive outburst.

"It's everywhere now, all over the net, everyone's seen it, how f***ing could you?" the source revealed Lindsay as having questioned Best.

Lohan's sister sparks cosmetic surgery rumours

2008-03-27T10:03:00.001-07:00

Lindsay Lohan's 14-year-old sister Ali seems to have had cosmetic surgery done on her lips and maybe her hair and eyes too.

Thesun.co.uk reports that Ali is set to star in a reality show showcasing her efforts to become famous and will be accompanied by her mother Dina. Pictures show that she might have had some work done, especially on her lips.

There also seems to be some work done on her hair and her eyes. Her hair has undergone a dramatic reconstruction and she now wears contact lenses.

lindsay Lohan Settles Lawsuit With Busboy

2008-03-27T10:01:00.000-07:00

A busboy looking to clean up has settled a lawsuit against Lindsay Lohan over a 2005 car crash. "It's been resolved," said Robert G. Klein, the attorney for busboy Raymundo Ortega, who settled for an undisclosed amount on Wednesday. Lohan's Mercedes-Benz collided with Ortega's van as he was making a turn in October 2005. Though the California Highway Patrol concluded that Ortega caused the crash by making an illegal U-turn, he sued Lohan seeking at least $200,000 in damages.

Ortega's lawsuit contended that Lohan was fleeing paparazzi at the time and was under the influence of alcohol.

A message left Friday with Lohan's attorney, David J. Ozeran, was not immediately returned. Lohan publicist Leslie Sloane-Zelnik did not immediately respond to an e-mail seeking comment.

Ozeran has said there was no evidence the actress was intoxicated.

Lindsay Lohan Isn't the Girl in Sex Tape

2008-03-27T09:58:00.001-07:00

Lindsay Lohan did not star in a sex tape with her ex-boyfriend Calum Best--the woman featured in the explicit video purported to be the actress is actually an unknown from Illinois.

The Mean Girls star found herself at the centre of a scandal on Thursday after British tabloid The Sun published grainy images from the internet video, claiming the footage showed Lohan performing a sex act on model Calum Best, who she dated briefly in 2007.

Best--the son of Northern Irish soccer legend George Best--instantly denied the reports, and now website TMZ.com alleges other stills taken from the sex tape show the woman in the clip bares few similarities to Lohan.

The video footage was, in fact, posted on file-sharing website YouTube.com by the male star of the clip, who had filmed his girlfriend performing oral sex on him.

Lindsay Lohan sex tape a hoax

2008-03-27T09:40:00.000-07:00

The video which features Lindsay Lohan performing a sex act with ex-flame Calum Best, is fake, it has been revealed.

Blogs and Internet forums have been buzzing with rumours of a Lindsay Lohan sex tape scandal.

But, according to a report in TMZ.com, the rumours are not true on two fronts.

The report says that the woman featured in the explicit video purported to be the actress is actually an unknown from Illinois, reports the Daily Telegraph.

Also, Best's rep has denied the model's presence in the video, saying "It is definitely not Calum."

Apparently, other celebrity bloggers have found an old X-rated video that appears to be the origin of the video screen grab.

TMZ has revealed that the footage is of an American couple fooling around with a camera.

The video stills were taken from an XTube video, posted two months ago.

Britney Spears has dumped her photographer lover

2008-03-04T23:27:00.000-08:00

Britney Spears has dumped her photographer lover after finding racy text messages from other women on his phone, relates Reuters.

The 26-year-old singer grew suspicious that Adnan Ghalib had cheated on her when she discovered a series of raunchy texts on his iPhone. She then threw the Ghalib's phone into the swimming pool at her Hollywood Hills home before ordering him to leave.

A source said, "There were about a dozen text messages from one girl, all sent on one day. They were pretty saucy stuff with sexual references - certainly not the sort you'd send to just a friend.

"Britney lost it and started yelling. She was demanding to know who sent the texts and shouting, 'What's this about? You're cheating on me.' "

Spears confronted Ghalib after two video clips showing him out with two women, one of which he was seen briefly holding hands with, were posted on the Internet.

The source added to Britain's The Sun newspaper, "Adnan said the girl was just a friend but Britney got more and more angry. Then she told him, 'That's it. It's over.' "

"Just before she told Adnan to go, she took the phone and threw it in the pool. He didn't bother trying to get it out."

Meanwhile, two psychiatric doctors visited Spears at her Los Angeles home for a pre-scheduled visit on Saturday.

Lindsay Lohan says Eli Roth’s too old for her

2008-03-04T23:26:00.001-08:00

Director Eli Roth has vowed to "hit the botox" after Lindsay Lohan rejected him for being too old, Star Pulse informs.

The 35-year-old was stunned to find himself and a pal being checked out by the starlet and her friend during a night out in Beverly Hills.

"I was having drinks with a friend at the Beverly Hills Hotel the other night, and Lindsay Lohan walked by our booth with a girlfriend, checking us out. She then went out to the bathroom, turned around, came back and walked by us again, and mumbled to her friend 'too old,' and kept walking," Roth wrote on his blog.

Spice Girls star Victoria Beckham will hate to live Britney Spears’ life

2008-03-04T23:23:00.000-08:00

Speaking to AP, Spice Girls star Victoria Beckham says she’d hate to live Britney Spears’ life - because the constant media attention would drive her nuts.

The singer - one of the world’s most photographed women - insisted she needs her own privacy.

“I could never live a life like Britney Spears, who is under the spotlight every day,” Victoria, 33, told OK! magazine.

“I couldn’t do that. I would go stir crazy. I need my privacy with my husband and children otherwise I’d just go loopy.”

The singer-turned fashion designer - who’s married to LA Galaxy soccer star David Beckham, said her perfect night would be to “stay in with David and watch movies with the kids”.

And even though the couple enjoy their nights out - they would never be snapped falling out of a club - because they are”quite boring”, adds Victoria: “When we read magazines and there are so many celebrities going out doing whatever they’re doing and falling out of nightclubs.

“But David and I are quite boring. If people really knew the truth about us they wouldn’t care.”

Their friend, tattooist Louis Malloy, also vouched for how down to earth the couple are.

“They don’t walk around in jewels or anything,” he said. “I was once at their house and Victoria came down the stairs walking around in chicken feet slippers. She gave me a look and said: ‘Don’t ask”‘…She does have a sense of humor.”

Lindsay Lohan's family stars in reality TV

2008-03-04T23:19:00.000-08:00

Dina Lohan took a lot of heat for managing daughter Lindsay Lohan's rise to stardom and

US television viewers now can watch as she shepherds 14-year-old daughter Ali into a show business career.

A new program, Living Lohan promises to take audiences inside the suburban New York home of Dina and Ali, starting this northern summer on E!, the cable TV network said on Tuesday.

The premiere date has yet to be set and the show's name is still a "working title" but E! said the program will "follow Dina as she works double duty as mum and manager to help Ali try to follow in her big sister's famous footsteps."

And those are big - but not always glamorous --

footsteps.

Lindsay Lohan, 21, began modelling as a child and created a name for herself as an up-and-coming teenage actress in Disney movies such as The Parent Trap, Freaky Friday and Mean Girls.

As she entered her late teens, Lohan undertook more difficult roles and earned critical praise in films such as A Prairie Home Companion from legendary director Robert Altman.

But last year, Lohan's personal life took a tumble as she battled drug and alcohol abuse and was arrested twice by local law enforcement officials.

She wrecked her car in Beverly Hills in May, and two months later was involved in a car chase. In both cases, she possessed a small amount of cocaine. By August, Lohan was in treatment at

a rehab facility in Utah. In recent months she has mostly stayed out of Hollywood's limelight.

Dina Lohan came under criticism for, perhaps, allowing her daughter to live a late-night life of Hollywood club-hopping, and E! acknowledged she has faced "intense scrutiny"

But Lisa Berger, executive vice president of original programming for E!, said Dina Lohan "is an incredibly hard-working, passionate mum that I think our viewers will find both relatable and highly entertaining."

E! said it had been given unprecedented access to the Lohan family.

Ali, whose real name is Aliana, also began modelling as a child and has some limited acting experience appearing in small roles in movies such as The Parent Trap. There are also two Lohan bothers - Cody, 11, and Michael, 20.

James Blunt: Stop thinking about Britney Spears' panties

2008-03-04T23:10:00.000-08:00

James Blunt thinks Britney Spears is a "phenomenal artist," but too many people are thinking about her panties rather than her singing career. During his sold-out Beacon Theatre show Friday night, Blunt had the crowd guffawing when he commented about "how people are probably wondering if Britney is currently wearing knickers in Los Angeles," between songs. And that wasn't the only joke the British singer cracked from the stage.

"I've recently learned that "You're Beautiful" is the number one wedding song in the U.K. I didn't even know there were lists for this kind of thing," Blunt quipped with a sly smirk. "And apparently "Goodbye My Lover" (a sorrowful tune about breaking up) is the number one funeral song," which drew a collective chuckle from the crowd. "You know you shouldn't laugh at that. You're all sick in the head," Blunt joshed. "Well I have one more song, and it's written about divorce. It's called "I'll Take Everything," Blunt said with a smug smile before starting the tune.

After his show, Blunt told the Daily News that he stands by his defense of Britney's right to venture out sans underpants. "I think when you put the emphasis on her knickers and not on her talent, you lose perspective. It really detracts, as a whole, from things that are really important, like global warming and war," Blunt said. "Sending paparazzi to investigate things like this is useless. We're better than that; we have the power to teach and educate. Let's spend our time on that," the crooner said. At least the man practices what he preaches: he showed a touching video during a song about the upheaval in Kosovo. (See more on Tuesday's Rush & Molloy)

On the lighter side, the ladies man revealed he "loves coming to New York City. It really feels like home. We have friends here and our label is here. Everything we could ask for." And his favorite thing about being in NYC? "Eating chicken wings," Blunt responded without missing a beat. "We go to Live Bait [in Union Square] and just chow down on them." Take note, Live Bait diners: If you see James in there, send him a dozen wings and a love note spelled out in hot sauce.

Michael Lohan is refusing to look at the topless photos of Lindsay Lohan

2008-02-21T23:31:00.000-08:00

Lindsay Lohan's father refuses to look at nude photos of his daughter posing as Marilyn Monroe.

Michael Lohan is determined not to see the pictures of 21-year-old Lindsay in the new issue of New York magazine, but accepts it was "her decision" to agree to the shoot.

He said: "I'm not going to look at the photos - that's my daughter! But Lindsay is an adult, and she knows the direction she wants to take her career. It's her decision."

