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Michael Lohan is seen here with an un-named and oddly dressed female companion who we will refer to as “not his fiancee” as he dines out at Beso Restaurant and hopes to avoid the spotlight. And just why in heaven’s name would Michael need to be avoiding the spotlight THIS time you ask? Well, given his widely publicized relationship with the Big Guy upstairs himself you may wonder in heaven’s name what is going on with this public but seemingly non-practicing Christian. Because it sounds like Michael Lohan is taking a brief hiatus from spreading God’s message of love to face charges of making death threats against his fiancée. Michael Lohan, you so wacky! When he’s not making light-hearted fun of his image by entering a celebrity boxing tournament, or exploring his spiritual side by drawing philosophically probing, daughter-embarrassing cartoons, this good fellow of God is threatening to kill women it seems. This is an outrage! The 48-year-old daddy to Lindsay and Ali Lohan was in court on Tuesday, the New York Post reports, under accusations he threatened to kill his 34-year-old fiancée, Erin Muller (not pictured here),and himself when she broke up with him. He’s pleading not guilty. How do you accidentally threaten to kill someone and then, plead not guilty? One would think that his forgiving God would overlook this. At any rate…
Daddy Lohan made the threat over the phone on March 18, and was arrested on April 6, but it went unnoticed as the world had more important things to worry about at the time. I’m sure we all remember where we were when we first heard about Lindsay’s post-breakup hairstyle. Michael appeared in court with Erin, so I guess his threats to murder her really made her realize what a special man she was throwing away. They didn’t stay for the trial, but he had a chance to log some quality court time on Wednesday. He’s in trouble for withholding $12,000 in child support from his ex-wife Dina. They have four children but only two–Ali, 15, and Cody, 12–are minors. Looks like Lindsay’s baby photos are going up on eBay again. And as for the woman with the polka dot obsession? One can only wonder…but not too long, because, Lilo’s hair is sooo much more interesting to obsess over….

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The ever so glamorous Audrina Patridge is seen here filming scenes for the upcoming season of The Hills with Stephanie Pratt as they grab some Thai food on Cahuenga Boulevard. And is it just me, or has Audrina had some work done, as by the looks of it here, she is looking even more glam with every passing season. Whatever she has done, I like, and I particularly like the way she is going blonder without going blonde at all. Very nice, Audrina. And yes, Audrina has once again become the focus of another catfight on The Hills, and her lean towards blonder times may be one symptom of that, as a former co-star is returning to this Laguna Beach spinoff and the blondes are causing a stir. But then, what on The Hills doesn’t end in a catfight? The Hills have set the bar pretty high for themselves, what with the past four seasons chronicling Lauren Conrad and Heidi Pratt being railroaded together despite hating each other. But now, for the new era, which drops Lauren but adds her hometown frenemy Kristin Cavallari, the explosive new drama will find–wait for it–Kristin and Audrina Patridge hating each other! It’s the most daring creative masterstroke since the creators of C.S.I. developed C.S.I.: Miami! Audrina read this new development from her “script” on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show on Thursday. And she was not so slow about letting the world know that she flat out doesn’t like the new blonde in The Hills. Guess another birthday party for Audrina bit the dust when she and Kristen had it out a bit. And we can expect to see every juicy detail this season.

“They’ll show it, but I mean, all I have to say is, it’s really pathetic and desperate what people will do when the cameras are around. It was my birthday, and I was like, ‘Oh, my God. Is this what we’re going to have to deal with? Not to mention all these people who keep showing up with cameras every time sensational drama occurs. I mean what is up with that?”

Did Audrina perhaps forget that she was on a reality TV show? Maybe someone should tell her THAT is what is up with those pesky little camera crews. But this Audrina vs. Kristin thing has also been foreshadowed by Jon and Kate Plus Eight Weekly, formerly known as Us. The magazine’s source says to expect a Hills divided with Lo Bosworth warming up to her former adversary Audrina and Stephanie Pratt while Kristin sides with troublesome Spencer and Heidi Pratt. In addition to the birthday-ruining drama, Kristin reportedly upset the delicate social balance on the series on May 22 when she interrupted a conversation between Audrina’s greasetrap ex-boyfriend Justin Bobby and Spencer’s sister Stephanie at a Hollywood hotel. Yes, they’re fighting over Justin Bobby. These are truly dark days for The Hills.

For those of you that care what is going on in the life of Jessica Simpson, there is not much new to report. As you can see here, she hasn’t fussed too much about her weight issues, which is fine, but when you HAVE weight issues, one of the first rules of thumbs in fashion is to stay away from the Daisy Duke style ensembles. Yes, Jessica definitely had her days of glory when donning a pair of Daisy Dukes would leave men all over the world panting, but in these days, one can only wonder the reaction that her and her Daisy Dukes inspire today. This time, men more than likely aren’t exactly panting after her, but perhaps wincing at the sight of Jessica hitting the stage in her Daisy Duke wear.

