Here’s one of those pretty boys that you just love to keep lookin’ at, doncha? Oh yes, he may have a bit of a player reputation, but you almost can’t blame him with these hot looks. Jude Law was spotted here at the New York premiere of Sherlock Holmes at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center, and by the sounds of it, he isn’t just serious about his career these days, but about his much spouted about relationship with the world’s most talked about homewrecker, Sienna Miller. Oh yes, it sounds like his player days might just be over…for now, but how long are we giving this one? By the sounds of it…he says…he has changed his ways and he and on again girlfriend Sienna Miller are reportedly buying a Malibu love nest together which comes complete with its own private white sandy beach. The couple – who rekindled their relationship at the end of last year – have put in a 6 million offer on a Malibu mansion. The lavish property – which is just a few minutes away from the ‘Factory Girl’ star’s favourite shopping centre, Cross Creek – has an incredible ocean view and its own private white sandy beach. A source close to the pair revealed to the Daily Star newspaper:

“Jude and Sienna are hell-bent on not making the same mistakes they made first time around. They’re turning their backs on red carpet romance and opting for a private life. Jude wanted to buy a place they could call their own, where they could spend time with family away from the limelight.”

Jude, 37, and Sienna decided to take their romance to the next level over the Christmas period after the actor realised the 28-year-old blonde is ‘The One’. A source said at the time:

“Sienna was always the one. And now she is back in his life he never wants to let her go again. Jude did some serious thinking over Christmas in Britain with his ex-wife Sadie and the kids. And he realises just how important family life is to him. He needs a good woman to look after him.”

Jude and Sienna spent the festive period on the Caribbean island of Barbados together with his three children, Rafferty, Iris and Rudy, from his marriage to Sadie. Last year, Jude became a father for the fourth time after American model Samantha Burke fell pregnant following a brief relationship. It’s taken Sienna more than four years to forgive her former fiance, after he slept with his children’s nanny back in July 2005. Right. Forgiveness from Sienna Miller. Is that what we call irony? Okay, taking bets for the pool now…6 months till Malibu Dream House goes back on the market?

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Ah yes, here we have America’s most annoying couple doing what they can to stay as far away from each other during a Midtown Manhattan errand run. Brad Pitt, yes that’s the man that looks like Jesus there, is running ahead of the scary skinny lady that is hiding behind fly shades in the background. But one little picture like this doesn’t necessarily mean they’ve finally decided they annoy each other as well, as this kind of exit from a public place is very common for celebrity couples that don’t want to be seen together. Actually, this kind of exit is common for celebrities that don’t want “new couple” rumors to begin (circa John and Jen back in the day), but rarely occurs in well established couples with six children together. So maybe our most annoying couple have finally irritated each other enough to stay at arms length or farther. I gotta say, this hideous goatee that Brad boy is sporting would be enough to keep me a distance. At any rate, no, one little picture is not going to seal the deal with these guys….no, no…it’s all the OTHER stuff that people, and People magazine are saying that is pretty much confirming what we all thought was inevitable. Splitsville for Brangelina. Could it BE? Yes, despite the fact that Brad and Angelina were out for dinner together when the split rumours started, the rumors HAVE started and they don’t seem to be slowing down. Brad Pitt! Angelina! Please just stand beside each other! The speculation over whether the celebrity alpha couple have split or not is only getting more intense now that the covers of this week’s celeb magazines have been posted online. And while In Touch says Jennifer Aniston broke them up, a claim that has slightly more credibility this week than the dozen times they’ve previously reported it, People magazine, a publication that will no more lie to you about Brangelina than they will over how delicious a fat-free chocolate cake recipe is, says not to panic.

“Angie and Brad were actually out to dinner together in Los Angeles when the rumour broke. That’s how ridiculous [the story] is.”

The hotly followed famous ones are currently in Los Angeles with their kids Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh and the invisible twins, Viv and Knox. So just when I was going to go back to sleeping through the night, Howard Stern had to go and shatter my sense of security. He randomly called into Rosie O’Donnell’s Rosie Radio on Tuesday and, when talked turned to Brangelina, he said he knew they weren’t together anymore, ONTD reports. And while Howard may be many things, including a man who can leave you permanently traumatized with a sexual remark about Barbara Bush, he isn’t really known as a big gossip mongerer. He cryptically said he “knows people” and “he can pretty much say for sure that they are no longer together,” ONTD reported. It sure didn’t help that Angelina was snapped out in L.A. with not Brad, but her brother James Haven on Tuesday. Or that a rep for the couple are now saying they have no plans to attend the Oscars this year. But for those who want to believe, Angelina’s dad Jon Voight says he’s still the only one kicked out of Angelina’s life. “It’s all made up stuff,” he said, via Metro. That would be reassuring if I thought for one second that Howard Stern didn’t play a larger role in Angelina’s life than Jon Voight does.

