Top News:
Associated Press:
Elin Nordegren Gets $750M, Custody of Kids in Exchange for Silence in Tiger Woods Divorce — Tiger Woods is banned from letting girlfriends near his kids in a divorce deal netting his ex a record $750 million settlement, The Sun reported Wednesday. — The golfer agreed to keep single women away …
RELATED:
PopEater:
Elin to Get 3/4 of Tiger Woods' Fortune, Report Says — Tiger Woods and wife Elin Nordegren have hammered out a blockbuster divorce settlement that will reportedly net the ex-model $750 million, which translates to three-fourths of the golfer's known $1 billion fortune.
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Witness: Chris Brown Used Eye Drops to Fake Cry at BET Awards — Crocodile tears? — Chris Brown caused a lot of chatter at the BET Awards Sunday when he broke down in tears during a Michael Jackson tribute. — An insider tells UsMagazine.com the crying was fake.
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Bachelorette Ali Gets Engaged on Finale! — Bachelorette Ali Fedotowsky may have hinted that she ends up alone, but the new issue of Us Weekly (on stands today) confirms there's a proposal on the finale — and she accepts! — In fact, the former Facebook ad sales rep, 25, is planning a West Coast wedding in early 2011.
RELATED:
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Apatow developing Pee-wee Herman pic — Reubens is writing script with thesp-scribe Rust — The Pee-wee Herman revival is extending all the way to the multiplex. — Judd Apatow is developing an untitled Pee-wee Herman feature for Universal that Paul Reubens is writing with thesp-scribe Paul Rust …
Discussion:
New York Magazine, /Film, Movieline, Hollywood.com, Ain't It Cool News, Hollywoodnews.com and Inside Movies
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Meryl Streep to play Margaret Thatcher — THR EXCLUSIVE — Meryl Streep is in talks to reteam with her “Mamma Mia!” director Phyllida Lloyd for “Thatcher,” a biopic of the controversial and long-governing former British prime minister. — Jim Broadbent is in talks to play Margaret Thatcher's husband …
Discussion:
Movieline, Cinematical, Celebritology 2.0, Inside Movies, The Playlist, Hollywood.com and New York Magazine
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
Hark! Kate Gosselin Wants to Release Holiday Album — Hold on to your chestnuts folks, Kate Gosselin is looking to add “holiday crooner” to her resume! I've learned that the multi-talented reality star is itching to deliver a Christmas album chocked full of religious-y tunes.
Discussion:
Celebrity Gossip
RELATED:
Tazlena / RADAR:
EXCLUSIVE: Child Protective Services Visits Britney Spears' Home After Abuse Charges — Social workers made a visit to Britney Spears' home as part of an investigation by the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services that the singer abused her two sons, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
RELATED:
Hollywoodreporter / Heat Vision:
‘Scream 4’ sees Brody, Shelton and Knudsen as fresh blood (exclusive) — Adam Brody, Marley Shelton and Erik Knudsen have joined the cast of “Scream 4,” which reunites Wes Craven with Kevin Williamson, who kicked off a horror movie revival with his “Scream” script in 1996.
Bill Davila / People.com:
Caught in the Act! — • He had an “abs” cake and hundreds of ladies trying to party with him! Jersey Shore star Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino celebrated his 28th birthday with a bash at New York club Tenjune. The reality star was joined by family, friends and female clubgoers …
Discussion:
Celebrity Gossip …
Pamela McClintock / Variety:
‘Paranormal’ trailer pulled from theaters — Teaser debuted during midnight bow of ‘Eclipse’ — Cinemark is pulling the trailer for Paramount's “Paranormal Activity 2” from several theaters in Texas after receiving numerous complaints that the promo was too frightening.
RELATED:
PopWatch:
This week's cover: Your Summer Must List — Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg team up with director Adam McKay (Anchorman, Talladega Nights) for The Other Guys, our pick for summer's most promising comedy. Though Wahlberg and Ferrell play a pair of mismatched NYC policemen, don't expect your typical buddy-cop movie.
Us Weekly:
25 Things You Don't Know About Me: Adrian Grenier — Adrian Grenier, 34 (catch Entourage on HBO Sundays at 10:30 P.M.) shares the 25 things you don't know about him with UsMagazine.com. — 1. If I went back to college, I'd study linguistics. — 2. My house in Brooklyn is insulated with recycled denim.
