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Olsen watchers might be interested to know that Ashley and her assistant were seen at the Fairfax/Melrose newsstand around noon. (At least we THINK it was Ashley - she looked rather healthy and wore a fedora and skinny jeans.) Ashley grabbed all the new fashion mags- including W and Vogue, along with all the gossip mags, and paid the $97 tab with her black AX card. The two girls hopped into her black Mercedes and were gone before almost anyone noticed them.
We're not buying Star's story about Kevin Federline threatening to have Britney's hair analyzed for drugs. They claim he planned to use the results against her in court in their battle for child custody. The tabloid claimed THAT'S why Britney cut off all her hair. If that were the case, why would Britney leave all her chopped off hair behind on the salon floor? She knew it was collectible and could easily end up on eBay or in a lab. We don't believe the lice story either.
We are delighted that Us Weekly picked up our item about Haylie Duff making fun of Jessica Simpson's line of hair extensions. You can find the story in the magazine on p.70 prominently featured among "Celebrity Feuds of the Week." And they didn't forget to credit this website! Thanks, US!
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Sorry, Courteney, we think you missed the boat when it comes to your new series Dirt. You have a lot to learn about tabloid journalism and celebrity weeklies. Your fatal error was making the show a dreadful melodrama / soap opera. Take it from an expert, there is nothing more FUN than celebrity gossip! The crazy, nervy things that hapless reporters have to do to get a scoop are fascinating. (For your information, editors are NOT seen at premiers or nightclubs trolling for news.) And celebrities' outrageous behavior is ALWAYS hugely entertaining. Yes, the photographers are a bunch of eccentric characters who delight in outsmarting each other. Tipsters are often actors who want to make their competition look bad. And don't forget those power hungry publicists. It's a crazy exciting world that changes every day, but it's always good for a LAUGH. And THAT'S what Dirt lacks.
Here's the perfect Christmas gift for anyone who loves gossip or Hollywood history: MR. CONFIDENTIAL . It's a book about the man behind the famous 50's scandal magazine and it's written by my friend Sam Bernstein. Robert Harrison, the publisher behind Confidential, adored homosexual exposes and gleefully wrote about those "lavender lads" - Liberace being "mad about the boy" and Tab Hunter's "gay pajama party." He even outed Van Johnson by declaring his conversion to heterosexuality. The "baritone babes" Lizabeth Scott and Marlene Dietrich got their share of stories too. I asked Sam to tell me about a scoop that Confidential COULDN'T print and he recalled one about Elvis. Back in 1957. A PR guy claimed that Elvis had an ongoing affair with another famous teen idol. (Tab? Troy? Fabian? Bobby?) Supposedly they got together for "man-play" - wrestling and beyond. Confidential couldn't substantiate the story and didn't print it. WE don't think it was true either. In Tab Hunter's bio he mentioned that he was miffed when Elvis stole his "beard" Natalie Wood away from him.
We are ALWAYS thrilled when Page 6 picks up one of our items. This Ving Rhames story is particularly amusing, so we're not surprised that they liked it too! Thanks, Richard!
On Wednesday June 28, Jessica Simpson started preparing for the holiday weekend with a fake tan - of course. She was waiting her turn in the lobby of the Uvasun tanning salon in West Hollywood and picked up a magazine on the table. As she was flipping through the pages she suddenly let out a squeal and blurted out "I'M NOT DIVORCED YET!" She tossed the weekly back on the table clucking "They're wrong - they ALWAYS get it wrong!" But it didn't dampen her spirits. She laughed and joked with other customers before getting her tanning bed and liquid sun combo so she's bikini ready for the weekend. (Two day later the divorce apparently WAS final, according to US Weekly.)