However, Michael did recognise that being asked to recreate Bert Stern's famous 'Last Sitting' photos of Marilyn was a huge honour for Lindsay.

He added to Us Weekly magazine: "The fact that the photographer Bert Stern who did Marilyn Monroe's pictures would ask Lindsay to re-create them - that's an amazing thing."

Michael also hopes Lindsay doesn't fully follow in Marilyn's footsteps, because the blonde iconic star died of a drugs overdose aged 36.

He said: "I pray there are no parallels to her and Marilyn Monroe's destiny."

Meanwhile, Lindsay's mother Dinah has lent her support to her daughter, saying the photos were "tastefully done".

She said: "It was very tastefully done. I respect the photographer as an artist, so I look at them artistically. For him to call Lindsay 46 years later and to say can you recreate these photos is an honour."

She added to People magazine: "I looked at it as art, and as Lindsay doing a character. So I don't look at them like it's Playboy - she was being a character. If you look at it that way, you can look at it as a mother."

Lindsay Lohan's mom gives nude pictures stamp of approval

2008-02-21T23:29:00.001-08:00

American actress and pop singer Lindsay Lohan's nude pictures have received her manager-mom Dina's stamp of approval.

The pictures, which appear in the current issue of New York magazine, were a recreation of Marilyn Monroe's legendary 1962 photo shoot shot by Bert Stern, and Dina believes that it is an honour for Lohan to do the shoot.

"It was very tastefully done," People mag quoted Dina as saying about the photos.

"I respect the photographer as an artist, so I look at them artistically. For him to call Lindsay 46 years later and to say can you recreate these photos is an honour. I looked at it as art, and as Lindsay doing a character. So I don't look at them like it's Playboy; she was being a character. So if you look at it that way, you can look at it as a mother," she added.

Dina also added that had the photos been inappropriate, Lindsay's sister Ali would not have been allowed to visit the set.

"Trust me. I wouldn't have sent my 14-year-old to the set [if the shoot was in bad taste]. And obviously Lindsay wouldn't do anything with her sister there, that was risque," Dina told People.

The mother of the 21-year-old actress also revealed that Lindsay views the shoot as an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"Lindsay was very excited when she first got the phone call," said the 45-year-old mom.

"Of course we talked about how they would be done. Lindsay said, 'Mommy, I'm never going to get this opportunity to do it again.' She was very thankful she was asked," Dina said.

Lohan, who is an ardent Monroe fan, was very determined to go ahead with the shoot.

"She's always loved Marilyn," Dina said.

"For Christmas, my girlfriends even gave her a Marilyn cookie jar. I think there's a sadness that Lindsay feels for Marilyn. Lindsay really saw it as a gift back to someone," she added.

Lindsay Lohan poses nude as Marilyn Monroe

2008-02-21T23:25:00.000-08:00

Lindsay Lohan and her fans overwhelmed New York magazine's Web site and readers complained of not being able to load its pages, which contained nude photos of star posing as Marilyn Monroe, relates InformationWeek report.

The photos resemble those taken of Monroe in her mid-30s. Lohan posed in a blond wig for the same photographer who shot the famous Monroe pictures. In the collection, Lohan sports translucent scarves, a veil, diamonds, dramatic eyeliner, freckles, and little else.

Bert Stern shot the photos at the Hotel Bel-Air, the site of his 1962 photo session with Monroe. The location, props, and photographer may be the same, but Lohan's, uh, attributes aren't quite the same. Lohan's measurements weren't included in the captions, but she cuts more of a V-shaped figure, rather than Monroe's legendary full-figured hourglass shape.

That didn't stop the photo spread, titled, "Lindsay Lohan as Marilyn Monroe in 'The Last Sitting,' " from burning up the tubes and servers at New York on Monday.

The magazine also dished out a little companion piece titled "La Internet Reacts to La Lohan." And, of course, there are reactions to the reaction piece.

Britney Spears' mathaer says she's ok in hospital

2008-02-21T23:21:00.000-08:00

With Britney Spears whisked out of the public spotlight Thursday and committed to a hospital psychiatric ward, it's now up to a team of professional caregivers to reverse her seemingly endless downward spiral, according to The Associated Press.

Spears, accompanied by more than a dozen police officers, was taken to the UCLA Medical Center before dawn Thursday in what one officer would only say was an effort to "get help" for the troubled pop star.

It was her second 72-hour commitment in four weeks, though her previous stay lasted less than two days and was followed by more strange episodes that have accompanied her divorce with ex Kevin Federline and bruising child custody battle.

The law allows a person to be placed on an involuntary psychiatric hold for up to 72 hours if they are believed to be a danger to themselves or others. Spears' mother, Lynne Spears, was seen leaving the medical center's psychiatric hospital about 5:30 a.m. Asked if her daughter was all right, she replied, "Yeah."

Police deny claims Britney was drugged by her manager

2008-02-21T23:08:00.000-08:00

Police today insisted they are not investigating claims Britney Spears was drugged by her former manager Sam Lutfi, despite reports robbery and homicide officers are on the case.

U.S. websites reported an investigation is "well underway" and has been assigned to Robbery Homicide because of the sensitive nature of the allegations.

But LAPD Media Relations representative Richard French dismissed the stories. He said: "There is no investigation into Sam allegedly medicating Britney." Officer Jason Lee also rubbished the claims on behalf of the media department, saying: "Who would you believe? The LAPD or internet reports."

Website TMZ.com reported sources say investigators have interviewed several witnesses about the drugs found in Britney's system when she was recently committed.

It said the investigation was temporarily held up by the death of an LAPD SWAT officer but is now "back on track".

Photo: Sam Lutfi, Britney's former manager, did not drug her, police have confirmed

Lutfi's spokesman Michael Sands slammed the "bogus stories".

Lutfi was accused of drugging Britney by her mum Lynne, who made the explosive allegation in the restraining order taken out against him.

She described a chaotic night at Britney's Hollywood Hills home where the popwreck was led around in a drugged and confused state by Lutfi.

Lynne's statement claimed Lutfi had "drugged Britney, he has cut Britney's home phone lines and removed her cell phone chargers". She added: "He claims to control everything - Britney's business manager, her attorneys and the security guards at the gate."

Paris Hilton: 'Spears is a great mother'

2008-01-25T19:49:00.000-08:00

Paris Hilton has defended Britney Spears' skills as a mother during an interview on US TV.

The US socialite said the media should leave the troubled popstar alone because she is a "great girl".

"I wish the best for her and I just wish everyone would leave her alone so she could live her life," Hilton told E! News.

"She's a great mother and a great girl and I really care about her. She's a very sweet girl and I love her to death."

Hilton became close friends with Spears following the singer's marriage split from Kevin Federline in 2006.

Spears is currently banned from visiting her two children Jayden James and Sean Preston following her hospitalisation earlier this month.

Ledger had 6 types of prescription drugs

2008-01-25T19:48:00.000-08:00

Six different types of prescription drugs were found in Heath Ledger's apartment - including anti-anxiety medications and sleeping pills - though the cause of his death won't be known for several days after a preliminary autopsy Wednesday was inconclusive, authorities said.

A rolled-up $20 bill was also found on the floor near the Australian actor's bed, but lab tests detected no traces of drug residue. Police also said no illegal drugs were found in the apartment.

Among the prescription medications found were pills to treat insomnia and anxiety, and an antihistamine, according to two law enforcement officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing. Three of the drugs were prescribed in Europe, the sources said.

The $20 bill was found on the floor near Ledger's bed, and New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne said lab tests found nothing to indicate it had been used to snort drugs.

The Australian-born actor was found dead Tuesday by his housekeeper and a massage therapist - lying naked and face-down on his bed, police said. The pills were found in bottles in Ledger's bedroom and bathroom, and police said the death was caused by a possible drug overdose and appeared to be accidental.

Ellen Borakove, a spokeswoman for the medical examiner's office, said the autopsy on the 28-year-old actor was inconclusive and that more would be known in about 10 days, when more tests were completed.

Police said Ledger probably died Tuesday between 1 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. At 1 p.m., the housekeeper went into his bedroom to change a light bulb, saw him sleeping and heard him snoring.

At 2:45 p.m., the massage therapist showed up for Ledger's appointment, knocked on his door and got no answer. She later noticed Ledger was unconscious and called Mary-Kate Olsen, whose number was programmed into Ledger's cell phone, to seek advice.

Olsen said she would send over her private security. In the ensuing moments, the massage therapist realized that Ledger might be dead, and called 911. Paramedics - and Olsen's security people - arrived minutes later.

News of the death stunned family, fans and colleagues.

"Working with Heath was one of the purest joys of my life," said Ang Lee, who directed Ledger in "Brokeback Mountain." "He brought to the role of Ennis more than any of us could have imagined - a thirst for life, for love and for truth, and a vulnerability that made everyone who knew him love him. His death is heartbreaking."

Lee Daniels, who produced the critically acclaimed "Monster's Ball" in which Ledger starred, strongly disputed any notion that Ledger had a drug problem.

"The definition of substance abuse is really up to one's perspective," Daniels said. "I didn't see him as a drug addict. I saw him as someone who enjoyed life. I know drug addicts, he was not a drug addict."

He said he saw Ledger a couple months ago and that he was in great spirits. "He was in a good mood, he was in a great place ... he was excited about living in New York."

Before moving to Manhattan, Ledger lived in Brooklyn with then-girlfriend Michelle Williams in a four-story, sage-green brownstone with a black wrought-iron fence. Yellow tulips with red stripes were among the bouquets left by well-wishers Wednesday.

At the Brawta Caribbean Cafe two blocks from the residence, owner Jennifer Ewers said Ledger was a frequent guest who always ordered jerk chicken, rice and beans, and sorrel.

"He was a perfect gentleman. He comes in here with his hoodie on, reads a book, and gives you a peace sign," she said. "He was always with his daughter, playing hide-and-seek among the plants, or on his skateboard, peeking his head in."

Speaking in Australia, Ledger's father called the death "tragic, untimely and accidental."

"Heath has touched so many people on so many different levels during his short life," Kim Ledger said. "Please now respect our family's need to grieve and come to terms with our loss privately."

Fans left flowers and candles Wednesday outside Ledger's apartment in the tony SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan on Wednesday. Khaled Ali, 41, a stage manager for a Broadway show, dropped off a candle on his way to work, saying he and fellow cast members were devastated.

"I felt a connection with him as an actor, as a fellow in the theater community," he said. "With `Brokeback Mountain' he touched me personally in telling the story of my community. It was very touching."

