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Jessica Biel is spotted here in a photo op that may have us guessing about the status of her relationship with Justin Timberlake, as she seems to have the romance and mushy stuff covered with her armfuls of heart kidoodles. But do not let this picture fool you, as she is seen with this armload of pinky stuff as she films scenes for her most recent romantic comedy ‘Valentine’s Day’. In this scene, Jessica stumbles out of her car as she struggles to rush into an Indian restaurant with all of these Valentinesy extravaganza items, as a cheeky valet attendant slips the parking ticket inside her bra. So this scene is all about work folks, and will give us no clue on what is going on with the J and J romance. But it seems that those that know Jessica well, like Justin’s mom, are still cheerleading for this couple to pull through whatever storm they are experiencing right now. Though Justin Timberlake hasn’t “officially” (i.e. publicly) confirmed he’s set long-time girlfriend Jessica Biel out on the curb with a “Free To A Good Home” sign, theh fact remains that he’s told almost everyone. Everyone, that is, but his beloved mother, Lynn Harless. When asked what kind of woman she’d like to see her son wind up with, the Tennessee native gushed to E! News about “the one he’s with now,” and she’s not talking Rihanna:

“He’s found someone that’ll golf with him, give him a hard time when he deserves it and stand up to him,” she said.

Meanwhile, when not shooting lovey dovey Valentine’s scenes, Jessica has been moping around L.A. while Justin has been club-hopping in Vegas in advance of his Justin Timberlake & Friends Concert, which raises money for Shriner’s Hospitals for Children. According to Fox News, Ma Timberlake isn’t the only one rooting for Justin to make it work with Jessica. “Justin’s friends are usually all about anything he wants, but in this case, his boys are totally disappointed in him,” a source says. “They think he’s making a big mistake by dumping Jess.” Well that’s awfully flattering. Are they sure this source isn’t just Jessica Biel talking through a kazoo? Who knows, if you ask me she can do better than Timberlake, not that he’s anything to sneeze at, but she IS still Jessica Biel.

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Here we have Lindsay Lohan looking ever the fashionista as she is spotted leaving her hotel in downtown Manhattan not that long ago. Yes she always seems to look great, but there are some concerns that she has been hitting the nightlife a little hard, and using prescription meds to ease the hangovers. And a little too much it seems, but that’s only what her father is saying. In fact he is so upset about his daughter that he has threatened to actually kidnap her if she doesn’t smarten up and go to rehab again on her own. Continuing his crusade to get his daughter Lindsay sober, the desperate dad threatens to abduct the ailing actress. Is this parenting? Or is he just trying to control his daughter again, in what the entire world knows now is one of the most turbulent public relationships a father and daughter can have. But it’s true. Michael Lohan is stepping forward to deliver the best damn fathering he can to his drug-addled daughter Lindsay. Of course, because this is Michael Lohan, who can’t do any parenting properly, that fathering would be a kidnapping threat. Michael sent a statement to the paparazzi agency X17 saying he’s hoping a judge will award him what’s known in the prestigious Entertainment Tonight School Of Lawyering as The Jamie Spears–a conservatorship over Lindsay’s financial and legal affairs, like the one Britney Spears is currently under. However, a man of compromise, he’s willing to settle for a little forced confinement.

“If I can’t get a conservatorship, then I’m going to take her to an undisclosed location and get her straight. But I know I’m gonna get charged with kidnapping.”

Yeah, because good parents weigh the odds when seriously considering taking their adult children against their will. And as you can imagine, Lindsay’s response is a hell to the no.

“Lindsay is actively getting a restraining order, her lawyer has already been contacted. She’s scared. This is really serious.”

Lindsay was in court on Friday to explain why she’s only about halfway through her alcohol education classes, a condition of her probation after she was charged with a DUI in 2007. She was given an extra year to complete the classes, to successfully complete her terms of probation. But of course, since he has nothing else but a potential kidnapping to put him in the news, Michael has been doing the talk-show rounds, attempting to embarrass her sober…or something. He also took his struggles to the first name in paternity tests, Maury Povich, on Friday.

“I’m not going to bury you, you’re gonna bury me before this is over,” he said to his estranged daughter through the camera. “I’m gonna do anything and everything I have to save your life, whether mom likes it, the public likes it, or anyone.”

Well, public, do we like it? For my two cents, it seems like this crusade is more about Michael than it is about Lindsay. But hasn’t it always been? But, to quote a source from Star’s current cover story on Lindsay’s non-exercise related “ROCK BOTTOM!,” “she could easily end up murdered.” So I guess we should pay some grudging respect to Michael for at least attempting to do something, even if that something is ride his daughter’s coattail into the nether regions of trash TV. Michael Lohan. What WILL he think of next.

