It turns out that trouble has found Lindsay Lohan‘s father, Michael, again. The New York Post is reporting that Daddy Lohan was “quietly” arrested in early April after police determined that he allegedly threatened to kill his fiancée Erin Mueller (the couple have since reconciled). For obvs reasons, Lohan was hoping that no one would find out about this latest arrest … but, unfortch for him, the cat is out of the bag. Michael Lohan got his ass busted … again:

LINDSAY Lohan’s sleazebag dad, Michael Lohan, is in trouble again — this time for allegedly threatening to kill his fiancée and himself when she tried to dump him. Michael was quietly arrested on April 6 for a phone threat cops said he placed to off-again, on-again gal pal Erin Muller, 34, on March 18. Lohan, 48, flipped out yesterday when he walked into Central Islip court and spotted Post reporter Kieran Crowley and photographer Dennis Clark. “Michael! Plan two!” shouted Lohan’s lawyer, Anthony Grandinette, as his client fled. “Plan two” consisted of Lohan and Muller hiding in her car while Grandinette appeared on his behalf. Lohan faces up to a year behind bars. He couldn’t have picked a better time for the alleged threat, because terms of his parole ended on Feb. 7. He’s due in family court in Westbury today, when he’ll have to explain why he’s behind in child support — by $12,000, sources told The Post.

Ugh … with parents like these, it’s no wonder that poor Lindsay Lohan has endured the troubles in her life that have plagued her for so long. Considering that Michael Lohan is an ex-con who has already served time in prison, you’d think he’d be more willing to live a life on the straight and narrow to avoid getting thrown back into the slammer. It would seem that he has yet to learn his lesson. Perhaps another stint in the Big House would do much to teach him the err of his ways.

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Yesterday was another quiet day for me until I met up with my new friend Tamar for dinner at Rambutan Thai in Silverlake for dinner. She and I bonded in Las Vegas, NV a couple of weekends ago and we decided to grab a bite to eat and chat some more once I got back from my travels. I was hoping to surprise her with the best Thai food she’s ever had but was happy to know that she is well aware of the fabulosity of Rambutan already. We had a great time … we pretty much talked all night long until the restaurant closed and they had to chase us out. I’m really looking forward to more hanging out soon … Tamar is totally fab and I’m hoping this is the beginning of a long and happy friendship.

I have a few errands to run today and then prep begins for David’s and my trip to Detroit this weekend. I’ll be glued to the TV for tonight’s Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Western Conference Championship between the Detroit Red Wings and the Chicago Blackhawks. Detroit has the chance to win the series tonight so I’m keepin’ all my fingers and toes crossed for them. If they do win, the Stanley Cup Championship could start in Detroit as early as this coming weekend … and happily, I’ll be in Detroit at the same time. Not trying to get too ahead of myself but I’m really hoping to get to see at least one more Red Wings hockey game before the season is over ;)

• Is THIS how Kris Allen beat Adam Lambert to win American Idol?
• Lauren LC Conrad reveals that MTV producers “forced” her reconciliation with Heidi Montag for the cameras.
• The cover of this week’s issue of The New Yorker was painted entirely on an iPhone.
• Chris Brown says that he “ain’t a monster”.
• John Lithgow joins the cast of Dexter.
• Dustin Lance Black talks Prop 8 on The Early Show.
• Nivea is teaching men how to manscape.
• Switzerland has got some sexy farmers.
• The Real Housewives of New Jersey make it acceptable (?) to discuss blow jobs on TV.
• Beyoncé does Marie Claire magazine.
• Cameron Diaz hits the beach.
• Megan Fox does a photoshoot.
• Katy Perry reveals that she would “shag the shit out of John Mayer“.
• Grown Ups love their little ones.
• Chris Pine rocks the Bluetooth headset.
• Andre 3000 of Outkast is 34, Paul Bettany is 38, Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie & the Banshees is 52, Lee Meriwether is 74 and Christopher Lee is 87 years old today. Click HERE to see who else is celebrating a birthday today.
• Britney Spears releases a new fragrance for the gays, calls it Mo’.
• Grace Jones is planning to play Ibiza.
• Eminem‘s new album Relapse debuted in the #1 position on the Billboard Album Chart, making it his 5th album to debut at #1.

