Celeb Binge

Foxy Brown just loves getting into trouble. She might as well be dubbed as the music industry’s version of Naomi Campbell. Apart from the bench warrant issued for her arrest on Monday regarding charges of hitting a neighbor with her Blackberry last year, the rapper is also due in court today in Florida for the assault case that took place in a beauty salon. Someone definitely needs to get some anger management classes. What’s even more embarrassing about her bench warrant is that when a call to her attorney was made, he didn’tknow where Foxy was. Do we have a fugitive on our hands?

Some new information has gotten out regarding the supposed beat down by Chris Brown’s bodyguard on a Florida photographer. A source who was at Chris’s birthday party says that the security who allegedly pummeled the pap did so because the photographer opened the door to the SUV just as Rihanna and Chris had gotten into the car which startled everyone. Security thought that the accuser Luis Santana, the cameraman, was attempting to enter the car and went into action.

For his part, Santana said that a window was down and he took the picture through it. Chris’s camp says that it was security at the venue that chased Santana down and not his personal security.

Britney Spears is reportedly considering buying a $5.96 million mansion in Encino, Los Angeles.

The troubled singer – who was recently given back some of her visitation rights to her two sons with ex-husband Kevin Federline - viewed the five-bedroom, six-bathroom property yesterday afternoon.

The 7,300 sq ft mansion – which is not far from Kevin’s house in Tarzana - boasts vaulted ceilings, fireplaces, fountains, a spiral staircase, a Jacuzzi, a swimming pool with a spa, an indoor and outdoor dining room, a wine cellar, a family room and a designer kitchen complete with state-of-the-art stainless steel appliances.

Britney, 26, recently came under fire after allegedly trashing the $35,000-a-month mansion she rented in Malibu, California. It was claimed Britney never lived in the mansion, but held parties there, which resulted in massive damage.

The source said: ‘The house was left a wreck. Cigarette burns and cigarette butts were everywhere - and empty bottles of wine were strewed about the place. Most of the furniture was ruined with stains, tears or nicks. Rotting food was left in the refrigerator. Spilled wine soiled the carpets and floors. No one picked up after Britney’s dogs, and many ‘presents’ of dog poop were left behind for the owners.’

Ashlee Simpson has vowed never to go off the rails.

The singer - who recently announced her engagement to Fall Out Boy rocker Pete Wentz - won’t follow in the footsteps of troubled stars Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan because she is in control of her life.

She said: “I don’t see myself ever following the path those girls take. I’m almost 24. I’m pretty together and I’m getting married. I wouldn’t ever let myself get that way and I don’t surround myself with yes-people. I think that’s the most important thing.  People don’t control me or anything I do and I’ve never had that problem.”

Ashlee - whose older sister is pop singer Jessica - says her relationship with Pete helps keep her grounded. She added: “Pete is my support system. We definitely give honest opinions of each other. I love his music and he’s so supportive of everything I do.”

Meanwhile, Ashlee has revealed she loved working with producer Timbaland on her new single ‘Outta My Head (Ay Ay Ay)’.

She said: “It was so cool to work with Timbaland but it was important for the end result not to sound like one of his tracks. He really got me and who I am as a person, so the music still has this rock element going on, but with an 80s sound. I’d never worked with anyone who’d done beats. But I was like, ‘Ah, I really like this world.’ And who better to go to than Timbaland. It was random but a very cool collaboration.”

Blake Fielder-Civil is planning to leave Amy Winehouse for his mistress.

Blake - who is currently in London’s Pentonville Prison awaiting trial for grievous bodily harm (GBH) and perverting the course of justice - has reportedly proposed to his mystery new girlfriend and has told friends he wants a massive divorce settlement.

The 25-year-old has enjoyed a string of secret visits from the mystery blonde, who is friends with Amy, and on occasions has passed messages between the estranged pair.