Ledger was known for grueling, intense roles that became his trademark after he got his start in teen movies like "10 Things I Hate About You." Thereafter, he avoided the easy path in favor of roles that forced him to bury his Australian accent and downplay his leading-man looks: the tormented gay cowboy Ennis Del Mar in "Brokeback Mountain"; a drug addict in "Candy"; an incarnation of Bob Dylan in "I'm Not There."

Playing the Joker in the upcoming Batman movie "The Dark Knight," may be his final finished performance.

Ledger split last year with Williams, who played his wife in "Brokeback." The two had a daughter, the now 2-year-old Matilda. Early Wednesday, Williams and Matilda left Trollhattan, Sweden, where the 27-year-old actress had been shooting scenes for the upcoming film "Mammoth," said Martin Stromberg, a spokesman for film production company Memfis Film.

"She received the news at her hotel late last night," Stromberg said, adding he had not spoken to the actress after she learned of Ledger's death.

The actor's personal strife was accompanied by professional anxiety. He said in a November interview that "Dark Knight" and "I'm Not There" took a toll.

"Last week I probably slept an average of two hours a night," Ledger told The New York Times. "I couldn't stop thinking. My body was exhausted, and my mind was still going." He said he took two Ambien pills, which only worked for an hour.

A day after Ledger's death, at least six TV satellite trucks were parked on the block or around the corner from his Manhattan apartment, with a stream of TV reporters doing their standups. There were bouquets, letters and candles piled in front of the building.

A handwritten letter on plain white paper anchored by votive candles read:

"Heath, how could anyone hate 10 things about you. We couldn't find one bad thing about you. God bless your soul, you're in our prayers."

Lindsay Lohan to tell life story

2008-01-25T19:46:00.001-08:00

Lindsay Lohan has reportedly begun t write an autobiography in a bid to raise cash.

The 21-year-old actress is rumored to be in financial difficulties after blowing through her $7 million fortune on drugs, alcohol and rehab. She is penning her memoirs, hoping the book will become a bestseller.

A source said, "She regrets all the cash she threw around the last couple years. She needs everything to fall into place and get her back on track, and fast."

It was recently reported that Lohan has been asking friends for loans.

Lohan's extravagant spending spree reportedly included $1 million on a single hotel bill.

Her three stints in rehab as she battled drug and alcohol addiction racked up a bills totaling more than $137,000. She also owes thousands more in legal fees for her driving under the influence charge.

Lohan reportedy has spent more than $1 million on clothes and $500,000 on partying, with another $70,000 spent in tanning and hair salons.

She was also forced her to sell her $2.85 million Los Angeles apartment and her $1 million New York property because she couldn't afford the mortgage payments.

Heath Ledger's family pays tribute to 'most amazing old soul'

2008-01-25T19:27:00.000-08:00

Heath Ledger's family remembered the actor as "the most amazing old soul' in a young man's body." In a separate tribute, his sister said she could "hardly breathe" as she tried to write about "my little brother."

"As a close knit and very private family we have observed you so determined yet quietly travelling in your self-styled path in life, nothing would get in your way ... no mountain too tall, no river too wide," the family said in a death notice published Friday in The West Australian.

"You dreamed your dreams and lived them with passion and intelligent commitment. We have been privileged to accompany you on a ride through life that has simply been amazing and through it all we have loved each other beyond imagination," the notice added. "Our hearts are broken."

In a separate notice, Ledger's father Kim wrote: "Heatho, Beef ... my beautiful boy, so loving, so talented, so independent ... so no more chess games mate ... this is it, couldn't beat you anyway.

"We were one, in soul and commitment, just ... father and son."

The actor's sister, Kate, said she could "hardly breathe" as she tried to write her tribute.

"We were the ultimate soul mates," she said.

"You were so many things to so many people, but to me you were just my little brother. You will never leave my thoughts, Roast', ever."

Ledger's mother, Sally Ledger-Bell, said the family would always be there for his 2-year-old daughter, Matilda, whose mother, actress Michelle Williams, was separated from the actor.

The newspaper said the notice had been posted by Ledger's family, who were flying to the U.S. from Australia and could not be reached for comment.

The 28-year-old actor was found dead in his New York apartment Tuesday, where police also found several bottles of prescription drugs. Authorities suspect a possible overdose, but toxicology tests have not yet determined the exact cause of death.

The actor's body was taken to the Frank E. Campbell funeral home in New York for a private viewing. Neither Ledger's family nor his U.S.-based publicist, Mara Buxbaum, have confirmed any details about the funeral or burial arrangements.

Blogger Perez Hilton wins $85,000 in lawsuit brought by Lindsay Lohan pal

2008-01-25T19:22:00.000-08:00

Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton is entitled to nearly $85,000 to pay his legal costs in a defamation lawsuit brought by a friend of actress Lindsay Lohan, a judge ruled Wednesday.

Hilton, whose real name is Mario Lavandeira, also can receive an additional $2,000 if he requests it, Superior Court Judge Elihu Berle said.

"Perez Hilton will take steps to make sure every dime is collected," said his lawyer, Bryan Freedman.

"This should make one careful before filing a lawsuit against him."

Samantha Ronson, who sued Hilton last year, was a passenger in Lohan's car when it crashed into a tree in Beverly Hills in May. She sued Hilton for repeating on his website a report from another site stating she planted cocaine that was found in Lohan's car.

The judge removed Hilton from the lawsuit last November after the blogger's lawyers argued he was protected by free speech rights.

Ronson's lawyer, David Bass, unsuccessfully argued Hilton's lawyers' fees were excessive and he should get no more than $13,400 to recover his legal costs.

Bass said Wednesday he was considering whether to take further legal action.

"We would like an opportunity for the court to consider all the facts," he said.

Britney Spears out of hospital: reports

2008-01-07T05:27:00.000-08:00

Britney Spears left a hospital on Saturday where she was admitted following a confrontation at her home, which ended in a fit of hysterics by the troubled pop star, several media outlets reported.

A number of celebrity Web sites said Spears was visited Saturday by Dr. Phil McGraw, who counsels people on his popular television program, "The Dr. Phil Show."

A spokeswoman for the hospital, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, declined comment citing patient confidentiality, and a representative for McGraw could not be reached.

Spears, 26, was hospitalized on Friday when trouble erupted between her and representatives of her ex-husband, Kevin Federline, who went to Spears' home to pick up their two young sons from a weekend visitation.

The pop singer, who spent much of 2007 in and out of alcohol and drug rehab and battling legal problems, became hysterical, was taken from her home on a stretcher and transported to Cedars-Sinai via ambulance, television and Web sites reported.

Federline's attorneys went to a Los Angeles family court on Friday and obtained a ruling that suspended Spears' visitation rights to her two sons, Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1, until January 14.

On Saturday, celebrity Web site TMZ.com reported that Spears was demanding to leave the hospital, and that she might appear on "The Dr. Phil Show" on Monday.

Web sites for celebrity TV shows "Entertainment Tonight" and "The Insider" reported that McGraw walked Spears to her car. The New York Post's PageSix.com cited a "family insider" as saying Spears had "a complete nervous breakdown."

None of the reports could be confirmed.

Spears lost primary custody of her sons to Federline after her life spun out of control following their divorce in November 2006.

Since then, she has spent time in rehab, been charged with hit-and-run driving and exhibited unusual behavior.

Spears is currently undergoing court-ordered random drug and alcohol tests and parenting lessons.

She became a teen pop phenomenon in the 1990s. In October, she made her musical comeback with the single, "Gimme More," and an album, "Blackout," that briefly hit No. 2 on the U.S. pop album charts.

Lindsay Lohan falls off the wagon, again!

2008-01-07T05:23:00.000-08:00

Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan fell off the sobriety wagon on New Year's Eve, her lawyer has said, ending a year that saw the star check into rehab several times and land in jail for drunken driving and cocaine possession.

The 21-year-old Lohan was captured on video, posted on celebrity Web site TMZ.com, sipping from a champagne bottle in Italy where she was honored at the Capri Film Festival. "After being handed a champagne bottle while on a dance floor in Italy on New Year's Eve and drinking from it, the good news is that Lindsay immediately stopped, called her sponsor, and got herself back on track," lawyer Blair Berk said in a statement.

"There is no magic cure here. Unfortunately, Lindsay has to share her 'one day at a time' with the entire world," Berk said.

Lohan rose to fame as a child star in Disney movies such as "The Parent Trap" and "Freaky Friday."

As a young adult, she gained a reputation as an up-and-coming actress in films such as "Bobby" and "A Prairie Home Companion." In December 2006, she said she had been attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings for about a year, then in January 2007 she checked in for a month in rehab.

In May, Lohan checked into rehab for another six weeks after being arrested for driving under the influence when she crashed her car.

Shortly after completing rehab in July, Lohan was arrested for a second time, this time on charges of drunken driving and cocaine possession.

She checked into rehab for a third time, spending two months at a center in Utah.

Britney Spears and Adrian Ghalib spotted at Daily Grill in Palm Desert

2008-01-07T05:11:00.000-08:00

Britney Spears was spotted in Palm Desert on Sunday enjoying breakfast and a morning cocktail just one day after she was reportedly released from a psychiatric ward, according to national newspapers and magazines.

Spears was reportedly dining with photographer boyfriend Adnan Ghalib, 35, at the Daily Grill, 73-061 El Paseo at 10 a.m. drinking a mimosa, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

The restaurant's manager declined to comment to The Desert Sun on Sunday.

During breakfast, 26-year-old Spears was even reported to have gone "to the restroom with her champagne flute," as Ghalib "stood outside the door," according to Us Weekly Magazine.

Spears, who has been in and out of rehab while in the midst of a custody battle with former husband Kevin Federline over their two sons, was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles Jan. 3.

Paramedics reportedly took her to the center because of a dispute with Federline, according to the Associated Press.

This isn't the first time Spears has been spotted in the desert this year.

Spears and Ghalib reportedly checked into the Parker Palm Springs, 4200 E. Palm Canyon Drive, in Palm Springs on Jan. 2, according to Us Magazine.

Spears was also the talk of the red carpet at Saturday night's Palm Springs International Film Festival gala, the Associated Press reported.

"I feel bad, you know, because everyone kind of judges her and splatters her business everywhere," said Ellen Page, who appeared in the film "Juno." "No one goes, 'Why is this happening?' They just judge and judge and judge. It's too bad."

Amanda Bynes, who acted in "Hairspray" and TV's "What I Like About You," said she sympathized with Spears.

"I think that this business just does weird things to people, and I think that it's sad," Bynes said. "They get wrapped up in the hoopla and the hair and the makeup, the shopping, the paparazzi and the trying to be famous. That's not what it's about. It's about doing what you love."

