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–>At a Hollywood Reporter breakfast a few days prior, still-”offficially”-in-the-closet-but-socially-outed actress Jodie Foster thanked her life partner, Cydney Bernard (pictured above), calling her “beautiful Cydney who sticks with me through all the rotten and the bliss.” As Michael K of Dlisted noted, straight people don’t go around announcing that they’re straight, so why are gay people (especially those in the public eye) need to make a formal announcement to everyone? This is why I’m over Perez Hilton: just because he likes everyone to know he’s gay does not give him the authority to out people who may not like their private life exposed, particularly images with photoshopped jizz dribbling down their mouths.

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–>My mom always said that Nicolas Cage looked the most like a serial killer of anyone in Hollywood (I disagree–the villain from “Passenger 57″ starring Wesley Snipes?). BUT. I don’t think she’s seen his son yet: Weston Coppola Cage, 16 years old behind all that eyeliner. This is him at the Fulcage fashion show on Wed 12/5.

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–>Chug! Chug! Chug! Posh Spice gets real: “It became very obvious from the start [of my career] that I was never going to be the best singer or the best dancer or the best actress. I was never a ‘natural.’ You know, I’ve never been that good at anything, to be completely honest. I’m no Mariah Carey, but I can sing.”

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–>Frankie Muniz lives! Showing off his “bicep” for a friend’s videocamera! So this is what it’s like to be the bottom rung of Forbes’ Top 20 Under 25 list…

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Janet Charlton’s Hollywood received a tip that pregnant Nicole Richie may be expecting twins:

“We heard a sensational rumor that we can’t PROVE, but it just might be true, so we’re going to tell you what we know and let YOU be the judge. According to a source, Nicole Ritchie is expecting TWINS! This source predicts that Nicole’s reps are planning to release the information when it will be most beneficial to her. If you think about it, no one at Nicole’s baby shower seemed to have any idea whether she was expecting a girl or boy so she hasn’t discussed it. Of course twins for a person as tiny as Nicole might be complicated. In other words, scary. If this tip turns out to be true, and it just MIGHT, remember you read it here FIRST!”

Caps locking words makes me a little nervous, and I try to abstain from the over-emphasis all caps provides. When Janet “can’t PROVE” the rumor and the tip “just MIGHT” be true, it makes me think she doesn’t believe the story either. As Hollywood pregnancies have become increasingly more newsworthy in the last few years, I feel like the only way to jazz up unconfirmed/non-life threatening/quiet pregnancies is to suggest that that the mother may be carrying twins (read: JLo). In reality, it seems the stars who DO have twins (Marcia Cross, Julia Roberts, et al) used fertility treatments and/or got pregnant later in life.

Some commenters on Janet’s site noted that Nicole looks so large (one of the signs of twins) because most everyone has adapted to her “pro-ana look.” I just think she’s pregnant, plain and simple: each woman takes to pregnancy differently, i.e. carries the baby higher or lower, gets big or not-so-big, familiar cravings and weird cravings, etc. I thought I’d post this in case it MIGHT be true.

In other Nicole Richie-Joel Madden news, or rather the Richie-Madden Children’s Foundation news, they handed out $200,000 worth of baby goods to 100 needy families through the Los Angeles Free Clinic. Click here to read the full story.

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A few school districts in Illinois have banned hugging in elementary and middle schools, where students feel violated for expressing affection for friends…but adults don’t follow the same rules. Even when a hug is shared with the woman you’ve been accused of having an affair with and breaking up your seven-year marriage.

From Faded Youth, photos of Ryan Phillippe and Abbie Cornish, his costar in the upcoming film, “Stop Loss”, on a friend’s patio in Beverly Hills, sharing what appears to be a cigarette (though partaking in the 1998 film “Homegrown” may suggest he’s not anti-marijuana) and a hug.

Following his divorce from Reese Witherspoon, with whom he has two children, Ava and Deacon, Phillippe had this to say: “I’m not a perfect person, but I’m not guilty of a lot of the things I have been accused of. My priority is and always has been the health and safety of my family,” Phillippe said to People magazine.

On November 20 of last year, just following the announcement of the Ryan-Reese divorce and when speculation was high that Cornish was “the other woman,” the Australian actress denied any reports of a romance:

“We were very good friends and we did spend a lot of time together, yeah,” she was quoted by the Dailynews, as saying.

“But we’re friends and that’s it,” was quoted by Star magazine, as saying,” she added.

