Spencer Pratt has had a change of heart over the remarks that he made about Mary-Kate Olsen (having said, among other things, that MK is the “less cute” Olsen twin) after she made some not-so-nice comments about him on The Late Show with David Letterman last week. Here is the full ‘mea culpa’ statement released by Spencer to US Weekly magazine:

Spencer Pratt has apologized to Mary-Kate Olsen for calling her “the less cute twin.” Pratt, 24, fired off a tersely-written statement to Usmagazine.com after Olsen, 22, told David Letterman The Hills star used to throw temper tantrums during their high school soccer games. “I apologize for getting caught up in trash talking, but she brought up an emotional subject when she mentioned the soccer stuff,” Pratt tells Us exclusively. “I know Dave was just doing his job in asking her,” he went on. “He’s the best in the game at that.” Pratt even admitted he was a bit envious of the twin. “I respect Mary Kate as a business-woman,” he said. “I’m secretly jealous of her. I want my face on a lunchbox, too!” Sources told Us that the Olsen-Pratt fight began after he sold high school photos of a tipsy-appearing Olsen to Star magazine.

See … and folks think that Spencer doesn’t have a heart. Hopefully this will put an end to this little feud that has been bubbling for years (apparently) and just recently flared up again. Incidentally, I believe it was the photo I posted HERE that Spencer sold to Star magazine. Now that he’s apologized, I’m sure both parties can move forward like grown adults … right?

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The viral marketing campaign for Batman: The Dark Knight has just unveiled a new poster to promote the movie’s July 18 release:

I love it. I want to see this movie, like NOW. Head on over to Superhero Hype! to download this poster in Hi-Res size.

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After flying across the Atlantic Ocean to be with his wife and kids (and having his wife’s publicist clarify that no divorce is being planned), Guy Ritchie spent part of his first day in NYC in the company of his thick and beefy personal trainer … and possibly his wife’s laundry. Since Madonna is hard at work at rehearsals for her upcoming Sticky & Sweet World Tour, it makes sense that Guy would have to find other ways to occupy his time now that he’s in NYC. Additionally, Maddy’s sons — Rocco and David Banda — spent part of their day at the Central Park Zoo with the nannies … here are a few pics:

Man, you gotta love that Rocco is all decked out in New York Yankees gear, especially considering that ridic A-Rod rumor that’s going around :) I understand that Lourdes, Madonna’s only begotten daughter, spent her day in the care of her father Carlos Leon. It looks and sounds like all the Leon/Ciconne-Ritchies are enjoying the best that NYC has to offer. Clearly, there ain’t no family discord at work here.

Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester is featured on the cover of the August issue of Lucky magazine … check it out:

Yeah, without any declarations of same-sex snogging or dramatic photos to accompany this cover, it’s not all that exciting, I don’t think. At least Lucky mag decided to put Leighton on the cover (naming her TV’s Best-Dressed New Star) rather than putting Blake Lively on the cover (like Vanity Fair did) … this way, Leighton can feel better about herself and not add to her possibly growing resentment to her more famous, more beloved co-star :)

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New hubby and father-to-be Pete Wentz is featured on the cover and in the pages of the new issue of Out magazine (the headline boldly reads: “Yeah, I Am A Fag” — which strikes me as a bit sensationalistic) wherein Pete talks about his youthful same-sex kissing experiences and poses for a stylishly fun photoshoot, behold:

“Ambiguity makes you a lightning rod,” Pete Wentz tells Out. For our cover shoot, the Fall Out Boy front man swaps his usual uniform of hoodies and girls’ jeans for designer menswear. And while it’s typically his brash opinions and big mouth making headlines, we find that photos of Wentz can still reveal the vulnerable, nostalgic guy inside. “There was definitely a point where I was very unfiltered,” he says. “You do only see what I want you to now.”

And speaking of ambiguity, Pete decided to share some of his ambiguous experiences with the mag for his coverstory:

Dad-to-be Pete Wentz has a confession: He’s made out with dudes. He tells Out magazine he first smooched a guy when he was 16 or 17, probably on a dare. He experimented again around 18 and 19, he says. His last same-sex make out? “A long time ago,” Wentz, 29, says. “Probably when I was 22?” The Fall Out Boy bassist — who wed Ashlee Simpson in May — puts all his experimenting in perspective. “When I said that I make out with dudes, there was a slight sense of sexual rebellion in that,” he tells Out. “And I probably even made it a bigger deal than it was. Our culture bombards us with this idea that you’re not that, and if you are that, there’s something wrong with you, and then we’re going to call you that, and then it’s an insult,” Wentz says. After Wentz once discussed his “possible bisexuality” with Blender, rumors floated that Joe Simpson, an ordained Baptist minister, had told Ashlee not to bring him home for the holidays. He says that report was “such bullhit” and that Joe even joked about it. “He was like, ‘We should take a picture in front of the Christmas tree holding hands,’” Wentz says. Still, he admits,”“There are definitely ramifications for what you say.” In general, Wentz says people are becoming open to alternative lifestyles. “The actual acceptance of gay marriage is inevitable,” Wentz declares. “It’s just like how the next generation of kids are going to all have tattoos.”

And eyeliner … you can’t forget the eyeliner. I really respect Pete for being as open and honest about who he is as he can … within reason. I totally get how everything that he says is fodder for possible use against him so I can also understand the desire to not always give full disclosure about everything. I’m impressed that Pete decided to appear on the cover of Out even tho he doesn’t have to do that particular cover in order to get press. I’m sure there are any number of magazines that would happily put him on their cover … but his decision to talk to and be featured on Out magazine makes a huge statement about who he is as a man — a secure one.