Lindsay Lohan beds Italian six hours after meeting him

2008-01-07T04:42:00.001-08:00

A LUCKY rock drummer has told how he bumped into Hollywood babe Lindsay Lohan... and she DRAGGED him to her bed.

Wildchild Lindsay, 21, threw herself at stunned stranger Alessandro diNunzio in a bar at the Capri Film Festival.

First she invited him to a gala dinner and DEMANDED he kiss her. Then she led him back to her hotel room.

And less than six hours after they they met she suddenly STRIPPED off all her clothes and treated him to a night of naked red-hot lust.

"He grinned: "Lindsay was very, very good and surprisingly experienced. She wanted to do everything, every position. She was extremely flexible and adventurous."

But he discovered he was just one of THREE conquests Lindsay made during her 24 hours on the Italian island.

Alessandro, 27, who lives in Rome, said: "I was hurt and sad when I found out about the other guys.

"I think that's the way things are with Lindsay. But she was very sweet and loving in bed. It was a good sex match."

Alessandro, an ex-model who plays the drums in up-and-coming Italian indie rock band Orfen, was working at the film festival as a sound engineer.

He first spotted Herbie: Fully Loaded star Lindsay when they travelled on the same hydrofoil from Naples to Capri on December 28—but had no idea who she was.

He said: "She was wearing huge dark sunglasses—and she spent the entire journey turning to look over at me. When I went outside for a cigarette, she followed.

"She just kept staring at me. It was unnerving and I went back inside."

Alessandro did not see the mystery girl again until 8pm—when he was in a square. He said: "I spotted her in a bar with two friends and she beckoned me to come over.

"She introduced herself as Lindsay. It was only at the end of our conversation I suddenly clicked I was talking to Lindsay Lohan. I almost collapsed."

Lindsay—who was in rehab last year—was then picked up to attend an awards ceremony.

But Alessandro said: "I couldn't believe it when she asked if I could come to the dinner afterwards. I was proud to accompany her—then she invited me to a couple of clubs with her two friends. Despite her recent troubles she was downing alcohol—vodka cranberry and vodka soda.

"All of a sudden, she pressed up close, looked me in the eyes and asked if she could kiss me. It was a strange role-reversal and it took me aback.

"But I came to my senses and kissed her. We did nothing but kiss in the club after that. She didn't care who was watching." The pair then went back to her hotel, The Marriott, at 2.30am.

Alessandro said: "I never imagined in my wildest dreams we would end up in bed. We spent a long time talking, lying side by side on top of her bed.

"She told me about her problems with drugs and alcohol. She said she was trying to get over them and that she'd spent time in a rehab clinic but didn't want to talk too much about that.

"She kept telling me she liked me because I was "a good boy"—I don't smoke or take drugs. She said she was falling for me, she liked me.

"I liked her too. The thing that struck me most about her was her intelligence—I found her very lucid and bright."

Suddenly, in mid-conversation, Lindsay jumped off the bed. Alessandro said: "She stripped off completely naked, without any embarrassment at all.

"She was wearing mismatched under-wear—a black bra with emerald green French knickers. But they came off too. Naked, she took my breath away. Lindsay is stunning. Her body is absolutely perfect. Flawless.

"She had an all-over golden tan and a few tattoos. On her right wrist was the word Breathe. She joked it was to remind her to keep breathing. That made me think she was pretty fragile.

"After boldly taking her clothes off she dived under the covers. I sensed she was insecure about her gorgeous body.

"I was shocked she had made the first move—it took a while for me to realise I was supposed to take my clothes too.

"To be honest I felt a bit intimidated. I was with Lindsay Lohan. But I took off my clothes and we started to make love. And then it was just like two ordinary people making love. It was very passionate and intense and lasted for 1hours, maybe more.

"She adored kissing and never wanted to stop—no matter what we were doing. We had safe sex, and afterwards she cuddled up to me and we went to sleep."

The next morning, Alessandro got up at 9am and got dressed. He said: "I had things to do. She told me, ‘Bye, I'll call you.'

That afternoon, when he was in Rome, she sent him the first of several messages. She wanted to spend New Year's Eve in the city and asked him to show her around.

But she failed to turn up, saying she had a sprained ankle. Then on Wednes-day she summoned him to room 107 of the Villa Flora hotel where she was staying.

Alessandro said: "We kissed but we didn't have sex again and I didn't spend the night there because she said she was tired. We had a nice evening though.

"We went to a few clubs with some of her movie friends from LA. The day before she left Italy, on January 4, she sent me a text saying, ‘Miss you'."

He then discovered he had not been the only object of Lindsay's affections at the festival. She was caught snogging Italian actor Eduardo Costa at her hotel a few hours before making love to Alessandro.

And soon after he left her bed, she was smooching with long-haired local thespian Dario Faiella, the son of music legend Peppino di Capri. She spent the next two nights with him.

Gutted Alessandro said: "I don't think I will see her again now that I have learned that she was seeing other guys at the same time as she was seeing me.

"But I'm going to watch all of her films—even though really I'd prefer to see her again in real life."

Lindsay Lohan sip was slip, lawyer says

2008-01-05T07:17:00.001-08:00

On the road to sobriety, it seems Lindsay Lohan hit a speed bump.

She fell off the wagon this New Year's Eve, but her lawyer tells People magazine she is now "back on track."

A video obtained by The Associated Press shows the recently rehabbed actress taking a swig from a champagne bottle while in Capri, Italy."After being handed a champagne bottle .... and drinking from it, the good news is that Lindsay stopped herself, called her sponsor and got herself back on track," her lawyer, Blair Berk, is quoted as saying. "There is no magic cure here. The most unfortunate part of this is that Lindsay has to share her 'one day at a time' with the entire world."

Lohan was in Italy to receive an award at the 12th Annual Capri Hollywood International Film Festival.

Lohan pleaded guilty in August to misdemeanor drunken driving and cocaine charges in two arrests earlier in the year.

She served 84 minutes in jail in November. She also was sentenced to 3 years of probation, required to complete an 18-month alcohol-education program and spend 30 days in a residential rehabilitation.

Britney Spears child custody suspended after hospital drama

2008-01-05T06:41:00.001-08:00

Britney Spears was stripped of access to her two baby boys here Friday, a day after the troubled singer was rushed to hospital on a stretcher amid fears for her health.

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge ordered Spears' children to be placed in the sole care of the singer's ex-husband Kevin Federline, suspending the pop star's visitation rights until "further order of the court."

A hearing has been set for January 14 which will determine how their bitter custody battle is to proceed.

The court ruling came after a dramatic 24 hours for Spears, the fallen pop princess who has rarely been out of the tabloid headlines over the past year following a string of bizarre incidents.

On Thursday she was wheeled out of her Los Angeles mansion on a stretcher and taken to the Cedars Sinai hospital for evaluation following a three-hour custody standoff.

Spears had reportedly refused to release her children Sean Preston, two, and Jayden James, one, to Federline's bodyguard.

Video footage of the aftermath of the incident showed Spears alternately smiling and looking distraught as she was lifted into an ambulance.

Los Angeles Police Department spokesman Jason Lee said Spears was being detained and evaluated in hospital because officers had found her under the influence of an unknown substance.

People magazine reported on its website Friday that Spears had been placed under a 72-hour lock down for evaluation at Cedars Sinai known as a "5150".

Federline's lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan said he took no satisfaction for the court ruling in his client's favour.

"I am not happy about anything that has happened recently," he told reporters. "There are no winners right now."

Spears, one of the most successful pop stars of her generation, has been embroiled in a toxic custody battle with Federline ever since the couple separated in late 2006.

A judge limited the pop star's access to her children in October after she failed to submit to random drug testing as demanded at an earlier hearing, where the court ruled Spears was a "habitual and continuous" drug user.

Earlier Thursday, Spears began a court-ordered deposition in the custody case after missing several appointments to do so, but appeared for questioning by Federline's lawyer so late that it lasted only 13 minutes, US magazine reported.

The day before, her lawyers had requested to leave her case, citing "a breakdown in communications" with Spears that made "further representation of her interests impossible."

The court-room drama rumbled throughout a difficult year for Spears that saw her in the news for all the wrong reasons.

She was repeatedly photographed in nightspots wearing no underwear and was also captured bizarrely shaving her head in a hair salon and attacking a photographer's car with an umbrella.

Those episodes were followed by a stint in a rehabilitation treatment center.

In September Spears attempted to resurrect her career but suffered a critical savaging after a live performance at the Video Music Awards.

Nevertheless the release of her first album in four years in October, "Blackout," offered Spears some encouragement with critics broadly hailing the work as a success.

But Spears' family was back in the headlines again last month when it emerged that the singer's 16-year-old sister, the star of a popular US television children's show, was pregnant.

Spears shot to superstardom in late 1998, with her smash-hit debut album "Baby One More Time" which she followed with another chart-topping success the following year, "Oops! ... I Did It Again."

According to Time magazine, Spears has sold over 76 million records worldwide, and her 31 million albums sold in the United States make her the eighth best-selling female artist in US music history.

Broke Lindsay Lohan asks friends for loans

2008-01-05T06:39:00.000-08:00

Lindsay Lohan is so broke she has been asking friends for loans.

The 'Mean Girls' star has reportedly blown her entire $7 million fortune on drugs, alcohol and rehab and has resorted to begging close pals for money.

A source told the New York Daily News newspaper, "Lindsay has been openly asking her friends for handouts. She has nothing to spend."

A separate source added, "Lindsay has been unofficially promoting Ariva, by making sure she is photographed carrying the quit-smoking tobacco lozenge wherever she goes. They have officially denied she is their new spokesmodel, but they privately paid her a mid-five figure sum this week."

Lindsay's extravagant spending spree reportedly included $1 million on just one hotel bill.

She has also spent more than $137,000 on three separate stints in rehab battling her drug and alcohol addictions, and thousands more in legal fees for her DUI charge.

Lindsay is also thought to have blown more than $1 million on clothes and $500,000 on partying, with another $70,000 spent in tanning and hair salons.

She has been forced her to sell her $2.85 million Los Angeles apartment and her $1 million New York property because she couldn't afford the mortgage payments.

The 21-year-old actress is in such financial strife she allegedly tried to sell photographs of her family Thanksgiving dinner last year.

Lindsay Lohan videoed drinking on New Year's Eve

2008-01-05T06:32:00.000-08:00

Lindsay Lohan was videoed drinking champagne from the bottle on New Year's Eve.

Lohan was filmed glugging straight from the bottle at an event in Italy where she received an award at the 12th Annual Capri Hollywood International Film Festival.