Justin Gaston, 16 year old Miley Cyrus‘s 20 year old manfriend and sometimes underwear model, is featured in the new issue of Details magazine wherein he explains to the mag the pitfalls of dating a famous popstar like Miss Cyrus. In the course of his chat with Details, Gaston admits — shocker of shockers — that he “likes attention”. He also reveals who he’d like to trade places with if he could … he says he’d like to trade places with “one of those little lapdogs that gets petted all day” … which seems odd to me cuz isn’t that what his life is like already?

The move Justin Gaston suddenly pulls could easily cause a 9-year-old girl’s head to explode from excitement. In the midst of talking about Scripture, he yanks up his shirt and tugs his pants down to reveal a toned left flank with a long tattoo that runs down to the top of his buttock. “It’s Psalm 7:8, ‘Judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness,’” says the 20-year-old singer-songwriter-model, a kid you’re reading about, let’s be honest, because he’s Miley Cyrus’ boyfriend. As the sun sets, the rangy six-footer with bovine brown eyes capped by dogwood-thick eyebrows, gazes from a hotel suite overlooking Venice Beach. “I don’t want to be judged—so I put it on my body in an attempt to become that bold.” A little courage would certainly help him bear the scrutiny that comes with being the beau of Hannah Montana, as would heavenly protection from the near-Biblical plague of overweight men wielding cameras—Gaston admits to lately having had nightmares punctuated by paparazzi flashes. Gaston—unlike Cyrus, who was booking acting gigs at 10—has arrived in the world of celebrity with little time for preparation. After a modeling agent discovered him three years ago, the devout Christian from Pineville, Louisiana, spent three miserable months in New York before heading to L.A. to transform himself into the next John Mayer. His shaggy good looks landed him a spot on Nashville Star, on which he discovered an ally in host Billy Ray Cyrus—himself a churchgoer with former pro-ball aspirations—who summoned Gaston for frequent powwows in his tour bus. When Gaston was booted after only three episodes, Cyrus’ on-air farewell was lavish. “This guy’s gonna be a big, big movie star,” he said. “I’m calling it right now! Tom Cruise, look out!” “I kinda saw it coming just with the way Billy Ray was with him,” says Ruby Cantu, a Nashville Star producer who lived with the contestants. Soon, Billy Ray ushered Gaston onto the Hannah Montana set. “It’s like if you had a 16-year-old daughter who said, ‘Oh, Daddy, he’s so cute—I want to meet him,’” Cantu says. “That’s exactly what happened.” Cantu says it’s real affection: “puppy love . . . holding hands and being cute with each other.” Others wonder. “It seems like a de facto advertisement,” says Courtney Hazlett, MSNBC’s pop-culture columnist of the YouTube video of Cyrus dancing and swooning while Gaston sings. Is Gaston a girl’s first love or part of a stage dad’s cynical ploy to help his multi-million-dollar daughter forge a post-Disney career? In contrast to Cyrus’ ex, Nick Jonas, Gaston hasn’t spent his life hermetically sealed in a Magic Kingdom turret; take, for instance, the photo shoot Gaston did for the online underwear retailer International Jock, the mention of which makes him cringe. “It’s not something my mom would be proud of,” he says. He scoffs at the Internet chatter suggesting he’s been living in the Cyrus home—”No! I live in an apartment in North Hollywood with two guys!”—and seems at a loss when asked basic questions about his girlfriend. He won’t identify the person who repeatedly calls his iPhone during the interview. Finally he hurries off to take the call behind closed doors. Another mystery: the status of his music career. All he’ll disclose is that he’s involved with people who are tinkering with his image. It’s a surprising admission, perhaps, though somewhat less so when you consider what he says he’d choose to be if he weren’t Justin Gaston: “One of those little lapdogs that gets petted all day,” he says. “You know, they wake up, get fed, get attention. I like attention. I’d like to be one of those little dogs. Is that weird?”