The really sad thing is that she thought she looked good, while performing for fans at Sea World she was seen strutting the stage and working the crowd. And while there are many opportunities for slams on her looking like this….and performing at Sea World…we will just leave those to your imagination today. And it seems that it is not just all of America that is a little tired of her, but also her own friends.

We have heard some rumors that Jessica is so man-desperate that she decided to hook up with her long time hairdresser Ken Paves. Seemed he was the only man that would look at her twice, and this may only be because she was paying him to do just that, look at her long enough to style her hair. And so she took this relationship a little further in order to keep her hair looking beautiful for the odd cover shoot. But it sounds like a little rift has cropped up between the two, and that there may have even been some cheating on Jessica’s part, and not so well timed when it comes to Vanity Fair. She’s recently appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair, but the word is that *gasp* Ken was not the man that styled her hair for this shoot.

One can’t help but wonder at this point, what happened to Jessica’s hair-extension business partner so we could all stop wondering (it was just me, wasn’t it?). For Jessica’s photo shoot with Mario Testino, he brought his own team, and so Jessica was styled by one-named-wonder Oribe, a Miami-based hair guy who’s worked on every magazine with every model, including AlphaModel Cindy Crawford. While a magazine that pretends to follow high society has no problem putting Proactiv spokesmodel Jessica Simpson on their cover, Vanity Fair thinks they’re too good for Ken, whose client roster includes Eva Longoria and Jennifer Lopez. Jessica was supposed to be in Vanity Fair in 2006, but they wouldn’t let her use Ken for her hair, so she passed. But it sounds like it wasn’t Jessica’s decision to “cheat” on her hair stylist.

Vanity Fair says that most fashion photographers use their own people–and they certainly don’t use Ken Paves, who is considered ‘tacky and amateurish for high-fashion shoots’ some absolute beam of sunshine told the New York Post at the time. I think the term “Texas pageant hair” was even used which should be of no surprise considering we ARE dealing with Jessica Simpson who has sadly turned into a Texas pageant herself with very little class to back it up. What is to become of Ken Paves and his relationship with Jessica Simpson? And will her hair suffer in the process? Who knows…or cares.

Photograph: Ben Dome, PacificCoastNews.com

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Ever since Mel Gibson’s wife of 28 years decided to throw in the towel to their marriage and life together, the rumor mill has been swirling heavily, and it seems that every Oksana under the sun has come out of the woodworks to stake a claim on being the woman responsible for ending it all. We did get wind of a woman in Costa Rica that was spending some time with Mel, who happened to be named Oksana, and she was given the blame for the marital demise. But it seems that, as usual, the more time that passes, the more real information makes its ways into the headlines. By the time in fact that this Costa Rica moment occurred, it seems that Mel and Robyn had already called it quits, but just had not gotten public with it. So THIS Oksana it seems can not be held responsible for a divorce of epic proportions. In fact we are hearing that the Mel and Robyn split had been in place for as long as THREE YEARS before anything ever went public, so it seems that their divorce was a surprise to US more than it was to anyone close in the picture. But isn’t this always the case? And then we have another Oksana, Oksana Grigorieva who is supposedly pregnant with Mel Gibson’s eighth child. Yes, you did read that correctly. And this is an Oksana that recently made a public appearance with Mel, as if THAT alone is enough to prove paternity and the cause of all marital dissolution. As far as her thoughts on the relationship she has with Mel? She isn’t exactly going public, but as you can imagine, her mom is speaking loudly, as would any mother who insists on believing that their daughter had their eggo preggo’d by Mel Gibson:

“He split up with his wife three years ago, so to suggest that she has broken up their marriage is rubbish. He was no longer with his wife so he was bound to meet some woman at some point, it just happened to be Oksana.”

And while it very well may have been AN Oksana, how can we ever know for sure WHICH Oksana any one in this puzzle is talking about? And is THIS Oksana preggo with Mel’s baby? The word is that yes she is, that Mel himself gathered all 7 of his other children earlier this week to break the news, and assured them that the pregnancy was unplanned. Their reaction? Fury as you can imagine, as they are now taking steps to protect their inheritance which very well may be in jeopardy after a situation like this. And Robyn? Well, she’s through with this player for good, and is walking away with a sweet $450 million in damages, which is a nice price to pay for a lifetime of what…standing by your man when his eyes are elsewhere. And no, it is not at all difficult to believe that Mel is one of the biggest Hollywood Players of all time, A list or otherwise, but what the truth is or isn’t remains to be seen. As always, time will tell, but my hunch is that as time passes, Mel Gibson is not going to find any redeemable points as his reputation continues to go south.

