• UPDATE: Sad news — There are reports that Jennifer Hudson’s mother and brother were killed in Chicago today :(
• Anne Hathaway’s ex-boyfriend gets sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison for various federal crimes.
• HERE is the first denial that The Smiths are planning to reunite. Boo!
• Cmdr. Sulu responds to Capt. James T. Kirk’s contention that he was not invited to his wedding.
• Gale Harold is out of intensive care and is on the mend after being injured in a motorcycle accident.
• Kid Rock’s Made In Detroit clothing line teams up with Wayne State University to offer limited edition t-shirts to benefit the school.
• Matt Damon is happy to get a shout-out from Joe the Plumber.
• Sarah Palin might have a future in TV should her bid to become VP not pan out.
• Things like THIS really show how low some folks will stoop in this election.
• Holy Hotness! Team Calvin Klein Underwear signs a hawt new star!!!
• Whoops! LOL!!!
• Jessica Biel does Marie Claire magazine.
• Hayden Panettiere answers the Boxers or Briefs question.
• Carrie Underwood gives Jessica Simpson’s shot at a Country music career some unlikely support.
• Ryan Phillippe gets some new ink.
• Shenae Grimes (90210) is 19, Monica is 28 and Kevin Kline is 61 years old today. Click HERE to see who else is celebrating a birthday today.
• Congrats are in order for Nina Gordon (ex-Veruca Salt) who has announced that she is pregs … with a boy!!! [thanks Ryan]
• David Duchovny sues the Daily Mail for defamation.
• Phil Spector gets a new jury for a new trial.
• Nick Hogan is planning a move to LA to start a new lease on life.
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Mariah Carey has been bizzy in the last few weeks and months, y’all. Most recently, Mimi made her way to Las Vegas, NV to shoot a new music video for her latest single I Stay In Love. First up, check out the cover artwork for Mimi’s new single:

The video for this track does not premiere until next week but here are a few teaser screencaps from the vid:

Woot! Mimi always tends to get really hawt guys to co-star in her music videos … she makes looking forward to her music videos a great pleasure … and how!

But music isn’t the only enterprise that has been keepin’ Mariah Carey bizzy these days. Having wrapped production on her new movie Tennessee, she has been doing some promo work for the film in recent weeks leading up to the release of the film’s preview trailer. After the jump, check it out …

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Everyone’s favorite self-proclaimed King of Pop Michael Jackson surfaced here in LA yesterday afternoon where he was snapped enjoying a pretty full day of shopping around town. Jacko left the kiddies at home this time so that they wouldn’t get in the way of his retail jaunts in pursuit of cosmetics, antiques and toys … natch. Here are a few pics from Jackson’s day yesterday:

Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, stopped at a Robertson Boulevard boutique to shop, but for what? And if you want to know where else Jacko spent his day, read on … He was at Off the Wall, the West Hollywood antique store that bears the same name as his 1979 album. An inside source tells E! News that the rarely seen star bought a Pan Am aluminum cast model airplane. The source says Michael was looking around at other items but only purchased the plane. “It was a little difficult because people were pounding on doors and windows…so he was in and out pretty quick,” an eyewitness tells E! News. “The paparazzi were in hot pursuit of him.” Despite the chaos going on outside, the source said Michael didn’t seem worried. “He was great,” says the source.

Jacko may be an odd bird but I have no doubt that he relishes the attention that he is still able to garner from the media. I understand that he even took the time to crack the window of his car so that he could shake fingers with fans that pressed up against his vehicle. I dunno why anyone would want to do that but … there you have it. In other Jackson news, it was reported earlier this week that he has angered some folks in Las Vegas, NV by buying a new home directly across the street from an elementary school. Is he just interested in making sure that his own kids won’t have to walk for to attend school or is there really cause for concern?

The star, 50, reportedly lives just metres from the school which takes pupils aged four to 13. Jackson was cleared of child abuse in 2005 but, despite this, parents of the 600 children at the school have complained about his choice of residence. One parent told The Sun newspaper: “Some parents say they don’t want their children near Jacko. They say he can see the kids getting on the school bus from his house.” Jackson moved back to Las Vegas last year with his children Prince Michael, 11, Paris, 10, and Prince Michael II, 6. According to the newspaper, Jackson is being put up by casino owner Steve Wynn who is trying to persuade the shy star to appear in a comeback show. Those who live in the area say that the superstar has not been to the school and keeps a low profile, surrounded by a team of bodyguards. Since the star moved, fans have been congregating outside the gates of his Spanish-style villa. A school spokesman refused to comment.

I mean … Jacko is kinda supercreepy but I really don’t know that there is any cause for concern. I dunno … I guess I can see how some parents might be worried. What do y’all think? Would you have a problem with Michael Jackson living in a home directly across the street from a school where your children attended?

[Photo credit: X17; Source, Source]

Guy Ritchie may be going thru a rough patch right now since it was announced that he and soon-to-be ex-wife Madonna have decided to divorce after 7 1/2 years of marriage … but you wouldn’t know it to look at him out on the town last night. Guy stepped out for a guys night of fun with his friends Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law (who star as Sherlock Holmes and Watson respectively in Ritchie’s new Sherlock Holmes movie) and the men looked like they were itchin’ to have some fun and mebbe get into a little trubs together:

Newly single Guy Ritchie was all smiles last night as he enjoyed his first night out since his split from Madonna. Director Ritchie, 40, was joined by actors Jude law and Robert Downey Jr for a trip to a private viewing of artist friend Sam Taylor Wood’s new exhibition at the White Cube gallery in London. The three had spent the day filming on location in London for Ritchie’s latest movie Sherlock Holmes, in which Law and Downey star. After a meeting at Ritchie’s London offices they then headed straight out to the gallery … And while his divorce has sparked a media frenzy Ritchie appeared to simply want to relax last night, refusing to comment on rumours surrounding the split.