Blake reportedly told his mistress: ‘Just say the word and I’ll dump Amy. I love you more than I could ever love my wife. You’re all that matters to me. I’ll leave Amy and we’ll be rich beyond our wildest dreams. But you have to marry me. Promise me you will and we can be happy.’

Despite having several furious rows with Amy over claims she is having an affair with her manager’s assistant Alex Haines, Blake has allegedly told his mistress: ‘If Amy has cheated on me, don’t worry – we’ll be millionaires.’

He is set to ask for a divorce settlement of at least $6 million - demanding $500,000 for each month of his year-long marriage – despite being jailed for almost half of it.

Blake has reportedly told his mother about his plan to divorce the ‘Rehab’ singer. Amy’s friends are hoping the revelations will persuade her to leave him for good. One friend said: ‘Now she knows Blake is cheating, she just might.’

Kansas City Royals fans can stop worrying about guilt as there won’t be 25 crying kids in the crowd when David Cook gets back into town. The American Idol contestant was approached by the baseball team to sing the national anthem at a game on May 9. The thing is 25 elementary kids were already book to do that job. Being the great guy that he is, David instead chose to sing ‘Take Me Out to the Ball Game’ during the 7th inning and throw out the first pitch. David was invited to the game because if he survives another week of Idol, he’ll be heading home to Missouri for a visit.

If reports by Latina magazine, the New York Post and E! News still isn’t that believable to you, Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon have now gotten their hands on a marriage license in the Bahamas. Now, Extra is reporting that the newlywed curvaceous diva has cancelled her previously scheduled appearance for the ladies at The View today with no explanation being given. Do we even need one? It’s obvious that the couple is having the most fun they can have on their honeymoon. Congratulations to the soon-to-be-divorced couple. May it not be true that Mariah did not make Nick sign a pre-nup.

We all know that Nicole Kidman can sing, or at the very least hold a tune, but to play an iconic music sensation is going to be a challenge. The Australian actress is set to play 60s English soul sensation Dusty Springfield in a new movie. The film will follow the singer’s rise to fame, her battle with alcohol and drug addiction as well as her bisexual affairs. Screenwriter Michael Cunningham, the same guy who wrote the movie ‘The Hours’ for which Nicole won an Oscar for, is writing the bio-pic. Considering all the players involved in this flick, from the subject to the writer to the actress, this could spell another Oscar.

Britney Spears’ recent troubles have reportedly cost her nearly $61 million.

The ‘Toxic’ singer’s father Jamie, who is also co-conservator of her estate, made the shocking discovery after examining Britney’s accounts.

A source close to the Spears family said: “It’s staggering how much money has been used up since February 2007.”

Britney - who lost custody of her two children to ex-husband Kevin Federline before being admitted to a psychiatric ward earlier this year - has been forced to spend huge amounts on legal bills and psychiatric care.

Independent accountant Robert Bianchi - who is not involved in the Spears care - also estimates the 26-year-old singer lost out on a staggering $50 million by not touring to promote her most recent record ‘Blackout’.

However, thanks to her father’s stringent controls of her purse strings, Britney is said to now be back on track. The source added: “It’s been quite a challenge getting things under control. But now she’s spending about a fifth of what she used to.”

If you’ve seen the huge engagement ring that Mariah Carey has been sporting lately and thought that it looked eerily familiar, there is very good reason for thinking that way. The rock appears to be identical to the one that Nick Cannon gave his former fiancé, Victoria’s Secret model Selita Ebanks. A source close to Nick’s ex confirmed that Selita returned the ring to Nick after they broke up and that it is the same ring that Mariah’s wearing. Unless it’s a family heirloom, which I highly doubt, reusing an engagement ring is ridiculously tacky and should make the 2nd wearer really pissed.