I find it SO ODD that Billy Ray Cyrus took such a liking to this young man after he got kicked off a competitive reality TV show that he brought him home to live with him and his family AND has no problem with allowing the 20 year old to date his 16 year old daughter. It’s hard to determine which one of the Cyruses loves Justin Gaston more — Billy Ray or Destiny Hope Miley. The bit about wanting to be a lapdog that gets petted all day is just hilarious. It’s like he doesn’t realize that that is the life he’s already living. Lord have mercy, indeed. After the jump, check out a slew of photos of Justin that were snapped at Venice Beach for Details magazine — they’re worth checking out, he does interesting things with an ice cream cone …

Filming got hot and heavy in Montepulciano, Italy today as Kirsten Stewart and Robert Pattinson filmed a new scene for The Twilight Saga: New Moon. Here are a couple pics of Kristen (in the role of Bella Swan) jumping on a very shirtless Robert Pattinson (in the role of Edward Cullen) in a pivotal scene in the story where the young lovers are finally reunited in Italy after enduring a long separation from one another:

Fans of the book know that this is the first time that Bella and Edward are able to be together after spending much agonizing time apart. What follows next is a smoochfest unrivaled in the annuls of movie-making history (well, OK, not really but they do go at it pretty heavily). After the jump, check out photos of the couple sharing their romantic kiss in the Italian square …

Lady Gaga is featured on the cover and in the pages of the new issue of Rolling Stone magazine. She graces the cover of the annual Hot List issue and was photographed by David LaChapelle … which totally makes sense since they both seem to have the same aesthetic for inventive, colorful and eye-catching images. Here is Gaga‘s cover and a portion of her coverstory interview:

Watch out, Katy Perry: there’s a new princess of pop who kisses girls (for real), claims Marilyn Manson and Madonna as fans and is on the verge of becoming the defining pop star of the year. Lady Gaga struts the streets pants-less, has everyone from Weezer to Justin Timberlake singing her songs and has moved nearly 10 million digital singles — and now she’s on the cover of Rolling Stone’s annual Hot List. “I don’t feel like I look like the other perfect little pop singers,” she tells RS‘ Brian Hiatt in our new feature, on newsstands today. “I think I’m changing what people think is sexy.” Gaga is also changing what it means to be a 21st century pop star, and she’s doing it through 24 hours a day of work — she’s a walking Gaga art project known as much for her outrageous fashion sense as her Eighties-flavored dance hits. “The truth is, the psychotic woman that I truly am comes out when I’m not working,” she says (during Hiatt’s time with the star, she rocks a massive radio concert, takes advice from Cyndi Lauper at a photo shoot and suffers a brief breakdown at a Walmart.com taping). “When I’m not working, I go crazy” … “When they called and told me about [my cover], I nearly cried,” she tells us on the set. Lady Gaga’s devotion to being a star drove her to order bags of cocaine and spend hours perfecting her hair and makeup in a tiny Lower East Side apartment after she dropped out of NYU several years ago — well before she was actually famous. “It was quite sick,” she admits. “I suppose that’s where the vanity of the album came from.” Her debut, The Fame, was almost entirely inspired by her relationship with a heavy-metal drummer named Luke, and their breakup profoundly changed Gaga. She tells Hiatt she’s bisexual, but her attraction to women is purely physical. It’s an aspect of her sexuality that makes boyfriends “uncomfortable,” she says. Her sexuality proclivities don’t seem to offend Marilyn Manson, however, who lobbed a series of awful pickup lines at his new friend at our cover shoot (grab the issue to hear his worst). “She knows exactly what she’s doing,” he tells RS. “She’s very smart, she’s not selling out, she’s a great musician, she’s a great singer, and she’s laughing when she’s doing it, the same way that I am.” The savvy Gaga reveals her real musical goals are serious, though: “My true legacy will be the test of time, and whether I can sustain a space in pop culture and really make stuff that will have a genuine impact.”

I suppose it can finally be said that Lady Gaga has made it … that is, if you consider landing the cover of Rolling Stone magazine “making it” anymore. I, personally, am not the biggest fan. While I like some of her songs, I really do not like her album The Fame. She deffo has the skillz to write amazing pop songs (as she has done for other artists) but the songs she chose for her album aren’t that great, IMHO. I’m really looking forward to hearing what her second album is like … that will be the determiner for me if she really has the chops to have a serious career. I admire her need to look “different” but I feel that she tries way too hard to look “out there”. It doesn’t seem cool to me to be trying so hard. But, it’s her thing and she is running with it … good for her. Click HERE to watch a short behind-the-scenes video from her Rolling Stone photoshoot. As I said, I find Lady Gaga to be very talented … but, thus far, those talents have yet to speak to me in order to make me go ga-ga. What do you think … should Lady Gaga be the covergirl for Rolling Stone‘s Hot Issue this year?

