• Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been ordered to wear an electronic tether to ensure he doesn’t flee the city while he faces prosecution over felony assault and criminal perjury charges.
• Sad news, the World’s Tallest Woman, Sandy Allen, has died at the age of 53.
• Facebook overtakes My Space to be the most popular social networking site in the world.
• The term wardrobe malfunction makes it into the Chambers English Dictionary.
• Marc Cherry reveals that Eva Longoria is “desperate” to have a baby.
• China finds a new heartthrob in the man who bravely and repeatedly defended the Olympic Torch from being extinguished.
• Dave Coulier, the subject of Alanis Morissette’s monster hit You Outta Know, says that he and the songstress are “good” after all these years.
• A hawt look at Day 5 of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
• Manhunt tries, unsuccessfully, to distance itself from the McCain campaign.
• Mariah Carey is all wet … and almost poppin’ out.
• Audrina Patridge likes little men.
• Purple doesn’t really suit Katie Holmes.
• Xtina Aguilera comes out of hiding.
• Mila Kunis is 25, Halle Berry is 42, Susan Olsen (The Brady Bunch) is 47, Marcia Gay Harden is 49 and Jackée Harry (227) is 52 years old today. Click HERE to see who else is celebrating a birthday today.
• The Breakfast of Champion. [thanks Katie]
• Julia Child was a US spy during WWII for an early incarnation of the CIA, y’all.
• Cyndi Lauper has nice to things to say about Madonna ahead of her 50th birthday this weekend. [thanks Kevin]

Oh yeah, last night’s ep of Project Runway had that good ol’ feel that the previous seasons had … at last, I’m starting to have an affinity for some of the designers and more personality is starting to show thru. This week, the designers were challenged to create a look for a pretty famous “fashion icon” and to design an outfit for her to wear in the upcoming second season of her NBC show:

This week, the PR contestants learned that it is a Jungle out there competing to become America’s Next Top Fashion Designer. After the jump, find out who was in, who was out and who had what it takes to create a look suitable for prime time US TV …

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Pink reader Niki gave me the head’s up that musician (and genius) Ryan Adams added a link to an interesting message on his official website that lists the Top 10 Ways to be a Gentleman. While the list is cute and could be referring to any of his previous ladyloves, the last sentence on the page seems awfully poignant and too cute to be meant for anyone other than his most recent girlfriend Mandy Moore. Perhaps I am not the only one lamenting the loss of R-Andy M-Adams. Could Ryan be sending out a secret message to his lost love in this very public way? Here is a screencap of Ryan’s entire message:

HMMM … I mean, it’s totes impossible to be absolutely sure who this message is meant for but I have the sneaking suspicion that Ryan is referring to and possibly trying to reach out to Mandy Moore. Ignore the cameras appears to refer to the paparazzi that began following Ryan and Mandy when it was discovered that they were dating. “Bug” seems like a cute little nickname that could be attributed to her, don’tcha think?

[Source; thanks Niki]

Woot! At long last Lindsay Lohan has finally gotten on board the blogging bandwagon. It appears that L. Lo was either not privy to or had no idea what her official My Space login credentials were which therefore hindered her ability to blog for the masses. Someone clued her in and she has, once again, started composing her own blog posts — which is very good news, I think. In her latest post, Lindsay vehemently denies the reports that her 14 year old sister Ali got breast implants and colorfully explains how that could never be so. Linds also gives a little shout-out to her BFF Samantha Ronson which provides a precious AWWWWW moment at the end of the post. Here is a pic of Lindsay trying to make her way thru the swarm of paps this week and the full text of her latest blogpost (all errors are her own):

ARE THEY REAL?????
Current mood: awake

hey everyone..
i just had to share something that came up today and it made me feel a bit sick to my stomach.
so, here’s the visual…
me and my friend Patrick walking into a store, and two paparazzi come up out of nowhere (like usual) and start throwing questions at me…
one of them being, “Hey Lindsay, what do you have to say about people commenting on your sisters implants?”
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
my response simply was, “Did you really just ask me that? She is a 14 year old girl, and you are a pedophile!”
i was caught out of nowhere so i didn’t really come up with the proper response at the time.. there’s many other things that i felt like saying, but why give it to a random guy with a camera so that he can make money!
All i am trying to say is, is that, i was raised with a wonderful family surrounding me, of course we have our ups and downs, but all in all my mother taught us to appreciate what we have been given. Nor would she ever encourage, or allow a 14 year old child to alter her body.
i am not judging people that do, but i am just saying that its not something that my family finds necessary to do, especially when you’re not even fully developed yet!
It is hard enough being 14 years old and you have enough insecurities to begin with, then add being in the public eye…
i just find it really disconcerting that people have to focus on the negative and that some people are sooooo bored with their own lives that they need to manifest lies to hurt another person.
in a more positive light…
i got some great clothes from alexander wang and i miss samantha cuz she’s out of town :(
have a wonderful day everyone~
til next time..
xx LL

You go, girl! I am so happy that Lindsay is blogging again … now we can hear the info straight from the source rather than thru the untrustworthy grapevine. While blogposts by someone like Courtney Love are fun to read because of their incoherent insanity, I am very interested in reading blogposts directly from Lindsay because she offers a perspective and insight into her life that cannot be replicated by anyone else. Blog on, Lindsay! I know I’ll be reading!