The 'Mean Girls' star has been in rehab three times following two arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol and possession of cocaine in May and July 2007.

Lindsay's lawyer Blair Berk said, "After being handed a champagne bottle while on a dance floor in Italy on New Year's Eve and drinking from it, the good news is that Lindsay immediately stopped, called her sponsor, and got herself back on track.

"There is no magic cure here. Unfortunately, Lindsay has to share her 'one day at a time' with the entire world."

Meanwhile, Lindsay - who was recently voted the worst actress of 2007 in an online poll - may face problems with her new movie 'Dare To Love Me' as it is suffering from financial difficulties.

Executive Producer Gary Hamilton said, "There's no problem with Lindsay from our perspective. It's just trying to finance this film, which is a separate issue."

Britney Spears on suicide watch

2008-01-05T06:14:00.000-08:00

Britney Spears was in hospital on suicide watch last night after holding her two sons hostage in a three-hour custody stand-off with armed police.

Doctors fear Britney, who was stretchered from her Beverly Hills home with restraints on her ankles after finally handing over Sean Preston, two, and 15-month-old Jayden James, may have suffered a complete mental breakdown.

Britney, 26, is now allegedly being kept in hospital under California's Code 5150 - known as the "involuntary psychiatric hold".

This legally enables the authorities to detain someone against their will if they are deemed to be a danger to themselves or others.

Use of the 5150 code sparked speculation that the singer had threatened to harm herself or the boys. LA police spokeswoman April Harding refused to comment, but said: "For her own welfare she was transferred to hospital for medical treatment."

Officers were called to Britney's home on Thursday evening after she refused to hand the boys back to aides of her ex-husband Kevin Federline at the end of an official visit.

She is reported to have later barricaded herself and Jayden into a room after allowing Sean to leave with a court-appointed monitor. Police said she seemed to be under the influence of "an unknown substance".

After tense negotiations, during which there were six squad cars, a fire truck and two ambulances at Britney's home while a police helicopter hovered overhead, she agreed to let officers enter.

A source said: "The cops got through the door and tied her down to a stretcher."

The one-time princess of pop was in a pitiful state as she was wheeled from the house and loaded into an ambulance - alternatively laughing hysterically then weeping in despair. Inside the ambulance paramedics seemed to be physically restraining her legs before heading off to LA's Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre with a police escort. As Britney was helped from the ambulance at the hospital she made a one-fingered gesture to waiting photographers.

Legal experts last night said the stand-off had destroyed any hope of Britney winning her vicious custody battle with Kevin Federline.

Federline's lawyers were at an LA court within hours of the siege ending, asking a judge to remove all her visitation rights.

Police were last night awaiting the results of Britney's alcohol and drug tests.

If found positive, she could face charges and be stripped of custody for good. An LA judge has insisted both Britney and Federline, 29, must be drug and alcohol-free while the children are with them.

The showdown came a few hours after Britney gave a long-awaited legal deposition in the custody case.

She arrived at court just after 11.30am - 90 minutes late for a meeting that was due to last two hours. Instead, Britney gave her statement in 14 minutes.

Federline currently has temporary custody of the children while Britney has only limited visits. A judge made the ruling in October after Britney was described as a "habitual, frequent and continuous use of controlled substances and alcohol".

She was allowed to see her sons only if a court-appointed monitor was present. The visits could be ended if the supervisor decided her behaviour endangered the children.

She was also ordered to have random drug and alcohol testing twice a week but has often failed to do so. Britney later won modified visitation rules that let her have one night a week with the boys.

It is thought Britney will be kept in hospital for at least 72 hours while her mental health is evaluated. A source close to the singer's family yesterday insisted that her blood test had come back clean, adding: "Thank God, there were no traces of drugs or alcohol of any kind."

Britney wed Federline in October 2004, three months after they met. They divorced last July.

Lindsay Lohan tops "worst performance" poll

2008-01-01T22:08:00.000-08:00

As if 2007 could get any worse for Lindsay Lohan, now this: Moviegoers tagged her with the year's worst performance by an actress.

Fifty-eight percent of voters in an online poll by AOL's Web site Moviefone gave Lohan that dubious honor for her turn as a woman escaping a sadistic killer in the box-office flop, "I Know Who Killed Me."

The poll, which tallied more than 3.8 million votes, had more bad news for the starlet, who recently spent a brief stint in jail for drunken driving and cocaine possession and also attended voluntary rehab.

Another of Lohan's films, "Georgia Rule," finished second among voters for biggest waste of $10 spent on a movie ticket.

The No. 1 biggest waste? "Norbit," a slapstick comedy starring Eddie Murphy, whose performance in the movie was the runaway pick for worst by an actor.

Voters were given five choices in each poll category. Two box-office smashes were voted the most worthy of the price of a ticket: The blood-soaked ancient war epic "300" edged out the sci-fi extravaganza "Transformers," 28 percent to 26 percent.

"Transformers" stars Megan Fox and Shia LaBeouf were named best on-screen duo, barely beating out Michael Cera and Jonah Hill, the nerdy leads of the comic coming-of-age romp "Superbad."

"Superbad" made more voters laugh out loud than any other film, registering 37 percent of the tally, ahead of the 28 percent for the bawdy pregnancy comedy "Knocked Up." Both comedy blockbusters were from producer Judd Apatow.

Sexiest babe went to Fox of "Transformers," while hottest hunk went to Johnny Depp, from "Pirates of the Caribbean."

Ralph Fiennes' dark turn as Voldemort in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" earned him best male villain honors. Angelina Jolie won best female villain for playing the mother of the demon Grendel in "Beowulf."

Voters gave Matt Damon the nod for best two performances for "Ocean's Thirteen" and "The Bourne Ultimatum," the latter of which easily nabbed year's best sequel.

Britney's former hubby cosying up to Hilton

2008-01-01T22:01:00.000-08:00

Britney Spears faced fresh humiliation today as her ex-husband was spotted cosying up to party pal Paris Hilton.

After a traumatic year which saw the Gimme More singer go into complete meltdown, Kevin Federline appears to be growing worryingly close to the jailbird socialite. Britney and Paris, both 26, have been a virtually inseparable sight on the Los Angeles party circuit for the last few months.

But this weekend, the hotel heiress chose to ditch her troubled friend and headed for one of their favourite haunts Lax on her own. If she was feeling lonely, however, the ever-gallant K-Fed quickly rushed to her side to keep her company.

Onlookers said he reportedly became so excited when he caught a glimpse of the pouting property princess he repeatedly shouted her name and then cosied up close to give her a kiss on the cheek. As he whispered intimately into her ear, both of them began giggling.

"It looked as though they were getting quite friendly," one onlooker said. The sight of K-Fed and Paris together is a dismal end to a catastrophic year for Britney.

After months of erratic behaviour, including shaving off all her hair, she divorced the former dancer in July and he now has custody of their sons Sean Preston, two, and Jayden James, one.

As she celebrated her 26th birthday earlier this month there were rumours that she was pregnant again though the singer has not confirmed the report.

Lawyer wants Spears deposition soon

2008-01-01T21:58:00.000-08:00

The lawyer for Kevin Federline says he wants to make troubled singer Britney Spears give sworn evidence soon, the latest step in the former couple's continuing child-custody battle.

"Britney Spears will have her deposition early (next) year," Mark Kaplan said outside a Beverly Hills restaurant.

"We've got a lot to talk about."

Spears, 26, called in sick to a court-ordered deposition on December 12, although she was photographed that day driving with a friend.

"She was, in fact, out later that day and night," Mr Kaplan said. "It's not fourth grade where you get a doctor's note and it's all OK."

Spears and Federline have been wrangling for months over custody of their sons, two-year-old Sean Preston and one-year-old Jayden James.

Federline, 29, has temporary custody of the children because Spears, who has limited visitation rights, has defied court orders.

Spears and Federline were married in October 2004 and finalised their divorce in July.

Report: Lindsay Lohan Kisses Three Men in 24 Hours on Italian Island of Capri

2008-01-01T21:46:00.000-08:00

Wild child actress Lindsay Lohan showed off her ample pulling skills when she kissed THREE men in one busy 24-hour spell while visiting Capri for a film festival last weekend.

But it is not every man who manages to get lucky enough to make it back to Li-Lo's pad. Only actor Dario Faiella, the son of Italian music legend Peppino Di Capri, headed back to her hotel. But Li-Lo was clearly smitten with her choice, as she showed an undressed Faiella her appreciation with a loving hand on his derriére out on her room balcony.

The Hollywood actress, whose star has been on the wane since a series of embarrassing drunken incidents and spell in rehab, had just finished clocking up three passionate encounters during her trip.

The Mean Girls actress, 21, first met waiter Alessandro Di Nunzio shortly after arriving on the Italian island of Capri for a film festival.

The pair exchanged phone numbers at a film showing which the actress attended with Heroes star and friend Hayden Panettiere, 18.

But she dumped her friend shortly afterwards to meet up with, and lock lips with, Di Nunzio. he pair enjoyed a meal together before getting cosy on a hotel sofa together.

But it seems Lohan has a short memory when it comes to romance - the following day she was being whisked away by another Italian hunk, older actor Eduardo Costa.

Li-Lo, dressed provocatively in a silver foil mini-dress, listened attentively to Costa's jokes, but it was not long before she was snogging again. he older man looked like the cat who got the cream after his passionate embrace with the young star who recently reconciled with her father and is said to be leading a 'healthy' lifestyle.

Her love life is certainly buoyant, as the third of her trio of kisses, local actor Dario Faiella, made it back to her room.

She had been all over him earlier in the evening at a nightclub, snogging him before launching herself on top of him as they got physical on the nightclub sofa.

Lohan is also said to be dating the ex-love of troubled pop star Britney Spears — 28-year-old music producer JR Rotem. Her romantic exploits come after a particularly difficult year for Lindsay Lohan.

She spent weeks in rehab during her second stint in which she gave up drinking alcohol after her arrest for drink-driving in Los Angeles.

After a very promising start to her Hollywood career with producers knocking at her door to sign her up, Lohan won a reputation for being difficult and late on set and has struggled to secure further roles.

Obama Girl, Britney boy top YouTube videos for 2007

2008-01-01T21:35:00.000-08:00

Videos by a self-styled Obama Girl, a fan's tearful defense of Britney Spears and an attack by a herd of buffaloes on a pride of lions, were among the most popular clips on YouTube.com in 2007.