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Oooh! My my! Vis a vis Jessica Alba style, minus the public announcement, we may have a newlywed couple among us. Here you are seeing one of our fave hippie chic couples enjoying some down time time at the DCMA retail store in Los Angeles. But this is one couple that has snuck right under the radar despite their many spotting in and about the Hills of Beverly. Yes, we have heard that baby Sparrow has finally made his appearance, and that just seemed to crop up out of nowhere. And now there is some word that a wedding did at some point as well. That’s right folks, former publicity hound Nicole Richie has done better than even Jennifer Aniston as far as keeping us guessing. It seems that Nicole Richie might have a secret, and it’s not that she promised Rumpelstiltzkin her Lionel Richie inheritance in return for making her baby weight magically disappear overnight. She married Joel Madden, her partner of three years and father of her two children, a source told Radar. But just in case an unidentified random pal named Close Source confiding in Radar doesn’t convince you, check out what TMZ turned up. On the birth certificate for Nicole and Joel’s newborn baby Sparrow, his name is listed as Sparrow James Midnight Madden. This differs from their one-year-old, Harlow, who has the last name Richie Madden. How married of them! Of course, back in Nicole’s badass days, she was known to get a little cheeky on official documentation. Nicole, who is biracial, identified herself as “white” on her 2003 arrest record, then “black” on her 2006 arrest record. So if Nicole’s race flip-flops, the last name of her child doesn’t necessarily have to stay the same. If you want to know what kind of people they are, how about focusing on the kid’s first name, Sparrow? They may or may not be married, but they are definitely sharing a life together as Hollywood weirdos. And that’s okay. Because the cookie cutter cuties that everyone likes to talk about are getting boring. We like to dish about those that keep us guessing. And Nicole’s free spirit is one that you just can’t help but love. We wish them both nothing but the best whether they are married or not.

Yes the world has been in more than a little bit of a state of confusion ever since word leaked that Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake have gone their separate ways to splitsville. And if you look at Jessica here, she is looking more than a little frumpy as she engages in some retail therapy in New York City, so this is one look that may actually confirm the fact that Jessica has given up hope on this relationship. Frumpy wear and retail therapy? Dead giveaways Jessica no matter WHAT your reps aren’t saying. At any rate, like any situation involving a celebrity, we can get much more information when we go to their closest sources, their family, and we won’t need our old friend Close Source to dish any dirt when we have grandma on standby. And you know grandmas, they don’t and won’t mince their words. And Grandma Timberlake has a LOT to say about what happened with her grandbaby boy and his “girlfriend” Jessica Biel. The pop star’s grams won’t say the couple has broken up because, as far as she was concerned, they were never serious. Ouch! That is COLD. But yes, even Grandma gets the buzz when more info is needed, and Justin’s nana got to gossin’ with the U.K.’s Closer magazine (a reliable source and your first source for news on 98ZZZ-sized breasts) and said she never considered Jessica Biel a real girlfriend. Says Grams Timberlake Sadie Bomar on the split that never was:

“Jessica wanted to marry, but Justin isn’t ready. He’s busy writing new material and he works hard to be successful–he’s really focused on that. As far as we’re concerned, he’s always been single. The girlfriends come and go, but we believe nothing has ever been serious.”

That’s gotta be news to Jessica Biel, whose been mopey on the set of The A-Team in Vancouver. A woman told eTalk’s Lainey that the actress seemed “awful” while out on the town Saturday night. Additionally, a source told Fox News she’s “sad” but encouraged, because Justin strives to stay friends with his exes, so long as they don’t, you know, shave their heads and walk around without pants on or anything. Justin, meanwhile, has been fighting women off as he party hops around L.A. Well, he’s not fighting them off very hard. Radar saw him dancing with six women at one point while partying at the upscale Crown Bar on Friday, leaving with one. So if you’re interested in Justin, hurry, because that line is not getting any shorter. But my thoughts are, if his own grandma won’t acknowledge the serious women in his life, don’t go after this one if long term is on your own radar. Good luck Justin, now that your own Grandma has outed you as a player.