We know and love her as the ever so cool Carrie Bradshaw of Sex and the City, but it is this same coolness and chic factor that has us loving the girl behind the character, Sarah Jessica Parker. And it seems that no matter where or when we see her, she is handling life with grace and confidence and never letting us see her sweat. Here she is on the set of her latest movie “Did You Hear About the Morgans?” in New York City, wearing a gorgeous body hugging dress that shows off all of her best features with a style and grace that is enviable by most women. So when we see her in moments like this, or in many other moments for that matter, it can get a little disconcerting to hear that our favorite best friend Sarah Jessica Parker is a little nervous about something, and coming public with it for the very first time. Though we have been getting wind of some marriage troubles between her and long time hubby Matthew Broderick, the opposite seems to be just the case, as Sarah and Matthew are expecting twins believe it or not. And no, you won’t be able to guess that by looking at her fabulous figure, but this is because they have taken an unconventional route and gone with a surrogate mother. As you read this, Sarah and Matthew are waiting for babies number two and three that are being carried incognito by their surrogate. But from the sounds of it, instead of happily preparing for their ever expanding family, the happy couple are a little concerned over the fact that their surrogate mom is experiencing a little undue stress as a result of being a surrogate to a celebrity couple. Their surrogate has been experiencing a massive invasion of privacy that is getting a little dangerous for anyone in fact, never mind a woman pregnant with twins. To date, the surrogate has had her phone and computer hacked into, and she is receiving some threats as well, and Sarah says it hasn’t exactly ended there:

“She’s had friends threatened and family threatened and she’s had family of friends threatened. I care deeply about her and I am incredibly outraged by the sort of extraordinary and unprecedented invasion of her privacy. I think even given the unfortunate way we live now in this unending appetite for the more salacious information, it has still shocked me, and it has still really disappointed me.”

To use the word disappointed must be somewhat of an understatement, as even a pregnant friend of the Parker/Broderick surrogate has been mistaken for the surrogate and chased down by the paparazzi and experienced a host of undue stress and tension. Disappointed? Yes, an understatement. Because how sick do you have to be to terrorize pregnant women all in the name of a celebrity photo? And to go so far as to hack computers and phone lines and threaten family members? All of this does not a stable person make, so it is of no surprise that Sarah is getting public about it in the name of protecting a woman who is doing a wonderful deed for a beautiful couple at a time when stress should be at a minimum. Let’s hope for the sake of Sarah’s family, and for the sake of the health of this surrogate, that this one is nipped in the bud sooner than later. Until then, we eagerly await the news of the births of Sarah and Matthew’s double bundle!

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Well it seems like Hollywood’s starlets are learning a thing or two from the ever so elusive Jennifer Aniston when it comes to keeping us guessing about their love lives. Gone are the days for Kate Hudson when her latest fling and thing were all over the tabloids with her mooney eyes, now she is just keeping things under wraps and forcing us to come to our own conclusions. And here she is at the recent Cartier 100th Anniversary in America celebration looking stunning as ever in a cut out dress that very few women could get away with.

But this is our Kate, one minute she’s trugging the streets of New York looking uber veg mode and casual but fabulous, the next she is gracing the red carpets in the glamorous style that we have come to know and love with this girl. But did she have a mystery man for this outstanding night on the town? No of course she would not go so far as to come to a public event with her latest thing, because if she did, how else could she keep us guessing? The last we heard on Kate and romance was that she and Owen Wilson had finally made one last round with the on again off again thing, and this last round was so final in fact that they were determined to finally make things permanent and plan a secret June wedding. And oh how the bells rang and the birds sang with that one, as we ALL know that she truly belongs with Owen.

So what then is the deal with her and A-Rod? Yes, though she may be elusive, she does have this funny knack of bringing boyfriends and flings back from the dead, and we are hearing wind that she and A Rod have started something up again. Way back when, in the Fall to be precise, Kate was spotted canoodling with A-Rod, but it seemed to be a come and go thing. And now, we are hearing NOTHING of this so called secret Owen wedding, but that she and A-Rod are back in the fling thing again. But the New York Post is reporting that she and A Rod were “macking out” at a New York bar this past Friday, and that this all began after she sat in the coveted box and watched A-Rod in a Yankees game. The afterparty for the flirty pair continued at the Tex Mex bar the Mustang Grill where they seemingly couldn’t keep their hands off each other.