But the videos were not just popular because of the millions of times they were seen on the YouTube.com Web site, which allows users to post their homemade videos. The rankings, released by YouTube on Thursday, took into account the most shared, most discussed, top rated and general popularity of clips to determine which ones people were thinking and talking about most.

Among the year's favorites were the Obama Girl video, created by Barely Political, featuring an attractive young singer professing her love for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama. It has been viewed more than 4 million times and many more times on television after being featured on news and talk shows.

While it was clear Barely Political was producing political satire in the name of entertainment, Internet surfers might initially have been less certain what Chris Crocker was trying to do in his "Leave Britney Alone" clip in September.

The clip is a close-up of Crocker breaking down in tears as he berates the media and paparazzi for hounding pop singer Spears as she lurched from one tabloid scandal to another.

YouTube said the melodramatic two-minute clip made Crocker an instant YouTube star, has been watched more than 14 million times and is the fourth most-commented-on video in YouTube's history.

In terms of sheer viewer numbers it was an unlikely combination of amateur production values, patience and timing that made an eight-minute video titled "Battle at Kruger" so compelling it has been watched more than 21 million times on YouTube.

The video captured the battle between a herd of water buffaloes, a pride of lions and a crocodile over a young calf.

The clip, filmed by Jason Schlosberg on safari in South Africa's Kruger National Park, has been featured on ABC News and Time magazine. Schlosberg has a documentary coming on the National Geographic Channel next spring based around his original film.

Other popular videos included performances by up and coming singers in their bedrooms, including Esmee Denters from the Netherlands, singing Justin Timberlake's "What Goes Around" or Tay Zonday singing an original composition "Chocolate Rain."

A piano playing cat named Nora and otters holding hands also were among the favorites on YouTube, which is owned by search engine company Google Inc.

Lindsay Lohan Says She Was Sober Before 2005 Crash

2007-12-28T08:15:00.000-08:00

Lindsay Lohan says she was sober before a 2005 car crash near Beverly Hills.

The 21-year-old actress is being sued for negligence over the accident in which her Mercedes-Benz hit a van and injured the driver, Raymundo Ortega.

Ortega, a busboy, alleges Lohan had been drinking at The Ivy restaurant before the crash even though she was underage at the time. Ortega is seeking at least $200,000 in damages from Lohan and the restaurant.

But in a Dec. 15 declaration, Lohan stated: “I did not consume an alcoholic beverage or any type of medication or drug” either before or during her restaurant visit.

A call to Lohan attorney David J. Ozeran wasn’t immediately returned Wednesday.Lohan’s declaration was filed Friday in Superior Court by attorneys for The Ivy along with other documents, including a declaration by the waiter who served Lohan. The server, Adam Novicki, said Lohan didn’t order alcohol.

Alonzo Howell, a Los Angeles police officer who was providing security for The Ivy that day, also said he didn’t see Lohan drinking.

Lohan has countersued Ortega, citing a California Highway Patrol report that said he was at fault for the crash because he made an illegal U-turn.

Lohan served 84 minutes in jail last month after pleading guilty to misdemeanor drunken driving and cocaine charges unrelated to the 2005 crash.

Britney Spears' next custody hearing postponed

2007-12-28T08:14:00.001-08:00

The custody fight between Britney Spears and Kevin Federline will go another round next year.

A court commissioner made no changes to the couple's current custody arrangements Tuesday after a 90-minute hearing behind closed doors. He postponed a scheduled January hearing to February.

Neither Federline nor Spears were in court Tuesday while their attorneys argued the case.

Spears and Federline have been wrangling for months over custody of their sons, 2-year-old Sean Preston and 1-year-old Jayden James.

Federline has temporary custody.

Christmas party season leaves Lindsay Lohan in a spot of bother

2007-12-28T08:12:00.001-08:00

indsay Lohan has certainly been getting in to the festive spirit – the actress arrived in New York to celebrate with friends and family - but it appears the party season has taken its toll on her skin.

The actress was keen to keep a low profile as she was photographed arriving at JFK airport today with a spot covered face.

Dressed in a black cardigan, knee high boots and orange floor-length scarf, the Mean Girls star's skin was covered in red pimples and looked dehydrated after the five hour flight. Lindsay flew into the Big Apple to meet with her once estranged father Michael Lohan to exchange Christmas presents at a Manhattan hotel.

After a quick change and fresh application of makeup the Herbie actress was ready to head out the town to party with Devil Wears Prada actor Adrien Grenier at his Brooklyn apartment.

It's been a tumultuous year for Lindsay, which most recently included an 84 minute stint in jail as part of her plea deal in her two drink driving cases.

Meanwhile, the 21-year-old is once again an eligible bachelorette after splitting from snowboarder Riley Giles, whom she met while at Utah's Cirque Lodge rehab centre in August.

Obama Girl and Britney boy top YouTube videos

2007-12-28T08:09:00.000-08:00

Videos by a self-styled Obama Girl, a fan's tearful defence of Britney Spears and an attack by a herd of buffaloes on a pride of lions, were among the most popular clips on YouTube.com in 2007.

But the videos were not just popular because of the millions of times they were seen on the YouTube.com Web site, which allows users to post their homemade videos. The rankings, released by YouTube on Thursday, took into account the most shared, most discussed, top rated and general popularity of clips to determine which ones people were thinking and talking about most.

Among the year's favourites were the Obama Girl video, created by Barely Political, featuring an attractive young singer professing her love for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama. It has been viewed more than 4 million times and many more times on television after being featured on news and talk shows.

While it was clear Barely Political was producing political satire in the name of entertainment, Internet surfers might initially have been less certain what Chris Crocker was trying to do in his "Leave Britney Alone" clip in September.

The clip is a close-up of Crocker breaking down in tears as he berates the media and paparazzi for hounding pop singer Spears as she lurched from one tabloid scandal to another.

YouTube said the melodramatic two-minute clip made Crocker an instant YouTube star, has been watched more than 14 million times and is the fourth most-commented-on video in YouTube's history.

In terms of sheer viewer numbers it was an unlikely combination of amateur production values, patience and timing that made an eight-minute video titled "Battle at Kruger" so compelling it has been watched more than 21 million times on YouTube.

Lohan's ex-boyfriend to sell intimate photos

2007-12-28T08:04:00.000-08:00

Lindsay Lohan's ex-boyfriend Riley Giles, who she met in rehab, is reported to be selling intimate pictures of the troubled actress.

This is sure to anger Lohan and she is not going to make any money off this deal, perezhilton.com reports. Giles has made deals with a photo agency to license the photos to be given to tabloid magazines and other media outlets.

Lohan is likely to sue any outlet which chooses to print the pictures and Giles will find it difficult to see them. Giles also recently spoke to a British tabloid in a tell-all interview.

Lindsay Lohan sex addict

2007-12-25T10:42:00.001-08:00

Lindsay Lohan is a "nymphomaniac", according to ex-lover Riley Giles.The 'Mean Girls' actress, who met Riley at Utah's Cirque Lodge rehab centre in August, has reportedly become addicted to sex since quitting drugs.

Riley said: "Lindsay is definitely a nymphomaniac. She is wild in bed. We would have sex a couple of times in the day and then through the night.

Lindsay was insatiable. She would demand sex again and again. "Sex became a part of Lindsay's recovery. We didn't get out of bed for days.

If you have an addictive personality like Lindsay you need to replace the high you got from drugs."

Riley also claims Lindsay was in love with him and the pair planned to buy a house and settle down.

The 24-year-old professional snowboarder said: "Lindsay would tell me that she loved me and I would say that to her too. She told me she had only ever had three serious boyfriends and I was one of them.

"We even planned to get a house and live together in Utah. We were together every day for a month and I could tell she loved me by the way she cried when we said goodbye at the airport."

The relationship ended soon after Lindsay, 21, returned to Los Angeles in November and threw herself back into her hectic movie career.

Riley, who claims he still speaks to Lindsay every day, added to Britain's News of the World newspaper: "Her whole attitude changed when she got back to Los Angeles. She is surrounded by movie stars and does whatever she wants. There are a lot of fake people. I don't think it is healthy."

Since the split, Lindsay has been romantically linked to Paris Hilton's former lover Stavros Niarchos, Heath Ledger and a man only known as 'Spencer'.

Lindsay is said to have dumped Riley because he was jealous of her fame.

Britney Spears tops 'naughty list'

2007-12-25T10:40:00.001-08:00

Britney Spears has topped a new Internet poll to find the celebrity on top of Santa's 'naughty list' this Christmas.

More than 1,000 kids polled by E-Poll Market Research felt troubled pop star Spears deserved nothing but a lump of coal in her Christmas stocking with Paris Hilton a distant second.

Others on the 'naughty list' included Lindsay Lohan, Beyonce Knowles, Star Wars character Darth Vader and children's TV heroine Dora The Explorer's foe, Swiper the Fox.

Meanwhile, Hannah Montana and Angelina Jolie topped the online 'nice list' poll.

Lindsay Lohan to Be Honored in Capri

2007-12-25T10:38:00.000-08:00

Teen Icon Lindsay Lohan to Be Honored in Capri at the 12th Annual Film Festival. American actress and one hit wonder pop star Lindsay Lohan is joining a remarkable lineup of international of directors and producers being honored at the 12th Annual Film Festival in Capri.

As stated on popcrunch.com, producer Mark Canton ("300," "The Spiderwick Chronicles") serves as chairman of the star-studded festival, which will take place at various locations throughout Capri, Italy, from December 27th through January 2, 2008.

Lohan, who was already considered a show-business veteran at age 10, landed the role of Alexandra "Alli" Fowler on "Another World," "where she delivered more dialog than any other 10-year-old in daytime serials" of the time. She made her motion picture debut the following year by playing identical twins in Disney's 1998 remake of "The Parent Trap." Earlier this year, she placed at #1 on the Maxim "Hot 100."

"It is indeed an honor to have Lindsay Lohan at Capri, Hollywood," said festival producer Pascal Vicedomini. "We are delighted to recognize her talent as a performing artist, as well as her position as an icon in the world of entertainment."
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Pretty Paris

2007-12-25T10:37:00.001-08:00

t sounds like a joke, but it's nottie. Paris Hilton is totally starring in a new most likely straight-to-DVD movie called "The Hottie and the Nottie." In "Hottie," set for a Feb. 8 release, Paris plays a comely chick named Christabel, who is attached at the hip to her fugly friend June (Christine Lakin). Things get complicated when Christabel's longtime admirer Nate (Joel David Moore) tries to make her his main squeeze. The movie's poster is a major crack-up. The "Nottie" looks so buck-toothed, dirty and deformed that Paris actually looks relatively hot next to her. I smell a Razzie!