Miley Cyrus just can’t decide which side of the celebrity spectrum she’s on – squeaky clean or saucy seductress. Photos of the ‘Hannah Montana’ star in Vanity Fair have caused a big stir that it’s getting Miley confused. She tells people that she’s embarrassed about the photos now and that she was hoodwinked by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz saying that she thought it was going to be artistic. Wasn’t she quoted in the magazine that she and Annie collaborated on this? Vanity Fair shot back at Miley in the New York Times saying that her parents and handlers were in the studio the whole time. Basically, they all could have said no. She really wants to be talked about so why stop the shoot?

What in the name of Scientology is going on?! On a special diva’s show of Oprah which was shot in Las Vegas, Cher has decided to rip the sheets off a romance that was probably best left uncovered – a fling with Tom Cruise. Katie Holmes must be shuddering. According to Vegas Confidential, the diva told Oprah that she and Tom had a so-called long date when he was 23 and she was 39. She goes on to say that she lived with him in his apartment in New York and adds that Tom was a shy boy when they got together. Cher says “He was so wonderful … And he was so, like, different.” I am scared beyond wits end.

Actress Jamie Lee Curtis had her own time with controversy for posing ‘topless’ for AARP magazine but that’s not stopping her from weighing in on Miley Cyrus’s semi-topless shoot with Vanity Fair. Jamie Lee recently wrote an opinion piece on Miley saying “When these young people get all dressed up for award show red-carpet events don’t we all comment how beautiful, stunning and grown-up they look in their strapless/backless dresses and heels and tousled hair? None of this is new. None of this should be news. But it is news because it is a business… You throw a child onto the jaws of a business and they will get eaten. I know how Miley feels. I too was a little embarrassed by my recent topless “scandal” and the subsequent parodies, but I am an adult woman. I protected myself during the shoot and I can take the heat. I only wish that her guardians had protected her.”

When it seems like Michael Jackson digs his way out of one hardship, money problems always finds a way to creep back into his life. Neverland Ranch may be temporarily saved but the former singer’s Encino property is facing foreclosure. A Notice of Trustee’s Sale which was dated April 11th details that the singer’s 3-bedroom, 3-bathroom property was scheduled to be sold at a public auction on May 5 if Jacko fails to pay the balance he owes on the property. Jacko owes exactly $414,806.66. A rep for the singer however says that he has already caught up on his payments and that “The property has been paid and is no longer in foreclosure.”

Pictures of ONLY 15 year old Miley Cyrus from a Vanity Fair photo shoot are to be shown on ET on Monday.

I’ve written about how Jeff Archuleta, American Idol contestant David’s dad, is the worst kind of stage dad there is. Jeff recently had an interview with Us where he fires back about there being no truth in the stories of him yelling at David Archuleta or withholding water. The funny thing is, he doesn’t even make it a point to deny being involved in his son’s life whether it’s song choice, starting in on David’s singing at age 4 or 5, giving him the video of Les Miserables to watch at age 6 and shoving Broadway musicals down his throat. He also took the chance to say that the judges overreact. Even when he denies being a stage dad, he eerily still sounds like one.

Mariah Carey has let out so not-so-subtle digs at Madonna on her recent interview for Spain’s Shangay Express magazine. When she was asked about what she thinks of the Queen of Pop recording an R&B album, Mariah says “it’s interesting… [pause] it’s very interesting.” When the reporter mentioned that Madonna also worked with Pharell who Mariah worked with as well, Mariah responds with “I don’t know, I don’t have any idea about her intentions. I’ll just say that it’s very interesting.” She knows she’s been one-upped, she just doesn’t want to admit it yet. Losing to Madonna isn’t such a bad thing sweetie. Be sad if you lose to Jessica Simpson.

Whether you choose to listen to her or not, Jordin Sparks’ singing career isn’t losing any air as it isn’t anywhere near over. Alarms sounded when the American Idol champ had to cancel gigs this weekend because of what was described as “acute vocal chord hemorrhage” which led to speculation that her career is over. Her rep says that while the condition is serious, it’s manageable and she’ll be back on tour in May. They say that Jordin really needs to learn the meaning of vocal rest. She better learn fast or she’ll be opening housing developments soon.