[Photo credit: X17; Source]

Apparently the new baby sheen of the Brangelina twins Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Léon has worn off for big daddy Brad Pitt because he decided to spend some one-on-one alone time with his eldest daughter Zahara Marley in the South of France yesterday afternoon. Here are pics of Dad Pitt and the Queen Z making their way to the Maeght Foundation in Saint-Paul, France for a little art appreciation together:

They make an adorable pair … I love these pics. The Queen Z looks like she’s a handful … I know I wouldn’t wanna be messin’ with her … I know how to recognize. Kudos to Brad for taking the time to shower all of his kids with affection, not just the newest ones ;) Earlier this month we saw pics of Brad and Maddox Chivan out for a day at the go-kart track in celebration of his birthday as well. It must be tough to spend time with all 6 of your kids when you’re a megaceleb (and the scraggly beard on Pitt shows it) but it looks like Brad has got it all under control … well, I think Zahara is the one who is actually in control but you get what I’m saying ;)

[Photo credit: X17]

Yodeler supreme Jewel Kilcher finally said I Do to her longtime cowboy boyfriend/fiancée Ty Murray in a super secret, hush-hush beach wedding in the Bahamas last week in an effort to evade public scrutiny by the media … and then immediately issued a press statement to People magazine the following day to tell the tale. HMMM. What I think is a bit hilarious is that Jewel thought there might be a crush of paps hunting her down to photograph her wedding … I mean, I don’t really see that happening but … whatevs. In any event, here is the first wedding photo of Jewel and Ty which the couple have released themselves, once again, to People magazine which you can see HERE:

Jewel sure knows how to pull off a hush-hush wedding. Without family, friends (or paparazzi!) knowing, the singer and rodeo star Ty Murray eloped to the Bahamas on Aug. 7. “To pull off the wedding quietly made it magical,” Jewel told PEOPLE the following day. Held at The Cove Atlantis resort in the Bahamas, the very private affair included just two guests: Jewel’s former keyboard player Jason Freese, who officiated (the couple found out he had been ordained online) and his wife Amy. At sunset, as Otis Redding’s “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long” played from their private cabana, Jewel, 34, (in Monique Lhuillier) met her groom (in jeans and cowboy boots) in the sand to recite their handwritten vows. “I said that I’ll try to make our lives the best piece of art I’ve ever done,” she said. Murray, 38, secretly proposed to the singer on her birthday, May 23, and the couple decided to elope since “we feel that’s what marriage is – just me and her,” he said. After their “I dos” the newlyweds called their families to break their happy news and enjoyed a surprise fireworks display from the resort. “It felt,” said the groom, “like we were the only ones in the world.” Perhaps not for long: Jewel told PEOPLE that she and Murray are “ready to start a family.” In fact, her new husband added, “We’re going to start working on that tonight!”

I suppose congrats are in order for the happy newlyweds. They did it! They pulled off the quiet wedding of their dreams. How Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon of them. They’re a wily couple, aren’t they? Again, much congrats :)

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Is Christian about to be Baled out of trubs over the recent allegations of assault brought against him by his estranged mother and sister? As you may recall, Christian Bale was arrested late last month after an incident with his family members alleged that he assaulted them in a London hotel (on the eve of the London premiere of The Dark Knight), Bale immediately denied the allegations. Today comes word that the British Crown Prosecution Service lawyers are recommending that Bale evade prosecution for these charges and merely be “cautioned” … the only problem is that Bale will have to admit his guilt to the incident in open court next month:

Christian Bale won’t face charges over claims he assaulted his mother and sister, according to reports. The 34-year-old actor was arrested in London last month over accusations he attacked his mother Jenny, 61, and sister Sharon, 40, at the city’s Dorchester Hotel before the premiere of The Dark Knight. Bale was questioned by UK police over the incident and was subsequently released on bail. But British Crown Prosecution Service lawyers have advised police to caution the actor – meaning he will not face charges, according to The Sun newspaper. Bale will have to admit guilt to get a caution when he answers bail next month (Sep08). He currently denies the allegations.

Yeah, I guess this is good news and bad news for Christian. Good news that nothing of substance has to come from this nasty incident with his family, bad news that he has to admit guilt in order to make the matter go away with just a caution. It’s a tough call … does he take the easy way out and admit guilt for something he contends never happened or does he continue to deny the allegations and go to trial? I’m not sure what I’d do in the same sitch, but I’m sure he’ll do what’s best for him. What would you do if faced with the same dilemma?

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