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Yesterday afternoon, Sarah Michelle Gellar went about her biz of shooting scenes in NYC for her new HBO series The Wonderful Maladys which is scheduled to air later on this year. In the wake of the bullshizz news that plans are in the works to create a new Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie WITHOUT the input from BtVS creator Joss Whedon, SMG (the one and only true Buffy Summers) reported to the set of her show and shot some scenes … here are a couple of pics:

You know, when I first heard that SMG was doing an HBO series after so many years away from TV, I was bummed that she was doing a non-Buffy project and wasn’t too excited about the prospect of her new show. Now that there’s a real possibility that a new movie with a new Buffy might be made, I’ve totally changed my mind. I’d rather SMG never do another Buffy project than have a new shitty version of the tale be told with all new characters. The idea of a new Buffy is just so wrong, on so many levels. SMG will always be the one, true Buffy and that is the end of it. I’m sure we’ll be hearing much more about this new Buffy movie in the months to come … hopefully we’ll get some good news soon. I’d be happy to learn that either Joss Whedon will be brought on board to helm the project OR the project is killed altogether. I guess we shall see.

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David Beckham, who is currently in Milan, Italy where he has been playing for his new soccer team AC Milan for the past few months, was spotted enjoying a quiet lunch all by his lonesome. With wife/robot Victoria Beckham and sons back here in SoCal, Becks apparently was unable to find a friend to dine with … which left him alone with his trusty iPhone (which is interesting considering Becks has and still is a spokesman for Motorola mobile phones for years):

Ack! It’s criminal that a cutie like Becks has to endure lunching alone but it looks as if his mobile device kept him quite entertained. It’s funny, books used to be the tools that single folks used whenever they ate out alone to deflect assumptions by others that they are lonely and/or friendless — now, mobile phones serve that same purpose. I suppose Becks prolly wanted to dine alone cuz I really doubt he’d have much trouble finding folks to hang out with him. Then again, even the great David Beckham might find that sometimes — just sometimes — there is no one around to hang out with when you’re hungry.

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After yesterday’s ruling by the California Supreme Court to uphold the Prop 8 ban on same-sex marriage, folks began rallying all around the State in an effort to peaceably protest that ruling. Here in West Hollywood, CA last night, celebs gathered with protesters to voice their displeasure with the court’s ruling and to begin building support for a new ballot initiative that will likely make it to the polls next year (2010) to Repeal Prop 8. Here are a few pics of some of the celebs who took to the streets in protest last night and some info about what went down:

After months of legal wrangling, the California Supreme Court announced on Tuesday to uphold a ban on same-sex marriages. Justices voted 6-1 to uphold Proposition 8, the voter-approved ban of gay marriage, dealing a major legal blow to the gay and lesbian community. California residents passed Prop 8 with 52 percent of the vote last November. The court also ruled that the roughly 18,000 marriages that took place before Prop 8 took effect are still valid. “It would be a shocking, strange thing in California law to essentially divorce those couples against their will,” said Jennifer Pizer, a lawyer from Lambda Legal. The crowd that had gathered outside the Supreme Court in San Francisco was mostly made up of gay rights supporters, and there was a huge outcry when the ruling was released at 10 a.m. After the announcement, the crowd began marching through San Francisco streets chanting, “Shame on you.” Crowds converged in West Hollywood Tuesday at 7 p.m. to oppose the state Supreme Court’s ruling. They marched to the intersection of Hollywood Blvd. and Highland Ave., shutting down the intersection. That crowd was estimated to be approximately 5,000 strong. Five states have already legalized gay marriage, and gay marriage supporters had hoped California would be the sixth. The justices said the people do have the right to change their constitution through the ballot box. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger released a statement shortly after the ruling. “While I believe that one day, either the people or courts will recognize gay marriage, as governor of California, I will uphold the decision of the California Supreme Court,” he said. “Regarding the 18,000 marriages that took place prior to Proposition 8′s passage, the court made the right decision in keeping them intact.” The governor encouraged those responding to the decision to do so peacefully and lawfully … In Leimert Park, the ACLU and several faith-based groups held a news conference to respond to the state Supreme Court’s decision. “This is nothing short of apartheid in our own state, that some people were allowed to be married, and others will never have that right,” said Rabbi Denise Eger from Kol Ama Congregation. Local residents Eric Monriquez and Juan Ribera said the announcement was bittersweet for them. While they were happy their marriage would still be recognized by the state, they said they were very disappointed with the ruling. “We’re very sad for other couples,” Ribera said. Gay rights advocates had argued the ballot measure revised the state constitution’s equal protection clause, thus needing the legislature’s approval before it could be put to voters. Six months before Prop 8 passed, the California Supreme Court had ruled in favor of gay marriage, saying that denying gay marriage amounted to state-sanctioned discrimination. Gay rights supporters say the fight is far from over.

