Cocaine

ANDY COHEN IS TAKING A TIMELY BREAK

Remember where you read this, as it could happen any second. Look for Andy Cohen to take a pause from his Bravo duties in the wake of recent accusations of cocaine use and a lawsuit by former RHONY cast member, Leah McSweeney. Our Bravo source reveals that behind the scenes executives are strategizing to give Andy a timeout until the scandal leaves the headlines. Nothing has been finalized yet, but the plan is for Andy to claim he has a personal issue to attend to and have guest stars take over Watch What Happens Live until the dust settles on his recent scandals.

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DENNIS QUAID: A CHARMED LIFE FOR NO GOOD REASON

Dennis Quaid visited the Today show to talk up his new role on the Amazon series “Fortitude” – he happily cooperated for autographs and selfies on his way out. This week he discussed his cocaine use in the 80’s and it sort of explained his split with Meg Ryan in 1991. Dennis’s partners keep getting younger – his ex-wife Kimberly was twentysomething years his junior, and his current girlfriend Santa Auzina is 32 years younger. They spent Quaid’s 63rd birthday together on April 3 riding the rollercoaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain. We resent the fact that Dennis keeps getting acting job offers, but Meg Ryan doesn’t.

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AGAINST ALL ODDS, CHARLIE SHEEN AND HIS NEW TEETH ARE BACK!

Like most people, we thought the highest paid actor on TV, Charlie Sheen, had pretty much destroyed his acting career when he was fired from “Two and a Half Men” last year. His coke and hooker scandal, public meltdown, and feud with the show’s producers seemed like the last nail in his coffin. When he made a deal to star on another series- Anger Management – for a lot less money, we doubted it would never come to fruition. But now we actually think it might work! Smart producers are basing the character on real-life Charlie (which made Two and a Half Men successful.) His character is a former baseball player turned anger therapist who treats people at his home in the San Fernando Valley. He’s often more messed up than his goofy assortment of patients. Writers promise the show will be even edgier than “Men” and if they are half as good as “Men’s” clever writers, Charlie has another hit on his hands. (Channel FX in June) (Above, Charlie and the cosmetic dentist, Dr Kevin Sands, who fixed his teeth for the new show)

WHEN HE GETS OUT OF REHAB, THE SITUATION DOESN’T WANT YOU JUDGING HIM

Jersey Shore’s Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino is apparently in rehab but his reps insist he is merely “at an undisclosed location for rest and recuperation” due to his grueling schedule. The late Elizabeth Taylor is the only person we know of who would check into a hospital when she was tired. Insiders say Mike has a “too much nightlife” cocaine and sleeping pill problem which is exactly what we expected, and explains his odd behavior. (Could steroids be involved in this also?) He probably doesn’t want to admit it because people will be scrutinizing his indulgences when he gets out, but, hey, it IS good for the upcoming sixth season ratings!

KELSEY GRAMMER A CROSS DRESSER? CAMILLE’S NOT THE FIRST WOMAN TO SAY SO

Camille Grammer tantalized Howard Stern with hints that her estranged husband Kelsey Grammer is a cross dresser. Unfortunately for Kelsey some of us have long memories and recall a long-ago story published in the National Enquirer. This is back in the 80’s before the internet. One of Kelsey’s stripper girlfriends sold a story to the magazine revealing Kelsey’s sex secrets – the most amusing being his penchant for dressing up in women’s clothes for kinky sex. She claimed that after Kelsey indulged in lots of coke and booze, he gussied himself up in pantyhose, a frock, full makeup, and a wig as a turn-on before sex. She emphasized that Kelsey was not gay, but one of those straight men who like to cross-dress. It’s quite a mental picture.

IMAGINE THAT. PARIS HILTON IS BANNED FROM NIGHTCLUBS THAT USED TO PAY HER TO SHOW UP

We figured Steve Wynn was angry enough to fire Paris Hilton’s boyfriend Cy Waits from his nightclub manager job, but we didn’t realize Wynn was fed up with Paris also! After he fired Waits, Wynn went on the BAN Paris from the two Wynn resorts in Las Vegas (and all the nightclubs therein,) according to the Huffington Post. Waits was arrested for misdemeanor DUI while Hilton is accused of felony cocaine possession. So far, Cy’s twin brother Jesse is still working for Wynn. If cocaine charges don’t faze her, we wonder if being banned from nightclubs will get Paris’s attention.

PRIMPING FOR THE CAMERAS GOT PARIS HILTON IN TROUBLE

We’re puzzled by the Paris Hilton conundrum when it comes to her cocaine possession arrest in Las Vegas. According to the AP, police smelled marijuana drifting out of the car occupied by Paris and her boyfriend Cy Waits and they were pulled over near the Wynn Hotel. Cy was arrested for DUI and when looky-loos started to gather and take photos, Paris asked if they could go inside the hotel. In the lobby she sensed the arrival of cameras, so she pulled her lip gloss out of her purse and in doing so, a small packet of cocaine fell out. Hence, SHE was arrested for possession of a controlled substance. Paris has already made it clear that she plans to claim it wasn’t HER purse. If it wasn’t her purse, what was her lip gloss doing in there? She can leave it to her high-powered lawyer to figure this one out.