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Britney Spears is spotted here landing at LAX after being in Australia for her Circus tour, and is seen being escorted to an awaiting car by her bodyguards and the ever present crowd of paparazzi. She has just wrapped up her ever popular Circus tour, and it sounds like the tour has taken its toll on her, as sources are saying that what she looks like here, is MUCH different than her appearances now that she is home again and trying to settle back into normal life. Well that doesn’t sound too shocking, a world wide tour for a normal person could be a little harrowing and exhausting, but to a mom of two wee ones who suffers from bipolar disorder, well, you have to know the homecoming is not going to be easy, and sources are saying this may lead to another trip to the looney bin if she isn’t careful. Life & Style” reports that our princess of pop has been spotted frequently at the chic Mondrian Hotel in L.A. over the past two months where the magazine reports she spends much of her time impersonating Stewie from the “Family Guy” cartoon. It’s the same luxury establishment that a bald and very troubled Britney crashed during the height of her 2008 breakdown, when she was spotted shaving her legs in the pool bathroom and borrowing a bikini from a hotel guest before posing with fans poolside for photos which later appeared all over the tabloids. The bizarre behavior reportedly followed a failed check-in attempt when her credit card was turned down at the front desk. Fast-forward to 2010 and the 28-year-old singer is reportedly finding it hard adjusting to life at home after spending eight months on the road last year for her “Circus” world tour. One of our tour mates has reported:

“She said she misses the environment of a busy hotel when she stops touring. She seems to love having people around her. She’s friendly and interested in everybody – she started talking to one guest and even jokingly offered to sing at the woman’s wedding!”

Another tabloid also reports the mother-of-two, who owns a mansion in L.A., has been staying at the five-star hotel for a few days every couple of weeks with sons Sean Preston and Jayden James.

“She’s no reason to be there. Last time she had staff running around after her kids as they both caught flu and she had no medicine for them. She uses the gym, is waited on and she uses the babysitting service.”

While celebrity publicist Todd Shapiro told “Life & Style” he spotted Spears hard at work on her trademark abs at the hotel’s fitness centre on Jan. 5, another insider tells the magazine that the star’s workouts have been more than a little unusual, and that she’s even adopted the British accent she was so fond of using when she went off the rails two years ago.

“She’s obsessed with the show Family Guy and was doing Stewie impressions in the gym. She even ordered chicken wings to be delivered to the gym, which raised eyebrows. She asked to replace the buffalo sauce with sweet chili.”

The starlet’s hotel escapades aren’t the only warning signs she may be headed down a similar path of personal destruction that eventually led to her infamous psych ward visit. Gossip sites began speculating Spears had reached her spending limit again when she used her bodyguard’s credit card to buy a pair of boots last week. Despite recently signing on as the face of “Candies” through 2010, the conservatorship agreement reportedly only allows her to put $1,500 a week on credit. And since Brit recently decided to go back to brunette, it doesn’t bode well for those clinging to the hope that the hard-working mom is just having a bit of fun. After all, it was the darker ‘do that appeared in the months leading up to the shave job seen ’round the world. Well, we certainly do hope that these kinds of escapades are going to fall under the “weird artist” category, and that she stays on her toes, for her kids sake if nothing else. My hunch is that this is all speculation, and that she is just being herself and acting out maybe a smidge, but I don’t foresee a trip to the bin any time soon. People like to talk and badly about her at that, and I really think she knows she has worked too hard to get where she is back to today and just needs a little down time.

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It’s really sad that every time there is a celebrity death, the rumor mill about prescription drugs starts churning, and instead of allowing family and friends to grieve, the media gets hungry to place blame and point fingers. And the tragedy that was Brittany Murphy’s death is no exception, as with any celebrity that leaves us at such a young age, the question of why and how are the first ones to crop up. We know that Brittany Murphy died on Sunday December 20th after a horrible situation with a flu that went really, really badly. Her husband Simon Monjack was on the scene at the time, as was her mom, and though 911 was called, she was pronounced dead on arrival at Cedars Sinai Medical Center. Of course, after the fact, some meds were found in her home leading speculation on a possible drug overdose, but her husband is quick to dispel those claims. Simply put, Brittany Murphy’s husband claims the prescription drugs found in their home were his. Simon Monjack insists speculation that the actress’s death from a cardiac arrest last month was linked to her use of medications is inaccurate because she was only taking pills for menstrual cramps and laryngitis. The cancer survivor – who suffers from migraines, seizures and a heart condition – told People magazine that Brittany “was on an antibiotic and was taking cough medicine”, for laryngitis and flu-like symptoms when she died. She also took a medication called Vicoprofen to deal with severe menstrual cramps, but Simon was adamant there were “no medications that could have possibly led to her heart attack.” Ten different types of prescription drugs were found in Brittany’s bedroom after she died, including tablets to treat depression and anxiety. Some of the drugs were in Brittany’s name, others were in Simon’s and her mother Sharon’s, as well as other “unidentified third party names”. Her mother also said she was convinced the star died of natural causes, rather than as the result of drug abuse or an eating disorder, as has also been speculated. Mom spoke out as well about her daughter:

“She never even drank… maybe a glass of champagne at New Year’s. But everyone used to say she was wasted, she was this, she was that. It was hard for anyone to imagine that somebody was so high on life.”