Paris has already displayed her amazing acting skills in such flicks as "House of Wax" "National Lampoon's Pledge This" and "Bottoms Up."

Lindsay Lohan not endorsing lozenges

2007-12-25T10:34:00.000-08:00

Actress Lindsay Lohan has denied claims she has been hired as a representative of Ariva lozenges.

The Mean Girls star, 21, has been snapped with the sweets - an aid to help quit smoking - on numerous occasions in the last few weeks, prompting reports she has been signed up to advertise the product.

But a representative for the star has dismissed the rumours, saying: "Lindsay has not been paid to endorse Ariva. She is just a fan and is using it to help cut down her smoking as she is currently in the studio recording tracks for her third album."

Lindsay Lohan lesbian rumours

2007-12-23T01:09:00.000-08:00

Lindsay Lohan has fuelled lesbian rumours after holding hands with new best friend Courtenay Semel.

The 'Mean Girls' star and her pal, the daughter of Yahoo! CEO Terry Semel, have become inseparable recently and last week attended a housewarming party at the Los Angeles home of "Power Lesbian" Jeanette Longoria together.

A fellow partygoer told the New York Post newspaper: "Lindsay came with Courtenay to the party around midnight and they stayed for an hour. "The girls held hands and were with each other the whole time. Every time I see Lindsay, there's Courtenay. They are always together."

While at the party, Lindsay, 21, and Courtenay, 28, referred to themselves as "roommates" and told guests they had been living together in Los Angeles for about a month. They left the party together and were seen shopping in Beverly Hills the next day.

A representative for Lindsay: "The two are good friends, nothing more." Lindsay - who split from snowboarder Riley Giles, who she met in rehab this summer - has previously been linked to her DJ friend Samantha Ronson, the sister of producer Mark Ronson.

The troubled actress - who was treated at Utah's Cirque Lodge for drug and alcohol addiction after being charged with DUI (driving under the influence) - was said to be nervous at Jeanette Longoria's party, where other guests included Diana Ross' son Evan Ross and Brandon Davis.

The party insider said: "Lindsay seemed really nervous. It was the first time she's seen a lot of people from her past life and she seemed socially awkward - like she was sticking by Courtenay for support." Semel infuriated her billionaire father by agreeing to star in E! reality show 'Filthy Rich: Cattle Drive' alongside Fabian Basabe, Brittny Gastineau and Katy Benetar. The show, produced by Joe Simpson, featured a group of spoiled, rich kids trying to rough it on a Colorado ranch.

Britney Spears to star in new movie

2007-12-23T01:08:00.001-08:00

Pop star Britney Spears is in talks to star in a movie called "Memoirs of a Medicated Child".

Spears is expected to seek inspiration from her own life where she has had to appear in court to fight custody battles.

The film is a true story based on Mark Black who was wrongfully dosed and then imprisoned. Spears will star opposite Ross Tyler who plays the lead role.

The role is of a loyal girlfriend of a misdiagnosed mental patient, Pagesix.com reported.

Tommy Parker, the CEO of 2 Guys and a Dream Films confirmed the report, saying: "As far as Britney's concerned, we're talking". The producer and director of the film also confirmed the project.

A source said: "A letter of intent from Britney was received very recently. Lindsay Lohan was originally offered the part because they thought she'd be a better actor, but they changed their mind and wanted Britney instead."

The source added, "I think it's pretty unbelievable considering what the script is about - prescription drug use, ADHD meds, and all that - considering what Britney's been through. Everyone's very excited to have her join the cast."

Lindsay Lohan in love with best friend

2007-12-23T01:04:00.000-08:00

Lindsay Lohan is having a relationship with her new best friend Courtenay Semel.
lindsay lohan is currently alive with rumours that following her break up from rehab boyfriend Riley Giles Lindsay Lohan is in love with new best friend Courtenay Semel. After being pictured frequently with Semel, whose Dad is the CEO of Yahoo, gossips in NY are suggesting they’re more than friends. “The girls hold hands and hug each other the whole time.” A source claimed. “Every time you see Lindsay, there's Courtenay. They always look so happy together, like a couple." Wow, it’s like being back at secondary school all over again!

Britney Spears to give deposition in January

2007-12-23T00:57:00.001-08:00

Britney Spears has been ordered by a judge to attend a new deposition meeting in the new year.

The troubled pop star skipped a previous child custody-related meeting at her ex-husband Kevin Federline's lawyer's Los Angeles office earlier this month blaming her no-show on an anxiety attack.

But according to new legal papers obtained by TMZ.com, Spears has now been told by L.A. Commissioner Scott Gordon to sit for her deposition in the first week of January or face the consequences.

The singer is currently locked in a battle with Federline over the custody of their two kids, Sean Preston, two, and Jayden James, one.

Renee Zellweger Slams Paris Hilton

2007-12-23T00:50:00.000-08:00

Actress RENEE ZELLWEGER has slammed the Hollywood clubbing scene - because fame-hungry girls like PARIS HILTON use partying to launch themselves as celebrities. The Bridget Jones' Diary star is unsympathetic to Los Angeles' new breed of socialites-turned-screen stars. When asked what she thinks of hotel heiress Hilton, the 38-year-old says, "I can't bear that scene. "People work so hard to get where they are in this business, so it makes me angry when I see someone making a mockery of what we do, just trying to make five bucks."

Lindsay Lohan setting her sights on Heath Ledger?

2007-12-08T23:46:00.000-08:00

Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan, reportedly, scraped beau Riley Giles after meeting actor Heath Ledger.

According to Australian magazine NW, she ditched Giles after meeting the Oscar-nominated star in a New York club over Thanksgiving, reports Contactmusic.

The magazine also reported that Lindsay and Heath hit it off straight away.

She even started texting him straight away after leaving the club. They also met a few times while she was still in New York.

They were also meeting late at night for sex.

Ledger has been single ever since splitting from fiancee Michelle Williams in September (07).

Is Lindsay Lohan a wannabe Paris Hilton?

2007-12-08T23:20:00.000-08:00

Another day, another man for Lindsay Lohan, or so the rumours go. Heath Ledger is yesterdays news (apparently the two had a fling over Thanksgiving), and today it’s Paris Hilton’s ex, Stavros Niarchos.

Apparently Paris arrived at a Hollywood party wanting to hook up with her on/off love interest Stavros, but he had already left to go and hang out with Lindsay. Needless to say Paris was unimpressed by the incident, but on the plus side at least that’s one more name to strike off the Christmas card list.

As for Lindsay, she seems happy enough here, maybe that’s because she’s wearing a stylish leather jacket, rather than that trucker cap/snowboarder ensemble we’ve been seeing of late.

Nice hair too, maybe even a little Paris Hilton-esque pre-crop. Next thing you know she'll have dog-napped Tinkerbell and be calling Nicky Hilton 'sis. Watch out Paris!

Britney Spears Tops Yahoo’s List of Most Searched in 2007

2007-12-08T23:05:00.000-08:00

People must love the drama that is Britney Spears’ life because she topped Yahoo’s Top 10 Most searched of 2007 for the sixth time.

For the wrong reasons or right, people are obsessed with Britney Spears. According to Reuters online, Britney fascinated people in 2007 so much that she headed the list of the top 10 searches on Yahoo.com.

Spears, who turned 26 on Sunday, continued to draw attention as she shaved her head, attacked a photographer's car with an umbrella, went to rehab, fought with ex-husband Kevin Federline over the custody of their two sons, and released her first album in four years.

"People do not know what to expect from her any more and the searches would spike every time she was back in the news," Vera Chan, senior editor at Yahoo,

Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton fighting over Starvos ?

2007-12-06T23:13:00.000-08:00

With all of the cute guys dying to date a Hollywood trainwreck, it seems unlikely that Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan would rekindle their battle over greek shipping heir Stavros Niarchos.

Lindsay and Paris have had a rather public battle over Starvos for a while, but now it seems like Mr. Niarchos is going for Lindsay over Paris.

According to Page Six, Paris tried to "hook up with Niarchos" at a party for the anti-smoking lozenge Ariva at Crimson in Hollywood (classy), but Starvos "wanted nothing to do with her and seemed so annoyed by her, he left the party."

After Stavros made his shady exit to go and look for Lindsay, Hilton was evidently seen wandering around the shin-dig "asking where Stavros had gone."

Could these young ladies find something else to do with all the time they have on their hands?! C'mon girls!

Britney outsells Paris and Lindsay on eBay

2007-12-06T23:04:00.000-08:00

eBay users wanted more of Britney Spears than Paris Hilton this year.

The number of Spears-related items sold at the online auction site totaled 34,345, compared with 27,377 items associated with Hilton, eBay said this week.

Items associated with Spears ranged from signed CDs to disposable lighters featuring her likeness. Among the Hilton-related items sold: a toothbrush claimed to have been found in the hotel heiress’ trash.

Fragrances were the most popular product category sold for Spears and Hilton.

Both fared better than Lindsay Lohan. Her name was only associated with 8,099 items sold, according to eBay.

However, the three tabloid staples were all outslugged by Barry Bonds, who was pegged to 145,497 related items, including a grilled-cheese sandwich, which netted a winning bid of $30. The seller claimed Bonds’ 756th home-run ball bounced off the sandwich in San Francisco’s AT&T Park.

Among the searches for movie franchise-themed merchandise, “Transformers” crushed “Harry Potter” with 442,342 related items sold compared with the boy wizard’s 344,825 related baubles. Not surprisingly, wares in the action-figure category made up 71 percent of sales associated with the robots in disguise.

Paris Hilton "Can Can" At Dadeland

2007-12-06T23:00:00.000-08:00

Paris Hilton, 26, who parlayed her name and relentless partying into worldwide notoriety, will be on a promotion tour Thursday in Kendall for her new fragrance, "Can Can".Hilton will be at Macy's Fashion Store at the Dadeland Mall from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

The first 300 customers to make a pre-sale purchase of $74 worth of products from the Paris Hilton fragrance collection (excluding value sets), will get a VIP pass to meet Paris Hilton and receive a personalized, signed photo.

Remember, the hotel heiress is still on probation until March 2009 as long as she keeps her driver's license current and doesn't break any laws.

Back in June, a Los Angeles judge ruled that Hilton violated the terms of her probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case and was sentenced to jail.

Lindsay Lohan's Ex-Bodyguard Sues Star Magazine for Libel

2007-12-06T22:56:00.000-08:00

One of Lindsay Lohan's former bodyguards says a celebrity magazine damaged his career as a protector of Hollywood's rich and famous by publishing a photo of him along with a tell-all article.