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Nicole Richie is seen here looking glamorous and fabulously bohemian, holding true to her personal and super chic and sexy style on the red carpet. She is at an event teaming up with superstar Pete Wentz to promote her jewellery range “House of Harlow” while Pete promoted his Clandestine Industries clothing line. If you like Nicole’s style, and want to have some of her own, then you will love her bohemian 70’s inspired necklaces and earrings to add that touch of retro bohemian chic. As long as Nicole is around to inspire us, we know the super chic retro look will never go out of style. Even so however, this new mom of two now may look glamorous and challenge free, but she does have her share of troubles. Monday she was in a car accident than led her to the hospital. Though by all looks and accounts she was not injured terribly, and it was only a rear ender, it was a close enough call to send her to the Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles to get checked out. The rear ender was created by some over zealous paparazzi in Beverly Hills, and it lead to more trouble than a picture is worth for the offending media rep. According to the recently released police statement:

“Nicole was driving with a passenger at around 2pm when she was struck by two photographers driving in one vehicle behind her. She has complained of pain…her car sustained moderate damage. No paramedics were called to the scene. She told officers she was going to seek her own medical treatment, so it’s unknown if she’s headed to the hospital or not.”

The driver who hit Nicole is being arrested and booked for being unlicensed because “officers could not verify his identification.” He was physically brought to the station in what will likely lead to a misdemeanour traffic violation. Luckily, Nicole’s two children were not in the vehicle at the time, but this incident can not help but bring back memories of Princess Diana who lost her life at the hands of crazed paparazzi. After the accident, reports did confirm that she spent several hours at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, but was released the same day. The following day, her mom Brenda Richie spent some time with her at home, along with her two kids Harlow who is almost 2, and her most recent arrival, Sparrow who is just a wee one month babe. The driver of the other vehicle has since been identified as Eduardo Arrivebene, was as mentioned initially arrested for driving without a license but was later freed on $1,225 bail. Nicole’s reps won’t comment on the injuries or pain she was treated for at Cedars, but it is reported that she has since hired celebrity attorney Mark Geragos so there may be a civil suit pending. And how did we miss the announcement of little Sparrow? We’re thrilled to hear that Nicole is fine and well on the way to recovery, and happy belated birthday little Sparrow!

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Lindsay Lohan is seen here looking a little worse for wear as she spends the night on the town in West Hollywood. Reports are that her new bee stung look on her lips are from some one on one time with a plastics doc, and though I know this is a craze that is working well for some, personally I think it makes her look more Ronald McDonald and less…well, pretty. She’s not the most talented actress in Hollywood, but her sharp features and excellent bone structure have always kept her one of the prettiest, regardless of what her hair color is. And so I guess Lindsay is back to blonde for now, we’ll see how long this one lasts. And given all the turmoil that has followed her with her struggles with addiction in the past, it seems that the world has been waiting for her to fall off the wagon again. If you ask her dad, a man who has had more than a little bit of a troubled relationship with this starlet, he will tell you that she is back to pill popping. And I’m having a hard time with this one, just because Daddy Lohan has worked so hard at burning her rep in the past, so this is a tough pill for even ME to swallow despite reports that these two are working on strengthening the Daddy/Daughter bonds. But he says she’s back to over self prescribing herself, and he ‘vows to get her the help she needs.’ He says she is addicted to prescription meds, though he isn’t sure which ones, which makes this murky story even murkier. But ever the drama king, Michael Lohan – who has a history of drug abuse himself – wants to help the ‘Mean Girls’ actress beat her reliance on legal substances as he’s terrified she will end up dead. He told website RadarOnline:

“I’m going to get her off the prescription drugs that she’s on. I hate it when people talk about illegal drug abuse because it’s not just drinking and illegal drugs that kill you. Prescription drugs can destroy and kill a person and are sometimes harder to stop. Look at Heath Ledger and Michael Jackson.”

Thanks for the words of inspiration, Michael. And yes, it’s a BAD sign when your own dad compares you to Michael Jackson. Although he refused to say what medications his 22-year-old daughter is taking, he admitted her addiction has taken over her life.

“You know why Lindsay’s not acting in feature films right now? Because she can’t. Because the girl with all the talent is hidden and buried deep inside this fungus that’s grown because of the prescription drugs. She can’t be herself. When you hug her she’s vacant inside. When she kisses or holds me I get chills, and not in a good way – in a bad way. She’s a different person. I was out there for a week when she was living at the Sunset Marquis Hotel and I would sit there and cry. It was horrible. This was not the kid I raised.”

Michael – who has only recently repaired his turbulent relationship with Lindsay – met his eldest child following the break in at her Hollywood home in the summer and was shocked by how much she had changed. And on the one hand we have to look at the fact that addicts DO have way of falling off the wagon, and are more likely than anyone else to do so, and her three stints in rehab aren’t really helping her case. But does it really make sense to claim someone is an addict without knowing what they are addicted to? Not only that, but the thought of Michael and Lindsay kissing and hugging and making up is not sitting well with me, in that, I just don’t buy it. Michael Lohan is a well known fabricator, and though Lindsay’s history is more than a little speckled, right now I’m just not buying it. Is it strange that nobody else has made the same observations? Oh yes, time will tell with this one for sure.

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