HA! I love it! They look like a band of miscreant troublemakers. I have no doubt that once Guy is totally split with Madge (ie. once the paperwork is signed, sealed and delivered) he is going to get right back on the horse and dive back into the single life. If he keeps hanging around with these guys, I think Mr. Ritchie will have no problems finding new trouble to get into. By utilizing the power of RDJ’s charms and the sexy prowess of the Jude’stache, this band of brothers could do some serious damage. I’m glad to see that Guy is able to depend on his bros in his time of need. I look forward to hopefully following their coming misadventures. I mean … seriously … can you imagine how much hawt trouble these three could get into? I mean the drunken nights alone together … Woot! ;)

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Hold on to your huge grains of salt, y’all … the British tabloid newspaper The Sun is reporting that ’80’s mope-rockers and original emo boys The Smiths are “closer than ever” to reuniting once again. According to inside “sources”, rumor has it that the former bandmembers are seriously considering a one-off headlining reunion performance at the Coachella Music Festival in Indio, CA next year:

IT’S the reunion no one thought was possible. But iconic Mancs THE SMITHS are “closer than ever” to setting aside their poisonous differences for a comeback. Sources close to the band believe they could headline California festival Coachella in a one-off show next April for a huge pay day. Singer MORRISSEY turned down a £2.8million bid from the event organisers in 2006 but they will have massively upped the offer. Any deal would mark a remarkable turnaround. Veg-loving frontman Morrissey has repeatedly vowed to never again share a stage with his former bandmates, guitarist JOHNNY MARR, bassist ANDY ROURKE and drummer MIKE JOYCE. A source revealed, however: “It has looked impossible in the past but suddenly it all looks like it could happen. “The buzz around the people who used to work for the band is they could play Coachella for a ludicrous amount of money. It’s closer than it ever has been. The split was a messy affair, but time’s a healer.”

Time may be a healer but I suspect that cold hard cash goes a long way in healing bitter band rifts as well. This rumor is just too good to be true. I have prayed for a reunion of The Smiths for years since I was too young to ever be able to see them perform live in their hey day. Trust me, I want to believe that this reunion might actually come to fruition but I’m reserving judgment BIG TIME until some sort of confirmation comes our way. I can tell you this, I would most assuredly haul my cookies out to the desert of Indio, CA to witness a reunion of The Smiths. Let’s see if such a reunion ever comes to pass.

In solo Morrissey news, the new album artwork for his upcoming new release Years of Refusal has reportedly made its way to the InterWeb. After the jump, check it out …

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This past Wednesday we awoke to the wonderful news that Buffy the Vampire Slayer alum and current How I Met Your Mother star Alyson Hannigan is pregs with her first child with hubby Alexis Denisof and already the photogs have focused their eye on cutiepie Aly. Here are new pics of soon-to-be mama Hannigan out and about yesterday afternoon with a HUGE smile on her face as she made a beverage run:

At this point, Aly is far from showing any pregs protrusion but I’m sure it won’t be long before she starts bumping out ;) I am happily looking forward to seeing more photos of Alyson at various stages of her pregnancy because the thought of a baby Alyson Hannigan/Alexis Denisof hybrid THRILLS me to no end! Sooooo loving it!!

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Britney Spears, after picking up her sons from pre-school, took her children Sean Preston and Jayden James for an afternoon of fun at the Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch in Beverly Hills, CA yesterday to enjoy some family fun together. You may recall that Mr. Bones is ground zero for Hollywood celebs and their children to pick out their annual Halloween pumpkins and yesterday Brit Brit and her boys got in on the action. Here are a few pics of her pre-school pick-up and their visit to the pumpkin patch yesterday, including one photo that was posted on Brit’s official website:

Britney wanted us to get these exclusive pictures up for you guys right away! She just sent them and they’re amazing pics of Britney with Sean Preston and Jayden James at a pumpkin patch. Britney tells us that the boys jumped on the “jumpin pumpkin” trampoline while she watched and laughed from the doorway. They all had a blast! Of course the paps were everywhere, including one who was hiding in a tree (he looks a lot like the big rabbit on the pumpkin next to him!). After finding the perfect pumpkins, Brit and the boys headed back home — where I am sure they are making some awesome jack-o-lanterns! Thanks for the photos, Britney! They’re so cute!

Awww … so cute! I am really diggin’ these regular updates and photo exclusives from BritneySpears.com. I must admit, I didn’t really believe their claim that they would be offering insider updates on a regular basis because the same promises were made by previous official Britney websites with updates being released very few and far between. Since BritneySpears.com went online last week, we’ve already been treated to some great info (like news that she would be appearing on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine and has begun work on a new dance routine for an as-yet unknown live performance or music video) and it looks like the updates will continue to come. Some might scoff that Britney is offering so much insider info (when she should be staying as private as possible) but it appears that she is well aware that her every move is chronicled anyway, so she might as well have control over of how some of the info is released to the public. She just keeps on, keepin’ on … and I’m glad that we’re allowed to be along for the ride.

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