Courtney Love plans to sell former husband Kurt Cobain's belongings, twelve years after the Nirvana frontman committed suicide. "I'm going to have a Christie's auction," Love told spinner.com. "[My house] is like a mausoleum. My daughter doesn't need to inherit a giant Hefty bag full of flannel f***ing shirts. A sweater, a guitar and the lyrics to Teen Spirit - that's what my daughter gets. And the rest of it we'll just f***ing sell... Everyone's been positive and behind me on it. We'll make a lot of money and give a bunch of it to charity." An rep for AOL, which runs spinner.com, announced today that no date has been set for the auction. Although Love has had a few boyfriends since Cobain's death, including actor Edward Norton, she says he's still a big part of her life. "I still wear his pajamas to bed," she says. "How am I ever going to go form another relationship in my lifetime wearing Kurt's pajamas?"
4.30.2007
Courtney to auction off Kurt's stuff
Ellen to do show from bed
Ellen Degeneres hurt her back so badly over the weekend that she will be doing her show from a hospital bed this week. The popular host has had to reschedule a planned show from a Delta Airlines flight later this week, and was also forced to cancel a charity event in Chicago on Saturday. Guests for the week include Lindsay Lohan and Ryan Seacrest.
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London goes nuts for Kate Moss's Topshop collection - ICYDK
Tom and Katie step out for dinner with Brooke - Just Jared
Madonna's got a new 'do - MollyGood
Shirley Manson hits the stage and sings with Gwen Stefani - Popbytes
More celebs at Coachella - Dlisted
Britney's date with Howie Day - Popsugar
Inside Posh & Becks' new home - I'm Not Obsessed
Pregnant Jaime Pressly hits the club scene - TMZ
Angelina opens up about A Mighty Heart - Us mag
Britney's secret gig canceled
Britney Spears's secret comeback gig has been postponed. The singer had been working hard for a gig at Forty Deuce in LA last Wednesday, but canceled at the last minute. "She wants to get back to performing on a small scale before she gets back in front of a big crowd," says a source of Spears's choice of venue for the show. Details are not known about the cause of the cancellation, but insiders speculate it was management-related, and that someone decided the popstar wasn't quite ready. As reported late last week, Spears is scheduled to perform three shows this week in San Diego, Anaheim, and on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood.
Elisabeth is pregnant; Roseanne suggested as co-host
More news from The View... Co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck announced this morning that she is pregnant with her second child. "Like, I'm totally three months pregnant," Hasselbeck said on today's show. "I figured that we're going to be lonely without you," she said to fellow host Rosie O'Donnell. "So, Tim and I thought we should get busy and maybe make a little co-host." Hasselbeck and her husband, football quarterback Tim Hasselbeck, will welcome the baby in November. The couple have a two-year-old daughter, Grace, and don't plan to find out the new baby's gender until the birth. ABC released the news in a statement just prior to the airing of this morning's show. In other View news, sources say Roseanne Barr is reportedly the top contender to take Rosie O'Donnell's spot on the show next year, though Barr's rep denies the story. "She's a piece of work, she's a character, she says what's on her mind and she's funny," says an insider. Barr avoided directly answering the question when asked by Larry King last week. "I'm not looking for the job," she told the CNN host. "Well, I want $10 million, like Rosie." Since O'Donnell announced her plans to leave the show last week, several big names have been circulating as possible replacements, including Joan Rivers, Whoopi Goldberg, Kathie Lee Gifford, Connie Chung, Bette Midler and Kathy Griffin.
Young actress welcomes daughter
Australian actress Keisha Castle-Hughes and her boyfriend welcomed a daughter last week, according to her rep. Castle-Hughes caused a stir when her pregnancy was announced as she was only 16 at the time. Now 17, she and her 20-year-old boyfriend have been dating for three years and live in New Zealand. Felicity-Amore was born on Wednesday at 6:35 p.m. weighing 7 lb, 6 oz. At 13, Castle-Hughes was the youngest actress nominated in the Best Actress Oscar category for her role in Whale Rider.
Boy George arrested for assaulting gay escort
80s popstar Boy George (whose real name is George O'Dowd) has been arrested in charges of assault and false imprisonment in London after a male escort told police he was grabbed and chained to a wall in the singer's apartment. The escort told a British newspaper he was invited to O'Dowd's home after meeting on a gay website and agreed to pose for photos in kinky outfits for $890. O'Dowd and another man are accused of jumping the man and handcuffing him to a hook, and after the second man left, O'Dowd allegedly brought out sex toys and whips and told the escort, "Now you'll get what you deserve." The man said he was able to yank the hook out of the wall and ran to the nearest newsstand to call the cops dressed in underwear and a T-shirt. "I was convinced I was going to die," the man told a British paper. O'Dowd has been released on bail.
4.29.2007
Britney caught speeding
Britney Spears was stopped by police on Friday night on Sunset Boulevard. "She was pulled over for speeding," a Beverly Hills police sergeant confirmed. "She was warned about her speed and let go. She was not cited." Spears has been working hard on her comeback album, with frequent visits to the Millennium Dance Complex in LA and trips to the studio to work with producer (and brief fling) JR Rotem. "Everyone talked about how happy she looked to be back in the studio," says a source. "She came in focused from the start. She's always been a pro when it comes to her music."
Lindsay confesses love for paparazzi
While Lindsay Lohan seems to have tamed her problems with alcohol, she admits she has another addiction: shopping. "I talk about my impulses with my therapist - I have a shopping problem," the actress told Nylon mag. She also revealed that she kinda likes the paparazzi: "I get embarrassed about the paparazzi if I'm in a chic restaurant, or when I was in the AA meetings... I feel really disrespectful because those people are doing that for themselves and it's no one else's business. But that was the only time it was embarrassing. Other times, I obviously like it... I wouldn't ever want them to not take my picture... I'd be worried. I'd be like, 'Do people not care for me?'"