Earlier tabloids had claimed that Witherspoon decided to end her marriage to the Crash star after learning he had romanced Cornish on the set of their new movie, “Stop Loss” in Texas.

Reports also suggested that the Legally Blonde star found out about her husband’s alleged romance with Cornish after reading a saucy note on his BlackBerry phone.

But Cornish insists the reports are all false.”

Ah, the “good friends” excuse. Photos are damning evidence, so they’ll have a fun time backpedaling through the new gossip that they have resumed their romance. Best of luck to you, Ryan and Abbie! Suggestion: avoid any use of the phrase “good friends” as it almost always implies something more.

Forbes has compiled a list of the top 20 under 25. Top 20 to donate the majority of their salary to literacy programs or food aid overseas? Come on, if that were true, Angelina Jolie would be president, with Brad Pitt as First Lady. They’re the 20 top-earners under 25, of course (and “Forbes” probs gave that away).

Without further adieu:

1. LeBron James, $27 million
2. Reggie Bush, $24 million
3. Maria Sharapova, $23 million
4. Michelle Wie, $19 million
5. Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, $17 million each
6. Daniel Radcliffe, $15 million
7. Hilary Duff, $12 million
8. Avril Lavigne, $12 million
9. Carmelo Anthony, $10 million
10. Keira Knightley, $9 million
11. Carrie Underwood, $7 million
12. Scarlett Johansson, $5 million
13. Mischa Barton, $4.5 million
14. Dakota Fanning, $4 million
15. Emma Watson, $4 million
16. Rupert Grint, $4 million
17. Miley Cyrus, $3.5 million
18. Lindsay Lohan, $3.5 million
19. Mandy Moore, $3.5 million
20. Frankie Muniz, $3 million

A couple of notes: first, how did “Malcolm in the Middle” star Frankie Muniz still pull in $3 million this year? Did he finally sell off his car collection? And wasn’t Lindsay Lohan in rehab for most of 2007?

Second, I’m wondering how Rupert Grint and Emma Watson feel about their costar, Daniel Radcliffe, earning nearly triple their salaries this year when they are quite the onscreen trio. Though to be fair, that’s like a movie about the Supremes: the actress playing Diana Ross would most definitely earn more than the actresses playing Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard. Also, kudos to Hilary Duff and Avril Lavigne for continuing to sell albums. Oops, almost forgot Mischa Barton–looks like ending “The OC” and spending her days trying out high-waisted trends and drinking coffee around Robertson Blvd has worked out well for her. Puts her half a million above consistently-working actress Dakota Fanning, and that’s all for doing nothing.

I’ll admit, with the exception of Lohan, I was glad to see an absence of tabloid staples on this list. Paris, Britney, et al…they’re too old for this working hard crap. But just the right age for a crotch flash.

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It seems the enablers have once again surrounded Lindsay Lohan…she’s been spotted having “a few” drinks over the holidays, which is not surprising, a T-Giving is traditionally a fam holiday and the Lohan clan is notorious for releasing statements that include “It’s not her fault!” or “She’s exhausted from overworking!” somewhere in their textual bullshit. Was Lohan’s sober companion fired?

From Bricks & Stones:

“She has been drinking a little bit,” a pal tells us. “Over her week in New York, she did have a few drinks.”  A separate source tells us that she had at least one big fight with her Utah beau, Riley Giles, who joined the Lohan family for the holiday.

After a late-night visit to the Beatrice Inn on Monday, says the source, Lohan was calling Manhattan pals for a place to stay. One friend received numerous voice messages around 4 a.m. But the first source says Lindsay’s alcohol intake was in moderation.

“For Lindsay, her real problem was drugs, not alcohol. In the past, it wasn’t the drinking that was the problem - it was the heavy drug use,” says the friend. “The drug use was way more intense than her party drinking. As long as she isn’t doing drugs, she’s okay.”

She’s been to rehab 27 times! Lohan should know that recovering addicts naturally replace one vice with another, which seemed at first to be retail therapy. But now she’s back on the sauce–how long til she’s back in da club? Soon it’ll be every night that she’s sippin Bacardi like it’s her berfday.

But there is some musical work on the horizon for Lohan: she’s set to record her third album, tentatively titled, “Nobody’s Angel.”Deeeeeeep. It doesn’t sound like her soul is aching to get back in the studio and reflect on all that’s happened to her since her last album (tanked), reports Page Six:

“A source at Universal Music Group tells us she’ll soon start recording her third album, rumored to be titled “Nobody’s Angel.” The tipster said, “She’s only recording because of a contractual obligation to Universal,” which released her second album. Another insider insisted, “Lindsay always planned to release a third album.”