Andrae "Doc" Renard Newman filed a libel lawsuit against Star magazine Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging he was misidentified as Lee Weaver, another of the 21-year-old actress' former bodyguards, in a photo caption accompanying the article.

The story was titled, "Lindsay's Bodyguard Bares All! Her Sick Secret World," and appeared in Star's July 25, 2007, edition.

According to the lawsuit, the editors knew the caption was wrong but published it anyway.

"As soon as Star was notified that we identified the wrong bodyguard in the photo caption of the Lohan bodyguard tell-all, Star immediately withdrew the article from its Web site and corrected, retracted and apologized for the error," said Editor-in-Chief Candace Trunzo.

Newman says his reputation as a celebrity bodyguard was damaged because potential clients demand privacy and trustworthiness, and he could lose his job as a security guard at a Hollywood club.

"All the people in this industry sign confidentiality agreements and he's no exception," said Newman's attorney, Greg Stone. "Even if he didn't sign, he would never kiss and tell or disclose confidences. People trust this guy."

Stone said the mistake was compounded because Newman is known to many people only by his nickname, "Doc." When clients and colleagues saw Lee Weaver under his picture, Stone said, they likely assumed that was his real name.

Newman, who says he has worked as a professional bodyguard for the past 20 years, is suing for lost income and unspecified compensatory, exemplary and punitive damages.

Britney Spears threatens Paris Hilton with lesbian tape

2007-12-06T22:53:00.000-08:00

Britney Spears has reportedly threatened to leak a lesbian tape of Paris Hilton and another woman locking lips at a party. The pair allegedly had a fall out at the singers’ 26th birthday on Sunday and Spears threatened to release the tape if Hilton did not stop being rude.

“Britney and her pals wrote to Paris and told her they are hearing rumors of a new sex-tape scandal,” says a source. “The letter also claims the tape shows footage of Paris locking lips with one of Britney’s female friends at a party.”

“It warns Paris that if she continues being rude to people, the footage will be leaked online,” the source added.

Hilton is no stranger to sex tapes. The hotel heiress’ sex tape with Rick Salomon was leaked online and has become one of the most popular celebrity sex tapes.

Lindsay Lohan dating Heath Ledger

2007-12-05T21:47:00.000-08:00

A couple days ago, the whole web was crying along Lindsay Lohan that she broke up with her ex boyfriend Riley Giles.

Now, she seems to date a real star from Hollywood Heath Ledger.

The reason that Lohan broke with him is the fact she want to concentrate to her career.

There is a rumour that Lohan dumped her ex because she met Ledger in a New York club over Thanksgiving.

A magazine reports, "Lindsay and Heath hit it off straight away. When she left the club she started texting him straight away and they hooked up a few times while she was still in New York. They were meeting late at night for sex. It was purely physical."Ledger has been single since splitting from fiancée Michelle Williams in September.

Heath Ledger is known for this appearances is movie like The Patriot, Monster's Ball and The Brothers Grimm.

In 2005, Ledger received a "Best Actor in a Drama" Golden Globe nomination for his acclaimed performance in Brokeback Mountain, in which he plays Wyoming ranch hand Ennis Del Mar, who has a love affair with aspiring rodeo rider Jack Twist, played by Jake Gyllenhaal.

Will Smith’s daughter wants to be like Paris Hilton

2007-12-05T21:44:00.001-08:00

Will Smith’s 7-year-old daughter Willow has an unlikely role model, the “I Am Legend” star recently told People.

Smith’s daughter - who makes her big-screen debut in the thriller - wants to grow up to be like Paris Hilton! Comparing his son Jaden, 8, who starred alongside his dad in last year’s “The Pursuit of Happyness [trailer],” with his daughter, Smith said “Jaden is (like) Johnny Depp.

He just wants to do good work . . . He loves acting, he just wants to make good movies. And Willow is Paris Hilton. Willow wants to be on TV.”

Smith was sure to stress that the comparison to the socialite was a compliment, adding that their drive for success is similar. “You don’t work with Willow,” he laughed. “You work for Willow.” “I Am Legend” is out in theaters Dec. 14.

Lindsay Lohan Tops 'Dumbest' List

2007-12-05T21:29:00.000-08:00

Lindsay Lohan has topped a new list of dumb celebrities.

The New York Daily News has judged stars based on their IQs, poor fashion choices and bad judgment.

And Lohan, who spent time in rehab and jail this year, was dishonored with the top spot for her "poor movie choices, delinquent behavior and bad taste in men."

The actress/singer beat The Hills star Spencer Pratt, Britney Spears, socialite Kim Kardashian and Transformers star Shia LaBeouf.

Britney Spears celebrated her 26th birthday with Paris Hilton

2007-12-05T21:28:00.000-08:00

Britney Spears celebrated her 26th birthday with Paris Hilton yesterday on 02 December 2007, relates The Associated Press.

The 'Gimme More' singer and Paris were still partying at 4am as they enjoyed a cigarette on the balcony of the Beverly Hills Fours Seasons hotel.

Earlier in the evening, the pair attended a party hosted by Sharon Stone at the Scandinavian Style Mansion along with Britney's two friends Sam Lufti and Alli Sims.

A source said: "Around 11pm they brought a small chocolate cake and sang 'Happy Birthday' to Britney.

"She looked slim and pretty. We really hope this birthday and her new age will be a turning point."

The 'Toxic' singer was given a generous collection of gifts at the party, including $30,000 worth of fur coats, a $10,000 diamond and gold ring, as well as $4,000 worth of Barito brand sunglasses and various T-shirts and hair products.

Britney began the evening looking elegant in a black mini-dress and white fake-fur jacket, with her new blonde hair extensions sleek and tidy.

But when she left the party to continue her celebrations elsewhere, the mother-of-two flashed her panties as she climbed into her car.

By 4am Britney looked dishevelled with her messy hair loosely tied on top of her head and her make-up smeared.

Busboy says he has proof Lindsay Lohan was drinking before crash

2007-12-05T21:25:00.000-08:00

Court papers allege the busboy who sued Lindsay Lohan has proof the actress had been drinking before she collided with his van in October 2005.

Raymundo Ortega contends that Lohan drove her Mercedes-Benz into a van he was driving after she drank alcohol and later tried to escape paparazzi. He is seeking $200,000 in damages.

The actress has countersued, saying the California Highway Patrol concluded that Ortega caused the crash by making an illegal U-turn in Beverly Hills.

Lohan's lawyers were scheduled to ask a judge in January to compel Ortega to prove the actress was drunk. Instead they filed to cancel the Los Angeles Superior Court hearing, saying Ortega provided responses to their discovery request.

Lohan was 19 at the time of the crash and recently spent more than a month at a drug and alcohol treatment program in Utah, her third visit to rehab this year.

She served 84 minutes in jail on Nov. 15 as part of a plea deal on misdemeanour drunken driving and cocaine possession charges stemming from two arrests that were unrelated to the crash that prompted the lawsuit.

Last week, the celebrity gossip site TMZ.com published what it said was a receipt showing what Lohan and four friends ordered at the Ivy restaurant the afternoon of the crash. The bill includes four Ivy Gimlets, a vodka drink.

Lindsay Lohan tries to sell family photos

2007-11-30T22:08:00.000-08:00

Lindsay Lohan tried to sell photographs of her family Thanksgiving dinner, it has been claimed.

The 'Mean Girls' actress offered staged pictures of her with mother Dina, sister Ali, her brothers and boyfriend Riley Giles celebrating the holidays to several celebrity magazines.

She initially demanded a six-figure sum, but eventually dropped the price to $20,000 when she failed to find a buyer.

A source told MSNBC, "She thinks she's a huge star. She thinks everyone is dying to read about her, but she's lost her fan base. Her decisions are being driven by cash, not repairing her image."

Lindsay, 21, reportedly failed to sell the pictures, but made some money from her family shopping trip to New York's Armani Exchange and Intermix store on November 23.

It is claimed Lindsay tipped off the paparazzi she would be there and was paid to visit the clothing store.

The source added, "It seems like everything Lindsay does is to make money."

Last month, it was claimed the troubled star - who completed treatment in rehab for drug and alcohol addiction and served a prison sentence for driving under the influence - is broke after blowing her $7 million fortune on drugs and partying.

Meanwhile, Lindsay has reportedly dumped boyfriend Riley.

The couple - who met at Utah's Sundance rehab clinic in August - are said to have split shortly after they returned to Los Angeles on November 25, after their Thanksgiving break.

A source said, "She made it pretty clear when they got home that it was over. She got tired of him pouting all the time.

"It was fine when they were in Utah, just the two of them. But then they returned to Los Angeles and Lindsay was shooting a movie, photographers followed them everyone, she had meetings with this agent, that publicist, this director. His ego couldn't take it."

Lindsay friends are allegedly glad she has ditched him as they were unimpressed by the Utah snowboarder.

The source added to E! Online, "They thought he was unsophisticated and told her she should have left him in Utah with his snowboard.

"He never paid. We know Lindsay is the rich and famous one, but come on. Be the man once in a while! Pay for a round of Cokes. I mean, they weren't even drinking alcohol, so how much could a round of Cokes be?"

Lindsay Lohan working with 50 Cent?

2007-11-30T22:06:00.000-08:00

50 Cent is planning to work with Lindsay Lohan on her new album, according to reports.

The rap beefcake and showbiz socialite are said to have become good friends in recent months, prompting speculation of a collaboration.

Lohan, who has previously released two albums to little fanfare, has already approached Fiddy about the idea, according to her father Michael.

He explained: "They're talking about working together. Nothing's firm yet, but they're in talks. They've actually known each other for a while, just from being in the business together and crossing paths at events."

Lohan's new album apparently has the working title of Nobody's Angel.

Lindsay Lohan, Boyfriend Break Up ?

2007-11-30T21:59:00.000-08:00

Are Lindsay Lohan and Riley Giles on a one-way train to Splitsville?

The actress and the alleged snowboarder have ended their short-lived relationship, according to a report by People.

“They’re over – they’ve broken up,” a source told People.

It appears their Thanksgiving weekend had little to be thankful for, at least when it comes to their relationship.

“They split after Thanksgiving weekend,” added the source.

Lindsay met Riley while in rehab at Cirque Lodge in Utah last August.However, the couple’s reported split could be a good sign for fans of Lindsay’s acting and singing careers.

“She is concentrating on her life and her career,” another source told People.

One person who might not be happy about the breakup is Lindsay’s father, Michael Lohan, who told People about Riley, “He’s a great, great kid. If you met him, you’d like him.”

Access Hollywood has reached out to Michael Lohan for comment and is awaiting a response.