Natalie endorses loan programs
Natalie Portman is lending her star status to support microloans. The Star Wars actress has been working with FINCA International, an organization that provides small loans to people in developing countries. Portman described meeting young mothers who only had access to low-paying jobs working in poor conditions and says, "And then they're able to get a loan and start their own business out of their house and be with their children. It changes the whole system... If a woman can't tell her child, 'I can feed you tomorrow, I can pay for your school,' then where do they go? What do they do? What do they choose? It's really trying to reach the poorest of the poor and offering banking services to them."
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Weekend pics
Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore at the Coachella music fest
Lindsay Lohan, Mischa Barton and Tara Reid at Coachella
Christina Applegate and Kate Bosworth at the opening of the Duo Grand
Britney Spears shopping in LA
Pink, Fergie, Nicole Richie and Kristin Cavalleri at the MTV Australia Awards
Marcia Cross and her husband out with their twin daughters
Kate Bosworth in Maui
Catherine Zeta Jones at the Michael Douglas celebrity golf tournament
Sandra Bullock and Jesse James out in LA
4.28.2007
SJP takes digs at Gwen and young Hollywood
Sarah Jessica Parker took a dig at fellow celebrity designer Gwen Stefani while promoting her new fashion line, Bitten. Parker described Stefani's work as "much more avante-garde, definitely high fashion" to Glamour mag and added, "I don't want to do that for women, because that's not their lives... You're going to be able to buy $200 worth of clothes, leave that store with six bags and be able to pay your utilities and take your kids someplace special for their birthday." Parker has been open about growing up in a poor family, and tells the mag, "I got all of my oldest sister's hand-me-downs. And by the time I inherited them, they were really out of fashion." Parker also took a swipe at young Hollywood starlets: "Look how celebrities are acting these days," she said. "People are getting attention for doing nothing, for behaving poorly, for abusing themselves in public and being abused, exploiting themselves. I find it vulgar, and I find it awful."
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Jennifer Love Hewitt sued
Ghost Whisperer actress Jennifer Love Hewitt is being sued by her former management company over claims she owes them for brokering her seven-year contract with the show. The suit, filed yesterday in LA, alleges Hewitt's career had stalled before the show and that the management company brought her "back to national prominence as a television star." The company claims Hewitt paid them in full for the first season, but refused to pay for season two, and is seeking a minimum of $350,000 in damages.
Mary-Kate and Ashley's pricey clothing line
The first pictures of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's new clothing line, The Row, have been released. The collection carries hefty price tags, with a $3,220 Tuscan lamb-fur coats, $1,700 cashmere tuxedo jackets, $875 strapless dresses and $360 legging-style pants. The mini-moguls have been keeping details about the line secret, not even allowing journalists to attend the collection preview in Paris earlier this year. For more, check out fashionologie.com.
Larry Birkhead cashes in on fame
It seems there's a strong motivation behind Larry Birkhead's multiple appearances on Access Hollywood and other NBC shows - the former photographer reportedly signed a secret $1 million deal with the network. According to an insider, Birkhead inked a contract with NBC Universal shortly after the funeral of ex-girlfriend Anna Nicole Smith. "NBC Universal has an exclusive contract with Larry Birkhead and we don't discuss the terms of our deals," a rep for NBC station Bravo confirmed. Birkhead is reportedly flying back to the U.S. from the Bahamas with baby Dannielynn today. "They'll be on board a Bravo-funded plane along with Howard K. Stern and the network is planning some kind of big interview," says an insider. "NBC Universal made the deal with Larry right after the funeral. NBC did it through their entertainment division so there wouldn't be any uproar about it coming from news."
Pam takes over for Carmen in Vegas show
Pamela Anderson will replace fellow bombshell Carmen Electra as a special guest in a new magic show at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Vegas. The news comes after Electra announced that she would be with the show for three months at a press conference last week. Seems as if the former Pussycat Doll spoke too soon, however, and had to pull out for "scheduling reasons," according to the show's producer. "We couldn't work dates out." To formally announce her new gig, Anderson popped out of a box in a crowded lounge on the Vegas Strip. "My kids are going to love this," Anderson said. "This is a dream of being a Vegas showgirl come true." The show is set to open June 2.
Posh and Becks find LA home
Victoria and David Beckham have finally found a "house" in LA. The multimillion dollar home is "modern, airy, very light and spacious with lots of windows," says a source. "It still needs a bit of work inside." The deal is nearly finalized, but the source says Victoria Beckham is due to land in LA today to sign off on the contract. "She will meet with interior designers, discuss fixtures and all aspects of the house plan before flying out shortly afterwards." Another insider confirms the news, saying, "It is done. They've found the perfect property for themselves in Beverly Hills... The house they've chosen is big but not huge. That said, it is big enough for them as a family of five, along with additional space for family members that will visit from Britain. They needed a fair amount of extra room for visitors as [guests] will stay awhile longer than [they did during] visits to them in Spain."
Out and about
Angelina Jolie heading to the Tribeca Film Fest premiere of A Place in Time
Nicole Richie at the MTV Australia Awards
Christina Ricci, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Julia Stiles and Diane Kruger at Tribeca Film Fest events
Hilary Duff leaving Pilates
Jessica Alba at the Coachella music fest
Britney Spears outside the Millenium Dance Complex
Kirsten Dunst at the Paris premiere of Spider-Man 3
Ryan Phillippe buying carpet in LA
Alicia Silverstone at an environment panel at Dennis Hopper's house