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Earlier today, French magazine Closer made the assertion that Angelina Jolie went into labor last night and was in the process of giving birth to her twin babies in a French hospital today. In Touch Weekly sniffed out further deets of this report and have determined that Angelina has not yet gone into labor but she did check herself into the hospital last night as part of a pre-planned rest period before she gives birth … which alludes that Ange may bring forth the fruit of her loins by week’s end. As a result, the Closer magazine “web team” has amended their report to reflect this new information saying, “This morning we informed you that Angelina Jolie was supposedly giving birth. The actress is actually under observation at Lanval hospital in Nice. She was admitted on Sunday afternoon and should remain there until she gives birth of her twins. She is to be due in the upcoming days.”:

This from In Touch: Despite recent reports, Angelina Jolie has not yet given birth to her twins with Brad Pitt. In Touch has learned that the Wanted star did check into the Hospital Lenval’s Santa Maria clinic in Nice, France on June 30. “Ms. Jolie came to the hospital last night as part of a pre-planned rest period, before she gives birth,” Nadine Bauer, spokeswoman for the hospital tells In Touch. “The visit has been planned for a long time, there are no complications. She is just resting” Bauer adds. Angelina’s babies are expected to be delivered by French doctor Michele Sussmann and her regular OBGYN Jason Rothbart, who is due to fly to Europe later this week.

LOL … Angelina Jolie scratches her nose and folks start up the “she’s giving birth” reports. Have we learned nothing from the tragic misstep made last month by Entertainment Tonight who erroneously reported that not only did Angelina give birth but they held fast to their assertions even after Jolie released a statement denying their report. The babies will come … maybe this week, maybe next week … people need to chill out for a sec and let the woman birth her babies in peace.

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In Touch Weekly has scrounged up a photo of the young girl who was allegedly fathered by Michael Lohan (a claim made by the girl’s mother Kristi Kaufmann) despite his claims that he is not the father. Well, actually Daddy Lohan confessed that he may have fathered the girl and even went so far as to take a DNA test … but now he’s backtracking, telling In Touch “I don’t know how I could be [the girls father].” Here’s a pic of Ashley Kaufmann, the possible Lohan lovechild, and a few deets about the whole sordid affair:

Lindsay Lohan is still reeling from the news that she may have a 13-year-old half sister, which she learned from her mother, Dina. “To say Lindsay is shocked is putting it mildly,” says a pal, of Michael Lohan’s June 27 stunning admission that he had a relationship with another woman during a brief separation from Lindsay’s mom that may have resulted in a pregnancy. The girl’s mother, Kristi Kaufmann, tells In Touch that Ashley “has Lindsay’s freckles. She even has that scratchy Lindsay voice.” Kristi adds that Ashley knows all about her famous sibling. “Michael told Ashley that Lindsay was her sister many years ago. Ashley said, ‘Wow, I’d love to meet her. What teenage girl wouldn’t like to meet Lindsay?’” Michael, however, denies Kristi’s claims that he’s the father. “I don’t know how I could be,” he tells In Touch. “The math doesn’t add up.” Still, Lindsay, 22, isn’t averse to getting to know Ashley, either. “Lindsay said, ‘She could be my flesh and blood,’” says her pal,”‘but I’m not doing anything until I’m certain she’s my sister.’” Meanwhile, the day after her ex-husband’s shocking announcement, Dina was at Hamptons hotspot Lily Pond for the V1 Jets screening of Living Lohan. “She was putting on a brave face,” says a friend. “She feels it’s the ultimate betrayal.” “If Lindsay wants to know her sister, she’s more than welcome,” says Kristi. “I’ve never met Ashley,” says Michael. “If I am found to be the father, obviously I will step up to the plate and do the right thing.

Daddy Lohan talked to E! News about the timeline of his affair with Kristi Kaufmann:

On Friday, the 48-year-old Lohan patriarch acknowledged having sexual relations on two occasions with Kristi Kauffman, a woman he met in Houston in the mid-’90s. He said he initially believed Kauffman’s claims that her daughter, Ashley, was his, but now Lohan says the math doesn’t make sense. “We were together in July of ‘94. I think it was just before The Parent Trap came out because that’s when Dina and I were separated,” he tells E! News. “[Kristi] left me and went to Houston, Texas, and she met a guy she lived with there for a year.” According to his time line, Lohan says, Ashley, now 13, was born in June 1995—a difference of 11 months—which is why he ran out to get this test done right away. “She had me so convinced. She had me snowballed,” he says, adding that he even communicated with the girl he believed was Lindsay’s secret sis by telephone, even helping her with her homework. “Here I was sitting in jail going through a divorce, felt like I had no hope and then someone sends me a letter and says I have a baby. And I thought maybe this is what I’m supposed to do next,” he says. The results of the paternity test will be ready in 10-12 days and should settle the matter, he says.

Yeesh … as if Michael Lohan couldn’t get any more skeevier he has to go and get embroiled in a mess like this. And I’m sorry but I simply cannot feel sorry for Michael Lohan, no matter what he has to say about anything. Personally, I think it would be best for Lindsay to stay as far away from this mess as possible until the whole thing gets sorted out. I wouldn’t be surprised in the least if Daddy Lohan turns out to be this poor girl’s father … nor would I be surprised if the whole thing turns out to be a scam for publicity and attention on the mother’s part. I guess we’ll know who’s tellin’ lies in about 10-12 days time.

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