Discussion:
Cele|bitchy
Ken Lee / People.com:
Jeremy London Files Restraining Orders Against His Family — Jeremy London has filed restraining orders against his family members who've raised doubts about his claims he was kidnapped and forced to do drugs in Palm Springs. — “Jeremy filed these orders against his family …
Lindsey / Hollywood Life:
OMG! Jill Zarin Might Not Return To ‘Real Housewives Of New York City!’ — Forget Bravo and the Housewives! Jill wants to go on a “spiritual journey!” — It's all up in the air. No one knows which of the The Real Housewives of New York City are staying or going, but Jill Zarin …
Starpulse:
Megan Fox's Mother Had No Idea About Wedding — Megan Fox's mother only found out about her daughter's wedding to Brian Austin Green through the press - but she's not surprised she didn't get an invite as the actress loves to be “low-key”. — The Transformers actress secretly wed …
Discussion:
Bitten and Bound
AceShowBiz.com:
Justin Bieber Reportedly Had Secret Reunion With Ex-Girlfriend in the Bahamas — The ‘Baby’ hitmaker allegedly spent quality time with his ex-girlfriend and first love, Caitlin Beadles, who tweeted, ‘What happens in the Bahamas stays in the Bahamas!’ — Kim Kardashian apparently …
Discussion:
Oh No They Didn't!
Dustin Rowles / Pajiba:
The 100 Greatest Movie Insults of All Time: The Video — hh — the man who brought us The 100 Cheesiest Movie Lines of All Time and Get Out of There! The Video — is back with another fantastic video today. He's even pulled himself out of anonymity. His name is Harry Hanrahan, and he's British.
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Sean Penn's back on surf turf — Thesp to star in biopic of Dorian ‘Doc’ Paskowitz — Sean Penn, who launched his career nearly three decades ago playing quintessential surfer Jeff Spicoli in “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” is in negotiations to tackle surfing icon Dorian “Doc” Paskowitz.
Rob Shuter / PopEater:
‘Bachelor’ Jake Pavelka Being Eyed By Playgirl — Will we soon be seeing a whole lot more of ‘Bachelor’ star Jake Pavelka? Could be. Daniel Nardicio, vice president of marketing at Playgirl, has extended Jake an offer. “We're determining the value of a shoot with Jake, who exemplifies our classic American guy at Playgirl.
Discussion:
NY Daily News, The Hollywood Gossip, Celebrity Gossip …, EarSucker, Pop Crunch and Movieline
Eric Goldman / IGN TV:
Smallville: An Original Cast Member Returns — A pivotal part of Clark's past is coming back. — As Clark Kent goes into his tenth and final season of Smallville, and closer towards his destiny as Superman, he'll also be looking back into his past - as a pivotal character from the show will be seen for the first time in years.
TMZ.com:
Lohan Accused of Crimes Against Shoe-manity — Lindsay Lohan concocted a diabolical, fraudulent plan to defraud an L.A. boutique out of thousands of dollars ... according to a lawsuit that will be filed today. — TMZ has obtained a copy of the suit, in which Church …
Us Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: Fonzworth Bentley Gets Engaged to Benjamin Button Star! — Fonzworth Bentley is engaged, he confirms to UsMagazine.com. — “We are so excited!” Bentley — who first rose to fame when he was photographed holding Diddy's umbrella — told Us Wednesday.
Discussion:
Sandra Rose
Us Weekly:
Playboy Rep: We “Have Not Made” Vienna an Offer — When Vienna Girardi told Star magazine that she was going to be on the cover of Playboy, it came as a shock — especially to the folks at Playboy. — “This is the first we've heard of Vienna Girardi appearing on the cover of Playboy,” a rep for the men's mag tells UsMagazine.com.
Discussion:
RADAR, PopEater, Celebrity Gossip, Right Celebrity, What Would Tyler Durden Do, entertainment.blogs … and X17 Online
The Superficial:
Christina Hendricks is a Terrible Role Model — In an interview for the latest issue of Health magazine, Christina Hendricks extols the virtues of packing on the pounds to feel “like a woman” which is making it hard for me to defend her until the new season of Mad Men gives me a scotch-fueled boner …
Ninamunk / Wilde Things:
Sexiest Vegetarian? I'll take it — There are some seriously sexy vegetarians in this world (see: Prince). — The kind folks at Peta recently asked their supporters to vote for their “sexiest Vegetarian celebrity” and today I learned I won that title, along with a dude who disproves …
TMZ.com:
Sandra Bullock and Jesse — Trust In Divorce — Sandra Bullock may have had her issues with Jesse James, but in the end she trusted him and vice versa when it came to deciding who got what in their divorce ... this according to divorce documents obtained by TMZ.