Miley Cyrus is at it again with some rather revealing pictures of herself leaking onto the internet once again. First, those lesbian-inspired pictures, then those pictures of her posing in her panties and now this! The 15-year old ‘Hannah Montana’ star sure is growing up fast – maybe a little too fast. In this set of photos, you can catch a glimpse of Miley’s bra and even cozying up to a guy who may be her boyfriend. At this rate, Miley will end up being the biggest slut in Hollywood before she even turns 21. I can’t believe her dad Billy Ray Cyrus just lets this happen.

The Box Office Top 5

1. Prom Night - $20,804,941
2. Street Kings - $12,469,631
3. 21 - $10,470,173
4. Nim’s Island - $9,111,667
5. Leatherheads - $6,276,665

Madonna has just released an embeddable widget allowing fans to stay up-to-date on the latest news, video, audio, photos.

Now this is the Lindsay Lohan we all remember.

The wild child actress who vowed to stay off the booze is back on it, according to sources in the US. And she reportedly fell off the wagon in spectacular style – after collapsing in an alcohol-fuelled stupor at a New York nightclub.

Lindsay partied with her pal Samantha Ronson at the Hawaiian Tropic Zone into the wee hours on Saturday night, knocking back rehab-unfriendly cocktails of Grey Goose and Red Bull.

Following a torrid 2007 of three rehab stints, several drink-driving arrests and numerous reports of drug and alcohol abuse, you’d think Lindsay would have the good sense to at least succumb to the lure of toxins in private.

But the hellraising actress chose a packed Manhattan hotspot to drink herself so senseless she lost her balance and collapsed to the floor. She was then bundled into a taxi at 4.15am barely conscious.

Here’s to another trip to rehab.

Scarlett Johansson had a sit down with Spin magazine for their new issue and in the interview, she was asked about her upcoming debut album – in which her reply contains a pretty good diss on some of today’s most stupid singers. Scarlett says “I have no relationship with either [Lindsay Lohan or Paris Hilton], even as far as my lifestyle or the music I listen to. They probably made music that fits with their lifestyle - ‘Wouldn’t it be great if I were dancing to my own song in ‘da club’? But my album is more suited to my lifestyle. I live a very low-key life.”

Ashlee Simpson is reportedly pregnant.

The ‘Autobiography’ singer - who recently announced her engagement to Fall Out Boy rocker Pete Wentz - is said to be expecting her first child in October.

A source close to the couple said: “Ashlee and Pete are as perfect for each other as any two people could be.They don’t spend a minute apart if they can possibly avoid it and are over the moon about the baby.”

Ashlee is believed to have been struck down with a nasty bout of morning sickness when she went to Malibu’s Chart House restaurant to celebrate Pete’s assistant’s college graduation.

The source added: “Pete was clearly worried about Ashlee, and was holding her hand the whole time.”

Ashlee, 23, and 28-year-old Pete are hoping to tie the knot before Ashlee’s baby bump becomes too obvious. A friend of the pair said: “They’re planning on something in the Santa Barbara area probably by the end of May. Ashlee would like to walk down the aisle before she’s showing. She’s very cute the way she’s always checking out her belly now and asking everyone, ‘Am I showing yet?’”

However, Pete has already denied the pregnancy rumours, telling MTV News: “There is a witch hunt for people to be pregnant whenever they get engaged in Hollywood. This is all news to me. I can’t wait for the story about how I’m really in a gay relationship and this is all just a cover. This is crazy - I mean we’re engaged, that’s true, and we’re happy about it.”

Ashlee further fuelled pregnancy rumours yesterday when she appeared to be hiding her stomach with her bag as she walked through Los Angeles’ LAX airport

Variety recently had a sit-down with Simon Cowell and he was asked to pinpoint a collective flaw in the cast of this year’s American Idol. Simon replied with “Personality. They are giving very safe answers to questions, making safe song selections. We are not getting a sense of who they are. We have to try to pull it out of them more. You cannot deliver an uninspired performance at the top of the show. And you can’t be up there imitating another singer.” What was Danny Noriega then, chopped liver? If he wanted personality, he should blame America for not voting for Danny.