Very true, the fight is FAR from over … in fact, it has only just begun. The site RepealProp8.com was launched yesterday in the wake of the court’s ruling that seeks to put the issue back on the ballot for voters to decide again. Because California allows the amendment of the State constitution by a simple voter majority, the issue can go back on the ballot for voters to decide — again. The vote was so close last November that supporters, me included, believe that another vote would be sure to legalize same-sex marriage here in California. If YOU would like info on how you can help the cause, head over to RepealProp8.com. There is still a long road ahead but if we’ve learned nothing from the 5 States that have legalized same-sex marriage in this country, we’ve learned that true marriage equality for all will eventually come — even in places you’d least expect. Much props and love goes out to the celebs who came out to rally last night … including, Kathy Griffin & her mother Maggie, Deborah Gibson, Haylie Duff, Emmy Rossum, Lance Bass, Eliza Dushku and more. Eliza posted photos on her official Twitter page thruout the night. Props, too, to Governor Schwarzenegger for his support as well … here is a short vid clip of his comments to Jay Leno on The Tonight Show last night:

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When I heard the blasphemous news that plans are in the works for a redux of Buffy the Vampire Slayer that will not include any input from Buffy creator Joss Whedon nor any of his amazing supporting characters my first thought was, I wonder what the eff Joss has to say about any of this. Michael Ausiello of Entertainment Weekly managed to get a quote from Whedon late Tuesday and brings us Joss‘s response to plans for this new incarnation of Buffy the Vampire Slayer:

Blasphemous. Insane. Moronic. Re-freakin’-diculous. Those are just some of the colorful reactions that greeted today’s announcement that H’wood is planning to make a new Buffy movie without Joss Whedon (a.k.a. the worst idea in the history of civilization). But one person has remained suspiciously silent throughout the escalating controversy: Whedon himself. Until now, that is. In an explosive Q&A conducted over e-mail, Whedon weighed in for the first time about the sure-to-be-hellacious Buffy reboot. What follows is a complete transcript of that interview…

What do you think about this Buffy movie they’re making without you?
JOSS WHEDON: I hope it’s cool.

Alright, so maybe I over-hyped our exchange a little bit. In my defense, it’s all I could get out of him given the time constraints. (Whedon’s crazy busy shooting the horror flick Cabin in the Woods and only had 10 seconds to spare.) But while his words may have been brief, come on, the meaning behind them was anything but. At the very least, his statement is open to all kinds of interpretation. Is he taking the high road? Is he genuinely hopeful it won’t suck? Is “cool” secret code for something else — like “colossal failure,” perhaps?

In my estimation, Joss Whedon is taking the high road (as he always does) and is trying to sound as positive as possible about the most horrendous idea ever unleashed upon the world. As I mentioned before, it is my understanding that Joss does not hold the Kuzuis in high regard and if they are behind the project (and are willing to move forward without Whedon‘s input) then I don’t believe he holds high hopes for this new endeavor. I still contend that without Joss, any “Buffy” project will outright suck balls. I’m sure Joss will comment further when he has the time and inclination. But for now … this is all we get.

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