But does two spotting for a flirty pair make for a relationship? In Hollywood, and in the Hudsonwood, one would seem to think so as she seems to cling on to the flavor of the day when Owen isn’t around. But Madonna’s ex? Who knows. One thing we do know for sure is that if we find Kate and A-Rod shacking up at the cottage in Muskoka, Canada, then they too will probably publish news of a secret wedding. Just ask a few of her other exes who have made it to the coveted relationship status of cottage guest – Eric Lindross, Lance Armstrong, and the list goes on and on. And all of this going on while Kate goes public with Page Six stating that she is looking for a new baby daddy, as she’d like to give her little guy Ryder a brother or sister. Perhaps it has been so long since she actually HAD a baby that she has forgotten that one needs to stick around with one man in order for THAT dream to transpire. Not sure what this gal is up to, but one thing I DO know and that is that my money and my hopes are still on Owen. Let’s see what happens here…

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What is it about Tori Spelling and this fascination America has with her? It’s somewhat boggling considering she is only just a wannabe heiress at this point, and her other 15 minutes of fame were over about 15 years ago. But here she is creating a stir and a headline no less as she and her husband make it to the three year mark. This of course is something for any couple to celebrate, and in Hollywood any couple that lasts longer than 6 months should get their own parade or something at this point. But honestly, this is so gagworthy it is almost futile to write about, but yet so many people want to know. Here Tori and her hubby Dean McDermott are enjoying their third anniversary at the infamous Mr. Chow eatery. The coupler were celebrating year number three together, 3 years that has blessed them with two beautiful children. And despite the fact that Tori has been either pregnant or a new mommy for most of those three years, she still has suddenly found herself back on the scary skinny list. We know that Tori was quite famous for being the too skinny girl on the former 90210, and so perhaps she has schooled herself in eating disorders once again for her 15 minutes of comeback in the new 90210 this year. That IS what she’s known for, so perhaps she’s falling back into her old ways to get her old fame back. At any rate, here she is in all her bony glory with her husband of three years. And for the anniversary Tori felt it necessary to spew to anybody that cares that she gets a ring every year for her anniversary gift. Not just any ring mind you, but a wedding ring every single year. This year she was presented with it on this evening at Mr. Chow, where Tori received an antique French band from hubby Dean. She told People how much she loves this tradition, and that every day when Dean slips the new ring on her finger, she remembers the day he made her his wife and blah blah blah. Tori’s new antique band boasts a round white diamond with a round yellow diamond right beside it, and the expression engraved “Toi et Moi” meaning “You and Me”. And what does she plan to do with all this anniversary bling? Pass them on to her children hoping they become family heirlooms. That will be quite the collection for her bambinos Liam who is 2 and Stella who is 11 months if their mommy and daddy go the distance. And so, that is the update on Tori and Dean folks. Riveting.

For someone that spends SO much time in the public eye, you have got to give it to Lindsay Lohan for being as elusive as ever when it comes to keeping us wondering. And here we thought that Jennifer Aniston was the one that was the most elusive, but Lilo certainly is coming in a close second here. We know that her and Sam have had an on again off again thing, and by all records, we thought they were OFF and for good. So why then are we seeing her here at 6:30 in the morning trying to make a discrete getaway from Samantha Ronson’s house? It can’t be because they were having an early morning meeting discussing the end of their relationship, so it looks like some tete a tete between these two is ongoing. After Lindsay made her sweet escape, with fly shades and huge scarf disguise in tow, her driver took her immediately to the airport. Following this, Samantha was seen running out of the house and locking up the gate before she headed in a separate car to the airport. So even though these two are trying to keep things discrete by doing so at ungodly hours in the morning, doesn’t look like they are being too successful. And as to where these on again lovebirds were heading? The answer seems to be the UK, London specifically, because it seems that celebs have oodles more privacy there and Lindsay is tired of the paparazzi circus. This is interesting and sheds some light on the fact that maybe she’s not hyping up her own publicity around here. Orrrrr…… she and Samantha just want some place private to hide while they keep doing the coupley thing after their “official” breakup. Lindsay says London is an ideal choice for her because in London apparently, they aren’t as judgemental as us nosy Americans. She also finds the fashion and music industry very appealing there, and one can not begrudge her on that point.

“I want to be on my own for a while. I need to care about myself now. I didn’t get into this business to be a celebrity. I’ve been a target for a long time.”

And as far as the ever pressing concerns on her weight, Lindsay says that she isn’t having any body issues right now, that she’s not starving herself and she’s happy with how she looks. She says it doesn’t seem to matter what she looks like, she will be criticized anyway, so she is just sticking with what she wants and to heck with the rest of us. She feels that her personal life is far too much under the microscope and just wants a little me time and hence the jaunt across the pond. So we’ll see how this one turns out, because my hunch is, within a few weeks, months, whatever, of her landing in London, their daily wires are going to be JAMMED with news of yet another hostile split between this not so subtle couple.

David Tonnessen, PacificCoastNews.com