MICHAEL JACKSON AND KIDS: WIGGED OUT AT THE MUSEUM
Families browsing at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles Saturday couldn’t help staring when they spotted Michael Jackson and his three children, Paris, Prince, and Michael II. They were whispering and looking at gold and rocks in the Gem and Mineral Hall. Michael wore a fedora and a white surgical mask. The kids all wore black wigs similar to Michael’s, but no scarves or masks. They were accompanied by a woman wearing a sari and turban. Museum guards kept an eye on the unique group, but no one approached them.
Having been fashion obsessed for decades, we were astonished when we saw a recent photo of French designer Thierry Mugler at 
After The National Enquirer reported that Tony Curtis was seriously ill with pneumonia and printed photos of him looking frail in a wheelchair, we thought he was a goner. But miraculously, he has bounced back and is now making a movie called David And Fatima. For the first time since he started losing his luxurious black pompadour, Tony has removed his toupee and revealed his bald pate for the movie. He plays an elderly hospital patient who imparts wisdom to a troubled younger patient. We wonder if marrying a woman 45 years younger than he is will lengthen Tony’s life or shorten it.
We just got a look at Larry Birkhead’s lawsuit papers and we’re FLOORED. Larry’s charges against his former attorney Debra Opri make her truly look like THE LAWYER FROM HELL. Larry says an MSNBC reporter hooked him up with Debra who said she was a “family law expert” and offered to take his case for free to enhance her reputation. Larry says after he hired Debra, she immediately leaked confidential information to the same reporter. Debra hired a publicist who pumped out press releases about HER every day. Larry claims Debra did numerous TV appearances talking about the case and he had to warn her not to badmouth his baby’s mother Anna Nicole Smith. He says she negotiated a deal for $1050,000 for him (with an unnamed magazine or TV show) and when the first installment of $865,000 was paid, it went right into DEBRA’S account. Birkhead asked her, out of decorum and respect, NOT to attend Anna Nicole’s funeral, but Debra DID, and she made a big deal out of blabbing about his business matters. Birkhead also claims Debra started a “Save Dannielynn” fund and collected donations to help pay legal fees and all donations went into HER account. When Larry demanded his $865,000 numerous times, Debra forked over $200,000 and no more. Larry says THAT’S why he fired her – he wants his money. Debra promptly announced that she QUIT and billed him for over $620,000. THIS will be an interesting legal battle. If Larry’s right, Debra sounds like the sleaziest lawyer alive – let’s hope Birkhead has learned that you get what you pay for.
One of our true American heroes was released from prison today and we are still appalled by the injustice of his having to spend eight years behind bars for being a brave, forward-thinking idealist. Dr. Jack Kervorkian, now 79, assisted in numerous suicides, but was sent to prison when he filmed himself helping a victim of Lou Gerhigs disease commit suicide. He feels people should have a choice and be in control of their own life and death. Certain religions don’t agree. He’ll be on probation for two years so he can’t partake in any more assisted suicides until that’s over. Unfortunately, this man probably won’t be recognized for his brilliance within his lifetime. We just want him to know that we’re glad to see him back.
Most dudes, being evaluated by their contractors, wouldn’t fare as well as Adrian Grenier. While Adrian’s filming Entourage in LA , he’s remodeling his new Greenwich Village apartment in NYC. For several months Adrian will be filming or performing with his band the Honey Brothers so he has to approve each step of the home improvement via digital photos in email. The guys doing construction sent pictures of the new kitchen cabinets they installed, but they were the wrong color and NOT what Adrian ordered. Adrian didn’t flip out – he simply pointed out their mistake and they realized he was right. They redid the cabinets and Adrian gave them a bonus. He’s a dream client.