Hmmm, conflicting sources. I would vote that she’s doing this because of contractual obligations and staying on the right side of the law, as opposed to artistic vision guiding her toward her third album. Which may include a collaboration with 50 Cent. Perfect.

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Not just one, but two trash rags are reporting that Britney Spears is knocked up for the third time, and claims In Touch, she “won’t be happy unless it’s a girl.” Pregnancy is a horrifying prospect when Britney’s involved, as she can’t even handle the two boys she has and is currently half-assed fighting in court for them. Even her “Dirrty” Mickey Mouse club co-star Christina Aguilera, oh she of assless chaps and drag-queen baby showers, seems to be handling impending motherhood quite nicely (see Mollygood for her nude pregnant Marie Claire cover), but for Britney, “raising children” has been, to put it lightly, a challenge.

But don’t worry about what name will be bestowed on this *fingers crossed* girl, or even her future dental habits…while I understand In Touch and Star uncover the truth occasionally (hell, even the National Enquirer broke the Owen Wilson story), this pregnancy appears to be a ruse.

First, the falsities. From the cover of In Touch: “Yes, she’s pregnant!” the mag terrifyingly declares. “Ultrasounds, her excited e-mails to friends — now the father of Britney’s third child confirms it’s true.”

Are you guessing hate sex with KFed? Sorry, the father who confirmed this “pregnancy” is her on-off fling, music producer JR Rotem. Let me refresh your memory of his soundbites to Blender mag, now on newsstands:

“I have a fear of germs”; “I don’t invest in real estate, I invest in jewelry”; “I’m a Leo, a lion”; “I’ve seen Zoolander 100 times”; and, finally, “I fucked Britney wheelbarrow style. Just kidding. It was tractor style.”

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Feel free to speculate what tractor-style means in the comment section. Next up is Star, who got their hot little hands on a Myspace message supposedly written by Brit, which says:

“Yes, I am pregnant and I am shocked — almost four weeks to be exact,” the tab (via the New York Daily News) claims she wrote in a message. “I don’t really know if I’m happy or sad I’m just … idk [I don't know] I am happy I guess. I saw the ultrasound and it was really kewl!”

But along comes MSN’s Hot Gossip section to cry foul on these reports, and ruin Britney’s overwhelming feelings of happiness…I guess.

“Thankfully, there appears to be no reason to panic just yet. Spears’ suctioned-on BFF Sam Lutfi tapped out a text to Ryan Seacrest Wednesday morning refuting the bun-in-the-oven rumblings.

“It’s BS,” he wrote. “Don’t know who made it up. J.R. doesn’t even know what’s up. It’s fake. Completely fake.”

For good measure, Lutfi also sent a message to People, calling the baby talk a “big lie.”

Britney “laughed at it,” he says, adding that she probably won’t address the story directly because “if she were to give a statement about every lie, she’d be giving statements forever.”

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Other good news in Britney’s life comes from Bricks & Stones, who reports that her couches are stained with shit from her dogs and her sons’ diaper changings and the court-appointed monitor is set to declare the house a “potential health hazard”.

Also, she has a sex room with costumes that will surprise you (Psych! It’s the old Catholic school girl cliche–but would her outfit from “Hit Me Baby” even fit anymore?) and various kinky toys.

AND she tried to steal some wigs at the Hustler store in West Hollywood after taking off her own undies in the middle of the store to try on some boy-cut briefs.

She is a modern-day Howard Hughes (toward the end of his life–you know, tissues to touch everything?), or to a lesser extent, Liza Minnelli. Wacky but rich, so you put up with their eccentricities because it makes a story fit to print.

Seems Will Smith can save the world, but he can’t defend himself against Tom Cruise and Scientology. One more super-duper celebrity down 5,000 more to go for L. Ron Hubbard’s biggest disciple.

Smith tells Men’s Vogue, “I’ve studied Buddhism and Hinduism, and I’ve studied Scientology through Tom [Cruise].”

Apparently his wife Jada is into it to. “She’s more gung-ho about Scientology than Will,” says a source closes to the couple.

Smith continued, “Ninety-eight percent of the principles [in Scientology] are identical to the principles of the Bible. . . . I don’t think that because the word someone uses for spirit is ‘thetan’ that the definition becomes any different.”