Let’s call this what it is, a tragedy, and let this poor family grieve and mourn the loss of a beautiful woman who always made us smile. No matter what.

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Well here we have Mr. Player Mayer spotted leaving The Hard Rock Café in Picadilly London after performing a gig for a small crowd, and we all know that by the looks of it, he has seen better days. Yes, the effect of Jennifer Aniston rubbing off of anybody is only going to be beauty and sunshine, so perhaps this downtrodden look has something to do with the woes that sources are saying he is having over her. Yah, you have to know that when you dump Jennifer Aniston, there are likely to be some side effects of that, since she is one woman that just about any man in the world would do anything for. And it sounds like John Mayer is having some second thoughts about his relationship with her, and wants her back. Are we supposed to be sad for him? Well, uh, maybe he shouldn’t have dumped her. They could be rolling in People magazine baby-photo money by now if he hadn’t made that fatal relationship error. But we know the elusive Aniston, if there’s anything that I’m sure Jennifer Aniston appreciates at this point, it’s people talking about her romantic life. Not. But it sounds like Johnny Boy is having second thoughts, and even has a mixed message for his ex-girlfriend in the new Rolling Stone: he’s still heartbroken over the end of their relationship last March, but says Jen is not his “ideal” partner. Well, sure, but Angelina’s already taken.

“I’ve never really gotten over it. It was one of the worst times of my life.”

But, as he told the paparazzi the first time he dumped her, he’d rather be a great friend than a bad boyfriend.

“What would I be saying to Jen, who I think is f–king fantastic, if I said to her, ‘I don’t dislike you. In fact, I like you extremely well. But I have to back out of this because it doesn’t arc over the horizon. This is not where I see myself for the rest of my life, this is not my ideal destiny.”

Now I see why Jen does yoga. His “arc over the horizon”? What does that even MEAN? But like all men, John is just so frustrating. He only likes his celebrity conquests when he doesn’t have them. That worked out well for him with Jessica Simpson, because every time he dumped her she would just wear lower necklines until she was basically accompanying him to his fancy galas without a top at all. But Jen’s in her 40s. She only has to be dumped once (ok maybe twice) to get the message. So even though John tells Rolling Stone he can’t wait to meet his soulmate so he can stop putting so much mental energy into dating, I don’t think that’s going to work out for him. The things he wants are impossible. Someone can mail me an honourary doctorate of psychology.

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If there is anything good that can become of the abuse incident that transpired between Chris Brown and Rihanna last year before the Grammies, she says that we can learn from her mistakes. Though no victim can ever be blamed for being a victim, she does admit that she saw a few warning signs during their relationship that may have shed some light on the problems that Chris Brown was struggling with that led him to the abusive situation. Rihanna has revealed ex-boyfriend Chris Brown had ”control and insecurity issues” when they were dating, and she even claims she began to spot warning signs before she was attacked by Chris Brown. As we know, the ‘Russian Roulette’ singer was left battered and bruised by her then-boyfriend Chris Brown last February when he assaulted her in his car and in hindsight she could see the situation developing. And those were terms that she specifically used:

“There were control issues, insecurity. When people are insecure they become very controlling and they can get very aggressive and in turn abusive. It doesn’t have to be physical. Like they would say bad stuff to you to make you feel lesser than them just so they would have control in the relationship. It takes a big toll on your emotions and on your everyday life. It changes you.”

Rihanna also revealed she was emotionally drained when she recorded latest album ‘Rated R’ due to the attack, subsequent break-up and intense attention. The 21-year-old pop star added in an interview with W magazine:

“When I was making this album, every day I was in a different mood. Sometimes I was p***ed off, sometimes I was miserable, and every song brings out a different story. It’s still hard to listen to certain songs. Certain ones I couldn’t even record – I’d keep pushing them back. When the label finally said we had 12 hours to turn in the album, I was like, Okay, I have to record the last song. I just drank some red wine, dimmed the lights, got in the booth and sang it.”

Chris, 20, was found guilty of the assault and ordered to carry out 80 hours of community labor, 12 months of domestic violence counselling and five years probation. While she, and the rest of us, can take comfort in the fact that he’s not getting away with it, we can also learn from this. Though Rihanna can never EVER be blamed for not getting out of this sooner, she does teach us some important information in terms of knowing characteristics of an abuser that can maybe even help some women out there get out of similar situations. Either way, she’s a hero, and we applaud her for being as forthright as she has been about it, as this is not an easy thing to do, and something not every victim feels comfortable doing. Way to go Rihanna, keep rocking it, and we keep loving you.

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