Top News:
Carrie Melago / NY Daily News:
Etta says she was just kidding — Singer Etta James says she was only trying to get a laugh when she said she “can't stand” Beyonce and made fun of President Obama's ears during a concert in Seattle. — James told the Daily News yesterday that she meant no harm when she poked fun …
RELATED:
Vanessa Franko / PE Angels Baseball:
James on Beyonce: Just a joke
James on Beyonce: Just a joke
Discussion:
Oh No They Didn't!, CONCRETELOOP.COM, Scandalist, MTV, Young, Black, and Fabulous and TMZ.com
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Kellogg Drops Michael Phelps Over Bong Photo — Smoking pot is not grrrrrrrreat. — So says Kellogg in not pursuing a new contract with Michael Phelps as a corn flakes spokesman after a photo showed him apparently smoking a marijuana pipe. — “We originally built the relationship with Michael …
Discussion:
Cele|bitchy, Dlisted, The Blemish, Hollywood Dame, The Superficial, CelebWarship, iVillage, Celebritology, I'm Not Obsessed and Bricks and Stones Gossip
RELATED:
Associated Press:
Phelps suspended from competition — Michael Phelps won eight golds in Beijing, breaking Mark Spitz's 1972 record of seven. — Michael Phelps' day grew lousier by the hour on Thursday. — First he lost a major sponsor, then he got suspended. — The Olympic great was suspended …
Emily Bryson York / AdAge:
Kellogg to Drop Olympian Phelps
Kellogg to Drop Olympian Phelps
Discussion:
Deadspin, Towleroad, Gawker, LA Times Sports Blog, The Huffington Post and CandyKirby.com
Marla Lehner / People.com:
Jennifer Aniston Opens Up About Turning 40 — Jennifer Aniston is feeling great as she approaches her 40th birthday next week - but admits to a moment of not wanting to face the milestone. — “I have to say really, I feel better than I ever felt in my life,” Aniston says on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, airing Friday.
RELATED:
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
John Mayer Talks About “Sleepovers” With Jennifer Aniston — On Monday's Ellen DeGeneres Show, John Mayer talks about girlfriend Jennifer Aniston's new high-tech house — and admits he occasionally sleeps over. — “There is no normal thing in the Aniston house,” he says. “You won't find a light switch.
People.com:
Octuplet Mom: A Huge Family Was ‘Always a Dream’ — Nadya Suleman says she tried for seven years to get pregnant before she successfully conceived with in-vitro fertilization at a facility - “and then I just kept going in.” — In an interview for the Today show, the recent mother of octuplets …
RELATED:
John Rogers / Associated Press:
Octuplets' mom says she had 6 embryos implanted — WHITTIER, Calif. - The mother of newborn octuplets says she had six embryos implanted in her fertility procedure — far more than industry guidelines recommend under ordinary circumstances — and was well aware that multiple births could result.
Gregg Kilday / Hollywood Reporter:
Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman in ‘Baster’ — Romantic comedy set to shoot in the spring — Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman are teaming for the romantic comedy “The Baster,” which Mandate Pictures will shoot in the spring in New York. — Will Speck and Josh Gordon, who co-directed 2007's …
Discussion:
Socialite Life
RELATED:
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Source: Paul Walker “Not Engaged” to Teen — Paul Walker is not engaged to a teenage girl, a source tells Usmagazine.com. — Star is reporting that the 2 Fast 2 Furious actor, 35, proposed to a 19-year-old college student named Jasmine and that he began dating her when she was 16.
RELATED:
John Gonzalez / Going Gonzo:
Jessica Simpson has meltdown in Grand Rapids after Tony Romo fails to show up for concert … Well, it looks like Tony Romo missed his flight to Grand Rapids, where his singer/girlfriend Jessica Simpson is performing tonight at Van Andel Arena. The pop singer/actor turned country artist told …
RELATED:
Brian Orloff / People.com:
Don't Mess with Taylor Swift - or She'll Write a Song About It — Don't cross Taylor Swift or else you may end up in one of her songs. — “If you don't want me to write bad songs about you, then don't do bad things,” Swift, 19, tells Self magazine in its March issue.
New York Post:
PYTHON ‘PACKAGE’ WOWED EX — IT'S enough to make anyone's stiff upper lip quiver. — Famously reserved “Monty Python” star John Cleese has had a messy breakup with a blabbermouth blonde who he claims lied to him about her age and revealed embarrassing details about his hair plugs, “nice package” and intensive anti-aging regimen.
RADAR:
HAYDEN PANTTIERRE & JESSE MCCARTNEY K-I-S-S-I-N-G! — We're seven hours late for work today because we partied at Crown Bar until we passed out - no, not from drinking, from shock. It happened right after we saw 19-year-old Hayden Panettierre ALL OVER Jesse McCartney.
Discussion:
The Superficial, Evil Beet Gossip, Hot Momma Celebrity …, oceanUP, L.A. Rag Mag, POPWRAP and X17 Online
Donna Freydkin / USA Today:
Ginnifer Goodwin relates to ‘Just Not That Into You’ role — HOLLYWOOD — Dating is hard. Even if you're an adorable actress with lashes thicker than the September issue of Vogue. — “I've heard things coming out of my mouth recently, while flirting — not with anyone in particular …
RADAR:
ON SET PHOTOS OF BALE AND TARGET OF HIS TIRADE — Christian Bale approaches the movie's director of photography, Shane Hurlbut. Check out more in our photo gallery. — You've heard the rant, now here are the pictures you haven't seen. — RadarOnline.com has obtained photos …
Lindsay Powers / Us Weekly:
Bret Michaels: Jennifer Aniston Rocks My World! — Forget those ladies vying for Bret Michael's attention on Rock of Love — he's only got eyes for Jennifer Aniston. — “There is no doubt I find Jennifer to be very hot, smart, funny down-to-earth and a great actress,” Michaels reveals to Usmagazine.com.