Britney Spears may have been clean when she was involved in a 3-car fender bender on Saturday night but she’s not completely in the clear. It seems that the cause of the accident was because she was busy putting makeup behind the wheel. The guy she hit says that he was admiring the white Benz and the woman putting on making while driving it. It wasn’t until he got hit at 10-15 MPH that he realized who the woman was. After the smash up, Brit’s bodyguard apologized for what happened but Britney never got around to doing the same. Shame on you Britney! Apologize to the young man!

A porn video featuring Marilyn Monroe has been unearthed… and sold for $1.5 Million

The 15-minute black and white flick is thought to have been shot in the 1950s before Marilyn found global fame. It is said to show the Some Like It Hot star performing a sex act on an unidentified man. It has been bought by a New York businessman, who plans to lock it away to protect Marilyn’s reputation.

The film was stumbled upon by memorabilia collector Keya Morgan as he researched a documentary on Marilyn, who died aged 36 in 1962. Morgan said an ex-FBI spook told him about an informant who tipped off the agency about the video’s existence in the 1960s.

At the time FBI chief J Edgar Hoover was trying in vain to prove Marilyn was sleeping with President John F Kennedy or his brother Bobby. The informant made a copy of the flick, which ended up with his son after he died.

Morgan traced the son and acted as broker in the sale of the video to the businessman. He said: “You see instantly it’s Marilyn Monroe — she has the famous mole. She’s radiant.”

Morgan said the buyer told him: “I’m just going to lock it up. I’m not going to sell it out of respect.”

Edited declassified FBI documents say the informant “exhibited to agents a motion picture which depicted Marilyn Monroe committing a perverted act.”

According to the documents Marilyn’s husband, baseball hero Joe Dimaggio, tried in vain to buy the film for $25,000.

As part of the American Idol ‘Idol Gives Back’ charity initiative, new US Postal Stamps are being released to help raise money. The special edition stamps will features the past six winners of the contest and will also feature this year’s winner. They will go on sale as part of a limited edition set with 100,000 20-stamp sheets for each Idol winner and will be sold through Stamps.com. Come May 12th, regular first class stamps will cost .42 cents each so each sheet would cost $8.40. But since they are for a good cause, the sheets will cost $19.99. Kelly Clarkson’s stamps are already on sale with each sheet containing 4 images. The other 5 winners’ stamps will be released over the next couple of weeks.

Life & Style is reporting that Britney Spears got so moved by the storied told on ‘Idol Gives Back’ on Wednesday that the recovering starlet actually donated $25,000 to the cause. A Spears family insider backs up the story saying “She did it all on her own. She watched the show and cried for like two hours over the children in Africa with malaria. She didn’t know much about the disease, so she Googled it. She was horrified to realize kids were dying from mosquito bites. So she went online and donated after getting [her dad] Jamie’s permission. She used her Amex.” Go Britney!

Moby wants to marry “weird” Britney Spears.

The ‘Go’ singer revealed his feelings for the 26-year-old ‘Toxic’ star increase with every drama in her troubled life.

He said: “Britney is like this Tennessee Williams tragic figure. The fatter she gets, the weirder she gets, the more I love her. I found her moderately appealing in the late 90s, but now I would marry her in a heartbeat!”

Moby recently said he thought most of Britney’s problems - which involve losing custody of her two children after refusing to return them to ex-husband Kevin Federline - are down to the fact she was a child star.

He said: “She became an international icon aged 16. In a weird way she’s challenging people, but it’s breaking my heart because ultimately she’s not doing things on a symbolic level. Cutting your hair off is symbolic. Losing your children and becoming a drug addict is not.”