A little bit of me just died inside.

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Mollygood is reporting that formerly sober actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers is back on the sauce…in a very public way, by being arrested at:

“Dublin Airport on Sunday for public drunkenness and breach of peace after exhibiting “‘erratic, abusive’ behavior at an airport gate and an airline desk…” That’s bad, but it gets worse: “Rhys Meyers told the AP back in 2006 that he ‘would never drink again’ to help preserve his career.”

PEOPLE adds:

“Rhys Meyers, 30, was refused permission to board a London-bound flight when police confronted the actor twice after erratic, abusive behavior at an airport gate and at a desk of the British airline BMI, the Associated Press reports.

Dublin Airport Police said they called Ireland’s national police force, the Garda Siochana, after Rhys Meyers refused repeated requests to calm down, reports the AP.

The Cork-born actor and star of Showtime’s “The Tudors” was held for a short time, charged under Ireland’s Public Order Act and released on his own bail. He is due in court for his arraignment Dec. 5.

Rhys Meyers, who earlier this year did a stint in rehab, was in Dublin to promote his new movie “August Rush.”

Wow. I’m sure Dublin Airport has had more drunk and disorderly conduct than say, Omaha Eppley Airfield. He must have fallen hard off that wagon. Hopefully, this time around in rehab, they can teach him to stop staring into people’s souls via photographs–he always looks so cracked out. And is he with Freddie Highmore from “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” in the above photo? Must be: he also stars in “August Rush.”

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Helena Bonham Carter is reportedly pregnant with partner Tim Burton’s baby, and has been getting her fair share of criticism for indulging in a cup of coffee or tea. From Bricks & Stones:

“People - particularly men - saying with surprise, ‘You’re still drinking caffeine?’ as if I’m performing a criminal act on my unborn as I tuck into my treasured one-a-day cup of tea/coffee. Yeah. You try nine months of gestation and self-abnegation before you start censoring my diet. Your mother was probably on vodka, and do you have three heads?”

A lot of people I know had mothers who smoked during pregnancy, and they certainly didn’t come out with three heads. I think there is definitely such a thing as too much caution. I’m not recommending swigging Captain and then breast-feeding your baby a la Britney, but caffeine in moderation is not a “criminal act” as she says. On a sidenote, I am super looking forward to a 3-D Tim Burton adaptation of “Alice in Wonderland”, as reported by Jim.

p.s. I’ll try to stop posting about pregnant ladies.

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Now, we know they have a “friendly” relationship, this trio, even taking vacays together. But this moment between exes Demi Moore and Bruce Willis looks a tad uncomfortable for her new(er) hubby Ashton Kutcher.

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Ah, the follow-up…looks like a photog at the grand opening of the Planet Hollywood Hotel and Casino grabbed these two for a photo op after the awkward moment. Neither Bruce nor Ashton look very pleased. In fact, they look constipated.

Here’s one for a nightmare tonight:

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John Travolta assaulted poor Kirk Douglas at the Santa Barbara Film Festival, where (unbelievably) Travolta was honored with a lifetime achievement award for film excellence. 91-year-old Douglas seemed caught off-guard by the kiss, which was unwarranted and frankly, does nothing to dispel the gay rumors that often surround Travolta. Even if he’s just a fan of the man-kiss.

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At the first of three baby showers celebrating Christina Aguilera’s impending motherhood on Sat 11/10, there was no announcement as to the baby’s sex…unless you take the color of many of the gifts given to Christina and her husband, record exec Jordan Bratman. Reports PEOPLE:

“Though the singer has not confirmed the gender of her baby, there was a distinctive theme to the gifts – the color blue.

Among the presents bought from baby boutique Bel Bambini, where the singer set up her registry last month, were a blue Loved Mom Guitar shirt, a Cariboo bassinet with blue dot bedding, Trumpette Johnny’s socks – and Sozo Whiz Kid wee block, meant for use when changing a baby boy’s diapers.”

The most interesting part of this story is the wee block. This is what it looks like:

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…which isn’t all that telling. But the description is! From Raspberry & Sage, a children’s boutique: “Say no no to wee wee. Designed to keep your babies fountain of youth under control during diaper changes! Wee Block is a machine washable wee wee absorbing sponge to use while changing a baby boy’s diaper.” Maybe I’m just acting like a 5-year-old today, but I can’t help thinking who the copywriter was that came up with that ad copy. And can’t they just say “pee”? I’d even accept “urine.”